Ishmael Banks suspended 3 games West Virginia cornerback Ishmael Banks has been suspended three games by the NCAA for an unspecified academic eligibility issue. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-west-virginia-mountaineers-suspended-3-games
OU's Blake Bell wins tight end job Blake Bell, Oklahoma's former starting quarterback, is now its starting tight end. The depth chart, which was released Monday, revealed the 6-foot-6, 260-pound Bell beat out Taylor McNamara at tight end. Bell, who started eight games under center last season, switched positions before the spring with the emergence of Trevor Knight. "Blake, he's been really solid," Sooners coach Bob Stoops said Monday. "He loves doing it. He's really a big a target, a comfortable target for Trevor or any quarterback when in the middle of the field. He's got great hands. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11408771/blake-bell-start-tight-end-oklahoma-sooners
TCU 'playing two quarterbacks' Trevone Boykin is in the same position he was last year with TCU, again part of the unanswered question of who will be the starting quarterback only days before the season opener. Texas A&M graduate Matt Joeckel, who spent the last four years with the Aggies behind NFL draft picks Ryan Tannehill and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel, will use his final season of eligibility at TCU. He joined the Horned Frogs with some familiarity of their new up-tempo offense. Even before a question was asked Tuesday, coach Gary Patterson addressed the quarterback situation to start his first weekly news conference. Read more http://espn.go.com/dallas/college-f...tcu-horned-frogs-play-qbs-not-saying-starting
J.W. Walsh to start for Cowboys J.W. Walsh will start at quarterback for Oklahoma State when the Cowboys open the season against No. 1 Florida State on Saturday, coach Mike Gundy told ESPN Radio. "J.W. has taken the majority of the [first-team] reps and will be the guy that goes out there and starts for us," Gundy told "SVP & Russillo" on Wednesday. Oklahoma State takes on the No. 1 Seminoles on Saturday in the Cowboys Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...ack-jw-walsh-start-vs-florida-state-seminoles
No. 4 Oklahoma defeats Louisiana Tech 48-16 Oklahoma left the impression it desired in a season-opening blowout over Louisiana Tech. Trevor Knight passed for 253 yards and a touchdown and Keith Ford had 116 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns to help the fourth-ranked Sooners beat the Bulldogs 48-16 on Saturday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400547834
No. 20 K-State rolls past Stephen F. Austin, 55-16 Kansas State coach Bill Snyder gripped the podium, stared into a row of television cameras and offered a sobering assessment of his team's performance. The offense played well when it wasn't going three-and-out to start the second half. The defense was stingy, except for the huge chunks of yards it allowed on broken plays. Special teams were generally solid, other than Jack Cantele's missed field goal. The No. 20 Wildcats may have whipped Stephen F. Austin 55-16 in their season opener Saturday night, but Snyder made it clear that there was plenty of room for improvement. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400547839
David Ash won't play vs. BYU Longhorns QB David Ash will not play against BYU this weekend after experiencing more concussion-related symptoms, and coach Charlie Strong said he is worried about the quarterback's future. Ash told Strong and team doctors that he believes the first hit he took against North Texas triggered a recurrence of symptoms after the game. He missed 10 games and received a medical redshirt after suffering a concussion at BYU last season. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...xas-longhorns-concussion-symptoms-play-vs-byu
Quenton Bundrage done for season After losing its opener to North Dakota State, Iowa State's season has gotten even worse. Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads announced Monday that wide receiver Quenton Bundrage would miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in the first quarter against the Bison. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-bundrage-acl-iowa-state-cyclones-done-season
Levi Norwood out after wrist surgery Baylor's high-powered offense keeps taking hits. Starting receiver Levi Norwood has become the team's latest player to get injured. Norwood will miss at least the next three weeks after undergoing wrist surgery for an injury he suffered in the opener against SMU, Baylor coach Art Briles told the Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald on Thursday. Norwood, who had four receptions last week against SMU, caught 47 passes for 733 yards and eight touchdowns last season. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-levi-norwood-wrist-surgery-least-three-weeks
Jacob Gannon leaves Iowa State Iowa State says right tackle Jacob Gannon has left the team just two days before it hosts No. 20 Kansas State. Cyclones spokesman Mike Green tells The Associated Press on Thursday that Gannon quit for "personal reasons." Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...cob-gannon-leaves-iowa-state-personal-reasons
Texas' O-line takes another hit Texas' offensive line has taken another significant hit after losing its most experienced starter. Offensive tackles Desmond Harrison and Kennedy Estelle have been suspended for the Longhorns' game against BYU on Saturday due to a violation of team rules, the school announced Wednesday. Without Harrison, Estelle and senior center Dominic Espinosa, Texas now has the youngest starting offensive line in the nation with a combined five career starts. Espinosa suffered a broken ankle against North Texas and could miss the season. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...uspend-two-offensive-tackles-game-byu-cougars
Sterling Shepard shines as No. 4 Oklahoma crushes Tulsa Tulsa brings out the best in Sterling Shepard. The Oklahoma receiver set career highs in receptions and yards last year against the Golden Hurricane. This year, the budding star matched his career-best mark of eight catches and set a new career high with 177 yards receiving on Saturday to help fourth-ranked Sooners defeat the Golden Hurricane 52-7. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400547657
Seth Russell tosses 5 first-half TDs as Baylor throttles FCS team Baylor backup quarterback Seth Russell had a simple plan when throwing toward speedy freshman standout KD Cannon. "He just knows how to get open," Russell said. "I just threw it up and he went and got it." Russell threw for 438 yards and five touchdowns while playing only the first half, three of those scores to Cannon in the first quarter, as the 10th-ranked Bears overwhelmed FCS team Northwestern State 70-6 on Saturday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400547842
Jake Waters, No. 20 Kansas State rally past Iowa State For about a quarter, it looked as if Kansas State was going to get run out of Ames. The Wildcats survived a furious upset bid from Iowa State by leaning heavily on quarterback Jake Waters and a defense that shined in the second half. Waters had an 8-yard touchdown run with 1:30 left to push 20th-ranked Kansas State past host Iowa State 32-28 on Saturday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400547843
David Ash out indefinitely, Texas says Texas coach Charlie Strong said Monday quarterback David Ash is out indefinitely and that the Longhorns will push ahead with Tyrone Swoopes as the starting quarterback. Ash missed Texas' 41-7 loss to BYU on Saturday because of concussion symptoms. Swoopes was 20 of 31 passing for 176 yards with one touchdown and one interception in his first career start. Ash has only appeared in four games since the start of the 2013 season. He was cleared to return this season and played most of Texas' season-opening win over North Texas. Ash later reported headaches and dizziness after the game and hasn't returned. He was on the sideline for the BYU game last week. Read more
Bryce Petty leads No. 8 Baylor to blowout of Buffalo Bryce Petty's back feels fine, and the Baylor Bears can breathe easy. The senior quarterback showed no signs of being affected by two cracked bones in his back by leading No. 8 Baylor to a 63-21 win over Buffalo on Friday night. Petty showed he was capable of carrying the Bears' explosive offense by completing 23 of 34 attempts for 416 yards and four touchdowns through three quarters. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400548106
Trevor Knight leads No. 4 Oklahoma past Tennessee Bob Stoops downplayed his latest coaching victory against the Southeastern Conference. Trevor Knight passed for 308 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to help No. 4 Oklahoma defeat Tennessee 34-10 on Saturday night. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400547850
Sooners' Keith Ford out 2-3 weeks Fourth-ranked Oklahoma will be without its leading rusher when it travels to West Virginia this weekend. Sooners coach Bob Stoops said Monday that sophomore Keith Ford will be sidelined for at least two to three weeks after suffering a slight fracture in a non-weight-bearing bone in his ankle late in Oklahoma's 34-10 win over Tennessee. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-sooners-lose-top-rusher-keith-ford-2-3-weeks
Dunning, Harris out for season Iowa State offensive lineman Jacob Dunning and wide receiver P.J. Harris are out for the season. Cyclones coach Paul Rhoads says Dunning ruptured his patella tendon and Harris broke his leg during Saturday's 20-17 win at Iowa. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...cyclones-ol-jacob-dunning-wr-pj-harris-season
Longhorns' David Ash won't return Texas Longhorns quarterback David Ash has elected to end his football career after struggling with concussion-related symptoms for the past year. Coach Charlie Strong announced the junior quarterback's decision after practice Wednesday. Ash had started 22 games in his career with the Longhorns but was shut down on Sept. 1 after experiencing more symptoms. "We just decided, because of his health -- that's the No. 1 concern for all of us -- that he's no longer going to play football," Strong said. "But he is going to be part of the team, because I told him I wanted him around the team, and that's what he deserves." Read moe http://espn.go.com/college-football...vid-ash-texas-longhorns-end-career-tough-year
