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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Trautman expected to be Dayton's first NFL Draft pick since 1977By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - FCS prospects heading toward a potential NFL career like having a rather large chip on their shoulder, often feeling they have to prove themselves more than FBS counterparts.Many are used...

AP College Football WriterMAC returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4By RALPH D. RUSSOThe Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season because of the pandemic, has become the final one to jump back in, making it 10 out of 10 conferences that will...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Liberty to become FBS independent in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Let there be Liberty on the FBS level.Liberty received notification from the NCAA on Thursday that its football program has been approved for reclassification to the FBS, beginning with the 2017-18 academic year.The Flames will play...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) There's nothing typical about this Bedlam matchup.Rivals Oklahoma and Oklahoma State could win the Big 12, and perhaps more, on Saturday. Fifth-ranked Oklahoma (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) has moved up to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and a win against the Cowboys...

AP College Football WriterCollege football embarks on uncertain season of COVID-19By RALPH D. RUSSOA most overused coaching cliche has never been so relevant as college football embarks on a season of COVID-19: Take it one day at a time.With so much uncertainty, trying to figure how this will go...

Associated PressNo. 12 LSU unhappy with passing game as No. 7 Auburn loomsBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Preseason talk about LSU relying more on its passing game this season has transitioned into a search for explanations about why that hasn't happened during the 12th-ranked Tigers' first two...

Hill signs extension to stay at Weber State through 2023OGDEN, Utah (AP) Weber State has signed football coach Jay Hill to an extension that keeps him in charge of the program through the 2023 season. The deal adds two years to a five-year extension signed in January.The Wildcats...

The Latest: Gruden, Shanahan hoping for edge at Senior BowlMOBILE, Ala. (AP) The Latest on the Senior Bowl (all times local):3:40 p.m.Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden and San Francisco's Kyle Shanahan would much rather be preparing for the Super Bowl than coaching in Saturday's Senior Bowl. But they're...

AP Sports WriterNo. 24 Cal puts improved defense to test vs. No. 19 OregonBy JOSH DUBOWBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Improving the defense has been the top task for coach Justin Wilcox since he arrived at California in 2017.The Golden Bears showed significant improvement in his first season and have...

TCU RB Sewo Olonilua arrested on drug possession chargesHUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) TCU running back Sewo Olonilua, who set a school bowl record with 194 yards rushing in a victory over California last season, has been arrested on drug possession charges.The Walker County Sheriff's Department said Thursday that Olonilua...

Valparaiso to host five in 2018 season(STATS) - Valparaiso seeks to build on its first winning season in 14 years during an 11-game 2018 schedule that was announced Friday.Valpo, which last year finished 6-5 overall and 5-3 in the Pioneer Football League under coach Dave Cecchini, will have an...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 FCS vs. FBS: Patriot LeagueBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Since the addition of football scholarships across the Patriot League, its teams have had a better chance of knocking off FBS programs.It's still not an easy assignment for the league with Fordham's win at Army West Point...