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SEC leaders to discuss expelling LSU, which backs off rostering pro players
Leaders of the Southeastern Conference will meet Thursday to discuss whether to take the extraordinary step of kicking LSU out of the league in the wake of an ugly feud over first-year coach Lane Kiffin’s now-abandoned effort to field players who signed contracts with NFL teams as undrafted rookies earlier this year.
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LSU cracks top 10, Oregon slips and Wolverines fall out of AP Top 25 after second-chance Hail Mary
LSU jumped back into the top 10 in the first Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the regular season on Tuesday, Oregon slipped out of the top five and Michigan fell out of the rankings altogether after it needed a second-chance Hail Mary try at home to beat Western Michigan.
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NCAA says it can’t overturn Michigan’s win over Western Michigan after MAC appeals outcome
After review, the Mid-American Conference wants Western Michigan recognized as having defeated Michigan after all.
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No rookie QBs are set to start in Week 1 for just the second time in the last 19 seasons
The days of young quarterbacks patiently waiting for their turn to take over after they learn the NFL game are mostly a thing of the past.
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Carter donating $427 per tackle this season for the Vols
Arion Carter is going to be out thousands of dollars this season, and he is fine with that.
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Prep football surprises: Tyner defensive effort leads list
Surprises happen every week on the high school football field and the Times Free Press staff is all over them. Here are four notable surprises from this past week's action:
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TSWA prep football poll: Grundy County rising, Baylor and McCallie top DII-AAA
Here are four observations from this week's Tennessee Sports Writers Association prep football poll, which features 10 local teams.
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Former Baylor School standout out for season for Vols
Joakim Dodson's sophomore year with the Tennessee Volunteers will consist of one game.
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Falcons select Tua Tagovailoa as Week 1 starter; Michael Penix Jr. will be inactive vs. Steelers
Tua Tagovailoa has been selected as the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback for Week 1 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Monday.
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High school QBs face new reality as transfers dominate starting jobs at the top of college football
Even though he was nearly 2,000 miles from where he'd grown up, Ryan Hopkins felt right at home as a quarterback prospect visiting Wisconsin.
