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AP Sports WriterQuartet of new Big 12 coaches face statement gamesBy DAVE SKRETTAMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State rolled past Nicholls to begin Chris Klieman's tenure with the Wildcats in style, then trounced Bowling Green last weekend to keep the momentum going.Time for the first big test of the...

AP Sports WriterPurdue's youth provides preview of potentially bright futureBy MICHAEL MAROTPurdue's promising future can be seen all over the field.Coach Jeff Brohm senses starting quarterback Jack Plummer, a redshirt freshman, is growing more comfortable each week. He's watched running back King Doerue and receiver David Bell, true freshmen,...

AP Sports WriterQB questions abound as No. 16 Miami hosts North CarolinaBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Miami's Mark Richt and North Carolina's Larry Fedora fielded plenty of questions this week about their teams' respective quarterback situations.Neither offered much of an answer.Will Miami start N'Kosi Perry for the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Everybody still chasing Grambling, Alcorn in SWACBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has decided to keep the status quo by continuing a conference championship game this season.The teams chasing Alcorn State and Grambling State for the right to play in that game will seek...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts Georgia Tech; first game in renovated DomeBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Dino Babers didn't see the big improvement he expected when his Orange dropped their second straight road game to start the season. He remains upbeat.''We're barely misfiring on stuff. It looks big to everybody else....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Many undrafted FCS players getting NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.Going undrafted can...

AP Sports WriterIowa DT Daviyon Nixon impresses in fall campBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) It appears as though defensive lineman Daviyon Nixon will finally be able to help No. 20 Iowa this fall.Nixon, a 310-pound sophomore who transferred from Iowa Western Community College before spending last year...

EKU unveils Roy Kidd statue at stadium(STATS) - Eastern Kentucky unveiled a statue of former coach Roy Kidd on Saturday.The Colonels' stadium in Richmond is named after the coach who led his alma mater to 314 wins, and the new statue overlooks the field in the north end zone....

The WAKE FOREST and the TULANE will both be gunning for a victory on 8/30/2018 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. WAKE FOREST vs TULANE When: 8/30/2018 8:00 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU ML 139 WAKE FOREST 6.5 (-110) 56 (-110) -270 210 140 TULANE TV: 8:00 PM LINE: 6.5 PREDICTION: TULANE , WAKE FOREST Oddsmakers currently have the TULANE listed as 6.5 point...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=A sneak peek to FCS 2020By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - As North Dakota State rightfully revels over winning the FCS national championship, it's time for a sneak peek into next season.Call it 2020 vision.Considering what North Dakota State just accomplished - winning a third straight national...

Tennessee athletics reports deficit of nearly $6.5 millionKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's athletics department has reported a budget deficit of nearly $6.5 million for the 2018 fiscal year, thanks partly to hefty buyouts for former football coach Butch Jones and athletic director John Currie.The school reported revenues of $143.55...

AP College Football WriterAfter MAC surrenders to pandemic, will other leagues follow?By RALPH D. RUSSOIn many ways, the Mid-American Conference has little in common with Power Five leagues that first come to mind when fans think of major college football.There are no 75,000-seat stadiums in the MAC. Million-dollar per...