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Are the Irish really back this time?
Sep 1 2006 7:14PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Is Notre Dame really back this time? For those with short memories, the Fighting Irish thrilled the gold-clad faithful in 2002 by winning nine games in Tyrone Willingham's debut season. He was fired just two years later when the program slumped badly after that promising start.
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Drinking banned at Penn State tailgates
Sep 1 2006 6:45PM (CT)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Hoping to cut down on underage drinking and create a safer post-game environment, Penn State is banning alcohol at parking lot tailgate parties during football games inside Beaver Stadium.
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Tereshinski leads Bulldogs in home debut
Sep 1 2006 6:10PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Mark Richt's announcement that Joe Tereshinski would start Georgia's season-opener against Western Kentucky didn't silence questions about the position.
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Cajuns renew spicy rivalry with LSU
Sep 1 2006 4:59PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana native Jerry Babb has two challenges ahead of him as he prepares to lead Louisiana-Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns into Tiger Stadium on Saturday night _ and only one has to do with moving the football against No. 8 LSU.
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La. Tech loves playing BCS opponents
Sep 1 2006 4:44PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Games like Saturday's at No. 20 Nebraska are among the reasons Louisiana Tech coach Jack Bicknell loves his job.
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Cal starts season with high expectations
Sep 1 2006 4:36PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - California tailback Marshawn Lynch signed autographs for about two hours straight while his teammates posed for pictures at a wildly popular fans appreciation day for the Golden Bears.
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No. 10 Oklahoma looking for better start
Sep 1 2006 4:03PM (CT)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - On his first snap as Oklahoma's starting quarterback, Paul Thompson dropped back, faked a handoff and launched a deep ball that a wide-open receiver couldn't quite reach, even with a dive.
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USC opens vs. revenge-minded Arkansas
Sep 1 2006 3:47PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Southern California opens its season in hostile territory against a hungry opponent with a long memory.
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No. 16 Iowa breaks in newcomers
Sep 1 2006 3:30PM (CT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa is looking at Saturday's opener against Montana as the first step toward a fifth straight January bowl bid.
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Clemson hopes for different start
Sep 1 2006 3:24PM (CT)
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Enter with high hopes. Stumble early. Finish with a rush, leading to more high hopes the next year. Clemson center Dustin Fry has seen that scenario play out too often during his time with the Tigers. And he thinks this might finally be the season it changes.
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NIU coach knows Ohio Stadium upsets
Sep 1 2006 3:22PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Northern Illinois coach Joe Novak had a hand in one of the worst moments in the history of Ohio State football. Now he'd like his Huskies to add another one to the list.
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Michigan's Hart wants to smell roses
Sep 1 2006 3:20PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Mike Hart was wearing a 2005 Rose Bowl golf shirt earlier this week, cherishing the memory from his freshman season at Michigan.
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Defense ponders fair jury for Clarett
Sep 1 2006 3:17PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Defense attorneys want a public opinion poll to determine if an impartial jury can be seated for Maurice Clarett's robbery trial later this month.
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Marshall looks to minimize mistakes
Sep 1 2006 3:08PM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall coach Mark Snyder recently watched a replay of the 1997 game between Marshall and West Virginia and hopes to heed a lesson from the last time the state's two Division I-A football teams met.
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McCoy leads defending champs into opener
Sep 1 2006 3:06PM (CT)
AUSTIN (AP) - His voice has cracked in the huddle. He hasn't taken a snap in a college game, and he's following in the footsteps of one of the greatest players to wear a Texas uniform.
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Spurrier returns to Fla. for '96 reunion
Sep 1 2006 3:06PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Steve Spurrier's 1996 team left Florida as the program's only national champions. Ten years later, they return the same way.
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Miami's freshmen may get early breaks
Sep 1 2006 3:50AM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Sam Shields, Javarris James and Ryan Hill all turned some heads when they arrived on Miami's campus this summer, with each freshman boldly predicting that he would quickly earn significant playing time. Turns out, they all were probably right.
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ASU rallies past NAU in 4th quarter
Sep 1 2006 2:10AM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Northern Arizona gave Arizona State a bit of a scare for three quarters. The 24th-ranked Sun Devils ended any ideas of an upset with an offensive surge in the last 15 minutes.
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Oregon St. overwhelms E.Washington 56-17
Sep 1 2006 1:16AM (CT)
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Yvenson Bernard rushed for 124 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Oregon State's 56-17 victory over outmatched Eastern Washington on Thursday night.
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UTEP spoils Long's debut with Aztecs
Sep 1 2006 1:11AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Quintin Demps' interception midway through the fourth quarter helped douse a wild San Diego State rally and Texas-El Paso won 34-27 Thursday night to spoil Chuck Long's coaching debut with the Aztecs.
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