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Texas Tech senior running back Tahj Brooks (center) has 2,957 career rushing yards and 27 touchdowns as a Red Raider. He's hoping to add more tonight, as Tech (6-6) takes on Cal (6-6) in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, the prime-time game Saturday night on ESPN, an 8:15 p.m. kickoff. (Photo by ANNIE RICE, Courtesy of the LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL)
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It begins: seven bowl games on Saturday

The college bowl season is officially upon us today, with seven – 7! – bowl games scheduled for Saturday. Obviously, some of them overlap, but hey: we’re providing the kickoff times and previews for you right here, with help from

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LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (above) poses with the 2023 Heisman Trophy, the school's third Heisman winner. (Photo courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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As expected, LSU’s Daniels wins Heisman

His team lost three games. In a normal year, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels wouldn’t even be considered for the Heisman Trophy. After all, isn’t it always the best (offensive) player on the best team? (Hello Matt Leinert, hello, Reggie Bush

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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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Heisman finalists announced

The Heisman finalists are set, and there’s not a lot of controversy, unless maybe you thought Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, or Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, or Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe were all deserving of a trip to New York.

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Dillon Gabriel (8) has entered the transfer portal, opting to leave Oklahoma. The Sooners are scheduled to face Arizona in the Valero Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28, but won't have Gabriel or offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby, now the head coach at Mississippi State. (Photo courtesy of NEWSON6.com)
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Gabriel, McCord among transfer portal entries

Some eye-opening names entered the transfer portal this morning. How about Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel? Yep. In the transfer portal. Entered it Monday morning, according to several reports, this one from ESPN (Oklahoma starting QB Dillon Gabriel enters transfer portal).

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Alabama wide receiver Isaiah Bond (above) had the game-winning touchdown against Auburn a week ago. Bond and the Crimson Tide (11-1) face No. 1 Georgia (12-0) today in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game in Atlanta, a 3 p.m. kickoff on CBS. (Photo courtesy of DECATUR DAILY)
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Would committee leave SEC out of playoff?

Is it possible the College Football Playoff committee will leave out the Southeastern Conference, even with five teams in the top 14 of their very own poll, and how idiotic that would be? SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says there’s no

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Washington running back Dillon Johnson (7) dives into the end zone against Oregon n the Pac-12 Championship Game in Las Vegas Friday night. Washington would hold on for a 34-31 win, and is 13-0 this season. The Huskies appear to be headed for the College Football Playoff when the committee announces it on Sunday morning. We'll see. (Photo by BRIAN ROTHMULLER, Courtesy of GETTY IMAGES)
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Huskies beat Oregon for Pac-12 title

Did Washington clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff with a 34-31 win over Oregon Friday in Las Vegas? They sure did, most assuredly, if you ask Associated Press writer Mark Anderson. Anderson has the Huskies already in the

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Florida State quarterback Tate Rodemaker (above, left) is questionable for Saturday's ACC Championship Game against Louisville, one the Seminoles (12-0) have to win to get into the College Football Playoff. (Photo courtesy of YAHOO! SPORTS)
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Report: FSU’s Rodemaker questionable for ACC title game

In what could be huge news out of Charlotte that could impact the College Football Playoff, Florida State could be without quarterback Tate Rodemaker for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship game against Louisville on Saturday. ESPN reported the news here

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