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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Senior Bowl rosters include 14 from FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A strong contingent of 14 former FCS players are participating at this week's 69th Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.A week's worth of practices and player interviews lead up to the premier college football all-star game Saturday...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=SDSU's Goedert considered top FCS draft prospectBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The general belief among NFL Draft analysts is South Dakota State tight end Dallas Goedert will be the first FCS player selected this year."Obviously, that would be a really cool honor," Goedert said. "Just playing in...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Former FCS players have Super Bowl spotlightBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Super Bowl LII offers quite the stage for a number of former New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles who played at FCS schools.They hope to play major roles when their teams square off in football's biggest...

Stanford QB Keller Chryst to transfer for final seasonSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst plans to transfer for his final season of eligibility.Chryst announced Sunday that he will transfer after he graduates in June. He will be immediately eligible as a graduate transfer.Chryst began last season as...

AP Sports WriterMiami CB Malek Young needs career-ending neck surgeryBy TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Miami cornerback Malek Young's football career is over.The Hurricanes announced Sunday that a neck injury Young sustained during last month's Orange Bowl against Wisconsin will require career-ending surgery to repair.Young will remain on...

AP Sports WriterLeach: Hilinski had no signs of depression before deathBy TIM BOOTHWashington State coach Mike Leach said Saturday there were no outward signs that would have alarmed coaches or teammates before Tyler Hilinski took his own life.A day after an emotional vigil on the Washington State campus that...

LSU's Herron, Penn State's Apke shine at Collegiate BowlPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Defense ruled in a game meant to showcase potential NFL players, and LSU defensive tackle Frank Herron and Penn State linebacker Troy Apke delivered the final blows.The 312-pound Herron returned a fumble for a late touchdown and...

LSU's Herron, Penn State's Apke shine at Collegiate BowlPASADENA, Calif. (AP) LSU defensive tackle Frank Herron returned a fumble for a late touchdown and Penn State linebacker Troy Apke earned MVP honors, helping the National team stifle the American team 23-0 on Saturday in the NFL Players Association...

AP Sports WriterShimonek throws late TD pass to lift West over East 14-10By FRED GOODALLST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) For J.T. Barrett, playing in the 93rd East-West Shrine game was more about showing what type of leader he is than impressing statistically.''I think, at the end of the...

AP Sports WriterAlabama team, fans celebrate especially difficult title runBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Tens of thousands of fans gathered to celebrate Alabama's latest national championship, one that was especially hard to achieve.This time the Crimson Tide had to overcome a loss in the final regular-season game, a...

AP Sports WriterLeach: Hilinski had no signs of depression before deathBy TIM BOOTHWashington State coach Mike Leach says there were no outward signs that would have alarmed coaches or teammates before Tyler Hilinski took his own life.Leach spoke extensively about Hilinski's death for the first time on Saturday. Hilinski...

AP Sports WriterShimonek throws late TD pass to lift West over East 14-10By FRED GOODALLST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Texas Tech's Nic Shimonek threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Houston's Steven Dunbar with 1:23 remaining Saturday to give the West a 14-10 victory in the 93rd East-West Shrine...