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FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2015, file photo, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) poses with the Orange Bowl trophy following an NCAA college football semifinal playoff game against Oklahoma, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play its semifinals on most New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure they will be played either on a Saturday or a holiday.The changes will start with the 2018 season. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper, File)

College Football Playoff plans to abandon New Years Eve semifinals

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressJuly 28, 2016

Members of the media work as Kansas head football coach David Beaty, seen on large vide screen, responds to questions during Big 12 media days, Monday, July 18, 2016, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Records show Big 12 expansion candidates vying for attention

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressJuly 20, 2016

FILE - I this Sunday, March 27, 2016, file photo, North Carolina's Nate Britt, right, and Villanova's Kris Jenkins celebrate after North Carolina won a regional final men's college basketball game against Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia. North Carolina won 88-74 to advance to the Final Four. Jenkins and Britt, brothers in every way except blood, are giving each other the silent treatment for about 48 hours. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Villanova, UNC basketball to vie for national title

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressApril 3, 2016

Notre Dame forward Bonzie Colson (35) shoots as Stephen F. Austin forward Thomas Walkup (0) defends during the first half of a second-round NCAA men's college basketball tournament game, Sunday, March 20, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Notre Dame cuts down Cinderella Stephen F. Austin

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressMarch 20, 2016

Virginia Commonwealth's Justin Tillman(4) shoots against Davidson's Jack Gibbs, left, and Peyton Aldridge, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in Richmond, Va. (Daniel Sangjib Min/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Parity and pressure should make A-10 tournament intense

by Ralph D. Russo Associated PressMarch 9, 2016