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Associated PressNo. 11 BYU routs Western Kentucky 41-10 for 7-0 startBy JOHN COONPROVO, Utah (AP) BYU extended its perfect season with more big plays against an overmatched opponent.Zach Wilson threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 35 yards and another score to help the No....

Bison to receive FCS title rings at spring game(STATS) - North Dakota State coach Matt Entz isn't expected to name a No. 1 quarterback following the end of spring practice, but Bison fans can get a closer look at the competition Friday night.The two-time defending FCS champions will conclude...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS teams in mix for fall nonconference gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A small number of FCS schools are scheduled to play nonconference games this fall, including against FBS opponents, after all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.Most...

AP Sports WriterNew Vandy AD extends contracts for Mason, other coachesBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) New Vanderbilt athletic director Malcolm Turner has extended the contract of football coach Derek Mason after the Commodores reached their second bowl game in three seasons.Turner, who started Feb. 1, also announced...

AP Sports WriterHuge task: Hokies look to replace 8 starters on defenseBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech is spending much of fall practice working to fill some huge holes on defense.That side of the ball has always been a strength for the Hokies under defensive coordinator Bud Foster, who faces...

Towson's Tom Flacco leads National team in Tropical BowlDELAND, Fla. (AP) Tom Flacco of Towson threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to help the National team beat the American 35-7 in the Tropical Bowl on Sunday at Spec Martin Stadium.Flacco is the...

Associated PressMoore making sure Ole Miss passing game continues to thriveBy BRIAN RIPPEEOXFORD, Miss. (AP) The chemistry between Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral and receiver Elijah Moore has been building since last season.Now that both have more featured roles in the Rebels' offense this year, Moore is poised to...

AP Sports WriterAll-America Watch: Clemson QB Lawrence back in top formBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Praise him or criticize him, Trevor Lawrence doesn't care. Not as long as the quarterback keeps improving and No. 3 Clemson keeps winning.Lawrence and the Tigers have done plenty of both this season.''I...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Central Florida's rally fell well short in a bid for a 10-win season.Jacoby Brissett threw for 262 yards and one touchdown and Matt Dayes scored on runs of 24 and 15 yards to help North Carolina State beat UCF 34-27 in the Bitcoin Bowl...

Former Notre Dame quarterback Bob Williams dies at age 86SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Bob Williams, the starting quarterback when Notre Dame finished 10-0 and won the national championship in 1949, has died. He was 86.The university announced his death Wednesday and said Williams died at a retirement home...

Associated PressPolice ID teen tackled after bringing gun to Oregon schoolBy GILLIAN FLACCUSPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Police released the identity Saturday of an 18-year-old student who was tackled after reportedly bringing a gun into classroom at an Oregon high school.Angel Granados Diaz had been booked into the Multnomah County...

OSU's Mike Gundy offers to pay for public school securitySTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has offered to pay for enhanced security measures to protect the school system where his children attend.Gundy on Wednesday told the Stillwater school board he's worried there's no plan to deal...