An overview Saturday's college football schedule. Full story »

Toledo, O. -- Some `Spread Offenses' seem to be played in sand. There's an endless string of sideline passes (read: long handoffs) designed to get a player out in space (read: one-on-one) hoping for an explosion (read: big) play. The coach-speak covers up for its blandness. Quite often, that's all done for a three-yard gain. Then there are `Spread... Full story »

LOS ANGELES -- Matt Barkley's first pass at Southern California went for minus-2 yards. His first four series with the Trojans resulted in two fumbles, two punts and a 3-0 deficit to San Jose State. A typical freshman quarterback surely would have tensed up at this burgeoning Coliseum calamity. Instead, Barkley showed why coach Pete Carroll insists there's nothing... Full story »

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida opened its most anticipated season in school history with a near-perfect performance. The top-ranked and defending national champion Gators didn't even care that it came against an overmatched team from the Football Championship Subdivision. Tim Tebow accounted for two touchdowns, Chris Rainey and Jeff Demps had scoring runs, and Brandon James ended the school's longest... Full story »

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Mike Gundy was in the midst of a ribbon-cutting ceremony to rededicate Oklahoma State's renovated stadium when he heard public address announcer Larry Reece say that the game that followed marked the biggest day in the history of the university. "No pressure," he said. No problem. With a record crowd looking on, Gundy and his Cowboys... Full story »

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford stood helplessly on the sideline, wearing a T-shirt, a sling and a towel around his neck. All he could do was watch as his Oklahoma Sooners lost their chance for a perfect season -- and the BYU Cougars launched their bid to become the latest BCS busters from the Mountain West. Max... Full story »

State College, Pa. -- The most compelling part of Penn State's 31-7 win Saturday over Akron turned out to be the pregame introductions. Joe Paterno jogged out of the Beaver Stadium tunnel with his players, his first game back on the sideline since the Hall of Fame coach had hip-replacement surgery last November. Then quarterback Daryll Clark and the... Full story »

Four years after Texas defeated USC, 41-38, in a seminal game for child, man, the aged and the ages, the Bowl Championship Series title game returns to the Rose Bowl. . . . with an added twist. The twist is the Rose Bowl hosts two games this year, its traditional game Jan. 1 followed by the BCS game Jan.... Full story »

Gainesville, Fla.- Tim Tebow started to walk off stage, then called an audible. The Florida quarterback turned around, grabbed the microphone and told teammates, coaches and fans exactly what they wanted to hear. "Oh, by the way, let's do it again. I'm coming back," Tebow said. Tebow thrilled more than 40,000 at the school's national championship celebration Sun- day... Full story »

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- It's becoming an annual event: A prime coaching job opens up, Bob Stoops' name lands on the supposed short list of candidates, only for him to say he's happy at Oklahoma. The latest supposed will-he-or-won't-he scenario: Stoops to the Denver Broncos? Not happening, Stoops said Saturday after his team practiced at Barry University, just a... Full story »

USC uses big lead to take third straight Rose Bowl, 38-24 PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Southern California made a strong case of its own to be No. 1. JoePa agreed, even before Penn State got beaten by the Trojans in the Rose Bowl. Mark Sanchez passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns, USC dominated on defense and the fifth-ranked... Full story »

LOS ANGELES -- The outcome of Saturday night's Notre Dame-Southern California game was never in doubt. What remains in question is Charlie Weis' job security with the Fighting Irish. Mark Sanchez passed for 267 yards and two touchdowns, USC 's hard-hitting defense thoroughly dominated Notre Dame, and the fifth-ranked Trojans rolled to a 38-3 victory over the Irish and their... Full story »

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Jacquizz Rodgers watched solemnly on the sideline wearing his No. 1 jersey over his street clothes as Oregon State's Rose Bowl aspirations slipped away. Oregon all but crushed the Beavers' hopes of going to Pasadena on New Year's Day with a 65-38 victory Saturday in the highest-scoring game in the rivalry.  Full story »

STILLWATER, Okla. -- Now it's up to voters and computers. Sam Bradford threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 3 Oklahoma based its case for a BCS bump on its high-powered offense, outscoring No. 11 Oklahoma State, 61-41, Saturday night in the highest-scoring Bedlam rivalry game in the century-old series. Needing to make up a minuscule eight-thousandths of... Full story »

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Mike Leach had a novel idea about how to break a possible three-way tie in the Big 12 South following No. 7 Texas Tech's 35-28 win against Baylor. Forget the BCS and head-to-head matchups. Go to the report cards, Leach suggested. They are student-athletes. "I think they should break that three-way tie based on a graduation rate.... Full story »