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For Oregon and Kansas State, Fiesta Bowl is nothing but a consolation game
— The bumper sticker for this year's Fiesta Bowl could be: "They have only themselves to blame." Kansas State (11-1) and Oregon (11-1), playing Thursday night, would be playing for the national title had the season ended the afternoon of Nov. 17....
Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Oregon Ducks, College Football, Heisman Trophy, College Sports
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USC football: Receivers coach Tee Martin pursued by Tennessee
USC receivers coach Tee Martin was in Knoxville, Tenn., on Monday to meet with new Volunteers Coach Butch Jones, according to several reports. It should come as no surprise. Martin quarterbacked Tennessee’s 1998 national championship team and...
Tags: Tennessee Volunteers, Football, Sports, Tee Martin, Jim Harbaugh
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Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel first freshman to win Heisman Trophy
Quarterback Johnny Manziel, the frenetic playmaker who led Texas A&M to an upset of then-No. 1 Alabama, became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder from Kerrville, Texas, was honored with the coveted award Saturday...
Tags: Robert Griffin III, Texas A&M Aggies, Arkansas Razorbacks, College Football, Heisman Trophy
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Despite its record, Georgia Tech poses problems for USC
Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: Imagine how USC fans are going to feel after a 6-7 Georgia Tech team wins the game. Larry Diaz Answer: How could USC fans feel any worse? The Trojans were picked to win the national title, lost five times and have...
Tags: Kentucky Wildcats, Nebraska Cornhuskers, LSU Tigers, Big Ten Conference, Chris Dufresne
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Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel is first freshman to win Heisman
— Johnny Football just got himself a way cooler nickname: Johnny Heisman. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, taking college football's top individual prize Saturday night after a record-...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Politics, Manti Te'o, Texas A&M Aggies, Matt Leinart
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Chris Dufresne's top 10 college football moments for 2012 season
The end of this season means there's only a year left of the snaggle-toothed Bowl Championship Series, a cartel dreamed up by Satan that has been infuriating college football fans since 1998. We can't wait for the new four-team playoff starting in 2014...
Tags: LSU Tigers, Big Ten Conference, Bill O'Brien, Chris Dufresne, Florida State Seminoles
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Alabama-Georgia game looks like BCS title-game tuneup
ATLANTA -- Alabama and Georgia haven't played in football since 2008 but won't be completely startled when they bump into each other at the Georgia Dome on Saturday. At stake is the Southeastern Conference championship — otherwise known as the...
Tags: LSU Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Big Ten Conference, Penn State Nittany Lions, Florida State Seminoles
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College football's Big Three all have their issues
Not one of the Three Amigos left in this year's national title race should be confused with the greatest teams in history. They shouldn't even be compared with the best teams in their own history. Notre Dame is hardly better than Lou Holtz's 1988...
Tags: Manti Te'o, Georgia Bulldogs, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, LSU Tigers, Chris Dufresne
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Heisman favorite Johnny Manziel finally speaks to media
What was Texas A&M thinking in keeping Johnny Manziel muzzled all season? The school Monday lifted the season-long gag order on the phenom quarterback known as "Johnny Football," now the prohibitive favorite to become the first freshman to win the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Georgia Bulldogs, Oregon Ducks, College Football, College Sports
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USC and Notre Dame prove that football rankings can be wacky business
Notre Dame began the season unranked in the Associated Press media poll and is now No. 1; USC started No.1 and is now unranked. Oops, sorry, and welcome to my jungle. Pro pundits can pick the New York Giants to win the Super Bowl and still be right when...
Tags: Politics, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Chris Dufresne, South Carolina Gamecocks
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USC idle; Lane Kiffin still center of attention
Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: The temptation to cheat grows in proportion to Lane Kiffin's failures. Why does Pat Haden plan on keeping him? Matt McKillop Answer: Kiffin doesn't need to cheat to win. Players are not USC's problem. The Trojans had...
Tags: Politics, Manti Te'o, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Big Ten Conference, Chris Dufresne
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Prediction: Notre Dame wins BCS title, and it'll echo through ages
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The images will be vivid, history will be haunting, ghosts will be everywhere. This is Knute Rockne versus Bear Bryant, Touchdown Jesus versus Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Four Horsemen versus Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Montana versus Joe...
Tags: Joe Montana, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, LSU Tigers, Florida Gators, Brian Kelly
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