By Douglas Holtz-Eakin
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Kansas State and Oregon were in perfect position at the start of Nov. 17, Nos. 1 and 2 in the BCS standings, seemingly on a crash course toward the national championship game.

One of the first questions Oregon coach Chip Kelly was asked after arriving in Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl was about the possibility of coaching in the NFL.
One of the first questions Oregon coach Chip Kelly was asked after arriving in Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl was about the possibility of coaching in the NFL.
Oregon and Kansas State were atop the BCS standings just two weeks ago, each needing two wins for a likely trip to the BCS championship.

C.J. Sapong is coming off a standout season with Sporting Kansas City that earned him MLS Rookie of the Year honors. To top off a memorable campaign, the Manassas native last month received his first call-up to the U.S. national team.
The Fiesta Bowl will have a marquee matchup in its first post-scandal game: No. 3 Oklahoma State vs. No. 4 Stanford.
Back to the desert, and back to Britain, for the NFL.
The Phoenix area was awarded the 2015 Super Bowl by NFL owners Tuesday, beating the only other candidate _ Tampa, Fla.
Ah, Arizona. Just the place for the Super Bowl to thaw out after a frosty foray into the New York/New Jersey area.
NFL owners have awarded the 2015 Super Bowl to the Phoenix area.
With whoops and hollers from players, the Arizona Cardinals have wrapped up their final training camp workout and headed south to the desert.
At the cost of a $1 million fine, the Fiesta Bowl will keep its place in the Bowl Championship Series.

These aren't your parents' colleges. There are typically no sprawling campuses, no fraternities or sororities, no students reading books under trees and no sports teams.
Nine of the 11 members of an NCAA panel that will help decide the Fiesta Bowl's fate attended a bowl-sponsored retreat that included free meals, resort rooms and golf outings.

The head of the BCS put the Fiesta Bowl on notice Wednesday: "Follow the letter of the law" or lose its place in college football's lucrative championship system.