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AP Sports WriterLate cousin inspires BYU running back Squally CanadaBy KAREEM COPELANDPROVO, Utah (AP) Squally Canada was ready to quit the BYU football team this spring after violence shook up his life.The senior running back couldn't hold off tears at Friday's media day as he spoke about a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Six FCS draft prospects worth a second lookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Everybody's posturing during the buildup to the NFL Draft.Between the all-star games, the NFL Combine, pro days and individual player workouts, there are a number of opportunities for players to impress teams, but there's usually...

Associated PressFlorida State's Fisher blasts ACC officiating crewBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher will likely be receiving a call from the Atlantic Coast Conference after he blasted the officiating crew after his 12th-ranked Seminoles lost 37-34 to Clemson on Saturday.Fisher was livid over three...

Police: Ex-NFL player charged with raping UGA studentATHENS, Ga. (AP) A former NFL player and University of Georgia football standout has been arrested and charged with raping a UGA student, authorities said.Bacarri Jamon Rambo, 29, was charged Monday with rape, news outlets reported. He was being held at...

Judge rips USF coach Charlie Strong for behavior of playersTAMPA, Fla. (AP) A judge presiding over the first appearance of a South Florida football player charged with sexual battery not only had harsh words for the athlete in court, but questioned whether new coach Charlie Strong is a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=T.O. won't attend Hall of Fame inductionBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Don't bring the popcorn.Terrell Owens said Thursday he will not attend his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8 in Canton, Ohio.Owens, who played collegiately on the FCS level at Chattanooga, is...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Mississippi recruit Chad Kelly faces numerous charges, including resisting arrest, after an altercation at a downtown Buffalo restaurant, The Buffalo News reported Sunday night.The newspaper reported Kelly, the former Clemson quarterback who announced last week he made a verbal commitment to play at Ole Miss,...

Associated PressUSC to start new QB against feisty Arizona StateBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) The recent history between Arizona State and Southern California has been light on competitive games, with only one of the past seven games decided by fewer than 21 points.That could change when the Sun...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS finalists JMU, NDSU know how to withstand the grindBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - For James Madison and North Dakota State to be facing the best of each other, they might have to meet at the end of spring practice around, oh, April 15.By Jan. 6, the...

AP College Football Writer"Paterno" movie a polarizing story with unanswered questionsBy RALPH D. RUSSO''Paterno'' aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend's fall, when the most essential question can never be answered.The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts Saturday and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe...

AP College Football WriterArizona hires Patriots assistant Fisch as head coachBy RALPH D. RUSSOArizona has hired New England Patriots assistant Jedd Fisch as its head coach.The school announced Wednesday that Fisch will replace Kevin Sumlin, who was fired earlier this month after the Wildcats finished the season winless.''We are...

AP College Football WriterESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOChip Kelly is getting back into the college football business, this time without a headset.The former Oregon coach is joining ESPN as a studio analyst next season. ESPN announced Friday it has signed him to...