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College football roundup – “It’s only an AK-47″ edition

College football took a backseat this weekend to other momentous sports moments (and we’re referring, of course, to Lorena Ochoa winning the Women’s British Open), but there were some happenings around the nation. They’re here in the roundup. The Jim Harbaugh Quote Machine continues to crank out good copy. The latest? “The most important goal [...]

Posted in Coaches, Florida, LSU, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, ROUNDUPS, Recruiting, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas, The Bigs, The Other USC, USC, Wyoming | 1 Comment »

More on strength of schedule

Another interesting datum on USC’s toughest-in-the-nation schedule: USC is the only team from one of the six major BCS conferences that did not play a game against an opponent outside a BCS conference. Wisconsin also has just one loss (to Michigan), but it isn’t involved in national-title talk because it played Bowling Green, Western Illinois, [...]

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College coaches’ salaries nearing their pro counterparts’

In an effort to show how much College Football coaches are making and from what sources, USA Today has released the salaries of all division I-A football coaches. Glad to see that Jim Tressel, Bob Stoops and Pete Carroll are well paid—but for a guy who has never won anything, Kirk Ferentz sure does make [...]

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Florida benefits from dumbest new NCAA rule

The Florida Gators have a new CB, and despite transferring from Utah he won’t miss a game. Ryan Smith—who played for Urban Meyer at Utah—graduated in 2 years and can now play for the Gators due to an NCAA rule change that allows players who have graduated to transfer their eligibility to a new school [...]

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