College Football

Ward, now a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, credits UNT coach Eric Morris with giving him a chance to succeed.

The UT System Board of Regents voted to update the terms of Steve Sarkisian’s contract with a nearly 4% raise. Women’s Basketball Coach Vic Schaefer is also getting a pay bump.

AT&T Stadium and Cotton Bowl Classic officials say they are monitoring weather reports leading up to the Jan. 10 game between the Texas Longhorns and Ohio State Buckeyes.

Ruslan Burns has been a Longhorns fan since he was 4 years old. Last month, cameras caught him in a stadium surrounded by Texas A&M fans. The video went viral.

Penn State hounded SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings into three first-half turnovers, including a pair of ill-advised throws in the first half that DeLuca and Rojas converted into Pick-6s to give the Nittany Lions a lead they never came close to squandering.

SMU's Kevin Jennings is the only quarterback starting for his hometown team in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Jennings and SMU play at Penn State with second-year starter Drew Allar. That is the only first-round CFP game with both starters at their original schools.

Southern Methodist University, the University of Texas and some local high school football teams are making waves — even as the Cowboys continue to disappoint.

No. 12 Southern Methodist will face No. 5 Penn State in the opening round of the College Football Playoff after edging Alabama in the final rankings.

The No. 2 Texas Longhorns wasted no time positioning themselves as one of the teams to beat in the Southeastern Conference. In their first season as an SEC member, they posted the best record during the regular season and earned a spot against No. 5 Georgia in the league championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

SMU had no problems handling the jump to the Atlantic Coast Conference. Now the No. 8 Mustangs will look to complete an unbeaten run through the ACC in their inaugural season when they face perennial conference power Clemson on Saturday night in Charlotte.

The rivalry between the University of Texas and Texas A&M University is a grudge match that dates to 1894. The No. 3 Longhorns and No. 20 Aggies finally meet again Saturday night in College Station with a berth in the SEC championship game on the line.

The Denton Record-Chronicle's sports reporters break down what you need to know both at the collegiate level and under the Friday Night Lights.