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Barry Sanders, Jr. Chooses Stanford Over Dad's Alma Mater, Oklahoma State

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:27:42 +0000

When you’re ranked as one of the top five running backs in the nation and you hold scholarship offers from most of college football’s top programs, your college commitment will be watched with interest.

But when your name is Barry Sanders, Jr. and your dad is arguably the greatest running back in history, the stakes are even higher. So it turned some heads on Saturday when Barry Sanders, Jr. announced his decision to attend Stanford instead of dad’s alma mater, Oklahoma State.

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Oklahoma State Edges Stanford, 41-38, In Overtime to Win Fiesta Bowl

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:32:18 +0000

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck saved the best for last, going 27 for 31 for 347 yards and two touchdowns in what was probably his last college football game.

But his stellar effort wasn’t enough as Cardinal kicker Jordan Williamson missed three field goals — including one at the end of regulation and another in overtime — and opened the door for Oklahoma State’s exciting 41-38 overtime win in Monday’s Fiesta Bowl.

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Why LSU and Alabama should play again for the BCS National Championship

Andy Lee — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:12:43 +0000

Because this year's 'game of the century' didn't have enough points to satisfy most fans (north of the Mason Dixon line and west of the Mississippi) there is tons of sentiment that under no circumstances should LSU and Alabama play again for the BCS National Championship game

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QB Andrew Luck Takes Over Play-Calling Duties for Stanford

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:36:12 +0000

Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck has heard of lot of comparisons to Peyton Manning during his time under center for the Cardinal. But now he has another fact in common with the Colts’ injured superstar that is rare in the NFL and almost unheard of in college. Like Manning, Luck is now calling his own plays.

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"Oooh, sore-ry. Sore-ry, Stanford."

Duke Keith — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:38:21 +0000

If you've never seen what the guys at the SolidVerbal.com sports blog produce from time to time, consider this an above-average introduction. Alex Trebek doing play-by-play of last year's Oregon-Stanford game. As the cut-out cartoon Englishmen for Guinness would say, "Brilliant!"

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