<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/college-football-week-11-recap-2024.html" dsn="news"><pubdate>11/11/2024</pubdate><author>Kyle Ferreira</author><hero-image><img src="/images/kirk-and-ben-herbstreit.jpg" alt="Kirk Herbstreit's best friend, Ben, passed away this week after a battle with cancer."/></hero-image><hero-image-credit>Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images</hero-image-credit><category>sports</category><title>Week 11 in College Football: Stirring Tributes and Even More Upsets</title><description>It’s another week in college sports, bringing more thrilling and heartbreaking finishes across the country. College basketball saw some wild upsets, especially in the Big East, where fans were shocked by their teams’ losses to mid-major programs. Meanwhile, the college football world was rocked by the loss of a dear friend and more surprising defeats.</description></item>