Cornell Sprint Football: Lightweight Players Lead the Pack
Abass Kamara, a 6 10 165 pound Cornell defensive tackle and government major, defies norms in sprint football. The sport, once 150 pounds, now limits linemen to 165, with Cornell one of five schools in the Eastern Lightweight Football League. Coaches say the format lets average sized men play football amid bigger rivals.
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Cornell sprint football seeps into campus myth and weight rules
Kevin Eskridge from Cloister New Jersey shaved about 35 pounds to meet Cornell s 171 pound limit and joined a program featuring eight coaches a strength coach and trainers. The team weighs players twice weekly to prevent unsafe weight cuts and emphasizes academics with a B plus GPA and a 4.0 club. Volunteers fund the program as Cullen aims for a 3.5 million endowment in ten years.
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UCLA Tops In BCS Standings With Tough Schedule
UCLA holds the No. 1 spot in the first BCS standings while Ohio State sits second as UCLA’s schedule strength leads the nation. The rankings, based on polls, computer ratings, schedule strength and losses, determine the Fiesta Bowl participants and eventual national champion game contenders.
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BCS Standings Explanation Key Poll and Computer Methods
The passage outlines BCS ranking components such as AP and USA Today coaches polls, and computer measures from Hesler & Anderson Seattle Times Sagarin and New York Times. It defines an adjusted deviation cap, quartile rank based on schedule strength, and losses as a penalty. It also notes top 15 listings and gives example raw scores from Sagarin and New York Times.
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College football playoff reform urged by columnist
Dan Bickley argues the Bowl Championship Series is flawed and calls for a playoff. He contends Ohio State could be kept out of Tempe despite No 1 votes, urging a top eight bracket with seven rotating sites and three weeks of play to crown a true national champion.
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