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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Montana State QB Murray to sit out 2018 seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Montana State won't have its difference-maker on offense this year as junior quarterback Chris Murray will sit out the season to focus on academics, coach Jeff Choate announced Wednesday.The Big Sky Conference's 2016 freshman...

Tim Tebow to be inducted into Florida's ring of honorGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Two-time national champion and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow will be inducted into Florida's ring of honor, becoming the sixth player to receive the honor.The school announced Wednesday that Tebow will be recognized during the...

Tim Tebow to be inducted into Florida's ring of honorGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Two-time national champion and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow will be inducted into the team's ring of honor, becoming the sixth player to receive the honor.The school announced Wednesday that Tebow will be recognized during...

AP Sports WriterInexperienced Hawkeyes competing for carries in '18By LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa typically asks a ton out of its running backs.The problem is that the Hawkeyes don't have a ton of proven backs these days - which is why the offseason has been so crucial...

Alabama LB Terrell Lewis out indefinitely with ACL tearTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama linebacker Terrell Lewis has had surgery to repair a torn knee ligament.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban says Lewis tore his right ACL last week while training. He says Lewis had successful surgery Tuesday but that there's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=A preseason quiz for FCS 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The arrival of conference media days this month marks the unofficial start to the college football season, so it's time to get in the FCS game.Sure, North Dakota State and James Madison have become the national powers,...

Alabama dismisses linebacker VanDarius Cowan from teamTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has dismissed linebacker VanDarius Cowan from the team for violating unspecified team rules.Coach Nick Saban announced the decision Monday in a statement, saying ''each of us has a responsibility to represent the University of Alabama in a first-class...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS playoff hopefuls seeking to overcome schedule concernBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - McNeese was one of the more disappointed, if not outraged, teams when it didn't earn an at-large bid to the 2017 playoffs.The Southland Conference program, which has 16 playoff appearances in its history, had the...

Sarkisian loses $30M lawsuit against USC over firingLOS ANGELES (AP) Former USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian has lost a $30 million lawsuit that claimed he was improperly fired by the school instead of being allowed to seek treatment for alcoholism.An arbitrator last week ruled in favor of...

Sarkisian loses $30M lawsuit against USC over firingLOS ANGELES (AP) Former USC head football coach Steve Sarkisian has lost a $30 million lawsuit that claimed he was improperly fired by the school instead of being allowed to seek treatment for alcoholism.An arbitrator last week ruled in favor of...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Interest in SWAC championship game remainsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference hosting a championship game was so unique in the FCS that many people were disappointed when it was discontinued following last year's matchup in December.The decision isn't necessarily permanent.There's still enough interest across...

Baylor denies allegations of racism, cover-up in lawsuitAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University says a former athletic director's claims that the school used black football players as scapegoats to cover up a school-wide sexual assault scandal are bizarre and ''blatantly false.''The Waco Tribune-Herald reports the school responded in court...