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AP Sports WriterPICK SIX: SEC, ACC schedule changes impact several programsBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe debut season for Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz got much more challenging when the Southeastern Conference adjusted its schedules this summer.Missouri's original cross-division opponents in its SEC schedule were Arkansas and Mississippi State, which both finished below...

AP College Football WriterEarly enrollees unlikely to be allowed to play winter gamesBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe NCAA football oversight committee is recommending early enrolling freshman football players not be allowed to play games for teams conducting winter or spring seasons.West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons, who heads football oversight,...

SWAC resets divisional alignment for 2021-22 academic year(Stats Perform) - The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced Thursday its divisional realignment for the 2021-22 academic year with the additions of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman.The two new institutions will arrive from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and be placed in the East Division...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stephen F. Austin preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southland Conference member Stephen F. Austin is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that has announced it will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the Southland postponed...

McNeese Athletics Sports Information Director =McNeese Athletics employee recounts Hurricane LauraBy MATTHEW BONNETTEThis is a first-person account of how Hurricane Laura affected Southwest Louisiana by Matthew Bonnette, the McNeese State University sports information director. McNeese is accepting donations for the recovery effort at: https://mcneesefoundation.org/give/campus-emergency-fund/.LAKE CHARLES, La. (Stats Perform) -...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Stephen F. Austin preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southland Conference member Stephen F. Austin is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that has announced it will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the Southland postponed...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Houston Baptist preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Southland Conference member Houston Baptist is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that has announced it will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the Southland postponed its conference...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Eastern Kentucky preview capsuleBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Ohio Valley Conference member Eastern Kentucky is one of 15 FCS programs (out of 127 overall) that have announced it will play at least one nonconference game this fall. Due to coronavirus concerns, the OVC postponed its...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia QB Newman opting out of season to prepare for draftBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Jamie Newman, the Wake Forest transfer who was projected to start at quarterback for No. 4 Georgia, is opting out of the season to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft.Newman announced...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia QB Newman opting out of season to prepare for draftBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Jamie Newman, the Wake Forest transfer who was projected to start at quarterback for No. 4 Georgia, is opting out of the season to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft.Newman announced...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia QB Newman opting out of season to prepare for draftBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) Jamie Newman, the Wake Forest transfer who was the projected starting quarterback for No. 4 Georgia, is opting out of the season to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft.Newman announced his...

Duke takes hit with Wohlabaugh lost to serious knee injuryDURHAM, N.C. (AP) Duke has lost returning starting center Jack Wohlabaugh to a serious knee injury along with reserve cornerback Ken Torain.The school announced the injuries Wednesday, saying that both players are out indefinitely.Wohlabaugh is one of four returning...