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Matthew Stafford questionable for Lions against MinnesotaDETROIT (AP) Matthew Stafford is questionable for Detroit's season finale against Minnesota on Sunday.Stafford has been dealing with ankle, thumb and rib injuries and didn't play much in last weekend's loss to Tampa Bay. Interim coach Darrell Bevell said backup quarterback Chase...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Alabama-LSU has decided lack of buzzBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama-LSU has in 13 months gone from Game of the Century to not even as interesting as BYU at Coastal Carolina.The top-ranked Crimson Tide visit the defending national champion Tigers on Saturday for a game...

AP Sports WriterFreeze's fall at Ole Miss partially traced to Nutt's suitBy DAVID BRANDTThe man who Hugh Freeze replaced as Mississippi's football coach was at least partially responsible for Freeze's stunning downfall Thursday night.It was a recently filed civil lawsuit from Houston Nutt - who coached Ole Miss from...

AP Sports WriterBadgers star Jonathan Taylor on verge of freshman rush markBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Jonathan Taylor's most important carry of the year may have come before No. 3 Wisconsin took a regular-season snap.The setting: a scrimmage in the second week of training camp. Taylor busted...

AP Sports WriterSan Diego State's Rocky Long retires, replaced by HokeBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Rocky Long is retiring as San Diego State’s football coach after taking the Aztecs to nine straight bowl games.He will be replaced by Brady Hoke, a former head coach at Ball State, SDSU...

AP College Football WriterArmy's Jackson remembered for life of 'promise and purpose'By RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) The colors of Brandon Jackson's short life filled the church and helped tell his tale of ''promise and purpose.''The bright green and gold jerseys on the dozens of high school football...

AP Sports WriterOregon searching for coach again after Taggart boltsBy ANNE M. PETERSONLess than a year after Willie Taggart inspired the Ducks with his tagline ''Do Something,'' Oregon is searching for a new head coach.Oregon's players were summoned to a meeting at the team's football complex early Tuesday afternoon...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS powers: Reason to worry or not?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - That North Dakota State players quickly get back to training within a week or two of winning FCS national titles signifies the need to take every day seriously, whether it's preparation in January or a rivalry...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Lawrence just wanted to play, now he must watchBy PAUL NEWBERRYTrevor Lawrence just wants to play.All he can do for now is watch.The star quarterback of the nation's top-ranked college football team has joined millions of victims of the coronavirus pandemic, becoming another stark reminder of...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Best FCS nonconference games in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The best part of this year's nonconference schedule between FCS programs is the best games go on and on.Try to pick the 10 best games, it can be 15. Go for 15 and 20 or 25 might...

Missouri, South Carolina delayed due to weatherCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The Missouri-South Carolina game has been delayed because of potential bad weather with the Gamecocks ahead 34-32 and less than three minutes to go.Officials sent both teams to the locker room with 2:41 remaining when they got word of...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Could these five teams earn first FCS playoff bids?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Last year, UC Davis, Incarnate Word and Lamar earned their first bids to the FCS playoffs. A year earlier, it was Kennesaw State, Monmouth, Central Connecticut State and South Dakota.If it happens again in...