Bret Bielema was really excited about Saturday’s thrilling 53-52 overtime win against Ole Miss.

So excited, he had an epic Freudian slip regarding his postgame plans.

Whoa, too much excitement there, Bret.

And too much information.

There’s something about winning a football games that seems to put Bielema in the mood. Lest we forget Bielema describing last year’s 31-7 Texas Bowl win against Texas as “borderline erotic.”

Let’s just hope Bielema hops off the plane before he hops on… Well, you know what, we’ll leave the details to the Bielemas.

Godspeed you crazy kids.

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Black football players at Missouri are going on strike from football activities until a change is made in university leadership.

Missouri cornerback Anthony Sherrils posted this message to his Twitter account Saturday evening with a picture of a group of 32 Missouri players. The strike is after a Missouri graduate student named Jonathan Butler announced he was going on a hunger strike until University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe vacated his position.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch identified linebacker Kentrell Brothers, defensive end Charles Harris and running backs Russell Hansbrough and Ish Witter in the photo.

"The department of athletics is aware of the declarations made tonight by many of our student athletes," a statement from Missouri's athletic department said. "We must all come together with leaders from across our campus to tackle these challenging issues and support our student-athletes' right to do so."

Cornerback John Gibson III said the team's coaches and white players supported the movement.

Many African-American students are upset with what they feel is systemic racism on the campus. The latest incident happened Oct. 24 when a swastika made of feces was smeared on the wall of a dorm bathroom.

The movement started in September, when Payton Head, the head of the Missouri Students Association, said he was called racial slurs by people in a truck driving by him. He told the Columbia Missourian it was the first time he'd "experienced in-your-face racism" on campus.

The Missourian has a complete timeline of other events through the fall that have helped trigger the "Concerned Student 1950" movement. Students are upset at the lack of tangible action made by university officials toward the curbing of the type of incidents and diversity education on campus.

Students protested Wolfe's car at the homecoming parade on Oct. 10. The homecoming protest came five days after an intoxicated white male shouted racial slurs towards members of the Legion of Black Collegians rehearsing for a play on campus.

From the Washington Post:

“We will be here until we are heard,” Butler shouted into a megaphone as Wolfe and his wife sat awkwardly on top of the back seat, “and our people are protected and they feel safe on this campus.”

Butler and his fellow students chanted until Columbia Police pushed them out of the way, threatening to arrest them and rattling cans of pepper spray in their faces. (Cops did not spray anyone and nobody was arrested, Butler said.)

“We had drunk bystanders come and push us around, curse us out, say some really disgusting things,” Butler said of the demonstration. “Tim Wolfe allowed his driver to rev his engine, and by revving his engine and going back and forth, he ended up bumping one of us twice. The Columbia Police Dept threatened to arrest us even though we were being peaceful. You can see in the photos, we had our hands up and just wanted to do our demonstration and leave.”

Wolfe recently apologized for his inaction at the Homecoming parade. However there has been no indication if any change in Missouri's administration is immediately forthcoming.

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In a season full of bad luck, Nebraska finally had things go its way on Saturday night against No. 7 Michigan State.

A week after an embarrassing loss at Purdue, the Huskers overcame a 12-point deficit in the final two minutes to shock the unbeaten Spartans 39-38.

Nebraska’s go-ahead touchdown in the final minute came with controversy.

Huskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong hit Brandon Reilly down the left sideline for a 30-yard score with 17 seconds remaining. However, Reilly took a few steps out of bounds before hauling in the pass. The Huskers could have been penalized for illegal touching, but the referees determined that Reilly was forced out of bounds by MSU defensive back Jermaine Edmondson, so the touchdown call stood.

After Nebraska’s two-point conversion attempt failed, Michigan State had a chance to try for a go-ahead field goal. Michigan State started at its own 41 after a squib kick, then a Connor Cook completion to Macgarrett Kings quickly moved the Spartans to the Nebraska 41 with seven seconds to go. The Spartans had a timeout remaining, so they tried to gain a few more yards in an effort to make a field goal try from Michael Geiger a bit more manageable. But Geiger never got that shot.

Cook felt pressure as the pocket collapsed around him and held on to the ball too long. By the time his throwaway landed out of bounds, the clock – and MSU’s dream of an undefeated season – expired.

The improbable Huskers comeback came after the Spartans looked like they had the game firmly in hand when a Gerald Holmes' touchdown run gave them a 38-26 lead with 4:16 to go.

Nebraska got the ball back and managed to reach the end zone on an Armstrong TD run, cutting the MSU lead to 38-33 with with 1:47 to go. The Huskers still had life, but their ensuing onside kick was recovered by the Spartans.

MSU tried to run out the clock with Holmes, but the Nebraska defense held and used its final two timeouts, setting up a third-and-eight with 1:35 remaining. MSU opted to run the ball again in an effort to take more time off the clock, but a crucial holding penalty stopped the Spartans from running off as much as they wanted.

Nebraska regained possession at its own nine with 55 seconds remaining and Armstrong went back to work, hitting Jordan Westerkamp for gains of 28 and 33 yards all the way down to the Michigan State 30.

Michigan State almost sealed the win on the next play, but Arjen Colquhoun dropped an interception in the end zone, allowing for the Armstrong-to-Reilly heroics on the following play and a 39-38 Huskers win.

While the win is a big confidence boost for a Nebraska team with six losses by a combined 23 points, the loss is completely crushing for a Michigan State team with high hopes.

The Spartans needed a win to keep pace in the Big Ten East with No. 3 Ohio State, but can still win the division if they beat the Buckeyes in Columbus on Nov. 21. The loss does a lot more damage on a national scale. The Spartans barely made it past mediocre opponents like Purdue and Rutgers earlier in the season. Now a loss to 4-6 Nebraska will certainly cause a backward slide in the College Football Playoff rankings. 

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In less than a week, Memphis went from being a Group of Five team that could potentially crash the Top 4 party, to a program that might not even be the representative for a New Year’s Six bowl game.

The No. 13 Tigers, which came into the game as one of nine undefeated teams remaining in the FBS, struggled against Navy’s option game and suffered a 45-20 defeat.

The Midshipmen are unranked, but are 7-1 this season with their lone loss against No. 5 Notre Dame.

Memphis (8-1) was the Group of Five’s hope at crashing the Top 4 party after dominating its schedule, which included a win against Ole Miss. However, Navy was the better and more focused team on Saturday night.

The Midshipmen stuck to their bread-and-butter option offense and gashed the Tigers for 374 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 66 carries. And when Memphis got a little overanxious about the run, quarterback Keenan Reynolds decided to throw a 75-yard touchdown pass to DeBrandon Sanders. It was the longest touchdown pass of Reynolds’ career and only his third touchdown pass of the season.

Reynolds came into the game needing one rushing touchdown to own the record for the most career rushing touchdowns in NCAA history, but he did not score.

Instead, Chris Swain took the reins of the Midshipmen rushing offense and ran for 108 yards and three touchdowns.

Memphis opened the game looking like the team we’ve seen all season. It used a four-play drive to cover 85 yards and capped it with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Paxton Lynch to Anthony Miller. However, the Tigers had trouble recreating that consistency as the Navy defensive line continually flushed Lynch from the pocket and kept the Memphis running game quiet.

Lynch completed 26 of 42 passes for 305 yards, but also threw an interception, which was one of three Memphis turnovers on the night.

The win gave the Midshipmen their first victory over a top015 team since Nov. 17, 1984, when they defeated then-No. 2 South Carolina. It was the first time the Midshipmen had defeated a top-15 team on the road since Sept. 21, 1974 (then-No. 8 Penn State).

The win also kept Navy tied with Houston atop the American Athletic West Division standings. Houston (9-0) is the only undefeated team remaining in the American Athletic Conference. It hosts Memphis next weekend.

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So much for Alabama being overrated in the College Football Playoff rankings, eh?

After much of the discussion in the days after the first rankings of 2015 centered around how the Tide was possibly ranked too high at No. 4, Alabama dominated every facet of the game against No. 2 LSU on Saturday in a 30-16 win.

The Tide held Heisman front-runner running back Leonard Fournette to 31 yards rushing on 19 carries and clearly wanted to force LSU quarterback Brandon Harris to beat them. It worked. Harris finished the game 6 of 19 for 128 yards and a touchdown and an interception. The interception, which started the third quarter, was Harris' first of the season.

As Fournette was bottled up, Alabama running back Derrick Henry gashed LSU's run defense. Henry put the Crimson Tide up 20-10 in the third quarter and added another touchdown to make it 27-10 to put the game out of reach.

Henry had 38 carries for 210 yards and three scores and will likely be in the Heisman conversation alongside Fournette in the near future. The 38 carries were six more than Henry had three weeks ago against Texas A&M when he set a previous career high.

LSU tied the game at 10 late in the second quarter, but the score was a bit of a mirage. With Fournette locked up by Alabama's defense, it felt that the Tigers had merely survived the first half rather than played the Tide close to evenly.

The win gives Alabama a clear path to the SEC West Division title and a matchup with Florida in the SEC championship game. The Tide now has the tiebreaker over LSU. And Ole Miss, the team that beat Alabama, has two SEC losses after losing to Arkansas earlier in the day.

LSU's West hopes now hinge on an Alabama loss to either Mississippi State or Auburn. And since Ole Miss lost, the CFP committee has a much easier time deciphering the SEC moving forward. As long as it has control of the division, Alabama will be the SEC's top-ranked team and likely in the top four.

Where will the Tide be in Tuesday's next set of rankings? Our guess is at No. 2, right behind Clemson, which beat Florida State on Saturday. The Tide will pass LSU and possibly jump Ohio State, which beat Minnesota 28-14 at home.

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The College Football Playoff committee gained some clarity after a wacky Week 10.

Let’s start in the SEC, shall we?

Not many thought that Arkansas would play a big factor in the crowded SEC West picture when the day began, but the Razorbacks’ improbable overtime win over Ole Miss raised the stakes of the Alabama-LSU nightcap even more. Because of its win over Alabama earlier in the year and a game with LSU yet to be played, Ole Miss still loomed in the West, but a wacky fourth-down conversion and gusty two-point play knocked the Rebels out of the race.

And then came No. 4 Alabama, who bullied its way past No. 2 LSU behind a huge effort from Derrick Henry (210 yards, three touchdowns). Remember those folks who thought Alabama should not have been included in the Top 4 of last week’s College Football Playoff rankings? You won’t hear from them next week. Alabama separated itself from the pack.

And while an LSU loss doesn’t completely put an end to its playoff hopes, it certainly can’t afford to lose another game down the stretch.

Meanwhile in the SEC East, Florida wrapped up a division title with a win over Vanderbilt, but it sure was ugly. The Gators found themselves at No. 10 in the first CFP rankings, but a 9-7 win over the lowly Commodores should cause a drop in those rankings and pretty much eliminate any chance they could sneak into the final four.

The Big Ten debuted with three teams in the Top 10, but that will undoubtedly drop to two after Michigan State blew a late two-score lead and lost to Nebraska. No. 7 Michigan State previously had narrow wins over mediocre Rutgers and Purdue teams. The only way Michigan State can possibly work its way back into contention (for a playoff spot and in the Big Ten East) is with a win over No. 3 Ohio State, which pulled out a 28-14 win over Minnesota to stay undefeated.

No. 9 Iowa also stayed undefeated by beating Indiana, 35-27, but still lack a signature win as it trudges through its mediocre Big Ten West slate.

In the ACC, No. 1 Clemson did nothing that warranted a drop from the top spot. The Tigers fell behind No. 16 Florida State at halftime, but stormed back for an emphatic 23-13 win behind 404 total yards from quarterback Deshaun Watson. The Tigers have a clear path to an undefeated season while two-loss FSU doesn’t have a prayer.

The Big 12 is where things get a bit messier. No. 6 Baylor, No. 8 TCU and No. 14 Oklahoma State all entered Week 10 without a loss. Baylor, playing its first game with freshman quarterback Jarrett Stidham, held off Kansas State to move to 8-0 on Thursday night. And Oklahoma State emerged victorious over TCU and did so in emphatic fashion, 49-29.

We’ll definitely see from movement from those teams when the new rankings drop on Tuesday, but it won’t seal any of their fates in the long term. TCU and Oklahoma State still both have to play Baylor and No. 15 Oklahoma. All four of those teams still have a chance in what will be a wild last three weeks of Big 12 play.

In the Pac-12, No. 11 Stanford and No. 12 Utah both improved to 8-1 with wins over Colorado and Washington, respectively. The two look primed to face off in the Pac-12 title game that could have major playoff implications. Looking ahead, Stanford, with its Nov. 28 matchup against No. 5 Notre Dame (which beat Pitt Saturday to improve to 8-1), would have a better playoff resume when all is said and done if it can win out.

And No. 13 Memphis’ 45-20 loss to Navy means the committee won’t have to worry about a Group of Five team sniffing the Top 4, Yeah, No. 25 Houston is still undefeated, but it has no chance to notch a signature win over a Power Five team like Memphis did with Ole Miss. 

So what does it all mean?

Well for one, there are three teams that have clear paths to the final four: Clemson, Ohio State and Alabama. They control their own destinies. There are no guarantees in college football of course, but if those three win out, they will have a hard time not landing a spot in the playoff.

Having said that, college football is never predictable. There are a ton of scenarios to play out in the final month and all we can do is watch them unfold.

Here are the winners and losers from Week 10:

WINNERS

Iowa: Iowa's 35-27 win secured a 9-0 record and keeps the Hawkeyes among a slowly dwindling list of undefeated teams as we head into the 11^th week of the season.

The Hawkeyes have not won nine games since 2009, which, incidentally, is the last time Iowa started a season 9-0. However, it went on to lose its next two games that year before rebounding to win its final two contests, including a 24-14 win against Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.

Iowa has a one-game lead over Wisconsin in the Big Ten West Division and remaining games against Minnesota, Purdue and Nebraska, three teams all currently under .500 and are at the bottom of the West Division standings.

Dak Prescott, Mississippi State: Prescott had a great night by all accounts against Missouri, completing 27 of 40 passes for 303 yards and four touchdowns. Pretty sharp. But it was another achievement in the game that will hold up much longer: He became the sixth player in SEC history responsible for 100 career touchdowns. He also tied a career-high with four completions on throws 20 yards or more downfield, and did it all against a Missouri team that’s been terrible most of the year but has managed to be pretty stout on defense. 

Carl Nassib, Penn State: Nassib recorded a sack in the fourth quarter of Penn State’s 23-21 loss to Northwestern to give him 15 1/2 on the season, which set a single-season Nittany Lions record. It’s especially impressive when you consider that Nassib had never started a game at any level before this season, and now holds a school record and leads the country in sacks.  

Kevin Hogan, Stanford: In recording a 42-10 win over Colorado, Hogan became Stanford’s all-time leader in wins at quarterback, going 32-9 to this point in his Cardinal career and snapping Andrew Luck’s record. Hogan completed 17 of 23 passes for 169 yards and two scores in the victory.  

Kenneth Dixon, Louisiana Tech: Louisiana Tech destroyed North Texas 56-13 on Saturday afternoon and Kenneth Dixon was a big part of the Bulldogs' success. Dixon, a senior running back, rushed for 195 yards on 22 carries and scored a whopping six – yes, six – touchdowns. Dixon scored on runs of one, seven, one, 40, 14 and three yards to give him 17 on the season to go along with his 933 yards.

LOSERS

Texas A&M: So much for Texas A&M's rebirth with Kyler Murray at quarterback, eh? The Aggies were stifled 26-10 at home to Auburn Saturday night and will certainly drop out of the College Football Playoff rankings.

Murray was 13-of-23 passing for 105 yards and three interceptions. Texas A&M's only touchdown came courtesy of backup quarterback Jake Hubenak on a pass to Speedy Noil. Meanwhile, the Aggies helped make Auburn QB Jeremy Johnson look better than he has all season and running back Jovon Robinson ran for 159 yards and a score. With six wins, Texas A&M is guaranteed to be going to a bowl. But it may not be one much better than the SEC's lowest tier.

Duke's pass defense: Duke hadn't given up more than 272 yards passing in any game this season entering Saturday's game against North Carolina. The Tar Heels nearly doubled that 272, throwing for 537 yards. You knew it was going to be that kind of day when North Carolina scored a touchdown on an 89-yard flea flicker on its first play from scrimmage.

With the loss, Duke is pretty much out of the ACC Coastal Division race. At 6-3, this is far from a lost season for the Blue Devils, but losing to your biggest rival in such a dominating fashion has to sting a lot.

Idaho: You were so close to win No. 4 Idaho. So close. But you don't deserve to win when you give up 45 second-half points. The Vandals entered halftime with a 24-7 lead but ended up losing to South Alabama 52-45.

The rally was keyed by two second-half turnovers. An Idaho fumble was returned by South Alabama for a touchdown to make the game 24-21 in the third quarter and Vandals quarterback Matt Linehan was intercepted by Margo Reed in the fourth with the Vandals trailing 38-31. After the interception, USA drove 84 yards in seven plays for a two-score lead.

Kentucky: When will the Wildcats break out? The past two weeks were prime opportunities for Kentucky to show it's not a bottom-feeder team in the SEC East. The Wildcats have been outscored 79-24 in those two games.

Saturday was a 27-3 defeat to a Georgia team that had rumors swirling all week about its coaching staff and was coming off an abysmal performance against Florida. The Bulldogs pummeled Kentucky, running the ball 52 times for 300 yards while the Wildcats didn't even muster 200 yards of total offense. Can Kentucky get two wins from its remaining schedule against Vanderbilt, Charlotte and Louisville to make a bowl game?

Tulane: Tulane’s defense did not allow a single point Saturday against Connecticut, but the Green Wave still lost. Wait, what? Yup, the Tulsa offense could only muster three points after UConn’s Jamar Summers returned a Tanner Lee pass 67 yards for a touchdown in the first half. The Huskies won 7-3. Lee threw the ball 40 times in the game, but completed only 13 of those passes for 106 yards. Overall, the Green Wave, now 2-7 on the season, totaled only 140 yards of offense. Not good.

USC receiver Juju Smith-Schuster turned in another stellar performance Saturday in a 38-30 win against Arizona, only this time he did it with a broken hand.

Smith-Schuster suffered the broken hand during last week’s win against Cal and had surgery last Monday. However, coach Clay Helton never ruled his star receiver out for this week’s game as improbable as his appearance might have seemed.

“I knew he was gonna play when he called me right after surgery,” USC quarterback Cody Kessler said. “Nobody was gonna talk him out of it.”

Smith-Schuster finished the game with eight catches for 138 yards and a touchdown. It was his sixth 100-yard receiving game this season and he helped spark an offense that struggled early against the Wildcats.

Smith-Schuster said all of his catches were made with his fingertips because his palm couldn’t grip the ball due to the plate and screws that had been inserted during surgery. He missed the week of practice, which likely led to him succumbing to cramps in the third quarter. Still, it was as gutty of a performance as USC could have asked out of its star player.

“I’ve never in my life been associated with more of a warrior,” Helton said.

The win allowed USC to keep pace with Utah, which still holds a one-game lead over the Trojans in the Pac-12 South. The Trojans need to win out and the Utes need to lose to have a chance to win the South Division and play for a Pac-12 title.

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Ohio State has been usurped from the top spot of the AP poll by Clemson.

The Tigers' 23-13 victory over Florida State on Saturday moved Clemson from No. 3 to No. 1 in the poll. Ohio State fell to No. 2 while Alabama moved to No. 3 after beating LSU 30-16.

Ohio State beat Minnesota 28-14 on Saturday night. Clemson was No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings last week. The Tigers got 31 first-place votes in the AP poll to Ohio State's 26.

Alabama was No. 7 a week ago. LSU fell to No. 9 with the loss.

Baylor, which beat Kansas State 31-24, fell from No. 2 to No. 4. You're likely not alone if you're wondering why a seven-point road win for Baylor necessitated a two-spot drop while Clemson vaulted two spots with a close win at home.

Oklahoma State is No. 5 after beating TCU at home. The Horned Frogs dropped to No. 13, one spot ahead of Michigan State, which fell to No. 14 after losing to Nebraska thanks to a dubious officiating decision late in the game.

Here's the complete post-Week 10 AP poll

1. Clemson (31 first place votes) [LW: 3]
2. Ohio State (26) [1]
3. Alabama (2) [7]
4. Baylor (2) [2]
5. Oklahoma State [12]
6. Notre Dame [8]
7. Stanford [9]
8. Iowa [10]
9. LSU [4]
10. Utah [13]
11. Florida [11]
12. Oklahoma [14]
13. TCU [5]
14. Michigan State [6]
15. Michigan [16]
16. Houston [18]
17. North Carolina [21]
18. UCLA [22]
19. Florida State [17]
20. Mississippi State [24]
21. Temple [23]
22. Navy [NR]
23. Wisconsin [NR]
24. Northwestern [NR]
25. Memphis [15]

University of Missouri  president Tim Wolfe issued a statement Sunday afternoon that gave no indication he was willing to step down from his post.

Many students have called for Wolfe's ouster after multiple racial incidents on the Missouri campus. The movement has spread to the football team. Saturday night Missouri football players said they wouldn't participate in team activities until Wolfe was removed from his position and on Sunday, coach Gary Pinkel posted a picture to Twitter of the whole team and coaching staff saying that he was behind his players.

Here's Wolfe's statement in full:

It is clear to all of us that change is needed, and we appreciate the thoughtfulness and passion which have gone into the sharing of concerns. My administration has been meeting around the clock and has been doing a tremendous amount of reflection on how to address these complex matters.

Clearly, we are open to listening to all sides, and are confident that we can come together to improve the student experience on our campuses. We want to find the best way to get everyone around the table and create the safe space for a meaningful conversation that promotes change. We will share next steps as soon as they are confirmed. 

In conjunction with campus representatives, the university began work on a systemwide diversity and inclusion strategy, plan and metrics for the University of Missouri System as part of my strategic goals (see 1.4.i of the System Strategic Plan) as approved by the Board of Curators in summer 2015. 

Our due date for announcing the strategy was April 2016, having allowed for multiple stakeholders (e.g., faculty, staff, students, consultants) across the system to provide input into the plan. 

The majority of items listed on the Concerned Student 1950 List of Demands were already included in the draft of the strategy.  While the student list provides more detail and more specific metrics than had been established in the UM System plan, we had anticipated providing specificity and detail to the plan over the coming months.

In the meantime, I am dedicated to ongoing dialogue to address these very complex, societal issues as they affect our campus community.

A graduate student is currently on a hunger strike until Wolfe is removed.

Missouri plays BYU on Saturday in Kansas City. If the team doesn't start participating in activities -- practice was canceled on Sunday -- the game could be in jeopardy. According to the Kansas City Star, the school would owe more than $1 million if the game was canceled.

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo) issued a statement about what's happening at the school as well Sunday afternoon. McCaskill has been outspoken about previous issues at Missouri and in college sports.

"At this point I think it is essential that the University of Missouri Board of Curators send a clear message to the students at Mizzou that there is an unqualified commitment to address racism on campus," McCaskill said. "As a graduate who cares deeply about Mizzou, I'm confident that my university can and will do better in supporting an environment of tolerance and inclusion."

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We now have the field goal version of the special teams mistake that cost Michigan the game against Michigan State.

Montana beat Idaho State on Saturday after an overtime field goal attempt snap went awry. The ball flew over the holder's head. As both teams were in pursuit of the ball, this happened.

The play was perilously close to being over when Montana initially recovered. The knee might have just been off the turf when possession was gained. But Eric Johnson returned the lateral from J.R. Nelson and Montana won 33-27.

Michigan State beat the Wolverines in October after Michigan's punter mishandled a low punt snap and the Spartans returned the fumble for a touchdown.

Idaho State's field goal would have won the game too. Montana got the ball first in overtime and fumbled at the 2-yard-line. All ISU had to do was simply score on its possession to drop Montana to 4-5 on the season.

H/T Deadspin

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The University of Missouri football team met Sunday morning to discuss the increased racial tension on campus and the call by African-American student-athletes to boycott football activities until UM System President Tim Wolfe was fired.

Gary Pinkel tweeted this picture after the meeting.

Pinkel issued a joint statement with athletic director Mack Rhoades at approximately 4:30 p.m. CT Sunday.

Today, Sunday, there will be no football practice or formal team activities. Our focus right now is on the health of Jonathan Butler, the concerns of our student-athletes and working with our community to address this serious issue. After meeting with the team this morning, it is clear they do not plan to return to practice until Jonathan resumes eating. We are continuing to have department, campus and student meetings as we work through this issue and will provide further comment tomorrow afternoon.

Saturday evening, Missouri cornerback Anthony Sherrils posted a picture of 32 Missouri players standing united and a message saying that African-American football players would not participate in football activities due to the recent events on campus.

University president Tim Wolfe made a statement Sunday afternoon that gave no indication he was preparing to step down.

Several African-American Missouri students have been protesting what they say is systematic racism on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus. The latest incident came Oct. 24 when a swastika made of feces was smeared on the wall of a dorm bathroom. The man referred to in the statement by Pinkel and Rhoades, Jonathan Butler, is on a hunger strike until Wolfe is removed from his position.

Prior to that, Payton Head, the head of the Missouri Students Association, said several people in a passing truck yelled racial slurs at him while he was walking. And several other groups and individuals have noted racist treatment while on campus.

The events started a movement called the "Concerned Student 1950," which has orchestrated demonstrations in an effort to force the university to take action against the racist treatment and implement more racial education for teachers, staff and students.

However, their calls for this action have been ignored and subsequently, calls for Wolfe’s ouster have become equally as prevalent.

Even Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has responded by condemning the inaction by Wolfe.

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Numbers and statistics are a huge part of college football. Every Sunday, reading updated box scores and stats is like Christmas for fans and media members. Some stats like total offense and total defense are overrated, but each help paint a picture for a team or particular game. 

Whether the stats are historic, advanced or just an observation from a box score, Athlon Sports brings the most intriguing, important, historic and bizarre stats from around the weekend of college football action: 

5: Unbeatens That Lost in Week 10

Eleven teams entered November with an unbeaten record. After one week of action, that number was nearly cut in half. Five teams with a perfect record prior to Week 10 – Toledo, Michigan State, TCU, LSU and Memphis – lost on Saturday. That drops the number of unbeatens to six entering Week 11 – Houston, Ohio State, Iowa, Clemson, Oklahoma State and Baylor.

Related: 15 Best Players in College Football No One is Talking About

31: Rushing Yards by LSU RB Leonard Fournette Against Alabama

LSU running back Leonard Fournette entered Saturday night’s matchup averaging 193.1 rushing yards per game, 7.7 yards per carry and the clear frontrunner to win the Heisman Trophy. However, Alabama’s defense won the battle in the trenches and suffocated the Tigers’ ground attack. Fournette finished with only 31 yards and one touchdown on 19 attempts. 18 of the sophomore’s yards came on one carry and the other 17 attempts never resulted in a rush longer than four yards. 

29: Ohio State’s Big Ten Winning Streak Extends to 29 Games

Ohio State tied a national record for the most consecutive conference victories after a 28-14 win over Minnesota on Saturday. The Buckeyes have won 29 conference games in a row, which ties Florida State’s record (1992-95) for the longest streak in college football history. Under coach Urban Meyer, Ohio State is a perfect 29-0 in regular season matchups against Big Ten teams. Ohio State should be heavily favored against Illinois in Week 11 to break Florida State’s 29-game conference win streak.

Related: 20 Must-See Moments from Week 10 

3: SEC QBs Coached by Dan Mullen With At Least 100 Career Touchdowns

Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott eclipsed 100 career touchdowns in Thursday’s 31-13 win over Missouri. Prescott is the sixth SEC quarterback to reach 100 career touchdowns. Three of those signal-callers – Prescott, Tim Tebow and Chris Leak – played under Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen. Mullen tutored Tebow and Leak while he was at Florida. Georgia’s Aaron Murray, Florida’s Danny Wuerffel and Tennessee’s Peyton Manning are the other three quarterbacks to reach 100 career touchdowns.

42.7: Average YPC by Oklahoma State WR James Washington in Last Two Games

The Big 12 is home to some of college football’s best receivers. Baylor’s Corey Coleman, TCU’s Josh Doctson and Oklahoma’s Sterling Shepard take most of the spotlight, but Oklahoma State has a star on the rise in Washington. The sophomore has nine receptions over the last two contests (Texas Tech and TCU) and recorded 384 yards and five touchdowns in that span. Washington has averaged 42.7 yards per catch in the last two weeks, with his five scores in those games spanning an average of 64 yards.

Related: 10 Candidates to Replace Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech

1968: Last Time Florida Won While Scoring Single Digits

Florida’s win over Vanderbilt wasn’t pretty. However, the Gators did just enough to earn a 9-7 victory against the Commodores, clinching a trip to Atlanta and the SEC East title in coach Jim McElwain’s first season. Defense is a strength for Florida, but the offense struggled once again, recording only 258 yards and nine points in the win over the Commodores. The nine points scored by Florida in Saturday’s win represented the first time since 1968 the Gators won while scoring in the single digits.

3: Arkansas Ties School Record With Three Consecutive Games of at Least 50 Points

Arkansas wasn’t necessarily pegged as a high-scoring offense in the preseason, but coach Bret Bielema’s group tied a school record by scoring 53 points in the overtime win over Ole Miss on Saturday. The Razorbacks have scored at least 50 points in three consecutive games, tying a record set in 1916. Earning a fourth consecutive game of 50 or more points will be a challenge, as Arkansas takes on LSU in Week 11.

17: Consecutive Wins by Nebraska in Night Games at Memorial Stadium

Nebraska knocked Michigan State from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 39-38 upset on Saturday night. The ending of the game wasn’t without controversy, as receiver Brandon Reilly went out of bounds and did not appear to be forced out, yet scored on a 30-yard pass from quarterback Tommy Armstrong. The score was upheld after a review, which allowed Nebraska to earn a one-point win and earn its 17^th consecutive victory in night games at Memorial Stadium.

524: North Carolina QB Marquise Williams Sets School Record for Total Yards

North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams recorded one of the top individual performances from Week 10 in a 66-31 victory over Duke. The senior set the school record for most total yards (524), passing yards (494) and yards per completion (21.48) in the win over the Blue Devils. The senior has six passing scores and zero interceptions over the last two games, which were critical matchups (at Pittsburgh and Duke) in North Carolina's bid to win the Coastal Division. 

24: Consecutive Games With a Touchdown Pass by WKU QB Brandon Doughty

WKU quarterback Brandon Doughty continued his prolific 2015 season with 273 yards and four passing scores in a 35-19 win over FAU. Doughty has passed for a touchdown score in 24 consecutive games, which is tied with TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin for the longest streak in the nation. Doughty has five games of four or more passing touchdowns this season and leads the nation with a 72.7 completion percentage.  

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The Big Ten says its officials used “proper officiating mechanics” on Nebraska’s controversial game-winning touchdown against Michigan State.

The controversy arose when Huskers quarterback Tommy Armstrong found wideout Brandon Reilly down the left sideline for a 30-yard score with 17 seconds remaining in Saturday night’s game. Reilly took multiple steps out of bounds before coming back in bounds and making the catch. But instead of penalizing Reilly and Nebraska for illegal touching, the officials ruled that Reilly was forced out of bounds by Michigan State cornerback Jermaine Edmondson, making it a legal play.

The Big Ten said in a statement to ESPN.com that it was a “judgment call handled by the officials” and that Reilly “re-established himself in the field of play and completed the catch.” The call then stood after a replay review.

"Per NCAA rules, the instant replay crew cannot review the severity of contact, as that is a judgment call handled by the officials on the field," the Big Ten's statement said. "If the player went out of bounds without contact, he may not return to the field to make the catch unless it has been touched first by an opponent. The instant replay crew did confirm contact between the players, that the wide receiver re-established himself in the field of play and completed the catch. After the replay review, the referee announced that the play stands as called on the field. The intent of instant replay is not to review all judgment calls."

Michigan State got the ball back after Nebraska’s controversial score, but a Connor Cook pass fell incomplete as time expired, resulting in a 39-38 Nebraska win.

Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio told reporters after the game that he saw the replay.

“That’s not my job (to judge what happened). My job is to coach,” Dantonio said. “That’s somebody else’s job.”

The loss was the first of the season for the Spartans.

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Navy’s win over previously unbeaten Memphis was big in more ways than one.

Not only did it allow the Midshipmen to control their own destiny in the AAC West, but it could also create a bit of a sticky situation when determining the Group of Five representative in a College Football Playoff-affiliated New Year’s Six bowl.

If Navy rounds out the regular season by beating SMU, Tulsa and, most importantly, undefeated Houston, the Midshipmen would represent the West in the inaugural AAC title game. If it goes ahead and wins that game, Navy would be one of the strongest contenders for that heralded spot in the New Year’s Six.

There is one problem, however.

The annual Army-Navy game is scheduled for Dec. 12 – a week after the AAC title game is played on Dec. 5 and the final College Football Playoff rankings and bowl matchups are announced on Dec. 6. Army is only 2-7 this season. A loss in that game would definitely negatively affect Navy’s stock in the eyes of the CFP committee, right?

Completely aware of this potential scenario, College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock clarified to ESPN what would happen in this instance. The committee would simply wait until after the Army-Navy game to reveal the participant of the bowl that is home of this year’s Group of Five representative.

Here’s how Hancock explained it to ESPN’s Heather Dinich:

"If Navy is the AAC champion and in the mix for the Group of 5 berth to the NY6, and the outcome of the Army/Navy game could impact Navy’s selection as the Group of 5 representative or its place in the playoff, the pairings would be delayed only to the extent necessary. That means the committee would most likely fill all the bowl slots except one on December 6 and then determine the Group of 5 team after Army/Navy on Dec 12. If Navy is in the mix for the top four, then the committee would probably delay all of its bowl assignments until December 12."

Of course, a lot needs to happen before things go down this path, but credit the CFP committee for being prepared.

With Navy joining the AAC, discussions about the potential ramifications of the Army-Navy date have been documented back to January. At one point, the outcome of the Army-Navy game was not going to impact Navy’s standing in the Dec. 6 rankings at all, but the committee eventually changed its tune.

This will certainly be something to keep an eye on as the rest of the season progresses.

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Despite the sentiments expressed by Missouri head coach Gary Pinkel and athletic director Mack Rhoades on Sunday, it appears that not all Tigers football players are on board with the team’s boycott from team activities.

In light of increased racial tension on Missouri’s campus, dozens of African-American members of the Mizzou roster indicated Saturday night that they would not participate in any football activities until UM System President Tim Wolfe stepped down or was fired.

Pinkel and the entire team met (and did not practice) on Sunday and he said in a joint statement with Rhoades that the team “does not plan to return to practice” until graduate student Jonathan Butler, who is on a hunger strike until Wolfe is removed, resumes eating.

However, a white player on Missouri’s football player told ESPN’s Brett McMurphy that the entire team is not united.

“As much as we want to say everyone is united, half the team and coaches – black and white – are pissed,” the player, who wished to remain anonymous, said. “If we were 9-0, this wouldn’t be happening.”

The player also told ESPN that coaches told the team that the situation “would blow over eventually.” The player also said that his teammates decided on the boycott after some met with Butler on Saturday night.

From ESPN:

The player indicated the team had been aware of Butler's hunger strike for several days. However, some black players didn't decide to take action until Butler met with some players Saturday night.

"Not everyone agrees with the decision [to stop all football activities]," the player said. "Most people are pissed, including the black guys [on the team]."

The Tigers, who are 4-5 on the season after losing to Mississippi State on Thursday night, have regularly scheduled off days on Mondays. Next on the schedule for Mizzou is a matchup with BYU in Kansas City. The player said coaches told players to continue preparing for the game.

If the team’s participation in the protest continues and the game is canceled, Mizzou would owe BYU $1 million, according to CBS Sports.

From CBS Sports:

CBS Sports was able to obtain a copy of the contract signed by both schools Nov. 11, 2014. It calls for a two-game series. Game 1 is Saturday at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. The return game is set to be played at BYU in 2020.

The home team is required to pay the visitor a modest $250,000 rescheduling fee for each game. Saturday is considered a Missouri home game.

The cancellation clauses make up the biggest part of the contract. The “defaulting party” agrees to pay $1 million to be paid no later than 30 days after the scheduled game if it's not played within that window.

There have been several incidents of racism on the Missouri-Columbia campus in recent months. The campus’ student-body president, who is African-American, said in September that several people yelled racial slurs at him in September as he was walking. Additionally, in October, an intoxicated white male shouted slurs toward members of the Legion of Black Collegians as they rehearsed for a play on campus. The most recent incident, on Oct. 24, involved a swastika was smeared in feces on the wall of a dorm bathroom.

These events triggered the “Concerned Student 1950” movement, which has resulted in protests and demonstrations calling for the university to take action against racism on campus.

The outcry has been largely ignored by administration and Wolfe issued a statement Sunday afternoon that gave no indication he plans to step down. 

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With its release of a lengthy report into allegations of mistreatment of student-athletes, Illinois announced that it has fired athletic director Mike Thomas.

Barbara Wilson, Illinois’ interim Chancellor, said there was no evidence of misconduct by Thomas, but it was determined that a change in leadership was needed.

“Mike Thomas has done a good job of leading through recent challenges, but we have determined it is best to exercise the ‘without cause’ separation clause in his contract at this time,” Wilson said, per the Chicago Tribune. “There were no findings of misconduct and no violations of policies or standards by Mike in the reports on football and women’s basketball completed by the external reviewers.

Decisions such as these are always difficult, but we have to focus on the best interests of our student-athletes. I believe this decision allows everyone to move forward.”

With Thomas out of the picture, senior associate athletic director Paul Kowalczyk has assumed the role of interim athletic director, effective immediately.

In a statement, Thomas said he “understands” the university’s decision to “turn the page.”

"I understand the administration’s decision to turn the page and turn the focus of this organization back on the success and welfare of our student-athletes," Thomas said in a statement released by the university. "The reports indicate that I acted appropriately and immediately whenever I learned of any issues related to the safety and well-being of our students. However, I understand the chancellor’s viewpoint that my continued presence may create an ongoing distraction for our students, coaches and staff, and I accept the situation.”

Thomas was named the school’s athletic director in August 2011, and he hired Tim Beckman as football coach in December of that year.

"I am honored to have served in this role for the past four years and I am proud of the accomplishments of our students during this time – on and off of the field. They have excelled in competition, in the classroom and in the community, and they exemplify the humility, dedication and work ethic that are hallmarks of this university,” Thomas’ statement continued.

"My tenure has always been guided by the simple idea that my job is to do whatever is best for the University of Illinois. It has been my privilege to be part of this storied program and this great university. I will always cherish my time at this institution and in this community.”

The preliminary findings from the report released Monday morning caused the removal of Beckman as head coach on August 28 – a week before the Illini’s season kicked off against Kent State.

The report says Beckman “violated standards related to sports medicine protocols and scholarships” in his treatment of his players. The investigation also said that Beckman “pushed players and athletic trainers beyond reasonable limits in systematic fashion.”

The report, which can be read in full here, found that Bill Cubit, the team’s interim head coach, acted appropriately.

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University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe has resigned.

Wolfe announced his decision during a Board of Curators meeting on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus on Monday.

“I’m resigning as president of the University of Missouri System,” Wolfe said while reading a statement. “My motivation in making this decision comes from love. I love MU, Columbia where I grew up, the state of Missouri. I thought, prayed about this decision. It’s the right thing to do.”

Wolfe had been at the center of protests on the Missouri campus as students, faculty and student-athletes called for his resignation following several racist events on campus and what some perceived as Wolfe's inaction.

The movement, called Concerned Students 1950, was spearheaded by graduate student Jonathan Butler, who on Nov. 2 decided to go on a hunger strike until Wolfe resigned and changes went into effect in the way the university handled racial issues. The Missouri football program officially joined the movement Sunday after the program announced that it was standing with its African-American student-athletes who, a day before, said they would not participate in football activities until Wolfe resigned. Sunday evening, faculty walked out in protest and Missouri lawmakers called for Wolfe to step down.

“To our students, from Concerned Students 1950 to our grad students, football players and other students, the frustration and anger that I see is clear, real and I don’t doubt it for a second,” Wolfe said. "To the faculty and staff who have expressed their anger, their frustration, it too is real.

“So the question really is, why did we get to this very difficult situation? It is my belief we stopped listening to each other. We didn’t respond or react, we got frustrated with each other and we forced individuals like Jonathan Butler to take immediate action or unusual steps to effect change.”

African-American students started asking Wolfe and other University of Missouri System leaders for more education about racial relations as racial tension started to escalate on campus. In September, Payton Head, the head of the Missouri Students Association, said people driving by him in a truck called him racial slurs. Another group of students said racial slurs were yelled at them while they practiced for a play. On Oct. 24, a swastika made of feces was smeared on the wall of a dorm bathroom.

Efforts to contact Wolfe or get him to listen to African-American students appeared to fall on deaf ears, so protesters picketed in front of his vehicle during the homecoming parade. Still, no changes were made and no discussions were open, so Concerned Students 1950 issued a list of demands, which included Wolfe’s resignation, and Butler began his hunger strike.

An emotional Wolfe did not make any excuses for the events of the past couple months, but did note that the way everything had unfolded was not the proper way to affect change.

“This is not, I repeat not, the way change should come about,” Wolfe said. “Change comes from listening, learning, caring and conversation. And we have to respect each other enough to stop yelling at each other and start listening. And quit intimidating each other through either our role or whatever means that we decide to use. Unfortunately, this has not happened and this is why I stand before you today and I take full responsibility for this frustration and I take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred.

“Use my resignation to heal and to start talking again. To make the changes necessary and let’s focus on changing what we can change today and in the future, not what we can’t change, which is what happened in the past.”

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More than two months after Illinois fired head coach Tim Beckman, the university released the full report that led to Beckman’s dismissal.

When the university decided to move on from Beckman on Aug. 28, then-athletic director Mike Thomas (who was fired Monday with the release of the report) said the preliminary results from the report showed “efforts to deter injury reporting and influence medical decisions” and inappropriate treatment of players with regard to scholarships.

The report, which was completed “through more than 100 interviews and review of more than 200,000 documents,” found that Beckman “employed a wide array of motivational tactics directed primarily at players and athletic trainers that violated” sports medicine “standards and protocol.”

“Although Coach Beckman made efforts to care for players’ health and attend to difficulties created by significant injuries (e.g., visiting players in the hospital after surgery), when not certain of the extent of players’ injuries, he pushed players and athletic trainers beyond reasonable limits in systematic fashion, without customizing such motivational tactics to each player’s specific circumstances,” the report said.

Beckman was found to have “repeatedly communicated with players in ways, both explicit and implicit, that had the effect of deterring them from sharing information with sports medicine staff about injuries” and “engaged in a pattern of criticizing and demeaning players for seeking evaluation by an athletic trainer during practice, promoting the idea of playing through injuries, belittling injuries, and encouraging players to minimize their injuries.”

Specific examples included Beckman routinely using vulgarities toward injured players in practice, calling a player with a suspected concussion (who went on to miss the rest of the season) “scared,” yelling at a player to return to a practice drill when trainers “thought the player could have dislocated his hip,” and “habitually” telling players that he does not “believe in hamstring injuries.”

When interviewed for the investigation, some players said they “questioned whether they were doing the right thing” by reporting injuries.

In one team meeting before Spring Break 2014, the report says Beckman told the team, “I don’t care if you’re hurt, everyone is practicing when we get back. No one cares if you’re hurt. I don’t care. Your family may care. Northwestern doesn’t care.”

On top of that, the investigation concluded that Beckman “exerted too much influence on athletic trainers.”

Beckman was previously alleged to have engaged in “physical abuse of players,” but the investigation found that there were two “troublesome” incidents. The first involved Beckman throwing a player’s helmet to the ground, which was “addressed properly” by Thomas.

The other incident involved Beckman grabbing a player from behind and bringing it to the ground. The investigation concluded Beckman’s conduct was “justified and not a problem” because there was “a potential fight between two players that Coach Beckman was attempting to break up.”

The report also concluded that Beckman “caused four players to be pressured to relinquish their scholarships at the end of the fall 2014 semester against those players’ express wishes” in order to make room for new players. It also found that Beckman had a habit of “threatening players with potential loss of their scholarships to attempt to motivate them.”

Beckman was found to have threatened to remove players from scholarship for “performance-related deficiencies as a means of motivating them,” but he never followed through with the threat. 

Beckman arrived at Illinois after being hired away from Toledo after the 2011 season. In three seasons with the Illini, Beckman had a 12-25 record.

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University of St. Thomas, a Division III program in Minnesota, pulled off one of the wackier two-point conversions we’ve ever seen over the weekend against Carleton College.

Hint: watch the holder.

Everyone on the Carleton side is expecting a simple extra point, but the kicker rolled out to his right at the snap of the ball. The holder, Charlie Dowdie, never looks his kicker's way and instead flings a pass behind his back to a tight end Matt Christianson for a two-point conversion.

Here’s another angle:

According to the Associated Press, St. Thomas coach Glenn Caruso told WCCO-AM that his team practiced the trick play “all week.”

The Tommies went on to win the game 80-3 (yes, 80-3) to improve to 9-0 on the season. The win also clinched a share of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for St. Thomas and a berth into the NCAA playoffs.

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Missouri football will resume football activities on Tuesday and play in Saturday’s game against BYU, according to a statement released by the athletic department.

Statement from Mizzou Athletics' Mack Rhoades and Gary Pinkel: pic.twitter.com/FQCNTrG3tk

— Mizzou Athletics (@MizzouAthletics) November 9, 2015

The news came just hours after University of Missouri System President Tim Wolfe announced his resignation amid protests following concerns about increased racial tension on campus.

On Saturday, several African-American members of the Missouri football team announced that they would support the protests and not participate in football activities until Wolfe resigned. Coach Gary Pinkel backed that sentiment following a team meeting Sunday stating in a tweet that “We are behind out players.”

Missouri football is usually off on Mondays during game weeks, but will address the media later in the afternoon. The team is scheduled to play BYU at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday.

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