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AP College Football WriterAnalysis: Expansion could help balance college footballBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW ORLEANS (AP) College football has never had real parity.The playoff format was created to give more teams a chance to win the national title, but in reality it has highlighted how few programs can even...

AP Sports WriterMistrial declared for ex-football player in NC agents caseBy AARON BEARDHILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former college football player charged with violating North Carolina’s sports agent law nearly a decade ago.Christopher Hawkins faced four counts tied to...

Wofford picked by SoCon coaches, media to win leagueSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Wofford is the preseason pick to win the Southern Conference by both league coaches and media.The polls were announced Tuesday at the league's annual media day.The Terriers went 10-4 and reached the Football Conference Subdivision playoffs last...

Hyperthermia likely cause in Kent State athlete's deathKENT, Ohio (AP) An Ohio county coroner says hyperthermia is the likely cause of death of a Kent State University football player who died following a morning workout.The Portage County Coroner says an autopsy indicates hyperthermia is the preliminary reason Tyler...

AP Sports WriterJury: Univ. of Iowa discriminated against athletic officialBy LUKE MEREDITHDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A jury on Thursday awarded more than $1.4 million to a former University of Iowa athletic administrator, ruling that the university had discriminated against her because of her gender and sexual orientation.Jane Meyer...

Florida, NC State schedule home-and-home series for '26, '32GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida and North Carolina State have scheduled a home-and-home series in football for 2026 and 2032.The Gators will travel to Raleigh, North Carolina, to start the series. The Wolfpack will make the trip to Gainesville six years...

USC QB Slovis leaves after hard hit on second play vs UtahLOS ANGELES (AP) Southern California quarterback Kedon Slovis was knocked out of the Trojans' game against No. 10 Utah on Friday night after taking a legal but hard hit from Utes defensive tackle Leki Fotu.Slovis, a freshman,...

Army suspends coach for 2 weeks in WakeyLeaks caseWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Army has suspended defensive coordinator Jay Bateman for two weeks for mishandling information about the Wake Forest football program.West Point also fined Bateman $25,000 for his role in the so-called WakeyLeaks scandal and ordered him to...

Georgia Tech's Collins hires Temple's Patenaude, ThackerATLANTA (AP) New Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins is bringing his offensive and defensive coordinators to Atlanta from his previous Temple staff.Collins announced Monday he has hired offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude and defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker from Temple. The two worked with...

2019 FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - It's expected the head coaching carousel in FCS college football will spin less following the 2019 season than the way it did in the last two dizzying years.There were 24 different schools with a change atop their program between the start of the...

TCU's Patterson sorry for repeating racial slur to playerFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU football coach Gary Patterson apologized for himself Tuesday for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the slur in team meetings.Patterson's tweet came a day after school Chancellor Victor Boschini said...

Former Baylor football's Floyd Casey Stadium demolishedWACO, Texas (AP) Explosives have brought down what was left of the former longtime home of Baylor football.Floyd Casey Stadium was imploded Saturday in a demolition that took a matter of seconds on an overcast day in Waco.The Bears in 2014 began...