Ben Deihl | sports editor “It’s probably one of the greatest sports stories of all time,” Indiana Head Coach Curt Cignetti said. “We’re 16-0, national champions at Indiana University, which I know a lot of people thought was never possible.” On Nov. 27, 2021, the Indiana Hoosiers wrapped up their final game of the 2021 season, falling to Purdue 44-7. It was the eighth time … Continue reading Cignetti takes CFB by storm in perfect season
Spencer Thomas | Staff Writer Nov. 4, 2021 It’s become cliché to say something like, “I wish there was a way to know that you’re in the good old days before they’re gone.” For college football fans, the 2021 season might be one of those moments. Just 10 weeks in, the season has been loaded with unprecedented upsets, the awakening of blue-blood programs and the … Continue reading College football season rich with storylines
02/21/2019 By Duke Staff The Democrat-Reporter, a newspaper in the western Alabama town of Linden, expanded its small readership this week with an editorial that forced its way into the mainstream news cycle by beginning with the sentence, “Time for the Ku Klux Klan to ride again.” The op-ed called for the return of the infamous white supremacist group to “raid the gated communities” of … Continue reading Hate speech and free speech not the same
Pat Higgins | Sports Editor In the first season of college football sans the BCS, things are the way they should have been for half a decade with the institution of a four-team playoff system. Last week the panel of experts released its first ever Playoff Rankings. Atop the rankings are undefeated Mississippi State and Florida State, followed by Auburn, Oregon and Alabama, respectively. Conveniently, … Continue reading College Football Playoff System an overwhelming success
Pat Higgins | Asst. Sports Editor Until Jameis Winston knocked off Auburn in the second most ridiculous ending on the college football calendar in 2013, the Southeastern Conference won seven consecutive national championships. In Auburn’s bid for the conference’s eighth straight crystal ball, Winston, the sport’s most controversial figure through the final weeks of 2013, turned in a performance for the ages on his 20th … Continue reading BCS Final: A ride to remember
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