Sep 30, 2019

ACC & Big 12 Week 5 Roundup: Undefeated Clemson survives scare in Chapel Hill

Defending CFP champion Clemson held off North Carolina Saturday, stopping a two-point conversion with 1:17 to play to preserve a 21-20 victory at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The win extended Clemson’s FBS-leading winning streak to 20 games and marked the first Tigers victory at North Carolina since 2002. “I know we are supposed to show up and beat everybody and destroy everybody like nobody else has scholarship players or good coaches,” said Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. “But this is college […]

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Sep 23, 2019

ACC & Big 12 Week 4 Roundup: Pitt stuns UCF, ending Knights’ regular season win streak

No. 15 UCF saw its 27-game regular-season winning streak come to an end Saturday, as host Pitt upset the Knights 35-34 at Heinz Field. The loss was UCF’s first regular-season defeat since November 2016 and also marked Pitt’s first win over a Top 15 opponent since November 2017. “Our kids needed that — they deserved that,” Panthers coach Pat Narduzzi said following the victory. “They worked their tails off for it, and that’s a good football team. So I give […]

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Sep 16, 2019

ACC & Big 12 Week 3 Roundup: Virginia sneaks past Florida State as Iowa wins fifth straight over Cyclones

Virginia overcame a slow start and scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns Saturday as the Cavaliers rallied for a 31-24 victory over Florida State in Charlottesville. With the win — just the fourth in program history against the Seminoles — Virginia improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2005. Virginia got on the board first, as sophomore kicker Brian Delaney set a new career high with a 49-yard field goal late in the first quarter. A 10-yard touchdown pass from James […]

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Sep 09, 2019

ACC & Big 12 Week 2 Roundup: Clemson stays on top, Texas falls to LSU at home

Defending CFP champion Clemson won its FBS-leading 17th straight game Saturday, reaffirming their No. 1 ranking with a 24-10 victory over No. 12 Texas A&M. By extending their run to 17 games, the Tigers have also matched the longest such streak in program history, set during the 2014 and 2015 seasons. On Saturday, it was A&M that took an early 3-0 lead, but the Tigers responded with a 24-0 run that included a 30-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence to […]

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Sep 03, 2019

ACC & Big 12 Week 1 Roundup: Big 12 unbeaten after impressive Week 1 showing

The Big 12 conference went a perfect 10-0 during the season’s opening weekend, setting the table for an exciting Week 2 slate that includes a primetime mega-matchup between Texas and LSU. The weekend started with an Oklahoma State rout of Oregon State on Friday and ended with an impressive Oklahoma victory over Houston on Sunday in former West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen’s first game with the Cougars. In between, fans across Texas in Austin, Lubbock, Waco and Fort Worth saw […]

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Nov 26, 2018

ACC & Big 12 Week 13 Recap: Oklahoma wins shootout, Miami closes season with upset

ACC Big 12 AP Top 10  1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Notre Dame 4. Georgia 5. Oklahoma 6. Ohio State 7. UCF 8. Michigan 9. Texas 10. Washington Miami closes regular season with win over Pitt Miami closed the regular season on a high note, as the Hurricanes upset Pittsburgh 24-3 at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday. Pitt had already locked up the ACC’s Coastal division and a spot in next weekend’s conference title game against Clemson which made Saturday’s […]

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Nov 20, 2018

ACC & Big 12 Week 12 Recap: Mountaineers fall to Cowboys, Notre Dame stays perfect

ACC Big 12 AP Top 10 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Notre Dame 4. Michigan 5. Georgia 6. Oklahoma 7. Washington State 8. UCF 8. LSU 10. Ohio State Notre Dame rolls past ‘Cuse in Yankee Stadium Ian Book returned as the starting quarterback for the Irish as they defeated Syracuse 26-3 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Book completed 23 of 37 passes for 292 yards and a pair of touchdowns including one to running back Dexter Williams (his first […]

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Nov 12, 2018

ACC & Big 12 Week 11 Recap: ‘Cuse stays perfect at home, Texas wins late

ACC Big 12 AP Top 10 Alabama Clemson Notre Dame Michigan Georgia Oklahoma West Virginia Washington State Ohio State LSU Miami loses to Georgia Tech Miami held Georgia Tech to its second-lowest yardage total this season but still came up short as the Yellow Jackets defeated the ‘Canes 27-21. Georgia Tech has now won three straight games and five of six to become bowl-eligible after failing to qualify for a bowl in two of the last three seasons. Starting quarterback […]

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Nov 05, 2018

ACC & Big 12 Week 10 Recap: Sooners, Mountaineers earn critical Big 12 wins

ACC Big 12 AP Top 10 Alabama Clemson Notre Dame Michigan Georgia Oklahoma West Virginia Ohio State LSU Washington State Duke beats Miami in monsoon Duke and Miami both struggled on a waterlogged field Saturday, but the Blue Devils were able to overcome the soggy conditions and seal a 20-12 win at Miami on Saturday. The win was just the second all-time for the Blue Devils at Miami, and the first since 1976 Sophomore running back Deon Jackson gave Duke […]

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Oct 29, 2018

ACC & Big 12 Week 9 Recap: Syracuse, Boston College make statement, Texas upset

ACC Big 12 AP Top 10 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Notre Dame 4. LSU 5. Michigan 6. Georgia 7. Oklahoma 8. Ohio State 9. UCF 10. Washington State Boston College beats Miami in Red Bandanna Game Boston College tallied 433 yards of total offense against the nation’s No. 2 defense as the Eagles defeated Miami 27-14 on Saturday in Chestnut Hill. The Eagles are now 6-2 overall, 3-1 in the ACC and 5-0 at Alumni Stadium in 2018. It is […]

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