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| Georgia refocuses on reaching 11 wins (AP) |
| Georgia's 11-2 record in 2007 set up championship hopes for this year that won't be realized, forcing players to settle on a new goal for another 11-win finish. "It may not be the way we had drawn it all out, but it can still be a great finish," senior fullback Brannan Southerland said. Georgia, No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, has suffered crushing losses to the two teams poised to play for the... -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:47:42 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Texas Tech back in national spotlight (AP) |
| Friday night lights have ruled the football-loving landscape in West Texas for decades. This year, Saturday nights are the hot ticket. No. 2 Texas Tech, often overshadowed even by the high school game, is now front and center on the college scene in pursuit of a national championship, basking in the highest ranking in the program's 83-year history. -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:13:16 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Penn State QB Clark ready to return (AP) |
| The hit jarred his helmet, shoved the chin strap into his nose and knocked him woozy. Those were the last things Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark remembered before blanking out for several minutes following a hard tackle at Ohio State that left him with a mild concussion. After a bye last weekend allowed him to rest, Clark expects to be ready Saturday to lead the No. -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:00:33 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| W. Texas A&M's Leaf placed on leave (AP) |
| Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was placed on administrative leave from West Texas A&M, where he is quarterbacks coach and men's golf coach for the Division II school. Athletics director Michael McBroom said Wednesday that he met with Leaf on Sunday to "go through some options, and we agreed that a leave is the best option." He said he could not comment on what prompted the decision and said he... -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:21:33 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Kansas St. coach Prince out after season (AP) |
| Kansas State coach Ron Prince was unable to rebuild the Wildcats into the Big 12 contender they were under his predecessor. Now after 2 1/2 seasons in Manhattan, Prince is on his way out and K-State is in the market for another coach who can do what Bill Snyder did in the Little Apple. Kansas State athletic director Bill Krause fired Prince, effective at the end of the season, on Wednesday, just... -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:28:03 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Davis helps Ball State improve to 9-0 (AP) |
| Ball State's Nate Davis pulled everything together perfectly Wednesday night. The nifty pump fakes, the soft lobs, the precise deep balls, the low liners, even the right running plays. If he proved anything, it was this: The 16th-ranked and undefeated Cardinals are ready for prime time -- and perhaps a run at a BCS bowl game. -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:28:25 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Rested Buckeyes prep for stretch run (AP) |
| Take a bye, then kiss the next game bye-bye. That's been a common refrain for Ohio State in recent years. In games following a bye week the Buckeyes are 1-4 since Jim Tressel took over as head coach in 2001. "We haven't done wonderful with byes since we've been here," Tressel said Tuesday ahead of Saturday's game at Northwestern. -- read full article |
| Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:04:58 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Ball State faces new obstacle in NIU (AP) |
| Ball State has overcome various obstacles on its way to an 8-0 record. The 16th-ranked Cardinals have beaten the nation's top-ranked rushing offense, the Indiana Hoosiers' fast-paced, no-huddle strategy and everyone else's attempt to play keep the ball away from their own potent attack. Worst of all, Ball State's star receiver Dante Love went down with a career-ending spinal injury four weeks into... -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:11:06 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Maryland aims to stay on course Thursday (AP) |
| Since Ralph Friedgen took over at Maryland in 2001, the Terrapins are winless against Virginia Tech and 3-6 on Thursday nights -- including four straight defeats over the past four seasons. If No. 23 Maryland is to stay on course to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, it will have to overcome both glaring weaknesses. -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:59:21 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Davis 'very happy' at North Carolina (AP) |
| Butch Davis says he is committed to building No. 19 North Carolina's program, even though his name has come up as a possible candidate for the opening at Tennessee. Asked directly about the Tennessee job after practice Tuesday, Davis said "the long and short of it is, the administration and I are completely and firmly committed to building a championship football program at North Carolina. -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:13:23 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Pelini trying to tone down temper (AP) |
| Bo Pelini knows he needs to cool it. The first-year Nebraska coach acknowledged his volatile sideline demeanor is casting a negative light on himself and the program. Pelini has drawn unwanted attention for his tirades against officials, assistant coaches and players. He said Tuesday at his weekly news conference that he knows his temper could hurt the university's image and work against the... -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:16:19 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| USC's Carroll: BCS system stinks (AP) |
| Pete Carroll insists he doesn't understand how the BCS system works. He understands enough to know he doesn't like it one bit. "I think it stinks. I don't think it's the way it should be," Carroll said concerning how college football crowns its champion. "But all we can do is keep talking about it." And that's what the Southern California coach did Tuesday at his weekly meeting with reporters. -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:32:11 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Paterno focused on Iowa, not BCS (AP) |
| Given the chance to weigh in on the BCS, Joe Paterno passed. Come back to him at the end of the regular season if No. 3 Penn State remains undefeated and is still shut out of the national title game. Playfully sparring with the media on Tuesday with a classic blend of humor and bluntness, the wily Paterno said he's focused only on getting the Nittany Lions (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) ready for their final... -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:01:36 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Bostick back to Pitt bench despite wins (AP) |
| In his last two starts, Pitt sophomore Pat Bostick has won at West Virginia and Notre Dame, succeeding in two of college football's roughest environments for a visiting quarterback. Some players go through a college career without winning twice on the road in such hostile surroundings. No matter, Bostick's latest successful start -- Pitt's 36-33, four-overtime decision at Notre Dame on Saturday --... -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:56:12 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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| Florida CB Rickerson kicked off team (AP) |
| Florida cornerback Jacques Rickerson was kicked off the team Tuesday after he was arrested and accused of slapping his girlfriend, choking her and then covering her face with a pillow. The 20-year-old sophomore from St. Augustine was charged with felon battery and being held in the Alachua County jail. -- read full article |
| Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:20:29 PST - Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Football News |
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