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The College Football Playoff Will Be Called the College Football Playoff

Joe Student — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:30:45 +0000

In the most glaring example of a lack of marketing creativity and out of obvious desire for a paid name sponsor, the new four-team college football playoff system that is replacing the Bowl Championship Series will be called the

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What Are the Best Cities for 2013 College Graduates?

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:16:18 +0000

After getting their diplomas, a lot of college graduates decide to head to the big city to try and make it big.

The question that arises, though, is which city is the right one?

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Fourth Quarter Drama Highlights First Week of College Bowl Games

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:47:25 +0000

The first week of bowl games is in the books and, while we all know these games are just appetizers for the big games to come, the BCS games will be hard-pressed to match some of the excitement we’ve already seen. Three of the four games this week were decided in the fourth quarter and featured a lot of stellar individual efforts.

Here are all the highlights from the first games of the 2012 bowl season.

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Manziel, Te'o, Klein Named Heisman Finalists

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:59:20 +0000

History could be in the making this weekend, with a defensive player and a freshman highlight among this year’s finalists for the Heisman Trophy. Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein were announced as candidates for football’s most prestigious trophy, which will be awarded Saturday night.

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College Football 2012 – Week 14 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:33:56 +0000

Sadly, we’ve come to the end of another exciting regular season in college football. Unless you are Notre Dame or Alabama, you are left wondering what might have been. Yet, despite the sadness inherent in the end of the season, there was still a lot of excitement this week—and of course bowl season still ahead of us.

Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25:

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This Weekend in Sports: College Football Conference Championships and the MLS Cup

Joe Student — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:09:24 +0000

Most major college football conferences will anoint their champions this weekend, and Major League Soccer will award the 2012 MLS Cup. Here's what to watch this weekend:

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College Football 2012 — Week 14 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:47:56 +0000

Sadly, we’ve come to the end: the last week of college football’s regular season. And while many teams are already in the stable waiting to find out their bowl opponents, there is still a lot of action this week with a spot in the national-title game and at least seven conference championships still up in the air.

Here all the highlights from this final week in the top 25:

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Texas Battles High Tuition Costs With Controversial Degree Program — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:50:09 +0000

Lawmakers in Texas are exploring affordable-education options for people under the financial hammer of the nation’s exploding tuition rates. The most controversial option is a bachelor’s degree for $10,000, which would cover tuition costs and textbooks.

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College Football 2012 – Week 13 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Notre Dame punched its ticket into the national title game. And now the Fighting Irish must wait one more week to find out who their opponent will be. With Alabama and Georgia both recording big wins, it sets up a monster showdown in next week’s SEC title game, with the winner advancing to the BCS national championship.

With this being rivalry week and, for most teams, the end of the regular season, there were a lot of exciting games this week. Here are all the highlights:

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College Football 2012 — Week 13 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:46:00 +0000

Iron Bowl. The Game. Bedlam. They’re the games that need no introduction. And those are just some of the ones with cool nicknames. They don’t even take into account big games this week like Florida/Florida State, Notre Dame/USC and South Carolina/Clemson.

Yes, it’s rivalry week.

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College Football 2012 — Week 12 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:40:22 +0000

We’re down to the home stretch of the regular season, with most teams having just two games remaining. There aren't many big games this week, with only two top 25 matchups and five ranked SEC schools dropping down to play FCS teams. But there is still some action this week that could shake up conference-title races. #1 Oregon faces a ranked team and #2 Kansas State hits the road against one of the nation’s top offenses. Hey, after last week, anything’s possible.

Here is what to watch for this week in the top 25:

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College Football 2012 – Week 11 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Now things are getting interesting.

Texas A&M threw college football for a loop, pulling off the biggest upset of the season and, at least for the time being, knocking the SEC out of the national title picture. But that was far from the only excitement this week in college football.

Here is all the action from around the Top 25.

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Sugar Bowl to Host SEC, Big 12 Champions

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:05:49 +0000

Beginning in 2015, the Big 12 and SEC champions will face each other in the Sugar Bowl every year under the terms of a new agreement announced Tuesday.

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College Football 2012 – Week 10 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:46:05 +0000

It was another crazy weekend in college football with Alabama and Notre Dame needing last minute rallies to survive, Oregon and USC giving us a PAC-12 shootout for the ages and the Heisman frontrunner leaving with an injury.

Here are all the highlights from an exciting weekend in the Top 25.

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College Fans TP Basketball Court as Part of Annual Tradition

Joe Student — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:28:40 +0000

College sports is steeped in tradition, from Notre Dame football players singing their alma mater with fans at the end of home games to the eerie 'Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk!' chant of Kansas basketball fans.

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College Football 2012 — Week 10 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:57:56 +0000

Last week's showdowns knocked several teams from the ranks of the unbeaten and shook up the rankings. This week, we get two of the biggest games of the season, with Alabama-LSU and Oregon-USC setting the stage for conference- and national-championship runs.

But the excitement doesn't stop there. Here is what to watch for around the top 25:

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College Football 2012 — Week Nine Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:44:57 +0000

It's always a sad moment when you realize that college football's regular season is more than halfway done, but it should still be a fun week with lots of exciting games on tap. Six of the top 10 teams in the country play ranked opponents, and 13 top 25 teams face challenges on the road.

Here is what to watch this week in college football:

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Fan Runs On Field In The Middle Of Miami-Florida State Game

Joe Student — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:19:59 +0000

The stupidity of fans who run onto the field during a game is endless.

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NFL 2012 Season — Week Seven Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:19:37 +0000

Overtime games and thrilling finishes highlighted the games of Week 7 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a recap of all of Sunday's action:

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What Are the Best 529 College-Savings Plans — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:40:21 +0000

Earlier this week, the investment ratings firm Morningstar released their annual list of the year’s best 529 college-savings plans.

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