Panthers fire AD Steve Pederson Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Steve Pederson after Paul Chryst's abrupt departure for Wisconsin left the Panthers searching for their fourth football coach in four years. Randy Juhl, vice chancellor for research conduct and compliance, will serve as Pitt's acting athletic director. Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph will serve as interim coach for the Panthers as they prepare for the Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 2 against Houston. Wednesday's announcements came as Chryst was being introduced as Wisconsin's coach following three seasons at Pitt. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...anthers-fire-athletic-director-steve-pederson
QB Jacoby Brissett guides NC State past UCF in Bitcoin Bowl A turnaround season got a little sweeter for North Carolina State in the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. The Wolfpack took another step forward under second-year coach Dave Doeren on Friday night with a 34-27 victory over Central Florida that wasn't as close as the final score. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610209
Virginia Tech beats Cincinnati in Military Bowl J.C. Coleman ran for 157 yards and a touchdown, and Virginia Tech harassed and ultimately injured Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel while rolling to a 33-17 victory Saturday in the Military Bowl. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610207
Bo Hines transferring from NC State North Carolina State says top receiver Bo Hines is transferring to an Ivy League school. School officials said in a statement Saturday night that Hines has requested and received a release to transfer. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...carolina-state-transferring-ivy-league-school
Clemson slams Oklahoma behind QB Cole Stoudt's 4 TDs Clemson quarterback Cole Stoudt has had several moments during the 2014 season he tried hard to forget. The senior ended his career with a performance worth savoring. Stoudt threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and 17th-ranked Clemson routed Oklahoma 40-6 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Monday. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610208
Justin Thomas' four total TDs lead Georgia Tech over Mississippi State Georgia Tech players hopped happily, hugged each other and danced in place. The clock had just struck midnight on New Year's Eve, so they had two things to celebrate. Minutes earlier, the Yellow Jackets had completed a 49-34 victory over Mississippi State in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Quarterback Justin Thomas was chosen the game's outstanding player Wednesday night after he directed an offense that totaled a Capital One Orange Bowl-record 452 yards rushing. He ran for 121 yards and three touchdowns, and threw for 125 yards and a score. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400610180
Duke safety Jeremy Cash announced Thursday he will return to school for his senior season. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...evils-safety-jeremy-cash-return-senior-season
A day after losing their top offensive star and two days after a pair of defensive standouts bolted for the NFL, the Florida State Seminoles learned Thursday that they will at least keep around their special-teams ace one more season. Kicker Roberto Aguayo will return to the Seminoles for his redshirt junior season, the school announced. "After praying about it and talking with my parents, coaches and others I trust, I know that the best decision for me is to return to Florida State for another year," Aguayo said in the school's release. "I am more than excited to continue to build on the success we have had here at Florida State and I'm looking forward to continuing to improve next fall, to obtain my degree and to grow as a person." Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...-florida-state-seminoles-return-junior-season
Florida State linebacker Reggie Northrup will undergo surgery later this month to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the school announced Monday. Northrup injured the knee in the Seminoles' Jan. 1 loss to Oregon in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...florida-state-reggie-northrup-get-surgery-acl
Louisville has suspended redshirt sophomore safety Terrence Ross following his arrest early Sunday morning on several charges including assaulting a police officer. Ross faces a Wednesday court appearance after Louisville Metro Police charged him for disorderly conduct, marijuana possession and third degree assault of a police officer. The university announced the suspension Sunday night, saying in a statement that it is "aware of the situation and is continuing to gather information. ... The matter will continue to be evaluated." Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...fety-terrence-ross-suspended-following-arrest
Former Florida State defensive back P.J. Williams, a projected early-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft, was arrested early Friday in Tallahassee and charged with driving under the influence. Read more http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2015/st...ate-seminoles-defensive-back-faces-dui-charge
Louisville Cardinals defensive end signee Devonte Fields has reached an agreement to dismiss his misdemeanor assault charge. Fields met with prosecutors Friday and signed a memo with intent to dismiss the charge pending his completion of four anger management courses, a representative for the Tarrant County District Attorney's office confirmed to ESPN.com. His June 17 trial date has been canceled, and Fields plans to finish his courses on June 24. The No. 2-rated junior college recruit had been charged with assault causing bodily injury to a family member, a Class A misdemeanor, after allegedly hitting an ex-girlfriend. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football...it-reaches-agreement-assault-charge-dismissed
Bobby Petrino thinks Will Gardner will be ready for camp Bobby Petrino delivered some good news this week for Louisville, saying that he thinks quarterback Will Gardner will be 100 percent for preseason camp in August. That would, in theory, throw Gardner firmly into the mix to start for the Cardinals, who had three QBs taking reps this spring: Sophomore Reggie Bonnafon, redshirt sophomore Kyle Bolin and redshirt junior Tyler Ferguson. Bonnafon and Bolin have starting experience under their belts from last season, while Ferguson sat out after transferring from Penn State. Read more http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/id/82491/bobby-petrino-thinks-will-gardner-will-be-ready-for-camp
Darkhorse candidates for ACC offensive player of the year Our colleague Jared Shanker put together a list of the top candidates for ACC offensive player of the year last week, but we wanted to dig a bit deeper. We could easily add Marquise Williams, Brad Kaaya, Tyler Boyd and a handful of others to Shanker's list, but we're looking for legitimate sleepers here. So with that in mind, here are five off-the-radar candidates for top offensive player honors: Read more http://espn.go.com/blog/acc/post/_/...ndidates-for-acc-offensive-player-of-the-year
No. 16 Georgia Tech romps to 69-6 victory over Alcorn State Justin Thomas played only the first quarter for No. 16 Georgia Tech in a season-opening blowout, allowing a couple of newcomers to grab the spotlight. Freshman Marcus Marshall ran for 184 yards and two long touchdowns in his college debut, and transfer Patrick Skov scored three TDs in his first game for the Yellow Jackets, who romped to a 69-6 victory over Alcorn State on Thursday night. Read more http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400756895
Watson throws for 2 TDs, No. 12 Clemson routs Wofford 49-10 No. 12 Clemson never expected serious trouble in its opener with Wofford. The rest of the Tigers' season, though, turned a bit murky when 1,000-yard receiver Mike Williams went out with a scary neck injury. Williams, a junior who made the all-Atlantic Coast Conference second team last fall with 57 catches and 1,030 yards, slammed into the goalpost support and sprained his neck on a 4-yard touchdown grab that started the Tigers on their way to a 49-10 victory over Wofford on Saturday. read more http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400756898
Golson throws 4 TD passes in debut for No. 10 Florida State For being on Florida State's campus for less than three months, Everett Golson looked very comfortable running Jimbo Fisher's offense Saturday night. The graduate transfer from Notre Dame matched a career high with four touchdown passes and had the seventh 300-yard game of his career to help the No. 10 Seminoles beat Texas State 59-16. Read more http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=400756899
No. 15 Georgia Tech with another blowout, beating Tulane 65-10 Paul Johnson wouldn't mind every game playing out like this. The Georgia Tech coach watched another dominating win on Saturday, his team scoring more than 60 points for the second game in a row. Justin Thomas passed for two touchdowns and ran for a score to lead the No. 15 Yellow Jackets to a 65-10 victory over lowly Tulane. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400756910
Deshaun Watson leads No. 12 Clemson to big win over Appalachian State Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson won't let himself or the 12th-ranked Tigers get off track, even with all-ACC receiver Mike Williams on the sideline. Watson threw for 248 yards and three touchdowns -- two to wideoutCharone Peake -- to lead Clemson to a 41-10 victory over Appalachian State on Saturday. With Williams in a neck brace and out indefinitely with a fractured bone, Watson kept the Tigers moving forward after a sluggish first quarter. Read more http://espn.go.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400756907
