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Will FSU’s Dalvin Cook be among most talented not to win Heisman?

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He has more than 1,000 yards … again. He is averaging more than six yards a carry … again. He has more than 10 touchdowns … again. So why does Dalvin Cook seem to be an afterthought in the Heisman conversation? Oh, Cook, the talented running back of the FSU Seminoles, gets mentioned … eventually. But long after Louisville’s Lamar Jackson and Clemson’s Deshaun Watson. And perhaps that’s as it should be. Jackson and Watson are very good players for…

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USF’s Quentin Flowers wins weekly Sunshine State Award

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Maybe the reason USF coach Willie Taggart was still throwing at the end was that he wanted to inflate quarterback’s Quentin Flowers‘ numbers for the Sunshine Player of the Week. Taggart didn’t get his last-second touchdown, but Flowers still had enough numbers for the weekly award. He threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 115 in USF’s 38-22 victory over East Carolina. Other players considered for the award include USF’s Marlon Mack, who had 150 yards rushing;…

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FSU holds off Miami as DeMarcus Walker blocks extra point

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So this is how it feels, huh? This is how it feels when the air leaves your body? This is what it’s like when you block a kick? This is what’s it’s like to walk off with a narrow victory? If nothing else defines FSU–Miami, missed kicks at the end do. Staring at overtime, FSU’s Demarcus Walker blocked an extra point kick to preserve a 20-19 victory. Miami’s Michael Badgley had converted 72 consecutive extra points. It was the seventh…

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Scott Walker changes mind again, will skip Florida primary — maybe

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to say he can “compete anywhere in the country” as a Republican presidential candidate. But apparently not Florida. Real Clear Politics reports that Walker, at a private fundraising event in St. Louis over the weekend, said he will opt out of the Florida primary, seemingly reversing his position from earlier public statements. During an event at the home of Rex Sinquefield, Missouri’s leading Republican donor, Walker explained it “doesn’t make a ton of sense” to pour…

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Mitch Perry Report for 3.23.15 — Ted Cruz & Patrick Murphy declare for 2016

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It’s late March of 2015, but it’s all about 2016 for a couple of politicians in the news today. One is South Florida-based Democratic U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, who is officially running for the U.S. Senate next year. You can read our interview with the young Democrat (he’s just 31) that we conducted with him last night. But the big news nationally is Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement in a few hours that he will be running for president in 2016. Unlike Jeb…

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