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Washington State football player had brain damage at suicidePULLMAN, Wash. (AP) The family of the Washington State football player who died of suicide in January said the 21-year-old quarterback had extensive brain damage that's been linked to concussions from playing the sport.Tyler Hilinski was found dead in his...

Northern Arizona sets Sam Houston, South Dakota series(STATS) - Northern Arizona announced a pair of home-and-home FCS nonconference series with South Dakota and Sam Houston State on Tuesday.The Lumberjacks from the Big Sky Conference will host South Dakota on Sept. 12, 2020 in Flagstaff before making the return trip...

AP College Football WriterSouth Florida hires CFP exec Kelly as athletic directorBy RALPH D. RUSSOSouth Florida on Monday hired Michael Kelly, the chief operating officer of the College Football Playoff, to be its athletic director.Kelly, 47, worked at Tampa, Florida-based USF as an associate athletic director from 2001 to...

Washington State football player had brain damage at suicidePULLMAN, Wash. (AP) The family of the Washington State football player who died of suicide in January said the 21-year-old quarterback had extensive brain damage that's been linked to concussions from playing the sport.Tyler Hilinski was found dead in his...

AP College Football WriterSouth Florida hires CFP exec Kelly as athletic directorBy RALPH D. RUSSOSouth Florida has hired Michael Kelly, the chief operating officer of the College Football Playoff, to be its new athletic director.Kelly worked at Tampa, Florida-based USF as an associate athletic director from 2001 to 2002....

Washington State football player had brain damage at suicidePULLMAN, Wash. (AP) The family of the Washington State football player who died of suicide in January said the 21-year-old quarterback had extensive brain damage that's been linked to concussions from playing the sport.Tyler Hilinski was found dead in his...

New law may allow UConn coach to keep son as assistantHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A bill recently passed by the Connecticut state legislature may allow UConn football coach Randy Edsall to retain his son as an assistant coach.The bill signed into law this month primarily deals with data management...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big Sky is the conference ripe for upsetsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Rattle off the potential title contenders in the Big Sky Conference and after six or seven teams you remember Southern Utah.The Thunderbirds happen to be a defending co-champion. But easy to overlook? They were picked...

Oklahoma State AD Mike Holder gets 3-year contract extensionOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder has received a three-year contract extension, with his annual pay boosted to $950,000.The deal was approved Friday by the Oklahoma State University/A&M Board of Regents. The new agreement with the 69-year-old...

UM fan prohibited from social media posts on Missoula womanMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) A University of Montana athletics fan cannot make any more social media posts referring to a woman who started an online petition opposing the re-hiring of football coach Bobby Hauck, a Missoula judge has ruled.The restriction...

UM fan prohibited from social media posts on Missoula womanMISSOULA, Mont. (AP) A Missoula judge ordered a University of Montana athletics fan not to make any more social media posts about a woman who started an online petition opposing the re-hiring of football coach Bobby Hauck.The Missoulian reports...

AP Sports WriterClemson's Swinney not worried despite several QB transfersBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is not concerned about his quarterback spot, even though the once-loaded depth at the position has been cut in half.When the Tigers ended last season, the Atlantic Coast Conference champions...