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James Franklin makes two-fold mess by talking nega

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CHICAGO Penn State Dan McCullers Jersey s James Franklin is trying to get his program back into the upperhalf of the Big Ten East Division.He now has the attention of those three main rivals after comments made in an last month."They're not having to deal with some of the things we're dealing with," Franklin said, referring to the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. "Those programs as well as others know that and use that against us."On Monday, Franklin spoke about everything out of which the program has come. On Tuesday, Ohio States Urban Meyer and Michigan States Mark Dantonio took turns refuting those claims ofnegative recruiting against Penn State.MORE: I know we have a lot of reporters here. Everybody's got a pen, Dantonio said. But from my standpoint, I have not said anything negative about Penn State."I'll addre s that with Coach Franklin if that is an i sue," Meyer said. "That's a pretty strong allegation that I've not heard yet."Harbaugh hasnt responded yet, but you almost have to believe thats coming, perhaps via social media.Now we Rod Woodson Jersey have some Media Daydrama. Franklin created a two-fold me s, and he responded by clarifying his comments in an ."All I said was that every kid that we're recruiting is also being recruited by Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Notre Dame and that they don't have the same challenges that we have now," Franklin told Bruce Feldman. "Then, in a separate quote, I mentioned that right now we're (dealing) with negative recruiting. It was two separate quotes, though, over a 35-minute interview.It remains to be seen how much damage is done. Franklin spent Monday talking about how the program is still coming out of the aftermath of that scandal. Twice this offseason court documents reopened those scars from the scandal that cost Joe Paterno his job.Negative recruiting isnt a new tactic, either. A lot of coaches use it. Land of 10s Jeremy Birmingham reported, however, that the father of one four-star recruit said Franklin was the only coach who engaged in negative recruiting among those four schools. Thats Ryan Shazier Jersey another layer to the story. Coaches use negative recruiting. Franklin isnt the first if he did, and he wont be the last.Just got a DM from father of a 4* prospect. Weve visited (OSU, UM, MSU and PSU) - the ONLY person that negatively recruited was Franklin." Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) Thats not the worst part. Franklin somehow became the first coach in Big Ten history to unify Ohio State, Michigan State and Michigan,the three schools Penn State is trying to catch.Penn State is 0-6 against James Harrison Jersey those schools under Franklin. The Nittany Lionslost by a combined 79 points in three games last season. They lost by an average of 19 points per game to those schools. Franklin said Monday this is the first year hell get a crack at those three teams at full strength.We're not comparing apples to apples, Franklin said. I get it. Everybody is looking for that type of win and those signature points you can focus on and say, that goes back to something I said before. This is our first year in a similar situation to everyone else in the country. It's fair to start making those comparisons now."MORE: Its fair to say Franklin will have all of those schools attention this season. Michigan State used center Jack Allen to score a second-half touchdown in last years 55-16 blowout. Meyer and Harbaugh would have similar responses given the chance this season. Franklin still has a chance to help Penn Terry Bradshaw Jersey State make a move in the Big Ten East. The Nittany Lions have a lot of talent, including a Heisman Trophy darkhorse in Saquon Barkley. Franklin spoke at length about this being Year 1 for this regime in the offseason.Theres positive energy within the program.Thats why Franklin shouldnt be talking about negative recruiting.

Plaxico Burress goes on Twitter rant after Michiga

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Derrick Favors Jersey The word "fan" is a shortened version of"fanatic." If you wantedto know what that word meant, you could look up the definition, or you could just swing byfollowing Michigan State's lo s to Nebraska.Burre s went on an epic rant Saturday night after the Spartans lost in controversial fashion to the Cornhuskers. Nebraska scoreda last-minute touchdownto take the lead, but it appeared wide receiver prior to making the game-winning catch. Officials upheld the touchdown. Burre s disagreed to say the least.MORE: | (Note: This is only a sampling of what Burre s said. Brandon Ingram Jersey A that was, Lonzo Ball Jersey uh, .)COLLEGE FOOTBALL! YOU NEED TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES! Plaxico Burre s (@plaxicoburre s) Stay outta Nebraska! They don't play fair! Plaxico Burre s (@plaxicoburre s) I want to congratulate them personally for fixing College Football. Plaxico Burre s (@plaxicoburre s) Hey Big Ten Commi sioner, if you are hiring this shit, and putting them on the field to officiate games, my dogs need a job. Plaxico Burre New Orleans Pelicans Jersey s (@plaxicoburre s) Hey, everybody, is hiring officials fresh off the kitchen table. Nobody is over qualified! Excepting all resumes! Plaxico Burre s (@plaxicoburre s) Tell us how you really feel.Burre s is not afraid to voice his opinion on social media. He after Saban said NFL projections were too much of a distraction for some of his players.The Darius Miller Jersey le son here: Do not upset Plaxico Burre s or he will be angry on the Internet.

Clemson catches fire in second half beats Oklahoma

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Clemson went into the locker room at halftime trailing No. 4 Oklahoma by one point Jamal Murray Jersey after a red-zone interception late in the half and several other points left on the field. But the top-ranked Tigerscaught fire out of the break, shut out andoutscored the Sooners by 21 points in the second half en route to a37-17 Orange Bowl victory tosecure a spot in the national title game onJan. 11.Clemson will play the winner of the Cotton Bowl between No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Michigan state for the College Football National Championship.MORE: | | "Just a tremendous second half," Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney told ESPN after Thursday's win. "Our team has shown heart and guts all year long.We werent favored to win the game, but I told them we ain't no underdog..."Its been 34 years since Clemson played for the national championship, but it ain't gonna be much longer."Heisman finalist Deshaun Watson finished the game with 337 total yards, one touchdown through the air and another on the ground, while Wayne Gallman carried Dikembe Mutombo Jersey the ball 26 times for 150 yards and two scores.Oklahoma (11-2) looked nearly unstoppable with a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to open the game, but Clemson (14-0) scored the next 13 points of the game behind Watson, who had 234 total yards in the first half.A fake punt that went for 31 yards from punter Andy Teasdall to defensive lineman Christian Wilkins kept alive Clemsons fist touchdown drive of the night, which ended in a 4-yard run by Watson. It was the only touchdown Clemson scored in four trips to the red zone in the first half.What a play for . Huge momentum gainer for Michael Porter Jersey the Tigers on the fake punt. Travis Durkee (@Travis_Durkee) The Sooners regained the lead with 1:34 remaining in the first half on an 11-yard pa s from Baker Mayfield to freshman tight end Mark Andrews to go up 17-16, and held off Watson with an interception in the end zone just 13 seconds before halftime.Not the fastest juke, but still effective for freshman Mark Andrews. OU leading 17-16. Travis Durkee (@Travis_Durkee) The aftereffects from Watsons interception didnt last as Clemson open the second half with a methodical, 12-play drive that went 75 yards and ended with a 1-yard plunge byGallman for a touchdown and a 23-17 Tigers lead.Oklahomas running game took a series of blows in the third quarter with Samaje Perine injuring his left ankle and redshirt freshman Joe Mixon leaving the field on the next series, forcing Perine back into the game with a heavily taped foot.That's a big boy falling on Samaje Perine's left ankle. Travis Durkee Devin Harris Jersey (@Travis_Durkee) While the Sooners struggled on offense, Clemson stretched its lead to 37-17 with a 35-yard pa s-and-catch from Watson to Hunter Renfrow for another third-quarter touchdown and 4-yard scoring run from Gallman 10:48 left in the fourth quarter.Perine re-aggravated his ankle injury on the ensuing drive, Alex English Jersey but Mayfield managed to lead the Sooners to the Clemson 5 before throwing his second interception of the game just his seventh of the season on a one-handed catch by Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware. Making matters worse, Mayfield caught a Boulware knee to the neck while making the tackle on the interception return and spent the remainder of the night on the bench. He finished the night with 311 pa sing yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

Charlie Strong told players theres no reason to wo

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Texas coach Charlie Strong spoke to the media for the first time since reports of his firing Carlos Lee Jersey on Sunday.In his weekly pre s conference, Strong addre sed the rumors of his firing, saying "we will be evaluated after the TCU game."Strong held a team meeting Sundayand told his players that "there's no reason to worry about me." Strong also reiterated his interest in returning to the Longhorns program next season.MORE: Next year, I want to come back, Strong said in his pre s conference. I look at the job this staff has done and look at the players theyve put in place. The wins and lo ses, they dont stack up, but still, youre looking at a young football team, a team that when you get everything back in place for the coming year has a lot of talent. But I still go back to it, theyve been very upfront and forward with me.There were several players in attendance at Strong's pre s conference, and after he was done addre sing the media, the team gave him a round of applause.Charlie Strong leaving today's pre Brian McCann Jersey s conference, greeted by his players. Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) On Sunday, there were reports that and a formal announcement would be released Monday. Later, Texas athletic director Mike Perrin saying Strong would be evaluated after the TCU game.Full transcript of his opening statement is below:"On Sunday, Ihad a team meeting with my players, they're an unbelievable group of young men. I said, 'There's a lot of reports out there there's no reason for you to worry about me, and I thinkyou've been doing it for the last few weeks because Icould just tell on the field how we've been playing not to lose.'"Isaid, 'We have one game left and it's important we go out and play this game, and we go play this game for our seniors because they deserve to get to a bowl game.' We're all frustrated and I could just look standing up there in front of the team Icould just see the look in some of their eyes how frustrated they were about that lo s on Saturday."When you play like that Ihave the best running back in the country, Dont'a (Foreman) is the best in the country, he's gonna have the chance to get 2,000 yards and for him to fumble the ball twice is uncharacteristic of him. Dallas Keuchel Jersey He felt bad and so Isaid to him Iwalked into the RB meeting room Isaid to him, Tyler Clippard Jersey 'Listen, you have to get the weight off your shoulder. You're not the reason we lost that football game. We turned the ball over we could've made stops on defense, don't carry that around with you.' Last night probably around 10:30 Igave him another phone call and I said, 'Listen,don't worry about it. It's not your concern. If you play, we're going to be in the position we're in right now.'"For (Shane) Buecheleto throw three interceptions, that's not like him those are touchdownpa ses that he launched. When you're playing the way they're playing and like they have to play for this coaching staff, and Ican see the frustration building. We have one to go getand we have to go get it and we're gonna go play."Itold them just loosen up and have fun. You have not done that in the last few weeks but you owe it to yourself. You put too much work into this game for thatnot to happen. Itold them,'The thingyou're gonna learn from this is you've been through a lot here you have had to overcome a lot of challenges. The adversity that's been here, somany obstaclesand you're gonna learn from this down the road. Probably 10 years Houston Astros Jersey from now you're gonna be at your job and things aren't gonna go the way you want them to go, but you've learned a lot of life le sons in this program from the short time we've been together and there a special group and Itold them, 'Iadmire you for hanging through it and staying together and being a football team.' "

Ohio State lands pair of 5-star WR recruits

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The rich keep getting richer in Columbus, Ohio.The Buckeyes landed commitments from a pair of five-star wide receiver Matt Kemp Jersey prospects Monday in Tyjon Lindsey and TrevonGrimes, who made their announcement in Babe Herman Jersey a .Lindsey, Nevadas top 2017 prospect, is a 5-foot-9 scoring machine for Bishop Gorman. in the last two seasons he has tallied 29 touchdowns and 2,001 receiving yards on 79 receptions.MORE: Grimes, the No. Los Angeles Dodgers 3-rated wideout in the country for the cla s of 2017, provides size for Ohio State at 6-3, 202 pounds.Both stars spurned the Yasmani Grandal Jersey likes of Alabama, Auburn, Michigan and Notre Dame to join Urban Meyer Jackie Robinson Jersey , who now has six five-star recruits in the 2017 recruiting cycle.

Liberty University cancels classes after stunning

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Cla s will not be in se sion at Liberty University on Monday.Hours after pulling off a stunning 48-45 upset over Baylor, Liberty University president Jerry Falwell cancelled all San Diego Padres Labor Daycla ses at the school.MORE: Wil Myers Jersey Falwell and Liberty organized a 2 a.m. student rally to greet the football team as they returned to campus, where the decisionto cancel cla ses was announced.I heard that a few thousand of you wanted cla ses cancelled monday. Enjoy the day off students! Way to go Jerry Falwell (@JerryFalwellJr) Liberty, which is Tony Gwynn Jersey in the proce s of transitioning from the FCS into the FBS, had never beaten a Big 12 school prior to Saturday night. The Cory Spangenberg Jersey victory was the programs fifth ever over an FBS opponent and first against a team from a Power 5 conference.Quarterback Randy Jones Jersey Stephen Calvert threw for 447 pa sing yards and three touchdowns in the win.Liberty entered the game against Baylor as a 34-point underdog.

Corruption in Baylors football program is no longe

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It's timeto stop waiting for Baylor to do the "right" thing. Or any semblance of the "right" thing, even.At every critical juncture of the university's proceedings in handling sexual violence allegations involving football players, Baylor has failed.MORE: It failedthe victims, whose voices in many caseswere never heard. It failedthestudent body by propagating the notion of ajustice system and offering instead a very real system of corruption. Itfailedthe city of Waco when the universitybecame bedfellows with the Wacopolice, making both parties complicit in the sort of systemic cover-up that would make the Nixon administration Babe Ruth Jersey blush.But the worst part of this entire disastrous bungling is that no one quite knows how much we don't know about the rest of the sexual violence accusations with regard to Baylor's football program because the university and the Waco police are conspiring to keep it that way.On Tuesday, citing Waco police documents revealed at least two more allegations of sexual a sault and domestic violence against members of the football team, neither of which were among the multitude of other reports of sexual violence at Baylor in the past six years.One of the newly discovered cases stems from a 2011 incident in which three Baylor players were charged with a sault at an off-campus event.According to the documents, Baylor and Waco police decided to work together to keep the case out of the public eye, including the case's investigating officer discu sing with aWaco police commander that"the case be pulled from the computer system so that only persons who had a reason to inquire about the report would be able to Austin Romine Jersey acce s it." The details and files relevanttothat case, according to ESPN, were then placed in a locked office.The documents also revealed that a sexual a sault allegation against another Baylor player referred to onlyas "a star" in ESPN's report remained "open" in the Waco Police Department's case system, effectively taking that case off the public radar for as long as itsstatus remained unclosed."The player and the alleged victim deny any a sault took place, and in a separate criminal investigation, Waco police noted that officers had dealt with the woman as part of other allegations she had made against various people and concluded she was 'deceptive,'" ESPN explained in the report.A Phil Rizzuto Jersey victim in one of the cases told ESPN she notified Wes Yeary, the team's football chaplain, Art Briles, the head coach and Baylor president Ken Starr about an April 2014incident with her boyfriend, Devin Chafin, a six-foot, 220-pound running back. She alleged Chafin physically a saulted her on two separate occasions, both times grabbing her and slamming her into something.The victim reported both incidents to Waco police, providing photos of the bruising she suffered in the wake of the incident. Baylor nor Briles ever disciplined Chafin."I'd seen other girls go through it, and nothing ever happened to the football players," she told "Outside the Lines." Mickey Mantle Jersey "It's mind-boggling to see it continue to happen. I can't understand why. I think as long as they're catching footballs and scoring touchdowns, the school won't do anything."MORE: And therein lies the problem: Baylor, by all accounts, doesn't seem to care about the public perception of its school outside of its succe sful football identity. It has shown its systemic neglect from failing to be Title IX compliant for years past the deadlineto intentionally obscuring police records from the public on such a regular schedule that onecan almost set a watch to the release of new, damning information.Baylor cares so little about the non-footballperception of its university that during a public relationscrisis, it i sues a statement such as thisto "OTL":"We are certain the actions that result from this deliberative proce s will yield improvements acro s a variety of areas that rebuild and reinforce confidence in our university. We are saddened when any student, including a student-athlete, acts in a manner inconsistent with Baylor's mi sion or is a victim of such behavior."Perhaps president Starr and the rest of the university bra sshould pause for a moment andask themselvesa simple question: "What isBaylor's mi sion?" Gary Sanchez Jersey Is it being hellbent on winning football games at any cost? Is it incubating a culture of criminality? Whatever Baylor'smi sion, it has for too long been muddied by a tainted football program. Someone needs to be held accountable for this me s."If we made mistakes, lets live up to them, lets own them and then correct the situation," .Mistakes should be unintentional and infrequent, like forgetting to take out the garbage on trash day.Withholding information and colluding with policefor years is not a mistake, no matter how one tries to spin it.How many times can you repeat a "mistake" until it becomes intentional,Mr. Starr?

Student sues Baylor for alleged mishandling of sex

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A former Baylor student has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming university officials were"indifferent" and "negligent" to her report that she was San Francisco 49ers Jersey sexually a saulted by former Baylorfootball player Tevin Elliot.The woman said her attorneys have scheduled a news conference for Mike Person Jersey Thursday morning to lay out the allegations against Baylor.MORE: | A release from one of the woman's lawyers indicatedthe lawsuit will cite TitleIX violations and negligence. It alsoclaimed Baylor authorities "were deliberately indifferent to complaints by student victims of rape by Elliott, .Elliotwas sentenced to 20 years Nick Mullens Jersey in prison and fined $10,000 in January 2014 after he was found guilty of the sexual a sault, which stemmedfrom a 2012 incident at a Waco, Texas, apartment complex.Two otherwomen also testified that Elliot a saulted them, and there isevidence a fourth student reported Elliot attacked her, as well.In August, former Baylor football player of sexual a sault and sentenced Tarvarius Moore Jersey to 180 days in jail and 10 years of felony probation.Since the charges against Elliot have come to light, more women have come forward, saying Baylor was dismi sive of their sexual Mike McGlinchey Jersey a sault claims.One woman said Baylor police told her she would not have been raped if she had not been drinking.

Dabo Swinney didnt want to use Miamis bush league

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During Saturday's 58-0 rout against Miami, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney noticeably left his players on the field during halftime.Clemson staying on field at half Don't need,to make any adjustments Dave Hyde (@davehydesports) His team was winning 42-0 at the midway point, so some just J. T. Realmuto Jersey a sumed Chase Utley Jersey he was poking fun at the fact his team was up by so much and didn't need to make any adjustments. On Tuesday, Swinney explained why he didn't send his team to the locker room.MORE: | Its a terrible set-up," about Miami's tunnel to the locker room. "Its bush league."Swinney is referring to the fact that teams at Sun Life Stadium have to use the same tunnel for both teams. He didn't Rhys Hoskins Jersey want his players to go through the tunnel with Miami players since andextracurricular activity between the two sides before the game."I want to win, kill the opponent, crush them. But I want to do Drew Hutchison Jersey it the right way and feel good about how we win," ."Channel the emotion the right way. Don't talk about it, be about it. Talking about it don't get it done. Preparation does."He added he was disappointed when he saw Miami fired its coach Al Golden.I hate it. Its a sad state of Jean Segura Jersey affairs. It comes with the territory, but its not how it used to be," ."Social media gets people hired, fired and retired, real quick."

How much two-loss chaos can College Football Playo

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Every week, SNs Bill Bender will look at the national landscape in college football in Around the Bender. This week, hell explore two-lo s chaos theory, Lamar Jacksons numbers, the SEC East winner, the big-time program most likely to fire its coach, and, of course a little #FunBelt. Lets talk a little two-lo s chaos. A total of 15 Power 5 schools have two lo ses entering Week 11. That crowded field includes Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Penn State, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, Utah, Washington State, Colorado, Auburn, Texas A&M and Florida.MORE: Some have been talked about more than others, like Wisconsin. Others havent been talked Chris Taylor Jersey about much, like Minnesota. Yet the Gophers will have just as much say in the Big Ten race over the next three weeks. Despite playing five out of nine conference games on the road, Minnesota could have that same chance to reach Indianapolis if it can win its last three games. Does one of these teams actually have a chance to make the College Football Playoff? Minnesota coach Tracy Claeys put it bluntly: History tells you its not going to happen."I think there is a little bit of a disadvantage there until the committee is willing to show that they'll put in a good two-lo s team, Claeys said on the Big Ten teleconference Tuesday. Up to this point there's no reason to believe that you're going to get into the playoff with two lo ses, but you'll get one of the New Year's Day bowls."Claeys has a point. History isnt on the two-lo s team'sside. But what if Duke Snid Jersey theres a jumble of chaos? Can we play What if? just for fun?BENDER: Here's how it would go down: ACC: Virginia Tech or North Carolina beats Clemson in the championship game, leaving the conference with a two-lo s champion and Clemson and Louisville with at least one lo s apiece. Big Ten: Michigan loses twice and Ohio State wins out, which sends Penn State to Indianapolis to face one of Wisconsin, Nebraska or Minnesota out of the Big Ten West. Ohio State finishes with one lo s while Michigan and the Big Ten champion finish with two lo ses. Big 12: Oklahoma wins the Big 12 with two lo ses. Oklahoma State and Baylor or one-lo s West Virginia also could win out and finish with two lo ses, but the Sooners remain the most viable College Football Playoff candidate given the schedule they took on in September. Pac-12: Washington or Washington State wins the Pac-12 North, but faces the two-lo s survivor of Utah and Colorado in the Pac-12 championship game and loses. SEC: Florida wins out and represents the SEC East and faces Auburn, which also wins out and beats Alabama in the Iron Bowl. The winner of Auburn-Florida wins the conference, while one-lo s Alabama sits and watches.At that point, who would the College Football Playoff committee even begin to consider for the four spots? Thats not even considering that Western Michigan could go undefeated out of the MAC. How would the committee even begin to sort that me s out? How many computers would catch on fire, and what would the social media reaction be? How could you get that right? Or wrong? Or both?MORE: Thats the max-out scenario, but it really starts with one. Since the BCS championship era started in 1998, LSU was the only two-lo s team to play for a national championship (2007). The playoff hasnt featured a two-lo s team yet, and that seems like a long shot unle s at least a few of those conferences reach Cody Bellinger Jersey max chaos levels.Thats a long way down the road, and it might take a lot more chaos. Yet Minnesota like the rest of the two-lo s crowd will have its say."We felt like if we played well that we could get to November and be in that discu sion, Claeys said.Nobody wins it all the time, but it makes it exciting that you still have a chance.Strike a poseLamar Jackson took control of the Heisman Trophy race with seven total TDs last week, and he can pad that total against Wake Forest on Saturday.Jackson has 46 total TDs this season, and he could become 17th different quarterback to account for 50 total TDs in a season (Graham Harrell and Case Keenum each did that twice). Hawaiis Colt Brennan has the record (including postseason) with 63, set in 2006.BENDER: How did other Heisman Trophy winners stack up? Oregons Marcus Mariota ( Dylan Floro Jersey 57), Oklahomas Sam Bradford (55), Floridas Tim Tebow (55) and Auburns Cam Newton (50) all hit 50 total TDs. Jackson could top those numbers in the regular season.At this point, its a race for second.Coach on the spotBrian Kelly. This wont take long to explain. Despite the lo s to Navy and a 3-6 season that has found new and creative ways to go from bad to worse, the Irish still have a chance at bowl eligibility with wins in their last three games. Kelly also has (had?) the backing of his bo s."Brian will lead this team out of the tunnel opening day next year," Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick .If that tune would change at all, then it could come Saturday if the Irish lose to Army in San Antonio. The Cadets have lost 14 straight to the Irish in a streak that dates to 1958. Notre Dame cant have a Remember the Alamo(dome) type moment here, not with Army looking to clinch bowl eligibility for the first time since 2010.Group of 5 focusIts heating up in the Sun Belt conference; the only FBS conference with three teams that are unbeaten in conference play.Appalachian State is the lone 5-0 team, and it will face Troy (4-0) this week. The Trojans face Arkansas State (4-0) the following Thursday. The problem is the Red Wolves the defending champions dont play the Mountaineers in the regular season.So the po sibility for all three teams to lose a game is there, and theres also the po sibility that Arkansas State and Appalachian State could have identical 8-0 records in conference play. The Sun Belt doesnt have a conference championship game until 2018.Its another reminder to always have a conference championship game.Pick oneYou know the schools suffering through rough seasons in the Power 5 that are struggling to make the postseason. Michigan State (2-7) is out, and UCLA (3-6), Oregon (3-6) and Notre Dame are on the brink of postseason extinction, and that means hot seat hot takes are coming.Which school would be the most likely to make a change? Keep an eye on the one with the longest postseason streak. Weve outlined Notre Dame (six years in a row) and their situation, but what about the others?MORE: Jim Moras future at UCLA (five in a row)is complicated given the Bruins were picked to win the Pac-12 South and they are 11-11 since big-time recruit Josh Rosen arrived on campus. At minimum, they face a gotta-have-it-year in 2017.Michigan State (nine) isnt parting ways with Mark Dantonio one year after David Price Jersey making the playoff. No chanc

Big Ten Week 11 TV schedule How to watch the confe

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The big-time matchups in the Big Ten are done for now. The conference has a relatively mismatched slate this weekend.In Michigan-Iowa, what once was Taylor Rogers Jersey a must-watch game in the preseason is now a seemingly lopsided matchup, and a surprising Erick Aybar Jersey Penn State team faces Indiana in a pretty important Big Ten East game. The Hoosiers held their own against Ohio State; can they upset the Nittany Lions?MORE: Here's how to watch all the Big Ten games in Week 11. All times ET.Saturday, November 12Rutgers at Michigan State, 12 Martin Perez Jersey p.m., BTNNo. 10 Penn State at Indiana, 12 p.m., ABC/ Willians Astudillo Jersey ESPN2Northwestern at Purdue, 12 p.m., BTNIllinois at No. 7 Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2No. 5 Ohio State at Maryland, 3:30 p.m., ESPNMinnesota at No. 19 Nebraska, 7:30 p.m., BTNNo. 3 Michigan Miguel Sano Jersey at Iowa, 8 p.m., ABC

Michigan State vs. Michigan battle begins with Col

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"College GameDay" made its way to Ann Arbor, Mich. on Saturday for a rivalry showdown between Michigan State and Michigan. You can imagine the gameday signs were on point.You knew there would be lots of Matt Moore Jersey Jim Harbaugh signs and they didn't disappoint. Khakis Harbaugh, shirtle s Harbaugh, Harbaugh as an actual Wolverineyou name it, they had it.MORE: | Harbaugh isgoing to let you finish, Kanye, but...I think Harbaugh would win in Ann Arbor. Max James McCann Jersey Cohen (@MaxACohen) This looks about right.Nailed it. College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) The only thing better than this sign is the shirtle s Harbaugh sign behind it.Why not Jim? College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) Sea monster Harbaugh.Oh god Michael Fulmer Jersey run for your lives. College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) Why Netflix when you can GameDay?Only way to spend a Saturday. College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) So Kirk Gibson Jersey long ago. College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) So much is right with this.A photo posted by Tell Sutton (@t__e__l__l) on Oct 17, 2015 at 2:30am PDT How do people live in Michigan without Chick-fil-A?Just 20 minutes before the start of ! Michigan Athletics (@UMichAthletics) The Michigan "M" made out of Harbaugh's khakis? We have a winner.Khaki M. College Al Kaline Jersey GameDay (@CollegeGameDay)

Appeal hearing Jerry Sandusky takes stand for firs

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Former Penn State a sistant coach Jerry Sandusky took the stand Friday in his quest for a new trialand continued to say he's not guilty of molesting young boys.Via Franchy Cordero Jersey , the 72-year-old Sanduskytold the appellate court he was denied a fair trial as a result of poor legal counsel.Sandusky cited being pushed into an ill-advised broadcast interview with Bob Costas in which he came off poorly while trying to portray his innocence. The appeals hearing is scheduled to last Jake Cronenworth Jersey for three days.A portion of the testimony was reported by Penn Live when Sandusky was asked about going on camera at the urging of his defense attorney, Joe Amendola:MORE: "Mr. Amendola called me just prior to when the interview occurred," Sandusky testified. "At that time he said to me 'Jerry, they want to interview you,' and he said 'I think you should do it. All you have to do is say you're innocent. Austin Hedges Jersey ' That was the extent of what I was expecting." Sandusky said he was ill-prepared and not ready for Costas' questioning."I had no idea what was going to happen. I thought maybe they were just going to tape my response of my innocence. Amendola didn't suggest any questions they might ask Tyson Ross Jersey ," Sandusky testified.He was asked by the court Friday if he was guilty of the sexual abuse crimes for which he was convicted."Absolutely not. ... That idea was totally foreign to me," Sandusky said. "That sexual contact with children is disgusting and dirty, and something that I never would have thought of, and something that Chase Headley Jersey I never did with anybody."In 2012, Sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of child sexual abuse and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Consensus among college football leadership Games

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With the average length of college football games at an all-time high of 3 hours and 24 minutes this past season, there is a consensus among conference commi sioners and coaches that the length of games should be shortened, according to an .The challenge arises in how to go about accomplishing that goal.MORE: Over the last four seasons Jason Hammel Jersey , the average length of games has increased seven minutes, from 3:17 in 2013 to 3:24 this season.However, the Raul Mondesi Jersey average numberof plays have remained flat (in 2016, there were 142.6 plays per game, compared to 143 in 2013).Big 12 teams this past season played games averaging 3:36, the longest in the nation, and conference commi sioner Bob Bowlsby said, Staying under 3:25 is an appropriate aspiration."Among the suggestions for ways to shorten games: keep the clock running on first downs (until the final two or five minutes of each half); shorten halftime; limit replays; reduce the number of timeouts; shorten the play clock; tweak substitution rules; and limit ad breaks.MAC commi sioner Jon Steinbrecher Wily Peralta Jersey said that coaches need to be front and center in any discu sion on changes to the sport that would shorten the length of games.We need a good look at this from 360 degrees," he said. Brad Boxberger Jersey "I would like to see all po sible ways of shortening games before I give an opinion on how," Ole Mi s coach Hugh Freeze said. "But I firmly believe we have to shorten games for the good of the game."Washington State coach Mike Leachs di senting opinion is that the length of games is not a problem. Kelvin Herrera Jersey "If they me s with that, they are idiots," Leach said. "They should have fewer commercial breaks. If they don't want to cut the number of commercials, then fit them into le s (game) breaks."The NCAA's Football Oversight Committee will addre s the length of games, as well as other i sues, when it meets later this month.

Coach buys senior players suits for first job inte

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A lot of college players'football careers end when their senior season comes to an end. While a fortunate few go on tothe NFL, the vast majoritylook for careers in different Joe Kelly Jersey places.But as they depart from football, these players will always have the strong bonds they made in the sport with their peers and their coach. Strengthening that bond is Southern Mi s coachTodd Monken, who gave his 18 seniors a gift they can use past their football careers.HEISMAN: | Suits.Ive always thought, What could we do for our departing seniors that they can take with them? Monken. Something beyond their memories. And so (the Eduardo Rodriguez Jersey suits) are really for their first (job) interview.Monken, who was namedConference USA Coach of the Year this Pedro Martinez Jersey season, has now bought his seniors suits in three consecutive years. It's an idea he started in 2013 as sort of a loophole around an NCAA rule,.There's apparently anNCAA rule that statesa school canpurchase a gift for a student-athlete if that gift is needed for an event.Monken started an end-of-the-year banquet and said the suits were for that.Great ending to the season SUITS for the Hanley Ramirez Jersey seniors, courtesy of Coach Monken, SouthernMi sEquip (@SouthernMi sEQU) QUIZ TIME: You try to do things that the NCAA allows you to do to help your players, Monken said in 2013. I think there's something to when you get dre sed up. It makes you feel better. It makes you Christian Vazquez Jersey feel more profe sional. Some of these guys hadn't gotten suits fitted before.It's certainly a nice tradition Monken has going for his players.