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Jacksonville State, UNA to renew rivalry(STATS) - North Alabama moving to the FCS ranks is leading to the renewal of an intrastate rivalry with Jacksonville State.The two schools announced a four-year agreement on Wednesday. Jacksonville State will host a meeting on Sept. 21, 2019, and then again in 2021....

AP Sports WriterNo. 11 UCF focused on Navy, not playoff pictureBy FRED GOODALLORLANDO, Fla. (AP) No. 11 UCF, heavily favored to beat Navy to remain unbeaten and extend the nation's longest winning streak to 22 games, insists the Knights aren't paying attention to chatter about their chances...

MIAMI (AP) - As some players from both sides brawled after the final play, BYU quarterback Christian Stewart decided to simply walk off the field.He fought for four quarters, then two overtimes.And the result he wanted just wasn't in the cards.Stewart led the Cougars back from a pair of...

AP Sports WriterNo. 9 BYU looks to stay perfect facing No. 21 Boise StateBy TIM BOOTHSeveral weeks ago, Kalani Sitake was tuned in to the challenge No. 9 BYU was about to face. He knew the attention around his team was going to turn to the Cougars' last big...

AP Sports WriterTech companies, like college athletes, eager to cash inBy ERIC OLSONImagine a major-college quarterback with a sizable social media following who posts entertaining and informative updates about his life on and off the field.Now imagine a restaurant hiring him as its pitchman and paying him $500 or...

AP Sports WriterFlorida suspends Callaway, 6 others for opener vs MichiganBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida has suspended troubled receiver Antonio Callaway and six others for the team's season opener against Michigan.A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press the players were suspended for misusing school-issued...

Report: Alcorn State, Tulane schedule first meeting(STATS) - Alcorn State and Tulane will meet for the first time in 2022, according to a report Monday.FBSchedules.com said Alcorn State will visit Yulman Stadium in New Orleans for a game Sept. 10, 2022. Alcorn, the 2018 SWAC champion, will receive a...

AP College Football WriterAll these years later, Huskers vs Buffs still a grudge matchBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) It's going on a decade since Nebraska and Colorado went their separate ways because of conference realignment, and current players weren't born yet or can't remember when the series was...

AP Sports WriterStanford quarterback, two others out against No. 12 OregonBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Stanford quarterback Davis Mills was unavailable Saturday at No. 12 Oregon because of coronavirus testing results and contract tracing procedures.The Cardinal also said defensive end Trey LaBounty and wide receiver Connor Wedington...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers newly appointed athletic director Patrick Hobbs is determined to hire a football coach quickly.A day into his new job after athletic director Julie Hermann was fired on Sunday along with football coach Kyle Flood, Hobbs was working on the significant hiring.Hobbs would not divulge...

Houston-UTSA game won't be played this seasonSAN ANTONIO (AP) Officials at Houston and UTSA have decided the schools won't play their game that was postponed because of Hurricane Harvey.The game was originally scheduled for Sept. 2 in San Antonio's Alamodome. The schools had called off that game as...

AP Sports WriterButch Davis gets some recruiting help at FIU - from his bossBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) When Butch Davis started putting together a staff of assistant coaches for his new job at FIU a couple of months ago, he was facing a bit of a conundrum.He needed...