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Saban: The show will go on despite LeBron James complaintTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't scrapping a program that drew a complaint from LeBron James.The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar says the Crimson Tide's ''Shop Talk'' trailer uses ''ideas, concepts and format'' from a program on the digital...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=N.C. A&T's Washington receptive to FCS playoffsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - North Carolina A&T first-year coach Sam Washington is running his program much like his predecessor, Rod Broadway, not necessarily fixated on putting a personal stamp on the program.One day he might because Washington has a different...

Eastern Kentucky adds three FBS games(STATS) - Eastern Kentucky is loading up on games against FBS opponents.FBSchedules.com reported Tuesday the Ohio Valley Conference member has agreed to games at Louisville (Sept. 11, 2021), Kentucky (Sept. 9, 2023) and Mississippi State (Aug. 31, 2024). The matchup against Mississippi State is...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Awards rank high with HBCU's greatest athletesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It feels like FCS Awards season in spring.The legacy awards in college football's subdivision, presented annually by STATS, were well represented in an ESPN ranking of the top 25 athletes to play at the nation's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=How 2017 drafted FCS players faredBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The number of FCS players selected in the 2017 NFL draft was down slightly from a typical year, but the way some of them performed was particularly impressive.Led by Cooper Kupp, Tarik Cohen and Jamal Agnew, the...

AP College Football WriterWhich new FBS head coaches are most likely to succeed?By RALPH D. RUSSOAmong the many emails former Tennessee athletic director John Currie received when he began to search for a coach to replace Butch Jones was one from an Alabama athletic department staffer with the subject...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=ETSU puts coach Sanders on paid leaveBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - ETSU coach Randy Sanders was placed on paid administrative leave Monday, reportedly for hitting a player in the helmet during practice.The Southern Conference school said in a one-sentence statement it is investigating a "potential violation of...

East Tennessee State puts football coach on paid leaveJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State placed recently hired football coach Randy Sanders on paid administrative leave Monday while it investigates a ''potential violation of university policy.''No other details were provided in the one-sentence statement.Sanders was hired Dec. 17...

East Tennessee State puts football coach on paid leaveJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State has placed recently hired football coach Randy Sanders on paid administrative leave.The school said Monday it is investigating a ''potential violation of university policy.'' No other details were provided in the one-sentence in...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=New coach plans to keep N.C. A&T on trackBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Good cop, bad cop. Coach Sam Washington was willing to fill either role on Rod Broadway's staff at North Carolina A&T.There's no doubt, though, which one Washington enjoyed the most."Bad cop, absolutely," he says....

Report: Furman, Wofford secure future Clemson games(STATS) - Southern Conference members Furman and Wofford have scheduled games at in-state power Clemson.FBSchedules.com reported both games will be played at Clemson's Memorial Stadium, with Furman visiting on Nov. 22, 2025, and Wofford on Nov. 20, 2027. Each SoCon team will receive...

AP Sports WriterSouth Carolina awaiting full go for Samuel, Allen-WilliamsBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina coach Will Muschamp believes the Gamecocks improved enough during the spring that things will only get better once two injured playmakers - receiver Deebo Samuel and linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams - are back...