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Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve Coughlin give their instant reactions to college football week 6. Georgia knocked off Alabama in an absolute thriller in Tuscaloosa while Kentucky upset LSU in Lexington. As if the night window wasn't good enough, USC went into State College and beat Penn State on white out night. Plus, what to make of Oklahoma's upset win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry, UCLA's low-scoring road victory over Oregon in Eugene as the Ducks' season takes a turn for the worse and South Carolina's demolition of a Florida team that was ranked in the Top 10 just last week,…
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Scott Van Pelt, the popular SportsCenter anchor, hosts a weekly show that will include long-form interviews, commentary, and expanded takes on his "One Big Thing" segment on SportsCenter. SVP will take deep dives with guests and topics in an entertaining way that only he can. Stanford Steve, produce
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