Missouri, Iowa to play years after canceled Music City Bowl
NCAA, Sports
December 30, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Missouri Tigers and Iowa Hawkeyes finally get to make up for a missed opportunity on Monday at the Music City Bowl. The teams originally were set to play each other here in...
Jeanty’s journey has pushed Boise State to new heights
NCAA, Sports
December 30, 2024
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ashton Jeanty’s athletic arc took him from the bowels of an Italian volcano to the Heisman Trophy stage in New York City. As the son of a Navy chief petty officer, Jeanty boun...
Franklin recommends Saban for CFB commissioner role
NCAA, Sports
December 30, 2024
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State coach James Franklin believes college football needs a commissioner and he even has a candidate in mind: former Alabama coach Nick Saban. “I think he’s the obvious ...
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Program milestones are on the line Saturday when Louisiana-Lafayette and TCU meet in the New Mexico Bowl. In the first meeting between the two schools, the Ragin’ Cajuns (10-3...
Colorado, BYU set to meet in entertaining bowl matchup
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Colorado is relishing the chance to end its season on a high note regardless of the outcome of the Valero Alamo Bowl. While a number of teams are shuffling their roster with players...
DeSean Jackson set to take over as HC of Delaware State
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Former NFL receiver De-Sean Jackson is taking over the football program at Delaware State. The school announced Jackson’s hire Friday in the latest move by a Mid-Eastern Athletic Co...
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cam Ward missed out on the College Football Playoff, the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game and the Heisman Trophy. He’s not missing one more chance to play for Miami. Wa...
Cristobal speaks on longtime Miami basketball coach Larrañaga
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Miami football coach Mario Cristobal wants now-retired Miami men’s basketball coach Jim Larrañaga to do at least one more thing for the Hurricanes. Cristobal wants him to share al...
Navy stops 2-point try to defeat Oklahoma 21-20
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Blake Horvath set a Navy record with a 95-yard touchdown run and then scored a go-ahead 6-yarder with 4:34 left as the Midshipmen overcame an early two-touchdown deficit and s...
Nebraska finally back in the postseason in the Pinstripe Bowl
NCAA, Sports
By By JIMMY GOLEN AP 
December 28, 2024
The last time Nebraska sat out the bowl season for seven years in a row, the Big 12 was still the Big 8, the 10 schools in the Big Ten didn’t include the Cornhuskers, and Yankee Stadium was still the ...
Snoop Dogg leading NIL efforts in bowl games at Arizona Bowl
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Snoop Dogg has nearly as many ties to football as he does to rap music. The entertainer coached youth football for years and created the Snoop League, an after-school program for ...
Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson declares for NFL Draft
NCAA, Sports
December 28, 2024
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee running back Dylan Sampson is heading to the NFL draft after leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing and setting a handful of school records. The SEC Offensive...
Pitt drops bowl game in 6 OTs
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
December 27, 2024
Panthers quarterbacks threw two pick-6s in the 48-46 loss to Toledo. After a series of injuries, transfers and an opt-out by co-captain and leading pass catcher Konata Mumpfield, Pitt turned to workho...
NCAA, Sports
December 27, 2024
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Syracuse coach Fran Brown and Washington State acting coach Pete Kaligis shared a heartfelt hug after their Holiday Bowl news conference on Thursday. Kaligis can certainly use all the...
NCAA, Sports
By By WILL GRAVES AP 
December 27, 2024
Andy Kotelnicki likes to tinker. It’s just kind of his way. The Penn State first-year offensive coordinator is wary of growing stagnant. No matter how deep into the season it gets, there’s always time...
Pitt’s bowl matters for one day, then it’s on to 2025
NCAA, Sports
By By JERRY DIPAOLA TribLive 
December 26, 2024
The Panthers will face Toledo this afternoon in the GameAbove Sports Bowl. A nonconference game played the day after Christmas against a MAC opponent seems almost beside the point, but the GameAbove S...
NCAA, Sports
December 26, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — At the beginning of November, the Pittsburgh Panthers were 7-0 and dreaming of finishing the season in the College Football Playoff. Instead, they were spending their Christmas in Detro...
Penn State run defense to be tested against Jeanty
NCAA, Sports
December 24, 2024
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State players have watched Ashton Jeanty make opponents look silly all season. They don’t want to be the next defenders Boise State’s star posterizes with jukes, spin mo...
Oregon, OSU preparing for anticipated rematch
NCAA, Sports
By By JOHN ZENOR AP 
December 24, 2024
Oregon and Ohio State have already produced one heck of a game this season. Now, the top-seeded Ducks (13-0) and No. 8 Buckeyes (11-2) are gearing up for a rematch more than 10 weeks later in a Colleg...
Former NFL QB Mike Vick hired as HC at Norfolk State
NCAA, Sports
December 24, 2024
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — To shouts of “Coach” and “Let’s go Spartans,” Michael Vick was introduced Monday as Norfolk State’s football coach, a homecoming for the former NFL star and a splashy, attention-gr...