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Ex-Florida QB Harris planning transfer to Tennessee StateNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Former Florida quarterback Treon Harris plans to transfer to Football Championship Subdivision program Tennessee State.Tennessee State athletic department spokesman Jose Garcia said Friday via email that ''I can inform of his intention to enroll at Tennessee State, but...

Northwestern State-Baylor date change(STATS) - Northwestern State's season-opening football game at Baylor has been moved up by one day to Sept. 2 to accommodate a broadcast on Fox Sports Network.The game has a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff at McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas.The switch gives Northwestern State an extra...

AP Sports WriterDeshaun Watson lands another award as NFL draft loomsBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Deshaun Watson is trying to approach everything leading to the NFL draft as having fun and enjoying the process while preparing for another once-in-a-lifetime moment.Having accomplished his goal of a national championship...

Former Syracuse player sentenced to 10 years in stabbingSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) A former Syracuse University football player has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the stabbing attack on two of his former teammates last year.The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports (http://bit.ly/2l1DSqW ) Naesean Howard was sentenced Friday...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban is one away from the Bear. At least that's what the record book shows. Actually, an argument can be made that Saban already surpassed the man in the houndstooth hat. Saban has five national titles - four as Alabama's coach, plus a BCS crown at LSU -...

3 players suspended, Michigan State coach issues statementEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio has released a statement saying he has ''high standards'' for his football program and expects players and staff to ''conduct themselves in a manner that reflects the values and principles of Michigan...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - Chris Bonner threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, Cameron McDondle ran for 113 yards and Colorado State-Pueblo relied on its stingy defense to beat Minnesota State 13-0 on Saturday for its first Division II national championship.Paul Browning had five catches for 84 yards...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - Shedding the blocks of Big Ten offensive linemen as an undersized defensive tackle isn't the toughest thing Darius Hamilton has faced in his football career.Instead, it's shedding the shadow of his father Keith, a New York Giants defensive lineman from 1992-2003.Even as he became a...

Iowa WR Jerminic Smith leaves programIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Iowa's depleted receiving corps lost another player Friday, when the Hawkeyes announced that Jerminic Smith has left the program.Smith caught 23 passes for 314 yards and a pair of touchdowns in 2016 for Iowa. But Smith was suspended for...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Alabama coach Nick Saban and defensive coordinator Kirby Smart have fielded some of the most formidable, suffocating defenses modern college football has seen since the pair arrived in Tuscaloosa together in 2007.The 2014 Crimson Tide defense won't likely be remembered among them. There have already...

AP Sports WriterGrobe: Winning not at expense of character at hurting BaylorBy STEPHEN HAWKINSWACO, Texas (AP) Acting Baylor coach Jim Grobe says winning is very important but won't come at the expense of character and integrity.The former Wake Forest coach is taking over a program reeling from a...

NCAA imposes 2-year show cause against ex-Alabama assistantTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) The NCAA has imposed a two-year show cause penalty against former Alabama assistant coach Bo Davis for recruiting violations.NCAA findings released Friday said Davis knowingly violated rules in a meeting with four prospects that was arranged by a...