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1. March 2, 2011 05:40 PM

   SI/CBS College Football Investigation Lacks Context

   Their stats on player arrests aren't so eye-opening after all

   By Ryan Chittum

   Sports Illustrated and CBS News are out with a big investigation into crime in college football. They looked at the teams in last season's preseason Top 25 poll and pulled the records of all the players to find out how many had been arrested and/or convicted and to rank the worst teams. Its eye-opening finding: Seven percent of college football...

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2. October 12, 2012 07:00 AM

   Hey coach, lighten up!

   Steve Spurrier and his coaching cohorts get pissy with the press

   By Robert Weintraub

   Steve Spurrier, the wisecrackin’ ol’ ballcoach at the University of South Carolina, has the Gamecocks in rarefied air. After demolishing Georgia last weekend, a team that traditionally stomped Carolina, Spurrier’s squad is undefeated and ranked third in the nation. A huge game looms Saturday, when South Carolina visits LSU, last year’s national runner up, in Baton Rouge. But with...

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