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Gators, ‘Eers, ‘Cocks crack AP Top Five
Given that five of the Top 15 teams in the country — and three of the Top Five — saw its unbeaten seasons go up in flames Saturday, it was expected that there would be a significant shakeup in the...
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Texas A&M receiver leaves with apparent head injury
There’s not much to complain about if you’re Texas A&M. The Aggies are winning easily over Louisiana Tech 24-0. However, A&M may have to finish tonight’s game without one of its star receivers,...
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Arkansas hopes to have new coach named by early December
Take solace, Hog fans. Your coaching savior’s white horse is just a couple of months down the road. Maybe. Speaking at a Little Rock Touchdown Club gathering Monday afternoon, athletic director Jeff...
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Status quo in AP poll, but Bama no longer unanimous No. 1
With just three teams ranked inside last week’s Top 25 losing in Week 8, it was expected there’d be precious little movement in the newly-released Associated Press poll. As expected, the, uh, expected...
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Davey O’Brien Award announces semifinalists
We’ re past the halfway point of the 2012 season, so you know what that means, right? That’d be correct. The ever-popular and always-illuminating release of semifinalists for awards that you may or may...
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Minimal change in coaches’ poll as Tide again unanimous No. 1
As expected, and thanks to the utter dearth of upsets, the latest USA Today coaches’ poll has a very similar look to its predecessor. On the strength of its come-from-behind road win over LSU, Alabama...
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Joker Phillips out as UK’s head coach at season’s end
For the second time this season, a head coach has been relieved of his duties. And this one will likely be the least surprising of any that will happen over the next month or two, particularly given...
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Wanna bet? Petrino the early favorite for Kentucky
Yesterday, Ben noted that the father of deposed Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino stated in no uncertain terms that, if offered, his son would accept the same job at Kentucky. Despite the obvious...
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Camp Award unveils semifinalists
As one of the oldest and most prestigious trophies in college football, the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the nation’s most outstanding player. Tuesday, the Camp Foundation...
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Utah State knocks LaTech out of the BCS at-large hunt
Just as we bury the WAC thanks to conference realignment (which, unfortunately, isn’t dead yet), we will now bury Louisiana Tech’s BCS bowl hopes along with it. That would be courtesy of Utah State....
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Notre Dame, Alabama 1-2 in coaches’ poll
With the two highest-ranked teams in the country both going down in stunning fashion Saturday, it was expected that there would be a significant shift at the top of the polls come Sunday. As expected,...
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AP poll taps Irish as unanimous No. 1
The coaches may not have felt that the lone postseason-eligible unbeaten deserved all their first-place votes, but that certainly wasn’t the case when it came to the media. In the latest release of the...
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Charting the 2012 Coaching Carousel
With the end of the regular season fast approaching — I really wish someone would explain to me like I’m five years old where the hell the 2012 football season has gone — and with a handful of...
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LaTech won’t be going bowling, but claims it did not turn down invite
If you want to talk bowl SNAFUs, look no further than Louisiana Tech. Sunday night when bowl announcements were coming out by the minute, LaTech announced on Twitter that it would not be going to a...
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Updated: Cal hires LaTech coach Sonny Dykes
On Sunday, Louisiana Tech found out (or, declined it or something) it would not be going bowling this year despite a 9-3 season. Now, it appears it won’t be able to keep its head coach, Sonny Dykes,...
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Fired by USF, Holtz officially lands LaTech job
Well, that certainly didn’t take long. Dec. 2, Skip Holtz was fired after three years as USF’s head coach. Less than two weeks later, Holtz has been plucked off the unemployment line. Following up on...
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C-USA officially adds FAU, MTSU
Following up on reports that first surfaced in November, Conference USA officially announced Tuesday it has expanded its conference roll by two. As expected, Middle Tennessee State University and...
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C-USA announces divisional setup
Yesterday, Conference USA officially announced the additions of FAU and Middle Tennessee State for the 2013 season. Wednesday, the conference announced its divisional look for the 2013 season as well....
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LaTech looks to Ivy League for new defensive coordinator
Well, Louisiana Tech’s defense will be a smarter unit simply by association as it moves to Conference USA, right? Regardless, first-year Tech head coach Skip Holtz announced Tuesday that he has hired...
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NC State, USF in play for another transfer QB, too
Over the past several days, it’s been reported that North Carolina State and USF are interested in former Penn State quarterback Steven Bench. If that option were to fall through for either school,...
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