Thursday Top 25 Capsule. CINCINNATI 24, (23) SOUTH FLORIDA 10 Cincinnati stymied quarterback Matt Grothe en route to a 24-10 victory over 23rd-ranked South Florida in a Big East game on Thursday. Grothe entered the game with 1,896 yards passing and a 67.1 percent completion rate for the Bulls. However, the Bearcats harassed him into [...]
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Former Texas RB finally thriving at DE. Henry Melton’s plan to be the next big running back at Texas ended two years ago on a fourth down against Texas A&M. When a smaller linebacker dropped the 275-pound fullback for no gain in the last regular season game of 2006, it was time to try something [...]
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Pinkel blames Mizzou slump on lack of focus. Instead of watching television in the locker room, Missouri players can only gaze at a sign covering the screen that reminds them: 2 p.m. Saturday vs. Baylor. “We’ve got TVs, but no station is up,” defensive lineman Ziggy Hood said. “All you see is the time and [...]
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Utah ventures into dangerous Lobo den. It was a landmark victory for New Mexico – an upset of No. 9 Utah on Nov. 5, 1994. The Utes came in 8-0, leading the league standings and carrying a confident swagger. Could it happen again Saturday night when No. 10 Utah (8-0, 4-0 Mountain West) visits the [...]
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Another Cincinnati QB is hurt. Cincinnati quarterback Chazz Anderson was relegated to an emergency role Thursday night against No. 24 South Florida because he aggravated his sprained right knee Saturday in a loss to Connecticut. Anderson, the third Bearcats QB to be hurt this season, was expected to be the backup against South Florida. Junior [...]
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Garcia to start for South Carolina against Vols. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is sticking with Stephen Garcia at quarterback. Spurrier said after the team’s final full practice of the week Thursday that his freshman passer would make his second career start Saturday against Tennessee. Garcia’s first start came two weeks ago against LSU. He [...]
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Paterno vague about injury in radio show. Penn State coach Joe Paterno was vague Thursday night when discussing what doctors told him the day before about his ailing right leg and hip. “It’s not something that can’t be fixed,” Paterno said Thursday on his weekly radio show. “But it’s gonna be fixed. When we do [...]
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Houston WR Edwards undergoes surgery. Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards said Wednesday he holds no animosity toward Marshall, a day after he ran into a service cart and broke his leg in a game against the Thundering Herd. The freshman was going after a pass at full speed in the third quarter Tuesday night when [...]
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Louisville WR Long out for season with knee injury. Louisville junior wide receiver Scott Long will miss the remainder of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during practice on Tuesday. The school said Long will undergo surgery to repair the knee within the next two weeks. This is the [...]
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Sulak peaks in Colorado. Stryker Sulak has been one of Missouri’s best defenders throughout his career. Last week against Colorado, Sulak might have played his best game yet. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound defensive end had six tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in Missouri’s 58-0 win over the Buffaloes. The 14th-ranked Tigers (6-2, 2-2) play [...]
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