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If NCAA approves James Madison waiver to become bowl eligible, Dukes would be eligible for Sun Belt title game, based on the league's by-laws. And also could by ranked by @CFBPlayoff & earn Group of 5's New Year's 6 bowl berth. NCAA already denied JMU's appeal in April. "That’s what frustrating about this," a source said. "We’ve been discussing this ad nauseam for past year. This is a 4th-&-40 from your 20. This is a Hail Mary. I still think it's an extreme long shot." If JMU's appeal is denied, the Dukes can still go to a bowl if there are not 82 bowl-eligible teams. W/3 weeks remaining, @ActionNetworkHQ projecting only 78 teams will be bowl-eligible, allowing JMU & also Jacksonville State to go bowling

#Giants QB Daniel Jones is feared to have suffered a significant knee injury, potentially a torn ACL based on the initial tests, per me and @MikeGarafolo. He’ll have an MRI to learn the full picture.

Pete Thamel reported tonight that in the Big Ten Athletic Directors meeting with Tony Petitti, the most powerful message came from Michigan State athletic director, Alan Haller. While is has been rumored that Ryan Day has been the most vocal coach, Haller’s message is being discussed the most since it included alterations in preparation that Michigan State needed to go through prior to its game with Michigan when he received a call in the middle of game week. He also referenced last year, when the Big Ten quickly and aggressively forced Michigan State to suspend numerous players after the tunnel incident in Ann Arbor before the league finished investigating the incident. He expressed the hypocrisy of the Big Ten in the event that Michigan would not be punished since they are under investigation, but Michigan State’s players were not protected especially in this situation where player protection seems to be a major concern. This is not the typical demeanor of Haller, so it has been reported that this resonated with Petitti and the other Athletic Directors.

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters talks about the changes his team has had to make in preparation for Michigan this week. "We know for a fact that they were at a number of our games. We've had to teach our guys a new language."

CMU is investigating whether Connor Stalions was on its sideline vs. MSU in CMU gear. AD Amy Folan: “We became aware of these photos late yesterday and we are in the process of determining the facts surrounding them. … We have no further comment at this time.”