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• Late fumble secures Navy victory

  December 9, 2012 1:55 AM

  PHILADELPHIA - With no bowl games on the schedule, the Army Navy game was the only action in college football this weekend. Sophomore fullback Noah Copeland found pay dirt from 12 yards out in the second quarter to put the Navy on the board first.Army answered on a 11... more »

• Johnny Football wins Heisman

  December 9, 2012 1:23 AM

  NEW YORK - Johnny Football has made college football history. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, 20, is the first freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy. He beat out Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein to claim the coveted award. Manziel scored 43 touchdowns... more »

• More than 12,000 say farewell to Paterno

  January 27, 2012 3:30 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - A capacity crowd of more than 12,000 packed a Penn State arena for one more tribute to Joe Paterno, the Hall of Fame football coach who died Sunday at age 85 from lung cancer. There have been tears, laughter and rousing applause as Nitanny Lions players... more »

• Bama winds up number one in final AP poll

  January 10, 2012 3:23 AM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Alabama split the games and swept the titles. The Crimson Tide was voted No. 1 in the final AP poll for the eighth time, tying Notre Dame for the most of any team in college football, after winning a rematch with LSU in the BCS championship... more »

• Southern Miss edges Nevada in Hawaii Bowl

  December 25, 2011 1:24 AM

  HONOLULU (AP) - Austin Davis threw two touchdowns, including a 4-yarder late in the game, and No. 22 Southern Mississippi earned a school-record 12th victory by holding off Nevada 24-17 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night. Davis overcame a shaky start for the Conference USA champion Golden Eagles (12-2),... more »

• Boise pounds ASU in Vegas Bowl

  December 23, 2011 3:18 AM

  LAS VEGAS (AP) - Doug Martin rushed for 151 yards and returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown, giving Boise State a lead 14 seconds into the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas on the way to a 56 24 win Thursday night. Arizona State (6-7) never seriously threatened the... more »

• TCU edges Louisiana Tech in Poinsettia Bowl

  December 22, 2011 4:01 AM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Casey Pachall highlighted a record-setting game with a 42-yard touchdown pass to Skye Dawson with 4:26 left to lift No. 16 TCU to a 31-24 victory against Louisiana Tech in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday night. It was the eighth straight victory for Mountain West Conference... more »

• Wings of Blue claim national award Play Video

  December 8, 2011 6:58 PM

  The Air Force Academy's parachute team Wings of Blue will be very busy over holidays. They're jumping at 3 college football bowl games and participating in the National Collegiate Parachuting Championships all during an 8 day span. The events come on the heels of the team claiming a gold... more »

• Seven Falcons receive All-Conference honors

  December 7, 2011 1:05 AM

  U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. - The Air Force football team had seven players selected to the all-Mountain West Conference football team, announced Tuesday by the conference. Senior offensive lineman A.J. Wallerstein, junior kicker Parker Herrington and senior defensive back Jon Davis were each named first-team all-MW. Senior running back... more »

• Luck leads list of finalists for Heisman Trophy

  December 6, 2011 2:27 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Tyrann Mathieu and Montee Ball are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. Luck, the Stanford quarterback and preseason favorite, is a finalist for the second straight season. Griffin is the first Baylor player to be picked as a finalist.... more »

• CSU plays hard for head coach but falls to Wyoming in Border War

  December 4, 2011 2:37 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Wyoming had been knocked back on its heels and had been outplayed in the third quarter by a team motivated to play for its coach. But when the game was on the line, the Cowboys delivered. "You'd like to play four quarters of great... more »

• Texas A&M fires Sherman

  December 2, 2011 2:37 AM

  Mike Sherman has been fired as Texas A&M's coach after the Aggies finished the regular season a disappointing 6-6. Athletic Director Bill Byrne announced the move in a statement Thursday night. Sherman was 25-25 in four seasons. He was hired at the end of the 2007 season, three days after... more »

• CSU-Pueblo's Meisner named the region's Defensive Player of the Year

  December 1, 2011 2:31 AM

  BURNSVILLE, Minn. - CSU-Pueblo linebacker Lee Meisner (Sr., Sterling, Colo.) added another honor to his trophy case Wednesday after being named the Super Region 3 Defensive Player of the Year, making him one of five ThunderWolves to earn Daktronics All-Region 3 Honors. Meisner, the first ever ThunderWolf football student-athlete to... more »

• As expected Ohio State hires Meyer

  November 29, 2011 1:28 AM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - New Ohio State coach Urban Meyers says he would not have returned to coaching this year for any other job. Meyer, the former Florida coach and native Buckeye, was officially hired Monday by Ohio State, a program with a glittering past that has suffered through a... more »

• Longhorns win in what may be final game of long-time rivalry

  November 25, 2011 1:33 AM

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas spoiled Texas A&M's going away party. Justin Tucker kicked a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the Longhorns a 27-25 victory over Texas A&M on Thursday night in the likely end of a more than century-old rivalry. Texas A&M's last Big 12... more »

• Buffs and Utes tangle Friday in the "Rumble in the Rockies"

  November 24, 2011 10:33 PM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Four months ago, Kyle Whittingham and Jon Embree were basking in the bright lights of Los Angeles, excited to kick off the Pac-12 party. Now their teams will finally meet on what could be a showery Friday in Salt Lake City in a contrived rivalry... more »

• Boise State still in the hunt for a BCS bowl

  November 22, 2011 2:09 AM

  BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A bounce-back win and losses by three more highly ranked teams have given Boise State renewed hope that a BCS bowl game could be in its future after all. One week after a stunning home loss to TCU, the No. 7 Broncos rebounded Saturday with a... more »

• ThunderWolves dominate RMAC post season awards

  November 17, 2011 4:14 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo - CSU-Pueblo began reaping the fruits of an 11-0 RMAC Championship season Wednesday as the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference announced its postseason award-winners and All-RMAC teams, recognizing four ThunderWolves for major awards and 20 for All-RMAC status. Lee Meisner (Sr., Sterling, Colo.) and Kyle Major (Sr.,... more »

• DeBerry will be honored at halftime of Saturday's Wyoming - Air Force game

  November 11, 2011 8:54 PM

  DALLAS, Nov. 7, 2011 - The U.S. Air Force Academy and The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame will jointly honor Coach Fisher DeBerry with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute, Saturday during the game between the Falcons and the University of Wyoming. "When you... more »

• Penn State Fires Paterno

  November 10, 2011 12:00 AM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at... more »

• Big East approaches BYU

  November 8, 2011 1:54 AM

  PROVO, Utah (AP) - BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall says the Big East has approached the school about joining the conference. BYU is in its first year as a football independent after leaving the Mountain West Conference. The Big East is working to add new members and become a 12-team football... more »

• Pair of Falcons honored by Mountain West

  November 8, 2011 1:51 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Waymon James (TCU), Jon Davis (Air Force) and Parker Herrington (Air Force) are the Mountain West Players of the Week for games through Nov. 5. Davis is being honored for the second time in his career, while James and Herrington are receiving their first career weekly... more »

• CSU-Pueblo climbs to second in national poll

  November 8, 2011 1:46 AM

  WACO, Texas - CSU-Pueblo has been given its highest national ranking in the history of the football program - No. 2 - according to the latest American Football Coaches' Association Division II Coaches' Poll, released Monday. The ThunderWolves, now at 10-0, are off to its best start in the... more »

• Buffs fall to Trojans in Boulder

  November 5, 2011 2:21 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Matt Barkley threw a school-record six touchdowns and saved another with a tackle following his sole interception as No. 21 Southern California bounced back from its heartbreaking triple-overtime loss to Stanford with a 42-17 win over Colorado on Friday night. Robert Woods and Marqise Lee each... more »

• Falcons worried about Army rushing game

  November 5, 2011 2:16 AM

  U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (AP) - The Air Force Falcons could secure another trip to the White House with a win over Army. By beating the Black Knights on Saturday, the Falcons would wrap up their second straight Commander-in-Chief's Trophy, which represents superiority among the three service academies and... more »

• Boise State gets approval to join Big East

  November 4, 2011 3:02 AM

  BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho State Board of Education has given Boise State its consent to join the Big East Conference. The board voted 7-1 Thursday to give university president Bob Kustra authority to move Boise State out of the Mountain West Conference and into the Big East. Kustra... more »

• Big East set to invite Air Force football

  November 1, 2011 10:23 PM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A person familiar with the decision says the Big East will invite Air Force, Boise State, and Navy for football only and SMU, Houston and Central Florida for all sports. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the conference was not ready... more »

• Fairchild's future will be determined at the end of the season

  November 1, 2011 3:01 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State athletic director Paul Kowalczyk says he'll wait until football season ends before deciding the future of coach Steve Fairchild. Fairchild is in the fourth year of his five-year contract, which pays him an annual salary of $700,000. The Rams are 3-5 this season... more »

• Big East follows Air Force meeting with one in Boise

  October 27, 2011 11:47 PM

  BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A Boise State spokesman says Big East officials traveled to Idaho and met with university President Bob Kustra. Spokesman Mike Journee did not share any details of Thursday's on-campus visit. Journee says the university will issue a statement about the meeting later Thursday. The meeting with... more »

• TCU accepts invitation to join Big-12

  October 11, 2011 3:13 AM

  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - TCU has accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference. Athletic director Chris Del Conte says the opportunity is "living proof that dreams do come true." Monday's move could provide some much-needed stability to the Big 12, which lost Nebraska (Big Ten) and Colorado... more »

• ThunderWolves go to 6-0 in front of national TV audience

  October 7, 2011 3:57 AM

  With fanfare not seen since the ThunderWolves unveiled their football program to start the 2008 season, CSU-Pueblo put its best foot forward on national television Thursday, kicking Colorado School of Mines in the mouth en route to a 23-6 win, the program's first over the Orediggers since 1983. The... more »

• Embree suspends 5 CU players

  October 7, 2011 3:37 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Five University of Colorado football players have been suspended for failing to meet the expectations of being a member of the team. University of Colorado head football coach Jon Embree said Thursday four of the five are sophomores. They include outside linebacker Liloa Nobriga and defensive... more »

• Air Force gets an improved Notre Dame team this weekend in South Bend

  October 6, 2011 2:38 AM

  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly called running back Cierre Wood a special player Tuesday. Wood sure looked that way last week against Purdue with 191 yards rushing. Wood and Jonas Gray have given the Irish a solid running game to go with the pass catching... more »

• WAC apologizes for replay delay

  October 5, 2011 2:12 AM

  HONOLULU (AP) - Western Athletic Conference Commissioner Karl Benson is apologizing for an "excessive" delay during Saturday's Hawaii-Louisiana Tech football game in Ruston. The officiating crew took 22 minutes to conduct an instant replay review, which Benson on Tuesday called "an embarrassment to the WAC." Benson says the instant replay... more »

• Falcons sweep conference player of the week awards

  October 4, 2011 2:59 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Tim Jefferson (Air Force), Brady Amack (Air Force) and Alex Means (Air Force) are the Mountain West Players of the Week for games through Oct. 1. Jefferson is receiving the award for the third time, while Amack and Means are being presented with the honor for... more »

• Commander in Chief's Trophy is on the line Saturday at Navy

  September 28, 2011 2:56 AM

  There is a lot on the line Saturday in Annapolis in the annual Air Force - Navy football game - most notably the prestigious Commander in Chief's Trophy and a spring trip to the White House to meet the President. Air Force beat Navy 14-6 last season at Falcon... more »

• LSU wins Thursday night battle of Top-25 teams

  September 16, 2011 2:12 AM

  STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Jarrett Lee completed 21 of 27 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown and No. 3 LSU defeated No. 25 Mississippi State 19-6 on Thursday night. Lee was the unexpected star, firing conservative, but nearly perfect passes all over the field. His 19-yard touchdown pass to... more »

• Buffs need to improve run game for Rocky Mountain Showdown

  September 14, 2011 2:56 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Tyler Hansen's right arm wasn't the least bit sore even after flinging the ball all over the field. No ice or rest were remotely required after the Colorado senior quarterback threw for a school-record 474 yards in a 36-33 overtime loss to Cal last weekend. And... more »

• Texas transfer enrolls at CU

  September 7, 2011 2:36 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Quarterback Connor Wood has enrolled at the University of Colorado after transferring from Texas. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound redshirt freshman will practice with the Buffaloes this fall but must sit out this season. He'll be eligible in 2012, after starter Tyler Hansen has graduated. Coach Jon Embree... more »

• Paterno coaches PSU opener from press box

  September 3, 2011 12:27 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno is coaching Penn State's season opener from the press box Saturday, three weeks after an accidental collision at practice left him with right shoulder and hip injuries. The 84-year-old Paterno said earlier this week there was a "50-50" chance he would be on... more »

• CSU-Pueblo upsets 19th ranked team in the country

  September 2, 2011 2:29 AM

  CANYON, Tex. - Wednesday night, CSU-Pueblo offensive line coordinator, Chris Symington, accepted an unreal challenge of tackling a 72-ounce porterhouse steak at the Big Texas Steakhouse in Canyon, Tex. If he could take down the steak with all the fixins in an hour or less, the dinner would be free.... more »

• Two CSU football players arrested

  August 30, 2011 2:58 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado State coach Steve Fairchild acknowledged that two football players were among four people arrested Saturday at an apartment complex party. Starting middle linebacker James Skelton and backup defensive tackle Zach Tiedgen were cited for disorderly conduct. The 21-year-old juniors were arrested at a move-in... more »

• Teaxas A&M will not join the SEC ... for now

  August 15, 2011 1:24 AM

  The Southeastern Conference says it's sticking with its 12-school membership for now. A statement from University of Florida President Bernie Machen, the chairman of the league's presidents and chancellors committee, says the group met Sunday and "reaffirmed our satisfaction with the present 12 institutional alignment." Machen says no action was... more »

• CSU suspends three football players including former Pueblo standoug

  August 13, 2011 9:10 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Three Colorado State football players have been suspended indefinitely for breaking team rules and two more have been ruled academically ineligible. Coach Steve Fairchild said freshman fullback Kivon Cartwright, sophomore wide receiver Byron Steele and redshirt freshman Ezra Thompson will be allowed to practice with... more »

• Navy wants Command in Chief's Trophy back!

  August 12, 2011 5:36 PM

  ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Navy intends to get back the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy this year. Coach Ken Niumatalolo says losing to Air Force the trophy that represents superiority among the service academies "was like having someone ripping your heart out." Navy considers last season to be a disappointment, even though its... more »

• Mountain West football gets respect in USA Today Coaches Poll

  August 5, 2011 1:32 AM

  The Mountain West has two football teams ranked in the Preseason USA Today Coaches' Top 25 poll. Boise State is the MW's highest-ranked team at No. 7, while TCU enters the season at No. 15. Air Force is among the teams also receiving votes. The Falcons come in at 35th... more »

• Falcons back on the practice field

  August 2, 2011 2:54 AM

  It's a sure sign that summer is close to over. The Air Force football team is back on the practice field. Head coach Troy Calhoun took the Falcons through their first practice Monday morning and by all indications it was a good session. Senior quarterback Tim Jefferson said,... more »

• Air Force picked to finish third in Mountain West

  July 27, 2011 3:00 AM

  Boise State enters its first season in the Mountain West as the favorite to win the 2011 football title, the league announced Tuesday at its annual Media Days being held at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. The Broncos garnered 28 first-place votes, and earned a total of 236... more »

• Four Falcons selected for preseason All-Conference Team

  July 27, 2011 2:51 AM

  The 2011 Preseason all-Mountain West Team was announced Tuesday at the league's annual Football Media Days being held at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. The team, as selected by members of the media, features 11 players that were all-Conference selections in 2010, including seven first-team honorees. Twenty seniors,... more »

• Ohio State vacates wins from last season

  July 8, 2011 4:00 PM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State says it's vacating its wins from the 2010 football season, including the Buckeyes' victory over Arkansas in the 2011 Sugar Bowl. Responding to NCAA allegations over a memorabilia-for-cash scandal that cost former coach Jim Tressel his job, Ohio State says Friday it also is... more »

• Air Force Navy football game moved to national television

  July 1, 2011 1:17 AM

  U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. - The Air Force at Navy football game on Saturday, Oct. 1 has been moved to 12:00, NOON, ET and will be broadcast live on CBS Sports, it was announced Thursday. The game, which will be played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.,... more »

• BCS strips USC of 2004 national championship

  June 6, 2011 10:22 PM

  By The Associated Press The Bowl Championship Series has stripped Southern California of its 2004 title and will leave that season without a BCS champion. The announcement Monday is no surprise. BCS officials had said USC was in danger of having its championship vacated after the Trojans were hit with... more »

• Hansen named Buffs starting QB

  April 12, 2011 8:57 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Senior Tyler Hansen will be Colorado's starting quarterback this fall. Coach Jon Embree made the announcement Tuesday. He also said that five players won't be returning, including two because of knee injuries. Three other players, including two redshirt freshmen, aren't being invited back to the program.... more »

• Confident Falcons wrap up spring football practice

  March 17, 2011 1:58 AM

  Head coach Troy Calhoun and the Air Force football team wrapped up three weeks of spring football practice on Wednesday at the Academy. Spring drills which began on February 23 consisted of 15 practice sessions. The players will now spend lots of time in the weight room but won't... more »

• Ohio State suspends Tressel for two games

  March 9, 2011 1:49 AM

  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is being suspended for two games and fined $250,000 for violating NCAA rules. He failed to notify the school about information he received involving two players, and questionable activities involving Buckeye memorabilia. Tressel also will receive a public reprimand and... more »

• Rocky Mountain Showdown scheduled for September 17

  March 4, 2011 12:57 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado and Colorado State will face each other Sept. 17 at Invesco Field in Denver for their annual Rocky Mountain Showdown. Colorado will be the home team. The non-conference, instate rivals usually open the season against each other, but this year Colorado is starting the season Sept.... more »

• Falcons kick off spring football practice

  February 24, 2011 1:37 AM

  College football in February? Normally those two things don't go together. However February football at the Air Force Academy has turned into a regular thing. The Falcons kicked off spring football Wednesday afternoon. Most colleges prefer to have spring football practice in March or April. But Air Force coach... more »

• Falcons hire new running backs coach

  February 8, 2011 1:04 AM

  U.S.A.F. Academy, Colo. - Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun announced Monday that Desmond "Des" Kitchings has agreed to become the running game coordinator/running backs coach for the Falcons. Kitchings' contract is still being worked and must go through the Academy process. "Des, Heather and their kids will be... more »

• Texans make up large part of CSU recruiting class

  February 3, 2011 1:17 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Steve Fairchild made Texas a priority as a recruiting area for Colorado State. The fourth-year coach was rewarded when he announced Wednesday that 10 Texans had were part of the Rams' 27-member recruiting class of 2011. Texas was represented from Del Rio along the border... more »

• Buffs secure solid recruiting class

  February 3, 2011 1:11 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Buffaloes haven't even started playing in their new conference yet, but already first-year coach Jon Embree is racking up wins against future rivals. Embree persuaded eight players to switch allegiances and sign letters of intent with the Buffaloes on Wednesday, including several who were... more »

• ThunderWolves announce recruiting class

  February 3, 2011 1:06 AM

  PUEBLO, Colo. - The Colorado State University-Pueblo football team is announcing its high school and junior college signees to its roster for the 2011 season, CSU-Pueblo head coach John Wristen announced Wednesday on "National Signing Day." The Pack's signing class includes many of the top high school football players from... more »

• Falcons arrive in Shreveport for Independence Bowl

  December 23, 2010 2:09 AM

  Bowl week is here for the Air Force football team. The Falcons arrived in Shreveport on Wednesday. Georgia Tech will arrive on Thursday. Air Force practiced at Messmer Stadium on the campus of Loyola College Prep School. The Falcons will have brief practice sessions each day through Christmas.... more »

• Rembert named top military football player

  December 15, 2010 2:08 AM

  USAF ACADEMY,Colo. - The NFL Players Association Game has announced that Air Force senior cornerback Reggie Rembert will be the first recipient of the annual "NFL Players Association Military Academy Player of the Year" award. The award honors an outstanding senior football player from a military academy and will be... more »

• CU takle is consensus All-American

  December 15, 2010 1:09 AM

  BOULDER - University of Colorado senior Nate Solder was named to the Associated Press All-America team Tuesday, in the process becoming the first offensive tackle in the history of the Buffalo program to earn consensus All-America honors. Solder, a 6-9, 315-pounder from the small mountain town of Buena Vista,... more »

• Tebow applauds Meyer's decision to quit

  December 9, 2010 2:10 AM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Tim Tebow is applauding Urban Meyer's decision to step down from his job at the University of Florida to focus on his family. Tebow, who wasn't in the locker room Wednesday during the 45-minute media access period, later released a statement through... more »

• Meyer steps down at Florida

  December 9, 2010 1:53 AM

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Florida coach Urban Meyer says he is leaving one of the premier jobs in college football for the second time to spend more time with his family. In a news conference on the Gainesville, Fla., campus, Meyer says he wants to prioritize being a husband and... more »

• Calhoun not interested in CU job

  December 2, 2010 2:06 AM

  Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun is no longer a candidate for the coaching job at the University of Colorado. The "Boulder Daily Camera" and the "Denver Post" both report that Calhoun told members of the CU search committee that he is not interested in the Buffs job. The... more »

• Huskers crush Buffs in final Big 12 meeting

  November 27, 2010 1:47 AM

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -The 16th-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers clinched the Big 12 North with a 45-17 victory over Colorado in their final meeting before they head to different conferences next season. Running back Rex Burkhead passed for two touchdowns and ran for 101 yards and another score for the Huskers,... more »

• Buffs and Huskers get ready for last hurrah

  November 26, 2010 2:07 AM

  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Colorado and Nebraska will meet one more time as members of the Big 12 before they head off to different leagues. There's a lot at stake for both teams Friday: No. 16 Nebraska (9-2, 5-2 Big 12) can win the Big 12 North and Colorado (5-6,... more »

• CU - Nebraksa Black Friday tradition comes to a close

  November 26, 2010 1:09 AM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Denver Broncos tailback Correll Buckhalter is going to have to find a new smack-talking partner to replace teammate Daniel Graham. Their alma maters meet Friday when Colorado visits Nebraska in the last Big 12 game for both schools, and they're not scheduled to meet again anytime... more »

• Hawkins is out at CU

  November 9, 2010 2:33 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Multiple media outlets are reporting that embattled University of Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins will be fired Tuesday. Hawkins has been on the hot seat since last year. The cries for his ouster grew louder following the biggest collapse in school history Saturday when the Buffaloes blew... more »

• Calhoun a semifinalist for Paterno award

  November 9, 2010 2:10 AM

  Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski, announced the 2010 Semifinalists for the first annual Joseph V. Paterno Award for Coach of the Year. The list includes a field of 15 candidates for the Paterno Award as selected by a special Maxwell Football Club Advisory Committee. The award winner is decided... more »

• Buff's Hansen expected to miss remainder of season

  October 27, 2010 2:41 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen has undergone a procedure on his ruptured spleen and is expected to stay in the hospital for a couple more days. Hansen was injured in Colorado's 27-24 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday in Boulder when he ran an option play and... more »

• Buffs will be in Pac-12 South next season

  October 21, 2010 10:07 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California schools will be divided when the Pac-12 conference splits into football divisions next year following its recent expansion. Commissioner Larry Scott said at a news conference in San Francisco on Thursday that UCLA, Southern California, Arizona, Arizona State and conference newcomers Utah and Colorado... more »

• Buffs lose two more for the rest of the season

  October 13, 2010 2:04 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado football team has lost two more players for the season. Safety Anthony Perkins played the entire second half at Missouri on Saturday with a torn ACL and running back Brian Lockridge needs ankle surgery. Coach Dan Hawkins said sophomore receiver Will Jefferson... more »

• CSU-Pueblo football team cracks national poll

  October 5, 2010 2:18 AM

  The CSU-Pueblo football team received its first NCAA Division II Top 25 ranking in school history, weighing in at No. 25 in the nation in the latest American Football Coaches' Association Top 25, released Monday. It marks the first time since 1983 that the CSU-Pueblo football program had been... more »

• DeBerry will watch Falcons in Oklahoma this weekend

  September 17, 2010 1:31 AM

  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- These days, Fisher DeBerry prefers to stay at a distance as he keeps an eye on the Air Force program he built. He doesn't want Troy Calhoun, one of the starting quarterbacks from his 23-year tenure as the Falcons' head coach, putting up with questions... more »

• Bush will give back Heisman

  September 14, 2010 10:38 PM

  METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Reggie Bush says he is forfeiting his Heisman Trophy. The New Orleans Saints running back released a statement Tuesday saying he would give back the award that he won in 2005 while he was at Southern California. It's the first time college football's top award was... more »

• Buffs will play at Ohio State in 2011

  August 25, 2010 1:13 AM

  BOULDER - When it comes to intersectional match-ups on the football field, Colorado and Ohio State are often in a league of their own. So it makes perfect sense that two will resume their brief but eventful series next year in Columbus. The Buffaloes will travel to Ohio Stadium... more »

• Touchdowns translate into election victory?

  July 5, 2010 5:07 PM

  Politicians in a close race may have something new to worry about -- how their local powerhouse football team is doing. New research has found that incumbents whose major college football team has won during the two weeks before an election got up to a 1.5 percentage point boost... more »

• CU polishing image following recruitment scandal

  March 17, 2010 9:52 AM

  Boulder County prosecutors and University of Colorado athletic officials have formed a task force aimed at repairing relationships following CU's football recruiting scandal. The scandal was sparked after two women said they were raped by players and recruits at a boozy off-campus party in 2001. No sexual assault charges... more »

• Bama wins BCS Title Game

  January 8, 2010 4:12 AM

  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Alabama rode its big-play defense and punishing rushing attack to the pinnacle of the college football world again. The top-ranked Crimson Tide held off a furious rally by second-ranked Texas and beat the Longhorns 37-21 in the BCS National Championship for the Tide's first national title... more »

• Florida's Meyer surprisingly steps down

  December 27, 2009 1:54 AM

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Urban Meyer has stunned the college football world with his announcement that he is stepping down as coach of the University of Florida football team. Meyer has been at the pinnacle of the college football world, with the Gators going 56-and-10 with two national championships in... more »

• Buffs give Oklahoma State a scare

  November 20, 2009 1:05 AM

  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Third-string quarterback Brandon Weeden threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, leading No. 12 Oklahoma State back from an 11-point deficit for a 31-28 win against Colorado on Thursday night. With starter Zac Robinson injured and backup Alex Cate ineffective, Weeden... more »