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From Johnny Football to a goal-line stop in South Bend, these are the moments that defined the 2012 season.

It's an impressive list of teams -- Army, Penn State, Ohio State -- that fall just short of dynasty status.

Stanford showed it was bigger and deeper than USC. Right now, the Trojans only look like they're a contender for the national title.

The USC Trojans are eligible for a bowl again and already primed for a title run. Lane Kiffin's delay game in dealing with the NCAA sanctions helped position them to recover quickly. Read more from Ivan Maisel....

BCS contenders Oklahoma State, Stanford and Clemson each faced a challenge in Week 9. While the Cowboys and Cardinal got the job done in vastly different ways, the Tigers became the latest team to fall from the ranks of the unbeaten.

Despite no NFL team in Los Angeles, it's still not easy for USC and UCLA to get the city to buy in.

Whether it is an anomaly or the pendulum swinging back to the bad old days is debatable, but recent headlines indicate college football is up to its headgear in ethical quicksand.

As part of its broad investigation of Tennessee athletics, the NCAA is looking into whether former Vol assistant head coach Ed Orgeron personally conducted a workout of a prospective signee on the student's campus in May 2009, three sources told ESPN.

The BCS computer polls don't respect what Oregon has accomplished, but the Ducks don't need to worry. If they continue to clear hurdles, they'll play for the crystal football.

College football is running at breakneck speed. The price for building a program faster than ever before? Dynasties are crumbling in record time.

Much has been made about the Pac-10's transformation off the field, but that pales in comparison to the progress the conference has made on the field in 2010.

Reggie Bush's forfeiture of the Heisman Trophy is as empty as the last four years of his answers.

The Pat Haden/J.K.McKay band is back together at USC. Lane Kiffin is their new frontman. Can Troy's trio find the right sound and produce gridiron hits now and in the future? It won't be easy.

College football is a transitional sport by nature, but 2010 will open with a number of teams, coaches, players and conferences at a unique junction.

Tie games play a big part in the World Cup. They also used to play a role in college football. Those days are over on the gridiron, but the debates they ignited endure.

The NCAA findings could cause USC to be stripped of a championship and Reggie Bush of his Heisman. Those punishments wouldn't fit the crime.