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Lessons from college’s first weekend

September 5, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Monday, 6 a.m. Oh, the things we learned… We learned that Les Miles not only eats grass, he may be smoking it. Four quarters in, and we’re right back at where we were in LSU, with influential boosters looking for a closet where they can keep Miles safe away from the play-calling. We learned that […]

Tagged as: Alabama, College football, Florida, LSU

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Is Florida on its way to ruling college football again?

June 24, 2016 College football

Friday, 6 a.m. It was Sept. 23, 2006, for all of you keeping score at home. That’s when Paul Finebaum officially ran out of guests. Finebaum, the king of Alabama sports, has become a media star as of late. Always opinionated, always acerbic, he took his sharp wit and observations about college football to be […]

Tagged as: Florida, FSU, Miami, Top 20

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Like many others, Briles leaves coaching in shame

June 1, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. And so Art Briles is tossed out of the fort. He walks away in shame, chased away by the very school he made matter. There is stain to his legacy. He is a man who defended sexual abuse, who shaped realities to where they did not happen. Fortunately, he worked for a […]

Tagged as: Briles, Cheating, College football, scandal

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Young quarterbacks show promise for FSU team

April 9, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 8:17 p.m. Okay, Jimbo Fisher played with the rules. Heck, it’s his game. So who carries if he erases a fumble, or adds 90 seconds to the clock here or there. The point is, FSU’s depth showed possibilities Saturday afternoon in Orlando. Content beyond this point is for members only.

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FSU’s offensive line recruits bear watching

February 4, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 6 a.m. Right now, keep in mind that they are only mounds of clay to be molded. They are seeds. They are colts. They are apprentices. On the other hand, man, are they promising. That’s the thing about recruiting. Everyone pays attention to the quarterbacks, and they’re mesmerized by the speed of the receivers, […]

Tagged as: FSU, offensive line, Recruits, Trickett

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Recruiting: Lies, falsehoods and prevarications

February 2, 2016 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 6 a.m. Coaches lie. They peer over the table at a young athlete, and they talk of the world as if the player is the golden child he has been waiting for. They swear they will love no other. They flirt with the mommas and exchange firm handshakes with the papas. And as soon […]

Tagged as: Coaches, Jackson, Recruiting, Williams

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Alabama adds one more title to its dynasty

January 12, 2016 Florida State University

Monday, 6 a.m. Start with the coach. In college football, you always start with the coach. This one is a small, aging man who is constantly in a bad mood. In fact, it has become a bit of a punch line what a grump Nick Saban is and how seldom he seems to get a […]

Tagged as: Alabama, Clemson, National title, Saban

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Ask Gary: Ready to accept Koetter as Bucs’ coach?

January 9, 2016 Florida State University

(Each week, the readers take over GarySheltonsports.com and play Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Buc;s, Evans, Koetter, Rays

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Only four plays separated FSU from Florida

November 29, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:54 a.m. If you were a highly ranked athlete in Florida, where would you go after watching FSU beat Florida Saturday night. Depends. Where were you going to go before the game? There have been FSU-Florida games that affected the recruiting race. This wasn’t one of them. Both teams finished with two losses. Both […]

Tagged as: Fisher, Florida, FSU, McElwain

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What can LSU offer to FSU’s Fisher?

November 25, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. LSU wants Jimbo Fisher. Of course it does. If a school is looking for a new coach, and LSU may be one of them, why wouldn’t it want Jimbo? He’s one of the finest coaches working today, and Urban Meyer and Nick Saban seem to be on their way to being legends […]

Tagged as: Coaching, Fisher, FSU, LSU

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