CFB

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS powers: Reason to worry or not?By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - That North Dakota State players quickly get back to training within a week or two of winning FCS national titles signifies the need to take every day seriously, whether it's preparation in January or a rivalry...

AP Sports WriterNo. 1 Clemson comfortable building depth, not player resumesBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence knows sitting and watching when the Tigers have big leads is no way to win a Heisman Trophy.It is, he said, it is a way for the top-ranked Tigers...

Weber State extends Hill through 2023 season(STATS) - Weber State extended coach Jay Hill's contract by two years through the 2023 season Wednesday.Hill, 42, has led the Wildcats to a 26-22 record and two playoff appearances in his first four seasons. This year, they're enjoying their best season ever...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Maryland quarterback Perry Hills has mononucleosis and will miss Saturday's game against Indiana.Caleb Rowe was selected to start for Hills, who leads the Terrapins with 542 yards rushing and eight touchdown passes.Rowe has thrown 15 interceptions compared to five TD passes. This will be...

AP Sports WriterTaylor the latest star of No. 6 Wisconsin's RB assembly lineBy GENARO C. ARMASMADISON, Wis. (AP) No. 6 Wisconsin develops quality running backs as if it's an automobile assembly line.A new version comes out every few years or so, but production rarely tails off.Freshman Jonathan Taylor...

The College Football Playoff era is here and as the bowl season starts, it feels a bit like a New Year's three-for-one special: Three big games instead of one.There's still a bit of controversy just like there was in the BCS - ask Baylor and TCU - but most...

Associated PressStanford seeks to become bowl eligible vs struggling BeaversBy RICK EYMERSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) After opening the season with four consecutive victories and high expectations, Stanford finds itself in an unusual situation when it hosts Oregon State on Saturday.The Cardinal (5-4, 3-3 Pac-12) need a win to become...

AP Sports WriterTiano leads National to 30-20 win in NFLPA Collegiate BowlBy JOE REEDYPASADENA, Calif. (AP) Chattanooga's Nick Tiano threw for 133 yards and a touchdown and was selected the Most Valuable Player of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl after leading the National squad to a 30-20 victory over...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=QB Jensen transferring from MontanaBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Montana quarterback Gresch Jensen is transferring out of the program, coach Bobby Hauck announced Monday.Jensen was the starter as a redshirt freshman last year, and his departure follows a quarterback competition with UNLV transfer Dalton Snead during spring...

University of Houston hires Kendal BrilesHOUSTON (AP) Kendal Briles, who was part of his father's Baylor football staff when the program was rocked by a sexual assault scandal, has been hired by the University of Houston.Coach Major Applewhite announced Saturday the hire of Briles as the associate head...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's first fall practice launches 5-way QB competitionBy CHARLES ODUMGeorgia's long-awaited return to practice is the opening to a five-way quarterback competition that could be impacted by JT Daniels' continued rehabilitation from a knee injury.Junior cornerback Eric Stokes and other players were eager to see the contenders,...

AP Sports WriterAuburn looms as Oregon opens fall campBy ANNE M. PETERSONEUGENE, Ore. (AP) Oregon coach Mario Cristobal figures the Ducks will have 19 days of traditional fall camp before they'll have to start preparing for Auburn.Oregon's high-profile opener, a rematch of sorts of the 2011 national championship...