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No doubt Ohio State is a force. With five straight seasons atop the Big Ten, Jim Tressel's program helped cement Ohio State's spot on our super schools list, Dennis Dodd says.



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Wonder how Ohio State has become a power on the court? Look no further than the talent-rich Buckeye State. It doesn't hurt to have Thad Matta, either, Gary Parrish says in part three of the series ranking the top comibined college basketball/football programs.



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Boise State University President Bob Kustra says his remarks about a bitter football rivalry with the University of Idaho, in which he called Vandal culture 'nasty' and 'inebriated,' came out harsher than he intended.



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Oklahoma State safety Victor Johnson will face a possession of a controlled substance charge in addition to an accusation of obstructing a police officer leveled against him after his weekend arrest.



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Despite pockets of preseason support, Dennis Dodd says that Oklahoma still is playing catch-up against Texas when it comes to conference and national perception.



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Bob Fenimore, a two-time All-American who became the top pick in the 1947 NFL Draft, died Wednesday in Stillwater after a fight with cancer. He was 84.



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Mark Nelson has resigned as an assistant football coach at East Carolina after the school learned of possible NCAA violations concerning his observation of voluntary summer workouts.



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Southern California coach Lane Kiffin says he was surprised by the lawsuit filed against him and USC by the Tennessee Titans after he hired away one of the NFL team's assistant coaches.



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The Pac-10 will become the Pac-12 as soon as Colorado and Utah officially join the league. The 95-year old league announced Tuesday that it would change the conference's name when the two new members join.



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Kyle Parker's view on his Clemson football future wasn't that different from many worried Tiger fans. 'I pretty much thought I was gone,' Parker said Tuesday.



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Tommy Tuberville coaches Auburn to a 13-0 mark in 2004. Will he get awarded the national title that USC is about to vacate? The BCS won't budge, but Dennis Dodd says Tubs may have another advocate.



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Iowa State defensive back David Sims has been charged with unauthorized use of a credit card.



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Iowa State defensive back David Sims has been charged with unauthorized use of a credit card.



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TCU is still on top in the Mountain West Conference. The Horned Frogs received all 31 first-place votes in the league's preseason media poll, which was released Tuesday as the Mountain West media days began.



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For unabashed disregard of rules and etiquette, Ray Ratto says Lane Kiffin proves in the Kennedy Pola matter that he's becoming the match for the man who fired him as coach of the Oakland Raiders.



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If USC loses its NCAA appeal in the Reggie Bush participation matter, BCS executive director Bill Hancock says it's likely the Trojans' 2004 BCS national title would be vacated.



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Nebraska didn't want it to come to this. Entering their last Big 12 season, the Cornhuskers are ready to bid adieu to their home for more than a century with plenty of rancor aimed at Texas, Dennis Dodd says.



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Ohio State University says former football star Maurice Clarett has been granted re-entry to pursue his degree after he spent more than three years in prison.



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