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National college football writer, @TheAthletic. Co-host of Bunch Formation, a CFB show. 2022 President, @theFWAA. Aspiring eater. DMs open.
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After suspension, Tennessee’s Arion Carter donating $427 per tackle to cancer charity

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By David Ubben Verified
| The Athletic Verified
Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter’s standout performance in his season debut cost him $3,416. Carter served an NCAA-mandated one-game suspension in Tennessee’s season opener against Furman for accepting a flight valued at $427 from his agent during the NFL Draft process. In response, Carter is donating $427 for every tackle he makes this season to his mother Sheteka Alexander’s non-profit, Girls in Real Life Situations, which helps fund medical bills for cancer patients.
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Why Texas spent big and overhauled its roster after a third-straight 10-win season

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By David Ubben Verified, Sam Khan Jr. Verified
| The Athletic Verified
Texas won 10 games in 2025 and ranked in the top 15 of the final AP poll for the third consecutive season, the program’s first such stretch since the late 2000s. But it wasn’t good enough for coach Steve Sarkisian.
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Inside the SMU-Florida State power outage game: A 105-minute delay and an ‘old school’ kickoff

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By David Ubben Verified
| The Athletic Verified
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rhett Lashlee knew his cue to lead his team onto the field. Florida State would go first, and with 3:30 left on the countdown to kickoff, SMU would make its entrance. Then, with 4:40 until kickoff, the countdown clock stopped. Lashlee, the SMU coach, looked around. No one seemed certain what would happen next. Stadium personnel quickly ad-libbed: Once FSU ran onto the Doak Campbell Stadium field, SMU would go 30 seconds later.
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