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  • From plus-one to NCAA split, major change on college football horizon

    12/08/2011 4:39:47 AM PST · by Dysart · 22 replies
    SI ^ | 12-8-2011 | Andy Staples
    Maybe we won't need to cross our fingers and toes. The "plus-one" -- a four-team college football playoff -- is under serious consideration in conferences that previously stood firm against any idea of a bracketed tournament. How serious? "I happen to agree with my conference colleagues about the plus-one game,"... "I think it's inevitable at this point." .... • The plus-one is coming. • The way we view the bowl hierarchy likely will change. • The NCAA's approval of up to a $2,000-per-athlete stipend to offset the actual cost of attending a university is the first major step toward a...
  • USC No. 1 from start to finish in AP poll

    01/05/2005 8:38:56 AM PST · by RedBloodedAmerican · 334 replies · 3,193+ views
    AP via NJOnline ^ | 01.05.05 | By RALPH D. RUSSO
    USC No. 1 from start to finish in AP pollBy RALPH D. RUSSOAP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Southern California joined some elite company with its latest AP national title. The Trojans became just the second team to go No. 1 wire-to-wire in The Associated Press Top 25, and the 10th team to repeat as national champs.Following a resounding 55-19 victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, USC received all but three first-place votes early Wednesday to easily outdistance Auburn.The Trojans (13-0) are the first back-to-back AP champs since Nebraska in 1994-95."I know right now I'm in the middle of...