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Tennessee OL McBride giving up football for health reasonsKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee freshman offensive lineman Melvin McBride says he's giving up football due to health problems.McBride tweeted Wednesday that football had changed his life and blessed him ''in ways I could never imagine.'' McBride added that ''now God...

AP College Football Writer'This isn't for everyone': A labor of love for football refsBy RALPH D. RUSSOATHENS, Ga. (AP) It has never been more difficult to be an official in college football.Those who do it face relentless, often uninformed criticism and attacks on their credibility. Complaints from fans...

Vanderbilt adds 4 more graduate transfers to its rosterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt has added four more graduate transfers to its football roster.Commodores coach Derek Mason announced Wednesday the additions of offensive lineman Rowan Godwin, receiver/kick returner Justice Shelton-Mosley, defensive back Cam Watkins and defensive lineman Eddie Zinn-Turner.Watkins played...

USC welcomes back WR McCoy, lands Florida CB SteeleLOS ANGELES (AP) Receiver Bru McCoy and cornerback Chris Steele have officially joined Southern California's football program, apparently wrapping up two recruiting sagas back where they began.USC coach Clay Helton on Tuesday confirmed the arrivals of local products McCoy and...

Former Michigan WR Oliver Martin transfers to IowaBy The Associated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Former Michigan wide receiver Oliver Martin has transferred to Iowa, his hometown school.The Hawkeyes announced on Tuesday that Martin, a former four-star recruit from Iowa City West High who originally spurned them for the...

Frisco to host FCS title game for 10th time(STATS) - College football's 150th anniversary celebration is one of the overwhelming storylines of the 2019 season this year, but Frisco, Texas, has something to shout about as well.Frisco will host the FCS championship game for the 10th time when the...

Ex-Auburn coach Terry Bowden to be Clemson grad internCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) There'll be another Bowden at Clemson.Football spokesman Ross Taylor said Monday that Terry Bowden is joining the program as an unpaid graduate intern as he pursues an advanced degree in athletic leadership at the university. Bowden, 63,...

Former Clemson LB Rahshaun 'Shaq' Smith joins MarylandCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Linebacker Rahshaun Smith has joined the Maryland football team after earning his undergraduate degree from Clemson.Smith, nicknamed ''Shaq,'' will be eligible to play this season for the Terrapins under first-year coach Michael Locksley.The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Smith played...

Former Clemson LB Rahshaun 'Shaq' Smith joins MarylandCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Linebacker Rahshaun Smith has joined the Maryland football team after earning his undergraduate degree from Clemson.Smith, nicknamed ''Shaq,'' will be eligible to play this season for the Terrapins under first-year coach Michael Locksley.The 6-foot-2, 250-pound Smith played...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=10 best nonconference games in the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The best nonconference games are the ones in which each side goes into it saying, and worrying, it's a risky matchup.There are some doozies across FCS college football in 2019.Just as it should be.Following is a...

Long Island, Toledo to meet in 2022(STATS) - Long Island University has added a second future FBS game before playing it first season on the FCS level.LIU, which will join the Northeast Conference this year in a move up from Division II, has scheduled a Sept. 3, 2022 game...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Montana State's Murray remains ineligibleBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Montana State quarterback Chris Murray will not return to the Bobcats' lineup this season after failing to regain academic eligibility.Murray, the Big Sky Conference's 2016 freshman of the year and a 1,000-yard rusher in '17, sat out last...