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Frank Kush, coach who built ASU into powerhouse, dies at 88TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Frank Kush, the fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse, died Thursday. He was 88.''Coach Kush built ASU into a national football power,'' ASU President Michael M. Crow...

Former Kansas football standout Keith Loneker dies at 46LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Keith Loneker, the former Kansas offensive lineman who spent three years in the NFL before becoming a modestly successful actor, died Thursday. He was 46.The school announced Loneker's death in a statement. No cause was given, though...

Frank Kush, who built ASU into a powerhouse, dies at 88TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Frank Kush, the fearsome coach who transformed Arizona State from a backwater football program into a powerhouse, has died. He was 88.Arizona State confirmed the death on Thursday.''Coach Kush built ASU into a national football...

Associated Press5 years after Sandusky conviction, many unresolved issuesBy MARK SCOLFOROHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) It's been five years since ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse. His appeal is just one of many issues related to the scandal that are...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: Best nonconference Group of Five matchups in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOThere is little incentive for teams outside the Power Five conferences - from the so-called Group of Five conferences - to load up on games against each other.Quite literally, it does not pay enough...

WR Keyshawn Johnson Jr. taking leave of absence from HuskersLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska freshman receiver Keyshawn Johnson Jr. is taking a leave of absence from the Cornhuskers this fall.Johnson on June 9 was ticketed for marijuana possession after a resident director reported suspected drug use in a dormitory...

The Latest: Ex-football player testifies in rape trialNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Latest on the Vanderbilt rape trial (all times local):12:45 p.m.An ex-Vanderbilt football player says that when his teammates said they wanted to have sex with an unconscious woman, he was going to leave the dorm room --...

Illini plan performance center, not stadium renovationsCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman says plans for a $132 million renovation at Memorial Stadium are on hold and instead the school will break ground next year on a stand-alone football performance center.Whitman on Tuesday said that the new...

Associated PressWoman testifies against ex-football player in rape trialBy JONATHAN MATTISENASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A woman who was raped while unconscious in a college dorm room has testified that her appearance at an ex-Vanderbilt football player's trial marks the first time she has seen the defendant face to face.The...

Gardner-Webb to play at East Carolina in 2019(STATS) - Gardner-Webb's football program will travel to East Carolina for a first-ever meeting on Sept. 7, 2019.The game, also Gardner-Webb's first against an American Athletic Conference team since moving to the FCS in 2000, will be played at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: Best nonconference Group of Five matchups in 2017By RALPH D. RUSSOThere is little incentive for teams outside the Power Five conferences - the so-called Group of Five - to load up on games against each other.Quite literally, it does not pay enough for these...

Associated PressEx-football player charged in rape, victim testify in trialBy JONATHAN MATTISENASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A female student who was raped while unconscious in a college dorm room and one of the former Vanderbilt University football players charged with assaulting her both broke down in tears as they testified...