Old Big East To Become ‘American Athletic Conference’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The current Big East will be called the American Athletic Conference starting next season. The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents...
View ArticleReport: Marlins Park May Host Football Bowl Game
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The remnants of the Big East Conference, which is now called the American Athletic Conference, is considering putting together its own bowl game and one of the mentioned possible...
View ArticleMedia Picks Bridgewater To Lead Louisville To Conf. Title
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Powered by former Northwestern High School quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, the Louisville Cardinals are the overwhelming pick to win the American Athletic Conference, formerly known...
View ArticleBridgewater Begins Heisman Candidacy In Style
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CBSMiami) – South Florida may have a Heisman Trophy candidate this year, but he doesn’t play for any school in the Sunshine State. Former Miami Northwestern star quarterback Teddy...
View ArticleSouth Florida Beats Connecticut 13-10
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Marvin Kloss hit two field goals, and Aaron Lynch returned a fumble 44 yards for a touchdown as South Florida beat UConn 13-10 on Saturday. It was the Bulls second...
View ArticleUCF Gets New Ranking After Upset Win
ORLANDO (AP) — UCF came into this season used to being overlooked nationally as it chased meaningful attention in a football landscape that includes three more tradition-rich in-state programs. Now,...
View ArticleMiami Beach Bowl To Be Held At Marlins Park
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The American Athletic Conference confirmed what has been known for weeks; the conference will host the annual Miami Beach Bowl starting next season. It just won’t be played on Miami...
View ArticleNo. 19 UCF Hangs On For 19-14 Win Over Houston
ORLANDO (AP) — Moving the ball has not been a problem for Houston this season. It wasn’t against UCF, either, but finishing drives and turning those yards into points was as the Cougars’ fell to the...
View ArticleNo. 17 UCF Has Loftier Goals Against Rival USF
ORLANDO (AP) — Located just 85 miles apart, South Florida and UCF have on paper always seemed like natural rivals. But in four meetings between 2005 and 2008, the Knights could never break through with...
View ArticleUCF Visits SMU With 1st BCS Bid Already In Hand
DALLAS (AP) — No. 15 UCF has already secured the school’s first BCS bid. So the Knights will move on to other things when they finish the regular season Saturday at SMU. There’s a chance for the...
View ArticleUCF Gets Frigid Win At SMU With BCS Bid In Hand
DALLAS (AP) — Blake Bortles threw for 242 yards and ran for two touchdowns as No. 15 UCF celebrated a BCS bid already in hand by rallying to beat SMU 17-13 Saturday in front of just a few hundred fans...
View ArticleDodd Throws 2 TDs, Rutgers Becomes Bowl Eligible
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Chas Dodd threw two touchdowns and Paul James ran for two as Rutgers finally nailed down its eighth bowl bid in nine years with a 31-6 victory over South Florida Saturday night....
View ArticleMiami To Play Louisville In Russell Athletic Bowl
ORLANDO (CBSMiami/AP) — The Miami Hurricanes and Louisville will face off in the Russell Athletic Bowl on December 28 in Orlando. The 18th-ranked Cardinals (11-1) entered the preseason as the...
View ArticleNo. 22 UConn Beats Central Florida 75-55
ORLANDO (AP) — Lasan Kromah and Shabazz Napier each had 17 points and seven rebounds, and No. 22 Connecticut easily defeated Central Florida 75-55 on Sunday night. The Huskies (18-5, 6-4 American...
View ArticleCentral Florida Edges South Florida 75-74
TAMPA (AP) — Isaiah Sykes drove through a crowd beneath the basket and scored the last of his 27 points with less than 2 seconds to go, lifting Central Florida to a 75-74 victory against South Florida...
View ArticleHartley Scores 18, No. 1 UConn Tops USF 63-38
TAMPA (AP) — Bria Hartley scored 18 points and Breanna Stewart and Stefanie Dolson each had 15 to help No. 1 Connecticut remain unbeaten with a 63-38 rout of cold-shooting South Florida on Sunday. The...
View ArticleRising Star: SMU Guard Nic Moore
By Andrew Kahn When Nic Moore’s coach at Illinois State, Tim Jankovich, left the school after the 2012 season, Moore weighed his options. Plenty of schools were interested in the Missouri Valley...
View ArticleRutgers Rallies To Edge South Florida 74-73
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Kadeem Jack hit an off-balance, go-ahead shot in the lane with 11.1 seconds to play and Rutgers rallied from a 15-point, second-half deficit to defeat South Florida 74-73 on...
View ArticleIt’s UConn-Florida, Not Napier-Wilbekin
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mention Connecticut basketball and Shabazz Napier is the first name to come up. Talk about top-ranked Florida and Scottie Wilbekin is the player most often brought up....
View ArticleMiami Beach To Host Inaugural Bowl Game At Marlins Park
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young has agreed to play a team from the American Athletic Conference in the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl in December. Bowl officials and BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe...
View ArticleCollege Football Spotlight: Conference And Division Championship Races Come...
College football’s regular season is coming down the final stretch, which means it is crunch time in the conference and division championship races. Not every team is playing for a spot in the College...
View ArticleCentral Florida Beats Winless SMU 53-7
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Justin Holman threw two touchdown passes and Dontravious Wilson scored twice, all in the first quarter, as the University of Central Florida...
View ArticleMiami Beach Bowl Welcomes Memphis, BYU Coaches
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (AP) — Memphis and BYU are getting ready to meet for the first time as they prepare for the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl. Memphis (9-3) won a share of the...
View ArticleSMU Puts 4 In Double Figures To Beat South Florida 83-49
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter PARK, Texas (AP) — SMU opened the American Athletic Conference with a bang on Wednesday, walloping SouthFlorida 83-49 with Ben Moore scoring 15 points and Keith...
View ArticleUSF Football Coach Declares Tampa’s Ybor City Off-Limits
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TAMPA, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — University of South Florida football coach Willie Taggart declared Tampa’s Ybor City off limits following the stabbing death of a...
View ArticleCollege Football Conference Championship Games Preview
Ryan Mayer Following a thrilling thirteen weeks of college football action, the playoff picture still hasn’t fully taken shape. Seemingly the only sure-fire playoff team is No. 1 Alabama who rolled (no...
View Article2017 American Athletic Conference Football Preview: East Division
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter Ryan Mayer College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference,...
View Article2017 American Athletic Conference Football Preview: West Division
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter Ryan Mayer College football season is almost here. As you prepare to root for your favorite team on Saturday, we’ll bring you previews of each conference,...
View ArticleRandy Cross: USF, Quinton Flowers Could Get Off To A Really Hot Start
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter Ryan Mayer We’re rapidly approaching the end of August, which means that college football season is right around the corner. “Week 0” as it is known, begins this...
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