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AP Sports WriterNo. 1 LSU could be missing top rusher against No. 4 SoonersBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Top-ranked LSU's leading rusher Clyde Edwards-Helaire is off crutches but still may miss Saturday's Peach Bowl playoff semifinal against No. 4 Oklahoma.The Sooners, meanwhile, will be missing starting defensive end Ronnie...

FCS head coaching change tracker(Stats Perform) - The head coaching carousel in FCS college football has spun less following the 2019 season than the way it did in the previous two dizzying years, but it's been active.There were 25 different schools with a change atop their program between the...

Swinney expects Clemson QB Bryant to practice this weekCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney expects injured quarterback Kelly Bryant to practice later in the week to try and prepare to face Syracuse on Friday night.Swinney said Bryant would be limited Sunday night when the second-ranked Tigers start...

AP Sports WriterPassing problems return for unbalanced Mississippi StateBy DAVID BRANDTMississippi State coach Joe Moorhead has been concerned about the team's lack of balance and run-heavy approach.It didn't take long against fifth-ranked LSU to see why.The Bulldogs suffered through an ugly 19-3 loss to LSU on Saturday and looked...

AP Sports WriterHBCU NFL hopefuls adjust after canceled pro days, combineBy KYLE HIGHTOWERDe’Montrez Burroughs looked at it as his best shot to accomplish his NFL dream.The South Carolina State senior receiver had the dates circled on his calendar. First, the Bulldogs’ annual pro day on March 19, followed a...

Minnesota WR Bateman ends season early out of virus concernsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota star wide receiver Rashod Bateman decided Wednesday to end his season early out of concern over COVID-19, the day after the Gophers canceled their game against Wisconsin due to a rise in cases within the program.Bateman,...

AP Sports WriterClemson's Swinney not worried despite several QB transfersBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is not concerned about his quarterback spot, even though the once-loaded depth at the position has been cut in half.When the Tigers ended last season, the Atlantic Coast Conference champions...

Baylor paid Art Briles $15M after firing him amid scandalWACO, Texas (AP) New tax records show that Baylor University paid former football coach Art Briles more than $15 million after firing him in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that rocked his program.The documents obtained by The...

AP Sports WriterNo. 7 Auburn's sluggish ground game still a work in progressBy JOHN ZENORThe Auburn Tigers once seemed virtual locks to have at least one 1,000-yard rusher every season.After a two-year drought in that category, the seventh-ranked Tigers (1-0) are off to a slow start in the running...

Magic City Classic turns 75(STATS) - The FCS national championship game may not have the fanfare of the Magic City Classic between Alabama A&M and Alabama State.The SWAC rivals usually play before the biggest crowd of the FCS season, and with their annual classic celebrating its 75th renewal on...

2019 FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - It's expected the head coaching carousel in FCS college football will spin less following the 2019 season than the way it did in the last two dizzying years.There were 24 different schools with a change atop their program between the start of the...

Gunn, Minnesota St. overpower Slippery Rock 58-15SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (AP) Nate Gunn ran for three touchdowns and Ryan Schlichte and JD Ekowa each threw for one and Minnesota State demolished Slippery Rock 58-15 in a Division II semifinal game on Saturday.Minnesota (14-0) advances to the championship to play...