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Associated PressPenn State, Michigan State close out tough regular seasonsBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Sean Clifford is grateful that the faces he's been able to see and interact with in person have stayed close this season.Penn State's quarterback realizes many of them, like himself, weren't used to...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Panthers end second round by drafting Salukis' ChinnBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Consider the potential value of new Carolina Panthers strong safety Jeremy Chinn this way:He drew comparisons to linebacker Isaiah Simmons in advance of the NFL Draft.Simmons was the eighth overall pick, going in...

AP Sports WriterMore than half of ACC football schools aim to reopen in fallBy AARON BEARDNine of the 14 football-playing members of the Atlantic Coast Conference are making plans for reopening campuses this fall while three others have publicly said they are exploring scenarios for a return following the...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Less than an hour after he was loaded into an ambulance after getting knocked unconscious against Ohio State, Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. was back on the sideline with teammates. His rapid return was encouraging to anyone who saw Armstrong lay motionless following a hit by Malik...

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Deshaun Watson rarely panics, not as a high school star in Georgia watching his mother fight cancer or as Clemson's quarterback working to come back from knee surgery.Calm and confident without being flashy, Watson's style led the Tigers to their first undefeated season since 1981...

AP Sports WriterTop 10 showdown: QBs gear up for Auburn-Florida matchupBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Kyle Trask was a backup quarterback with four collegiate passes this time last year. That's still four more than Bo Nix, who was in high school.Now, Trask is the starting quarterback for No....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Bison slip past Youngstown State in OTBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - North Dakota State loves the comfort of playing inside its raucous Fargodome, but there's also something about the Bison's focus when they play on road.It's "the heart of a champion," coach Chris Klieman says.The No. 2-ranked...

AP College Football WriterPlan B as in BYU: Cougars face Chanticleers on short noticeBy RALPH D. RUSSOWord came to Coastal Carolina on Wednesday that the most significant home game in the history of the program was in serious jeopardy.The 14th-ranked Chanticleers were scheduled to face No. 25 Liberty on...

AP Sports WriterBobo: Consistency earned Hill starting Gamecocks QB jobBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Collin Hill has never backed away from a challenge, especially if it meant getting back on the field at his home state university.Hill overcame rehabbing from a third ACL tear this spring and bonding...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NAU QB Cookus' availability uncertainBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Northern Arizona quarterback Case Cookus is expected to be a game-time decision for Saturday's game at Missouri State after he suffered an upper body injury last weekend.Cookus' injury remains under evaluation by team personnel. The redshirt junior was...

AP Sports WriterEx-RB Lattimore handling new role for South CarolinaBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Marcus Lattimore looks like he could still take the football 10 yards from the goal line, break three tackles and finish in the end zone as he often did in his record-setting career at...

AP College Football Footall WriterVirus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBSBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe pandemic wrecked more plans across college football on Wednesday, with No. 12 Georgia at Missouri becomeing the fourth game postponed in the Southeastern Conference alone and No. 3 Ohio State's visit to...