Sunday, September 30, 2012
Alabama unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 3 LSU overcomes sloppiness, beats Towson 38-22 (Yahoo! Sports)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Zach Mettenberger's perfectly placed 53-yard scoring strike to Odell Beckham Jr. exemplified the type of play Les Miles wanted to see from LSU's offense before the Tigers hit one of the toughest stretches on their schedule.
Bergeron's late TD lifts No. 12 Texas 41-36 (Yahoo! Sports)
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- The reasons to doubt David Ash continue to vanish as he keeps finding ways to lead No. 12 Texas to victory.
Martinez leads No. 22 Huskers' rally in 30-27 win (Yahoo! Sports)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A sloppy start turned into a beautiful finish for No. 22 Nebraska on Saturday night.
No. 6 S Carolina rolls past Kentucky in 2nd half (Yahoo! Sports)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Even a coach who loves passing as much as Steve Spurrier knows there are times his South Carolina team must run the ball to win games.
No. 4 FSU survives road test against USF, 30-17 (Yahoo! Sports)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State's first road test was a lot tougher than expected.
No. 5 Georgia holds off Tennessee, 51-44 (Yahoo! Sports)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Mark Richt looked past the mind-boggling offensive statistics to find the most important fact for his Georgia team.
Boyd leads No. 17 Clemson past BC 45-31 (Yahoo! Sports)
BOSTON (AP) -- When Clemson receiver DeAndre Hopkins gets back from Boston, he will take out the spiral notebook he uses to write down his personal goals and draw a big line through another mission accomplished.
No. 14 Ohio St holds off No. 20 Michigan St 17-16 (Yahoo! Sports)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Urban Meyer's first Big Ten game as Ohio State coach turned out to be a classic welcome to the conference.
No. 9 West Virginia beats No. 25 Baylor 70-63 (Yahoo! Sports)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- No. 9 West Virginia and the Big 12, perfect together.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Freshmen Hill, Williams lift BYU over Hawaii 47-0 (Yahoo! Sports)
PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Hawaii coach Norm Chow joked a few days ago that Provo would bring back some fond memories.
Hawaii DTs carted off field, flash 'shaka' sign (Yahoo! Sports)
PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Team officials said initial X-rays performed on two Hawaii players taken to the hospital because of possible neck injuries were negative.
Texas defense without 2 starters against OSU (Yahoo! Sports)
Ohio St just another rival now for Dantonio (Yahoo! Sports)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- For years, Mark Dantonio and Ohio State were on fairly cozy terms.
No. 25 Baylor-No. 9 WVU average 98 points a game (Yahoo! Sports)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's festive arrival in the Big 12 even has Baylor pumped up.
Huskers, Badgers bracing for emotional B10 opener (Yahoo! Sports)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- It's not as if Saturday night's Wisconsin-Nebraska game needs more buildup.
Louisville G Mike Mike Marra reinjures left knee (Yahoo! Sports)
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Kansas signs hoops coach Self to $3.8M contract (Yahoo! Sports)
Friday, September 28, 2012
No more luck: No. 8 Stanford beaten 17-13 by Huskies (Yahoo! Sports)
SEATTLE (AP) -- All night, Steve Sarkisian felt if he could just get the ball past the first, stout wave of Stanford's defense, the opportunity was there for Washington to make big plays.
Texas to honor Jody Conradt with statue (The Associated Press)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The University of Texas will honor former women's coach Jody Conradt with a bronze statue outside the Longhorns' basketball arena.
Scott says Pac-12, Big 12 in talks about 7th bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
Ex-Lady Vols media director sues university, Hart (The Associated Press)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former Lady Vols media director Debby Jennings has filed a lawsuit against the University of Tennessee and athletic director Dave Hart alleging that age and sex discrimination led to her forced retirement from the school where she had worked for 35 years.
Clemson WR Watkins to miss BC game (Yahoo! Sports)
Former BYU G Harrison cleared to play at Clemson (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Ohio State may cut back on MAC foes in future (Yahoo! Sports)
Psychiatric test for Ala. tree-poisoning suspect (Yahoo! Sports)
Chow to face BYU team he coached for 27 years (Yahoo! Sports)
Victim 1 in Jerry Sandusky trial has book deal (Yahoo! Sports)
Harvard names Decker as new head baseball coach (The Associated Press)
QBs take center stage in Florida State-USF game (Yahoo! Sports)
Penn St. officials lose pretrial motion on perjury (Yahoo! Sports)
Alabama approves raises for Grant, Moore (Yahoo! Sports)
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Athletic director Tom Osborne retiring at Nebraska (Yahoo! Sports)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Tom Osborne, who put together one of the most successful coaching runs in college football history before serving in Congress and taking the reins as Nebraska's athletic director five years ago, is retiring.
Michigan rallies around Denard Robinson after loss (Yahoo! Sports)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Denard Robinson took Michigan's loss at Notre Dame hard.
Athletic director Tom Osborne retiring at Nebraska (Yahoo! Sports)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Tom Osborne, who put together one of the most successful coaching runs in college football history before serving in Congress and taking the reins as Nebraska's athletic director five years ago, is retiring.
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UNC: Roy Williams' kidney tumor is benign (Yahoo! Sports)
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Notre Dame exercises 3-year out in Michigan deal (Yahoo! Sports)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Notre Dame is opting out of its series with Michigan, meaning the last scheduled game between college football's winningest programs will take place in 2014.
Commissioners target sites for 1st playoff final (Yahoo! Sports)
Fisher: Heisman popularity contest for 'show dogs' (Yahoo! Sports)
TCU extends baseball's Schlossnagle through '18 (The Associated Press)
Sun Belt suspends WKU safety Jonathan Dowling (Yahoo! Sports)
Notre Dame assistant chosen BCA board president (The Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Black Coaches & Administrators have selected Notre Dame associate head coach Carol Owens as its new president.
Washington State's Moore dismissed from team (Yahoo! Sports)
Interim coach hires Platt as assistant (Yahoo! Sports)
Monday, September 24, 2012
'Noles defense clamps down when needed vs Clemson (Yahoo! Sports)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Although Florida State's defense looked vulnerable against a high-powered Clemson offense, it clamped down when needed and allowed EJ Manuel and crew to rally for a huge victory.
Close win over Auburn is No. 3 LSU's reality check (Yahoo! Sports)
Zach Mettenberger smartly qualified his attempt to place perspective on LSU's narrow win over Auburn.
Spurrier doesn't take media questions (Yahoo! Sports)
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Oregon moves past LSU to No. 2 in AP Top 25 (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Oregon has slipped past LSU to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 behind Alabama after the Ducks rolled to a victory and the Tigers struggled to remain unbeaten.
No. 3 Oregon blanks No. 22 Arizona 49-0 (Yahoo! Sports)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- For all the talk about the Oregon's quick-striking offense, the credit for the conference-opening win over Arizona goes to the Ducks' defense.
Manuel, No. 4 Florida St beat No. 10 Clemson 49-37 (Yahoo! Sports)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- EJ Manuel knew that Florida State's offense had a tough job to do, keeping pace with Clemson's face-paced and potent attack.
No. 11 ND beats No. 18 Michigan, 13-6 (Yahoo! Sports)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- No crazy comebacks this year by Michigan against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish didn't even let Denard Robinson and the Wolverines get into the end zone this year.
No. 15 K-State upends No. 6 Sooners 24-19 (Yahoo! Sports)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- For John Hubert and No. 15 Kansas State, there is no sweeter payback than avenging a dream-crushing loss at the hands of No. 6 Oklahoma.
Defense leads No. 2 LSU to 12-10 win over Auburn (Yahoo! Sports)
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Les Miles said he can use a hard-fought win over Auburn as ''a tremendous lesson'' for a LSU team more accustomed to lopsided victories.
No. 13 USC rebounds with 27-9 win over California (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Matt Barkley knew he wasn't exactly polishing his personal credentials while Southern California grinded out a win with its dominant defense and a steady running game.
Mannion leads Beavers past Bruins 27-20 (Yahoo! Sports)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- The attention entering Saturday's Oregon State-UCLA game was focused mainly on the Bruins' offense, led by one of the country's finest young quarterbacks and the nation's leading rusher.
ODU's Heinicke passes for D-I record 730 yards (Yahoo! Sports)
White's 2 TDs lead Badgers to 37-26 win over UTEP (Yahoo! Sports)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- James White and Melvin Gordon picked up the slack for Montee Ball and the Wisconsin Badgers.
Former St. John's player Abraham dies (Yahoo! Sports)
Saturday, September 22, 2012
NCAA study: Football concussions rate stabilizes (Yahoo! Sports)
Heisman finalist Ball out of game with head injury (Yahoo! Sports)
Nick Florence leads Baylor past La.-Monroe, 47-42 (Yahoo! Sports)
MONROE, La. (AP) -- Nick Florence completed 26 of 39 passes for 351 yards and a career-high four touchdowns to help Baylor beat Louisiana-Monroe 47-42 on Friday night for its ninth straight victory.
Orange Bowl deal helps spur playoff rotation tweak (Yahoo! Sports)
Va. judge issues arrest warrant for Marcus Vick (Yahoo! Sports)
Arkansas' Smith to return after brother's funeral (Yahoo! Sports)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas football coach John L. Smith will return to Fayetteville on Friday evening after attending his brother's funeral.
Syracuse, Temple top Garden's college hoops season (Yahoo! Sports)
Longtime basketball coach Marv Kessler dies at 82 (Yahoo! Sports)
Report: NCAA probing Saint Mary's men's hoops (Yahoo! Sports)
4 LIU basketball players suspended after brawl (Yahoo! Sports)
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Northwestern suspends Cobb for season (Yahoo! Sports)
Summit League axes acronyms to showcase big cities (Yahoo! Sports)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- An NCAA Division I conference composed of mostly Midwest teams has decided that alphabet soup isn't terribly appealing.
Friday, September 21, 2012
High stakes again with Oklahoma, K-State in top 15 (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 24 Boise State holds off BYU 7-6 (Yahoo! Sports)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Mike Atkinson has often talked with his Boise State teammates about that rare moment of glory for a nose tackle: The elusive pick six.
Nebraska DT Rome returns after quitting for week (Yahoo! Sports)
Minnesota WR McDonald hospitalized for tests (Yahoo! Sports)
Arkansas' Wilson cleared to return against Rutgers (Yahoo! Sports)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Tyler Wilson is back for Arkansas.
USC's Kiffin gets back to normal media session (Yahoo! Sports)
NC State hoop coach Mark Gottfried gets pay raise (Yahoo! Sports)
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Mom's letter: Gillispie verbally abused son often (Yahoo! Sports)
Summit League axes acronyms to showcase big cities (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Arkansas coach Smith bankruptcy shows $25.7M debt (Yahoo! Sports)
McNeese's Bronson injures knee, out for the season (Yahoo! Sports)
Penn State brings in victim fund veteran Feinberg (Yahoo! Sports)
TCU leading rusher James out for season (knee) (Yahoo! Sports)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- TCU leading rusher Waymon James will miss the rest of the season for the 17th-ranked Horned Frogs because of a left knee injury.
ABC to interview Sandusky abuse case's Victim 1 (Yahoo! Sports)
Commissioners discuss tweaking postseason format (Yahoo! Sports)
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Conference commissioners are considering the possibility of adding another game to be part of the semifinal rotation for the new college football playoff.
ACC's unbeatens clash, rest of league struggling (Yahoo! Sports)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- While the college football spotlight shines squarely on the Atlantic Coast Conference this week with Clemson visiting Florida State, most ACC teams are still seeking respectability.
UNC's Williams out of hospital 1 day after surgery (Yahoo! Sports)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina coach Roy Williams is out of the hospital one day after surgery to remove a tumor from his right kidney.
NCAA adds Northeastern AD to selection committee (Yahoo! Sports)
Iowa St.'s Palo pleads not guilty to abuse charge (Yahoo! Sports)
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tulane's Walker moved to rehabilitation center (Yahoo! Sports)
Georgia star Jones expects to play against Vandy (Yahoo! Sports)
Pelini: Knee injury ends Anderson's season (Yahoo! Sports)
UConn and Notre Dame may play at Fenway (Yahoo! Sports)
Huskies, Spartans to play in Germany on Nov. 9 (Yahoo! Sports)
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UNC's Roy Williams has surgery for kidney tumor (Yahoo! Sports)
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Spurrier: Shaw to start, moving on from suspension (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- There's no controversy for South Carolina's Steve Spurrier, not concerning the status of starting quarterback Connor Shaw or the Southeastern Conference's suspension of safety D.J. Swearinger.
Arkansas' Wilson vows to return when healthy (Yahoo! Sports)
FAYETTEVILE, Ark. (AP) -- Tyler Wilson had a moment before the Alabama game when he wanted to do anything but heed his doctors' orders.
LSU misses practice because of bomb threat (Yahoo! Sports)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A bomb threat at LSU that led university officials to evacuate the entire campus wound up forcing Les Miles to cancel a game-week practice for the second time in a month.
Sandusky to be sentenced Oct. 9 in sex abuse case (Yahoo! Sports)
Neb's Pelini says Burkhead should play vs Idaho St (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 6 Sooners get first big test in No. 15 K-State (Yahoo! Sports)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- It's time for No. 6 Oklahoma to be put to the test.
Jeweler settles suit against ex-Duke player (Yahoo! Sports)
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BYU's Collinsworth says ankle surgery ends career (Yahoo! Sports)
Michigan State F Kenny Kaminski out 4-6 months (Yahoo! Sports)
Monday, September 17, 2012
Seminole defense looks to slow downTigers' Watkins (Yahoo! Sports)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Clemson wide receiver Sammy Watkins easily blew past Florida State defenders last year.
Vols lose leading tackler Randolph to torn ACL (Yahoo! Sports)
Huskers' Pelini says he has clean bill of health (Yahoo! Sports)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Nebraska coach Bo Pelini says he has a clean bill of health and that he left a game over the weekend because he and team doctors were concerned a case of heartburn and his sense of feeling disoriented might be signs of a serious medical problem.
3 charged in attack on Badgers' Montee Ball (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 6 Sooners get first big test in No. 15 K-State (Yahoo! Sports)
SEC suspends Gamecocks' Swearinger for helmet hit (Yahoo! Sports)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The Southeastern Conference suspended free safety D.J. Swearinger for a game after his hit on a defenseless UAB receiver.
Sandusky to be sentenced Oct. 9 in sex abuse case (Yahoo! Sports)
Gundy: QB Lunt's leg immobilized, status unknown (Yahoo! Sports)
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy expects starting quarterback Wes Lunt's left knee to be immobilized for the next several days as he tries to recover from an injury sustained Saturday.
Notre Dame's defense loses Slaughter for the year (Yahoo! Sports)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Notre Dame's defense had a lot of hits in a dominating win over Michigan State.
TT's Gillispie ordered to avoid stress for 30 days (Yahoo! Sports)
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Sunday, September 16, 2012
Penn St moves on after clearing next hurdle: a win (Yahoo! Sports)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- First game for Penn State football's new era? Check. First road trip? Out of the way.
Health report on Neb coach Pelini expected Monday (Yahoo! Sports)
Alabama and LSU are Nos. 1 and 2 in the AP Top 25 (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Alabama and LSU are back atop The Associated Press college football poll, holding down Nos. 1 and 2 the way they did most of last season.
No. 20 Notre Dame beats No. 10 Michigan State 20-3 (Yahoo! Sports)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Everett Golson made plays with his arms and legs, and an inspired Manti Te'o helped Notre Dame's defense smother Michigan State.
No. 21 Stanford upsets No. 2 USC, 21-14 (Yahoo! Sports)
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- David Shaw tried to hold back his emotions on the sideline. The second-year Stanford coach watched his players bounce on both sides of him, then fans swarm the field from all angles, and he finally couldn't resist flashing a giant I-told-you-so smile anymore.