Archive | Football
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West Virginia mourns death of former head coach Bill Stewart
Former West Virginia football head coach Bill Stewart died Monday of an apparent heart attack. Stewart passed away on the golf course while playing in a tournament at Stonewall Resort with former Athletic Director Ed Pastilong. "It was a tremendously enjoyable day here.
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Urban Meyer disapproves of NCAA football playoff system
A four-team playoff system seems inevitable for college football, but Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer said he’s not in favor of abandoning the bowl system. “I’ll probably get in trouble for saying this,” Meyer said.
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Column: Through suspensions, Stoops shows Sooners he’s serious
Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops wasn’t finished with his own version of “spring cleaning.” Following a season that ended with several transfers and dismissals from the locker room, Stoops and Co. said they weren’t giving out free rides anymore.
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Bill O’Brien visits Pittsburgh, talks PSU-Pitt rivalry and recruiting
PITTSBURGH - Perched high on the 17th floor of the Omni William Penn Hotel, just a short distance from Pitt's home stadium, Heinz Field, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien quickly addressed a subject that almost always gets the locals buzzing: the Nittany Lions' dormant rivalry with the Panthers.
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Jaz Reynolds, Trey Franks among 4 Sooners suspended indefinitely for breaking team rules
Four Oklahoma football players have been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, the athletic department announced late Wednesday night. OU coach Bob Stoops said defensive back Quentin Hayes and wide receivers Trey Franks, Kameel Jackson and Jaz Reynolds were suspended. He did not say why.
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Is Florida State Big 12 bound?
It’s happened again: Florida State is rumored to leave the ACC for a conference with a heavier focus on college football and one that will provide more lucrative benefits for the University. Last year, FSU was supposed to join the SEC—that didn’t happen.
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The high cost of Oregon’s Rose Bowl win
Bowl season is a special time of the year. It caps off every football season with fun matchups that fans rarely get to see and it allows those teams that have done well a chance to prove they’re the nation’s best.
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Column: Sex offender’s involvement in Ohio State recruiting a sign of the times
A registered sex offender in the state of Kentucky played a role in Ohio State’s 2013 football recruiting class. Bizarre? Yes. Disturbing? Absolutely. Surprising? No, not really. Let me explain.
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Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick discusses potential college football playoff
Since its inception in 1998, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) has been the subject of much scrutiny. The long-awaited news of its demise came out of a late-April meeting between Notre Dame Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick and 11 conference commissioners.