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AP Top 25 Reality Check: Have Deion Sanders and Colorado already peaked?

RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press
Sep 6, 2023
Sep 6, 2023 Updated Jan 10, 2024

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Colorado running back Dylan Edwards gestures on his way to score a touchdown during the second half of last Saturday's game against TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.

LM Otero, Associated Press

Duke's Jordan Waters scores a touchdown ahead of Clemson's R.J. Mickens to seal a victory late Monday in Durham, N.C.

Ben McKeown, Associated Press

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RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

The Week 1 result that seems really meaningful but turns out not to be is a time-honored tradition in college football.

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