CFB

AP Sports WriterLock It Down: Clemson D makes its case as country's bestBy PETE IACOBELLICLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson's defense not only shut down Auburn - it left little doubt which side of the ball would lead its latest try for a national championship.The Tigers (2-0), who stayed No....

AP College Football WriterSooner Surge: Oklahoma up to No. 2 behind Alabama in AP pollBy RALPH D. RUSSOOklahoma moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind Alabama after the Sooners scored the most impressive victory of week two.Three of the top six teams from...

STATS FCS Senior Editor=FCS team of the week: A win was UNH's focusBy CRAIG HALEY(STATS) - What New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell appreciated about his team's FCS playoff win at Georgia Southern in 2004 was the focus of his players.The host Eagles were the playoff staple, a national championship-winning...

AP Sports WriterHeisman candidate Mayfield powers Oklahoma's hot startBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Not only did Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield beat Ohio State in Columbus and avenge last year's embarrassing Buckeyes blowout, he also powered his way into the Heisman Trophy conversation.Mayfield is on a roll, and so...

Saturday's bestBy The Associated PressSTARS-Lamar Jackson, Louisville, accounted for 525 total yards and six TDs to help the No. 17 Cardinals pull away late and beat North Carolina 47-35.-Shea Patterson, Mississippi, threw for a school-record 489 yards and five TDs as the Rebels rallied from a second-quarter deficit to...

(STATS) - Beating an FBS team continues to be one of the few things that eludes Jacksonville State coach John Grass. The No. 5 Gamecocks fell at Georgia Tech 37-10 on Saturday, which dropped their fourth-year coach to 0-4 against the FBS. He's 31-0 in all other regular-season games. Jacksonville State...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) Oklahoma State linebacker Calvin Bundage was ejected from the South Alabama game for targeting. Bundage left after an illegal hit early in the second half Friday night after a short catch by Jaguars running back Tra Minter. He will have to miss the first half of the...

South Alabama QB Garvin hurt against No. 11 Oklahoma StateMOBILE, Ala. (AP) South Alabama quarterback Cole Garvin injured his right ankle on the opening series against No. 11 Oklahoma State.The school announced later that Garvin wouldn't return to the game.Dallas Davis replaced him on South Alabama's second series....

AP Sports WriterStanford back at Coliseum 10 years after historic USC upsetBy GREG BEACHAMLOS ANGELES (AP) Although nearly a full decade has passed, Stanford's victory over Southern California in 2007 still seems downright preposterous.The 0-3 Cardinal entered the Coliseum as 41-point underdogs and ended the Trojans' 35-game home...

AP Sports WriterAfter Harvey scrapped opener, Houston to start at ArizonaBy BOB BAUMHurricane Harvey delayed the head coaching debut of Major Applewhite at the University of Houston.Now, while the massive cleanup continues at home, the Cougars open their season Saturday night at Arizona.The Cougars canceled their season opener at...

BC, Wake Forest set to renew mini-rivalry in ACC AtlanticBOSTON (AP) John Wolford is the first Wake Forest quarterback to start four straight season openers. Boston College's Anthony Brown is the first Eagle to win the opener in his freshman year.On Saturday, they'll face each other in what...

Associated PressMarshall leads Georgia Tech attack vs Jacksonville StateBy GEORGE HENRYATLANTA (AP) TaQuon Marshall believes he belongs on the big stage after a mostly dazzling debut as Georgia Tech's starting quarterback.The Yellow Jackets lost their opener on Monday, falling in two overtimes to No. 25 Tennessee. It was...