Stories By KP Kelly
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College
/ 8 years agoAP No. 3 Georgia Shocks No. 2 Oklahoma to Win Rose Bowl Double-Overtime Shootout, Reach National Title Game for First Time in Post-BCS Era
Photo: Robert Hanashiro/USA TODAY Sports PASADENA, Calif. — Steven Parker and the Oklahoma Sooner defense spent 54 minutes trading blows with...
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News
/ 8 years agoIndy Sends Houston to Offseason with Sixth Consecutive Loss after Ugly 22-13 Season Finale
Photo: Marc Lebryk/USA TODAY Sports INDIANAPOLIS — As the Texans have learned since his early November injury — and with Tom...
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College
/ 8 years ago‘Dominating and Relentless’ Defense Helps Ohio State Play Bully in Rout USC, Remain Undefeated in Cotton Bowl Appearances
Photo: Gordon Deloach/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON —With Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott on Ohio State’s sidelines, USC really needed 1995 Cotton Bowl hero...
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College
/ 8 years agoBaytown’s Quentin Coryatt Set to Enter 11th Cotton Bowl HOF Class
Photo courtesy Texas A&M University Archives ARLINGTON — The Cotton Bowl Athletic Association announced it will recognize six individuals who helped...
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College
/ 8 years agoUSC OC Tee Martin Gives USC Gunslinger Approval Stamp Amid Question Marks about Draft Position
Photo: Jayne Kamin-Oncea/USA TODAY Sports ARLINGTON — If anyone knows what an NFL quarterback looks like and the pressure on that...
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College
/ 8 years agoTCU Stages Electrifying Comeback, Nabs Alamo Bowl Victory After Rallying from 14-point Deficit
Photo: Sherry Milliken/TexasHSFootball SAN ANTONIO — Everything seemed to be going wrong — albeit incrementally — for the Horned Frogs’ for...
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College
/ 8 years ago5 reasons Ohio State-USC Cotton Bowl Matchup is Texas Tested
Photo: Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY Sports ARLINGTON — Bowl season doesn’t only mark the beginning of the end of collegiate football in...
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High School
/ 8 years ago5 Observations about Wild, Unpredictable UIL State Championship Weekend
Photo: Gordon Deloach/TexasHSFootball Last Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday’s state championship rounds had everything a fan could want — 60s and...
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6A
/ 8 years agoWE’RE BACK: AP’s Best 6A Team Reaches Potential in ‘Win for Adam,’ Claims State Title after Beating Back Lake Travis Rally
Photo: Gordon Deloach/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON — Lake Travis, nearly stole a state-title worthy win after dealing a possible trump — no pun...
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High School
/ 8 years agoCollege Station Edges Aledo by Single Point, Hands Bearcats First State Championship Loss Since 1974
Photo: Charlton Gladden/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON — Despite Aledo High School’s championship pedigree, College Station stood tall and knocked the Bearcats off their...
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High School
/ 8 years agoHow Highland Park Toppled History’s Giant, Rallied to Beat Odds En Route to Second Consecutive Title
Photo: Joseph Nguyen/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON — Failure dangled above Highland Park High School like a proverbial Sword of Damocles, seemingly primed for...
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High School
/ 8 years agoCarthage Stakes Claim for Dynasty in Rout of Kennedale, Brings Sixth Title in Decade Back to East Texas
Photo: Joseph Nguyen/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON — Time, the biggest enemy of a run-heavy, Wing-T offense, ran out for Kennedale High School. Carthage’s...
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3A
/ 8 years agoNewton Defies Gravity with Second Half Rise, Ascends to Top of UIL 3A after State Championship Rout of Gunter
Photo: Sara Carpenter/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON — Of the three state championship games played Thursday, arguably none had the hype built around Gunter...
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High School
/ 8 years agoThe Cavalier Era: Breaking Down Lake Travis’ Decade of Dominance
Photo: Ozzie Jaime/TexasHSFootball “How can it ever be more satisfying than to get a chance to go play for a state...
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High School
/ 8 years agoBorden County Claims Second Straight Title With Victory Over Jonesboro
Photo: Sherry Milliken/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON, Texas— The first day of the UIL State Championships provided fans with a rematch of last year’s...
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High School
/ 8 years agoBears, Greyhounds, Oh My: Balmorhea to face Strawn With State Championship Implications on Line
Photo: Joseph Nguyen/TexasHSFootball ARLINGTON — While Strawn’s Superman-like Greyhounds have outpaced their last ? opponents, Balmorhea has been decisively dominant —...
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News
/ 8 years agoNFL Releases Early Playoff Scenarios for AFC, NFC Contenders
Photo: Brian Spurlock/USA TODAY Sports The postseason is upon the country and all eyes are on some of the biggest powers...
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High School
/ 8 years agoGame Ball Honors: Best Texas High School Players of the State Semifinal Round
Photo: Sara Carpenter/TexasHSFootball EDITORS NOTE: Every week, TexasHSFootball will present their official game ball honors to those that were the most...
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High School
/ 8 years agoRockdale Star Jaquayln Crawford to Ink NLI With Sooners 24 Hours Before Playing For State Title
Photo: James Ellis/TexasHSFootball ROCKDALE — A Boomer Sooners’ star will be born sooner rather than later according to a Monday report...
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High School
/ 8 years agoMcGregor Bulldog Michael Irons Commits To Cornell University
Photo: Via The Ithaca Journal The term student athlete seems to get lost at times, but for McGregor Bulldogs WR Michael...