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Texas Tech hires 33-year-old Kingsbury as coach
New Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury has wanted to be back in Lubbock since he left a decade ago. Late last week the former Red Raiders quarterback ...
Heinicke, Breitenstein lead AP FCS All-Americans
Taylor Heinicke passed his way through the record books on his way to becoming an All-American. Heinicke, the record-setting quarterback from Old ...
No. 2 Alabama places 4 on AP All-America team
Alabama is No. 1 when it comes to All-Americans. The second-ranked Crimson Tide placed four players on The Associated Press All-America team released ...
Western Kentucky hires Petrino as football coach
Now that Bobby Petrino is back in the coaching ranks, he wants to make the most of his second chance. Petrino was introduced Monday as Western ...
Expectations will be high for Manziel's encore
Heisman Trophy history suggests it will never get better for Johnny Manziel than it did this season. In the 78-year history of the Heisman, only one ...
Manziel is first freshman to win Heisman Trophy
He's Johnny Best in Football now — and a freshman, at that. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first newcomer to win the Heisman Trophy, ...
Taggart leaves Western Kentucky for South Florida
Willie Taggart entered the room to applause, shook hands with his father, hugged his mother and waved to family and friends who turned his ...
Vols hire Cincinnati's Jones as new football coach
Butch Jones was pondering whether to leave Cincinnati this week to coach Colorado when he received a text message that inadvertently foreshadowed his ...
Te'o and Manziel hit Manhattan with Heisman hopes
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o was looking forward to a break after a five-city-in-five-days tour, during which he has become the most decorated ...
Notre Dame's Te'o eyes Heisman after Maxwell win
Manti Te'o is one of the most important leaders for undefeated Notre Dame, having played in a ton of big games for the Fighting Irish. Even so, he had ...
Te'o leads Irish defense, key to perfect season
If Manti Te'o's career at Notre Dame has seemed like something straight out of a Hollywood script, perhaps it's fitting the linebacker is cast as an ...
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 ...
Bielema excited for challenge of SEC at Arkansas
Bret Bielema watched from afar in April as Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long handled the difficult circumstances surrounding Bobby Petrino's ...
Manziel could make history by winning Heisman
Johnny Manziel certainly has the statistics worthy of a Heisman Trophy winner. He plays in the powerful Southeastern Conference. He has a signature ...
For coaches, no sleep 'til BCS championship game
Brian Kelly and Nick Saban expect many restless nights between now and the BCS championship game on Jan. 7. Kelly and top-ranked Notre Dame play Saban ...
Bret Bielema leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas
Bret Bielema will earn $3.2 million annually for six years in his new job at Arkansas, which will also pay its new coach's $1 million buyout to ...
Auburn hires ex-assistant Malzahn as head coach
Gus Malzahn stepped off the plane in Auburn and rushed over to a waiting throng of fans, exchanging high-fives and smiles. He trumpeted "a new day" ...
Steady K-State QB Klein a Heisman Trophy finalist
Collin Klein is the Heisman Trophy finalist who fits no mold. He was lightly recruited out of high school and ultimately chose to attend Kansas State, ...
Heisman finalists: Manziel, Te'o and Klein
Johnny Manziel and Manti Te'o are in position to make Heisman Trophy history. Manziel, the redshirt freshman quarterback from Texas A&M, and Te'o, ...
Notre Dame players focusing on themselves for now
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has bigger things to worry about right now than defending national champion Alabama. With the national championship game ...
Defense leads top teams in offensive-minded game
Offense is in, but defense is still what it takes to win big. That's the lesson of college football's 2012 season. For the fourth straight year, ...
Blockbuster BCS main event, with iffy undercard
The penultimate Bowl Championship Series gave college football a national championship matchup low on controversy and loaded with star power. No.
No. 4 Florida, No. 22 Louisville in Sugar Bowl
Now that Charlie Strong has his Louisville Cardinals in a BCS bowl, of course fate would have it that his team's opponent is Florida, a program with ...
Oregon, K-State to meet in Fiesta Bowl
Oregon and Kansas State were atop the BCS standings just two weeks ago, each needing two wins for a likely trip to the BCS championship. Those plans ...
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 ...