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AP College Football WriterDraft diary: Clemson's Cain welcomes combine questionsBy RALPH D. RUSSONote: The first in a series of stories with Clemson receiver Deon Cain as the AP follows his journey to the NFL draft.---Deon Cain knows the questions are coming and he is looking forward to answering...

How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared(STATS) - How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared in Week 6 games on Saturday:1. North Dakota State (5-0, 0-1 Missouri Valley): 37-3 win over No. 10 Illinois State (3-2, 0-1)2. James Madison (5-1, 2-0 CAA): 45-38 OT win...

AP Was There: Harvard wins 1920 Rose Bowl, beats Oregon 7-6By The Associated PressOne hundred years ago, college football was still dominated by leather helmet-wearing Ivy Leaguers who played both offense and defense. The forward pass had been legalized about a dozen years earlier, but the outcomes were still...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Four FCS teams ineligible for 2020 postseasonBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Four FCS programs are ineligible for the 2020 football postseason after receiving NCAA Academic Progress Rate sanctions on Tuesday.Southland Conference members McNeese and Stephen F. Austin, Howard from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Prairie...

AP Sports WriterTennessee AD Fulmer signs new deal worth at least $900,000By STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee athletic director Phillip Fulmer signed a contract that runs through 2021 and increases his annual pay to at least $900,000.He will receive $300,000 in annual base compensation plus $600,000 in supplemental...

Malzahn names freshman Bo Nix Auburn's starting quarterbackAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Freshman Bo Nix will be Auburn's starting quarterback in the season opener.Auburn announced coach Gus Malzahn's decision on Twitter Tuesday, officially ending a battle with redshirt freshman Joey Gatewood. Nix will lead the 16th-ranked Tigers against Oregon on...

AP College Football WriterWeek 10: Pac-12 begins in first monster schedule of seasonBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe final major college football conference to begin its season gets going Saturday.The Pac-12 kicks off at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) with Arizona State at No. 20 Southern California. Instead of Pac-12 after...

AP Sports WriterMayfield leads No. 2 Oklahoma with unknown supporting castBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Baker Mayfield is one of the most visible players in college football.Oklahoma's energetic quarterback has finished in the top four of the Heisman Trophy race the past two years. He garnered more attention...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Bison likely without starting CBs, key RB for FCS finalBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - North Dakota State's 55-13 rout of Sam Houston State in an FCS semifinal Friday night came at a big cost.Coach Chris Klieman confirmed on 970 WDAY in Fargo on Saturday that junior cornerbacks...

AP Sports WriterNew (and old) ACC coaches battling for more than just winsBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Syracuse coach Dino Babers was rocking the locker room speech after beating Virginia Tech and knocking the Hokies out of the Top 25.Boston College coach Steve Addazio is still trying to earn...

AP Sports WriterLincoln Riley, 33, takes over as Oklahoma's football coachBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Just three years ago, Lincoln Riley was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina.Now, he'll take the reins at Oklahoma, one of the most powerful programs in college football.The 33-year-old Riley has stepped in...

Associated PressDepth chart of FCS power North Dakota State is a work of artBy DAVE KOLPACKFARGO, N.D. (AP) The most dominant team in the history of the Football Championship Subdivision has had turnovers in so many places - head coach, assistant coaches, quarterback and nearly 70% of its...