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AP College Football WriterMid-American Conference cancels fall football due to virusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of the pandemic.''I'm heartbroken we are in this place,'' MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said.With the MAC's...

Pitt defensive lineman Jaylen Twyman opts out of 2020 seasonPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh junior defensive tackle Jaylen Twyman has opted out of the 2020 season to focus on next year's NFL draft.Twyman, a second-team All-American in 2019 when he registered 10 1/2 sacks, said in a statement posted on...

AP College Football WriterMid-American Conference cancels fall football due to virusBy RALPH D. RUSSOThe Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league at college football's highest level to cancel its fall season because of the pandemic.''I'm heartbroken we are in this place,'' MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said.With the MAC's...

AP Sports WriterMaryland QB Josh Jackson opts out, along with 5 othersBy DAVID GINSBURGMaryland senior quarterback Josh Jackson has opted out of the upcoming football season, leaving the Terrapins with very little depth and experience at the pivotal position.Jackson is the most prominent of six Maryland players who have...

AP College Football WriterAP Source: Pac-12 Commissioner meets with player groupBy RALPH D. RUSSOPac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott met with representatives from the #WeAreUnited college player group, with much of the discussion focused on the conference’s health and safety protocols.The call lasted two hours Thursday night and 12 players took...

AP College Football WriterCollege football players, parents, unite to be heardBy RALPH D. RUSSOAs college sports leaders worked to figure out how to play football through the pandemic, former NFL star Chris Hinton and wife Mya noticed something was missing when they watched and read news coverage. It was...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS playoffs are sidelined this fallBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The annual FCS playoffs will not be held this fall even if some schools play a regular season.The lower half of Division I college football has fallen short of the NCAA's recent mandate that playoffs...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS members seek to 'spring' forward togetherBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Forget the rivalries, FCS schools and conferences are primed to come together and initiate steps toward having a spring season.The list of conferences that won't have a fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

James Madison ends pursuit of fall season(Stats Perform) - FCS power James Madison is no longer pursuing a season this fall and instead will shift its focus to potentially playing in the spring semester, the university announced Friday.James Madison, which has appeared in three of the last four national...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Could SWAC, FCS playoffs be match in spring?By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The NCAA hosting FCS playoffs in the spring would be wild enough, but here's something to make it even wilder: a SWAC team competing in them as part of the conference's 100th anniversary...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=Could SWAC, FCS playoffs be match in spring?By CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - The NCAA hosting FCS playoffs in the spring would be wild enough, but here's something to make it even wilder: a SWAC team competing in them as part of the conference's 100th anniversary...

Stats Perform FCS Senior Editor=FCS members seek to 'spring' forward togetherBy CRAIG HALEY(Stats Perform) - Forget the rivalries, FCS schools and conferences are primed to come together and initiate steps toward having a spring season.The list of conferences that won't have a fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic...