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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Many undrafted FCS players getting NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.Going undrafted can...

Northern Arizona player found dead(STATS) - Northern Arizona is grieving the loss of senior Malik Noshi, who was found dead at his Flagstaff residence Sunday.A cause of death was not immediately announced, The Arizona Daily Sun reported.Noshi, 22, from Las Vegas, was a starter at offensive guard and played...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Could SWAC, FCS playoffs be match in spring?By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The NCAA hosting FCS playoffs in the spring would be wild enough, but here's something to make it even wilder: a SWAC team competing in them as part of the conference's 100th anniversary...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Washington regrouping after opening loss to AuburnBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Now that all the hype around Washington's season-opening top-10 showdown against Auburn has passed, the Huskies can move on with the rest of their season.It starts with regrouping after a loss that will leave...

Associated PressOklahoma State looks to overcome young secondary's mistakesBy JOHN TRANCHINASTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State's 48-42 loss to Iowa State marked the second time in three games that the Cowboys surrendered more than 40 points in a home defeat.While Oklahoma State (4-2, 1-2 Big 12 Conference) has demonstrated...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Alabama, Saban not relaxing after SEC beatdownsBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban needs no help in avoiding complacency or overconfidence and wants to make sure his team doesn't either.The top-ranked Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) are fresh from the kind...

AP Sports WriterUSC hires Todd Orlando to be Helton's defensive coordinatorBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Todd Orlando has been named Southern California's defensive coordinator.Clay Helton announced the hiring Friday of the veteran assistant who spent the last three seasons as Texas' defensive coordinator.Orlando was fired by the Longhorns...

AP Sports WriterHoosiers looking to make adjustments following bye weekBy MICHAEL MAROTIndiana coach Tom Allen spent most of his bye week watching football.He tuned into every Big Ten game, including the matchup between the Hoosiers' next two opponents, Rutgers and Maryland. He pored over game tape from Indiana's latest...

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...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Sophomore Ryan Finley has been named the starting quarterback for No. 23 Boise State for its season opener against Washington.Boise State coach Bryan Harsin made the announcement on Sunday. Finley was in a four-way race for the job with Tommy Stuart, Alex Ogle and freshman...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Bison likely without starting CBs, key RB for FCS finalBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - North Dakota State's 55-13 rout of Sam Houston State in an FCS semifinal Friday night came at a big cost.Coach Chris Klieman confirmed on 970 WDAY in Fargo on Saturday that junior cornerbacks...

Associated PressIrish, Midshipmen both thankful for long-running seriesBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) The belated congratulations came to Roger Staubach on a February afternoon in 2008 at the Daytona 500.A Notre Dame alumnus wondered how Staubach, an owner of a NASCAR team with fellow Dallas Cowboys Hall of...