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College football rankings: Ohio State jumps Alabama, Michigan State continues to plummet in CBS Sports 131
Ohio State is building a strong case to be ranked as the best team in the country. After a dominant win against Wisconsin in Week 4, the Buckeyes have now jumped ahead of Alabama for No. 2 in the CBS Sports 131, our comprehensive ranking of every FBS college football team. We’ve released just five editions of the CBS Sports 131 this season, and this latest update marks the fourth different combination for the top three of Georgia, Ohio State and Alabama. This battle for supremacy will ultimately be settled on the field, and we do have a long way to go before we could get those hypothetical matchups, but…
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In changing college football landscape future is now for ACC
North Carolina chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and athletic director Bubba Cunningham stand for the National Anthem prior to the Tar Heels’ game against Western Carolina on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett [email protected] The text message conversation began on the afternoon of June 30 the way countless others around the country did, with two people with an interest in college athletics commiserating about the news of the day. They were not merely fans, though, but two of the most powerful figures in the ACC, leaders with an ability to shape the future of the conference, and college sports. “I just heard USC and UCLA…
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Urban Meyer among usual, sad suspects being tossed out for college coaching spots
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (hope sold separately in Boulder, and currently unavailable due to supply-chain issues): First Quarter The Temptation of the Winning Scammer Fox Sports’s Big Noon Kickoff show played to the Nebraska crowd Saturday, and the crowd played to the show. Host Rob Stone asked the red horde of fans the leading question, “Anybody out there want Urban Meyer (1) to be their head coach?” They responded in kind, roaring and chanting the Fox Sports analyst and three-time national champion’s name. Some wore “Hire Urban Meyer” T-shirts into the stadium to see the Cornhuskers get annihilated by Oklahoma. Here we go again. Nature…
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College football schedule, games 2022: What to watch in Week 3, TV channels, Saturday kickoff times
Week 3 of the 2022 college football season is well underway, and there are more than a few compelling matchups remaining on Saturday that headline what could be another wild week of action. On CBS, No. 22 Penn State will become the first Big Ten team to play Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium when the two tee it up on Saturday afternoon. This Big Ten vs. SEC showdown sees the Tigers looking for revenge at home after a 28-20 loss to the Nittany Lions in Happy Valley last season. Elsewhere, No. 6 Oklahoma will rekindle its rivalry with Nebraska and No. 13 Miami will head to College Station, Texas, to take…
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College football rankings: Georgia takes over No. 1 spot from Alabama, Notre Dame plummets in CBS Sports 131
The schedule in Week 2 almost always looks less exciting going in than the results we see on the field, and this year was no different as three top-10 teams all lost on the same day and the presumed best team in the country was taken to the wire on the road as a 20-point favorite. But now that all the dust has settled, the picture at the top looks clearer than ever — and that picture paints the Georgia Bulldogs as the best team in the country. Georgia took over the No. 1 spot from Alabama in the latest edition of the CBS Sports 131, a comprehensive ranking of…
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Manhattan College Athletics Announces Hall of Fame Class of ’22 Announced
Story Links RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Eight individuals will be elected to the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022, and two outstanding teams have been selected for special recognition. The 43rd annual induction ceremony and dinner will take place on Saturday, Nov. 12. This year’s honorees are: Jeanine Hanratty ’95 (volleyball) John Kennelly ’78 (tennis) Malin Marmbrandt (Otterling) ’10 (women’s track and field) Dan Mecca (head coach, men’s and women’s track and field and men’s and women’s cross country track and field) Jaci Rahey ’11, (softball and volleyball) Tiffany Schettig ’03, (women’s basketball) Steve Trimper (head coach, baseball) Conrad Weiden ’80 (men’s swimming) Additionally,…
