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AP Sports WriterTech companies, like college athletes, eager to cash inBy ERIC OLSONImagine a major-college quarterback with a sizable social media following who posts entertaining and informative updates about his life on and off the field.Now imagine a restaurant hiring him as its pitchman and paying him $500 or...

Auburn hires former star Carnell Williams as RBs coachAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Former Auburn tailback Carnell Williams has returned to his alma mater as running backs coach.Auburn coach Gus Malzahn announced Williams' hiring Wednesday.Williams was the 2005 NFL Rookie of the Year after being picked fifth overall by the...

Ivy League touts safety impact of experimental kickoff rule(STATS) - The Ivy League's experimental football kickoff rule has led to a significant drop in injuries and concussions, the league announced Wednesday.The Ivy League averaged six concussions per season from 2013-15, but there weren't any in the league in 2016,...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=North Carolina A&T to join Big South in 2021By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - North Carolina A&T announced Friday it will move to the Big South Conference in 2021, a major blow to the shrinking Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.The Greensboro university, which announced move at an on-campus...

Associated PressNo. 12 Oklahoma St tries to shift focus to Iowa StateBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) The players for No. 12 Oklahoma State don't have any time to feel sorry for themselves.Following a demoralizing 62-52 loss at home to rival Oklahoma, the Cowboys have another strong Big 12...

LSU dismisses nose guard Travonte Valentine from teamBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says he has dismissed sophomore nose guard Travonte Valentine for violating team rules.Valentine, of Hialeah, Florida, had 10 tackles in the 2016 season's first five games, sitting out the final seven.Valentine arrived at...

AP Sports WriterNo. 8 Florida ends up relying on defense again in openerBy MARK LONGORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Defense has been Florida's identity for a dozen or so years, with the team developing more talent on that side of the ball and watching one successful coordinator after another leave...

Three FCS programs set inaugural games against UTSA(STATS) - UTSA has announced first-time meetings with FCS programs Grambling State, Texas Southern and Houston Baptist.All three games will be played at the Alamodome in San Antonio: Grambling State, on Sept. 19, 2020; Texas Southern, Sept. 24, 2022; and Houston Baptist,...

AP Sports WriterSerigne eager to lead Wake Forest back to respectabilityBy JOEDY McCREARYCam Serigne is tired of racking up empty stats at Wake Forest.He's established himself as one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's best tight ends while playing for one of the league's worst teams, and now he's dedicated...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse has lingering injuries as it prepares for NC StateBy JOHN KEKISAs Syracuse preparing for its third road game of the season, significant injuries linger despite a bye week.''No change on injuries at all. That happens in football,'' coach Dino Babers said Monday. ''We need to play...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: LSU No. 1 ahead of 'Bama, Ohio St in close voteBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe No. 1 vs. No. 2 game between Alabama and LSU in two weeks looks set, though the order of the Crimson Tide and Tigers changed in the AP Top...

AP College Football WriterNotre Dame-Wake Forest postponed; Mountain West eyes fallBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs the Atlantic Coast Conference worked Tuesday to reschedule another league game postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak within one of its teams, the Mountain West was zeroing in on a possible late October start to...