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AP College Football WriterBig Ten places 3 in AP top 5 for 1st time in 56 yearsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big Ten placed three teams in the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in 56 years, setting up a No. 2 vs....

The Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Kent State Golden Flashes will both be gunning for a victory on January 6 when they meet at Ladd Peebles Stadium in the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Kent State at Arkansas State When: 9:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 6, 2013 Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama TV: 9 p.m....

2019 College HOF ballot includes McNair, Amerson, Lucas(STATS) - Three former FCS award winners were named to the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame ballot on Monday.Walter Payton Award winners Steve McNair of Alcorn State and Archie Amerson of Northern Arizona as well as Buck Buchanan Award winner Al...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just when it seemed Oregon's defense was peaking at the perfect time, with Jameis Winston and Florida State on the horizon, an injury took away the Ducks' best defensive back.Second-ranked Oregon (12-1) will face the third-seeded Seminoles (13-0) on Jan. 1 in the College Football...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Improvement under new coaches is wide-rangingBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A new coaching staff brings added attention and often energizes a college football program, but few head coaches go into the first season by publicly quantifying what would make for a successful win total.Do all...

Appalachian State gives Satterfield new 5-year contractBOONE, N.C. (AP) Appalachian State has given football coach Scott Satterfield a new five-year contract through 2021.School officials announced the deal Friday, a day after it was approved by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Terms were not disclosed. The...

AP Sports WriterMississippi State fires coach Joe Moorhead after 2 seasonsBy STEVE MEGARGEEMississippi State fired Joe Moorhead after just two seasons Friday, making the unusual decision to dismiss a coach after a bowl game.The Bulldogs went 14-12 under Moorhead, who was previously the offensive coordinator at Penn State. He...

AP Sports WriterPostponing season puts NFL prospects in a holding patternBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Big Ten and Pac-12 postponing their fall football seasons because of the coronavirus pandemic leaves some NFL prospects facing a dilemma: Leave now or leave later.Take Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, a...

Clemson relaxes alcohol rules for national title partyCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) The city surrounding Clemson University is again relaxing its open container of alcohol laws for a street party as the school's football team plays in the national championship game Monday night.City of Clemson Police will close downtown streets...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma looks to extend 17-game November win streakBy CLIFF BRUNTOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) If recent history is an indicator, Oklahoma is about to go on a run.Oklahoma has won 17 consecutive November games dating to 2014. The annual late-season surges have fueled four consecutive Big 12 titles...

AP Sports WriterThe U is 2: Miami surges near top of the AP Top 25By TIM REYNOLDSCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) The last time things were going this well for the Miami Hurricanes, they were dominating the Big East and playing home games in the Orange Bowl.That league no...

Villanova dominates first half in beating Maine 33-17VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Daniel Smith passed for a touchdown and ran for two more and Villanova scored on its first five possessions to defeat Maine 33-17 on Saturday.The Wildcats (5-0, 2-0 Colonial Athletic Association), ranked No. 13 in the FCS coaches...