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AP Sports WriterLessons from 1918: Old pandemic is a murky guide for sportsBy DAN GELSTONThe image is striking: Fans watching a college football game in the midst of a pandemic, wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on row after row of bleacher seats.The photo is...

AP College Football WriterAlabama starts atop AP poll for 2nd straight yearBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, the first program in 12 years to take the top spot two years in a row.The Crimson Tide will start the season ranked in the top...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Q&A with Montana's Bobby HauckBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Bobby Hauck's return to Montana for a second stint as football coach has given the Grizzlies' rabid fan base the hope, if not expectation, the program will be among the FCS elite again sooner rather than later.In Hauck's...

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'...

The fans at Camp Randall Stadium will be treated to a game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Wisconsin Badgers when they take their seats on Saturday. Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers When: 11/26/2016 3:30 PM ROT TEAM ...

The College Football Playoff committee will release its first rankings of the season Tuesday night and which teams land in the top four is not all that important.Last year, three of teams ranked in the first top four did not make the playoff.What we might find are clues as...

AP College Football WriterCOVID-19 delays create challenges for college football teamsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe last time North Carolina went this long between games during a football season was in 1952, when a polio outbreak on campus forced the Tar Heels to cancel two games.For No. 25 Memphis, 28 days...

AP Sports WriterMiami coach Richt retires after Hurricanes finish season 7-6By TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Mark Richt said he wants Miami to experience greatness again. And he decided someone else will have to lead the Hurricanes there.Surprising his boss, his staff and his players, Richt announced his...

Associated PressFSU QB faces quick turnaround after record-setting debutBy JOE REEDYDeondre Francois has heard the daunting comparisons to Jameis Winston. The Florida State freshman quarterback appears to be able to shoulder the weight that comes with the expectations - and then some.Francois did a couple of things in his...

AP Sports WriterSt. John's-St. Thomas rivalry to break D3 attendance recordBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) One of the longest-running rivalries in small college football has reached major league status.The 87th edition of the St. John's-St. Thomas game will be played on Saturday at Target Field, and more than 35,000...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS vs. FBS: SWACBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Coming off a 2016 season in which their 10 wins over FBS programs tied for the fourth most in a season, FCS programs hope to make a mark again in 2017.Southwestern Athletic Conference teams are involved in 11...

Rutgers moves Maryland game from Yankee StadiumPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers has moved its Nov. 4 football game and wrestling duel against Maryland from Yankee Stadium to on-campus High Point Solutions Stadium because of the Yankees' postseason run.Rutgers said Friday that the joint decision with the Yankees was made...