...as a freshman in 2007. Fleming , a junior from South Bend, Ind. , finished second in Conference USA with 11.89 assists per set. She was named the C- USA Setter of the Week on two different occasions (Sept. 8 and Oct. 26) and topped the...

In this article: Conference USA and South Bend, Ind.

That league does have a backup agreement for the Birmingham Bowl, and could snatch the SEC 's No. 9 spot opposite the Big East. The ACC 's No. 9 spot (GMAC Bowl) is already open to an at-large team. No extra seven-win teams have appeared...

In this article: Conference USA, UAB, Golden Hurricane, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Southern Miss, Skip Holtz, Houston, and The Pirates

VOLLEYBALL: Michigan defeated visiting Michigan State , 25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-8. Juliana Paz led the Wolverines (23-7, 11-6 Big Ten ) with 18 kills and setter Lexi Zimmerman had 56 assists. Becca Zlabis had 20 kills and Natalie Emro...

In this article: Dan LeFevour, Mid-American Conference, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Michigan State, Michigan, Ball State, and Big Ten

...night. The senior quarterback ignored a steady rain to complete 25- of-28 passes for 344 yards for the Chippewas (8-2, 6-0 in MAC ) before taking a seat midway through the fourth quarter. He threw touchdown passes of 3 and 11 yards to...

In this article: Dan LeFevour, Mid-American Conference, Central Michigan, Ball State, and Byron Leftwich

The SEC could pick up two bowl slots if Tennessee and Mississippi State can get to six wins. The Big Ten can also pick up an extra bowl slot. The Mountain West could lose a bowl slot if the two remaining teams that can reach six wins fail to...

In this article: Central Michigan, Big-12, ACC, Oklahoma State, Western Athletic Conference, SEC, Big East, Utah State Aggies, Big Ten, and Mid-American Conference

...performances, Marcus McGraw and Brandon Brinkley each made 14 tackles and McGraw came up with two sacks, but to win the Conference USA title, it 's going to be all on Keenum. All the Cougars need to do is beat awful Memphis and Rice teams at...

In this article: Conference USA, Southern Miss, UCF, Tulane, Houston, UTEP, UAB, Case Keenum, Joe Webb, and Tulsa, Oklahoma

...chanting, "Let's get wasted (clap clap, clap clap clap)" with the game against Michigan well in hand. - In a year that's lacking in Big 12 star power, Missouri senior WR Danario Alexander is stepping up his play with two straight...

In this article: Dan LeFevour, MAC, New Mexico, Nevada, Toledo, Ohio State, and Central Michigan

... East Carolina (6-4, 5-1 in C-USA ) to drop its final two games and Southern Miss (6-4, 4-2 in C-USA ) to lose at Tulsa (4-6, 2-4 in C-USA ). "Anything's possible," UCF sophomore running back Brynn Harvey said. East Carolina sits atop the...

In this article: Conference USA, East Carolina, UCF, Skip Holtz, Southern Miss, UCF, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tulane, and East Carolina

...control. Five schools from outside the six heavyweight BCS leagues are ranked in this week's BCS top 25, and three hail from the Mountain West. And deservedly or not (we maintain that BYU is playing lazy and that Utah doesn't deserve...

In this article: Central Michigan, BYU, Mountain West, UAB, Louisiana Tech, Joe Webb, San Diego State, East Carolina, and Ball State

...spots for 10 teams to participate. Six of those spots automatically go to the champions of the ACC , Big 12 , Big East , Big Ten , Pac-10 and SEC ( Ohio State has already clinched the berth for the Big Ten ). That leaves four at-large spots.

In this article: Boise State, SEC, Big Ten, Boise State, WAC, Pac-10, Big East, Big 12, and ACC

...certainly make the MWC stronger, there is no guarantee it makes the league as strong as the Big East , Big Ten , Big 12 , ACC , Pac-10 or SEC when using the BCS standards. "My guess is that it's still not enough," BCS analyst and...

In this article: Mountain West Conference, Boise State, Utah, Western Athletic Conference, Fresno State, BYU, Horned Frogs, and Boise, Idaho

...get an ACC opponent in the GMAC , but does open up a spot in the EagleBank Bowl for the #4 team in the MAC. It also looks like the Big 10 won't be able to fill their 7th bowl spot for the Pizza Bowl unless Minnesota wins @ Iowa AND Michigan...

In this article: MAC, Central Michigan, Big East, Big 10, Litter, Penn State, Michigan State, C-USA, ESPN, and GMAC

...year's team, was present for the ceremony. " Goldsberry is a legend," said BG senior Tamika Nurse. "She is the winningest player in MAC history. " Nurse and Maggie Hennegan , who sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules, also...

In this article: Mid-American Conference and Chicago State

...bylaws. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press Cincinnati is aiming to stay perfect while West Virginia is just trying to stay in the Big East race when the two meet tonight. Utah hurdled TCU last season en route to an unbeaten record.

In this article: Mid-American Conference, Ohio, Buffalo, Big East, Kent State, Espn.com, Horned Frogs, Miami of Ohio, and Turner Gill

...I dislike either team, it's just that both of them are not geographical great fits, and both simply seem to be biding their time until the Big East comes calling. After one of them leave, then I say we stick with 12. It's a nice round number.

In this article: MAC, Toledo, Temple, NIU, Buffalo, Big East, Ball State, Emu, and University of Louisville

...at 11-2 it would still be a candidate for a BCS at-large bid -- though not a particularly attractive one. BIG EAST -- The Big East doesn't have a conference championship game, but No. 5 Cincinnati at No. 8 Pittsburgh on Dec. 5 is shaping...

In this article: Ohio State, Big East, Utes, ACC, Boise State, Iowa, SEC, Bearcats, and Central Michigan

...given to some of those meaningless Tuesday night games on ESPN. Now, when and where would these games take place? This year, the SEC and Big 12 championships take place Saturday, Dec. 5. I think the playoffs could start the following...

In this article: NCAA, Sun Belt, SEC, USC, Western Athletic Conference, Big 12, ACC, Mid-American, and Pittsburgh

...traditional number of bowl eligible teams. The opportunity to potentially play teams from the ACC , Big East , Big Ten , SEC and possibly the Big 12 is huge for our league." Richard Giannini, Southern Miss Director of Athletics/Chair of the...

In this article: Conference USA, ACC, Western Athletic Conference, Big East, Southern Miss, Memphis, and Big Ten Conference