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...
BYU Football: Fans Hilariously React As Cougars Defeat San Jose State, End Losing Streak
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After seven consecutive losses, the BYU football team got back in the win column on Saturday as the Cougars dominated San Jose Sate, 41-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Junior quarterback Tanner Mangum passed for a game-high 283 yards and three touchdowns and sophomore wide receiver Micah Simon hauled in three...
BYU Football: Ty Detmer’s Fears Play Out And Why He Was Hesitant About Taking The OC Job
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Yup, it’s awkward, alright.
BYU (1-7) is off to one of its worst starts in program history and a lot of the blame has now shifted over to offensive coordinator Ty Detmer. The former Heisman Trophy winner has been one of Cougar fans' most beloved players, and now just in...
Ty Detmer Won The Heisman Trophy And Taught Brett Favre About Nickel Defense, So Why Is The BYU Offense So Bad?
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It's one of the best stories of Brett Favre's storied NFL career and luckily for him, BYU star quarterback Ty Detmer was there to help him out.
Favre, an 11-time Pro Bowler and NFL Hall of Famer, had no idea what a nickel defense was during his first few years...
After a tough stretch that featured games against LSU, Wisconsin, Boise State, Mississippi State and rival Utah, many expected the Cougars' struggles to disappear going up against lowly East Carolina who came into Saturday's game with just one win on the year.
With BYU averaging just over 10 points per...
Weekend Rewind: Rodgers Breaks Collarbone, Thorns Claim NWSL Crown, Dodgers Win In Walk-off Fashion
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NFL: Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers possibly out for season
Aaron Rodgers, a two-time NFL Most Valuable Player, was injured in the Packers 23-10 loss to the Vikings, and will likely be out of the season. Rodgers was diagnosed with a broken collarbone after the game after a huge hit in the...
What has happened to Utah State football? Just five years ago, the Aggies were making history as they took down Utah, won a school record 11 games, won the WAC, a bowl game, and finished ranked in all three major polls (AP, Coaches, BCS).
Things were looking up for Utah...
BYU’s Cosmo The Cougar Goes Viral, Social Media Reacts To Epic Dance With Cougarettes
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Cosmo the Cougar has some moves!
The BYU mascot put on a show Friday night as the team took on Boise State in a primetime game on ESPN. While the Cougar football program may be off to its worst start since 1970, at least the fans had something to cheer...
For the first time since 1970, BYU has lost five consecutive games and is off to one of its worst starts in program history.
Much of the blame falls on the Cougar offense which ranks at the bottom of nearly every offensive statistical category. So far this season, the offense...
AP Top 25 College Football Poll: Wash St., TCU Jump In Top 10; Michigan, Oklahoma Tumble
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With a number of upsets this past week, there was going to be some big changes in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Among the biggest winners in the polls which was released Sunday afternoon were TCU and Washington State thanks to losses by Oklahoma and Michigan at home...