College Football

Instant classic in Autzen: Oregon takes down Ohio State in first Big Ten test — ‘We were going to give them a show’

  EUGENE, Ore. — Dan Lanning entered the post-game news conference with a sweeping smile. “Anybody got a heart-rate monitor?” he quipped. Lanning is all of us, every single one of us who adores college football and witnessed on Saturday what makes the game so incredibly great: tight wins and big brands, passion and pageantry, upsets and underdogs. Heart racing. …

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ESPN College GameDay heads to Austin for Texas vs. Georgia

Now that the Texas Longhorns have dispatched Red River rival Oklahoma, all eyes will begin to point to Austin for next Saturday’s clash with the Georgia Bulldogs. The No. 5 Bulldogs topped Mississippi State Saturday, 41-31. Georgia’s only loss was a Week 5 heartbreaker to the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Bulldogs could move up in the rankings with No. 2 …

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UWF football makes statement with big win over conference rival Delta State

Talk about a much-needed statement win. The University of West Florida football team defended home field in a big way on Saturday, topping nationally-ranked Delta State, 40-28, at PenAir Field to not only return to a winning record overall, but to make things interesting as far as the Gulf South Conference goes. A end-of-first-half touchdown pass from Marcus Stokes to …

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For Lincoln Riley, USC’s loss to Penn State is just the latest disappointment in a string of them: ‘It always falls on me’

LOS ANGELES — The joyful roars from the adjacent Penn State locker room boomed through the LA Coliseum’s thin walls on Saturday evening as a throng of reporters waited for USC coach Lincoln Riley to address another painful loss. “We own LA!” shouted one of the victorious Nittany Lions. “LA is our city!” a Penn State teammate howled in response. …

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Washington State sets out for bounce-back win at Fresno State

Oct. 12—Fourth quarter 8:58 — FSU 17, WSU 16: Mateer is sacked on back-to-back plays and the Cougars are forced to punt. Moss gets a 29-yard return, but the play is negated by a block in the back. FSU starts on its 45. 10:13 — FSU 17, WSU 16: Fresno converts a field goal to retake the lead after a …

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Oregon’s Traeshon Holden ejected for spitting in Ohio State player’s face

No. 3 Oregon will face No. 2 Ohio State without its second-leading receiver during the second half of the two teams’ gigantic Week 7 clash in the Big Ten. Ducks wide receiver Traeshon Holden was ejected with 11:31 remaining in the second quarter after apparently spitting at Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun following a first-and-goal play at the Buckeyes’ 9-yard …

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What Purdue football coach Ryan Walters said about Hudson Card and Ryan Browne

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Purdue football coach Ryan Walters does not know how soon Hudson Card will be back from his reported concussion symptoms, but he knows Ryan Browne delivered in his absence Saturday at Illinois. Browne, a redshirt freshman making his first career start, collected 415 yards and three touchdowns in a 50-49 overtime loss. His rushing and passing performance …

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