Checkdown: BCS chaos ensues with Oregon, Kansas State losses
Let’s talk about just how crazy this is. First, take a breath. Serenity now. Aaah. OK, back to freaking out. For the first time since 2007, the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in college football lost on the same...
View ArticleBCS title race generates unlikely rooting interests for Rivalry Week
Story Highlights BCS title chase makes for strange bedfellows, like the SEC pulling for Lane Kiffin Notre Dame rises to No. 1 as last bowl-eligible unbeaten and controls its own fate The game between...
View ArticleCollege Football Schedule Week 12: Stanford QB Kevin Hogan, UCLA LB Anthony...
UCLA outside linebacker Anthony Barr (11) celebrates after his team blocked a field goal attempt by Washington State kicker Andrew Furney, not seen, and returned it for a touchdown during the first...
View ArticleTexas A&M QB Johnny Manziel stirs the Heisman pot
More coverage 'Big Ticket' sweepstakes at Wells Fargo Center Buy local college sports tickets Joe Juliano, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 1:34 AM Texas A&M quarterback...
View ArticleNo. 14 Stanford upsets No. 1 Oregon 17-14 in OT
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Sports Writer By ANNE M. PETERSON The Associated Press Tags: EUGENE, Ore. -- Stanford got its revenge - and...
View ArticleOregon vs. Stanford: Can Kenjon Barner, Marcus Mariota, Ducks' Offense Be...
By Dave Miller, National Football Post Stanford travels to Autzen Stadium on Saturday night hoping to dash the BCS national championship hopes of Oregon. But in order for the Cardinal to pull off the...
View ArticleOregon-Oregon St. Preview
After losing their chance at a perfect season, fifth-ranked Oregon can't afford to hang its head for very long. The Ducks, also fifth in the BCS standings, still have an outside chance at reaching the...
View ArticleThe Big Picture: In Pac-12, Stanford and UCLA push past expectations
By Bruce Feldman | Senior College Football Columnist Follow Bruce Nov. 18, 2012 2:48 PM ET Â Â A former wide receiver for the Cardinal, David Shaw is 20-4 in two seasons at the helm. (Getty Images) Â...
View ArticleWith BCS title in sight, Ducks turn focus from style points to winning
Story Highlights Oregon offense has set impossibly high standard but hasn't been sufficiently tested Ducks enter three-game stretch to decide BCS fate starting this week vs. Stanford Plus: pregame...
View ArticleHeisman Trophy Watch List: Johnny Manziel, Collin Klein, Manti Te'o Lead...
By Dave Miller, National Football Post As we approach the long Thanksgiving weekend, the Heisman Trophy race has never been closer. Kansas State’s Collin Klein, who sat atop the National Football...
View ArticleBCS blitz package of notes from around the country
Our top three 1. Notre Dame: It is high time to give it up for the Irish, who didn’t pick on any I-AA cupcakes and own a lockdown defense that’s tied with Alabama for No. 1 nationally in scoring, No....
View ArticleCollege football picks Week 13: Predictions for Notre Dame vs. USC, more
Sporting News’ Matt Hayes and Steve Greenberg offer their picks and predictions for Week 13 of the 2012 season. (All games Saturday unless noted; rankings listed are from The Associated Press Top 25...
View ArticleNotre Dame, six others harbor realistic BCS championship hopes
Story Highlights Seven different schools harbor realistic hopes of playing for BCS title on Jan. 7 Notre Dame loss, Florida win this week would mean another All-SEC title game Plus: pregame...
View ArticleTony's Top 10: Irish are BCS ratings gold, Bruins can close deal in Pac-12...
By Tony Barnhart | Mr. CFB Follow Tony Nov. 16, 2012 10:47 AM ET The smart guys who crunch the numbers tell me that if No. 1 Kansas State (10-0) and No. 2 Oregon (10-0) both win out, that the No. 2...
View ArticleStunning upsets to K-State, Oregon send BCS race into a state of chaos
Story Highlights Baylor and Stanford turned the BCS upside down with wins over K-State, Oregon Notre Dame, which seemed stuck at No. 3 in the BCS, is now set to climb to No. 1 Alabama, Georgia and...
View ArticleDucks rebound with 48-24 win over Beavers
Click photo to enlarge Oregon running back Kenjon Barner walks off the field after he was hurt on a play during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore.,...
View ArticleCheckdown: Alabama vs. Georgia winner gets to BCS title game
Alabama absolutely hammered Auburn, 49-0, in the Iron Bowl. Georgia dumped Georgia Tech (quite literally if you saw Alec Ogletree body slam Tech running back Robert Godhigh) in a 42-10 blowout....
View ArticleNo. 14 Stanford looks to challenge No. 1 Ducks
EUGENE, Ore. — For the past two seasons it has been the same thing for Stanford: Great expectations dashed by Oregon. So certainly the No. 14 Cardinal would like nothing better than to derail the...
View ArticleStanford, UCLA leave favorites behind
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By BUD WITHERS - The Seattle Times By BUD WITHERS Seattle Times Back in August-before that, really-we all knew who was going to play...
View ArticleIt’s looking like the Fiesta Bowl for No. 6 Oregon, which took the week off
Oregon is taking a break this week while the team awaits formal word on where it will be headed this postseason. There is a general consensus that the No. 6 Ducks are headed as an at-large bid to the...
View ArticleCollege football Top 25 scores: Week 13 results for ranked teams
College football scores, Top 25 results and play by play Track all the scores of Week 12 of the college football season with our Top 25 roundup. For all of the day's college football scores, check out...
View ArticleCollege football roundup
Stanford-UCLA rematch for Pac-12 title This week has been unlike any other in the 20 years Mike Gleeson has been Stanford football's video director. Even though there's a tight turnaround between the...
View ArticleWeekend Watch List: Wounded Ducks on upset alert; battle for LA will be...
By Dennis Dodd | Senior College Football Columnist Follow Dennis Nov. 16, 2012 9:33 AM ET Â This week's blind draw for the national championship race: One team is 104th in total offense. The other is...
View ArticleBud Withers
Back in August â before that, really â we all knew who was going to play in the Pac-12 football title game. We all knew who was the hands-down best team in the North, and there was no real doubt...
View ArticleNotre Dame beats USC, heads to BCS title game
Notre Dame is heading to the BCS championship game to play an SEC team to be determined. The Fighting Irish stuffed Southern California 22-13 on Saturday night to finish a perfect season and lock up a...
View ArticleBCS title showdown between Notre Dame, Alabama tops bowl rankings
Story Highlights The title game between 'Bama, Notre Dame pits two of the nation's best defenses Elite quarterbacks Johnny Manziel and Landry Jones will face off in the Cotton Bowl Despite featuring a...
View ArticleHot Topics in college football this week . . .
Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel put a charge into what had been a rather humdrum Heisman Trophy watch with his outstanding performance last week in the upset of Alabama. Kansas State's Collin...
View ArticleCollege football awards primer
Story Highlights Manti Te'o has already won the Butkus and Nagurski and could add more hardware Johnny Manziel may win the Heisman, but Collin Klein will take his share of awards Bill O'Brien has done...
View ArticleNotre Dame holds top spot, but no team is truly dominant this season
Story Highlights There is parity at top this season; top 12 teams could beat any other on given day While much of nation is slotting 'Bama into BCS title, Tide aren't looking past UGA Florida climbed...
View ArticleTop 25 Preview Capsules
FRIDAY: No. 17 UCLA (9-3, 6-3, Pac-12) at No. 8 Stanford (10-2, 8-1), 8 p.m. (Fox) Line: Stanford by 8 ½. Series Record: UCLA leads 35-45-3. WHAT'S AT STAKE Everything both programs have worked for...
View ArticleMonte Kiffin will step down after USC's bowl game
LOS ANGELES - Fallout from USC's collapse this season began Thursday, as Monte Kiffin, the assistant head coach for defense, resigned effective after the Trojans' bowl game, the school announced....
View ArticleBig Game Hunting: Oregon vs. Stanford, USC vs. UCLA
Let’s do some Big Game Hunting, starting with the top five matchups on the board in Week 12. (All games on Saturday unless otherwise noted. All rankings reflect BCS rankings. All times Eastern.) 1....
View ArticleStanford's depth key to upsetting Oregon
On the basis of the poundings that Stanford took from Oregon the past two years, even with Andrew Luck at quarterback, it would seem that the picture for the Cardinal in Saturday's rematch is bleak....
View ArticleOregon vs. Stanford: Ducks ran away from their national title shot
Last week, there was Alabama. This week, it was Oregon. Somehow, in the biggest moment of the season, two of the nation’s best teams got away from what they do best: run the ball. Oregon built its...
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