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No. 23 Army on a 6-0 roll in return to the rankings, and preparing to host AAC rival East Carolina
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Noah Short always noticed the national rankings next to teams when he was watching college football as a kid. That was the case for Army in September 2020, when Short was being recruited by the Black Knights. Four years later, the junior slotback has played...
AP Top 25 Extra Points: Nine teams hit midway point 6-0, and five of them are surprises
Nine teams reached the halfway point of the season with 6-0 records. That No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Oregon, No. 3 Penn State and No. 6 Miami are among them is no surprise. But No. 9 Iowa State hadn't won six straight to open a season since 1938, No. 16 Indiana since 1967, No. 20 Pittsburgh...
Army and Navy are each 5-0 for the 1st time since 1945. They could play twice this year, too
Until this year, Army and Navy had not each started the college football season 5-0 in nearly eight decades. That was the fall of 1945, weeks after World War II ended, back in the heyday when service academies were powerhouses in the sport. Army, led by Heisman Trophy winner Felix...
