Tag: college football

Does the Vanderbilt-Bama upset even matter? Plus, Week 5 NFL watch guide

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What we learned about the College Football Playoff race after the season's wildest week yet

In college football, you can’t hide in October. Maybe you can fake your way through September, but when the calendar flips, everyone can...

Eight in a row doesn't lie: Iowa is losing ground on college football's serious contenders

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The distance between a good and a great football team is around 730 miles and eight hours in a vehicle....

No. 1 Alabama trails Vanderbilt at halftime: Commodores taking advantage of Tide's mistakes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A late touchdown by Jam Miller cut Alabama’s deficit to single digits before halftime, but Vanderbilt’s 23-14 lead at the...

Who's on upset watch this week? Plus, our Week 6 viewer guide

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NCAA gives Raiders' Antonio Pierce 8-year show-cause penalty for ASU recruiting violations

TEMPE, Ariz. — An NCAA infractions committee has determined that Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce “knowingly and blatantly” disregarded and violated recruiting...