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Arizona State Upsets USC With Hail Mary [UPDATE: Now With ASU Radio]

Two weeks after Arizona shocked Cal with a Hail Mary game-winner, the Arizona State Sun Devils pulled their own miracle with a 46-yard bomb that found Jaelen Strong for the winning score as time expired....

TCU Runs Trick Kick Return, Screws It Up With Stupid Penalty

TCU's locked in a thriller with Oklahoma right now, and one of the coolest plays of the game came on this Sooners kickoff, during which the Horned Frogs used a bit of camouflage and their own end zone to run an especially tricky trick play....

Lou Holtz Doesn't Know What Ameer Abdullah's Name Is

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah is among a short list of players worthy of early-season Heisman talk, but ESPN college football analyst and race-baiter advocate Lou Holtz doesn't even know the Cornhuskers star's name—inserting, instead, something we're sure he finds appropriately "Ay-rabbic."...

Iowa State Forgot To Return A Kickoff

This is why we have a Lowlight Reel tag....

SEC Referee's Day Is Off To A Bad Start

SEC referee Ken Williamson started his day in charge of the Texas A & M-Mississippi State game with disorientation followed by somewhat frightening rage. Simmer down, Kenny!...

Report: Rob Bironas Was Really, Really Drunk At Time Of Fatal Crash

The toxicology report for Rob Bironas came back, and the former Titans kicker had a blood alcohol level of .218—the legal limit is .08—at the time of his fatal car crash, according to the Tennessean....

This Demented Letter About A Packers Party Is In Comic Sans, Of Course

Green Bay Press-Gazette editor Amy Bailey wrote her Oct. 1 column about an incident at a Packers viewing party she attended. It was straightforward: A man said, "It's a big ol' nigger pile," during a fumble, and Bailey called him out for saying a racist thing. Because yes, calling a scrum for a foot...

Report: Ray McDonald Summoned 49ers-Paid Cop To Scene Of Arrest

Police have finally handed over their investigation into 49ers DE Ray McDonald to prosecutors, who will decide whether or not to bring domestic-violence charges. But the real news is why it took so long....

Goodell: Look At All The Talking I'm Doing About Domestic Violence

After the Ray Rice debacle, Roger Goodell talked a lot about making the NFL a leader on the issue of domestic violence. And, like any good corporate leader, what better way to show your leadering than by issuing weekly update memos? In three weeks, Goodell has issued three memos, enough to provide...

Thursday Games Not Shitty, Says NFL After Another Shitty Thursday Game

So, that was gross. Vikings-Packers finished with a score of a million to a little, or somewhere in that range. (I have to look it up. I didn't watch, because I don't hate myself.) And yet, it wasn't close to the biggest blowout nor the worst game on the Thursday night slate so far....

Chart: Which NCAA Football Teams Outplay Their Recruit Rankings?

When college football teams fail to meet expectations, fans tend to turn to an old stand-by: Our coach is an all right recruiter, but he just can't coach. This is the narrative behind, for example, Will Muschamp's downturn at Florida. On the other hand, coaches who significantly exceed expectati...

Houston Lost To UCF On A Heartbreaking Play At The Goal Line

There was a crazy amount of sports on TV last night, so nobody should be blamed for missing a college football game between two unranked teams from the American Athletic Conference. But UCF's 17-12 victory over Houston featured one of the more dramatic endings you'll see all year....

Which College Football Team Does Your Hometown Root For?

The New York Times has a new interactive showing which college football teams the country roots for, according to data it has exclusively from Facebook. Fandom is broken down into ZIP codes, which you can zoom in and mouseover to see in detail, with percentages—which is the only way you can see som...

#2 Oregon Knocked Off By Pac-12 Officials, Also Arizona

The second-ranked Oregon Ducks fell at home tonight to Arizona 31-24, thanks in part to a ridiculous taunting penalty called at a crucial moment of the game....

Oregon QB Marcus Mariota Catches Trick Play Touchdown

Oregon's quarterback Marcus Mariota is a leading Heisman candidate because he can throw better than most college quarterbacks and run better than all of them. Now we can add receiving to that list, as he hauled in a 26-yard touchdown to put the Ducks up 7–3 on Arizona Thursday night. Mariota pitch...

Chicago Will Host The 2015 NFL Draft

NFLRA Accuses NFL Of Throwing Refs Under The Bus On Controversial Calls

In a statement, the NFL Referees Association accuses the league of privately confirming a pair of recent flags were correctly thrown, after publicly announcing the calls were in error....

What's Wrong With LeSean McCoy?

Philadelphia is 3-1 and at the top of the NFC East, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the stat line of its star, LeSean McCoy. In Philly's last two games, Shady's totaled 37 rushing yards on 39 touches, and no receptions. Through four games last season, McCoy had 468 yards on the ground. This...

A Day After Ray Rice Video Went Public, Ravens Asked For Arrest Report

The Baltimore Ravens did reach out to the Atlantic City Police Department about the Ray Rice investigation—on Sept. 9, a day after TMZ published video showing the team's running back punching out his then-fiancée in a casino elevator in February. They wanted a copy of the arrest and police repor...

Larry Donnell Lost In Fantasy Football Because He Didn't Start Himself

Nobody ever wants to hear someone complain about their fantasy team, but we can give Giants tight end Larry Donnell a pass here, since this particular gripe involves him boning himself out of a victory....