No. 17 TCU tries to make it 5 straight wins against Texas
No. 17 TCU (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Texas (2-1, 0-0), 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox). Line: TCU by 3. Series record: Texas leads 62-25-1 WHAT'S AT STAKE? The winner emerges as a top contender for the Big 12 title, which is where TCU thinks it belongs, and Texas is longing to be after years of being a league also-ran. TCU also wants to avoid a second-straight loss after dropping a tough game against No. 4...
No. 17 TCU (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Texas (2-1, 0-0), 4:30 p.m. ET (Fox). Line: TCU by 3. Series record: Texas leads 62-25-1 WHAT'S AT STAKE? The winner emerges as a top contender for the Big 12 title, which is where TCU thinks it belongs, and Texas is longing to be after years of being a league also-ran. TCU also wants to avoid a second-straight loss after dropping a tough game against No. 4...
No. 17 TCU focused on Big 12 play after loss to Ohio State
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Within minutes after TCU's loss to Ohio State, coach Gary Patterson was asked what he would want people to say about that game should the 17th-ranked Horned Frogs go on to win the Big 12 title and be in consideration for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Within minutes after TCU's loss to Ohio State, coach Gary Patterson was asked what he would want people to say about that game should the 17th-ranked Horned Frogs go on to win the Big 12 title and be in consideration for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
No. 4 Ohio State holds off No. 15 TCU 40-28 after quick TDs
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Big defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones returned an interception thrown right at him 28 yards for one of No. 4 Ohio State's three touchdowns in a four-minute span of the third quarter in a 40-28 victory over No. 15 TCU on Saturday night.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Big defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones returned an interception thrown right at him 28 yards for one of No. 4 Ohio State's three touchdowns in a four-minute span of the third quarter in a 40-28 victory over No. 15 TCU on Saturday night.
Shea Patterson throws 3 TDs, No. 19 Michigan beats SMU 45-20
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Jim Harbaugh likes a lot about his team and yet he also sees room for improvement, heading into the Big Ten season. Shea Patterson threw three touchdown passes to Donovan Peoples-Jones to help No. 19 Michigan pull away and beat SMU 45-20 on Saturday. "We're getting closer to being good - really good," Harbaugh said. "We're still not quite there...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Jim Harbaugh likes a lot about his team and yet he also sees room for improvement, heading into the Big Ten season. Shea Patterson threw three touchdown passes to Donovan Peoples-Jones to help No. 19 Michigan pull away and beat SMU 45-20 on Saturday. "We're getting closer to being good - really good," Harbaugh said. "We're still not quite there...
Ehlinger 2 touchdown passes lead Texas over No. 22 USC 37-14
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sam Ehlinger passed for two touchdowns, Anthony Wheeler returned a blocked field goal 46 yards for a score and Texas beat No. 22 Southern California 37-14 on Saturday night to give second-year coach Tom Herman his biggest win in burnt orange. Texas, which had started 1-2 in four of the previous five seasons, trailed 14-3 in the first quarter before shutting down freshman...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sam Ehlinger passed for two touchdowns, Anthony Wheeler returned a blocked field goal 46 yards for a score and Texas beat No. 22 Southern California 37-14 on Saturday night to give second-year coach Tom Herman his biggest win in burnt orange. Texas, which had started 1-2 in four of the previous five seasons, trailed 14-3 in the first quarter before shutting down freshman...
Mond accounts for 3 TDs as Texas A&M handles ULM 48-10
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Kellen Mond ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third to give Texas A&M a 48-10 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night. Mond had a 7-yard scoring run in the second quarter and the Aggies returned a blocked field-goal attempt for a touchdown to build a 24-10 halftime lead.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Kellen Mond ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third to give Texas A&M a 48-10 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night. Mond had a 7-yard scoring run in the second quarter and the Aggies returned a blocked field-goal attempt for a touchdown to build a 24-10 halftime lead.
Bowman 605 yards, 5 TDs in Texas Tech 63-49 win over Houston
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech true freshman quarterback Alan Bowman threw for 605 yards with five touchdowns - three to Antoine Wesley who set a school record with 261 yards receiving - and the Red Raiders beat Houston 63-49 on Saturday.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech true freshman quarterback Alan Bowman threw for 605 yards with five touchdowns - three to Antoine Wesley who set a school record with 261 yards receiving - and the Red Raiders beat Houston 63-49 on Saturday.
North Texas stuns Arkansas in 44-17 rout
FAYETTVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Mason Fine threw for 281 yards and threw for a touchdown to lead North Texas to its first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent in more than 40 years with a 44-17 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. Fine completed 24 of 45 passes and also rushed for a score for the Mean Green, which won for the first time in 10 games against the Razorbacks and is 3-0 to start the...
FAYETTVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Mason Fine threw for 281 yards and threw for a touchdown to lead North Texas to its first win over a Southeastern Conference opponent in more than 40 years with a 44-17 victory over Arkansas on Saturday. Fine completed 24 of 45 passes and also rushed for a score for the Mean Green, which won for the first time in 10 games against the Razorbacks and is 3-0 to start the...
Harris 3 TDs in first start as Duke beats Baylor 40-27
WACO, Texas (AP) - Quentin Harris threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start for Duke, and the Blue Devils won 40-27 at Baylor on Saturday while their home state of North Carolina was being inundated with rain from Tropical Storm Florence. The Blue Devils (3-0) traveled to Texas on Thursday, a day earlier than usual to get out before Florence made landfall along the...
WACO, Texas (AP) - Quentin Harris threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start for Duke, and the Blue Devils won 40-27 at Baylor on Saturday while their home state of North Carolina was being inundated with rain from Tropical Storm Florence. The Blue Devils (3-0) traveled to Texas on Thursday, a day earlier than usual to get out before Florence made landfall along the...
Cornelius leads No. 24 Oklahoma St. past No. 17 Boise St.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Taylor Cornelius ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to help No. 24 Oklahoma State beat No. 17 Boise State 44-21 on Saturday. Cornelius, a fifth-year senior who waited his turn behind Mason Rudolph, passed for 243 yards and ran for 41. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Cornelius played well and found a rhythm in his first career start against a ranked...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Taylor Cornelius ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to help No. 24 Oklahoma State beat No. 17 Boise State 44-21 on Saturday. Cornelius, a fifth-year senior who waited his turn behind Mason Rudolph, passed for 243 yards and ran for 41. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said Cornelius played well and found a rhythm in his first career start against a ranked...
Murray and No. 5 Oklahoma hold off Iowa State 37-27
AMES, Iowa (AP) - At times it felt as though it might happen all over again to Oklahoma, which couldn't shake pesky Iowa State for the second consecutive year. This time the Sooners survived - thanks to an All-America-type performance from their new star quarterback. Kyler Murray threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns and the fifth-ranked Sooners held off Iowa State 37-27 on Saturday in...
AMES, Iowa (AP) - At times it felt as though it might happen all over again to Oklahoma, which couldn't shake pesky Iowa State for the second consecutive year. This time the Sooners survived - thanks to an All-America-type performance from their new star quarterback. Kyler Murray threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns and the fifth-ranked Sooners held off Iowa State 37-27 on Saturday in...
Texas and USC in early-season fight for survival
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Southern California-Texas rematch was supposed to be an early-season blockbuster. With both programs struggling, it feels more like a fight for survival, and the pressure is mounting to find a win to keep their seasons from spinning off course. The No. 22 Trojans (1-1) and Longhorns (1-1) meet Saturday night with both teams facing questions about their quarterbacks and...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Southern California-Texas rematch was supposed to be an early-season blockbuster. With both programs struggling, it feels more like a fight for survival, and the pressure is mounting to find a win to keep their seasons from spinning off course. The No. 22 Trojans (1-1) and Longhorns (1-1) meet Saturday night with both teams facing questions about their quarterbacks and...
No. 19 Michigan hosts SMU, favored to win by 5 TDs
SMU (0-2) at No. 19 Michigan (1-1), 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Line: Michigan by 35½. Series record: Michigan leads 1-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Wolverines aim to maintain momentum generated by last week's 49-3 win over Western Michigan. The Mustangs are playing for pride, hoping to have a respectable showing after losing to No. 16 TCU and North Texas by a combined score of...
SMU (0-2) at No. 19 Michigan (1-1), 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Line: Michigan by 35½. Series record: Michigan leads 1-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE? The Wolverines aim to maintain momentum generated by last week's 49-3 win over Western Michigan. The Mustangs are playing for pride, hoping to have a respectable showing after losing to No. 16 TCU and North Texas by a combined score of...
New receivers stepping up for No. 24 Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - After No. 24 Oklahoma State lost multiple senior receivers, most observers didn't think much of the Cowboys' group of inexperienced wideouts this year, but Tylan Wallace and Tyron Johnson, among others, have proven to be almost as dynamic as their predecessors so far.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - After No. 24 Oklahoma State lost multiple senior receivers, most observers didn't think much of the Cowboys' group of inexperienced wideouts this year, but Tylan Wallace and Tyron Johnson, among others, have proven to be almost as dynamic as their predecessors so far.
Oklahoma RB Rodney Anderson out for season
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma star running back Rodney Anderson is out for the season with a right knee injury. The school made the announcement in a news release Sunday night. Anderson got up slowly after a 10-yard run on the final play of the first quarter Saturday against UCLA. The preseason All-Big 12 selection limped off the field on his own, and trainers tended to him before he headed to...
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Oklahoma star running back Rodney Anderson is out for the season with a right knee injury. The school made the announcement in a news release Sunday night. Anderson got up slowly after a 10-yard run on the final play of the first quarter Saturday against UCLA. The preseason All-Big 12 selection limped off the field on his own, and trainers tended to him before he headed to...
Fine leads North Texas in a 58-16 rout of Incarnate Word
DENTON, Texas (AP) - Mason Fine threw for more than 400 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Rico Bussey Jr. as North Texas routed Incarnate Word, 58-16 on Saturday night. North Texas is now 2-0 for the first time since 1994, its last season as a Division I-AA program. The Mean Green held a 10-6 lead after one quarter, then scored 31 unanswered points in the second to lead 41-6 at...
DENTON, Texas (AP) - Mason Fine threw for more than 400 yards and four touchdowns, three of them to Rico Bussey Jr. as North Texas routed Incarnate Word, 58-16 on Saturday night. North Texas is now 2-0 for the first time since 1994, its last season as a Division I-AA program. The Mean Green held a 10-6 lead after one quarter, then scored 31 unanswered points in the second to lead 41-6 at...
Brewer throws for 3 TDs, leads Baylor past UTSA, 37-20
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Before the season, Baylor coach Matt Rhule chose to alternate two quarterbacks, sophomore Charlie Brewer and senior Jalan McClendon. Rhule has seen nothing yet that would induce him to pick one as his full-time guy. Brewer passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns, and Baylor defeated Texas-San Antonio 37-20 Saturday night. He completed 23 of 34 pass attempts.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Before the season, Baylor coach Matt Rhule chose to alternate two quarterbacks, sophomore Charlie Brewer and senior Jalan McClendon. Rhule has seen nothing yet that would induce him to pick one as his full-time guy. Brewer passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns, and Baylor defeated Texas-San Antonio 37-20 Saturday night. He completed 23 of 34 pass attempts.
Ehlinger leads Texas to grinding win over Tulsa 28-21
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Their lead and momentum nearly gone, Texas turned to the arm and legs of sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger to avoid a potentially crushing home loss. Ehlinger, who had already run for a touchdown and thrown for another in the first half, engineered a 13-play drive to a fourth quarter score that proved to be the game winner in a grinding 28-21 win over Tulsa Saturday night
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Their lead and momentum nearly gone, Texas turned to the arm and legs of sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger to avoid a potentially crushing home loss. Ehlinger, who had already run for a touchdown and thrown for another in the first half, engineered a 13-play drive to a fourth quarter score that proved to be the game winner in a grinding 28-21 win over Tulsa Saturday night
Cornelius, Oklahoma State roll over South Alabama 55-13
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Taylor Cornelius completed 25 of 40 passes for 428 yards and one touchdown to help lead Oklahoma State to a 55-13 victory over South Alabama Saturday night. Tylan Wallace (10 receptions for 166 yards and one touchdowns) and Tyron Johnson (five catches, 137 yards) each recorded breakout, career-high totals for the Cowboys (2-0).
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Taylor Cornelius completed 25 of 40 passes for 428 yards and one touchdown to help lead Oklahoma State to a 55-13 victory over South Alabama Saturday night. Tylan Wallace (10 receptions for 166 yards and one touchdowns) and Tyron Johnson (five catches, 137 yards) each recorded breakout, career-high totals for the Cowboys (2-0).
Texas Tech most points since '05 in 77-0 shutout over Lamar
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech got more than just another victory in a home opener. The Red Raiders bounced back from a frustrating first game by doing a lot of things they haven't done in a long time.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech got more than just another victory in a home opener. The Red Raiders bounced back from a frustrating first game by doing a lot of things they haven't done in a long time.