Archive By Section - Collegiate Sports

Tide roll over Fightin’ Irish

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - The coach no longer wears houndstooth. The result is the same. Another Alabama dynasty.

January 08, 2013 | Saban, Alabama celebrate third BCS title in 4 years | Collegiate Sports

Will BCS title game match hype?

MIAMI (AP) - Sometimes, the buildup to a game can overwhelm what actually happens on the field.

January 06, 2013 | | Collegiate Sports

Manziel, Texas A&M beat Oklahoma in Cotton Bowl

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Johnny Manziel tiptoed the sideline for a 23-yard touchdown on Texas A&M's first drive of the game.

January 04, 2013 | | Collegiate Sports

Louisville upsets Florida in Sugar Bowl

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Terell Floyd returned an interception 38 yards for a touchdown on the first play, dual-threat quarterback Teddy Bridgewater directed several scoring drives and No. 22 Louisville surprised No. 4 Florida 33-17 Wednesday night in the Sugar Bowl.

January 02, 2013 | | Collegiate Sports

Fiesta Bowl gets prime matchup of ‘Cats, Ducks

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Kansas State and Oregon were in perfect position at the start of Nov. 17, Nos. 1 and 2 in the BCS standings, seemingly on a crash course toward the national championship game.

January 02, 2013 | | Collegiate Sports

San Jose State tops Bowling Green in Military Bowl

WASHINGTON (AP) - So what if San Jose State lost its coach before the Military Bowl. David Fales was still the quarterback, and that was plenty.

December 28, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

San Jose St faces Bowling Green in Military Bowl

WASHINGTON (AP) - Maybe they should call it the Transition Bowl.

December 27, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

Badgers, Cardinal open Rose Bowl week

ANAHEIM (AP) - Wisconsin is in the Rose Bowl for the third straight year. This time, the Badgers are bringing a familiar face with them on the sideline.

December 27, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

Hunt leads SMU to win over Fresno

HONOLULU (AP) - Margus Hunt knew he had eight hours to fill on the flight over the Pacific Ocean, so he asked the SMU staff to put together film of Fresno State for him to study. He hit the Bulldogs like a tidal wave Monday night in the Hawaii Bowl.

December 25, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

Kentucky to play C Michigan in Pizza Bowl

DETROIT (AP) - Before the Bobby Petrino era begins at Western Kentucky, there's a bowl game to play - the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl against Central Michigan.

December 25, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

Stanford, Shaw agree to 'long-term' extension

STANFORD (AP) - Any speculation David Shaw could be the latest Stanford coach to jump to the NFL is over - at least for now.

December 19, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

Caragher introduced as Spartans coach

SAN JOSE (AP) - Bay Area native Ron Caragher is back home.

December 17, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

A guide to college football's 35 bowls

he BCS has been criticized plenty for not getting it right over the years, from all those teams that believed they should have been playing for a national title to last year's all-SEC championship game.

December 14, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

Colorado lands San Jose State’s Mike MacIntyre

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Mike MacIntyre's inaugural meeting with his new team lasted just long enough to leave his players with this thought: He's turned around one downtrodden program and he can do the same at Colorado.

December 11, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports

Expectations will be high for Manziel’s Heisman encore

NEW YORK (AP) - Heisman Trophy history suggests it will never get better for Johnny Manziel than it did this season. In the 78-year history of the Heisman, only one player has one more than one: Ohio State's Archie Griffin in 1974 and '75.

December 09, 2012 | | Collegiate Sports