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Nebraska builds big lead, holds off Boston College in Pinstripe Bowl
A trio of running backs recorded touchdowns to help Nebraska hold off Boston College's late rally for a 20-15 win in the Pinstripe Bowl on a rainy Saturday afternoon in Bronx, N.Y.,New York native Rahmir Johnson scored the Cornhuskers' opening touchdown to highlight his 60-yard performance on 10 car...

UConn snaps ACC curse, beats North Carolina in Fenway Bowl
UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano threw for two touchdowns and the Huskies' defense overwhelmed North Carolina for a 27-14 victory in the Fenway Bowl on Saturday in Boston.,Mel Brown ran for 96 yards and the Huskies (9-4) reached the nine-win level for the third time in program history.,It was a miserab...

No. 4 Arizona State bids to continue stunning season vs. No. 5 Texas in Peach Bowl
They weren't expected to win their conference. They certainly weren't expected to qualify for the College Football Playoff.,Nonetheless, the fourth-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils (11-2) have a chance to earn perhaps the biggest win in program history when they battle fifth-seeded Texas (12-2) in a ...

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...

Kyle McCord's 5 TDs power No. 21 Syracuse's rout of Wazzu in Holiday Bowl
Kyle McCord threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns as No. 21 Syracuse authored an offensive masterpiece in a 52-35 win over Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday in San Diego.,As part of his stellar performance, McCord set the Atlantic Coast Conference single-season record for passing yard...

Kyle McCord's 5 TDs power Syracuse's rout of Wazzu in Holiday Bowl
Kyle McCord threw for 453 yards and five touchdowns as No. 21 Syracuse authored an offensive masterpiece in a 52-35 win over Washington State in the Holiday Bowl on Friday in San Diego.,As part of his stellar performance, McCord set the Atlantic Coast Conference single-season record for passing yard...

Taylen Green, Arkansas overpower Texas Tech in Liberty Bowl
Taylen Green threw for 341 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as Arkansas pulled away in the second half to earn a 39-26 win over Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis on Friday.,Green completed 11 of 21 passes, two for touchdowns, and added 81 yards and a score on 15 rushes. He led a big-...

Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia uses arm, legs to beat Georgia Tech in Birmingham Bowl
Diego Pavia completed 13 of 21 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 84 yards and two scores, helping Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 35-27 in the Birmingham Bowl on Friday in Birmingham, Ala.,Eli Stowers caught four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown as Vanderbilt (7-6) clinched its f...

Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia uses arms, legs to beat Georgia Tech in Birmingham Bowl
Diego Pavia completed 13 of 21 passes for 160 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 84 yards and two scores on the ground, as Vanderbilt posted a 35-27 victory over Georgia Tech in the Birmingham Bowl on Friday.,Eli Stowers caught four passes for 55 yards and a touchdown, as the Commodores (7-6) cl...

Top Michigan RB Kalel Mullings declares for NFL draft
Michigan running back Kalel Mullings announced Friday that he is declaring for the NFL draft.,Mullings has a team-leading 948 yards and 12 rushing touchdowns this season.,Mullings didn't say in his announcement whether he would play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Alabama on Dec. 31, but multiple rep...

Beloved sports broadcaster Greg Gumbel dies at 78
Greg Gumbel, the longtime CBS Sports anchor and play-by-play announcer most associated with the network's NCAA Tournament coverage, has died, his family confirmed Friday. He was 78.,"(Gumbel) passed away peacefully surrounded by much love after a courageous battle with cancer," wife Marcy Gumbel and...

Blake Horvath, defensive stop propel Navy past Oklahoma
Blake Horvath ran for 155 yards and two touchdowns and Navy stopped Oklahoma's two-point conversion in the final seconds to pull out a 21-20 win in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Sooners pulled within one with six seconds remaining after Jake Roberts reeled in a 10-yard to...

Louisville, without many mainstays, meets Washington in Sun Bowl
The Louisville Cardinals will feature a new look as they head to El Paso, Texas, to face the Washington Huskies in the Sun Bowl on Tuesday.,Coach Jeff Brohm's team will be without starting quarterback Tyler Shough, who threw for 3,195 yards; Ja'Corey Brooks, a 1,000-yard receiver; standout defensive...

Arkansas State outguns Bowling Green to take 68 Ventures Bowl
Jaylen Raynor completed 18 of 30 passes for 221 yards and two touchdown connections to Corey Rucker as Arkansas State fended off Bowling Green 38-31 to win the 68 Ventures Bowl on Thursday night in Mobile, Ala.,Rucker finished with four catches for 107 yards and Zak Wallace rushed 15 times for 99 ya...

Penn St. big favorite in CFP quarterfinal, but Boise St. undeterred
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Sixth-seeded Penn State and No. 3 seed Boise State enter their College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday with perfect records in their Fiesta Bowl history.,The Broncos, who earned a bye into the matchup in Glendale by winning the Mountain West title, are 3-0 in the ...

K-State adds another late comeback to beat Rutgers in Rate Bowl
Dylan Edwards ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns and added a third score receiving as Kansas State defeated Rutgers 44-41 in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday.,The Wildcats trailed by 17 points approaching the midpoint of the third quarter and won their fourth game this season when trai...

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...

Toledo outlasts Pitt in six OTs in GameAbove Sports Bowl
Tucker Gleason threw for two touchdowns and capped a career-best 336-yard performance with a game-winning two-point conversion pass to Junior Vandeross III to propel the Toledo Rockets to a 48-46 six-overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers in the GameAbove Sports Bowl Thursday in Detroit.,Vand...

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...

No. 17 BYU, No. 23 Colorado prepare for Big 12-flavored Alamo Bowl
Conference foes No. 17 BYU and No. 23 Colorado will square off on Saturday night in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.,The Cougars (10-2) and Buffaloes (9-3) once had their sights set on a Big 12 Conference championship game appearance and a berth in the College Football Playoff.,But late-season losses ...