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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...

UCF-Memphis will now play on Friday to avoid Hurricane IrmaBy Associated PressORLANDO, Fla. (AP) UCF has moved its football game against Memphis up a day as a precaution to avoid any potential disruption by Hurricane Irma.UCF announced Tuesday that the home game against the Tigers will be played...

Beanie Wells offering reward for capture of brother's killerAKRON, Ohio (AP) Former Ohio State and NFL player Beanie Wells is offering a $5,000 reward for the capture of the person who gunned down his brother.Akron police said 31-year-old Joel ''Joey'' Wells was found in a driveway in Akron...

AP Sports WriterUConn to rejoin Big East, board vote makes it officialBy PAT EATON-ROBBSTORRS, Conn. (AP) UConn is heading back to the Big EastThe University of Connecticut Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to accept an invitation to move its basketball and most other athletic teams from the American...

AP Sports WriterTexas defense going from bad to worse at midseasonBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) The defensive numbers for No. 15 Texas are bad and getting worse.After losing to No. 5 Oklahoma on Saturday, the Longhorns rank last in the Big 12 in pass defense and total defense,...

AP Sports WriterPickett firmly in control at quarterback for PittBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) A year ago, Kenny Pickett found himself buried at third on the Pittsburgh depth chart during spring drills, as tends to happen to freshmen who've been on campus all of a few weeks.Not that Pickett...

Associated PressNC State turning the corner with win over ranked teamBy JOE REEDYTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) North Carolina State has had good results in September under Dave Doeren but has stumbled once it started Atlantic Coast Conference play.After beating No. 12 Florida State, the Wolfpack are showing signs of...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...

LSU's Orgeron agrees to new 6-year, $42 million contractBATON ROUGE, La (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron has agreed to a new contract extension worth more than $7 million annually and which runs through the 2026 season, the university announced on Friday.The new six-year agreement comes on the heels...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2019 FCS vs. FBS: Big SouthBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Big South has gotten bigger, and so have expectations.Fews wins in the regular season are bigger than an upset of an FBS program.The Big South has posted six of those wins during the 2010s, but only...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Talent runs deep with FCS Preseason All-AmericansBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - FCS college football remains filled with talented players even after an offseason with losses to grad transfers.The Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team, announced Wednesday, features 101 players from 56 schools and all 13...

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...