Bobby Petrino is in line for a $500,000 bonus, one of the largest academic bonuses in NCAA history, as a result of his Louisville players maintaining at least a 935 score on their Academic Progress Rate. From ESPN.com - College Football - Petrino poised to get $500K academic bonus
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Florida State drops while TCU and Oregon move up in CFP rankings
Florida State is finally at the mercy of its schedule.
A year ago, the Seminoles knew that winning out, regardless of its competition, would be enough to make the BCS National Championship game. But on Tuesday, it learned that a room full of committee members ranking its body of work against the work of several other teams with tougher schedules isn’t nearly as forgiving.
The undefeated Seminoles dropped to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff Rankings after spending two previous weeks seemingly comfortable at No. 2. Oregon took their place while Mississippi State hung tough at No. 1 with a game against No. 5 Alabama this weekend. TCU, which was on the outside looking in this time last week, slips into the No. 4 spot after a dominating win against Kansas State.
What might provide Florida State and Alabama some comfort is that College Football Playoff committee chairman Jeff Long said the differences between the Ducks and the Seminoles, and the Horned Frogs and the Tide are very minimal. With regards to Florida State and Oregon, Long noted that the Ducks had one more win against Top 25 competition and that two of three wins against ranked competition came on the road.
“I think the key for us, and again it’s very, very close, it’s very thin, we probably spent more time discussing those two teams plus TCU and Alabama,” Long said. “It’s razor thin, but in this week, based on this week’s body of work, all things considered, we felt like Oregon had a very slight edge on Florida State.”
That’s likely because Oregon beat a highly-respected Utah team while Florida State easily handled Virginia.
Now here’s the catch: Neither Oregon nor Florida State have any ranked opponents on their schedules until their respective conference title games. And when it comes to that, Oregon likely will be playing a higher-ranked opponent. In the grand scheme though, the difference between Nos. 2 and 3 is pretty minimal. But it's the teams around it — teams that do have ranked opponents remaining — that have to have the Seminoles and Ducks sweating a little bit.
The real change might come after this weekend’s game between Alabama and Mississippi State. As noted last week, Alabama controls its destiny and could end up being the No. 1 seed when all is said and done. The Tide not only have a game against the No. 1 team this weekend, but it still play a ranked Auburn team at the end of the year. Similarly, Mississippi State also has to play a ranked Ole Miss team at the end of the season. Alabama can’t afford to slip because it already has a loss, but it will be interesting to see what the committee does with a one-loss Mississippi State team. Let’s be honest, the Bulldogs looked impressive against its ranked competition this season, but those wins don’t look nearly as impressive as the losses have mounted for those squads. Also, the Bulldogs haven’t looked great in its past two SEC games against Arkansas and Kentucky, two of the weakest teams in the conference.
As for the conundrum of TCU and Baylor and all of the talk regarding the Bears head-to-head win against the Horned Frogs, well, Long put it pretty bluntly, the committee doesn’t care. He noted that while head-to-head is a factor, it’s only used if all other things are equal. And according to Long: “The body of work and the strength of schedule is not the same.”
This is definitely a case where Baylor’s super weak nonconference schedule is coming back to bite it. Of the teams in the Top 6, only Mississippi State didn’t play a Power Five team during its nonconference slate. However, the Bulldogs are also undefeated with three Top 25 wins. Baylor has just one Top 25 win with Oklahoma slipping out of the rankings this week.
The picture is definitely getting clearer for the Top 4 and will continue to do so here in the final few weeks of the season. But how it will look in the end is anyone’s guess.
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FSU's Williams: Focused on football, not inquiry
Florida State running back Karlos Williams thanked teammates and coach Jimbo Fisher on Tuesday for their support but declined further comment regarding the domestic assault investigation into him. From ESPN.com - College Football - FSU's Williams: Focused on football, not inquiry
TCU 4th, Oregon 2nd in third CFP rankings
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TCU, not Bama, new No. 4 in CFP Rankings
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Malzahn: 'Unlikely' WR Williams plays vs. UGA
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Waffle House to give free food to winning city in Auburn-Georgia rivalry
Auburn and Georgia square off in the “Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” this weekend and Waffle House is getting in on the action.
The restaurant chain is giving the winning city — Athens or Auburn — free waffles, hashbrowns and coffee for a day.
“College football is a big tradition in the waffle nation and we wish both teams good luck,” Waffle House CEO and President Walt Ehmer said in a release.
Waffle House also will give $15,000 to the winning school’s general scholarship fund.
Trust that no one is more excited about this promotion than Auburn coach Gus Malzahn, who takes his wife to Waffle House after every Auburn win.
This is the second SEC rivalry promotion Waffle House has done in the past couple seasons. Last year, it offered a similar promotion for the contest between Alabama and Texas A&M. Of course, Tuscaloosa fans were treated to free food courtesy of the 49-42 win.
Auburn and Georgia have played 117 times with Auburn holding a slight edge at 55-54-8. However, the Tigers have only won two of the past eight meetings, including last year’s 43-38 win that came courtesy of a crazy tipped pass at the end of the game.
For more Auburn news, visit AuburnSports.com.
For more Georgia news, visit UGASports.com.
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Jimbo Fisher says reports about players are sent to 'proper channels'
Friday, UAB issued a statement saying it was looking into the allegation. Rabb is alleged by a site to have bet $5,500 on Louisville +1 in the first half against Florida State on October 30. The allegation includes that Winston, who went to high school with Rabb, knew about the bet as Florida State trailed at halftime 21-7.
Fisher said reports are sent to "the proper channels."
"Nah, how many reports do we get on guys all the time?" Fisher said. "We send it to the proper channels, they handle it and move on. When I was at LSU, when I was at Auburn, you hear things and people are sending things in all the time. We send it to the proper channels, they handle it and you move on."
When asked if he's looked in to it or if there was investigation, Fisher repeated the proper channels mantra.
"I send it to the proper channels and they move on," Fisher said.
Betting on sports is against NCAA rules. Point shaving is a federal crime punishable with jail time. Yahoo's Charles Robinson said the NCAA has nothing on the allegation against Winston. TMZ reported UAB was investigating Rabb on Friday.
FWIW, NCAA has nothing on Jameis Winston point-shaving allegation. @YahooForde & I learned it sent an email asking for any proof. That's it.
— Charles Robinson (@CharlesRobinson) November 10, 2014 If you're looking for a good breakdown of Florida State's first half, here is one via Tomahawk Nation. While Winston has garnered many negative headlines in his tenure as FSU's starting quarterback, this is quite the stretch.
For more Florida State news, visit Warchant.com.
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South Alabama has celebratory signing for 11-year-old
South Alabama added a new member to its football team during its regular Monday press conference.
Colby Sawyer, 11, has acute lymphoblastic leukemia and signed his letter of intent with the Jaguars on Monday.
"I was a little nervous for the press conference, but I got through it," Sawyer said. "I'm excited about the game Saturday, and I really want us to win. I'm happy about being on the sideline, and I'm looking forward to a win. It feels really good to be a part of the team."
Sawyer signed with South Alabama as part of Team Impact, which helps match kids with chronic or life-threatening illnesses to teams. According to Al.com, he was diagnosed in June 2012 and had over a year of chemotherapy treatments.
Sotuh Alabama plays Texas State at home on Saturday and in addition to being on the sidelines, Sawyer will have his own locker and a jersey, which was presented to him at the press conference.
"It was really cool because Coach Jones is letting me come to the game and watch on the sidelines," Sawyer said. "They gave me a locker; that's my favorite thing. I'm going to keep my jersey and football stuff in it."
Earlier this year, North Carolina Central added 10-year-old Howell Brown III to its team.
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Auburn WR Williams likely out vs. Georgia
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LSU AD apologizes for stadium chant directed at Nick Saban on Saturday
While DT Devon Godchaux was being tended to by LSU's training staff, some LSU fans started a three-word chant that ended with "you" and "Saban." We can let you guess that it was directed towards Alabama coach Nick Saban and what the first word was.
Here's the statement in its entirety, courtesy of TigerBait.com:
"I'd like to once again thank our fans for their incredible support of our team in last Saturday's game with Alabama. The Tigers played with tremendous heart and passion, and our fans played a huge role in inspiring a performance of which we can all be very proud.
"Unfortunately, a small minority of people chose to diminish the image of our great university by engaging in a profane chant directed toward Coach Saban. We are deeply sorry that such crude behavior occurred in Tiger Stadium, because that is the antithesis of what we represent at LSU.
"If it occurs in the future, we will make every effort to identify those who choose to act in this manner and make sure they know they are no longer welcome in our stadium. Our hope, however, is that this will never happen again.
"Best wishes to Coach Miles and the Tigers for a strong finish to this season, and we sincerely appreciate the pride they instill in LSU fans each Saturday. And, thanks again to the best fans in the nation for their continued support of the Tigers!"
Saban, of course, coached at LSU from 2000-2004 before he left for the Miami Dolphins and the NFL. He became Alabama's coach in 2007. The chant was clearly audible on television via CBS' crowd microphones.
Before the game, Saban and LSU coach Les Miles shared a moment reflecting on the passing of Miles' mother. Miles' mother died before the Tigers played Ole Miss earlier this season.
For more LSU news, visit TigerBait.com.
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Georgia hype video for Auburn game features Todd Gurley (Video)
Georgia's "We Return" theme for Saturday's game against Auburn is the Bulldogs' first game at Sanford Stadium since October 4. It's been more than a month since the Bulldogs played at home.
It's also set to be running back Todd Gurley's first game back from his four-game NCAA suspension after receiving money for his autograph, and after watching the Georgia hype video above, we can't fault you for thinking the video is more about Gurley than the return to Athens.
Gurley's appearance is at about the 35-second mark and as the back of his jersey comes in to focus, the lyrics say "I'm back where I belong." In five games this season, Gurley has 773 yards and five touchdowns. He's listed as the No. 1 running back on Georgia's depth chart for Saturday's game.
For more Georgia news, visit UGASports.com.
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