Women's Top 25 roundup: Florida Gulf Coast upsets No. 18 UNC
Audric Estimé ran for a career-high 238 yards to go with four TDs as No. 17 Notre Dame overcame three first-half turnovers to beat Stanford 56-23 on Saturday.
Jaydn Ott had a 100-yard kickoff return and Jeremiah Hunter two TD catches as Cal became bowl eligible for the first time in four years with a 33-7 victory over UCLA on Saturday.
Mississippi State hires Oklahoma OC Jeff Lebby as new coach
Alabama’s national championship hopes came down to fourth-and-31 with a loss and more than a few close calls along the way. The Georgia Bulldogs, two-time defending champs, are still No. 1 and had a much less treacherous path to the Southeastern Conference Championship Game. The powerhouses …
UNLV will host Boise State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday after a computer ranking was used to break a three-way tie for first place. Boise State, UNLV and San Jose State each finished the regular season 6-2 in conference play.…
Other than the people inside the Iowa football building and the team’s most optimistic fans, few expect the Hawkeyes to pose much of a challenge to Michigan in the Big Ten championship game. Doubts that the No. 18 Hawkeyes can upset the second-ranked Wolverines are illustrated by the point s…
Other than the people inside the Iowa football building and the team’s most optimistic fans, few expect the Hawkeyes to pose much of a challenge to Michigan in the Big Ten championship game. Doubts that the No. 18 Hawkeyes can upset the second-ranked Wolverines are illustrated by the point spread. FanDuel Sportsbook lists Iowa as a 22 1/2-point underdog for Saturday night’s game in Indianapolis.
It felt like so much of what had come before it under Chip Kelly. A week after posting a riveting victory, UCLA sustained the sort of loss that made one question the whole operation. Long, hard reflection was practically all that remained after the latest lurching left the Bruins with their most deflating defeat of the season Saturday night at the Rose Bowl. Only seven days after pummeling its ...
Alijah Martin scored 17 points, Vladislav Goldin had 14, and No. 19 Florida Atlantic beat Virginia Tech 84-50 to win the ESPN Events Invitational championship. Johnell Davis had 12 points for FAU. Martin and Davis combined for 15 rebounds. Virginia Tech got 11 points from both Hunter Cattoor and Sean Pedulla. Lynn Kidd had nine point and seven rebounds. FAU broke the game open late in the first half and early during the second with a 19-0 run to go up 44-24 with 16 1/2 minutes remaining. Martin's 3 made it 69-39 with 7 1/2 minutes left
AP Top 25: Oregon hits No. 5, Ohio State falls to No. 6
Football Bowl Subdivision newcomers James Madison and Jacksonville State along with five-win Minnesota are bound for bowls because of a shortage of six-win teams. Those three teams round out the 82 available spots because only 79 teams achieved the six wins necessary for bowl eligibility. James Madison is 11-1 and Jacksonville State is 8-4 but they are transitioning to full FBS status and wouldn't be eligible if there were enough six-win teams. Minnesota gets the final slot based on its high Academic Progress Rate score.
No. 3 Washington, No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Oregon all moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll to give the Pac-12 two top-five teams for the first time since the final ranking of the 2016 season. Georgia remained No. 1 and received 52 of 62 first-place votes. Michigan returned to No. 2 following a week at No. 3 and received 10 first-place votes after beating Ohio State 30-24. The Buckeyes slipped from second to No. 6 and cleared the way for Washington to reach its best ranking since finishing the 2000 season at No. 3.
No. 21 Michigan State faces Ga. Southern as Big Ten play approaches
Texas A&M is working on a deal to hire Duke coach Mike Elko, replacing Jimbo Fisher with his former defensive coordinator for four years in College Station. A person with direct knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that an agreement hasn't been finalized but Elko has emerged as the school’s top target.
Reports: Houston dismisses head coach Dana Holgorsen
Public enemy? Kansas embraces attention, reloads for Eastern Illinois
Mark Stoops staying at Kentucky amid Texas A&M rumors
Reports: Indiana fires Tom Allen, owes coach $20.8M
Tristen Newton, No. 5 UConn entertain New Hampshire
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye had one message before the annual rivalry game against N.C. State. “If you go to Carolina, you want to beat State,” Maye said last week. The Wolfpack took that to heart and defeated the Tar Heels, 39-20, despite being the underdog by U.S. sportsbooks. The victory gave N.C. State its fifth straight win, while the Heels lost their fourth in ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Here’s the first thing you need to know about Kansas State’s 42-35 loss to Iowa State on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium — a snow man, wearing a purple hat and black sunglasses, watched every play of Farmageddon action from the front row. K-State students built the extra fan as several inches of white powder fell upon them as they waited for this Big 12 rivalry to ...
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No. 1 Georgia completes perfect regular season, beats Georgia Tech
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — No. 5 Florida State overcame an awful start to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive with a 24-15 win over the Florida Gators on Saturday night. The victory completes FSU’s seventh perfect regular season and sends the Seminoles (12-0) surging into next week’s ACC championship against No. 9 Louisville. A win in Charlotte, N.C., will likely clinch FSU’s first College ...
Ollie Gordon II ran for his fifth touchdown of the game in the second overtime, and No. 21 Oklahoma State rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat BYU 40-34 on Saturday, securing a spot in the Big 12 Championship game.
Grady Gross made a 42-yard field goal on the final play, Rome Odunze caught two touchdown passes from Michael Penix Jr. and No. 4 Washington beat Washington State 24-21 on Saturday in the Apple Cup for an undefeated regular season.
AUBURN, Ala. — Jalen Milroe and Isaiah Bond rescued No. 8 Alabama's playoff hopes, connecting for a last-minute touchdown on fourth-and-goal from the 31 to beat Auburn 27-24 on Saturday.
No. 8 Alabama survives Auburn on dramatic fourth down touchdown
Mark Sears scored 27 points, Aaron Estrada added 22 and No. 17 Alabama followed its first loss with a 99-91 victory over Oregon on Saturday in the third-place game of the Emerald Coast Classic. Those two were among four Alabama players scoring in double figures in a mid-afternoon game after the Crimson Tide's 92-81 loss to Ohio State on Friday night. The Crimson Tide expanded an eight-point halftime lead with a 15-5 surge, capped by Estrada's 3-pointer with 9:28 remaining, for a 78-61 lead. Alabama led by as much as 18 before Oregon got within six points with 2:46 left, but couldn't get closer.
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