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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Many undrafted FCS players getting NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.Going undrafted can...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25 Podcast: NFL combine winners, losers, takeawaysBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray is not so short and Mississippi State defensive end Montez Sweat is very fast.While those were the big takeaways from the NFL combine, plenty more was learned in Indianapolis last week....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best of the FCS in SeptemberBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A September to remember? Indeed, FCS.With nine FCS teams beating FBS opponents and conference races kicking off with plenty of surprises, the first month of the season (adding in the late August games) whet the appetite for...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse has to regroup fast; No. 1 Clemson coming to townBy JOHN KEKISSyracuse coach Dino Babers knows there's nothing like a knockout to get your attention.''When you wake up, the blues are blues, the reds are reds. Everything seems clearer than ever before,'' Babers said Monday, less...

AP Sports WriterCollege Football Hall of Fame damaged in Atlanta protestsBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) The College Football Hall of Fame is boarded up and assessing damage from a destructive night of protests in downtown Atlanta.The facility’s most valuable trophies and artifacts were moved to a secure facility in...

South Carolina State seeks turnaround in 2018(STATS) - South Carolina State will begin its 2018 season against two FBS opponents and plays five times at home as part of an 11-game schedule which was announced Saturday.The Bulldogs, who slipped to 3-7 overall and 2-6 in the MEAC last season,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=James Madison, Weber State schedule future seriesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The 2017 FCS playoff game between James Madison and Weber State was thrilling enough to create more future meetings.The two national powers announced Wednesday the signing of a home-and-home series in the 2021 and 2022 seasons....

Florida State fires football coach Willie TaggartTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State has fired Willie Taggart one day after the Seminoles were beaten by Miami and fell closer to missing a bowl game for the second consecutive season.Taggart was 9-12 in parts of two seasons at Florida State. He...

AP Sports WriterAntsy Lawrence moving forward after first loss as Clemson QBBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was edgy and antsy after his second national championship game, something he hasn't felt too often.But six weeks ago, the spectacular sophomore who hadn't lost a game in...

AP College Football WriterNo. 9 Buckeyes looking to keep rolling on trip to NebraskaBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Ohio State-Nebraska matches two of the five programs with the most major college football wins in history, but the teams are in very different places entering Saturday night's game at...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS story lines: Buy or sell? By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Your next-door neighbors - the Jacksonvilles - have moved out.But good news, the Dixies are moving in.Or did they say they're the Tarletons?The FCS market is overflowing with intriguing topics this offseason. Is it...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=A sneak peek to FCS 2020By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - As North Dakota State rightfully revels over winning the FCS national championship, it's time for a sneak peek into next season.Call it 2020 vision.Considering what North Dakota State just accomplished - winning a third straight national...