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Weis: I couldn't argue if fired

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Charlie Weis wouldn't blame Notre Dame for firing him.

"If they decide to make a change, I'd have to say I'd have a tough time arguing with that. If they decide to make a change, I'd have a tough time arguing that because 6-5 is not good enough," the Fighting Irish coach said Sunday. "Especially when you've lost five games by a touchdown or less and several three-point games that went right down to the wire.

"My intent is to be here. But if that were the rationale, I mean it would be tough for me to argue with that point," he said.

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Top 7 in BCS standings unchanged

NEW YORK (AP) Iowa and Penn State ended their seasons eligible for an at-large BCS selection, and Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech are also in position to become eligible for big-money bowl bids.

The top seven teams in the BCS standings released Sunday were unchanged from last week, with Florida, Alabama and Texas still in control of the destinies in the national championship race. Read More...

Penn St. faces long wait for BCS fate

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) The Big Ten season is over and it's a long, long wait until Bowl Championship Series bids get doled out Dec. 6.

The wait may be particularly stressful for No. 12 Penn State. Read More...

Embattled Mangino trying to reach bowl

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Heading into what could be his final week as head coach at Kansas, Mark Mangino might still position the Jayhawks for a school-record third straight bowl game.

A victory over archrival Missouri this week would snap a six-game losing streak and make Kansas postseason eligible amid all the turmoil and controversy. Read More...

Gators out to extend win streak vs. FSU

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida has all sorts of winning streaks.

The top-ranked Gators have won a school-record 21 straight games, also the nation's longest current streak. They've won 15 in a row against Southeastern Conference teams, 10 consecutive at home and eight straight against non-conference foes. Read More...

Ohio State pulling away from Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Ohio State and Michigan used to have a lot in common, meeting in the final game of the regular season with a lot at stake.

Not anymore. Read More...

Steady play of QB Dalton powers TCU

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) Andy Dalton's penchant for producing big plays isn't confined to the field.

Along with rolling up wins for No. 4 TCU, the junior quarterback also rescues dogs in distress. This has simply been that type of charmed season for Dalton and the Horned Frogs. Read More...

Texas wins Big 12 South, rips Kansas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Colt McCoy fired the cannon. He banged the big drum.

Then he left the field to chants of "Colt for Heisman!" Read More...

Cal defeats No. 14 Stanford 34-28

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) The California players listened quietly all week to the pregame talk about how powerful Stanford had a chance to go to the Rose Bowl.

The Golden Bears provided their emphatic answer in one of the most exciting and important Big Games in recent memory. Read More...

No. 11 Oregon tops Arizona 44-41 in 2OT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli watched as red-clad Arizona students ringed the sidelines as time ticked down, ready to rush the field.

"I saw it and I actually smirked," Masoli said. "It was kind of funny. I wasn't really worried about it." Read More...

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