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Notre Dame stays unbeaten, then get more good news
No. 3 Notre Dame stayed undefeated with an uncharacteristically easy victory at home and then had the rest of the night to watch as the teams in front ...
No. 14 Stanford upsets No. 1 Oregon 17-14 in OT
As Stanford's game-winning field goal tumbled through the goal posts, Oregon running back Kenjon Barner fell to his knees in dejection. With a clear ...
A night of upsets and Irish, Tide rise in football
Coming into Saturday, Oregon and Kansas State had the inside track to college football's national championship and the Southeastern Conference's run ...
No. 2 Kansas State, Klein upset 52-24 at Baylor
Collin Klein and second-ranked Kansas State can still get to a BCS game. Getting to the BCS championship game is all but lost. "Anger, frustration, ...
No. 13 Oklahoma beats West Virginia 50-49
West Virginia couldn't stop Oklahoma's Landry Jones. Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey ran circles around the Sooners' defense. In a wild finish, Jones ...
No. 3 Notre Dame stays perfect, beats Wake 38-0
Notre Dame got one first-place vote in the coaches' poll last Sunday — head coach Brian Kelly's. He won't be the only one voting the Fighting Irish No
AP Source: Big Ten talking to Maryland, Rutgers
Maryland and Rutgers are in discussions with the Big Ten to possibly join the conference in 2014, a person familiar with the situation told The ...
No. 8 LSU outlasts Ole Miss, 41-35
In a joyous, raving, almost delirious rant, Les Miles gushed over his team's inexorable determination and urged LSU fans to put their arms around his ...
Boyd accounts for 8 TDs in 62-48 win for Clemson
Clemson is somewhere it hasn't been in more than 20 years, riding an offense that keeps shattering records every week. On Saturday, it was quarterback ...
No. 6 Buckeyes beat Wisconsin in OT, 21-14
Ohio State clinched one title, and kept its slim hopes for another alive. The sixth-ranked Buckeyes won the Leaders Division crown outright Saturday, ...
Utah State beats No. 19 La. Tech, 48-41 in OT
Utah State had lost its offense, its 24-point lead and any semblance of momentum. Kerwynn Williams and the Aggies' defense made sure they didn't lose ...
No. 17 UCLA knocks off No. 21 USC 38-28
When Anthony Barr roared through the line and hit Matt Barkley squarely in the No. 7 on his back, the roar rising out of the Rose Bowl was loud enough ...
No. 23 Michigan tops Iowa 42-17 with Gardner's TDs
Denard Robinson made his highly anticipated return to the field and wasn't in a position to call plays for his first snap. The spectacular quarterback ...
No. 25 Kent State beats Bowling Green 31-24
Kent State's remarkable season just keeps getting better. The No. 25 Golden Flashes are going to their first Mid-American Conference title game with ...
No. 22 Rutgers beats Cincy 10-3, keeps 1st place
With another shut-down performance by its defense, No. 22 Rutgers stayed in control of the Big East. Reserve running back Savon Huggins had a ...
Lacy scores 3 TDs, No. 4 Bama rolls over WCU 49-0
AJ McCarron, Eddie Lacy and Alabama settled this one in the opening minutes instead of waiting for a tense finale. Lacy rushed for three first-half ...
Michigan's Robinson starts _ at running back
Michigan put Denard Robinson back in the starting lineup — at running back. The senior lined up behind quarterback Devin Gardner in his final home ...
Judge weighs delay in Penn St. whistleblower suit
A key witness against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will learn in about two weeks whether his defamation and whistleblower ...
Badgers, Buckeyes both need win to prove a point
Its spot in the Big Ten title game already assured, Wisconsin now gets a chance to prove it deserves it. Knocking off No. 6 Ohio State (10-0, 6-0 Big ...
Renner leads Tar Heels past Virginia, 37-13
One minute, North Carolina was clinging to a 20-13 lead, and Virginia was in position to tie the game. The next, the Tar Heels' maligned defense had ...
Johnny Football has Aggies riding high in SEC
In his Hill Country hometown of Kerrville, Texas, Johnny Football never would have been known by such a specific nickname. Johnny Manziel could also ...
Baylor QB Florence has comparable numbers to RG3
Take a glance at the total offense leaders in the Bowl Subdivision and there is a Baylor quarterback at the top. Same for passing yards per game.
ACC, ESPN reach 12-year deal to carry Orange Bowl
The Atlantic Coast Conference has agreed to a 12-year deal with ESPN for the rights to televise the Orange Bowl, with the conference champion facing ...
Pick 6: Checking on teams that moved
The realignment of conferences the past few years has made it so you almost need a spreadsheet to keep up with who went where. Many of the schools did ...
Texas A&M football player found safe in Dallas
Texas A&M freshman wide receiver Thomas Johnson has been found safe in Dallas after he disappeared from campus three days ago. Johnson's mother, Linda ...