CFB

Conference media days have become made-for-TV events, but some of the most notable players are often missing.Plenty of teams have been leaving their quarterbacks at home. Even some of the biggest stars in college football such as Penn State's Christian Hackenberg, Clemson's Deshaun Watson and Ohio State's Cardale Jones...

AP College Football WriterCarson Palmer, Vince Young 1st-timers on college Hall ballotBy RALPH D. RUSSONEW YORK (AP) Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer and Vince Young will make their first appearances on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.The National Football Foundation released Monday the names of 76 players...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Richmond's Huesman has back-to-back challenge vs. BearkatsBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Russ Huesman was expecting to walk the Richmond campus and introduce himself when he returned as the new head coach in December.Richmond's defensive coordinator from 2004-08, Huesman left the CAA Football program to become Chattanooga's head...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=OVC surprise Austin Peay seeks next stepBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Austin Peay skipped over a step - maybe two - with its development last year, but the incredible turnaround hasn't changed the reality of this season.The Governors had a great season. The next step is trying...

AP Sports WriterOhio State's Landers shines light on mental health strugglesBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State defensive tackle Robert Landers struggles with mental illness, and he doesn't care who knows it.In fact, he wants more people to be aware of it. The mass shooting in his hometown...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Austin Peay preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Ohio Valley Conference member Austin Peay is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that has announced it will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the OVC postponed its...

AP Sports WriterCoach Dan Mullen responds to Florida's recent legal troublesBy MARK LONGTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Dan Mullen's strong, personal beliefs about violence toward women haven't resulted in a zero-tolerance policy for his program.Although Mullen expressed disappointment in having two players and a staff member accused of...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS 2019: Southland PreviewBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's quicker to name the teams not expected to be in the Southland Conference title race than the ones that should be there.Like last season, when the top seven of 11 teams were separated by two games before Nicholls...

AP Sports WriterOhio State picking up steam on the way to Big Ten slateBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) No. 6 Ohio State knows the games are going to get harder eventually, but so far everything has just seemed, well, so easy.They haven't played mistake-free football but avoided any...

Utah's Kyle Whittingham receives extension through 2021SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah coach Kyle Whittingham has signed an extension to keep him in charge of the program through 2021.Whittingham previously signed an extension in January 2016 to keep him through 2020. That extension paid him $3.3 million per year.Through...

Associated PressClemson next for soon to be Lea-less Fighting Irish defenseBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Clark Lea is on the way out at Notre Dame just as his defense has been on the way up.The 38-year-old Lea, a Tennessee native, was named head coach at alma mater...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Fordham's Edmonds anxious to seize moment at NFL combineBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The ankle and hamstring injuries that Fordham running back Chase Edmonds nursed throughout the 2017 season cost him the chance to set the FCS record for career rushing yards.As he prepares for his next...