http://www.mail.com/organizations/4098-western-athletic-conference-football.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/4098-western-athletic-conference-football.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805736-tide-rolls-to-no-1-ap-poll-record-9th-time.html MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Alabama is No. 1 at being No. 1. The Crimson Tide (13-1) was voted national champion by The Associated Press for the ninth time, more than any other program in college football, after routing Notre Dame 42-14 on Monday night. Notre Dame, No. 1 coming into the BCS championship, dropped to No. 4. ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 06:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1805736-tide-rolls-to-no-1-ap-poll-record-9th-time.html 2013-01-08T06:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1789196-san-jose-tops-bowling-green-military-bowl.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the accomplishments this season for San Jose State: It's no longer a school anyone would want to schedule for homecoming. The No. 24 Spartans have their first 11-win season since 1940, capping a comeback year with a 29-20 win over Bowling Green in the Military Bowl. In the national rankings for the first time since 1975, San Jose S... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1789196-san-jose-tops-bowling-green-military-bowl.html 2012-12-28T07:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1781858-andersen-will-take-seat-rose-bowl.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gary Andersen doesn't mind taking a back seat with his new team when it comes to the Rose Bowl. Andersen was formally introduced Friday as the new head coach at Wisconsin and he made it clear right away that he will be more of a "fly on the wall" as the Badgers prepare for the Jan. 1 game against Stanford. That's b... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1781858-andersen-will-take-seat-rose-bowl.html 2012-12-21T20:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1780512-its-official-andersen-wisconsin-coach.html MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Several schools tried to lure Gary Andersen away from Utah State. Wisconsin finally got him. Andersen was officially hired as the Badgers' new coach Thursday, and will be formally introduced at a news conference Friday morning. He replaces Bret Bielema, who left the Badgers for Arkansas this month. ... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1780512-its-official-andersen-wisconsin-coach.html 2012-12-21T00:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777778-andersen-changes-directions-heads-to-wisconsin.html Gary Andersen publicly pledged his allegiance to Utah State not long ago. Now he's on the verge of becoming Wisconsin's coach. Wisconsin reportedly will hire Andersen to replace Bret Bielema, who left the Badgers earlier this month to take the Arkansas job. The news about Andersen broke Tuesday night and neither Utah State nor Wisconsin had anything offic... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1777778-andersen-changes-directions-heads-to-wisconsin.html 2012-12-19T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1769296-utah-routs-toledo-41-15-idaho-potato-bowl.html BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Utah State running back Kerwynn Williams was having a quiet day when things took a turn for the worse in the fourth quarter when he fumbled deep in his own territory. As it has all season, the Aggies' defense did its job, holding Toledo to a field goal that cut the lead to 13-9 with 7:28 to go. Then Williams atoned for his mistake — in... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 02:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1769296-utah-routs-toledo-41-15-idaho-potato-bowl.html 2012-12-16T02:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1767172-la-tech-tapping-skip-holtz-coach.html RUSTON, La. (AP) — Skip Holtz wasn't without a head coaching job for long. He was introduced as Louisiana Tech's new coach Friday, less than two weeks after he was fired by South Florida . Holtz replaces Sonny Dykes, who left to accept the head coaching job at California last week. Louisiana Tech went 9-3 under Dykes this season, with a potent offense tha... Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1767172-la-tech-tapping-skip-holtz-coach.html 2012-12-15T00:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1766980-guide-to-college-footballs-35-bowls.html The BCS has been criticized plenty for not getting it right over the years, from all those teams that believed they should have been playing for a national title to last year's all-SEC championship game. But for all its faults, the system seemed to work this season, producing a matchup for the ages: Notre Dame vs. Alabama. The Fighting Irish and Crimson T... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1766980-guide-to-college-footballs-35-bowls.html 2012-12-14T16:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741200-column-you-ready-bowls-we-arent.html This college football bowl season is like a brand of Chex Mix that comes with a bunch of nuts you don't really care to eat. Sure, there's a handful of enticing matchups that are worthy of your time for three or so hours. But by the time you're done picking through to the good ones, you realize there's not much left. Well, there are other things to do this... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1741200-column-you-ready-bowls-we-arent.html 2012-12-04T00:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739200-defense-leads-top-teams-offensive-minded-game.html 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, scoring rose during the regular season — with FBS schools averaging 29.6 points per game. That's up from 28.3 per game last season, from 27 in 2009. Despite all of the pass-... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 09:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1739200-defense-leads-top-teams-offensive-minded-game.html 2012-12-03T09:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738782-la-tech-9-3-going-to-bowl-game.html Louisiana Tech, with a 9-3 record and the highest scoring team in the country, isn't going to a bowl game. La Tech athletic director Bruce Van De Velde told The Associated Press that Independence Bowl organizers offered a spot in their game on Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs had other possible options still available to them. Van De Velde said he ask... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 03:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738782-la-tech-9-3-going-to-bowl-game.html 2012-12-03T03:01:00Z