
Fast start helps Tide beat Irish for title, 42-14
The Tide sure did roll. Alabama proved unstoppable from the outset of the BCS championship game Monday night. The Crimson Tide mounted touchdown ...

Column: Saban restless in a way rest of us are not
At some point, this much success should have brought joy, or at the very least, a deep sense of satisfaction. It's only made Nick Saban chase each win ...

Bama bashes Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS title game
The championship was locked up by halftime. By the time the confetti landed, Alabama was already looking ahead to the next one. That's the way it is ...

Bama's Lacy romps over Notre Dame defense
Eddie Lacy romped through Notre Dame's defense with power and his favorite move. No. 2 Alabama's latest star tailback rushed for 140 yards and a ...

Notre Dame's defense overmatched in title game
Manti Te'o stood perfectly still as he took a long look at one of the giant video screens in Sun Life Stadium, studying the replay of an Alabama ...

RBs Riddick, Wood give Notre Dame 1-2 punch
Notre Dame tailbacks Theo Riddick and Cierre Wood showed how interchangeable they are in the final two games of the regular season for the Fighting ...

Love 'em or hate 'em, all eyes on Tide and Irish
Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football's ...

Will game live up to hype in BCS championship?
Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field. Certainly, No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama would have to play ...

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 — ...

Kelly wants Notre Dame keeping bar at title height
Win or lose, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly doesn't want his team aiming any lower than the national championship game in the future. Kelly said Sunday ...

Saban opens up at media day; ND's pair of 5s
Nick Saban has a charity called Nick's Kids Fund. He and his wife Terry have been running it for 14 years and it raises money for needy children.

BCS Championship: Tale of the tape
Everything about the BCS championship between No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama seems larger than life. Not only do these schools stand among the ...

Golson hopes Notre Dame's season ends on BCS note
When Everett Golson sees a piano, he usually sits down and starts entertaining. He plays several instruments, keeps a keyboard in his room and loves ...

ND players say Irish, Tide defenses are alike
When No. 1 Notre Dame lines up on offense Monday night in the BCS championship, the team on the other side of the ball will look a little familiar.

Saban, Kelly lead Bama and ND out of darkness
There were some dark days at Notre Dame and Alabama, dark years really, during which two of college football's proudest programs flailed and foundered

Tide, Irish go old school on way to title game
The BCS championship is going old school. In this era of wide-open, pass-happy offenses, college football's ultimate prize will be decided Monday ...

Te'o: Getting past award season was 'easy'
Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o found it "easy" to get past college football's award season and get focused on the BCS championship against ...

Notre Dame, Alabama arrive for BCS title game
Brian Kelly walked off the tarmac, hopped aboard one of Notre Dame's team buses that bore his image on the side and grinned broadly as he sat in the ...

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 ...

Arizona St. beats Navy 62-28 in Fight Hunger Bowl
Taylor Kelly, Marion Grice and the rest of the Arizona State offense put an emphatic finish on coach Todd Graham's successful first season with the ...

Alabama-Notre Dame a tough call for neutral fans
The pub is called the Blue Leprechaun — and the name pretty much says it all. Notre Dame isn't too popular along this strip of bars and restaurants ...

Notre Dame athletes helped after Alabama tornado
David Jones saw the best of Alabama's community in the worst of times. Jones, a Notre Dame cheerleader, was part of a group of two dozen Fighting ...

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 ...

BYU LB Van Noy scores 2 TDs in Poinsettia Bowl win
The Poinsettia Bowl was ponderous, even boring, until Brigham Young linebacker Kyle Van Noy took over. Van Noy scored on a fumble recovery in the end ...