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Ewers throws 4 TDs as No. 7 Texas bids farewell to Big 12 with 49-21 title win over Oklahoma State
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns are leaving the Big 12 with bookend championships and still hoping for a chance at the College Football Playoff. As for their fans, it was good riddance to the commissioner they felt was rooting against them. Longhorns...
Miami (Ohio) upsets No. 23 Toledo 23-14 to win MAC championship
DETROIT (AP) — Rashad Amos ran for two touchdowns, Graham Nicholson kicked three field goals and Miami (Ohio) upset No. 23 Toledo 23-14 in the Mid-American Conference championship game Saturday. The RedHawks (11-2) last won the MAC title in 2019 when they beat Central Michigan. It...
No. 1 Georgia bolstered by return of Bowers, Ratledge, McConkey from injuries
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia tight end Brock Bowers and right guard Tate Ratledge have returned from injuries to start for the No. 1 Bulldogs against No. 8 Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Saturday. The return of Bowers is especially important to Georgia's...
Furman advances to FCS quarterfinals with 26-7 win over Chattanooga
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Dominic Roberto scored twice and Ian Williams kicked four field goals as Furman spotted Chattanooga an early touchdown before going on to a 26-7 win in the second round of the FCS playoffs Saturday. The Southern Conference champion and seventh-seeded...
Poffenbarger accounts for 4TDs to send Albany past Richmond 41-13 in second round of FCS playoffs
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Quarterback Reese Poffenbarger threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more and fifth-seeded Albany mostly went unchallenged in beating Richmond 41-13 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Albany plays the winner of tonight's matchup between...
Watkins, Jackson both run for two TDs, Villanova tops Youngstown State 45-28 in FCS playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Connor Watkins and Jalen Jackson both ran for two touchdowns and eighth-seeded Villanova defeated Youngstown State 45-28 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Watkins scored on a 1-yard plunge and connected with Jaylan Sanchez on a 64-yard score...
Texas' 362-pound defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat adds TD to Outland Trophy resume
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas defensive tackle T'Vondre Sweat can add a touchdown to the 362-pound senior's resume as an Outland Trophy finalist. Sweat lined up at tight end from the Oklahoma State 2-yard line in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, and no defender followed him...
Big 12 committed to title game even with CFP expansion and changes in league, Yormark says
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said his still-evolving conference remains committed to having a championship game even as the College Football Playoff expands from four to 12 teams after this season. “This is a tentpole event. Everything leads up to...
Pac-12 ends on a high note, but the future is much more daunting for 2 remaining schools
LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Kliavkoff, as is the custom for a conference commissioner, handed the Pac-12 Championship trophy to Washington coach Kalen DeBoer on Friday night and quickly got out of the way. Having been at the center of the Pac-12 meltdown and with this almost certainly...
Oregon quarterback Bo Nix dejected after loss in Pac-12 championship, mum on status for bowl game
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Oregon quarterback Bo Nix couldn’t move, sitting in shock, slumped in distraught for several minutes with a towel over his head after his Ducks lost 34-31 to Washington in the Pac 12 Championship on Friday. “Football is a tough game and sometimes you put it all...
