Bradley George threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns to lead Texas State to a 45-42 win over McNeese State on Saturday night.Three of George's touchdowns went to senior wide receiver Cameron Luke, who had nine catches for 142 yards for the Bobcats (4-2). Sophomore running back Karrington Bush ran for 127 yards and one touchdown. It was Bush's third-straight 100-yard game. more >>
Eric Morris scooted 1 yard around right end for a touchdown in overtime and Jamar Wall made that score stand up for Texas Tech with an interception, and the seventh-ranked Red Raiders defeated Nebraska 37-31 on Saturday. Texas Tech (6-0, 2-0 Big 12) left the door open for the Cornhuskers to win it with a touchdown and extra point, when the Red Raiders botched the PAT after Morris' score. more >>
Bryant Lee rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns and threw 305 yards and two more scores to lead Southern to a 45-14 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday night. Lee completed 18 of 34 passes with touchdowns of 7 and 24 yards, and rushed 21 times with scoring runs of 4, 3 and 5 yards. He was sacked once and didn't throw an interception. more >>
Kellen Moore threw three touchdown passes and No. 15 Boise State rolled to an easy win, beating Southern Mississippi 24-7 on Saturday night with a scoring flurry in the second quarter. Moore hit 16 of 20 passes for 144 yards and all three touchdowns in the first half, connecting twice with Austin Pettis, for the efficient Broncos (5-0). The redshirt freshman quarterback continued to show an uncanny ability to make the right decisions despite his youth. more >>
The Texas Longhorns came into their annual showdown against the Oklahoma Sooners with a quarterback they could trust and a defense playing great under an aggressive new coordinator. Yet even after five solid wins, coach Mack Brown still wondered how good they were. Now, everyone knows. Trailing the No. 1 Sooners nearly all game, Colt McCoy and the No. 5 Longhorns grabbed control in the fourth quarter and refused to let go, pulling away for a 45-35 victory Saturday in one of the greatest games in the storied series between these Red River rivals. more >>
The Illinois men's and women's basketball teams got an early start to their seasons Saturday, holding what they called the world's largest outdoor basketball practice on a portable court at Memorial Stadium. It's unlikely they'll be able to repeat it, though. The NCAA is expected to ban such early events after coaches at other schools complained. more >>
Matt Asiata ran for a touchdown and caught another, Utah's special teams scored two touchdowns and its defense stifled punchless Wyoming in a 40-7 victory Saturday. No. 14 Utah (7-0, 3-0 Mountain West) remained undefeated, having no problem clearing this hurdle after needing a last-second field goal to beat Oregon State last week. more >>
DeMarcus Moon rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown to lead Charleston Southern to a 29-20 victory over Savannah State on Saturday. The Buccaneers (3-3) scored 20 second-quarter points and held the Tigers (3-4) to a second-half touchdown to hold onto the victory. more >>
Vinny Esposito threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns and ran in another as Albany held on to beat Central Connecticut 24-22 in Northeast Conference play on Saturday. David McCarty rushed for 101 yards and caught for another 96, including a 72-yard touchdown jaunt up the left sideline off a dump pass that proved to be the difference in the game, for the Great Danes. more >>
Matt Kobli threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns and Ryan Hitchcock accounted for three scores to lead Butler in a 56-7 rout over Campbell on Saturday. The Bulldogs (4-1, 2-0 Pioneer Football League) jumped out to a 21-0 lead in teh first quarter after Kobli connected with Dan Bohrer for a 5-yard touchdown, Hitchcock scored on a 4-yard run and Eddie McHale's 10-yard touchdown catch from Kobli, who completed 23 of 29 passes in the game. more >>
Quarterback Pat White was scratched from West Virginia's game against Syracuse on Saturday due to a head injury. White was dressed in warmups at kickoff and backup Jarrett Brown got his second career start. more >>
If the Texas-Oklahoma series were only about the sights, sounds and smells of their annual matchup at the Cotton Bowl, it would still be a lot of fun. It's special, though, because on top of a great environment there's a long tradition of high-caliber, high-stakes games - and Saturday's should be a doozy. more >>
Oklahoma leads Texas 5-3-1 when both teams meet while ranked in the top 5. A look back at those nine games: 1950 - No. 3 Oklahoma 14, No. 4 Texas 13. Future Heisman Trophy winner Billy Vessels scores tying touchdown in the final minutes and Jim Weatherall kicks the winning extra point. Sooners go on to win national championship. more >>
For 40 minutes, Texas coach Mack Brown looked relaxed, cracked a few jokes and talked about his players, his wife and whether he's ever had a corny dog at the State Fair of Texas. For the record, he hasn't. The only corn dog he's had was back in his hometown of Cookeville, Tenn. more >>
Zane Williams said no to University of Houston-Victoria baseball coach Terry Puhl once, but he wasn’t about to do it again. Williams turned down an offer to play for UHV when he was playing his second season at Angelina College. But after a frustrating season at Southern Arkansas, Williams was thankful to get another chance to play for the Jaguars. more >>
Trevor Vittatoe threw four touchdown passes, including the game winner in double overtime, as UTEP defeated Southern Mississippi 40-37 on Saturday night. Vittatoe hit Chris Adams on a 7-yard touchdown pass in the second overtime, after Southern Miss' Britt Barefoot gave the Golden Eagles a 37-34 lead with a 28-yard field goal. more >>
Bryant Lee passed for 266 yards and two touchdowns to lead Southern to its third straight win with a 35-28 victory over Jackson State on Saturday night. Southern (3-2, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) ended a two-game losing streak to Jackson State. more >>
Chris Ogbonnaya's sweet blend of speed and strength put Texas in the end zone and kept Colorado out. Ogbonnaya scored two touchdowns and saved another in the fifth-ranked Longhorns' 38-14 rout of the Buffaloes on Saturday night. The oft-overlooked senior running back scored on a 65-yard dump-off and a 13-yard gallop through the befuddled Buffs' defense, then saved a score when he chased down cornerback Jalil Brown at the Texas 16 after a rare interception of Colt McCoy, who was picked off twice. more >>
The University of Houston-Victoria baseball team will play its first scrimmage of the season Monday at 3 p.m. at Riverside Stadium. The Jaguars will face Alvin Community College and UHV coach Terry Puhl said the teams will play 14 innings. more >>
HOUSTON – The University of Houston-Victoria softball team went 2-1 Saturday at the Spring Klein College Classic. The Jaguars defeated Alvin Community College 7-2 and Stephen F. Austin 2-0 before dropping a 5-4 decision to Texas State. more >>
