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Gators return to Franks in win over Vanderbilt

October 1, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 3 a.m. Once again, frankly, it’s Feleipe. Redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks resumed his control of the University of Florida offense Saturday afternoon, coming off the bench to lead a 38-24 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores. Florida had trailed, 17-14, before taking over in the second half. Franks, who replaced injured starter Luke Del Rio, […]

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USF’s big second half leads to 61-31 win

October 1, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 2 a.m. The problem with USF football? The final scores might not always show you where the struggles are. Take the win over East Carolina Saturday. The final score was 61-31, perhaps the kind of score you would figure from the undefeated (and 18th-ranked) Bulls. Ah, but there were some wobbly moments along the […]

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Blackman’s late touchdown pass lifts Seminoles

October 1, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 1 a.m. The FSU Seminoles are winners again. Finally. Closely. Homely. But they won. James Blackman, the freshman quarterback of the Seminoles, threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Auden Tate with only 53 seconds to playfor a 26-19 victory. Blackman, starting his second game, struggled for much of the day, but made the winning […]

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Random Thoughts: Exporting the Jags is cruel

September 24, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Sunday 4 a.m. I love Great Britain, which gave us the Beatles, Shakespeare, James Bond, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Rolling Stones and Ms. Peel, among others. So why are we giving them back the Jaguars in return? Hey, this isn’t North Korea. – I haven’t been paying attention. Tell me: When did Butch Jones […]

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College roundup: FSU falls in Blackman’s debut

September 23, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 7 p.m. A season that started with great expectations has turned to disappointment already. The FSU Seminoles fell to 0-2 Saturday with a 27-21 loss to North Carolina State at Doak Campbell Stadium. If you want, you can call it the final casualty of Hurricane Irma; the Seminoles played after a 21-day layoff. The […]

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Hail Feleipe! Gators win on game’s final play

September 17, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 4 a.m. The pass soared straight and long. It went beyond the doubts and critics. It went beyond the questions and the whispers. It flew above Will Muschamp, and above Jeff Driskell, and above Will Greer. It went behind average quarterbacks on the fields of the legends. It went beyond a bad offense and […]

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Bulls roll over Big 10 opponent Illinois

September 16, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 3 a.m. In the most beautiful sunset you can imagine, there are a couple of dark clouds. During the most electric concert in history, someone may hit a wrong note. In the most amazing piece of art ever painted, someone blurred the portrait in the corner. And so you have the USF Bulls, who […]

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Which team could have used a game the most?

September 8, 2017 College football

Friday, 3 a.m. As far as a football team goes, they all needed to play. Really, they did. You should have no problem, however, with the series of cancellations in which Miami, Florida, USF and then FSU all pulled the plug on what probably would have been a series of easy victories for this weekend. […]

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FSU reeling from loss of quarterback Francois

September 4, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 2 a.m. They lost a game. They lost their rankings. And worst of all, they lost their quarterback. For the Florida State Seminoles, Saturdays don’t come more costly than last week’s. It was bad enough to lose to Alabama, but Alabama remains the program that matters most in America. It was bad enough that, […]

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FSU’s special teams lead to defeat against Alabama

September 3, 2017 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 2:30 a.m. Against a team as strong as the University of Alabama, the little things can kill a team. Just ask Jimbo Fisher. Special teams were the downfall of Fisher and his FSU Seminoles Saturday night. In a 14-minute span, the Seminoles had a punt blocked, a field goal block and a kickoff return […]

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