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(STATS) - Former Charleston Southern offensive tackle Erik Austell has been selected to play in the East-West Shrine Game on Jan. 21 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The 6-foot-4, 285-pound Austell made the STATS FCS All-America second team as a senior, playing left tackle for the Big South...

AP College Football WriterA bigger college football playoff faces series of obstaclesBy RALPH D. RUSSOWhen talking about the possibility of expanding the College Football Playoff, the word momentum gets tossed around a lot.Expansion seems inevitable. Why? Because playoffs always expand. But when?Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany told The Athletic...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Delaware's Adderley considered top FCS draft choiceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Former Delaware safety Nasir Adderley appears to check off every box for an NFL prospect.Well, except one.An extra level of doubt always follows prospects below the FBS level.However, it takes a lot of close looking to...

Ex-Auburn coach Terry Bowden hired to lead Louisiana-MonroeMONROE, La. (AP) Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden has been hired by Louisiana-Monroe to rebuild a program that went 0-10 this season.Bowden, the son of former Florida State coaching great Bobby Bowden, has been serving as a graduate assistant at Clemson...

AP College Football WriterNotre Dame-Wake Forest postponed; Mountain West eyes fallBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs the Atlantic Coast Conference worked Tuesday to reschedule another league game postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak within one of its teams, the Mountain West was zeroing in on a possible late October start to...

Pelini leaves Youngstown State to join LSU staff(Stats Perform) - Bo Pelini knows what it's like to win a national title at LSU and is ready to chase another one with the reigning FBS champion.On Monday, Pelini resigned as Youngstown State's head coach after five seasons to join LSU...

Saban: 3 Alabama players suspended for Orange BowlMIAMI (AP) Alabama has suspended starting left guard Deonte Brown and two other players from the Orange Bowl for violating unspecified team rules.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a statement that Brown, tight end Kedrick James and offensive lineman Elliot...

AP Sports WriterSt. John's-St. Thomas rivalry to break D3 attendance recordBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) One of the longest-running rivalries in small college football has reached major league status.The 87th edition of the St. John's-St. Thomas game will be played on Saturday at Target Field, and more than 35,000...

Associated PressIrish hope to ride Book's arm to second straight CFP berthBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) For Notre Dame to reach its second straight College Football Playoff, it may have to run the table behind quarterback Ian Book.''When you step into being the quarterback at Notre Dame,...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Texas A&M's football program was placed on probation and coach Jimbo Fisher given a six-month show cause order by the NCAA on Thursday after the Aggies were found to have violated recruiting and other rules beginning in January 2018. Fisher, who had just been hired by...

Malzahn: 10 Auburn players sidelined by COVID-19 issuesAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Coach Gus Malzahn said No. 11 Auburn had five starters out of practice this week because of COVID-19-related issues.Malzahn said Saturday the Tigers had two new positive tests this week and 10 total players are sidelined from practice...

AP Sports WriterVols not saying who will start at QB against No. 3 GeorgiaBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt isn't saying which of his quarterbacks will earn the start Saturday when the Volunteers host No. 3 Georgia.Pruitt said last week that he was giving equal...