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No. 1 Oregon tries to avoid Bama-like upset
No. 1 team in the nation, playing at home against a ranked divisional rival with two losses on its record and an elusive redshirt freshman quarterback ...
The BCS is an election, so why not campaign?
Imagine having an election where candidates were criticized for campaigning. Strange, right? Unless it's the Bowl Championship Series. Notre Dame ...
College football playoff to have 6 games, not 7
The Big East will compete with four conferences that have not had BCS automatic-qualifying status for a guaranteed spot in the lucrative marquee bowl ...
K-State, Oregon on course for BCS title game
Kansas State and Oregon are now on course to play for the BCS national championship. After Alabama was upset by Texas A&M, the new BCS standings have ...
Commissioners to meet on football playoff format
Conference commissioners will meet Monday, hoping to decide whether to have a six- or seven-game format for the new college football playoff.
Oregon is No. 1 in AP Top 25; K-St 2, Notre Dame 3
Oregon is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll after Alabama gave up the top spot following a loss to Texas A&M. The Ducks have 45 of ...
Mariota leads No. 2 Oregon past California 59-17
In a blink of an eye, Marcus Mariota and Oregon turned a tight game into another blowout that could have the second-ranked Ducks in position to move ...
Golson leads Notre Dame to 21-6 win over BC
Alabama's loss cleared out one of the teams in the way of Notre Dame's 2012 title hopes. An hour later, the fourth-ranked Fighting Irish avoided one ...
No. 9 LSU defeats No. 23 Mississippi St., 37-17
Zach Mettenberger rifled accurate passes over the middle, lofted timing throws down the sideline and demonstrated for a second straight week that LSU ...
No. 3 K-State bolsters title shot, 23-10 at TCU
Collin Klein and third-ranked Kansas State bolstered their chances in the national championship chase by doing what Alabama failed to do. The Wildcats ...
No. 7 Florida scores twice late to beat ULL 27-20
Florida players jumped around on the sideline, then rushed the field in celebration. It was more like a collective sigh of relief. The seventh-ranked ...
Manziel, No. 15 Texas A&M stun No. 1 Bama, 29-24
Johnny Football and the SEC newbies from Texas A&M took down the biggest bully in their new neighborhood and left No. 1 Alabama with badly bruised ...
Former Texas coach Royal dies at age 88
A son of Depression-era Oklahoma, Darrell Royal came to Texas to take over a sleeping giant of a football program. Over 20 years, his folksy approach ...
Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl? Maybe
College football's most storied program, playing on its grandest stage. Notre Dame in the Rose Bowl. It could happen. While most fans are focused on ...
Sugar Bowl in New Orleans to host Big 12-SEC game
The Superdome in New Orleans will be the site of the new marquee bowl matching the Southeastern Conference and Big 12, and the game will still be ...
Voter's guide to BCS title contenders
The participants in the BCS championship game are essentially determined by voters — poll voters specifically. So in the spirit of election day, here ...
Big 12 teams rolling up big numbers, and quickly
High-scoring football is being played across the nation, and no teams are more prolific than those in the Big 12. Eight of the top 17 scoring teams ...
Oregon passes Notre Dame in BCS standings
One down, one to go for Oregon. The Ducks moved up a spot and passed Notre Dame in the BCS standings on Sunday, moving into third place behind Alabama ...
Kentucky fires football coach Joker Phillips
Kentucky football coach Joker Phillips knew after Saturday's embarrassing loss to Vanderbilt that keeping his job would be tough. The end came a day ...
Yeldon TD leads No. 1 Alabama past LSU 21-17
While a small batch of Alabama fans celebrated behind the end zone at Tiger Stadium, A.J. McCarron found his parents at the edge of the stands.
No. 8 Florida avoids scare, beats Missouri 14-7
Florida has reason to celebrate, although it's not enough to elicit much reaction from coach Will Muschamp or his players. Mike Gillislee took a ...
Alabama-LSU: Another showdown in epic rivalry
OK, so maybe it's not the Game of the Century. No disputing it's the game of the year. Nothing new about that. Alabama-LSU has undoubtedly become the ...
College Picks: LSU win could leave SEC out of BCS
A BCS championship game without a Southeastern Conference team? It could happen, and LSU could be the cause. The fifth-ranked Tigers host No.
Notre Dame latest to pass Oregon in BCS standings
Now Notre Dame is ahead of Oregon in the BCS standings. The Fighting Irish became the latest team to move past Oregon on Sunday, taking third place ...
Bama, Oregon, K-State, ND rise to top of AP poll
Breaking down the AP college football poll after Week 9 of the regular season. ___ MAKING A STATEMENT: Call them the fantastic four. Or maybe the ...