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Parker Navarro leads Ohio past Jacksonville State in Cure Bowl
Parker Navarro accounted for four total touchdowns, all in the first half, and Ohio held on to beat Jacksonville State 30-27 in the Cure Bowl on Friday in Orlando, Fla., ,Navarro racked up 365 yards -- 255 passing, 110 rushing -- and Anthony Tyus III finished with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown c...
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...
Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird among first-time Hall of Fame nominees
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is considering 189 candidates for its Class of 2025, with Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird and Maya Moore among the 39 first-time nominees.,The Hall of Fame announced the candidates Thursday, along with revealing that its board of governors voted to update eligibility r...
Amid constant change, NIU, Fresno State enjoy tradition at Potato Bowl
For roughly three hours Monday afternoon, the dizzying college football carousel will slow long enough for Northern Illinois (7-5) and Fresno State (6-6) to battle for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho.,Neither school will have its starting quarterback (and other quality players) due to t...
Trivia, tug-of-war on tap for Pro Bowl Games
Dodgeball, tug-of-war and a trivia contest are among the events that will make up the 2025 Pro Bowl Skills competition, the NFL announced Thursday.,AFC and NFC players selected for the Pro Bowl will compete in a 7-on-7 flag football game, which has replaced the traditional Pro Bowl game, on Feb. 2 i...
No. 24 UNLV defeats Cal in LA Bowl, secures 11-win season
Jacob De Jesus caught a touchdown and gained 142 all-purpose yards to lead No. 24 UNLV to a 24-13 win over Cal in the LA Bowl on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,UNLV clinched their first 11-win season since 1984 with the victory, although all those wins were later vacated after the NCAA penalized the...
James Madison earns first bowl win in Boca Raton Bowl vs. Western Kentucky
Billy Atkins threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Taylor Thompson to break a fourth-quarter tie as James Madison won a bowl game for the first time, topping Western Kentucky 27-17 in the Boca Raton Bowl on Wednesday at Boca Raton, Fla.,JC Evans had a touchdown run and touchdown pass and George Pettaway...
Alabama S Malachi Moore to miss ReliaQuest Bowl with injury
Alabama All-American safety Malachi Moore will undergo surgery and miss the ReliaQuest Bowl against Michigan on Dec. 31 in Tampa, Fla.,Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer didn't reveal the nature of the surgery, but indicated Moore has been playing through it most of the season.,"He's been going through...
Coastal Carolina preps untested QB for UTSA, Myrtle Beach Bowl
Coastal Carolina will enjoy an extra home game of sorts when it faces UTSA on Monday in the Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway, S.C. ,It marks the Chanticleers' (6-6) first appearance in the bowl game held on their campus. But they'll do so without their first- and second-string quarterbacks, Ethan Vasko a...
Elite run games clash as Jax State meets Ohio in Cure Bowl
Jacksonville State won its first Conference USA championship in only its second year playing FBS football. Now the leader and architect of the program's transition from the FCS level is off to West Virginia.,The Gamecocks will move forward without Rich Rodriguez and face Ohio in a battle of conferen...
Best Non-College Football Playoff Bowl Games to Watch in 2024
Only 12 teams can make the college football playoff, but these bowl games will be just as exciting to watch as we conclude the 2024 college football season....
No. 25 Memphis unstoppable in 42-37 win over West Virginia
Seth Henigan passed for 294 yards and two touchdowns and No. 25 Memphis never trailed while notching a 42-37 victory over West Virginia on Tuesday night in the Frisco Bowl in Texas.,DeMeer Blankumsee had four catches for 120 yards and one touchdown and Roc Taylor added five receptions for 116 yards ...
Backup QB guides Tulane into Gasparilla Bowl vs. Florida
Florida wasn't always sure it was going to win enough games to become bowl-eligible.,Tulane flirted with the possibility of playing its way into the College Football Playoff.,Eventually a late-season surge by the Gators (7-5) and consecutive losses by the Green Wave (9-4) landed them both in the Gas...
Interim coaches guide Jacksonville State, Ohio into Cure Bowl
Jacksonville State won its first Conference USA championship in only its second year playing FBS football. Now the leader and architect of the program's transition from the FCS level is off to West Virginia.,The Gamecocks will move forward without Rich Rodriguez and face Ohio in a battle of conferen...
No. 24 UNLV, Cal aim to focus on LA Bowl amid upheaval
The LA Bowl on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif., will feature two teams in flux, as No. 24 UNLV aims to secure an 11-win season against Cal after losing its head coach -- and hiring a new one in the same week. ,Purdue announced Dec. 8 that UNLV's Barry Odom would become the Boilermakers' 38th head coa...
James Madison vying for first bowl win, faces W. Kentucky in Boca Raton
Western Kentucky has made a habit of winning the Boca Raton Bowl, while James Madison is pretty much a newcomer to the Football Bowl Subdivision postseason scene.,The teams will clash in the bowl game Wednesday in Boca Raton, Fla.,It will be the second bowl game for James Madison, which first became...
Michigan RB Donovan Edwards opts out of bowl
Running back Donovan Edwards is the latest Michigan player to opt out of the ReliaQuest Bowl against Alabama.,Already, defensive tackle Mason Graham, tight end Colston Loveland and cornerback Will Johnson have said they won't play for the Wolverines (7-5) on Dec. 31 against the No. 11 Crimson Tide (...
Marshall pulls out of Independence Bowl, replaced by Louisiana Tech
Marshall opted out of playing Army in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28 because of losing a large number of players to the transfer portal, and was replaced by Louisiana Tech.,The Thundering Herd went 10-3 and defeated Louisiana 31-3 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Dec. 7. Head coach ...
Reports: Marshall pulls out of Independence Bowl game vs. Army
The Marshall football team opted out of the playing Army in the Independence Bowl on Dec. 28 because of losing players in the transfer portal, according to multiple media reports on Saturday.,The Thundering Herd went 10-3 and defeated Louisiana 31-3 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on De...
Blues acquire veteran D Cam Fowler from Ducks
The St. Louis Blues acquired veteran defenseman Cam Fowler from the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.,The Blues also secured a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft in exchange for a second-round selection in that draft and defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka. ,The Ducks will retain 38.5 percent of Fowler's r...