The Cougars practiced early yesterday watched the team they just beat (OSU) knock off the team they play next (ASU). They took the field on Sunday night for a short, late practice to begin preparing to replicate OSU's success and send the Sun Devils on…
Gonzaga has only two games against teams ranked in the preseason Top 25 and the first matchup comes Monday night against No. 22 SMU at the MAC. Arizona (Dec. 6, in Tucson) is the other ranked foe on GU's schedule. UCLA, Memphis, BYU and Saint…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Want to know what the dumbest statement in all of sports is right now? "If they win out." Using the term in relationship to college football is just plain silly. Nobody "wins out" anymore. Well, except maybe one team. Read on.
This was supposed to be the Pac-12's quiet weekend. There were no matchups between ranked teams, Oregon didn't play and every favorite in conference matchups was favored by at least a touchdown. Instead all three games played on Saturday were tight, with an average final…
This was the flip side of those storybook Senior Day memories. Idaho hoped to send 19 seniors out on an uptick in their final Kibbie Dome appearance Saturday afternoon. Instead, it was all banana peels and pratfalls for the Vandals, who fell to Troy 34-17…
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