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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's recent stumbles have left the program playing for bowl eligibility instead of a championship. It's been like that nearly every season since 2010 for the Hawkeyes, which has left open the possibility that last year's 12-2 record was more of an anomaly than the start...

Clemson's Dabo Swinney is The Associated Press college football coach of the year after leading the Tigers to an unbeaten regular season and the longest run as the No. 1 team in the country in school history.Swinney received 35 of 60 votes from the AP Top 25 media panel....

Associated PressTaggart reaches goal of returning home to lead Florida StateBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Willie Taggart grew up a Florida State fan and dreamed of playing for the Seminoles.He never donned the garnet and gold as a player, but has managed to one-up that goal.Taggart was introduced...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Wofford coaching legend Ayers retiresBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Mike Ayers says he still has a newspaper article at home from prior to the Wofford football program's move to Division I in 1995."They stated, 'Wofford would never win a Southern Conference championship. Wofford would be the whipping...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Abilene Christian, Stephen F. Austin to meet at Globe Life ParkBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The first FCS "conference" matchup has been scheduled for this fall.Abilene Christian and Stephen F. Austin have set an Oct. 24 game at Globe Life Park, the Texas Rangers' former...

Paterno defender on Penn State board declines to run againSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A Penn State board member who's been a vocal supporter of former head football coach Joe Paterno isn't running for another term as university trustee.Businessman Anthony Lubrano said Monday he faces family and business demands...

AP Sports WriterLow-stress spring a welcome change for Ole Miss footballBy DAVID BRANDTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) There aren't many people paying attention to Mississippi's football program these days.That's not a bad thing.After a few years of NCAA infractions trouble and a turbulent coaching change, in a lot of ways...

Associated PressFormer Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce dies at 87By MITCH STACY and RUSTY MILLERCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Earle Bruce embraced the difficult task of following his mentor, Woody Hayes, as Ohio State's head football coach. In his later years, he became a much-loved patriarch of the program...

AP Sports WriterTexas A&M hosts UTSA, eager to build momentum off winBy KRISTIE RIEKENTexas A&M is looking to take another step forward Saturday against UTSA after playing perhaps its most complete game of the season last week in a win over Mississippi State.Coach Jimbo Fisher said there is no...

FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 17 FCS college football programs that have announced nonconference games this fall (all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic):---=BIG SOUTH CONFERENCECampbell (0-4): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12); 43-21...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Young Bison go east (to Delaware)By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Fifth-ranked UC Davis is waiting in the wings for North Dakota State next week, but don't consider the Bison's visit to Delaware a trap game.The owners of two straight FCS national titles and a record seven in...

AP Sports WriterMeyer probe costs $500K but still about what Ohio St wantsBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Urban Meyer investigation is costing Ohio State $500,000, but whether the superstar football coach keeps his job still comes down to whether the university wants to stick with him based...