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Associated PressJosh Jacobs, other Alabama players participate in pro dayBy CODY ESTREMERATUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) There was no shortage of NFL executives on hand to watch several Crimson Tide players workout during Alabama's pro day ahead of next month's NFL draft.Patriots coach Bill Belichick was on hand wearing an...

Sun Belt tabs Atlantic 10 official as new commissionerNEW ORLEANS (AP) The Sun Belt Conference has named Atlantic 10 Conference associate commissioner Keith Gill its new commissioner.The conference said Tuesday Gill will become the first African-American commissioner of a Football Bowl Subdivision conference.Gill was a four-year letterman in...

AP Sports WriterNCAA decides to grant Miami QB Tate Martell eligibilityBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Tate Martell practiced with the Miami Hurricanes for the first time on Tuesday.Hours later, he got his first win.Martell is eligible to play for the Hurricanes this season and will not have...

Youngstown State, Pelini agree to contract extension(STATS) - Youngstown State coach Bo Pelini has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2021 season.Pelini confirmed the extension with The Vindicator of Youngstown on Monday. It is pending final approval from school president Jim Tressel.Pelini, a 51-year-old Youngstown native, has a...

LSU board set to consider Orgeron raise, extensionBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron is in line for a two-year extension to 2023 and a $500,000 pay raise to $4 million annually, plus incentives, under a proposal drafted by the university's athletic administration.The proposal is subject 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...

Michigan without Hill, Collins at spring practiceANN 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 of spring practice or...

Texas A&M-Commerce football players shot, wounded in FloridaMIAMI (AP) Authorities say two Texas A&M University-Commerce football players are recovering in a Florida hospital after being shot during a robbery.A Miami police statement says the robbery occurred Saturday morning. The school identified the players as redshirt junior linebackers Jay...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=These are the 25 new FCS coachesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - When the coaching carousel stopped spinning in FCS college football this offseason, the many schools involved - an incredible 25 for the second straight offseason - didn't just stand out.The many big names did as well.Big-name...

Former Texas football standout and Olympian Jones dies at 60AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Former University of Texas wide receiver and track standout Johnny ''Lam'' Jones, who won an Olympic relay gold medal in 1976, has died after a long bout with cancer, the school announced Friday. He was 60.Jones...

AP Sports WriterSome of Clemson defensive linemen workout for NFL executivesBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Half of Clemson's talented defensive front four participated in the Tigers pro day Thursday before evaluators from all 32 NFL teams.While defensive ends Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant did not take part in...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: Talkin' basketball- March Madness editionBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe madness of March has already begun with conference tournaments in full swing and Selection Sunday looming.The latest edition of the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast is a basketball special edition. AP national college...