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AP Sports WriterJust go dark? Playoff teams confront Twitter pot shotsBy JOHN ZENORClemson linebacker Ben Boulware is the team's top tackler and a lightning rod for criticism on Twitter. Some of the tweets cuss him out, others he laughs off.But one was way out of line: His father had...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) At least one-third of the Power Five conference schools are not punishing athletes as harshly as they were 10 years ago for testing positive for marijuana and other so-called recreational drugs, according to an investigation by The Associated Press.The NCAA last year cut in half...

Associated PressLawsuit: College refused to hire coach with 'Jewish blood'By MICHAEL KUNZELMANBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The president of a private Baptist college in Louisiana refused to approve a football coach's hiring because of what he called the applicant's ''Jewish blood,'' a federal lawsuit claims.Joshua Bonadona sued Louisiana College...

AP College Football WriterBuilding bubbles: Cautious 1st steps toward football seasonBy RALPH D. RUSSOCollege football is scheduled to kick off in less than three months and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that games will be played Labor Day weekend.Universities across the country are taking the first...

Western Carolina football players propose boycott over videoWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) A Western Carolina University football player has called on his teammates to boycott team activities after several racist videos involving students at the school circulated on social media.Sophomore safety Jaylon McMillon said he and other members of the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 FCS vs. FBS: Ohio Valley ConferenceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - There won't be a shortage of Power-Five opponents when Ohio Valley Conference teams try to upset the FBS this year.The OVC didn't beat the upper level of Division I last year, but it has at least...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Hauck can't follow rival Choate on TwitterBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The rivalry between Montana and Montana State doesn't have an offseason.Montana coach Bobby Hauck and his Montana State counterpart Jeff Choate tried to have some fun at each other's expense on Twitter on Friday.Hauck revealed his...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Liberty to become FBS independent in 2018By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Let there be Liberty in the FBS.Liberty received notification from the NCAA on Thursday that its football program has been approved for reclassification to the FBS. The Flames will play their final FCS season as a...

Associated PressEx-player sues Ohio St. for using image in marketing programBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) One of Ohio State's most famous football stars sued the university Friday over a marketing program he says used athletes' images without permission and robbed them of compensation.Linebacker Chris Spielman filed the class-action...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2018 NFL Draft selections from the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Quality and quantity were expected to mix with the FCS class of players selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.The third and final day of the draft is when the majority of FCS selections come off the...

AP Sports WriterJones considers Vols QB Guarantano 'probable' for MissouriBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee coach Butch Jones is optimistic that quarterback Jarrett Guarantano will be healthy enough to play Saturday when the Volunteers visit Missouri.But the redshirt freshman may be leading an offense that's not even close...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Offensive linemen stand out in FCS draft classBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Delaware safety Nasir Adderley is expected to be the first FCS player taken in the 2019 NFL Draft and North Dakota State quarterback Easton Stick is the most well-known.Where NFL teams are putting a lot...