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Houston Baptist's Shealy gets 3-year extension(STATS) - Houston Baptist announced it has given coach Vic Shealy a three-year contract extension on Thursday.The new deal extends Shealy through June 2021.Shealy arrived at Houston Baptist in 2012 to start the program from scratch. After playing a developmental season in 2013, the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Jacksonville State, N.C. A&T potential FCS Kickoff matchupBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - ESPN is seeking to put the finishing touches on what would be another highly anticipated FCS Kickoff matchup this year.Jacksonville State and North Carolina A&T, both coming off Top 10 seasons, could be matched in...

Rutgers withdraws from two-game football series with UCLALOS ANGELES (AP) Rutgers has withdrawn from a two-game football series with UCLA scheduled for 2020 and 2021.According to a deal signed in 2009, the schools were to play a home-and-home series at Rutgers in 2016 and at the Rose Bowl...

Weber State seeks to continue momentum in 2018(STATS) - Weber State will try to build on a record-setting season during its 11-game 2018 schedule which was announced Wednesday.This past year, the Wildcats won a school-record 11 games and a share of the Big Sky title while reaching the FCS...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ankrah, James Madison mates seek NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - James Madison's 2016 FCS championship didn't lead to the Dukes stocking NFL rosters and this year's national runner-up finish didn't pay off at the major postseason all-star games.Understandably, many people in and around the program are...

Roberts is Salute to Service Award winner(STATS) - Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Andre Roberts was named the 2017 recipient of the NFL's Salute to Service Award on Wednesday.It marked the third time in the last four years a former FCS player has won the award that acknowledges an effort...

Alabama TE Major Tennison arrested on marijuana chargeTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama tight end Major Tennison has been arrested on a marijuana possession charge.An incident report released by the university Wednesday shows that Tennison was arrested Sunday night and charged with second-degree marijuana possession, a misdemeanor. The arrest occurred...

Coach Jerry Kill returns to Southern Illinois as ambassadorCARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Former Southern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill is returning as an ambassador for the Carbondale university.School officials made the announcement Tuesday, saying Kill's appointment as special assistant to the chancellor will start in mid-March. Kill retired from...

Coach Jerry Kill returns to Southern Illinois as ambassadorCARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Former Southern Illinois football coach Jerry Kill is returning as an ambassador for the Carbondale university.School officials made the announcement Tuesday, saying Kill's appointment as special assistant to the chancellor will start in mid-March. Kill retired from...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Hauck can't follow rival Choate on TwitterBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The rivalry between Montana and Montana State doesn't have an offseason.Montana coach Bobby Hauck and his Montana State counterpart Jeff Choate tried to have some fun at each other's expense on Twitter on Friday.Hauck revealed his...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=N.C. Central, Prairie View to meet in MEAC-SWAC ChallengeBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The 2018 MEAC-SWAC Challenge will be a matchup of "firsts" when North Carolina Central and Prairie View A&M square off Sept. 2 at Georgia State Stadium in Atlanta.The HBCU programs will be playing each...

Hauck can't follow rival Choate on Twitter(STATS) - The rivalry between Montana and Montana State doesn't have an offseason.Montana football coach Bobby Hauck had some fun on Twitter on Friday by revealing his account has been blocked from following the tweets of Montana State coach Jeff Choate.Hauck posted a...