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Florida State Football: How West Virginia Cancelling Hurts Seminoles BCS Hopes
Florida State Football News on Bleacher Report &bull Yesterday
It is certainly a shame for the fans who were expecting an amazing game between two great teams. Some would point out last year's Oklahoma game as the reason not to schedule a tough opponent early. Those same people, however,… Full Story »
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SEC Headlines 2/5/2012
Mr. SEC &bull Yesterday
Kevin Scarbinsky: Is Nick Saban doing to Les Miles what he did to Urban Meyer? Derek Dooley on multi-year scholarships: "We forget this is a contract, a two-way street." 3. And on the season-ending loss at Kentucky: "It eats me… Full Story »
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Mountaineers cancel matchup with 'Noles
Florida State Football News on Scout.com &bull Feb 4, 2012
As had been anticipated after its somewhat sudden move from the Big East to the Big 12, West Virginia reached out to Florida State on Friday and detailed its plan to walk away from a scheduled matchup with the Seminoles this… Full Story »
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CFT: Pitt, Syracuse assigned ACC divisions
College Football on NBC &bull Feb 3, 2012
The ACC announced Friday that Pittsburgh will be added to its Coastal Division while Syracuse will play in the Atlantic Division and that's it. No other members will be moving to different divisions as some had projected. We have been engaged in discussions on the various options for integrating Pitt and Syracuse since early fall," said ACC commissioner John Swofford in a statement. Additionally, the ACC confirmed in its press release that the conference will go to a nine-game schedule for football upon the arrival of the two current Big East members, which is expected to happen no later than… Full Story »
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CFT: Gilbert could play immediately for SMU
College Football on NBC &bull Feb 3, 2012
Under normal NCAA rules, when a player transfers from one Division 1-A school to another, they have to sit out one year - unless they've already graduated from their previous program. That exception could apply to former Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert, who will be moving on to SMU after a pair of disappointing seasons as a Longhorns quarterback. FOX Sports Southwest reports that Gilbert is staying at UT and will graduate this spring, making him immediately eligible to compete for a starting job with the Mustangs. Had Gilbert transferred before finishing his undergraduate degree, he wouldn't have been available to… Full Story »
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CFT: QB Winston finally signs with Florida St.
College Football on NBC &bull Feb 3, 2012
Two days after announcing he would not be signing his letter of intent to Florida State on National Signing Day - although reaffirming that he was "a 'Nole" - five-star quarterback (Rivals) Jameis Winston has finally sent his signature to Jimbo Fisher. In a ceremony in Birmingham, Alabama, Winston made his pledge to the Seminoles official, becoming the 19th commitment to Florida State for the 2012 class. It feels great to be a Seminole. I'm heading to FSU. I knew for a while FSU was where I was going." Winston said. That was the difference from when I visited other… Full Story »
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CFT: Alvarez says Meyer is doing nothing wrong
College Football on NBC &bull Feb 3, 2012
At least twice in the past three days, the Wisconsin head coach has used the word "illegal" when talking about the recruiting practices of Urban Meyer and his new coaching staff. Former UW head coach and current athletic director Barry Alvarez, who knows a thing or two about surviving on the recruiting trail, addressed the accusations made by his football coach with ESPN.com's Joe Schad and seemed to subtly take Bielema to task for going with a public airing of his grievances. It's dangerous to point fingers and make accusations," Alvarez said. As for the issue of continuing to recruit… Full Story »
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RG Postgame Brew: Recruiting Review
Duck Football on the Register Guard &bull Feb 3, 2012This is the class in which Oregon would have felt the biggest "bump" from playing for the BCS title. Did it end up being the class you might have expected? Which one or two guys will you be most excited/intrigued/whatever… Full Story »
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National Signing Day: Report Card Grades for Notre Dame's 2012 Recruiting Class
Notre Dame Football News on Bleacher Report &bull Feb 2, 2012
The Irish ended up with a recruiting class that's just on the cusps of a Top 25 class, but will it be enough to push Brian Kelly's team back into the BCS conversation? Full Story »
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Les Miles Demands A Busty Quarterback
Everyday Should be Saturday &bull Feb 2, 2012
We thought brain injury, initially. There would be few other explanations for Les Miles starting Jordan Jefferson in the BCS Title Game, and fewer still for keeping him in the game after he began soft-tossing the ball up to Alabama… Full Story »
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College football recruiting rankings: Sporting News ranks every conference
Oregon Football News on OregonLive.com &bull Feb 2, 2012
With National Signing Day in the rear-view mirror and recruiting classes being firmed up, Brian McLaughlin of the Sporting News takes a look at how schools in the six BCS conferences fared among their peers. Full Story »
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Ranking the 2012 college football recruiting classes: Conference-by-conference
Penn State Football News on Lehigh Valley Live &bull Feb 2, 2012With National Signing Day in the rear-view mirror and recruiting classes being firmed up, Sporting News takes a look at how schools in the six BCS conferences fared among their peers. Full Story »
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National Signing Day 2012: The Good and Bad of USC's 2012 Recruiting Class
USC Football News on Bleacher Report &bull Feb 2, 2012
The USC Trojans are no longer on probation and are eligible to begin competing for BCS bowls and Pac-12 Championships as early as next year. With national signing day over and done with, the recruiting process has a lot more… Full Story »
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CFT: Louisiana Tech running back found dead
College Football on NBC &bull Feb 2, 2012
In a news release, Tech confirmed that running back Tyrone Duplessis passed away early this morning at his off-campus apartment in Ruston. The release stated that the cause of death is currently unknown at this time. No further details were made available as well, although the school stated that grief counselors will be made available to the team through the university. Our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to Duplessis' family, friends, teammates and anyone else touched by such an unthinkable tragedy. As we noted earlier in the week, the Big 12s Board of Directors are set to meet today… Full Story »
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Stanford adds the beef on offensive line
Boise State Football on the Idaho Statesman &bull Feb 2, 2012
Stanford reloaded Wednesday by getting late commitments from two of the country's most prized offensive linemen to complete a recruiting class that scouting services ranked among the country's top 10. Rivals.com ranked the Cardinal's class fifth, two spots ahead of USC. Scout.com had Stanford at No. 6. Tackles Andrus Peat of Tempe, Ariz., and Kyle… Full Story »
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Brian Murphy: Broncos staff in flux, but recruits still show
Boise State Football on the Idaho Statesman &bull Feb 2, 2012
No one is foolish enough to make predictions about how good the players in this class will be on the blue turf. At least, no one should be. But the newest Broncos proved to be young men of their word, even as three assistant coaches some of the programs best recruiters in important recruiting territory left… Full Story »
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Virginia Tech Hokies' Signing Day in Review
Virginia Tech Football News on Bleacher Report &bull Feb 2, 2012
The Hokies had a pretty good signing day by Blacksburg's standards. Two four-star recruits signed with Virginia Tech. The gem of this class is athlete Joel Caleb. The 2012 class was the largest since 2008 with a total of 30… Full Story »
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'Bama, Texas big Signing Day winners
College Football on NBC &bull Feb 2, 2012
Actually, you'll probably find out in the next two to four years, and whether your school's class was ranked first, or 50th, it matters not; most of the National Letters of Intent have been faxed in - a prehistoric method - and now it's up the recruits and coaches to make a successful marriage. In the meantime, here's what we learned - or, remembered - from a busy and hectic signing day. Just remember that everyone's recruiting classes are like babies. No one's going to say they have an ugly one. This year, Alabama came away with the top-rated recruiting… Full Story »
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Recapping National Signing Day
College Football Talk &bull Feb 2, 2012
Actually, you'll probably find out in the next two to four years, and whether your school's class was ranked first, or 50th, it matters not; most of the National Letters of Intent have been faxed in - a prehistoric method - and now it's up the recruits and coaches to make a successful marriage. In the meantime, here's what we learned - or, remembered - from a busy and hectic signing day. Just remember that everyone's recruiting classes are like babies. No one's going to say they have an ugly one. This year, Alabama came away with the top-rated recruiting… Full Story »
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Saban, disciples rule NSD; '12 superlatives
College Football on Sports Illustrated &bull Feb 2, 2012
We begin with a requisite nod to Nick Saban. Fresh off his second BCS championship in three years, Saban claimed the nation's No. 1 recruiting class for the fourth time in six years at Alabama. Full Story »
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