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STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 FCS vs. FBS: Northeast ConferenceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Northeast Conference teams are still trying to break through with their first victory over FBS competition.They're 0-15 all-time, with Wagner playing in nine of the matchups.But the success of the FCS overall suggests it's just a matter...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Go behind the scenes of an FCS football practiceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - All they need is Brent Musburger, who announced North Dakota State at Montana in the FCS Kickoff game two years ago, saying, "You are looking Facebook Live at …"Before the 2017 season kicks off...

AP Sports WriterWillie Taggart makes Oregon debut against Southern UtahBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) As Willie Taggart would say, it's go time.The first-year coach and his Oregon Ducks open the season at home against Southern Utah on Saturday afternoon. And yes, he's a little bit nervous.''I think...

AP Sports WriterLeach mum on Falk's injury going into Holiday BowlBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) The first question for Washington State coach Mike Leach during Wednesday's pre-Holiday Bowl news conference was about the cast on quarterback Luke Falk's non-throwing left wrist.The seventh question was about the pet raccoon...

Former 5-star QB Barnett transfers to USF after 'Bama, ASUTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Former Alabama and Arizona State quarterback Blake Barnett, once a five-star recruit, has transferred to South Florida, where he'll be immediately eligible to play with two seasons remaining.Barnett is expected to compete for a starting job...

AP College Football WriterPerfect fit: Playoff teams' in-house hires getting it doneBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Clemson athletic director Terry Don Phillips made a deal with Dabo Swinney when he decided to make him the Tigers head football coach.''There were people that were very skeptical of that hire,'' Phillips recently...

AP Sports WriterTennessee, former AD Currie agree to $2.5 million settlementBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has reached a $2.5 million settlement with former athletic director John Currie less than four months after he was suspended in the midst of a football coaching search.Currie already had received nearly...

The MEMPHIS and the SMU will both be gunning for a victory on 11/16/2018 at 9:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MEMPHIS vs SMU When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, November 16, 2018 Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU ML 315 MEMPHIS 7 (-110) 73.5 (-110) -300 220 316 SMU TV: 9:00 PM LINE: 7 PREDICTION: SMU , MEMPHIS Oddsmakers currently have the SMU listed as...

AP Sports WriterRiley: Oklahoma's Mayfield among all-time great college QBsBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley says he believes Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield ranks among the all-time great quarterbacks in college football history.The numbers support Riley's claim.Mayfield is the first quarterback to finish in the...

AP Sports WriterAfter 5-game skid, Colorado needs to win out for bowl berthBy PAT GRAHAMBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The Colorado Buffaloes have crunched the numbers and it all adds up to the same thing - there's no margin for error.Mired in a five-game skid, the Buffaloes (3-6, 1-5 Pac-12)...

Ex-Gophers coach Kill says successor Fleck 'about himself'MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Former Minnesota coach Jerry Kill says he won't speak again to P.J. Fleck, saying the current Golden Gophers coach is too selfish.Kill spoke to Sirius XM radio Tuesday and said he thinks Fleck is "about himself" instead of the...

Eastern Washington football players recovering from shootingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Two Eastern Washington University football players were shot in Spokane's downtown bar district.Dehonta Hayes and Keith Moore were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after Saturday's shooting.University officials say the student-athletes are expected to fully recover.Hayes is listed as a...