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San Diego State is favored by seven points against California on Saturday night, an indication of how far the Aztecs have come under coach Rocky Long. Now they need to follow through and beat the Golden Bears to extend their winning streak to 12 games and perhaps gain some strong national respect. The Aztecs believe they have something special this year behind senior running back Donnel Pumphrey and senior cornerback Damontae Kazee. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 2:55:pm EST

The 7,500 mile trip, 17-hour time difference, and all the hoopla surrounding the first college football game played in Australia in three decades was easy. The hard part for the Cal Bears was coming home. ''We felt great there, the real problem was getting back here,'' senior quarterback Davis Webb said. Continue to Article

September 06, 2016 9:53:pm EST

Illinois coach Lovie Smith got a fantastic two-for-one deal when he hired Hardy Nickerson as his defensive coordinator. Once Nickerson arrived in Champaign, his son decided to follow as a graduate transfer from California. Smith said on the Big Ten coaches' call Tuesday that it came as a surprise when Nickerson decided to transfer to Illinois for his final year after being a three-year starter and 2015 captain at Cal. Continue to Article

September 06, 2016 4:03:pm EST

Ohio State, Louisville and Miami were the first three teams to score 70 or more points in a game. Yes, Louisville's Lamar Jackson was amazing in accounting for a school-record eight touchdowns against second-year FBS team Charlotte, and Miami beat FCS Florida A&M in every way imaginable. Ohio State, though, had the most impressive outing of college football's opening weekend. Continue to Article

September 06, 2016 2:08:am EST