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STATS FCS Senior Editor=Lookahead to 2019 FCS championship gameBy CRAIG HALEYThe Matchup - No. 1 seed North Dakota State (15-0) vs. No. 2 seed James Madison (14-1)Kickoff - Noon ET on Jan. 11 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, TexasSeries - NDSU leads 2-1 (all three meetings in the postseason...

The Latest: Mullen hopes Gators make big leap in Year 2HOOVER, Ala. (AP) The Latest on SEC media days (all times local):4:20 p.m.Dan Mullen made a big leap in his second season at Mississippi State, but his Florida program doesn't have quite so much room to grow.Unless, of...

Associated PressNo. 19 Wisconsin to start QB Jack Coan in season openerBy TAMIRA MADSENMADISON, Wis. (AP) There was no formal announcement on Sunday when Jack Coan was named starter at quarterback for 19th-ranked Wisconsin, which opens the season Friday at South Florida.The news came as no surprise, since...

Review: Minnesota handled football suspensions properlyMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The University of Minnesota followed law and policy properly when it suspended 10 football players last fall following an accusation of sexual assault, an outside review found.The review released Wednesday blamed ''weak leadership'' by the coaching staff for a threat by...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Takeaways from FCS Week 8By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It's easy to say Sam Houston State or Montana State or fill-in-the-blank team blew its chance for an FCS playoff bid on Saturday, but here's the thing: just about everybody is losing.Well, not top-ranked North Dakota State. We...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=A canceled CAA season could be FCS tipping pointBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - An FCS season that has seemingly faced a slow death was sent to the emergency room on Friday.CAA Football became the latest domino to tumble in college football, announcing on Friday it...

AP Sports WriterTexas not set on starting QB for trip to No. 4 Southern CalBy JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Tom Herman has his first win at Texas and now faces a quandary that has dogged Longhorns coaches before him: who to start at quarterback.Texas (1-1) heads to No....

AP College Football WriterNCAA eligibility ruling solves some problems, creates othersBy RALPH D. RUSSOFor the college athletes who are heading into a season of uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, the NCAA's decision to not charge them a year of eligibility - no matter how much they play - brings...

Robert Morris: From NEC to FCS independent to Big South(Stats Perform) - Big South football will grow to a conference-high nine programs when Robert Morris joins for the 2021 season.Robert Morris on Monday announced a move to the Horizon League from the Northeast Conference effective July 1. The league...

How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared(STATS) - How teams in the STATS FCS Top 25 fared in Week 6 games on Saturday:1. North Dakota State (5-0, 0-1 Missouri Valley): 37-3 win over No. 10 Illinois State (3-2, 0-1)2. James Madison (5-1, 2-0 CAA): 45-38 OT win...

AP Sports WriterSyracuse hosts Pittsburgh in key game for OrangeBy JOHN KEKISSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) It's not necessarily a make-or-break moment for Syracuse, but when longtime rival Pittsburgh visits on Friday night there will be plenty at stake for the Orange.Winless after two games in the Atlantic Coast Conference,...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Arizona State and Duke have a lot of unfinished business - and a lot of similarities - heading into the 81st Sun Bowl.The Blue Devils (9-3) are playing in a bowl for the third consecutive season, but they're still looking for their first postseason...