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AP Sports WriterGrobe: Winning not at expense of character at hurting BaylorBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Acting Baylor coach Jim Grobe says winning is very important but won't come at the expense of character and integrity.The former Wake Forest coach is taking over a program reeling from a...

AP Sports WriterFields throws 5 TDs passes, No. 3 Ohio State beats RutgersBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Justin Fields threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score to help No. 3 Ohio State beat Rutgers 49-27 on Saturday night.Fields, a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2019, added to...

Missouri hires Ofodile as recruiting coordinatorCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Missouri has hired A.J. Ofodile, a former tight end with the Tigers, as director of recruiting operations.The 42-year-old Ofodile (owe-FAH-delay), who also played in the NFL, has been head coach at Columbia Rock Bridge High since 2003. He was offensive...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=How the 2019 FCS draft class faredBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The smallest FCS class in the NFL Draft in 16 years didn't quite produce sweet production last year.The "small school" level often provides value to their teams - with talented players going in later...

OSU's Mike Gundy offers to pay for public school securitySTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has offered to pay for enhanced security measures to protect the school system where his children attend.Gundy on Wednesday told the Stillwater school board he's worried there's no plan to deal...

Robinson leads MVFC preseason offense(STATS) - Illinois State senior running back James Robinson led the way on the Missouri Valley Football Conference preseason offense announced Tuesday.Robinson has been an All-MVFC first-team selection in each of the past two seasons. He led the conference in rushing as a junior.Indiana State...

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 WriterTexas-Oklahoma won't look or feel the same in 2020By JIM VERTUNOTim Taylor's plans for the Texas-Oklahoma game have changed. Instead of enjoying a long weekend with old friends as he has for decades, he'll make the trip from Austin in one day, bringing a mask and plenty...

FCS playoff attendance figures(STATS) - Attendance figures announced at 2019 FCS playoff games:First Round (28,787)at Nicholls 24, North Dakota 6: 7,569at Southeastern Louisiana 45, Villanova 44: 4,173at Northern Iowa 17, San Diego 3: 3,743at Austin Peay 42, Furman 6: 3,559Illinois State 24, at Southeast Missouri 6: 3,274at Monmouth 44,...

Georgia State quarterback cleared to play, no virus issuesATLANTA (AP) After initially being ruled out for the season with a coronavirus-related heart condition, Georgia State freshman quarterback Mikele Colasurdo has been cleared to play.The school announced Thursday that follow-up cardiac evaluations showed Colasurdo does not suffer from Myocarditis...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Five from FCS playing in the Pro BowlBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - FCS college football will be well-represented in the Pro Bowl on Sunday.Leading the way on the NFC roster is San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, the sixth-year standout from Harvard who is making his third...

Clemson No. 1, Alabama No. 2 in preseason coaches' pollBy The Associated PressClemson is No. 1 in the USA Today preseason coaches' poll for the first time, followed by Alabama at No. 2. The defending champion Tigers received 59 of a possible 65 first-place votes and the Crimson Tide...