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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Practices are silver lining in cloudy FCS forecastBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The recent start of preseason practices across FCS campuses helps to keep hope alive for a season this fall, but the players and coaches involved appear to be like everybody else, wondering if...

AP Sports WriterLate cousin inspires BYU running back Squally CanadaBy KAREEM COPELANDPROVO, Utah (AP) Squally Canada was ready to quit the BYU football team this spring after violence shook up his life.The senior running back couldn't hold off tears at Friday's media day as he spoke about a...

Michigan St's Bachie declared ineligible after positive testEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State linebacker Joe Bachie has been declared ineligible by the Big Ten after testing positive for a banned supplement.The school said Thursday it will appeal. Bachie made the second team on the AP's list of midseason...

Auburn speedy receiver Schwartz plans to enter NFL draftAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn receiver Anthony Schwartz plans to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.Schwartz announced his plans Saturday on social media. He had already opted out of the Tigers' Citrus Bowl game against Northwestern.Schwartz caught a...

Prairie View faces tough road in Dooley debut(STATS) - Prairie View A&M is excited to have coach Eric Dooley as its new coach, but he won't coach a game on campus until mid-October.The Panthers will face a challenging 11-game schedule as they seek to win the SWAC title. It...

Associated PressNo. 12 LSU unhappy with passing game as No. 7 Auburn loomsBy BRYAN LAZAREBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Preseason talk about LSU relying more on its passing game this season has transitioned into a search for explanations about why that hasn't happened during the 12th-ranked Tigers' first two...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma football coach Riley's salary jumps to $6 millionBy CLIFF BRUNTOklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley's salary jumped to $6 million and he had his contract extended a year, through the 2023 season.Riley and Oklahoma's Board of Regents agreed in principle to the extension and salary increase earlier...

(STATS) - North Dakota State's "Drive for Five" took the cruising lane on the Road to Frisco.The four-time defending FCS champion Bison are headed back to another national title game after crushing Richmond 33-7 in Friday night's semifinal at the Fargodome.The third-seeded Bison (12-2), who have won 19 straight...

AP Sports WriterVirginia Tech looks to pad division lead vs Georgia TechBy HANK KURZ Jr.Virginia Tech is leading the ACC's Coastal Division and has posted all three of its victories on the road.The Hokies hope to pad their lead when they host Georgia Tech on Thursday night.The Yellow Jackets...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: 10-win teams in 2016 likely to slip back in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama makes knocking out double-digit victory seasons look so easy, but for most programs it takes a combination of good play and good fortune that can be difficult to replicate from one...

AP Sports WriterAP sources: UConn in talks to move back into Big EastBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A University of Connecticut official says the school is working to leave the American Athletic Conference and return to the Big East for basketball and other sports.The official confirmed Saturday that...

Clint Bowen leaving North Texas after 1 season as DCDENTON, Texas (AP) Clint Bowen is leaving North Texas after only one season as defensive coordinator, a move that coach Seth Littrell says was a mutual decision.North Texas announced Bowen's departure Friday.The Mean Green finished 4-6 this season, and...