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AAC ramps up interest in adding Air Force to conference with Army and Navy, AP source says

Sep. 16, 2024 22:00 PM EDT

The American Athletic Conference has ramped up interest in adding Air Force as a member to put all three service academies into the same league for the first time, a person with knowledge of the AAC's discussions told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of...

AP Top 25 Takeaways: While trying to escape ACC in court, Florida State falls from top 10 to 0-3

Sep. 15, 2024 09:43 AM EDT

Since suing the Atlantic Coast Conference, and essentially announcing to the world that it is too good to be associated with the likes of Georgia Tech and Boston College, Florida State has not won a football game. The Seminoles have gone from preseason top 10 to 0-3 after losing at...

Keene, Sherrod account for 3 TDs in Fresno State's 48-0 rout over New Mexico State

Sep. 15, 2024 01:59 AM EDT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mikey Keene threw two touchdown passes, Malik Sherrod ran for 113 yards and a score and Fresno State routed New Mexico State 48-0 on Saturday night. Keene was 12-of-22 passing for 221 yards, including a 69-yard touchdown pass to Mac Dalena that capped the...

Dillon Gabriel leads No. 9 Oregon to 49-14 win over rival Oregon State

Sep. 14, 2024 20:15 PM EDT

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — After a rather underwhelming start to their first Big Ten season, the ninth-ranked Oregon Ducks got it together against their former conference rivals. Dillon Gabriel threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 64 yards with another score to lead...

Oregon State AD says the new Pac-12 will look to add new schools quickly

Sep. 14, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes said the newly rebuilt Pac-12 will look to add at least two more schools for 2026 as quickly as possible. “I think John Wooden said it, `Let's be quick but don't hurry,” Barnes said on Saturday. “Get it...

Kylin James' late touchdown run lifts UNLV over Kansas 23-20

Sep. 13, 2024 23:53 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kylin James scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:51 left to lift UNLV past Kansas 23-20 Friday night at Children's Mercy Park. The Jayhawks are playing all their games away from Lawrence, Kan., this season because of construction on their...

Committee hopes to elevate Sacramento State to FBS level of football

Sep. 13, 2024 19:48 PM EDT

Local officials have launched a committee aimed at helping Sacramento State move to the highest level of college football with hopes of getting an invitation down the road to either the Pac-12 or Mountain West conferences. The committee, named SAC 12 and independent from the school,...

Pac-12 to add Boise St., Fresno St., San Diego St., Colorado St. in 2026, poaching Mountain West

Sep. 12, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

After being poached almost into oblivion, the Pac-12 is fighting off extinction by plucking schools from the Mountain West. The Pac-12 announced Thursday that it in 2026 it will add Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State alongside Oregon State and Washington...

Why join the Pac-12? What schools could be targeted next? What's next for Mountain West?

Sep. 12, 2024 19:26 PM EDT

Can't say the Pac-12 is making a comeback because it never really went away. The Conference of Champions was certainly in critical condition, but Oregon State and Washington State stood fast after the league collapsed in 2023 and vowed to keep it alive if a power conference invite...

No. 17 Michigan hosts Butch Jones-led Arkansas State, aims to bounce back from loss at home to Texas

Sep. 12, 2024 12:56 PM EDT

Arkansas State (2-0) at No. 17 Michigan (1-1), Saturday, noon ET (BTN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Michigan by 23 1/2. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE Michigan desperately needs a confidence-boosting win. The Wolverines...