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AP Sports WriterAP source: Minnesota QB Viramontes to transfer back to JCBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) One of the candidates to be Minnesota's next quarterback bowed out of the competition before ever playing a game for the Gophers.According to a person with knowledge of the decision, sophomore-to-be Vic Viramontes...

AP Sports WriterTiano leads National to 30-20 win in NFLPA Collegiate BowlBy JOE REEDYPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Chattanooga's Nick Tiano threw for 133 yards and a touchdown and was selected the Most Valuable Player of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after leading the National squad to a 30-20 victory over...

AP Sports WriterTired of waiting: Ohio State stars opt out, move on to draftBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) With the chances of the Big Ten Conference playing a football season slipping away, two of Ohio State's best players have chosen to opt out and start preparing for the...

Oregon and Oregon State have agreed to drop the name “Civil War” for their rivalry games. The move Friday was made after discussions between officials at both schools and current and former student-athletes. Oregon State President Ed Ray said the Civil War name "represents a connection to a war fought to...

Anthony Jones rushes for 3 scores, FIU beats Toledo 35-32NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) FIU fumbled away the opening kickoff, gave up a touchdown 23 seconds into the game and found itself trailing by double digits by the end of the first quarter.They needed a comeback.And Anthony Jones might know...

AP Sports WriterSchiano: Two Rutgers football players have coronavirusBy TOM CANAVANA week after the football team returned to campus, Rutgers is reporting cases of coronavirus with some players.Coach Greg Schiano disclosed Monday during a conference call with the media two players has tested positive for the virus. It was...

AP Sports WriterNew Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz predicts successBy DAVE SKRETTACOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Eli Drinkwitz was saying all the right things after being introduced as the new football coach at Missouri, laying out his vision for the once-proud program with unwavering confidence and bold proclamations.Then the former Appalachian...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2016 FCS vs. FBS: Patriot LeagueBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Cinderella is allowed out more often than in the month of March. During college football season, FCS programs are adept at drawing national attention as they seek upsets of larger FBS schools.Many of the games are played...

AP College Football WriterPlayers unite in push to save college season, create unionBy RALPH D. RUSSOMichigan defensive back Hunter Reynolds saw the tweets from Trevor Lawrence and other college football players, pushing for the opportunity to play this season, despite the pandemic.Reynolds, one of the organizers behind a players'...

AP Sports WriterWashington pulls out of Pac-12 title game, replaced by DucksBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Washington has pulled out of the Pac-12 football championship game due to COVID-19 issues in the Huskies program, and Oregon will now play No. 13 USC for the conference title on Friday instead.Washington...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big Sky is the conference ripe for upsetsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Rattle off the potential title contenders in the Big Sky Conference and after six or seven teams you remember Southern Utah.The Thunderbirds happen to be a defending co-champion. But easy to overlook? They were picked...

AP Sports WriterBig 12 reports $365M revenue, increases for 12th year in rowBy STEPHEN HAWKINSIRVING, Texas (AP) The Big 12 generated nearly $365 million in revenue for the 2017-18 academic year, marking the 12th consecutive increase for the league.That is an average of about $36.5 million for each...