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AP Sports WriterSEC's Sankey remains critic of early football signing periodBy JOHN ZENORBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey has been on the losing end of the argument against an early football signing period.He joins some of the league's coaches who don't think it's a change for...

AP College Football WriterESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOChip Kelly is getting back into the college football business, this time without a headset.The former Oregon coach is joining ESPN as a studio analyst next season. ESPN announced Friday it has signed him to...

AP College Football WriterESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOFormer Oregon coach Chip Kelly is joining ESPN as a studio analyst next season.ESPN announced Friday it has signed Kelly to a multiyear deal.Kelly will primarily be part of Saturday pregame, halftime and wrap-up shows...

Iowa tight end threatened with gun in hometown of OmahaOMAHA, Neb. (AP) Police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of pulling a gun on Iowa tight end Noah Fant.Fant, a graduate of Omaha South High School, told police he was threatened Tuesday night while he...

Alabama-Florida State open ABC's Saturday night footballBy The Associated PressA potential matchup of preseason No. 1 vs. No. 2 between Alabama and Florida State will be ABC's first Saturday night football game of the 2017 season.ESPN/ABC announced Thursday its opening-weekend schedule, along with the Saturday prime-time games for the...

UNC coach Fedora receives contract extension through 2022CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina has extended coach Larry Fedora's contract through the 2022 season.Team spokesman Kevin Best says the deal was approved Thursday by the school's board of trustees.The new deal will pay Fedora $1.95 million this season, including...

Alabama-Florida State open ABC's Saturday night footballBy The Associated PressA potential matchup of preseason No. 1 vs. No. 2 between Alabama and Florida State will be ABC's first Saturday night football game of the 2017 season.ESPN/ABC announced Thursday its opening-weekend schedule, along with the Saturday prime-time games for the...

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...

Florida adds South Alabama to 2020 home scheduleGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida has added South Alabama to its 2020 home schedule and will pay the Jaguars $1.2 million for the game.The first meeting between the schools will be played Sept. 19, 2020, at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.South Alabama is...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Longest-tenured FCS coaches are impactfulBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It might be said college football players have changed so much that younger coaches relate to them better today, but the success of the longest-tenured coaches in the FCS punctuates their impact.William & Mary's Jimmye Laycock leads the...

Jennings wears 'Dancing with the Stars' crown for FCS(STATS) - If you want fancy footwork, look no further than FCS college football.Rashad Jennings' win on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" Tuesday night was the second for a former FCS standout.Jennings, who played running back at Liberty before he went...

The Citadel sets FBS matchups(STATS) - The Citadel has FBS opponents lined up for the next three seasons, but the Bulldogs also are thinking long term, adding a 2025 game at Ole Miss.The Bulldogs, who have won the last two Southern Conference titles, will receive a $500,000 game agreement...