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South Carolina & Jadeveon Clowney Have Different Goals
The whole situation created by Jadeveon Clowney not really wanting to play for South Carolina while injured and the bad way it was handled by Steve Spurrier and his coaching staff is just another example of the mss the NCAA finds itself, with more and more voices calling to get players at least some sort of pay for the money they help generate to the schools.
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How the BCS Standings Are Going to Look Like
The first BCS standings of the season will come out on October 20, and have nothing to do with the AP Poll’s Top 25. However, based on the other measures, including the computers, Harris Poll, and the Coaches poll, it’s possible to predict that Alabama will keep on staying number one, while Oregon and Ohio State will take the biggest hits compared to their current ranking, while Clemson and Stanford get a much needed boost.
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Stanford Cardinal – Not Good Enough to Win Without Officials
Washington have every right to feel like they should have come out of Stanford stadium with a win and remaining undefeated, but Kevin Smith’s catch was eventually called incomplete thanks to the booth, and the Cardinal carry on with their perfect (so far) season, hoping that this time it ends with more than just the Rose Bowl.
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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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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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College Football to the NFL – Who Sends the Most Players
Even though the USC Trojans football program is going through some hardships, it proves that in terms of providing talent to the NFL it reigns, producing the most NFL players on the rosters that kicked off the season with 40, followed by LSU who sent 39, a surprising Miami team with 38 and followed by Georgia with 36.