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Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams (13) practices ahead of the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game against Tulane, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. The Cotton Bowl is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

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Heisman winner Williams ready to play for USC in Cotton Bowl
By STEPHEN HAWKINS - AP Sports Writer
Fri,12/30/22-5:53PM , 196 Reads
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams said he is ready to play in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, which will be exactly one month after the Southern California quarterback suffered a signi
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Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) plays during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Anderson was selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

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For Alabama, Kansas State, mentality matters in Sugar Bowl
By BRETT MARTEL - AP Sports Writer
Fri,12/30/22-5:12PM , 232 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban gave his players a history lesson after they learned they'd been left out of the College Football Playoff and would instead meet Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl.

The last two times the Crimson Tide played in New Orleans on the heels of similar disappointments, it didn't go well.
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Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) looks to pass during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., on Nov. 12, 2022. In an age of “opt-outs” in college football, the best NFL prospects for Alabama and Kansas State are opting in at the Sugar Bowl, on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2022, including Young. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning, File)

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Alabama, Kansas State clash for first time at Sugar Bowl
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Fri,12/30/22-1:05PM , 329 Reads
Sugar Bowl: No. 5 Alabama (10-2) vs. No. 11 Kansas State (10-3), Saturday, Noon Eastern (ESPN)

FanDuel Sportsbook College Line: Alabama by 6 1/2.

Series record: First meeting.

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Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt (7) speaks during a news conference for the Cotton Bowl NCAA college football game, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. Tulane faces Southern California in the Cotton Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Sam Hodde)

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Tulane's Pratt, Spears last game together in Cotton vs. USC
By STEPHEN HAWKINS - AP Sports Writer
Fri,12/30/22-11:57AM , 181 Reads
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There was plenty of speculation about Michael Pratt’s future and whether the Tulane quarterback who drew interest from Power Five schools ever really considered going into the transfer portal after the Green Wave landed a spot in the Cotton Bowl.
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