The redshirt junior quarterback was the overwhelming choice over fellow Heisman Trophy finalists Diego Pavia of Vanderbilt, Jeremiah Love of Notre Dame and Julian Sayin of Ohio State.
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Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff.
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Virginia Tech hires James Franklin as head coach after his Penn State exit, aiming to revive a struggling Hokies football program.
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The College Football Playoff selection committee came into its meetings armed with a dozen metrics to help it tease out the differences that will ultimately decide which teams play for a national championship.
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Additionally, the SEC will direct its schools to use one of its three nonconference games to face a “high-quality” opponent from one of the other three power conferences or Notre Dame.
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Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel has been nominated to be the state’s lieutenant governor.
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