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AP Sports WriterAfter McNair death, Maryland focuses on safety at practiceBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland interim coach Matt Canada has taken steps to ensure that the Terrapins are poised to deal with the heat of summer during his practices following the death of offensive lineman Jordan...

AP College Football WriterHouston still waiting to play after 3rd virus cancellationBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Houston Cougars are again without an opponent and still waiting to play their season opener as COVID-19 issues wiped out two more major college football games Wednesday.The latest team forced to bail on Houston...

AP Sports WriterTexas-Oklahoma won't look or feel the same in 2020By JIM VERTUNOTim Taylor's plans for the Texas-Oklahoma game have changed. Instead of enjoying a long weekend with old friends as he has for decades, he'll make the trip from Austin in one day, bringing a mask and plenty...

AP Sports WriterJack Cichy's injury puts Wisconsin's LB depth to quick testBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin's once-enviable depth at inside linebacker will quickly be tested.The loss of Jack Cichy to a season-ending right knee injury deals a defensive blow to a team with designs on another...

Kansas college releases review of player's heatstroke deathGARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) A Kansas community college released a summary of its internal review into the heatstroke death last year of a football player who collapsed after the first day of practice, saying the coach reported that players were provided...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Four FCS playoff staples seek a return in 2020By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The past decade was so good for Sam Houston State that it's been unusual for the Bearkats to fall short of making the FCS playoffs the last two seasons.Maybe the new decade...

Former Army star Gary Steele invited, can't attend big gameWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Fans won't be allowed at the Army-Navy game at West Point on Saturday because of COVID-19 restrictions, but Army athletic director Mike Buddie made an exception for Gary Steele.Steele, a retired colonel, was one of...

HOUSTON (AP) - Ohio State offensive coordinator Tom Herman has been hired as Houston's new coach.Herman takes over for Tony Levine, who was fired last week.Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to take over the Cougars, who went 7-5 this season.He has been quarterbacks coach and offensive...

Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield Jr. declares for NFL draftMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota safety Antoine Winfield Jr. declared for the NFL draft Wednesday, skipping his final two years of eligibility after earning consensus All-American honors and tying the single-season program record with seven interceptions.Winfield posted the announcement on his Instagram...

AP Sports WriterGeorge Perles, longtime Michigan State coach, dies at 85By LARRY LAGEGeorge Perles, who coached Michigan State to a Rose Bowl victory in 1988 and was a key defensive assistant for the dominant Pittsburgh Steelers teams of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 85.Perles played football at Michigan...

AP Sports Writer4 Ohio State football assistants top $1 million in salaryBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Four assistant football coaches at Ohio State will be paid at least $1 million this year, according to salary figures released by the school Monday.That will mark the first time four assistants...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Plenty believe in a Delaware revival under RoccoBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It would seem the last thing Delaware football players wanted to hear from new coach Danny Rocco at his first team meeting this past winter was what he thought worked better at his former school,...