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AP Sports WriterOle Miss begins spring practice, deals with 1-year bowl banBy DAVID BRANDTOXFORD, Miss. (AP) Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze swiveled around in a chair behind his desk a couple weeks ago, getting together a small stack of papers before diving into some formations, personnel and strategy.''I'm going...

College football player facing armed robbery chargesWEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Authorities say a college football player in New Jersey has been arrested on armed robbery charges after police say two students were approached by a man with a gun resulting in a campus lockdown.Monmouth County prosecutors say...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=Kupp, Jerome lead FCS mark at Senior BowlBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - It says a lot about Cooper Kupp that a fellow wide receiver - in fact, the nation's leading pass catcher - said he learned a lot from watching the FCS legend perform at the Senior...

NCAA Division I Council rejects proposed June signing periodNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) A proposed June signing period for college football recruits has been rejected by the NCAA's Division I Council, but a possible December signing period remains very much in play.The council modified a wide-ranging reforms proposal for flexibility...

Furman sets 2020 game at Tennessee(STATS) - Furman has scheduled a game against Tennessee on Sept. 19, 2020.The game will be played at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.Tennessee will pay Furman a $500,000 guarantee, according to a copy of the contract posted on the Volunteers' website.Furman, a Southern Conference member...

Former Baylor student files new lawsuit alleging rapeWACO, Texas (AP) A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players has filed a federal lawsuit against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults involving other women and players.The lawsuit filed against the...

Associated PressFormer Penn St. coach recalls learning of Sandusky complaintBy MARK SCOLFOROBELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) Jurors heard Thursday that a former Penn State head football coach testified that Mike McQueary told him years before Jerry Sandusky's arrest that he had made a complaint about Sandusky to university administrators.The deposition...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - As the ball came bouncing out of Gunner Kiel's hands, the Cincinnati quarterback - and any hope the Bearcats had of winning the Military Bowl - crashed hard onto the artificial turf.A woozy Kiel left the game after the last of his three turnovers, and...

AP Sports WriterQB Johns embraces changes at Virginia even with job in limboBy HANK KURZ Jr.Matt Johns is Virginia's incumbent starting quarterback and one of its unequivocal team leaders.In a summer that is part of a new era for the Cavaliers, the fifth-year senior has been leading his teammates...

Army suspends coach for 2 weeks in WakeyLeaks caseWEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Army has suspended defensive coordinator Jay Bateman for two weeks for mishandling information about the Wake Forest football program.West Point also fined Bateman $25,000 for his role in the so-called WakeyLeaks scandal and ordered him to...

Auburn quarterback Woody Barrett announces transferAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn quarterback Woody Barrett says he's transferring.The third-year sophomore announced his decision on Twitter Monday, but didn't say what school he planned to attend.Barrett, who is from Winter Garden, Florida, didn't play last season. He was the nation's No. 6...

AP Sports WriterFitzgerald putting up huge numbers for Mississippi StateBy DAVID BRANDTSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has run some variation of the spread offense since he arrived at the school eight years ago.This year's version could be described in two words: Nick Fitzgerald.The 6-foot-5, 230-pound...