Va. Tech tailback Holmes dismissed from school

Virginia Tech tailback Michael Holmes has been kicked out of school after being convicted of assault and battery.

Buckeyes fan, 12, beats cancer he named 'Michigan'

Ohio State football fans always want to defeat what they call "That school up North."

Meyer: Hernandez murder charge not Florida related

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said it is "wrong and irresponsible" to connect him or his former Florida staff to the murder charge facing Aaron Hernandez.

New Nebraska research center to study concussions

If all goes according to Dennis Molfese's plan, the day is coming when a football player who takes a hit to the head will come to the sideline, take off his helmet and slip on an electrode-covered mesh cap.

Kingsbury says no reason to slow down offenses

Unless it can be shown that up-tempo offenses lead to more injuries, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury sees no reason to slow down the game with rule changes.

15 is enough for the ACC for now

The Atlantic Coast Conference is now a 15-team league - and it might just stay that way for a while.

Realignment Day Glance

Happy realignment day!

Orange Bowl | FSU 31, NIU 10

EJ Manuel, Lonnie Pryor lead Florida State Seminoles to Orange Bowl win over Northern Illinois

FSU quarterback EJ Manuel led a balanced offense, and the Seminoles defense shut down Northern Illinois to win the Orange Bowl.

In My Opinion

Love for bowl games borders on unhealthy

Who’s playing Wednesday? Wednesday night? Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan? Where? Who cares? What time? 7:30 p.m.? OK, kid, get that abysmal abomination Austin & ‘n’ Ally off the TV, get your teeth brushed and get to bed so Daddy can get a hit.

In my opinion

Greg Cote: FIU’s decision to fire Mario Cristobal impatient, unfair

Ah yes, I remember well those halcyon days for Florida International University football, back when the young program was rising, winning, going to consecutive bowl games. Back when Mario Cristobal, home-grown hero, was The Hot Young Coach coveted by others but loyal to the city he loved.

BCS | College FOOTBALL

BCS National Championship game a boon for ticket brokers

Going to the Bowl Championship Series? Try buying a ticket that won’t bust your budget.

IN MY OPINION

Northern Illinois, BCS get last laugh

HAHAHAHAHAHA! AHHHH-HAHAHAHAHA! Northern Illinois? Hee-hee hee-hee heeeee…Northern Illinois vs. Florida State in the Orange Bowl? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

College football

Notre Dame and Alabama to square off in BCS National Championship

As expected, the BCS National Championship Game got top-ranked Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama. But the Orange Bowl received a curveball in the form of Northern Illinois, which will take on Florida State on Jan. 1.

BCS bowl projections

Miami gets ‘dream’ BCS National Championship Game

The BCS lineup has taken shape, and Sun Life Stadium got a highly anticipated national-title matchup in Notre Dame vs. Alabama.

SEC championship game | No. 2 Alabama 32, No. 3 Georgia 28

Alabama wins SEC title game, advances to BCS game against Notre Dame

Alabama held off Georgia to win a thrilling SEC title game and set the stage for a BCS National Championship Game in Miami against Notre Dame.

SEC notebook

With Alabama win, BCS debates rage on

It is fairly certain that No. 2 Alabama will play No. 1 Notre Dame in Sun Life Stadium on Jan. 7, but that is not going to settle a debate with other one-loss teams out there. You think the new system will end the griping?

In My Opinion

Miami Hurricanes waste chances against mediocre foe

University of Miami coach Al Golden used the word “execute” or variations of it several times after the Hurricanes’ 18-14 loss to North Carolina.

IN MY OPINION

Early drops set tone for Miami Hurricanes’ disappointing loss

The opponent was legendary. The temperature fell into the wind-blown 30s. A howling, hostile crowd filled a sacred old stadium. The challenge was all ways enormous here for the University of Miami football team Saturday night.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 4

College football: Joe vs. Pro, Week 4

It didn’t take long for the near-impossible to happen this season. Joe went 0-7 against the spread last week. What a parlay. He’s a master at picking losers.

In my opinion

NCAA’s Penn State punishment fits the crime, offers relief

There was an almost visceral satisfaction in hearing the NCAA president on Monday recite the severe punishment against Penn State and its shamed football program over the Jerry Sandusky pedophile scandal.

In My Opinion

Penn State’s Joe Paterno just the latest campus king to fall

Hard to watch, now, isn’t it? Nobody ever thought just the sight of those bland Penn State uniforms and that craggy guy with the Poindexter glasses on the sideline could make skin crawl.

In my opinion

Coach Green takes wisdom from field to sidelines

When Lamont Green left Southridge in 1994, he was a heralded football star on the way to FSU. A lot has happened over the past 18 years.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

The Herald's All-Florida Team

With seven in-state universities - enough to form a conference - competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the Sunshine State can make an argument as the nation's college football capital. Texas might boast the most FBS programs, but Florida is where the champions call home. UM, FSU and UF have combined to win nine national titles since 1983.