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Why isn’t Northwestern ranked after beating then-No. 1 Purdue? The answer must be that it would make too much sense. But that’s just one of many examples.
Heisman winner expected to be selected at the top of upcoming NFL draft.
College Football Playoff takes Michigan, Washington, Texas, Alabama; Northwestern-Utah in Vegas Bowl
The Seminoles are the first unbeaten Power 5 champ to be left out of the four-team playoff, which started in 2014.
Shannon Jr. had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 24 Illinois beat Rutgers 76-58 in the Big Ten opener for both schools.
Blake Corum scored twice, tying the school record for touchdown runs with 55, and No. 2 Michigan beat No. 16 Iowa 26-0 on Saturday night.
Alabama is again the top dog in the SEC — and perhaps headed to the College Football Playoff — after ending Georgia’s 29-game winning streak with a 27-24 victory for the conference title.
Incredibly, this game was even better than the one on Super Bowl Sunday.
If the results tell us anything, it’s that voters were, on the whole, unable to distinguish between one brand of awful and the other.
We are primed for chaos, with a bunch of unbeaten teams going into championship weekend and a few teams behind them with absolutely stellar résumés.
A James family spokesperson said in a statement Thursday that the 19-year-old will have a final evaluation with USC staff this week and resume practice next week. He will be able to play in games “soon after,” it said.
“We love that narrative of being the underdog,” Hawkeyes defensive end Joe Evans said. “I don’t think anybody thought we were going to be in this situation after we lost 31-0 at Penn State.”
Evanston, Wilmette homeowners claim the city acted unlawfully, blast “commercialization” of the new football field the university plans to build.
Offensive player of the year is Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., defensive player of the year is Illinois defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton and freshman of the year is Purdue defensive back Dillon Thieneman.
Outside of the Boilermakers, the Big Ten has had an almost nightmarish performance in non-conference play. Might as well start playing one another, then.
Buie made 8 of 11 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Wildcats, who trailed 42-41 at halftime.
If the Bears do replace Matt Eberflus, look for another tame hire.
For coaches such as Ryan Day, losing frequently to one heated rival separates good from great.
Georgia remained No. 1 as the two-time defending national champions have been for 24 straight polls. Michigan returned to No. 2.
It’s OK that the Illini are missing out on the postseason. Nobody needed to see them play again.
The Wildcats had 29 assists on 34-for-61 shooting from the field (55.7%), including 10-for-24 from behind the arc, and never trailed.
He’s the first player since 2016 to win college football’s most prestigious player of the year award as part of a team that did not play for a conference championship.
Dalton Knecht scored 21 points and No. 17 Tennessee rallied from a second-half deficit to beat No. 20 Illinois 86-79 Saturday.
That’s a question they’re going to have to answer — if they haven’t already — whether or not there’s a strong trade market for LaVine, a player with all the physical tools but some that too often go unused.
Lou Holtz talked smack, Marcus Freeman bumbled, a football field turned black and Connor Stalions did his thing. All of them and more are honored here.
Audric Estimé, who ran for a career-high 238 yards, is the first Notre Dame back to have 200 or more yards on the ground since Dexter Williams in 2018.
Two fourth-quarter turnovers that resulted in Northwestern touchdowns nine seconds apart hurt the Illini before they made the game close with 55 seconds left.
Lombardi scored from a yard out with just under five minutes left in the game, and Jacob Finley recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown as time expired to give NIU a 37-27 victory.
We also asked if the holiday was better or worse because the Bears weren’t one of the six teams playing. In hindsight, maybe it was a dumb question.
Big Game Hunting: Buckeyes-Wolverines, Northwestern-Illinois, Alabama-Auburn, Notre Dame-Stanford and other Week 13 picks.
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