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Eastern Illinois to kick off 2018 season at Arkansas(STATS) - Eastern Illinois' visit to Arkansas will bring a historical start to the Panthers' 2018 schedule.The Sept. 1 game in Fayetteville will be the Ohio Valley Conference member's first-ever game against an SEC program. Panthers coach Kim Dameron played for...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Former Georgia player shows power of persistenceBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) For all its ills, there are times when college athletics gets it just right.Meet Shedrick Wynn, who arrived at Georgia in 1999 to play football but never finished his college degree.Life kept getting in the...

Associated PressNo. 22 Notre Dame, Kelly prepare for familiar face, RedHawksBy JOHN FINERANSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) There's now a tunnel for visiting teams to enter and exit thoroughly modern Notre Dame Stadium.Good thing. Otherwise Miami (Ohio) coach Chuck Martin might just follow Brian Kelly, his former boss at...

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 (0-2): 27-26 loss at Georgia Southern (Sept. 12), 43-21...

AP Sports WriterBaylor says NCAA investigation is 'ongoing, pending'By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University officials say the school is being investigated by the NCAA in the wake of a sexual assault scandal that led to the firing of football coach Art Briles and the departure of the...

AP College Football WriterFear of 'slip-ups' continuing to fuel No. 4 Buckeyes' rollBy ERIC OLSONLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) It's been pounded into the heads of Ohio State players since the winter, how losses to unranked opponents from the Big Ten West ended bids for the College Football Playoff the...

Heisman winner, former coach Pat Sullivan dies at 69BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Pat Sullivan, the 1971 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn who went on coach TCU and Samford, has died. He was 69.Sullivan's family released a statement saying he ''died peacefully at home'' Sunday morning, surrounded by relatives. Sullivan...

Tucker says he's committed to Colorado despite MSU openingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Colorado coach Mel Tucker said he's still committed to the Buffaloes, even after the Michigan State job opened.Tucker said on his Twitter account that although he was flattered to be considered for Michigan State, he is...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Team of the Week: Mercer nabs its big winBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Mercer always seems to be everyone's dangerous team to watch, but the Bears' first four seasons in the Southern Conference came with a lot of respect and perhaps too many near-misses against the...

AP College Football WriterNCAA's top doctor: COVID-19 testing needs to improve to playBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA's chief medical officer says there is a narrow path to playing college sports during the coronavirus pandemic and if testing nationwide does not improve, it cannot be done.Dr. Brian Hainline told CNN...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=In the NEC race, you just never knowBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - When coaches say any team in their conference can capture the title, it's embellishment, of course.Unless it's Northeast Conference football. Those coaches are on to something.The NEC has had seven different programs represent...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Bama flashing explosive passing game with TagovailoaBy JOHN ZENORTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama can still send a number of talented tailbacks and bruising blockers at opposing defenses, but now they've got to be equally wary of the collection of wide receivers.The top-ranked Crimson Tide's offense...