BCS National Championship - 2008

Houston beats Tulsa with field goal on final play 17 hr ago | Add a comment TULSA — Matt Hogan kicked a 51-yard field goal as time expired to lift No. 13 Houston to a 46-45 victory against Tulsa on Saturday night, finishing off another thrilling comeback led by...

Stanford stuns Oregon for sixth victory 18 hr ago | Add a comment STANFORD, Calif. — Toby Gerhart bowled over the Oregon defense to make the Cardinal bowl- eligible for the first time in eight years. Gerhart ran for a school-record 223 yards and three...

Navy upsets Notre Dame again 18 hr ago | Add a comment SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Navy did it to Notre Dame again — and this loss to the Midshipmen is even more costly. Craig Schaefer sacked Jimmy Clausen in the end zone with 60 seconds left...

Iowa loses QB Ricky Stanzi in loss to Northwestern 18 hr ago | Add a comment IOWA CITY, Iowa — With Ricky Stanzi watching from the sideline on crutches, No. 8 Iowa ran out of magic. Dan Persa threw a touchdown pass, Marshall Thomas recovered a fumble for a TD, and...

No. 5 Boise survives brief scare at Louisiana Tech Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment RUSTON, La. — Just when Boise State looked vulnerable, Kellen Moore and the Broncos quickly reminded a national television audience why they’re 9-0. Moore threw for 354 yards and three...

Navy like no other opponent for Fighting Irish Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No one on No. 19 Notre Dame needs convincing about how tough Navy is to play. The Fighting Irish (6-2) remember how the Midshipmen gave them a scare last season by...

Buckeyes’ Pryor goes home to face Penn St. Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Welcome home, Terrelle Pryor. No. 15 Ohio State and its talented dual-threat quarterback visit No. 11 Penn State in a high-stakes Big Ten game. For Pryor, it will be his...

One man’s journey around the country Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment I met Carl Pangia in a barbeque restaurant in Memphis last March during the NCAA basketball tournament. We got to talking, and I discovered he’s a relative of Billy Parese, who played...

College football notebook: Washington's Jake Locker to start at UCLA; WAC suspends replay official Fri, Nov 6, 2009 | Add a comment Huskies’ Locker to start at UCLA Washington quarterback Jake Locker will start Saturday at UCLA despite a deep thigh bruise that limited him in practice this week. Coach Steve Sarkisian...

ESPN's Ron Franklin unhappy about change on ‘Big Monday’ Thu, Nov 5, 2009 | Add a comment While Ron Franklin is excited about broadcasting the Oklahoma-Nebraska football game at 7 p.m. Saturday on ABC, he is disappointed about his reduced Big 12 basketball role with ESPN. After being a...

OSU football notebook: Perrish Cox named Thorpe semifinalist Wed, Nov 4, 2009 | Add a comment Cox named Thorpe semifinalist Cornerback Perrish Cox was among three Big 12 defenders named semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award on Wednesday. The senior from Waco, Texas, leads the nation with...

Big 12 lands deal with Dallas Classic, Eagle Bank Bowl Tue, Nov 3, 2009 | Add a comment The Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday it has entered into agreements with the Dallas Football Classic and Eagle Bank Bowl for the 2010-13 seasons. Under the agreement terms, the Big 12 is...

OSU drops to 19th in BCS; OU enters standings at 24th Sun, Nov 1, 2009 | Add a comment Oklahoma State came in at 19th in the latest Bowl Championship Series standings, released Sunday. The Cowboys dropped from 14th after Saturday’s 41-14 loss to Texas. Texas took a small step...

Showdown in Stillwater: The biggest game in OSU history? Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Add a comment STILLWATER — Imagine Pistol Pete, pistols firing, roaming the sidelines during the 2010 Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz. A simple dream. It’s a dream that becomes a genuine possibility...

Miami Hurricanes facing an uphill climb in ACC Mon, Oct 26, 2009 | Add a comment CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami entered the weekend No. 8 nationally. It emerged No. 5 in its league’s divisional standings. Good-bye, fledgling national championship hopes. Farewell, top-10...

Iowa Hawkeyes win as time expires Sat, Oct 24, 2009 | Add a comment EAST LANSING, Mich. — To stay undefeated, Iowa needed every last second and one perfect throw from Ricky Stanzi. Stanzi connected with Marvin McNutt for a 7-yard touchdown pass as time...

Florida Gators take on own struggles, old friend Fri, Oct 23, 2009 | Add a comment JACKSON, Miss. — Florida doesn’t get to Starkville often. When the Gators do, though, bad things usually happen. They’ve lost their last four trips to Mississippi State. The last...

OU football notebook: DeMarco Murray’s status still up in the air Thu, Oct 22, 2009 | Add a comment Murray’s status still up in the air Injured running back DeMarco Murray was able to do more running during Wednesday’s practice, but his availability for Saturday’s game at Kansas...

Morning roundup: Orrin Hatch wants president to look into BCS Wed, Oct 21, 2009 | Add a comment Hatch wants investigation of BCS Shortly after winning last year’s presidential election, Barack Obama said he was going to "to throw my weight around a little bit” to nudge...

College football notebook: Playoff backs form political action panel Mon, Oct 19, 2009 | Add a comment Playoff backers form political action panel Advocates of a playoff system to replace college football’s Bowl Championship Series have formed a political action committee. The Playoff PAC,...

Four questions about OSU football Mon, Oct 19, 2009 | Add a comment →At the halfway point, what is the updated vantage point to the season for OSU? For all the early season drama (Georgia, Houston), some envisioned October as a key month for the Cowboys....

OU Insider: Defense gives Sooners hope Mon, Oct 19, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Four sacks and nine tackles for loss. A pair of fumble recoveries and an interception. All against the nation’s highest-scoring offense, which labored just to score 16 points....