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Preseason Ohio Valley Conference teamNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Ohio Valley Conference preseason team released Monday as voted on by coaches and communications directors, along with the league's preseason offensive and defensive players of the year:---Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Marquis Terry, Southeast MissouriPreseason Defensive Player of the...

AP Sports WriterClemson's defensive line back and intact for one more yearBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney did a double take the first day of the offseason, early morning workouts last month when he saw starting defensive linemen Christian Wilkins, Clelin Ferrell and Austin Bryant...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Smooth as Jazz: Ferguson kicking down NFL doorBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - With his touchdowns as smooth as his first name, wide receiver Jazz Ferguson occasionally puts a little extra into his end zone celebrations."I have this dance that I do when I score," the 2018 FCS...

AP Sports WriterVirginia wants to be ACC contender, faces road test vs DukeBy HANK KURZ Jr.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Less than an hour after Virginia wrapped up a victory against Miami, Cavaliers safety Juan Thornhill began making predictions.still in his uniform, Thornhill said the victory ''woke everybody up'' and...

Nebraska-Iowa on Black Friday set in '22 after 2-year hiatusROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) Nebraska and Iowa will resume their day-after-Thanksgiving game in 2022 after a two-year hiatus.Nebraska and Iowa play on the day after Thanksgiving this year and in 2019. But, in a change made last year, the Big...

Tressel, Burton staying on defensive staff at Michigan StateEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Mike Tressel and Ron Burton are remaining on the defensive staff for Michigan State's football team.The team announced via its Twitter account Saturday that the two assistants would be back. A team spokesman said Burton will...

RG III in bronze and boats on the water at Baylor. Before the 10th-ranked Bears beat SMU 45-0 in their first game at McLane Stadium on Sunday night, a 9½-foot bronze statue of Robert Griffin III was unveiled. The statue of Baylor's only Heisman Trophy winner is in a plaza between...

AP Sports WriterDillon, Etienne among top runners in ACC Atlantic DivisionBy AARON BEARDCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Boston College's AJ Dillon was so good last year that he ranked among the nation's best rushers despite hobbling through an injury that sidelined him during stretches of multiple games.Travis Etienne was right...

Iowa's Gary Barta joins CFP committee, Gene Smith steps downIRVING, Texas (AP) Iowa athletic director Gary Barta is joining the College Football Playoff selection committee, replacing Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith.CFP executive director Bill Hancock on Friday announced Barta would begin a three-year term this spring. Smith...

AP College Football WriterPurdue fires coach Hazell after 3-plus seasons and 9 winsBy RALPH D. RUSSOPurdue has fired coach Darrell Hazell midway through his fourth season, ending his tenure with the worst winning percentage of any Boilermakers coach in 95 years.Hazell was 9-33 overall (.220) since taking over in...

AP Sports WriterJevan Snead, ex-Ole Miss quarterback, dies in Texas at 32By JIM VERTUNOAUSTIN, Texas (AP) Jevan Snead went to Mississippi to rekindle a promising football career that had stalled at Texas. By the time he left the Rebels, with a year of eligibility remaining, he ranked among...

AP Sports WriterAll-America Watch: Oklahoma State's Hubbard nation's top RBBy CLIFF BRUNTSTILLWATER, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard's wildly successful season has made a lifelong issue a much smaller problem.For as far back as Hubbard can remember, folks have struggled to pronounce his first name. Most...