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Alabama State running back Ezra Gray stretches out before doing a broad jump at the NFL HBCU Combine at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Ala. on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. Nearly a year after no HBCU players were selected in the NFL Draft, Gray and other products of of historically black colleges and universities have somethig to prove. (Dan Anderson/AP Images for NFL)
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FILE - East Tennessee State running back Quay Holmes breaks free against Wofford for a first down during an NCAA college football game Oct. 2, 2021, in Johnson City, Tenn. Holmes was selected to The Associated Press FCS All-America team. (David Crigger/Bristol Herald Courier via AP, File)
SE La QB Kelley, ETSU RB Holmes leads AP FCS All-Americans

By Ralph D. Russo Dec. 14, 2021 12:04 PM EST

FILE - SMU's Eric Dickerson (19) runs the ball against against Rice during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas, Nov. 7, 1981. The former SMU running back, who played for the Mustangs from 1979-82, was one of 27 players invited to the Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, induction ceremony for the College Football Hall of Fame in Las Vegas. Dickerson was voted into the 2020 class, but the ceremony was canceled due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/David Breslauer, File)
SMU’s Eric Dickerson finally goes into College Hall of Fame

By Danny Webster Dec. 07, 2021 08:25 PM EST

James Madison running back Solomon Vanhorse (3) dives after a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football playoff game against Southeastern Louisiana in Harrisonburg, Va., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record Via AP)
Cole Johnson, JMU storm into FCS quarterfinals, 59-20

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Kelley with 5 TD passes, SE Louisiana tops Nicholls 58-48

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THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Cole Kelley, the reigning Walter Payton Award winner, threw for 406 yards and five touchdowns as Southeastern Louisiana defeated Nicholls...

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Florida State fan Pat McKinnon, center, watches the ceremony for longtime Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, as he lies in repose at the Tucker Civic Center during a public celebration of life, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden became the FSU football coach in 1976, transforming the program into one of the best in the country. He coached FSU to national championships in 1993 and 1999. Bowden was 91. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)
Bobby Bowden remembered for faith, family and football

By Bob Ferrante Aug. 14, 2021 04:57 PM EDT

FILE - North Dakota State wide receiver Christian Watson (1) runs on the field before the FCS championship NCAA college football game against James Madison in Frisco, Texas, in this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, file photo. Watson is a member of The Associated Press FCS All-America team, announced Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)
AP 2021 FCS All-America Team

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FILE - James Madison defensive lineman Mike Greene (92) wraps up Monmouth running back Pete Guerriero during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs in Harrisonburg, Va., in this Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, file photo. Greene is a member of The Associated Press FCS All-America team, announced Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Daniel Lin/Daily News-Record via AP, File)
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