Archive | Football
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Texas A&M creates buzz at SEC event
If there were any questions regarding the increased exposure Texas A&M would receive in the SEC, they were answered promptly at the 2012 SEC media days held Tuesday afternoon in Hoover, Ala.
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SEC Football Media Days Report: South Carolina
HOOVER, Ala. - For possibly the first time in his career, South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier may have to rely on his team’s run game more than his bread-and-butter: a vertical passing attack. “I don’t know if we’ll be a big passing team or a big running team,” Spurrier said.
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Nation’s top linebacker prospect commits to Auburn
No. 1 overall linebacker in the country by scout.com, Reuben Foster, has de-committed from Alabama and Committed to Auburn. “I am going to enroll to Auburn University,” Foster said. “I have a lot of respect for Alabama–the coaches...
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Jet ski accident leaves Duke football player in critical condition
Duke football player Blair Holliday suffered head injuries while jet skiing Wednesday and is now in critical condition, according to a release from Duke Athletics. At 3:57 p.m., head coach David Cutcliffe tweeted that Holliday is in “critical but stable condition.
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Bob Stoops says new four-team playoff format is good for college football
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said he is pleased with Tuesday's announcement of a four-team college football playoff starting in 2014. He said he is excited for the opportunity for the best teams in the country to compete for the national championship.
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Column: ’Bama still would’ve won with playoff
When I heard college football was finally getting its head out its ass and doing what it should’ve done 14 years ago by officially committing to a four-team playoff system, I wondered, “What would the BCS era have been like if we never had the BCS?
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Big Ten, Ivy League to tackle concussions
More than 17,000 student-athletes across 20 schools in the Big Ten and Ivy League conferences will be among potential candidates for concussion research.
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Mountaineers will face first Big 12 road test against Texas
A rambunctious crowd of more than 100,000 will await the West Virginia football team for its inaugural Big 12 Conference road game Oct. 6 when it travels to Texas Memorial Stadium to battle the conference-gem Texas Longhorns.
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NCAA presidents approve four-team playoff for 2014
A board of 12 university presidents approved a four-team playoff for college football Tuesday evening, June 26, set to begin with the 2014 season. Under the new format, four teams will be chosen by a selection committee, similar to the current postseason format of college basketball.