The heat will be intense. Both teams ooze talent and toughness. Nowhere will the need to excel be more important than at quarterback. And nowhere are Florida and Oklahoma more willing to place their trust than in Tim Tebow and Sam Bradford. They have won the last two Heisman Trophies, and they showed the skill and resilience to lead their teams back from early losses to tonight's BCS national championship game.
MADISON, Wis. -- Jason Bohannon showed that he's more than just a three-point shooter.
The Wheaton College basketball team accomplished its goal of going undefeated in nonconference play, a feat that helped the Thunder this week earn its first No. 1 ranking in Division III since 1995-96.
Manny Harris, DeShawn Sims and Laval Lucas-Perry led Michigan back from a 20-point second-half deficit to force overtime, then took advantage of a weary Indiana team to pull off an improbable 72-66 victory Wednesday in Bloomington, Ind.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Hampered by turnovers in the first half and a poor shooting night by Mac Koshwal, DePaul dropped its third consecutive game, an 85-68 decision to No. 11 Syracuse on Wednesday night.
MIAMI -- The college football world knows Bob Stoops as the defense-minded, no-nonsense coach who restored Oklahoma to the national-championship-caliber status it enjoyed under legends Bud Wilkinson and Barry Switzer, each of whom won three national titles. Under Stoops, the Sooners won their seventh title in 2000.
PEORIA -- Illinois State's dreams of an unbeaten season -- conference or otherwise -- hit a fast end on the Valley road Tuesday night.
BOSTON — Boston College fired Jeff Jagodzinski on Wednesday, one day after he interviewed for the New York Jets coaching job.
His inauguration is less than two weeks away and waiting is an economy in turmoil and violence in the Middle East.
When Notre Dame took its first lead a little more than five minutes into the game, it was for keeps.
John Shurna has a split personality that might intrigue psychiatrists but thrills Northwestern basketball coach Bill Carmody, whose team visits Wisconsin tonight (7:30, BTN, 720-AM).
Kalin Lucas scored 20 points to lead eighth-ranked Michigan State to a 67-58 win over Ohio State on Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich.
All roads always led to Chicago for Tom Kleinschmidt. From the time he was a lad, traveling with his father who was and still is a high school referee, to his starring years at Gordon Tech, the city was his comfort zone.
Their accomplishments are gaudy. You would expect nothing less in this clash of Heisman Trophy winners, only the second ever in a national championship game. With 2008 Heisman winner Sam Bradford taking the snaps, Oklahoma has scored more than 60 points in its last five games.
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Left out of the national title game, Colt McCoy and Texas made the most of their trip to the Fiesta Bowl.
Loyola's chances to upset Horizon League co-leader Wisconsin-Green Bay seemed to be slipping away at the free-throw line late in a seesaw game at the Gentile Center.
Luke Harangody scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and No. 13 Notre Dame held off No. 9 Georgetown 73-67 on Monday in a Big East showdown in South Bend, Ind. The result enabled the Fighting Irish to end a five-game losing streak at the hands of the Hoyas.
As if the day weren't frosty enough, Illinois brought its own sudden cold front to Crisler Arena on Sunday. After teasing Krush-and-parry for 34 minutes, the Illini lost 74-64 after allowing No. 23 Michigan to break a 62-62 tie with a 12-2 closing run. The rapid collapse snapped a seven-game winning streak and likely will prevent Illinois (13-2, 1-1) from zooming into the Top 25 with back-to-back road wins over nationally ranked conference opponents.
EAST LANSING, Mich.--— Michigan State traditionally improves during its winter break.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida might have some bulletin-board material, a little extra motivation heading into the Bowl Championship Series title game Thursday in Miami.
Tyrese Rice and Boston College put an end to the talk about whether No. 1 North Carolina would go unbeaten this season.
Michigan's basketball program has turned around so much it had a big game in early January. And, the 23rd-ranked Wolverines responded well. Manny Harris had 16 points and four teammates also scored in double figures in Michigan's 74-64 victory Sunday over Illinois to end the Fighting Illini's seven-game winning streak.
As long as Northwestern executed its offense to near-perfection and played decent defense, it led No. 10 Michigan State on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats led by a point at halftime, and a crowd of 8,117 was thinking about an upset. ''I wasn't pleased with the way we played ... and [they're] good at running their stuff,'' Spartans coach Tom Izzo said.
Four days into 2009, two classic Big Ten programs in search of continued loft will get it on today before the noon churchbells toll.
Frigid three-point shooting helped sink Notre Dame on Saturday at Madison Square Garden as St. John's upended the No. 7 Irish 71-65.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Weyinmi Efejuku scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures as Providence beat DePaul 62-54 on Saturday.
Three days after a humbling loss to No. 10 Michigan State, Minnesota got another chance against a Top 25 team. This time, the No. 21 Golden Gophers took down No. 24 Ohio State 68-59 in Minneapolis.
In the Big 12, where offenses are built on the spread, speed and on-target quarterbacks, the Texas defense got the job done with a fierce pass rush, swift linebackers and plenty of help from its own high-scoring offense.
Illinois State remained undefeated as Osiris Eldridge scored 20 points, including four three-pointers, to lead the Redbirds to an 86-64 victory over Creighton on Saturday in Normal, Ill.
Terry Evans had 28 points and eight rebounds to lead Wisconsin-Green Bay to a 66-61 victory against Illinois-Chicago on Saturday in Horizon League play at the UIC Pavilion.
This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first strokes, and grimaced at the pain.
A team that attempts 56 three-point shots in two games ''is either behind or hot,'' Wisconsin-Milwaukee coach Rob Jeter said Saturday. ''I'm glad we were hot.''
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Edgar Sosa is finally out of Rick Pitino's doghouse.
Raymar Morgan scored 22 points and grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds to lead No. 10 Michigan State to a 77-66 victory over Northwestern and the Spartans' seventh straight win on Saturday. Kalin Lucas came on strong after a rough start, scoring all but three of his 18 points in the second half. Chris Allen scored 16 and provided the spark as the Spartans scored the first 12 points of the second half to turn a one-point deficit into an 11-point lead.
NEW ORLEANS -- Undefeated, and uninvited.
If Northwestern doesn't rebound better than it did Wednesday at Penn State, the Wildcats have no hope of winning tonight's Big Ten Conference home opener against Michigan State. Despite fielding a bigger, healthier team while the Nittany Lions were battling a flu epidemic, the Wildcats (8-3, 0-1) were outrebounded 46-24 and beaten 61-57 after blowing an 11-point lead in the second half.
WASHINGTON -- Fourteen games into the season, No. 3 Pittsburgh took its first major test and passed it with plenty to spare -- thanks to the inside muscle of DeJuan Blair.
TORONTO -- Donald Brown and a stout defense helped the Connecticut Huskies overcome a fumble-prone performance.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville took its first step toward its goal of winning a Big East Championship in 2009.
Behind Jevan Snead's passing, Dexter McCluster's squirming runs and some big returns by Marshay Green, No. 20 Mississippi overcame an early deficit and beat No. 7 Texas Tech 47-34 Friday in Dallas in the final Cotton Bowl played in the stadium of the same name.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Lawrence Westbrook led a typically balanced Minnesota offense with 15 points, and the 21st-ranked Gophers salvaged a split in the opening week of Big Ten play by beating 24th-ranked Ohio State 68-59 on Saturday.
Overwhelming from the start, Southern California put on a championship performance. Too bad for the Trojans, they weren't playing for the national title. Mark Sanchez passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns, USC dominated on defense and the fifth-ranked Trojans beat up No. 6 Penn State 38-24 Thursday in the Rose Bowl.
DALLAS -- Ole Miss isn't just the team that handed Florida its only loss. These Rebels are seriously on the rise.
Ron Zook may be opening a new recruiting pipeline to a football-rich state.
