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Exactly 8 years ago today my then 9-year old daughter ❤️ made her national TV debut, recognizing Northwestern &
@coachfitz51
& also dropping a
#karma
reference on a former SEC coach
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Because you have to be a No. 1 seed
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Little known fact: an SEC team has never lost a bowl game that it really cared about playing in
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It’s ironic
@ESPN
is hammering Michigan & Jim Harbaugh for sign-stealing when ESPN continually steals & fails to credit reporters & news organizations for news ESPN didn’t break
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UNC's Mack Brown takes blow torch to NCAA: "I don't know if I've ever been more disappointed in a person, group of people or institution than I am w/NCAA right now. It's clear NCAA ... couldn't care less about the young people it's supposed to be supporting. I've lost all faith…
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Football is officially back: Army just had a 19-play, 99-yard TD drive - all runs, no passes - vs. Middle Tennessee that took 12:26 in game time & 23 minutes in real time. God Bless America!
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Sources: Florida State is entering the transfer portal
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Reminder: the NCAA can not vacate any championships until the game has been officially completed
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Haven’t seen this many exotic dancers dancing on poles since Kansas held Midnight Madness
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Let me get this straight: Urban Meyer, in a matter of seconds, can come up w/way to convert a 4th-&-1 in double OT to beat Michigan, yet he can not be "adequately” prepared to take questions at B1G Media Day
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Syracuse’s upset of Clemson was biggest in ACC history since UNC vs. NCAA earlier today
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👀😍 Western Kentucky will feature 7 versions of “Big Red” on its helmet Tuesday vs. Liberty. Each position group will wear different helmet decal 👀
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Breaking news: Big 12 rule change for this year will award teams 9 points for a TD if school displays “Horns Down” signal after reaching end zone. New rule passed 9-1
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Text messages I have obtained, an exclusive interview w/the victim & other information I have learned shows Ohio State coach Urban Meyer knew in 2015 of domestic abuse allegations against a member of his coaching staff despite his denial last week
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Appalachian State upsets No. 18 James Madison 26-23 in OT. JMU immediately files NCAA appeal that OT shouldn't count & regulation tie should be considered a win for the home team
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Add UCLA’s Chip Kelly to those who don’t like the new clock rules. “Hope you guys are selling a lot of commercials.”
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A 21-year old Utah student was arrested after she threatened to detonate a nuclear reactor that is located on campus if the Utes lost to San Diego State Saturday,
@KSLcom
reports. She was booked into Salt Lake County Jail Wednesday. Fortunately, Utah won 35-7
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Players on active NFL rosters
Alabama 57
Georgia 49
Ohio St 48
LSU 43
Michigan 38
Clemson 37
Florida 35
Notre Dame, Penn St 34
Oklahoma 32
Texas 30
Iowa 29
USC, Washington 27
Auburn 26
Oregon 25
Stanford 24
Ole Miss, Texas A&M 23
UCLA 22
South Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin 21…
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Ryan Day vs. Michigan 1-3
Ryan Day vs. rest of Big Ten 40-0
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Big Ten worried about Michigan's “competitive advantage” w/sign-stealing allegations, yet the league suspending a head coach less than 24 hours before kickoff isn’t a big “competitive advantage” for Penn State? Major lack of leadership by B1G
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Alabama still hasn’t defeated a Top 25 team this year. So I’m sure selection committee will move Tide up to No. 4 this week
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BREAKING: Oregon & Washington joining Big Ten, becoming latest schools to leave Pac-12; putting Pac-12 future in doubt, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
👀👀👀
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5 days😋
No. 4 FSU at Clemson 12 ET ABC
No. 19 Colorado at No. 10 Oregon 3:30 ABC
No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 13 Bama 3:30 CBS
No. 22 UCLA at No. 11 Utah 3:30 FOX
No. 14 Oregon St at No. 21 Wash St 7 FOX
No. 24 Iowa at No. 7 Penn St 7:30 CBS
No. 6 Ohio St at No. 9 Notre Dame 7:30 NBC
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SEC is 1-5 in NCAA Tourney despite being higher seeded team in all 6 games
SEC teams have lost to:
No. 9 Michigan State
No. 10 Colorado
No. 11 Oregon
No. 13 Yale
No. 14 Oakland
Only win vs. No. 15 St. Peter’s
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Sources: If
@CFBPlayoff
selection committee members submit a final ballot w/out an SEC team in the top 4, their chairs will deliver a million volts of electricity until they re-vote & include the SEC
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Breaking: After learning Cincinnati won AAC title,
@CFBPlayoff
is frantically trying to reduce this year’s playoff field to only 3 teams. Developing situation
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My
@AP_Top25
ballot
1 Florida State
2 Georgia
3 Michigan
4 Alabama
5 Washington
6 Penn St
7 Oregon
8 Ohio St
9 Notre Dame
10 Oregon State
11 USC
12 LSU
13 UNC
14 Tennessee
15 Duke
16 Ole Miss
17 UCLA
18 Utah
19 Texas
20 OU
21 Tulane
22 Wisconsin
23 Auburn
24 K-State
25 Louisville
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Only way Tampa Bay loses this championship is if Kevin Cash comes out of the stands and pulls Tom Brady
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Mel Tucker fired as Michigan State’s coach, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett will be MSU’s interim coach w/former coach Mark Dantonio expected to assist in an undefined role. MSU investigating allegations Tucker sexually harassed activist/rape…
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College GameDay headed to Lawrence, Kansas, next week for TCU at Kansas
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Sources: John Currie was prepared to hire Mike Leach but university officials wouldn’t allow him to do so. Phillip Fulmer has been sabotaging search process in hopes to become Tennessee’s AD
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Breaking news: Alabama coach Nick Saban was called “Nick” 8 times by reporters during his press conference at SEC Media Days. And didn’t “cuss out” one reporter
#DontCallMeDeion
#CallMeMrPrimeTime
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LSU’s Ed Orgeron asked what his New Year’s resolution is: "Probably to try to eat less & it won’t happen"
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It's official: Clemson's Dabo Swinney beating South Carolina guarantees bowl berths for both James Madison & Jacksonville State
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Colorado leaving Pac-12 to return to Big 12 in 2024, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. CU will receive full Big 12 share ($31.7M) from ESPN/Fox media deal. Buffs left because of Big 12 stability & Pac-12’s uncertainty, sources said. Announcement Thursday
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In other news, SEC’s 16-team league to be split into 4 pods & will be called:
E, S, P, N
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Trump just said Michigan had the best year it’s ever had last year. Guess he’s officially done talking about Big Ten football
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New Mexico State gets $1.8 million check from Auburn & then delivers a 31-10 beatdown to the Tigers, who were 26-point favorites. Unreal job by Jerry Kill. Aggies will play for CUSA title in 2 weeks vs. Liberty
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My preseason
@AP_Top25
ballot. But first a very heartfelt ❤️ thank you to every single one of you for not disagreeing w/any of my rankings
1 Georgia
2 Michigan
3 Florida St
4 Ohio St
5 Alabama
6 LSU
7 Washington
8 Penn St
9 Oregon
10 Clemson
11 Texas Tech
12 Notre Dame
13 Oregon…
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Big 12 officials huddle together:
“Wait, OU is headed to the SEC, right?”
“No penalty on the play"
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My
@AP_Top25
ballot
1 Florida State
2 Texas
3 Georgia
4 Michigan
5 Washington
6 Penn State
7 USC
8 Oregon
9 Ohio St
10 Bama
11 Notre Dame
12 Oregon State
13 LSU
14 Tennessee
15 Duke
16 Ole Miss
17 UNC
18 UCLA
19 Utah
20 Wash State
21 Miami
22 Colorado
23 OU
24 Kansas St
25 Iowa
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Coaches preseason poll
1 Georgia
2 Michigan
3 Alabama
4 Ohio State
5 LSU
6 USC
7 Penn State
8 Florida State
9 Clemson
10 Tennessee
11 Washington
12 Texas
13 Notre Dame
14 Utah
15 Oregon
16 TCU
17 Kansas State
18 Oregon State
19 Oklahoma
20 North Carolina
21 Wisconsin
22 Ole…
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BREAKING: Tennessee preparing lifetime deal for
@CoachDuggs
, sources told
@Stadium
. However, source said Duggs “weighing all options” & torn b/w another
@Vol_Football
season or trying to become 1st coach in CFB history to take 2 different schools to consecutive nat’l title games
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BREAKING:
@TexasTechFB
@CoachDuggs
interviewed today with Georgia, Tennessee & Cal, hours before tonight’s
@CottonBowlGame
w/
@AggieFootball
, sources told
@Stadium
. Other schools still in mix, but “it makes you wonder where his head is at to interview on game day” source said
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BREAKING: Big Ten & SEC powers targeting
@CoachDuggsTTU
, who has
@TexasTechFB
ranked No. 21 & on verge of Big 12 title, sources told
@Stadium
. Tech officials “feverishly” working on long-term deal for Duggs, which would make him among nation’s 20 highest paid coaches source said
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Perhaps emotionally drained by playing on 8-year anniversary of Lennay Kekua’s death, Notre Dame clings to 10-6 lead at half vs. Duke
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Jacksonville State now leading Florida State 14-0. Give credit to JSU for not looking ahead to next week’s big tilt with Mercer
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Since Jen Bielema tweeted
#karma
in September 2013 after Wisconsin’s controversial loss at Arizona State; Wisconsin is 50-12, Arkansas is 26-34
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North Texas targets for next coach are Nick Saban, Kirby Smart, Sonny Dykes, Lincoln Riley, Jim Harbaugh & Ryan Day, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
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My complete bowl projections will be out late - late! - tonight, but here's my
@CFBPlayoff
& NY6 picks:
1. Michigan vs. 4 Bama (Rose)
2. Washington vs. 3. Texas (Sugar)
Orange: FSU vs. Georgia
Cotton: Ohio State vs. Ole Miss
Fiesta: Oregon vs. Mizzou
Peach: Penn St vs. Liberty
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Cool video from Marshall before sellout victory vs. Virginia Tech, but Sun Belt issued Herd “public reprimand” for “drone flying over the field when squad members were present during team introductions for Marshall”
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Desmond Howard just predicted Kansas would “go bowling this season.” He did not specify if it was going to be at Royal Crest Lanes or Crown Lanes Bowling Alley in Lawrence
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Sun Belt Conference plans to follow SEC’s lead & play sports this fall, sources told
@Stadium
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Zach Smith told
@1057TheZone
he never abused Courtney. Here is text message b/w Zach & Courtney when he admits & apologizes for strangling his wife on Punta Cana trip in March 2015 & again in April
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My new
@AP_Top25
ballot
1 Florida State
2 Texas
3 UGA
4 Ohio St
5 Washington
6 Michigan
7 Penn St
8 Oregon
9 USC
10 Utah
11 Wash State
12 Duke
13 Notre Dame
14 Bama
15 LSU
16 OU
17 Miami
18 UNC
19 Oregon St
20 Florida
21 Missouri
22 Fresno State
23 Ole Miss
24 Kansas
25 Maryland
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This is awkward: the NCAA title game refs will be Grand Marshals of LSU’s national championship parade back in Baton Rouge
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Impressive showing by Georgia Tech to not overlook Florida State for next week’s game with UCF
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In final coaches poll:
Nick Saban’s ballot:
1. Georgia
2. Alabama
3. TCU
4. Michigan
5. Ohio State
6. Tennessee
Kirby Smart’s ballot
1. Georgia
2. TCU
3. Michigan
4. Ohio State
5. Tennessee
6. Alabama
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BREAKING: Arizona, Arizona State & 2-time defending Pac-12 champion Utah joining Big 12 in 2024 pending Big 12 formal approval in next 24 hours, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. Big 12 will be 3rd league w/at least 16 schools, while Pac-12 down to 4 schools
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West Virginia will wear special Country Roads uniforms Thursday at Pitt in "Backyard Brawl." They feature roadmap of I-79 & various country roads in West Virginia
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Investigation report: "We learned Coach Meyer has sometimes had significant memory issues in other situations where he had prior extensive knowledge of events. He has also periodically taken medicine that can negatively impair his memory, concentration & focus"
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My
@AP_Top25
ballot
1 Texas
2 Florida State
3 Georgia
4 Michigan
5 Washington
6 Penn State
7 USC
8 Oregon
9 Ohio State
10 Notre Dame
11 Oregon State
12 LSU
13 Bama
14 Duke
15 Ole Miss
16 UNC
17 UCLA
18 Utah
19 Wash State
20 Miami
21 OU
22 Colorado
23 Iowa
24 Florida
25 Missouri
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With 110 of the FBS 133 teams having 2 losses & National Championship hopes gone, all 110 teams should consider sitting out the rest of the season. The risk of playing FAR outweighs the reward. Business decision
#HotTake
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And tomorrow
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Bowl records by conference after Birmingham Bowl
AAC 3-0
Mountain West 4-1
Sun Belt 3-1
C-USA 3-5
MAC 2-5
Pac-12 0-1
SEC 0-3*
Independents 2-1
*Technically SEC has never lost a bowl it cared about
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Alabama’s Nick Saban is retiring, sources told
@ActionNetworkHQ
. 1st reported by
@ClowESPN
. Oregon’s Dan Lanning expected to be top target to replace Saban, source told
@ActionNetworkHQ
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For those who have asked for my response to Jeff Snook’s claim Saturday: “I have never revealed my sources in my nearly four decade journalistic career & I am not going to start now. However, I will say unequivocally that Tom Herman was not my source.”
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Nebraska President Ted Carter says this morning, not knowing he's on a hot mic, before a news conference: "We're getting ready to announce the Huskers and Big Ten football tonight” via
@KETZ
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Kentucky tested 166 football student-athletes, coaches & staff & none tested positive for COVID
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Jeffrey Wadsworth tells NY Times he resigned as Ohio State trustee an hour after Urban Meyer’s 3-game suspension revealed. "I didn’t feel I’d seen high-integrity behavior. You read the report; there’s things about emails, memory loss & that raised an issue of standards, values”
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Urban Meyer said he didn’t intend "to say anything inaccurate” about Zach Smith incident. He was asked 9 questions about it at B1G Media Days & said: “I know nothing; never had a conversation about that; who would create a story like that & If I (knew) I would have made a change"
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BREAKING:
@CoachDuggs
has told
@Vol_Football
tonight’s game will be final w/UT, sources told
@Stadium
. “He’s pulling out all stops for a natty,” source said. “He may roll in a sick kid in wheelchair for pregame speech.” Duggs already has several big-time offers from other schools
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It’s over: best helmet of the year! Tulane will wear these helmets Saturday vs. Ole Miss w/“Greenie,” featuring its old mascot from its SEC days. And Tulane also will have decal showing 3 SEC titles Green Wave won
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Coaching updates:
Thru 67 games at Texas A&M
Kevin Sumlin 45-22
Jimbo Fisher 43-24
Thru 22 games at USC
Clay Helton 17-5
Lincoln Riley 17-5
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One of my favorite Bobby Bowden stories. There was pregame brawl before 1998 FSU-UF game & UF QB Doug Johnson threw a football at Bowden but missed. Johnson wasn’t disciplined. Bowden was asked what would have happened if his QB threw at Spurrier. Bowden: "He would have hit him"
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Another example what a class act Bobby Bowden was. He sent this letter to Nebraska 4 days after No. 16 FSU upset No. 3 NU 18-14 in 1980
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At this point, I’m waiting to see which bowl team will be 1st to opt out of bowl because it lost too many players to Transfer Portal & can’t field competitive team
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Tampa & Miami area NFL (Bucs, Dolphins) & college teams (USF, UM, FIU, FAU) off to combined 0-10 start
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Great note from
@ScottDochterman
:
Teams playing at least 10 Power 5 opponents in 2023:
Big Ten 13 of 14
Big 12: 11 of 14
Pac-12: 10 of 12
ACC: 10 of 15
SEC: 2 of 14
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New
@AP_Top25
poll (1st place votes)
1 Georgia (58)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Bama
4 Florida St (3)
5 Ohio St
6 USC
7 Penn St
8 Washington
9 Tennessee
10 Notre Dame
11 Texas
12 Utah
13 Oregon
14 LSU
15 KSU
16 Oregon St
17 UNC
18 OU
19 Wisconsin
20 Ole Miss
21 Duke
22 Colorado
23 A&M
24…
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Since Jen Bielema tweeted
#karma
on this day in 2013 after Wisconsin’s wild loss at Arizona State; Wisconsin is 41-12, Arkansas is 23-27
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After 5 great years, I’ve been laid off by ESPN. It was a tremendous opportunity & I enjoyed working w/a lot of really, really good people
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Top schools in 2022 in athletic revenue via
@usatodaysports
(in millions of dollars)
1-Ohio State $251
2-Texas $239
3-Alabama $214
4-Michigan $210
5-Georgia $203
6-LSU $199
7-Texas A&M $193
8-Florida $190
9-Penn State $181
10-Oklahoma $177
11-Auburn $174
12-Michigan State $172…
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Bowl teams that played 9 bowl eligible teams during 12-game regular season:
Auburn
Buffalo
BYU
Louisville
Miami
Mississippi State
Tennessee
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Florida still has never won a game when penalized for throwing a shoe 20 yards
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New
@AP_Top25
poll (1st place votes)
1 Georgia (55)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Florida St (3)
4 Texas (2)
5 USC
6 Ohio St
7 Penn St
8 Washington
9 Notre Dame
10 Bama
11 Tennessee
12 Utah
13 Oregon
14 LSU
15 K-State
16 Oregon St
17 Ole Miss
18 Colorado
19 OU
20 UNC
21 Duke
22 Miami
23 Wash…
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Amazingly Michigan State led both Michigan & Ohio State for zero seconds on the clock but won both games
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Starting today there will be 49 consecutive days - forty-nine! - w/either a college football or NFL game played til Nov. 22. It all begins tonight w/Jacksonville State at Middle Tennessee (8 ET, ESPNU) & FIU at New Mexico State (9, CBSSN). Godspeed & see y’all on the other side!
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Oklahoma had 89 football student-athletes undergo COVID-19 testing on Wednesday with no positive tests
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Current losing streaks:
Washington Generals 5,124 games
New England Patriots 2
Cleveland Browns 0
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Oklahoma tested 96 football student-athletes for COVID on Wednesday w/no positive tests
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Air Force will wear this alternate uniform honoring the C-17 aircraft, a large military transport, vs. Hawaii Oct. 19
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On Monday, Kansas’ Les Miles wore his national title ring from LSU. K-State’s Chris Klieman was asked Tuesday why he didn’t wear his national title rings from North Dakota State. “I’d have seven of them on. It would be a little heavy."
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