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Southern Cal quarterback Caleb WIlliams (left) outran Arizona defenders to the end zone for a two-point conversion here, to escape an upset bid by the Wildcats. Southern Cal won in triple overtime, 43-41. (Photo courtesy of USATODAY.COM)

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AFTERNOON, LATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP | USC, Williams avoid upset in 3OT vs. Arizona; ‘Bama holds off A&M; Notre Dame can’t escape Louisville; Miami falls on late TD pass to GA Tech

Ninth-ranked Southern Cal and reigning Heisman Trophy-winner Caleb Williams needed triple overtime to survive an upset bid at home over scrappy Arizona; eleventh-ranked Alabama plodded through the first half against rival Texas A&M in College Station, then looked a little

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Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (left) avoids the rush of Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford. OU scored late to top the Longhorns, 34-30. (Photo by JEFFREY McWHORTER - COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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EARLY-KICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP | Gabriel leads late OU comeback to top Texas

Missouri took LSU to the wire, Maryland out-played Ohio State – for a half, and Texas and Oklahoma gave everyone a show in their annual Cotton Bowl showdown, all the way up until the Sooners scored late for the win

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Texas running back Jonathan Brooks (above) leads the No. 3 Longhorns against No. 12 Oklahoma, both teams with 5-0 records, on Saturday morning in a showdown at the Cotton Bowl. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. on ABC. (Photo courtesy of BURNTORANGENATION.COM)

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FROM THE PRESS BOX / By JOE HALE | Expect the unexpected, and a wild one, when Texas faces OU

Texas and Oklahoma bring one of college football’s biggest and best rivalries to Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl for Saturday morning’s 11 a.m. kickoff for the 119th edition of the Red River Rivalry. The State Fair of Texas is

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Ohio State welcomes Maryland today, including quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (above), who leads the Big Ten with 1,464 yards, 13 touchdowns and 292.8 yards per game. (Photo courtesy of AOL.CO.UK)

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The weekend’s college football schedule, and TFB picks

This weekend’s college football games should help us begin to figure out – to weed out, if you will – some of the pretenders from the contenders. It won’t be complete: there will still be a few hanging around. But

October 6, 2023 No Comments

Michigan receiver Roman Wilson (1, left) hauls in a pass for a touchdown, using the helmet and back of Nebraska receiver Isaac Gifford for help. (Photo by DYLAN WIDGER, courtesy of USA TODAY)

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SUNDAY MORNING REVIEW | Ole Miss, LSU play a thriller (without defense whatsoever), Florida tries new tactic of 13 men on field, and more

Looking back on the college football weekend, and we’ll do this each Sunday. This one was posting a little late, but hope you’ll enjoy it. Famous last, or in this case, stupid words: I actually opened the college football weekend

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Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher (above) addresses the media after the Aggies' win last week over Auburn. A&M faces Arkansas today in an SEC West Division game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by MITCHELL MOLANDES)

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Notes from around the nation before the early college football kickoff

Around the world of college football at 9:15 a.m. Central time, a little less than two hours before the first games kick off around the nation… Penix, originally from Tampa, Florida, has completed 103-of-138 passes he’s attempted this year (darn

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LSU, led by quarterback Jayden Daniels (above), puts their No. 14 ranking on the line Saturday in Oxford, Miss., against the Ole Miss Rebels. (Photo by JONATHAN BACHMAN / courtesy of GETTY IMAGES)

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The weekend’s college football schedule, and TFB picks

This weekend’s college football schedule isn’t loaded like last weekend’s, where there were a dozen games at the 11 a.m. (Central) time slot, the 2:30 time slot, and the 6 and 6:30 p.m time slots. But there are few games

September 30, 2023 No Comments

Colorado coach Deion Sanders (above) leads his team at home against No. 8 Southern Cal today, just one of a myriad of great games this weekend, writes Joe Hale. (Photo courtesy of SPORTSWORLDNEWS.COM)

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FROM THE PRESS BOX | By JOE HALE / Another Saturday of prime college football

My wife’ll tell you, she often hears me mumbling about wishing Saturdays in the fall would come sooner than seven days apart. I admit it, I shouldn’t be greedy, but I am. Fortunately, for me, I married lucky, Sonya is

September 30, 2023 No Comments

Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman is pictured here during his team's game with Ohio State last weekend. The Irish lost on the game's final play. College football analyst Joel Klatt of Fox Sports has released a list of teams he believes have a legitimate chance at winning the College Football Playoff this year, and those who do not. (Photo courtesy of BVMSPORTS.COM)

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Klatt: Legitimate national title contenders, and those who aren’t

Fox Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt – who can normally be found on your TV dial (dial? Used to be called that, when it was an ACTUAL dial to turn the channel) on the 11 a.m. (Central Time) game

September 28, 2023 No Comments

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) scrambles for yards against Baylor. The Longhorns won big at Baylor Saturday night, 38-6. (Photo by DENNIS JACOBS)

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Late college football round-up | Ohio State scores as clock expires to beat Notre Dame; Texas blasts Baylor; Washington flexes muscles vs. Cal, and more

It took them 59 minutes and 59 seconds, but the sixth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes escaped, literally escaped, ninth-ranked Notre Dame Saturday night with a 16-14 victory. Now, the winning touchdown was scored with 10 men on the field on defense

September 24, 2023 No Comments

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AFTERNOON, LATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP | USC, Williams avoid upset in 3OT vs. Arizona; ‘Bama holds off A&M; Notre Dame can’t escape Louisville; Miami falls on late TD pass to GA Tech

EARLY-KICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP | Gabriel leads late OU comeback to top Texas

FROM THE PRESS BOX / By JOE HALE | Expect the unexpected, and a wild one, when Texas faces OU

The weekend’s college football schedule, and TFB picks

SUNDAY MORNING REVIEW | Ole Miss, LSU play a thriller (without defense whatsoever), Florida tries new tactic of 13 men on field, and more

Notes from around the nation before the early college football kickoff

The weekend’s college football schedule, and TFB picks

FROM THE PRESS BOX | By JOE HALE / Another Saturday of prime college football

Klatt: Legitimate national title contenders, and those who aren’t

Late college football round-up | Ohio State scores as clock expires to beat Notre Dame; Texas blasts Baylor; Washington flexes muscles vs. Cal, and more

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