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Jameis Winston wraps another banner class for Florida State, if anyone is...
Hueytown, Ala., quarterback Jameis Winston put his signature on a letter of intent to Florida State this, with a minimum of fanfare or drama for arguably the most coveted quarterback prospect since...
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After 13 years, suddenly Kirk Ferentz has a couple vacancies to fill
In a profession that seems to relocate roughly 25 percent of its ranks on an annual basis, terms like "loyalty" and "stability" are defined radically downward. Any two football coaches who spend 13...
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NYT backs off its scandalous account of Yale quarterback’s Rhodes scholarship...
In November, Yale quarterback Patrick Witt dropped his bid for the Rhodes scholarship at the final stage of the process, ostensibly to stay true to his team against arch rival Harvard on Nov. 19, the...
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Headlinin’: West Virginia claims FSU’s schedule as its latest victim en route...
Making the morning rounds. • Thanks for RSVPing. West Virginia is still tangled in a legal thicket in its defection from the Big East to the Big 12, but here's the best sign yet the Mountaineers are...
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BCS spends record money in D.C. to keep making money in college football
From the outside, the BCS appears to be on the cusp of a major identity crisis that stands to fundamentally reshape the postseason structure of college football. But you don't have to take some...
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USC by the numbers: In which Lane Kiffin successfully staves off scholarship...
It took long enough, thanks to an protracted appeals process, but the heavy-handed scholarship restrictions the NCAA dropped on USC in July 2010 are coming home to roost: The Trojans' first recruiting...
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Don’t look now, but the Big Ten may be pointing the way forward in the...
First of all: Before we go on, don't get too excited, because it's nothing official or anything. But yeah, when perennial playoff opponent Jim Delany said earlier this year that he may actually be open...
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Headlinin’: DUI leaves Stanford mulling Shayne Skov’s fate
Making the morning rounds. • The Rap Sheet. Stanford linebacker Shayne Skov — the unquestioned leader of the Cardinal defense before a season-ending knee injury last September cost him the last 10...
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Jarrett Lee is still struggling to explain his BCS Championship snub, too
The breakthrough, 24/7 media cycle being what it is in 2012, coaches and players alike have learned to take second-guessing as part of the normal life cycle of a loss. But even by the standards of...
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OK, let’s add Memphis to the Big East’s watered-down expansion project
By any reasonable standard, Memphis ranks among the worst major college football programs in the nation over the last three years, a span defined by a 5-31 record, two head coaching changes and...
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Headlinin’: Today, Clemson-South Carolina is a rivalry. Tomorrow, it could be...
Making the morning rounds. • Let's put it in writing. A South Carolina legislator has introduced a proposal in the state House of Representatives that would require Clemson and South Carolina to play...
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Spartan safety’s racial profiling complaint falls on mostly deaf ears
Trenton Robinson might not have the easiest time getting around in his hometown of Bay City, Mich., for the foreseeable future after filing a complaint against police for excessive force, racial...
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Collegiate-themed roses for the sports fan in your life this Valentine’s Day
With Valentine's Day less than a week away, it's easy to stress about what to get that certain sports fan in your life. Well, you can never go wrong with roses, especially if the roses are in the...
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Meet the New Boss: Grading the Up-and-Comers
A weeklong grade book for the offseason coaching hires. Today: Under-40 hires in their first head-coaching gigs. JUSTIN FUENTE • Memphis Age: 35 Alma Mater: Murray State (Oklahoma transfer). Replacing:...
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Texas A&M-Texas Tech rivalry could be the next to bite the dust
It looks like another Big 12 rivalry could become a casualty of expansion. Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that the Red Raiders will only play Texas...
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Recruiting Cheat Sheet: Meet the blue chips of 2013 (yes, already)
Deep in their lairs, recruitniks are always busy working well in advance of the average fan, poring over grainy videos and dubious message board threads for the drop on still-developing teenagers who...
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Ohio State parts ways with Jaamal Berry while he awaits trial
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has decided to part ways with junior running back Jaamal Berry while he deals with legal issues stemming from an assault charge last October. Berry's attorney R. William...
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West Virginia’s Big 12 break at the root of a ‘bitterly tense relationship’...
In the long term, it may not even make the footnotes in the marathon game of musical chairs that has consumed the major conferences over the last two years, but the tense, 72-hour tug-of-war between...
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Headlinin’: ‘Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry’ could be the next casualty of SEC...
Making the morning rounds. • They said it couldn't happen here. The Georgia-Auburn series has survived the turning of two centuries and two world wars. But it may not survive conference expansion,...
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West Virginia’s exit may force regular season Big East rematches
As West Virginia and the Big East move closer to a settlement that will allow the Mountaineers to leave the conference for the Big 12 this summer, the rest of the Big East is bracing for the scheduling...
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