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AP Sports WriterPlenty of coaching changes around SEC during offseasonBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) There has been plenty of coaching turnover in the Southeastern Conference this offseason, just not involving any head coaches.This will be the first year since 2006 that the SEC begins a season with no...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Eastern Washington seeks to build off 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Of all the FCS teams with extra motivation in 2019, Eastern Washington may be at the top of the list.The Eagles had only one more step to climb last season before it fell to North Dakota...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ranking the most successful FCS programs of the decadeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The calendar says the FCS championship game will occur in early 2020, but North Dakota State actually has one more opportunity to add to one of the most dominating decades in college football history.The...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Texas A&M looks for 5th straight win in visit from LSUBy KRISTIE RIEKENLSU trounced Texas A&M 50-7 last season in its march to the national title.But this week as the Tigers prepared to visit the fifth-ranked Aggies, it wasn't that game that they were thinking...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Florida hires Dan Mullen as next football coachBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida has hired Mississippi State's Dan Mullen as its next football coach, bringing back the guy who helped turned Tim Tebow into a star.The Gators will announce the deal later Sunday, a...

AP Sports WriterHerman shakes up Texas staff after disappointing 7-5By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas coach Tom Herman shook up his staff Sunday, firing defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and demoting offensive coordinator Tim Beck after the Longhorns struggled to a disappointing 7-5 record in a season they were...

Woman in false rape case says she never said she was rapedBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) A New York woman charged with lying about being raped by two college football players now says she never told investigators she was sexually assaulted.Nikki Yovino, of South Setauket, New York, was in a...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State failing in the 4th quarter during 5-game skidBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State used to be one of the best at the end of games, making plays on both sides of the ball and special teams to win in the closing moments.The...

AP Sports WriterSWAC coaches, players embrace title game return to AlabamaBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Alabama State coach Donald Hill-Eley found out the Southwestern Athletic Conference was bringing its once-endangered championship game back to the state of Alabama from a reliable source - his wife.''I found out like...

Associated PressBaylor settles lawsuit that alleged 'culture of violence'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University has settled a lawsuit filed by a former student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation's largest Baptist school fostered a ''culture of...

North Central wins first NCAA Division III football titleSHENENDOAH, Texas (AP) North Central of Illinois made the most of its first trip to the NCAA Division III championship game, starting fast and never looking back.Ethan Greenfield ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Broc Rutter threw for 263...

AP Sports WriterVirginia looks to get back on winning track vs DukeBy HANK KURZ Jr.An anemic offensive performance last weekend at Miami not only knocked Virginia out of the Top 25, it also dropped the Cavaliers from their perch atop the Atlantic Coast Conference's Coastal Division.Virginia now is bracing...