Manti Te'o, a star linebacker at Notre Dame University who will be a top prospect in this year's NFL draft, says he's embarrassed that he fell for a fabricated girlfriend.

AJ McCarron threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns as the University of Alabama steamrolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 to win a second straight US collegiate American football national title.

AJ McCarron threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns as the University of Alabama steamrolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 to win a second straight US collegiate American football national title.

AJ McCarron threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns as the University of Alabama steamrolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 to win a second straight US collegiate American football national title.

AJ McCarron threw for 264 yards and four touchdowns as the University of Alabama steamrolled top-ranked Notre Dame 42-14 to win a second straight US collegiate American football national title.

No major recruiting services found the 2007 and 2008 Boise State classes impressive enough to rank in the top 50 nationally.

Oddsmakers: Two best teams should square off. If the purpose of the BCS National Championship Game is to pair the two best teams in the country, Las Vegas oddsmakers agree with the matchup between LSU and Alabama.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Football fans at Oklahoma State University, where several people were injured in a post-game celebration, said on Sunday that an announcement to stay off the field was met with laughter from spectators cheering the victory over the rival University of Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Football fans at Oklahoma State University, where several people were injured in a post-game celebration, said on Sunday that an announcement to stay off the field was met with laughter from spectators cheering the victory over the rival University of Oklahoma.

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Football fans at Oklahoma State University, where several people were injured in a post-game celebration, said on Sunday that an announcement to stay off the field was met with laughter from spectators cheering the victory over the rival University of Oklahoma.

Tommy Rees threw an interception, lost a fumble, and took a bruising blow to the ribs for Notre Dame (8-4) before getting benched. Andrew Hendrix threw for 192 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in a second-half rally for the Fighting Irish that came up short.

The leading candidates for college football's top individual award:

Lawyers want a youth charity established by a former Penn State football assistant coach at the heart of a child molestation scandal to stay solvent so they can file future lawsuits for victims.

``I could hear my teammates in my ear saying, `Man, we need you to go make a play,' '' Mathieu said. ``I was able to help the momentum really go in our favor. You have no idea how bad I just wanted to go out there and make a big play for our team. I was fortunate enough to be able to do that.

The Tide will be out for revenge after blowing a 24-point lead to the Tigers last season and then watching them win the national championship. This time it's Alabama with national championship hopes.

It's late November, so college football crazies across the Sunshine State are making plans to watch their favorite team in a BCS bowl, right? No so fast, my friends (apologies to foul-mouthed Lee Corso). Florida's big three of Miami, Florida State, and Florida will not be heading to any big bowls. Though all are bowl-eligible, the Hurricanes have said they will fold up their tent today, while the Seminoles (7-4) and Gators (6-5) will square off tomorrow in a battle of mediocrity. Both FSU and Florida entered the season with high hopes but neither has lived up to the billing. ``It's time for us to get some respect back,'' said FSU quarterback E.J. Manuel. It's clear he was talking about his team, but the same could be said for the Hurricanes and Gators.

This is arguably the biggest game in Tiger Stadium in more than half a century.

They talked about expanding from four to five BCS bowls (book it that Dallas will be the fifth BCS bowl, if there is still a BCS). They talked about changing the requirements for the automatic qualifying bids currently held by six conferences (Big East, Big 12, Pac-12, Big Ten, ACC, SEC).

BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal could make the Nittany Lions a pariah at the postseason college football bowl party.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Penn State's football team will end a winning season this weekend but the university's sex abuse scandal could yet make the Nittany Lions a pariah at the postseason college football bowl party.