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Sep 30, 2011
Big Ten conference play begins this Saturday with a full slate of games, headlined by our Capital One Bowl Game of the Week, No. 8 Nebraska at No. 7 Wisconsin. The other highlight matchup of the weekend features No. 25 Michigan State at Ohio State. Those two games alone will give us a much better understanding of the Big Ten hierarchy. Not to be outdone, the SEC has a primetime marquee game of their own, as No. 2 Alabama travels […]
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Sep 30, 2011
One week after Clemson’s upset of preseason-No. 5 Florida State in Death Valley, the No. 15 Tigers take their high-octane offense on the road to meet another ACC power, No. 10 Virginia Tech. It’s our Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and it tops the weekend slate of games in our partner conferences for the CSB.
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Sep 28, 2011
The No. 8 Nebraska Cornhuskers make their Big Ten debut this Saturday in a long-overdue matchup against the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers. The Cornhuskers return to Camp Randall Stadium 37 years after Wisconsin receiver Jeff Mack Sr. crossed the end zone following a 77-yard reception as time expired to secure a 21-20 victory against then- fourth-ranked Nebraska.
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Sep 20, 2011
The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide opens Southeastern Conference play in a West division matchup with the No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Both teams have compiled a 3-0 record against nonconference opponents and are riding a 13 game nonconference winning streak, the longest in the SEC. The Razorbacks will be seeking revenge from last season after the Tide rallied in the fourth quarter to steal a 24-20 win in Fayetteville.
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Sep 13, 2011
The 2011 Florida Citrus Sports scouting season is in full swing after another successful kickoff dinner at Linda’s La Cantina steakhouse with featured guest FCSports guest Lee Corso. FCSports scouts started the day by reporting to the Varsity Club at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium and giving their views of the games attended from around the country from the weekend previous and the night was capped for some of the organization’s longstanding members, sponsors and dignitaries at the annual event in […]
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Sep 08, 2011
The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide travel to State College, Pa., to take on the No. 25 Nittany Lions of Penn State in an SEC-Big Ten showdown. Both teams posted overwhelming victories as they kicked off the 2011 season and they meet in the only contest between ranked teams this weekend. The Crimson Tide enters Happy Valley for the first time in over 20 years and faces a whiteout stadium at one of the greatest college football venues, Beaver Stadium.
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Sep 08, 2011
This season, pick who you think will win the Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and WIN! Answer the question on the Champs Sports Bowl Facebook page before Saturday’s game. If you pick correctly, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to the Champs Sports Bowl on December 29, 2011! Rutgers leads series 3-2 (last meeting: Sept. 25, 2010: North Carolina 17, Rutgers 13) Week two of the college football season picks up significantly for both […]
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