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STATS FCS Senior Editor=What FCS conferences are playing each otherBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Upsets of FBS programs early in the season are huge for the FCS, but the conference matchups are just as important, proving teams will cross intersectional lines and not shy away from facing each other.The 2018...

WVU safety Pitts joins Robinson in NCAA transfer portalMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) Safety Derrek Pitts is looking to transfer from West Virginia following a similar move by All-Big 12 safety Kenny Robinson.West Virginia football spokesman Mike Montoro confirmed Wednesday that Pitts has joined Robinson in putting put his name...

McNair, Sheridan, Talley to be enshrined in College Football Hall of Fame(Stats Perform) - The FCS level is well represented in the 2020 College Football Hall of Fame induction class with former Alcorn State quarterback Steve McNair and coaches Dick Sheridan and Andy Talley.The trio is part of a...

Virginia Tech loses 2 cornerbacks, including AlexanderBLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) Virginia Tech announced cornerback Adonis Alexander is no longer with the team and junior college transfer cornerback Jeremy Webb will miss the season with an Achilles tendon injury.Alexander posted on Twitter on Friday he had been ruled academically ineligible...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Ohio St. runs past No. 15 Wildcats for Big Ten crownBy MICHAEL MAROTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Trey Sermon ran for a school-record 331 yards and two second-half touchdowns Saturday, helping No. 3 Ohio State rally for a 22-10 victory over Northwestern for a fourth consecutive Big...

Associated PressRypien, Stick help West beat East 21-17 in Shrine GameBy MARK DIDTLERST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Brett Rypien displayed some of his pedigree in the East-West Shrine Game.Rypien and Easton Stick each threw a touchdown pass to help the West beat the East 21-17 on Saturday.Rypien, a Boise...

NCAA academic issue sidelines Chattanooga QB for 4 gamesCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield will miss the Mocs' first four games because of what the school has described as an NCAA academic issue.Chattanooga athletic department spokesman Jay Blackman confirmed Friday that Bennifield would miss four games and...

AP Preseason All-America TeamBy The Associated PressThe 2020 AP Preseason All-America Team (x-team not scheduled to play in the fall; y-opted out of season):FIRST TEAMOffenseQuarterback - Trevor Lawrence, junior, Clemson.Running backs - Chuba Hubbard, junior, Oklahoma State; Travis Etienne, senior, Clemson.Tackles - x-Penei Sewell, junior, Oregon; Alex Leatherwood, senior,...

Lawyers: $6.5 million to settle false arrest claimCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Lawyers say a $6.5 million settlement has been reached with the widow of a former Ohio State football star who says police used excessive force arresting her late husband.Jim Stillwagon, who died last year, was captain of the...

Former Florida State linebacker faces tax fraud chargesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) A Florida attorney who started at linebacker for Florida State's 1993 national championship team is facing federal tax fraud charges.Court records show that a federal grand jury in Tallahassee indicted 46-year-old Ken Alexander this week on nine counts...

AP Sports WriterArmy hoping for a turnaround season with 8 home gamesBy JOHN KEKISArmy coach Jeff Monken is stoked for the football season, no matter what the schedule looks like.''If I was any better I'd have a twin,'' Monken joked. ''I'm excited to be out here with my team....

Florida pass-rusher Polite leaves school early for NFL draftGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida defensive end Jachai Polite has decided to leave school early and enter the NFL draft.The junior announced his decision via social media Monday, saying ''I can't wait to prove to NFL teams that I can be...