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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=2020 NFL mock draft, FCS-styleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - It turns out the Cincinnati Bengals aren't seeking a quarterback atop the NFL Draft.And what you thought the Washington Redskins are doing at No. 2 is all wrong.Our annual mock draft, FCS-style, returns to blow up...

AP Sports WriterRemember Wendy: UGa fans don pink to honor Anderson's wifeBy PAUL NEWBERRYATHENS, Ga. (AP) As Blake Anderson thought about all that pink between the hedges, he struggled to hold back the tears.The emotions are still very raw for the Arkansas State coach, whose wife Wendy died...

Clemson's leading receiver Tee Higgins to enter NFL draftCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's leader in receiving yards and touchdowns, Tee Higgins, is forgoing his final college season to enter the NFL draft.Higgins announced his decision Wednesday on social media.Higgins is 6-foot-4, 215-pound receiver from Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He had...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stats Perform Week 3 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 3 games ending on Sept. 19:FCS TEAM OF THE WEEKAbilene Christian...

Briles withdraws court filing amid settlement reportsWACO, Texas (AP) Fired Baylor coach Art Briles has withdrawn a demand for new lawyers in a federal civil rights lawsuit against him and the university amid reports he has settled a contract dispute with the school.Briles' lawyers had told a federal...

Former Alabama, NFL coach Ray Perkins passes awayTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Ray Perkins, who replaced Hall of Famer Bear Bryant as Alabama's football coach and started the transition with the New York Giants that led to two Super Bowl titles, died Wednesday morning in Tuscaloosa. He was 79.The school...

AP Sports WriterSwofford: August launch of ACC TV channel 'on schedule'By AARON BEARDGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford says ''everything is on schedule'' for the August launch of the league's TV channel.Speaking Monday at a regional Associated Press Sports Editors meeting, Swofford says a focus...

Frost likes enthusiasm in Huskers' spring practice openerLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska ended a week filled with position meetings with the first spring practice under new coach Scott Frost, a two-hour workout in shorts and helmets at the Hawks Championship Center.''Good day one, really impressed with the effort and...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=10 FCS players whose NFL Draft stock is risingBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Winning MVP honors at college football's biggest All-Star games raised the NFL Draft stocks of Richmond quarterback Kyle Lauletta and Northern Iowa wide receiver Daurice Fountain.Lauletta, the Reese's Senior Bowl MVP, will likely be...

AP Sports WriterNew Vols offensive coordinator Scott prepared for challengeBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) This marks Larry Scott's first season as Tennessee's offensive coordinator, but he's been preparing for this type of challenge since grade school.That's when Scott said he started thinking about the possibility of coaching. The...

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...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS primer for the 2018 NFL DraftBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - NFL Draft prospect Taron Johnson originally signed at Weber State to play wide receiver. He was the one who wanted to switch to cornerback, and convinced the coaching staff about it.That sums up how FCS players...