Category Archives: NFL

Chasing fifth straight win, No. 18 South Carolina hosts Wofford

No. 18 South Carolina will aim to keep its outside hopes of making the College Football Playoff alive when it hosts in-state FCS foe Wofford on Saturday in Columbia.The Gamecocks (7-3) have to win th… more

Ohio State shuts down Evansville in 80-30 laugher

Devin Royal came off the bench to set career highs with 20 points and 12 rebounds as Ohio State bounced back from its first loss to rout Evansville 80-30 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.Royal, a sophom… more

DePaul takes care of Eastern Illinois, improves to 5-0

Jacob Meyer led five scorers in double figures with 16 points as DePaul pulled away late to claim a 78-69 nonconference victory over Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night in Chicago.Meyer, making his fir… more

Jaden Akins has career night as Michigan State beats Samford

Jaden Akins scored a career-high 25 points to lead Michigan State to an 83-75 win over Samford on Tuesday in East Lansing, Mich.Akins shot 10-of-15 from the field overall before fouling out with 45 s… more

Top five stay same in CFP rankings; Boise State in position for bye

The Big Ten-heavy top five of the College Football Playoff committee’s rankings stayed the same in the newest iteration released Tuesday night, with Oregon remaining on top after being the first team… more

Villanova scores first win in Big 5 play by stifling Penn

Eric Dixon scored 23 points as host Villanova walloped Penn 93-49 in a Big 5 matchup on Tuesday.Wooga Poplar added 19 points and Jhamir Brickus chipped in 16 for the Wildcats (3-3), who shot a bliste… more

Rocco Becht, No. 22 Iowa State to test Utah’s stingy defense

Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht put it succinctly after his team’s 34-17 win over Cincinnati last week.”Whenever the ball is in my hands,” he said, “I can make a play with it.”Becht will try to k… more

Balanced scoring propels Boston College past Loyola-Maryland

Donald Hand Jr. scored 15 points and had 14 rebounds to lead Boston College to an 82-61 victory over Loyola-Maryland on Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.Hand did all of his scoring in the second half.… more

Darius Johnson hits milestone as UCF tops Tennessee Tech

Darius Johnson reached 1,000 career points at the UCF, Keyshawn Hall scored a game-high 20 points and the Knights stayed unbeaten with an 80-69 win over Tennessee Tech on Tuesday in Orlando.UCF went… more

Georgia’s Kirby Smart blasts ‘unjust’ rankings from CFP committee

Chairman Warde Manuel and the College Football Playoff committee are under fire from Georgia coach Kirby Smart, who said teams and coaches shouldn’t be guessing what evaluation criteria might be appli… more