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Associated PressUnited Airlines, USC agree to modify LA Coliseum naming dealBy JOHN ANTCZAKLOS ANGELES (AP) United Airlines and the University of Southern California have reached a new naming rights agreement for Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to resolve criticism that placing a corporate name on the stadium would disrespect...

AP College Football WriterAP source: Oregon St hires former Beavers QB Smith as coachBy RALPH D. RUSSOJonathan Smith is returning to where he started.Washington's co-offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith has been hired by Oregon State to be the Beavers' new head coach, a person with direct knowledge of the decision...

Associated PressHarlon Barnett brings attacking defense to Florida StateBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Harlon Barnett wasn't looking for a job when Florida State knocked on his door.He was happy coaching at his alma mater, Michigan State. Life was good, especially after the Spartans bounced back from a 3-9...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Charleston Southern has challenging 2016 scheduleBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Defending Big South Conference champion Charleston Southern has bulked up its non-conference schedule with an eye toward making another splash in the FCS playoffs.Before they move into conference play, the Buccaneers' schedule - announced Monday - will...

Houston Baptist's Shealy gets 3-year extension(STATS) - Houston Baptist announced it has given coach Vic Shealy a three-year contract extension on Thursday.The new deal extends Shealy through June 2021.Shealy arrived at Houston Baptist in 2012 to start the program from scratch. After playing a developmental season in 2013, the...

Claridge, who helped Devaney turn around Huskers, dies at 76LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Dennis Claridge, the quarterback who helped College Football Hall of Fame coach Bob Devaney turn a moribund Nebraska program into a national power, has died. He was 76.The university said Claridge died Tuesday after a three-year...

AP Sports WriterCoach: Florida players, families have received death threatsBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Jim McElwain can handle the heat, the hate and even the harassment.He gets paid to deal with it.But he would like his players, coaches and all their families, including his own, to...

AP Sports WriterMichigan without Hill, Collins at spring practiceBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan is without defensive back Lavert Hill and wide receiver Nico Collins at spring practice after both had unspecified procedures.Coach Jim Harbaugh said Monday he didn't know if the two players would miss all...

AP College Football WriterPick Six: Which coaches need strong finishes to keep jobs?By RALPH D. RUSSOHalfway through the season there has already been a coaching change in major college football.Rutgers fired Chris Ash before the calendar flipped to October. Who else is a candidate to join Ash in buyout...

AP Sports WriterRelieved Boilermakers ready to go with Blough at quarterbackBy MICHAEL MAROTDavid Blough waited his turn at Purdue.Now, he's re-entrenched himself as the No. 1 quarterback.Two days after Purdue's first win of the season, coach Jeff Brohm broke away from his typical early week silence and told reporters...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=PFL upstart Davidson gaining respectBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Davidson may have been the most-entertaining team in the FCS last season.Wildcats' games averaged 86 points with them winning 45-41. They led the FCS in rushing while finishing 6-5 for their first winning season since 2007.Few foresaw the...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=North Dakota State, Central Arkansas to meet Oct. 3By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Any North Dakota State player thinking of departing the reigning FCS champion's program before the spring semester is surely thinking twice - the Bison will play a marquee game this fall.The Bison...