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KSL.com Sports’ College Football Pick’em Week 1 preview

KSL.com Sports’ College Football Pick’em Week 1 preview

SALT LAKE CITY — The college football season officially begins this week, and there’s a handful of great games in the first week of action. And to join in on the fun, the annual KSL.com Sports’ College Football Pick’em returns for another year. Here’s a preview of the five games we selected for the week. We hope it can give …

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Clay Travis’ College Football Gambling Picks: Week 1

Clay Travis’ College Football Gambling Picks: Week 1

It’s that time again — college football season has returned.  And with it, the 15th! consecutive season of me making you all rich with my college football gambling picks on OutKick. I appreciate all of the OGs out there who have been riding with the weekly picks since all the way back in 2011. That was so long ago Bill …

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A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts College Campuses – The New York Times

A Spate of Fake Shooting Calls Disrupts College Campuses  The New York Times FBI urges students to be vigilant amid wave of swatting hoaxes  BBC What is swatting? Shooting hoaxes target campuses across US  yahoo.com A wave of active shooter hoaxes at universities brings panic and turmoil to the start of the school year  CNN Colleges across the country deal with shooting hoaxes as …

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Previewing a Packed Week 1 College Football Slate: Forde-Yard Dash

Previewing a Packed Week 1 College Football Slate: Forde-Yard Dash

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where broadcast carriage disputes that potentially hold fans hostage to start the season are evil. First Quarter: Terms of College Football Playoff Engagement. Second Quarter: Quarterback Relationship Status. Third Quarter: New Coordinators, New Optimism. College football spends six months every offseason in complaint mode: Everything is terrible, the sport …

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4 U.S. Army soldiers charged in connection with on-base sex assault of college student who’s now an officer

4 U.S. Army soldiers charged in connection with on-base sex assault of college student who’s now an officer

Legal proceedings for four Army soldiers charged in connection with the sexual assault of a college student in an Army barracks began this month, a spokesperson for the military branch said. The four were charged in April in connection with an Oct. 27 incident in barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The victim, who was not identified, …

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Hoax calls about active shooters trigger fear on college campuses

Hoax calls about active shooters trigger fear on college campuses

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses — some featuring gunshots sounding in the background — has sent waves of fear among students around the nation as the school year begins. The calls have prompted universities to issue campuswide texts to “run, hide, fight.” Students and teachers have rushed to find cover, often cowering in classrooms …

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NCAA, Venmo partner to combat harassment of college athletes

NCAA, Venmo partner to combat harassment of college athletes

David PurdumAug 26, 2025, 07:56 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 The NCAA and online payment service Venmo announced a partnership Tuesday aiming to combat abuse and harassment of college athletes, some of whom have reported receiving unwanted requests for money from losing bettors and solicitation for inside information. The NCAA-Venmo partnership features …

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