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AP Sports WriterLock, No. 24 Missouri face Oklahoma State in Liberty BowlBy STEVE MEGARGEEMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Missouri quarterback Drew Lock wants to make sure he ends his college career with a positive memory.As a growing number of NFL draft prospects opt against playing in bowl games to avoid...

AP College Football WriterNew ESPN deal with Big 12 lands 3 football title gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big 12 has agreed to a deal that gives ESPN the rights to all football championship game through 2024 and makes the league the first Power Five conference to provide exclusive content...

Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett to return against DukePITTSBURGH (AP) Kenny Pickett will be back at quarterback for Pittsburgh on Saturday when the Panthers play at Duke.Coach Pat Narduzzi withheld Pickett as a precaution from last week's game, a victory over Delaware. He said Pickett was ''banged up" from...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2018 NFL Draft: 15 FCS defensive prospects to watchBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - With about 150 former FCS players on NFL rosters annually, teams are looking closer than ever at the quality across the subdivision.And they're liking what they see.The FCS has averaged about 18 selections per...

FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - FCS schools with head coaching changes since the start of the 2017 season, with school, former coach and new coach if applicable:Alabama A&M, James Spady (Nov. 19)Alabama State, Brian Jenkins (Oct. 6), Donald Hill-Eley (Dec. 7)Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Monte Coleman (Nov. 20)Central Arkansas, Steve Campbell...

Mallory's Indiana State debut under the lights(STATS) - New Indiana State football coach Curt Mallory's first game against Eastern Illinois has been moved up two days to the night of Aug. 31, the athletic department announced Monday.Indiana State also will be debuting a new lights system at Memorial Stadium...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Will no fall sports in Ivy League be a trendsetter across Division I?By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The Ivy League became the first Division I conference to eliminate its fall sports season due to the coronavirus pandemic, although a potential shift of competition to the...

AP Sports WriterMiami adding Rhett Lashlee as offensive coordinatorBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Rhett Lashlee has been hired as Miami’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, immediately tasked with turning around the Hurricanes’ offense after a lackluster 6-7 season.Miami announced the move, which will be completed once Lashlee...

Texas football players march to Capitol to honor FloydAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Dozens of University of Texas football players marched with Austin police officers from campus to the state Capitol to honor the memory of George Floyd on Thursday.Many of the players locked arms on the two-mile walk that...

FCS conferences to host virtual media days(Stats Perform) - As college football players continue to return to campuses, the anticipation for the 2020 season is raising considerably. Preseason polls and honors take the excitement to an even higher level.Most FCS conferences will use virtual media days as an unofficial...

The Latest: Miss St QB says Maryland coach 'not out to hurt'By The Associated PressThe Latest on the University of Maryland investigating allegations of coaches bullying players (all times local):4:45 p.m.Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is supportive of Rick Court, the Maryland strength and conditioning coach who is facing...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=It's hard to escape Central Arkansas-North Dakota State matchupBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Central Arkansas next faces its second straight FBS opponent and will take on three overall in its fall schedule, but the biggest opponent is still out there:North Dakota State.Central Arkansas' first-ever meeting...