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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Charlotte quarterback Kevin Olsen has been arrested on rape charges. The Charlotte Observer reports (http://bit.ly/2lZ88Ei ) the 22-year-old Olsen was booked into the Charlotte Mecklenburg Jail late Sunday afternoon on multiple charges, including second-degree forcible rape, cyberstalking and assault on a female. Charlotte coach Brad Lambert says he's...

Alabama hires Patriots assistant Brian Daboll to run offenseTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has hired New England Patriots assistant Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, reuniting him with his former boss Nick Saban.Saban announced Monday that Daboll will replace Steve Sarkisian, who ran the offense in the...

Alabama hires Patriots assistant Brian Daboll to run offenseTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama has hired New England Patriots assistant Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban announced Monday that Daboll will replace Steve Sarkisian, who ran the offense in the national championship game before...

South Carolina State to face early MEAC challenge(STATS) - South Carolina State should know a lot about its MEAC championship bid early in the conference schedule.The Bulldogs will open conference play by traveling to 2016 champ North Carolina Central on Sept. 23 and host runner-up North Carolina A&T a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS draft roundtable - Part IBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Finding the next Carson Wentz is an almost impossible task for NFL teams because the former FCS standout - and last year's No. 2 overall pick - was such an anomaly in the way he commanded attention.But...

Former Syracuse player sentenced to 10 years in stabbingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) A former Syracuse University football player has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the stabbing attack on two of his former teammates last year.The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports (http://bit.ly/2l1DSqW ) Naesean Howard was sentenced Friday...

AP College Football WriterDraft Diary: Reddick's path to NFL started as Temple walk-onBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs a walk-on at Temple, Haason Reddick earned a starting spot before he got a scholarship.Reddick's father says his son was tempted at times during his college career to give up football and get...

AP College Football WriterDraft Diary: Reddick's path to NFL started as Temple walk-onBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs a walk-on at Temple, Haason Reddick earned a starting spot before he got a scholarship.Reddick's father says his son was tempted at times during his college career to give up football and get...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Experienced Lehigh will chase another banner seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Bolstered by 14 returning starters and one of the more explosive offenses in the FCS, Lehigh will seek a second straight and 12th overall Patriot League title during its 11-game 2017 schedule which was announced Monday.Coach...

Clemson defensive tackle Pagano leaving football programCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson defensive tackle Scott Pagano is leaving the program.Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said the 6-foot-3, 295-pound native of Hawaii wants to play his final season closer to his home, probably somewhere on the West Coast. Swinney said Pagano, a...

Former USC football assistant coach John Jackson dies at 81LOS ANGELES (AP) John Jackson, who coached star tailbacks Marcus Allen and Charles White during their Heisman Trophy-winning seasons at Southern California, has died. He was 81.The university said Friday that Jackson died of complications following intestinal surgery on...

Former USC football assistant coach John Jackson dies at 81LOS ANGELES (AP) Former Southern California football assistant John Jackson has died at 81.The university said Friday he died of complications following intestinal surgery Thursday in suburban Torrance.Jackson coached star tailbacks Marcus Allen and Charles White during their Heisman...