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Link – College sports warn against moves to legalize betting

Link – College football heads in wrong direction with largest attendance drop in 34 years

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Link – Ohio State football: Nothing wrong with Denzel Ward’s decision to skip Cotton Bowl

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Link – Dabo Swinney says talking Urban Meyer uncertainty may have helped recruit Jackson Carman

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Link – Tennessee’s Greg Schiano debacle magnifies dysfunction, discord in program

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Link – Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks scrutinized over possible violation of NFL concussion policy

Link – Gary Andersen vowed he’d walk if he couldn’t win at Oregon State — and he just walked

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