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Headlinin’: Mourning Joe Paterno
Making the morning rounds. • Paying respects. Several thousand students, alumni and fans gathered on the steps Penn State's administration building Sunday night for a candle-light vigil to mourn Joe...
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Chip Kelly’s NFL exodus was ‘done,’ until it wasn’t
Just how close was Oregon's Chip Kelly from becoming the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday night? After confirming from a source in the athletic department that Kelly had accepted the...
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Unwanted visitors expected at Joe Paterno’s funeral
Penn State will hold a public viewing for former coach Joe Paterno on Tuesday and Wednesday, and while thousands are expected to attend and pay their respects to State College's most famous citizen, a...
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Auburn’s offensive rehab begins with a blank slate
Alert readers may have noticed over the weekend that Auburn has a new offensive coordinator, Scot Loeffler, about whom there is little to say except this: He has a tough act to follow, in more ways...
View ArticleVideo: Joe Paterno remembered as the people’s coach
After Joe Paterno's passing, several coaches and athletes — both former and current — released statements regarding their thoughts. While Paterno had a profound effect on those in college football, he...
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Headlinin’: Navy ships out for the Big East
Making the morning rounds. • Anchors away. After a few months of hemming and hawing, Navy is set to announce its plans to join the Big East in 2015, ending 132 years of independence since the academy...
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Trey Griffey, son of baseball royalty, picks Arizona for football
Rich Rodriguez picked up what could be his most impressive commitment Monday when wide receiver Trey Griffey, son of baseball great Ken Griffey Jr., made a verbal pledge to Arizona. "My parents said,...
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12 for ’12: Boise State on the backslide
Early narratives for the coming year. • Thesis. Sans record-breaking quarterback Kellen Moore, Boise State is on the spot (again) to reinforce its staying power. After storming the castle gates with a...
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Thousands show for first official Joe Paterno goodbye
Thousands waited up to three hours Tuesday to offer one final goodbye to former Penn State coach Joe Paterno. His closed casket was put on display in the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State...
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Petition started to add ‘Paterno Field’ to Beaver Stadium
Is the field at Penn State's Beaver Stadium headed for a name change? That's what several people are hoping by signing a petition to have the field named for late famous coach Joe Paterno, who passed...
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Lane Kiffin has a plan for USC’s reduced scholarship numbers, but he’s not...
Originally, back when USC was hit with the most heavy-handed NCAA sanctions in 20 years in 2010, this was supposed to be the year the Trojans really felt the bite: The appeals have been exhausted, the...
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Headlinin’: LSU ditched BCS plan for ‘stuff that we never did all year’
Making the morning rounds. • Well, sure, it's easy to say "Get the ball to our best players" now. Dominant as Alabama's defense was on the other side, it was painfully obvious to everyone watching the...
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Georgia recruiting falls victim to Georgia immigration policy
Almost from the moment it was enacted in October 2010, the University System of Georgia's policy for admitting illegal immigrants have been a magnet for criticism, from students, faculty and outside...
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New Mexico QB arrested for macing his girlfriend. Well, his ex-girlfriend.
Based on my extensive research of the daily interactions of the citizens of Albuquerque, N.M. — that is, based on repeated viewings of the first four seasons of "Breaking Bad" — my impression is that...
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Mark Richt looks to a higher power in pursuit of top recruit
Mark Richt is praying for Georgia's next commitment — literally. On Wednesday, Richt is attending a Baptist church in Clyattville, Ga., with five-star linebacker Josh Harvey-Clemons and his family....
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You, too, can ‘spend eternity near Bear Bryant’
On Tuesday, Penn State faithful were up in arms after some "fans" decided to make a profit on Joe Paterno's memorial service by selling the free tickets they received from the athletic department on...
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12 for ’12: Mizzou, A&M are the same fish in a new pond
Early narratives for the coming year. • Thesis. After 16 years as respectable, middle-class members of the Big 12, Missouri and Texas A&M;s defection to the SEC will prove to be a lateral move. •...
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Headlinin’: Draftniks take on the Ryan Tannehill Rorschach test
Making the morning rounds. • Hey, you're the experts. The most divisive player in this year's NFL Draft? It may be Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill, a converted wide receiver who could...
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Chad Kelly has fightin’ words for Clemson’s other backup QB
Quarterback recruit Chad Kelly wants to make sure everyone knows - especially backup quarterback Cole Stoudt - that he's not coming to Clemson this fall to sit on the bench. Kelly, a four-star...
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Greg Schiano is off to the NFL. Is he taking Rutgers’ bid for relevance with...
What's the old saying? If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Or, in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' case, if at first you whiff on a college coach from one coast, go to the opposite coast for...
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