By JOHN ZENOR It’s hard to imagine a much more meteoric rise to Heisman Trophy contender than that of Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, until you consider Florida’s Kyle Trask. Formerly three-star recruits with daunting paths to starting jobs but five-star perseverance and smarts, now they’re perhaps the leading Heisman candidates heading into Saturday night’s Crimson…… read more »
By STEVE MEGARGEE The personal touch that helps coaches sell their programs to blue-chip prospects is missing this year. Restrictions brought about by the pandemic prevent face-to-face communication between players and coaches. Staffs can’t visit high schools. Plenty of states didn’t even play high school football. “It’s just weird,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. It…… read more »
By TOM WITHERS CLEVELAND (AP) — Lamar Jackson’s only thought was to rescue his teammates. Like any other superhero. Jackson emerged from the locker room, saved the game and maybe Baltimore’s season with a 47-42 win over the Cleveland Browns in a wild, back-and-forth Monday night game in which the teams combined to tie a…… read more »
By JOE REEDY INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers finally found a way to close out a win this season. The Bolts came into Sunday’s game against Atlanta with four losses coming either in overtime or as time expired in regulation. But things finally lined up in their favor when Michael Badgley hit…… read more »
By TIM REYNOLD MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michael Carter and Javonte Williams accomplished something that no teammates in major college football history had previously done. The Orange Bowl — where North Carolina has never been — might be their reward. Carter and Williams set a Football Bowl Subdivision record by combining for 544 yards…… read more »
By JOHN MARSHALL Sacramento State has a game at Cal Poly scheduled for Dec. 21, two days after the Hornets host UC Davis. Cal Poly has the same COVID-19 testing standards, so it should be easy for the Hornets to pull off. It’s not, like nearly everything that comes with trying to play college basketball…… read more »
By JIMMY GOLEN BOSTON (AP) — Boston College, which managed to escape the worst of the coronavirus outbreak and the schedule and roster shuffling that has affected so many other college football teams, is passing on the opportunity to play in a bowl so players can spend Christmas with their families. BC is the first…… read more »
By MITCH STACY\ COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Big Ten Conference dropped its six-game minimum requirement for the league championship game Wednesday, clearing the way for No. 3 Ohio State to take on No. 15 Northwestern in another chance for the Buckeyes to burnish their playoff credentials. The Buckeyes (5-0) will try for their fifth…… read more »
By DAVID GINSBURG BALTIMORE (AP) — Back in action after a 15-day layoff, Lamar Jackson directed a relentless rushing attack that the Baltimore Ravens hope will be the first big step in a run to the playoffs. Jackson ran for 94 yards and a touchdown, and the Ravens returned from a COVID-19 outbreak to amass…… read more »
By DAVID BRANDT GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The passes zipped through the air one by one, almost always finding their intended target right on the hands and in stride. By the time Josh Allen was done, the quarterback had finished one of the best games of his young NFL career, and the Buffalo Bills once…… read more »
