Week 14 NFL Matchups

New York TimesChargers (9-3) at Cowboys (8-4)The Cowboys don’t want to hear about their 15-27 record in December over the past decade. They’ve been interrogated in news conferences and on talk radio. They’ve been criticized by everyone from their own stars of yesteryear — some of whom raised off-field distractions to an art form — to citizen bloggers who equate December toughness with… Read more

Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly is heading to Notre Dame to replace fired Weis

StarTribuneCINCINNATI – Notre Dame has settled on Brian Kelly as the man who can restore its faded glory, just as he turned Cincinnati into a national title contender.Just 10 days after Charlie Weis was fired, it’s up to Kelly to revive the fortunes of a team that just completed the worst decade of football in the history of the storied program with a 70-52 record and three losing… Read more

Unbeatens Boise State, TCU to face off … but not in title game

USA TodayThe ultimate breakthrough still awaits. Despite their unblemished records, neither TCU nor Boise State landed in Pasadena, Calif., and the BCS’ national championship game.For the first time in the BCS’ fractious 12-year history, however, two teams from non-marquee conferences worked their way into the lineup. With a No. 4 ranking in the system’s mathematical rankings, TCU earned an… Read more