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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Montana State's Andersen expected to be medical redshirtBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Montana State All-America linebacker Troy Andersen is expected to sit out the 2020 season due to lower extremity injuries and return to play his final season in 2021, coach Jeff Choate said Wednesday.Andersen,...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Texas Christian quarterback Trevone Boykin leaped over defenders and threw from the hip for touchdowns, breaking the team's career record for total offense while leading the Horned Frogs past West Virginia 40-10 on Thursday for their 16th consecutive victory.Boykin completed 32 of 47 pass...

AP Sports WriterSteve Spurrier returns 'home' as ambassador, consultantBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Just call him the Head Ball Consultant.Steve Spurrier, who already has a statue outside Florida's football stadium and recently had the field named after him, will now serve as ambassador and consultant for the school's...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Southland Conference draft class impressesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - That former Sam Houston State quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe has won the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award for two straight seasons underscores the Southland Conference's reputation as an offensive conference.But the prospects for next week's NFL draft indicate defensive...

AP Sports WriterAfter 5-game skid, Colorado needs to win out for bowl berthBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The Colorado Buffaloes have crunched the numbers and it all adds up to the same thing - there's no margin for error.Mired in a five-game skid, the Buffaloes (3-6, 1-5 Pac-12)...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Big South commissioner still confident in futureBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Coastal Carolina's decision to move up to the FBS next year surely has caused great frustration across Big South football considering the FCS conference is in the midst of its greatest success.Coastal was at the center...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Louisiana Tech running back Kenneth Dixon set NCAA records with his 87th career touchdown and 522nd point Saturday night in the New Orleans Bowl against Arkansas State.Dixon entered the game with 83 TDs, two behind Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who has scored all 85 of...

Tough "road" ahead for veteran Western Illinois squad(STATS) - With 18 returning starters, Western Illinois has reason to look forward to its 11-game 2017 schedule that was announced Tuesday.However, with a matchup against Coastal Carolina moved from Macomb to the site of the new FBS program, the Leathernecks will...

Jacksonville State finalizes 2018 schedule(STATS) - The addition of a Sept. 8 home game against Mississippi Valley State has completed Jacksonville State's 11-game 2018 schedule, which was announced Wednesday.The Gamecocks will host five home games and aren't playing an FBS opponent. They will seek to become the first program...

LSU lands former Ohio State QB Burrow as grad transferBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Former Ohio State quarterback Joe Burrow is transferring to LSU, where he will be eligible to play immediately and compete for the Tigers' starting job.LSU announced Monday the addition of Burrow, who recently graduated from...

Jameis Winston and No. 1 Florida State might have to play better for a return trip to the stadium where the next national title will be decided. At least the reigning champion Seminoles didn't leave the $1.2 billion home of the Dallas Cowboys with a season-opening loss. Three plays ended up...

AP Sports WriterFIU looking for a QB, as Year 2 under Butch Davis loomsBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Butch Davis wasted no time in his quest to turn Florida International into a winner.He's now trying to see if FIU can win consistently.Davis went 8-5 a year ago in his...