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What happened to Colorado's castoffs? One year later, I caught up with the players who got cut or transferred out after Deion Sanders took over the Buffs. Story on where all 53 of them went and what they went through:

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Chick-fil-A is testing spicy chicken strips here in Texas and they're phenomenal.

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Looks like a nonconference showdown is underway in my driveway tonight

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Mike Leach was the kind of guy who'd drink Tito's with unsweet tea because it *didn't* taste good, thus preventing him from having too many. Next-level thinker. (That's a true story. I had one with him once. Wasn't great.)

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2 years

A quick recap of the situation at Miami

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Iowa kicker Keith Duncan says no bowl for you

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Oh man, Baker might drop 100 on ‘em now.

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TCU's Gary Patterson: "It really bothers me that we’ve based everything that whether our league is good or bad or not on whether Oklahoma and Texas are good. To be honest with you, we have a lot of good football teams and we always have had a lot of good football teams."

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4 months

VERY GOOD DOG ALERT

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2 years

Every Power 5 program has been to a bowl game since 2017 except for two: Kansas and Nebraska. And the Jayhawks are going bowling.

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6 years

LeBron immediately signing KCP, Lance and JaVale really reminds me of that time Michael Scott put together his Dream Team of Vikram, Ryan and Pam.

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For us dynasty nerds, 85-man rosters with real names sounds truly glorious

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NEW: College football players can opt into EA Sports College Football 25 beginning today. 🎮 All 134 FBS teams in the game 🎮 Players will get $600 + a copy of the game 🎮 Opt in via the COMPASS NIL app 🎮 More 11,000 players expected in the game MORE:

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Wait for it...

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Baylor AD Mack Rhoades: "Many of my colleagues around the country believe that the University of Texas created this situation because they think so highly of themselves." "My humble opinion: I completely disagree. I think it's because they felt too little of themselves."

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4 years

Let’s check in on 247’s recruiting class rankings for 2021...

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2 years

Cincinnati, Houston and UCF have reached agreement on a deal to exit the AAC and join the Big 12 in the summer of 2023, sources tell @TheAthletic . Announcements coming soon.

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Skip Bayless arguing that successful leaders shouldn’t admit to experiencing depression is the dumbest fucking thing I’ve heard in quite a while. Everybody’s struggling in some way. We need way more empathy.

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4 years

RIP Jerry Stiller. What a legend.

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2 years

Yeah, I think Texas Tech folks are gonna like Joey McGuire.

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4 years

With so many CFB coaches concerned about when they'll get to return to action, I appreciate this perspective from Iowa State's Matt Campbell.

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1 year

TCU WR Quentin Johnston called his dad at the end of last season to discuss whether he should transfer to Oklahoma. Carl Johnston offered some good advice:

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3 years

This angle. My goodness.

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1 year

Michigan QB Cade McNamara has entered the portal as a grad transfer, @TheAthletic has learned.

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2 years

Texas Tech celebrating with this pumpjack on the sideline is tremendous

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4 years

Baylor is going to the Big 12 championship game. From 1-11 to 10-1. Incredible job by Matt Rhule, his staff and his players.

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6 years

I wrote about Jacob Copeland in today’s @TheAthleticCFB Daily. The kid was feeling a ton of pressure. We tend to underestimate just how much pressure can come from family members.

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The following QBs all started college in 2018: - Trevor Lawrence - JT Daniels - Cam Rising - Michael Penix Jr. - Will Levis - Sam Hartman - Brock Purdy - Alan Bowman - Zach Wilson

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5 years

TCU unveiled their new uniforms for 2019 today. These are legit.

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TCU hasn’t had a bye week since 9/17. Sonny Dykes pointed out they weren’t fortunate enough to get a November noncon game like in the SEC. “You’re not gonna catch The Citadel in Week 10. We caught Texas.”

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Kansas State coach Chris Klieman: “TCU should be in the CFP. They’re one of the best four teams.”

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6 years

Kliff Kingsbury and Texas Tech haven’t lost a game since he grew a beard.

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5 years

Baylor’s Greg Roberts reaching over a ref to throw a punch at Iowa State’s David Montgomery. Wow. Ejected, obviously.

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4 years

The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns won another thriller on Saturday to move to 3-0. They were No. 19 yesterday. Today they’re unranked. Wisconsin moved up to No. 19. They must’ve had some awesome workouts this week.

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6 years

Collin Johnson. What a catch.

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5 years

Interesting stat: Big 12 defenses are allowing 7 points per game during this bowl season.

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1 year

Jackson State QB Shedeur Sanders and DB Shilo Sanders have entered the portal, @TheAthletic has learned. Bold prediction: I think they're going to Colorado.

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8 months

Total plays on Saturday night: Penn State 97, Iowa 33. Over the past 5 seasons, no other FBS team has been out-snapped by 60+ plays, according to @TruMediaSports .

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4 years

The 2017 Oklahoma offense. Things worked out pretty well for these dudes.

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3 years

This was tremendous.

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7 years

Baker Mayfield on why he wasn’t going crazy celebrating tonight: “Winning around here is expected. Winning against Oklahoma State is expected.”

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4 years

Update: Frogs win! After a long staredown, the spider got scared and ran off into the grass. Your undefeated champion:

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5 months

They’re back.

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7 years

Amazing.

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Coastal Carolina QB Grayson McCall has entered the transfer portal, @TheAthletic has learned.

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5 years

This is why Kansas just won. Unbelievable mistake by Texas Tech after the blocked kick. Jayhawks kick again and win on 32-yard FG.

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6 years

Rondale Moore is ridiculous.

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5 years

This is the kind of day Arkansas is having. Western Kentucky's kicker did this!

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6 months

The Big 12 is expected to unveil its football scheduling model for 2024 through 2027 on Wednesday afternoon, sources tell @TheAthletic . First time we'll get to see their 16-team plan that includes incoming members Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah.

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5 years

Chris Beard was absolutely crushed in that postgame interview and still had so much perspective and class. What a guy, what a team, what a run.

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2 years

Yep, he actually said it. (video via @WesleySinor / @aldotcom )

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6 years

Upset alert: Texas is up 14-0 early against Kansas.

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This is still my favorite stat on Michigan's defense: UM has played 313 plays on defense over its first 6 games. Not once have they had to defend a first-and-goal. Nobody has managed to run a play inside their 10.

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Texas began spring practice this morning. Here’s freshmen Bru McCoy and Jordan Whittington. Two pretty darn talented 5-stars.

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5 years

Still a fan of the 8-team playoff with P5 champs, best G5 and 2 at-large 1 Bama vs 8 Washington 4 Oklahoma vs 5 Georgia 2 Clemson vs 7 UCF 3 Notre Dame vs 6 Ohio State

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Quinn Ewers is one of only 3 QBs since 2000 to attempt 49+ passes in a game and complete less than 20, per @collegefb_ref .

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4 years

Uga has safely and courageously returned to the Sugar Bowl

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2 years

Auburn transfer QB Bo Nix has committed to Oregon

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A big-time QB just entered the transfer portal tonight: Fresno State's Jake Haener.

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5 years

How many offers have Power 5 schools made for the 2019 recruiting class? The total offer counts as of this weekend, according to 247.

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3 years

How does today’s 12-team CFP model fit past seasons? Here’s what the last 4 years look like based on the proposed format.

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South Carolina DL Jordan Burch has entered the transfer portal, @TheAthletic has learned. Huge news. Burch was a 5-star recruit and produced 60 tackles, 40 pressures and 7.5 TFLs this season.

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2 years

Former Indiana QB Michael Penix Jr. has committed to Washington

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5 years

Where Texas' Devin Duvernay now ranks among FBS WRs - 39 catches (1st) - 0 drops (t-1st) - 24 first downs (1st) - 8 broken tackles (t-4th) - 131 yds after contact (6th) - 248 yds after catch (7th)

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Dabo Swinney gave a shoutout to Matt Rhule and Baylor this morning: “I watched Baylor win last night and Coach Rhule, man, that’s what it’s all about. How pumped was Coach Rhule? How pumped was he and how excited were those kids after the game?”

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5 years

starting to think CeeDee Lamb got an infinity stone or something

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5 years

Yep, he said it.

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6 months

Fun times at a lake

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2 years

Texas is averaging 4.37 points per drive when Quinn Ewers is on the field. Ohio State is currently No. 1 in points per drive at 4.13.

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4 years

Georgia going back to the Sugar Bowl for a game they'll either win or didn't care about winning.

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7 years

I got laid off by ESPN today after an amazing 5+ years. I've been unbelievably fortunate. Better days ahead.

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3 years

Sources: Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is meeting with Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff today to discuss the possibility of a scheduling alliance, merger or other options for their conferences to strategically work together.

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Last week, Iowa State scores 48 without David Montgomery. This week, Iowa State holds WVU offense to 7 points without Ray Lima. A sign of great coaching and culture.

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3 years

I attended the Alabama-Texas A&M football game and can submit evidence that proves it did occur if needed.

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7 months

Next week: First Red River Rivalry game with undefeated Oklahoma vs. undefeated Texas since 2011. Big 12 title game in 2018 was obviously a big deal, but this feels like their most anticipated showdown since 2008?

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A Matt Campbell recruiting rule: if his players don't think a visiting recruit is a good fit, Iowa State stops recruiting them. "He doesn’t care how talented a kid is, we aren’t going to bring someone in who could harm the culture."

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Jimbo Fisher: "What's funny is, in that talk, right before he said that about us, wasn't he soliciting funds from the crowd? Amazing, isn't it?"

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5 years

Collin Johnson did not get a single vote for All-Big 12 honors. Seven catches for 169 yards and counting today.

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6 years

Oh my goodness. Purdue’s Rondale Moore has moves.

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6 years

Herman & Hager

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Sark: “We didn’t lose today. We just ran out of time.”

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Nebraska HC Matt Rhule on transfer portal QBs today: "Make no mistake: a good quarterback in the portal costs $1 million to $1.5 million to $2 million right now. So just so we’re on the same page, right? Let’s make sure we all understand what’s happening. There are some teams…

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This is an incredible catch by Texas State's Jeremiah Haydel

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Bob Bowlsby on the new Big 12: "We'll arguably be the best basketball conference in the country."

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Six Alabama players just hit the portal: WR Traeshon Holden WR JoJo Earle WR Christian Leary OL Javion Cohen OL Tommy Brockermeyer OL Amari Kight

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I applied the 12-team CFP model to every season of the past decade. The results: 44 different programs get to play in a CFP over a 10-year period. The brackets, snubs and lessons learned:

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Texas Tech is planning to announce a $200 million investment in its football facilities tonight, sources tell @TheAthletic . Project will get underway at the end of this football season.

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7 years

So...in 24 hours, 1.3 million people have seen this tweet. Yo @ChickfilA : The people have spoken. Spicy chicken strips at every location. Make it happen.

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Jimbo Fisher, who said he’d be the “dumbest human being on God’s earth” if he left Texas A&M for LSU, just added 5-star WR Evan Stewart to his remarkable recruiting class.

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2 years

Now officially official: BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF will become members of the Big 12 on July 1, 2023. It's a 14-team conference until Oklahoma and Texas exit.

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NCAA trying to make an example of Florida State, OC Alex Atkins and its collective with these sanctions. Based on my experience covering portal and how these recruitments usually go, this seems excessive.

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NIL-related recruiting violation occurred in Florida State football program.

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The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 are engaging in high-level discussions about an alliance, sources tell @TheAthletic . Not just scheduling but potentially broader cooperation going forward. Story:

Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC in discussions about forming alliance: Sources

The Pac-12, Big Ten and ACC are engaging in high-level discussions about an alliance, sources tell The Athletic.

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The Big 12 is not discussing adding Oregon State or San Diego State at this time, two conference sources tell @TheAthletic .

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2 years

Texas starting QB Casey Thompson has entered the portal as a grad transfer, @TheAthletic has learned.

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Even more amazing to watch when you hear Kalen DeBoer say this was an option play and Penix made this decision. Incredible!

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Most P5 scholarship players in the transfer portal so far in this 2022-23 cycle 1. Texas A&M 24 2. Florida 22 3. Arkansas 21 4. Arizona 20 5. Miami 18 Average among P5 so far is 10.4 entries per school.

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The Big 12 is partnering with Rucker Park for youth clinics led by its coaches this summer and is aiming to play exhibition games at the legendary court in 2024, source tells @TheAthletic . Story on Brett Yormark looking to plant a Big 12 flag in NYC:

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2 years

The Big 12 is having serious talks with six Pac-12 schools - Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington - and is determined to move quickly, sources tell @TheAthletic . More on their efforts and "aggressive" new commish:

Big 12 on offense? Pac-12 panicking? We answer your latest realignment questions

What does the Big 12 gain by poaching Pac-12 schools? How is the Pac-12 responding? Is there another program as tantalizing as Notre Dame?

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5 years

Texas would jump to No. 3 in the @247Sports 2019 class rankings - ahead of Texas A&M and Oklahoma - if they land Bru McCoy.

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The Big 12's current preference in expansion discussions is adding four members, sources tell @TheAthletic . BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston are considered the leading contenders. Still a lot of work to be done. More info:

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