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AP Sports WriterNo. 24 Florida regroups from Irma, vows to play for stateBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Jim McElwain was somber and solemn Wednesday, mirroring how millions of Floridians felt following Hurricane Irma.McElwain's message was clear: ''Sometimes third down and 7 is not the most important thing in...

Arkansas State-Central Arkansas pushed back to Oct. 10JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Arkansas State's home football game against Central Arkansas has been pushed back from Saturday to Oct. 10.Arkansas State made the announcement in a news release Tuesday, saying the team cannot assemble a full two-deep depth chart at a...

Colorado assistant coach out amid assault allegationsBOULDER, Colo. (AP) Colorado assistant football coach Joe Tumpkin has resigned at the athletic department's request after his former girlfriend said he repeatedly physically assaulted her.His resignation is effective Jan. 31 and coach Mike MacIntyre will conduct a quick search for a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Newcomers spice up Duquesne-led NECBy CRAIG HALEYEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (STATS) - Four new head coaches. Two new programs. A handful of transfer quarterbacks.There's a lot of newness in the Northeast Conference, so what is expected about the upcoming season may change quickly.Then again, the ever-growing conference...

Orgeron: Defensive end Justin Thomas has left LSUBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU defensive end Justin Thomas has left the Tigers for the second time since the middle of last season, coach Ed Orgeron said Tuesday.''We wish him the best,'' Orgeron said, without going into detail, during his first...

Associated Press3 ex-Penn State officials sent to jail in Sandusky scandalBy MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAMHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Penn State's former president and two other ex-administrators were sentenced Friday to at least two months in jail for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky...

FCS players fill NFL playoff rosters(Stats Perform) - Former FCS players are about to have an impact on the NFL playoffs, and some will become Super Bowl champions.As of Tuesday, 119 players who ended their college careers on the FCS level were on the rosters of the 14 playoff...

The UTEP and the LOUISIANA TECH will both be gunning for a victory on 10/20/2018 at 3:30 PM when they meet in a game matchup. UTEP vs LOUISIANA TECH When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 20, 2018 Where: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ROT TEAM PS OU ML 349 UTEP -23.5 (-110) 48.5 (-110)   350 LOUISIANA TECH TV: 3:30 PM LINE: -23.5 PREDICTION: LOUISIANA TECH , UTEP Oddsmakers currently have the...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=NCAA: Playoffs up to FCS membersBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The NCAA's board of governors punted on the decision to conduct postseason events such as the FCS playoffs this fall, instead telling the schools and conferences on Wednesday to make the call.The governing body set...

2019 FCS head coaching changes(STATS) - It's expected the head coaching carousel in FCS college football will spin less following the 2019 season than the way it did in the last two dizzying years.There were 24 different schools with a change atop their program between the start of the...

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 Penn State takes step forward in dismantling PittBy WILL GRAVESPenn State head coach James Franklin expected a response from his players after dodging an upset in its opener against Appalachian State.He got one. Just a half later than he would have liked.The Nittany Lions pummeled...

Former NFL, USC offensive lineman Max Tuerk dies at 26LOS ANGELES (AP) Max Tuerk, an All-America offensive lineman at Southern California who was drafted by the Chargers, has died. He was 26.USC announced his death Sunday on Twitter, but not say when Tuerk died or provide a cause...