Brandt: Greg Schiano prospective frontrunner for Michigan occupation

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh can not look to escape conjecture that he could be the next coach at his alma mater, Michigan, but he is not the only one. NFL Media senior analyst Gil Brandt proposed via Twitter Friday that former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano might be associated with the hunt, at the same time.

My wildcard for #Michigan is Greg Schiano, might even be frontrunner. Will get outstanding recommendations from highpowered #NFL trainers

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Brandt: Greg Schiano prospective frontrunner for Michigan occupation

Jameis Winston"s conduct hearing anticipated to finish Wednesday

The very first day of Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston’s code of conduct hearing went "as expected," his advisor told reporters, as well as the hearing is anticipated to close Wednesday.

"We believe this nightmare is going to be over really shortly," David Cornwell, Winston’s advisor, told reporters following the hearing ended Tuesday.

The school’s hearing — that is closed to the people — facilities on sexual assault allegations against Winston from December 2012, and possible punishments vary from probation to expulsion.

Winston did not talk to the media before or after the hearing, but both sides got their points across before the hearing. Cornwell said the accuser and her lawyers were attempting "to do their extortion strategy." And John Clune, the accuser’s lawyer, said in a statement, "it is the day that Mr. Winston has been urgently trying to prevent for two years. … Neither Jameis Winston nor his attorney can quit what’s coming."

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Jameis Winston"s conduct hearing anticipated to finish Wednesday

NFL leading attempts to give to charity on Giving Tuesday

Tis the season to be jolly, and nothing improves morale and makes the holidays exceptional rather like giving.

together with the coming of Giving Tuesday, the NFL is diving headfirst into charity. While the league has been associated with the yearly day of offering for the past couple of years, it is taken another thing in 2014. The NFL has joined a #GivingTuesday effort developed by CrowdRise to improve their attempts, supporting both NFL Play 60 associate St. Jude Children’s Charity, plus the NFL players’ and trainers’ foundations (such as Bill Belichick, J.J. Watt, Torrey Smith and Andy Dalton).

To join the league in the NFL’s not-for-profit efforts, visit CrowdRise’s landing page to give to among the aforementioned organizations, or into a bevy of individual foundations created by present and previous players.

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NFL leading attempts to give to charity on Giving Tuesday

Mississippi State"s Dan Mullen was not bullish on playoff opportunities

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen was not convinced his Bulldogs would’ve made the College Football Playoff even if they’d defeated Mississippi on Saturday.

Well, he sort of believed that, anyhow.

Mississippi State was ranked fourth in this week’s College Football Playoff positions, but after Saturday’s loss Mullen told CBSSports.com, "I did not believe we were getting in the playoff anyway."

Mullen subsequently talked more about it — and did not look almost as certain.

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Mississippi State"s Dan Mullen was not bullish on playoff opportunities

Dante Fowler tweets he"s leaving Florida with Will Muschamp

For the second year in a row, a Florida Gator has gotten the season of NFL draft entry declarations by underclassmen off to an early start.

Florida defensive end Dante Fowler filed social media notice of his intention to enter the 2015 NFL Draft Tuesday night. The junior noted on Twitter that he entered the Florida program at the same time as outgoing coach Will Muschamp and will fittingly make his exit with the dismissed coach as well.

I came in with champ. I’m leaving with Him.

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Dante Fowler tweets he"s leaving Florida with Will Muschamp

Todd Gurley runs for 138, injured in return from suspension

Mark Richt didn’t exactly ease Todd Gurley back into the mix in the Georgia rushing rotation Saturday. And after a four-game suspension, the star junior looked like his dominant self until a left knee injury ended his night.

Gurley fed on a season-high 29 carries for 138 yards and a touchdown to help the Bulldogs to a 34-7 home drubbing of Auburn, keeping UGA in the hunt for an SEC East title, and as well marking the return of one of college football’s elite talents. But late in the game, Gurley took a carry up the middle and suffered an undisclosed injury to his left knee. He was carted off the field.

In his postgame press conference, Richt acknowledged Gurley hurt his knee, but wasn’t able to shed any light on the severity of the injury.

"Don’t know, I really don’t know," Richt told reporters. "I’m just as curious as everyone else. … He hurt his knee."

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Todd Gurley runs for 138, injured in return from suspension

Star prospect Hroniss Grasu expected to miss couple of games

Oregon finds itself in an enviable spot, entering a bye week as the No. 2-ranked team by the College Football Playoff selection committee.

That doesn’t mean all is well in Eugene, though.

Offensive line woes have been one of the few things hampering the Ducks this season, and those issues will apparently stretch out even longer, as starting guard Hamani Stevens said star center Hroniss Grasu is expected to miss the next couple games after suffering an injury against Utah last week.

» Sources Tell Us: Scout compares Grasu to Pro Bowl center

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Star prospect Hroniss Grasu expected to miss couple of games

FSU QB Jameis Winston laments his part in turnovers

There continues to be a zero in the loss column for the Florida State, but the Seminoles’ Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback does not consider he is done his part to keep it.

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In a display of humility that few believed Jameis Winston capable of, the third year sophomore confronted a cool truth following a 34-20 win over Virginia Saturday: He Is just not playing as well as he did a year past, and turnovers are the main reason.

"I am hurting this team, I actually am," Winston said following the match, according to various media outlets.

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College Football Playoff standings: Six things we learned

The positions are out, the mad tweets have already been sent, as well as the politicking has started. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the College Football Playoff age is alive and well.

» CFB Playoff standings: MSU stays No. 1 team

The 12-member selection committee released its second top 25 positions Tuesday, and while there were a few surprises, there were also lots of stuff we can glean from them.

Here’s what we learned:

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College Football Playoff standings: Six things we learned

Report: Florida State looking into Jameis Winston autographs

An investigation into whether a college football player accepted money in exchange for autographs has already thrown the career of the Heisman front-runner, Todd Gurley, into jeopardy this season, and a similar probe might yet trip up the remaining eligibility of the Heisman’s reigning winner.

The Florida State compliance department has begun to look into how a large number of Jameis Winston autographs were authenticated and whether he accepted any money as a result, according to a report on ESPN.com.

A source told ESPN that head coach Jimbo Fisher asked Winston if he ever accepted money for autographs after Saturday’s win over Syracuse, and Winston responded that he did not. However, the James Spence Authentication company certified more than 340 autographs from Winston.

"The items that I’ve seen signed by Todd Gurley and Jameis Winston, which have been authenticated by JSA, look like they came from an autograph signing," Martin Buckley, co-owner of Palm Beach Autographs in Florida told the site. "This is based on the items themselves being similar, the quantities of those items, the consistency of signature as well as similar spots in which they signed."

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Oklahoma holds on to beat Texas in Red River Rivalry

It wasn’t pretty, but Bob Stoops walked out of the Cotton Bowl a winner once again on Saturday.

Oklahoma’s offense was slowed to a halt most of the day by a feisty Texas defense, but, thanks to a few special-teams plays, the Sooners held on 31-26.

» 14 for ’14: Red River Shootout among top college rivalries

Quarterback Trevor Knight was largely ineffective most of the game, throwing for just 129 yards and a touchdown while the team failed to convert a third down until its final drive of the fourth quarter. Tailback Samaje Perine was held in check as well, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry after the true freshman had been running over the competition in Oklahoma’s previous games.

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Oklahoma holds on to beat Texas in Red River Rivalry

Nick Chubb replaces Todd Gurley with 143 yards

It took about twice the carries that Todd Gurley would normally need, but Georgia freshman running back Nick Chubb led the Bulldogs to a 34-0 rout of Missouri Saturday as the nation’s top running back missed his first game while on indefinite suspension.

Chubb carried 38 times for 143 yards and a touchdown and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo maintained the Bulldogs’ identity as a run-first offense, despite the absence of not only Gurley, but injured running backs Keith Marshall and Sony Michel, as well.

Georgia coach Mark Richt told CBS he asked Chubb before the game how much he carried the ball in high school, and Chubb told him 35 carries. "I told him we might get him that," Richt said.

He did that plus three, and the 5-foot-10, 230-pound power back became more effective as the game wore on.

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Nick Chubb replaces Todd Gurley with 143 yards

Stanford"s Kevin Hogan dealing with mystery injury

Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan is injured; that much is known. The severity of the injury or even the specifics of the body part that hurts — well, Cardinal coach David Shaw won’t say.

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Shaw did say Hogan seemed likely to play Friday when Stanford hosts to Washington State.

Hogan (6-foot-4, 225 pounds), a junior, suffered some sort of injury on his leg in last week’s loss to Notre Dame. Whether it was to his knee, ankle, foot, whatever — Stanford isn’t saying.

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Stanford"s Kevin Hogan dealing with mystery injury

Stanford"s Kevin Hogan injured but expected to play Friday

Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan is injured; that much is known. The severity of the injury or even the specifics of the body part that hurts – – well, Cardinal coach David Shaw won’t say.

Shaw did say Hogan seemed likely to play Friday when Stanford plays host to Washington State.

Hogan (6-foot-4, 225 pounds), a junior, suffered some sort of injury on his leg in last week’s loss to Notre Dame. Whether it was to his knee, ankle, foot, whatever – – Stanford isn’t saying.

"All things point toward him hopefully being ready (for Friday),” Shaw told reporters Tuesday. "We were aware of it. There was no fear of further injury. He still had full range of motion. He still had full strength. After you play the game, it gets really sore, and that’s where he is. But we feel good about him being ready."

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Stanford"s Kevin Hogan injured but expected to play Friday

TCU, Mississippi State have most staying power among risers

Mayhem reigned supreme over the weekend in college football, as upsets shook up every poll and rankings as well as the outlook for the postseason.

Let’s start to pick up the pieces and begin by taking a look at which of the four teams that made the biggest jump this week in the CFB 24/7 Power Rankings has the most staying power.

» Massive shakeup in Top 25 Power Rankings

Each of the four teams — No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 4 Mississippi State, No. 11 TCU and No. 13 Arizona — will be presented with a daunting task this week to keep the momentum going. Ole Miss visits No. 14 Texas A&M, Mississippi State hosts No. 2 Auburn, TCU visits No. 5 Baylor and Arizona hosts unranked USC.

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Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard rants against Big 12 officials

There’s plenty of frustration when it comes to the state of officiating in college football. It’s bad in the Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, ACC and, especially, the Pac-12.

Well, Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard is beyond fed up with the current state of affairs and decided to come out and say something about it after the Cyclones appeared to have yet another call go against them in a 37-20 road loss Saturday to Oklahoma State.

Late in the first half, Oklahoma State running back Desmond Roland was stopped short of the goal line on a run, according to the original call on the field. The officials went to the booth to review the play and overturned the decision, awarding the Cowboys a touchdown. However, it’s hard to say video of the play was conclusive enough to overturn the call.

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Terrapins to wear alternate helmets for OSU game

If your college football TV surfing stops on the Ohio State-Maryland game Saturday, don’t adjust your TV.

Those garish Maryland helmets are actually supposed to look that way:

Miss the hand-painted helmets…? Well, they’re back this Saturday vs. Ohio State! #GoTerps #BeatOSU pic.twitter.com/4xkMquWyyH

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CFB Social: Firebreathing Washington Huskie highlights week

The College Football 24/7 home page and @NFL_CFB Twitter account are excellent ways to keep up with all the important news encircling the school game. However, how about the items that pop on social websites and do not make the headlines?

Well, we have arrived at answer that call by scouring Twitter, Instagram, Facebook along with other social media networks most trainers can not pronounce to locate some of the finest posts. Below are a few of the things that caught our eye this week:

Washington sophomore linebacker Psalm Wooching not only has among the top names in college football, but the indigenous Hawaiian excels in the entire fire breathing matter, also.

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CFB Social: Firebreathing Washington Huskie highlights week

Like/Dislike: The bye week blues

Do Not worry, he is good

Why did I wait until now?

Finest. Trainer. Ever. EVER!

Well this will be a great week. Six teams on a bye. SIX. TEAMS. In Week 4.

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Viral high school player interview gets Songified ... and it is epic

Recall Apollos Hester, the Texas high school football player whose interview went viral before this week? Well, he is back … sort of.

His inspiring postgame interview was Songified and posted on YouTube. The producers of the "Scoreboard" video say they "songified this interview that will help you do pushups and usually triumph at everything." It worked for us; try it on your own.

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Viral high school player interview gets Songified ... and it is epic