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Full-circle moment for Navy coach Brian Newberry against Oklahoma in Armed Forces Bowl

Dec. 26, 2024 13:23 PM EST

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Navy coach Brian Newberry grew up only a few miles from the University of Oklahoma campus, and the first college game he attended as a kid was to watch the Sooners. His parents still live in his childhood home in Moore, Oklahoma. Now in his...

No. 1 Oregon and No. 8 Ohio State gear up for rematch of thriller won by Ducks

Dec. 23, 2024 16:14 PM EST

Oregon and Ohio State have already produced one heck of a game this season. Now, the top-seeded Ducks (13-0) and No. 8 Buckeyes (11-2) are gearing up for a rematch more than 10 weeks later in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. ...

After beating Tennessee, Ohio State will finally get its rematch with Oregon

Dec. 22, 2024 15:31 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State players had been thinking about a rematch with Oregon long before the Buckeyes crushed Tennessee in a first-round playoff game. Their first chance to avenge the Oct. 12 loss to the Ducks looked to be the Big Ten championship game, but that slipped...

Playoff QBs include a hometown recruit, a prep title rematch and some 1-year hired guns

Dec. 19, 2024 16:03 PM EST

Kevin Jennings wasn't even the player that Rhett Lashlee was going to watch when he went to his first Texas high school playoff game a week after becoming SMU's coach. Three years later, Jennings is the only quarterback starting for his hometown team in the debut of the expanded...

No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 9 Indiana take one last spin with 1-year QBs Kurtis Rourke and Riley Leonard

Dec. 18, 2024 06:22 AM EST

Indiana coach Curt Cignetti pored through the transfer portal last December, looking for a proven quarterback with a winning resume who could quickly become the cornerstone in another rebuilding project. He landed on 23-year-old Kurtis Rourke, the 2022 Mid-American Conference MVP. ...

Ohio State’s Howard and Vols' Iamaleava dealing with playoff pressure from different perspectives

Dec. 17, 2024 17:31 PM EST

Nico Iamaleava has been learning on the job with each snap, and Saturday night will be his 14th start this year for the seventh-ranked Tennessee Volunteers. Will Howard's next start for No. 6 Ohio State could be his last in college. The quarterbacks in Saturday night's first-round...

After 9 straight losses, the Giants are on the verge of a franchise record for futility

Dec. 16, 2024 18:19 PM EST

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants and co-owner John Mara probably learned a few things in tying their franchise record with a ninth straight loss on Sunday. The first is fans are unhappy and rightly so. A 2-12 record in the franchise's 100th season is a disgrace. So...

AP All-America team: Travis Hunter, Xavier Watts back on first team; Ashton Jeanty is unanimous pick

Dec. 16, 2024 12:10 PM EST

Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter of Colorado was a first-team selection at two spots and a second-team pick at another on The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday. Hunter and Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts were repeat first-team selections, and Boise State's Ashton...

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter wins Heisman Trophy as college football's top player

Dec. 14, 2024 23:39 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the ball — and ultimately took home the Heisman Trophy. Now he’s got a leg up on his celebrity coach at Colorado. The two-way star won college football's most prestigious award...

Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty give this year's Heisman Trophy ceremony a different vibe

Dec. 13, 2024 17:00 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Same iconic statue, very different race. With two-way star Travis Hunter of Colorado and Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty leading the field, these certainly aren't your typical Heisman Trophy contenders. Sure, veteran quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel...