College Football

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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