Most of South Florida's opponents this season found it nearly impossible to contain Quinton Flowers. South Carolina was no exception. The electrifying quarterback was up to his old tricks at the Birmingham Bowl on Thursday, leading USF to a 46-39 overtime win. Flowers finished the game with 261 passing yards, 105 rushing yards and five total touchdowns, with three rushing scores in the first half alone. That put him in rare company, per ESPN Stats & Info: And he ...

The Arkansas Razorbacks have suspended tight end Jeremy Sprinkle for Thursday's Belk Bowl matchup against the Virginia Tech Hokies following an alleged shoplifting incident at a Belk department store in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to SEC Country's Jason Kersey, Sprinkle was accused of shoplifting items from Belk while the Razorbacks were at the store for a shopping spree that served as one of the bowl game's perks. Each player was reportedly allotted $450 to spend over ...

Left for dead after a 24-point halftime deficit, the Virginia Tech Hokies reeled off 35 unanswered points after the break to pull out a stunning 35-24 win over a shell-shocked Arkansas team in the Belk Bowl. After Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema guaranteed his team would play a full four-quarter game in a halftime interview with ESPN's Jerry Punch, the Hogs rolled over and fell asleep in the mud.  In the span of 23 snaps, Arkansas turned ...

Former BYU Cougars head coach LaVell Edwards died Thursday at 86 after breaking his hip on Christmas Eve, his wife Patti confirmed to Jared Lloyd of the Daily Herald. "LaVell not only changed the program but he changed a lot of lives," BYU head football coach Kalani Sitake told Lloyd. "He's a great man, very wise, but I think more than anything he is so humble and such a great example. I hope I can be ...

South Florida 46, South Carolina 39—Final South Carolina forced the game into overtime after trailing by 18 points in the third quarter, but South Florida held on for the 46-39 victory in the 2016 Birmingham Bowl. Bulls quarterback Quinton Flowers accounted for 366 total yards and five touchdowns in the win, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to Elkanah Dillion to put South Florida ahead in overtime. Flowers was effective on the ground as he rushed for 105 ...

Former Mississippi State safety John Michael Hankerson was dismissed from the university after his arrest Wednesday on five counts of armed robbery, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping, according to Michael Bonner of the Clarion-Ledger. It was Hankerson's third arrest in the past month.    Hankerson had previously been suspended indefinitely from the football team on Nov. 30 following his first arrest for simple assault and trespassing. A week later, he was charged with false pretense. The latest incident ...

Former Virginia Tech Hokies defensive back Keion Carpenter—who also played for the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons in the NFL—died Thursday, according to a family spokesperson. Reporter Bruce Cunningham passed along the confirmation, noting Carpenter died in Miami at 6:47 a.m. on Thursday. Carpenter collapsed during a run on Wednesday, per ABC2News.com. WTKR.com noted Wednesday the Virginia Tech football team tweeted a statement from former coach Frank Beamer praising Carpenter for his play and heart, although the ...

With power-conference teams dominating the College Football Playoff, support is growing for "Group of Five" teams to have their own playoff in the future. According to ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy, Northern Illinois athletic director Sean Frazier is among those spearheading the effort: "It's time to have a realistic conversation about creating a playoff for the Group of Five. Why not? ... There is absolutely no ability for us [teams in the Group of Five] to be in ...

The 2016 Liberty Bowl is the destination for college football fans who love defensive-minded battles, as it will feature a standoff between the Georgia Bulldogs and TCU Horned Frogs. Georgia (7-5) prides itself on defense, which makes sense given the history of first-year head coach Kirby Smart, who orchestrated strong Alabama defenses for years as a defensive coordinator. It's the same story for TCU (6-6), which has balanced itself over the years by pairing an explosive offense ...

The 2016 Orange Bowl pitting the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines against the No. 11 Florida State Seminoles features two of the nation's biggest stars and potent offenses. Michigan (10-2) is still trying to shake off the disappointment of missing out on the College Football Playoff. Florida State (9-3) simply wants to cap off a stellar season slightly marred by two losses coming via a total of five points. Unlike household names such as Stanford running back Christian ...