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Oct 31, 2013

Weekend Spotlight: Michigan at Michigan State

No. 21 Michigan (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) at No. 22 Michigan State (7-1, 4-0 Big Ten) Michigan leads the series 68-32-5 (Last meeting October 12, 2012: Michigan 12, Michigan State 10) Michigan and Michigan State meet for the 69th consecutive season and for the 106th time since 1898. Michigan would move into a tie atop the Legends Division with a win, while the Spartans look to retain sole possession of first place and reclaim the Paul Bunyan Trophy. The Wolverines […]

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Oct 29, 2013

Week Nine Bowl Projections

Mark Schlabach (ESPN) – Michigan vs. Texas A&M  Brad Edwards (ESPN) – Michigan State vs. South Carolina Scout.com/CollegeFootballNews.com – Wisconsin vs. LSU Jerry Palm – Michigan vs. Texas A&M ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blogs – Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Big Ten Network– Michigan State vs. South Carolina SB Nation– Michigan State vs. South Carolina Athlon Sports– Michigan State vs. South Carolina Sporting News– Michigan vs. Auburn Off Tackle Empire– Michigan State vs. South Carolina Orlando Sentinel– Michigan State vs. […]

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Oct 29, 2013

Big Ten Week Ten Preview

No. 22 Michigan State (7-1, 4-0 Big Ten) welcomes No. 21 Michigan (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) to East Lansing as the teams battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy and first place in the Legends Division. The Spartans sit atop the division as the only undefeated team after cruising by Illinois, 42-3. Michigan State’s defense has allowed just 12.3 points per game and has only allowed more than 14 points once in conference play. The Wolverines bring in a high-powered offense […]

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Oct 29, 2013

SEC Week Ten Preview

No. 9 Missouri (7-1, 3-1 SEC) hosts Tennessee (4-4, 1-3 SEC) in a pivotal SEC East matchup. The Tigers still control their destiny despite suffering their first loss last weekend at home against South Carolina. QB Maty Mauk tossed for 249 yards in the setback and he faces a Tennessee defense that has surrendered nearly 30 points per game. The Vols upset the Gamecocks two weeks ago and look to avenge a heartbreaking 51-48 loss to Missouri in Knoxville last […]

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Oct 25, 2013

David Whitley Discusses SEC Shake-Up For Florida Citrus Sports

National sportswriter David Whitley (Orlando Sentinel, Sporting News) has been contributing to the official Florida Citrus Sports website (FloridaCitrusSports.com) this season with an outsider’s perspective on the process of putting together a bowl game. This week he looked at Missouri’s emergence as an SEC contender after a weekend of upsets across the conference. The Tigers are not complete strangers to Orlando; they visited hometown team UCF last season and, as David points out, played in the 1981 edition of the […]

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Oct 24, 2013

Weekend Spotlight: South Carolina at Missouri

No. 21 South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) at No. 5 Missouri (7-0, 3-0 SEC) Missouri leads the series 2-1 (Last meeting September 22, 2012: South Carolina 31, Missouri 10) While South Carolina and Missouri may be young rivals in the new-look SEC, this year’s game has huge implications on how the SEC East will shape up this season. Missouri entered this year coming off an injury-plagued 5-7 season and didn’t receive a vote in either the AP or Coaches poll […]

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Oct 22, 2013

Week Eight Bowl Projections

Mark Schlabach (ESPN) – Wisconsin vs. Auburn Brad Edwards (ESPN) – Nebraska vs. LSU Scout.com/CollegeFootballNews.com – Wisconsin vs. Georgia Jerry Palm – Michigan vs. Texas A&M ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blogs – Wisconsin vs. Auburn Big Ten Network– Michigan State vs. Auburn SB Nation– Nebraska vs. Texas A&M Athlon Sports– Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M Sporting News– Michigan vs. Auburn Off Tackle Empire– Michigan State vs. Auburn Orlando Sentinel– Michigan State vs. Auburn   After a weekend filled with upsets […]

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Oct 22, 2013

SEC Week Nine Preview

No. 21 South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) travels to No. 5 Missouri (7-0, 3-0 SEC) for a pivotal SEC East showdown. The Tigers own a two-game lead on the rest of the division after wins over Georgia and Florida and a win over South Carolina would put them in excellent position to win a division championship in just their second season in the SEC. Missouri rolled past Florida 36-17 in quarterback Maty Mauk’s first start replacing injured QB James Franklin. […]

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Oct 22, 2013

Big Ten Week Nine Preview

No. 4 Ohio State (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) welcomes Penn State (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) to the Horseshoe. The Buckeyes continued their 19-game unbeaten streak with a 34-24 win at home against Iowa, led by running back Carlos Hyde’s 149 yards and two touchdowns. The senior has tallied 317 yards and five touchdowns in the last two wins over Northwestern and Iowa.  Penn State sat idle in week eight after a 43-40 quadruple overtime victory against Michigan in Happy Valley. […]

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Oct 15, 2013

Week Seven Bowl Projections

Mark Schlabach (ESPN) – Nebraska vs. South Carolina Brad Edwards (ESPN) – Nebraska vs. South Carolina Orlando Sentinel – Michigan vs. Florida Scout.com/CollegeFootballNews.com – Wisconsin vs. Georgia Jerry Palm – Michigan vs. Texas A&M ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blogs – Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Big Ten Network– Nebraska vs. South Carolina SBNation– Michigan State vs. Texas A&M Athlon Sports– Wisconsin vs. Texas A&M Sporting News– Wisconsin vs. South Carolina Off Tackle Empire– Michigan State vs. South Carolina After a […]

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