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Louisville vs. Michigan: Previewing the big game

2013-04-08 08:13:00

� Join Times college basketball writer Chris Dufresne at noon today for a live video chat as he breaks down tonight men's basketball title game between Louisville and Michigan. The video chat will take place on this blog post. As Dufrense wrote...

Michigan-Louisville NCAA title game: Gratitude adjustment required

2013-04-08 00:00:00

ATLANTA — Michigan will have three or four thank-you notes to hand out should it win Monday night's national championship game against Louisville at the Georgia Dome. It can start with Penn State, which beat the Wolverines by 14 points in State...

Jerry Sandusky tries to appeal jury conviction -- again

2013-02-21 17:37:00

Eight months after a jury convicted Jerry Sandusky of sexually molesting young boys, the former Penn State assistant football coach’s attorneys have again filed court documents asking the state appeals court to upend the decision. The notice of...

Joe Paterno's widow to appear on Katie Couric's talk show

2013-02-05 07:38:00

Joe Paterno's widow is to give her first interview since the Jerry Sandusky scandal and her husband's subsequent death, appearing on Katie Couric's daytime talk show in an episode scheduled to air Monday. Sue Paterno, who was married to the legendary...

Chris Dufresne's top 10 college football moments for 2012 season

2013-01-08 18:45:00

The end of this season means there's only a year left of the snaggle-toothed Bowl Championship Series, a cartel dreamed up by Satan that has been infuriating college football fans since 1998. We can't wait for the new four-team playoff starting in 2014...

East is West and up is down in college conference realignments

2012-12-21 06:00:00

Tired of tracking the conference whereabouts of your favorite school? Well, take a number and get in realignment line. Even the people paid to cover the sport have trouble keeping up. INTERACTIVE: Conference Realignment chart The turning point for...

Alabama-Georgia game looks like BCS title-game tuneup

2012-12-01 00:00:00

ATLANTA --�Alabama and Georgia haven't played in football since 2008 but won't be completely startled when they bump into each other at the Georgia Dome on Saturday. At stake is the Southeastern Conference championship — otherwise known as the...

UCLA fans want the front page, but team has to earn it

2012-11-17 00:00:00

Unbuckling the mailbag: Question: If UCLA beats USC, will The Times let them be in the Sunday sports page headline? Phillip Para Answer: That's a tough call but we can probably make a one-time exception to get UCLA out on the cover, especially if the...

Play it forward: The week ahead in college football

2012-10-22 00:00:00

Five things to watch this week in college football. 1: Off to its best start since 2002, Notre Dame (7-0) heads to Oklahoma in search of a signature victory that can keep the Fighting Irish in national title contention. Notre Dame has dominated...

Kansas State's Bill Snyder may get shot at redemption for 1998

2012-10-25 00:00:00

Mike Riley is an obvious coach-of-the-year choice given the double-double (with fries) charge he injected into an Oregon State team that finished 3-9 last year. The Beavers are 6-0 for the first time since 1907 and deserving of top-10 accolades. Bill O'...

A couple of USCs — one surprising, one not — are making noise

2012-10-08 00:00:00

Handshakes and helmet stickers go out to the two schools known as USC in this week's top 10 — we could not be more thrilled for the players and their families. The USC at No. 3 lost the legal right to be called USC, so it will heretofore be...

College football on TV

2012-10-05 00:00:00

Break out the chips and cold drinks, but let Chris Dufresne handle the remote. Each Friday, the Times' national college football writer handicaps what's worth watching, and skipping, on Saturday's menu of games. MORNING No. 24 Northwestern (5-0) at Penn...

Reason to watch: These teams make a habit of playing in one-goal games. Both squads have lost four games in 2013 by a combined five goals. This one is guaranteed to be low-scoring and tension-filled.

2013-04-13 00:00:00

Penn State Nittany Lions Allen Robinson (8) during spring practice on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in State College, Pa.

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Attack This position has the easiest immediate transition from high school to college. Coaches assign a very specific role to start the season and expand it with time. Using football as an analogy, the attack position is most similar to wide receiver.

2013-03-02 00:00:00