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AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal: Kickoff fair catch inside 25 to be touchbackBy ERIC OLSONThe team receiving a kickoff would be allowed to make a fair catch between its goal line and 25-yard line and have it result in a touchback under an NCAA Football Rules Committee proposal.NCAA secretary-rules...

AP College Football WriterNCAA proposal: Kickoff fair catch inside 25 to be touchbackBy ERIC OLSONThe team receiving a kickoff would be allowed to make a fair catch inside the 25-yard line and have it result in a touchback under an NCAA Football Rules Committee proposal Friday.The proposal addresses player...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Presbyterian suffering roster turnoverBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Spring break was being ushered in at Presbyterian College on Friday, with the football team beginning its spring practice when students are back on campus in two weeks.If any team needs a spring break, it's the Blue Hose.Presbyterian's administration...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Southern Conference spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It might have seemed like Wofford's Mike Ayers was going to outlast all the coaches in the Southern Conference, but his retirement has added to the relatively new look across the conference.Josh Conklin has succeeded Ayers, who went out...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=SDSU coach Stiegelmeier apologizes for DUI arrestBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - South Dakota State coach John Stiegelmeier has issued an apology following his DUI arrest in late January.A Brookings (S.D.) Register report said Stiegelmeier was arrested Jan. 27 in Brookings. He has a court appearance scheduled for...

AP College Sports WriterAP Source: Sun Belt Conference signs 8-year deal with ESPNBy RALPH D. RUSSOA person with knowledge of the deal says the Sun Belt Conference has signed a new eight-year contract with ESPN that gives the network exclusive rights to all of the league's sports.The person spoke...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Pioneer Football League spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Improvement during spring practices will go a long way if Pioneer Football League teams are going to loosen San Diego's grip on the conference.Graduation losses just don't deter the Toreros. In the wake of losing 19 seniors from...

Morehead State seeking improvement in 2018(STATS) - Morehead State will kick off the 2018 season at Eastern Kentucky and host six opponents as part of its 11-game schedule.The Aug. 30 visit to EKU will be Morehead's first since 2014.The Eagles have led the Pioneer Football League in home attendance...

UNC hires Rutgers assistant Henry BakerCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has added Henry Baker to its coaching staff.Coach Larry Fedora announced Baker's addition Thursday. Baker coached cornerbacks at Rutgers last season and spent six seasons coaching that position at Delaware before that.He played defensive back at Maryland...

AP Sports WriterAuburn enters spring with healing Stidham, tailback battleBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn opens spring practice with competition at running back and a recuperating Jarrett Stidham.The Tigers quarterback will be limited in the early part of spring practice, which opened Thursday, while still recovering from left...

AP College Sports WriterSun Belt Conference signs 8-year deal with ESPNBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Sun Belt Conference has signed a new eight-year contract with ESPN that gives the network exclusive multimedia rights to all of the league's sports.Terms were not disclosed, but the Sun Belt announced Thursday that the...

AP College Sports WriterSun Belt Conference signs 8-year deal with ESPNBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Sun Belt Conference has signed a new eight-year contract with ESPN that gives the network exclusive multimedia rights to all of the league's sports.Terms were not disclosed, but the Sun Belt announced Thursday that the...