Like any dedicated college football fan, Brian Brooks watches the rankings closely. “And it drives me up a wall,” says the University of Missouri School of Journalisms associate dean of undergraduate studies. Its only May, but its getting late in Brooks wor could somehow keep Missouri out of the Big Ten. Gary Pinkel has helped [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2010 by admin
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College football powers Notre Dame and Miami appear ready to play again after nearly 20 years apart. The once-vaunted rivals are nearing a deal for a three-game series, starting with a game at Chicagos Soldier Field in 2012, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Friday. The game would be followed [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2010 by admin
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CBSSports.com senior writer Dennis Dodd and staff writer J. Darin Darst provide analysis on college football topics. 1. Its back to being the year of the quarterback in the Pac-10. Whos best? DODD: For the second time in the last four years, the Pac-10 didnt have a passer in the top 20 in pass efficiency [...]
Posted on May 13th, 2010 by admin
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Randy Shannon routinely would hear the same question on the recruiting trail. Players and parents alike, they couldnt figure out why Miami was winning more games, yet the coach wasnt getting rewarded with a new contract. Thats not a problem anymore. Shannon has signed a new four-year contract to remain as the Hurricanes head coach, [...]
Posted on May 13th, 2010 by admin
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Theyre not talking expansion in Boise. At least not yet. Boise is poised to make a big hit on the title scene. (US Presswire) Theres the little matter of a national championship chase up in Idaho. While the rest of the country is playing “Big Tenopoly”, moving game pieces all over the board, Boise State [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by admin
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In the two places on the University of Missouri campus where you would think they might be throwing a toga party on Monday, all was quiet. Missouri fits the Big Ten academically and athletically. (Getty Images) Quiet in Jesse Hall, the administration building, where university news bureau execu was even around. Quiet in the athletic [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by admin
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It has not been a sleepy spring. JoePa is back. For the first time in 35 years at Florida State, Bobby Bowden isnt. Ndamukong Suh is gone. Mike Leach and Jim Leavitt are wondering who to sue (next). USC freshman running back Dillon Baxter is already turning heads. (Getty Images) The last time Notre Dame [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2010 by admin
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Southern California defensive tackle Christian Tupou is likely to miss the upcoming season after tearing a ligament in his left knee during the Trojans final scrimmage of the spring. USC learned of the injurys severity Wednesday. Tupou will need surgery. Tupou has been the Trojans starting nose tackle for the past two seasons. The injury [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2010 by admin
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Ive seen 90,000 crazed fans in brilliant sunshine. Ive seen 2,500 lonely souls in the rain. Ive seen celebrity coaches and Ive seen scoring systems so complicated that BCS computers would go cross-eyed. Now that theyre done for another year, Ive seen enough of spring games. Spring games attract crowds, but their usefulness is hard [...]
Posted on May 4th, 2010 by admin
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FedEx is ending its sponsorship of the Orange Bowl after two decades. “This was a difficult decision but one that allows us to focus and redirect our marketing efforts toward our other sports properties and marketing initiatives,” the company said in a statement Monday. ESPN is responsible for lining up title sponsors for the BCS [...]
Posted on May 4th, 2010 by admin
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