James rushes for three TDs as Ducks run over USC

Oct. 30, 20 For a few minutes, Southern California thought it had figured out the nations top-ranked team. The Trojans scored two quick touchdowns and stopped Oregons high-octane offense twice, setting the Coliseum abuzz with anticipation of an upset. Turns out a third-quarter deficit is about as important as a play clock to these dynamic [...]

Iowa clobbers MSU in Spartans’ first loss of ’10

Oct. 30, 2010<b Iowa tossed Michigan State off the pile of unbeaten teams and turned the Big Ten race into a scramble for the Rose Bowl. Ricky Stanzi threw three touchdown passes, and defensive backs Tyler Sash and Micah Hyde combined for a spectacular interception return score, as the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes stomped the fifth-ranked Spartans [...]

Overtime FG gives UConn first-ever win vs. WVU

Oct. 29, 2010 CB West Virginia had plenty of chances to beat Connecticut, but left a lot of them on the ground. West Virginia fumbled seven times Friday night and UConn recovered four of them, including one in overtime that helped the Huskies to a 16-13 victory, their first ever over the Mountaineers. “You cannot [...]

Service of athlete shot by police sees 2,000 attend

CBSSp He was a little boy beaming under Mickey Mouse ears. He was a driven college football player nicknamed Smooth and had a wrist tattoo that read “Family First.” He was an incredibly slow eater. Photos, family and friends portrayed different sides of Danroy “D.J” Henry at his memorial service Friday in Boston, less than [...]

Wolfpack QB Wilson settles in for win

By Chip PattersonSpecial to It may be Halloween season, but for North Carolina State to knock off Florida State at home Thursday in Carter-Finley Stadium they just needed Russell Wilson to show up in, well, a Russell Wilson costume. Wilson has not looked like himself recently. The leader of the Wolfpack offense entered the game [...]

Wilson’s 4th-quarter TD lifts N.C. State past FSU

Oct. 28, 2010 Russell Wilson made seemingly every big play to help North Carolina State rally from a big halftime deficit against No. 16 Florida State. Then Nate Irving came up with the one the defense desperately needed Thursday night. Wilson threw a fourth-down touchdown pass to George Bryan with 2:40 left, then Irving recovered [...]

Conference Power: Big 12 gets big win, two lumps

By Brian StubitsCFB newsm Staff WriterOct. 26, 2010 What, oh what do we make of the Big 12? Its like trying to comprehend a 400-level physics exam on a Monday morning after a weekend of keg stands and beer pong. Might as well be hieroglyphics. Texas continues to mystify, losing at home to Iowa State [...]

Notre Dame student dies in football tower mishap

CFB newsm w A Notre Dame student died Wednesday after the tower from which he was filming football practice fell over. Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior from Long Grove, Ill., was transported from the LaBar practice complex to a South Bend hospital, where he died. More on accident Related link Jacobi: Victim on Facebook before [...]

Boise State rolls, extends home streak to 59

Oct. 26, 201 Boise State got caught flat-footed on an onside kick and fumbled away another kickoff. It almost had another costly fumble, and Kellen Moore suffered his second interception of the season. And the Broncos just kept rolling. Moore threw two touchdown passes and caught another on a trick play, helping No. 2 Boise [...]

Conference Power: Big 12 gets big win, two lumps

By Brian StubitsCFB newsm Staff WriterOct. 26, 2010 What, oh what do we make of the Big 12? Its like trying to comprehend a 400-level physics exam on a Monday morning after a weekend of keg stands and beer pong. Might as well be hieroglyphics. Texas continues to mystify, losing at home to Iowa State [...]