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Former USC student-athletes allegedly received improper benefits
A former Los Angeles County appraiser allegedly provided thousands of dollars worth of impermissible benefits to two former USC student-athletes, according to a report released Saturday by the Los Angeles Times.
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Alabama rolls over Michigan 41-14
ARLINGTON, Texas — In the pristine football palace, things went as poorly as expected for Michigan. And then, somehow, it got even worse. The Michigan football team never sniffed the lead and fell behind defending-national champion Alabama early — and plummeted fast from there.
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No. 11 West Virginia routs Marshall 69-34
As the 2012 season began for the West Virginia football team, fresh in the minds of the Mountaineers was the 70-point offensive explosion in the Orange Bowl. And, Saturday afternoon, senior quarterback Geno Smith threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns, as No.
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Martinez leads Huskers to season-opening win
Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez debuted his revamped throwing motion on Saturday to the tune of a career best 354 yards and 5 touchdowns.
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UConn Huskies defeat UMass Minutemen 37-0 in season opener
EAST HARTFORD - It was all UConn from start to finish, as the Huskies defeated UMass 37-0 in the first game of the season at Rentschler Field.
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UCLA football devours Rice in season opener
The first play of quarterback Brett Hundley’s college career was a jaw-dropping one. The redshirt freshman broke through multiple tackles to dash 72 yards down the sideline for a touchdown. “It was amazing.
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Gophers survive ugly triple-OT thriller
LAS VEGAS -- There's winning pretty, and there's winning ugly. Minnesota accomplished the latter Thursday, defeating Nevada-Las Vegas 30-27 in triple overtime at Sam Boyd Stadium.
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Gamecocks escape Vanderbilt with 17-13 win
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — South Carolina tailback Marcus Lattimore could tell quarterback Connor Shaw was in pain.
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Column: Boise State needs tougher schedule
It’s finally, finally football season again, when kids ages 5 to 45 pad up, line up in the trenches and hit each other as hard as they possibly dare. Someone pushes the pile, someone gets pushed along. Somebody initiates contact, somebody else takes it. Someone wins, someone loses.