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Texas Coach Charlie Strong’s future bleak after Kansas loss

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Texas coach Charlie Strong walked slowly off the turf at Memorial Stadium, swimming upstream against thousands of Kansas fans trying to join the jubilant celebration at midfield. His wife was weeping outside the Longhorns’ locker room. His boss walked by with nothing to say. The Longhorns’ 24-21 overtime loss to lowly Kansas on Saturday may have been the final blow to Strong’s fragile tenure in Austin. Even if he coaches in next week’s regular-season finale against TCU, few believe he…

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FSU QB faces quick turnaround after record-setting debut

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Deondre Francois has heard the daunting comparisons to Jameis Winston. The Florida State freshman quarterback appears to be able to shoulder the weight that comes with the expectations — and then some. Francois did a couple of things in his debut that not even Winston did in his first start. The Seminoles quarterback passed for 419 yards in Florida State’s 45-34 comeback victory over Mississippi and is the first Atlantic Coast Conference freshman QB to have a 400-yard game in…

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