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2 months, 1 week ago

How to fix five of college football history’s most controversial national champion debates

No sport invites as much chaos and debate in crowning a champion as college football. Lansing State Journal columnist Bob Hoerner wrote, “The name of the game is win and although the Spartans didn’t quite make it against Notre Dame, they at least tried right up to the final bell. Per Big Ten rules, Michigan State was not allowed to …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Big 12 bigger even after losing two national champs, newcomer Utah is league’s highest-ranked team

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The Big 12 has gotten bigger even after the departures of two national champions, with a westward expansion and a “Prime” addition among the league’s four newcomers. Mike Gundy is going into his 20th season as 17th-ranked Oklahoma State coach and has been part of all …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Initially off the radar among Kentucky’s coaching targets, Mark Pope is now entrusted with maintaining the program’s gold standard. Kentucky hired the BYU coach to guide its men’s basketball program, bringing home a captain of the Wildcats’ 1996 national championship team to succeed John Calipari. Saint John’s coach Rick Pitino, a Hall of Famer who led Kentucky …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?

New York Times

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The East Region of the Men’s Tournament can best be described as quirky — it features overall No. —Jeff Goodman Team in 16 words: Bruce Pearl’s teams defend, play hard and if they make enough shots from deep, are dangerous. Record: 27-7 Coach: Bruce …

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10 months, 1 week ago

College basketball power rankings: Houston leaps to No. 1

New York Times

Thanks, Leap Year, for ruining our boilerplate “Welcome to March!” lede. — Brian Bennett Last week: 2 One number to know: 37.9 For as much as we’ve talked about Purdue’s supporting cast this season — TL;DR: it is much better, especially when Southern Illinois transfer Lance Jones is on — if the Boilermakers are going to make their first Final …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

UConn takes status as reigning NCAA champ, No. 1 in AP Top 25 into tough week of Big East play

Associated Press

A week full of upsets helped reigning national champion Connecticut push to its first No. 18 Creighton on Wednesday to headline the week’s AP Top 25 national schedule, then visits Villanova — which has wins against currently ranked teams North Carolina, Texas Tech and Creighton — on Saturday. BIG 12 TESTS The Big 12 has a national-best eight teams in …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Dallin Hall rallies BYU to victory over No. 17 San Diego State

Associated Press

PROVO, Utah — Dallin Hall scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half to lead BYU to a 74-65 victory over No. He was a special player last year as a freshman, which is really hard to do.” Jaedon LeDee led San Diego State with 21 points and seven rebounds and Reese Waters chipped in 15 points. Once …

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2 years ago

BYU looks to keep unblemished record against SMU

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! New Mexico Bowl: BYU vs. SMU, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. Eastern FanDuel Sportsbook College Line: SMU by 4 Series record: BYU leads 3-0. WHAT’S AT STAKE The Mustangs have a chance to go into the offseason riding a four-game winning streak and cap coach Rhett Lashlee’s …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Bigger Big 12: BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on the way

Associated Press

The Big 12 didn’t even wait for Oklahoma and Texas to leave before expanding and the league may not necessarily be done growing after adding BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston. “This was a very clear and relatively easy decision for the eight continuing members of the Big 12,” Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec said Friday after that group unanimously approved …

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4 years ago

Mizzou’s 2015 boycott led to change, backlash and a lasting legacy

New York Times

Safety Ian Simon felt the eyes of a dozen teammates on him as he tapped “call” next to Missouri coach Gary Pinkel’s name. Shortly after Wolfe’s resignation, a 19-year-old in Rolla, Mo., made anonymous threats to the Columbia campus on the Yik Yak social media app, saying, “I’m going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I …

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How to fix five of college football history’s most controversial national champion debates

Big 12 bigger even after losing two national champs, newcomer Utah is league’s highest-ranked team

Kentucky hires BYU’s Mark Pope as men’s basketball coach to replace John Calipari

NCAA Tournament East Region analysis: Can UConn emerge and repeat as champions?

College basketball power rankings: Houston leaps to No. 1

UConn takes status as reigning NCAA champ, No. 1 in AP Top 25 into tough week of Big East play

Dallin Hall rallies BYU to victory over No. 17 San Diego State

BYU looks to keep unblemished record against SMU

Bigger Big 12: BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston on the way

Mizzou’s 2015 boycott led to change, backlash and a lasting legacy