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STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 Northeast Conference spring outlookBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - There's a lot of getting-to-know-you going on in the Northeast Conference this year.Long Island and Merrimack are moving into the conference from the Division II level and the similarly named Northeast-10 Conference. Also, Bryant and Central Connecticut State...

AP Sports WriterFlorida's Polite, UGA's Walker could sack 'Cocktail Party'By MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Game-wrecking pass-rushers could turn the ''World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party'' into a steady stream of sack celebrations.Florida's Jachai Polite and Georgia's D'Andre Walker are two of the most disruptive defenders in the Southeastern Conference....

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 WriterDeshaun Watson plans to fully participate in NFL combineBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) National championship quarterback Deshaun Watson plans to participate in every aspect of the NFL's scouting combine.Watson said Monday before the Davey O'Brien Award presentation that he will do everything he's asked to...

AP Sports WriterSchiano: Two Rutgers football players have coronavirusBy TOM CANAVANA week after the football team returned to campus, Rutgers is reporting cases of coronavirus with some players.Coach Greg Schiano disclosed Monday during a conference call with the media two players has tested positive for the virus. It was...

Ex-Auburn coach Terry Bowden to be Clemson grad internCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) There'll be another Bowden at Clemson.Football spokesman Ross Taylor said Monday that Terry Bowden is joining the program as an unpaid graduate intern as he pursues an advanced degree in athletic leadership at the university. Bowden, 63,...

AP Sports WriterTexas hires TCU's Chris Del Conte as athletic directorBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Chris Del Conte is leaving TCU to take over the University of Texas' athletic department.The surprise move was announced Saturday by Texas President Greg Fenves, and Del Conte will start his new job...

AP College Football WriterDraft Diary: Reddick's path to NFL started as Temple walk-onBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs a walk-on at Temple, Haason Reddick earned a starting spot before he got a scholarship.Reddick's father says his son was tempted at times during his college career to give up football and get...

FCS stars to come out at national awards banquetFrisco, Texas (STATS) - The top individual awards in college football's Division I subdivision will be handed out Friday night at the Stats Perform FCS Banquet at the Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco Hotel, Convention Center & Spa.Highlighting the banquet, which will be...

AP Sports WriterDungey has 3 TD passes, Syracuse stuns No. 2 Clemson 27-24By JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, New York (AP) Eric Dungey threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, Cole Murphy kicked a tiebreaking field goal in the fourth quarter, and Syracuse stunned No. 2 Clemson 27-24 on Friday night...

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 Sports WriterPac-12 saw some key QB competitions heading into seasonBy ANNE M. PETERSONGardner Minshew's success was something of a pleasant surprise last season for Washington State. Now the Cougars will look to his backup, Anthony Gordon.Washington State was one of several Pac-12 teams that went through a quarterback...