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Georgia Bulldogs – Aaron Murray Left All Alone
Being a one-loss team in the SEC doesn’t end your chances of going to the BCS championship game if you can win the conference. However, Georgia find themselves in quite a lot of trouble with a too tight win over Tennessee, and Aaron Murray losing playmakers around him and not having much left to play with.
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Ohio State Buckeyes – Carlos Hyde Makes Up for Braxton Miller Turnovers
Everyone predicted Northwestern to be toughest game on the slate for Ohio State, and the predictions came true. Luckily, despite Braxton Miller turning the ball over three times, some big plays by the defense, special teams and Carlos Hyde were enough to keep the winning streak and title hopes alive, advancing to 18 straight and 5-0 this season.
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College Football – Close Calls Will Affect First BCS Standings
Only one undefeated team, Washington, lost this weekend, but no championship heavyweights lost. However, the struggles Ohio State, Stanford and Georgia had in week 6 mean that the first release of the BCS Standings will be affected by these close calls, while Alabama, Oregon and Clemson continued to cruise, leading a group of 17 undefeated teams.
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Pac – 12: Washington vs Stanford Predictions
The first in a series of games against ranked opponents for Washington, it’s their chance to join the discussion about the best team in the Pac-12, while for Stanford there is the implication of going, or not, to the national championship game, partially determined by the outcome of their matchup with the Huskies.
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Big Ten – Ohio State vs Northwestern Predictions
The Buckeyes move on to their second biggest conference games of the season, as Ohio State arrive in Chicago to play Northwestern, suddenly finding themselves as the last remaining threat to an undefeated season for their rivals, hoping to present themselves as worthy challengers for the Big Ten crown.
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Greg Schiano Can’t Hide Behind Josh Freeman Anymore
Maybe Greg Schiano has won his little battle to show who is in charge of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by kicking out Josh Freeman, but it simply means there’s more pressure on him now to get this team out of the hole that it’s in, and it’s going to be very difficult blaming others for what’s going on.
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UCLA Bruins – Not Used to Being Perfect This Late
Beginning their Pac-12 schedule put UCLA to their toughest test so far this season, but Jim Mora has been slowly building this program to aim for bigger goals than barely making it into the conference championship game. With the one-man show that is Brett Hundley right now, it wn’t be the most they’ll be satisfied with for once.
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Cleveland Browns – Maybe Brandon Weeden Isn’t That Bad After All
In classic Cleveland Browns fashion, the quarterback who started winning for them, Brian Hoyer was injured early, putting Brandon Weeden back in the picture. Surprisingly, Weeden didn’t blow this opportunity, and made it three wins in a row for a team that doesn’t really remember what it’s like being over .500.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Release Josh Freeman; Who Wants Him?
The ugly mess between the Tampa Bay Bucaneers and Josh Freeman is over, as the quarterback was released and is now a free agent, with plenty of teams, including the Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings showing some sort of interest even for a starting position, while the Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills might have a backup spot ready for him.
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NFL – Bills vs Browns Predictions
Two of the more surprising 2-2 teams in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills have been relatively successful due to the play of their quarterbacks – one a rookie who doesn’t make too many mistakes and the other a career backup who lucked out into becoming the starter.