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Navarro has big first half, Ohio holds off Jacksonville State 30-27 in Cure Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Parker Navarro ran for three touchdowns and passed for a fourth in the first half and Ohio held off Jacksonville State 30-27 on Friday in the Cure Bowl, the only bowl game featuring two conference champions. The Mid-American Conference champion Bobcats (11-3),...
Seth Henigan matches AAC passing TD record as Memphis holds on for 42-37 win over WVU in Frisco Bowl
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Seth Henigan had quite a homecoming for his final game as a four-year starter for Memphis, tying the American Athletic Conference career record with his 104th touchdown pass and leading the 25th-ranked Tigers to one more victory. Henigan threw for 294 yards...
West Virginia sets aside $7.5M for assistant coaches, support staff as part of Rich Rodriguez pact
Rich Rodriguez left West Virginia 17 years ago in part because he was frustrated over the school’s refusal to give him more money for his assistant coaches. He’ll have plenty for them this time around. Under his memorandum of understanding signed Dec. 11 and...
WVU will play No. 25 Memphis in Frisco Bowl before re-hired Rich Rodriguez returns to the sideline
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — West Virginia's first game after hiring Rich Rodriguez as head coach again will be in a bowl — just like it was the first time 24 years ago. But Rodriguez won't coach the Mountaineers (6-6) in the Frisco Bowl on Tuesday night against 25th-ranked Memphis...
New West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez says leaving for Michigan 17 years ago was a 'mistake'
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — New West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez admitted Friday he made a mistake by leaving West Virginia for Michigan 17 years ago. Based on the welcome he got from the thousands of fans who attended his introductory news conference Friday, much seemed to be...
Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as head coach
Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as head coach at his alma mater. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the hiring on Thursday, 17 years after Rodriguez made a hasty exit for what became a disastrous three-year experiment at Michigan. ...
Rich Rodriguez is returning to West Virginia for a second stint as head coach at his alma mater
NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson is named head coach at Marshall
N.C. State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson was named head coach at Marshall on Sunday, shortly after Thundering Herd coach Charles Huff's hiring was announced at Southern Miss. Gibson, 52, will take his first head-coaching job in college and return to his home state, where he...
Jacksonville State hosts Western Kentucky in CUSA championship game, regular-season finale rematch
Western Kentucky (8-4, 6-2 Conference USA) at Jacksonville State (8-4, 7-1), Friday, 7 p.m. EST (CBS Sports Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Jacksonville State by 3 1/2. Series record: Western Kentucky leads 5-2. What’s at stake? ...
Championship week: Clemson and UNLV could stir up title-game trouble for teams on the bubble for CFP
The last two weeks of the college football regular season were wild, and the madness could continue in the conference championship games this week if Clemson, UNLV or both win. The five automatic bids and most of the at-large spots in the 12-team College Football Playoff will be...