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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Brian Jenkins has agreed to become Alabama State's new coach following a successful run at Bethune-Cookman.Interim Athletic Director Melvin Hines announced the Jenkins' hiring on Tuesday. Jenkins posted a 46-14 record in five seasons with the Wildcats.He led Bethune-Cookman to at least a share of...

The College Football Playoff era is here and as the bowl season starts, it feels a bit like a New Year's three-for-one special: Three big games instead of one.There's still a bit of controversy just like there was in the BCS - ask Baylor and TCU - but most...

Tough "road" ahead for veteran Western Illinois squad(STATS) - With 18 returning starters, Western Illinois has reason to look forward to its 11-game 2017 schedule that was announced Tuesday.However, with a matchup against Coastal Carolina moved from Macomb to the site of the new FBS program, the Leathernecks will...

Kansas or Iowa State will finally win a Big 12 game this week, and that might be the only conference victory for the Jayhawks or Cyclones. Their coaches are rebuilding teams traditionally at the bottom of the Big 12, and both plan to approach Saturday's matchup in Lawrence, Kansas, like...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Defending champion Alcorn, Prairie View favored in SWACBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A change in head coaches hasn't tempered the high expectations surrounding Alcorn State, the two-time defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champion.Alcorn State and Prairie View A&M were selected as the East and West division favorites, respectively,...

Arizona offensive lineman dies in sleepTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Zach Hemmila, a senior offensive lineman for the University of Arizona, has died in his sleep, athletic director Greg Byrne said Monday.Byrne and Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez told the team of Hemmila's death after practice on Monday morning.Hemmila was found...

Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer in the Big Ten? It has a certain ring to it, like the glory days when Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes battled for control of the league.That day is coming.The 51-year-old Harbaugh, a star quarterback for the Wolverines in the mid-1980s, has signed a...

Associated PressMichigan State rocked by sexual assault investigationsBy ED WHITE and CHRIS EHRMANNEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State University, known for its leafy campus, years of basketball success and a heritage that goes back to Abraham Lincoln, is dealing with a different image these days: allegations of sexual...

Michigan State recruit in jail, awaiting bond on signing dayORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Michigan State recruit Donovan Winter sat in a Florida jail Wednesday while other football recruits across the country signed letters of intent on national signing day.A police report showed the Bishop Moore Catholic defensive end was...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten to play 6 Friday night games a year starting in 2017By ERIC OLSONThe Big Ten will play six Friday night football games a year starting in 2017 and continuing through at least 2022.Senior Associate Commissioner Mark Rudner says the games are being added as...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida State has completed preseason drills without coach Jimbo Fisher naming a starting quarterback.Fisher says Saturday he will handle the quarterback situation when he is ready. He says he knows exactly what he is going to do.The No. 10 Seminoles open next Saturday against Texas...

AP Sports WriterBiegel inching closer to return for No. 10 WisconsinBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin's defense could soon be getting an energy boost.Outside linebacker Vince Biegel is listed as questionable on the injury report to start practice this week ahead of the 10th-ranked Badgers' road game...