CBSSports.com wire LaMichael James made one defender slip, then another. He cut back, sprinted through a seam and burst all the way to the end zone. No turf? No problem for the Quack Attack. James ran for 146 yards and three touchdowns and No. 6 Oregon blew past third-ranked Stanford 53-30 on Saturday night, giving [...]
Posted on November 14th, 2011 by admin
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CBSSports.com w Boise States quest for perfection and BCS glory were dashed again by a missed field goal. The fifth-ranked Broncos had a chance win a last-second thriller against TCU on Saturday, but freshman kicker Dan Goodales 39-yard kick sailed wide right as time expired to give Horned Frogs a 36-35 victory. TCU now has [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2011 by admin
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CBSSports. Logan Thomas was bigger than most of the guys trying to tackle him. Georgia Tech simply couldnt bring down Virginia Techs towering quarterback, even resorting to throwing a punch. When Thomas was done, Virginia Tech had a clear path to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The 6-foot-6, 254-pound sophomore accounted for five touchdowns, [...]
Posted on November 11th, 2011 by admin
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The NCAA has hired a 28-year police veteran to lead its football investigations staff. The organization said Wednesday that William Benjamin, currently the deputy chief of police at the Indianapolis Police Department, has been named a director of enforcement with a focus on football. He also played football at San Jose State. Vice president of [...]
Posted on November 10th, 2011 by admin
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Coach Joe Paterno is fighting for his job amid “eroding” support from Penn States board of trustees and a widening sex-abuse scandal and possible cover-up centered on former assistant and one-time heir apparent Jerry Sandusky. Paternos regularly scheduled news conference was abruptly canceled Tuesday. A university spokesman cited “ongoing legal circumstances,” a reference to charges [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2011 by admin
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The allegations against Jerry Sandusky may forever stain Joe Paternos Penn State legacy. ( Every Tuesday during the fall, Joe Paterno ambles into the media room at Beaver Stadium, settles into his seat and holds court. The octogenarian coach usually doles out some one-liners along with the injury updates. This Tuesdays press conference isnt likely [...]
Posted on November 8th, 2011 by admin
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Longtime Penn State assistant Gerald Jerry Sandusky is charged with sexually abusing eight men. ( Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky and failed to properly report suspected child abuse, a case that has left [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2011 by admin
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CBSSports.com The defenses lived up to the billing in the latest Game of the Century. Neither No. 1 LSU nor No. 2 Alabama could reach the end zone Saturday night, not even with extra time. The Tigers arent complaining. They now have the inside track to the BCS title game. Drew Alleman kicked a 25-yard [...]
Posted on November 6th, 2011 by admin
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Penn State AD Tim Curley and VP for finance Gary Schultz are charged with perjury Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and another school administrator were charged with perjury and failure to report in an investigation into allegations that former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abused eight young men, authorities said Saturday. State prosecutors said [...]
Posted on November 5th, 2011 by admin
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Bill Hancock assured school presidents that the Obama administration was unlikely to pursue aThe head of the Bowl Championship Series told college and university presidents that the Obama administration was unlikely t and argued that even if the system were to be found illegal, so would a playoff. Bill Hancock, the BCS executive director, made [...]
Posted on November 4th, 2011 by admin
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