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Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Salukis' Hill: 'Next step' aheadBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southern Illinois coach Nick Hill feels the Salukis are ready to take the next step as a program, which seemingly is necessary in their 11-game 2020 schedule which was announced Monday.The Salukis will play six FCS...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Mercer hopes to squeeze into SoCon title raceBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - One year after the Southern Conference had four teams qualify for the FCS playoffs for the first time, it seems the title race can't get any more crowded.But the Mercer Bears are knocking at the...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Alabama jumps to No. 1 after Clemson close callBy RALPH D. RUSSOAlabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time this season, replacing preseason No. 1 Clemson after the Tigers had a close call.Alabama received 29 of...

AP Sports WriterDeep Cyclones seeking replacements for Butler, MontgomeryBy LUKE MEREDITHAMES, Iowa (AP) Iowa State should have one of the most talented teams in school history.The Cyclones will also be without two of the most gifted players they've ever had in wide receiver Hakeem Butler and running back...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-Lamar Jackson, Louisville, accounted for 525 total yards and six TDs to help the No. 17 Cardinals pull away late and beat North Carolina 47-35.-Shea Patterson, Mississippi, threw for a school-record 489 yards and five TDs as the Rebels rallied from a second-quarter deficit to...

Judge rips USF coach Charlie Strong for behavior of playersTAMPA, Fla. (AP) A judge presiding over the first appearance of a South Florida football player charged with sexual battery not only had harsh words for the athlete in court, but questioned whether new coach Charlie Strong is a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS players with something to prove on pro dayBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The pro days that will take place over the next month provide an important opportunity for NFL prospects who seek to make a final impression before the draft April 25-27.They're especially key for FCS...

AP College Football WriterAP Midseason All-America Team: Burrow, Taylor lead 1st teamBy RALPH D. RUSSOLSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who is on a record-breaking pace during the first half of the season, and Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor highlight The Associated Press midseason All-America team released Tuesday.No. 2 LSU, No....

AP Sports WriterWinless Baylor still laying foundation for Rhule's rebuildBy STEPHEN HAWKINSBaylor coach Matt Rhule wants all those people sending him texts, telling him to hang in there and asking if he is OK, to know that he is doing great.While Rhule certainly doesn't like that the young Bears...

AP College Football WriterMichigan failing to meet Harbaugh-inspired expectationsBy RALPH D. RUSSOSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Jammed into the visitor's interview room that could easily double as a tool shed underneath Beaver Stadium, Jim Harbaugh assessed where Michigan goes from here with his typical brevity.''We solve it with our...

AP College Football WriterBig Ten parents call on league to play; OU has 9 positivesBy RALPH D. RUSSOA group of Ohio State football players' parents Saturday joined parents of players at Iowa in calling for the Big Ten to overturn its decision not to play this fall because of...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) This incredible football season unfolding for third-ranked Iowa has left Jordan Canzeri in a reflective mood.The running back has missed so much playing time because of injuries over his time in Iowa City that while everyone whose wardrobe includes black and old gold was celebrating...