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STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS 2018: Ohio Valley Conference PreviewBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The road to the Ohio Valley Conference title really goes through Jacksonville State, and it's not just because the Gamecocks have won 32 straight games against their rivals.The conference's dominating power has the luxury of playing home...

AP Sports WriterAlabama, Georgia could be on an SEC collision course - againBy JOHN ZENORGeorgia coach Kirby Smart gave mentor Nick Saban and Alabama a run for their money in the national championship game - and did it again in the offseason.Smart brought in the nation's top recruiting class...

Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo hospitalizedFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State football coach Mike Bobo has been hospitalized to undergo a medical evaluation after experiencing numbness in his feet.Bobo said in a statement Monday that he's ''very encouraged by the test results to this point and hope...

Associated PressFormer BYU LB Francis Bernard cleared to play for UtahBy JOHN COONSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Francis Bernard is getting a second chance to continue his football career.The former BYU linebacker was cleared to join Utah and start practicing with the team Monday. The junior will have two...

The Latest: Ex of fired Ohio St coach talks to investigatorsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Latest on Ohio State's investigation into coach Urban Meyer's handling of domestic abuse allegations against a former assistant (all times local):4:35 p.m.The ex-wife of fired Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith has talked to...

Associated PressHeisman darkhorses: Can Browning repeat Mayfield's path?By JOE REEDYWashington's Jake Browning is hoping to repeat what Baker Mayfield did last year.Mayfield was a Heisman Trophy longshot in the preseason, but ended up winning the award while leading Oklahoma to the College Football Playoff for the second time in...

AP Sports WriterHuskies lead Pac-12 favorites in search of league redemptionBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Chris Petersen spent the past half-decade building a powerhouse at Washington, and his latest group is the strong favorite to win the Pac-12 title while leading the league's quest to regain national respectability.So...

AP Sports WriterFootball team tries to learn from Michigan State scandalBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Every now and then, when the Michigan State football team won't be together for a little while, it's a good time for another reminder.Safety Khari Willis explained the message:''It's me, Joe (Bachie),...

AP Sports WriterFootball team tries to learn from Michigan State scandalBy NOAH TRISTEREAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State can't win enough football games this season to change the ugliness of the school's recent past.The Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal and lingering questions about the school's football and basketball programs...

AP Sports WriterMcNair lawyer calls for Maryland coach DJ Durkin to be firedBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The attorney for the family of the University of Maryland offensive lineman who died after a strenuous offseason workout is calling for Terrapins football coach DJ Durkin to be fired, citing the...

AP Sports WriterMississippi State's high hopes rest on Moorhead, FitzgeraldBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) If Mississippi State's Nick Fitzgerald is going to have a storybook ending to his college career, first-year coach Joe Moorhead has to get off to a fantastic start.The Bulldogs are a popular pick to...

AP Sports WriterMcNair lawyer calls for Maryland coach DJ Durkin to be firedBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The attorney for the family of the University of Maryland football player who died after a strenuous offseason workout is calling for Terrapins coach DJ Durkin to be fired, citing the abusive...