No. 8 Alabama sets off CFP chaos, No. 7 Texas makes emphatic case as selection controversy looms

The final four-team College Football Playoff is poised to be the most controversial yet. No. 8 Alabama was the agent of chaos Saturday, upsetting No. 1 Georgia for the Southeastern Conference title and ending the two-time defending national champ's 29-game winning streak. ...

Jennings, dominant defense carry No. 25 SMU to AAC title, 26-14 over Tulane

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings got hit in his throwing arm and fumbled on the first play of his first career start in a conference championship game on the road. As Jennings came to the sideline, Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee told him, “That wasn't your...

Florida A&M wins its first SWAC Championship, advances to Celebration Bowl

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Moussa threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Terrell Jennings scored twice and Florida A&M defeated Prairie View A&M 35-14 on a soggy Saturday to win its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship game. The Rattlers (11-1),...

Kirby Smart says 'no question' Georgia belongs in College Football Playoff after loss to Alabama

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart challenged College Football Playoff selection committee members to believe what they see when judging his No. 1 Bulldogs following the end of their 29-game winning streak. Smart also reminded the committee that in the CFP era, no team at the...

Freshman QB Brock Glenn makes first start for Florida State with potential CFP berth on line

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman quarterback Brock Glenn made his first career start for No. 4 Florida State in Saturday night’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against No. 15 Louisville with a potential trip to the College Football Playoff on the line. Glenn had...

No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title. Both teams await postseason fate

ATLANTA (AP) — After handing Georgia its first loss in nearly two years, Alabama mixed a raucous celebration of its latest Southeastern Conference championship with a whole lot of lobbying for a College Football Playoff spot that no one could've envisioned in September. Jalen...

Vidal, Troy win second straight Sun Belt title, beat App State 49-23

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Kimani Vidal and Troy's defense combined to run away with another title in the fourth quarter. Vidal rushed for 233 yards and five touchdowns and Troy scored twice in a six-second span of a monster fourth quarter in a 49-23 victory Saturday over Appalachian State...

Green, Jeanty lead Boise State to 44-20 win over UNLV for Mountain West title

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A locker room can go either way when a coaching change is made, and in Boise State's case, players lined up behind Spencer Danielson when he was handed the job on an interim basis with two games left in the regular season. That buy-in has been on full display...

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...

No. 8 Alabama beats top-ranked and two-time defending national champion Georgia 27-24 in SEC Championship game