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FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 15 FCS college football programs that have announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-1): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12), at...

Associated PressBook It: Quarterback makes No. 2 Irish legitimate contendersBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame tends to have its doubters every season. Eight victories in, the Fighting Irish have made many of them believers behind the play of Ian Book.''When your quarterback is playing at a...

BYU to face five Power 5 teams in 2018PROVO, Utah (AP) BYU will face another daunting task in 2018 with five Power 5 schools on the 12-game schedule.The Cougars open the season Sept. 1 at Arizona and also face California, Wisconsin and Washington. They wrap up the regular...

2001 Heisman winner Crouch to coach at small Nebraska schoolFREMONT, Neb. (AP) Eric Crouch is getting back into football, this time as a coach.Midland University announced Tuesday the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner at Nebraska has been hired as an assistant in charge of running backs and special teams.The...

Michigan St dismissed ex-players accused of sexual assaultEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Three former Michigan State football players accused of sexually assaulting a woman earlier this year have been dismissed from the university.School spokesman Jason Cody said Thursday that Josh King, Donnie Corley Jr. and Demetric Vance were dismissed...

(STATS) - North Dakota State will usher in the college football season Saturday, making a trip to fellow national power Montana for the FCS Kickoff.While the school's opening matchup always changes, everybody knows where NDSU has been on the final day of the season the last four years -...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest has hired Jay Sawvel from Minnesota as its defensive coordinator. Coach Dave Clawson announced Sawvel's hiring Wednesday. Sawvel was on the Golden Gophers' staff for six seasons, coaching defensive backs from 2011-15 before taking over the defense when coach Jerry Kill retired and Tracy Claeys was...

AP Sports WriterIowa State seeking progress on offense with No. 19 Iowa nextBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State entered this season with more hype than ever before and then almost lost to Northern Iowa in the opener.The Cyclones know they will need to be much better to...

AP Sports WriterTexas not set on starting QB for trip to No. 4 Southern CalBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Tom Herman has his first win at Texas and now faces a quandary that has dogged Longhorns coaches before him: who to start at quarterback.Texas (1-1) heads to No....

AP Sports WriterHoosiers chasing elusive 6th win but not talking bowl bidBy MICHAEL MAROTAt Indiana, the countdown is in full swing.The Hoosiers have chalked up five wins in five consecutive seasons for the second time ever, and now they have five chances to get their elusive sixth win for...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State's youngsters have grown up.The Cowboys took a team loaded with freshmen and sophomores into last year's opener against Florida State and pushed the defending national champions before losing 37-31.The Cowboys won their next five games before injuries helped knock them into a tailspin....

Ex-Spartan football players avoid jail in sex assault caseLANSING, Mich. (AP) Three former Michigan State University football players accused in the sexual assault of a woman have avoided jail time after pleading guilty.Josh King, Donnie Corley Jr. and Demetric Vance were sentenced Wednesday to three years' probation, as...