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North Texas star QB Drew Mestemaker entering transfer portal
North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker, who leads FBS with 4.379 passing yards and 34 passing touchdowns this season, announced his intention to enter the transfer portal on Monday.,Mestemaker, who was an unranked recruit out of Austin, Texas in the 2024 class, had a breakout redshirt freshman seas...

No. 25 North Texas edges San Diego State in wild New Mexico Bowl
Caleb Hawkins ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and caught a pass for another score as No. 25 North Texas outlasted short-handed San Diego State 49-47 on Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.,The Mean Green (12-2) won a dozen games in a season for the first time while snap...

No. 25 North Texas outscores San Diego State in wild New Mexico Bowl
Caleb Hawkins ran for 198 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries and caught a pass for another score as No. 25 North Texas outlasted short-handed San Diego State 49-47 on Saturday in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque.,The Mean Green (12-2) won a dozen games in a season for the first time while snap...

Texans clinch playoff berth by beating Chargers for 8th straight win
C.J. Stroud threw two long touchdown passes and the Houston Texans clinched a playoff berth with a 20-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday afternoon at Inglewood, Calif.,Stroud connected with Jayden Higgins on a 75-yard touchdown pass and Jaylin Noel on a 43-yard scoring pass in the ...
Johnny Manziel Skipping College GameDay Isn’t the Scandal People Think
Johnny Manziel skipped his scheduled College GameDay appearance, sparking online outrage — but the reaction may be far more dramatic than the situation deserves....
Miami Defense Carries Hurricanes Past Texas A&M in CFP Debut
Miami’s revamped defense delivered a statement performance, shutting down Texas A&M in a gritty 10-3 College Football Playoff win....

LeJuan Watts (36) steers No. 19 Texas Tech past Northern Colorado
LeJuan Watts tallied 20 of his career-high 36 points in the first half, and No. 19 Texas Tech toppled pesky Northern Colorado 101-90 on Tuesday in Lubbock, Texas.,Watts made all but one of his 13 field-goal attempts and hit 9 of 11 at the foul line while grabbing six rebounds and dishing four assist...
AFC Super Bowl Picture: Ranking the Conference’s Top Contenders
Despite strong records, AFC teams are being overlooked in Super Bowl odds. Ranking the Broncos, Patriots, and other contenders....

Texans win 5th straight, halt Chiefs' 9-year AFC West reign
Dare Ogunbowale scored a tiebreaking touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, and the Houston Texans claimed a hard-fought 20-10 road win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.,Ogunbowale rumbled five yards to snap a 10-all deadlock before the Texans (8-5) converted an Azeez Al-Shaair inte...

No. 20 Tulane handles No. 24 UNT for American title, eyes CFP bid
Quarterback Jake Retzlaff rushed for two touchdowns and safety Jack Tchienchou was involved in three big plays to help put No. 20 Tulane on the doorstep of earning a College Football Playoff berth with a 34-21 victory over No. 24 North Texas in the American Conference championship game on Friday at ...
National Signing Day Winners and Losers: Texas Tech Rises, Penn State Stumbles
Breaking down the biggest winners and losers from early National Signing Day, including Texas Tech’s historic class and Penn State’s recruiting collapse....
Steve Sarkisian Makes His Playoff Case But Here’s Why Texas Doesn't Belong
Steve Sarkisian says Texas deserves a playoff spot, but a three-loss résumé and a bad loss to Florida make their CFP case fall apart....

Texans QB C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol to start Week 13
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol.,Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Stroud, who has missed the last three games since sustaining a concussion in Houston's Nov. 2 loss to Denver, will start Sunday's game at Indianapolis (8-3) if he clears the protocol this week.,In S...

Arch Manning accounts for six scores as No. 17 Texas pastes Arkansas
Arch Manning threw for a career-best 389 yards and four touchdowns, ran for a score and caught a pass for another as No. 17 Texas dismantled Arkansas 52-37 on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Austin, Texas, to keep alive its waning College Football Playoff chances.,The Longh...
Texans Sack Josh Allen Eight Times but Still Sit Third in AFC South
Houston sacked Josh Allen eight times and shut down the Bills’ offense, but the Texans remain 6–5. Here’s what their dominant defense and Buffalo’s struggles mean....
NFL Teams in Must-Win Mode: Week 12 Preview
NFL must-win alert: Chiefs, Texans, Lions, Steelers, and Buccaneers battle for playoff spots and face must-win games in Week 12....
Marcel Reed’s Historic Performance Positions Texas A&M for First SEC Championship
Marcel Reed’s 439 passing yards and three second-half touchdowns helped Texas A&M secure a huge win over South Carolina, putting the Aggies on track for their first SEC Championship and College Football Playoff berth....

Jordan Burks has perfect second half as UCF upends Texas A&M
Jordan Burks scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half and UCF rallied from down 14 with just over 12 minutes left in an 86-74 win at Texas A&M on Friday night in College Station, Texas.,The Knights (3-1) beat the Aggies for the second straight year, as they opened the 2024-25 season with a 3-po...

No. 11 Texas Tech overcomes slow start to beat Milwaukee
Christian Anderson scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 11 Texas Tech pulled away from Milwaukee for an 80-63 win Friday night in Lubbock, Tex.,Donovan Atwell tallied 17 points, Tyeree Bryan scored 13 points and Jaylen Petty came off the bench to add 11 points. LeJuan Watts...
College Football Week Recap: Indiana’s Miracle, Oregon Survives, and Texas Tech Rising Fast
College football’s elite survived another wild week as Indiana pulled off a miracle, Oregon struggled again, and the Heisman race tightened. Texas A&M and Texas Tech impressed while ACC playoff hopes crumbled....