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BC’s Shinskie must get to another level

Dave Shinskie is aware that the scrutiny on him is different. Being a freshman quarterback no longer is enough to explain the mistakes that have been as much a part of his game as the touchdown passes he has thrown. (Globe Staff, 12 a.m.)

Win at Harvard a bright spot for BU hockey team

Boston University looked more like the team everyone had expected during a run-and-gun, 6-5 overtime victory over Harvard at the Bright Center Tuesday night. The defending national champion Terriers had jump, were skating with intensity and purpose, and had the power play (3 for 5) operating on all cylinders. (Globe Staff, 12 a.m.)

Downs and distance

Jim McBride’s four items of interest on the college football landscape. (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)

Top 25 in action

Game of the week Oklahoma State 21, Oklahoma 17 - The Sooners have had a tough season, injury- and record-wise, and the feeling is they just want to get this part of the schedule over with, and regroup for their bowl game. The Cowboys have more at stake. If they win, they are nearly a lock for a BCS bid ... (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)

Texas takes another step toward BCS title game

Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and No. 3 Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a 49-39 win over the Aggies last night. (Associated Press, 12 a.m.)

BC seniors about to get separation

Mike McLaughlin remembers the first game he ever played at Boston College. “I was a redshirt freshman,’’ said the fifth-year senior and defensive cocaptain out of Woburn. “And the first game I played was at Central Michigan. I remember getting off the bus and seeing the ESPN cameras and saying, ‘Jeez, this is the real deal now.’ It’s a little ... (Globe Staff, 12 a.m.)

Aggies clip Clemson

B.J. Holmes scored 20 points to help Texas A&M upset No. 19 Clemson, 69-60, yesterday in the first round of the 76 Classic in Anaheim, Calif. (Associated Press, 12 a.m.)

Pitt QB seeks 3d win in Brawl

West Virginia coach Bill Stewart likes a comeback story, and he sees a good one in Pittsburgh’s Bill Stull. (Associated Press, 12 a.m.)

BCS wants status quo

The Bowl Championship Series people have figured out how to solve the organization’s problems - image and otherwise. They have hired a Washington, D.C., public relations firm, headed by former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer, to sell the message that the current system is good and that a playoff for college football is bad. (Globe Staff, 12 a.m.)

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BC notebook For Ramella, it’s all in the line of duty (Boston Globe, 11/26/09)
College roundup Brown slips past winless Bryant (Boston Globe, 11/26/09)
Globe South Sports Notebook Fisher and Morelli enter Mass. basketball coaches’ hall of fame (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
College basketball roundup Freshmen lift UMass (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
BC notebook Cancer treatments over, Herzlich’s recovery rolls on (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
Irish eye is hurting (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
A total loss (Boston Globe, 11/24/09)
Bad news hit Northeastern football coach Hager hard (Boston Globe, 11/24/09)
Globe editorial Northeastern: A team’s inevitable fate (Boston Globe, 11/23/09)
College football notebook Meyer scoffs at ND talk (Boston Globe, 11/24/09)
To players, decision was a blindside hit (Boston Globe, 11/24/09)
College roundup N. Iowa clips Eagles’ wings (Boston Globe, 11/24/09)
College Roundup Georgia Tech men belt BU (Boston Globe, 11/23/09)
Northeastern calls an end to football (Boston Globe, 11/23/09)
Dan Shaughnessy Few cheers upon the demise of Northeastern football (Boston Globe, 11/23/09)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL HEADLINES

Connecticut hoping to end up in bowl (AP, 9:39 a.m.)
Final hurdle coming for TCU to become BCS buster (AP, 5:51 a.m.)
Utah player takes in younger brother (AP, 5:51 a.m.)
McCoy's huge game pulls Texas past A&M, 49-39 (AP, 5:41 a.m.)
Georgia struggles with takeaways and giveaways (AP, 5:01 a.m.)
Fulmer, other big-name coaches looking for jobs (AP, 5:01 a.m.)
No. 3 Texas wins a wild one, 49-39 over Texas A&M (AP, 12:41 a.m.)
Texas DB Deon Beasley carted off field after hit (AP, 11/26/09)
Hawkins gets another year despite 4 losing seasons (AP, 11/26/09)

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College hockey notebook Win at Harvard a bright spot for BU hockey team (Boston Globe, 12 a.m.)
Ex-NHL union head named to run College Hockey Inc. (AP, 11/25/09)
BU 6, Harvard 5 BU takes overtime thriller (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
College hockey roundup Friars pull off upset (Boston Globe, 11/25/09)
College Roundup Quinnipiac pulls rank (Boston Globe, 11/22/09)
BU 3, UNH 3 BU ties UNH in rematch (Boston Globe, 11/22/09)
Northeastern 4, Providence 1 NU still has Friars’ number (Boston Globe, 11/21/09)
College hockey roundup UNH tames Terriers (Boston Globe, 11/21/09)

men's college basketball headlines

Lewis leads Houston past No. 25 Oklahoma 100-93 (AP, 2:11 a.m.)
Thursday's College Basketball (AP, 3:21 a.m.)
Kitchen scores 16, Florida State beats Iona 54-49 (AP, 11/26/09)
Johnson leads No. 22 Minnesota over No. 12 Butler (AP, 11/26/09)
Thursday's College Basketball (AP, 11/26/09)

women's college basketball headlines

Wright's double-double helps Virginia beat Indiana (AP, 5:21 a.m.)
Baylor's Griner becomes 7th woman to dunk (AP, 11/25/09)
San Diego State cracks Top 25; UConn still No. 1 (AP, 11/23/09)
UConn still No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll (AP, 11/23/09)