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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Chattanooga ready for Wright's first seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Chattanooga announced a highly competitive 2019 schedule for coach Rusty Wright's first season on Tuesday.The Mocs will play six home games at Finley Stadium and face some daunting road matchups, including an in-state visit to Tennessee on...

AP College Football WriterNo. 23 Iowa State facing stiff test against Ragin' CajunsBy ERIC OLSONFor the first time since 2012, Iowa State will open its season against an opponent from the Football Bowl Subdivision.The Cyclones originally were set to ease into the season against South Dakota of the FCS....

AP Sports WriterBig Ten teams have losing record at home with fan-free gamesBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan's football players charged out of the Big House tunnel and leaped to touch a banner at midfield, following a tradition that has made 100,000-plus fans roar for decades.With a...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Chris Bonner threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, Cameron McDondle ran for 113 yards and Colorado State-Pueblo relied on its stingy defense to beat Minnesota State 13-0 on Saturday for its first Division II national championship.Paul Browning had five catches for 84 yards...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin running back Corey Clement has returned to practice but isn't participating at full speed three weeks after the team announced he needed sports hernia surgery.Still, Badgers coach Paul Chryst said before practice on Thursday that Clement was day to day, and would not rule...

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 College Football WriterFootball coaches transfer idea: Graduates earn a year backBy RALPH D. RUSSOSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) The American Football Coaches Association wants the NCAA to consider allowing players who transfer and sit out a season at their new school to earn back that year of eligibility by...

AP College Football WriterSuccessful season? College football played 500-plus gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSOBack in August, when there was still doubt about whether a college football would be played during the pandemic, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he would look at the season as a success if he could...

Titans to retire McNair, George numbers(STATS) - The Tennessee Titans announced Wednesday they will retire the late Steve McNair's No. 9 jersey at their home opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sept. 15.The Colts also will retire running back Eddie George's No. 27, making them the seventh and eighth...

AP College Football WriterNCAA football oversight asks board for time on fall sportsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee is asking the association's Board of Governors to avoid making a decision soon on whether to conduct fall championships as college sports tries to find a path to play...

Nebraska schedules 2 games with Oklahoma State in 2034-35LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska has announced the scheduling of four home nonconference football games over the next eight years and a two-game series against former Big 12 foe Oklahoma State in 2034-35.The Cornhuskers will host UTEP on Aug. 31, 2024...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Central Florida's rally fell well short in a bid for a 10-win season.Jacoby Brissett threw for 262 yards and one touchdown and Matt Dayes scored on runs of 24 and 15 yards to help North Carolina State beat UCF 34-27 in the Bitcoin Bowl...