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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS conference plans for spring 2021 seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - FCS conferences are developing plans to play their 2020 schedule during the spring semester if health conditions are deemed safe.All 13 conferences opted not to play their league schedules this fall due to concerns...

AP College Football WriterHoping for clarity, NCAA adjusts transfer waiver guidelinesBy RALPH D. RUSSOFollowing fresh concerns about the handling of athletes switching schools, the NCAA approved several adjustments Wednesday to the guidelines used to determine when waivers can be granted to transfers seeking immediate eligibility to play.The adjustments approved...

SWAC to hold 2018 football title game in BirminghamBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The Southwestern Athletic Conference has decided to continue holding its football championship game and bring it back to Birmingham.The league announced Thursday the football championship will return to Legion Field on Dec. 1. The men's and women's...

AP Sports WriterLincoln Riley, 33, takes over as Oklahoma's football coachBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Just three years ago, Lincoln Riley was the offensive coordinator at East Carolina.Now, he'll take the reins at Oklahoma, one of the most powerful programs in college football.The 33-year-old Riley is being promoted...

AP Sports WriterTired of waiting: Ohio State stars opt out, move on to draftBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) With the chances of the Big Ten Conference playing a football season slipping away, two of Ohio State's best players have chosen to opt out and start preparing for the...

AP College Football WriterHuskers' Riley counts scoreboard points, not style pointsBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska is unbeaten in mid-October and its No. 8 ranking is its highest in five years. Time for the fans and media to start scrutinizing just how good the Cornhuskers are.One narrative is...

AP Sports WriterEx-Penn State WR Shorter gets waiver to play now at FloridaBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Former Penn State receiver Justin Shorter is eligible to play for No. 8 Florida this season.The Gators confirmed Friday that the NCAA granted Shorter's request to waive a one-year transfer rule,...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors to take another look at a man's allegations that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky molested him as a teenager.Centre County Judge Thomas Kistler said the statute of limitations has not expired on filing criminal charges in...

AP Sports WriterFlorida names Feleipe Franks starting QB to open seasonBy MARK LONGFeleipe Franks' mobility landed him the starting quarterback job at Florida.Coach Dan Mullen named Franks the team's starter to begin the season, saying Monday that his ''ability to extend plays, some of his athleticism right now, will...

FCS conferences to host virtual media days(Stats Perform) - As college football players continue to return to campuses, the anticipation for the 2020 season is raising considerably. Preseason polls and honors take the excitement to an even higher level.Most FCS conferences will use virtual media days as an unofficial...

AP Sports WriterWinless Kentucky seeks breakthrough vs. Mississippi StateBy GARY B. GRAVESKentucky is still looking for its first win of the season after expecting to contend for the Southeastern Conference.Unlike last fall when the Wildcats started the season 2-3, they have little room for error at 0-2. They're not...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FBS lessons learned for the FCS spring seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Alabama's national championship win Monday night didn't bring an end to one of the shorter college football seasons.The first game of the FCS spring season is only one month away on Wednesday, so...