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Wazzu QB Connor Halliday Breaks NCAA Passing Record, Still Loses
Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday threw for 734 yards and six touchdowns last night against Cal. That broke not only David Klingler's 24-year-old FBS record, but the overall NCAA record of 730 for a game that was set by Old Dominion's Taylor Heinicke two years ago. The Cougars still los...
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....
Katy Perry Is Living It Up In Oxford, Mississippi
Katy Perry served as guest picker on College GameDay this morning, and appears to be celebrating her successful prediction of Ole Miss over Alabama by getting crazy at a bar called Funkys. Your full Vine, via Nick Rutherford, below:...
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!...
Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
It's an early-fall cornucopia of college football delight today, with four ‒ four! ‒ games featuring two top-15 teams, and an undercard featuring two more games between two top-25 teams. It may be a crisp, clear fall day where you are, perfect for ogling foliage, but do yourself a favor and stay hom...
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...
At Least Oregon Won The Hair Game
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#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...
WVU Football Players' Wrestling Matches Are More Fun Than <em>WWE Raw</em>
A group of West Virginia football players apparently hold WWE-style wrestling matches in their locker room. They're pretty good at selling moves!...
Want Melissa Joan Hart To Follow You on Twitter? Commit To Alabama
Melissa Joan Hart, forever beloved to angsty '90s teens for Clarissa Explains It All, spent her weekend on Twitter following high school players who've committed to the Crimson Tide, AL.com reported today....
Blowouts Have Gotten Worse In Non-Conference NCAA Football Games
If you thought early-season college football games have gotten more boring over the years, you might be onto something. Analysis from the Wall Street Journal shows blowouts have become more common for ranked college football teams in non-conference games....
Michigan Students Rally Against AD Dave Brandon's Incompetence
College students are lazy, apathetic creatures who only get excited by free pizza, which makes the fact that hundreds of University of Michigan students protested athletic director Dave Brandon's continued employment by the school all the more amazing. A "Fire Dave Brandon" rally was held tonight ...
Michigan AD Blames Communication For Re-Insertion Of Concussed Player
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon released a lengthy statement early Tuesday morning blaming "a serious lack of communication" for the re-insertion of a concussed quarterback into Saturday's game against Minnesota....