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Duke promotes co-defensive coordinators; Goethie to lead LBsDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke has promoted assistants Ben Albert and Matt Guerrieri to co-defensive coordinator positions and added Lanier Goethie as an assistant coach.Coach David Cutcliffe announced a series of staff moves Friday.Albert will continue to coach the Blue Devils' defensive...

MSU football coach Dantonio gets 1-year extension to 2023EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio's contract has been extended one year through the 2023 season.Dantonio has had a six-year rollover deal, so an extension like this is routine. But it comes as Michigan State's football...

Ole Miss appeals NCAA punishment, citing abuse of discretionOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi filed its appeal Thursday of the NCAA committee on infractions' decision to ban the football program from the postseason in 2018, limit unofficial recruiting visits and cite the school for lack institutional control in a case...

Ole Miss appeals NCAA punishment, citing abuse of discretionOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi has filed its appeal of the NCAA committee on infractions' decision to ban the football program from the postseason in 2018, limit unofficial recruiting visits and cite the school for lack institutional control in a case...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Vandals working toward return to FCS, Big SkyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Two particular trophies sitting inside a display case at the Idaho Vandal Athletic Hall of Fame seem to be shining brighter this year.The Walter Payton Awards won by quarterbacks John Friesz and Doug Nussmeier in...

New Mexico's suspension of coach Bob Davie to start SaturdayALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico coach Bob Davie will begin serving a 30-day school suspension Saturday, following multiple investigations into treatment of players and interfering with possible criminal or misconduct cases involving members of the team.New Mexico President Chaouki...

Samford to face competitive 2018 schedule(STATS) - Samford announced its 11-game 2018 schedule on Wednesday. The Bulldogs hope to end it with a Southern Conference championship.Coach Chris Hatcher's squad is coming off an 8-4 season in which it earned an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs.Samford will host five...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Five reasons to love the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14, but the heart can grow fonder on a Thursday night in late August or a Saturday afternoon in October.The FCS is a love affair for its schools, teams and fans.This...

North Alabama has six FCS opponents in 2018 transition(STATS) - North Alabama will play 2017 FCS champion North Dakota State and five other subdivision programs while it begins its transition from NCAA Division II this year.The Lions will play all six FCS opponents on the road and host five...

Robert Gillespie out as Tennessee's running backs coachKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Robert Gillespie is no longer part of Tennessee's coaching staff after serving as running backs coach for the last five seasons.Athletic director Phillip Fulmer confirmed Gillespie's exit Wednesday while speaking to the Big Orange Tip Off Club and...

AP College Sports WriterNCAA considers tying transfer eligibility to academic marksBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA is considering allowing athletes who are doing well in the classroom the ability to transfer with immediate eligibility and permitting incoming freshmen to get out of a national letter of intent if there is...

AP College Football WriterNotre Dame president rips NCAA's denial of Notre Dame appealBy RALPH D. RUSSONotre Dame's president ripped the NCAA's decision to deny the school's appeal to restore 21 vacated football victories from an academic misconduct violation, saying the association ''perverted'' the notion that universities determine how they...