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Florida State wants to move the venue to Florida and prefers the documents to be unsealed for transparency. Photos You Should See View All 60 Images“FSU is arguing that North Carolina is a more favorable jurisdiction for the ACC,” said ACC attorney James Cooney. The ACC initially sued the Florida State Board of Trustees in North Carolina in last December, asking a court to uphold the conference's grant of rights as a valid and enforceable contract after catching wind of a forthcoming Florida State lawsuit. The courtroom showdown comes just three days after Clemson, another member school, joined Florida State in challenging the ACC's right to charge hundreds of millions of dollars to leave the conference. The complaint filed in South Carolina said the ACC’s “exorbitant $140 million” exit penalty and the grant of rights used to bind schools to a conference through their media rights should be struck down.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Judge Louis A, Bledsoe, ”, James Cooney, “, Bailey King, ” King, Rick McCullough, ” Clemson Organizations: Atlantic Coast Conference, Florida State, ACC, ESPN, FSU, ”, of Trustees, Big, Southeastern Conference, Notre Dame, SEC, Clemson, AP Locations: N.C, Mecklenburg County, Florida, Charlotte, Carolina, North Carolina, South Carolina

21 Saint Mary's led nearly the entire way to beat No. 17 Gonzaga 69-60 on Tuesday night and interrupt the Bulldogs' stranglehold on the West Coast Conference Tournament title. Also for Saint Mary's, Saxen produced a double-double despite battling foul trouble, and WCC player of the year Augustas Marciulionis scored 13 points. The game was close throughout — Saint Mary's largest lead was 11 points — but the Gaels managed to stay in front almost throughout. Saint Mary's now has won 23 of 25 games, and the Gaels ended Gonzaga's nine-game winning streak.

Persons: — Aidan Mahaney, Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, Mahaney, Saxen, Marciulionis, Anton Watson, Ryan Nembhard, Graham Ike, ___ Organizations: LAS VEGAS, West Coast, Bulldogs, NCAA, Gaels, Saint, AP Locations: — Saint Mary's, Saint

☆ Owen Lloyd: ACC champion stripped of title after celebrating with teammate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN reached out to NC State, who deferred to the ACC, and the NCAA for comment. Winning the ACC Championship title would have booked Lloyd a spot at the NCAA Championships in the event. I was kind of just letting it flow.”Dant later handed the first-place medal to Lloyd in the stands, according to The Athletic, with Lloyd saying the ACC Championship title is now in his bedroom. “So if you called Owen Lloyd for celebrating and ‘interfering’ – which he did not – you gotta call the backstrokers for diving in, which you did not. So if you’re going to call one, you call them all.

Persons: ” Owen Lloyd, Ross Dant, ”, Lloyd, ” Dant, “ Owen, Dant, it’s, ” Lloyd, I’ve, Will Kunkel, Owen Lloyd, cTmLVnZtl9, Amy Van Dyken, didn’t, “, backstrokers Organizations: CNN, North Carolina State University, Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC, NC State, NCAA, ACC Network, The Athletic, Athletic, Fox, IU Natatorium Locations: Rouen, @amyvandyken, Indianapolis

(AP) — Lefty Driesell, the Hall of Fame coach whose folksy drawl belied a fiery on-court demeanor that put Maryland on the college basketball map and enabled him to rebuild several struggling programs, died Saturday. Driesell was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007, but his entry into the Naismith shrine proved more elusive. He went 9-14 in his debut, one of only two times over an entire season in which he would finish with a losing record as a college coach. Congratulations.”After leaving Maryland, Driesell was hired in 1988 by James Madison, a small Virginia school that finished 10-18 in 1987. I figured it out pretty quickly.”___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Persons: Lefty Driesell, Driesell's, Ty Anderson, Driesell, Len Bias, James Madison, “, Mike Krzyzewski, he’s, ” Driesell, George Raveling, Charlie Scott, Davidson, Scott, ”, Len Elmore, “ Lefty, Brad Davis, Naismith, John Wooden, Tom McMillen, John Lucas, Elmore, ” Krzyzewski, Charles Grice Driesell, Joyce, Gary Williams, Williams, Gary, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Bob Knight, “ I’m, I’ve, Chuck, Chuck Driesell, “ Dad, I’m Organizations: of Fame, Maryland, Wofford, Washington Post, NCAA Division, Davidson, Georgia State, Naismith, Basketball Hall of Fame, NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference, NBA, UNC, Hall of Fame, Driesell, Americans, trailblazer, College Basketball Hall of Fame, Boston Celtics, Park, UCLA, Terrapins, Terps, ACC, Cole, House, Carolina State, NIT, Granby, Duke, Ford Motor Co, Newport News, Southern Conference, Dukes, The Panthers, Citadel Locations: Md, Maryland, Virginia Beach , Virginia, American, North Carolina, Driesell’s, Carolina, N.C, Norfolk , Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Wisconsin, Duke

(AP) — Before Gary Williams led Maryland to the 2002 NCAA championship, Lefty Driesell made the Terrapins relevant. “Coach Driesell is Maryland,” said Jeff Baxter, who played at Maryland from 1982-86. “When you think of Maryland Terrapins, you think of coach Driesell, and of course coach Williams winning the national championship that came about, but it never would have been written if it weren’t for coach Driesell. Those are things I don’t think coach got a lot of credit for. ___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Persons: Gary Williams, Lefty Driesell, ” Williams, Lefty, He’s, ’, Driesell, Len Bias, James Madison, ”, Jeff Baxter, Williams, ” Baxter, Guard Keith Gatlin, ” Gatlin, “ I’d, “ Lefty, “, ” ___ Organizations: Terrapins, Illinois, Atlantic Coast Conference, Duke, North Carolina State, Georgia State, Terps, NCAA, ACC, Basketball Hall of Fame, Maryland, Maryland Terrapins, Guard, UCLA, AP Locations: Md, Maryland, North Carolina, North, ” Maryland, Davidson, —, ”

Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. 1 for the fourth straight week in Monday's poll, while the Boilermakers topped the ballots of 16 other voters. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning at Wisconsin and UNC beating rival Duke. In all, nine teams moved up from last week's poll. The Big Ten, Big East and Mountain West conferences were next with three.

Persons: Lamont Paris, Creighton, ___ Organizations: Connecticut, Purdue, Press, Huskies, Boilermakers, Wisconsin, UNC, Duke, Kansas, Houston, Cougars, Wildcats, Fighting Illini, Gamecocks, San Diego State, TCU, Southeastern, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, UConn, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big, Atlantic Coast Conference, USA Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Marquette , Arizona, Duke, Illinois, Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mexico

ATLANTA (AP) — Naithan George scored a go-ahead layup with 7.7 seconds remaining and Georgia Tech beat No. 3 North Carolina 74-73 on Tuesday night to end the Tar Heels' 10-game winning streak. North Carolina called a timeout with 4.6 seconds remaining, but Davis missed a last-second jumper, prompting Georgia Tech fans to celebrate by rushing onto the court. Georgia Tech claimed its third home win over a Top 25 team after beating No. Georgia Tech: Visits North Carolina State on Saturday.

Persons: — Naithan George, RJ Davis, George, Davis, Georgia Tech's Ebenezer Dowuona, Kyle Sturdivant, Miles Kelly, Cormac Ryan, Kelly, Sacko, Elliot Cadeau, Harrison Ingram's, Jalen Washington, Harrison Ingram, Baye, Dowuona, Duke, ___ Organizations: ATLANTA, Georgia Tech, Carolina, North, Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC, Mississippi State, Heels, Jackets, North Carolina, Southern Conference, Saturday . Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, AP Locations: North Carolina, Georgia, Carolina

The AP Top 25 had another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker. North Carolina (15-3) has won eight straight, including all seven of its Atlantic Coast Conference games, to lead the conference by two games over North Carolina State. CONFERENCE WATCHThe Big 12 still leads the nation with seven ranked teams despite Kansas State dropping out. The Big East, Southeastern, Big Ten and Mountain West conferences all had three ranked teams. The Atlantic Coast and American Athletic conferences had two ranked teams, and one each for the Pac-12 and Atlantic-10.

Persons: Creighton, David Clingan's, Dan Hurley, Alex Karaban, “ You’ve, ”, Zach Edey, “ It’s, Fran McCaffery, “, Dayton, ___ Organizations: Reigning, Connecticut, Associated Press, Purdue, Houston, Jayhawks, UConn, Huskies, Villanova, Thai, UFC, Boilermakers, Iowa, Indiana, Heels, Louisville, Boston, Atlantic Coast Conference, North Carolina State, South, Tulane, Baylor, Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Blue Devils, Saint Louis, Auburn, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Air Force, UNLV, Utah State and Air Force, TCU, Iowa State, LSU, CONFERENCE, Big, American Athletic Locations: Kansas, Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Indiana, ” Iowa, North Carolina, ., Memphis, South Florida, Kansas State and Texas, Rhode, Mexico, Cincinnati . Mississippi, Southeastern, Coast

Pitt also got 16 points and six assists from Jaland Lowe and 11 points from Ishmael Leggett. In a loss that ended its eight-game win streak, Duke (13-4, 4-2) was powered by Jared McCain’s 20 points. Duke battled back, but it seemed like every time the Blue Devils grabbed the lead, Hinson was there to answer. When Duke trimmed the deficit to one point with 1:10 to play, Lowe swished a pull-up 3-pointer with Filipowski’s hand in his face. The Blue Devils have been outrebounded in each of their four losses.

Persons: — Blake Hinson, Hinson, Pitt, Jaland Lowe, Ishmael Leggett, Jared McCain’s, Kyle Filipowski, Caleb Foster, Kickstarted, Federiko Federiko, Duke, Lowe, Cameron Crazies, Jeremy Roach, —, Mark Mitchell Organizations: Pittsburgh, Cameron, Panthers, Atlantic Coast Conference, Blue Devils, Duke, Devils, Georgia Tech, AP Locations: DURHAM, N.C, Louisville

☆ Why Lamar Jackson is in a league of his own
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

He’s had some up-and-down years through injury and offensive woes, but this season Jackson has been back to his best, leading a No. 1 playoff seed and, while the year ended in playoff disappointment, Jackson had delivered one of the best regular seasons ever by an NFL quarterback. Jackson speaks after winning the NFL MVP award at the end of the 2019 season. “To be honest with you, I really didn’t care for other teams, really,” Jackson told reporters during his signing press conference. That’s the accolade that I really want so bad.”And now, with a second NFL MVP almost certainly sewn up, don’t bet again Jackson lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy on February 11.

Persons: CNN —, LeBron James, Lamar Jackson, Michael Vick, He’s, Jackson, Jackson scrambles, Michael Owens, Jim Rassol, Lance Zierlein, quarterbac Vick, Julie Jacobson, “, ”, “ It’s, LeBron James ’, Reassuringly, Ozzie Newsome, Joe Flacco, Flacco, hadn’t, Tom Brady, David J, Phillip, There’s, ” Jackson, Thearon, Henderson, ’ Jackson, wasn’t, ’ …, Nick Shook, Rob Carr, Jim Gray, don’t, Vince Lombardi Organizations: CNN, NBA, NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, Boynton Beach High School, Sun Sentinel, Tribune, Service, Louisville Cardinals, Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville, Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Baltimore, Bowl, San Francisco 49ers, Levi's, Getty, AFC, Los Angeles Rams Locations: Florida, Jackson, Baltimore, Maryland

Once the Jayhawks got to the NCAA Tournament, Danny Manning carried them to their second national title. A two-time All-American, Manning led sixth-seeded Kansas on a romp through the NCAA Tournament on a team dubbed Danny and the Miracles. QUADRUPLE DOUBLEThe NCAA record book has an entry for most quadruple doubles. As a senior at UT-Martin, Hudson had 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Central Baptist on Nov. 13, 2007, for the only quadruple double in Division I history. At Davidson, Curry led the Wildcats on a memorable run all the way to the NCAA Tournament.

Persons: John Wooden, ”, Bill Walton, Wooden, “, Louis, Walton, ” Walton, Lew Alcindor, Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, MARAVICH'S, Pete Maravich, Pete, Maravich, Bob Knight, Scott May, Kent Benson, Benson, DANNY, Danny Manning, Manning, Danny, Lester Hudson, Hudson, STEPH'S, Stephen Curry, Curry, HANK Loyola Marymount, Bo Kimble, Kimble, Wilt Chamberlain, Frank Selvy, Furman, Selvy, RUSS Bill Russell Organizations: UCLA, Bruins, Associated Press, Memphis State, LSU, Indiana, Hoosiers, Michigan, Notre Dame, Kentucky, Ohio State, Kansas, Jayhawks, NCAA, Oklahoma, UT, Martin, Central Baptist, Wildcats, Southern, Gonzaga, Georgetown, Wisconsin, West, New, New Mexico State, Lions, Newberry, NBA, Baltimore, San, Iowa, AP Locations: St, Kentucky, Kent, Kansas, Davidson, New Mexico, San Francisco

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Five of the six major conferences have a leader or co-leader that failed to make the NCAA Tournament last season. Four of the major-conference leaders that got left out of March Madness last season have reached a Final Four within the last decade. 4 North Carolina, which went 20-13 and turned down an NIT bid last season, is unbeaten in Atlantic Coast Conference competition. “No matter what we’re going through — ups and downs — we’re just connected.”Oregon also added a few transfers during the offseason. But for now, it also could assure that the Badgers don't get let out of the field for a second straight season.

Persons: ”, John's, AJ Storr, Grant McCasland, Warren Washington, Devan Cambridge, Chance McMillian, Joe Toussaint, Darrion Williams, Pop Isaacs, ” McCasland, “, Caleb Love, Cormac Ryan, Notre, Harrison Ingram, Jae'Lyn Withers, Paxson Wojcik, RJ Davis, Armando Bacot, “ We’ve, ” Bacot, It’s, ” Seton Hall’s, Dylan Addae, Jaden Bediako, Seton, Kadary Richmond, Amir Dawes, Dre Davis, hasn't, ” Dawes, Kario Oquendo, Mahamadou Diawara, Stetson, Jesse Zarzuela, Jackson Shelstad, N’Faly Dante, Nate Bittle, you’re, Dana Altman, that’s, Storr, Greg Gard, they'll, they're, Gard, Aaron Beard, ___ Organizations: Big, NIT, Atlantic Coast Conference, Texas Tech, Seton Hall, UConn, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Stanford, North, Seton Hall’s, Syracuse, Clemson, Pirates, Seton Hall's, Ducks, Badgers, NBA, NCAA, AP Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin, Oregon, Carolina, Arizona, West Virginia, Nevada, Cambridge, Louisville, Santa Clara, ” Oregon, Georgia, Central Michigan

Each was a two-time pick as AP national player of the year and three-time AP first-team All-Americans, and combined to be named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player five times. 2 for every week of the 1956-57 season, then spent the next season inside the top 10. ELVIN HAYES, HoustonThe 6-9 center put up big numbers in a career that included being AP national player of the year over Alcindor in 1968. 2 all-time scorer helped the Cougars spend the 1966-67 season inside the top 10 and then stay at No. RALPH SAMPSON, VirginiaThe 7-4 center was a three-time AP national player of the year who singlehandedly made the Cavaliers a power in the early 1980s.

Persons: Kareem Abdul, Jabbar, Bill Walton, BILL RUSSELL, San Francisco Russell, WILT CHAMBERLAIN, ELVIN HAYES, DAN ISSEL, —, DAVID THOMPSON, “, LARRY, Magic Johnson, Bird's Sycamores, hasn't, RALPH SAMPSON, Virginia, PATRICK EWING, CHRISTIAN LAETTNER, Duke, Mike Krzyzewski, TYLER HANSBROUGH Organizations: Bruins, Associated Press, Dons, NCAA, Chamberlain's Jayhawks, OSCAR ROBERTSON, Cincinnati The Bearcats, Cincinnati, AP, Alcindor, Cougars, Wildcats, North Carolina State, Wolfpack, Indiana State, Michigan State, Cavaliers, Hoyas, Blue Devils Locations: WILT CHAMBERLAIN , Kansas, North Carolina, Cincinnati, Houston, DAN ISSEL , Kentucky, N.C, State, Indiana, RALPH SAMPSON , Virginia, Georgetown, TYLER HANSBROUGH , North Carolina

CHAOTICThe past week turned into a trap-filled slate for the AP Top 25 teams. But with 15 ranked teams losing last week, that insulated some teams from falling as much with everyone around them also stumbling. RISING AND SLIDINGTen teams moved up in this week's poll, with the Bears' jump of five spots marking the biggest of the week. 14 Illinois each fell four spots, while a total of nine teams slid from last week's poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Gonzaga, Dan Hurley, ”, ZAGS, Mark Few's, Creighton, Butler, ___ Organizations: NCAA, Associated Press, Huskies, UConn, Purdue, Boilermakers, Nebraska, ” Purdue, UCF, North Carolina State, Atlantic Coast Conference, Syracuse, UNC, Baylor, Houston, Cougars, Duke, Wildcats, Bears, Utah State, Blue Devils, Oklahoma, TCU, Golden Eagles, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Rebels, Colorado State, San Diego State, Clemson, CONFERENCE, Southeastern Conference, Big, Big East, Coast, American Athletic Locations: Connecticut, Kansas, Santa Clara, Tennessee, Kentucky, Memphis, Wisconsin, Marquette, Arizona, Illinois, Houston, Dayton, Mississippi, San, Texas, Atlantic

The longtime Cardinal coach can match Krzyzewski’s all-time record of 1,202 wins Friday in a home game against Oregon. Cameron Brink added 12 points and 12 rebounds as she became the seventh player in program history to record 1,000 career boards. BIG PICTUREStanford: The Cardinal's last true road win over an AP top-five team was Nov. 11, 2007, when they beat No. Colorado: The Buffaloes improved to 6-27 against the Cardinal in their last regular-season meeting as members of the Pac-12. The Buffaloes are set to join the Big 12 next season and the Cardinal are headed to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Persons: Tara VanDerveer, Mike Krzyzewski, Jaylyn Sherrod, Quay Miller, Cardinal, Sherrod, VanDerveer, Kiki Iriafen, Cameron Brink, Kindyll Wetta Organizations: Colorado, Stanford, Oregon, Buffaloes, Tennessee, Ohio State, AP, Rutgers ., The Buffaloes, Cardinal, Big, Atlantic Coast Conference, NEXT Stanford, UCLA, womens Locations: BOULDER, Colo, Colorado, Idaho, Rutgers . Colorado, . Colorado

☆ Your College Football Team Went Undefeated? Sorry, That’s Not Good Enough.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Billy Witz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The metaphorical white puffs of smoke sent up by the College Football Playoff selection committee on Sunday signaled that the panel had chosen the four teams that would vie for this season’s championship — and that Florida State, unbeaten champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was not among them. This caused smoke of a different sort to emanate from the Seminoles’ ears. Florida State’s résumé was hard to beat. The Seminoles began the season by walloping Louisiana State, which was led by the presumptive Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Jayden Daniels. The Seminoles’ only shortcoming was being shorthanded: Their star quarterback, Jordan Travis, broke his leg last month against North Alabama.

Persons: résumé, Jayden Daniels, Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker, Brock Glenn Organizations: College Football, Florida State, Atlantic Coast Conference, Seminoles, walloping Louisiana State, Clemson, persevering, Michigan, North, Louisville Locations: Florida, Washington, Texas, Alabama, North Alabama

☆ Why Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff and why it’s so controversial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Sunday’s announcement of the four teams selected for the College Football Playoff sent shockwaves through the sport. Instead of folding, Florida State rallied, coming from behind on the road to defeat Florida in Gainesville with backup quarterback Tate Rodemaker. With the selection, the Crimson Tide will make its eighth appearance in the College Football Playoff, the most of any team. Speaking on ESPN on Sunday, College Football Playoff committee chair Boo Corrigan explained why FSU was left out of the top four. It renders the season up to yesterday irrelevant and significantly damages the legitimacy of the College Football Playoff.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Michael Alford, Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker, Brock Glenn, Boo Corrigan, Corrigan, “, ” Jordan Travis, Colin Hackley, Cari, Poppy Harlow, Phil Mattingly, Jordan, Travis, wouldn’t, Nick Saban, Mike, Norvell, I’d, Dan Wolken, –, ” Alford, Alford, ” Norvell, Mike Norvell, Charles LeClaire, Jaylan Ford, ” Ford, They’re, They’ve Organizations: CNN, College Football, Michigan Wolverines, Washington Huskies, Texas Longhorns, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Florida State University, FSU, Florida State, Seminoles, North Alabama, Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville, Cardinals, Alabama, Crimson Tide, ESPN, Sunday, ” The College, Georgia Bulldogs, Orange Bowl, SEC, USA, LSU, Florida, “, Tide, ”, Twitter, Power, BCS, Pittsburgh Panthers, Reuters, Rose Bowl, Washington, Caesars Locations: Florida, Gainesville, Grapevine , Texas, Alabama . Alabama, –, Alabama, Michigan, Texas, ”, Pasadena , California, New Orleans

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Florida State coach Mike Norvell said the possibility of leaving his unbeaten Seminoles out of the College Football Playoff shouldn't even be discussed. Florida State made things as difficult as possible on the CFP selection committee, using a dominant defensive performance to beat No. In all likelihood, Rodemaker would be ready to play should Florida State make the playoff, but even he has only started two games. Florida State also had 14 tackles for loss and 10 pass breakups. “I feel like we go out there and play for each other and we are a close-knit team,” Toafili said.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Mike Norvell, Brock Glenn, “, ” Norvell, ” Lawrance Toafili, Glenn, Jordan Travis, Tate Rodemaker, Travis, Alex Mastromanno, Tatum Bethune, Jack Plummer’s, Plummer, Jeff Brohm, Ryan Fitzgerald, Braden Fiske, Fitzgerald, Fiske, Toafili, Norvell, ” Toafili, haven't, Rodemaker, ___ Organizations: Florida State, Seminoles, College, CFP, Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference, Alabama, Southeastern Conference, Texas, Heisman, ACC, Cardinals, AP Locations: N.C, Florida, Georgia, Louisville

The four-team version of the College Football Playoff is going out with drama and controversy. “When you talk about the four best teams, watch the game,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. 19 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship game, have a chance to make that leap Sunday. — The SEC champion has never been left out of the College Football Playoff. "So we’re the best teams, and do we want the best teams?” Smart asked.

Persons: Jordan Travis, Mike Norvell, Kirby Smart, “, Go, —, ” Smart, Ralph D, Russo Organizations: College Football, CFP, Washington, Florida State, Seminoles, Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville, Alabama, NFL, Bulldogs, Southeastern Conference, Oklahoma State, Big, SEC, AP Locations: Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Florida, ” Georgia

5 Oregon 34-31 for a spot in the College Football Playoff, those emotions also were tempered about what's being left behind. “It is sad to see it happen, for that to be the last football game,” DeBoer said. I don't think there's anyone else in the country that's gone through what we've gone through.”Now the Pac-12 becomes the Pac-2 with only Oregon State and Washington State sticking around. Oregon State and Washington State could agree to some kind of merger with the Mountain West or look to rebuild Pac-12 by taking the top teams from the Group of Five leagues. “The Pac-12 has been an historical conference for a long time,” Oregon quarterback Bo Nix said.

Persons: — George Kliavkoff, Kalen DeBoer, ” DeBoer, “, we've, Bo Nix, Jason, Kelli Baucom, They've, ”, what's, Kelli, Lincoln Kennedy, Kennedy, ” ___, W.G, Ramirez Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Huskies, College Football Playoff, Big Ten Conference, Oregon State, Washington State, Washington, The, Conference, Could've, College Football, Big, Atlantic Coast Conference, UCLA, Oakland Raiders, Las Vegas Raiders, AP Locations: Washington, Oregon, Vegas

4 Florida State might have to turn to third-string quarterback Brock Glenn to start the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against 15th-ranked Louisville on Saturday night. Tate Rodemaker, who made his second career start in the team’s regular-season finale at Florida, has been limited in practice this week while recovering from a concussion. Rodemaker left the game briefly in the fourth quarter after getting hit in the head while sliding, a targeting call that resulted in an ejection. Rodemaker has been able to participate in some parts of practice, but Glenn has gotten the bulk of the work leading into the game. “It's the same thing we faced a week ago, going and playing our last regular-season game.

Persons: CHARLOTTE, Brock Glenn, Tate Rodemaker, Rodemaker, Trey Benson, Mike Norvell, Glenn, “ That's, we'll, Norvell, Jordan Travis, Travis, “ Organizations: Atlantic Coast Conference, Louisville, Seminoles, College Football, ACC, Gators, Heisman, North, North Alabama, AP Locations: N.C, Florida, North Alabama

ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is the only league to claim a spot — sometimes two spots — in every College Football Playoff. 1 Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday. The Pac-12 appears assured of a playoff team in its swan song of a season with No. Should Texas win — and Alabama beat Georgia — the Horns would certainly have a pretty good case for a playoff spot. “I’ll also point candidly to the realities when the SEC teams have entered the College Football Playoff format, our success is unparalleled,” Sankey said.

Persons: —, SEC hasn't, Nick Saban, ” Saban, “, we’d, FanDuel, Greg Sankey, ” Sankey, we’ve, Kirby Smart, ”, “ I’ll, ___ Organizations: ATLANTA, Southeastern Conference, College Football, SEC, Alabama, Crimson Tide, Bulldogs, Big, Wolverines, Washington, Florida State, Seminoles, Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Texas, Power, eventual, Ohio State, College, AP Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Michigan, Iowa, Oregon, Louisville, Alabama, Texas

(AP) — Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 off the bench and Arkansas held on to beat No. But then Arkansas went on a quick 7-0 spurt in 59 seconds just before the under-12 media timeout in the second half, prompting a Duke timeout as the Razorbacks’ lead grew to eight. It was down to three with 18 seconds to go, but Arkansas went 4 of 6 at the free-throw line down the stretch to stave off a collapse. Battle scored 15 in the second half. HOT AND NOTArkansas shot 61% from the field in the second half, including 4 of 9 from 3-point range.

Persons: Trevon Brazile, Tramon Mark, Bud, It’s, Eric Musselman, Kyle Filipowski, you’ve, ”, Jon Scheyer, “, you’re, Musselman, Mark, ” Musselman, Arkansas, Duke, Scheyer, Brazile's, Layden Blocker, Layden Blocker . Arkansas, Chandler Lawson, Bud Walton, Nolan Richardson, Scotty Thurman, ___ Organizations: Khalif, Arkansas, Razorbacks, Bud Walton Arena, Blue Devils, ACC, SEC, Devils, Duke, NCAA, NEXT Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia Tech . Arkansas, Furman, AP Locations: FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, Bahamas, Arkansas, Layden Blocker .

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke made a rapid climb under Mike Elko. Now they're searching for a new football coach after an unusually short tenure. Texas A&M officially named Elko its next football coach on Monday, ending Elko's two-year stint that saw the Blue Devils win 16 games and twice reach bowl games. That marked only the second time in nearly a century that a Duke coach was on the job for three or fewer seasons. Elko won nine games and a bowl in his debut season, then guided Duke to a seven-win regular season with a weekend win against Pittsburgh.

Persons: — Duke, Mike Elko, Duke, Nina King, “, ” King, Elko, David Cutcliffe’s, Steve Spurrier, King, Trooper Taylor, GameDay ”, ___ Organizations: Texas, Blue Devils, NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference, Elko, Spurrier, Devils, Southern Conference, ACC, Pittsburgh, Clemson, ESPN's “, GameDay, Notre Dame, AP Locations: DURHAM, N.C, Elko, Durham, Florida

3 and setting up a top-five matchup with Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game on Friday in Las Vegas. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesThe last time there were two Pac-12 teams in the top five of the AP poll was 2016, when Southern California finished No. Among the top eight teams there are only four losses, one each for Oregon, Ohio State, Texas and Alabama. 5 Oregon vs. No. 3 Washington in Las Vegas, Pac-12 championship.

Persons: Stanford, Ralph D, Russo Organizations: Florida State, Associated Press, Bulldogs, Michigan, Ohio State, Buckeyes, Southern California, Washington, Alabama, Penn State, USC, Penn, Texas Tech, Oregon, Washington , Ohio State, Carolina State, SMU, Vanderbilt, Kansas State, Iowa State, SEC, ACC —, USA, Southeastern Conference, —, Big, Louisville, Atlantic Coast Conference, Oklahoma State, Tulane, American Athletic Conference, AP Locations: Washington, Oregon, Georgia, Ann Arbor, Las Vegas, Texas, . Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Florida , Oklahoma , Texas , Alabama, Penn State , Utah, Ohio State , Texas, Alabama, Washington , Ohio, Texas . Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Kansas, Tennessee, Atlanta, Iowa, Indianapolis, Florida, Charlotte , North Carolina, Arlington , Texas

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