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James Madison to kick off 2020 season against Delaware(STATS) - FCS power James Madison will begin the 2020 season by hosting Delaware, the first time the Dukes will kick off a campaign with a conference game.James Madison, which has clinched its fourth CAA Football title in the last five...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Q&A with FCS playoff selection chair Greg SeitzBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Fans who tune in to watch the announcement of the FCS playoff field on Sunday may be thinking they can do a better job than the actual selection committee.That kind of scrutiny tends to follow...

AP Sports WriterBituli takes unusual path to leading role on Vols’ defenseBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) About the same time Tennessee senior linebacker Daniel Bituli got back to full strength, the Volunteers’ defense began playing much better.Bituli’s teammates say that???s no coincidence.“He quarterbacks the defense,” safety Nigel Warrior...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse may have country’s best punter-kicker duoBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse has had one constant source of excellence in what has been a down year - the right legs of punter Sterling Hofrichter and kicker Andre Szmyt.Szmyt, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound redshirt sophomore from the Chicago...

Associated PressPenn State defense looking for improvement against BuckeyesBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) As Penn State defenders huddled around their coaches, peering at play charts earlier this week, 11 teammates on the other side of the ball tried their best to mimic the eighth-ranked Nittany Lions’ next...

AP Sports WriterPitt-Virginia Tech matchup headlines ACC’s Week 13 scheduleBy JOEDY McCREARYHere are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 13:GAME OF THE WEEKPittsburgh at No. 25 Virginia Tech. That cloudy picture in the Coastal Division should get much clearer when the Panthers (7-3, 4-2) visit...

Associated PressRuhland overcomes injuries to play final year for Notre DameBy TOM COYNESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Trevor Ruhland expected to be Notre Dame’s starting center this season, right up until the medical staff told him in January his left knee is like that of an 80-year-old man and...

AP Sports WriterPitt-Virginia Tech matchup headlines ACC’s Week 13 scheduleBy JOEDY McCREARYHere are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 13:GAME OF THE WEEKPittsburgh at No. 25 Virginia Tech. That cloudy picture in the Coastal Division should get much clearer when the Panthers (7-3, 4-2) visit...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten Spotlight: West Division coaches in long-term dealsBy KEITH JENKINSScott Frost received a two-year contract extension that will keep him at Nebraska through 2026.The university announced the extension on Saturday before Frost and the Cornhuskers took the field against Wisconsin.''I'm grateful,'' Frost said. ''This is where...

AP Sports WriterDesert Swarm: No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Utah face final road testsBy TIM BOOTHHere are some things to watch this week in the Pac-12 Conference:GAMES OF THE WEEKNo. 6 Oregon at Arizona State and No. 7 Utah at Arizona. Oregon wrapped up the Pac-12 North and a...

Report: Montana State, Oregon to meet in 2025(STATS) - Montana State will play at Oregon in the 2025, according to a report Wednesday.FBSchedules.com said the Bobcats will play at Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Aug. 30, 2025. The Big Sky program will be paid a $680,000 guarantee for the...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma receivers show they can fill void for CeeDee LambBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Jalen Hurts entered his biggest game as Oklahoma’s quarterback without his security blanket.Now, he’s even more secure.CeeDee Lamb, a member of the Associated Press’ midseason All-America team, ranks in the nation’s top...