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Gabe Rivera, Texas Tech star left paralyzed, dies at 57By The Associated PressGabe Rivera, the overpowering ''Senor Sack'' lineman for Texas Tech who was paralyzed in a car accident while a Pittsburgh Steelers rookie, has died. He was 57.The university on Tuesday confirmed Rivera's death. He had been living...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=10 QB competitions to watch in the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - If and when preseason camps open across FCS college football in the next month, the most-watched position battles will be behind center.Quarterback, of course, is considered the most important position in the sport,...

AP Sports WriterOregon St facing big challenge vs Utah a week after big winBy ANNE M. PETERSONCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Oregon State finds itself walking a line between embracing the excitement of a big win and not letting that emotion distract from the current task at hand: No. 15...

Illinois transfer TE Ford to sit 2019 after NCAA decisionCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois tight end Luke Ford, a transfer from Georgia, will not be eligible to play this season after the NCAA upheld the denial of his request for a waiver.The NCAA initially denied Ford's request in April,...

AP Sports WriterGrobe: Winning not at expense of character at hurting BaylorBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Jim Grobe was enjoying the days living on the lake with his wife. After a call from an old friend, he felt compelled to help Baylor in its recovery.While he certainly wants...

Associated PressNo. 9 Penn State's offensive line now powering Nittany LionsBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Miles Sanders has always heaped praise on the big men blocking for him, and the Penn State running back has found himself doing so more and more lately.As No. 9 Penn State's...

2001 Heisman winner Crouch to coach at small Nebraska schoolFREMONT, Neb. (AP) Eric Crouch, the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner at Nebraska, has been hired as an assistant football coach at Midland University.Midland announced Tuesday that Crouch will coach running backs and special teams. The 1,400-student school is coached...

AP Sports WriterA lenient NCAA imposes two-year probation on RutgersBy TOM CANAVANNEWARK, N.J. (AP) The NCAA has placed Rutgers on two-year probation and publically reprimanded and censured the university for failing to monitor its football program over a five-year period between 2011 and 2015.The Division I Committee on...

AP Sports WriterBig Ten to limit football, fall sports to conference gamesBy JOHN ZENORThe Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic.The league cited...

Associated PressCourt orders records unsealed in Penn State officials' caseBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday ordered the release of documents sealed in the criminal case against former Penn State administrators over their handling of child sex abuse complaints about former assistant football coach...

AP Sports WriterFormer Mississippi football coach Billy Brewer dies at 83By DAVID BRANDTBilly Brewer, the former Mississippi football star who went on to coach the Rebels to eight Egg Bowl victories over rival Mississippi State, died Saturday. He was 83.Ole Miss released a statement confirming Brewer's death in Memphis...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's Carter enjoys 'surreal' pro day with BelichickBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) After growing up as a Patriots fan, Lorenzo Carter said it was ''kind of surreal'' to find New England coach Bill Belichick leading positional drills at Georgia's Pro Day on Wednesday.This was no time...