Final Four to showcase contrasting styles

The Final Four's first semifinal Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium is likely to be decided by whether Auburn or Virginia dictates the pace of play.  The second semifinal Saturday features Texas Tech, the team with the best defense in a generation, against Michigan State, the nose-in-the-dirt team whose coach used to put helmets and shoulder pads on his players for practice.

Jacksonville beats Stetson behind Notae's double-double

JD Notae scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed 14 rebounds for his third double-double of the season and Jacksonville beat Stetson 72-57 on Wednesday night, handing the Hatters' their eighth straight loss.

Wichita State tops 1st place UCF 75-67

Markis McDuffie scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half and Wichita State had a 10-2 run down the stretch to knock off UCF 75-67 on Wednesday night, ending the Knights' seven-game winning streak.

Ohio State tops Washington 28-23 in Meyer's Rose Bowl finale

Dwayne Haskins passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns, and Urban Meyer finished his coaching career at Ohio State with a 28-23 victory after the Buckeyes held off Washington's thrilling fourth-quarter comeback in the 105th Rose Bowl on Tuesday.

Snell runs wild, No. 16 Kentucky holds off No. 13 Penn State

Benny Snell Jr. ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns to become Kentucky's career rushing leader and help the 16th-ranked Wildcats wrap up their best season in more than four decades with a 27-24 victory over No. 13 Penn State in the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday.

TCU beats Cal 10-7 in overtime of wild Cheez-It Bowl

PHOENIX (AP) - TCU swapped kickers after California called a timeout at the end of regulation - and missed. Faced with a similar decision in overtime, the Horned Frogs stuck with their original kicker. Jonathan Song delivered on his second-chance kick, ending a strange night in the desert.

University of Maryland fires DJ Durkin

One day after he returned to the practice field when the board of regents recommended reinstating him, University of Maryland head football coach DJ Durkin was fired, school officials say.

High-powered No. 10 UCF, Memphis set for AAC showdown

The Memphis Tigers finally get the UCF Knights on their own field with a chance at a bit of payback for the double-overtime classic that cost them the American Athletic Conference title last season.

Police chopper stirs debris during Penn State tailgate

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP/WTXF) - A state police helicopter responding to unruly tailgaters before Penn State's game with Ohio State on Saturday blew over tents and kicked up debris, with stunned reactions by onlookers recorded on social media.