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Urine for Trouble Jumping Into Mirror Lake
Last night was the jump into Mirror Lake by Ohio State students, the annual tradition that takes place the Thursday night before the Michigan game. But what exactly were the students jumping into? Students from the College of Earth Sciences tested the water last year before, during and after ...
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Game of the Weak
Mike Hlas is an award-winning columnist with the Cedar Rapids Gazette and force behind The Hlog . Each week, he will break down the worst matchup in college football. Considering the increasing number of uncompetitive and uninteresting games, Mike's task is harder than digging out from the ...
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Crystal Ball
A look at how prognosticators from around the country view this week's games. Tim Sullivan, New York Post : Rutgers is quietly back in the top 25 and is 3-0 on the road, with an average margin of victory 14 points . That's enough evidence to take the Scarlet Knights and give the nine ...
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Reporters Notebooks
Sports By Brooks: The Ku Klux Klan will stage a university-approved protest on the Mississippi campus Saturday to protest Chancellor Dan Jones' decision to remove "From Dixie With Love" from the Ole Miss band's song selection. Steve Guireman, Las Vegas Review-Journal: Dennis ...
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San Diego State Athletic Director Resigns
San Diego State athletic director Jeff Schemmel resigned Thursday after an investigation revealed he requested university reimbursement for a rental car and gas he used to drive from Atlanta to Point Clear, Ala., to have a tryst with a married woman. The investigation was launched after John ...
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Expansion? Mountain West Needs Think This Through
There has been much discussion about the Mountain West Conference adding Boise State and two other teams to make a 12-team conference with two divisions. But Mike Sorensen of the Deseret News has a better idea: Let the Mountain West...
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Radio This Afternoon With Mac McDonald
I'll be the guest of Mac McDonald, the former voice of the Virginia Cavaliers, on his show, Inbounds With Mac McDonald, at 5:20 p.m. (Eastern). The show can be heard on WKAV Charlottesville, WREL Lexington and WHBG Harrisonburg. If you're...
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Mangino's Anger-Management Issues
Could Mark Mangino be on the verge of losing his job? The Kansas coach's rough-edged approach is being called into question after linebacker Arist Wright complained to athletic director Lew Perkins about a recent incident where Mangino poked him in...
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The Postgame Tailgate: Week 11
Dan Rubenstein examines the ruins of the Trojan Empire and wonders why Iowa's Kirk Ferentz plays to lose. It's all part of this week's edition of the Postgame Tailgate. Dan and Ty Hildenbrandt are already gearing up for another Notre...
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It's All Going According to Schedule
The spirit of competition has been sucked from college football. Want to win a championship? Learn the art of crafty nonconference scheduling. Florida, Alabama and Texas — the top teams in the Bowl Championship Series standings — have combined to...
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Reporters Notebooks
Rick Bozich, Louisville Courier-Journal: Latest rumor out of Louisville has Mike Leach leaving Texas Tech to take over for Steve Kragthorpe, who has yet to be fired. Leach worked with Hal Mumme at Kentucky before he went to Oklahoma to...
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The Ruling on the Field Stands
The Ruling on the Field Stands
thewizofodds.com — More goodness from a Southeastern Conference game, this one involving Troy and Arkansas. (more) The Ruling on the Field Stands
Stanford Band Takes on Girls Gone Wild Founder
Jim Harbaugh wasn't the only one taking shots at USC on Saturday. Stanford's band got in its licks during a halftime performance at the L.A. Coliseum, calling out USC graduate and Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis . The announcer says, "After all, it takes a special kind of man to be ...
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Hitting a Wall
Here is the violent collision between Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson and Texas Tech cornerback Jamar Wall. There was no penalty on the play, even though it was a helmet-to-helmet hit. Robinson is expected to play Thursday night against Colorado.
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Blown Call in Clemson-North Carolina State Game
North Carolina State trailed Clemson, 24-14, when the Tigers' C.J. Spiller fumbled on this run in the third quarter. The officials ruled that Spiller was down before he lost the ball, but replays showed otherwise. The replay official upholds the call and two plays afterward, Spiller runs 16 ...
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Turning the Page
Longtime readers of the Wiz might remember this image of Clemson recruit Kenneth Page holding a stack of $20 bills that first appeared on Page's MySpace page shortly after he decided to sign with the Tigers. It was eventually taken down but a copy made its way the site Brahsome and the Wiz . ...
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Reporters Notebooks
Jim Schaefer, Detroit Free Press : Michigan coaches failed to file required forms to school compliance officers that document the hours put in by its players for the entire 2008-09 school year. The forms, which are required by the university to track whether the team is adhering to NCAA ...
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Snapshots of Week 11
A look back at the week that was from the terrific TV Tan Line .
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Week 12
The last full week of the season starts Wednesday night with two Mid-American Conference games. West Division leader Central Michigan is at Ball State, and the Chippewas open as 20-point favorites. In the other game, Buffalo (-3) travels to Miami (Ohio). On Thursday, Colorado is at Oklahoma ...
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Old Media
A look at how college football news was played on the front pages of Sunday newspapers. We have included a Saturday section from the Cincinnati Enquirer. Click an image for an enlarged view.
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