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KNOXVILLE, TN – OCTOBER 10: Jalen Hurd #1 of the Tennessee Volunteers carries the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs on October 10, 2015 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Tennessee beats Georgia — nothing lasts very long in the 2015 SEC

Butch Jones gained a win he desperately needed. Mark Richt lost most if not all of his remaining margin for error in this SEC season. Florida gained some leverage. Tennessee enjoyed a delicious serving of role reversal. That last detail underscores the nature not just of Saturday’s win over Georgia, but of this SEC season […]

ANN ARBOR MI – OCTOBER 10: Running back Drake Johnson #20 of the Michigan Wolverines scores on a one yard run and is congratuled by teammate Jake Rudock #15 during the first quarter of the game against the Northwestern Wildcats on October 10, 2015 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

Michigan eviscerates Northwestern. Are the Wolverines the best in the Big Ten?

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Watch: Referee Gets Sent to The Deck in Red River Rivalry

The Red River Rivalry is such a physical game that just about everyone who steps on the gridiron will exit with a few bruises. Referees are no exception. Watch what happens here when a Texas Longhorn receiver continues to block after this whistle. Watch out, ref pic.twitter.com/mX1Kgzj9GA — Dan Lyons (@Dan_Lyons76)

IOWA CITY, IA – OCTOBER 10: Defensive lineman Nathan Bazata #99 of the Iowa Hawkeyes puts pressure on quarterback Wes Lunt #12 of the Illinois Fighting Illini in the first half of play at Kinnick Stadium on October 10, 2015 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images).

Watch: Malik Turner’s Great Grab For Illinois

Some plays require an introduction. Others speak for themselves. This one is clearly the latter. I’ll let Illinois receiver Malik Turner’s actions do all of the talking: Malik Turner’s great grab http://t.co/YMthE5uZpQ — Terry P. Johnson (@SectionTPJ)

DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 10: Johnathan Gray #32 of the Texas Longhorns carries the ball against Charles Tapper #91 of the Oklahoma Sooners and Eric Striker #19 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the first half during the AT&T Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl on October 10, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The ghosts of 2013 haunt Oklahoma in a brutal loss to Texas

This crazy, chaotic 2007 — I mean 2015 — college football season continues to spit out one eye-popping plot twist after another. However, if you were reading TSS during the week, you would have known that what happened on Saturday afternoon inside the Cotton Bowl stadium in Dallas was hardly unprecedented. * Earlier this week, […]

WATCH: Jarvion Franklin Steamrolls Defender on TD Run

Western Michigan’s Jarvion Franklin was not going to be denied on this touchdown run, unfortunately for poor number 6 on Central Michigan.   WMU’s Jarvion Franklin runs over and flattens defender for a touchdown https://t.co/N2xGrr5nvl — gifdsports (@gifdsports)

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WATCH: LaQuan McGowan with the Big Guy TD for Baylor

Baylor’s monster tight end LaQuan McGowan caught national attention last season when he caught a touchdown pass against Michigan State. McGowan is back at it today, scoring this easy touchdown in the middle of Baylor’s romp over Kansas.   LaQuan McGowan — all 400-plus pounds of him — found the end zone, and it was […]

CLEMSON, SC – OCTOBER 3: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Cemson Tigers celebrates after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-22 at Clemson Memorial Stadium on October 3, 2015 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Tyler Smith/Getty Images)

Which four teams will be in the College Football Playoff?

After this week, the college football regular season will be at the half-way point. Now is a good time to look at which four teams will be in the College Football Playoff at the end of the season. Based on how the season has played out and looking at the rest of the schedule, who […]

The teams that most desperately need to win in week six

Five weeks of the college football season are in the rearview mirror. The type of season each team will have is starting to come into focus. Heading to the mid-point of the season many teams are in desperate need of a win. TSS associate editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey […]

The Student Section’s Pick Six

It is Friday. The day before the weekend starts for many humans. Some people have to work on Saturdays, though, which is kind of stinky. Those people will miss all the fun that comes with sitting on a coach from 11 in the morning until after midnight. Alas, the woes in life are aplenty. Link […]

GAINESVILLE, FL – DECEMBER 06: Florida Gators head coach Jim McElwain speaks during an introductory press conference on December 6, 2014 in Gainesville, Florida. McElwain has left Colorado State and replaces ex-Florida coach Will Muschamp who was fired earlier this season. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

Roundtable: First-year coaches off to a great start

The college football season is five weeks old. At this point, we know a lot about some teams and very little about others. Almost halfway through the season, it’s a great time to look back at some of the first-year head coaches. Which of them have forged the best start in the country? TSS associate […]

Burnt Orange for one half of Dallas’s revered Cotton Bowl, Crimson for the other. It’s one of the best scenes in sports, the kind of picture that defines college football for generations of fans.

Oklahoma-Texas: They Know Drama

For all of the mystique that surrounds college football’s best rivalry game, the Red River Shootout rarely produces what many would consider instant classics. Of the last 20 meetings between Oklahoma and Texas, the final margin of victory has fallen within a touchdown just six times. In fact, there have been just as many games […]

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