
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Irish get serious about preparing for Alabama
Top-ranked Notre Dame finally got down to the serious business of getting ready to play defending national champion Alabama in the BCS title game on ...

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 ...

Central Michigan edges Western Kentucky 24-21
Coaching Western Kentucky for one game before moving on to an uncertain future, Lance Guidry had to make a crucial decision with the game on the line.

Heisman winner Manziel glad to get back in huddle
Johnny Manziel is ready to get back to being Johnny Football. After not talking to the media all season until Nov. 26, two days after the regular ...
Beck: Huskers to be in trouble if heads not right
Nebraska is still smarting from that 39-point loss to Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game, and few people outside the state believe the No.