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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Deep Big Sky seeks to end Weber State title runBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Heading into the 2020 Big Sky season, the defending co-champs, Sacramento State and Weber State, have the easiest conference schedules.That may sound surprising, if not alarming, to the rest of the...

TCU will play most experienced and youngest QBs in openerFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) TCU's most experienced quarterback is going to start the season opener for the Horned Frogs, and their youngest one will also get to play in his first college game.Coach Gary Patterson named graduate transfer Alex...

Vanderbilt's Mason names 4 new members of his football staffNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt football coach Derek Mason has added four assistants to his staff.They are defensive coordinator Jason Tarver, special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga, wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead and cornerbacks coach Terrence Brown.The appointment of Tarver marks...

AP Sports WriterHealthy, deeper No. 4 Clemson ready for championship runBy PETE IACOBELLICoach Dabo Swinney believes No. 4 Clemson is healthy and deeper as they prepare for another championship run after battling injuries and COVID-19-related issues.The Tigers (8-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) returned several missing starters, including q uarterback...

LSU linebacker Taylor implicated in burglary, suspendedBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU has suspended sophomore linebacker Tylor Taylor, apparently after learning he'd been arrested about two months ago in connection with a firearms theft from a pawn shop in Georgia.An official university statement says only that the suspension stems...

Prolific WR Amon-Ra St. Brown joins USC exodus to NFL draftLOS ANGELES (AP) Receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is headed to the NFL draft after three seasons at Southern California.St. Brown announced his expected decision Saturday.The speedy, sure-handed receiver is the fifth key underclassman in the past week from...

AP College Football WriterHuskers hoping to push back this time against physical IowaBy ERIC OLSONNebraska knows what's coming whenever it plays Iowa. The hard part is stopping it.''They're going to try and run it down our throats,'' linebacker JoJo Domann said. ''They're going to try to out-physical us in...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma COVID-19 cases threatened game against Missouri St.By CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley confirmed after the No. 5 Sooners' opening victory over Missouri State that the game Saturday night had been jeopardy of being postponed or canceled because of the Sooners' COVID-19 cases.Earlier,...

AP Sports WriterOnline classes keep football players out of academic frayBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow is a hero on LSU's Baton Rouge campus, but he hasn't seen much of it because he took graduate courses online. Justin Fields rarely has to step inside...

AP Sports WriterPlaying catch: Florida's Shorter gets daily help from momBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Justin Shorter contorted his body in the end zone, fully extended both arms as he left his feet, reached behind his head and made a contested catch so spectacular that teammate Trevon Grimes...

AP Sports WriterPac-12's postseason hopes dim among canceled games, virusBy ANNE M. PETERSONWith so much uncertainty ahead, Pac-12 teams are doing everything they can to make sure they get enough games in to legitimately be considered for a bowl. Any bowl.UCLA and California even got together and scheduled their...

The Utah Utes and the Oregon State Beavers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Reser Stadium. Utah at Oregon State When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 15, 2016 Where: Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon 205 UTAH 13 52 206 OREGON ST 9 43 TV: 4 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network....