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Unbreakable

There's a chance the name jogs the memory banks. Brian Toal? Jersey kid. Tough, fast, relentless. Whatever happened to him anyway? (By Jim McCabe, Boston Globe, 8/28/08)
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LSU postpones game

Louisiana State postponed its football game against Troy after Hurricane Gustav damaged Tiger Stadium and battered Louisiana's capital city far worse than anticipated. (Boston Globe, 9/4/08)
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Boston College facing Georgia Tech team that can run it up

The genius is in its simplicity, which ironically makes it complicated. Say hello to the triple option offense Boston College will encounter when it meets Georgia Tech in Saturday afternoon's home opener at Alumni Stadium. (Boston Globe, 9/4/08)
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It's a hard road to the top for Southern Cal

By staying away from the cupcakes, Southern California earned itself a slim new ranking. USC jumped two spots to No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 yesterday, rewarded by voters for opening the season with a dominant performance on the road against a Bowl Championship Series conference opponent. (Boston Globe, 9/3/08)
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Few mistakes earn BC critical acclaim

A day later, Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski still was marveling at the cleanliness of his team's 21-0 win over Kent State Saturday night at Cleveland Browns Stadium. (Boston Globe, 9/1/08)
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ACC stumbles out of starting blocks

How bad a weekend was it for the Atlantic Coast Conference? Well, in terms of high-profile games, it was a disaster. (Boston Globe, 9/1/08)
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Alabama rolls over Clemson

Nick Saban's plan to bring No. 24 Alabama back to prominence looks way ahead of schedule. As for No. 9 Clemson, another big game ended with the Tigers on the losing end. (Boston Globe, 8/31/08)
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Maine is bowled over in loss to Hawkeyes

Maine lost for the fourth straight time to a Football Bowl Subdivision team, absorbing a 46-3 beating at Iowa yesterday that was its worst defeat in seven meetings against FBS foes. (Boston Globe, 8/31/08)
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LSU is calm before the storm

BATON ROUGE, La. - With a running game like Louisiana State's, maybe it doesn't matter who plays quarterback. (Boston Globe, 8/31/08)

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