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Roundtable: Does early end hurt Big Ten?
At the College Football Roundtable, we ask each member of the coverage staff for their opinion about a topic in the sport. This week we ask if the early end to the Big Ten season harms Big Ten teams like Jim Tressel’s Ohio State Buckeyes in the postseason

Big 12: Stoops’ Sooners know how to win at home
Bob Stoops has the kind of home-field advantage most coaches can only dream of. But Oklahoma must pass a big test to keep that going when Texas Tech visits. Chip Brown breaks down all the action in the Big 12 in this week’s conference preview

Big East: Conference title could be decided
Coach Brian Kelly and Cincinnati can all but clinch the Big East title by defeating Pittsburgh on Saturday night. The Bearcats’ conference finale is at home against lowly Syracuse. Pitt would have at least a share of the conference lead with a victory, but the Panthers still must face West Virginia and Connecticut

Florida St. safety Rolle up for Rhodes Scholarship

Myron Rolle hopes to become Florida State’s second athlete, and third student, in three years to win a Rhodes Scholarship.

Big Ten: Michigan-Ohio State should be blowout
It’s a fall classic that galvanizes the heartland and divides neighbors. It’s Michigan and Ohio State — and it should be a blowout. The Buckeyes are hoping for a share of their fourth Big Ten title in a row. But maybe Rich Rodriguez can shock the football world. Tom Dienhart has the story in the Big Ten weekend preview

Ga. Tech runs for 472, tops No. 23 Miami (AP)
This is the way they draw up the triple option. Ruining Miami’s return to national prominence, Georgia Tech ran for a staggering 472 yards — the second-most ever allowed by the Hurricanes — and romped to a 41-23 victory Thursday that gives the Yellow Jackets a chance to pull out an Atlantic Coast Conference divisional title that no one seems eager to win.