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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Rising QB prospect Lauletta anxious to get startedBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Kyle Lauletta was never a childhood prodigy who went to many quarterback camps, looking to showcase his skills to the observers who are always ready to anoint the second-coming of various greats.Like Lauletta to his...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Shame on college football for lack of black coachesBy PAUL NEWBERRYColleges around the country wrapped up their football signing classes this week, proudly touting scores of African-American athletes as the next big stars.It's a whole different situation on the sideline.Segregation still rules the coaching ranks. And...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: Best nonconference Group of Five matchups in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOThere is little incentive for teams outside the Power Five conferences - from the so-called Group of Five conferences - to load up on games against each other.Quite literally, it does not pay enough...

School mistake costs Indiana freshman eligibility in 2017BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana University has apologized to defensive back Bryant Fitzgerald for a mistake that will cost the freshman his first year of eligibility.In a statement issued Saturday, athletic director Fred Glass acknowledged the school's compliance office failed to properly...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A state judge has ordered Jerry Sandusky be taken to a central Pennsylvania courtroom next month for resentencing on his 45-count child sexual abuse conviction, six months after an appeals court ruled mandatory minimums had been improperly applied. Judge John Foradora filed an order Wednesday that scheduled...

AP Sports WriterIowa loses CB Jackson, C Daniels to NFL draftBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson and center James Daniels are leaving to enter the NFL draft.The school made the announcement on Friday. Eastern Michigan said this week that reserve quarterback Tyler Wiegers would...

AP Sports WriterBeekman put to the test as Michigan State seeks new coachBy NOAH TRISTERBill Beekman became Michigan State athletic director during a turbulent period in the school's history, taking the job two years ago with minimal experience in athletics.Now he faces one of the most important tasks for...

NC State hires veteran assistant Kurt Roper as QBs coachRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) North Carolina State has hired former Duke and Colorado offensive coordinator Kurt Roper as its quarterbacks coach.Coach Dave Doeren announced Roper's hiring Monday.The move returns Roper to the North Carolina Triangle. He spent six seasons in...

No. 13 UCF expects stern test against PittsburghORLANDO, Fla. (AP) No. 13 UCF expects a stern test against Pittsburgh, which has had a knack for upsetting teams with hopes of making the College Football Playoff.The Panthers surprised eventual national champion Clemson on the road two years ago. They...

UNC hires North Texas' Mike Ekeler as linebackers coachCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has hired Mike Ekeler from North Texas to coach its linebackers.The school announced Ekeler's hiring Friday, filling the opening created when Gene Chizik stepped down earlier this month.Ekeler spent last season as the defensive...

AP Sports WriterFuller sticking with Vanderbilt football after historic kickBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller, the most famous walk-on in college football this season, isn't ready to walk away from the sport.After the soccer player-turned kicker became the first woman to play in a Power...

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,...