No. 13 Bears Face Difficult Early Tests
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What's being billed as one of the most promising seasons for California in years could crash quickly if the Bears can't navigate a difficult early road.
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LAKE FOREST - The Chicago Bears played defense the way coach Lovie Smith envisioned, swarming to the ball and making the New York Giants cough it up.
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The Bears did not want an off-season quarterback competition, but now they have something far worse: an in-season quarterback competition.
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After three successive blowouts, No. 5 Illinois was looking forward to its first real test Saturday against No. 24 Gonzaga. Now it looks like the Illini will have to wait until top-ranked
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The inexperienced receivers had a tough time getting open. The retooled offensive line had some trouble protecting the star quarterback. And the No. 1 team was trailing the 17 1/2-point underdog with 17 minutes left in the season opener. Southern California doesn't look unbeatable &#151; yet.
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Call them the &quot;almost ready for prime-time&quot; Bears. Or maybe you can call them more than that after tomorrow. For the University of California, the time is now. Or, more specifically, tomorrow afternoon, when they take on top-ranked Southern Cal.
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Navy head coach Paul Johnson worried that his team might not be able to bring its A-game to the Emerald Bowl because of grueling, long final exams before Christmas.
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The Badgers have struggled on offense at times, especially in the passing game where they are averaging just 137.7 yards per contest.
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There is a certain gloom and doom feeling in the Windy City these days, as the beloved Chicago Bears are reeling. With franchise quarterback Rex Grossman
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The season started with a four-game homestand and mixed results for the Illinois football team. Phase II begins today for the Illini, who head into a rugged October schedule with a Big Ten Conference game at No.
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Lake Forest, IL -- Quarterback Tim Couch, the top overall pick in the 1999 draft, will try out for the Chicago Bears on Friday. Couch, who spent the previous five seasons with Cleveland, is expected to undergo
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The Chicago Bears were slapped with a low five Sunday afternoon at chilly Soldier Field. &quot;Offense, defense, it was definitely a team loss by us,&quot; Bears coach Lovie Smith said.
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Though it is early, the B.C.S. revisions have not quite worked out as planned. Southern California and Miami were ranked as the top two teams.
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Boston College has found some tension-filled ways to stay unbeaten early in the season.
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With Appalachian Stateâs victory at fifth-ranked Michigan, the N.C.A.A.âs top teams will probably be more selective in scheduling early games.
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The third preseason game was supposed to be a lengthy tuneup for their starters, but on many fronts it turned out to be a disappointing performance for the Chicago Bears.
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Terrelle Pryor's news conference Wednesday is going on as planned, but the highly touted prep quarterback won't be making a coach very happy on signing day.