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How Penn State can make the leap to elite, and more Week 8 thoughts

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by ESPN028
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked.“Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” — Ernest Hemingway, “The Sun Also Rises” In the present tense, it can seem impossible for a new team to join college football’s ruling class. You fall short again and again, and it starts to feel......
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Bama, Bear Bryant and a trainer’s bet: Why the Alabama-Tennessee cigar tradition means so much

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by ESPN029
For going on 14 years, Alabama has beaten Tennessee every October, and every year coaches and players have enjoyed a traditional postgame cigar. You’ve probably seen the photos that pop up on social media around this time each year. The one of Derrick Henry puffing a stogie with his arm......
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College football’s midseason-ish awards: Top players and unbelievable moments in a season like no other

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by ESPN066
The word “midseason” is almost useless this year in college football. Of the 127 teams endeavoring to play FBS football this fall, only 12 have played half of their intended schedule (13 if you include UMass having played its only scheduled game to this point), while another 50 have yet......
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AP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What’s next for each ranked team?

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by ESPN038
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and Clemson held on to the top spot over Alabama. But it’s also the last weekend without any Big Ten games, so expect things to keep changing. Here’s what’s next for each ranked team: No. 1 Clemson (5-0) The Tigers scored......
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Alabama remains the SEC king, Trevor Lawrence remains unstoppable and more from Week 7

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by ESPN028
You come at the king, you best not miss. That’s a quote from “The Wire,” but there is a good chance the writers of that show stole it from Nick Saban. Saturday was supposed to feature a wounded Alabama. It was a week of turmoil amid Saban’s COVID-19 test that,......
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Kentucky Trounces Tennessee to Snap Skid in Knoxville

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by Sports Illustrated039
Kelvin Joseph and Jami Davis returned interceptions for touchdowns in the first half and Kentucky shut out No. 18 Tennessee in the second half to bury the Volunteers 34-7 Saturday. It was Kentucky’s first win in Neyland Stadium since 1984, the Wildcats’ largest margin of victory in Knoxville since 56-0......
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Vols’ Guarantano benched after 2 pick-sixes

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by ESPN016
Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt benched starting quarterback Jarrett Guarantano with 10:33 left in the second quarter against Kentucky. Redshirt sophomore J.T. Shrout came in to replace Guarantano. Guarantano threw two interceptions for touchdowns — the first came at 12:47 in the second quarter, when Kentucky’s Kelvin Joseph returned......
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Mega Bama-Georgia preview: A nearly perfect offense vs. a nearly perfect defense, and much more

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by ESPN021
Because 2020 has to have an element of surreality at all times, the biggest game of the 2020 college football season to date will take place without the most successful active coach in the game. With Nick Saban testing positive for COVID-19, No. 2 Alabama’s battle with No. 3 Georgia......
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Sources: Multiple SEC clubs given virus sanctions

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by ESPN048
Multiple SEC schools will have revenue from the conference deducted as a result of not following proper COVID-19 protocols, sources told ESPN. According to a memo sent by SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey last week, schools would have their conference revenue distribution cut by $100,000 for each week that they did......
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Yes, friends, even game officials can land on our Bottom 10 list

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by ESPN032
[Editor’s note: The Big 10’s arrival for this fall college football season is imminent. But for now, the SEC owns college football (both good and bad), Clemson runs the ACC and the Big 12 is, well, the Big 12. As always, the Bottom 10 sorts it out.] Inspirational Thought of......
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AP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What’s next for each ranked team?

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by ESPN012
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and after a wild Saturday of games, especially in the SEC, there’s some movement near the top of the rankings. Here’s what’s next for each ranked team: No. 1 Clemson (4-0) Travis Etienne is really good. This isn’t news. We didn’t......
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Clemson keeps rolling, Saban outlasts Kiffin in college football’s wild Week 6

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by ESPN020
We’re trained to root for the hero in stories because we all want to believe we’re the good guy, too. But if we’re being honest, the villains make a story fun. Superman has the powers, but Lex Luthor has the personality. And so it is with Nick Saban and Lane......
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College football Week 6 preview: Can Miami take down No. 1 Clemson?

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by ESPN028
This weekend’s college football slate appeared to have a pretty strong tag: Red River Week. No matter what else was going on, you knew there would be at least one season-defining game on the docket. So much for that. Texas and Oklahoma are a combined 3-3, and neither is in......
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Can Tennessee and Miami return to glory? Will Kiffin top Saban? What to watch in CFB’s Week 6

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by ESPN028
7:00 AM ET David M. Hale Close ESPN Staff Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. Harry Lyles Jr. To suggest that success in college football is cyclical only understands half the picture. Yes, even the great programs such as Alabama and USC have......
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Like it or not, the SEC will again be the center of the CFB world in 2020

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by ESPN043
Do you hear it, off in the distance? It’s still faint, because we’re just a month into this strange attempt at college football in 2020, but it’s there — that familiar refrain, the siren song we’ve heard before. Listen. “S-E-C! S-E-C!” You thought this college football season would be different......
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Marty & McGee: Talking live mascots, from huggable Uga to pigs of prey

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by ESPN05
Oct 2, 2020 Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Each week during the 2020 season,......
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Marty & McGee: ‘Enter Sandman’ and the best college football entrances

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by ESPN065
6:00 AM ET Marty Smith Close ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Each week during the 2020 season,......
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AP Top 25 college football poll reaction: What’s next for each ranked team?

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by ESPN059
The AP Top 25 college football poll is out, and this should be the last week it does not include Big Ten teams. So before next week’s shake-up — which will also include the first weekend of SEC play — here’s what’s on tap for each ranked team, starting with......
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