Ranking the FCS conferences

There's really no right or wrong answer as to which is the best conference in the FCS. The CAA had the final say last season when its champion, James Madison, defeated MVFC member Youngstown State in the FCS championship game. Previously, North Dakota State captured a record five straight national titles coming out of the MVFC.

3 Illinois players arrested on home invasion, armed robbery charges

Three Illinois football players were arrested Wednesday on home invasion and armed robbery charges. Illinois coach Lovie Smith announced Wednesday that Darta Lee, Zarrian Holcombe and Howard Watkins have all been dismissed from the program. Three Illinois football players were arrested on Wednesday on charges of home invasion and armed robbery after an alleged incident at a school dormitory.

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  Illinois dismisses three football players arrested in dormitory incident

  Chicago Tribune
• 3 Illinois players facing burglary charges now off team

  The Charlotte Observer

The 8 biggest recent revelations in Baylor's sexual assault scandal

A full year has passed since Baylor was outed in its sexual assault scandal and subsequently parted ways with football coach Art Briles, athletic director Ian McCaw and school president Ken Starr.  Even as Baylor begins its rebuild - both in football recruiting and in rethinking its approach to sexual assault and dating violence - allegations of sexual assault and rape in the athletic department continue to mount.  Here's a recap of the latest allegations against Baylor, what they mean and how the school got to this point: 1) The latest This month, a seventh Title IX lawsuit was filed against Baylor. A volleyball player referred to as Jane Doe says she was attending a party in February 2012 at