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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Pivotal FCS conference games in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - When most of the FBS matchups and big intersectional meetings are over, FCS fans look forward to the conference schedule for the most intense and meaningful games of the regular season.Emotions are heightened to another level because...

AP College Football WriterNo. 1 Alabama-LSU, No. 5 Texas A&M-Tennessee postponedBy RALPH D. RUSSONo. 1 Alabama at LSU and No. 5 Texas A&M at Tennessee will not be played Saturday because of COVID-19 issues, raising the number of Southeastern Conference games postponed this week to three.The SEC said Tuesday...

Auburn RB Kamryn Pettway won't play in the Peach BowlATLANTA (AP) Injured Auburn running back Kamryn Pettway didn't travel with the team and won't play in the Peach Bowl.Coach Gus Malzahn said Wednesday that Pettway ''stayed back (in Alabama) with his family.''The seventh-ranked Tigers face No. 10 UCF...

Penn St. ex-athletic director pleads guilty in abuse caseHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The former athletic director at Penn State University has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor child endangerment charge for his role in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case, more than five years after the scandal broke.Ex-Athletic Director Tim...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS could use more challenge seriesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The concept of the challenge series between the Big Sky and Missouri Valley conferences is strong enough that it would seem other FCS conferences would want to get in on the fun.Two conferences matched head-to-head to see...

AP College Football WriterTide's DeVonta Smith the 1st WR to win AP Player of the YearBy RALPH D. RUSSODeVonta Smith of Alabama is The Associated Press college football player of the year and the first wide receiver to win the award since it was established in 1998.In what could...

Hula Bowl includes large FCS contingent(Stats Perform) - More than two dozen players from FCS college football are scheduled to compete in the Hula Bowl Sunday night.The all-star game is returning to Aloha Stadium in Honolulu after a 12-year hiatus. Former NFL coaches Rex Ryan and Mike Smith will...

AP Sports WriterTime is now: Texas Tech folks are ready for Kingsbury to winBy SCHUYLER DIXONLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Kliff Kingsbury is still popular at Texas Tech, five years after his hiring as coach unified a fractured football program at his alma mater.As much as fans on the West...

The College Football Playoff committee will release its first rankings of the season Tuesday night and which teams land in the top four is not all that important.Last year, three of teams ranked in the first top four did not make the playoff.What we might find are clues as...

AP Sports WriterOhio State player out of hospital after weekend shootingBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was released from the hospital Monday after being shot in the face over the weekend, a spokesman for the football program said.Garrett was treated for wounds from...

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...

Associated PressStingy Irish defense faces huge test from No. 1 ClemsonBy ANTHONY ANDERSONSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) As Notre Dame gets set to welcome the nation's No. 1 team, the Fighting Irish do so with a group poised to be their No. 1 defense in 40 years.Particularly by the...