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Baylor, BC, Kentucky and USF call off football practicesBy The Associated PressFootball practice was canceled at Boston College, Kentucky, South Florida, and other schools Thursday, joint decisions made by coaches and players and inspired by NBA players protesting racial injustice.Baylor players decided to forgo practice to unite around the...

Teams not playing in '20 will not be ranked in coaches' pollTYSONS CORNER, Va. (AP) The coronavirus pandemic that has altered the upcoming college football season will also change the way the weekly coaches' poll published by USA Today is conducted.The preseason coaches' poll released Aug. 6 included...

AP Sports WriterNC State at Va Tech postponed 2 weeks amid COVID-19 casesBy HANK KURZ Jr.North Carolina State's season-opener at Virginia Tech was postponed for two weeks Wednesday because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Wolfpack athletes.The delay comes two days after N.C. State paused all athletic activities....

AP Sports WriterNC State at Va Tech postponed 2 weeks amid COVID-19 casesBy HANK KURZ Jr.North Carolina State's season-opener at Virginia Tech was postponed for two weeks Wednesday because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Wolfpack athletes.The delay comes two days after N.C. State paused all athletic activities....

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS teams in mix for fall nonconference gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A small number of FCS schools are scheduled to play nonconference games this fall, including against FBS opponents, after all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.Most...

AP Sports WriterNC State at Virginia Tech postponed amid COVID-19 casesBy HANK KURZ Jr.North Carolina State's season-opener at Virginia Tech was postponed for two weeks Wednesday because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Wolfpack athletes.The delay comes two days after N.C. State paused all athletic activities. The school...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Campbell has four FBS opponents this fallBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Campbell doesn't have a long history of playing FBS opponents, but the Camels are catching up this season.On Wednesday, the Big South university announced the addition of an Oct. 9 visit to Wake Forest...

AP College Football WriterNC State at VTech postponed after COVID-19 casesBy RALPH D. RUSSONorth Carolina State's season-opener at Virginia Tech was postponed Wednesday from Sept. 12 to Sept. 26 because of a cluster of COVID-19 cases among Wolfpack athletes.The Atlantic Coast Conference and the two schools announced the delay...

Western Carolina football players propose boycott over videoWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) A Western Carolina University football player has called on his teammates to boycott team activities after several racist videos involving students at the school circulated on social media.Sophomore safety Jaylon McMillon said he and other members of the...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS teams in mix for fall nonconference gamesBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - A small number of FCS schools are scheduled to play nonconference games this fall, including against FBS opponents, after all 13 conferences postponed their league competition due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.Most...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS Kickoff: Central Arkansas not looking backBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The way Central Arkansas led FCS college football in fourth-quarter comeback wins with four last season was a prelude to the Bears rallying through the COVID-19 pandemic this year."Hard times don't break us," senior...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Governors-Bears PreviewBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The way Central Arkansas led FCS college football in fourth-quarter comeback wins with four last season was a prelude to the Bears rallying through the COVID-19 pandemic this year."Hard times don't break us," senior All-America cornerback Robert Rochell says.Pulled...