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Lock breaks records as Mizzou beats Missouri State 72-43COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) Drew Lock had a record-setting day for Missouri, throwing for 521 yards and seven touchdowns as the Tigers beat Missouri State 72-43 on Saturday in the season opener.The previous passing touchdown record was five, shared by Chase...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2018 NFL Draft selections from the FCSBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Quality and quantity were expected to mix with the FCS class of players selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.The third and final day of the draft is when the majority of FCS selections come off the...

AP Sports WriterDave Aranda set for long-awaited Baylor debut against KansasBy SCHUYLER DIXONWACO, Texas (AP) Dave Aranda's off-and-on wait for his debut as Baylor coach may finally be over.To say nothing of what his players have been through with the COVID-19-related cancellations of two non-conference games, forcing the...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: A win was UNH's focusBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - What New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell appreciated about his team's FCS playoff win at Georgia Southern in 2004 was the focus of his players.The host Eagles were the playoff staple, a national championship-winning...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Les Miles has informed LSU athletic officials that he has not been contacted by Michigan about the Wolverines' coaching vacancy and has no intention of leaving the Tigers.LSU spokesman Michael Bonnette says Miles sought to make his status with LSU clear Monday following reports...

Claridge, who helped Devaney turn around Huskers, dies at 76LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Dennis Claridge, the quarterback who helped College Football Hall of Fame coach Bob Devaney turn a moribund Nebraska program into a national power, has died. He was 76.The university said Claridge died Tuesday after a three-year...

TCU RB Sewo Olonilua arrested on drug possession chargesHUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) TCU running back Sewo Olonilua, who set a school bowl record with 194 yards rushing in a victory over California last season, has been arrested on drug possession charges.The Walker County Sheriff's Department said Thursday that Olonilua...

AP Sports WriterJurors acquit ex-Tennessee football players in rape trialBy STEVE MEGARGEEKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Two former University of Tennessee football players were acquitted Friday of the aggravated rape charges they had been indicted on nearly 3 + years ago.A jury of seven women and five men deliberated for...

AP Sports WriterButch Davis gets some recruiting help at FIU - from his bossBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) When Butch Davis started putting together a staff of assistant coaches for his new job at FIU a couple of months ago, he was facing a bit of a conundrum.He needed...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=How NFL Draft prospects from the FCS are rankedBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - When FCS players get selected in the 2019 NFL Draft, expect Delaware safety Nasir Adderley to go first, and the general feeling is Western Illinois defensive tackle Khalen Saunders and Alabama State offensive tackle...

Two-time ACC player of the year Etienne returning to ClemsonCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Two-time Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Travis Etienne is returning to Clemson for his senior season.Etienne, the 5-foot-10, 210-pound junior running back from Jennings, Louisiana, announced his decision on social media Friday.Etienne became Clemson's...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=James Madison AD: 50 percent of teams for FCS playoffsBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - There remains the possibility of an FCS season this fall even as schools and conferences continue to announce they're suspending competition for the rest of the year.Anything beyond the regular season,...