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Associated PressTexas A&M-Commerce wins NCAA Division II titleBy DAVID SMALEKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Luis Perez led Texas A&M-Commerce to its first NCAA Division II title and second football championship, throwing for 323 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-27 victory over West Florida on Saturday night at Children's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big Sky favorite Eastern Washington gains extra motivationBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Eastern Washington was the FCS runner-up last season and has been picked to win the Big Sky championship this season.But the Eagles may still have come away from the conference's media day on Monday with...

Illinois' top-rated prospect Marquez Beason out for seasonCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois freshman defensive back Marquez Beason is out for the season with a knee injury.Coach Lovie Smith announced Monday that Beason would have surgery after getting hurt in practice last week. Beason was a consensus four-star recruit from...

AP Sports WriterFlorida State meets Southern Miss in Independence BowlBy DAVID BRANDTSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) Florida State's season started with national championship aspirations but will instead end in relative obscurity against Southern Mississippi in the Independence Bowl on Wednesday.The Seminoles freely acknowledge it's been a tough few months. They're...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Big games, then playoff rankingsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThree days before the first College Football Playoff rankings of the season are released, No. 2 Penn State and No. 6 Ohio State will play a game that could complicate the selection committee's task down the...

AP Sports WriterTennessee completes Neyland Stadium renovation studyBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee completed a feasibility study for a renovation of Neyland Stadium, home of the Volunteers' football team.On Tuesday, school officials unveiled plans for the second and third phase of the project, which may include concourse expansions,...

Kennesaw State finalizes 2019 schedule(STATS) - Two-time defending Big South champ Kennesaw State announced a 12-game 2019 schedule on Monday.The Owls will play six games at home, including a recently added matchup with Reinhart on Sept. 28.Coach Brian Bohannon's squad will open the season by hosting Point (Aug. 31)....

Ga Tech loses receiver, center to season-ending injuriesATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech has lost leading receiver Jalen Camp and starting center Kenny Cooper to season-ending surgeries.Coach Geoff Collins said Tuesday that Camp, Cooper and offensive tackle Jahaziel Lee, whose season ended with an injury in mid-September, are eligible...

AP Sports WriterSooners and Buckeyes gear up for slobberknocker in trenchesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State's game against Oklahoma on Saturday will feature two potential Heisman Trophy candidates in quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Baker Mayfield. TThe marquee battle will likely be in the trenches when the Sooners...

AP College Football WriterMid-American Conference cancels fall football due to virusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of the pandemic.''I'm heartbroken we are in this place,'' MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said.With the MAC's...

AP Sports WriterWith Grier, Sills returning, West Virginia pumped for 2018By JOHN RABYWest Virginia has two good reasons to feel confident heading into next season.Announcements by quarterback Will Grier and wide receiver David Sills earlier this month that they will return instead of enter the NFL draft has amped...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten has some of nation's top punters, and 4 AustraliansBy TOM CANAVANPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) The Big Ten Conference knows the value of having good punters, and it is willing to go a long way to get them.The league has four of the nation's top 23...