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Bowl season returns in 2021-22 with a schedule that includes 42 bowl games between FBS teams. This year’s College Football Playoff championship game is Jan. 10 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The semifinals are Dec. 31 at the Capital One Orange Bowl and Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. These projections are for how we think the rest of the regular season will play out. For now, Alabama is out of the College Football Playoff....

Indeed, this weekend’s slate of games features not only the first games of the 2022-23 bowl season, but also the FCS playoff semifinal matchups, Celebration Bowl and championship games for both Division II and III. The headliner from the weekend could arguably be the Celebration Bowl, the de facto Black national championship game between Jackson State and N.C. Central. It’s also the last game Deion Sanders will coach for the Tigers before he takes over at Colorado....

The ‘Noles, for their part, have not set the world on fire, either. They’re only 1-5 against the spread after finishing 11-3 against the number in 2013-14. In fact, Florida State (5-to-1) was bumped from the No. 1 spot despite sporting an undefeated 6-0 record. The winner of Saturday’s showdown, to be played at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, will be able to make a strong case as the country’s top team....

Notre Dame elevated defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman, while Oklahoma brought back Bob Stoops disciple Brent Venables. In the Pac-12, Mario Cristobal left Oregon to return to Miami, where he played offensive line from 1988-92. There have now been 28 coaching changes in this cycle. That list includes 13 changes in the Power 5. There were 18 total coaching changes in 2020. Sporting News looks at all the changes in 2021:...

No. 3 Ohio State travels to No. 18 Penn State in the second straight prime-time Big Ten showdown, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. It won’t be a “White Out,” and the Nittany Lions face more pressure after losing 36-35 to Indiana in their conference opener. It won’t get any easier against the Buckeyes, who won their home opener 52-17 against Nebraska. This week includes 19 matchups involving teams ranked in the AP Top 25, and the College Football Playoff race promises to ramp up in November....

The first is the matchup between No. 7 USC and No. 16 UCLA at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. The Trojans are the last remaining Pac-12 team with one loss, and they will have to win at the Rose Bowl to keep those conference championship and playoff hopes alive. This is another chance for Heisman Trophy contender Caleb Williams to command the spotlight. There also is a Pac-12 championship game rematch between No....

Four top-25 matchups take place this week, starting with the Red River Rivalry between No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 11 Texas, followed by No. 1 Alabama at No. 24 Texas A&M, No. 10 Penn State at No. 17 Iowa and No. 7 Florida at No. 5 LSU — all games with College Football Playoff implications. MORE: Get the latest college football odds at Sportsbook Review It’s a fantastic schedule with some interesting spreads, but we feel up to the challenge after going 6-2 in Week 6 to bring us to 33-9 for the season....

The Aggies are 7-1 and will not play in the SEC championship game, but their path to the four-team playoff is not all that complicated. Texas A&M must win its regular-season finale against Tennessee on Dec. 19 to stay in the conversation. What else do the Aggies need to happen from now until the College Football Playoff selection show on Dec. 20? Let’s play out the rest with the three key pieces: BENDER: Big Ten decision to protect Ohio State’s season is the right one College Football Playoff scenarios for Texas A&M A Christmas miracle from either Arkansas against Alabama or LSU against Florida this weekend would obviously work in the Aggies’ favor....

There hasn’t been much change among the top College Football Playoff contenders over the course of the rankings unveilings, but that’s because none of the contenders have been truly challenged. That won’t be the case on conference championship weekend, which will be massively impactful in regard to the final CFP standings. MORE: Playoff picture after Week 14 As of now, only five teams have a legitimate opportunity to make the College Football Playoff....

MORE: SN Preseason All-Americans | Saban: Coach creator/destroyer Speaking at SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala., Hancock told reporters that if moving the games will boost viewership, the CFB Playoff would do it. “We’re exploring if there’s a better (date) for the semifinals,” Hancock said. “We’re thinking about if New Year’s Eve is the way to go.” Because of venues already scheduled to host the semifinals and College Football Playoff National Championship Game, a move could happen no sooner than after the 2018 regular season....

Mississippi State is the latest example. This season in Starkville, the SEC school has set up eight terrace cabanas that sit on the patio deck in the upper level of the north end zone at Davis Scott Stadium. MORE: SEC predictions: Who can stop Saban, Bama? As first reported by SportsBusiness Journal, all eight cabanas sold out in two days after they were first marketed to those on a waiting list for premium seats, MSU Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said....

Alabama and Ohio State are putting up an absurd amount of points. Georgia and Clemson passed big road tests. Oklahoma will have to weather the loss of Rodney Anderson. MORE: Week 2 highlights, scores While the top five teams enjoyed wins, there were several more overreactions worth looking at after Week 2. Here’s what we’re buying — and selling: Georgia = SEC East champs! BUY. The Bulldogs took command of the SEC East race with a commanding 41-17 victory against South Carolina....

The Associated Press released its Preseason Top 25 on Monday, and Alabama is ranked No. 1 again. That jives with the USA Today Sports UFCA Coaches Poll and Sporting News Preseason Top 25 polls. Here is a closer look at the AP Top 25, the Coaches Poll and a composite poll that includes the SN Preseason Top 25: BENDER: Why Alabama, Ohio State could go wire-to-wire at No. 1, No....

Birighitti’s body was found near Twilight Beach in Western Australia, roughly 370 miles from Perth, during a dive to retrieve the body of Gary Johnson. This search followed reports the 57-year-old had been attacked by a great white shark. A father and daughter spotted sharks attacking a body and initially thought it belonged to Johnson. However, police have since confirmed it was Birighitti. “My sister and my father saw the sharks attacking the body and it was quite a big one they say,”...

First, it’s pronounced SHON-ti-clear, or Chants (SHONTS) for short. Watch the NCAA’s video of coach Gary Gilmore and his players sharing pronunciation stories here. MORE: 13 college mascots in need of a makeover As for what a Chanticleer is: According to Coastal Carolina’s athletic website, a Chanticleer is “a proud and fierce rooster who dominates the barnyard … With all of his splendor and great looks, Chanticleer is also greatly feared and mightily respected by all....

Junior completed the lineup on Thursday when it beat fellow Colombian side Santa Fe 1-0 in the semifinals, and 3-0 on aggregate. Striker Teo Gutierrez scored in the first half. Gutierrez and defender Gabriel Fuentes were sent off, and will miss the first leg of the final on Dec. 5 in Barranquilla. The second leg will be on Dec. 12 in Curitiba, southern Brazil. 0 votes

Such sentiments obviously would not be openly voiced in most companies today. The civil rights revolution has seen to that. Still, it seems that every so often we get ugly reminders–of which the Texaco imbroglio is the latest–that Jim Crow’s spirit is not yet dead. In 1994, Denny’s restaurant chain agreed–in a settlement with the Justice Department–to put a civil rights monitor on its payroll and to cough up $45 million in damages, after a slew of complaints alleging discrimination against customers and employees....

Local authorities said they carried out a search warrant at “one particular location” where they believe the fire first began but the scene is now covered in a foot of snow, making the investigation more complicated, said Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. “The outcome of that investigation is vital — there is so much at stake. We are going to be professional. We are going to be careful,” Pelle said....

That’s more than enough with an injured Marcus Mariota stuck watching from the Tennessee sideline. Luck threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns and the Colts beat the Titans 33-17 on Sunday night for the final spot in the postseason as the AFC’s No. 6 seed. With the Texans winning the AFC South title earlier Sunday with a victory over Jacksonville, that left the Colts and Titans playing for the second wild-card berth and a visit to Houston on Saturday....