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A Team Left Behind in the College Football Realignment Braces for an Exodus
24Nov By adminNo Comments
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A Team Left Behind in the College Football Realignment Braces for an Exodus

The Washington State Cougars are one of college football’s most remote major teams. They play in Pullman, Wash.—population a hair under 33,000—in a rural region of eastern Washington known as the Palouse.But it won’t be until next year—when 10 other members of its Pac-12 Conference flee for greener pastures in the Big Ten, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conferences—that the Cougars are really headed for the wilderness of college athletics.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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What Does Jim Harbaugh Do on the Sidelines, Anyway?
23Nov By adminNo Comments
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What Does Jim Harbaugh Do on the Sidelines, Anyway?

Michigan is playing its biggest game of the season against Ohio State on Saturday, with a spot in the College Football Playoff potentially on the line. And as has become common this year, head coach Jim Harbaugh won’t be there. Harbaugh is still serving his three-game suspension from the Big Ten Conference over the sign-stealing scandal currently embroiling the school. This weekend will mark the sixth contest of 2023 in which Harbaugh has been absent; he previously served a different three-game suspension to address a separate NCAA investigation. With or without Harbaugh, the Wolverines are 11-0 and ranked No. 3 in the nation. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Cinderella Denver Broncos and Ferocious Detroit Lions: An NFL Season Gone Mad
20Nov By adminNo Comments
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Cinderella Denver Broncos and Ferocious Detroit Lions: An NFL Season Gone Mad

Just sitting here on a lily pad at the edge of the universe, trying to figure out what happens if the Detroit Lions meet the Cleveland Browns in the Super Bowl.I assume the cosmos, as we know them, will abruptly collapse. There will be a flash of light, a rumble of thunder, a brief narration from the Voice of God, the late NFL Films narrator John Facenda, and that’s that. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Michigan Football Sign-Stealing Fallout Widens With a Firing 
17Nov By adminNo Comments
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Michigan Football Sign-Stealing Fallout Widens With a Firing 

Michigan’s football sign-stealing scandal expanded in a troubling new direction on Friday, as the university fired an assistant coach who had been connected to the staff member at the center of the controversy involving an impermissible off-campus scouting scheme.The dismissal of Chris Partridge, a recruiting guru who served as the team’s linebackers coach, came less than a day after Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh made a shocking pivot by agreeing to accept his three-game suspension from the Big Ten.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Gridiron Mischief in the Midwest
13Nov By adminNo Comments
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Gridiron Mischief in the Midwest

You say it’s a tale of cunning football scheming you want?Right now the biggest gridiron story is the suspension of University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh in the wake of charges that his team benefited from signals surreptitiously purloined from future opponents’ sidelines.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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After a Key Win, Michigan Girds for Its Next Battle: Freeing Jim Harbaugh 
12Nov By adminNo Comments
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After a Key Win, Michigan Girds for Its Next Battle: Freeing Jim Harbaugh 

Nov. 12, 2023 11:49 am ETThe emotional aftermath of Michigan’s key win over Penn State on Saturday turned into a celebration of the one person notably absent: Jim Harbaugh, the Wolverines’ coach who had been suspended by the Big Ten over alleged sign-stealing. Offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, who filled in as acting head coach, gave a profanity-laced postgame interview thanking both God and his suspended boss. A player held up a white board with “FREE JIM” scrawled on it. Quarterback J.J. McCarthy pointed at a television camera and proclaimed: “Love you, coach.” Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Michigan Rushes to Court to Fend Off Jim Harbaugh’s Suspension
11Nov By adminNo Comments
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Michigan Rushes to Court to Fend Off Jim Harbaugh’s Suspension

When the Big Ten suspended Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh over alleged sign-stealing violations late Friday afternoon, the school rushed to court with an urgent message: It needs Harbaugh to finish off a dream season.Michigan wasn’t shy about framing the stakes. Its lawyers argued that barring Harbaugh from doing the most important part of his job would damage him, his players, and even the public, based on what it called a flimsy initial investigation by the Big Ten.  Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Big Ten Suspends Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh in Sign-Stealing Case
11Nov By adminNo Comments
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Big Ten Suspends Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh in Sign-Stealing Case

Updated Nov. 10, 2023 9:05 pm ETThe Big Ten Conference on Friday barred Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh from coaching the remainder of the team’s regular season games, an unprecedented sanction that follows allegations against the Wolverines football program of illegally attending future opponents’ games to steal play-signals. The conference announced the penalty as Michigan’s team was flying to State College, Pa., to play a top-10 matchup against Penn State on Saturday. The stakes could scarcely be higher: Harbaugh is coach of one of the nation’s top teams as it enters the season’s critical final stretch.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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