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Two football-playing friends from Long Island. One went to Army. One went to Navy. They both went to Iraq. Only one came home alive.

Auburn University fired Coach Tommy Tuberville, ending a successful tenure that included an 85-40 record and six consecutive victories over archrival Alabama.

Charlie Weis will return to Notre Dame for a fifth season despite the fact that the Irish posted a record that “fell short of the expectations” fans have for the football program.

Oklahoma came out on top of Texas and Texas Tech, so the Sooners will play Missouri for a chance to clinch the Big 12 title and a spot in the national championship game.

With Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech winning this week, the three teams finish the regular season in a three-way tie for first place in the dizzying Big 12 South.

Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis directed an offense that did not make a first down until the last play of the third quarter.

Two fourth-quarter rallies made for exciting finishes in the Big 12 on Saturday, but in the end neither changed the landscape of the conference title-game picture.

Alabama’s relentless running style tore holes in the Auburn defense, leading to its victory in the instate rivalry called the Iron Bowl.

The Sooners’ last chance to settle the debate of who should be the Big 12’s highest-ranked team may rest on their ability to rack up “style points” against a formidable foe.

Osayi Osunde, who failed to break up a Hail Mary pass against James Madison in October, may get a shot at revenge.