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AP Sports WriterColumn: College football whiffs in tackling the coronavirusBy PAUL NEWBERRYWhen it came time to confront a global pandemic, we should've known college football would whiff on the tackle.This flimsy collection of largely autonomous fiefdoms, each concerned mainly with hoarding wealth and power, was never going to make...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=NCAA D-I Council recommends FCS playoffs in springBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A 16-team spring playoff in FCS college football advanced to its final step when the NCAA Division I Council voted to recommend it to the governing body's Board of Directors on Wednesday.The board...

AP Sports WriterTennessee guard confident he's safer than others on campusBy TERESA M. WALKERTrey Smith has dealt with blood clots, which threatened to derail his college career. The preseason All-American also has done his homework and knows blood clots are among the potential side effects of COVID-19.Smith believes he's...

FCS nonconference schedule this fall(Stats Perform) - Schedule and results of the 15 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 (0-1): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12), at...

Arkansas State-Central Arkansas pushed back to Oct. 10JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas State's home football game against Central Arkansas has been pushed back from Saturday to Oct. 10.Arkansas State made the announcement in a news release Tuesday, saying the team cannot assemble a full two-deep depth chart at a...

AP Sports WriterSan Diego State to play football next year in suburban LABy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) San Diego State will play its football games during the spring and fall 2021 seasons at a suburban Los Angeles soccer stadium and will raze 70,000-seat SDCCU Stadium earlier than planned...

UAB QB Tyler Johnston out indefinitely with shoulder injuryBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) UAB quarterback Tyler Johnston III is out indefinitely with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder.Blazers coach Bill Clark announced the junior's injury on Tuesday.Backup Bryson Lucero has played in both games, completing 11 of 21 passes for...

Arkansas State-Central Arkansas pushed back to Oct. 10JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Arkansas State's home football game against Central Arkansas has been pushed back from Saturday to Oct. 10.Arkansas State made the announcement in a news release Tuesday, saying the team cannot assemble a full two-deep depth chart at a...

Arkansas State-Central Arkansas pushed back to Oct. 10JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) Arkansas State's home football game against Central Arkansas has been pushed back from Saturday to Oct. 10.Arkansas State made the announcement in a news release Tuesday, saying the team cannot assemble a full two-deep depth chart at a...

AP College Football WriterSchool leader: B1G football on hold until questions answeredBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe University of Wisconsin chancellor said Tuesday that Big Ten football will remain on hold until there are answers to questions about COVID-19 testing and tracing, along with possible long-term heart issues related to the...

Associated PressNo. 7 Irish defense shows talent and depth, USF up nextBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) A week ago, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was looking ahead to Notre Dame's season-opening game against Duke and had a prediction.''If our team chemistry continues to get better, we'll be an even better...

AP Sports WriterNo. 5 Florida counting on early help from several newcomersBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida coach Dan Mullen will finally provide a peek into his program next week, just a few days before the team's season opener at Ole Miss.Mullen will release a 2020 roster for...