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Oregon Ducks' CFP chances double after Northwestern win, per ESPN FPI
It's been a roller-coaster of a season for the Oregon Ducks , with many highs and lows experienced through the first nine weeks. The Ducks entered with championship aspirations, felt early doubt and frustration, and then hope despite turmoil as backup quarterback Dylan Riola appeared to be the answer following Dante Moore's injury. However, then came the pitfalls. The lowest of lows were felt in losses to UCLA and Illinois, but after a win over No. 20 Northwestern on Saturday, it appears that the Ducks might be on a bit of an upswing once again. While some mid-season chaos takes place in the Big Ten, there technically remains a chance that Oregon can make a run at the conference title game and sneak into the College Football Playoff. That much has been reflected in the numbers according to ESPN's Football Power Index. Of course, for any of that to happen, the Ducks will need to win out, starting with a tough game on the road this week against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Here's a look at the new FPI numbers from ESPN and what it means for the Ducks. Week 10 at Ohio State Buckeyes Oregon Percent Chance to Win,
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No. 25 Volleyball Welcomes Crowd of 8,108 Fans Against No. 1 Nebraska
EAST LANSING, Mich. - No. 25 Michigan State volleyball put up a valiant effort in a four-set loss against top-ranked and undefeated Nebraska (21-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-12) in front of 8,108 fans Saturday evening at the Breslin Center. MSU drops to 17-5 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten with...
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Lansing State Journal
MHSAA cross country regionals: Ava Schafer wins fourth straight title
DEWITT — Ava Schafer had her best performance of the season while finishing as a regional champion. The St. Johns senior had a season-best time of 17:22 to win he Division 2 regional at DeWitt High School on Friday, Oct. 30. The regional title was the fourth straight for Schafer, who finished 27 seconds ahead of runner-up Clara Cook of DeWitt. DeWitt finished as the team runner-up behind Linden with 71 points, while Williamston was third with 96 points. Joining Cook as a top-10 finisher for DeWitt was Natalie Hayes, who was seventh. Williamston had a pair place in the top 10 with Annabel Buggia taking fourth and Ella Bahle finishing 10th. Division 1 at DeWitt Okemos sophomore Rachel Smith had a dominant race while finishing as the champion at the regional. Smith had a time of 17:28.1, nearly 50 seconds ahead of runner-up Kodie Snyder from Dexter. Mason was the top area team finisher, taking fourth with 90 points. Brighton was the champion with a score of 68. Mason had Addison Farero finish ninth and Morgan Allen place 10th at the regional. The other area top-10 finisher was Grand Ledge’s Ava Montero, who was fourth. Division 3 at Algonac
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MSU women's hockey finds success despite lack of institutional support
In just under a month, the Professional Women's Hockey League Detroit hockey team will play the franchise's first-ever game - although the lack of NCAAopportunities for women's hockey players in Michigan remains a sore point. Even with professional women's hockey coming to Michigan, it doesn't exist at the NCAA level for women. There are just 45 NCAA DI women's teams in the nation compared to 64 men's teams, although the state of Michigan has no women's teams. Michigan State's DI women's team plays at the ACHA level, bringing high-level hockey to MSU and playing a full regular season, including playoffs, traveling and practicing regularly. Because it isn't a varsity sport and is instead a registered student organization, the team is entirely student-run under the guidance of a coach. Each member of the team has to pay $3,500 to be part of the roster and has to secure an extra $1,000 in sponsorships as well. With no funding from MSU, travel costs, equipment, and ice time prices add up for players. "We are budgeted around over $100,000 a year to play. So it is a lot of money that we need to either raise or bring in from students," senior forward
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Early Turnovers Doom Dexter in Playoff Loss to Mason
A disastrous first quarter proved too much for the Dexter football team to overcome as the Dreadnaughts saw their season come to an end with a 45-21 loss to Mason in the Division 3 playoff opener Friday night. The Dreads struggled with turnovers early as Mason took advantage of several...
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Lansing State Journal
Four downs from DeWitt football's playoff-opening rout of Lowell
DEWITT — Here is quick reaction from reigning state champion DeWitt football opening the Division 3 playoffs with a 50-14 victory over Lowell on Friday, Oct. 30. Player of the game GRIFFIN BRAMAN, DeWITT: The senior quarterback added to his big season with another strong performance for the Panthers in their district semifinal win. He had 11 carries for 134 yards and two touchdowns and completed 5-of-7 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers. Braman's efforts helped DeWitt build a 36-0 advantage at halftime. He had a 40-yard touchdown pass to Landon Kurncz and had touchdown runs of 50 and 32 yards. Key moment Hudson Snelling is one of the leaders on defense for the Panthers and had a few big plays in the opening half. With DeWitt already ahead 22-0 early in the second quarter, he made sure Lowell didn't get any momentum when he had a pass break-up on a fourth-down play on a pass inside the 20. The Panthers added to their lead a few minutes later on Braman's 32-yard touchdown run. Snelling also recovered a fumble near midfield in the first quarter. What it means DeWitt (8-2) reached at least 50 points for