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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stats Perform FCS Week 5 HonorsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A smaller weekly schedule in FCS college football this fall hasn't slowed the outstanding performances.The Stats Perform team and player of the week for Week 5 games ending on Oct. 3:FCS TEAM OF THE WEEKCentral...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Many undrafted FCS players getting NFL shotBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The bargain shopping began immediately after the NFL Draft ended Saturday evening as teams came to terms with the many undrafted free agents who will try to fight their way on to a roster.Going undrafted can...

AP College Football WriterAP Source: Big Ten presidents to discuss starting footballBy RALPH D. RUSSOBig Ten university presidents will meet Sunday to hear a presentation about playing a fall football season after all -- maybe as soon as late October -- amid sharp pressure from parents, players, coaches and...

The end of coach Mike Riley's first season at Nebraska has left him and the fan base excited about the possibilities for 2016.Getting into a bowl game with five regular-season wins turned out to be the most fortuitous thing for the Cornhuskers (6-7). That's because their 37-29 Foster Farms...

AP Sports WriterCal seeks more potent offense in year 3 under WilcoxBy JOSH DUBOWBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) In two seasons as head coach at California, Justin Wilcox has helped turn one of the nation's worst defenses into one of the better ones.But for the Golden Bears to take the...

Auburn tree poisoner fails to appear in court for hearingOPELIKA, Ala. (AP) The University of Alabama fan convicted of poisoning Auburn University's oak trees failed to attend a hearing on why he hasn't paid court-ordered restitution.The Opelika-Auburn news reports Harvey Updyke didn't show up for a hearing before...

Ohio State's Meyer gets 2-year extension, $1.2 million raiseCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State trustees are expected to approve a two-year contract extension for football coach Urban Meyer on Friday.The extension though the 2022 season will give Meyer a $1.2 million annual raise. A committee of the board of...

Michigan State hires Wisconsin's Gilmore as tight ends coachEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State hired Wisconsin assistant Ted Gilmore on Friday as tight ends coach.Gilmore, 52, joins the Spartans after spending the past five seasons as the Badgers' wide receivers coach. Previously, he spent three seasons as wide...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Penn State up to 2 behind unanimous No. 1 AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOPenn State has climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press College football poll behind unanimous No. 1 Alabama after a wild weekend of upsets gave the Top 25 a major...

AP Sports WriterHarvard-Yale game delayed at halftime by student protestBy JIMMY GOLENNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Protesters wearing the colors of both Harvard and Yale staged a sit-in at midfield of Yale Bowl during halftime of the 136th edition of the annual football rivalry known as The Game. Most...

Southern Miss hires Will Hall as its new football coachHATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) Southern Miss has hired Tulane offensive coordinator Will Hall as its new head football coach.Athletic director Jeremy McClain announced the hiring on Wednesday, replacing Jay Hopson, who resigned after the Golden Eagles lost the opener to...

AP Sports WriterRB Williams returns from retirement to help No. 19 UtahBy KAREEM COPELANDSALT LAKE CITY (AP) Joe Williams had a feeling his phone would be ringing soon after seeing Utah starting running back Armand Shyne go down with a season-ending injury in Game 6.His fiancee and father...