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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) Colorado linebacker Kenneth Olugbode hiked up the right leg of his sweatpants to the knee and revealed a pair of three-inch scars that could've ended his season, possibly even his career.On the fifth play against Oregon a month ago, the junior was hit in the...

AP Sports WriterBoise State on cusp of its 1st unbeaten MW regular seasonBy PAT GRAHAMFORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) How’s this for motivation: The Boise State Broncos are poised to do something no other Boise State Broncos team has ever accomplished.Not the team of Kellen Moore and Doug Martin....

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS members seek to 'spring' forward togetherBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Forget the rivalries, FCS schools and conferences are primed to come together and initiate steps toward having a spring season.The list of conferences that won't have a fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Buchanan winner Schult embraces path to the NFLBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The youth baseball players whom Karter Schult coaches during the summer have helped him recognize a value in himself that goes beyond the necessary level of patience."Work ethic in any career can get you to...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Payton Award finalist Thomson fueled Sac State's turnaroundBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Sacramento State posted the biggest improvement in the FCS this season, and its first-year coach, Troy Taylor, was named the national coach of the year.An innovative play caller who's been around outstanding quarterbacks, Taylor is...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ankrah, James Madison mates seek NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - James Madison's 2016 FCS championship didn't lead to the Dukes stocking NFL rosters and this year's national runner-up finish didn't pay off at the major postseason all-star games.Understandably, many people in and around the program are...

Associated PressWith creative plays, Penn St gets most out of star BarkleyBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Saquon Barkley's first career touchdown pass didn't look as good on replay as he envisioned it would. But it worked, unlike the first time the running back tried to throw one.''You...

Florida recruit Watkins released from jail following arrestOCALA, Fla. (AP) One of Florida's top recruits was released from jail early Wednesday after allegedly kicking a woman's car and breaking her cellphone during an argument.Justin Watkins, a four-star prospect and incoming freshman from Clermont, was arrested Tuesday on a...

Kentucky safety Walker arrested on multiple drug chargesLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Kentucky junior safety Marcus Walker has been charged with trafficking cocaine and marijuana following a police search of an off-campus apartment.Lexington police arrested Walker and 23-year-old Tavon Wells early Thursday morning after finding at least five pounds of...

AP Sports WriterWashington State's Anthony Gordon leads North in Senior BowlBy JOHN ZENORMOBILE, Ala. (AP) Washington State quarterback Anthony Gordon led the North to three touchdowns in the third quarter in a 31-17 victory over the South in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.The Cougars' prolific passer entered the...

Washington State football player had brain damage at suicidePULLMAN, Wash. (AP) The family of the Washington State football player who died of suicide in January said the 21-year-old quarterback had extensive brain damage that's been linked to concussions from playing the sport.Tyler Hilinski was found dead in his...

Campbell's Smith seeks to build off frosh season(STATS) - The top returning rusher in the FCS in yards per game is not a running back.Campbell redshirt freshman quarterback Daniel Smith rushed for 126.9 yards per game last year, and he'll enter the 2018 season holding the distinction slightly over...