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Alabama, Texas Tech maintain 1-2 spots in BCS

Nov. 9, 2008
Alabama and Texas Tech and their perfect records were on top of the BCS standings Sunday. Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, all with one loss, are lurking and ready to take advantage if the front-runners fall.
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COL FB: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17

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Missouri leads latest BCS Poll

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LSU leads the latest BCS poll

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IRVING, Texas, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Unbeatens Ohio State and Boston College were 1-2 Sunday when college football’s latest BCS poll was released.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch