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The Gators' defense led the way in a 24-14 win over Oklahoma at the BCS championship game in Miami.The Gators' defense led the way in a 24-14 win over Oklahoma at the BCS... more
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Chris and Kevin are back with another episode of … Back and Forth! Watch as they discuss our previous football volleys, our basketball hoops and dreams, and hopefuls for the Hiseman!Chris and Kevin are back with another episode of … Back and Forth! Watch as... more
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NEW YORK -- By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 -- to start the 2008 college football season.
Seeking its first national championship in 28 years, Georgia is on top of The Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time.
The Bulldogs received 22 first-place votes and 1,528 points from a panel of 65 media members in the poll released Saturday.
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt said in a telephone interview with the AP.NEW YORK -- By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was... more
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The first college football game was played 139 years ago in New Jersey, between Rutgers and Princeton, and the sport was dominated by Northeastern schools such as Yale and Harvard in its infancy.
By the middle of the last century the South had risen in college football, and these days there’s no question: If you want to win a national championship, it’s best to play in places where sunscreen is more important than snow boots, and the grits are better than the bagels.
Why? Simple. Because that’s where the best players are.
Since the Bowl Championship Series started crowning a national champion in 1998, Ohio State and Oklahoma are the only schools that play in cold weather to have won a championship. And it’s important to point out that Oklahoma borders Texas, which has more high school football players than any other state.The first college football game was played 139 years ago in New Jersey, between... more
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