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AP Sports WriterSyracuse's Carrier Dome turns 40 years old, gets new lookBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Syracuse University's Carrier Dome opened 40 years ago with an overflow crowd that set an attendance record that still stands.Pete Sala remembers when the Dome was just an idea on paper.It was...

AP Sports WriterNew Magnolia State coaches prepare for challenging debutsBy JOHN ZENORLane Kiffin's Mississippi home debut was supposed to come against Southeast Missouri State. Mike Leach expected to start his first season at Mississippi State versus New Mexico.Instead, both coaches - and their respective offenses - will encounter stiffer...

Aranda optimistic Baylor will play Big 12 opener vs KansasWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor coach Dave Aranda expressed optimism Monday that his team will be able to play its Big 12 opener against Kansas on Saturday after having to call off a game last weekend because of positive COVID-19...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois to meet Oct. 23By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Rivals Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois are coming off the sideline to play each other next month.The two FCS nonconference rivals joined the growing list of college football programs that are making a...

AP College Football WriterSTAT WATCH: Bentley's 227-yard day ranks among best for SMUBy ERIC OLSONSMU's Ulysses Bentley IV already has made his mark for a program that has produced some of the biggest-name running backs in college football history.The redshirt freshman ran for 227 yards and three touchdowns on...

FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 17 FCS college football programs that have announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-2): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12), 43-21...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Sanders makes memorable start to Jackson State careerBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - What Jackson State University has gained in new football coach Deion Sanders was on full display during his introductory news conference on Monday.Actually, it was as much a celebration and a football sermon...

‘Match made in heaven’: Deion Sanders to coach Jackson StateJACKSON, Miss. (AP) Deion Sanders wiped away tears of joy and passion before speaking.Jackson State's new football coach then stated ''I believe'' many times about what he envisions happening on and off the field.''I have a commitment to excellence...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Sanders makes memorable start to Jackson State careerBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - What Jackson State University has in hiring Deion Sanders as the 21st head football coach in school history was on full display during his introductory news conference on Monday.Actually, it was as much...

AP Sports WriterCoach Fuente hopes Hokies 'able to play' Wolfpack this weekBy HANK KURZ Jr.First it was North Carolina State that couldn't play Virginia Tech because of positive coronavirus tests, and then it was the Hokies who had to pull out of a game against Virginia because of the...

AP Sports WriterQB Guarantano opens as undisputed starter for No. 16 VolsBy TERESA M. WALKERJarrett Guarantano and the 16th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers are about to find out how much it helps them having the same offensive coordinator for consecutive seasons.The quarterback who lost his starting job last season and even...

No. 5 Florida will open season without starting O-linemanGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) No. 5 Florida will open the season short-handed up front.Coach Dan Mullen said Monday that center/guard Ethan White had knee surgery and will miss Saturday's game at Ole Miss. Mullen added ''we expect him to be back...