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England v Samoa: George Ford starts as hosts make six changes for Twickenham clash

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kyle Eastmond has dropped out of the 23-man squad after sustaining a concussion in the defeat against South Africa last weekend and Farrell moves to the midfield to replace him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wood drops to the bench along with Hartley, with centre Billy Twelvetrees and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth also earning places among the replacements.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"There’s some exciting combinations we want to look at," said England head coach Stuart Lancaster, who is hoping to see his side win for the first time in November after defeats against New Zealand and the Springboks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Ben Morgan deserved to get his chance after what he’s one off the bench and Ben Youngs also in great form - and we’re excited to see George Ford get that first start at 10.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I felt the team that played against New Zealand deserved a second chance and while some player improved there were one or two areas which weren’t as good as I hoped so we get a chance now to look at some other players and combinations."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Farrell's form has come under particular scrutiny, with England's backline looking stilted and lacking in penetration but Lancaster stood by the 23-year-old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Owen wasn’t to blame for the performances against New Zealand or South Africa," said Lancaster, who started Farrell at inside center alongside Charlie Hodgson in his first Test in charge of England back in 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"He's a great communicator and leader, and a great support for George - it’s a big step for George to come in to this environment and this team but he is a confident player and he’s ready to take the lead role.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"It’s not true that Owen is undroppable. He has been dropped in the past and this is a combination we wanted to look at."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1.2em;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Team:</span></strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #111111; margin-bottom: 1.2em;"> </strong><span style="color: #444444;">15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Brad Barritt, 12 Owen Farrell, 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9Ben Youngs; 1 Joe Marler, 2 Rob Webber, 3 David Wilson, 4 Dave Attwood, 5 Courtney Lawes, 6 James Haskell, 7 Chris Robshaw (capt), 8 Ben Morgan.</span></span></div>
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England v Samoa: George Ford starts as hosts make six changes for Twickenham clash

George Ford will make his full England debut against Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday - one of six changes made by coach Stuart Lancaster. ...

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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">F</span><span style="color: #373737; font-size: large;">OXBORO, Mass. -- </span><a data-cqtag="Football/NFL/AFC/AFC_East/Patriots/Julian_Edelman" href="http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/player/julian-edelman/638061" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-size: x-large; text-decoration: none;">Julian Edelman</a><span style="color: #373737; font-size: large;"> believes he could teach Tom Brady a thing or two about being a scrambling quarterback.</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Unfortunately, Brady hasn't shown his friend the time of day. Brady has said multiple times this season that he's working on his mobility and ability to extend plays. The<a data-cqtag="Football/NFL/AFC/AFC_East/Patriots" href="http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/new-england-patriots-team" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; text-decoration: none;">New England Patriots</a> quarterback even said Wednesday that he wishes he had some of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's physical tools.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Edelman, who rushed for 2,483 yards in three seasons as a Kent State quarterback, would be happy to show Brady some of his highlight runs.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"You have to ask him that, because I tell him probably three times a day," Edelman joked in the Patriots locker room. "I try to get him to sit and look on my phone at a highlight film, but he usually just doesn't have time for my little videos. He's a busy guy, I guess. That's what happens when you're married with three kids -- and being a quarterback."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Edelman completed 385 of 706 career passes at Kent State for 4,997 yards with 30 touchdowns and 31 interceptions, but he's never attempted a pass with the Patriots, which is only slightly odd given offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels' propensity for trick plays.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Edelman has done almost everything else, from running the football, playing special teams and even lining up at nickel cornerback in 2011. Edelman is still holding out hope that one day he'll get the call to show off his arm with the Patriots.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"I don't know. I don't know," Edelman said. "I'm hoping. No. You're going to have to ask coach on that. He'll let you know."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Of course he will. Belichick is usually so open to talk about game plans. Edelman, who always is quick to praise his quarterback, dismissed Brady's jealousy of Luck's legs.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"I'll tell you right now, I like my quarterback," Edelman said. "I'll leave it at that."</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>What would an Edelman-run offense look like, though? Here are the clips that Edelman is trying to show Brady daily:</b></span></div>
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Edelman offers Brady scrambling lesson, but QB 'doesn't have time for my little videos'

F OXBORO, Mass. -- Julian Edelman believes he could teach Tom Brady a thing or two about being a scrambling quarterback. Unfortuna...

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Only the last set of selection committee rankings matter, but man did the group make some interesting statements Tuesday both <a adhocenable="false" href="http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/college-football-playoff-rankings-poll-new-top-25-nov-11-selection-committee-111114" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">with its latest poll</a> and some of chairman Jeff Long’s comments explaining its rationale.</div>
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Here are my three takeaways from the latest playoff rankings.</div>
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<b>COMMITTEE SENDS MESSAGE BY ELEVATING<a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/PAC-12/Oregon" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/oregon-ducks-football/86096" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; text-decoration: none;">OREGON</a></b></div>
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First and foremost, 9-1 <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/PAC-12/Oregon" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/oregon-ducks-football/86096" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Oregon</a> checked in at No. 2 this week, ahead of undefeated, defending national champion <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/ACC/Florida_State" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/florida-state-seminoles-football/86043" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Florida State</a>. If the season ended today, the only impact that would have is on which team wears the home or road jerseys in their semifinal game. But in the bigger picture, the committee sent its most definitive message to date that this is not the traditional AP and coaches polls.</div>
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“Committee looks beyond win-loss record and examines other factors that reflect a team's play. As it should be,” CFP executive director Bill Hancock<a adhocenable="false" href="https://twitter.com/BHancockCFP/status/532334220627423232" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">tweeted shortly after</a> the unveiling.</div>
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Both on television and in a teleconference afterward, Long said the vote between the two was extremely close but that ultimately Oregon’s trio of top-25 wins (No. 12 <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/Big_Ten/Michigan_State" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/michigan-state-spartans-football/86066" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Michigan State</a>, No. 11 <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/PAC-12/UCLA" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/ucla-bruins-football/86094" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">UCLA</a> and No. 23 <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/PAC-12/Utah" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/utah-utes-football/86150" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Utah</a>), with the latter two coming on the road, gave it the edge over <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/ACC/Florida_State" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/florida-state-seminoles-football/86043" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">FSU</a>, with its pair of home wins against No. 18<a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/ACC/Notre_Dame" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/notre-dame-fighting-irish-football/86126" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Notre Dame</a> and No. 19 <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/ACC/Clemson" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/clemson-tigers-football/86040" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Clemson</a>.</div>
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“Based on the committee's view about the strength of Florida State's schedule and their body of work compared to Oregon's strength of schedule and body of work, the committee voted that Oregon was No. 2,” said Long. “It was a very close call, but the committee placed significant value on Oregon's quality of wins against three top‑25 teams, two of which were on the road.“</div>
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Asked how the committee counterbalanced Oregon’s stronger set of wins with the fact that, unlike Florida State, it lost a game, at home to <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/PAC-12/Arizona" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/arizona-wildcats-football/86087" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Arizona</a>, Long noted the quality of the opponent (the Wildcats rose to No. 14 this week) and, as he’s done previously, alluded to the<a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/PAC-12/Oregon" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/oregon-ducks-football/86096" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ducks</a>’ offensive line injuries that night.</div>
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You have to be pretty good to remain undefeated this late in the season, as FSU is, but it’s no secret the ‘Noles have been far from dominant and, in fact, fortunate to escape against Clemson and Notre Dame, so I have no problem with the committee elevating the Ducks. It means they’re paying attention.</div>
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<b>WHY <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/Big_12/Texas_Christian" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/texas-christian-horned-frogs-football/86111" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; text-decoration: none;">TCU</a> WAS HIGHER THAN <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/SEC/West/Alabama" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/alabama-crimson-tide-football/86100" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; text-decoration: none;">ALABAMA</a></b></div>
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The committee also pulled a mild surprise in bumping TCU, not <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/SEC/West/Alabama" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/alabama-crimson-tide-football/86100" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Alabama</a>, up to No. 4. The two teams were in reverse order last week before the Frogs stomped a then-top-10 <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/Big_12/North/Kansas_State" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/kansas-state-wildcats-football/86134" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Kansas State</a> team at home and the Tide survived then-16<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">th</span>-ranked<a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/SEC/West/LSU" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/lsu-tigers-football/86103" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">LSU</a> in overtime on the road. Again, the actual discrepancy doesn’t matter because Alabama can play its way into the top four this week when it hosts No. 1 <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/SEC/West/Mississippi_State" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/mississippi-state-bulldogs-football/86101" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Mississippi State</a>, but it was interesting to hear Long’s explanation.</div>
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“I think these are very, very close teams, and that win and the way they won in comparison is what gave TCU an extremely slight edge over Alabama,” said Long.</div>
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That seems a bit contradictory. On one hand, the committee bestowed praise on Oregon for winning on the road but then in this case seemed to downplay just how hard it is to win at LSU, regardless of margin. That being said, I’ve had TCU higher than Alabama for weeks -- it has a better résumé to this point -- so perhaps it’s just righting a wrong.</div>
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<b>THE TCU-<a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/Big_12/South/Baylor" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/baylor-bears-football/86127" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; text-decoration: none;">BAYLOR</a> DEBATE</b></div>
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Finally, it’s clear that TCU-<a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/Big_12/South/Baylor" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/baylor-bears-football/86127" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Baylor</a> is shaping up to be this year’s headache-inducing controversy if both continue to win. The <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/Big_12/South/Baylor" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/baylor-bears-football/86127" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Bears</a> closed the gap this week on the <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/Big_12/Texas_Christian" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/texas-christian-horned-frogs-football/86111" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Horned Frogs</a> team they beat 61-58 on Oct. 11 but still trail by three spots. The majority of questions on Long’s teleconference Tuesday night dealt with the head-to-head debate.</div>
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“Head-to-head comes into play when all other things are equal,” said Long. “But at this point, three consecutive weeks now we’ve said their body of work, strength of schedule, is not the same.”</div>
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Asked what he’d tell Baylor fans, Long said: “We're not at the end of the season, so at this point in time, I'd tell them to continue to build their résumé with their remaining games left and make their case by their body of work and résumé.”</div>
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All along I’ve said that one of the dangers of doing these in-season rankings is that teams’ schedules aren’t necessarily aligned. TCU has already played all of the Big 12’s top teams. Baylor still has Kansas State waiting on Dec. 6. By season’s end, they will have essentially played 11 of the same 12 teams (nine Big 12 games, SMU and an FCS school each), at which point they may well be similar enough that head-to-head becomes a tiebreaker. Which means TCU, despite sitting at No. 4 right now, is no guarantee to finish there even if it wins its remaining games.</div>
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In this strange new world, Minnesota’s performance down the stretch may play a significant role in shaping the College Football Playoff field.</div>
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Florida State's Jameis Winston hearing delayed two weeks

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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">A</span><span style="color: #373737; font-size: 16px !important;"> hearing to determine whether Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston violated <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/ACC/Florida_State" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/florida-state-seminoles-football/86043" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Florida State</a>University rules the night he was accused of rape has been delayed two weeks, FOX Sports has learned.</span></div>
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The hearing had originally been scheduled for next week, but an attorney advising Winston asked for a delay in the proceedings.</div>
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Major Harding, a retired Florida Supreme Court justice who will preside at the hearing, pushed it back to Dec. 1 after a conference call Wednesday afternoon with representatives of both Winston and the woman who alleged that he raped her in December 2012, according to a source familiar with the case.</div>
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The decision to push back the hearing means that it won’t occur until after the <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/ACC/Florida_State" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/florida-state-seminoles-football/86043" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Seminoles</a>conclude their regular season on Nov. 29.</div>
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Winston was not charged with a crime in the incident, and his lawyers have asserted publicly that he and the woman had a consensual sexual encounter.</div>
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Harding agreed to conduct the hearing at the request of Florida State officials, who concluded that the case should be handled by an independent, outside arbiter. Harding is expected to take testimony and examine evidence to determine whether Winston violated Florida State rules against sexual misconduct and endangerment in the alleged rape, which occurred Dec. 7, 2012.</div>
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Florida State officials did not respond to a request for comment.</div>
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An attorney working with Winston, David Cornwell, requested a delay in the hearing last week.</div>
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Winston’s future as a college football player could hinge on the outcome of the hearing. If Harding, who was brought in by the school as an independent arbiter, concludes that Winston violated school rules against sexual misconduct or endangerment, the repercussions could be as severe as suspension or expulsion from Florida State.</div>
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The hearing comes as Winston has quarterbacked the Seminoles to a 9-0 record, a No. 3 ranking in the national polls and – at least at this point – a good chance to make it into the new four-team playoff for the national championship. In 2013, he led Florida State to an undefeated season, won the Heisman Trophy and quarterbacked the team to its first national title since 1999.More than 23 months have passedsince the incident in which a woman reported to police that after she’d gone out drinking with friends at a Tallahassee nightclub she ended up in a cab with several people and was taken to an apartment, where she alleged she was raped.</div>
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She later withdrew from Florida State.</div>
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Winston was notified in October that he faces four potential violations of the Florida State student code of conduct:</div>
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-- Sexual misconduct – defined as “any sexual act that occurs without the consent of the victim, or that occurs when the victim is unable to give consent.”</div>
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-- Sexual misconduct – defined as “conduct of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment for another person. This includes unwanted, unwelcome, inappropriate, or irrelevant sexual or gender-based behaviors, actions or comments.”</div>
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-- Endangerment – defined as “physical violence towards another person or group.”</div>
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-- Endangerment – defined as “action(s) that endanger the health, safety, or well-being of another person or group.”</div>
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Florida State administrators, who are facing a federal investigation over their handling of the allegations against Winston, earlier had announced that they were going to send the case to an independent, outside arbiter to determine whether rules were violated and, if so, what the sanctions should include.</div>
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Harding is expected to seek testimony from both the woman and from Winston, each of whom is allowed to have one adviser present during the hearing. While each will be allowed to consult the adviser, it will up to Winston and the accuser to actually answer questions.</div>
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He can also consider the voluminous documents associated with the incident – hundreds of pages of reports generated by Tallahassee police and the state attorney in their investigations as well as other records.</div>
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Harding will be tasked with deciding whether Winston violated any of the school conduct rules using a standard that is much lower than that used in criminal courts – “preponderance of evidence.” That burden is generally described as enough evidence to tip the balance one way or another – to determine that it is more likely or less likely, in this instance, that sexual misconduct or endangerment occurred.</div>
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Once the hearing concludes, Harding has 10 school days to make a determination – a fact that might mean it’s not settled until after the football team finishes the ACC championship game.</div>
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Both Winston and the woman have the right to appeal any decision he makes.</div>
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Florida State has three more games on the schedule – one Saturday at Miami, Nov. 22 at home against <a data-cqtag="NCAA/CFB/ACC/Boston_College" href="http://www.foxsports.com/collegefootball/team/boston-college-eagles-football/86049" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: #265970; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Boston College</a> and Nov. 29 at home against Florida.</div>
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For Winston, the hearing poses problems on multiple fronts. In addition to the fact that Harding will be bound by a lower standard of proof than is used in criminal courts, testimony and evidence from the hearing could be used to revive the criminal case.</div>
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Although State Attorney Willie Meggs concluded last December that there was not enough evidence to file criminal charges, new information could lead to a reopening of the investigation.</div>
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Florida State's Jameis Winston hearing delayed two weeks

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