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The upset snapped the Illini’s five-game winning streak. Elsewhere, Loyola and DePaul lost big, and UIC lost to Bradley in the final seconds.
These were the best things about the Buckeyes’ and the Irish’s semifinal wins.
Ohio State plays Orange Bowl champion Notre Dame in Atlanta on Jan. 20.
The Fighting Irish beat Penn State 27-24, moving on to the national title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Their last national championship was in 1988.
Irish rally past Penn State in thrilling game that saw 31 points scored in fourth quarter
Johnson had a career-high 20 points with 11 rebounds and No. 13 Illinois beat Penn State 91-52 on Wednesday night at State Farm Center in Champaign for its fifth consecutive victory.
Tom Brady, who owns a minority stake in the Raiders and was Belichick’s quarterback during the Patriots’ two-decade dynasty, has been gauging his former coach’s interest in an NFL return, according to the report by NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero.
The NFL is paying close attention to the potential impact of the fires on the two playoff-bound Los Angeles teams’ preparations and the Rams’ wild-card postseason game against the Minnesota Vikings scheduled for Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.
The Buckeyes are the clear favorites to win it all, but the Fighting Irish have serious mojo, too.
The Mountain West has been rebuilding since Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State and Colorado State agreed to join the Pac-12.
Illinois rose nine spots to No. 13 following a 109-77 rout of then-No. 9 Oregon and its win at Washington on Sunday.
Each has seven teams ranked, including four apiece in the first 10.
The Cardinals (15-0) appeared in their fifth consecutive Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
Angelo Ciaravino led the Wildcats (10-5, 1-3) with 19 points on 8-for-14 shooting.
The Fighting Illini (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten), playing at UW for the first time since the 1952 Final Four, had a 17-point lead, but the Huskies tied it at 75 on Luis Kortright’s layup with 47 seconds left.
The Fighting Irish’s Hannah Hidalgo scored 18 of her 24 points before halftime.
Chicago Mascot Co.'s creative work took center stage in college football’s 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl. Benny the Bull; the Cubs, White Sox and Bears mascots; hot dogs; pretzels; pickles — even milkshakes — have all come to life thanks to the company’s talented staff.
The school’s board of trustees is set to vote on the move Tuesday. If the move is approved, the Huskies would join the Mountain West effective July 1, 2026.
The star of the College Football Playoff has been Freeman, who’s on one hell of a victory tour and has had key, unmistakable “gotcha” moments against each of the last two coaches he has beaten.
Six players scored in double figures as No. 22 Illinois pounded No. 9 Oregon 109-77 in a Big Ten matchup in Eugene, Oregon.