college football
Lindsay: Florida's Tebow leads Alabama's Ingram in Heisman race
While many fans will forever detest the Bowl Championship Series cartel, at least college football is starting to consistently deliver one exciting race for a premier award.
Yes, we're talking about the Heisman Trophy. And for the second straight year in mid-November, the race for arguably the most sought-after award in sports is up for grabs.
Gator linebacker still 'too slow' despite career season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - In five years as a Florida linebacker, Ryan Stamper has steadfastly worked his way from afterthought to starter on the Gators' No. 1, undefeated team, yet up until two weeks ago, he never had a single interception. Now with three regular-season games remaining in his final season, Stamper has had an interception in back-to-back games.
Higgins: Tide-Gators now official
It was everything expected of a battle of two top-10 Southeastern Conference football powers with a combined record of 15-1 entering Saturday's game.
A superb field position stalemate. Two defenses that wouldn't back down. Spine adjusting hits on almost every play, especially in the second half when trainers got winded from helping so many injured players off the field.
Trotter: Is this worst Sooners' team of decade?
NORMAN, Okla. - Who could have guessed in August this team could become Oklahoma's worst of the decade?
Other than Andre Ware, no one.
But after Saturday's 10-3 loss at Nebraska, that's where this team appears headed.
Bob Stoops' previously worst team this decade was the 2005 Sooners, who dropped a shocking home opener to TCU before being routed by UCLA and Texas.
Adams: Hardesty hard not to pull for
The 2008 football season began with Arian Foster closing in on Tennessee's career-rushing record. But the team struggled, and so did Foster.
He finished his career with 2,964 yards -- 114 yards short of Travis Henry's school record.
College football caps including Alabama-LSU, Notre Dame-Navy
Capsule previews for Saturday's college football games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
NORTHWESTERN (5-4) at No. 8 IOWA (9-0), Noon, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Iowa by 16.
COACHES: Pat Fitzgerald (24-22 in fourth year at Northwestern) and Kirk Ferentz (79-53 in 11th year at Iowa).
Tucker: BCS race handicappers missed four long shots
Nearing the quarter poll of the BCS title chase, college football handicappers must be poring over their preseason power ratings trying to figure out what they missed.
Sure the three favorites -- Florida, Texas and Alabama -- are leading the pack. But four teams making a move on the outside -- Iowa, Cincinnati, TCU and Boise State -- weren't even supposed to be contenders.
College football caps including Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina
Capsule previews of Thursday and Friday's top college games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.
THURSDAY:
No. 23 VIRGINIA TECH (5-3) at EAST CAROLINA (5-3), 7:30, ESPN.
FAVORITE: Va. Tech by 12.
COACHES: Frank Beamer (182-91-2 in 23td year at Va. Tech) and Skip Holtz (34-25 in fifth year at East Carolina).
Tim Tebow reclaims lead in Scripps Howard Heisman Poll
In a little more than a month, the 75th Heisman Trophy will be awarded in New York City. And right now, the race could not be more wide open.
Patton: Oh, the USC nightmare
LOS ANGELES - Woe are the University of Southern California Trojans.
How will they go on? Is football really worth pursuing anymore? Should the team even bother going to Arizona State this week, or would it be better off attending a Tony Robbins seminar to rediscover the merits of their existence?
