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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Colt McCoy fired the cannon. He banged the big drum.

Then he left the field to chants of "Colt for Heisman!"

There's still plenty of work to do for the quarterback of No. 3 Texas, but for this one last night in front of the home crowd, he was going to have some fun.

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STANFORD, Calif. (AP) The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.

The Golden Bears provided their emphatic answer in one of the most exciting and important Big Games in recent memory. Read More...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.

"I saw it and I actually smirked," Masoli said. "It was kind of funny. I wasn't really worried about it." Read More...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) So many unusual things happened in the final 3 minutes of Mississippi's victory Saturday against No. 10 LSU, it got confusing.

Even for the participants. Read More...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) A month ago, in the wake of back-to-back home losses, Nebraska's season looked to be going south.

Now the Huskers will be happily heading south to the Big 12 championship game in Arlington, Texas, after Saturday night's 17-3 victory over Kansas State. Read More...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) Nevada rushed for 575 yards - and shattered some NCAA record in the process - as the Wolf Pack beat New Mexico State 63-20 Saturday night.

Luke Lippincott had 162 yards on 19 carries, putting him at 1,028 yards for the season. He joined quarterback Colin Kaepernick and running back Vaia Taua as 1,000-yard rushers on the Wolf Pack roster, and Nevada became the first team in NCAA history to have three players in one season top 1,000 yards rushing. Read More...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Terrelle Pryor is thankful he chose to play at Ohio State, instead of for Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines.

Pryor threw a touchdown for the final score in the third quarter and avoided making many mistakes to help the ninth-ranked Buckeyes beat Michigan 21-10 Saturday for its sixth straight win in the series and an outright Big Ten title. Read More...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) After a string of stinging losses, the Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate.

Coach Randy Edsall called the Huskies' double-overtime victory against Notre Dame the program's "best win." Read More...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Andy Dalton made a bet over the summer with his TCU teammates that he was hoping to lose. Win 10 straight and the junior quarterback vowed to shave his flame-red hair.

The Horned Frogs did and Dalton honored the pact, showing up last week with a pseudo Mohawk and "TCU" etched into the side. But all future bets regarding Dalton's locks are off. Read More...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) It didn't take long for Penn State to start lobbying for a BCS bid.

Daryll Clark passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns Saturday as the No. 13 Nittany Lions wrapped up their regular season with a 42-14 victory against Michigan State on Saturday. Read More...