McCoy, Williams Consensus All-Americans

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and offensive tackle Trent Williams have been named consensus All-Americans. The NCAA announced the list today.   Full Story

Pete Carroll, realizing that he didn’t want to be in this position again, has made the Emerald Bowl against Boston College an opportunity to build his team back up and make some subtle changes for the future.   Full Story

McKay Jacobson, Andrew Rich and Dennis Pitta talked with the media about going to Las Vegas, facing star running back Jacquizz Rodgers, and about the Oregon State offense and defense. All three are excited and are ready to play.   Full Story

The Rebels moved outside for practice on Thursday, working out in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in full pads. When the dust had cleared, Coach Houston Nutt tipped his hat to the Rebel defensive front. Read about it inside.   Full Story

First-team All-American C.J. Spiller was among six Clemson football players and 28 student-athletes past and present who received degrees from Clemson University on Thursday morning at Littlejohn Coliseum.   Full Story

Rutgers concluded its last practice of the season with the tradition of underclassmen carrying the seniors from the practice field. It is a day of mixed emotions for the players, who are excited about finally getting their chance for a free ride, but also understanding it means their college career is almost over. That happens Satuday when Rutgers plays Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl.   Full Story

USC senior defensive back Josh Pinkard has a torn ACL that will require surgery, Pete Carroll said after Wednesday’s practice.   Full Story

After suffering the hardest loss of his career, the Florida Gators wide receiver David Nelson is looking to finish his college career with a win. Nelson and the Gators started preparing for the Jan. 1 first game against Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl, but it won’t be an easy one. Like the rest of its season, Florida’s road leading up to the matchup has already been filled with distractions.   Full Story

Cotton Bowl practices continued in the Indoor Practice Facility Wednesday with the same theme from yesterday - work on fundamentals, installing more of the Oklahoma State gameplan and a short young players' scrimmage to cap the day. Read about it inside.   Full Story

The USC Trojans started off their Emerald Bowl prep with two high-energy practices at Cromwell Field. SCPlaybook’s Kevin Carden was there and brings you photos of all the action from the field.   Full Story

CLEMSON - CUTigers.com talks 1-on-1 with senior wide receiver Jacoby Ford.   Full Story

Junior playmaker becomes Notre Dame’s first unanimous All-American since cornerback Shane Walton in 2002.    Full Story

The Spartans have been led by the Big Ten's top passing offense, but key targets B.J. Cunningham and Mark Dell are suspended, so quarterback Kirk Cousins needs others to step up and assist top target Blair White.   Full Story

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke redshirt senior defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase has been named third team All-America by Sporting News, announced on Tuesday by the national publication.   Full Story

A lot of numbers which haven’t been widely reported shows exactly how and where Toby Gerhart lost the Heisman Trophy. Are the widespread calls of East Coast bias valid? Let’s (do more than many voters apparently do and) take a look.   Full Story

The questions get a little more in-depth for Toby Gerhart with just the Bay Area press in the audience. Plus we hear from Todd Gerhart, Toby’s father.   Full Story

About half an hour and half a Manhattan block removed from finishing No. 1A in the Heisman race, Toby Gerhart stepped in front of a podium to address the national media. Here’s the first half of what Stanford’s first Heisman nominee in 39 years had to say.   Full Story

SMU senior wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has been named an Honorable Mention All-American by SI.com, the news outlet announced today. Sanders, who was previously named a first-team All-Conference USA performer, ranks as SMU's all-time leader in career catches (278), TD catches (33) and yards (3,667), single-season (85) and single-game (18) receptions and single-season yardage (1,215).   Full Story

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Left tackle Rodger Saffold has been selected to play in the 85th East-West Shrine Game and defensive end Jammie Kirlew accepted an invitation to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Texas vs. the Nation Challenge.    Full Story

There are a lot of positive feelings and excitement surround the Duke football program heading into the 2009 post-season. Now the Blue Devils are looking to move into a new era with the departure of record-setting quarterback Thaddeus Lewis.   Full Story

Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds was not bashful in his praise of Brown, who is 128-26 with the Longhorns in his 12th season.   Full Story

Clemson running back and kick returner C.J. Spiller was named a first–team All-American all-purpose player by the Associated Press on Tuesday.   Full Story

Fifth-year senior cornerback Devin McCourty will play his last game for Rutgers on Saturday when the Scarlet Knights matchup with Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field. McCourty touched on many subjects during this interview, including the heart of UCF, the developments of teammates David Rowe and Mohamed Sanu and his plans after the season.   Full Story

Go inside and listen to the interviews with this year's Red Menace Fan Appreciation Award winners!   Full Story

The Husky Awards banquet put the finishing touches on the first installment of the Steve Sarkisian era Wednesday night. It was like all awards banquets in all sports; lots of nice things said about the kids and lots of thank yous. In this case the good feelings coming off their two impressive victories to end the season were obvious.   Full Story