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Ex-West Virginia player faces child sex charge in GeorgiaCOLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) Police say a former West Virginia football player has been charged in Georgia with aggravated child molestation.Authorities say Justin Crawford was arrested after a 12-year-old girl told her mother Crawford had sex with her Saturday in his...

AP Sports WriterKelly is back, Love, too: 2018 is Pac-12 Year of the ReturnBy ANNE M. PETERSONChip Kelly, who haunted opposing teams with his blur offense for the Oregon Ducks a few years ago, returns to the Pac-12 this season as head coach at UCLA. He'll make his season...

Associated PressTulsa, Navy look to move on from emotional games last weekBy JOHN TRANCHINATULSA, Okla. (AP) Tulsa and Navy are trying very hard not face another opponent in their game Saturday: An emotional hangover.Tulsa blew a 30-9, fourth-quarter lead before losing in triple overtime to SMU. The Midshipmen...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Sneak peek to 2017 FCS title contendersBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - During his locker room speech after his team won the FCS national championship Saturday, James Madison coach Mike Houston didn't quite throw around the word "repeat" as a late New Year's resolution.But two outgoing seniors, cornerback...

Delaware State to play seven home games in 2019(STATS) - With seven home games, Delaware State will seek to build off coach Rod Milstead's encouraging first season this year.The Hornets' 12-game schedule kicks off at instate rival Delaware on Aug. 29.The home portion of the schedule features nonconference games...

Associated PressIrish LB Coney pleads guilty to marijuana possessionBy JOHN FINERANROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame senior middle linebacker Te'von Coney pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana Tuesday and was given a year of probation for an incident that happened nearly two years ago.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Wayne...

K-State players announce boycott after student's Floyd tweetMANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow a student to be expelled for “openly racist, threatening or disrespectful actions.”The move that most players announced Saturday on...

AP College Football WriterESPN signs Chip Kelly as college football studio analystBy RALPH D. RUSSOChip Kelly is getting back into the college football business, this time without a headset.The former Oregon coach is joining ESPN as a studio analyst next season. ESPN announced Friday it has signed him to...

Hall of Fame coach Holtz settles lawsuit with Daily BeastBy The Associated PressAttorneys for Lou Holtz say the former Notre Dame coach and the news website The Daily Beast have settled a defamation lawsuit filed by the ex-ESPN analyst and college football Hall of Famer.Orlando, Florida, law firm Morgan...

Texas State beats UL Monroe 38-17 in Sun Belt openerMONROE, La. (AP) Tyler Vitt threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in the first half to lead Texas State to an 38-17 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in a Sun Belt Conference opener on Saturday night.Vitt connected with...

The Pac-12 South race tightened up with No. 13 Utah's loss to Southern California last week, providing a glint of hope for teams that seemed to be out of the mix.No. 8 Stanford is still in control of the Pac-12 North, but faces what has turned into a tough...

AP Sports WriterCoastal Carolina, Cincinnati headline Bowl Day snubsBy CLIFF BRUNTThe Coastal Carolina Chanticleers did everything asked of them and then some.Coastal played 11 games during a pandemic that wreaked havoc on schedules nationwide and won them all. The Chanticleers even added unbeaten BYU late in the season on...