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Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy throws against Maryland in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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College Football Picks: Michigan, Washington hit the road
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Wed,09/28/22-1:10PM , 1,032 Reads
For a few ranked teams, the first month of the season was all about home sweet home.

No. 4 Michigan (4-0), No. 9 Oklahoma State (3-0) and No. 15 Washington (4-0) will play their first road games of the season this weekend.

The Cowboys have a big one in the Big 12 against No. 16 Baylor.
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BYU linebacker Max Tooley (31) celebrates after returning an interception for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA football game against South Florida Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

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College Football Picks: Future Big 12 showdown, USC's test
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Wed,09/07/22-10:33AM , 1,403 Reads
Week 2 is a quick turnaround for college football fans.

With the Labor Day Weekend games going through Monday night, you don't have much time to recoup before it ramps back up.

The five most intriguing games of Week 2, with lines from FanDuel Sportsbook:
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Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders calls out a play in the first half of Jackson State's Blue and White Spring NCAA college football game April 24, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Last season, Sanders' second as Jackson State head coach, the Tigers went 11-2 and won the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Then Sanders signed two Power Five-level recruits to the HBCU, an unprecedented recruiting feat. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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On Football: Could Coach Prime jump from SWAC to big-time?
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Tue,08/30/22-9:30AM , 1,338 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sitting on a metal folding chair just beyond the end zone of Mississippi State's practice field, Deion Sanders is alone watching the Bulldogs scrimmage on a muggy spring day.
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Kentucky coach Hal Mumme smiles as he waits for a photo shoot during the team's media day on Aug. 12, 1999, at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky. Of the top 25 most-prolific passing seasons in major college football history by yards per game, 12 have direct connections to Mumme and Mike Leach — from Kentucky to Houston to Texas Tech to New Mexico State to Washington State. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

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Air Raid evolution: Pioneering offense passes test of time
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Wed,08/24/22-8:21AM , 1,407 Reads
Mike Leach settles into a leather chair in his office overlooking Mississippi State's practice field after a routine spring session with his team and is asked to give a status report on the Air Raid offense, which has been carving up major-college defenses for the last 25 years.
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