College Football Reporters

After a season of chasing, Southern California is again the team being chased. And that’s just the way coach Pete Carroll and the Trojans like it. For the third time in the past four years, USC begins the college football season No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25.”It’s exactly where we hope and expect […]

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Cotton Bowl moving to new Dallas stadium starting in 2010

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

DALLAS — Hoping to get the Cotton Bowl back on college football’s national stage, the board that oversees the game voted Tuesday to move it to the new Dallas Cowboys stadium starting in 2010.
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association chairman Bruce Gadd declined to reveal details of the contract with the Cowboys, but said it will last […]

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NCAA proposes rolling back some football rule changes used last season

Friday, February 16th, 2007

By TOM COYNE, AP Sports Writer
February 14, 2007
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An NCAA committee has proposed rolling back some football rules that were enacted last season to shorten games after coaches complained the changes were unfair.
The NCAA football rules committee, meeting Wednesday in Albuquerque, N.M., recommended going back to starting the clock on the […]

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Recruiting Rankings before National Signing Day

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Rivals.com Top 25

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Gators top both polls

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Florida didn’t have to lobby to win this vote. The Gators are No. 1 in a landslide.
For unbeaten Boise State, a top-10 ranking will have to do.
The Gators finished atop The Associated Press and USA Today coaches Top 25 polls after upsetting Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS Championship Game Monday night, […]

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Playoffs in 2010???

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — If the Bowl Championship Series were to adopt a mini-playoff format, it wouldn’t happen until at least the 2010 college football season.
BCS coordinator and Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive said Monday he was “very, very open-minded about a plus-one,” which could create a four-team playoff.
“I think we need to take a very […]

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Bowl Lineup

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

Bowl Lineup
The Bowl lineup is set. Check out where your school is going for the holidays.
BCS GAMES
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
January 1, 2007, ABC
BCS vs. BCS (Big 10 vs. Pac 10 if available)
Bowl Matchup: Michigan vs. USC
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, AZ
Glendale Stadium
January 1, 2007, Fox
BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 Champion to play here if available)
Bowl Matchup: Oklahoma vs. […]

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NCAA may step in next time

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In the wake of the Miami-FIU brawl, the NCAA says it would consider helping schools and conferences develop a standard policy to curb on-field violence.
Restricting post-game celebrations, such as planting school flags on an opponent’s field, and how to deal with players who fight, were some of the suggestions, Ron Stratten, the […]

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