STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Davis Warren threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns to lead Stanford to a 31-28 victory over North Carolina State. Warren threw touchdown passes on the first two drives of the game and to help the Cardinal earn their fourth win in five homes games. Micah Ford rushed for 150 yards, Nico Brown caught two TD passes and Caden High had nine catches for 103 yards and a score for the Cardinal. CJ Bailey threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns and Will Wilson ran for two short scores for the Wolfpack.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Duke running back Nate Sheppard threw a game-winning touchdown pass with 1:14 left. Virginia had taken a 16-13 lead with a 30-yard field goal by Will Bettridge with three minutes to play. Duke's Patrick Smith-Young intercepted UVA quarterback Beau Pribula on the Cavaliers' final play.
UNDATED (AP) — UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins headline the preseason AP All-America women’s college basketball team. The team, released Thursday, also includes Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes, Texas forward Madison Booker, and Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo. Strong, the reigning AP Player of the Year, earned 30 votes from the 31-member national media panel. Hidalgo and Booker each received 28 votes, Blakes had 27, and Watkins 26. Watkins is returning after an ACL tear in 2025. Strong averaged 18.4 points and 7.7 rebounds last season. Booker and Hidalgo have been honored as preseason picks for three consecutive years.
UNDATED (AP) — Virginia Tech's trip to Clemson marks a key game on the week's Atlantic Coast Conference schedule. The Hokies are 2-2 in the league in their first year under James Franklin. Now they're facing a Tigers team trying to go to 3-1 in the league chase for a spot in the ACC championship game. The week's schedule includes Miami playing for the first time since climbing to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 when it hosts Pittsburgh. There's also Duke's trip to Virginia on Friday in a rematch of last year's ACC title game won by the Blue Devils.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The 2001 Miami Hurricanes, known for their unbeaten season and national championship win, are reuniting this weekend. They'll be honored during a halftime ceremony as Miami, now the top-ranked team, faces Pitt. Coach Mario Cristobal sees parallels between the current team and the legendary 2001 squad. Miami has risen to No. 1 for the first time since 2002. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi acknowledges Miami's talent and recruiting prowess. The Hurricanes have a strong history as the nation's top team, while Pitt has struggled against No. 1 ranked teams.
UNDATED (AP) — Florida's Thomas Haugh and Michigan State's Jeremy Fears Jr. highlight the preseason AP All-America team. Fears received 57 votes from a 58-person media panel and Haugh earned 56. Vanderbilt guard Tyler Tanner received 43 votes, Illinois forward David Mirkovic had 24 and Arizona big man Motiejus Krivas 17 to round out the team.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami is about to take the field as the No. 1 team in The Associated Press' college football rankings for the first time since 2002. The Hurricanes aren't fazed by that whatsoever. Staying true to the process is among the biggest keys for unbeaten Miami this week as the top-ranked Hurricanes get set to play host to Pitt on Saturday afternoon. Getting wrapped up in the national rankings would be a recipe for failure, says coach Mario Cristobal. He wants Miami simply to think about the next task and nothing else.
UNDATED (AP) — Beware, Miami, when Pittsburgh comes to town Saturday. The No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 has lost to unranked opponents two straight weeks. Oklahoma knocked off Texas and then Auburn upset Georgia. Unranked teams are 9-198 against No. 1s since 2000. That's according to Sportradar. The only other year No. 1 teams lost twice to non-Top 25 opponents over that span was 2007. Auburn is one of two schools with two wins over No. 1s as an unranked team since 2000. The other is Texas A&M.
