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FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, new Houston NCAA college football coach Dana Holgorsen get an autographed football to toss to fans during halftime of a basketball game between Houston and Tulsa, in Houston. The 2019 Most Likely to Succeed list ranks the new hires in FBS. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)

Analysis: Which new college football coaches might succeed?

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2000, Vince McMahon, chairman of the World Wrestling Federation, speaks during a news conference in New York. The XFL is set for a surprising second life, McMahon announced Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. McMahon said the XFL would return in 2020 but offered few other details about the late winter/early spring football league. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey, File) **FILE**

XFL reaches multiyear agreement with ESPN and Fox

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Ryan Shazier, right, walks with his wife Michelle to announce the Pittsburgh Steelers selection in the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ** FILE **

Ryan Shazier, once-paralyzed Steeler, able to dance at his wedding

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 2, 2018, file photo, Washington State offensive lineman Cole Madison runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. When the Green Bay Packers used a fifth-round draft pick on Madison last year, there was optimism that the former Washington State standout would be able to fill an opening at right guard. Madison didn’t report for training camp. He put football on hold to focus on his life. After sitting out his entire rookie season, Madison joined the team for the start of offseason workouts in April and was expected to be on the field this weekend for the Packers’ rookie camp. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Cole Madison finds his way back to football with Packers

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In this Feb. 13, 2019 photo, JoAnne Atkins-Ingram drapes her son's old Neptune High School football jersey over her shoulder in her attorney's office in Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. Her 19-year-old son, Braeden Bradforth, died in August 2018 about an hour and a half after football practice at Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kan. New Jersey's U.S. House delegation is seeking an independent investigation into Bradforth's death. (Doug Hood/The Asbury Park Press via AP)

Kansas college releases review of player’s heatstroke death

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Shooting victim ID’d as former high school football star

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With 7 picks, Texans address areas of need in the draft

By JOSHUA KOCH - Associated Press

Houston Texans top draft pick Tytus Howard poses for photos with a football following an introductory NFL news conference Friday, April 26, 2019, in Houston. Howard was an offensive lineman for Alabama State. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Houston Texans take CB Johnson, OL Scharping in 2nd round

By JOSHUA KOCH - Associated Press

Female football player Sam Gordon walks the red carpet ahead of the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Girls’ football lawsuit to gauge interest in school teams

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

Football lifer John Milligan to coach high school in Upton

By ADAM NAZZARO - Associated Press

Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the San Francisco 49ers selected Bosa in the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Nick Bosa drafted No. 2 overall amid criticism for support of Trump

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

Kentucky linebacker Josh Allen poses with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the Jacksonville Jaguars selected Allen in the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Jaguars add to defense by drafting Kentucky’s Josh Allen

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in an Oct. 2, 2008, file photo, former NFL player Herb Adderley sits in a room full of memorabilia of his playing days with the Green Bay Packers, at his home in Mantua, N.J. At right, in a Jan. 26, 2019, file photo, Delaware safety Nasir Adderley smiles before the start of the Senior Bowl NCAA college football game, in Mobile, Ala. University of Delaware safety Nassir Adderley was in high school when he connected with his grandfather's first cousin, Hall of Fame defensive back Herb Adderley, who sent him videos of his playing days during the Vince Lombardi era in Green Bay. The elder Adderley would become a huge influence in his life as Nassir lost his grandfather, then blossomed into an NFL prospect himself. (AP Photo/File)

Adderley cousins connect across decades over life, football

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Work continues on the NFL Draft stage Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. The NFL Draft is scheduled to be held Thursday through Saturday. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Coverage will offer different perspectives on NFL draft

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, University of Kansas new NCAA college football coach Les Miles makes a statement during a news conference in Lawrence, Kan. Miles is back in the Big 12, having been the head coach at Oklahoma State before he went to LSU and led the Tigers to the 2007 national title. Miles has been out of coaching since 2016, when he was fired by LSU after a 2-2 start that left him with a 114-34 record. When he got to Oklahoma State, the Cowboys had just one winning season in 12 years before Miles, that program then in similar shape to the Jayhawks now without a winning season or bowl game since 2008. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Bigtime Big 12 turnover with 4 new head coaches this spring

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

This Nov. 26, 1964, file photo shows a general view of the National Football League draft meeting in New York. (AP Photo/John Lindsay) **FILE**

From cozy get-together to huge event, NFL draft has soared

By Barry Wilner - Associated Press

While paying respect to past, LaFleur focused on future

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FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2018, file photo, Georgia's Elijah Holyfield takes questions during a news conference for the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game against Texas, in New Orleans. Holyfield posted slow 40-yard times at the NFL combine and Georgia's pro day, leaving his NFL draft prospects uncertain. Holyfield, the son of former boxing champion Evander Holyfield, says it wasn't an easy decision to leave Georgia after his junior season.(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

Holyfield’s 40 times make NFL draft decision a big gamble

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 7, 2019, file photo, Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney walks on the field during Tennessee football's first practice of the spring season in Knoxville, Tenn. Chaney exemplifies the nomadic nature of an SEC coordinator. He’s back for his second stint as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator after holding the same title at Arkansas, Pittsburgh and Georgia since his last stay in Knoxville. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP, File)

Plenty of coaching changes around SEC during offseason

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen stretches before practice at the Twin Cities Orthopedic Center in Eagan, Minn., Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP)

Thielen deal shows Vikings’ commitment to keep core together

By BRIAN HALL - Associated Press