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Tony Petitti is introduced as the Commissioner of the Big Ten Friday, April 28, 2023, in Rosemont, Ill. The Big Ten plans to stick with a 20-game conference schedule for men’s basketball and an 18-game schedule for women’s basketball when the league expands to 18 teams next year. The league also announced that 15 of the 18 members will qualify for the Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments once Southern California, UCLA, Oregon and Washington arrive from the Pac-12. (AP Photo/David Banks, File)

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Big Ten, SEC forming joint advisory group to find solutions to college sports issues
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Sports Writer
Fri,02/02/24-12:42PM , 50 Reads
The Big Ten and Southeastern Conference are formally trying to find solutions to the issues facing college sports.
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban reacts after running back Jase McClellan (2) scored a touchdown during the second half of the Rose Bowl CFP NCAA semifinal college football game against Michigan Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in Pasadena, Calif. Nick Saban, the stern coach who won seven national championships and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that included six of those titles in just 17 seasons, is retiring, according to multiple reports, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

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Nick Saban's Alabama dynasty fueled 20 years of Southeastern Conference college football dominance
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Wed,01/10/24-8:54PM , 67 Reads
PHOENIX (AP) — While turning Alabama into college football's greatest dynasty, Nick Saban helped the Southeastern Conference become the epicenter of the sport.
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Florida State quarterback Tate Rodemaker warms up for the team' Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against Louisville, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Could the fourth-ranked Seminoles, with a victory against defending national champion and No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl be voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press college football poll? While voters say they would be open-minded to it, the current state of college football’s postseason all but renders the conversation moot. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco, File)

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College football postseason changes have all but ended the chances of a split national championship
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Wed,12/27/23-12:36PM , 69 Reads
The question seemed like a valid one moments after unbeaten ACC champion Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff.
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Mississippi State wide receiver Zavion Thomas (1) runs for a first down while being pursued by a Mississippi defender during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Mississippi State hires Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby to be its new head coach
By RALPH D. RUSSO - AP College Football Writer
Sun,11/26/23-5:04PM , 58 Reads
Mississippi State hired Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby as its new head coach on Sunday, hoping to bring a wide-open offensive style back to the the Bulldogs.

Lebby has been offensive coordinator for the Sooners the last two years after two seasons holding the same position at Mississippi.
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