Nearly two months into the season, there are just 13 teams remaining in Division I college basketball who have yet to be beaten.
Along with the the top four teams in the latest AP Top 25 poll, 11 of the 13 are ranked. Which team will be the last to lose a game this season?
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La policía dice que miembros de Psi Delta Pi en Baruch College trataron de encubrir la fraternidad novatada que causó la muerte de 19-year-old Chun "Michael" Deng.
Deng, 19, murió como consecuencia de las heridas sufridas durante una actividad de iniciación llamada "El guantelete" y el "techo de cristal" por varios medios de comunicación. Promesas como Deng estaban con los ojos vendadas y obligadas a llevar mochila llenado con 20 libras de arena, informa el Pocono Record. Hermanos entonces tomaron turnos tratando de derribar las promesas. Deng fue tirado al suelo y herido a la cabeza, informó la policía, que finalmente condujo al trauma cerebral que lo mató.
El incidente tuvo lugar en una residencia en los Poconos en Pennsylvania el 8 de diciembre. Deng fue pronunciado muerto el 9 de diciembre. Baruch es parte del sistema de la Universidad de Nueva York.
La policía dijo que los hermanos de la fraternidad no llamar al 911 y llevaron a más de 90 minutos para buscar atención médica para Deng. Por el momento, antes de decidirse a llevarlo al hospital, los hermanos buscaron información en línea acerca de los síntomas de Deng.
Los jóvenes ante el hospital de Deng primero dijeron que estaban luchando cuando golpeó la cabeza, según WNBC.
Los estudiantes también trató de encubrir sus lazos de fraternidad. NBC News informa a hermano gran promesa de Deng, Charles Lai, había llamado la casa de los Poconos desde el hospital y les dije que ocultar algo relacionado con la fraternidad.
Deng no tenía alcohol o drogas en su sistema, pero el New York Daily News informa que policía encontró hongos mágicos y marihuana en un vehículo perteneciente a los hermanos de la fraternidad.
Baruch dijo que esto era un evento sancionado fraternidad. La organización nacional del Pi Delta Psi dijo que el ritual de iniciación fue prohibido.
"Nuestra comprensión temprana es que el incidente ocurrió en un acto no autorizado que fue prohibido por nuestra organización", dijo Andy Meng, el Presidente Ejecutivo Nacional del capítulo Psi Delta Pi, en un comunicado. "Como resultado de este incidente, nos estamos inmediatamente suspender toda educación nuevos miembros en todo el país hasta nuevo aviso."
Los fiscales esperan presentar cargos en la muerte de Deng una vez que termine una investigación. La Universidad también está investigando la muerte de novatadas y ha suspendido la fraternidad.
Profesores y estudiantes en el Occidental College en Los Ángeles están acusando a administradores de seguimiento de individuos que utilizan un formulario en línea de forma anónima Informe agresiones sexuales.
Dos estudiantes y un profesor fueron contactados para reuniones con funcionarios de la escuela después de usar la forma, según la profesora de Sociología Occidental Danielle Dirks y directora del Departamento de política Caroline Heldman.
Los estudiantes--ambos sobrevivientes de agresión sexual, dijeron que fueron contactados para reuniones con Lauren Carella, Coordinador del título IX de la Universidad, quien supervisa el manejo de Occidental de casos de violencia sexual. En una reunión del Senado Facultad miércoles, instructor divulgó que ella, también, fue contactada después de usar el formulario.
Dirks y Heldman dijeron no intentan disuadir a sobrevivientes de buscar ayuda de la Universidad, y argumentan que cualquier persona que se siente cómodo reportando un asalto debe hacerlo. Pero agregaron que es fundamental mantener el carácter anónimo de la forma.
"La razón [sobrevivientes de agresión sexual] utilizan el anónimo informes forma es porque no están convencidos de que quieren ser interface con la escuela," dijo Dirks. "Existe la preocupación puede ser retraumatizing."
Uno de los dos estudiantes dijo HuffPost que ella había accedido a una reunión con Carella en septiembre para averiguar cómo se enteró de la oficina de su agresión. Quien dijo sobre el ataque, así que ella asumió alguien cerca de ella había traicionado su confianza y dijo que el colegio era cuidadoso.
El estudiante, que pidió no ser identificado, dijo que fue violada en su primer año en la primavera de 2012 por un compañero estudiante que se estableció en ese semestre se gradúan. Como se detalla en una demanda federal presentada con el Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos en abril, aprendió más adelante que él había sido encontrado responsable por el colegio de tres otras agresiones sexuales durante su tiempo en Occidental pero no fue removido del campus. Debido a lo que ella vio como un fracaso por el colegio para protegerla de esto individual, era renuente a trabajar con los administradores en nada con respecto a su caso.
En su reunión con Carella, dijo, pidió varias veces cómo el administrador había obtenido información sobre ella. Carella no le diría cómo obtuvo la información, dijo el estudiante.
Manejo de occidental de informes sobre la violencia sexual está actualmente bajo una revisión federal en respuesta a la queja presentada ante el Departamento de educación en abril por Dirks, Heldman y 35 otros estudiantes, ex alumnos y profesores.
Las quejas alegan que los administradores Occidental manejó mal reporte de violencia sexual, que se ha podido investigar adecuadamente estos casos y no castigar adecuadamente los estudiantes culpables. Representantes de la escuela admitieron en octubre que la Universidad había informado el número de agresiones sexuales en el campus en los últimos años, que es necesario divulgar bajo la ley federal de Clery.
La universidad creada el formulario en línea en el verano de 2012 para animar a los estudiantes a los asaltos de informe para que la escuela podría seguimiento más preciso de la violencia sexual como a menudo ocurre en el campus. Los administradores mantienen que no han detectado que está utilizando la herramienta.
"Occidental hace ningún intento de identificar a las personas que archivo un informe anónimo, no tiene ninguna razón para hacerlo y alienta a todos los sobrevivientes de agresión sexual a elegir si informe, informe, cuándo y por qué medios divulgan," dijo el portavoz Occidental James Tranquada.
Carella no respondió a solicitudes de comentarios. Tranquada dijo que no podía revelar información sobre casos específicos del estudiante.
"Porque la Universidad no sabe que ha hecho un informe anónimo, es posible que el Coordinador del título IX podría contactar con un sobreviviente que presentó un informe anónimo basado en información separada sobre ese estudiante específico de una fuente de terceros", dijo Tranquada.
Brett Sokolow, abogado y Presidente del Centro Nacional de educación superior gestión de riesgos, explicó que existen situaciones en las que una universidad no se exigiría que decirle a una víctima de agresión sexual cómo enteró del ataque.
Si la escuela descubrió el asalto a través de un informe anónimo, la víctima tendrá derecho a verlo, dijo Sokolow. Pero si la escuela se enteró de la agresión a otro estudiante, dijo, la escuela no tendría que decir a la víctima el nombre de esa persona a menos que hubiera consentimiento de la persona. (Estaba hablando generalmente y no sobre los detalles de la situación de Occidental.)
"Si el reportero no era un estudiante, la política de la institución--no título IX--típicamente gobernaría estarían dispuesto o capaz de revelar," dijo Sokolow.
Dirks señalaron que otro incidente que sintió planteó preguntas acerca del anonimato de la forma de presentación de informes en línea. Dijo que había recibido un correo electrónico no solicitado de Erica o ' Neal Howard, decano asociado de estudiantes, sobre el registro en el formulario después de que ella había intentado acceder al formulario en el verano de 2012.
Estas denuncias recientes añadir a las preocupaciones de privacidad anterior. En septiembre, un número de personal y Facultad Occidental tenía sus computadoras y teléfonos celulares confiscados por el colegio así podría hacer copias de ciertos datos de la investigación federal en curso. Al tiempo, Tranquada dicho HuffPost que la facultad y personal cuyos materiales fueron incautados estaba involucrado en el manejo de casos de abusos sexuales. El Departamento de educación confirmó a HuffPost que no necesario que se mueven.
"El objetivo final es la seguridad en el campus", dijo Heldman. "Es desalentador ver que mientras [Occidental Presidente Jonathan Veitch] está diciendo que quiere ser un líder nacional y que estamos en ese camino a ser uno para abordar la violencia sexual, la acción de sus administradores y sus acciones demuestran lo contrario".
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Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a missed field-goal attempt 100-plus yards to score the game-winning touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Auburn won 34-28. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — That crazy tipped pass for a long game-winning touchdown is now the second-most stunning and improbable play of Auburn's wild season.
Yes, the Tigers found a way to top "The Immaculate Deflection."
Chris Davis returned a missed field-goal attempt more than 100 yards for a touchdown on the final play to lift No. 4 Auburn to a 34-28 victory over No. 1 Alabama on Saturday, upending the two-time defending national champions' BCS hopes and preserving the Tigers' own.
"We're a team of destiny," Davis said. "We won't take no for an answer."
He delivered a play that deserves its own nickname. Say the Happiest Return. Or the saddest, depending on which side of the Iron Bowl you sit.
Davis caught the ball about 9 yards deep in the end zone after freshman Adam Griffith's 57-yard attempt fell short. He then sprinted down the left sideline and cut back with nothing but teammates around him in a second straight hard-to-fathom finish for the Tigers (11-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference).
"I knew when I caught the ball I would have room to run," Davis said. "I knew they would have big guys on the field to protect on the field goal.
"When I looked back, I said, 'I can't believe this.'"
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Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) celebrates after returning a missed field-goal attempt 100-plus yards to score the game-winning touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Auburn won 34-28.(AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a missed field-goal attempt 100-plus yards to score the game-winning touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Auburn won 34-28. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn fans storm the field after their 34-28 after a win over top-ranked Alabama in an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama kicker Adam Griffith (99) attempts a 57-yard field goal attempt late in the second half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Griffith missed the kick, and Auburn's Chris Davis raced 100-plus yards for the winning score. Auburn won 34-28. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a missed field goal attempt 100-plus yards to score the game-winning touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Auburn won 34-28. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a missed field goal attempt 100-plus yards to score the game-winning touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Auburn won 34-28. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn cornerback Chris Davis (11) returns a missed field goal attempt 100-plus yards to score the game-winning touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against No. 1 Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Auburn won 34-28. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) consoles kicker Cade Foster (43) after he missed a field goal against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama defensive back Landon Collins (26) strips the ball away from Auburn running back Tre Mason (21) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Skip Martin)
Alabama defensive back Landon Collins (26) reacts after recovering an Auburn fumble during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Skip Martin)
Alabama head coach Nick Saban, right, talks with quarterback AJ McCarron (10) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) throws a pass as Alabama linebacker Adrian Hubbard (42) pressures during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn scratches his head during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Jay Sailors)
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Jay Sailors)
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) recovers his own fumble as Alabama linebacker Denzel Devall (30) and defensive back Landon Collins (26) pursue during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper (9) dives for the end zone as Auburn defensive back Ryan Smith (24) defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Cooper was ruled short of the goal line, but Alabama scored on the next play. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) is pursued by Alabama linebacker Xzavier Dickson (47) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Skip Martin)
Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper (9) dives for the end zone as Auburn defensive back Ryan Smith (24) defends during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Cooper was ruled short of the goal line, but Alabama scored on the next play. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn running back Tre Mason (21) is taken down by Alabama linebacker Trey DePriest (33) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Jay Sailors)
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) reacts after the Crimson Tide scored a touchdown against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) reacts after the Crimson Tide scored a touchdown against Auburn during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn defensive back Ryan White (19) applauds after Alabama wide receiver Kevin Norwood (83) dropped a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama wide receiver Kevin Norwood (83) gives thanks after catching a 20-yard touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon (4) is chased down by Auburn defensive back Justin Garrett (26) and cornerback Chris Davis (11) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama head coach Nick Saban watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Auburn in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn linebacker Jake Holland (5) pushes Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper (9) out-of-bounds during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn defensive back Ryan Smith (24) partially blocks the punt of Alabama punter Cody Mandell (29 during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) drags Alabama defensive back Landon Collins (26) into the end zone on a 45-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) looks for a receiver as Auburn defensive end Dee Ford (30) pressures during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn running back Tre Mason (21) is taken down by Alabama defensive back Landon Collins (26) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) outruns Alabama defensive back Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (6) on a 45-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) salutes after scoring against Alabama on a 45-yard touchdown run in the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon (4) is chased down by Auburn defensive back Justin Garrett (26) and cornerback Chris Davis (11) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Auburn mascot Nova, a golden eagle, flies over Jordan Hare Stadium prior to the start of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) warms up prior for an NCAA college football game against Auburn in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Members of the Auburn Tigers pray at midfield before an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Skip Martin)
Auburn fan Sam Jones, of Franklin, Tenn., waits for the team along Tiger Walk before an NCAA college football game against Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn shakes hands with fans during Tiger Walk before an NCAA college football game against Alabama on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
A lone Alabama fan, Scott Shaw, of Ozark, Ala., watches Auburn players during Tiger Walk before an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Nick Marshall #14 of the Auburn Tigers is tackled by Trey DePriest #33 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: The Alabama Crimson Tide line up against the Auburn Tigers in the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: DeAndrew White #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide fails to complete a third quarter pass against the defense of Jermaine Whitehead #9 of the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Fans take the field to celebrate with the Auburn Tigers after they defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 34 to 28 at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: AJ McCarron #10 and Cade Foster #43 react after Foster missed a field goal in the third quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Nick Marshall #14 of the Auburn Tigers is tackled by Trey DePriest #33 of the Alabama Crimson Tide in the third quarter at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts in the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts in the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts in the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Ryan Smith #24 of the Auburn Tigers yells to an official as he and Jonathan Jones #3 react after Smith recovered a blocked punt in the fourth quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: Kevin Norwood #83 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches a tipped ball in the second quarter against the defense of Ryan Smith #24 of the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30: T.J. Yeldon #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide runs the ball in the first half against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Auburn clinched a spot in the SEC championship game with the stunning victory over the powerhouse from across the state. The Crimson Tide (11-1, 7-1) several times seemed poised to continue its run toward the first three-peat in modern college football, but couldn't put the Tigers away.
Asked if it was the biggest win of his career, Tigers coach Gus Malzahn said: "It ranks right up there." But he said he'd "probably" still celebrate just like he has since his high school coaching days: With a Waffle House meal.
"That's what you coach for, that's what these kids play for, to get a chance to win the SEC championship," Malzahn said.
The Tigers put it away just when overtime on tap. The public address announcer in the stadium had already declared the game 28-28 at the end of regulation.
But Alabama got 1 second restored and one more play after a review of T.J. Yeldon's run to the Auburn 39.
That gave the Tide coach Nick Saban a chance to try the long field goal — and now he probably wished he never did, given the stunning result.
"It was a great game," Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron said. "Sometimes luck just isn't on your side.
"It's one of those crazy plays. It's almost like a video game. That's something you do on Madden or NCAA. It's just a wild play."
The entire field looked like a sea of orange shakers as the celebration continued long after the climactic finale of one of the biggest Iron Bowls in the bitter rivalry's 78-year history.
It lived up to the billing — and then some. According to NCAA records, it was only the fourth time that a missed field goal was returned for 100 yards, with LSU's Odell Beckham Jr. doing it against UAB early this season.
This finale even one-upped Auburn's last-gasp win over Georgia two weeks earlier. A deflected 73-yard touchdown pass from Nick Marshall to Ricardo Louis dubbed "The Immaculate Deflection" with 25 seconds left set up only the second Top-5 Iron Bowl matchup and first since 1971.
A team that went 3-9 last season and had been destroyed by Alabama 91-14 combined the past two seasons will play for an SEC title and perhaps a trip to the BCS championship game.
Undefeated Ohio State, which was third in the BCS standings this week and figures to move up to second behind Florida State, will have something to say about which teams play for the national title, too. No doubt the Buckeyes, who won their own thriller against Michigan earlier in the day, were celebrating Auburn's win almost as much as the Tigers.
On the final play, Alabama turned to Griffith to replace Cade Foster, who had missed three field goals, with a potential clinching 44-yarder going low and getting blocked in the final minutes. Griffith was only 1 of 2 all season with a long of 20 yards.
"We had every opportunity to win the game and we just came up short," Saban said.
Marshall had tied the game with a 39-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Sammie Coates with 32 seconds left after Auburn blocked a low field goal attempt. The Tigers moved 65 yards in 2 minutes all on the ground with Mason until that play.
Marshall raced toward the line with two defensive backs coming after him. Then he pulled up just in time with the ball tucked in his left hand, deftly switching it to his right and lofting the pass to Coates standing all by himself.
McCarron, a Heisman Trophy candidate, had staked Alabama to a 28-21 lead with a 99-yard pass to Amari Cooper for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
The Tide had a few chances to put the game away, but couldn't convert a fourth-and-short deep in Auburn territory, had four missed field goals — one after a false start penalty negated a make — and a dropped potential TD in the end zone by Cooper.
McCarron might have had a Heisman moment with his pass to Cooper from the end zone, when Cooper shook off a defensive back on his way to the end zone.
The quarterback, who is 36-3 as a starter, completed 17 of 29 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns.
Marshall led his team with a dual-threat style that was never more evident than his final pass. He was 11-of-16 passing for 97 yards but also rushed 17 times for 99 yards.
Tre Mason ran 29 times for 164 yards and a touchdown. Auburn ran 52 times for 296 yards against a defense that came in giving up 91 yards a game on the ground.
Alabama, which outgained Auburn 495-393, countered with Yeldon's own workhorse performance. Yeldon gained 141 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries.
The defenses both came up big late in the fourth.
Adrian Hubbard corralled Marshall on fourth and inches from Auburn's 35.
But then Auburn's defenders followed suit. Freshman Carl Lawson led the charge in stuffing T.J. Yeldon on fourth down from the 13 when Saban opted against sending Foster back out.
"I don't ever like to say I don't have confidence in a player," Saban said. "But I think the percentages were we would make the first down. We've been a very good short yardage team all year. It didn't work out that way.
"Myself and a lot of other people would probably say we should have kicked a field goal there. But we had another field goal from the same spot that we missed. So you can't take it for granted that we would have made it."
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By Megan Shuffleton
As members of the infamous Millennial Generation, a lot of us are users of social media websites. And it’s not just Facebook anymore -– Twitter, Tumblr, Vine, Instagram and Foursquare are all big names in the social networking world now. While this means it’s easier for us to connect with friends, it also might mean sharing info with unknown users. And some of these aforementioned users could be the people holding your future in their hands: college admissions officers.
“It is always absolutely necessary that students are aware of the content they place online,” says Cindy Boyles Crawford, senior assistant director of admissions at the University of Georgia. Though not all colleges and universities take into account an applicant’s social media profiles, they do have the right to look. After all, it’s information on the Internet, and almost everyone can access it.
“Many scholarships, organizations and companies see social media as the ‘true view’ of a student’s character,” Crawford says. “One could easily be outstanding in an interview, then tarnish the image by an irresponsible post on their profile.”
Jacqueline Murphy, director of admission for the undergrad program at Saint Michael’s College, says that while admissions may not always look at your account, more narrowed organizations like athletic departments and financial aid offices might take a peek. “I know of at least a couple of occasions here where a student's application status was compromised by their social media presence when our athletic department did a little more investigation of transfer applicants and found some very damning information,” Murphy says. “Bottom line, you never know who will be looking for you... where and when.”
This uncertainty of who’s looking makes the relationship between social media and college application process even more unnerving. Though you may have cleaned up your profile to what your mom might think is appropriate, now you’ll need to clean your profile to what an admissions officer or an athletic recruiter or a scholarship coordinator would deem appropriate.
Here are a few tips for cleaning up your various social networking profiles! Be sure to go through all of them, since you likely have some linked accounts (e.g. Twitter and Instagram).
Facebook: Filter “What’s on Your Mind”
Settings, settings, settings! Your first step for cleaning up any social media profile should be clicking on that little gear button tucked away in the corner of the page. Privacy settings are especially important to pay attention to on Facebook, as there are so many options as to who sees what. You should be monitoring your privacy settings and changing who can see your wall, photos and likes; who can tag you in photos and who can look you up. Changing your privacy settings puts you in control of what your profile looks like to others.
Clean up your pictures. Some of us millennials have been on Facebook since middle school, so you probably consider your first few profile pics to be a dark corner of your profile. Well, it’s time to venture back there and delete anything embarrassing, irrelevant and especially inappropriate. After you’ve combed through your photos, your profile should end up free of any pictures with racial slurs, offensive language, inappropriate gestures or clothing and basically anything else you wouldn’t want your grandmother to see.
Look over your likes. Again, if you’ve had your account since middle school, you’re probably face-palming right now. Really, go to your page and check out your likes -– you’ll find the weirdest, most unnecessary pages. “B*tch Please, I’m a Teenager,” “I stare blankly into my locker when I’m trying to remember my homework,” “Telling your mom something you thought was funny and getting yelled at for it” and “I hate when I actually do my homework and the teacher doesn’t even collect it” aren’t exactly ways you want to present yourself to potential coaches, counselors and admissions officers –- not to mention, they can be kind of embarrassing. Take a minute to make sure you’ve only “liked” pages that are recent, relevant and appropriate.
Twitter: Think Before You Tweet
Your handle is essentially your name on Twitter. It’s your username, how people contact you and how users look you up. Therefore, it’s super important to have a clean and professional one. If you want people to know who you are, your handle should somewhat resemble your real name -– for example, you could do @firstnamelastname7, or maybe the initial of your first name and your full last name. Try to avoid inappropriate handles like @shitsarahsays867 or outdated, embarrassing names like @kraziprincess494.
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