Outback Bowl

Northwestern lands in Gator Bowl

Jim Phillips made a point of using the word "enthusiastically" Sunday to describe Northwestern accepting a bid to the Gator Bowl. Because in some circles, the Jan. 1 pairing with Mississippi State was a bit of a letdown. The Northwestern athletic...

Tags: Mississippi State Bulldogs, New Year's Day, Northwestern Wildcats, Chicago Tribune, Southeastern Conference

Vaught's Views: Mark Stoops defense, plan sold former Wildcat quarterback Tim Couch

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LEXINGTON - He grew up a Kentucky fan and once he got a chance to play for the Wildcats, he rewrote the passing records and became a No. 1 overall NFL draft pick because of his offensive prowess. Yet when former UK quarterback Tim Couch had a chance to...

Tags: Tim Couch, College Football, Bill Curry, NFL Draft, Florida State Seminoles

Die-hard NU fan keeps the faith

Kevin F. Sherry witnessed Keyshawn Johnson knifing through the Purple in Pasadena, UCLA scoring 36 straight points in El Paso and Auburn appearing to win the Outback Bowl three times before it was official. "I've seen us lose in so many different ways,"...

Tags: Keyshawn Johnson, Nintendo Company Ltd., Northwestern Wildcats, Alamo Bowl, Gator Bowl

NU's bowl destination remains a question mark

Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald calls it "the only lingering negative in our program." And not that he has a complex about it, but he told media members that NU's nine-game bowl losing streak is something "you guys just love to talk about." And: "We'...

Tags: College Football, Urban Meyer, Northwestern Wildcats, Travel, Domestic Travel

College Football Countdown: No. 6 Georgia

Saturday's matchup: Northwestern at Penn State

TV/radio: 11 a.m. Saturday; ESPN, WGN-AM 720, WNUR-FM 89.3. Line: Penn State by 21/2. Records: Northwestern 5-0,1-0 Big Ten; Penn State 3-2, 1-0. Last meeting: Penn State won 34-24 on Oct. 22, 2011, in Evanston. ON THE OFFENSIVE: The last time the...

Tags: Big Ten Conference, ESPN (tv network), Northwestern Wildcats, Penn State Nittany Lions, Illinois Fighting Illini

Penn State to Give Back Trophies Because of NCAA Sanctions

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STATE COLLEGE, Penn. -- Penn State will have to return all of the football trophies they won during a 14-year span as a result of sanctions handed down by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for school's role in the Jerry Sandusky child sexual...

Tags: College Football, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Bill O'Brien, Graham Spanier

Once-heralded Gator defensive backs trying to regain swagger

People like to blame the University of Florida football team's inept offense for a big part of last season's underwhelming 7-6 showing. The blame, however, can't rest solely on the shoulders of the quarterbacks' inability to get the Gators into the end...

Tags: Urban Meyer, College Football, Football, South Carolina Gamecocks, Florida Gators

SEC Football 2012: Quarterbacks

  ++++++++++++++++++++ || ++++++++++++++++++++ || Georgia Bulldogs – Aaron Murray – Graduated from Plant HS in Tampa, FL. After redshirting his first year, Murray took over as starting QB in 2010, setting a UGA freshmen passing record. Last...

Tags: College Football, Jeff Driskel, Teaching and Learning, Peyton Manning, Independence Bowl

SEC Media Days: Former Kentucky QB Tim Couch says he enjoys his television work covering SEC football

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HOOVER, Ala. — Former Kentucky All-American quarterback Tim Couch — the No. 1 overall pick in the 1999 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns — says he’s excited to be starting his third year at FOX Sports South as an analyst on “...

Tags: Tim Couch, College Football, Teaching and Learning, Craig Yeast, Southeastern Conference

College Football Countdown: No. 12 Michigan State

The Orlando Sentinel has ranked all 120 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in the country. The Sentinel staff will take a closer look at a new team daily, counting backward from No. 120 to our projected No. 1 team. We will not be including the four teams the...

Tags: College Football, Iowa Hawkeyes, College Sports, Big Ten Conference, Wisconsin Badgers

UK Sports: Lexington TV anchor Palumbo married a fan, then became one

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WDKY-TV news anchor Jennifer Palumbo got her start as a sports reporter and remains an avid Kentucky football and basketball fan despite a not-so-pleasant incident not long at a previous job. When Kentucky won the national championship under Rick Pitino...

Tags: Tim Couch, College Football, John Calipari, Football, Sports