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King, Byrd help Ga. Southern beat ULM 35-30MONROE, La. (AP) J.D. King ran for a career-high 196 yards and a score, Rashad Byrd had a tackle at the 1-yard line in the closing seconds, and Georgia Southern held on for a 35-30 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.Wesley...

FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 17 FCS college football programs that have announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-4): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12); 43-21...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stats Perform FCS Week 5 HonorsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A smaller weekly schedule in FCS college football this fall hasn't slowed the outstanding performances.The Stats Perform team and player of the week for Week 5 games ending on Oct. 3:FCS TEAM OF THE WEEKCentral...

AP Sports WriterTrask, Pitts help No. 3 Florida top South Carolina 38-24By MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 3 Florida was nearly flawless on offense in its season opener, a 51-point, 642-yard barrage that set a school record. Two turnovers a week later made the Gators look vulnerable.Kyle Trask...

AP Sports WriterMax Duggan and TCU stun No. 9 Longhorns again 33-31By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) TCU quarterback Max Duggan ran for the go-ahead score with 4 minutes left and the Horned Frogs' defense made it stand with a goal-line fumble recovery to stun No. 9 Texas 33-31...

Hawaii, Bahamas bowls canceled by ESPN due to pandemicBy The Associated PressThe Hawaii and Bahamas bowls were canceled by ESPN Events on Friday because of the pandemic and related travel restrictions.The games are typically played in December and are two of 17 owned and operated by ESPN. The cancellation...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Playoff expansion only fair option in chaotic seasonBy PAUL NEWBERRYLet's start with a confession: It feels downright reckless to be lobbying for more college football games while we're in the middle of a pandemic that has claimed more than 200,000 American lives.Especially on the same day...

AP Sports WriterA different tune for college marching bands in a pandemicBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) As the Oklahoma marching band's rendition of ''Sweet Victory'' filled Memorial Stadium, everything was in place on the field.More than 300 Pride of Oklahoma members formed a perfect pattern from one goal...

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...

Man behind threat to football players gets sentencing dateCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A California man who used Facebook to threaten a shooting at Ohio State University and vowed to hurt players on the football team and then-head coach Urban Meyer has been scheduled for sentencing later this month.An indictment...

AP College Football WriterWeek 5 Preview: Top-25 matchups in SEC; ACC title rematchBy RALPH D. RUSSOTwo games matching ranked Southeastern Conference teams. including the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, highlights the fifth week of the college football season.No. 13 Texas A&M visits No. 2 Alabama on Saturday, looking...

Associated PressNo. 5 Irish return to practice following COVID-19 outbreakBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Fifth-ranked Notre Dame is embracing an ''all in'' mentality for the rest of its coronavirus-interrupted Atlantic Coast Conference season.Coach Brian Kelly needs only to point to sophomore linebacker Jack Kiser as the perfect...