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AP Sports WriterSenior Bowl edge rushers trying to be next Marcus DavenportBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Jaylon Ferguson and Oshane Ximines would love to be the next Marcus Davenport.They already are following in Davenport's steps, going from prolific Conference USA pass rushers to the Senior Bowl. Davenport last...

No jail time for man who threatened coach's high schoolLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A Kentucky man won't serve any jail time after he tweeted threats against the high school attended by Purdue football coach Jeff Brohm, who turned down the head coach position at the University of Louisville.News outlets...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=WIU's Saunders flipping over fatherhoodBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - There was added reason this week for 6-foot, 320-pound Khalen Saunders to show off a handspring and back flip to his North teammates at the Reese's Senior Bowl.The NFL defensive tackle hopeful from Western Illinois is thrilled to...

Injured Tennessee State player plans to re-enroll(STATS) - Tennessee State football player Christion Abercrombie, who continues to recover from a life-threatening brain injury suffered in a game last season, will return to school and complete his degree, his mother said.Staci Abercrombie told the Tennessean newspaper her son could re-enroll...

Tennessee athletics reports deficit of nearly $6.5 millionKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee's athletics department has reported a budget deficit of nearly $6.5 million for the 2018 fiscal year, thanks partly to hefty buyouts for former football coach Butch Jones and athletic director John Currie.The school reported revenues of $143.55...

AP Sports WriterSenior Bowl edge rushers trying to be next Marcus DavenportBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Jaylon Ferguson and Oshane Ximines would love to be the next Marcus Davenport.They're already following in Davenport's steps, going from prolific Conference USA pass rushers to the Senior Bowl. Davenport last year...

Hinton to return to Wake Forest for final season, to play WRWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest says Kendall Hinton will return for his final season and is expected to play only at wide receiver.Coach Dave Clawson on Thursday announced that Hinton would be back for his redshirt senior...

AP College Football WriterRevamped NCAA waiver policy helps transfers play right awayBy RALPH D. RUSSOLast year, a high-profile overhaul of NCAA transfer rules stopped short of creating free agency in college sports.A much quieter change, however, helped quarterback Shea Patterson play for Michigan and will determine whether Justin Fields...

Montana player dead from apparent suicide(STATS) - A University of Montana football player was found dead in his Missoula home from an apparent suicide Tuesday.The Missoulian newspaper said police are investigating Andrew Harris' death as a suicide. The native of Kalispell, Montana, was 22.Harris competed in eight games at...

AP Sports WriterSenior Bowl 'golden opportunity' for small school prospectsBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) John Cominsky has more people watching Senior Bowl practices this week than he figures would typically attend his games at Division II Charleston.''We maybe had three or four hundred people max at our games...

AP Sports WriterSenior Bowl 'golden opportunity' for small school prospectsBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) John Cominsky has more people watching Senior Bowl practices this week than he figures would typically attend his games at Division II Charleston.''We maybe had three or four hundred people max at our games...

Auburn hires former star Carnell Williams as RBs coachAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Former Auburn tailback Carnell Williams has returned to his alma mater as running backs coach.Auburn coach Gus Malzahn announced Williams' hiring Wednesday.Williams was the 2005 NFL Rookie of the Year after being picked fifth overall by the...