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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Michigan's search for a new athletic director has begun.The school announced Wednesday it has formed an advisory committee and hired a search firm to begin looking for candidates to replace interim athletic director Jim Hackett, who does not want to be in the running...

AP Sports WriterEhlinger last captain standing for Texas vs Buffs in bowlBy JIM VERTUNOAnd then there was one.Texas had seven team captains when the season started. Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger will be the only one taking the field Tuesday nightwhen the No. 20 Longhorns (6-3) play Colorado (4-1) in...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=N.C. A&T favored in MEAC, but vulnerableBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The low number with North Carolina A&T on Friday was "1" - the Aggies' spot in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason poll.The other low number with the two-time defending champion as it heads toward the 2019...

AP College Football WriterCollege football in the spring: When? How much? Who plays?By RALPH D. RUSSOBack in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic, the idea of moving the college football season to the spring of 2021 already was being tossed around.Conference...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 adds new measures to shorten football gamesBy JOHN MARSHALLThe Pac-12 Conference will have shorter breaks and move up kickoff times for non-conference games on its network as part of a pilot program designed to shorten college football games.The conference announced this summer that it will shorten...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=ETSU puts coach Sanders on paid leaveBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - ETSU coach Randy Sanders was placed on paid administrative leave Monday, reportedly for hitting a player in the helmet during practice.The Southern Conference school said in a one-sentence statement it is investigating a "potential violation of...

Texas Tech ready to get started with coach Wells in openerLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Nine months after getting the call from Texas Tech, coach Matt Wells is ready to lead the Red Raiders onto the field for a game.''I can't wait. I mean it's exciting. You'll get your game...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=MEAC spring plan has divisional play, championship gameBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - With FCS conferences hoping to play their postponed football schedules in the spring semester, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has decided to dream big.The MEAC unveiled a scheduling model on Wednesday that includes its...

AP Sports WriterAP Source: Kansas State's Bill Snyder returning next seasonBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A person familiar with his decision says Bill Snyder will return for his 27th season with Kansas State, ending weeks of speculation about the future of the 78-year-old coach.The person spoke to...

Beanie Wells offering reward for capture of brother's killerAKRON, Ohio (AP) Former Ohio State and NFL player Beanie Wells is offering a $5,000 reward for the capture of the person who gunned down his brother.Akron police said 31-year-old Joel ''Joey'' Wells was found in a driveway in Akron...

Greg Schiano names Bob Fraser as Rutgers linebackers coachPISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Veteran coach Bob Fraser is returning to Rutgers for a fourth stint on the staff.Coach Greg Schiano hired another former Scarlet Knights assistant Wednesday, naming Fraser his linebackers coach. Every assistant coach Schiano has brought on either...

AP Sports WriterReport: Maryland football not 'toxic,' but has problemsBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) An external investigation of the Maryland football program under coach DJ Durkin has determined that the team ''did not have a toxic culture,'' but was problematic enough to where players feared speaking out.The...