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STATS FCS Senior Editor=N.C. A&T's Parker sizes up well for NFL careerBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Brandon Parker may have gotten a glimpse of his future at a Greensboro, North Carolina, restaurant last fall.He saw five or six people wearing the Chicago Bears No. 29 jersey of rookie running back...

AP Sports WriterTop defense in the country belongs to No. 9 WashingtonBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Pete Kwiatkowski is quiet and unassuming. He enjoys remaining in the background, his role being that of a teacher and planner as the defensive coordinator for No. 9 Washington.His players, though, view him...

AP Sports WriterPac-12 Commissioner seeks to clarify targeting commentsBy ANNE M. PETERSONPac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott is clarifying comments he made about the controversial non-call for targeting late in last Friday's game between Washington State and USC.USC's Porter Gustin made helmet-to-helmet contact with Cougars quarterback Gardner Minshew at a critical...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Surprise at Austin Peay: Hudspeth steps downBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Austin Peay announced coach Mark Hudspeth's surprising resignation Friday, less than a month before the Governors will start practices following the best season in program history.Hudspeth, 51, said he was stepping down after one...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=South Carolina State offensive lineman Taylor measures up for NFL DraftBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - South Carolina State offensive tackle Alex Taylor is the next big NFL Draft prospect coming from an HBCU program.Real big.At 6-foot-8 3/8, Taylor is one of the tallest players in...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten presidents voted 11-3 to cancel fall football seasonBy ERIC OLSONA court filing disclosed Monday shows Big Ten Conference presidents voted 11-3 to postpone the football season, bringing some clarity to a key question raised in a lawsuit brought by a group of Nebraska football...

Associated PressStingy Irish defense faces huge test from No. 1 ClemsonBy ANTHONY ANDERSONSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) As Notre Dame gets set to welcome the nation's No. 1 team, the Fighting Irish do so with a group poised to be their No. 1 defense in 40 years.Particularly by the...

AP College Football WriterCollege Football Picks: Rivalry week wraps conference racesBy RALPH D. RUSSOThere is much to sort out this rivalry weekend and lots of football spread out over three days. All you need is a comfortable chair, a few screens and a couple trays of leftovers to get...

AP Sports WriterReviews for Florida's new uniforms go from awful to awesomeBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida's alternate uniforms, the ''swamp green'' ones designed to literally look like alligators, are drawing reviews ranging from awful to awesome.Coach Jim McElwain jokes that his ''hate mail'' tripled since the uniforms...

College football on Facebook: Site to stream 15 games in '17By The Associated PressFacebook has struck a deal for exclusive rights to live stream 15 college football games this season, beginning next week.The agreement with Stadium, a digital sports network, gives Facebook the rights to six Mountain West games...

AP Sports WriterIowa State shuffles coaching staff ahead of spring workoutsBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State has shuffled its offensive coaching staff, moving three assistants into new positions to compensate for the loss of coordinator Tom Manning to the Indianapolis Colts.The Cyclones announced on Friday that graduate...

AP College Football WriterWeek 3 Preview: ACC quarterback matchup tops light scheduleBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe college football schedule is still looking light, with the Southeastern Conference a week away from starting and the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference still just warming up.For the teams that are playing, it's...