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STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 FCS Conference AwardsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All 13 FCS conferences honor their best after the regular season through postseason all-conference teams and awards.Following is a list of the announced 2019 conference award winners:BIG SKY CONFERENCEOffensive Player of the Year: Kevin Thomson, QB, Sacramento StateCo-Defensive Players...

The NCAA committee that proposed football recruiting reforms, which include the addition of early signing periods, wants to create more transparency and access for coaches and players in a process that has been accelerated in recent years, said a key member of the group. Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst told...

Tennessee unveils updated plans for Neyland renovationKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has unveiled updated plans for a Neyland Stadium renovation as the facility approaches its 100-year anniversary.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer had announced in November 2018 that the start of the renovation was being delayed to review all aspects of...

AP College Football WriterNCAA football oversight asks board for time on fall sportsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee is asking the association's Board of Governors to avoid making a decision later this week on whether to conduct fall championships as college sports tries to find a path...

Ex-Tennessee QB Dormady says he's transferring to HoustonKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee quarterback Quinten Dormady says on Instagram that he's transferring to Houston.Dormady issued an Instagram post of himself in a Houston uniform with the word ''Committed'' below it. Dormady announced in mid-January he would earn his degree...

AP Sports WriterDistractions Galore: Coaches are hot topics at Peach BowlBy PETE IACOBELLICall this the Distraction Bowl.The Peach Bowl features one coach in Central Florida's Scott Frost who's determined his future is already elsewhere against another in Auburn's Gus Malzahn who's facing questions about whether he'll remain with the...

AP Sports WriterVirginia seeking more offensive balance vs No. 16 MiamiBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Virginia believes is has the players to be very dynamic on offense.All the Cavaliers need now is to get more players involved and find a better balance.The three players viewed as Virginia's...

Alabama LB Terrell Lewis out indefinitely with ACL tearTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama linebacker Terrell Lewis has had surgery to repair a torn knee ligament.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says Lewis tore his right ACL last week while training. He says Lewis had successful surgery Tuesday but that there's...

AP College Football Writer2nd-tier contenders in spotlight before 1st CFP rankingsBy RALPH D. RUSSOBefore the first College Football Playoff rankings come out next week the spotlight is on the second-tier contenders trying to stay in the race with most of the top undefeated teams taking a break.The selection committee...

Ara Parseghian remembered by coaches, former playersBy The Associated PressReaction from around college football on the death Wednesday of Ara Parseghian, who won two national titles at Notre Dame and also coached at Northwestern and Miami University, at 94.---''The college football family lost a legend today. Coach was a...

AP College Football WriterAP All-America team: Tide leads with 4 of 10 CFP playersBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff semifinalists combined to place 10 players on The Associated Press All-America first team, including a high of four from No. 1 Alabama.The Crimson Tide had six players chosen to...

AP Sports WriterCollege football teams get creative to reward big playsBy STEVE MEGARGEECollege football sidelines across the country are featuring everything from wrestling-style robes to boxing gloves as teams conjure up creative ways to reward big plays.It's not a new phenomenon, but schools are jumping into the arena and...