Year: 2021

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Bryce Young stunningly carved up the nation’s best defense, giving Nick Saban and Alabama a shot at another national championship. Young threw for three touchdowns and ran for another Saturday as the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide rolled over No. 1 Georgia 41-24 in the Southeastern Conference championship

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Isaiah Bolden returned a kick-off 91 yards and James Houston IV picked off a pass in the backfield and returned it five yards for a score as Jackson State broke open a tight game in the third quarter to beat Prairie View A&M 27-10, and win its first Southwestern Athletic Conference

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Sadaidriene Hall had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Stephen F. Austin romped past Wiley 100-76. Demarius Houston and Timothy Holland led the Wildcats with 12 points.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott ran for 183 yards, Isaiah Infanse added 176 yards, and Montana State dominated UT Martin, defeating the Skyhawks 26-7 in a second-round game of the FCS playoffs. Montana State outgained UT Martin 438 yards to 178 yards and kept the Skyhawks offense out of the end zone.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Levi Lewis scored on a career-high 56-yard run and passed for another touchdown, and No. 20 Louisiana-Lafayette capped off soon-to-be Florida coach Billy Napier’s time with the Ragin’ Cajuns by defeating Appalachian State 24-16 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. Emani Baily rushed for

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Ramon Jefferson rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Eric Schmid accounted for the game-winning score and defending national champion Sam Houston fended off Incarnate Word 49-42 with a last-gasp goal-line tackle in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Bearkats will entertain Montana State in the quarterfinals. Incarnate Word,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Settle III scored 19 points and Randall Brumant scored 16 points making all seven of shot attempts and Howard beat American 90-56. In ending its two-game losing streak, the Bison built a 9-0 lead, extended it to 27-13 and went to intermission up 43-22. Tai Bibbs scored 14 points and Elijah

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Da’Shawn Phillip registered 16 points as Maryland-Eastern Shore beat Lehigh 81-75. Reed Fenton led the Mountain Hawks with a career-high 20 points.

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Christian Anigwe scored 14 points and UC Davis beat NAIA-member UC Merced 81-39. The Aggies built a 10-0 lead, extended it to 27-9 and went to intermission up 42-17. Mason Westlake scored 11 points for the Bobcats.

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Max Christie had 14 points, Gabe Brown scored 12 and No. 22 Michigan State built a big lead early and defeated Toledo 81-68. Tyson Walker added 11 points and six assists and Marcus Bingham Jr. contributed 10 points and six rebounds for the Spartans, who

WACO, Texas (AP) — LJ Cryer led five players in double figures with his 20 points, and fourth-ranked Baylor beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 99-54 on Saturday night. The Bears (8-0) led by 10 after a Kendall Brown layup with 14:14 left in the first half. The Golden Lions never got the margin back to single digits.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Tosan Evbuomwan had a career-high 27 points as Princeton narrowly beat Drexel 81-79 in overtime. Camren Wynter led the Dragons on Saturday with 18 points.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kenneth Lofton Jr. tipped in a miss with 1:43 remaining to give Louisiana Tech the lead en route to a 78-75 win over Santa Clara. Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. Jalen Williams led the Broncos with 28 points.

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Dre Marin had 19 points as Southern Utah defeated Idaho 81-75. Tevian Jones added 17 points for the Thunderbirds, while Maizen Fausett chipped in 15. Mikey Dixon led the Vandals with 27 points.

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Jalen Adaway posted 16 points and 11 rebounds to lift Saint Bonaventure to a 68-65 win over Buffalo. Jeenathan Williams led the Bulls with 23 points.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Utah State won its first Mountain West Conference title with a 46-13 rout of No. 19 San Diego State. Brandon Bowling caught two touchdown passes from Logan Bonner during the decisive third quarter. The Aggies improve to 10-3, punctuating their inspiring turnaround under first-year coach

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Quarterback Cam Miller ran for two scores, TaMerik Williams tallied 112 yards rushing and two scoring runs and second-seeded North Dakota State was never threatened in a 38-7 win in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Bison advance to play No. 7-seed East Tennessee State. North Dakota established a

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Tobias Cameron had 17 points off the bench to carry Abilene Christian to a 98-65 win over UIW. Robert ”RJ” Glasper led the Cardinals with a career-high 23 points.