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How 49ers’ ‘Mr. ‘Irrelevant’ was described in an NFL team’s scouting report

On the NFL team scouting report, the most eye-catching information of all categories was in the box listed for the final grade. He was just reading two capitalized words. OF NO INTEREST It was the writing of an NFL team last spring when it rated Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy. In all honesty, this NFL …

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Men’s college basketball rankings: A shakeup after Xavier’s anger at UConn

A new year has begun, and with it a new season. College hoops have officially transitioned from non-conference play — filled with easy-to-buy games, exciting challenges, and tournaments played in casinos and tropical locations — to conference play, in which teams must navigate freezing temperatures and trying to win games in hostile cauldrons. This means …

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The Athletic 131: TCU continues to prove they belong in the top 4 in the rankings

There’s been a general feeling around the College Football Playoff conversation that TCU is lucky to be there and that just one loss will knock out the Horned Frogs. But that shouldn’t be the case. There’s no doubt that TCU needed a number of second-half comebacks to win, none more notable than the game-winning fire …

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The Athletic 131: No debate on Georgia’s place at the top of each team’s standings

We tried, we thought, we hoped. But ultimately, like Thanos, Georgia is inevitable. The Dawgs’ 27-13 victory over No. 1 Tennessee has never been closer to the final score, and it’s clear that Georgia is by far the best team in the country. So it’s back to No. 1 in Athleticism 131. Georgia played with …

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