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Newly hired ETSU coach reprimanded, docked for helmet slapJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Newly hired East Tennessee State football coach Randy Sanders will receive a letter of reprimand and will lose one week's pay after slapping a player's helmet during a practice last week.Athletic director Scott Carter announced Sanders'...

ETSU's Sanders gets letter of reprimand, loses week of payJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State coach Randy Sanders will receive a letter of reprimand and will lose one week's pay after slapping a player's helmet during a practice last week.Athletic director Scott Carter announced Sanders' punishment and...

ETSU's Sanders gets letter of reprimand, loses week of payJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State coach Randy Sanders will receive a letter of reprimand and will lose one week's pay after slapping a player's helmet during a practice last week.Athletic director Scott Carter announced Sanders' punishment and...

Associated PressJames Blackman's learning curve continues at Florida StateBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State quarterback James Blackman has done plenty of on-the-job learning during his first year on campus.When Deondre Francois suffered a season-ending knee injury in last year's opener, Blackman became the first true freshman quarterback...

Georgia Tech gives Johnson 2-year extension through 2022ATLANTA (AP) Georgia Tech has given coach Paul Johnson a two-year contract extension through the 2022 season.Johnson's Yellow Jackets finished 5-6 in 2017 and failed to land a bowl bid for the second time in three seasons.The 60-year-old Johnson is 75-54...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's Fromm facing challenge from freshman QB FieldsBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Jake Fromm knows Georgia coach Kirby Smart isn't afraid to play a freshman quarterback.Last spring, Fromm was the new kid on campus. He used a strong first impression in spring practice as momentum to...

AP College Football Writer"Paterno" movie a polarizing story with unanswered questionsBy RALPH D. RUSSO''Paterno'' aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend's fall, when the most essential question can never be answered.The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts Saturday and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe...

Campbell's Smith seeks to build off frosh season(STATS) - The top returning rusher in the FCS in yards per game is not a running back.Campbell redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Smith rushed for 126.9 yards per game last year, and he'll enter the 2018 season holding the distinction slightly over...

AP Sports WriterACC football championship staying in Charlotte through 2030By STEVE REEDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Atlantic Coast Conference is making Charlotte, North Carolina the long-term home for its football championship game, keeping it in the Queen City through 2030.''Charlotte remains at the center of our footprint,'' Commissioner John...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NDSU's DeLuca has the drive of an NFL playerBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Nick DeLuca hasn't been the recipient of those surprising, sometimes inappropriate questions NFL teams ask prospects during the build up to the draft, but the linebacker was honest when asked about his biggest fear."For...

AP College Football Writer"Paterno" movie a polarizing story with unanswered questionsBy RALPH D. RUSSO''Paterno'' aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend's fall, when the most essential question can never be answered.The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts Saturday and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe...

AP College Football Writer"Paterno" movie a polarizing story with unanswered questionsBy RALPH D. RUSSO''Paterno'' aims to tell the polarizing story of a legend's fall, when the most essential question can never be answered.The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts Saturday, April 7, and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino...