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No. 19 Oklahoma beats Iowa 31-14 in Insight Bowl

Blake Bell, Lane Johnson
Blake Bell ran for three touchdowns to help No. 19 Oklahoma survive a late rally and a crashing camera to beat Iowa 31-14 in the Insight Bowl Friday night. Read More

Rutgers downs Iowa State 27-13 in Pinstripe Bowl

Greg Schiano
Chas Dodd hit Brandon Coleman for an 86-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter and Jawan Jamison ran for two scores to lead Rutgers over Iowa State 27-13 in the Pinstripe Bowl on Friday. The Scarlet Knights (9-4) ran their bowl winning streak to five and improved to 2-0 this season at Yankee Stadium, where they beat Army last month. Rutgers, which played in one bowl game before 2005, is 5-1 in the postseason under coach Greg Schiano. Read More

Griffin, Baylor win record-breaking Alamo Bowl

Robert Griffin III, Josh Shirley
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III didn't dazzle but Baylor still pulled out a thrilling Alamo Bowl victory in the highest-scoring bowl game in history, beating Washington 67-56 in a record-smashing shootout Thursday night. Read More

UCLA, Illinois seeking positive finish to tumultuous seasons

Kevin Prince
One team has more losses than wins and the other has lost six in a row. Both teams fired their head coaches after disappointing finishes to the regular season. So, to say the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl on Saturday is about redemption is an understatement, but both teams have responded to the adversity thus far. "It’s been a crazy, very unique situation," UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince said. Read More

Texas defeats Cal 21-10 in Holiday Bowl

David Ash threw for one touchdown and caught a TD pass to lead Texas to a 21-10 victory against California in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday night.The Longhorns (8-5) had five takeaways and sacked Cal's Zach Maynard six times.The Golden Bears (7-6) are winless in five games against the Longhorns dating to 1959. Read More

Toledo holds off Air Force 42-41 in Military Bowl

Bernard Reedy
Air Force's attempt at a 2-point conversion went awry with 52 seconds to play Wednesday, giving Toledo a 42-41 win in the Military Bowl. Air Force lined up to kick the extra point after Zach Kauth's 33-yard touchdown catch pulled the Falcons within a point. But holder David Baska ran the option instead, and he was hit and fumbled the ball out of bounds. Read More

Stanford football coach Shaw already looking ahead

David Shaw
When it comes to the rigors and play of the gridiron, David Shaw subscribes to a specific, yet simple, school of thought. "I like to think in terms of eras," he said. "And hopefully our era doesn’t come to an end with Andrew [Luck] leaving." Read More

Some offbeat awards for NFL season

The official NFL awards will be handed out during Super Bowl week. The offbeat ones are being handed out now. MOST MEMORABLE GAME The season began with some sensational, down-to-the-wire matchups, including the overall opener, Green Bay's 42-34 win over New Orleans. It's also hard to forget Buffalo's wild 34-31 victory against New England in Week 3, or Detroit's stunning rally for a 34-30 win at Dallas in Week 4. Read More

Cajuns edge Aztecs in New Orleans Bowl

Javone Lawson, King Holder
Brett Baer kicked a 50-yard field goal as time ran out, lifting Louisiana-Lafayette to 32-30 victory over San Diego State in the New Orleans Bowl on Saturday night. Playing in their first bowl game as a Division I FBS team, the Ragin Cajuns (9-4) led most of the way but fell behind 30-29 when Aztecs quarterback Ryan Lindley connected with Colin Lockett on a 12-yard touchdown strike with 35 seconds to go. Read More

Pittsburg St. ends Wayne St. title hopes, 35-21

Zac Dickey
Wayne State still had plenty to celebrate after its surprising run to the Division II championship game came up short of a title. Unranked and unheralded, they navigated four straight road playoff games before losing to Pittsburg State 35-21 on Saturday in a wild game packed with big special teams plays. Read More
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