AHN Sports Staff Mount Pleasant, MI (AHN) - Nate Davis tossed four touchdown passes and MiQuale Lewis rushed for 177 yards, as Ball State thumped Central Michigan 31-24 Wednesday night, to remain perfect in the season.The Cardinals (11-0, 7-0) clinched a share of the Mid-American Conference West Division title and also set a school record for wins in a season.With the score tied midway through the fourth quarter, Lewis led the way, registering 63
Matthew Harvey - AHN Sports Reporter Minneapolis, MN (AHN) - University of Minnesota Gophers wideout Eric Decker is expected to return Saturday to play against the University of Iowa.He suffered an ankle sprain against their 24-17 loss against Northwestern on November 1.. Since regulated to the bench, his frustration has been visible from the sidelines.While he's affirmed that he's not 100 percent, he has sworn to play - and will choke down whatever pain
Matthew Harvey - AHN Sports Reporter Austin, TX (AHN) - The University of Texas issued an announcement Tuesday stating that Will Muschamp will replace Mack Brown,when the latter decides to retire in the fi as football coach.While the exact contract is still being negotiated, Muschamp will be getting a raise to $900,000 when he assumes the successor-in-waitingrole in January.Muschamp has just joined the program over at Texas this year, though he has two seasons
Matthew Harvey - AHN Sports Reporter Chapel Hill, NC (AHN) - Coach Butch Davis of North Carolina Tar Heels has announced that the starting quarterback role is up for grabs.Practices this week will determine which quarterback will start in the home finale against North Carolina State.The two contenders are T.J Yates and Cameron Sexton. Sexton, the third-stringer, has stepped up in a big way when Yates went down with a broken ankle in September.Sexton
Matthew Harvey - AHN Sports Reporter Logan, UT (AHN) - Utah State head coach Brent Guy has been asked to step down after the season, the program announced Monday.Athletic Director Scott Barnes said Guy would be relinquishing the helm at the end of the season.Guy's reign is littered with failure. In the three years he has run the program, not once has Utah finished with more than three wins.In 2005, he went 3-8, which
Mike Rothman - AHN Sports Contributor Syracuse, NY (AHN) - After four straight sub par seasons and a 9-36 record overall at Syracuse, head coach Greg Robinson was fired with two games left in the campaign.Admitting he just did not get the job done, Robinson said he saw his end at Syracuse coming. He will still coach the final two games of the season.Syracuse is 2-8 this year and almost looking to repeat the
Mike Easterling - AHN Sports Reporter (AHN) - The Southeastern Conference has proven not to be as deep and talented this season as expected.But this much appears certain: Florida is the best team in the country at the moment.The Gators haven't overtaken No. 1 Alabama or No. 2 Texas Tech in the AHN Top 10 -- traditions die hard in college football, and being unbeaten is everyone's fantasy -- but Florida is the team
AHN Sports Staff Ann Arbor, MI (AHN) - Sophomore quarterback Nick Sheridan may start again for Michigan this weekend against Ohio State because of a shoulder injury to Steven Threet, Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez announced Monday.Rodriguez said Threet is listed as doubtful for Saturday's game against the Buckeyes, Michigan's final opponent in the regular season.The erstwhile starter came off the bench last Saturday in Michigan's 21-14 defeat against Northwestern, but appeared to have separated
Mike Rothman - AHN Sports Contributor State College, Pa. (AHN) - After a slow start, No. 7 Penn State rolled over Indiana 34-7 and rebounded from last week's upset loss to Iowa.Even though last week's defeat knocked Penn State out of the National Championship hunt, the team is still in the race for a Rose Bowl birth.With quarterback and team leader Daryll Clark throwing for 20-of-36 for 239 yards and two touchdowns, the Nittany
Mike Rothman - AHN Sports Contributor Lawrence, KS (AHN) - In an effort to sneak back into the National Championship hunt, No. 5 Texas destroyed Kansas 35-7 Saturday.Kansas had not defeated Texas since 1938, and that did not change Saturday as Texas scored 21 points in the third quarter to put the game away for good.As always, the story of the game was Texas quarterback Colt McCoy who went 24-for-34 with 255 yards passing
Mike Easterling - AHN Sports Reporter Stanford, CA> (AHN) -- Southern Cal scored 28 straight points in the second half to break a tie and go on to defeat Stanford 45-23 Saturday night.The fourth-ranked Trojans lost to the Cardinal last season in stunning fashion.C.J. Gable returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and ran for another score in the victory.Stanford dropped to 1-21 against ranked teams dating back to 2002.Mark Sanchez added two
Robert Langsett - AHN Sports Contributor San Diego, CA (AHN) - Brian Johnson completed 27-of-38 passes for 283 yards and five touchdowns as the eighth-ranked Utah Utes routed the San Diego State Aztecs 63-14 Saturday night.Utah moves to 11-0 on the season and inches ever closer to a possible at large BCS bowl berth.This one was never close as Utah built a 35-7 halftime lead behind a strong defense and productive offense.The win also
Mike Rothman - AHN Sports Contributor Blacksburg, VA (AHN) - With Frank Beamer's blessing, the Clemson interviewed Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster Friday for the team's head coaching position.In fact, Beamer said he thought Foster deserves the opportunity. Foster indicated interest in the head coaching vacancy at West Virginia University after the 2007 season but did not get the job.Beamer told his players of the interview Thursday after the 16-14 loss to Miami.As