Dec. 26—SAN DIEGO — On the first day of the month, shortly after Washington State wrapped up its regular season with a deflating home loss to Wyoming, the Cougars still looked like the Cougars. They might not have been bound for the College Football Playoff, a real possibility earlier in the season, but they remained eligible for an upper-tier bowl …
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Rutgers blows 17-point lead, lose 44-41 to Kansas State in Rate Bowl
PHOENIX (AP) — Dylan Edwards ran for 196 yards and scored his third touchdown on a 36-yard run in the fourth quarter, helping Kansas State rally past Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl on Thursday night. The Scarlet Knights (7-6) led by 10 at halftime and went up 34-17 on Ja’shon Benjamin’s seven-yard touchdown catch on the opening drive of …
Read More »6 OTs: How Toledo beat Pitt in longest bowl in college history at Ford Field in Detroit
It was the longest bowl game in college football history It happened at Ford Field. It took a record six overtimes, but Toledo earned a 48-46 win over Pitt on Thursday in the GameAbove Sports Bowl at Ford Field, home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. There were 22 scoring plays, with 11 scoring players in the first four quarters and …
Read More »Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi defends controversial field goal decision in 6OT bowl loss to Toledo
USATSI Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi defended his decision to kick a field goal during the Panthers’ 48-46 six-overtime loss to Toledo in Thursday’s GameAbove Sports Bowl. Trailing 40-37 in the second overtime, the Panthers faced fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line. Rather than attempt a game-winning touchdown, Narduzzi sent kicker Ben Sauls onto the field for an 18-yard try that forced …
Read More »Rutgers ran a fake Eagles tush push to perfection against Kansas State during the Rate Bowl
. Rutgers decided to pull a fast one during Thursday night’s Rate Bowl at Chase Field, and it worked to perfection. While looking to run the Philadelphia Eagles’ tush push at the 1-yard line against Kansas State, quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis instead handed the ball off to running back Antwan Raymond for the fake. Raymond made it untouched into the end …
Read More »Toledo rode a wild finish to a historic 6OT GameAbove Sports Bowl win over Pittsburgh
Toledo Rockets head coach Jason Candle lifts the 2024 GameAbove Sports Bowl trophy after defeating Pittsburgh Panthers in six overtimes at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. Toledo escaped the GameAbove Sports Bowl in a historic finish over Pittsburgh on Thursday night at Ford Field. A failed Panthers two-point conversion in the game’s sixth overtime gave the Rockets …
Read More »Lineman from state champion Stewartville commits to Winona State
Dec. 26—STEWARTVILLE — Few would have guessed this when Ridge Hatz was a Stewartville High School sophomore. Back then, Hatz was barely 6 feet tall and 175 pounds. No way did he seem on his way to becoming a future Division II college offensive lineman. But this month, it happened. Hatz orally committed to Winona State University, where he is …
Read More »Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Tech prediction, odds: 2024 Birmingham Bowl picks by proven college football model
The stage is set for the 2024 Birmingham Bowl as the Vanderbilt Commodores take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Friday. Georgia Tech has the better regular-season record (7-5) and has won each of its last six matchups against Vanderbilt, but is 1-4 in road games in 2024. Meanwhile, the Commodores look to get back into the win column after finishing …
Read More »‘Vegas is cool as hell,’ Aggies junior DL Albert Regis describes emotions before bowl game
Nov 23, 2024; Auburn, Alabama, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Albert Regis (17) reacts after making a tackle against the Auburn Tigers in the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Reed-Imagn Images In the first year of the expanded College Football Playoff, countless players around the country who weren’t on the top twelve teams are disappointed and …
Read More »Syracuse vs. Washington State prediction, odds, line: 2024 Holiday Bowl picks by college football model
The 2024 Holiday Bowl will take place on Friday, featuring the No. 21 Syracuse Orange against the Washington State Cougars. Syracuse is coming off an impressive 9-3 season that included a marquee win over Miami (FL) to end the season that kept the Hurricanes out of the College Football Playoff. Meanwhile, Washington State went 8-4 as an independent with a …
Read More »Everything Texas A&M, USC coaches and players said before Friday’s Las Vegas Bowl
. Texas A&M (8-4) will look to end the 2024 season on a high note amid losing three out of the final four games of coach Mike Elko’s inaugural campaign while having the chance to win nine games for the first time since the memorable 2020 season. Facing USC (6-6) in the Las Vegas Bowl, the Trojans have been ravaged …
Read More »Oklahoma vs. Navy prediction, pick, Armed Forces Bowl odds, spread, live stream, where to watch, TV channel
The Oklahoma Sooners and Navy Midshipmen will clash in a battle of wagons and boats in the Armed Forces Bowl. Oklahoma enters the game off a disappointing first year in the SEC, finishing 6-6 and barely achieving bowl eligibility. While the Sooners’ season as a whole was disappointing, it did include the high point of knocking off Alabama 24-3 in …
Read More »Texas Tech football, Arkansas pit patchwork lineups in Liberty Bowl
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Texas Tech football teams have won four consecutive bowl appearances only once, and that was over a five-year period from 2009-13. Tech teams have never capped four consecutive seasons with a bowl victory. That distinction and a nine-win season, which Tech teams haven’t accomplished since the Mike Leach era, are what’s at stake when the Red Raiders …
Read More »DeSean Jackson, Delaware State finalizing deal to hire former NFL All-Pro, Cal star as coach, per reports
Getty Images Former NFL All-Pro DeSean Jackson is nearing a deal to become the next coach at Delaware State, according to multiple reports. Jackson, an All-American wideout at Cal from 2005 to 2007, has expressed a desire to become a coach at an HBCU program, per ESPN. Delaware State plays in the FCS as part of the MEAC, one of …
Read More »Texas A&M vs. USC in the Las Vegas Bowl: 5 things to watch for
. Texas A&M (8-4) will look to end the 2024 season on a high note amid losing three out of the final four games of coach Mike Elko’s inaugural campaign while having the chance to win nine games for the first time since the memorable 2020 season. Facing USC (6-6) in the Las Vegas Bowl, the Trojans have been ravaged …
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