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STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS vs. FBS: Big SouthBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Coming off a 2016 season in which their 10 wins over FBS programs tied for the fourth most in a season, FCS programs hope to make a mark again in 2017.Big South teams are involved in four...

AP Sports WriterCal seeks more potent offense in year 3 under WilcoxBy JOSH DUBOWBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) In two seasons as head coach at California, Justin Wilcox has helped turn one of the nation's worst defenses into one of the better ones.But for the Golden Bears to take the...

AP Sports WriterNew Ohio State coach kicks off tenure with many new facesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State has a new head coach, a reconstituted offensive line and a transfer quarterback who has never started a college football game. But that doesn't mean expectations will be adjusted...

Retrial set for Texas teen charged with killing his parentsHOUSTON (AP) A Texas teenager is set to be tried again on capital murder charges in the shooting deaths of his mother and his father, who was a standout linebacker for Texas A&M University before having a short NFL...

Lawmaker: Mascot wrong to rally for kneeling cheerleadersKENNESAW, Ga. (AP) The student who wears the owl mascot costume at a Georgia public university where five cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem had no business leading a cross-campus march in support of the cheerleaders, an influential lawmaker said.Kenneth Sturkey,...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Nicholls, SHSU's Davis highlight Southland preseason teamBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS power Sam Houston State is expected to be the favorite in the Southland Conference race, but it doesn't have the most players on the conference's preseason team.Or the second-most or the third-most.The depth of this...

Oklahoma is No. 3 in the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings, putting the Sooners safely in position to be in the final four with their season completed.The Sooners locked up the Big 12 championship with a blowout victory at Oklahoma State on Saturday.Committee chairman Jeff Long refused to...

Associated PressWisconsin WR Quintez Cephus reinstated, not eligible to playBy TODD RICHMONDMADISON, Wis. (AP) Former Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus was cleared Monday to return to school after a jury acquitted him of sexual assault charges, though it was unclear when he will be eligible to play in a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Central Arkansas All-American Terrell dismissed from teamBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Central Arkansas All-America senior defensive end Chris Terrell has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team standards, coach Nathan Brown announced Thursday.The announcement came one day before players are due on campus for...

AP Sports WriterPurdue ready to put on home-opening light show against OhioBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jeff Brohm produced a blockbuster hit in his Purdue coaching debut.He expects the encore to be even bigger.The new Boilermakers coach will make his first home appearance in a rare Friday night contest...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Monster matchups to shake CFP raceBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe starting positions have been set for the College Football Playoff race. They will get an immediate makeover this weekend.For the first time in college football history, there will be two games matching teams that...

Western Carolina football players propose boycott over videoWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) A Western Carolina University football player has called on his teammates to boycott team activities after several racist videos involving students at the school circulated on social media.Sophomore safety Jaylon McMillon said he and other members of the...