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Wolverines' defense firing ahead of Rutgers matchupThe Michigan offense is receiving a lot of credit for a terrific 5-0 start in which the No. 4 Wolverines won by an average of 32 points per game.The defense is certainly doing its part, too.Michigan ranks fifth in total defense (247.6 yards...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2018 FCS vs. FBS: Patriot LeagueBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Patriot League programs are liking the FBS business.After just three of the seven teams took on the bigger-school Division I programs last year, five Patriot League teams are doing so this year. One of the two teams...

Dayton sets 2020 schedule(Stats Perform) - Dayton will host five of its 11 opponents during a 2020 schedule in which coach Rick Chamberlin seeks his 100th career win.Chamberlin has posted winning records in 11 of his first 12 seasons, going 93-41 overall. Last season, the Flyers were 8-3, including...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 FCS vs. FBS: Ohio Valley ConferenceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - There won't be a shortage of Power-Five opponents when Ohio Valley Conference teams try to upset the FBS this year.The OVC didn't beat the upper level of Division I last year, but it has at least...

Arrested ULL players get chance to clear their recordsLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) More than a dozen Louisiana-Lafayette football players suspended from the team after felony theft arrests in late April could have the charges dropped by completing a pre-trial diversion program.District Attorney Keith Stutes said the players implicated in...

Associated PressTennessee QB Guarantano preparing for his 1st road testBy RHIANNON POTKEYKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano has been phoning a few friends to get an idea of what to expect Saturday when he faces No. 1 Alabama in his first career road start.Guarantano concedes he can't...

Associated PressJerry Sandusky denied new trial on child sex abuse chargesBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Jerry Sandusky lost a bid Wednesday for a new trial and a second chance to convince a jury he is innocent of the child sexual abuse charges that landed him in state prison...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A young South Alabama program battled Bowling Green down to the last minute, and coach Joey Jones had the wounds to prove it.With cuts on his nose and chin from a sideline mishap with one of his own players, Jones couldn't be too disappointed in...

Dick Tomey, former Arizona football coach, dies at 80TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dick Tomey, the winningest football coach in University of Arizona history, has died at 80.He died surrounded by family Friday night in Tucson, his family and the university said. He was diagnosed with lung cancer in December.''We...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Brian Jenkins has agreed to become Alabama State's new coach following a successful run at Bethune-Cookman.Interim Athletic Director Melvin Hines announced the Jenkins' hiring on Tuesday. Jenkins posted a 46-14 record in five seasons with the Wildcats.He led Bethune-Cookman to at least a share of...

Report: Younger Flacco to transfer to Towson(STATS) - Another quarterback named Flacco is headed to the Baltimore area.Tom Flacco, the younger brother of Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens, will leave Rutgers and join Towson as a graduate transfer, NJ Advance Media reported.Flacco, a walk-on who never played a...

Associated Press3 Ex-Penn St officials get jail terms in Sandusky abuse caseBy MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAMHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A former president of Penn State and two other former university administrators were each sentenced Friday to at least two months in jail for failing to alert authorities to...