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Austin Peay's Williams departs program (STATS) - Austin Peay defensive end Jaison Williams announced Wednesday he won't play his senior season with the Governors.The two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference first-team selection did not specify a reason in a post on Twitter. He thanked the school, adding, "AP has helped not...

The BOISE ST and the OKLAHOMA ST will both be gunning for a victory on 9/15/2018 at 3:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. BOISE ST vs OKLAHOMA ST When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 15, 2018 Where: Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, Oklahoma ROT TEAM PS OU ML 145 BOISE ST -3 (-110) 64 (-110) 135 -155 146 OKLAHOMA ST TV: 3:30 PM LINE: -3 PREDICTION: OKLAHOMA ST ,...

AP Sports WriterLight reading: Fleck regaling Gophers with pregame kid booksBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Starting with his trademarked ''Row the Boat'' motto that touts energy, trust and optimism, University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck has never lacked for clever ways to connect with and motivate his players.The...

AP College Football WriterSmith adds Maxwell Award to collection of postseason honorsBy ERIC OLSONHeisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith of Alabama added to his collection of postseason honors Thursday night, receiving the Maxwell Award as the college football player of the year.Smith also won the Walter Camp player of the...

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...

AP Sports WriterRamsey, No. 15 Wildcats try to end No. 3 Buckeyes' title runBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Northwestern quarterback Peyton Ramsey grew up around the Ohio State mystique, the son of a high school football coach in Cincinnati.As others in the football-crazed state gathered round television sets to...

AP College Football WriterIn summer of college athlete empowerment, what was gained?By RALPH D. RUSSOCollege athletes come and go, cycling through their programs and campuses in about four years. Organization has been difficult to attain. Motivating people to band together and fight for reforms when they might not be...

AP Sports WriterTrial begins for ex-Tennessee players facing rape chargesBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A prosecutor in the trial of former University of Tennessee football players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams says they used their status as athletes to rape a woman in a ''case about power, privilege...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma WR Brown to declare for NFL DraftBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma receiver Marquise Brown will skip his senior season and declare himself eligible for the NFL Draft.Brown made the announcement Wednesday on social media.Brown, whose cousin is Pittsburgh Steelers star Antonio Brown, is nicknamed...

AP Sports WriterClemson's freshman quarterback is pivotal cog in title runBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence has been poised and in control, artfully becoming a pivotal cog in the second-ranked Tigers' latest championship run.Lawrence, the long-haired, 6-foot-6 freshman , has lived up to the hype...

How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared(STATS) - How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared in Week 3 games on Saturday1. North Dakota State (3-0): 47-22 win over No. 18 Delaware (2-1)2. James Madison (2-1): 63-12 win over Morgan State (0-2)3. South Dakota State (2-1):...

AP Sports WriterSurging No. 20, NC State wary as it visits struggling PittBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) North Carolina State's impressive start, the one that's seen the Wolfpack crack the top 20 for the first time since 2003, is among the biggest early surprises in the Atlantic Coast Conference.Just...