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Associated PressWashington State hosts perilous FCS neighbor E. WashingtonBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOSWashington State didn't fare so well the last time it hosted its challenging neighbor Eastern Washington.The FCS school, which has been favored to win the Big Sky Conference this year, upset the Cougars 45-42 on their home field...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS schedules that could backfireBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Every season, there are teams that are shocked when they don't make the FCS playoffs.At-large bids are always subjective, but the final few teams in or out bring strong debate.Sometimes there was foreshadowing there from the start. It...

Associated PressEx-player sues Ohio St. for using image in marketing programBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) One of Ohio State's most famous football stars sued the university Friday over a marketing program he says used athletes' images without permission and robbed them of compensation.Linebacker Chris Spielman filed the class-action...

AP College Football WriterACC schedule includes Notre Dame, 10 conference gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSONotre Dame will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference this season as part of a plan to play 10 league games and start the week of Sept. 7, alterations brought on by the pandemic.The ACC's university...

Duke QB Jones out indefinitely, CB Gilbert out for seasonDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke quarterback Daniel Jones is out indefinitely with a broken collarbone and all-Atlantic Coast Conference cornerback Mark Gilbert is done for the season with a hip injury.Team spokesman Art Chase said both players had surgeries Sunday.Jones...

AP Sports WriterLewis' FG gives No. 11 Oregon 37-35 win over Washington StBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Freshman kicker Camden Lewis flexed his muscles with a holler as teammates raised him on their shoulders.He had just nailed a 26-yard field goal as time expired, extending No. 11...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stats Perform FCS Week 2 HonorsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A smaller weekly schedule in FCS college football this fall doesn't slow the outstanding performances.The Stats Perform team and player of the week for Week 2 games ending Sept. 12:FCS TEAM OF THE WEEKCampbell (0-1):...

AP College Football WriterFear of 'slip-ups' continuing to fuel No. 4 Buckeyes' rollBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) It's been pounded into the heads of Ohio State players since the winter, how losses to unranked opponents from the Big Ten West ended bids for the College Football Playoff the...

FCS Selections at 2018 NFL Draft(STATS) - FCS players selected in the 2018 NFL Draft:Thursday, April 26NoneFriday, April 27Indianapolis Colts (2nd round, 36th overall) - Darius Leonard, South Carolina State, OLB, 6-2, 234Philadelphia Eagles (2, 49) - Dallas Goedert, South Dakota State, TE, 6-4½, 256Oakland Raiders (2, 57) -...

Teams not playing in '20 will not be ranked in coaches' pollTYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) The coronavirus pandemic that has altered the upcoming college football season will also change the way the weekly coaches' poll published by USA Today is conducted.The preseason coaches' poll released Aug. 6 included...

AP Sports WriterCFP Play-in: No. 1 Clemson, No. 7 Miami in ACC ChampionshipBy PETE IACOBELLICOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) No. 1 Clemson and No. 7 Miami know what's at stake in the upcoming Atlantic Coast Conference championship - a spot in the College Football Playoff.''The winner of this league is...

AP College Football WriterWaiting game: 15 days between CFP semifinals, championshipBy RALPH D. RUSSOGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The matchup is set for a tantalizing College Football Playoff national championship game.On one side, defending champion Clemson, with its 29-game winning streak. On the other, unbeaten and No. 1 LSU, with...