CFB

DALLAS (AP) There has been little mystery with Alabama's offense this season. The Crimson Tide have a 6-foot-3, 242-pound Heisman Trophy winner at tailback in Derrick Henry and the plan has been to swing that sledge hammer as many times as it takes to break the defense.Michigan State...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Steve Sarkisian and his assistants went recruiting on the morning after No. 17 Southern California's stunning 17-12 loss to Washington.The coach realizes his selling job is a bit tougher, both in high school kids' living rooms and his own locker room.The talent-stacked Trojans (3-2, 1-2...

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) Mark Richt needed help to figure out which way he should be driving, accidentally said Georgia once when meaning to say Miami and barely recognized his former campus.Otherwise, he felt right at home.Dressed in an orange-and-green tie and sporting a lapel pin in the...

ESPN will broadcast 14 alternate productions of the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night.It will be the second year ESPN will use its so-called Megacast.The main broadcast for No. 1 Clemson against No. 2 Alabama will be on ESPN. ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Classic,...

Arizona had an unimpressive game last week posting 4.3 ave yards rushing and 6.4 passing. Defense gave up 32 points at home. But they didn't have much to play for in the opener. Nevada posted better numbers (5.9 rushing/7.1 ave passing) but Cal Davis isn't the caliber of Arizona. Like Arizona,...

(STATS) - It's only taken three seasons for Eastern Washington's Cooper Kupp to become one of the greatest wide receivers in FCS history.He will have an opportunity to obliterate a number of national receiving records for a career after announcing Monday night that he will remain at Eastern Washington...

SANTA CLARA, California (AP) Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score to help the Cornhuskers cap a losing season by beating UCLA 37-29 in the Foster Farms Bowl on Saturday.Among the other bowl games, Virginia Tech beat Tulsa 55-52 in a...

Taking superior Tulsa -9 here.

(STATS) - North Dakota State's "Drive for Five" took the cruising lane on the Road to Frisco.The four-time defending FCS champion Bison are headed back to another national title game after crushing Richmond 33-7 in Friday night's semifinal at the Fargodome.The third-seeded Bison (12-2), who have won 19 straight...

When searching for a new head football coach, schools have been showing a greater desire to hire an up-and-comer, like Tom Herman or P.J. Fleck, rather than a veteran with a long record of success, such as Les Miles. The average age of the head coaches hired by FBS teams...

No. 5 Washington, Oregon meet while headed in opposite directionsWashington got everyone's attention last week with a lopsided win over then-No. 7 Stanford.The fifth-ranked Huskies were able to clear that very sizable hurdle in the Pac-12 North, but now comes more tall timber. Yes, Oregon is struggling, but Washington...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Mississippi State's recent slugfests with Kentucky have taught the Bulldogs that there's no such thing as a safe lead against the Wildcats. And thanks to timely touchdowns by Dak Prescott, Josh Robinson and Christian Holmes, the nation's top-ranked team built a cushion culminating in another hard-earned victory...