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Heisman Trophy hopefuls
Four players join the Ohio Stae quarterback as players leading the pack for college football's biggest prize.
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Chart: Five Horned Frogs to watch
TCU is loaded with talent, but here are five players the Gophers should feat on Thursday night.
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A look at the Big Ten West
Wisconsin quarterback Joel Stave is a prime candidate for a bounce-back year now that he has been reunited with Paul Chryst, who was his offensive coordinator before the coach left for Pittsburgh.
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Big Ten West preview: Best of friends Riley, Chryst are now rivals
Mike Riley and Paul Chryst have ties nearly a quarter-century old. Now, they meet in the Big Ten.
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Five Big Ten West story lines
If the Big Ten West turns into a three-team race among Wisconsin, Nebraska and the Gophers, as many predict, these are the key matchups: Wisconsin at Nebraska (Oct. 10), Nebraska at Gophers (Oct. 17) and Wisconsin at Gophers (Nov. 28).
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Chart: Badgers' run of football success
With the exception of two sub-.500 misses, Wisconsin's run since the 1993 Rose Bowl season is an impressive one.
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Urban Meyer undecided on Ohio State's starting QB
Top-ranked Ohio State opens up its regular season Monday at Virginia Tech, and coach Urban Meyer hasn't made a decision on a starting quarterback. He discussed the competition.
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Lambert named Georgia's starting QB
DawgNation.com's Chip Towers joins CineSport's Pete Mundo to discuss Mark Richt's decision to name Greyson Lambert as the starting quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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College football: Alabama's concern vs. Wisconsin
BamaOnLine.com's Travis Reier and CineSport's Noah Coslov preview Alabama-Wisconsin by talking about the Tide's QB situation, where Alabama can take control and Alabama's defensive focus.
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Big Ten East preview: A Spartan existence amid the hype
Ohio State and Michigan hog the attention, but don't sleep on Michigan State.
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Five Big Ten East story lines
In his "Way-too-early 2016 NFL mock draft," ESPN's Todd McShay listed seven Big Ten East players in his first 15 picks.
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Big Ten East scouting report
A look at the Big Ten East, in predicted order of finish by Star Tribune college football writer Joe Christensen:
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Montana rallies to stun top-ranked North Dakota State
Fourth-down TD plunge with 2 seconds left beat four-time defending FCS champion.
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August 29: UND won't add 'no nickname' option to ballot; voting rules set
A vote will be held in October among five new nicknames for the University of North Dakota and the vote is open to anyone -- for a price.
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FCS Kickoff: No. 1 North Dakota State at No. 12 Montana
College football is here: No. 1 North Dakota State, the four-time defending FCS national champion, at No. 12 Montana, which has two national titles and five runner-up finishes since 1995.
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Five Big Ten West storylines
This week, as an added feature, Chip Scoggins and Joe Christensen are rolling out a series of Top Five lists each day, looking at the Gophers and the national college landscape.
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Scoggins: College football programs on the upswing
Penn State among programs trending the right direction
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U's athletics village project delayed again
Regents chair remains hopeful project still will gain approval this fall.
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Scoggins blog: Heisman hopefuls start at Ohio State
Here's our take on five college football players who could win the Heisman Trophy this season.
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Pitino, Stollings among Gophers coaches to get raises
Six receive raises or extensions in the wake of Norwood Teague's resignation.
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- Reggie Bush is reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, with organizers citing NIL rule changes
- Former Green Bay player Kayla Karius leaves South Dakota to return to her alma mater as coach
- Longtime Hawkeyes football broadcaster Ed Podolak steps down from his radio analyst role
- Hailey Van Lith trying to make US Olympic 3x3 team; next college choice to come soon
- Sign of the times: NCAA approves coach-to-player helmet communication for 2024 football season
- UConn freshman Stephon Castle declares for NBA draft and becomes school's second one-and-done player
- FedEx pledges $25 million over 5 years in NIL program for University of Memphis athletes
- NHL team moving from Arizona to Salt Lake City will have a name starting with Utah
- Kansas adds AJ Storr after he led Wisconsin in scoring this past season
- Virginia law allows the state's colleges and universities to directly pay athletes through NIL deals
