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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Central Arkansas' Brown: FCS Kickoff has bigger spotlightBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The first game of the college football season is always attention-grabbing, but the first in 2020 could draw larger numbers than usual.That's how Central Arkansas third-year coach Nathan Brown feels about the Guardian...

Miami OL Navaughn Donaldson says he's redshirting in 2020CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Offensive lineman Navaughn Donaldson, who has made more starts at Miami than any other player on the current roster, said Wednesday that he is going to redshirt this coming season.Donaldson made the announcement on Twitter, saying,...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Oregon takes winning streak, playoff hopes to face USCBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) With a swell of momentum from seven straight victories, the route to the College Football Playoff is increasingly clear for No. 7 Oregon.In fact, the Ducks might be facing the biggest...

AP Sports Writer‘Blowout Buckeyes’ may finally be tested in final weeksBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State coach Ryan Day has been saying all season how he wants to see how his team plays when a game is tight, nasty and intense in the fourth quarter.That hasn't happened...

AP Sports WriterBalanced Oklahoma offense ranks No. 2 nationally in rushingBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) If you listen to Lincoln Riley, you might think Oklahoma's running game is a mess.The Sooners coach often said the offensive line needs to improve and the ground attack is nowhere near where...

AP College Football WriterHeisman 2020: 2 quarterbacks from Georgia and Georgia's QBBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) The 2020 Heisman Trophy race will start with a couple of clear front-runners and plenty of room for other stars to emerge, the way LSU's Joe Burrow did this year.Six contenders...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=2020 NFL mock draft, FCS-styleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - It turns out the Cincinnati Bengals aren't seeking a quarterback atop the NFL Draft.And what you thought the Washington Redskins are doing at No. 2 is all wrong.Our annual mock draft, FCS-style, returns to blow up...

Bear Bryant said offense sells tickets, and he was right. College football is enjoying immense popularity in an era of record scoring.But is there too much of a good thing?All that scoring caused this season's average length of game to hit 3 hours, 23 minutes in late November, according...

AP Sports WriterBowl-bound Louisville, Kentucky play for Bluegrass supremacyBy GARY B. GRAVESLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Louisville coach Scott Satterfield learned quickly that the rivalry with Kentucky isn’t limited to basketball.Especially since both the Cardinals (7-4) and Wildcats (6-5) enter Saturday’s football showdown for the Governor’s Cup bowl-bound and seeking...

AP Sports WriterSUMMER JOBS: Minnesota Gophers teammates patrol zooBy DAVE CAMPBELLST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) Winston DeLattiboudere and Jerry Gibson, as defensive ends for Minnesota, will be engaging their share of daunting blockers on the field this fall.Those oversized and overpowering offensive linemen in the Big Ten were the...

Illinois pays $250K to settle ex-lineman's injury claimsCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) The University of Illinois has agreed to pay a former football player $250,000 to settle injury claims that helped prompt wider scrutiny of athletics at the school.The one-time payment compensates Simon Cvijanovic for injuries and for medical costs...

AP Sports WriterFormer Washington football coach Jim Lambright dies at 77By TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Former Washington football coach Jim Lambright has died at age 77, the school announced on Sunday.Lambright spent nearly four decades associated with the Washington program as a player, assistant coach and head coach.“I'm deeply...