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College football—a resilient, tribal, often thrilling American sports tradition forever chasing its next terrible idea—is closing in on its latest scheme:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

Outsourcing firm Capita took over the administration of the scheme from a company called MyCSP in December 2025, saying it inherited a backlog of more than 86,000 cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The report called for "urgent" reform of the scheme, saying that it is "not sufficiently supportive".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

In its response to the report, the government says, external it is committed to reviewing the scheme to ensure it is "fit for purpose and delivered effectively."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Why hadn’t he thought of this simple scheme before?

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

There are also locally-run support schemes like the Surviving Winter campaign run by a group of charities in Wiltshire which supported more than 3,000 people last year with the cost of heating.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

To strengthen the country's defences against cyberattacks, government pilot schemes have been set up to use frontier AI to identify and address vulnerabilities in public services.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The state estimate it loses millions of dollars annually because of such schemes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Perhaps the mayor will now muster some sympathy for businesses mugged in similar schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Next thing I knew he had a scheme all ready in his mind—and what a man he was for schemes and battles!

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

He schemed to get an imported copy seized by customs to trigger a court case over its content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Afforded extra space by his manager's decision to play Jack Grealish alongside him in a central position, De Bruyne schemed in the way he usually does.

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2024

Sean McVay schemed against Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio only once as the Rams’ coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024

City-states, hoping to win civic glory, sometimes schemed to bribe top athletes to falsely claim that city as their own.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024

She was the smart girl who schemed to get out of schoolwork, but also a stranger who suggested hanging out with someone new.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Elsewhere on the front page, two contestants from this season of the Celebrity Traitors, Maya Jama and Richard E Grant, are pictured scheming in their iconic green cloaks.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Hardly the smoking gun that puts him in an Afghan cave, scheming with Osama bin Laden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

“They bring a bit of everything, and Coach Patterson does a great job of scheming up the defense,” Paige said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

It could be argued Tielemans' arrival addresses an issue Manchester United have had since Carrick quit in 2018; the scheming midfielder with an eye for a pass, who can break a defensive line.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Egged on by scheming courtiers and generals, relations between Atawallpa and Washkar spent several years swinging through the emotional valence from concealed suspicion to overt hostility.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann