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Wisconsin fires offensive coordinator Phil Longo after 2 years
Wisconsin fired offensive coordinator Phil Longo on Sunday, a day after the Badgers' 16-13 home loss to No. 1 Oregon. Wisconsin ranks 97th nationally in scoring and 102nd in passing while operating an Air Raid-style offense that Longo brought with him from North Carolina. Wisconsin ranked 101st nationally in scoring in Longo's 23 games as coordinator. (
ESPN.com)
Destiny Adams among national leaders; tough loss for Caleb Love; big games for Key, Garcia
Destiny Adams leads the country in multiple statistical categories for 4-0 Rutgers. Among other former UNC basketball players,
Caleb Love’s No. 9 Arizona team suffered a rough road loss, junior Teonni Key played well for unbeaten No. 20 Kentucky, and Penn State’s Puff Johnson, Minnesota’s
Dawson Garcia, and UNCW’s Ali Zelaya all had big games. (
Tar Heel Tribune)
College football Week 12 highlights: Top plays, games, takeaways
Saturday proved to be something of a palette cleanser for the Southeastern Conference -- like the white bread that comes with Dreamland ribs. While a handful of teams took a mental health day -- Alabama, Auburn, Texas A&M and Kentucky all played lower-tier competition -- the rest of the slate helped clarify something akin to a pecking order. (
ESPN.com)
'Project Rudy,' 'CSFL' reps to meet with Big 12, ACC leaders; sweeping football changes on itinerary
Presidents and chancellors from the Big 12 and at least a portion of the ACC will meet next month to view formal presentations from leaders of two proposed college football postseasons, sources told CBS Sports. The much-discussed "College Student Football League" and "Project Rudy" would essentially end the NCAA's oversight of major college football. (
CBS Sports)
Wake Forest Forward Omaha Biliew to Miss 8-10 Weeks with Foot Injury
Wake Forest has announced that sophomore forward
Omaha Biliew will miss 8-10 weeks with a stress related injury to his right foot. The injury occurred in the season opener against Coppin State and is the same foot that was injured in May. The recovery time would put Biliew on track to return somewhere between the second and fourth week of January. (
Blogger So Dear)
Boston College QB Thomas Castellanos announces departure from team after losing starting job
Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos will leave the program and is expected to transfer with one year of eligibility remaining, he announced on social media Thursday. Castellanos' decision comes after coach Bill O'Brien announced Monday that Grayson James will start at quarterback for the Eagles this week against No. 14 SMU. (
CBS Sports)
Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86
Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. Allison moved to fourth on NASCAR’s Cup Series victory list last month when chairman Jim France recognized him as the winner of the Meyers Brothers Memorial at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1971. (
Associated Press)
What to watch: Week 12 college football viewing guide
Week 12 isn't the most loaded slate, but it does feature two games between ranked opponents and games all over the country that have implications in conference title races. And once again, those ranked games are in the SEC. The marquee game of the week is in Athens, Ga., as the Bulldogs play for their College Football Playoff life against Tennessee. (
Yahoo! Sports)
Chansky’s Notebook: The ACC Is A Fading Football League
A true tale of the ACC’s overall mediocrity is that second-place Clemson’s losses to Georgia and Louisville leaves it at No. 24 in the latest poll, the ACC’s fourth highest team. Seven football teams from the ACC reside in the next 25 – Pitt, Georgia Tech, Duke, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Virginia, and Boston College – which is basically the midsection of the rankings. (
Chapelboro.com)
College Football Playoff: Parity is about to bring chaos, especially in the SEC
The job of the College Football Playoff committee has rarely been simple, but it certainly has never been this complicated. The transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness payments have quickly dispersed top talent to more schools — at the same strengthening contenders and weakening favorites. The gap between great and good has closed. (
Yahoo! Sports)