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Aden Holloway explodes as No. 5 Alabama rolls over South Dakota State
Aden Holloway established career highs of 26 points and eight 3-pointers to help No. 5 Alabama roll to a 105-82 nonconference victory over South Dakota State on Sunday at Tuscaloosa, Ala. ,Freshman Labaron Philon had the best game of his young career with 21 points and six assists for the Crimson Ti...
Georgia rallies, then holds off South Carolina State
RJ Godfrey and Tyrin Lawrence each scored 14 points to help lead Georgia to a 79-72 win over visiting South Carolina State on Sunday in Athens, Ga.,Asa Newell and Dakota Leffew added 12 apiece for Georgia (12-1) which rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit. Silas Demary Jr. had 11 points followed ...
No. 2 Auburn not taking Monmouth lightly
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl is cautioning his team not to overlook visiting Monmouth when they clash on Monday night, in what will be the Tigers' final nonconference game of the regular season.,The No. 2 Tigers (11-1) have won four in a row following their lone setback against host Duke on Dec. 4. They...
South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski to enter portal, keep eye on draft
Quarterback Mark Gronowski, who won two FCS national titles at South Dakota State, is entering the transfer portal but also keeping his eyes on his NFL draft potential, he told ESPN.,In four seasons with the Jackrabbits, he played in 55 games, posting a 49-6 record as a starter. He has one year of e...
Washington State hires South Dakota State's Jimmy Rogers as new coach
Washington State hired Jimmy Rogers of South Dakota State as its new head coach, the school announced Saturday.,Rogers accepted a five-year deal, according to Washington State.,Rogers, 37, went 27-3 in two seasons as head coach of FCS program South Dakota State. He guided the Jackrabbits to a 15-0 r...
Reports: Washington State hiring Jimmy Rogers as new coach
Washington State is hiring Jimmy Rogers of South Dakota State as its new head coach, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Rogers reportedly accepted a five-year deal, according to ESPN.,Rogers, 37, is 27-3 in two seasons as head coach of FCS program South Dakota State. He guided the Jackrabbit...
Facing SC State, Georgia aims for best start in nearly a century
Georgia has a chance to post its best start to a season in 94 years ahead of its home meeting with South Carolina State in Athens, Ga., on Sunday.,Georgia (11-1) hasn't appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 10 seasons and hasn't won a tournament game since 2002, but the Bulldogs seem primed to make a r...
Suddenly defensive Alabama looks to keep rolling against South Dakota State
No. 5 Alabama has a reputation as 3-point gunners, but it's defense and rebounding that have become a focus as the Tide welcome South Dakota State to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to end the 2024 calendar year.,Alabama (10-2) is frequently thought of as an offensive 3-point shooting free-for-all program, but Na...
USC rallies to overtake Texas A&M in Las Vegas Bowl
Jayden Maiava threw the last of his four touchdown passes with eight seconds remaining, finding Kyle Ford on a 6-yard strike, and Southern California rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Texas A&M 35-31 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Friday.,The Trojans (7-6) went through a finale that in many ways mir...
No. 15 South Carolina, No. 20 Illinois vie for 10th win at Citrus Bowl
South Carolina's best defensive player -- actually, the nation's best defensive player -- won't play in the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve. Illinois won't have its all-Big Ten receiver., ,But aside from the Gamecocks' Kyle Kennard and the Fighting Illini's Pat Bryant opting out for NFL Draft purposes...
South Florida beats San Jose State in 5 OTs at Hawaii Bowl
Keshaun Singleton caught the winning two-point pass from Bryce Archie in the fifth overtime to help South Florida post a dramatic 41-39 victory over San Jose State in the Hawaii Bowl on Tuesday night in Honolulu.,The Spartans' attempt to force a sixth overtime came up empty when Walker Eget's pass t...
Miidseason QB changes take USC, Texas A&M into Las Vegas Bowl
Meeting for just the fourth time ever and the first time since 1977, Southern California and Texas A&M will clash on Friday in the Las Vegas Bowl.,USC (6-6) returns to the Las Vegas Bowl for the first time since 2013 when the Trojans routed Fresno State 45-20, capping a 10-win season.,The stakes are...
USC dominates Southern to extend winning streak
Chibuzo Agbo scored a game-high 18 points as Southern California extended its winning streak to four games while coasting to an 82-51 victory against Southern on Sunday at Los Angeles.,Josh Cohen scored 17 points while connecting on 9 of 10 free-throw attempts, Desmond Claude added 13 points and Wes...
Georgia downs Charleston Southern to improve to 11-1
De'Shayne Montgomery scored 16 of his team-leading 22 points in the first half as Georgia went on to an 81-65 win over visiting Charleston Southern on Sunday in Athens, Ga.,Dakota Leffew added 19 points for the Bulldogs (11-1), who won their sixth straight and matched their best start to a season si...
No Nick Nash, San Jose State sets sights on South Florida
All those curious to see if San Jose State wideout Nick Nash is the real deal will have to wait.,Nash, a consensus All-American, has opted out of the Hawaii Bowl and won't be suited up when the Spartans battle South Florida on Tuesday night at Honolulu.,Nash won the college receiver triple crown by ...
South Carolina blows by Radford in second half
South Carolina shook off a sluggish start and rallied from a halftime deficit to overwhelm visiting Radford in the second half of a 74-48 rout on Sunday in Columbia, S.C.,A 23-2 run spanning the game's final 10:06 powered the Gamecocks (9-3) to their sixth consecutive win. South Carolina held Radfor...
Streaking Southern California takes on Southern to close out year
Southern California can close out the 2024 portion of its schedule with a four-game winning streak on Sunday when the Trojans host Southern University in Los Angeles.,USC (8-4) has rebounded from a three-game losing skid by winning its last three games, the most recent a 90-69 rout of Cal State Nort...
Georgia aims to continue hot start in matchup vs. Charleston Southern
Aiming to extend a five-game winning streak and continue its return to relevance, Georgia will host Charleston Southern in Athens, Ga., on Sunday afternoon.,Georgia (10-1) is off to its best start since the 2001-02 campaign, when it began the season 11-1. Nearing the end of the non-conference slate,...
South Carolina out to avoid letdown against Radford after big win
South Carolina will host Radford on Sunday afternoon in Columbia after posting an emotional rivalry win. ,The Gamecocks (8-3) upset in-state rival No. 25 Clemson 91-88 in overtime on Tuesday. Leading scorer Collin Murray-Boyles racked up 15 of his 22 points in the second half for South Carolina, whi...
5 takeaways vs. Ga. Southern propel Sam Houston to first bowl win
Sam Houston tied a New Orleans Bowl record with five takeaways, and Hunter Watson accounted for three touchdowns as the school got its first bowl victory since moving to FBS in 2022, beating Georgia Southern 31-26 on Thursday.,Watson completed 23 of 28 passes, including 14 straight completions in th...