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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Former FCS players help fill XFL rostersBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - More than four-dozen FCS players, including All-Americans from recent national championship-winning programs North Dakota State and James Madison, were part of the eight XFL rosters that were finalized on Monday.Former North Dakota State linebacker...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=No doubt again as North Dakota State a unanimous No. 1By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perfrom) - Wire to wire again.National champion North Dakota State was a unanimous No. 1 in the final Stats Perform FCS Top 25 on Monday, making it two straight seasons in which the...

Former Florida coach McElwain sells home, takes another lossGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Coach Jim McElwain took another loss three months after he left Florida.McElwain sold his 11,000-square-foot home in Gainesville in late January for $1.4 million, $400,000 less than he paid for it in May 2015. The house was...

Associated PressTaggart's Time: Florida State coach tackles dream jobBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) When he was the coach of South Florida in 2015, Willie Taggart looked across the field to the Florida State sideline at Doak Campbell Stadium and wondered what it would be like to be the...

Leathernecks, Elliott to face competitive 2018 schedule(STATS) - Western Illinois and first-year coach Jared Elliott are hoping their strong nonconference opponents will prepare them for the rugged Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule this year.The Leathernecks will open the season at Montana State (Aug. 30) and Illinois (Sept. 8) before...

Kansas, Missouri renew Border War with 4-game football setKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas and Missouri are resuming their bitter Border War in football after the former Big 12 rivals agreed to a four-game series in which each school will play two home games beginning in September 2025.The fourth-longest...

Big Ten's Remaining SchedulesBy The Associated PressHere's a look at the remaining football schedules for Big Ten teams. The records are listed by overall mark, then by conference and division.EAST DIVISIONOhio State (7-2, 5-1, 4-0): Michigan State, Illinois, at MichiganMichigan State (7-2, 5-1, 3-0): at Ohio State, Maryland, at...

Associated PressNo. 22 Washington facing BYU in first road game of seasonBy JOHN COONPROVO, Utah (AP) After opening the season with three consecutive games at home, Washington's young squad gets its first exposure to a hostile road environment on Saturday at BYU.Coach Chris Petersen feels optimistic the No....

Oregon to play Georgia in 2022 season opener in AtlantaATLANTA (AP) Oregon and Georgia will meet for only the second time when the schools play in the 2022 season opener at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The teams were announced on Tuesday to play in the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff game on Sept....

AP Sports WriterSaban's coaching tree casts large shadow over SEC Media DaysBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) There is no escaping Nick Saban's influence on the Southeastern Conference. His coaching tree was represented on each of the four days of the SEC's media gathering.South Carolina's Will Muschamp, who was Saban's...

AP Sports WriterTexas-Oklahoma won't look or feel the same in 2020By JIM VERTUNOTim Taylor's plans for the Texas-Oklahoma game have changed. Instead of enjoying a long weekend with old friends as he has for decades, he'll make the trip from Austin in one day, bringing a mask and plenty...

AP Sports WriterBoise State leads way as Mountain West begins season No. 20By PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Boise State could very well make this a memorable 20th season for the Mountain West Conference.Extremely memorable, perhaps. Because if things go just right and break just so, the Broncos may be...