The College and High School Football Report

Robert Stephens, Featured Reporter

Gridiron action has been hot.

September 12, 2012 - The Howard University Bison traveled to Rutgers University a member of the Big East Conference and the BCS and along the way picked up a check for $350,000.

By the way Rutgers defeated the visitors 26-0 before a crowd of 50,855 in the Scarlet Knights' season opener.

Freshman William Parker was a bright spot for Howard, rushing for 51 yards on 11 carries. Parker did have a costly fumble on the two yard line.

The Bison dropped to 1-1 on the season. Howard travels to Norfolk State Saturday.

Howard's Curtis Simmons chases a Rutgers ball carrier. (Rutgers Sports Info Dept.)

The Maryland Terrapins jumped out to a 26-3 lead and held off Temple to win a 36-27 non-conference game. Maryland found some offense rolling up 334 yards against the Owls.

The Terps will hosts Connecticut Saturday.

The Cavaliers of UVA dodged a bullet as Penn State kicker Sam Ficken missed four field goals including a 42 yarder with no time remaining as the home team Cavaliers edged State 17-16 before a crowd of 50,855.

This was the first game that the Sandusky scandal clearly affected Penn St., as the kicker from last year has transferred to Texas.

Some college scores from last weekend:

Delaware over Delaware State 38-14.
Buffalo beat Morgan State 56-34.
Elon defeated North Carolina Central 34-14.
James Madison jumped on Alcorn St. 42-3
Bethune Cookman over S.C. State 27-14
N.C.A&T blasted West Va. St. 77-0.
Old Dominion beat Hampton 47-7.
West Liberty St. edged Va. St. 14-13.
Winston Salem St. beat Concord 30-22.
Norfolk St. beat Liberty 31-24.
Alabama St. beat Mississippi Valley 29-7.
TCU jumped on Grambling 56-0.
Oklahoma routed Florida A&M 69-13
Florida St. blanked Savannah St. 55-0
in a game that was called after three quarters.

I will get back to you on the last three pay
to play games in a later edition.

In high school play this past weekend:

Coolidge defeated McKinley 41-30 to improve
their record to 1-1. Dunbar blanked Options 34-0.
Northwestern defeated Duval 28-10. Friendly edged
Gwynn Park 8-6. DeMatha defeated Calvert Hall 23-14.
Quince Orchard blanked Blair 55-0. Seneca Valley improved to 2-0 on the season beating Northwest 26-13.
Wise blanked High Point 56-0. Churchill over Whitman
33-9. Good Counsel edged St. Joseph (N.J.) 14-10.
Suitland blanked Oxon Hill 56-0. St. John’s over Wilson 35-14.

Potomac (Md.) shutout Ballou 41-0. Westfield defeated
T.C. Williams 55-28. McNamara blanked Georgetown Prep
6-0. Crossland beat Central 26-6. E. Roosevelt edged Bowie 22-21, and Bladensburg blanked Laurel 24-0.