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How To Watch New Year’s Day College Football Games – TV Channels and Times: Jan. 1

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MIAMI, FL — College Bowl Game Schedule and Live TV Channels and Streams on Jan. 1

New Year’s Day college Football Bowl games continue on Tuesday with No. 5 Georgia and No. 6 Ohio State, the two teams who missed out on the College Football Playoff places, both in action.

The fifth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs (11-2) will close out their season against No. 15 Texas in the Sugar Bowl.

Kirby Smart Georgia Football coach
Kirby Smart Georgia Football head coach

Live action from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, is set for 8:45 pm ET and ESPN will provide the live television broadcast. WatchESPN will also have live streaming coverage.

These two standout football programs are expected to entice a large audience for one of the more attention-seeking matchups of this bowl season.

Georgia won the SEC East, but blew a 14-point lead and fell to No. 1 Alabama in the SEC championship.

The loss to the Crimson Tide ultimately ended the Bulldogs’ prospect of securing back-to-back College Football Playoff trips, but they are buzzing to end the campaign on a winning note.

“These kids recover faster than you think they do,” Georgia second-year coach Kirby Smart said ahead of the game with Texas.

“Obviously there’s disappointment in the [SEC championship] result but there’s also the opportunity to move forward with a young team and a chance to go on a national stage with our fans, who I know will follow us to play in a New Year’s Six bowl game.”

Meanwhile, the Longhorns (9-4) also have enjoyed a respectable season and they will be determined to beat a team of Georgia’s caliber in a such a big bowl game.

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“We do want them to enjoy the time in New Orleans — our team has earned this,” Texas coach Tom Herman said.

“This is a tremendous bowl game and a tremendous city. But we also know that we’ve come here with a job to do, too, and that’s to win the Sugar Bowl championship.

“When it’s time to work, we’re going to be dialed in, focused in, and ready to work.”

Georgia, which will finish the term with back-to-back double wins seasons for the first time since 2014 and 2015, has a 77.6 percent chance to win this game, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index.

Another New Year’s Day college football game that is expected to draw attention is the Rose Bowl matchup between No. 6 Ohio State and No. 9 Washington.

These two programs have featured in 15 Rose Bowls apiece, but this is the first time they will be facing one another in this fixture.

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ESPN’s Football Power Index is giving the Buckeyes (12-1) a 56.2 chance to beat the Huskies (10-3) in what will be a farewell for coach Urban Meyer, who announced last month that he will be retiring after the Rose Bowl.

This battle between the Big Ten and Pac-12 champions is set for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California and live coverage will be on ESPN and WatchESPN, starting at 5:00 pm ET.

In other New Year’s Day college football games on Tuesday, No. 18 Mississippi State and Iowa will get the ball rolling at the Noon ET in the Outback Bowl, No. 11 LSU and No. 8 UCF play at 1:00 pm in the Fiesta Bowl, while No. 14 Kentucky and No. 12 Penn State battle on ABC and WatchESPN in Citrus Bowl, live at 1:00 pm.

New Year’s Day College Football Games: Bowl Schedule
Tuesday, Jan 1, 2019

Outback Bowl
 No. 18 Mississippi State vs. Iowa
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL12:00 pm ET
ESPN2, WatchESPN

PlayStation Fiesta Bowl
 No. 11 LSU vs. No. 8 UCF
State Farm Stadium
Glendale, AZ 1:00 pm ET
ESPN, WatchESPN

VRBO Citrus Bowl
 No. 14 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Penn State
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, FL 1:00 pm ET
ABC, WatchESPN

Rose Bowl Game
 No. 9 Washington vs. No. 6 Ohio State
Rose Bowl Stadium
Pasadena, CA 5:00 pm ET
ESPN, WatchESPN

Allstate Sugar Bowl
 15 Texas vs. 5 Georgia
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA 8:45 pm ET
ESPN, WatchESPN

Matt Stinchcomb Top 5 SEC Offensive Line For 2015 Season

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Deemed as the powerhouse conference in college football, SEC Network analyst Matt Stinchcomb takes a look at the top five Offensive Lines in the Southeastern Conference for the 2015 season.

You can watch the video for the full views, but here is a brief summary:

Stinchcomb picked Alabama at No. 5 with the views that there are still question marks over the type of offensive line the Crimson Tide will put out this coming season, with only senior Ryan Kelly and sophomore Cameron Robinson being the two highlighted returners from the last campaign.

At No. 4 he selected Arkansas, who was not in his preseason rankings a year ago.

Nevertheless, despite being at No.4 and ahead of Alabama, Stinchcomb still thinks the Razorbacks, who he said “were a better protectors and pushers” during the last term, still has some work to do, especially against some of the top teams in the conference.

Sitting at No. 3 are LSU, but Stinchcomb made this pick on the views that the Tigers will improve on the numbers they put up on offense during the recent term when they barely pass the ball.

Although they are returning just four starters in that offensive line from last season, Auburn picked up the No. 2 ranking.

And as expected, Stinchcomb selected Georgia as the team with the best offensive line in the SEC for the 2015 season, despite the departure if star center David Andrews.

The Bulldogs, who had the top scoring offense last season will return the likes of Greg Pyke, and John Theus, who are expected to pick up from where they left off a year ago.

So Here Is Stinchcomb’s SEC Top Five Offensive Lines

1) Georgia
2) Auburn
3) LSU
4) Arkansas
5) Alabama

NCAAF top 25 Week 8 fixtures and game times

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Oklahoma v Kansas State: Head coaches Bob Stoops and Bill Snyder. soonersports.com photo

NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — The following is the list of NCAAF top 25 games on the schedule for Week 8 on Saturday.

One of the early highlighted clash on the schedule sees No. 14 Kansas State traveling to Norman to face No. 11 Oklahoma at Memorial Stadium.

The Sooners (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) fended off a determined Texas Longhorns side, 31-26 in their last outing, while the Wildcats (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) eased to a 45-13 win over Texas Tech in their last fixture on Oct. 4.

Asked how important this Big 12 meeting is with OU, K-State head coach Bill Snyder said: “You only get 12 maybe 13 opportunities to (play) out of 365 days, so you can’t go through and pick and choose which is more important because they all count.”

“Every single game counts. You can’t demean the value of the game, the significance of the game or the importance of a game.”

Also of interest in Week 8 are the clashes that feature No. 21 Texas A&M at No. 7 Alabama, No. 15 Oklahoma State at No. 12 TCU, No. 23 Stanford at No. 17 Arizona State and of course, No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Florida State.

No. 8 Michigan State travels to face Indiana, while LSU, looking to return to the top 25, is at home to Kentucky.

Although this is not a top-25 clash, lots of attention will also be at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium where Florida will take on Missouri, hoping to keep a playoffs hope alive.

No. 1 Mississippi State are off this week, but returns to action next weekend at Kentucky where they hope to still be the top ranked team in the country.

Saturday, October 18
TIME (ET) MATCHUP TV
12:00 PM No. 4 Baylor at West Virginia FOX Sports 1
12:00 PM No. 14 Kansas State at No. 11 Oklahoma ESPN
3:30 PM No. 21 Texas A&M at No. 7 Alabama CBS
3:30 PM No. 8 Michigan State at Indiana ESPN
3:30 PM Rutgers at No. 13 Ohio State ABC ESPN2
3:30 PM No. 24 Clemson at Boston College ESPNU
4:00 PM No. 10 Georgia at Arkansas
4:00 PM No. 15 Oklahoma State at No. 12 TCU FOX Sports 1
6:00 PM Colorado at No. 22 USC Pac-12 Network
6:00 PM No. 25 Marshall at Florida International
7:00 PM Tennessee at No. 3 Ole Miss ESPN
7:30 PM No. 19 Nebraska at Northwestern BTN
8:00 PM No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 2 Florida State ABC ESPN 3
8:00 PM Washington at No. 9 Oregon FOX Sports 1
10:30 PM No. 23 Stanford at No. 17 Arizona State ESPN

Week 4: AP College Football Poll; Florida State Still No. 1

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Jimbo Fisher’s Florida State football coach. PHOTO: www.seminoles.com

NEW YORK (SportingAlert.com) — Florida State continues to hold down the No. 1 slot in the latest release of The Associated Press poll on Sunday.

The Seminoles (2-0), who were idle in Week 3 this weekend, received 37 of the 60 first place votes in the AP poll and collected 1,466 points.

Oregon (17), Alabama (1), Oklahoma (2) and Auburn, remain the top five teams in the poll, but there were some movements below them.

Georgia, who were previously ranked sixth, fell to No. 13 after losing 38-35 to No. 24 South Carolina on Saturday, while USC dropped from eight-places from ninth to No. 17, following their upsetting 37 -31 defeat Boston College.

Texas A&M (3), Baylor, LSU, Notre Dame and Ole Miss complete the top 10 list this week in the poll.

Virginia Tech (previously at 17) and Louisville, (previously at 21) both dropped out of the top 25 rankings, while Oklahoma State returns to the ranking for the first time this season at No. 25.

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Florida State (37) 2-0 1466
2 Oregon (17) 3-0 1424
3 Alabama (1) 3-0 1346
4 Oklahoma (2) 3-0 1325
5 Auburn 2-0 1252
6 Texas A&M (3) 3-0 1195
7 Baylor 3-0 1134
8 LSU 3-0 1114
9 Notre Dame 3-0 917
10 Ole Miss 3-0 840
11 Michigan State 1-1 832
12 UCLA 3-0 807
13 Georgia 1-1 729
14 South Carolina 2-1 718
15 Arizona State 3-0 680
16 Stanford 2-1 560
17 USC 2-1 459
18 Missouri 3-0 446
19 Wisconsin 1-1 414
20 Kansas State 2-0 326
21 BYU 3-0 246
22 Clemson 1-1 209
23 Ohio State 2-1 204
24 Nebraska 3-0 172
25 Oklahoma State 2-1 126

Dropped from rankings: Virginia Tech 17, Louisville 21
Others receiving votes: North Carolina 82, Duke 55, Mississippi State 55, Virginia Tech 54, Penn State 51, East Carolina 44, TCU 42, Pittsburgh 40, Florida 31, Marshall 28, Boston College 22, West Virginia 14, Washington 14, Cincinnati 10, Virginia 6, Arkansas 3, Arizona 3, North Dakota State 3, Louisville 2

No. 16 Clemson vs No. 12 Georgia Live on ESPN

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(Sporting Alert) — No. 16 Clemson meets No. 12 Georgia in one of the marquee college football games on Saturday, August 30 at 5:30 PM ET, at the Sanford stadium, Athensm, GA.

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An early highly-hyped game is being anticipated by the fans between Georgia and Clemson. The winner of this football game has to go on having an opportunity to be part of the four-team playoff, while the loser has to hurdle obstacles, needing to win the remaining games.

Georgia football is known to be more on the ground than passing game. Surely, coach Mark Richt installed the run type of offense with the “I” formation. The powerful display of Georgia at the line of scrimmage would be the key in this game.

When it comes to ground game, Georgia possesses running backs that can move the chains from time to time. Moreover, the presence of wide receivers Chris Conley and Michael Bennet enchance the offense of the Bulldogs to separate themselves against their opponents.

Bennet said that it’s just a matter of getting into the top four and it’s easier than getting into the top two.

Georgia finished 8-5 last season and it needs a lot of fixing both in the offense and in the defense. Offensively, Georgia averaged 314.2 yards in passing and 169.9 yards in rushing. By having tight competitions in the SEC, the Bulldogs couldn’t fight against those teams.

Senior safety Corey Moore is determined to be part of a winning team with such defensive arsenals. Senior defensive back will be needed to brush aside what transpired last year.

One of the problems that will arise for the Tigers is the offense, without Sammy Watkins and Tajh Boyd. It’s about adjusting to the new players and how they cope up when the game is on the line.

The two teams opened the 2013 season in a gruelling battle as Clemson outlasted Georgia in a thriller, 38-35. This is one of the reasons why the Bulldogs girded up to deny the Tigers another victory.

If the Tigers offense is not prepared to navigate through the defense of the Bulldogs, then this game would be for Georgia.

Offensively, Clemson averaged 333.1 yards in passing and 174.6 yards in rushing per game. Nobody knows what the offense of the Tigers would do especially against the Bulldogs.

Will the Georgia Bulldogs be able to get the revenge that wanted?

2014 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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The following the Order of Events for the 2014 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which take place this weekend.

The Championships, which will be at the Kentucky Track and Field Complex, start on Thursday and conclude on Sunday, will feature some of the finest collegiate athletes in the sport.

The action begin at 12 p.m. ET Thursday and continue at 12 p.m. ET Friday, 1 p.m. ET Saturday and 11 a.m. ET Sunday.

2014 SEC OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
LEXINGMAY 15-18, 2014
THURSDAY, MAY 15TH (Heat Sheets)
11:57AM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
12:00PM HEPTATHLON
100M H, HJ, SP, 200M
12:30PM DECATHLON
100M, LJ, SP, HJ, 400M
1:30PM WOMEN’S HAMMER PRELIM & FINAL
FRIDAY, MAY 16TH
11:57AM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
12:00PM DECATHLON
110M H, DISC, PV, JAV, 1500M
1:30PM HEPTHALON
LJ, JAV, 800M
1:30PM MEN’S HAMMER PRELIM & FINAL
TRACK EVENTS
6:15PM WOMEN’S 800M PRELIM
6:30PM MEN’S 800M PRELIM
6:45PM WOMEN’S 200M PRELIM
7:05PM MEN’S 200M PRELIM
7:25PM WOMEN’S 400M HURDLES PRELIM
7:40PM MEN’S 400M HURDLES PRELIM
8:05PM WOMEN’S 10,000M FINAL
8:45PM MEN’S 10,000M FINAL
(Anticipated Heptathlon 800m time at 4:00pm)
(Anticipated Decathlon 1500m time at 6:10pm)
SATURDAY, MAY 17TH
12:57PM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
1:00PM WOMEN’S LONG JUMP PRELIM & FINAL
1:00PM WOMEN’S JAVELIN PRELIM & FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S HIGH JUMP FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S SHOT PUT PRELIM & FINAL
4:00PM MEN’S LONG JUMP PRELIM & FINAL
4:30PM WOMEN’S POLE VAULT FINAL
4:30PM MEN’S DISCUS PRELIM & FINAL
TRACK EVENTS
3:45PM WOMEN’S 1500M PRELIM
4:00PM MEN’S 1500M PRELIM
4:20PM WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES PRELIM
4:40PM MEN’S 110M HURDLES PRELIM
5:00PM WOMEN’S 400M PRELIM
5:20PM MEN’S 400M PRELIM
5:40PM WOMEN’S 100M PRELIM
5:55PM MEN’S 100M PRELIM
6:20PM WOMEN’S STEEPLECHASE FINAL
6:40PM MEN’S STEEPLECHASE FINAL
SUNDAY, MAY 18TH
10:57AM NATIONAL ANTHEM
FIELD EVENTS
11:00AM MEN’S JAVELIN PRELIM & FINAL
12:00PM WOMEN’S TRIPLE JUMP PRELIM & FINAL
1:30PM MEN’S SHOT PUT PRELIM & FINAL
2:00PM MEN’S POLE VAULT FINAL
3:00PM MEN’S TRIPLE JUMP FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S DISCUS PRELIM & FINAL
3:00PM MEN’S HIGH JUMP FINAL
TRACK EVENTS
2:00PM WOMEN’S 4X100M FINAL
2:10PM MEN’S 4X100M FINAL
2:20PM WOMEN’S 1500M FINAL
2:30PM MEN’S 1500M FINAL
2:40PM WOMEN’S 100M HURDLES FINAL
2:50PM MEN’S 110M HURDLES FINAL
3:00PM WOMEN’S 400M FINAL
3:10PM MEN’S 400M FINAL
3:20PM WOMEN’S 100M FINAL
3:30PM MEN’S 100M FINAL
3:40PM WOMEN’S 800M FINAL
3:50PM MEN’S 800M FINAL
4:00PM WOMEN’S 400M HURDLES FINAL
4:10PM MEN’S 400M HURDLES FINAL
4:20PM WOMEN’S 200M FINAL
4:30PM MEN’S 200M FINAL
4:40PM WOMEN’S 5000M FINAL
5:00PM MEN’S 5000M FINAL
5:25PM WOMEN’S 4X400M FINAL
5:35PM MEN’S 4X400M FINAL

Arkansas Men, Women win SEC Cross Country titles

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GAINESVILLE, FL (Sporting Alert) — Arkansas dominated the 2013 Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships after both the men and women teams won the title at at UF’s Mark Bostick Golf Course in Gainesville, Florida on Friday.

The Razorbacks, led by a 1-2-3 finish where Jamaican senior Kemoy Campbell set a SEC 8,000m meet record to win in 22:58.73, tallied 31 points to dominate the men’s side.

Florida was a distant second with 96 points, while Georgia (101), Missouri (107) and Kentucky (173) completed the top five.

Campbell was followed home by teammates Stanley Kebenei, who ran 23:40.12 and Solomon Haile, at 23:54.87. Also coming home in the top ten was Gabe Gonzales and he ran 24:13.43 for 10th, as the Razorbacks took home its fourth straight SEC crown.

The first non-Arkansas runner across the tape was Georgia’s Lucas Baker and he came home in 23:56.13. Jimmy Clark led home the hosts with a fifth place 23:57.03 finish.

On the women’s side, Arkansas tallied 32points to also dominate the race for the team crown, as the second place finisher, Texas A&M, had 123 points.

Kentucky took third with 134pts, Florida was fourth with 150 and fifth went to Vanderbilt with 161.

Dominique Scott won the women’s 6,000m in 20:02.81 and also led home a 1-2-3 sweep for the Arkansas Razorbacks, which was winning their 14th SEC Championship.

Alabama remains No. 1; Stanford, Georgia drop in AP top 25 poll

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NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — Alabama remains the No. 1 team in the country, this according to the latest release of the Associated Press Top 25 Poll on Sunday.

The Crimson Tide (6-0), for the third week in a row, collected 55 of the 60 first-place votes and a total of 1,495 points from a nationwide media panel, following their 48-7 thrashing of Kentucky on Saturday night.

Oregon (6-0) once again picked up the remaining five first place votes and a total of 1,438 points to stay No. 2 in the rankings, while Clemson (6-0) and Ohio State (6-0) stayed at third and fourth, respectively.

With the previously fifth-ranked Stanford losing to Utah on Saturday, the Florida State Seminoles (5-0) move up one place to the No. 5 slot.

LSU jumped four places to No. 6, Texas A&M also up two places to No. 7, while Louisville stayed at eight and UCLA and Miami (FL) jumped into the top 10.

Last week and long-standing No. 5 Stanford dropped eight-places to thirteen, while Oklahoma fell six-place to 18th. Georgia also fell big after losing to 41-26 to No. 25 Missouri.

The Bull Dogs are now 15th, while the Tigers (6-0) jumped to 14th.

Dropping out of rankings are Michigan, who were at 18 and Northwestern, who were 19th last week.

AP Top 25
RK TEAM RECORD PTS
1 Alabama (55) 6-0 1495
2 Oregon (5) 6-0 1438
3 Clemson 6-0 1352
4 Ohio State 6-0 1330
5 Florida State 5-0 1242
6 LSU 6-1 1137
7 Texas A&M 5-1 1105
8 Louisville 6-0 1077
9 UCLA 5-0 1017
10 Miami (FL) 5-0 912
11 South Carolina 5-1 896
12 Baylor 5-0 849
13 Stanford 5-1 824
14 Missouri 6-0 749
15 Georgia 4-2 615
16 Texas Tech 6-0 590
17 Fresno State 5-0 383
18 Oklahoma 5-1 380
19 Virginia Tech 6-1 352
20 Washington 4-2 309
21 Oklahoma State 4-1 264
22 Florida 4-2 249
23 Northern Illinois 6-0 185
24 Auburn 5-1 156
25 Wisconsin 4-2 153

Dropped from rankings: Michigan 18, Northwestern 19

Others receiving votes: Michigan 118, Nebraska 94, Michigan State 69, Utah 47, Notre Dame 39, Oregon State 21, UCF 19, Texas 16, Northwestern 7, Arizona State 7, Houston 3, Rutgers 1

Texas top No. 12 Oklahoma; No. 25 Missouri 41 beat No. 7 Georgia 26

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DALLAS – Case McCoy threw two touchdown passes, and got one each from his defense and special teams, and the Texas Longhorns upset No. 12 Oklahoma 36-20 win over in the 2013 AT&T Red River Rivalry on Saturday.

The victory say Texas (4-2, 3-0 Big 12) stayed undefeated in conference play from the opening three games, while the previous unbeaten Sooners (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) fell to its first defeat overall on the season.

The defeat saw Bob Stoops’ team  surrendering the Golden Hat Trophy for the first time since 2009, but the head coach still believes in his troop.

“I still believe in our football team,” Stoops said on www.soonersports.com after the game. “We are going to continue to improve throughout the year.”

Also beaten on Saturday was No. 7 Georgia (4-2, 3-1 SEC) who were stunned 41-26 by No. 25 Missouri 41 (6-0, 2-0 SEC) at Sanford Stadium.

Georgia were playing without several key players.

Saturday, October 12
RESULT
No. 25 Missouri 41, No. 7 Georgia 26
Texas 36, No. 12 Oklahoma 20
No. 20 Texas Tech 42, Iowa State 35
No. 24 Virginia Tech 19, Pittsburgh 9
South Florida 13, Connecticut 10
Michigan State 42, Indiana 28
Houston 25, Memphis 15
Army 50, Eastern Michigan 25
Nebraska 44, Purdue 7
TCU 27, Kansas 17
No. 14 South Carolina 52, Arkansas 7
Duke 35, Navy 7

RESULT: NCAA College Football Results, Box Scores – Week 6

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(Sporting Alert) — Results and Box Scores from the NCAA College Football games that took place in Week 6 on Saturday, 5 October. Heading the list of teams recording wins on the schedule were No. 1 Alabama, which battered Georgia State 45-3.

Victory was very comfortable for the top ranked team in the country , with quarterback AJ McCarron going 15 of 16 in competed passes for 166 yards and four touchdowns in the first half.

Other top ranked teams picking up victories on Saturday’s busy day of action were No. 3 Clemson, who eased past Syracuse 49-14, No. 4 Ohio State were made to work, but passed the test against No. 16 Northwestern in a 40-30 result, while No. 5 Stanford edged home ahead of No. 15 Washington 31-28.

Elsewhere, an impressive eighth-ranked Florida State hammered No. 25 Maryland, 63-0, as  redshirt freshman Jameis Winston finished with 393 yards passing and five touchdowns in the victory.

Saturday, October 5
RESULT and BOX SCORES
Navy 28, Air Force 10
No. 7 Louisville 30, Temple 7
No. 8 Florida State 63, No. 25 Maryland 0
No. 20 Texas Tech 54, Kansas 16
Indiana 44, Penn State 24
Nebraska 39, Illinois 19
Ball State 48, Virginia 27
Buffalo 42, Eastern Michigan 14
Michigan State 26, Iowa 14
Rutgers 55, Southern Methodist 52 (OT)
No. 1 Alabama 45, Georgia State 3
Virginia Tech 27, North Carolina 17
Boston College 48, Army 27
Central Michigan 21, Miami (OH) 9
Troy 34, South Alabama 33 Box Score
Marshall 34, UTSA 10 Box Score
Ohio 43, Akron 3
Florida Atlantic 37, UAB 23
Toledo 47, Western Michigan 20
No. 3 Clemson 49, Syracuse 14
No. 6 Georgia 34, Tennessee 31 (OT)
No. 14 Miami (FL) 45, Georgia Tech 30
No. 19 Michigan 42, Minnesota 13
No. 21 Oklahoma State 33, Kansas State 29
Wake Forest 28, North Carolina State 13
Bowling Green 28, Massachusetts 7
Rice 30, Tulsa 27 (OT)
Northern Illinois 38, Kent State 24
East Carolina 24, Middle Tennessee 17
Tulane 24, North Texas 21
Washington State 44, California 22
Florida International 24, Southern Miss 23
UCF 24, Memphis 17
No. 23 Fresno State 61, Idaho 14
No. 2 Oregon 57, Colorado 16
Old Dominion 21, Liberty 17 Box Score
No. 10 LSU 59, Mississippi State 26
No. 11 Oklahoma 20, TCU 17
No. 18 Florida 30, Arkansas 10
Auburn 30, No. 24 Ole Miss 22
South Florida 26, Cincinnati 20
New Mexico 66, New Mexico State 17
Louisiana-Lafayette 48, Texas State 24
No. 13 South Carolina 35, Kentucky 28
Notre Dame 37, No. 22 Arizona State 34
Missouri 51, Vanderbilt 28
Louisiana Tech 38, UTEP 35
No. 4 Ohio State 40, No. 16 Northwestern 30
No. 17 Baylor 73, West Virginia 42
No. 5 Stanford 31, No. 15 Washington 28

Alabama remains No. 1 in NCAAF AP rankings

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NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — Alabama remains No. 1 in the latest release of the Associated Press college football rankings, while Georgia replaced LSU at No. 6 on Sunday.

The Crimson Tide, who beat No. 21 Mississippi 25-0 on Saturday night to stay undefeated at 4-0 this season, collected 55 of the 60 first place votes and 1495 points in the rankings.

Oregon, which collected the next five place votes, stays at No. 2, with Clemson, Ohio State and Stanford completing the top five.

Georgia moved up three places to No. 6 after ending LSU’s undefeated run with a 44-41 result on Saturday, while Louisville and Florida State remain at seventh and eighth, respectively.

Texas A&M jumped one place to No. 9, while the LSU Tigers fell four places to No. 10.

The second ten in the rankings include, Oklahoma, UCLA, South Carolina, Miami (FL), Washington, Northwestern, Baylor, Florida, Michigan and Texas Tech.

Oklahoma State, after losing to West Virginia, dropped 10 placed to No. 21, while Notre Dame (last week, 22) and Wisconsin (last week, 23), fell out of the rankings.

AP Top 25
1 Alabama (55) 4-0 1495
2 Oregon (5) 4-0 1422
3 Clemson 4-0 1354
4 Ohio State 5-0 1305
5 Stanford 4-0 1280
6 Georgia 3-1 1171
7 Louisville 4-0 1091
8 Florida State 4-0 1069
9 Texas A&M 4-1 1012
10 LSU 4-1 979
11 Oklahoma 4-0 838
12 UCLA 3-0 834
13 South Carolina 3-1 812
14 Miami (FL) 4-0 753
15 Washington 4-0 665
16 Northwestern 4-0 550
17 Baylor 3-0 536
18 Florida 3-1 481
19 Michigan 4-0 471
20 Texas Tech 4-0 264
21 Oklahoma State 3-1 230
22 Arizona State 3-1 192
23 Fresno State 4-0 187
24 Ole Miss 3-1 132
25 Maryland 4-0 119

Dropped from rankings: Notre Dame 22, Wisconsin 23
Others receiving votes: Northern Illinois 104, Virginia Tech 49, Wisconsin 46, Nebraska 20, Missouri 14, Notre Dame 12, UCF 6, Michigan State 5, Rutgers 2

Georgia v France Live on ESPN3.com, Team Starting News

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(Sporting Alert) — The following are the starting lineups for the 2014 World Cup European Group I clash between Georgia and France tonight.

Watch Georgia v France Live on ESPN3.com | Follow Live Scores and Updates

Among the starters for France tonight are Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema, who has been partnered with Arsenal in-form striker Olivier Giroud in the attack.

Aggressive winger Franck Ribery is also in the French starting team, while Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra and Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna both start in the back line, along with Laurent Koscielny and Eric Abidal.

Mathieu Debuchy, Adil Rami, Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and Andre-Pierre Gignac are all on the substitutes’ bench.

France and Spain currently command Group I and are expected to qualify for Brazil from the group.

Georgia v France

Georgia: Loria, Grigalava, Lobjanidze, Kashia, Amisulashvili, Khubutia, Kankava, Ananidze, Okriashvili, Kobakhidze, Gelashvili
Subs: Revishvili, Targamadze, Modebadze, Dvalishvili, Popkhadze, Tomashvili, Grigalashvili, Dzaria, Khizanishvili, Dolidze, Tskhadadze, Kvaskhvadze

France: Lloris, Evra, Sagna, Koscielny, Abidal, Valbuena, Sissoko, Guilavogui, Ribery, Giroud, Benzema
Subs: Mandanda, Debuchy, Rami, Clichy, Nasri, Mangala, Gignac, Payet, Gonalons, Landreau

Referee: Firat Aydinus (Turkey)