The Pac-12 Conference dismal bowl performance continued as No. 11 Washington fell 35-28 to No. 9 Penn State Saturday night in the Fiesta Bowl.
The loss, dropped the "Conference of Champions" bowl record to 1-8 while the Big Ten continued its perfect streak at 7-0 this season.
Penn State QB Trace...
Despite winning the Big Ten Conference, No. 5 Ohio State was left out of the College Football Playoff as No. 4 Alabama snuck in thanks to the lobbying of Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban.
Wanting to show that they belonged among the Top 4 teams, the Buckeyes did just...
It’s an Aggies vs. Aggies showdown in Tucson, when old conference rivals meet.
Utah State and New Mexico State are former rivals from their days in the Big West Conference, Sun Belt, and the now defunct Western Athletic Conference. These teams met when New Mexico State last appeared in a...
With Utah up 30-14 with 1:52 left in the game, Utah senior quarterback Troy Williams bent down and untied his shoelaces before taking off his shoe and then jogging over to the sideline.
Despite the seconds ticking off the clock in his final collegiate game, Williams purposefully took himself out of...
Utah Football: Utes Beat West Virginia In Heart of Dallas Bowl; Whittingham Improves To 11-1 In Bowl Games
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Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham improved to 11-1 in bowl games after the Utes took down West Virginia, 30-14, in the Heart of Dallas Bowl Tuesday afternoon in Cotton Bowl Stadium.
The Utes led from start to finish and were never really threatened in a battle between teams out of...
Utah sophomore quarterback Tyler Huntley passed for 165 yards and rushed for 57 yards and two scores on the ground to lead the Utes to a dominating 30-14 victory over West Virginia in the Heart of Dallas Bowl played inside the Cotton Bowl Stadium.
Sophomore running back Zack Moss had...
LSU’s Jeff Grimes Replaces Ty Detmer As Offensive Coordinator; BYU Fans, Players And Alumni React
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It's official. After word spread Wednesday night that LSU offensive line coach Jeff Grimes had accepted the offensive coordinator position, BYU made it official Thursday morning.
Former BYU players, including star tight end Chad Lewis, couldn't wait to share the news either as a number of players went to social media...
Baker Mayfield made history.
The Oklahoma quarterback became the first Heisman Trophy winner to start his collegiate career as a walk-on.
The right-handed gunslinger was not a highly-rated recruit out of high school as the "three-star" recruit had just three offers from smaller schools before deciding to walk-on at Texas Tech. Four...
College Football Playoff: Committee Picks Alabama Over Ohio State; Crimson Tide Join Clemson, Oklahoma And Georgia
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The four-team playoff has been set.
No. 1 Clemson will take on No. 4 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and No. 2 Oklahoma will face No. 3 Georgia in the Rose Bowl for the semifinals of the College Football Playoff on Jan. 1.
The Tigers, Sooners, and Bulldogs all punched their...
ACC Champs!
No. 1 Clemson quieted the critics and more than likely claimed the top spot in the College Football Playoff with a convincing 38-3 victory over Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
The Tigers (12-1) were never threatened as they led from start to finish. Meanwhile, Miami (10-2,)...
SEC Champs!
For the first time since 2005, the Georgia Bulldogs are conference champions and capped off an incredible season and unexpected rise in Kirby Smart's second season as head coach.
After getting blown out against Auburn three weeks ago for its first loss of the season, No. 6 Georgia came...
Should we give him the Heisman Trophy already?
Oklahoma senior quarterback Baker Mayfield put on another show during Saturday's Big 12 Championship game against No. 11 TCU at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Mayfield completed 15 of 23 passes for 243 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Sooners to a 41-17 blowout...
BYU Football: Ty Detmer Out As Offensive Coordinator; A Look At Several Possible Replacements
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After one of the worst seasons in BYU history, head coach Kalani Sitake admitted that changes needed to be made.
It didn't take long as the program announced Monday morning — two days after defeating Hawaii 30-20 in the final game of the season — that Ty Detmer has been relieved of...
College Football Playoff Rankings: Auburn, Wisconsin Jump In Top 4; Alabama, Miami Tumble
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There was a lot of changes in the College Football Playoff rankings with the top two teams (Alabama, Miami) losing last week.
But nobody knew quite what to expect from the playoff committee with a number of deserving teams all playing for just four playoff spots.
As of Tuesday night, Clemson, the defending...
Utah Defeats Colorado 34-13; Ute Fans React As Team Becomes Bowl Eligible On Senior Night
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Needing a win to become bowl eligible, Utah picked the perfect time to play arguably its best game of the season Saturday night at Rice-Eccles Stadium in front of an announced crowd of 46,022.
Senior captain Troy Williams — who filled in for injured starting quarterback Tyler Huntley — completed 15 of...
BYU Football: Canada, Burt And Kafentzis Run Wild In Win Over Hawaii; Fans Excited About RB Future
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BYU capped off the 2017 season with a dominating 30-20 victory over Hawaii at Aloha Stadium Saturday night.
The Cougars totaled 451 yards of total offense compared to just 286 for the Rainbow Warriors and held running back Diocemy Saint Juste — who came in ranked No. 6 nationally with...
BYU freshman quarterback Joe Critchlow threw for 166 yards and a score and running back Squally Canada got it done on the ground as the junior rushed for 113 yards on just 17 carries for two touchdowns to lead BYU past Hawaii, 30-20, Saturday night at Aloha Stadium.
After rushing...
BYU Football: The Best Tweets From Jonny Linehan, ‘The Most Interesting Man In The World’
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Jonny Linehan is making a difference one tweet at a time.
The BYU punter has become a household name on social media and is must-follow on Twitter. From cracking jokes about campus life, Provo's "lack of nightlife," dabbing in practice and hilariously photobombing coaches after the game, Linehan has become a...
College Football Playoff Rankings: Miami, Oklahoma Climb; Notre Dame And Georgia Fall
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After an eventful weekend that saw three top 10 matchups, there was a major shakeup atop the College Football Playoff rankings as Georgia, Notre Dame and TCU all lost.
The Alabama Crimson Tide claimed the top spot followed by No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Miami, No. 4 Oklahoma in the...
BYU Football: Joe Critchlow Sets Records In Win Over UNLV, Makes Strong Case To Be 2018 Starter
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The legend of Joe Critchlow has begun.
After burning his redshirt against Boise State, BYU fans have been clamoring to see what the red-headed quarterback could do. And after a month of mop-up duty and limited action, Cougar fans finally got their chance to see him play a full game...
Twitter Reacts To Squally Canada’s Career Night As BYU Stays Unbeaten Against UNLV At Sam Boyd Stadium
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BYU came into Sam Boyd Stadium with a perfect 8-0 record against UNLV, and they weren't going to let that record fall.
Led by running back Squally Canada, who has battled injuries all season, the junior rushed for a career-high 213 yards on 25 carries as the Cougars led from start...
BYU Football: Which QB Should Start Against UNLV? The Pros And Cons Of Beau Hoge, Joe Critchlow And Kody Wilstead
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With Tanner Mangum out for the year after undergoing successful surgery this week, BYU coaches have been busy evaluating who will be the starter against UNLV this weekend, and likely for the rest of the season.
The coaching staff doesn't have a lot of time to figure it out either...
Utah Football: Kyle Whittingham Isn’t On The Hot Seat And Won’t Be Leaving Anytime Soon Either
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What can't Kyle Whittingham do?
He led his team to a perfect season which was capped off with an impressive win over then-No. 4 Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl as the Utah Utes crashed the BCS for the second time again after taking down Pittsburgh in the Fiesta Bowl in...
College Football Playoff Rankings: Top 5 Teams Stay Same; TCU, Miami, Wisconsin Make Big Jumps
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With no upsets among the top 5 teams last week, there wasn't any surprises among the top teams during the second edition of the College Football Playoff Rankings, but there was plenty of movement after that with several Big 12 schools looking to help the conference avoid missing out...
BYU Football: Ty Detmer’s Fourth-Down Play Calls Have Been Bad, And The Stats Prove It
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Ty Detmer may be a Heisman Trophy winner, but his play calls, especially on fourth-down, have been beyond bad. So just how bad has it been this year?
Let's let the stats speak for themselves.
After Saturday's loss to Fresno State, in which the Cougars were 0-for-2 on fourth downs, BYU...
BYU’s 12-Year Bowl Streak Ends In Loss To Fresno State; Tanner Mangum Suffers Season-Ending Achilles Injury
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Tanner Mangum was having one of his best games of the season Saturday night at Bulldog Stadium as the BYU offense racked up more than 300 yards of total offense under his watch.
However, it all came crashing down in the fourth quarter when the junior quarterback went down with...
BYU Football: Underdogs To Fresno State And UNLV; That’s How Bad This Year Has Been For BYU
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What a difference a couple of years can make.
After defeating Fresno State, 52-10, two years ago at LaVell Edwards Stadium — in which freshman quarterback Tanner Mangum threw for 336 yards and went on to set several BYU records — the Cougars (2-7) come into Saturday's game against Fresno...
BYU Football: Fresno State Favored Big Over BYU; Cougars Face Must-Win Game To Keep Bowl Hopes Alive
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Oddsmakers have Fresno State as a double-digit favorite over BYU heading into Saturday's showdown at Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs opened as 11-point favorites, and the line quickly jumped to as high as 16. As of Wednesday morning, Fresno State currently sits as a 14-point favorite at home.
BYU is coming off...
College Football Playoff: No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Alabama Lead The Way In First 2017 CFP Rankings
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The first week of the College Football Playoff rankings were released Tuesday night with a surprise decision by the committee.
Although Alabama is ranked No. 1 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls, Georgia, just one of five unbeaten teams left, was chosen as the top-ranked team followed by No....
With 10:43 remaining in the first quarter, San Jose State's Rahshead Johnson took the kickoff near the goal line and started running up field. With his team down 7-0, Johnson was looking for a big block as he looked to tie the score up with a big special teams...