Week 6 of the 2016 college football season lacked the pizzazz of some of its predecessors (including Week 5, which featured three Top 10 showdowns), at least on paper. But it didn’t lack drama or storylines, starting with Hurricane Matthew, which postponed (and possibly cancelled) LSU-Florida and turned games such as North Carolina State-Notre Dame and North Carolina-Virginia Tech into swampy, rain-soaked battles. When the dust settled, one surprising SEC team continued its push up the ...

The No. 23 Florida State Seminoles stunned the No. 10 Miami Hurricanes with a blocked extra point to earn a 20-19 triumph in the annual rivalry game. DeMarcus Walker deflected Michael Badgley's attempt with 1:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, and Florida State (4-2) picked up two first downs on the ensuing drive to seal the win. Head coach Jimbo Fisher and the 'Noles secured their seventh straight win in the series. Miami (4-1) took a 13-0 lead ...

It was late in the first half of the Alabama-Arkansas game, and the television announcers calling it for ESPN had seen enough. "[Alabama] look awesome," play-by-play man Joe Tessitore said. "They do," analyst Todd Blackledge agreed. But then the defense buckled and gave up a last-minute score before the break, so when University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban stopped and talked to the radio reporter for the Crimson Tide Sports Network on his way to his locker ...

Seven of the nation's Top 25 teams had Week 6 of the 2016 college football season off, but the other 18 (minus one with a postponed contest) made up for it with pure madness from the hurricane game between Notre Dame and North Carolina State right up until our weekly quota of #Pac12AfterDark calamity. As far as the various polls and bowl-game projections are concerned, the biggest loser of the week was the Houston Cougars. While ...

No. 23 Florida State's DeMarcus Walker blocked an extra point in the game's final minutes to preserve a 20-19 Seminoles victory over No. 10 Miami on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium. It was the seventh straight time Florida State has defeated Miami. Miami looked destined to tie the game after quarterback Brad Kaaya hit wide receiver Stacy Coley for a second touchdown connection to bring the Hurricanes within one before kicker Michael Badgley, who had ...

Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted three passes, and the Alabama Crimson Tide defense scored two more touchdowns as they improved to 6-0 with a 49-30 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville on Saturday night. Alabama gave up plenty of ground to Arkansas on offense, but the visitors used big plays to gain a lead that was never given up. The nation's top-ranked team finished with 517 yards of total offense.Begin Slideshow

The No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide survived their first big test of a difficult three-game stretch against ranked SEC rivals, defeating the No. 16 Arkansas Razorbacks 49-30 on the strength of five forced turnovers and a sharp offensive display Saturday at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.Alabama's offense repeatedly gashed the Arkansas defense for big plays in the first half, building a 35-17 advantage at the break. Three second-half interceptions by cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick keyed the win ...

Talk about a beatdown. The Michigan football team put on a football clinic in Piscataway, New Jersey, as the Wolverines beat the Knights from Rutgers 78-0 in a game that was even worse than the final score. It was that ugly as Jim Harbaugh left his foot on the gas and had his offensive line and running game pound out a school-record, nine touchdowns. And that doesn't even include the defense putting on a show.  Check ...

The No. 4 Michigan Wolverines had a field day Saturday against Rutgers, blowing their Big Ten opponent out 78-0 while holding the Scarlet Knights to just 39 total yards at High Point Solutions Stadium: It was Michigan's largest margin of victory since its 85-0 blowout in 1939 against the Chicago Maroons. Michigan finished that season 6-2 and No. 20 in the final AP poll, per Sports-Reference.com.  It was all about the rushing game Saturday in Piscataway, New Jersey, ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Tennessee had just tumbled off the tightrope it walked throughout a magical first half of the football season, dropping a crushing double-overtime game at Texas A&M, 45-38. So, why was junior running back Alvin Kamara smiling? "We feel good," said Kamara, who was disappointed but not down on the season's outlook. "The message in the locker room was positive. It's one loss. We go into every week wanting to be 1-0. Sometimes, it doesn't ...