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(STATS) - Albany and Stony Brook have added some hardware to their New York in-state rivalry.The two CAA programs announced Monday that the third annual "Empire Clash" will take on new meaning this year as they introduce the Battle for the Golden Apple. The winner of the annual showdown...

LSU coach Orgeron: Linebacker Divinity has left the teamBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says pass-rushing outside linebacker Michael Divinity has left the team for personal reasons.The announcement on Monday of Divinity's departure comes just six days before the No. 1 Tigers travel to second-ranked Alabama...

AP Sports WriterTennessee seeking breakthrough season from QB GuarantanoBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee needs a breakthrough season from Jarrett Guarantano as the Volunteers attempt to bounce back from two straight last-place finishes in a division loaded with experienced quarterbacks.Guarantano took a step forward this spring while showing...

Suspended Minnesota players get their turn in hearingsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The 10 Minnesota football players suspended after an alleged sexual assault last fall presented their case Friday in the final day of hearings in front of a panel of university employees.The university presented its side of the case on...

The Latest: Missouri still awaiting decision on NCAA appealHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):2:05 p.m.Missouri coaches and players feel good about the Tigers' football team, especially after adding former Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant to a veteran offense during the offseason.That's led to...

AP Sports WriterSecond-tier SEC schools overshadowed by Alabama's reignBy KURT VOIGTFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) For seven years from 2006-12, parity in college football meant determining which of the Southeastern Conference's contenders would finish as the national champion.These days, it feels as though the only national contender from the SEC...

Associated PressInquiry finds racial bias, bullying in Iowa football programBy RYAN J. FOLEYIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) The Iowa football program under Coach Kirk Ferentz has suffered from a culture that perpetuated racial bias against Black players and allowed some current and former staff members to demean and bully...

AP Sports WriterT.J. Simmons hoping to join list of impact WVU receiversBy JOHN RABYMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia wide receiver T.J. Simmons is embracing the chance to lead a unit that lost most of its production.An afterthought last season, Simmons is now the focal point of an inexperienced...

UCF-Memphis will now play on Friday to avoid Hurricane IrmaBy Associated PressORLANDO, Fla. (AP) UCF has moved its football game against Memphis up a day as a precaution to avoid any potential disruption by Hurricane Irma.UCF announced Tuesday that the home game against the Tigers will be played...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=10 takeaways from FCS Week 1By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - If Princeton had beaten Rutgers in the first game 150 years ago, then FCS fans surely would be counting it as a win over an FBS program.The victories are always exhilarating, but they're hard to come by.Week...

Minnesota safety Winfield out for season with foot injuryMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota sophomore safety Antoine Winfield Jr. is out for the rest of the season after injuring his left foot in the first quarter of the Big Ten opener at Maryland.Coach P.J. Fleck said Sunday the Gophers were ''heartbroken''...

FCS head coaching changes(Stats Perform) - FCS schools that have had a head coaching change since the start of the 2019 season with date of change and new coach:Arkansas-Pine Bluff: Cedric Thomas (Feb. 17) - new coach Doc Gamble (April 23)Austin Peay: Mark Hudspeth (July 3) - new coach...