Morris Claiborne returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., caught a 52-yard touchdown pass, and quarterback Jarrett Lee threw for three scores in all as the No. 3 Tigers’ lit up the No. 16 Mountaineers 47-21 in front of 62,056 at Milan Puskar Stadium Saturday night…MORE
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Turnovers, special teams help No. 3 LSU subdue West Virginia
Posted: September 25, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: LSU TIGERS, TURNOVERS, WEST VIRGINIA
Many burning questions abound as smothering LSU faces soaring WVU
Posted: September 24, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: LSU TIGERS, WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS
Second-ranked LSU visits West Virginia on Saturday night, and all the ingredients are present for an epic confrontation, if not … conflagration…MORE
Source: Texas, OU in active Pac-12 talks
Posted: September 19, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: OKLAHOMA, pac-12, TEXAS
he ACC might not be the only big-name conference adding schools in the near future. Pac-12 officials are engaged in “active discussions” with Texas and Oklahoma about how to make the Big 12 schools’ addition to the conference work, a source within the Big 12 confirmed to ESPN.com’s Joe Schad…MORE
Source: Pitt, Syracuse apply to ACC
Posted: September 17, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: ACC, PITT, SYRACUSE
The Atlantic Coast Conference has been approached by at least 10 schools about possible membership, a group that includes the Big East’s Pitt and Syracuse, both of which have tendered letters of application, a high-ranking ACC official said Saturday morning…MORE
Clemson upsets Auburn to end Tigers’ 17-game winning streak
Posted: September 17, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: AUBURN TIGERS, CLEMSON TIGERS, UPSET
CLEMSON, S.C. — No. 21 Auburn’s luck ended Saturday along with its 17-game winning streak as Tajh Boyd threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns in Clemson’s 38-24 victory over the defending national champions…MORE
Oregon confirms it received a notice of inquiry from the NCAA
Posted: September 17, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: INVESTIGATION, NCAA, OREGON
Oregon confirmed Saturday it has received a notice of inquiry from the NCAA regarding an investigation into its football program…MORE
Oklahoma, Stoops schedule for success
Posted: September 17, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA
NORMAN, Okla. – Fearlessness is part of it. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops hasn’t hesitated to walk his Oklahoma football teams into hostile stadiums at Alabama, UCLA, Oregon, Washington and Miami (Fla.), and Saturday takes him and the Sooners — and their No. 1 ranking — to Florida State…MORE
Oklahoma regents to discuss conference realignment Monday
Posted: September 16, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT, OKLAHOMA
Conference alignment will be on the agenda when the Oklahoma board of regents meets in Tulsa on Monday…MORE
Ohio State booster admits role in payment of three players
Posted: September 14, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: BOOSTER, OHIO STATE BUCKEYES, PAYMENTS
An Ohio State booster admitted he played a role in giving cash to three players that led to each being suspended for two games…MORE
Boise State gets three years’ probation
Posted: September 13, 2011 in NCAA FootballTags: BOISE STATE, PROBATION, SCHOLARSHIPS
The Boise State football program will be docked nine scholarships over a three-year period, and the athletic department must serve three years’ probation as a result of widespread rules violations, the NCAA announced Tuesday…MORE