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Iowa's Kirk Ferentz takes aim at Lincoln Riley, USC football: 'What is important is wins per game'

By most accounts, the Iowa football team had a successful 2023 season. The Hawkeyes won the Big Ten West Division, but the team’s lack of offensive production was a point of contention throughout the season. Despite the offense’s woes, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz remains confident the style of football he …

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Deion Sanders' roller-coaster first year at Colorado: A timeline

The Deion Sanders experience at Colorado has been one that has seen incredible highs and serious lows in “Coach Prime’s” first season in Boulder. The Pro Football Hall of Famer was hired as head football coach in December 2022 to resurrect a down program coming off a 1-11 season. Deion …

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James Madison no longer pursuing legal action for bowl eligibility

James Madison looks like it will be accepting its bowl ban. Days after losing their unbeaten record to Appalachian State on Saturday, the school announced on Tuesday that it will not be suing the NCAA regarding their current bowl ineligibility. The school has sought waiver approval, which would grant full …

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Alabama upsets top-ranked Georgia in SEC championship, creating possible chaos ahead of final playoff rankings

The two-time defending national champion and the reigning SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs entered Saturday’s SEC title game in Atlanta with a perfect regular season record. The Bulldogs were the favorites to win this year’s SEC championship, but the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide had other plans. Alabama defeated Georgia 27-24, …

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March Madness upsets, college football rivalries and unlikely victories provided most thrilling 2023 games

The 2023 sports calendar was never short of thrilling games. From a Super Bowl filled with touchdowns to the fall of champions in the women’s Final Four, sports fans everywhere had a lot to be anxious and excited about. Read below for five of the most suspenseful games of 2023. …

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Washington players get into heated confrontation with Texas fans after Sugar Bowl win

Washington Huskies football players talked the talk after the team defeated the Texas Longhorns in the College Football Playoff national semifinals on Monday night, 37-31. As players celebrated the Sugar Bowl win, Jaivion Green and Dyson McCutcheon were seen interacting with Longhorns fans and giving them the “horns down” symbol. …

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Alabama should consider bringing in Deion Sanders as head coach, ESPN star says

Deion Sanders will embark on his third season as the head football coach of the Colorado Buffaloes and the first without his sons Shedeur and Shilo playing for him. ESPN star Stephen A. Smith wondered in a segment on “First Take” with college football pundit Paul Finebaum what if Sanders …

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Witness in Miami football player's murder case found alive after authorities presumed him dead

A witness who had picked a Miami football player’s alleged murderer out of a lineup multiple times was presumed dead. However, last month, reporters from ESPN found Paul Conner, 81, alive at his home in Louisville. Conner lived at the same apartment complex as Bryan Pata, a Miami football standout …

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Deion Sanders faces another blood clot procedure, expects return for Iowa State matchup

Deion Sanders’ health has been a closely followed topic this offseason. In June, reports surfaced that the Pro Football Hall of Famer was sidelined with an unspecified illness. In July, Sanders revealed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer. During a news conference with his doctors, …

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Pitt football players lead ‘Pitt for Jesus’ event as dozens are baptized

College sports teams can unify their community on and off the field — and one football team is doing just that by using its platform to spread faith to students. University of Pittsburgh football players delivered the gospel in front of nearly 600 people during a stirring ‘Pitt for Jesus’ …

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