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AP Sports WriterNew redshirt policy makes it more tempting to transferBy STEVE MEGARGEEA new NCAA policy that makes it easier to redshirt football players comes with an unintended consequence: Players can now choose to save their eligibility by leaving teams after participating in four games, with plans to transfer...

AP Sports WriterACC teams, players tossed in state of flux by Irma's wrathBy HANK KURZ Jr.The Atlantic Coast Conference has been tossed into a state of flux by Hurricane Irma.Games have been postponed, practices suspended and players throughout the conference have been left wondering about their families' welfare as...

South Carolina State to face early MEAC challenge(STATS) - South Carolina State should know a lot about its MEAC championship bid early in the conference schedule.The Bulldogs will open conference play by traveling to 2016 champ North Carolina Central on Sept. 23 and host runner-up North Carolina A&T a...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS rankings: Takeaways from the preseason Top 25By CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - A national voting panel selected the STATS FCS Preseason Top 25 on Monday, but the 160 votes seemingly came out of Frisco Texas - the host city of the national championship game since 2010.The only...

Northwestern hires BC's Bajakian as offensive coordinatorEVANSTON, Ill. (AP) Northwestern hired Boston College's Mike Bajakian as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach on Wednesday.Bajakian, who spent four seasons at quarterbacks coach for the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, spent last year as OC and QBs coach for Boston College, which...

AP Sports WriterHeisman finalist Love to lead Stanford against TCUBy JIM VERTUNOSAN ANTONIO (AP) Another season, another Stanford player as a Heisman Trophy finalist. With Cardinal players making the trip to New York five times since 2009, it's become as predictable as anything in college football.Running back Bryce...

AP College Football WriterBy keeping it in the family, Urban Meyer tarnishes legacyBy RALPH D. RUSSOFootball coaches talk a lot about creating a family atmosphere in their programs.They walk into the homes of teenagers and tell the loved ones of each recruit: We'll make him not only a better...

AP College Football WriterNebraska's Frost took step to stop migration to Oregon St.By ERIC OLSONFirst-year Nebraska coach Scott Frost said Thursday the transfers of three of his former players to Oregon State raised his suspicions, though he stopped short of leveling a tampering charge against the Beavers.Linebacker Avery Roberts,...

Associated PressSuspended USC player agrees to plea deal in sex caseBy LINDSAY WHITEHURSTSALT LAKE CITY (AP) A suspended University of Southern California football player accused of sexual assault in Utah pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges in a deal with prosecutors.The agreement carries no possible state prison time...

Oklahoma running back Trey Sermon injured in spring gameNORMAN, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma running back Trey Sermon went down with a leg injury Saturday during the first quarter of the Sooners' spring game.Sermon was injured on a tackle by safety Patrick Fields. He was helped off the field after...

AP Sports WriterNo. 3 Buckeyes have something to prove in Big Ten title gameBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) A group of university administrators on a Zoom call decided Ohio State would play in the Big Ten championship game. Now the No. 3 Buckeyes are eager to show that...

Associated PressPenn State halts helicopter use after pilot flew over crowdBy MARK SCOLFOROPenn State said Tuesday that it has stopped using helicopters to make announcements outside the football stadium after a state police chopper flew so low over an unruly tailgating crowd that it sent tents and other items...