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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Don't like this week's College Football Playoff rankings? Don't worry, they'll change
History was made Tuesday when the first-ever College Football Playoff rankings were announced to an eager public that wanted to know their team’s chances at a national title.
If you’re a fan of the SEC West, Tuesday was a good day.
If you’re a fan of Notre Dame, or Marshall — an undefeated program that didn’t even crack the Top 25 — you’re in complete shock.
However, the most important thing to keep in mind while digesting a Top 25 built by 12 people sitting in a closed room for the past 24 hours is that the rankings we’re all discussing today won’t be the same rankings we’ll see during the final poll on Dec. 7.
That’s because there are four SEC West teams ranked in the Top 6 and all of them have to play at least one other member of that group before the season ends. In fact, No. 2 Ole Miss and No. 3 Auburn will play this weekend, which will have a significant effect on the Top 4 just a week after the hullabaloo surrounding these first rankings.
Even though these rankings are fluid, Notre Dame still has to feel a little sick.
Many people thought the Irish would be up in the Top 6 with just one loss against then-No. 1 Florida State, and what many considered one of the toughest schedules in the country at the beginning of the year. However, the Irish are sitting at No. 10 with what is now a middle-of-the-road schedule ahead and several teams around them that could keep pushing the Irish lower.
On the flipside, the Big 12 has to be licking their chops at the though of SEC West cannibalization and two teams — No. 7 TCU and No. 9 Kansas State — on the cusp of getting in. However, those two teams do play each other on Nov. 8. If TCU wins that game, it can strut to the College Football Playoff. If it's Kansas State, well, the Wildcats still have to face Baylor at the end of the regular season. There’s also no doubt that the Big 12 will gain a major advantage by not having one of its better teams picked off in a conference championship game.
While the Big 12 is aligned nicely for a spot in the playoff, so is Michigan State as the highest-ranked representative from the Big Ten at No. 8. The Spartans might have a tough game against Ohio State in a couple weeks, but other than that it’s smooth sailing to the Big Ten title game. However, the pitfall with that is having to play a Nebraska team that’s further down the rankings, but not completely out of the conversation.
The College Football Playoff rankings are a fluid thing so getting upset about them this week is almost a pointless exercise. However, it’s difficult to argue with this first set of rankings. All of the teams in the Top 6 are deserving even if there are a handful of other teams that could be deserving as well. Based on the way these first rankings went, it’s clear the committee is going to let the teams decide their fate, which is a lot better than having some computers do it.
The next five weeks are all about surviving and advancing. It’s an easier task for some than others, but this is what we all wanted.
So far, so good.
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CFP committee top 4: Three from SEC and FSU
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Bulldogs, Seminoles top Playoff rankings
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Hawaii's Arnold out as coach after investigation
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Maryland looks to lay groundwork for rivalry with Penn State
Despite the geographical proximity of the two universities, Maryland and Penn State have not played since 1993. Now with Maryland in the Big Ten, the Terps will travel to State College for a noon contest Saturday. With the teams now Big Ten east division foes, Edsall knows the chance for a rivalry can sprout at Beaver Stadium this weekend.
“I think it's great to be able to be in the same conference with them, in a bordering state,” Edsall said Tuesday. “It's something that as we continue to play Penn State, we can turn it into a rivalry and again we are looking forward to going up there to play in front of that hostile environment of 100,000 people."
Edsall was particular with his words. The series history between the two teams has 37 entries, with Penn State winning 35 times. Maryland isn’t looking to rekindle a rivalry. It’s looking to establish one – and to do that, the Terps need to start beating Penn State.
"I think I've been on record, you have to win games and that's one thing that we haven't done here at the University of Maryland,” Edsall said. “Most of our guys weren't even born yet the last time (Penn State and Maryland played). Again, it's just one of those things that we will get the chance to play them now on a yearly basis, and what we have to do, is continue to get better. If you are ever going to make a series a rival, there has to be wins on our side to be able to make that happen."
If Edsall’s program can start pulling out victories against the Nittany Lions, the potential for a rivalry will extend beyond the playing field to the recruiting trail. The teams already recruit many of the same regions, with Penn State dipping into the fertile recruiting grounds of the Washington D.C.-Maryland-Northern Virginia area pretty frequently and with good success.
Edsall hopes some of those kids from Maryland will take a longer look at the Terps.
"Penn State has always recruited down here and Penn State has pretty much always gotten who they wanted to get down here,” Edsall said. “It goes back to beating them on the field to change those things, those are the things that you have to do. We're in an area where it's a bordering state and you have the population that we have here there is going to be a lot of people that are going to come in here and recruit. It's just one of those things and what you have to do is go out and play to the best of your ability and win. That way you can probably keep more of those guys here at home."
Penn State head coach James Franklin, in his first year with the program, is extremely familiar with Maryland in his own right. Franklin spent two different stints with the Terps as an assistant – from 2000-2004 as the wide receivers coach and 2008-2010 as the offensive coordinator. He was even Maryland’s head coach-in-waiting before Vanderbilt hired him away from College Park to be its head coach.
Though he recruited a handful of players on the Maryland roster, including quarterback C.J. Brown, Franklin said his familiarity with those players doesn’t give Penn State an advantage.
“I don't see it being an advantage on the field because I know their personalities but I haven't coached them or been around them in four years,” Franklin said. “So a lot of things change, guys get bigger, stronger, they develop, they're in schemes that are different and things like that. I don't think we gain a whole lot of an advantage.”
Both teams are coming off tough losses over the weekend. The Terps (5-3) were blown out 52-7 on the road by Wisconsin while Penn State (4-3) dropped a double-overtime decision to Ohio State.
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Army coach accepts blame for NCAA violations
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Alleged victim in FSU RB Karlos Williams domestic battery investigation wants case dropped
A day after the Tallahassee Police Department confirmed that Florida State running back Karlos Williams was the subject of a domestic battery investigation, Williams’ accuser asked police to “drop its investigation.”
According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Nathan Prince, the attorney representing the alleged victim, “informally told” the TPD to stop the investigation and will formally put in a request to end it Tuesday. Prince said his client “will not talk to investigators, has not filed a complaint and did not notify TPD or FSU about any alleged domestic battery incident.”
The woman and Williams have a child together and another on the way, Prince said. The two no longer live together and are no longer a couple.
Additionally, Prince told the Democrat that he does not think probable cause for an arrest of Williams exists due to the lack of witnesses. Prince said that he thinks Florida State and police were alerted “after internet rumors started” saying Williams’ girlfriend had been the victim of domestic violence.
“She doesn’t want to make any comments on the facts of the case,” Prince said. “There aren’t any witnesses that have provided testimony.”
Tim Jansen, Williams’ attorney, was unaware of the woman’s attorney’s intention to get the case dropped when reached by the Democrat.
Elsewhere, a report emerged Monday night that Williams’ name surfaced as part of an investigation into an armed robbery that occurred on June 23. When reached last week, Williams declined to speak with investigators about the case.
Williams, who leads FSU with 378 yards rushing and seven touchdowns, has not been charged in either incident.
The second-ranked Seminoles play Louisville on the road Thursday night.
For more Florida State news, visit Warchant.com.
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Accuser's lawyer wants FSU RB case dropped
The attorney for the woman who Florida State running back Karlos Williams is alleged to have assaulted told ESPN.com on Tuesday that he has asked the Tallahassee Police Department to drop its investigation. From ESPN.com - College Football - Accuser's lawyer wants FSU RB case dropped
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Spectator injured by falling mirror at Nebraska's stadium during Rutgers game
A spectator suffered a gash to his head after a mirror fell from a level above at Nebraska's Memorial Stadium on Saturday during the Huskers' 42-24 win over Rutgers.
The 4-by-6-inch mirror hit Carlton Clark as he turned around to talk to friends behind him and opened up a 1.5-inch wound on his head.
“It sounded like a gunshot when it hit,” Clark told the Lincoln Journal-Star.
Where did the mirror come from? No one knows for sure. The paper said the "best guess" is that it came from ESPN's broadcast booth. However, Clark's seats aren't directly underneath the booth.
“I have no idea how it could have happened,” Clark told the Journal-Star. “But the odds were 1 in 92,000, and I was the one.”
The mirror fell during halftime, and after he was tended to by medics, Clark was able to stand up and walk to the stadium's first-aid station. But much to his chagrin, the cut kept bleeding through the fourth quarter and his son drove him to an emergency room and Clark missed the entire second half.
He has eight staples in his head, but he said the injury won't prevent him from seeing Saturday's game at home against Purdue. He says he's fine and will be back in his same seat.
For more Nebraska news visit HuskerOnline.com.
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Ohio State reportedly dismisses RB Rod Smith after failed drug test
Ohio State RB Rod Smith is no longer a member of the team.
ElevenWarriors.com reported Monday night that Smith would be dismissed and Tuesday morning, the Columbus Dispatch reported the same thing, citing a source that said Smith failed a drug test.
Smith, a senior, had 24 carries for 102 yards this season. He missed much of the spring because of academic issues but was used as a substitute for Ohio State starting RB Ezekiel Elliott this season.
He didn't play in Saturday's double-overtime win over Penn State, but had scored at least one touchdown in the four games before the Penn State game and had two scores against Kent State. His most productive game was against Cincinnati when he had 11 carries for 61 yards.
Smith was the No. 6 running back in the country and a four-star recruit in the class of 2010 according to Rivals. His most productive season in terms of yards came in 2012 when he ran for 215 yards on 32 carries.
For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.
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FSU RB Karlos Williams reportedly declined to speak with investigators about robbery case
After it was revealed by Tallahassee police that Florida State RB Karlos Williams was the subject of a domestic battery investigation, Williams' name has also surfaced as part of another incident in Tallahassee.
According to ESPN, Florida state attorney Willie Meggs wanted to talk to Williams about a robbery that happened on June 23. Meggs told ESPN that his department attempted to talk Williams last week and that he declined to speak with an assistant state attorney and an investigator.
Meggs is the state attorney that reviewed the accusations of sexual assault against Jameis WInston. Meggs didn't charge Winston because of a lack of evidence in the case and has been critical of the way the Tallahassee Police Department handled Winston's investigation.
The robbery happened as part of a marijuana deal gone bad. Daravius Lawrence is charged with robbery with a firearm and Williams is listed as an associate of his on the police report. According to a spokesperson for the TPD, Williams declined to speak with the department this summer.
"At that time, Mr. Williams agreed to come in for an interview on Monday of the next week [June 30]," Northway said. "He did not show up for the interview. The investigator did try to reach him, and [Williams' girlfriend] told the investigator that they had hired an attorney and would not be giving a statement."
Williams has not been charged regarding either incident.
The TPD announced Williams was the subject of the domestic violence investigation via its Facebook page on Monday. After a report emerged that Williams was to be suspended, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said it was a false report.
Williams has 82 carries for 378 yards and seven touchdowns in 2014.
For more Florida State news, visit Warchant.com.
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