
USC's Barkley, 3 other QBs picked in 4th round
This was one rush quarterbacks embraced. Starting with Matt Barkley, the fourth round of the NFL draft was the landing spot for quarterbacks who ...

10 things to know about NFL draft
The most exciting few minutes of the NFL draft came on Day 2. In the span of a few minutes early in Friday night's second round, the San Diego ...

10 things to know about the NFL draft
The most exciting few minutes of the NFL draft came on Day 2. In the span of a few minutes early in Friday night's second round, the San Diego ...

Te'o time in San Diego; Geno Smith goes to Jets
Manti Te'o and Geno Smith provided the sizzle previously missing from the NFL draft. Te'o is headed to San Diego, Smith is a Jet, and Radio City Music ...

Alabama hires Bill Battle as athletic director
Bill Battle was cutting trees downed in a recent storm on his suburban Atlanta farm when alma mater Alabama called a couple of weeks ago. Now, the ...

Saban quickly turns to challenges of 2013 season
It's becoming a familiar January scene for Nick Saban. The Alabama coach plastered a smile on his face for a series of posed photos next to the ...

Alabama blocks its way past Irish for title, 42-14
When Alabama's first-team offense came off the field for the final time in the BCS championship game, center Barrett Jones skipped toward the bench ...

Feisty McCarron guides 'Bama to another title
It might have been the hardest hit Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron absorbed all night. With the play clock down to zero and just a few minutes before ...

'Bama bashes Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS title game
Barely taking time to celebrate their latest national championship, Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are ready to get back to work. That's how ...

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 ...

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 ...

40 years ago, Irish-Tide played game for the ages
Ara Parseghian still remembers every little detail of that dreary night in New Orleans nearly four decades ago, when two titans of college football ...

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 ...

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.

Let's give 110 percent and take 1 game at a time
Whether it's giving 110 percent or taking it one game at a time, you've always got to remember it is what it is. In other words, the formula for ...

Will coming playoff finally take down the SEC?
Roy Kramer remembers all the fretting when the Southeastern Conference launched its own championship game two decades ago. "Especially from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

O-lines paving way to BCS championship game
Offensive linemen are usually the unsung heroes, the guys who only get talked about when they screw up. Not at Alabama, where the second-ranked ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Notre Dame vs. Alabama: Star power, power football
On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim ...