Yahoo Sports | From hopeless to high octane: Baylor's transformation

From 1996 thru 2009, Baylor was 43-117 overall and 14-98 in Big 12 play. That's an average of one conference victory a season. Today, Baylor is something that nobody could've imagined possible … cool, exciting, cutting edge, wild, brilliant, pyrotechnic. Oh, these Bears have swag.
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The Detroit News | Michigan game-changer ready to return?

This much is clear: Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan has been given the medical green light to play. Michigan head coach Brady Hoke has not ruled out the possibility of Ryan playing Saturday.
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The Birmingham News | Distractions challenge Alabama

For their part, Alabama's coaches and players are delivering a unified public message. Their focus, they said, remained on what they could control heading into Saturday's game at Kentucky.
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