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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Week 2 FCS schedule looks even betterBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Leave some room, the first full week of FCS college football was only serving appetizers.The schedule will keep getting better, and it's especially the case in Week 2.There are 26 more matchups between FCS and FBS...

AP Sports WriterFast-healing Blough returns in time for Purdue's spring gameBy MICHAEL MAROTWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) Purdue quarterback David Blough savors every moment a little more these days.He's happy to be back for his fifth and final season with the Boilermakers following an offseason full of questions, rehab...

LSU AD expected schools to seek out coordinator Dave ArandaBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Top LSU officials anticipated efforts by other college football programs to lure away second-year defensive coordinator Dave Aranda and were prepared to respond.LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said Thursday that coach Ed Orgeron made it...

AP Sports WriterMaryland-Michigan State canceled after Terps' virus outbreakBy DAVID GINSBURGThe Big Ten game between Maryland and Michigan State was canceled Thursday after a COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins resulted in a positive test for coach Michael Locksley.It's the second straight cancellation for the Terrapins, who were scheduled to...

Woman soccer player will dress, poised to play for VandyNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Women's soccer player Sarah Fuller will don a football uniform Saturday for Vanderbilt and is poised to become the first woman to play in a Power 5 game when the Commodores visit Missouri.''Let's make history,'' senior...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS playoffs are sidelined this fallBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The annual FCS playoffs will not be held this fall even if some schools play a regular season.The lower half of Division I college football has fallen short of the NCAA's recent mandate that playoffs...

Associated PressWashington State shakes up defense after back-to-back lossesBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSWashington State coach Mike Leach is shaking up the Cougars' underperforming defense in the wake of defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys' abrupt resignation.The Cougars have made some personnel changes on a squad that is yielding 30 points per game,...

Associated PressNo. 24 Iowa taking nothing for granted against IllinoisBy TERRY TOWERYCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is taking nothing for granted after seeing what Illinois did to a Nebraska team his Hawkeyes hung on to beat 26-20 last week.The Illini beat the Cornhuskers 41-23 two weeks...

AP Sports WritersRanked SEC teams cancel practice due to positive testsBy TERESA M. WALKER and JOHN ZENORPositive tests for COVID-19 has forced a pair of ranked Southeastern Conference teams to cancel at least a practice or two as the league announced guidelines for game day covering everything from who...

AP Sports WriterHawkeyes find rhythm in passing game with Wisconsin nextBy LUKE MEREDITHIt appears that Iowa has more than enough skill and talent on defense to compete for the Big Ten West title.What the Hawkeyes really need to do is sort out their passing game and there were indications...

AP Sports WriterVanderbilt fires coach Derek Mason in his 7th seasonBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt fired coach Derek Mason on Sunday after losing the first eight games of his seventh season, and offensive coordinator Todd Fitch will serve as the interim coach.''While this was a difficult...

AP Sports WriterStanford grad Ed McCaffrey back Down Under, 18 years laterBy DENNIS PASSAThree-time Super Bowl champion Ed McCaffrey's only previous trip to Australia came as a member of the Denver Broncos in a preseason game against the San Diego Chargers in 1999.McCaffrey was back Down Under on Thursday...