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Some universities and colleges, rather than select common nicknames such as warriors or wildcats, have opted for names that are unique and sometimes weird.

Miami's next big Atlantic Coast Conference football showdown takes place Saturday, Sept. 26, when the No. 9 Hurricanes face No. 11 Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Va.

Calling Virginia Tech a national title contender right now might be jumping the gun. But that might no longer be the case if the Hokies beat Georgia Tech this weekend.

Many detractors of the Bowl Championship Series have found their standard bearer.

No. 5 Alabama will meet No. 7 Virginia Tech in the Georgia Dome for what should be a huge game on Saturday, Sept. 5.

After beating up on the Sun Belt Conference for two weeks, the Nebraska Cornhuskers will get to find out where they really stand in the college football world.

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the shooting of 32 Tech students haunted the LSU and Virginia Tech football teams as they prepared for their 2007 battle.

While we may know much more today about depression, domestic abuse, and bi-polar disorder, we know little more today about mass murder than we did 25 years ago.

Ryan Williams was expected to put up big numbers for the Virginia Tech football team. But they weren't supposed to be quite this big - at least not this soon.

Maybe it was no big deal. After all, the Boise State Broncos dropped only one spot in the USA Today coaches poll after their underwhelming football win over UC Davis.

Kansas even surpassed the feats it accomplished under legendary running back Gayle Sayers, as the Jayhawks used a stingy defense to win the most games in school history

The ACC is a one-horse race going into 2008. Who is the frontrunner? Are the Hokies ready to win again? Are the 'Noles back, is it Hurricane season? Find out here.

Florida rivalries dominate week 2 of the college football season.

Key ACC, Pac-10 and SEC games could give the AP 25 a shuffle in week 4 as Alabama looks to avoid the curse of no.3, and Oregon goes hunting for another upset.

Known for its outdoor adventures, Southwest Virginia also offers affordable urban travel. Roanoke, Blacksburg, and Abingdon are great Southwest Virginia vacation spots.

Upsets have been the name of the game so far this College Football season as parity is very much alive and well, three more Top 10 teams lost in an exciting weekend!

Clemson, Alabama, Florida, and Southern Cal looking to make statements

Orange, Fiesta, Rose, Sugar, National Championship and more

Two conference championship games, the Big 12 and SEC Championship Games, both scheduled for Dec. 6, will greatly affect the chase for the BCS Championship Game.

With the ACC regular season winding down Virginia Tech and Maryland appear even in the race for what should be the last spot open to the ACC in the NCAA Tournament

This synopsis provides an overview of the highlights of this year's selections for the AFC. This is a rundown of the major outcomes of this year's Draft for the AFC.

The battle for berths in college football's ACC Championship Game is down to four teams after the regular-season games of Nov. 22.

Several universities have nicknames for their athletic teams that are unique and often strange and puzzling. Here are the stories behind four of them.

Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma round out the BCS pre-season top three, but hold on a minute, there's a Trojan horse at the gate, and a (Nittany) lion on the prowl.

The Bowl Championship Series appears to have messed up yet again according to many fans, especially Texas fans.

Other action included Miami Florida upsetting Oklahoma and Michigan State getting the better of bitter rivals Michigan in an exciting overtime encounter.

Florida and Iowa hold onto College Football's two longest current winning streak with wins in the sixth weekend of action, Texas holds the third longest winning streak.

The Longhorns were able to edge out the Sooners in a tight defensive affair as both defensive lines excelled. The win keeps Texas perfect and their BCS ambitions alive.

A comprehensive 47-20 over USC has given Oregon a golden opportunity to seal the Pac-10 title, something that seemed improbable after opening night defeat to Boise State

The East Carolina Pirates look to come out strong and feed from last season's success, when Skip Holtz's squad won the Conference USA title and made some noise.

Many universities and colleges share common nicknames such as Eagles, Tigers, Lions, Warriors, Bulldogs or variations of them. Others have names that are truly unique.

Some unusual university and college team names are really not so strange when the stories behind them are known.

Several colleges and universities have nicknames for their athletic teams that are unique or strange and puzzling. Here are the stories behind five of them.

Two big SEC battles headline week 6 when top ranked Florida visits fourth-ranked LSU, and third-ranked Alabama hopes to avoid an upset by Ole Miss.

Playing a driving rainstorm, on a hostile field, against an unbeaten foe, and seemignly against all odds, Nebraska delivered a football win that had an epic look to it.