Wednesday night’s Texas Bowl loss to Kansas State was the final college game for Texas A&M wide receiver Ricky Seals-Jones, who announced Thursday that he is heading to the NFL. Thank you for everything Aggieland, much love! RSJ-9 #NFLDraft2017 pic.twitter.com/ysrvsJ44bK — SweetJonesJr (@RickySealsJones) December 29, 2016 Seals-Jones had 26 catches for 333 yards and one […]
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Arkansas senior tight end Jeremy Sprinkle was suspended for Thursday’s Belk Bowl — reportedly for shoplifting at a Belk store in Charlotte. SECCountry.com reported that Sprinkle is being punished for allegedly trying to shoplift items at a Belk department store. Belk Bowl players were given a $450 Belk gift card as part of the bowl’s […]
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There are five bowl games Friday, tying it with December 17 as the busiest day of the postseason. And the five contests include the first New Year’s Six bowl. SEC teams are involved in two of the five – the Liberty Bowl with Georgia taking on TCU and the Music City Bowl matching Tennessee and […]
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There are three bowl games Thursday, including the Alamo Bowl, which features Colorado and Oklahoma State. This is the 11th consecutive season Oklahoma State has been in the postseason under coach Mike Gundy. Colorado is making its first bowl appearance since 2007, and coach Mike MacIntyre won numerous coach of the year awards this season. […]
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Texas A&M was ranked No. 4 when the first College Football Playoff rankings were released in November. Houston was ranked No. 6 in the AP poll after Week 5. Texas was ranked No. 11 after a Week 1 win over Notre Dame. Baylor was ranked as high as No. 9 after a 6-0 start. TCU […]
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Thousands of high school football players dream of major college football. They dream of 80,000 seat stadiums. They dream of bowl games. They dream of rivalries. The same is true for an increasing number of universities desiring to join the likes of Florida, Ohio State and Texas playing in the FBS ranks. But Kennesaw State, located just northwest […]
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There are four bowls Wednesday, with one involving an SEC school. The other three match power conference schools, including the only ACC-Big 12 bowl meeting of the postseason. A primer on the Kansas State-Texas A&M matchup in the Texas Bowl is here. Here’s a quick look at the Pinstripe, Russell Athletic and Foster Farms bowls. […]
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