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POLL ALERT: Clemson still No. 1; La.-Lafayette, App St, 8 other teams join Top 25 missing schools not scheduled to playNEW YORK (AP) POLL ALERT: Clemson still No. 1; La.-Lafayette, App St, 8 other teams join Top 25 missing schools not scheduled to play.

AP Sports WriterWithout fall playoffs, FCS schools missing a top attractionBy HANK KURZ Jr.As the college football season ramps up in three major conferences and among other programs scattered across the country, there will be a void at the Football Championship Subdivision level -- very few games and no...

AP College Football WriterAfter presidents meet, Big Ten football still in limboBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Big Ten presidents were presented a comprehensive plan Sunday to conduct a fall football season, but a final decision is still to come.A person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press...

AP College Football WriterAP Source: Big Ten presidents to reconsider fall footballBy RALPH D. RUSSOBig Ten football might be making a comeback.Big Ten university presidents will meet Sunday to hear a presentation about playing a fall football season after all -- maybe as soon as mid-October -- amid pressure...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-Jonathan Adams Jr., Arkansas State, caught a career-high three TD passes, including the winner with 38 seconds remaining, and the Red Wolves beat Kansas State 35-31 for their first win over a Power 5 opponent in a dozen years.-Spencer Rattler, Oklahoma, threw for 290 yards...

AP Sports WriterOklahoma COVID-19 cases threatened game against Missouri St.By CLIFF BRUNTNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley confirmed after the No. 5 Sooners' opening victory over Missouri State that the game Saturday night had been jeopardy of being postponed or canceled because of the Sooners' COVID-19 cases.Earlier,...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stats Perform FCS Week 2 HonorsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A smaller weekly schedule in FCS college football this fall doesn't slow the outstanding performances.The Stats Perform team and player of the week for Week 2 games ending Sept. 12:FCS TEAM OF THE WEEKCampbell (0-1):...

AP Sports WriterCOVID-19 knocks out Virginia-Virginia Tech football openerBy HANK KURZ Jr.The pandemic disrupted college sports again Saturday, with Virginia and Virginia Tech postponing their Sept. 19 football opener because of COVID-19 issues at Virginia Tech.The schools said this was a mutual agreement. No makeup date was announced for...

West Virginia suspends 11 for opener; bans not tied to virusMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia suspended 11 players for its season opener Saturday for an undisclosed violation of team rules.Coach Neal Brown announced the suspensions Saturday before the Mountaineers played at home against Eastern Kentucky.The school would not...

Notre Dame extends coach Brian Kelly's contract through 2024By The Associated PressNotre Dame and coach Brian Kelly have agreed to a contract extension that runs through the 2024 season.The deal was announced between the first and second quarters of the Fighting Irish's home game against Duke. Kelly is entering...

AP College Football WriterAP Source: Big Ten presidents to discuss starting footballBy RALPH D. RUSSOBig Ten university presidents will meet Sunday to hear a presentation about playing a fall football season after all -- maybe as soon as late October -- amid pressure from parents, players, coaches and even...

AP College Football WriterStadiums quiet but college football, shows of unity go onBy ERIC OLSONThe first big weekend of college football was mostly stripped of the pageantry that is at the heart of the game.The stands were empty, or attendance was limited, because of a pandemic that has disrupted...