Week Nine NCAA News

The Texas Longhorns took a small step forward in this week's Bowl Championship Series standings, and the remaining unbeaten teams held down the first seven spots.

The Longhorns jumped one spot from third place to second, moving ahead of the Alabama Crimson Tide, but they remain one behind the Florida Gators. The move is merely cosmetic as Texas, Florida and Alabama are already in control of their own destiny in the BCS championship race.

If the Longhorns stay unbeaten, they will surely earn a spot to play for...

Friday night in Raymond James Stadium, the South Florida Bulls host the 20th ranked West Virginia Mountaineers in what could prove to be a huge Big East Conference match-up.

At 6-1, 2-0 in the conference, the Mountaineers will be trying to keep pace with Cincinnati and Pittsburgh on the top of the Big East standings. Both the Bearcats and Panthers are ranked higher than West Virginia and remain unbeaten in the conference as well.

NCAA odds makers see this one pretty close as the Mountaineers come into town as a small favorite on the road. The Vegas line is sitting at...

Thursday night in Blacksburg, the Hokies host the North Carolina Tar Heels as Virginia Tech looks to make another push down the stretch at a ACC Championship.

Virginia Tech's hopes of getting back into the national championship picture appear to be over after their first ACC loss to Georgia Tech last week, but a chance to reach a third straight conference title game is still in play.

NCAA odds makers like their chances tonight as the Hokies are listed as heavy home favorites. The Vegas line is sitting at...

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant will remain suspended for the remainder of the football season for lying to NCAA investigators.

The NCAA has ruled that the junior All-American wide-out will not be eligible to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys until September 2010. That means that Bryant may opt out of his senior year and possibly choose to enter the NFL draft and bring an end to his college career.

After this week's appeal, Bryant said that he is...

For a second consecutive the Texas Longhorns remain a unanimous no. 1, receiving all 65 first-place votes. The rest of the top five remained unchanged no. 2 Alabama, followed by Penn State, Oklahoma and the Florida Gators.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders moved up to their highest ranking in the Top 25 in 32 years to the no. 6 spot as they...

Saturday Night in Knoxville, the 2nd ranked Alabama Crimson Tide will be looking to remain perfect while trying to avoid a third straight road loss to the Tennessee Volunteers. Odds makers call the Tide a 5 point favorite on the road.

The SEC's lone undefeated team is 7-0 Alabama and as long as they stay unbeaten, the Crimson Tide should be playing in Miami on Jan. 8 for the BCS Championship.

A week ago the Crimson Tide survived a second-half rally from Ole' Miss before holding on for a 24-20 victory. Their halftime lead was 24-3.

Saturday night on ABC the Penn State Nittany Lions face-off with the Ohio State Buckeyes in a prime-time Big Ten match-up. Odds makers call the Nittany Lions a 2 point road favorite with the total sitting at.

The conference lead will be on the line as no. 3 Penn State looks to snap a 10 game losing streak against ranked opponents. The Lions have not beat no. 10 Ohio State in Columbus since 1978.

Penn State has the seventh best scoring offense in the country, averaging 45.4 points per game...

The 7th ranked Georgia Bulldogs head to Baton Rouge to take on the 13th ranked LSU Tigers on Saturday. Odds maker are calling the Tigers a 1 point favorite at home with the total sitting at 50.

Both Georgia and LSU came into the season with high expectations, Georgia a preseason no. 1 and the Tigers defending national champs. Now, with each team having suffered a blowout loss, one more setback would end derail either's hopes of getting back to the top.

Georgia comes in at 6-1, 3-1 in the conference...

Saturday afternoon the no. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns host the no. 7 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys in Austin. Odds makers have the Longhorns as a 12 1/2 point favorite with the total sitting at 67.

The 7-0 Longhorns coasted through the first five games of their schedule staying under the radar. However, since knocking off then ranked no. 1 Oklahoma and then Missouri a week ago, Texas has burst into the national spotlight and are now the first unanimous no.1 team in the nation since Ohio State in 2006.

"We're playing at a high level, but we're not a great team yet," said Texas coach Mack Brown...

Friday night the Boise State Broncos head to San Jose to take on the Spartans. Odds makers are calling 6-0 Boise State a 7 1/2 point favorite on the road with the total sitting at 41.

The 13th ranked Broncos come into Spartan Stadium with, as usual, one of the nation's top rated scoring offenses. However, this season their defense is making a name for themselves as well.

The unbeaten Broncos are scoring more than 32 points per game...