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AP College Football WriterFootball coaches transfer idea: Graduates earn a year backBy RALPH D. RUSSOSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) The American Football Coaches Association wants the NCAA to consider allowing players who transfer and sit out a season at their new school to earn back that year of eligibility by...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Ranking the FCS conferencesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - CAA Football or the Missouri Valley Football Conference? There's really no right or wrong answer as to which is the best conference in the FCS.The CAA had the final say last season when its champion, James Madison, defeated MVFC...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo has returned to practice, though his status for the Badgers' home opener on Saturday remains in question while he goes through a concussion protocol.Caputo was hurt on the third play of the 35-17 loss to Alabama last Saturday while trying to...

AP Sports WriterVirginia looks for better showing against triple-optionBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Virginia's championship hopes could be dashed before the Cavaliers take the field Saturday.Yet, there isn't time to fret over what-ifs.The triple-option demands their full attention.Georgia Tech leads the nation in rushing yards with an average of...

AP Sports WriterBaylor rocked by wave after wave of ugly allegationsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The allegations against Baylor, its football program and former coach Art Briles, get uglier with each new lawsuit and legal filing.Among the most recent: More than 50 acts of rape by dozens of...

Wendy Anderson, wife of Arkansas State coach, dies at 49JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Wendy Anderson, the wife of Arkansas State football coach Blake Anderson, has died after a two-year fight with breast cancer. She was 49.Blake Anderson says his wife died Monday night, just hours after the school announced...

AP Sports WriterMissouri football program pushes again for racial justiceBy DAVE SKRETTACOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Ryan Walters had just arrived at the University of Missouri to coach safeties for the football program when a series of protests related to racial injustice led to the resignations of the system president...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) Illinois fired athletic director Mike Thomas on Monday as it released the final report from its investigation into mistreatment of football and women's basketball players.The report found no wrongdoing by Thomas, according to interim Chancellor Barbara Wilson. She praised Thomas for dealing with the string...

AP Sports WriterTexas president to meet with students on athletes' demandsBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of Texas”...

AP Sports WriterJustin Herbert, Troy Dye are back to complete Oregon's riseBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Expectations are high for the Oregon Ducks this season, from both outside the team and from within.Quarterback Justin Herbert opted to stay at Oregon rather than bolt early for the NFL...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Chattanooga assistant coach fired over social media post about AbramsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Chattanooga fired its offensive line coach on Thursday for a derogatory social media post about Georgia voting rights activist Stacey Abrams.The Twitter account of Chris Malone, who was in his second...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten pulls plug on fall football amid COVID-19 concernsBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big Ten won't play football this fall because of concerns about COVID-19, becoming the first of college sports' power conferences to yield to the pandemic.The move announced Tuesday comes six day after the...