The New Mexico Lobos are just 3-8-1 in 12 bowl appearances all-time, including a loss in their hometown bowl last year. The UTSA Roadrunners, meanwhile, have never played in a bowl. They'll make their postseason debut when they run with the Lobos in the 11th edition of the New Mexico Bowl Saturday at UNM's home field in Albuquerque at 2 p.m. ET.       New Mexico Bowl point spread: The Lobos opened as 7.5-point favorites, according to ...

The Toledo Rockets are 2-0 both straight up and against the spread in bowls over the last two seasons, including a win and a cover against one Sun Belt outfit two years ago. Toledo hopes to make it three bowl wins in a row against another SBC team, conference co-champion Appalachian State, in the third edition of the Camellia Bowl on Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama.   Camellia Bowl point spread: The Rockets opened as 2.5-point favorites, according ...

The Houston Cougars covered four of their first times out this season; they then finished by covering just one spread over their last seven games. They also just lost their head coach. So the Cougars will be led by an interim coach when they take on Mountain West champion San Diego State in the 25th playing of the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday.   Las Vegas Bowl point spread: The Cougars opened as three-point favorites, according to ...

Arkansas State is 6-2 against the spread over its last eight games. Central Florida is 7-3 ATS over its last 10 games. So something has to give when the Red Wolves tangle with the Knights in the second edition of the AutoNation Cure Bowl on Saturday in Orlando, Florida.      AutoNation Cure Bowl point spread: The Knights opened as 6.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report) College football pick, via OddsShark ...

Ray Moon remembers when he realized how important football is to Grant McDonald.  The head coach at South Delta Secondary School, located in a coastline community of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, witnessed his two-way standout assemble a contraption only the most devout football fanatic would embrace.  "He built this sled for himself, stacked it up with a bunch of weights, and then put on a homemade shoulder harness," Moon said. "It's 7:30 in the morning, and ...

Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville, Oklahoma wide receiver Dede Westbrook and versatile Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers highlight the 2016 Associated Press All-America teams.  The Associated Press released the complete list of voter selections for the first, second and third teams Monday afternoon. Here's a look at the full group of All-Americans: Jackson adds leading the first-team All-America offense to a growing list of accolades that also includes the Heisman, the Maxwell Award (top college player), Walter ...

The finish line is nearing in the recruitment of 5-star athlete Deangelo Gibbs. The 6'2", 204-pounder from Grayson High School in Georgia announced his five finalists and set a commit date of Jan. 1 via his Twitter account.  Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee are the schools who are left remaining in the chase for the nation’s No. 2 athlete and No. 13 player overall in the 2017 class. Gibbs, who could play receiver or at multiple positions ...

Just like that, the Lane Kiffin era at Alabama is over. Well, after one or two more games, of course. After three years as the Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator in which Kiffin took three different quarterbacks to the SEC title and College Football Playoff, the former Tennessee and USC head coach is back in the big office as the head coach of the Florida Atlantic Owls, according to ESPN.com's Brett McMurphy and Chris Low: It's not quite time ...

The NCAA dead period started Monday (no in-person contact between college coaches and athletes), but not before a weekend that saw tons of action-packed news occur on the recruiting trail. Notre Dame was a big winner Friday in landing 4-star Aaron Banks, a versatile offensive lineman ranked by Scout.com as the nation's No. 7 guard. Penn State picked up offensive firepower Friday, as 4-star wide receiver K.J. Hamler committed. Hamler can be a solid slot receiver and ...

Steve Sarkisian, Mike Locksley and Billy Napier are among the early candidates to fill the void at offensive coordinator at Alabama following the departure of Lane Kiffin. Continue for updates. In-House Targets Are Search's Initial Focus Monday, Dec. 12 Chris Low and Brett McMurphy of ESPN.com reported Monday that Kiffin is set to take over as Florida Atlantic's head coach. Alex Marvez of Sporting News noted the Crimson Tide wouldn't have retained Kiffin even if he hadn't gotten the ...