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Georgia's Stetson Bennett celebrates after the College Football Playoff championship football game against Alabama Tuesday in Indianapolis. Georgia won 33-18.

Georgia snaps a 41-year title drought with a 33-18 win over Alabama

Jan 10, 2022
The final blow came from Georgia's dominant defense. Kelee Ringo intercepted an underthrown deep ball and took off for a 79-yard touchdown.
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Bobby Bowden was one of the winningest college football coaches of all time. This was his final game on January 1, 2010 as his Florida State Seminoles defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Gator Bowl.

Bobby Bowden, One Of College Football's Winningest Coaches Ever, Dies

Aug 08, 2021
Bobby Bowden won 377 games in his career, including two national titles, and took the Florida State University Seminoles to post-season bowl games in 27 consecutive years.
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University of Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt directs players at a game on Oct. 12, 2019. University officials announced they will fire Pruitt and nine football team staff members after an investigation found a slew of likely NCAA violations.

University Of Tennessee Fires Head Football Coach Over Alleged Recruitment Violations

Jan 18, 2021
The university announced it will terminate Jeremy Pruitt, two assistant coaches and seven staffers after an investigation found "serious violations of NCAA rules."
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Roslyn Clark Artis, president of Benedict College, hosted a graduation ceremony for 180 students in the school's football stadium in August. She says she would recommend a socially distanced commencement to other colleges and universities — but she ack

With Fall Graduation Off, But Football Still On, Students Question College Priorities

Dec 08, 2020
Many colleges have canceled December graduation ceremonies while continuing to host in-person events, like football games. One graduating senior says it feels like "a slap in the face."
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San Diego State Runs For 287 Yards, 3 TDs In Win Over UNLV

Oct 26, 2020

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Greg Bell had 19 carries for 111 yards and a touchdown, Chance Bell scored on runs of 5 and 19 yards, and San Diego State beat UNLV 34-6 in the season opener for both teams. San Diego State had 424 total yards, including 287 rushing.

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University of Oregon are the current Pac-12 Champions, beating Stanford University in Dec. 2019.

Pac-12 Reversal: Football To Start In November

Sep 24, 2020
The conference will play a seven-game season with the championship slated for December. The Big Ten made a similar decision earlier this month. Both say players will receive daily Covid-19 tests.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Fans rush the field after the Ohio State Buckeyes defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions 28-17 in November in Columbus, Ohio. The Big Ten and PAC-12 have put fall sports on hold due to the pandemic.

Fans Confront A Lost Season After Big Ten, Pac-12 Call Off Fall Sports

Aug 12, 2020
The Big Ten and PAC-12 athletic conferences put all of their fall sports on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, much to the disappointment of fans.
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The Big Ten, one of the so-called Power Five NCAA conferences, is postponing fall sports because of the coronavirus.

The Big Ten Postpones Football, Other Fall Sports Over Coronavirus Concerns

Aug 11, 2020
The Big Ten, which includes Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State, puts off playing college sports in the fall as confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. continue to rise.
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Connecticut Huskies coach Randy Edsall and his players will not be taking the field this fall. Citing "safety challenges," the school decided to cancel its 2020-21 football season.

UConn Huskies Football Season Canceled Over Coronavirus Risks

Aug 05, 2020
The UConn Huskies are the first team in their division to cancel the 2020-21 season over COVID-19 concerns. A school official said the "safety challenges" presented an "unacceptable level of risk."
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Some UNR Alumni, Students Push For Kaepernick Statue At Mackay Stadium

Jul 15, 2020

Four years ago, 

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Ohio State University football helmet before the BIG Ten Football Championship Game against the Wisconsin Badgers on Dec. 07, 2019.

Ohio State Football Players Suspended, Charged With Rape and Kidnapping

Feb 12, 2020
An affidavit says Amir Riep and Jahsen Wint allegedly raped a woman. The affidavit says Riep began filming her, pressing her to say the encounter was consensual.
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LSU quarterback Joe Burrow holds the trophy after the team's win against Clemson in the NCAA College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday in New Orleans.

LSU Trounces Clemson 42-25, Taking Its First National Championship Since 2007

Jan 13, 2020
Clemson went in with a 29-game winning streak, but wasn't able to stand up to Louisiana's withering offensive led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow.
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LSU quarterback Joe Burrow described the poverty of his Ohio hometown in his Heisman trophy acceptance speech. Since then, donations from across the U.S. have flooded to the Athens County Food Pantry.

Heisman Winner Spotlights Hunger In His Hometown, Donations To Food Pantry Pour In

Dec 16, 2019
"I'm up here for all those kids in Athens and in Athens County that go home to not a lot of food on the table, hungry after school," LSU quarterback Joe Burrow said in accepting the trophy.
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A Win, A Sucker Punch And A New Coach Coach Coming To UNLV

Dec 03, 2019

Officials at the Mountain West conference are still investigating the bench-clearing brawl that followed UNLV's victory over University of Nevada, Reno this weekend.

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Oblad, Magyar Lead UNLV Over Vanderbilt 34-10

Oct 14, 2019

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kenyon Olbad threw for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Chad Magyar rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown and UNLV beat Vanderbilt 34-10 on Saturday.

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Bachmeier Leads No. 16 Boise State Past UNLV 38-13

Oct 07, 2019

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boise State was looking for a fast start against UNLV, especially coming off a bye week.

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Bad To Worse: Time For Change At UNLV Football?

Oct 02, 2019

It was, in a word, debilitating.

UNLV’s football team, with pretty high hopes in Coach Tony Sanchez’s fourth year, was destroyed by a middling Wyoming team last weekend.

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Bonner, Arkansas State Cruise To 43-17 Win Over UNLV

Sep 09, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Logan Bonner passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to help Arkansas State beat UNLV 43-17 on Saturday night for interim coach David Duggan's first collegiate victory.
 
Duggan, who was named Arkansas State's defensive coordinator in
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UNR Rallies Late To Stun Purdue 34-31

Aug 31, 2019

After trailing 24-7 at halftime, Carson Strong, the first freshman quarterback to start a season opener for Nevada since 1998, led the Wolf Pack to a 34-31 victory Friday against Purdue for the second win against a Big Ten team in program history.

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Alabama Coach Nick Saban roams the field during practice in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide enters the season ranked No. 2 and aiming to reclaim its national championship throne.

Tide Rolls Back In: Alabama Hopes To Not Squander Last Year's Championship 'Failure'

Aug 23, 2019
Clemson walloped the University of Alabama in college football's national championship last season. Now perennial powerhouse Alabama is trying to learn from the loss.
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Pac-12 To Move Football Title Game To Las Vegas In 2020

Jul 24, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pac-12 will move its football championship game to Las Vegas in 2020 and 2021.
 
Commissioner Larry Scott announced the decision Wednesday at the start of Pac-12 media day in Hollywood.
 
The league title game has b
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1968: How We Got Here
Harvard University's Bruce Freeman tries to run around a teammate and a Yale player and into the end zone after catching a pass during the final 42 seconds of The Game against Yale University at Harvard Stadium in Boston on Nov. 23, 1968.

Key 1968 Harvard-Yale Battle Sets Scene For 'The Game' — And Football's Future

Dec 05, 2018
Author George Howe Colt's choice to delve into the lives of the players and coaches in his new book, as well as the turbulent year itself, makes his writing about the actual game pay off beautifully.
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James Brady, chairman of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, speaking at a news conference on Oct. 30, resigned on Thursday after days of outrage over the board's recommendation that football head coach DJ Durkin retain his job.

U. Of Maryland Board Of Regents Chair Resigns, Fallout Continues From Athlete's Death

Nov 01, 2018
"My continued presence on the board will inhibit its ability to move Maryland's higher education agenda forward," James Brady said, after outrage over the decision not to fire the football coach.
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University of Maryland head coach DJ Durkin was fired on Wednesday, a day after officials announced he could keep his job. He is pictured in November 2016.

U. Of Maryland Says It Will 'Part Ways' With Head Football Coach DJ Durkin

Oct 31, 2018
University President Wallace Loh says "a departure is in the best interest of the University, and this afternoon Coach Durkin was informed that the University will part ways."
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University of Maryland President Wallace Loh, seen here in August, said Tuesday that he will retire in June 2019.

After Player's Death, U. of Maryland President Will Retire But Football Coach Remains

Oct 30, 2018
The university system's board of regents said it would implement all the recommendations from an independent commission's study that found problems in the culture of its football program.

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