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Chris Jacquemain threw three touchdown passes, including a 12-yarder to Andre Jones midway through the fourth quarter to break a tie, and Akron held off struggling Syracuse 42-28 on Saturday.

Akron and Syracuse will meet for the first time in the programs' history this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.

Tackle better Will the Orange be a good tackling team this season? Greg Robinson thinks so.

All football teams in the Bowl Championship Series are not created equal. The University of Wisconsin is an example of a BCS heavyweight; Syracuse is an example of a BCS lightweight.

No. 13 Wisconsin's game plan couldn't have been much more straightforward going into Saturday's season opener against Akron: A heaping helping of P.J. Hill, P.J. Hill and more P.J. Hill.

AKRON: The Zips had no answer for Wisconsin in their season opener, falling to the 13th-ranked Badgers, 38-17. Akron's front seven was pounded for 404 rushing yards, and out of the 27 first downs allowed by the ...

Tyler Campbell and his father apparently didn't know how the game of Division I college football recruiting is played.

New faces: Most of the 2007 starters are back this season but several new starters are manning key positions and their play could determine how UW fares this season.

Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill eludes Akron's Tyler Campbell during the first half of a college football game Saturday, Aug.

AGE: 24 - DRAFT: Fourth round, 114th overall - COLLEGE: Akron - POSITION: Cornerback - HEIGHT: 5-foot-9 - WEIGHT: 175 - HOMETOWN: Canton, Ohio PITTSFORD - Most everyone expected Buffalo to come out of last ...

The Kansas City Chiefs released Canadian-born receiver Jabari Arthur on Saturday.

Stadium: Camp Randall Stadium , FieldTurf playing surface. Records: Season opener.

After spending most of last season watching Tyler Donovan exceed expectations with his toughness and surprising big-play ability, Allan Evridge is getting his turn.

Akron coach J.D. Brookhart doesn't try to build false hope if he thinks his football team is struggling.

McKeesport won 10 games last season and lost only two. It was the second of the two losses -- a 24-13 defeat at the hands of Pittsburgh Central Catholic in the WPIAL Quad-A quarterfinals -- that left the Tigers ...

Mentor High product Chris Jacquemain spent last season locked in a quarterback battle he couldn't win.

After eight long months, Wisconsin football is back. The Badgers open their season Saturday morning at Camp Randall Stadium against Akron of the Mid-American Conference.

Firestone defensive back Rayshaun Freeman deflects a pass intended for Revere receiver Dean Marincheck during third quarter action at Revere High School on Friday, Aug.

The Badgers might be without their leading tackler from a year ago when they open the 2008 season against Akron on Aug.

What good is global warming when summer seems to end a little earlier every year? We're at the start of the high school football season already! Terry Pluto, who looks forward to this, relishes the sights and ...