Articles filed under Football
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SMU edges Alabama for last spot in College Football Playoff, while Oregon seeded firstDec 08, 2024 2:59 pm - The new, 12-team College Football Playoff brings with it a promise to be bigger, more exciting, more lucrative. Perfect or 100% fair? Well, nobody ever believed that. The...
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No. 1 Oregon outlasts No. 3 Penn State 45-37 for Big Ten title and 1st-round bye in playoffsDec 07, 2024 11:09 pm - Dillon Gabriel threw four touchdown passes and No. 1 Oregon outlasted No. 3 Penn State 45-37 on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship, giving the Ducks a first-round bye and almost certainly the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
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No. 5 Georgia pulls off another overtime stunner, beating No. 2 Texas 22-19 for SEC titleDec 07, 2024 7:31 pm - Gunner Stockton, a little-known backup who had barely played in his Georgia career, came off the bench after an injury to Carson Beck and led the No. 5 Bulldogs to an improbable 22-19 overtime victory over No. 2 Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game.
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Best option for next Bears’ coach? How about no choice at all?Dec 07, 2024 6:13 pm - The Bears playoff hopes are probably over, but interim coach Thomas Brown can do the city a huge favor by voiding another coaching search.
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North Central beats Hope, gets help in Division III playoff bracketDec 07, 2024 3:40 pm - North Central rolled to a 41-21 victory over Hope (Michigan) in Round 3 of the Division III football playoffs, and also got some good news from the out-of-town scores.
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Skattebo and Arizona State to the playoff after 45-19 win over Iowa State in Big 12 title gameDec 07, 2024 3:25 pm - Big 12 newcomer Arizona State will represent the conference in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Cam Skattebo ran for 170 yards and two scores while adding a touchdown catch the 12th-ranked Sun Devils beat No. 16 Iowa State 45-19 in the Big 12 championship game.
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Widening the search: 30 coaches who might warrant an interview with the BearsDec 07, 2024 3:16 pm - Here’s a lengthy list of potential candidates whom Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles could consider interviewing to be the next Bears coach.
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Jim O’Donnell: Now with an Ivy League finish, Zbikowski still dreams of sweet home ChicagoDec 07, 2024 10:47 am - FINDING TOMMY ZBIKOWSKI WASN'T all that hard. It was the routing that surprised a bit — head east from the Chicago Fire Department and pull over at the Ivy League. That's...
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Looking hither and yon to find all the bowl games college football has to offerDec 07, 2024 10:00 am - For a brief moment some thought was given to holding a college football bowl game at Wrigley Field, a notion considered too daffy even for the protracted commotion of Dit...
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The Big Ten and SEC are set to gobble up CFP bids. That could squeeze the ACC and other leaguesDec 06, 2024 6:16 pm - The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences are set to gobble up the majority of the bids to the newly expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. That could squeeze the Atlantic Coast Conference and other leagues trying to maintain their footing.