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Notre Dame’s Wood embraces California mentality
In just one year, senior running back Cierre Wood went from 5,641 rushing yards and 71 touchdowns in high school to zero his freshman year. Zero yards, zero touchdowns and zero playing time. “I was thinking about [transferring after freshman year],” Wood said.
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Column: Ducks vs. Crimson Tide, the fight we wanted to see
Speed against power. Cutting edge meets tradition. Flashy versus methodical. New versus old. West Coast faces the Deep South. Visor takes on a polo. The prospect of an Alabama-Oregon BCS title game had all the makings of a fight to end all fights.
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Unbeaten Notre Dame must now deal with Deacons
After dispatching Boston College, No. 3 Notre Dame will face its third and final ACC foe of the season when it welcomes Wake Forest on Saturday. Last season, the Irish (10-0) pulled out a 24-17 win over the Deacons (5-5, 3-5 ACC) in the first-ever meeting between the schools.
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Notre Dame stays perfect with road win over Boston College
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — An early 95-yard touchdown drive was all No. 4 Notre Dame needed as it beat Boston College 21-6 in front of 44,500 people at Alumni Stadium on Saturday.
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Column: Conspiracy theories about football unhealthy for fans
LINCOLN, Neb. — Well, it looks like Penn State got hosed. The replays and slow-motion cameras appear to show that tight end Matt Lehman scored a go-ahead touchdown before his controversial fumble in the Nittany Lions’ 32-23 loss at Nebraska on Saturday.
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Oregon Ducks take over as No. 1 in AP and USA Today Coaches polls
The beating hearts think Oregon is the number one football program in the country, but will the computers agree to boost the Ducks to No. 1 in the BCS standings?
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Notre Dame 21, Boston College 6
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — Notre Dame did what it needed to do to go 10-0 Saturday night against a scrappy Boston College team, earning a 21-6 victory on the road.
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No. 3 Oregon outpaces Cal 59-17 to stay unbeaten
On a day full of BCS madness, No. 3 Oregon restored some semblance of order to the national college football rankings, battling injuries and a scrappy California defense to win 59-17 and stay undefeated on the year.
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No. 1 Alabama stunned by Texas A&M 29-24
There was a team in Bryant-Denny Stadium that jumped out to a big, early lead, overcame a sluggish start to the second half, and ultimately came away with a win. Only Saturday, it wasn’t Alabama. The No.