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Associated PressUCLA's young D-line looks to turn improvement into a winBy DAN GREENSPANLOS ANGELES (AP) UCLA did not play a game last week, but the winless Bruins did not treat it as a bye.''We called it our improvement week,'' defensive lineman Tyler Manoa said Monday.For Manoa and other...

MSU football coach Dantonio gets 1-year extension to 2023EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio's contract has been extended one year through the 2023 season.Dantonio has had a six-year rollover deal, so an extension like this is routine. But it comes as Michigan State's football...

Nevada coach Jay Norvell receives new 5-year contractRENO, Nev. (AP) Nevada coach Jay Norvell has a received a new five-year contract that runs through the 2024 season, the school said Tuesday.Norvell, who is 18-20 overall in three seasons, is coming off back-to-back winning seasons and consecutive bowl appearances...

Associated PressBlackman the frontrunner in Florida State quarterback battleBy BOB FERRANTETALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) James Blackman is in the driver's seat in the quarterback competition at Florida State.As the Seminoles' opened preseason practice on Friday, Blackman is the unquestioned leader. He was taking the first-team reps and guiding the...

AP Sports WriterPeach Bowl makes new $8 million investment in Hall of FameBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Peach Bowl president Gary Stokan still sees the College Football Hall of Fame as the key to Atlanta's goal of becoming the ''capital of college football,'' and his bowl has invested an...

Associated PressChange of plea hearing for suspect accused of game threatBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A man accused of threatening a shooting at Ohio State University and vowing to hurt players on the football team is now scheduled for a change of plea hearing, according to a Wednesday...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2017 FCS vs. FBS: Southland ConferenceBy 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.Southland Conference teams are involved in 10...

Central Connecticut State to host five, face Toledo(Stats Perform) - Defending Northeast Conference champ Central Connecticut State will play five home games and make a visit to Toledo as part of its 11-game 2020 schedule.The Blue Devils' season opens on Sept. 5 at Arute Field in New Britain against...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=ETSU puts coach Sanders on paid leaveBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - ETSU coach Randy Sanders was placed on paid administrative leave Monday, reportedly for hitting a player in the helmet during practice.The Southern Conference school said in a one-sentence statement it is investigating a "potential violation of...

AP Sports WriterRutgers copes with coronavirus affecting families of playersBy TOM CANAVANRutgers football players have had family members get sick with the coronavirus and some have dealt with a death, coach Greg Schiano says.Speaking to the media for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Big...

Former USC, Jets QB Sanchez retires from NFL and joins ESPNBy The Associated PressFormer USC star and New York Jets first-round pick Mark Sanchez is retiring from the NFL and joining ESPN as a college football analyst.Sanchez played quarterback for Southern California from 2005-08, earning Rose Bowl MVP honors...

QB Bentley doesn't start for South Carolina with knee injuryCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley didn't start against Missouri because of a knee injury sustained at Kentucky last weekend.With Bentley on the sideline, backup Michael Scarnecchia made his first college start.Bentley left the Kentucky game in...