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STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS Playoff Review: North Dakota State 42, Montana State 14By CRAIG HALEYThe Score - No. 1 seed North Dakota State (15-0) beat No. 5 seed Montana State (11-4) 42-14 in the semifinals of the FCS playoffs.Story Line - The two-time defending national champion Bison scored three...

AP Sports WriterSwinney: Not in favor of social justice messages on uniformsBy PETE IACOBELLIClemson coach Dabo Swinney does not support messages of social justice or other issues on player uniforms.Swinney said Tuesday his stance is solely because he's a college football traditionalist who values the historic look of jerseys,...

The Latest: Report says UM used inadequate cooling devicesTOWSON, Md. (AP) The Latest on investigation of University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair (all times local):6:05 p.m.The findings of an independent investigation into the death of Maryland football player Jordan McNair were released Friday and the report stated...

Associated PressNo. 9 Penn State's offensive line now powering Nittany LionsBy TRAVIS JOHNSONSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) Miles Sanders has always heaped praise on the big men blocking for him, and the Penn State running back has found himself doing so more and more lately.As No. 9 Penn State's...

(STATS) - Tennessee State football coach Rod Reed announced Wednesday that former Florida quarterback Treon Harris has transferred to the Ohio Valley Conference program. Harris will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. The 5-foot-11, 201-pound Harris played in 21 games with 15 starts at Florida in 2014 and '15, but was...

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...

The Latest: Ohio State trustee chair backs Meyer processCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Latest on the resignation of an Ohio State trustee over football coach's suspension (all times local):6:05 p.m.The chairman of Ohio State University's board of trustees has praised the process that went into investigating football coach Urban...

AP Sports WriterGeorgia's Carter enjoys 'surreal' pro day with BelichickBy CHARLES ODUMATHENS, Ga. (AP) After growing up as a Patriots fan, Lorenzo Carter said it was ''kind of surreal'' to find New England coach Bill Belichick leading positional drills at Georgia's Pro Day on Wednesday.This was no time...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Surprises always lurk in CAA FootballBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - They're sitting right there in plain sight in CAA Football. It's simply a matter of which one or two teams will become the surprise of the conference this season.It basically never fails to happen in the FCS...

Phillip Fulmer named special adviser to Tennessee presidentKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro has hired former Volunteers football coach Phillip Fulmer as his special adviser for community, athletics and university relations.DiPietro announced the hiring Tuesday.Fulmer had been a candidate for the athletic director job given...

South Carolina players opt out, others out with injuriesCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has lost another starting cornerback in Israel Mukuamu after he opted out of the season, joining his defensive backfield partner Jaycee Horn in preparing for the upcoming NFL draft.Interim coach Mike Bobo said Tuesday four...

AP College Football WriterPick 6: OU's Brown, Texas' Williams among top OL in '17By RALPH D. RUSSOTwo offensive linemen were selected in the first round of last month's NFL draft, the fewest since 1965.In 2017, the big guys up front are positioned to bounce back.With the help of former...