The Boston College Eagles earned their first bowl win since 2007 on Monday, beating the Maryland Terrapins 36-30 in the Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field. Maryland's four turnovers proved costly, as the Terrapins outgained Boston College 357-348. The Terrapins also failed to fully utilize Ty Johnson, who ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. They instead relied heavily on the passing game, with Perry Hills finishing 15-of-35 for 229 yards, two touchdowns and ...

The annual Under Armour All-America Game will regain its spotlight on New Year's Day, as dozens of top college football prospects prepare to compete in a nationally televised contest. Action kicks off at 1 p.m. ET in Orlando, Florida, providing a final look at elite recruits before they depart for collegiate campuses. The game takes center stage exactly one month before national signing day, offering fans an opportunity to glimpse future program difference-makers among their premier ...

North Carolina State finished an inconsistent season with a strong night, dominating Vanderbilt in the Independence Bowl 41-17 to finish the year 7-6. Niles Clark's pick-six at the end of the game put the cherry on top of what already was a lopsided victory. Swiss army knife offensive star Jaylen Samuels had three touchdown receptions to pace the Wolfpack. Though the Commodores looked like they may rally in the fourth quarter following a 71-yard punt return and subsequent ...

Miami (Ohio) and Mississippi State entered the St. Petersburg Bowl with the worst combined record of any bowl participants. That didn't stop them from putting on a nail-biter.  Mississippi State blocked a 37-yard Nick Dowd field goal with five seconds remaining, as the Bulldogs held on for a 17-16 victory over Miami on Monday afternoon. Gus Ragland drove the Redhawks 58 yards down the field for a chance to win. Ragland's 23-yard pass to James Gardner put the ball at Mississippi ...

DETROIT — Boston College 36, Maryland 30 (Final) The Boston College Eagles held off a charge from the Maryland Terrapins to record a 36-30 victory in the 2016 Quick Lane Bowl. Patrick Towles tossed a pair of touchdowns and caught another score to help Boston College finish the season 7-6. The program captured its first bowl victory since 2007. Maryland running back Ty Johnson scampered for 159 yards and two touchdowns, but four turnovers doomed the Terps. They ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ax-bearer. That was junior wide receiver ArDarius Stewart's primary role with the University of Alabama football team for a couple of weeks during the 2016 regular season. Sidelined by a sprained knee late in the first quarter at Ole Miss in September, he could have gone off to the locker room or taken a seat on the bench and no one would have blamed him. Instead, Stewart stood prominently on the Crimson Tide sideline, ...

Before he led Washington to a Pac-12 title and put the Huskies on the cusp of their first national title in a quarter-century, quarterback Jake Browning was the equivalent of a video game cheat code at Folsom High School in California from 2012-14. According to MaxPreps, over his three years as the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs, Browning threw for combined totals of 16,775 passing yards with 229 touchdown passes and just 40 interceptions. Browning's senior season ...

The holiday season has been good to a few programs in regards to the recruiting trail. A number of athletes chose to end their recruiting processes either on Christmas Day or a day or two before. Two of the biggest gets on Christmas were 4-star linebacker Nate McBride and 4-star offensive tackle T.J. Moore, who both chose to play in the SEC. Georgia managed to score a big in-state prospect in McBride, the nation's No. 6 ...

While the bowl schedule following the regular season serves as a welcome tradition for pigskin-starved fans, it is merely an appetizer for the College Football Playoff. The entire 2016 season has led up to New Year's Eve, and Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Washington will put their national title hopes on the line in two highly anticipated semifinal showdowns. The winners will have just one game standing between them and the eternal fame that comes with being a ...

The University of Connecticut has fired head football coach Bob Diaco after three years with the program. UConn issued an official release announcing Diaco's firing, effective January 2, with a statement from athletic director David Benedict. "I believe a new leader for our program and student-athletes is needed to build long-term success," he said. "I am grateful to Coach Diaco and his staff for their hard work and the integrity with which they ran the program and ...