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(Doug Benc/Getty Images)Dude, you gotta go to class!Florida State senior running back Jermaine Thomas has been declared academically ineligible for the Champs Sports Bowl and will not play in his final college game. The Seminoles finished the regular season with the nation's No. 99 rushing offense, and Thomas is FSU’s second-leading rusher. Freshman Devonta Freeman has 531 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, and freshman James Wilder Jr. (150 rushing yards) will likely get Thomas’ carries.
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