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With key players returning, No. 10 Arizona starts season vs. Canisius
No. 10 Arizona had two exhibitions to prepare for the season ahead of its season opener Monday against Canisius, while the Golden Griffins will head into the meeting in Tucson, Ariz., facing an opponent for the first time under a new coach.,Canisius did not renew the contract of eight-year coach Reg...
Northwestern doesn't mind doubters ahead of opener vs. Lehigh
Northwestern enters 2024-25 coming off consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in school history and returning 66 percent of its minutes.,Still, a preseason media poll tapped the Wildcats 16th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten, due largely to the graduation of top scorer and floor le...
Arizona looks to end skid vs. reeling UCF
Arizona will travel to Orlando, Fla., to face UCF on Saturday afternoon in a game featuring two teams that have made coaching and play-calling changes this season.,The Knights (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) dropped their fifth straight decision with a 37-24 setback to then-No. 11 BYU on Saturday. Two days later,...
No. 17 Kansas State not underestimating Big 12 foe Houston
No. 17 Kansas State will try to keep its College Football Playoff hopes alive when the Wildcats travel to Houston Saturday afternoon for the second-ever matchup between the schools.,The Wildcats have won four straight games since losing their Big 12 opener at BYU. Kansas State (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) now ...
Colorado bowl-eligible after beating Cincinnati
Shedeur Sanders completed 25 of 30 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns while adding a rushing touchdown as Colorado beat Cincinnati 34-23 and on Saturday night in Boulder, Colo.,Sanders connected on his first 15 passes and didn't throw an incompletion until 3:37 was left in the second quarter. C...
Chris Tennant's 51-yard FG fuels No. 16 Kansas State past Kansas
Chris Tennant tied his career long with a 51-yard field goal in the final two minutes, helping No. 16 Kansas State to a 29-27 victory over in-state rival Kansas on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan., ,K-State extended its winning streak over Kansas to 16 games., ,Avery Johnson was 19-of-34 for 253 yards an...
Jarquez Hunter runs wild on Kentucky, leads Auburn to victory
Jarquez Hunter rushed for a career-high 278 yards and scored two touchdowns to help Auburn rally to a 24-10 victory over Kentucky on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Lexington, Ky.,Hunter rushed 23 times and had a 45-yard touchdown run in addition to non-scoring runs of 50 and 46 ya...
After 2nd-quarter QB change, Iowa reels off 35 unanswered to rout Northwestern
Iowa exploded for five straight touchdowns bridging halftime, three by star running back Kaleb Johnson and another on Kaden Wetjen's 85-yard punt return, as the Hawkeyes blew out the Northwestern Wildcats 40-14 in Iowa City, Iowa, on Saturday.,Johnson, who entered the afternoon second in FBS in rush...
Colorado hosts Cincinnati in critical Big 12 contest
Colorado and Cincinnati both want to keep momentum going and become bowl eligible on Saturday night as they continue their bounce-back seasons in Boulder, Colo.,The Bearcats (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) are on a two-game winning streak and knocked off Arizona State 24-14 at home last week. They missed a bowl g...
Struggling Auburn aims to halt slide at Kentucky
Auburn and Kentucky sit near the bottom of the 16-team Southeastern Conference standings.,Prospects of a late-season turnaround don't look great.,But one of the teams will end their losing streak this Saturday night when the Tigers visit the Wildcats in Lexington, Ky.,The Tigers (2-5, 0-4 SEC) are t...
Seeking Sweet 16: Kansas State vies to extend run in Sunflower Showdown
No. 16 Kansas State will seek its 16th straight victory over in-state rival Kansas when the teams meet in a Big 12 game Saturday night in Manhattan, Kan. ,While Wildcats fans will boast about the longest winning streak in the history of the Sunflower Showdown, Kansas fans will point to the fact tha...
First-half scoring burst carries Cincinnati past Arizona State
Brendan Sorsby had a pair of rushing touchdowns as Cincinnati scored 24 unanswered first-half points in a 24-14 win over visiting Arizona State in a Big 12 matchup Saturday afternoon at Cincinnati, Ohio. ,Sorsby, completed 23 of 31 passes for 206 yards with an interception for the Bearcats (5-2, 2-1...
Jadan Baugh's five TD runs carry Florida past Kentucky
Jadan Baugh produced three of his five touchdown runs in the second quarter and Florida went on to defeat Kentucky 48-20 on Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla.,Florida's DJ Lagway threw for 259 yards on 7-for-14 passing. He was intercepted once. Elijhah Badger caught three passes for 148 yards to he...
No. 17 Kansas State rides QB Avery Johnson's arm in rout of West Virginia
Avery Johnson threw for career highs in yards (298) and touchdowns (three) in his eighth career start as No. 17 Kansas State dominated host West Virginia 45-18 on Saturday night.,On a night K-State (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) struggled to get any traction on the ground, Johnson found three different receivers...
Buffaloes' defense dominates in Colorado's rout of Arizona
Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes and Colorado's defense held Arizona to 245 yards of total offense in a 34-7 victory Saturday in their Big 12 matchup in Tucson, Ariz.,Colorado (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) limited the Wildcats (3-4, 1-3) to 107 yards rushing while producing seven sacks. Samuel Okunlol...
First-half scoring burst carries Cincinnati past Arizona State 24-14
Brendan Sorsby had a pair of rushing touchdowns as Cincinnati scored 24 unanswered first-half points in a 24-14 win over visiting Arizona State in a Big 12 matchup Saturday afternoon at Cincinnati, Ohio. ,Sorsby, was 23-of-31 passing for 206 yards with an interception for the Bearcats (5-2, 2-1 Big ...
Arizona lands top international 2025 prospect
Top international basketball prospect Dwayne Aristode told ESPN on Sunday that he has committed to Arizona. ,Aristode, a 6-foot-8 forward from the Netherlands, selected the Wildcats over Duke, Southern California, Michigan State as well as the NBL Next Stars program. He is the No. 28 overall recruit...
No. 14 BYU remains unbeaten, cruises past Arizona
No. 14 BYU used two turnovers by Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita deep in Wildcats territory early in the third quarter to seize momentum in a 41-19 victory Saturday in a Big 12 game at Provo, Utah.,Arizona's first play of the second half resulted in an interception by Jakob Robinson, who leaped and ...
Northwestern pulls away from error-prone Maryland
Jack Lausch threw for 203 yards and ran for a touchdown, helping Northwestern to a 37-10 Big Ten victory over Maryland on Friday night in College Park, Md.,In the fourth start of his college career, Lausch completed 10 of 18 passes without an interception as the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2) beat the Terrapin...
RJ Harvey, UCF aim for success on ground vs. Cincinnati
Cincinnati and UCF in several ways can be classified as identical twins heading into their game on Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Fla.,For starters, both teams enter with a record of 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Big 12 play. Also, both the Bearcats and Knights are coming off of road defeats, with Cincinna...