[ad_1] Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer For the second time this month, the narrative that Ohio State head coach Ryan Day struggles to defeat top-five opponents was weakened in emphatic fashion. On Nov. 2, the Buckeyes erased an early 10-point deficit to smother then-No. 3 Penn State in what finished as a 20-13 victory that wasn't as close as the final score indicated. And on Saturday, before
[ad_1] Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild 38-31 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.Illinois (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called for a timeout right before Moczulski's attempt was wide
[ad_1] John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter UCLA women's basketball head coach Cori Close hears the naysayers."I'm very passionate about those people out there who say, 'Last year was just the Caitlin Clark effect in women's basketball,'" said Close, who is in her 14th season at the helm of the fifth-ranked Bruins. "Caitlin Clark was spectacular for the sport — I mean, unbelievable. The tipping points that she helped us
[ad_1] The Nebraska Cornhuskers are bowl eligible for the first time since 2016, ending the longest drought in the Power Four. Nebraska earned its sixth win of the season Saturday with a dominant 44-25 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers. As soon as the clock hit zero, the Cornhuskers sprinted to the Wisconsin sideline to claim the Freedom Trophy as students poured out of the stands onto the field to celebrate.Nebraska fans
[ad_1] RJ Young FOX Sports National College Football Analyst Ohio State proved its dominance with a resounding victory against an undefeated team at the Shoe. The only issue for the Buckeyes is that the team was Indiana — a program that hasn't ever been 10-0 and was ranked inside the top five for the first time ever in the College Football Playoff era. With a win next week against Michigan,
[ad_1] Kalel Mullings ran for 92 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, leading Michigan to a 50-6 win over Northwestern on Saturday to make the defending national champions eligible for a bowl.The Wolverines (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) needed the victory to secure a spot in the postseason because they will be heavy underdogs next week against rival and second-ranked Ohio State on the road.The Wildcats (4-7, 2-6) likely knock themselves
[ad_1] Devin Neal ran for 207 yards and three touchdowns, caught four passes for 80 yards and another score, and led Kansas to a 37-21 victory over No. 16 Colorado on Saturday that dealt a big blow to the Buffaloes' hopes of playing for the Big 12 title.Jalon Daniels threw for 189 yards and a touchdown, and the Jayhawks (5-6, 4-4) scored on every offensive series but their last, keeping
[ad_1] Cam Skattebo ran for 147 yards and three touchdowns, Sam Leavitt threw for 247 yards and a score, and No. 21 Arizona State held on in the final minutes to beat No. 14 BYU 28-23 on Saturday.The tight finish was capped by a bizarre final minute, including a premature field storming by Arizona State's fans.Javan Robinson's interception with 1:04 left looked as if it would close it out for
[ad_1] Jeremiyah Love scored three touchdowns, tying a school record with his 11th straight game with a rushing TD, and No. 6 Notre Dame ended No. 19 Army's 13-game winning streak with a 49-14 victory on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.In a game scheduled as a 100th anniversary tribute to Notre Dame's "Four Horsemen," Love put on a pretty good one-man show. The sophomore had TD runs of 68 and
[ad_1] Barbra Banda scored in the 37th minute to give the Orlando Pride their first National Women's Soccer League championship with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Saturday night.Banda dribbled into the right side of the box and made a move past a defender before kicking the ball on the ground with her left foot and past the goalkeeper. She became the first player in the NWSL to
