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STATS FCS Senior Editor=No. 1 James Madison headlines FCS playoff fieldBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The FCS playoffs continued to take shape on Saturday with everybody in the 24-team field lining up behind defending champion James Madison.The top-ranked and unbeaten Dukes beat No. 11 Elon 31-3 to clinch an outright...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Biggest conference games in 2019 FCS seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - While wins count the same in the standings during a season, let's face it, some mean a lot more than others.The most important during the long, winding conference schedule have the biggest impact with deciding titles...

NEW YORK (AP) Hand it to Derrick Henry.Alabama's bulldozer of a tailback with the super-sized workload won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night after carrying the Crimson Tide offense for most of the season.''I'm just so thankful to have this trophy,'' Henry said. ''It's just a blessing and...

6 Houston athletes test positive for COVID-19 with symptomsHOUSTON (AP) The University of Houston is suspending all voluntary workouts for its athletes after six tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms.Houston announced it was shutting down workouts due to ''an abundance of caution'' and an increase of positive tests...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Interest in SWAC championship game remainsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference hosting a championship game was so unique in the FCS that many people were disappointed when it was discontinued following last year's matchup in December.The decision isn't necessarily permanent.There's still enough interest across...

MAC season starts with full slate of games Wednesday, Nov. 4By The Associated PressThe Mid-American Conference will begin its six-game regular season with every team in the conference scheduled to play Wednesday, Nov. 4.The MAC, which was the first FBS conference to postpone fall football and the last to...

AP Sports WriterStanford carries 3-game losing streak into Oregon St matchupBy ANNE M. PETERSONStanford tight end Colby Parkinson took advantage of his opportunity against Oregon State last season when J.J. Arcega-Whiteside was sidelined by injury.Now that Arcega-Whiteside has moved on to the NFL, the Cardinal will likely look to...

Former UL, Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino lands at Missouri StSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) Bobby Petrino, a coach with a track record of on-the-field success and off-the-field embarrassments, will be the next coach at Missouri State.The Springfield-based university said Wednesday that Petrino, 58, will be introduced at a news conference...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Texas HS hires Art Briles ... Why?By RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Baylor coach Art Briles has returned to coaching football in the United States, landing a gig at a mid-sized East Texas high school.The hiring of Briles by the Mount Vernon Independent School...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Mark Richt will be introduced as Miami's new coach on Friday morning.The university announced Thursday that it will introduce its new football coach at a press conference on Friday. Miami did not say who the coach is, but a person with knowledge of the...

AP Sports WriterDelay of game: National title on hold amidst 2-week waitBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was ready to get right back on the field to play for another College Football Playoff title after the Tigers'hard-fought semifinal win over Ohio State last month.That changed...

AP Sports WriterCager finally living out dream as Georgia's go-to receiverBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Lawrence Cager is Georgia's leading receiver, just as he planned in high school.He couldn't have predicted he'd need to use the transfer portal to realize the dream.Cager's emergence as Jake Fromm's go-to receiver...