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Master NFL historian writes masterful 100-season history

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Aug. 16, 2019, photo, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School football players run a drill at the school in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan has joined New Jersey in an attempt to make high school football safer, limiting the amount of time players make full-speed contact that sends them tumbling to the ground. (AP Photo/Larry Lage)

AP survey: Most states limit full contact for HS football

By LARRY LAGE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2019, file photo, Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze attends an NCAA college football practice in Lynchburg, Va. Freeze still does not know if he will be on the sidelines for his debut with the Flames against No. 22 Syracuse, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Freeze had back surgery on Aug. 16 and has been staying in a hotel near campus because he is not allowed to climb steps, including at his home. (Taylor Irby/The News &amp; Advance via AP, File)

No. 22 Orange a tall test for Liberty in Freeze debut

By HANK KURZ Jr. - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2018, file photo, Minnesota Vikings' Adam Thielen (19) runs with the ball after a reception against the Seattle Seahawks in the second half of an NFL football game, in Seattle. Thielen’s Thursdays usually are busy. The star wide receiver has a full practice with the Minnesota Vikings as they implement their game plan for the upcoming opponent.Thielen’s football those days isn’t limited to working out with his teammates, though. This season, he’s hosting “Thursdays With Thielen,” which basically is a chili-fest across the nation focused on the cuisine of cities teams playing in the Thursday night game represent. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

Hungry? Adam Thielen has a Thursday night cure

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, file photo, Iowa offensive linemen Landan Paulsen, from left, Tristan Wirfs and Levi Paulsen show off their beards during Iowa's NCAA college football media day in Iowa City, Iowa. Football players often refer to their teammates as brothers. In the Big Ten, a lot of them truly are. At Iowa, left guard Landan Paulsen and right guard Levi Paulsen will be the team’s first twins to start since 1980. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP, File)

Big Ten brotherhood: Family ties run deep across conference

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Rutgers enters 150th season vs UMass, Ash in critical year 4

By MATT SUGAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2018, file photo, Minnesota running back Mohamed Ibrahim (24) runs past Wisconsin cornerback Rachad Wildgoose (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game, in Madison, Wis. Minnesota takes a stacked offense and increased confidence into the third season under coach P.J. Fleck, but the Gophers better be prepared for their opener against neighbor South Dakota State, which is ranked fourth in the FCS poll. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Gophers will send deep backfield at SDSU in opener

By DAVE CAMPBELL - Associated Press

In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, Zach Gerhart, assistant director of broadcasting and video production, works in the ACC Network broadcast facility at North Carolina State in Raleigh, N.C. The Atlantic Coast Conference finally has its TV channel airing hundreds of league sporting events each year thanks in no small measure to its schools. Administrations around the ACC played a critical role in getting the channel up and running, spending millions to ensure campus broadcast and production facilities were capable of handling telecasts. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Viewer’s Guide: Fox banks on noon, game celebrates 150 years

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 file photo, Michigan defensive back Myles Sims (6) watches from the sideline in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Penn State in Ann Arbor, Mich. With the college football season set to start for most teams this weekend, the NCAA has been handing down rulings left and right in waiver cases involving transfers seeking immediate eligibility. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)

Waiver woes: NCAA decisions on transfers bring relief, angst

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2019, file photo, Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins, right, reacts as quarterback Lucas Johnson (7) holds him during the team's NCAA college spring football game in Atlanta. Collins is only a few days away from the first big test for his new team, a visit to No. 1 Clemson, the defending national champion Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Clemson’s Lawrence confident, set for opener vs Georgia Tech

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, Alabama head coach Nick Saban prepares for a team coach photo prior to Alabama's fall camp fan-day NCAA college football scrimmage at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This is the time of year when the Southeastern Conference usually validates its claim as the best league in college football by dominating neutral-site nonconference matchups. The SEC is 21-6 in regular-season nonconference games against Power Five opponents at neutral sites since 2012. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

SEC’s early season neutral-sites games might be on the clock

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Caylin Newton looks to throw while playing quarterback for Howard University, the HBCU in Washington, D.C. Newton is the younger brother of Carolina Panthers quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton. (Photo courtesy of Howard University Athletics)

Caylin Newton makes a name for himself leading Howard football

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 file photo ,Oregon running back C.J. Verdell, center, and Oregon State safety Jeffrey Manning Jr. (15) during an NCAA college football game in Corvallis, Ore. College football starts better than it ends. The sport has evolved through numerous postseason systems that have clumsily crowned champions, and while the College Football Playoff does a better job than its predecessors it has also spawned a month’s worth of tedious debate over the meaningfulness of bowl games. (AP Photo/Timothy J. Gonzalez, File)

Week 1 Preview: Pac-12 statement; transfer QBs; USC’s start

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

In this Aug. 14, 2019 photo, Nebraska running back Dedrick Mills (26) carries the ball during a drill a NCAA college football practice in Lincoln, Neb. Mills is looking to make the most of his second opportunity in major college football. He was kicked out of Georgia Tech after failing three drug tests. He spent two years at a junior college in Kansas and now is set to be the starting running back when Nebraska opens against South Alabama. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

New Husker RB Dedrick Mills out to make most of 2nd chance

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Seahawks’ Shaquem Griffin enjoys having focus on football

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

New York Giants strong safety Landon Collins (21) breaks up a pass intended for Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed (86) during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jordan Reed staring into same abyss Luck did

By Thom Loverro

FILE - In this April 13, 2019, file photo, Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman watches his team during an NCAA college football practice in Manhattan, Kan. Klieman knew he had a problem when he looked at the roster he was inheriting at Kansas State. He had a veteran QB. Veteran offensive line. Lots of veterans on defense. And not a single running back. None. At all.(Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP, File)

K-State to lean on transfer backfield under new head coach

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Washington Redskins offensive lineman, Hugh Thornton (69) runs drills as he is directed by offensive line coach Bill Callahan, right, during NFL football training camp in Richmond, Va. Now 27 months removed from a painful decision similar to what former teammate Andrew Luck made last week, Thornton is attempting to complete an NFL comeback with the Redskins that would be a major milestone in a lifelong journey full of adversity. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Thornton attempting NFL comeback after tumultuous journey

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019 file photo, Ryan Kalil was introduced after signing a one-year deal with the New York Jets at the Jets' facility in Florham Park, NJ. Ryan Kalil has had one whirlwind of a month. From retirement to a new team in a new city with new teammates and coaches in just four weeks. And, now, the New York Jets center is nearly ready to play again. “I feel like I'm getting my legs back,” Kalil said Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Dennis Waszak, File)

Jets’ Kalil closer to playing, feeling ‘like my old self’

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

In this Aug. 5, 2019, photo, head coach Art Briles instructs his team during a practice at Mount Vernon High Schoo in Mount Vernon, Texas. Most of the town’s residents knew nothing about the possibility of Briles becoming coach until the school board unanimously approved his hiring in a special meeting on the Friday night going into Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Back in Texas, Briles returns to coaching in the small time

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press