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CCSU to play 12-game schedule in 2019(STATS) - Central Connecticut State will play a 12-game schedule, including five at home, under interim coach Ryan McCarthy this year.The Blue Devils will open the season on Aug. 31 at Fordham and travel to Eastern Michigan on Sept. 21 for their fourth...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Mississippi recruit Chad Kelly faces numerous charges, including resisting arrest, after an altercation at a downtown Buffalo restaurant, The Buffalo News reported Sunday night.The newspaper reported Kelly, the former Clemson quarterback who announced last week he made a verbal commitment to play at Ole Miss,...

Villanova's Rolle to miss remainder of season(STATS) - Villanova senior safety Rob Rolle will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee during last Saturday's 19-10 overtime loss at Albany.An MRI this week confirmed the injury.The 2017 STATS FCS Preseason All-American, also named...

AP College Football WriterAnalysis: Expansion could help balance college footballBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW ORLEANS (AP) College football has never had real parity.The playoff format was created to give more teams a chance to win the national title, but in reality it has highlighted how few programs can even...

The Latest: Mason says Vandy 'in midst of a renaissance'HOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):11:55 p.m.Derek Mason believes Vanderbilt is on the rise and wants people to come see for themselves.Mason was his own best promoter Tuesday at Southeastern Conference media days,...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Southland commissioner: Time to regroup, move forward againBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The gap between emotions seemed more considerable Thursday than the distance between the Western Athletic Conference's announcement in Houston of a football rebirth and where the Southland Conference is headquartered about a four-hour's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS wide receivers catch on as 2019 NFL Draft candidatesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Led by UC Davis All-American Keelan Doss, wide receiver is a leading position in the FCS class of prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft.Draft grades are fluid while the class comes more into...

Bear Bryant said offense sells tickets, and he was right. College football is enjoying immense popularity in an era of record scoring.But is there too much of a good thing?All that scoring caused this season's average length of game to hit 3 hours, 23 minutes in late November, according...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Halfway through the season, it looked as if the Big 12 was set up nicely to have Baylor and West Virginia face off in the regular-season finale for the conference title. That de facto championship game will be played Saturday, all right. Only it's 1,100 miles away...

AP Sports WriterTiano leads National to 30-20 win in NFLPA Collegiate BowlBy JOE REEDYPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Nick Tiano realizes he might have limited chances to show scouts he deserves a chance in the NFL. On Saturday, he was able to take advantage of his playing time.The Chattanooga quarterback...

AP College Football WriterACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSONotre Dame will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season as part of a plan to play 10 league games and start the week of Sept. 7, alterations brought on by the pandemic.The ACC's university...

AP Sports WriterIowa's Epenesa focusing on '19 season, not '20 NFL draftBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa junior A.J. Epenesa knows that he has a strong shot at being picked in the first round of the 2020 NFL draft should he choose to go pro next spring.He's...