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Southeast Missouri seeks to rebound in 2017(STATS) - Southeast Missouri will open the 2017 season at Kansas and play five home games as part of its 11-game schedule which was announced Thursday.The Redhawks are seeking to improve on a 3-8 season under coach Tom Matukewicz.They will face Kansas for...

Ex-Penn State leader must trim lawsuit against FBI directorBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) A judge has ordered Penn State's former president to pare down his defamation lawsuit against former FBI director Louis Freeh.Graham Spanier (SPAN'-yer) is suing Freeh over the 2012 report he issued on Penn State's handling of the...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A young South Alabama program battled Bowling Green down to the last minute, and coach Joey Jones had the wounds to prove it.With cuts on his nose and chin from a sideline mishap with one of his own players, Jones couldn't be too disappointed in...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=No increase yet in Big Sky conference scheduleBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The Big Sky Conference announced Friday it is tabling a proposal to move to a nine-game conference schedule in football, although there remains support to pass it at a later date.The conference athletic directors voted...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Chris Bonner threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, Cameron McDondle ran for 113 yards and Colorado State-Pueblo relied on its stingy defense to beat Minnesota State 13-0 on Saturday for its first Division II national championship.Paul Browning had five catches for 84 yards...

Les Miles' son says he'll play fullback at Nebraska, not LSULINCOLN, Neb. (AP) The son of LSU coach Les Miles says he's going to Nebraska to play his college football in 2017.Ben Miles, one of the top-rated fullbacks in the nation, announced his pledge on Twitter on Sunday....

AP College Football WriterEast Carolina wants everyone to know it hopes to join Big 12By ERIC OLSONEast Carolina's athletic department social media hashtag is ''ECUndaunted.''The Pirates, for sure, are undaunted when it comes to their approach to pursuing membership in the Big 12. You can throw in unabashed and...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Jerrod Heard had committed to Texas but wasn't signed yet in late 2013 when Mack Brown was fired as the Longhorns head coach.So Heard cast his name about, taking a look at other Big 12 schools who might want a two-time state-championship winning quarterback with...

Virginia to open 2020 season against Georgia in AtlantaATLANTA (AP) Virginia and Georgia will open the 2020 season in Atlanta's new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.The matchup in the annual Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game will be played on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020.Georgia leads the all-time series with Virginia 9-7-3, including a split...

Norvell suspends 2 Memphis Tigers under investigationMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Memphis coach Mike Norvell has suspended wide receiver Jae'Lon Oglesby and cornerback Kam Prewitt indefinitely while police investigate an incident that left Oglesby's car riddled with bullet holes.Norvell issued the statement Wednesday noting the incident Tuesday night is being...

Chancellor apologizes for delayed reaction to domestic abuseBOULDER, Colo. (AP) The chancellor of the University of Colorado is apologizing for the university's failure to act quickly enough when it learned of domestic abuse allegations against assistant coach Joseph Tumpkin.Chancellor Philip DiStefano issued a statement Friday saying he, athletic...

Defense Department says Air Force Academy lax in reportingAIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) The U.S. Defense Department has released a report criticizing a former leader of the Air Force Academy but saying he didn't impede an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use by football players.The...