COLLEGE FOOTBALL REPORT
Bears blow 24-point lead, then win on late field goal. Michigan State is unimpressive in victory over Youngstown State.
 Baylor running back Terrance Ganaway tries to get around TCU safety Tekerrein Cuba in the first half Friday night. (LM Otero / Associated Press / 2) |
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Aaron Jones kicked a 37-yard field goal with 1:04 left and Baylor averted a monumental collapse to pull out a 50-48 season-opening victory over 14th-ranked Texas Christian on Friday night.
TCU, which had won an FBS-best 25 consecutive regular-season games, overcome a 47-23 deficit in the fourth quarter when new starting quarterback Casey Pachall threw three touchdowns before a fumble by Bears quarterback Robert Griffin set up a go-ahead 27-yard field goal by Ross Evans, who had earlier missed twice from behind 40 yards.
But Baylor, which hadn't beaten a ranked team since 2004, then went 60 yards in 11 plays ? including Griffin's 15-yard catch from Kendall Wright on a third-and-10 ? to set up Jones.
The Frogs had one more chance, but Pachall's last pass was intercepted by Mike Hicks with two seconds to play.
Spartans win
B.J. Cunningham caught nine passes for 130 yards and a touchdown, moving into a tie for first on Michigan State's career receptions list in the No. 17 Spartans' 28-6 victory over Youngstown State at East Lansing, Mich.
Kirk Cousins threw for 222 yards for Michigan State, which tied for the Big Ten title last season but wasn't especially dominant against the Penguins of the Football Championship Subdivision.
Arthur Ray Jr. started at left guard for the Spartans, four years after being treated for cancer in his left leg.
Oklahoma next to leave Big 12?
Oklahoma President David Boren says multiple conferences have shown interest in the Sooners recently and he expects to decide whether to leave the Big 12 or not within the next three weeks.
Boren said Friday that he has received "interest from other conferences and other universities, so it's really a tribute to the strength of our program at the University of Oklahoma that there is so much interest in us."
Boren said Oklahoma will carefully evaluate its options and suggested the process could take as little as three days but likely no longer than three weeks. Texas A&M announced this week that it planned to leave the Big 12 next year. That would reduce the 12-team league to only nine members.
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Three foreign-born Boise State players are being held out of the season opener against Georgia while undergoing a review of their eligibility by the NCAA. The players are starting wide receiver Geraldo Boldewijn, starting safety Cedric Febis and backup defensive lineman Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe. ? John Flanders, the cornerback who sealed Tulsa's win at Notre Dame last season with a last-minute interception in the end zone, has been declared academically ineligible this season. The Golden Hurricane announced Friday that Flanders is seeking a waiver from the NCAA and hopes to redshirt this season, then return next year for his final season of eligibility. ? Florida Atlantic Coach Howard Schnellenberger's trip to Gainesville for his final season opener was interrupted Friday by a precautionary stop at a hospital. Schnellenberger, 77, complained of severe discomfort in his surgically repaired hip during a bus ride. X-rays determined the problem wasn't serious, school officials said, and he's expected to be on the sideline for Saturday's game against 22nd-ranked Florida.
TCU, which had won an FBS-best 25 consecutive regular-season games, overcome a 47-23 deficit in the fourth quarter when new starting quarterback Casey Pachall threw three touchdowns before a fumble by Bears quarterback Robert Griffin set up a go-ahead 27-yard field goal by Ross Evans, who had earlier missed twice from behind 40 yards.
But Baylor, which hadn't beaten a ranked team since 2004, then went 60 yards in 11 plays ? including Griffin's 15-yard catch from Kendall Wright on a third-and-10 ? to set up Jones.
The Frogs had one more chance, but Pachall's last pass was intercepted by Mike Hicks with two seconds to play.
Spartans win
B.J. Cunningham caught nine passes for 130 yards and a touchdown, moving into a tie for first on Michigan State's career receptions list in the No. 17 Spartans' 28-6 victory over Youngstown State at East Lansing, Mich.
Kirk Cousins threw for 222 yards for Michigan State, which tied for the Big Ten title last season but wasn't especially dominant against the Penguins of the Football Championship Subdivision.
Arthur Ray Jr. started at left guard for the Spartans, four years after being treated for cancer in his left leg.
Oklahoma next to leave Big 12?
Oklahoma President David Boren says multiple conferences have shown interest in the Sooners recently and he expects to decide whether to leave the Big 12 or not within the next three weeks.
Boren said Friday that he has received "interest from other conferences and other universities, so it's really a tribute to the strength of our program at the University of Oklahoma that there is so much interest in us."
Boren said Oklahoma will carefully evaluate its options and suggested the process could take as little as three days but likely no longer than three weeks. Texas A&M announced this week that it planned to leave the Big 12 next year. That would reduce the 12-team league to only nine members.
Etc.
Three foreign-born Boise State players are being held out of the season opener against Georgia while undergoing a review of their eligibility by the NCAA. The players are starting wide receiver Geraldo Boldewijn, starting safety Cedric Febis and backup defensive lineman Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe. ? John Flanders, the cornerback who sealed Tulsa's win at Notre Dame last season with a last-minute interception in the end zone, has been declared academically ineligible this season. The Golden Hurricane announced Friday that Flanders is seeking a waiver from the NCAA and hopes to redshirt this season, then return next year for his final season of eligibility. ? Florida Atlantic Coach Howard Schnellenberger's trip to Gainesville for his final season opener was interrupted Friday by a precautionary stop at a hospital. Schnellenberger, 77, complained of severe discomfort in his surgically repaired hip during a bus ride. X-rays determined the problem wasn't serious, school officials said, and he's expected to be on the sideline for Saturday's game against 22nd-ranked Florida.
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