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Eastern Washington football players recovering from shootingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Two Eastern Washington University football players were shot in Spokane's downtown bar district.Dehonta Hayes and Keith Moore were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after Saturday's shooting.University officials say the student-athletes are expected to fully recover.Hayes is listed as a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=UC Davis to become USC's first FCS opponentBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - UC Davis will become USC's first-ever FCS opponent when they square off on Sept. 4, 2021 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.USC, along with rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, are the only FBS schools which...

Former Baylor player's sex assault conviction overturnedWACO, Texas (AP) A Texas appeals court has overturned for a second time the sexual assault conviction of a former Baylor University football player whose case ignited a scandal that rocked the nation's largest Baptist school.The Dallas-based 10th Court of Appeals ordered...

ACC adds Boston, San Diego to bowl destinations for 2020-25By The Associated PressThe Atlantic Coast Conference has agreements with 13 bowl games from Boston to San Diego for the 2020-25 seasons.The ACC announced its bowl partners for the next postseason cycle Thursday and they included a few new additions....

Ex-Wyoming football player to be jailed over sexual batteryLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) A former University of Wyoming football player, who recently signed an NFL contract, had been accused of inappropriately touching two women while in college and was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail after pleading no contest...

Nicholls leads Southland preseason team(STATS) - Behind the return of quarterback Chase Fourcade, defending co-champion Nicholls led the way with 11 selections on the Southland Conference preseason team Thursday.Fourcade, the 2018 Southland player of the year, was one of eight Colonels on the first team.Central Arkansas earned the second-most...

Pruitt commits minor violation by saluting his high schoolKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt committed a minor NCAA violation earlier this year by tweeting out his congratulations when the high school he attended won an Alabama state basketball title.Pruitt tweeted ''Congratulations Robi Coker and Plainview High...

NDSU, San Diego, N.C. A&T seek to extend winning streaks(STATS) - Heavyweight programs North Dakota State, San Diego and North Carolina A&T will try to extend FCS-leading winning streaks in the 2019 season.North Dakota State, the two-time defending FCS national champion, owns a 21-game winning streak since 2017. Ten...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FBS transfer QBs seek to make mark in FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS college football has long been a landing spot for FBS transfer quarterbacks seeking a new home and, usually, a better opportunity to become a starter.The 2018 season was flooded with such standouts, including...

Wagner to take on Hurricanes in 2020(STATS) - Wagner has been at the forefront of Northeast Conference programs taking on FBS opposition.Next year, the Seahawks will take it to a higher level, facing the Miami Hurricanes in a first-ever meeting between the two schools. The matchup is scheduled for...

Oklahoma favored to win 5th straight Big 12 titleIRVING, Texas (AP) Oklahoma is the favorite to win another Big 12 football title, according to the conference's preseason media poll released Wednesday.The Sooners have won the league the last four years and 12 Big 12 championships overall. Oklahoma also...

Grambling street to be named for Williams(STATS) - Football great Doug Williams is so synonymous with Grambling State University that people on campus will soon be able to go down a street named in his honor.The street to be named "Doug Williams Drive" is on the corner of campus....