Category Archives: NFL

No. 15 Texas A&M still angling for playoff, must avoid Auburn trip hazard

You could almost feel the bulletin-board material being pinned up in the Auburn meeting room once the slip-up came off Mike Elko’s tongue.No. 15 Texas A&M closes the regular season on Nov. 30 with an… more

No. 9 Ole Miss floats into The Swamp with playoffs mindset

Four two-loss Southeastern Conference teams are packed into a five-team logjam in the latest College Football Playoff projections released Tuesday.No. 9 Ole Miss is one of those teams and Rebels coac… more

No. 13 SMU visits Virginia, vying to seal ACC title-game spot

League newcomer SMU can clinch a berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game when the No. 13 Mustangs visit Virginia on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.The Mustangs (9-1, 6-0)… more

No. 17 Clemson knows The Citadel has ‘nothing to lose’

No. 17 Clemson welcomes The Citadel to Death Valley for a non-conference game on Saturday while keeping an eye on the race for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.Clemson (8-2, 7-1) has c… more

Iowa uses balanced scoring to put away Rider

Four players scored in double figures Tuesday night and Iowa improved to 5-0 with an 83-58 nonconference rout of Rider in Iowa City, Iowa.Payton Sandfort led the way with a game-high 22 points, canni… more

Take 5: Drawing conclusions from latest CFP rankings

The first couple of College Football Playoff rankings provided some fuel for banter and insight into the selection committee’s collective thought process. However, as there was a month remaining in th… more

Deion Sanders dismisses talk of leaving Colorado

Given his success this season as Colorado’s head coach, it’s no surprise that Deion Sanders’ name has been mentioned for other coaching vacancies, including in the NFL, but Sanders said Tuesday he has… more

No. 3 Texas keeps focus on defeating Kentucky

No. 3 Texas will celebrate its senior class while it looks to keep its collective focus on a chance at a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship during a matchup against Kentucky on Saturday… more

No. 4 Penn State focused on Minnesota, not CFP

No. 4 Penn State will look to improve its case for making the College Football Playoff when it visits Minnesota in a Big Ten encounter in Minneapolis on Saturday.A competitive schedule might be prepa… more

Oregon clinches Big Ten title game spot; Ohio St., Indiana, Penn St. still battling

No. 1 Oregon was confirmed as a Big Ten Conference championship game participant by league officials on Tuesday.As many as 10 scenarios for the second spot opposite the Ducks could play out over the… more