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Who Will Win the BCS Championship, Notre Dame or Alabama? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:12:23 +0000

The day that all college football fans have been waiting for is here: the BCS National Championship between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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This Weekend in Sports: NFL Playoffs and the Cotton Bowl

Joe Student — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 20:27:25 +0000

The NFL playoffs start, and the college bowl season nears its close. Here's what to watch this weekend:

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Sugar Bowl: Louisville vs. Florida — Everything You Need to Know

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:19:36 +0000

Star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater leads Louisville into its second-ever BCS bowl game. But he'll be tested by the Florida Gators and one of the nation's toughest defenses.

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Surprising Blowouts, Late Game Drama Highlight Second Week of Bowl Season

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:32:56 +0000

Terrance Broadway passed for 316 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 108 more plus another score to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to its second consecutive New Orleans Bowl victory. Alonzo Harris added 120 yards and two scores for ULL. The Ragin’ Cajuns jumped out to a 28-7 lead early in the second quarter only to see East Carolina go on a 24-3 run in the next 13 minutes to tie the game at 31

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College Football 2012 — Week 13 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:00:42 +0000

#1 NOTRE DAME (11-0) AT SOUTHERN CAL (7-4)

[Saturday, 8 p.m. on ABC]

Notre Dame is 11-0 for the first time since 1989 and know they are just one game away from a national-title shot. The Fighting Irish have risen to the top thanks to a defense that is tied with Alabama for first in scoring defense, allowing just 10.1 points per game

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College Football 2012 – Week Nine Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:21:18 +0000

This week’s rankings will look very different when the new AP Poll comes out following a Saturday full of upsets. Four Top Ten teams fell this week and five ranked teams suffered their first losses of the season. Meanwhile, Collin Klein and Manti T’eo boosted their Heisman chances while Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame continued to make their case for a shot in the national title game.

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This Weekend in Sports: The World Series and Giants vs. Cowboys

Joe Student — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 11:20:33 +0000

Friday, Oct. 26
Cincinnati at (15) Louisville

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville; 8 p.m. (ET) on ESPN
Two of the Big East's best teams meet on a Friday night in Kentucky. Fifteenth-ranked Louisville (7-0 overall, 2-0 Big East) is led by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and running backs Senorise Perry and Jeremy Wright. Cincinnati (5-1, 1-0) was ranked and undefeated before dropping its game against Toledo last week. The Bearcats have beaten Louisville in the last four meetings between the teams.

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College Football 2012 — Week Nine Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:44:57 +0000

#13 Mississippi State (7-0) at #1 Alabama (7-0)

[Saturday at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN]

After steamrolling through its first seven opponents, the Crimson Tide now gets to the meat of its schedule with a three-game stretch vs. #13 Mississippi State, at #6 LSU and vs. #22 Texas A&M. Thus far, Alabama hasn’t really been challenged, outscoring its opponents by almost 33 points per game. The Tide defense has been as good as we’ve seen in years, ranking first in almost all defensive categories. But while the defense understandably gets the publicity, the Alabama offense has been no slouch either, scoring 40+ in five of seven games this year. Quarterback A.J. McCarron leads the nation in pass efficiency and the offense ranks 14th nationally in scoring.

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College Football 2012 – Week Seven Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:26:34 +0000

#9 Louisiana State 23, #3 South Carolina 21

After rushing for just 71 total yards in the Tigers’ six previous games, freshman running back Jeremy Hill exploded for 124 yards and two touchdowns to lead LSU to its first home conference win of the year. South Carolina actually led 14-10 with less than 11 minutes to play in the game before LSU rattled off 13 unanswered points in the game's next six minutes.

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College Football 2012 – Week Five Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:51:24 +0000

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For a week that was supposed to be lacking in big games or traditional rivalries, this week sure gave us a lot of excitement. West Virginia and Baylor showed us an offensive shootout for the ages. Stanford became the latest Top Ten team to bite the dust. And Texas and Nebraska both needed fourth quarter comebacks to keep their conference title hopes alive.

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The 5 Best College Football Head Coaches Without a National Title

Tom Barrabi — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:17:35 +0000

Since his 2000 hiring, Gary Patterson has transformed the Horned Frogs from Division I doormat into a regular top 10 team. Under Patterson, TCU has won at least 11 games in seven out of the last nine seasons. That consistency has racked up five conference championships and an impressive seven bowl wins. Patterson was also named the A.P. Coach of the Year in 2009, and has overseen the development of some legendary players. Most importantly, TCU’s 2012 jump to the Big 12 will finally provide Patterson’s squad with the strength of schedule of a legitimate national contender.

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Who Will Win This Year's BCS Title? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:24:07 +0000

It’s almost that time of year. We are, of course, referring to college football season. So, who has the best chance at winning the national title this year?Right now, it looks like the top spot is up in the air among a few different teams. Both the AP and USA Today have the same teams in their top five, but the orders are bit different.

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Everything You Need to Know for the Sugar Bowl

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:55:50 +0000

While most of the BCS drama focused on the final poll and whether Alabama or Oklahoma State should face LSU in the championship game, the Sugar Bowl was not without its own share of controversy.

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Sports Movie of the Week — 'The Program' [VIDEO]

Joe Student — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:22:17 +0000

While the NFL’s regular season ends this coming weekend, college football is nearly two weeks into its parade of postseason bowls that now stretches well past New Year’s Day. For football-crazy schools, the bowl appearance is the must-have at the end of every season to prove that the program is successful.

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Will ESPN Football Analyst Craig James Take Up a Senate Seat?

Danny Groner — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:24:25 +0000

College football analyst Craig James is taking some time off from his duties with ESPN to contemplate a run for US Senate in Texas. If he does decide to run before the Monday deadline, he’d do so as a Republican, and face some steep competition as he eyes the vacated seat of the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison.

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NCAA College Football Bowl Preview — Dec. 17-23

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:11:15 +0000

he college bowl season kicks off Saturday night and, while the next week of action doesn’t feature the biggest or most well-known bowl games, it does highlight some up and coming teams. Florida International and Temple are among them, as well as more prominent football powers TCU and Boise State. Here is what to look for this week as the bowl games get underway.

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Do College Football Fans Want the BCS or a Playoff System? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:00:15 +0000

It’s pretty well accepted that the BCS system to determine college football’s national championship is unpopular with the public.

But a new survey from Poll Position shows just how hated the BCS -- which uses a mix of human polls, computer rankings and strength of schedule to determine a one-off national championship game — really is.

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2011 NCAA College Football – Week 13 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:11:47 +0000

For many schools across the country, this is rivalry week: the game that determines bragging rights and, in many cases, a coach’s future employment. But after last week’s chaotic BCS shakeup, a slew of one-loss teams are suddenly back in the national title mix, anxiously hoping for some SEC upsets to give them a shot. Combine that intrigue with a slew of heated rivalries and teams jockeying for conference championships and bowl positions, and it should be another exciting week in college football. Here are all the highlights from this week in the AP Top 25.

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Big Ten Preview: Legends Division

Lee Voss — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:07:05 +0000

As the college football season gets underway this weekend, the oldest Division I college football conference in the nation adds a powerhouse program with a long history of winning. The Big Ten has added the Nebraska Cornhuskers and their five national championships to the conference this year

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