College Football

John Chavis was named the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers on Monday.

University of South Carolina junior linebacker Eric Norwood announced Monday he has decided to return for his senior season.

University of North Carolina wide receiver Hakeem Nicks announced on Monday that he will forgo his last year of eligibility and enter the 2009 NFL Draft.

The Big Ten meets the Big 12 in one of the elite matchups of the 2008-09 bowl season, as the Ohio State Buckeyes battle the Texas Longhorns in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night in Glendale, Arizona.

Donald Brown ran for 261 yards with a touchdown and Tyler Lorenzen accounted for three scores -- two on the ground and one through the air -- as Connecticut rallied in the second half to capture a 38-20 victory over Buffalo in the International Bowl.

The Buffalo Bulls will make their first-ever bowl appearance when they take on the Connecticut Huskies this Saturday afternoon at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, in the third annual International Bowl.

Brian Johnson threw for 336 yards and three scores, as seventh-ranked Utah polished off an undefeated season with a 31-17 win over No. 4 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.

Ventrell Jenkins' 56-yard fumble return with 3:02 remaining in the game lifted the Kentucky Wildcats to a 25-19 come-from- behind victory over the East Carolina Pirates in the Liberty Bowl.

Jevan Snead threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the Ole Miss Rebels to a 47-34 triumph over Texas Tech in what was the final Cotton Bowl Classic to be played at the Cotton Bowl.

For the second year in a row, an undefeated team from outside a BCS conference invades New Orleans as the seventh-ranked Utah Utes challenge the fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the 75th annual Sugar Bowl inside the Louisiana Superdome on Friday night.