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Bison RB Wilson to miss 2019 season with ACL injury(STATS) - North Dakota State running back Seth Wilson will miss the 2019 season with an ACL tear, first-year coach Matt Entz announced Wednesday.Wilson, injured during spring practice, was expected to compete for a starting job with the two-time defending...

AP Sports WriterVirus sparks debate on whether more prospects will stay homeBy STEVE MEGARGEEConcerns about the new coronavirus are preventing football prospects from visiting campuses this spring and keeping college coaches from traveling to evaluate them.North Carolina coach Mack Brown said he believes this could cause more 2021 recruits...

Cowboys sign Larry Allen's son(STATS) - The Dallas Cowboys surely like the idea of Larry Allen on their offensive line.Former Harvard standout Larry Allen Jr. signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Cowboys on Sunday - one day after the conclusion of the NFL Draft.Allen, an All-Ivy League...

AP Sports WriterFinal chapter arrives for Trey Adams at No. 13 WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) If not for injuries, Washington left tackle Trey Adams would probably already have been in the NFL.Setbacks cost the big left tackle most of two seasons, however, and now he's preparing to start...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Midshipmen's ground game not what it used to beBy ERIC OLSONNavy's triple-option offense is sputtering for the first time in a long time.The Midshipmen enter November ranked 32nd nationally in rushing with an average of 187 yards per game. That's a stunning development for...

STATS Senior Editor=Plenty at stake in SoCon heading into NovemberBy BRETT HUSTON(STATS) - There's an obvious favorite in the Southern Conference title race after October, but it's hardly clear if the team most likely to earn the league's automatic playoff bid is its best.It's even murkier trying to parse...

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says he is ''very optimistic'' All-American Shaq Lawson will play in the national title game against Alabama after the defensive end missed most of the Tigers' semifinal victory with a knee injury.Lawson leads the Tigers (14-0) with 10 1/2 sacks and is tops in the...

AP Sports WriterHokies' tall task: Bounce back from loss vs No. 9 HurricanesBy HANK KURZ Jr.AP Photo transref:NCRAL324, transref:NCRAL321, transref:VAROA307By HANK KURZ Jr. =AP Sports Writer=A last-second loss to No. 22 Liberty has drawn a lot of negative attention to Virginia Tech, but coach Justin Fuente said it simply...

AP Sports WriterPurdue seeks bowl win over Arizona to cap Brohm's 1st seasonBy JOSH DUBOWSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Purdue's first bowl win in six years would give the Boilermakers a winning record and a perfect capper to coach Jeff Brohm's first season.Brohm helped engineer an impressive turnaround at...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Tennessee offensive lineman Nathan Niehaus says injuries caused him to decide this week to end his football career. Niehaus (pronounced KNEE-house) tweeted Thursday that ''due to sustained injuries and the overlapping wear on my body, I have decided to retire from the game that has taken...

AP Sports WriterSEC midseason awards: Saban, Ojulari, Jones among ''winners'By JOHN ZENORA season of league-only games in the Southeastern Conference isn't for the meek - or the mediocre.The SEC has reached (roughly) the halfway point of the 10-game season with four teams ranked in the top 10 - No....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Huesman faces challenging first schedule at RichmondBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The road portion of the schedule is particularly tough for new Richmond football coach Russ Huesman as the Spiders look to the 2017 season.Richmond announced an 11-game schedule on Tuesday, including five home games at Robins...