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AP Sports WriterMaryland takes responsibility for mistakes in player deathBy DAVID GINSBURGCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) The University of Maryland acknowledged Tuesday that the football player who collapsed during practice and subsequently died did not receive proper medical care and the school must accept ''legal and moral responsibility for...

POLL ALERT: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty in for 1st time ever, Penn State out for 1st time since 2016NEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: No. 2 Alabama closes gap with Clemson; Liberty in for 1st time ever, Penn State out for 1st time since 2016.

AP Sports WriterFlorida's Pineiro, Townsend eye rare feat in NFL draftBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida kicker Eddy Pineiro badly wanted to show off his leg.He pleaded with NFL scouts to kick with the breeze at his back during the school's pro day last month, believing he was...

AP Sports WriterChairman of Maryland board resigns after furor over DurkinBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) The chairman of the University System of Maryland board of regents has resigned following the furor over the decision to reinstate football coach DJ Durkin.The board's decision to reinstate Durkin on Tuesday drew harsh...

AP Sports WriterCal RB Patrick Laird takes meteoric rise up depth chartBy JOSH DUBOWBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Patrick Laird has come a long way since arriving at California four years ago as a walk-on running back at the bottom of the depth chart for the Golden Bears.''I was seventh,''...

SUU's Warren signed through 2022(STATS) - Southern Utah announced coach Demario Warren has signed a contract extension through the 2022 season on Monday.The terms were not disclosed.Warren, 32, led the Thunderbirds to a share of the Big Sky title, an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs and a 9-3...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Five names to know in each FCS conference - Part IIBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Fingers are being crossed everywhere that there will be a full college football season this year.If - when, is more like it, right? - there is a 2020 campaign, the...

The Colorado State Rams and the Boise State Broncos will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Albertsons Stadium. Colorado State at Boise State When: 10:15 PM ET, Saturday, October 15, 2016 Where: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho 203 | COLORADO ST | -27 58 204 | BOISE...

Associated PressEx-Vanderbilt football player gets minimum 15 years for rapeBy JONATHAN MATTISENASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A former Vanderbilt University football player received the minimum sentence of 15 years in prison on Friday for the dorm room rape of an unconscious female student.Brandon Banks was convicted of aggravated rape and...

Washington State QB depth chart does not reveal starterPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State's depth chart for Saturday's season opener at Wyoming provides little clarity about who will start at quarterback.The depth chart lists four quarterbacks, and indicates any of the four could start.Coach Mike Leach said last week...

AP College Football WriterWhich team is most likely to be next 1st-time CFP teamBy RALPH D. RUSSOIn four seasons of the College Football Playoff a total of nine programs have filled the 16 semifinal spots. Which teams could be next to crack into the football's final four?AP voter Matt...

AP College Football WriterAfter 11 years, West Virginia-Virginia Tech renew rivalryBy RALPH D. RUSSOWest Virginia and Virginia Tech played for bragging rights of the Appalachian region for decades, first meeting in 1912, becoming regular rivals in the 1950s and then turning it into an annual affair in the 1970s...