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STATS FCS Senior Editor=New coach plans to keep N.C. A&T on trackBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Good cop, bad cop. Coach Sam Washington was willing to fill either role on Rod Broadway's staff at North Carolina A&T.There's no doubt, though, which one Washington enjoyed the most."Bad cop, absolutely," he says....

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS review: Different take on Sam Houston?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It will be interesting to see what the NCAA Division I FCS selection committee thinks of the potential playoff field later this week.What the rest of us think doesn't matter.On Thursday, the selection committee will release...

AP Sports WriterMichigan State rallies to hire Colorado coach Mel TuckerBy LARRY LAGEEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Colorado's Mel Tucker as its new football coach Wednesday, rallying to land a veteran leader with ties to the school who decided to leave the Buffaloes after a single...

AP Sports WriterNo. 19 Oklahoma State off to Wallace's hometown to play TCUBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Oklahoma State senior receiver Tylan Wallace was asked by his coaches several times this season if he wanted to sit out the last series or two of a game.''He wouldn't...

AP Sports WriterIowa seeking clarity at linebacker heading into the fallBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The biggest hole Iowa will have to fill by September is at linebacker, where three multi-year starters have graduated and are preparing for their shot in the NFL.The Hawkeyes appear to have...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Central Arkansas preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southland Conference member Central Arkansas is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that is playing nonconference games this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the Southland postponed its conference schedule until a potential spring season.LOCATION:...

NFL rosters by FCS school(STATS) - Players from current FCS programs on NFL 53-man rosters after Saturday's league-wide cutdown:Bears (8) - Abdullah Anderson (Bucknell), Ben Braunecker (Harvard), Tarik Cohen (North Carolina A&T), Taylor Gabriel (Abilene Christian), DeAndre Houston-Carson (William & Mary), Bilal Nichols (Delaware), Buster Skrine (Chattanooga), Nick Williams...

AP Sports WriterVanderbilt to lean heavily on Kyle Shurmur in final seasonBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Just how good a season Vanderbilt has will depend heavily on Kyle Shurmur, and coach Derek Mason believes the senior quarterback already has made the Commodores better before the first game...

Associated PressGeorgia officer fired over arrest of former football playerBy KATE BRUMBACKATLANTA (AP) A Georgia police officer has been fired after an investigation into the arrest of a former college football player that circulated widely online.Henry County Police Chief Mark Amerman said in an emailed statement Thursday that...

Associated PressPaterno family drops lawsuit against NCAA over Freeh reportBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) Late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's family dropped a lawsuit Friday against the NCAA over its use of a report in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal to punish Paterno and the university.Paterno's...

Oregon QB Justin Herbert out with fractured collarboneEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is out ''for a while'' because of a fractured collarbone, coach Willie Taggart said Monday.Taggart also said at his weekly news conference that junior linebacker Kaulana Apelu is out for the season with an...

Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach's daughter-in-lawBy JANELLE COGAN and SUDHIN THANAWALAATLANTA (AP) A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was...