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Only major bowl question: Can Northern Illinois steal a BCS bid?
Aren't you going to miss the Bowl Championship Series? (Don't email answer that). The college football selection system for bowl games that has been ordered to the junk heap after next season might have a couple of surprises left in it. Nebraska's...
Tags: Wisconsin Badgers, College Football, College Sports, Big East Conference, Illinois Fighting Illini
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VIDEO: Coley Harvey, CineSport recap FSU's ACC championship win
ATLANTA -- Thankfully, my extended stay at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (see the previous post) is about to come to an end. I love this city, but five hours inside it's massive airport is a bit much. So, as we prepare to board the final...
Tags: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, USA Today, Orange Bowl, Atlantic Coast Conference, Bowl Championship Series
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No surprise: Notre Dame vs. Alabama in BCS title game
The final Bowl Championship Series standings on Sunday produced a lot of expected news and one big surprise. Notre Dame and Alabama, in what everyone knew was just a formality, finished first and second in the final standings and will meet Jan. 7 in...
Tags: College Football, Illinois Fighting Illini, Football, West Virginia Mountaineers, Iowa Hawkeyes
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As usual, SEC claims ownership of BCS
ATLANTA -- No one down here in Southeastern Conference country was surprised Sunday when the final Bowl Championship Series standings confirmed Alabama would be playing Jan. 7 for the national title. The surprise is why the SEC isn't playing the SEC...
Tags: Pacific-12 Conference, Oklahoma State Cowboys, National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Football, Illinois Fighting Illini
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Gators' matchup with Louisville in Sugar Bowl has familiar face
GAINESVILLE — A shake-up in the final BCS standings will pit the Florida Gators against a familiar face in a familiar place. The Gators will cap a turnaround season under coach Will Muschamp with a date against coach Charlie Strong and the...
Tags: Teddy Bridgewater, College Football, Illinois Fighting Illini, Syracuse Orange, Football
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Notre Dame vs. Alabama: Star power, power football
NEW YORK (AP) — On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport's most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite. Notre Dame and Alabama bring star power and power...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, College Football, College Sports, Alabama Crimson Tide, AJ McCarron
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FSU to play Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl, UF to play Louisville in Sugar
Florida State will play MAC champion Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl and Florida will play Louisville in the Sugar Bowl, sources told the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel. CNNSI.com's Pete Thamel was the first to report the news. The official...
Tags: Illinois, College Football, College Sports, Orange Bowl, Elections
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Reports: Northern Illinois earns BCS berth to Orange Bowl
Well, sometimes the little guys do win. Northern Illinois has earned a Bowl Championship Series bowl bid, according to several media reports. The champions of the Mid-American Conference will play Florida State in the Orange Bowl. It will be the MAC's...
Tags: Wisconsin Badgers, Oklahoma Sooners, College Football, Big East Conference, Illinois Fighting Illini
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Doeren leaves NIU for N.C. State
Northern Illinois has become an ideal career launching point for ambitious football coaches ultimately seeking a higher national profile, stronger competition, improved facilities and more money. Unfortunately, the successful mid-major program hasn't...
Tags: Kent State University, Illinois, North Carolina State Wolfpack, College Football, Ford Field
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NIU takes MAC title in 2 OT
DETROIT — Northern Illinois won its second straight Mid-American Conference championship Friday night, out-dueling No. 17 Kent State 44-37 in double-overtime at Ford Field to defend its title in exhausting fashion. NIU (21-1) has won 12 straight...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Heisman Trophy, College Football, Bowling Green Falcons, Football
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At very least, NIU can dream big
Many people all over the Midwest flocked to gas stations and convenience stores this week for a long shot chance at prosperity. Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher drove to Detroit dreaming of the same thing. "First and foremost the...
Tags: Heisman Trophy, College Football, Ford Field, College Sports, Big East Conference
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Times college football rankings: Five California schools make the list
Rankman has rarely been this excited about two recently "dropped out" teams playing on a Thursday night in Piscataway, N.J. The showdown between Rutgers and Louisville now features two teams representing three different conferences. Rutgers is joining the...
Tags: Mississippi State Bulldogs, College Football, Walmart, Elections, Football
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