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Tim Tebow seems born to win a national championship
GAINESVILLE BUREAUTell yourself this game is about turnovers or which team has the most dominant offensive line. Tell yourself Percy Harvin's injury or Oklahoma's perceived suspect defense — or even the recent barrage of trash talk — will decide the next...Tags: Percy Harvin, Florida Gators, Dolphin Stadium, Florida State University, Football
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South Florida is second home for Oklahoma in bowls
1939 Orange Bowl vs. Tennessee In their inaugural appearance in this game, the Sooners lost 17-0. This was the first Orange Bowl between two national powers, as both teams entered unbeaten. The Vols won behind a strong running offense, but the game...Tags: Natural Disasters, Steve Davis, Disasters, Hurricanes, Rose Bowl Game
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Which draft for Mark Sanchez?
Mark Sanchez spoke to Carson Palmer.
A phone call to Matt Leinart was on Sanchez's Tuesday night to-do list.
And between tapping the brains of Heisman Trophy winners, the USC quarterback met separately with new offensive coordinator John Morton and with...Tags: Students, Rose Bowl Game, Football, National Football League, Penn State Nittany Lions
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Kurt Warner should be high on Chicago Bears' shopping list
An NFL general manager who establishes finding a quarterback as his team's top off-season priority, as Jerry Angelo has for the Bears, is like an astronaut who says he is ready to soar into space.
Conceptually, there can be no limits to the...Tags: Lovie Smith, Chad Pennington, Football, Donovan McNabb, Joe Flacco
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Heisman winners share bond
Steve Owens kept all the cards and letters. Not the ones that poured in after he became Oklahoma's second Heisman Trophy winner in 1969, but the mailbags full of those that arrived after the death of his oldest son, Blake, almost 12 years ago. Owens...Tags: Orange Bowl, Dolphin Stadium, Sculpture, Coca-Cola Company, FedEx Corporation
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BCS delivers a great matchup, but ...
This is a tough week for those of us who believe the BCS is a scourge upon sports. We're forced to begrudgingly acknowledge that No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 2 Florida has all the makings of a classic Thursday night at Dolphin Stadium, even with Utah, Texas...Tags: Miami Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Virginia Tech, Dolphin Stadium, Disasters
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Stylin', profilin' like a rock star
One day after this year's Heisman Trophy winner quietly slipped into an interview room, looking like an Oklahoma fan dressed in a Sam Bradford jersey, last year's Heisman winner made a star-studded, security-escorted entrance onto Sunday center stage....Tags: Dolphin Stadium, Teaching and Learning, Students, Football, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Stoops denies interest in Broncos
South Florida Sun-SentinelOklahoma coach Bob Stoops denied a report Saturday saying he has been contacted by the Denver Broncos about their coaching vacancy. Speaking after practice at Barry University, Stoops said he was unaware about a story in the Denver Post that claimed the...Tags: Dolphin Stadium, Barry University, Football, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos
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USC's Stafon Johnson to return; C.J. Gable might not
USC tailback Stafon Johnson said after Thursday's 38-24 Rose Bowl victory over Penn State that he would return to the Trojans next season.
Johnson, a junior who rushed for a team-best 63 yards in 15 carries, applied for a draft projection from the NFL...Tags: Rose Bowl Game, Football, Stafon Johnson, Joe McKnight, National Football League
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Today's bowl games
Outback Bowl Who: Iowa (8-4) vs. South Carolina (7-5) Kickoff: 11 a.m., Tampa TV: ESPN Line: Iowa by 4 Scouting report: South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier, the Florida Gator icon, is back in Tampa, where he coached the USFL Tampa Bay Bandits...Tags: Ohio State Buckeyes, Ohio State University, Football, Doak Walker, Iowa Hawkeyes
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5 quarterbacks who excel from the left side
1. Tim Tebow School: Florida, 2006-?? Collegiate accomplishments: Arguably one of the greatest collegiate quarterbacks of all time after almost winning a second Heisman Trophy, accounting for 108 career touchdowns, rushing for almost 1,800 career yards...Tags: Virginia Tech, Michael Vick, Florida State University, Football, Tim Tebow
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Big Rose Bowl could serve as a springboard for USC's Sanchez
Mark Sanchez knows an outstanding performance in the Rose Bowl could be a springboard to individual accolades and possible NFL riches.
"This game is a launch pad," the USC quarterback says.
But the fourth-year junior politely brushes off talk of next...Tags: Football, National Football League, Tim Tebow, Penn State Nittany Lions, New Year's Day
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