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HBO biopic about Penn State's Joe Paterno premieres April 7NEW YORK (AP) An HBO biopic starring Al Pacino as late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will premiere April 7.HBO tweeted the premiere date Friday, along with a trailer to the film directed by Barry Levinson.HBO has said...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=N.C. A&T's Parker sizes up well for NFL careerBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Brandon Parker may have gotten a glimpse of his future at a Greensboro, North Carolina, restaurant last fall.He saw five or six people wearing the Chicago Bears No. 29 jersey of rookie running back...

Furman, linebacker Ellis part ways(STATS) - Furman will return an experienced defense in 2018, but it won't include one of its young leaders from last year, linebacker Reynard Ellis.Ellis, who paced the team in tackles as a freshman, has left the program in a mutual decision with second-year coach...

Alabama promotes Locksley, Tupoi, hires 2 more assistantsTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban has promoted Mike Locksley to offensive coordinator and Josh Tupoi to defensive coordinator and hired two new assistants.Saban announced the promotions Thursday along with the hiring of Dan Enos as quarterbacks coach and Craig...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Nicholls extending Rebowe through 2021By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Nicholls is making sure the driving force behind its turnaround will keep pushing the Colonels forward.The Southland Conference school and coach Tim Rebowe have agreed to a new four-year contract through the 2021 season, athletic director Matt Roan...

Rutgers adds Joseph, Robinson to football coaching staffPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers had added Noah Joseph and Cory Robinson to its football coaching staff.Coach Chris Ash announced the additions on Thursday.Joseph, who worked with Ash at Iowa State, will serve as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Robinson will be...

Marist QB White not returning(STATS) - Marist's all-time leading passer Mike White will not use his final season of eligibility this year.White, who sat out his true freshman season in 2014, is scheduled to graduate after the spring semester. He's been Marist's starting quarterback the last three seasons, and...

Associated PressLawsuit: College refused to hire coach with 'Jewish blood'By MICHAEL KUNZELMANBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The president of a private Baptist college in Louisiana refused to approve a football coach's hiring because of what he called the applicant's ''Jewish blood,'' a federal lawsuit claims.Joshua Bonadona sued Louisiana College...

Associated PressLawsuit: College refused to hire coach with 'Jewish blood'By MICHAEL KUNZELMANBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A federal lawsuit claims the president of a private Baptist college in Louisiana refused to approve a football coach's hiring because of what he called the applicant's ''Jewish blood.''Joshua Bonadona sued Louisiana College...

New Texas AD Del Conte to get 7-year contractAUSTIN, Texas (AP) New Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte will have a seven-year contract starting at $1.3 million per year, according to contract details released Thursday.The University of Texas System Board of Regents is scheduled to approve Del Conte's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Awards candidates from outside the boxBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Major awards tend to go to big stars in prominent positions, and in that regard, the top honors in the FCS are like most others.Steve McNair, Brian Westbrook and Tony Romo are among the offensive standouts...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Austin Peay to face Georgia, host fiveBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - In past years, Austin Peay had little reason to include FCS playoff dates when it released its football schedule, but the feeling was different Wednesday when the Governors announced their 2018 games.Austin Peay has set an...