No. 11 Ole Miss was up 28-6 over No. 4 Florida State and 33 minutes away from establishing itself as a major College Football Playoff contender on Monday night.  But just as everything was going right, something clicked for redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois and the Seminoles, who ripped off an inconceivable 33 unanswered points on their way to a come-from-behind 45-34 victory.  The 22-point rally was the biggest comeback in Florida State school history, and it capped one of ...

During the first 29 minutes of the Camping World Kickoff vs. No. 11 Ole Miss, fourth-ranked Florida State looked lost. It looked broken. It looked like a team that took two steps back even while moving forward, including on a Dalvin Cook reception that should have been a touchdown had Cook remembered to hold on to the ball. Then, thanks to redshirt freshman quarterback Deondre Francois, things changed, and Florida State made a statement to the college football ...

The Florida State Seminoles trailed Ole Miss 28-6 in the second quarter of Monday's contest at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, but they apparently had the Rebels right where they wanted them. Sharon Katz of ESPN Stats and Information highlighted just how improbable of a comeback it was for the Seminoles: Running back Dalvin Cook was a marquee name and Heisman Trophy contender coming into the game, but it was quarterback Deondre Francois who introduced himself to college ...

Pretty, pretty, pretty good start to the 2016 college football season, huh? What was billed by many as the best opening week of competition ever didn't fail to live up to the hype, with great games from the Thursday openers to Monday's finale. Along the way, seven teams ranked in the Bleacher Report Top 25 lost, which means our first regular-season poll is going to look a lot different. The Bleacher Report poll is voted on by ...

Week 1 of the 2016 college football season showcased a handful of top players putting up massive numbers, but several unknown talents opened with brilliant stat lines, too. Bleacher Report is here to highlight the best of them all, broken down by position or unit—no matter the conference, result or brand power. While the players included aren't necessarily always the top statistical producers, gaudy numbers were heavily considered. Competition level and efficiency also factored into the choices.Begin ...

With Jamal Murray, Tyler Ulis and Skal Labissiere all declaring for the 2016 NBA draft, Kentucky is facing one of the biggest offseason roster transformations in men's college basketball for 2016-17. The Wildcats are one of seven teams losing at least 75 percent of their scoring from last season. But that's nothing compared to the makeover Hawaii has to figure out after losing 2,545 of its 2,620 points from last season. Some of these teams (Kentucky, Michigan State ...

The Florida State Seminoles' first half against the Ole Miss Rebels went as poorly as possible, and no play summed that up better than Dalvin Cook's attempt to score in the second quarter. With the Seminoles down 21-3, the elite running back appeared to be ready to walk in for a touchdown, but he dropped the ball out of bounds untouched: Instead of a 28-yard touchdown reception, Florida State ended up with a first down at the ...

The Florida State Seminoles suffered a few defensive breakdowns early in their game against the Ole Miss Rebels on Monday night, but defensive back Tarvarus McFadden couldn't have done much more to prevent the Rebels' second touchdown of the game. Ole Miss wideout D.K. Metcalf tipped the ball to himself and hauled it in before falling out of bounds to help his team increase its lead to 14-3 in the second quarter. The SEC Network shared a ...

After a dominant Week 1 victory over the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks on Saturday, the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team decided to have a little bit of fun Monday. The Red Raiders ended practice by re-enacting a WWE match featuring John Cena and The Miz.  Head coach Kliff Kingsbury posted a video on his Twitter account: Texas Tech earned a 69-17 win over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, so the team deserved a chance to relax before taking on Arizona ...

Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Torii Hunter Jr. left Sunday's 50-47 loss to the Texas Longhorns and is in the NCAA's concussion protocol, per Matt Fortuna of ESPN.com. Continue for updates. Hunter's Status Unknown Monday, Sept. 5 Fortuna noted safety Avery Sebastian is also in the concussion protocol. On Monday, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said it was too early to know if either player will take the field when the Fighting Irish host the Nevada Wolf ...