Susie Gardner needed an assistant coach in 1997, so she inquired about a young assistant who grew up in Gardner's tiny hometown of Mount Juliet, Tenn. Gardner, then coach at Austin Peay in Clarksville, Tenn., placed a call to University of Florida coach Carol Ross to ask about the former Gators guard then serving as Ross' third assistant. ...more

November 6, 2007

Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has been at the top and looked down at the rest of the college football world. He knows what it takes to win national titles, meaningful bowl games and road stops such as FSU's 27-17 victory at No. 2-ranked Boston College on Saturday. ...more

November 4, 2007

The last time Georgia Tech visited the Orange Bowl, the Yellow Jackets beat invincibility out of Miami. ...more

October 13, 2007

State Football Capsules ...more

September 28, 2007

Barring an unexpected turnaround, the North Carolina Tar Heels will not win the ACC football championship. ...more

September 18, 2007

Colt McCoy threw two first-quarter touchdown passes and No. 4 Texas stumbled through a sloppy 21-13 season-opening win against Arkansas State on Saturday night, narrowly avoiding yet another huge upset on the day. ...more

September 2, 2007