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Texas linebacker David Gbenda (33) celebrates after a stop during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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CFP Bracket Watch: Texas takes over as top seed, 2 of the 4 first-round games would be SEC matchups
By ERIC OLSON - AP College Football Writer
Sun,10/06/24-1:33PM , 79 Reads
Texas' return to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday also gave the Longhorns the top seed in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection, which now features two SEC head-to-head meetings in the first round.
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Southern California quarterback Miller Moss passes during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Utah State, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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College football Week 4: As conference play ramps up, more mismatches are on the slate for top teams
By ERIC OLSON - AP College Football Writer
Tue,09/17/24-4:15PM , 69 Reads
We aren't quite in the throes of conference play as the first month of the college football season winds down. Things get real next week when Georgia-Alabama gives us a top-five SEC matchup that will be advertised as an early battle for seeding in the College Football Playoff.
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Lily Borgmann, 11, center, huddles with her team between drills at Premier Nebraska Volleyball, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

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Volleyball popularity at all-time high for girls amid US Olympic success and college game's exposure
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Wed,09/04/24-12:38PM , 140 Reads
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — As summer turns to fall, a repurposed industrial building on the southwest side of Omaha becomes a hive of activity.
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University of Nebraska volleyball player Harper Murray poses with her Avoli, right, and Adidas, left, volleyball shoes on the school campus in Lincoln, Neb., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. A volleyball shoe startup is bringing attention to colleges' multi-million-dollar contracts with athletic apparel companies and terms that prevent athletes from wearing other brands. Nebraska volleyball player Harper Murray is an ambassador for Avoli. (AP Photo/Eric Olson)

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College athlete shoe deals in NIL era get stepped on by lucrative school contracts with big brands
By ERIC OLSON - AP Sports Writer
Tue,10/17/23-9:59AM , 175 Reads
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Harper Murray puts on her Adidas volleyball shoes when she practices or plays in a match for Nebraska, one of the top teams in the country. It's not necessarily the brand she would choose; it's because the German company is her school's official supplier and athletes, coaches and staff are required to wear its products.
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