During the national championship game last week, one team played the first half without a key defensive player. Miami cornerback Xavier Lucas spent the first two quarters sidelined as part of a targeting foul he committed in the second half of the previous ...

Editor’s note: This story was initially published on Dec. 18. Shamari Simmons came screaming into the backfield, untouched. On the first play of the fourth quarter of the Big 12 championship, Arizona State’s blitzing safety sacked Iowa State ...