
Money for college athletes: not if, but how
After decades when paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, the enormous television revenue generated by sports — ...

Alabama's Saban, ex-Dolphins coach, back in Miami
Nick Saban returned to his former NFL home and insisted he's not looking for another one. The Alabama coach was back at Sun Life Stadium — where he ...

Championship classic: Notre Dame vs Alabama
At a time when college football was generally considered the domain of eastern blue bloods, Notre Dame and Alabama were upstart teams that gave blue ...

No. 13 FSU beats No. 16 NIU 31-10 in Orange Bowl
Laughing and mugging for the cameras, the Florida State Seminoles happily hoisted the Orange Bowl trophy as a consolation prize, their disappointment ...

Clemson edges LSU 25-24 on last-second FG
Chandler Catanzaro was not about to let a blocked extra point earlier in the game get in the way of his last-second, game-winning field goal.

Georgia Tech beats Southern California in Sun Bowl
Southern California was ranked No. 1 at the beginning of the season, and Matt Barkley was a strong contender for the Heisman Trophy. The year ended ...

Vanderbilt wins Music City Bowl to cap 9-4 season
The Southeastern Conference is so strong that even Vanderbilt, yes Vandy, is winning like the Commodores haven't in nearly a century. And coach James ...

Steroids loom in major-college football
With steroids easy to buy, testing weak and punishments inconsistent, college football players are packing on significant weight — 30 pounds or more ...

Va. Tech ends tough season with Russell Bowl win
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer was candid this week in acknowledging that a lackluster 6-6 regular season was not the standard that the Hokies had ...

Va. Tech edges Rutgers in OT in Russell Bowl
After one of its most unfulfilling seasons in recent memory, Virginia Tech desperately wanted to avoid its first losing season since 1992.

Kay leads Cincinnati over Duke 48-34 in Belk Bowl
All Cincinnati Bearcats quarterback Brendon Kay wanted was one more chance. He got it thanks to Cincinnati's defense. The Bearcats forced Josh Snead's ...

NFL-bound Oday Aboushi helps Staten Islanders
Miles from home, Oday Aboushi watched all the news reports and felt helpless as Superstorm Sandy tore through the neighborhoods in which he grew up.
AP source: Temple offers coaching job to Rhule
Temple has made an offer to New York Giants assistant Matt Rhule to become the Owls' new head coach, a person familiar with the decision told The ...

A guide to college football's 35 bowls
The BCS has been criticized plenty for not getting it right over the years, from all those teams that believed they should have been playing for a ...

Strong staying as Louisville football coach
Charlie Strong's decision to stay at Louisville is the second major coup for the Cardinals in eight days. After reports linking Strong to several ...
Boston College hires Addazio away from Temple
When Brad Bates arrived at Boston College as the new athletic director, he had in his mind a list of football coaches he might someday want to hire.

Column: Are you ready for some bowls?! We aren't
This college football bowl season is like a brand of Chex Mix that comes with a bunch of nuts you don't really care to eat. Sure, there's a handful ...

Busted! Northern Illinois meets FSU in Orange Bowl
What a weekend for Northern Illinois: Win a conference championship, lose a coach and bust the BCS. The Huskies are headed to the Orange Bowl, set to ...
AP Source: Northern Illinois to the Orange Bowl
Northern Illinois has been selected to play Florida State in the Orange Bowl, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

BCS bonanza: Alabama vs. Notre Dame
Alabama vs. Notre Dame. The BCS championship game couldn't get much bigger. The Crimson Tide locked up a spot in the title game in Miami on Jan.

Alabama holds off Georgia 32-28, advances to Miami
Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it. Before the Bulldogs could get off ...
Spectator falls from stands at ACC Championship
A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after sustaining life-threatening injuries after falling about 40 feet off a fourth-floor ramp outside Bank ...

No. 13 Florida St. holds off Georgia Tech 21-15
Florida State has regained its perch atop the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now Jimbo Fisher plans to stay there. The third-year coach talked all season ...

NC State hires Northern Illinois' Doeren
Dave Doeren is leaving Northern Illinois after two straight championship seasons to take over at North Carolina State. N.C. State announced Doeren's ...

Georgia eager to carve out new legacy vs. Alabama
The national championship could be decided with a dream matchup between two of college football's most storied programs: Notre Dame vs. Alabama.