Texas Southern rallied for all 17 of its points in the second half and downed Bethune-Cookman 17-14 Saturday in Houston. The Wildcats had a late chance to tie the game. With four seconds left, Cade Hechter’s 54-yard field-goal attempt fell short, sealing the Tigers’ victory. Bethune-Cookman (2-9) had traversed 44 yards on 13 plays for the final-drive opportunity. After the …
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Ryan Silverfield on this Memphis football heavy-hitting senior class: ‘Very, very special’
Ryan Silverfield had 35 seniors to greet, but he still had a few extra seconds to spend with one of them. Seth Henigan smiled as he shook his coach’s hand, the two sharing a brief moment during Memphis football’s senior day ceremony before Saturday’s game against UAB. “The fact that this young man said, ‘I’m going to be a part …
Read More »How bowl-bound Rutgers football found a way to salvage the season after hitting rough stretch
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – The scene that played out Saturday night at SECU Stadium was one that not too long ago seemed unlikely. Rutgers football, fresh off a convincing 31-17 victory over Maryland, celebrating and dancing and cheering following a second consecutive victory, one that locked up bowl eligibility for a second consecutive season. Just three weeks ago, the Scarlet …
Read More »Analysis: No. 6 BYU handed Kansas the game on a silver platter, and the Jayhawks gobbled it up
BYU players walk off the field as their hopes of a perfect season are crushed by Kansas at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Few losses in the long, sometimes glorious and sometimes maddening history of BYU football will be remembered as painfully as Saturday night’s 17-13 …
Read More »SEC tiebreaker scenarios favor Texas vs. Alabama championship game
Sep 9, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) passing against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the third quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Much of the week has been spent pouring over SEC tiebreaker rules and trying to apply them to the season’s remaining regular season games. Before Saturday’s slate of …
Read More »BYU’s undefeated dream crashes to Earth in stunning loss to Kansas
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) looks up at the big screen as he and his teammates walk off the field as their hopes of a perfect season are crushed by Kansas at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News It was a dream that couldn’t last forever, and …
Read More »What Kansas head coach Lance Leipold said after defeating BYU
Kansas Jayhawks head coach Lance Leipold and Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake shake hands after the Jayhawks handed BYU their first loss of the season at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday Nov. 16, 2024. Kansas won 17-13. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Lance Leipold has won 167 games as a collegiate head coach, but few …
Read More »Texas A&M football: What Georgia’s win vs Tennessee means for Aggies in CFP
Texas A&M football knows what it must do to make the SEC title game and ultimately the College Football Playoff: Just keep winning. The Aggies did just that Saturday by dominating dominated New Mexico State at home. Quarterback Marcel Reed threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns and running back Amari Daniels had 84 yards on just five carries on …
Read More »Week 12 Reactions: Oregon escapes upset & Georgia back in playoff race? | College Football Power Hour
This embedded content is not available in your region. Was Dan Lanning out of line to fake a field goal rather than put the ball in Dillon Gabriel’s hands? Oregon keeps their perfect season alive on the road at Wisconsin but not without some controversy. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman break down that game plus, in the SEC, …
Read More »Rating Michigan football chances to close with top recruits in 2025
Photo: Isaiah Hole Michigan football is sitting pretty with 19 commits (though there are predictions that Ivan Taylor will flip to Alabama — with which we concur) and plenty more high profile targets still on the table. Whether they’re uncommitted prospects or currently pledged to other schools, the Wolverines have put themselves within striking distance of filling the class closer …
Read More »Texas football: What Georgia’s win vs Tennessee means for Longhorns’ CFP hopes
The path for Texas football to make the SEC title game became a little clearer in Week 12, even if it didn’t become any easier. Georgia’s win over Tennessee did little to help Longhorns in the College Football Playoff race, but it did drive home a point the team is well aware of: Win and you’re in. TEXAS TAKEAWAYS: Jahdae …
Read More »Yahoo Top 10: How much did Saturday’s results shake up rankings?
The SEC’s oft-used slogan — “It Just Means More” — holds a particular meaning this weekend. It does just mean more — more teams with losses, all bunched up toward the top of the conference, beating one another to pieces in the first year of the expanded playoff. Can six SEC teams make the playoff field? Logic says absolutely not, …
Read More »SEC has itself to blame when its College Football Playoff-worthy teams sit home
It’s all unfolding now, week after week like some sick joke. And there’s not a thing the most powerful conference in college sports can do about it. The SEC is eating itself on the road to the College Football Playoff, a self-destructive stretch that will no doubt finish with the worst possible scenario. A tiebreaker deciding who plays in the …
Read More »Iowa State football: Kickoff time, TV channel announced for Cyclones game vs. Utah
The Iowa State football team’s Saturday, Nov. 23 game vs. Utah will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT, the schools announced Saturday night. The Cyclones vs. Utes game will be played at Rice Eccles Stadium in Ames. The game will be televised on FOX. More: ‘No mask, no cape’: Hard work, competitiveness drive Iowa State football QB Rocco Becht 6:30 …
Read More »New Mexico State football: Aggies can’t overcome Texas A&M, lose eighth game in 2024
Most people expected Texas A&M to run New Mexico State off Kyle Field on Saturday evening. NM State lost decisively, but it may have exceeded expectations. NM State (2-8) lost 38-3 to SEC foe A&M (8-2), covering Bet MGM’s final 38.5-point spread in favor of the home team. A&M controlled the game and was never in danger of losing, but …
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