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Insight Bowl: Minnesota vs. Iowa State

Dec 31st, 2009

What we have here is a pretty even matchup of middling teams from the Big Ten and Big 12. Iowa State is in a bowl game a season after posting a 2-10 record while Minnesota is playing in this bowl for the third time in four years.

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CFB: Ranking All 34 Bowl Games

Dec 18th, 2009

With a whopping 34 bowl games on this year’s slate, more than half of the Football Bowl Subdivision teams find themselves involved in a postseason matchup. Athlon’s Steven Lassan sorts through the schedule and ranks them all, from least to most intriguing.

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CFB: Week 14 Big 12 Notebook

Dec 9th, 2009

Texas needed every second of the Big 12 Championship Game to earn its spot in the BCS Championship. We wrap up the Big 12 season with players of the year, another coach firing and previews of league-affiliated bowls.

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CFB: Week 13 Big 12 Notebook

Dec 2nd, 2009

The Longhorns are one win against Nebraska from a spot in the BCS Championship Game. We break down that matchup and look at all things Big 12 in this week's notebook.

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CFB: Week 12 Big 12 Notebook

Nov 25th, 2009

In the span of a few weeks, fond memories of recent football seasons have been erased by tales of player unrest and an internal investigation into charges that coach Mark Mangino mistreated players. Where will it all end?

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CFB: Week 11 Big 12 Notebook

Nov 18th, 2009

Oklahoma State is still hanging onto BCS bowl hopes but a vicious hit to quarterback Zac Robinson last week could put those in jeopardy. This week's Big 12 notebook looks at that, Bob Stoops' connection to the potential Notre Dame job opening and more.

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CFB: Week 10 Big 12 Notebook

Nov 11th, 2009

Though there were plenty of questions and skeptics regarding Kansas State's decision to bring back Bill Snyder as football coach, the Manhattan Miracleworker is at it again.

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CFB: Week 9 Big 12 Notebook

Nov 4th, 2009

Texas removed all remaining fizz from the Big 12's South Division race Saturday against Oklahoma State. For Big 12 drama, focus shifts to the North, where a muddled mess at least offers some intrigue.

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CFB: Five Burning Questions Week 10

Nov 3rd, 2009

Athlon’s editors debate five burning questions about Week 10 in college football including the Big 12 North, coaches on their way out and the likely end of USC's dynasty.

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CFB: Week 8 Big 12 Notebook

Oct 28th, 2009

There won’t be any Fletcher’s corny dogs or deep fried Snickers or Tilt-a-Whirls to spice up the day, yet the stakes are every bit as high for two Red River rivals this weekend.

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Week 8 in Review

Oct 26th, 2009

Athlon takes a look at the five most important things to take away from Week 8, key injuries and what key games are on the schedule for Week 9.

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CFB: Week 7 Big 12 notebook

Oct 21st, 2009

The Longhorns survived a rugged Red River Rivalry game against the Sooners while the Big 12 North got a jolt of parity. Our Week 7 Big 12 Notebook has it all.

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CFB: Week 6 Big 12 notebook

Oct 14th, 2009

The Red River stands as the border between Oklahoma and Texas and the line in the sandy dividing banks for the storied Sooners and Longhorns rivalry. This year, the Red River’s bad blood flows like never before.

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CFB: Week 5 Big 12 notebook

Oct 7th, 2009

Non-conference play proved punishing for the Big 12, damaging both body parts and egos. Thankfully, the league heads toward conference play.

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CFB: Week 4 Big 12 notebook

Sep 30th, 2009

Texas A&M has cruised to a 3-0 record with some impressive stats, but the Aggies' efforts to become relevant again in the Big 12 South are only just beginning. This and more in this week's Big 12 Notebook.

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CFB: Week 3 Big 12 notebook

Sep 23rd, 2009

Colt McCoy downed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at halftime then kicked the Longhorns' offense in gear in the second half as they grabbed a conference-opening win over Texas Tech.

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CFB: Five Burning Questions Week 3

Sep 17th, 2009

Athlon's editors debate five burning questions surrounding college football, including the outcome of the Florida-Tennessee game, whether the Big 12 is overrated or not and more.

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CFB: Week 2 Big 12 notebook

Sep 16th, 2009

After a strong opening week, the Big 12 failed to produce a major victory in Week 2. Instead, the league absorbed significant hits, including a high-profile blunder as Oklahoma State fell to Houston.

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News From Around the Web

Coach Search Blog: Smoke or no smoke?

Dec 17th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

Here we go again. It's day four of another major sport coaching search at Iowa State, it's fourth in the last five years...

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Commitment Chatter: Butler & Martin

Dec 17th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

A pair of junior college teammates who were verbally committed to Iowa State are rethinking plans. One who was supposed...

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Gilstrap headlines hoops recruit update

Dec 17th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

While the Iowa State football coaching search has been the talk of Cyclone country over the past couple of days, it is s...

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Amidst chaos, ISU lands commit

Dec 16th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

Gene Chizik's new school is losing verbal commitments; his old school is gaining them. ISU got the JUCO tackle it needed...

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Committment Chatter: Mosby still solid

Dec 15th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

Gene Chizik's recent decision to leave Iowa State for Auburn isn't going to have much of an effect on one member of the ...

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Commitment Chatter: Beshears & Broomfield

Dec 15th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

High on the list of people impacted by Gene Chizik running away from the challenge at ISU are the verbal commitments he ...

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Commitment Chatter: Klein & White

Dec 14th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

CycloneReport.com is working the phones on this first day of renewed hope in ISU football, getting the latest lowdown fr...

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Commitment Chatter: McHargue, Blankenship

Dec 14th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

Among the many profoundly affected by Gene Chizik's decision to give up and quit are the 16 verbal prospects that the Cy...

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Moving Forward: Coaching candidates

Dec 13th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

Now that Iowa State has Gene Chizik off its hands and off the books, it's time to move forward and move upward with a ne...

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Dateline Campustown: Auburn can't count

Dec 13th, 2008 (iowastate.rivals.com) $article->rating stars

Auburn has its man and he is former Iowa State coach Gene Chizik. No, really. And Chizik's deal will release ISU from it...

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