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College Football Hall of Fame closing in South Bend Chicago Tribune SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The College Football Hall of Fame will close Sunday with much less fanfare than when it arrived in South Bend 17 years ago amid high expectations, leaving city officials scrambling to try to sell the 58,000-square-foot downtown ... See all stories on this topic »

'Football people' not connected with Jets don't favor ax falling on GM Mike ... Newsday FLORHAM PARK, N.J.. Decision time is here for Jets owner Woody Johnson. With his team about to finish its first losing season since he and general manager Mike Tannenbaum hired coach Rex Ryan in 2009, Johnson must decide whether he needs to ... See all stories on this topic » Newsday

Notre Dame's play for freedom ESPN SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For as many questions as Notre Dame's footballteam faced entering this season -- and for a team whose starting quarterback got arrested, whose freshman All-American end transferred, whose secondary was undergoing a makeover ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Alabama's Justice System Entirely Revolves Around Alabama Football Deadspin Alabama's Justice System Entirely Revolves Around Alabama Football The Birmingham News reports that an Alabama civil court trial, set to begin on Jan. 7 (also and far more widely known as the day of the BCS championship game between Alabama and ... See all stories on this topic »

Stanford football: What the Rose Bowl means … and what it's worth San Jose Mercury News (blog) As the longtime president of the alumni association, Wolf has a keen sense for how the school's 211,000 living alums across 151 countries view the football team's upcoming appearance in the Rose Bowl. “It's the pinnacle,” Wolf said. “Many of our alumni ... See all stories on this topic »

FSU's Werner leading the charge vs. Lynch ESPN (blog) When Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner came to the United States, he did so with one expectation: “My expectation was to show America that Germans can playfootball,” he said. “I hope I did.” Mission accomplished. As Florida State prepares to... See all stories on this topic »

The Norwegian Football Wonder New York Times (blog) Our colleague David Picker writes about Havard Rugland, a Norwegian with a good foot who knew nothing at all about American football, but — thanks to his viral video — has a tryout for the New York Jets footballteam. Using tools not typically ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

College football bowl recaps: Fun Texas Tech win, Ohio catharsis, and antique ... SB Nation And it goes without saying that, while terribly inaccurate at times, Logan Thomas' arm is just about the strongest and most seductive in collegefootball. He throws the most gorgeous interceptions in the country. If these offenses lacked talent, you ... See all stories on this topic » SB Nation

Fantasy Football Week 17: Rankings, start-sit chat, projections for Calvin ... SportingNews.com Week 17 is always a strange time for fantasy owners. Most leagues ended last week, so, if anything, owners would probably prefer that the players they've spent all season rooting for don't have good games. The owners who are still playing have to ... See all stories on this topic »

Thomas ready to receive torch from Barner ESPN (blog) Oregon running back Kenjon Barner is how most folks want star collegefootball players to be. He's humble but confident. He's quiet but articulate. You don't worry about him turning up on a police blotter. And 1,624 yards rushing, 6.5 yards per carry, ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN (blog)

Alabama nearing football's pantheon - ESPN.com By beating Notre Dame, Alabama can win its third national championship in the past four years and officially etch its name alongside college football's greatest ... espn.go.com/.../by-beating-notre-dame-alabama-officially-bec...

Fantasy Football Week 17: Rankings, start-sit chat, projections for ... Week 17 is always a strange time for fantasy owners. Most leagues ended last week, so, if anything, owners would probably prefer that the players they've spent ... aol.sportingnews.com/.../fantasy-football-week-17-rankings-st...

Ex-Louisville football player sues school, coach - Yahoo! Sports From Yahoo! Sports: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A former University of Louisville footballplayer has sued the school and coach Charlie Strong and says he was ... sports.yahoo.com/.../ex-louisville-football-player-sues-191209...

Oregon Football: Why Chip Kelly Moving to NFL Would Doom ... The Oregon Ducks could be losing a crucial member of the football team this offseason—their head coach... bleacherreport.com/.../1461925-oregon-football-why-chip-kel...

Dolphins vs. Patriots: Fantasy football projections Reggie Bush, Tom ... We break down the pertinent fantasy projections for the Week 17 matchup between the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. www.sbnation.com/.../dolphins-vs-patriots-fantasy-football-pr...