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Small colleges are starting football programs, hoping to boost enrollment as student shortage looms

A bagpiper in a kilt led hundreds of Azusa Pacific University students and the school president into the Cougars' stadium before kickoff against Whittier College earlier this season, a sun-splashed celebration of what once were two of the biggest brands in California small-college football. Azusa Pacific had dropped the sport in 2020 after 55 years and Whittier in 2022 after 115 years, mainly for financial reasons. The two schools are among 10 four-year colleges and universities that started or re-started programs this season, the most in a single year since 2013, according to the National Football Foundation. Seven schools have announced plans to start programs in 2027 or later. Azusa Pacific won the 1998 NAIA Division I championship and became a full NCAA Division II member in 2013. The Cougars made playoff appearances in 2016 and ’18, but a decline in the number of West Coast…

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Rootstown football vs Fairview High School, live score updates

ROOTSTOWN — Outside of a truck hitting a pole, it was just about a perfect close to the season for Rootstown. After winning a Week 9 slugfest against rival Crestwood at a muddy Jack Lambert Stadium, Rootstown was just about perfect offensively in a 48-21 Week 10 win over Fairview Oct. 26. The Rovers began the season as one of just two games locally on a Thursday, rallying from a 13-point halftime deficit at Southeast. They ended the year with another win under the spotlight as the lone local game Monday after a truck hit a pole Friday causing a power outage and a delay to their 2026 finale. That incident was one instance of adversity Rootstown coach Tom Hannan cited after the game. Losing star defensive lineman Peyton Simms was another. Not to mention a pair of two-game skids in the middle of the season. "We've overcome a lot," Hannan said. "We've overcome a lot and I'm really proud of…

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Atlanta students demand four-way stop after crash

Clark Atlanta University students gathered nearly 2,000 signatures on a petition demanding a four-way stop and speed bumps at Hank Aaron Drive and Glenn Street after a speeding driver fatally struck 21-year-old Morgan Gamble. AL-JUDAYYDA, Jordan/CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Jordan said on Monday its air force struck what it described as militant hideouts in southern Syria after determining that the suspects behind last week's ‌deadly church attack in the kingdom were linked to "terrorist groups" operating there. The armed forces said the operation was conducted in ‌coordination with Damascus. After being told he would never walk or talk again, Dan hopes to dance before his 30th birthday. A landmark trial pitting young Canadians against the federal government over its alleged climate policy failures opened Monday, with lawyers for the youths describing climate change as a "grave threat"…

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Fantasy Football Kicker Streamers: The 3 best pickups for Week 8

Kickers are creatures of game script. In fantasy football that doesn’t make them any different than a lot of running backs and wideouts and tight ends. For those positions, as with kicker, opportunity evaporates with unfriendly game script. The receiver or tight end sees a dip in routes and targets when their team gets out to a big lead and runs the rock in the second half. The running back ends up with ten carries instead of twenty because his team has to abandon the run as they chase points in a trailing script. In an opportunity-based game, this is something short of ideal. That’s why we want kickers in our lineups whose teams have a good chance of seeing plenty of neutral or positive game script. Usually this means a team won’t forgo easy field goal opportunities in the second half, down by multiple scores. So there is a process to selecting kickers — even those off the waiver wire.…

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