FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Houston Cougars 24, Navy Midshipmen 14 HOUSTON, Texas — D’Eriq King connected on 21-of-27 attempts for 277 yards and a touchdown with two more scores on the ground to lead the Houston Cougars to a 24-14 win over the Navy Midshipmen Saturday. The win assured the Cougars of finishing above .500 in Head Coach Major Applewhite’s debut season which has been considered a disappointment in some corners. The…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns 47, New Mexico State Aggies 34 LAFAYETTE, La. — Three late interceptions helped the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns finally pull away from a stubborn New Mexico State Aggies squad Saturday in a 47-34 win. The Cajuns had led 28-10 in the second quarter before the Aggies slowly chipped away at the lead to tie the game at 34-all early in the fourth quarter. By then, the…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Midwestern State Mustangs 24, Sioux Falls Cougars 20 WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Emotions ran high all day for the Midwestern State Mustangs. When it was all said and done, MSU earned its first playoff win since 2006 by rallying to knock off Sioux Falls, 24-20, in the opening round of the NCAA Division II playoffs at Memorial Stadium. MSU cornerback Robert Grays died from an injury he…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Oklahoma Sooners 38, TCU Horned Frogs 20 NORMAN, Okla. — Baker Mayfield may be the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy, but for at least one week, he may not have even been the best player in an Oklahoma uniform. Not with Rodney Anderson in the same Sooners’ backfield running for 151 yards and two touchdowns whil catching five of Mayfield’s passes for another 139 yards and two more…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Texas Longhorns 42, Kansas Jayhawks 27 AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns rode a fast start to a 42-27 Big 12 Conference victory over Kansas in front of 96,557 fans at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas (5-5, 4-3) is now one win away from being bowl eligible under first-year head coach Tom Herman. The Longhorns play at West Virginia and at home against Texas Tech to…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Cumberland Phoenix 62, Kentucky Christian Knights 23 LEBANON, Tenn. — The Cumberland Phoenix sent their seniors out in style in a 62-23 victory over the Kentucky Christian Knights last Saturday. The Senior Day win even included a receiving touchdown by senior offensive lineman Nick Bodden on a throwback screen. Cumberland already led 14-0 at the time, but the sight of the 272-pound Bodden rushing around the left…
GORDONSVILLE, Tenn. — It was a battle of Tigers in this small Middle Tennessee town last Friday night. Well, for one half, anyway before the visiting Whitwell Tigers ran off and left their hosts in the dust of a 49-7 blowout in the second round of the TSSAA Division I Class 1A playoffs. Whitwell looked like the stronger team from the start jumping out to an early 14-0 lead, but…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Campbell Camels 42, Davidson Wildcats 29 DAVIDSON, N.C. — The Campbell Camels ended their two-game losing streak with a 42-29 road victory over Davidson on Saturday. Campbell (6-4, 5-2) took the lead for good on a nine-play, 79-yard drive capped by a 20-yard touchdown run by freshman quarterback Daniel Smith with 2:34 remaining in the first half. Smith was electrifying all afternoon, throwing for 156 yards and…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Eastern Illinois Panthers 23, Eastern Kentucky Colonels 20 CHARLESTON, Ill. — The Eastern Kentucky Colonels scored a go-ahead touchdown with just 37 seconds remaining Saturday to take a 20-13 lead at Eastern Illinois. And it still wasn’t enough. The host Panthers got the ball back on their own 33-yard line, and four plays later they evened the score at 20-all on a 26-yard Scott Gilkey-to-Alexander Hollins touchdown pass with…
FACEBOOK GAMEDAY GALLERY: Youngstown State Penguins 66, Indiana State Sycamores 24 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The last time the Youngstown State Penguins came to Terre Haute to face Indiana State two years ago, they had to deal with a snow storm losing on a late field goal in a 27-24 loss to the Sycamores. This time the Penguins were the blizzard burying the Sycamores below an avalanche of offense in a 66-24 blowout….