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Football staffer no longer employed by Michigan after arrestANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Fergus Connolly, a former staff member for the Michigan football program, is no longer employed by the school.Spokesman Dave Ablauf confirmed the departure Thursday.Connolly was the Wolverines' director of performance science. He was arrested earlier this...

Gabe Rivera, Texas Tech star left paralyzed, dies at 57By The Associated PressGabe Rivera, the overpowering ''Senor Sack'' lineman for Texas Tech who was paralyzed in a car accident while a Pittsburgh Steelers rookie, has died. He was 57.The university on Tuesday confirmed Rivera's death. He had been living...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Ohio State prepares for biggest test yet vs. NebraskaBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The upcoming game at Nebraska has been circled on the calendar for a while as potentially the first tough test for an Ohio State team that entered the season with a...

Oklahoma has seven first-team selections on The Associated Press All-Big 12 team after winning its 10th league title. Big-play receiver Dede Westbrook, who has 1,465 yards receiving with 16 touchdowns that average 49 yards per score, was selected the Big 12 offensive player of the year with nine votes. That...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS prospects ready for NFL CombineBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Super sleeper. Matchup nightmare. Top FCS draft prospect.South Dakota State tight end Dallas Goedert has seen the headlines describing his NFL draft candidacy, but he feels he has something extra to prove/Goedert missed a breakout opportunity at...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS teams in mix for fall nonconference gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A small number of FCS nonconference games, including some against FBS programs, are scheduled to be played in the fall season after all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over...

AP Sports WriterBoston College faces No. 23 Cincinnati minus Dillon, AddazioBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Boston College will have its new head coach at the Birmingham Bowl but only as a spectator, and won't be able to turn to star running back A.J. Dillon either.No. 23 Cincinnati, meanwhile,...

South Carolina RB Lloyd out for year with knee injuryCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has lost one of its most anticipated offensive newcomers for the season after tailback MarShawn Lloyd tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at practice.Gamecocks coach Will Muschamp said it was a...

Associated PressStanford, Washington St look to redeem disappointing seasonsBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSStanford and Washington State will face off Saturday trying to take the next step toward redeeming disappointing seasons.Both teams need to win two of their next three games to qualify for a bowl, a solid goal for programs...

AP Sports WriterRutgers copes with coronavirus affecting families of playersBy TOM CANAVANRutgers football players have had family members get sick with the coronavirus and some have dealt with a death, coach Greg Schiano says.Speaking to the media for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Big...

Duke coach gives up play-calling duties, realigns staffDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke head coach David Cutcliffe is giving up play-calling duties amid multiple changes in responsibilities for the Blue Devils coaching staff following a two-win season.Cutcliffe took over play-calling last season as the Blue Devils sought an offensive spark,...

Prosecutor: LSU players appeared justified in fatal shootingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A prosecutor says two LSU football players appear to have responded with justifiable force when they gunned down an 18-year-old man who was allegedly trying to rob them at gunpoint.East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore...