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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...

Cards' Jackson, Irish's Ogunbowale named ACC's top athletesGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson and Notre Dame women's basketball player Arike Ogunbowale are the Atlantic Coast Conference's athletes of the year for the 2017-18 season.The league announced the awards Thursday after voting by a 96-member media panel.Jackson won...

Georgia QB Jake Fromm has broken bone in non-throwing handATHENS, Ga. (AP) Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm has a broken bone in his left hand but isn't expected to miss any summer workouts.School athletics spokesman Leland Barrow said Thursday that Fromm has a ''small fracture'' in his non-throwing hand,...

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) Camera lighting made beads of sweat emerge from Tony Elliott's forehead as he fielded questions ranging from football philosophy to something he could share about his private life. The Clemson co-offensive coordinator paused, smiled and couldn't hide his joy about riding an all-terrain vehicle through the...

(STATS) - The best players not only win games, but they help their teammates reach a higher level as well. It's not surprising a ranking of the 10 top returning players in the FCS are members of some of the best programs. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke hopes good things keep happening when the Blue Devils give the ball to Brittain Brown. The redshirt sophomore is entering his first season as the featured running back with a track record that suggests the whole team could benefit from an increased workload for him. Duke was...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State's athletic department is thriving under Stan Wilcox. Since Wilcox became the Seminoles' AD in 2013, Florida State has won national championships in three sports. Wilcox isn't standing pat, he's already made one major hire and is expected to make another over the next 12 months. Wilcox...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A longtime Iowa sportscaster has died in flash flooding in Des Moines amid heavy rain that forced the evacuation of some homes and businesses in one suburb. Police said 66-year-old Larry Cotlar died Saturday when he was swept away in floodwater after his van stalled on...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A longtime Iowa sportscaster has died in flash flooding in Des Moines amid heavy rain that forced the evacuation of some homes and businesses. Police say 66-year-old Larry Cotlar died Saturday when he was swept away in floodwater after his van stalled on a flooded north...

Associated PressUtah State football player accused of rape at partyBy LINDSAY WHITEHURSTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) A Utah State football player has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at a party, marking the latest in a string of similar cases at the school in recent years.Jamaal A. Evans,...

(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...