Archive for December, 2016
Arizona Bowl 2016: South Alabama vs. Air Force Live Score and Highlights
Final: Air Force 45, South Alabama 21.
With six minutes left in the first half of the Arizona Bowl, Air Force was in serious trouble. The favored Falcons were giving up multiple big defensive plays and couldn’t move the ball, trailing South Alabama 21-3. Then, it all changed. The offense clicked through the air and on the ground, and the Falcons defense clamped down on the Jaguars offense.
The result? Air Force scored 42 consecutive points and took ...
Chip Long to Be Named Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator: Latest Details, Reaction
Notre Dame wasted no time in finding a new offensive coordinator, as Chip Long will take over the role in 2017.
According to Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports, Long will receive a three-year contract from the Fighting Irish after spending 2016 as the offensive coordinator at Memphis. USA Today's Dan Wolken confirmed Long's move to Notre Dame.
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has been forced to replace key parts of his coaching staff this winter. Mike ...
Georgia vs. TCU: Score and Reaction for 2016 Liberty Bowl
The Georgia Bulldogs prevailed 31-23 over the TCU Horned Frogs in the Liberty Bowl Friday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jacob Eason finished 12-of-21 passing for 164 yards and two touchdowns, but the running game was the biggest reason for the Bulldogs' victory.
Nick Chubb led the way with 142 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. ESPN Stats & Info noted he entered elite company as a result of his performance:
Sony Michel carried the ball 15 times ...
Music City Bowl 2016: Nebraska vs. Tennessee Live Score and Highlights
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's imperfect 2016 season ended about as perfectly as it could have for the Volunteers in Friday's Music City Bowl finale.
The Vols beat Nebraska 38-24 in front of a sold-out crowd at Nissan Stadium, and they did so in record-breaking fashion.
Not only did senior quarterback Joshua Dobbs finish his career with a four-touchdown performance, 409 total yards and break the school record for rushing touchdowns in a season with his 12th, star junior ...
Predicting Where Every Uncommitted 2017 Under Armour Recruit Will Sign
The Under Armour All-America Game will take place Sunday in Orlando, Florida, and a few 2017 recruits have chosen to end their recruiting processes with verbal commitments during the game.
More than 125 NFL draft picks have played in the all-star game, an annual event since 2008. This year's roster includes 27 uncommitted players, and five of those 2017s—athlete DeAngelo Gibbs, safeties Xavier McKinney and Markquese Bell and linebackers Nathan Proctor and Breon Dixon—are expected to announce their pledges at Camping ...
The Alabama-Washington Semi Is the Most Important Game of Lane Kiffin’s Career
ATLANTA — Alabama head coach Nick Saban sat down with Lane Kiffin when he was hired to run Alabama's offense in 2014 and gave him one simple, easy-to-follow rule.
"I can take good news, I can take bad news, but don't give me surprises."
If all goes according to plan, Saturday's Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl between No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Washington won't be full of surprises, and the Tide—two-touchdown favorites over the Huskies, according to OddsShark—will ...
Sun Bowl 2016: Stanford vs. North Carolina Live Score and Highlights
Stanford 25, North Carolina 23—FINAL
Stanford edged North Carolina in an instant classic, and in doing so, wins its 10th game of the season for the sixth time in the last seven seasons. Stanford finishes 10-3 while North Carolina wraps up the season with a respectable 8-5 mark.Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com
Mike MacIntyre Named 2016 Dodd Award Winner: Latest Details, Comments, Reaction
Hours after his team's 38-8 defeat to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Alamo Bowl on Thursday night, Colorado Buffaloes head coach Mike MacIntyre got some good news.
According to USA Today's Nicole Auerbach, MacIntyre won the 2016 Dodd Trophy for coach of the year.
ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg shared the connection MacIntyre had previously held with the Dodd Trophy:
According to Kyle Bonagura of ESPN.com, MacIntyre continues to carry a coin from his father's Dodd Trophy win.
It's the second honor he has earned this year after winning the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award ...
Citrus Bowl 2016: LSU vs. Louisville TV Schedule, Time and Odds
One of bowl season's most interesting matchups occurs Saturday morning when the No. 20 LSU Tigers meet the No. 13 Louisville Cardinals in the 2016 Citrus Bowl.
The Tigers (7-4) ride one of the nation's best defenses into the matchup and look like one of the best stories of the season after head coach Ed Orgeron led the program to a 5-2 mark after taking over for Les Miles.
The Cardinals (9-3), of course, boast Heisman Trophy ...
TaxSlayer Bowl 2016: Georgia Tech vs. Kentucky TV Schedule, Time and Odds
Two red hot teams square off Saturday when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Kentucky Wildcats get together in the 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl.
The Yellow Jackets (8-4) finished the season on a three-game tear, upending then-No. 14 Virginia Tech in the process before capping the campaign off with a road win against Georgia out of the SEC.
Speaking of the SEC, the Wildcats (7-5) closed the year on a two-game streak, giving the program its first bowl ...