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September 19, 2016

Strong to get more involved, Texas defense 'will get fixed'

Texas coach Charlie Strong said Monday he will take a bigger role shaping his battered defense and that all of his coaches ...

September 18, 2016

Brown, Barrett lead No. 3 Ohio State past Oklahoma 45-24

Noah Brown's circus catch summed up Ohio State's victory over Oklahoma. Even when Sooners were in the right place, things ...

September 17, 2016

Rice says its band may have gone 'too far' in Baylor satire

Rice officials say the university's Marching Owl Band may have gone too far in its satire of the sexual assault scandal at ...

September 16, 2016

Russell throws 3 TD passes, No. 21 Baylor beats Rice 38-10

Rice had some fun at Baylor's expense at halftime. The Bears then toyed with the Owls in the second half. Seth Russell threw ...

Kieron Williams, Jake Maulhardt, Chris Jones

September 15, 2016

Ohio State puts 18-game road win streak on line at Oklahoma

Some things to watch in Week 3 in the Big Ten. GAME OF THE WEEK No. 3 Ohio State travels to No. 14 Oklahoma for a matchup of ...

September 12, 2016

Oklahoma St. moves on from controversy, addresses run game

Two days after a stunning 30-27 loss to Central Michigan that came on a final untimed play that officials later admitted ...

Jordan Sterns, Jesse Kroll, Ramon Richards

September 12, 2016

Rules committee official: OSU error shouldn't prompt changes

The officiating error that gave Central Michigan a last-play chance to beat Oklahoma State is unlikely to lead to changes in ...

September 11, 2016

Officials who botched end of Oklahoma State game suspended

The eight-man officiating crew that botched the end of the Central Michigan-Oklahoma State game has been suspended for two ...

September 11, 2016

Oklahoma State out of AP Top 25 after controversial loss

Oklahoma State dropped out of The Associated college football poll after a controversial loss, and Georgia and Clemson fell ...

September 10, 2016

Arkansas gets wild double-OT win over No. 15 TCU, 41-38

Arkansas appeared on its way to a big early season victory over No. 15 TCU following a pedestrian debut and a year after a ...

September 10, 2016

Officials' miscue, Hail Mary: Okla St stunned by CMU

The officiating mistake was a doozy — and it cannot be fixed. The play that followed was even more astonishing. One of the ...

September 10, 2016

5 Things For Week 2 of the college football season

Week two of the college football season is quite a letdown after a loaded first weekend. Still, there are plenty of things ...

September 09, 2016

No. 6 Houston has quick turnaround after facing Lamar

Coach Tom Herman and No. 6 Houston insist they won't be looking past Lamar despite the quick turnaround they'll face with ...

September 09, 2016

After stunning start, No. 11 Texas wants steady against UTEP

Texas started the season with a stunner. The Longhorns unveiled their new offense, found their quarterback(s) and eased some ...

September 06, 2016

Coach Gary Patterson says TCU defense has to be better

TCU coach Gary Patterson clearly was exaggerating when he said his 15th-ranked Horned Frogs have to improve on defense or ...

September 06, 2016

Longhorn Leap: Texas in AP Top 25 for 1st time under Strong

Texas is ranked for the first time under coach Charlie Strong, coming in at No. 11 in the latest Associated Press college ...

September 05, 2016

Strong 'knew all along' about his quarterback duo at Texas

Texas coach Charlie Strong says he "knew all along" what he had at quarterback. He just chose not to tell anyone. What Strong ...

September 05, 2016

Correction: T25-Notre Dame-Texas story

In some versions of a story Sept. 4 and Sept. 5 about a Notre Dame-Texas game, The Associated Press erroneously reported the ...

September 03, 2016

No. 15 Houston looks Big 12-ready in 33-23 victory over OU

Houston coach Tom Herman and the Cougars are past the point of proving they are for real. Shocking the world is for the real ...