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BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 14: Brandon Allen #10 of the Arkansas Razorbacks looks to pass during the first quarter of a game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Arkansas, Oregon find new life after unmet expectations

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There’s an obscure, not-much-believed artifact from Biblical lore known as the Lazarus Bowl. It’s the stuff of science fiction to most, but the story goes that an old woman was making a pottery bowl when Christ raised Lazarus from the dead and his voice was recorded into the object. It’s more of a fringe lunatic […]

of the Michigan Wolverines against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Bloomington, Indiana.

Michigan learning how to win at the cost of self-snake bitten Indiana

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It’s hard to believe the muff heard ’round the college football world was a month ago. Michigan, then the team that lost with four of a kind Kings that day, now suddenly keeps winning with a pair of 10s, at best. Most are probably surprised Michigan is here … an Ohio State win at home […]

STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 14: Jonathan Allen #93 of the Alabama Crimson Tide tackles Dak Prescott #15 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Alabama wins up front and on the ground

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When Alabama has faltered recently in SEC play, and that has been rare over the last five to six years, it has been predominantly to quarterbacks who have the ability to get outside the pocket and run. Enter Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott, who is the unquestioned leader of the Bulldogs and fits that profile […]

AMES, IA – NOVEMBER 14: Quarterback Mason Rudolph #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys breaks away from linebacker Willie Harvey #16 of the Iowa State Cyclones as he scrambles for yards in the first half of play at Jack Trice Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mason Rudolph; Willie Harvey

Oklahoma State silences the ghosts of Ames… and 2011

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We’re two weeks past Halloween, but on Saturday evening in Ames, Iowa, the Oklahoma State Cowboys had to confront some ghosts. On a mid-November night in 2011, Mike Gundy’s team stood tantalizingly close to a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. The Cowboys could taste it, knowing that with just a few more wins […]

North Carolina State and Wisconsin get buckets… of cold water

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The first day of the college basketball season featured many buckets… including the buckets of very cold water which drenched a number of ambushed programs. It’s always a part of early-season college basketball: New faces and new lineups in a sport played by only five human beings at a time will create November instability. That’s […]

Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri was simply Devine

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The word “extraordinary” can be used casually, to the point that the word loses its heft and its force. The past week for Missouri football was truly extraordinary… and it’s not even over. A chaotic and bewildering week ends for Missouri with the Tigers’ game against BYU on Saturday night in Arrowhead Stadium. The dramatic events […]

Hoops Preview: bold 2016 predictions

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Preseason predictions are not meant to be taken too seriously. As long as you view them in a spirit of fun, they offer an enjoyable way to ease into the season. From a writer’s viewpoint or through a prognosticator’s eyes, a preseason prediction becomes serious — and somewhat important — only if said writer or […]

Hoops Preview: the best coach no one talks about

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You’ve heard the expression a million different times in sports: “No one talks about him.” This is obviously a statement that’s not meant to be taken as a literal truth. Someone, somewhere, talks about a head coach at a program in the public eye. If you’re at Kennesaw State, okay, few will talk about you […]

Hoops Preview: early-season viewer’s guide

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Through New Year’s Day, most of the focus in the college sports world will fall on football — that’s just the way it is. Yet, a lot of important college basketball will be played until the turn of the calendar year. League play will start for the power-conference teams in the final week of December. […]

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Thoughts, Observations, and Things To Watch For in Week 11

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Week 11 promises to be an exciting one with a docket that includes three matchups between teams ranked in the College Football Playoff’s top 25. Here’s a list of thoughts, observations, and things to watch for this weekend. I know that I’ve said it before, but I’ll mention it again: don’t get too worked up […]

Uniforms of the Week: Military tributes continue for another week

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Last week we took some time to roll through a number of the military appreciation uniforms around college football with Veterans Day around the corner. This week that theme continues for some schools that missed out on an opportunity to honor veterans at home. Two in particular caught my eye for very different reasons. When UCLA […]

Cracking the code: teams and coaches that are hard to read

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One could say that before any sports season begins, all the participants are hard to read. However, you can sense what’s meant underneath the surface of that expression. The St. Louis Cardinals baseball team is going to win 90-something games, maybe 100. The Seattle Mariners are going to stumble. The Tom Brady New England Patriots […]

Hoops Preview: overrated and underrated conferences

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Let’s not pretend to ignore the reality that before a season begins, notions of “overrated and underrated” can be quite tenuous. Nevertheless, conference strength is an undeniably fascinating water-cooler topic, a bread-and-butter part of college sports conversations. Football certainly leads the way in this regard, but basketball — while in second place — is abundantly […]

Week 11 Rooting Interests for CFP Contenders

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If you have seen our Bubble Watch here at The Student Section, you will remember that we still count 21 teams with a chance at making the College Football Playoff. Some of those teams will have a better chance than others. Some of those teams don’t really have much of a chance at all, and […]

WASHINGTON DC-JANUARY 23: Hoays head caoch John Thompson III is shown during the Georgetown Hoyas defeat of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights . Washington DC January 23, 2010. (Photo by John McDonnell/The Washington Post) StaffPhoto imported to Merlin on Sat Jan 23 15:16:05 2010

Hoops Preview: programs which need to take the next step

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Need. The term is easily used in place of “want,” but even for people with various views on the matter, the word can apply to a range of situations. We’re talking here about the college basketball programs which need to step up this season, or if not then, in the near future, a two- or […]

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