SEC Weekend Preview: Week Eight
Gator Country reporter Sean Crawford breaks down all of the games in the Southeastern Conference this weekend.
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Halfway Home: Closing in on the Bedlam to end all Bedlams
A snapshot of the remaining unbeaten teams at midseason, and how they can stay that way. Today: Oklahoma (6-0) and Oklahoma State (6-0)
Top 25 Breakdown: Week Eight
Throughout the season, Gator Country will give you a weekly preview on the games featuring the Top 25 teams in the country every Wednesday. Welcome to this week’s edition of the Top 25 Breakdown
Facyson is the complete package
There’s no doubt that Florida already has a loaded group of defensive backs on the board for the Class of 2013. Names like Vernon Hargreaves, Marcell Harris, Leon McQuay and Nick Washington not only have Florida high on their early lists of top schools, but all four prospects are expected to be ranked among the top in the country at their respective positions for the next recruiting cycle.
Life On the Margins: The strange case of Kansas State, unbeaten underdog at the turn
At midseason, there are ten undefeated teams remaining in college football, and it would be more than a stretch to classify any of the top eight as a “surprise”: Between them, Alabama , LSU , Oklahoma , Oklahoma State , Boise State , Stanford , Wisconsin and Clemson have been favored to win all but two games this season, and so they have in mostly dominant fashion.
Notre Dame calls on ‘quieter’ fans to bring the noise against USC
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick is calling out the average Irish fans : The ones that come to the game, sip their sodas, eat their hot dogs and, most importantly, sit on their hands.
LSU puts Mathieu, Ware on ice, and its dream season on the brink
LSU began the season facing a cloud of uncertainty created by a key suspension , and responded by roaring to the top of the midseason polls with quarterback Jordan Jefferson serving almost entirely as a bystander. Maybe they should consider that a dry run for this weekend: Per multiple sources , sophomores Spencer Ware , Tyrann Mathieu and Tharold Simon have all been suspended at least one game in the wake of a failed drug test — and possibly longer — robbing the Tigers of their most reliable playmakers on offense and defense for one of the most critical weekends of the season.
Brian Poole Jr. excited to be a Gator
This story originally appeared in the October 2011 issue of Gator Country Magazine .
Best of Times, Worst of Times: Spartans leave their mark, in more ways than one
BEST OF TIMES : A snapshot of teams, coaches and players at their peak… Michigan State ‘s Defense. I’m sure Michigan fans can come up with a more appropriate image for the Spartan D than a happy little girl, but Michigan State has rarely looked happier or more impressive than it did in the course of dismantling the Wolverines in a game that didn’t seem nearly as close as the final two-touchdown margin
Superlatives: In which Sammy Watkins takes the initiative
Snap judgments on Saturday’s best.
October 16, 2011 | Posted in Football | Read More »
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