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Coastal Carolina emerged as the darling of this college football season, with mullets flowing from their helmets, a swashbuckling ethos and an undefeated season that captured the country’s attention. Coastal Carolina is in just its fourth season of FBS football. And the school will play in its first-ever bowl game, the Cure Bowl, against Liberty in Orlando on Saturday. But the conclusion of the Coastal Carolina’s 11-0 season brought with it some of the cruel realities that accompany the… Source link

Aaron Rodgers and the Packers look determined to secure the top seed in the NFC. The Packers, behind a near-perfect first half from Green Bay at Lambeau Field on Saturday night, cruised past the Carolina Panthers, 24-16, to grab their fourth straight win — which keeps them in the driver’s seat to claim the lone playoff bye. Panthers struggle to slow Green Bay early The Panthers couldn’t seem to find a way to slow the Packers’ offense down in the first half. Green Bay scored a touchdown… Source link

Trey Sermon might have just carried Ohio State into the College Football Playoff. Sermon set an Ohio State rushing record with 29 carries for 331 yards as the Buckeyes came back to beat No. 14 Northwestern, 22-10, in the Big Ten championship game. Sermon surpassed Eddie George’s single-game rushing record of 314 yards with less than two minutes to go. He juked, knocked over and hurdled defenders on the 23-yard carry as Ohio State clinched its fourth consecutive Big Ten title. Ohio State and… Source link

The “Florida man” headlines have always held a special place in our hearts here at the Yahoo Sports College Podcast, but this past weekend brought an entirely new level of admiration. UF DB Marco Wilson’s inexplicable cleat toss essentially cost Florida a chance at the College Football Playoff. Dan Wetzel, Pete Thamel and Pat Forde from Sports Illustrated react to LSU’s wild 34-31 win over the Gators. How does this shake up the playoff race? Minutes after wrapping the podcast, Auburn… Source link

The Conversation Brazil’s president rejects COVID-19 vaccine, undermining a century of progress toward universal inoculation The world is eagerly awaiting the release of several COVID-19 vaccines, but Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is not. “I’m not going to take it. It’s my right,” he said in a Nov. 26 social media broadcast. Bolsonaro, who came down with COVID-19 in July, has also criticized face masks. He and his more faithful supporters oppose any suggestion of mandatory… Source link

No. 1 Alabama restored order in the SEC West, looking capable of hanging 100 on LSU in a 55-17 victory. No. 2 Notre Dame shook off a sluggish start to breeze past Syracuse, 45-21. No. 3 Clemson awoke from some early doldrums to vanquish Virginia Tech, 45-10. No. 4 Ohio State endured significant losses from COVID-19 — including three starting offensive linemen — and blew out Michigan State so authoritatively, 52-12, that few could tell the difference. No. 5 Texas A&M delivered a solid win at… Source link

Take a good look at your fantasy football team and, for better or for worse, this is your squad. Did you do a good job assembling an unstoppable roster, or did you mess up royally along the way? Regardless, the time for major changes has expired, so let’s focus on making the most of whatever core group you have in place. Although the Week 13 waiver wire doesn’t have any league-altering additions still lingering, there are some players available that could help if your team runs into injury… Source link

It’s time to start talking seriously about the College Football Playoff. The first set of playoff rankings will be revealed on Tuesday night as college football tries to progress through its pandemic-impacted 2020 season. What will they look like? We think they’ll resemble the AP Top 25. At least at the top. After the top five or six, things could get different. The committee typically hasn’t ranked undefeated teams outside of the Power Five conferences too highly to start. So Marshall… Source link

The Telegraph Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player demand action to curb striking distance at Augusta After hitting the opening ceremonial drives at Augusta on the first day of the 84th Masters, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player used their legendary status to demand action from the game’s governing bodies to stop the ball going so far. In an impassioned set of pleas that will surely make the R & A and US Golf Association sit up and take notice as the distance issue intensifies, Player expressed his… Source link

The legend of Ryan Fitzpatrick got out of control. He’s a competent NFL quarterback and a lot of fun to root for. He can get hot for a few weeks at a time. But it was still weird how people freaked out when the Miami Dolphins benched him. Miami replaced a 37-year-old with an 82.1 career passer rating for the fifth pick of the 2020 NFL draft. Tua Tagovailoa is the Dolphins’ future. He might be the present, too. Sunday was an eye-opening win. The Dolphins’ offense didn’t do much in… Source link