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AP Sports WriterInvestigation finds Maryland culpable in death of playerBy DAVID GINSBURGTOWSON, Md. (AP) An independent investigation into the death of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair has determined that trainers on the scene did not follow proper procedures after he collapsed on the field.The report provided...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Gene Chizik built one of the nation's top defenses as an Auburn assistant, worked as defensive coordinator during Texas' national-championship run then returned to the Tigers to win another title as head coach.That history explains why North Carolina is counting on Chizik to fix...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Stitt tweet jokes about Montana fansBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Former Montana coach Bob Stitt had some fun with Grizzlies fans on Twitter on Tuesday, although perhaps he couldn't be blamed if there was a tinge of seriousness in his tweet.Stitt, whose contract was not renewed by...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) After this season is over, Mark Dantonio will have plenty of time to take stock of everything that went wrong for his Michigan State team in 2016. At this point, the Spartans are still trying to salvage something from these last few games. ''It's sort of like...

Illinois State to face Colorado State in 2018(STATS) - Illinois State and Colorado State announced a first-ever meeting Sept. 22, 2018 in Fort Collins on Thursday.Illinois State defeated an FBS opponent this past season, 9-7 at Northwestern."I think this game is a great opportunity for our players, and I...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=It's hard to escape Central Arkansas-North Dakota State matchupBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Central Arkansas next faces its second straight FBS opponent and will take on three overall in its fall schedule, but the biggest opponent is still out there:North Dakota State.Central Arkansas' first-ever meeting...

Frisco Bowl to debut this season in Texas at MLS stadiumBy The Associated PressThe Miami Beach Bowl will now be the Frisco Bowl, moving from Florida to Texas after ESPN Events took ownership of the game from the American Athletic Conference.ESPN announced Tuesday that the game will be played...

Associated PressJury considering ex-Vanderbilt football player's rape caseBy JONATHAN MATTISENASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A jury will continue deliberations Friday morning in the trial of a third former Vanderbilt University player charged in the 2013 rape of an unconscious female student.Jurors spent more than five hours trying to reach a...

South Florida football player dies after being hit by trainDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) A star high school football player in South Florida who had signed with Georgia Tech was killed Monday after he was hit by a freight train.Bryce Gowdy, 17, died at a hospital after he was...

Freshman football player dies after morning workoutKENT, Ohio (AP) A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium on Tuesday.The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that...

AP College Football WriterSEC hired Deloitte to review its football officiatingBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Southeastern Conference hired international accounting firm Deloitte to conduct a review of its football officiating, reacting in part to what Commissioner Greg Sankey called the intense, often opinionated view of referees by the public and...

AP Sports WriterMississippi State's Simmons emerging as defensive standoutBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) In the span of 60 minutes of football on Saturday, Mississippi State defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons put on impressive display of what a 300-pound man can do to dominate a game.His first act was on...