HOUSTON - HBCU football games scores in the SWAC, MEAC, SIAC, CIAA, OVC, CAA and Independents for Week 11. Should the VA Union defeat Virginia State, the Panthers will be heading to their third consecutive CIAA championship game. Johnson C. Smith will make the title game with a victory over Livingstone.

No. 20 Southern California stayed in the College Football Playoff race with a 38-17 victory over Northwestern.

The USC Trojans (6-2) host the Northwestern Wildcats (5-3) in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Los Angeles on Friday night.

Pat McAfee hailed Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes as college football’s No. 1 team after a 38-14 win over Penn State, with Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith powering the Buckeyes ahead of their Week 11 matchup against Purdue.

Cross country and college volleyball were the main attractions on a pretty quiet night for sports across the area.

Texas A&M was No. 3 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. But the undefeated Aggies should be No. 1. The committee whiffed on this first batch, but there's ample time to get