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Michigan State Beats OSU, Saves Us From One Final BCS Controversy
Michigan State beat Ohio State 34-24 in the Big Ten championship and will go to the Rose Bowl. Above all else, this saves us the grief of having to listen to an aggrieved SEC or BIG Ten fan base had it come down to an unbeaten Ohio State or Auburn against Florida State. It's going to be Auburn and e...

Oklahoma State Is Lousy With Sore Losers
My goodness, are there a bunch of salty Cowboys in Stillwater right now. This is an Oklahoma State cheerleader attempting to trip Erik Striker after the final play of the game. Following that, fans began throwing snowballs at the players. ...

OSU Fan Witnesses Fake-FG Touchdown, Has Mind Blown
Bob Stoops had his wide receiver Grant Bothun and kicker Michael Hunnicutt team up for a touchdown on a fake a field goal attempt to tie Oklahoma State 17-17 late in the third quarter at Boone Pickens Stadium....

Evan Turner Is Ready For The Big Ten Championship
Former Buckeye and current 76er Evan Turner is sporting a Marcus Hall-inspired shirt in anticipation of Ohio State's game against Michigan State later tonight. ...

"Mark May, Suck On These Nuts": Your OSU-MSU <i>GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
ESPN brought the College GameDay crew to freezing-old Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game today between undefeated Ohio State and one-defeated Michigan State. Turns out people don't like Mark May. Who knew?...

Pols, Press Thought Winston State Atty Presser Was A Barrel Of Laughs
Once word leaked Florida State quarterback and Heisman favorite Jameis Winston wouldn't be charged with rape, today's televised press conference with state attorney Willie Meggs didn't seem to have much purpose. The Seminole alum-turned-prosecutor decided, then, to turn it into his own amateur hour ...

Jameis Winston Won't Be Charged
ESPN is reporting that Jameis Winston will not be charged with sexual assault. ESPN Radio's Jeff Cameron reported it first. [Update, 1:56 p.m.: Confirmed.] ...

This Florida State Ball Boy Is A College Football Hero
Meet Frankie, AKA Red Lightning. He's a ball boy for the Florida State football team, and the three things he loves most are football, Florida State, and getting really excited about football....

No Team Can Mount A Comeback Quite Like The Warriors Can
The Golden State Warriors found themselves down 27 points to the Toronto Raptors with 9:20 left in the third quarter last night. They ended up winning the game by nine points, because when the Warriors decide to go nuclear, there is no stopping them....

Lowsman Trophy Watch: Ohio State's O-Line Clears A Path
Each week, Football Outsiders recognizes the most outstanding college linemen, defenders and other darkhorses from the previous weekend who are habitually overlooked in the hype for that other award (whatever it's called). These are the Lowsmen....

Machete-Wielding Florida State Fan Threatens Florida Fans
Florida State fans were very happy with their team's 37-7 drubbing of Florida over the weekend. But none of them were feeling as emotionally charged as 37-year-old Brant Brown, who according to police celebrated his team's victory by threatening a bar full of Florida fans with a machete....

Appalachian State's New Logo Might Have Been Drawn By A Child
At gunpoint, I'd say the guy on the left was a sea captain, or maybe the Gorton's Fisherman. With Appalachian State moving up to the FBS next season, they needed something a little more evocative of "mountaineer." So they're switching to the guy on the right, presumably after an intense design compe...

Arizona State Fan's Shirt Lets Everyone Know How He Eats Pussy
Shocker sign, crude t-shirt, and a dumb facial expression. Yeah, this guy's an Arizona State fan....

Ohio State Reacts To Auburn Upset Over Alabama
Whether Ohio State will actually get to, or deserves to play in, the BCS Championship is a debate we only have to endure for a few more months. Nevertheless, OSU is undefeated and Alabama no longer is. The Buckeyes are in a better position than they were when they barely survived Michigan and they'r...

Three Ejected After Fight Breaks Out In Ohio State-Michigan Game
A second-quarter fight between the Wolverines and Buckeyes left one Michigan player and two Ohio State athletes ejected, including OSU lineman Marcus Hall who threw his helmet and flipped The Big House the bird upon his exit....

Why Is A Mascot Getting Hurt Funny?
Mississippi State mascot Bully was hit by an ESPN golf cart during yesterday's Ole Miss-Mississippi State game, injuring the leg of the person inside. The photo you see is Bully, still fully costumed, wearing an air cast and being taken away in a stretcher....

Jameis Winston Ruling Won't Come Until After Heisman Voting Deadline
Contrary to earlier statements, the Florida state attorney's office now says a decision on whether to charge FSU quarterback Jameis Winston will not come for at least another two weeks—after the ACC title game and the deadline for Heisman voting....

Sadly, This Sign Did Not Make It Onto <em>College GameDay</em>
Lots of good signs made it onto ESPN in Stillwater on Saturday. This was not among them....

The Time This Kid Realized He Was Waving A Turkey Leg
The waving of the turkey leg — sure, cute, but we've all been there. Having only two hands can feel so limiting, so of course, you're watching Okie State piss-pound Baylor back into the MaybeNextYear.com Bowl, and everyone else starts some kind of en masse arm swing, and what option do you have but ...

Ohio State Band Performance Reenacts Civil War, Gettysburg Address
The Ohio State marching band is back doing fun stuff. This time it's celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, and it's complete with marching soldiers and firing cannons. Very cool! ...