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AP Sports WriterBig Ten scraps nonconference football games due to pandemicBy JOHN ZENORThe Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic.The conference cited medical...

AP Sports WriterNotre Dame special teams provide too many 'head scratchers'By TOM COYNESOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly calls the repeated blunders the Fighting Irish keep making on special teams ''head scratchers.''That's the polite way of phrasing it.The miscues have played a major role in...

Steve Sarkisian returns as Alabama's offensive coordinatorTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Steve Sarkisian is returning to Alabama as offensive coordinator, a position he held for the 2016 team in the national championship game loss to Clemson.Alabama coach Nick Saban announced the hiring of Sarkisian and six other assistants on Friday,...

AP Sports WriterTiano leads National to 30-20 win in NFLPA Collegiate BowlBy JOE REEDYPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Chattanooga's Nick Tiano threw for 133 yards and a touchdown and was selected the Most Valuable Player of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after leading the National squad to a 30-20 victory over...

AP Sports WriterRB Pooka Williams giving Kansas a big lift early in seasonBy DAVE SKRETTALAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Pooka Williams had just taken a handoff from Kansas quarterback Peyton Bender in the second half of their game Saturday when he saw a host of Rutgers defenders converging on him.So...

AP Sports WriterAlabama's Hawaiian QB signee talks attention, fried chickenBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Tua Tagovailoa has found plenty to like about the South, including the fried chicken and the abundance of churches. Other things mystify him, like when Alabama fans already recognize him.''It's pretty crazy,'' said Tagovailoa,...

Breakdown of FCS draft selections in 2010s(STATS) - Following is a breakdown of the 164 FCS selections in the NFL Draft from 2010-18:Selections by Year2010 - 192011 - 212012 - 152013 - 192014 - 192015 - 172016 - 202017 - 152018 - 19Selections by Conference25 - CAA Football23 -...

The Latest: Commissioner talks about integration of SECHOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):1:25 p.m.Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey opened media days with a history lesson on the league schools' timeline of integration in athletics.Sankey spoke at length in his opening remarks...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma State's Hubbard primed for big seasonBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard didn't get double-digit carries in a game last season until November. Now, he's a preseason All-Big 12 selection.Hubbard got an unexpected chance to shine when Justice Hill was injured...

AP Sports WriterAlabama planning extensive renovations to stadium, coliseumBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama is planning extensive renovations to Bryant-Denny Stadium and Coleman Coliseum, reducing capacity at both venues but adding premium seating.Athletic director Greg Byrne said Thursday that the stadium will ''most likely'' go from 101,821 seats...

AP Sports WriterAresco says no chance of UConn staying as football memberBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco says there is no chance the conference will keep the University of Connecticut as a football-only member.UConn this week agreed to rejoin the Big East Conference...

AP College Football Writer'As good as it gets': Venables reloads Clemson defenseBy RALPH D. RUSSOCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) The crowd rose and so did the noise level in Death Valley. No. 1 Clemson faced fourth-and-goal from the 2 with 10 seconds left in regulation against Texas A&M.It felt like...