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(STATS) - The surprising success of Austin Peay, Columbia and Valparaiso last season should provide inspiration to every struggling program in FCS college football. Times can be a changin' when the pieces come together. There's bound to be more surprise teams in 2018. Whether they can come from the following programs...

Tennessee signs Virginia Tech QB Hooker as graduate transferKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has signed Virginia Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker as a graduate transfer, bolstering the position after a pair of Volunteers decided to transfer.Coach Jeremy Pruitt announced Hooker's signing Friday. Hooker will start at Tennessee this semester.''Hendon is...

AP College Football WriterNotre Dame-Wake Forest postponed; Mountain West eyes fallBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs the Atlantic Coast Conference worked Tuesday to reschedule another league game postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak within one of its teams, the Mountain West was zeroing in on a possible late October start to...

AP Sports WriterCharges dismissed for UNC player accused of sexual batteryBy AARON BEARDCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Charges have been dismissed against a North Carolina football player for misdemeanor sexual battery and assault on a female student.Allen Artis was charged in September and attorneys on both sides said last...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Montana State's Andersen expected to be medical redshirtBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Montana State All-America linebacker Troy Andersen is expected to sit out the 2020 season due to lower extremity injuries and return to play his final season in 2021, coach Jeff Choate said Wednesday.Andersen,...

Heisman winner, former coach Pat Sullivan dies at 69BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Pat Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn who went on coach TCU and Samford, has died. He was 69.Sullivan's family released a statement saying he ''died peacefully at home'' Sunday morning, surrounded by relatives. The...

Ex-NFL player, woman settle suits against Michigan StateEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) A former NFL player has settled a lawsuit against Michigan State University alleging his rights were violated when he was expelled after a sexual misconduct investigation.The Detroit Free Press reports the settlement between Keith Mumphery and the...

Correction: T25-Virginia-Notre Dame storySOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) In a story Sept. 28 about Notre Dame's victory over Virginia, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Notre Dame outgained Virginia 343 yards to 228. Notre Dame outgained Virginia 343 yards to 338. The AP also reported erroneously that Notre Dame...

Associated Press'Earn everything' the fresh mantra for Morris, ArkansasBy ANDREW EPPERSONFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) After a 2-10 season, Arkansas has opened spring practice with a mantra that is as much physical as it is metaphorical: ''Earn everything.''Coach Chad Morris will go into his second year with the Razorbacks insisting...

AP Sports WriterOhio State using bye week to fix some glaring problemsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A month ago, quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. was breaking school records and Ohio State was threatening to run the table and cruise into the College Football Playoff.During Saturday's rout by unranked Purdue,...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 LSU buoyed by Burrow's intangibles, if not his statsBy BRETT MARTELBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Joe Burrow's pedestrian completion percentage and passing totals might be more of an issue if sixth-ranked LSU were losing.For now, the Tigers' transfer quarterback appears to get more criticism from...

The MASSACHUSETTS and the BOSTON COLLEGE will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 1:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MASSACHUSETTS vs BOSTON COLLEGE When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018 Where: Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ROT TEAM PS OU ML 163 MASSACHUSETTS -18 (-110) 64 (-110) 810 -1500 164 BOSTON COLLEGE TV: 1:00 PM LINE: -18 PREDICTION: BOSTON COLLEGE , MASSACHUSETTS Oddsmakers currently have the...