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STATS FCS Senior Editor=At Senior Bowl, Dayton's Trautman catches on as NFL prospectBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - There's a pattern with the only players from the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League to be selected to the Reese's Senior Bowl:Drake tight end Eric Saubert in 2017. Stetson tight end Donald Parham...

Stakes high for Nicholls-Southeastern Louisiana showdown(STATS) - Rivalry matchups always carry extra weight, but Thursday night's River Bell Classic may be the most meaningful game of the final full week of the FCS season.Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana have never seen more at stake.The winner will clinch at least a...

NCAA: Players ejected for targeting can remain on sidelinesINDIANAPOLIS (AP) Players ejected from football games for targeting will be allowed to remain on the sidelines, the NCAA announced Tuesday.The Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved the rules change no longer requiring players to head to the locker room after...

AP Sports WriterRiley: Oklahoma's Mayfield among all-time great college QBsBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley says he believes Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield ranks among the all-time great quarterbacks in college football history.The numbers support Riley's claim.Mayfield is the first quarterback to finish in the...

Saban: The show will go on despite LeBron James complaintTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't scrapping a program that drew a complaint from LeBron James.And James isn't backing down, either.On Monday, a representative for James sent a letter on his behalf to Alabama, claiming the Crimson...

Associated PressNo. 5 Florida beats Ole Miss 51-35 in Kiffin's debutBy CHRIS BURROWSOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Kyle Pitts caught four of Kyle Trask's six touchdown passes and No. 5 Florida spoiled the head coaching debut of Mississippi's Lane Kiffin with a 51-35 victory Saturday.Trask completed 30 of 42 passes...

Vanderbilt's Mason names 4 new members of his football staffNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Vanderbilt football coach Derek Mason has added four assistants to his staff.They are defensive coordinator Jason Tarver, special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga, wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead and cornerbacks coach Terrence Brown.The appointment of Tarver marks...

DALLAS (AP) - Illinois needed to win its last two games to become bowl eligible, then had to wait another week before finding out if there would be more football.Louisiana Tech knew after winning six of seven at the end of the regular season that it was going to...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee has given Butch Jones a $500,000 raise that will increase his annual pay to $4.1 million.The school announced the raise Monday. Jones' contract continues to run through the 2020 season.Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said in a statement, ''We have the right leader to...

The AKRON and the NEBRASKA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 8:00 PM when they meet in a game matchup. AKRON vs NEBRASKA When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 1, 2018 Where: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska ROT TEAM PS OU ML 161 AKRON -24 (-110) 54 (-110)   162 NEBRASKA TV: 8:00 PM LINE: -24 PREDICTION: NEBRASKA , AKRON Oddsmakers currently have the NEBRASKA listed as -24 point...

AP College Football WriterCommissioners decline CFP expansion after Pac-12 requestBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff have decided to stick with a four-team format during this pandemic-altered season after the Pac-12 made a request to consider expansion.College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said...

STATS Editor=Big-play QBs square off in Sac. St-EWUBy MATT BECKER(STATS) - Eastern Washington fans have grown accustomed to Gage Gubrud putting up ridiculous numbers and last week was no different. He racked up more yards of total offense than anyone else in the FCS this season in rallying the...