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Payton Award winner Hodges gets Steelers' invite(STATS) - Former Samford quarterback Devlin Hodges, the 2018 STATS FCS Walter Payton Award winner, received a minicamp invitation from the Pittsburgh Steelers following the NFL Draft Saturday night.Hodges was voted the top offensive player in the FCS after he passed for a...

AP College Football WriterAP sources: ACC, Notre Dame eye 2020 football membershipBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Atlantic Coast Conference and Notre Dame are considering whether the Fighting Irish will give up their treasured football independence to play as a member of the league for the 2020 season that has been...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Blue Hens wrapping up spring practiceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The instructing, evaluating and developing that goes on during spring practice makes it one of Danny Rocco's favorite times of the year.It's a little different at Delaware this year because the Blue Hens' new coach is getting...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Richmond's Lauletta getting NFL look at Senior BowlBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Playing under four different offensive coordinators in college would be considered a detriment for any quarterback, but Richmond's Kyle Lauletta didn't necessarily see it that way.His adaptability is one of the reasons NFL scouts are...

Robert Morris, Hawaii schedule Sept. 26 game(Stats Perform) - Hawaii football has filled an opening on its 2020 schedule with a game against Robert Morris on Sept. 26 in Honolulu.The two schools, who will meet at Aloha Stadium, have never faced each other previously.Robert Morris, an FCS independent this...

Associated PressOregon State QB job still up for grabsBy GARY HOROWITZCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) Oregon State senior quarterback Jake Luton smiled when he was informed that second-year head coach Jonathan Smith did not name a starting quarterback after Saturday's annual spring game at Reser Stadium.Luton passed for a team-high...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's Smart: Players will be safer working out on campusBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) As he prepares to welcome his players back to campus, Georgia coach Kirby Smart insisted Thursday that they'll be safer working out under the school's supervision than on their own.Smart also called on...

The Latest: Ex-Tennessee players acquitted on rape chargesKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on the trial of two former University of Tennessee football players facing aggravated rape charges (all times local):5:05 p.m.Jurors have acquitted two former University of Tennessee football players who were indicted on aggravated rape charges nearly...

Colorado State names football facility Canvas StadiumFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) Colorado State has named its on-campus football facility Canvas Stadium as part of a $37.7 million partnership agreement.Canvas Credit Union received the naming rights two months ago for the $220 million multipurpose facility that made its debut last...

TCU's Patterson views SMU as 50-50 game despite dominanceDALLAS (AP) TCU coach Gary Patterson always views SMU as one of those 50-50 games, even though the No. 16 Horned Frogs have pretty much dominated the series since the end of the old Southwest Conference.''I call it that for...

AP College Football WriterAnxiety rises at high-pedigree programs with new coachesBy ERIC OLSONMisery loves company, and there's plenty to go around for first-year coaches at some of the high-pedigree programs in college football.Chip Kelly is 0-3 at UCLA, Scott Frost is 0-2 at Nebraska, Willie Taggart hasn't beaten a...

AP Sports WriterHoosiers remain hopeful for QB Penix's return against UConnBy MICHAEL MAROTThe Indiana Hoosiers hope Michael Penix Jr. returns to action against Connecticut.They might not know until Saturday morning: Coach Tom Allen told reporters Monday his injured starting quarterback will likely a game-time decision for the second straight...