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Towson's Tom Flacco leads National team in Tropical BowlDELAND, Fla. (AP) Tom Flacco of Towson threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score to help the National team beat the American 35-7 in the Tropical Bowl on Sunday at Spec Martin Stadium.Flacco is the...

Arrested ULL players get chance to clear their recordsLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) More than a dozen Louisiana-Lafayette football players suspended from the team after felony theft arrests in late April could have the charges dropped by completing a pre-trial diversion program.District Attorney Keith Stutes said the players implicated in...

AP Sports WriterHarbaugh may have his best team at Michigan so farBy LARRY LAGEANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Jim Harbaugh is in his fourth year at Michigan, where he has had time to assemble perhaps his best team.Former Mississippi star Shea Patterson gives Harbaugh the quarterback he has been...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma QB Mayfield looks to build on big-game reputationBy CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield seems to step up as the stakes get higher.The senior quarterback has a 9-1 career record after the start of November in his career at Oklahoma, with the only...

Tennessee State QB indicted on rape, sexual battery chargesNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Tennessee State quarterback Demry Croft has been indicted on six counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery.The 22-year-old Croft was released from jail Monday on $50,000 bond. An arraignment has been scheduled for Sept. 4.The...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Central Arkansas, Sam Houston headline All-Southland picksBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - People outside the Southland Conference might be conceding a championship repeat by FCS national power Sam Houston State, but the talent across the conference suggests the title race is worth a second look.Surprisingly, the Bearkats didn't...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=North Dakota State decisive No. 1 in STATS FCS Preseason Top 25By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - No. 1 until proven otherwise.That belief was unmistakable for North Dakota State on Monday when the two-time defending national champion was selected as a decisive No. 1 in the STATS FCS...

Game on: Florida A&M, Southern to renew rivalry(STATS) - Florida A&M and Southern announced Wednesday they will renew one of oldest nonconference rivalries among historically black colleges and universities with a home-and-home series in 2019 and '20.The two schools - Florida A&M plays in the MEAC and Southern the...

Police: Washington State safety Bryce Beekman found deadPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State senior defensive back Bryce Beekman has died.Police Cmdr. Jake Opgenorth said Wednesday the 22-year-old Beekman was found dead at a residence in Pullman. He declined to provide additional details and said more information would be released...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Top 25 matchups highlight Week 5 scheduleBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Keeping the momentum going.The conference season will hit a higher gear in Week 5 of the regular season with likely no fewer than four conference games that match FCS Top 25 teams.Next Saturday's schedule will be...

AP College Football WriterNCAA lays out plan for playing but warns of surging pandemicBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA handed down its latest guidelines for playing through a pandemic while also sounding an alarm: The prospect of having a fall semester with football and other sports is looking grim.If the...

Arizona has fired football coach Kevin Sumlin a day after blowout loss to Arizona StateTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Arizona has fired football coach Kevin Sumlin a day after blowout loss to Arizona State.