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AP Sports WriterAP source: Florida allows 4 suspended players to rejoin teamBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) A person familiar with the situation says four Florida players suspended last season amid felony fraud charges have rejoined team activities.The person spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on the condition of...

Freshman football player dies after morning workoutKENT, Ohio (AP) A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium on Tuesday.The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that...

AP Sports WriterLow-stress spring a welcome change for Ole Miss footballBy DAVID BRANDTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) There aren't many people paying attention to Mississippi's football program these days.That's not a bad thing.After a few years of NCAA infractions trouble and a turbulent coaching change, in a lot of ways...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Montana State QB Murray to sit out 2018 seasonBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - Montana State won't have its difference-maker on offense this year as junior quarterback Chris Murray will sit out the season to focus on academics, coach Jeff Choate announced Wednesday.The Big Sky Conference's 2016 freshman...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Title clash of FCS titans: James Madison vs. North Dakota StateBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - The FCS championship game matchup so many have anticipated has come to fruition.Top-ranked James Madison gets to defend its 2016 national title against North Dakota State, whose run of five straight national...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=NFL teams look to the FCS for defensive backsBy CRAIG HALEYNo position may stock this year's NFL draft as much as defensive back.Former NFL executive and scout Mark Dominik predicted on ESPN Radio on Wednesday - the eve of the three-day, seven-round draft in Philadelphia -...

Associated PressInjuries will test depth of secondary at No. 15 WisconsinBy DENNIS SEMRAUMADISON, Wis. (AP) Add Wisconsin safety D'Cota Dixon to the growing list of injuries in the secondary for No. 15 Wisconsin.Dixon had his right foot in a protective boot on Monday after getting hurt late in...

AP College Football WriterAt Notre Dame, Kelly and Swarbrick provide rare stabilityBy RALPH D. RUSSOSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Brian Kelly has coached 103 games at Notre Dame and athletic director Jack Swarbrick has attended every single news conference afterward.The two will often have a brief chat before Kelly...

UNC adding Ohio State RB Antonio Williams as transferCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) North Carolina will add Ohio State transfer Antonio Williams to its backfield.The school announced Tuesday that the running back is transferring with two years of eligibility remaining after he sits out this fall due to NCAA...

AP Sports WriterMississippi State pushes for better offense under MoorheadBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State hired Joe Moorhead nearly two years ago mainly because of his reputation as an offensive savant.Year one didn't go exactly as planned. The coach expects much more progress this fall.Mississippi State's...

Woman tells jury ex-UW football player raped her in his homeMADISON, Wis. (AP) The trial of former University of Wisconsin football player Quintez Cephus began Tuesday with a woman testifying that Cephus raped her in his apartment.Cephus, 21, of Macon, Georgia, is charged with second- and third-degree sexual...

AP Sports WriterIowa QB Nate Stanley making star turn for HawkeyesBy LUKE MEREDITHIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa didn't really know what it had in sophomore Nate Stanley when it named him its new starting quarterback in August.The verdict is in.The kid is a star.Stanley's coming out party came...