The South Alabama Jaguars and Air Force Falcons create one of the more interesting matchups this year in Friday's 2016 Arizona Bowl. The Jaguars (6-6) came out of nowhere to put on a strong performance outside of Sun Belt play. As a result, the team has plenty of confidence heading into what it hopes will be its first bowl win. As for Air Force (9-3) and a veteran roster, going against a game opponent on a national ...

The No. 18 Stanford Cardinal and North Carolina Tar Heels offer a war of opposing styles in the 2016 Sun Bowl. Stanford (9-3) fell out of favor in the Pac-12 early in the year but has bounced back behind a ball-control offense after a change under center. North Carolina (8-4) boasts one of the nation's best NFL quarterback prospects in Mitch Trubisky and, as such, enjoys plenty of aerial success. Of course, one of the game's biggest ...

Two budding national powers collide in the 2016 Music City Bowl when the Nebraska Cornhuskers meet the No. 21 Tennessee Volunteers. Nebraska (9-3) is on the rise in the Big Ten behind a potent rushing attack, with two of the team's three losses coming against ranked Wisconsin and Ohio State squads. Tennessee (8-4) fancies itself on the rise as well, though preseason expectations fell a bit flat after losing to ranked opponents and two expected victories turned ...

LOS ANGELES — The day Zach Banner told LenDale White to "stay away and stay irrelevant" could be simultaneously the most and least Zach Banner thing Zach Banner has ever done. As an All-American offensive tackle at Southern Cal, Banner is known for having plenty to say. If you need an athlete to speak to a group of at-risk teens, Banner is your guy. Halftime speech? USC coach Clay Helton says Banner's are so loud he can ...

The Texas A&M Aggies were the SEC representatives with the potential No. 1 pick anchoring their defense, but the Big 12's Kansas State Wildcats were the better team during Wednesday's Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium in Houston. Quarterback Jesse Ertz spearheaded the 33-28 victory with his arm and legs. He threw for 195 yards and a score and added 67 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as the difference in the game. Kansas State took ...

In a sloppy game with seven combined turnovers, Utah outlasted Indiana to earn a 26-24 win the 2016 Foster Farms Bowl. Joe Williams, who famously retired in the middle of the season before returning, was the best player on the field in this one. He set a Foster Farms Bowl record with 222 rushing yards and a touchdown while adding 56 receiving yards. Even Todd Gurley was impressed by the performance Wednesday night: The Utes trailed 24-23 with about five ...

Kansas, Baylor and West Virginia are hoping to push the Big 12 to a fourth consecutive season as the country's best college basketball conference. Whether that actually happens, though, will be determined by the likes of Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Kansas State and TCU and whether they can continue to maintain their impressive records now that the schedule is about to get more difficult. Then again, if Oklahoma and Texas keep playing as poorly as they have ...

There's no cheering allowed in the press box, but an exception was made as Tennessee began its football season against Appalachian State when Gus Manning was honored for attending his 71st consecutive home opener. One-by-one, the scribes and television personalities who'd entered "Gus Manning Gate" to get to the press box stopped typing and started clapping. Some even stood.  After all, 93-year-old Charles Augustine Manning may not be the most famous Manning around Knoxville, but he's got ...

Wednesday's purported clash of ACC titans proved to be anything but, as No. 12 Virginia put together a two-way virtuoso performance on its way to a 61-53 romp over sixth-ranked Louisville.  The Cavaliers led by as many as 21 points and never trailed after opening the game on a 12-2 run.  Devon Hall led the way with 10 points, but it was an overall team effort. Virginia shot 49 percent from the floor and had seven players ...

The Miami Hurricanes rolled to a 31-14 victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Wednesday night at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Brad Kaaya made a big impression on NFL scouts, throwing for 282 yards and four touchdowns on 24-of-34 passing. The junior has one more year of eligibility, but his performance Wednesday may encourage him to strike while the iron is hot.  In his last college game, quarterback Skyler Howard had ...