It's official: Shafer takes over at Syracuse
As he addressed the media at his first press conference as coach, Syracuse's Scott Shafer briefly fumbled for words as he looked over at his wife and ...

Jerry Sandusky's lawyers argue for new trial
Jerry Sandusky emerged from prison to attend a hearing 200 miles away at which his lawyers argued Thursday he deserves a new trial on child ...

Osborne won't compare 1990s' Huskers to Alabama
Retired Nebraska coach Tom Osborne won't get drawn into an argument over how his 1990s teams that won three national championships in four years would ...

Sandusky heads to court hearing on defense claims
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is expected to appear in court Thursday for a hearing about whether his lawyers had enough ...

Freshman duo can keep run of Alabama backs going
If BCS championship game star Eddie Lacy declares for the NFL draft, Alabama fans needn't worry about any drop-off in the running game next season. T.

Tide rolls to No. 1 in AP poll for record 9th time
Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1. The Crimson Tide (13-1) was voted national champion by The Associated Press for the ninth time, more than any other ...

ASU tops No. 25 Kent St. 17-13 in GoDaddy.com Bowl
Arkansas State's offense was held in check Sunday night after piling up big numbers this season. It was the defense that led the Red Wolves to a ...

Alabama avoiding the D word _ for now
Barrett Jones was definitely not going there. Alabama's All-American offensive lineman has spent five seasons with coach Nick Saban and he knows ...

Texas A&M renews Oklahoma rivalry in Cotton Bowl
Spencer Nealy and some of his Texas A&M teammates were discussing potential bowl games even before their first SEC season began. "We were like, how ...

Column: Why did NCAA really pile on Penn State?
Piling on is one of those things you're supposed to know when you see it. Some of us argued that's what the NCAA did back in July, when it knee-capped ...

Pa. governor sues NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Pennsylvania's governor, in a challenge to the NCAA's powers, claimed in a lawsuit Wednesday that college sports' governing body overstepped its ...

Cotton coaches Sumlin, Stoops know each other well
Before Kevin Sumlin became a successful head coach at Houston and Texas A&M, he learned plenty during five seasons and two national championship game ...

Thompson lifts SCarolina past Michigan in Outback
Despite all South Carolina has accomplished under Steve Spurrier, the winningest coach in school history couldn't recall a finish quite like the one ...

Georgia upbeat after 45-31 win over Nebraska
For each of its previous two bowl trips, Georgia left the field shrouded in the uncomfortable feelings of a season-ending loss. While this offseason ...

No. 21 Northwestern ends drought in Gator Bowl
The Northwestern Wildcats spent so much time celebrating on the field that coach Pat Fitzgerald finally had to order them into the locker room. He had ...

Stanford holds off Wisconsin 20-14 in Rose Bowl
Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart and coach Jim Harbaugh started Stanford's improbable football renaissance, yet they never stood in the center of the Rose ...

Column: Badgers make best of a bad situation
Loyalty being what it is these days in college football, you didn't know whether to be happy or sad to see Barry Alvarez back on the Wisconsin ...

Governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the ...

Thompson's late TD pass decides Outback Bowl
Steve Spurrier's plan to use two quarterbacks in the Outback Bowl worked so well that Dylan Thompson and Connor Shaw both earned game balls.
Bowl Capsules
Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to set a Georgia bowl record, including two in the fourth quarter, and the sixth-ranked Bulldogs beat No.

Murray's 5 TDs lift Georgia by Nebraska in Cap One
Aaron Murray wanted nothing more this week than to send Georgia's senior class out with a game to remember. The junior quarterback provided a ...

Oklahoma St rolls Purdue in Heart of Dallas Bowl
So much for the idea that Oklahoma State didn't care about playing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Clint Chelf threw three of his team's five touchdown ...

Michigan State edges TCU 17-16 in BWW Bowl
Michigan State labored on offense throughout the first half, unable to get anything going on the ground, in the air, anywhere. For a team that had ...

Texas Tech rallies to beat Minnesota 34-31
Texas Tech has had a difficult month since coach Tommy Tuberville left abruptly for the job at Cincinnati. The struggles continued on Friday night, ...
Minn. coach cleared of child porn reassigned
A football coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato, who was cleared of child pornography charges that stemmed from videos found on his cellphone ...