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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) The son of former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield faces a one-game suspension from Georgia's football team after his arrest on misdemeanor marijuana charges. An online booking report from the Clarke County Jail shows sophomore running back Elijah Holyfield was charged early Monday with possession of marijuana of...

Riley says Huskers hit their marks in 20-man recruit classLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska coach Mike Riley said the Cornhuskers hit their marks in signing three wide receivers and four offensive linemen in their 20-man class Wednesday.The Cornhuskers landed five players rated as four-star recruits by 247sports.com, and three...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Sneak peek to 2017 FCS title contendersBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - During his locker room speech after his team won the FCS national championship Saturday, James Madison coach Mike Houston didn't quite throw around the word "repeat" as a late New Year's resolution.But two outgoing seniors, cornerback...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=2016 FCS vs. FBS: Big SkyBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Cinderella is allowed out more often than in the month of March. During college football season, FCS programs are adept at drawing national attention as they seek upsets of the larger FBS.Many of the games are played...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Undrafted FCS players have NFL opportunitiesBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Feeling overlooked and undervalued has a way of fueling FCS players heading into the NFL - especially the many who go undrafted and become even longer shots.Past awards, honors and statistics don't matter, even for a player...

Briles officially out at Baylor after sexual assault scandalWACO, Texas (AP) Baylor and Art Briles have mutually agreed to part ways, almost a month after the release of a scathing report over the university's handling of sexual assault complaints against football players and the coach being suspended by...

Missouri St QB accused of animal cruelty no longer at schoolSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) The Missouri State quarterback accused of severely abusing a friend's dog last season is no longer at the school.Breck Ruddick was suspended after the accusation, which drew wide attention on social media. In November, Ruddick...

LSU coach Orgeron: Fournette trying to practice this weekBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) LSU coach Ed Orgeron says running back Leonard Fournette has asked to practice this week in preparation for the 25th-ranked Tigers' game against No. 23 Ole Miss on Saturday night.Orgeron is not committing to playing Fournette...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Barney Cotton choked up as he described the challenges that come with serving as Nebraska's interim head coach.He wants to accomplish the seemingly impossible task of maintaining a business-as-usual atmosphere in the wake of Bo Pelini's firing. He vows to make sure the players have...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said people who say he owes assistant strength coach David Grimes an apology for grabbing him and pushing him in the chest on the sideline to get him away from an official don't know all that was involved.When asked...

HONOLULU (AP) - Despite starting its season with three straight losses, Fresno State made it to a bowl game for the 14th time in the last 16 seasons.Winning is another matter.The Bulldogs lost their sixth consecutive postseason game Wednesday night when they didn't have an answer for Rice quarterback...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia Tech's Roof working on takeaways, third down stopsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Ted Roof is looking to solve Georgia Tech's abysmal rankings in takeaways and third-down stops.Roof, in his fourth season as defensive coordinator, knows those will be keys when the Yellow Jackets play Duke on...