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Year of the Pigskin
My hilarious, heartbreaking, triumphant season with the American Football League of China. By Christopher Beam. (2014)
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Clemson named preseason ACC favorite, Watson picked as POY
The ACC media picked Clemson and Georgia Tech to meet in the ACC Championship Game and Deshaun Watson was named preseason player of the year.
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Still 'The U?' Miami Hurricanes need to get their swagger back
It has been more than a decade since the Hurricanes were truly relevant in the college football landscape. Can Al Golden and Brad Kaaya lead Miami back to greatness?
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10 Things That Make College Football Unique and Can Never Be Changed
From the traditional Army-Navy game to Oklahoma-Texas at the State Fair, here are 10 things that can never change in college football.
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Lightning Suspected as Lou Holtz's Mansion is Ravaged by Fire
The $1.6 million mansion of Hall of Fame college football coach Lou Holtz was ravaged by fire on Monday, and Lake Nona, Fla., fire officials are investigating a possible lightning strike.
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How to watch the Super Bowl over the Internet
In the United States and Mexico on a PC, it will be easy, but otherwise it can be a bit tricky.
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Pete Carroll: Referees will use specific signal to indicate eligible and ineligible receivers
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has said that referees in the Super Bowl will use a specific signal to indicate when eligible receivers are ineligible, according to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times. Carroll originally said that the signal would be new, however, according to Dean Blandino, the NFL's vice president for officiating, the signal has already been used in the AFC Championship.
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Louis CK Is Okay With Deflated Balls
On David Letterman, Louis explains why he has no problem with what the New England Patriots did.
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Seahawks soar back to Super Bowl with stunning rally
Russell Wilson and the reigning Super Bowl champion Seahawks punched their ticket to Super Bowl XLIX Feb. 1 in Glendale, Ariz. in improbable fashion by rallying from a 16-0 halftime deficit to knock the Green Bay Packers out, securing a 28-22 overtime win in the biggest comeback in championship game history.
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Williams Hurdles Defender For 54-Yd TD
ESPN Video: Minnesota QB Mitch Leidner connects with TE Maxx Williams who hurdles a defender for a 54-yard touchdown.
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Andrew Luck: The NFL’s Most Perplexing Trash Talker
Andrew Luck’s legend is growing. Sure, there’s buzz about how he has thrown for more yards in his first three seasons than anyone in NFL history. Or the fact he’s led the Indianapolis Colts to the playoffs in each of his NFL seasons, after clinching a spot this year with Sunday’s win. But among NFL players, the gossip around Luck concerns a peculiar brand of on-field chatter so confusing and brilliant that no one knows quite what to make of it.
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Gordon sets rush record, Wisconsin routs Nebraska
Melvin Gordon had one magnificent night. Wisconsin's star running back rushed for a major college-record 408 yards
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Receiver's Blunder Turns 78 Yard TD Catch Into 100 Yard Fumble Return
Kaelin Clay should have had a 79-yard touchdown catch to put Utah up 14-0 on Oregon. Instead, the Ducks tied the game when Clay dropped the ball short of the goal line and Oregon's Joe Walker picked it up to go the entire length of the field in the opposite direction.
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Injury Lists Grow Longer, and High School Seasons Are Cut Short
The annual homecoming game was scheduled to end the football season at Cherry High School in Minnesota this month. By then, however, the game had been forfeited and the season canceled because of injuries. Instead, the Cherry High boys healthy enough to play lined up against a team of alumni in a game of flag football.
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Peyton Sets New NFL Mark with 509 TDs
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning officially became the greatest touchdown passer in NFL history Sunday by setting a new all-time mark with his 509th regular-season scoring toss.
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76 of 79 Deceased NFL Players Found to Have Brain Disease
As the NFL nears an end to its long-running legal battle over concussions, new data from the nation’s largest brain bank focused on traumatic brain injury has found evidence of a degenerative brain disease in 76 of the 79 former players it’s examined.
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Do the NFL's Problems Start in College?
The popularity of college football in American now rivals the professional National Football League (NFL) game. But with the NFL hit by abuse scandals and the behaviour of its athletes under scrutiny, some are now wondering if the culture of college, and even high school, football might be partly to blame.
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How Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football
Football is in crisis, and it’s not just a matter of public relations. Not even shocking recent headlines about off-field violence against women and children can fully overshadow the growing calamity on the field: The nation’s most popular pastime is marred by brutality that, we now understand, chews up those who play.
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Good, Honest Football: Re-Watching the XFL
It's difficult to peruse the laundry list of things the NFL has done wrong recently without coming to the conclusion that we are witnessing the league's nadir. Their treatment of retired and ailing players, the mounting evidence of their willful ignorance towards the effects of concussions, their begrudging and scattershot reactions to cases of domestic violence—these things aren't merely blips, but rather representative of a pattern of behavior.
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People vs. the NFL
After an offseason in which the NFL got almost everything wrong, a lifelong fan reflects on shame, love, fatherhood, and the future of the league.
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