Tag: College Sports

Trial Starts in Concussion Case of Dead USC Football Player

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles jury heard opening statements Friday in the case of a widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma. Matthew Gee died at age 49 in 2018 from permanent brain damage caused by countless blows to the…


Brennan Armstrong Sets Virginia’s TD-Pass Mark in Win Over Ga. Tech

Brennan Armstrong became Virginia’s career passing touchdowns leader and he ran for another score to lead the Cavaliers to a 16–9 victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday, Oct. 20, in Atlanta. Armstrong, who completed 20 of 35 passes for 255 yards, threw his school-record 57th career touchdown pass with a 44-yard strike to Dontayvion Wicks…


College Football Top 25 roundup: No. 6 Tennessee stuns No. 3 Alabama

Chase McGrath’s 40-yard field goal as time expired lifted No. 6 Tennessee to an epic 52–49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday night in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee (6–0, 3–0 Southeastern Conference) snapped a 15-game losing streak against the Crimson Tide (6–1, 3–1) and beat Alabama for the first time since Nick Saban became the…


No. 5 Michigan Tops No. 10 Penn St 41–17, Runs for 418 Yards

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Michigan’s massive offensive line opened huge holes and its speedy running backs took full advantage. Donovan Edwards ran for a go-ahead, 67-yard touchdown and Blake Corum had a 61-yard run for a score on consecutive snaps in the third quarter as the fifth-ranked Wolverines pulled away and beat No. 10 Penn State 41–17…


SALT AKE CITY—Cameron Rising…

SALT AKE CITY—Cameron Rising threw for 415 yards, ran for three touchdowns and scampered up the middle for a go-ahead two-point conversion with 48 seconds left in No. 20 Utah’s 43–42 victory over No. 7 Southern California on Saturday night. Rising rushed a yard for a touchdown on fourth down to set up the deciding…


Unbeaten USC, UCLA Driving College Football Resurgence in LA

LOS ANGELES—Ralen Goforth is a standout linebacker at Southern California. His older brother, Randall, was a star cornerback at UCLA. With both of Los Angeles’ college football teams unbeaten midway through a season for the first time in a generation, the Goforth family group chat is an exciting place to be this fall. “He just…


Reigning Pac–12 champion and…

Reigning Pac–12 champion and 20th-ranked Utah faces a pivotal point Saturday in its pursuit of a second league title when the Utes host No. 7 Southern California in Salt Lake City. The Utes (4–2, 2–1) suffered a mortal blow to their College Football Playoff chances last week in a 42-32 setback at UCLA. No team…


No. 7 USC Visits No. 20 Utah for Key Pac–12 Contest

Reigning Pac–12 champion and 20th-ranked Utah faces a pivotal point Saturday in its pursuit of a second league title when the Utes host No. 7 Southern California in Salt Lake City. The Utes (4–2, 2–1) suffered a mortal blow to their College Football Playoff chances last week in a 42-32 setback at UCLA. No team…


AP Top 25: UGA Back at No. 1, Alabama Slips to 3 Behind OSU

Georgia took back the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college football poll from Alabama on Sunday after being bumped out last week by the Crimson Tide, who slid to No. 3. The Bulldogs received 32 first-place votes and 1,535 points in the Top 25, presented by Regions Bank, to easily reclaim No. 1….


Thompson-Robinson Leads No. 18 UCLA Over No. 11 Utah 42–32

PASADENA, Calif.—Dorian Thompson-Robinson passed for 299 yards and four TDs to become UCLA’s career leader in passing touchdowns, Zach Charbonnet rushed for a career high 198 yards and the 18th-ranked Bruins defeated No. 11 Utah 42–32 on Saturday, Oct. 8.. Thompson-Robinson also had a rushing score for the Bruins, who are 6–0 overall for the…