College Sports

Ashley Houts made eight free throws in the final 1:31 and No. 7 Georgia overcome 23 turnovers to beat Georgia Tech 71-64 on Sunday.

There are major changes in the newest Associated Press college football poll, and they benefit Ohio State and LSU. The Buckeyes have climbed from third to first following yesterday's losses by Missouri and West Virginia.

Bo Pelini is the new coach at Nebraska, leaving the defensive coordinator post at LSU for a job many Cornhusker fans thought he should have been given four years ago

Georgia coach Mark Richt turned politician late Saturday night as he lobbied for his No. 4 Bulldogs to land a spot in the national championship game.
Richt stated his case after watching No. 1 Missouri and No. 2 West Virginia lose on Saturday night, opening the way for No. 3 Ohio State, Georgia, No. 5 LSU, and No. 6 Virginia Tech in the new national championship game.

The curse of No. 2 claimed another victim. West Virginia is out of the national title race. Ohio State is in. In a season defined by upsets, Pittsburgh came up with an enormous one, beating the second-ranked Mountaineers 13-9 Saturday night to throw another curveball at the BCS.

The No. 9 Sooners rushed for three touchdowns, quarterback Sam Bradford threw for two more and Oklahoma coolly captured its fifth Big 12 title since 2000 by upending the upstart Tigers 38-17 Saturday night in the conference championship game in the Alamodome.

Les Miles and LSU can now focus on their future together, starting with a trip to the Superdome, after a 21-14 victory Saturday over Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference championship game.

Les Miles will remain LSU's football coach rather than bolt to Michigan.

Yellow Jackets guard Anthony Morrow, who entered the game averaging a team-high 18.7 points, was held scoreless in the first half and finished with 12 points, which all came after the Commodores had built a comfortable lead.

AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville told listeners to his weekly radio show that fans ``don't need to panic or anything'' amid reports that he could bolt to Arkansas to replace Houston Nutt.