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Wildcats qualify 11 for Outdoor Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – Central Washington University Track and Field put out a statement Tuesday to announce that 11 stude…
David Gaines, former Globetrotter, college coach, dies at 80
DETROIT (AP) — David “Smokey” Gaines, the former Harlem Globetrotters and ABA player who coached at Detroit-Mercy and San Diego State, has died. He was 80.
Two South Carolina receivers opt out, OL Rhodes opts back in
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina receivers Randrecous Davis and OrTre Smith have chosen to skip the season because of concerns regarding the coronavirus.
Virus prompts Marshall to prohibit tailgating at home games
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University is prohibiting tailgating at its home football games this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Arizona's Williams to pursue professional opportunities
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona sophomore guard Brandon Williams will explore professional opportunities and forego his remaining eligibility.
UTEP beats Stephen F. Austin 24-14 in season opener
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Deion Hankins ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns to lead UTEP to a 24-14 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.
White has 4 TD passes, leads Memphis over Arkansas St. 37-24
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Brady White threw four touchdown passes, coach Ryan Silverfield collected his first regular season win at Memphis, and the Tigers beat Arkansas State 37-24 on Saturday night in the season open…
Fine replacement: Bean 4 TDs as UNT beats HBU 57-31 to open
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Jason Bean threw three touchdowns and ran for another one in his first start for North Texas, and the Mean Green set a school record with 721 total yards in a 57-31 win over FCS team Houston Ba…
SMU holds on to win first game at Texas State, 31-24
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Shane Buechele threw for 367 yards and a touchdown and SMU held on despite two second-half turnovers to win its first game at Texas State, 31-24 on Saturday in the season opener for both te…
Smart finds no QB clarity in No. 4 Georgia's 2nd scrimmage
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The second preseason scrimmage for No. 4 Georgia on Saturday provided no clarity to the quarterback competition that continues without a top contender.
Marshall rolls 59-0 in dazzling debut for QB Wells
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Grant Wells threw for 307 yards and four touchdowns to set and tie school records for a debut quarterback and Marshall rolled past Eastern Kentucky 59-0 on Saturday in both teams' season op…
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McCoy runs for three touchdowns and Army wins 42-0
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Sandon McCoy ran for three first-half touchdowns and Army opened its season with a 42-0 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
Texas schools carry apprehension into kickoff amid pandemic
Houston Baptist still had three games scheduled for only its eighth football season when the FCS Southland Conference decided a few weeks ago to not play league games this fall.
Potential impact transfers this season aren't limited to QBs
While most of the offseason chatter surrounding college football transfers inevitably focuses on quarterbacks, plenty of notable players at other positions also switched teams and could make major impacts for their…
'Game-changer': Rapid, daily virus testing coming to Pac-12
The Pac-12 could be playing football and basketball sooner than expected after the conference announced Thursday that each of the 12 schools will soon have the capacity to perform daily, rapid COVID-19 tests on ath…