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Michigan State adds more football staffersEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State's football team has hired Jason Novak as strength and conditioning coach and Scott Aligo as director of player personnel.The school also announced Thursday that Geoff Martzen will serve as the program’s chief of staff.The Spartans have been...

FCS preseason poll release dates(STATS) - The announcement of a college football conference's preseason poll tends to set the already growing anticipation for the season ablaze.Great conversation emerges no matter if a team is picked to finish first, last or somewhere in between.July generally is the time for the...

Texas Tech, Wells deal with more than usual opener concernsLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech coach Matt Wells admittedly has all of the normal ''first-week concerns'' he has every season going into an opening game.There is also that new variable that no coach can control, something the Red Raiders...

Washington State names de Laura as starting QB for openerPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Freshman Jayden de Laura has been named the starting quarterback for Washington State when the Cougars open their season at Oregon State on Saturday, first-year coach Nick Rolovich said.''Jayden's going to take the first snap for...

AP Sports WriterIndiana-Purdue, Michigan-Iowa canceled; bowl also called offBy MICHAEL MAROTTwo of the seven Big Ten Champions Week games were canceled Tuesday because of COVID-19 outbreaks as an uncertain postseason looms for college football.The annual rivalry game between Indiana and Purdue set for Friday was canceled for the second...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon set NCAA records with his 87th career touchdown and 522nd point Saturday night in the New Orleans Bowl against Arkansas State.Dixon entered the game with 83 TDs, two behind Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who has scored all 85 of...

Associated PressNo. 25 Memphis looks to build on success against HoustonBy JEREMY RAKESHOUSTON (AP) No. 25 Memphis is looking for more after earning its first Top 25 ranking since 2015.The Tigers (5-1, 2-1 American) will get their first chance do that when they visit Houston (4-2, 2-1) on...

AP Sports WriterCOVID-19 knocks out Virginia-Virginia Tech football openerBy HANK KURZ Jr.The pandemic disrupted college sports again Saturday, with Virginia and Virginia Tech postponing their Sept. 19 football opener because of COVID-19 issues at Virginia Tech.The schools said this was a mutual agreement. No makeup date was announced for...

Lovings named Austin Peay's interim coach(Stats Perform) - Defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Austin Peay named Marquase Lovings as its interim head football coach for the 2020 season on Tuesday.The move follows Mark Hudspeth's resignation last Friday for personal reasons. Lovings served under Hudspeth last season as the Governors'...

Bowling Green's Matt Johnson is back, and he's better than ever.The fifth-year senior has had career games two weeks in a row, following his 424-yard passing day against Tennessee with 491 yards and a school record-tying six touchdowns in a 48-27 win at Maryland on Saturday.Johnson is the only...

Ex-Baylor player sent fiery emails to media over coverageDALLAS (AP) Police in Dallas say it is unlikely harassment charges will be filed against a former Baylor football player who sent a series of fiery emails to The Dallas Morning News questioning coverage of his sexual-assault trial.The Waco Tribune-Herald...

ATLANTA (AP) D'Onta Foreman of Texas captured the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top college running back after rushing for more than 2,000 yards. Foreman's performance was a bright spot in another disappointing season for the Longhorns, who fired coach Charlie Strong and hired Tom Herman. The junior said Thursday...