SEC has seven teams in top 15

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10 years ago

September 16, 2014

The SEC hit a new high by having an unprecedented seven teams ranked in the top 15 of the latest Associated Press top 25 poll on Sunday.

No. 1 Florida State and No. 2 Oregon stayed on top of the poll. The Seminoles received 37 first-place votes while the Ducks got 17.

Among SEC teams, Alabama is No. 3 and received one first-place vote. Auburn is fifth, Texas A&M is sixth and received three first-place votes, LSU is eighth and Ole Miss is 10th.

South Carolina’s win over Georgia resulted in the Gamecocks moving up 10 spots to No. 14. Georgia fell to No. 13.

One other SEC team, Missouri, is No. 18 to give the conference eight teams ranked in the top 25.

No. 4 Oklahoma, No. 7 Baylor and No. 9 Notre Dame made up the rest of the top 10.

Virginia Tech and Louisville fell out of the poll and were replaced by No. 24 Nebraska and No. 25 Oklahoma State.

Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

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Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

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In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

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After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

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