On a night when Southern Mississippi had some record-setting performances, the mistake-prone Golden Eagles had to overcome penalties, turnovers and terrible clock management to survive a 28-21 win over Louisiana-Lafayette in the New Orleans Bowl. Senior quarterback Nick Mullens went 25-of-40 for 346 yards and two touchdowns in his final collegiate performance to lead the Golden Eagles to their seventh win. Most of those yards went to receiver Allenzae Staggers, who set a bowl record with ...

Tom Herman is bringing a key piece of his coaching staff with him from the Houston Cougars to the Texas Longhorns, as it was reported Saturday that Todd Orlando will be hired as Texas' defensive coordinator. According to Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated, Orlando's deal is for three years and is worth more than $1 million per season. Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle also reported the terms of the contract. Orlando was Houston's defensive coordinator for ...

San Diego State rode the legs of star running back Donnel Pumphrey and an opportunistic defense to a 34-10 victory over Houston in the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl.  Houston appeared to be on cruise control early, jumping out to a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but San Diego State responded with 34 unanswered points to secure the program's second consecutive bowl win.  Pumphrey came into Saturday's game needing 108 yards to surpass former Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne's ...

San Diego State running back Donnel Pumphrey broke the NCAA FBS all-time rushing record of 6,397 set by Wisconsin's Ron Dayne from 1996 to 1999 during Saturday's 34-10 win over Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl:  Pumphrey needed 108 yards entering the game and broke the mark during the fourth quarter with a 15-yard rush. Per NCAA Stats, that put him at 6,402 career rushing yards. Here's a look, via GoAztecs: He added a three-yard rush to finish with ...

The New Mexico Lobos picked up just their second bowl win since 1961 on Saturday, as they defeated the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners 23-20 in the New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium in Albuquerque. Playing in the New Mexico Bowl for the second consecutive year, the Lobos leaned on their dominant running game, rushing for 211 yards to improve to 9-4 on the season. UTSA fell to 6-7. New Mexico attempted only six passes, but quarterback Lamar Jordan was named the game's Most ...

The ACC's internal investigation into the scandal involving Wake Forest's proprietary game information has led to separate $25,000 fines for Virginia Tech and Louisville.  Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman reported the ACC-issued penalties Saturday. Feldman also noted the dollar amount is the largest the conference's bylaws allow, reporting the money will go into a scholarship account.  ACC Commissioner John Swofford issued a statement about the situation on the conference's official website: I am deeply disturbed something like this would ...

Appalachian State 31, Toledo 28 — Final It was a bizarre, back-and-forth affair between Appalachian State and Toledo in the Camellia Bowl Saturday night, but a late missed field goal from the Rockets preserved the bowl victory and a 10-win season for the Mountaineers. Taylor Lamb was the catalyst for the Appalachian State offense, piling up 245 total yards and two touchdowns against a solid Toledo defense. The Rockets had a hard time moving the ball through ...

Arkansas State 31, UCF 13—Final Blake Anderson won his first bowl game as a head coach with Arkansas State's 31-13 victory over Central Florida. It wasn't the prettiest win he's ever had, though, as the Red Wolves committed 15 penalties and picked up just eight first downs on offense. In fact, Arkansas State was 3-of-17 on third down and ended up with just 235 total yards. Three crucial special teams blunders by UCF led to three touchdowns ...

New Mexico 23, UTSA 20—Final New Mexico wins the first bowl of the year, holding off UTSA by a 23-20 margin in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Junior Rock McQuarley led the way for the Lobos, running for 68 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Quarterback Lamar Jordan added 158 offensive yards of his own, and the defense did its job in preserving a narrow victory. On the side, UTSA just couldn't make enough plays in its ...

Grambling 10, NC Central 9—Final North Carolina Central wide receiver Quentin Atkinson made a 39-yard touchdown reception with 2:14 left to play to bring the Eagles within an extra point from tying the game. But Atkinson was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for taking his helmet off on the field, and Brandon McLaren's PAT was blocked. Grambling State ran out the remainder of the clock. Its 10-9 victory in the 2016 Celebration Bowl gave the Tigers their 14th ...