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The Latest: Penn State ex-leader's jury asks more questionsHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) The Latest on the criminal trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier (all times local):8:15 p.m.A judge is getting more questions from jurors in the criminal trial of former Penn State University president Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yur).Spanier...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Five FCS storylines: Worried or not?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS football in the spring is about optimism - records are spotless - but there is a lot of time for worrying as well.Fans tend to pick apart anything and everything.With the 2019 FCS season drawing nearer,...

Ricky Williams' Heisman sells for auction-record $504,000By The Associated PressThe Heisman Trophy won by Ricky Wiliams in 1998 at Texas was sold at auction for $504,000, setting a record for college football's most recognizable award.The winning bid for the trophy in Heritage Auctions' Fall Sports Memorabilia Collectibles offerings exceeded...

AP Sports WriterAlabama, Georgia could be on an SEC collision course - againBy JOHN ZENORGeorgia coach Kirby Smart gave mentor Nick Saban and Alabama a run for their money in the national championship game - and did it again in the offseason.Smart brought in the nation's top recruiting class...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Newcomers spice up Duquesne-led NECBy CRAIG HALEYEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (STATS) - Four new head coaches. Two new programs. A handful of transfer quarterbacks.There's a lot of newness in the Northeast Conference, so what is expected about the upcoming season may change quickly.Then again, the ever-growing conference...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Morgan State, Grambling State receive APR penaltiesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The overall picture for both the FCS level and its historically black colleges and universities improved yet again this year with only two schools impacted by NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate penalties announced Wednesday.Morgan State,...

Associated PressNo. 15 Washington State hopes to rebound against ColoradoBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSAs No. 15 Washington State prepared to host Colorado on Saturday night, coach Mike Leach didn't mince words when describing the Cougars' last outing, a 37-3 drubbing at California.''That's the worst game everybody has played under me,''...

Samford to face competitive 2018 schedule(STATS) - Samford announced its 11-game 2018 schedule on Wednesday. The Bulldogs hope to end it with a Southern Conference championship.Coach Chris Hatcher's squad is coming off an 8-4 season in which it earned an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs.Samford will host five...

Former Alabama, Jets receiver Ardarius Stewart arrestedTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Former Alabama and NFL receiver Ardarius Stewart has been arrested and charged with carrying a pistol without a license.Tuscaloosa police say the 25-year-old Stewart was pulled over about 1:40 a.m. Thursday for driving with an expired tag. Passenger Demarcus...

AP Sports WriterLiberty Bowl: No. 21 Navy, Kansas St. cap surprising yearsBy STEVE MEGARGEEMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo wanted to make sure he spent this bowl season on a sideline rather than in the stands.After his team went 3-10 last year to end a string of...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...

Georgia Tech's Collins hires Temple's Patenaude, ThackerATLANTA (AP) New Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins is bringing his offensive and defensive coordinators to Atlanta from his previous Temple staff.Collins announced Monday he has hired offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude and defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker from Temple. The two worked with...