NCAA Baseball Page 48 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

No. 13 Ole Miss back home to face ULM with 'a lot to play for'
Ole Miss lost to Alabama in September to fall behind in the SEC West Division race. The Rebels lost to Georgia last week to snap a five-game winning streak....

No. 3 Michigan vies for win No. 1,000 in clash vs. Maryland
Michigan's football program is making a serious run for a College Football Playoff berth and America's favorite soap opera at the same time....

Offenses under scrutiny as Rutgers visits No. 12 Penn State
Besieged this week by questions about the firing of his offensive coordinator, Penn State coach James Franklin implored reporters to address the No. 12 Nittany Lions' next opponent....

Big Game has extra meaning for Cal, host Stanford
Cal has more than just "The Stanford Axe" in mind when it attempts to win the rivalry game against host Stanford on Saturday afternoon in the annual Big Game....

Court grants Oregon St., Wazzu control of Pac-12
Oregon State and Washington State earned a legal victory on Tuesday that gives them control of what remains of the Pac-12 Conference....

Georgia leapfrogs Ohio State for CFP's No. 1 ranking
Two-time defending national champion Georgia is back in the role of favorite after becoming the top team in the College Football Playoff rankings....

TCU looks to get out of slump against skidding Baylor
TCU looks to keep its flickering postseason aspirations alive on Saturday afternoon when it hosts Baylor in Fort Worth, Texas....

Sixth win at stake for Georgia Tech, Syracuse
With bowl eligibility at stake for both teams, Georgia Tech welcomes Syracuse to Atlanta on Saturday for a critical Atlantic Coast Conference matchup....

Nebraska and Wisconsin still chasing bowl eligibility
Wisconsin and Nebraska both will attempt to become bowl eligible when the stumbling Big Ten teams meet Saturday night in Madison, Wis....

Rivals UCLA, USC stumble into final Pac-12 showdown
Los Angeles rivals UCLA and host Southern California meet Saturday in the 93rd installment of their annual series....

Cincinnati still fighting, takes aim at West Virginia
Although Cincinnati will not be bowl-eligible for the first time in six years, the Bearcats aren't ready to give up....

Texas A&M opens post-Fisher era vs. Abilene Christian
Texas A&M will look to put aside its off-field issues and get back to playing football when it hosts Abilene Christian on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas....

After coaching change, Mississippi State faces Southern Miss
Following a 51-10 throttling at the hands of Texas A&M last weekend, the Mississippi State hierarchy decided to relieve head coach Zach Arnett prior to hosting in-state opponent Southern Miss on Saturday....

Prime relocation: Colorado's Deion Sanders dodges A&M question
Responding to a question regarding the Texas A&M coaching vacancy, Colorado coach Deion Sanders said on Tuesday he wasn't thinking about any openings, instead focusing on helping the struggling Buffaloes rebound....

Texas Tech, UCF battle for bowl bid
When the dust settles Saturday, Texas Tech or UCF will bag a sixth victory and stretch its schedule by one game with certified bowl eligibility....

Amid SEC coach firings, struggling Arkansas faces FIU
After a two-day stretch that saw two Southeastern Conference West Division coaches get fired, rumors swirled that Arkansas coach Sam Pittman would be next....

Virginia determined to extend home dominance over Duke
Virginia will conclude an emotional week in Charlottesville on Saturday by facing a Duke team desperately seeking a win....

Northwestern meets Purdue, bids to continue home magic
After ending a 14-game losing streak in true road games last week, Northwestern will try to close a strong home season in Evanston, Ill., against Purdue on Saturday....

Reports: QB Quinn Ewers could put off draft, return to Texas
Quarterback Quinn Ewers strongly is considering a return to Texas next season, despite being NFL draft-eligible, according to a report from Inside Texas on Tuesday....

Texas A&M just showed us that schools have the money to pay student-athletes
Jimbo Fisher isn’t the problem. The people who keep wasting millions on men like him are usually the same ones who act like they’re poor whenever student-athlete compensation is discussed....