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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Sac State QB Thomson enters NCAA transfer portalBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Sacramento State quarterback Kevin Thomson has entered the NCAA transfer portal to look into an FBS-level opportunity, Hornets coach Troy Taylor said Thursday night.Thomson, a grad student with one season of eligibility remaining,...

AP Sports WriterBanged up running backs could be problem for No. 10 TexasBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Tom Herman has a problem at running back: He is having a hard time keeping them healthy.The No. 10 Longhorns head into their season-opener this week against Louisiana Tech...

AP College Football WriterWeek 4 Preview: FSU-Miami has King in spotlight; SEC beginsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe stakes have not recently been what they used to be for the Florida State-Miami rivalry, but the Seminoles and Hurricanes usually put on a good show.Before Miami won easily last year, the `Canes...

AP Sports WriterJalen Hurts eyes NFL, with 'boulder' not chip on shoulderBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Jalen Hurts’ Senior Bowl helmet gives a snapshot of his college career, an OU on the right side and his old Alabama No. 2 on the left.Now, the quarterback who led two...

East Carolina suspends 2 players from team after arrestsGREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Two East Carolina players have been suspended from the team indefinitely after they were accused of breaking into a car.Coach Mike Houston on Sunday announced the suspensions of linebacker Delvontae Harris and cornerback Juan Powell.Greenville Police Department...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: UConn in talks to move back into Big EastBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A University of Connecticut official says the school is working to leave the American Athletic Conference and return to the Big East for basketball and other sports.The official confirmed Saturday that...

Former Georgia QB, Patriots RB Andy Johnson dies at 65ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Andy Johnson, who starred as Georgia's quarterback before going on to play running back with the New England Patriots for nine seasons, has died after a long illness. He was 65.Georgia issued a statement saying Johnson...

IRVING, Texas (AP) Southern California athletic director Pat Haden is stepping down from the College Football Playoff selection committee after his doctors advised him to cut back on travel.College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock announced Friday that Haden was leaving the committee and would not be replaced....

LSU coach Orgeron: Linebacker Divinity has left the teamBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says pass-rushing outside linebacker Michael Divinity has left the team for personal reasons.The announcement on Monday of Divinity's departure comes just six days before the No. 1 Tigers travel to second-ranked Alabama...

AP College Football WriterCFP selection committee set to release 1st ranking Nov. 17By RALPH D. RUSSOThe College Football Playoff unveiled a revised schedule Monday for its weekly rankings, with the first set pushed back two weeks to Nov. 17 and the final list now on tap for Dec. 20.The...

Penn State fencing assistant fired over groping allegationSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A woman says she told Penn State University's head fencing coach that one of his assistants had groped her on a plane, but the coach failed to report her accusation to the school as required.Jennifer Oldham, a...

UC Davis to play at Stanford in 2018(STATS) - UC Davis football is headed back to the scene of the FCS crime - a 20-17 win at Stanford in 2005 that was one of the more memorable victories in Aggies history.On Wednesday, both schools announced they will meet again...