Week Thirteen NCAA News

Saturday night in Stanford Stadium, the Notre Dame Irish may just be fighting to save head coach Charlie Weis' job as they head west to take on the Cardinal. If that is even possible.

Going into the season, Fighting Irish fans expected this game at Stanford to be a good one to end the year with. Almost everybody has respect for Jim Harbaugh and love what he has done with the program while Notre Dame was expected to be contending for a BCS Bowl berth.

Stanford has done its part, but Weis and the Irish have not. Notre Dame has been a huge disappointment this season and as a whole, Charlie Weis...

Georgia Tech can earn its first trip to a BCS bowl with a victory in the ACC championship game. However, before they face-off against Clemson for the conference title, their oldest rival, Georgia looks to knock Tech down a peg and earn bragging rights in the Peace State.

At 10-1, the Jackets clinched the Coastal Division with a 49-10 win at Duke on Nov. 14. This week, Georgia Tech looks for their 11th win over a Bulldogs team that has struggled to a 6-5 record.

NCAA odds makers are calling the Yellow Jackets more than a touchdown home favorite in this one. The spread in Vegas is sitting at...

Saturday in Provo, Mountain West Conference rivals square-off when 19th ranked Brigham Young hosts the No. 21 Utah Utes in LaVell Edwards Stadium as they jockey for the bowl positioning.

Both teams are 9-2 over all and 6-1 in the MWC as they look up at unbeaten TCU. However, bragging rights in the Beehive State will ensure great intensity in this one. Affectionately know as "The Holy War" this rivalry, began in 1896 when the Cougars were known as Brigham Young Academy. Utah leads the series 53-33-4.

NCAA odds makers are calling BYU a little more than a touchdown home favorite as the line in Vegas is...

Saturday in Norman, the Oklahoma Sooners will host the Oklahoma State Cowboys in a Bedlam rivalry game that always seems to have one team looking at BCS Bowl possibilities and the other trying to spoil them.

Only difference this season is that the rolls are reversed as their has been a lot of talk about the Cowboys and the Fiesta Bowl while the Sooners hope to knock them out of contention.

NCAA odds makers like Oklahoma State's chances as they are listed as more than a touchdown road favorite in this one. The spread in Vegas is sitting at...

Saturday in the Swamp, the Florida State Seminoles would like nothing more than spoiling their Sunshine State rival's perfect season. Problem is, Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators have no intention of losing at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to the hated Noles.

Florida is 11-0 and has won five straight against the 6-5 Seminoles, a run that seems to have the two programs considerably further apart than the 125 miles that actually separates them.

NCAA odds makers don't give the Seminoles much of a chance in this one. The spread in Vegas is more than three touchdowns as the line is sitting at...

After being out-played for most of the game, the 2nd-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide was able to stay unbeaten and get the victory over their bitter rival, the Auburn Tigers.

Alabama stayed perfect with in an imperfect 26-21 victory over Auburn, taking the lead with an impressive drive that was capped by Greg McElroy's 4-yard touchdown pass to Roy Upchurch with just 1:24 left in the fourth quarter.

Heisman Trophy candidate Mark Ingram was bottled up by the Tigers defense all game long. Ingram had just...

With their dominating win over the Red Raiders on Saturday night in Norman, the Oklahoma Sooners make a compelling case to be playing for the national title in Miami.

However, it would be Texas, the team that handed OU their only loss of the season that would be playing in the BCS championship game against No. 1 Alabama if the season ended today...

Bobby Bowden and his Florida State Seminoles head to Byrd Stadium to take on the 25th ranked Terrapins with the ACC Atlantic Division firmly in Maryland's sights. Odds makers have the Noles as slight favorites on the road even with the Terrapins playing well and Florida State coming off a loss the Boston College. NCAA betting lines have the Seminoles as -1.5 with the total set at 47.5.

At 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the ACC, the Terrapins look to move closer to a berth in the ACC title game as they host the inconsistent Seminoles on Saturday night. Maryland is the only team in the nation this season with four wins over ranked opponents.

The Utah Utes host the BYU Cougars in one of the nation's oldest rivalries as these two have faced off 89 times since 1896. Odds makers are calling the 7th ranked Utes home favorites as BYU comes to Rice-Eccles Stadium. NCAA betting lines have Utah at -7 with the total set at 54.

A late season game between archrivals Utah and BYU with the Mountain West conference title hanging in the balance would normally create a big enough stage in the Beehive State, but this year there's even more. Utah's bid to reach a BCS bowl...

The Michigan State Spartans head to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in what many believe could be legendary coach Joe Paterno last game at Beaver Stadium. Odds makers are calling the Lions double digit favorites at home. College football betting lines have Penn State as -15.5 with the total sitting at 48.

Paterno's contract expires at the end of this season. He is major college football's all-time winningest coach with 382 career wins and...