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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Offensive linemen stand out in FCS draft classBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Delaware safety Nasir Adderley is expected to be the first FCS player taken in the 2019 NFL Draft and North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick is the most well-known.Where NFL teams are putting a lot...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Southland Conference spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southland Conference race was strong last season and should get even hotter this year.Central Arkansas, which swept its way to the title, and FCS playoff semifinalist Sam Houston State might come back to the pack this season following...

AP Sports WriterGagliardi, college football's winningest coach, dies at 91By DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) John Gagliardi was ahead of his time as a football coach, believing he did not need to make his players suffer for them to succeed.Using unconventional methods at a small private university in Minnesota, Gagliardi...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Top 25 roundup: The Citadel trips ChattanoogaBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - By not giving up the football, The Citadel is planning to take the Southern Conference title.The No. 8 Bulldogs beat No. 5 Chattanooga 22-14 on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten teams and the first game...

Associated PressJackets raving about simple demands of new defenseBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) For linebacker Jaquan Henderson, there's nothing too complex about Georgia Tech's new defense.''Very simple,'' Henderson said. ''Just line up and play.''Henderson can't remember how many different calls the Yellow Jackets used last year on defense -...

FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 17 FCS college football programs that have announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-4): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12); 43-21...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Fall decisions in FCS send a mixed messageBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Recent decisions in FCS college football about playing games this fall give a mixed message.All 13 conferences postponed their league schedule to what they hope will be a spring season due to concerns...

AP Sports WriterNC State DE Chubb eager to apply pass-rush lessons learnedBy AARON BEARDRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State's Bradley Chubb used to believe pass rushing was solely about getting to the quarterback as quickly as possible.Ask him now, and his answer is far more detailed.''It's understanding how...

Ga Tech schedules football games against Alabama, Ga StateATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech has scheduled games against a perennial college football powerhouse and a school less than 2 miles away.The Yellow Jackets announced Wednesday they will face 11-time Associated Press national champion Alabama in a home-and-home series in 2030...

AP Sports WriterCephus’ faith, family guided him to breakout ’19 for BadgersBy KEITH JENKINSMADISON, Wis. (AP) Faith and family mean everything to Quintez Cephus, and for 16 months, the Wisconsin wide receiver needed every bit of his faith and every member of his family more than ever.Cephus and...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NDSU, power conferences head FCS playoff fieldBy CRAIG HALEYHaving led his team to the NCAA Division I FCS Championship Game last season, Jacksonville State coach John Grass summed up the national playoffs best on Sunday:A team must keep the focus high because it will keep facing...

LOS ANGELES (AP) When Gary Andersen left Big Ten powerhouse Wisconsin for Oregon State and the Pac-12 last December, the veteran coach made a move that would have been unthinkable - or at least a bit illogical - just a few seasons ago.Andersen knew exactly where he was...