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AP Sports WriterEtienne comfortable deciding to return to Clemson amid virusBy PETE IACOBELLITravis Etienne had several choices to weigh during the offseason - and his decisions always led him back to Clemson.Etienne, the two-time reigning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, chose to skip the NFL - he...

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...

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 WriterOrgeron: LSU in the market for a transfer cornerback nowBy BRETT MARTELLSU coach Ed Orgeron is looking to add a transfer defensive back at a time when uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic could theoretically help the No. 6 Tigers land an established player from another major...

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...

AP College Football WriterParsons, Sewell among AP preseason All-Americans not playingBy RALPH D. RUSSOPenn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall.The team was selected by 47...

AP College Football WriterParsons, Sewell among AP preseason All-Americans not playingBy RALPH D. RUSSOPenn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Oregon tackle Penei Sewell are among 11 players selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team who are not slated to play this fall.The team was selected by 47...

AP Preseason All-America TeamBy The Associated PressThe 2020 AP Preseason All-America Team (x-team not scheduled to play in the fall; y-opted out of season):FIRST TEAMOffenseQuarterback - Trevor Lawrence, junior, Clemson.Running backs - Chuba Hubbard, junior, Oklahoma State; Travis Etienne, senior, Clemson.Tackles - x-Penei Sewell, junior, Oregon; Alex Leatherwood, senior,...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Clemson No. 1, followed by Ohio State, AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOClemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what has already been taken by the...

AP College Football WriterAP Top 25: Clemson No. 1, followed by Ohio State, AlabamaBy RALPH D. RUSSOClemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what has already been taken by 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...