CFB

AMES, Iowa (AP) A somewhat promising start has given way to a troubling reality for Iowa State in Big 12 play.If that sounds familiar to Cyclones fans, it should.The Cyclones (2-3, 1-1 Big 12) beat lowly Kansas to start league play and then allowed Texas Tech to pile...

Luke Falk's right arm always gets a workout in Mike Leach's ''Air Raid'' offense at Washington State, but the sophomore had never thrown this much.Falk set national season highs with 50 completions on 74 passes in Saturday's 45-38 double-overtime win at Oregon.Falk's 505 yards through the air were the...

DENTON, Texas (AP) Mike Canales is getting a second chance as interim coach at North Texas.The Mean Green's offensive coordinator was chosen interim coach for the rest of the season Sunday, a day after coach Dan McCarney was fired following a 66-7 homecoming loss to FCS team Portland...

DALLAS (AP) Tyrone Swoopes threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as the University of Texas upset the No. 10-ranked University of Oklahoma 24-17 in college football on Saturday.Coach Charlie Strong's Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12 Conference) came to Dallas in the midst of the program's...

Way back when, a 5-foot-6, 145-pound kicker nicknamed ''Flea'' trotted over to the sideline and told the big guy wearing a jacket and tie, holding his trademark pipe and looking anxious, ''Coach, this one's for you.''With that, Jeff Davis kicked a dramatic 19-yard field goal on the last play...

OSU gets racked in this one.  Wildcats by 23.

Miami will hang with FSU.  FSU wins this one by 3.  Miami +8.5.

Taking superior Tulsa -9 here.

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...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) Kansas State coach Bill Snyder spent his 76th birthday doing what he has for most of the past three decades: Trying to figure out how to slow down an opponent.This year happened to be No. 2 TCU, a tougher one than most.''If you fall behind...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) There's no mystery regarding what has caused Tennessee's defensive deficiencies.''I don't think it's any secret,'' Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. ''We have to do a much better job of tackling, especially in the open field.''Tennessee's tackling issues have played a major role in allowing the...

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas will start a freshman with only a couple dozen plays in college to his credit when the winless Jayhawks play unbeaten and third-ranked Baylor on Saturday.That about sums up the most important position on the field at Kansas the past few years.Ever since Todd...