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STATS FCS Senior Editor=NDSU's Anderson out to prove himself againBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A strange thing happens to North Dakota State players during the buildup to the NFL Draft - they have to prove themselves, and their incredibly successful program, all over again.This despite NDSU having won a record...

FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - FCS schools that have had a head coaching change since the start of the 2018 season (with former and new coaches and dates of changes):Austin Peay: Will Healy (Dec. 4) - new coach Mark Hudspeth (Dec. 11)Brown: Phil Estes (Nov. 19) - new coach...

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 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...

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...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Senior Bowl: Stetson's Parham a small-school findBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - If the measuring stick was touchdown celebrations, Donald Parham may not be NFL material.The former Stetson tight end is not part of the Fun Bunch, doesn't own a pair of Billy's white shoes and has never...

QBs Lock, Grier, Jones among NFL prospects at Senior BowlMOBILE, Ala. (AP) NFL scouts, coaches and prospects have gathered in Mobile, Alabama, for the Senior Bowl.The game for top senior NFL prospects and junior graduates will feature quarterbacks like Missouri's Drew Lock, West Virginia's Will Grier and Duke's...

Reports: CCSU's Rossomando departing(STATS) - Central Connecticut State coach Pete Rossomando's reported departure for a position at Rutgers would push the number of changes at FCS schools to 24 since the start of the 2018 season.That is one fewer change than the seemingly untouchable 25 that spun on the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Five from FCS playing in the Pro BowlBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS college football will be well-represented in the Pro Bowl on Sunday.Leading the way on the NFC roster is San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, the sixth-year standout from Harvard who is making his third...

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...

South Carolina adds John Scott Jr. as defensive line coachCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has hired former NFL assistant John Scott Jr. as its defensive line coach.The school announced the hire Tuesday after his one-year, $435,000 contract was approved by university trustees.Scott takes over for Lance Thompson, who...

The Latest: Gruden, Shanahan hoping for edge at Senior BowlMOBILE, Ala. (AP) The Latest on the Senior Bowl (all times local):3:40 p.m.Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden and San Francisco's Kyle Shanahan would much rather be preparing for the Super Bowl than coaching in Saturday's Senior Bowl. But they're...