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No. 5 Michigan knocked off No. 2 Ohio State 42-27 in The Game to win its first Big Ten East championship. The Wolverines are now in prime position to make the College Football Playoff for the first time if they can avoid an upset against Iowa. BENDER: Michigan’s hell froze over in the snow No. 3 Alabama rallied with a last-minute drive behind Bryce Young to beat Auburn 24-22 in a four-overtime thriller....

The $2,500 stipend per student-athlete is “intended to help with expenses for hotel accommodations, travel and meals for up to 100 families from each participating institution,” the CFP said in a release. MORE: SN Top 25 | Top 15 programs since 2000 | First CFP title game The NCAA also pays for families to attend the Final Four and it was announced in January that a family stipend of $1,250 would be given for the College Football Playoff....

That team is Tennessee, which was run out of Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C., after the Gamecocks whipped them 63-38. The Volunteers needed only to beat South Carolina and Vanderbilt in Weeks 12 and 13 to make the Playoff. Now at two losses, Tennessee — which also lost Hendon Hooker to injury — will watch with the rest of college football. Vols fans can take cold comfort in the fact several top teams struggled on Saturday, though No....

While it’s true some holdouts skipped the 72-hour early signing period in lieu of National Signing Day on Feb. 2, the vast majority of high school recruits chose to end their recruiting process, signing with their preferred teams of choice. Following the early signing period, only 12 top-100 recruits, including five five-star-rated players, have yet to sign (or, at least, have not made their signing public). MORE: Sporting News 2021 College Football All-America Team...

Both teams are looking to improve to 2-0, after the Tigers defeated Kentucky 29-13, while the Bulldogs won 37-10 on the road against Arkansas. Here’s all you need to know ahead of Saturday. Kickoff time—Georgia hosts Auburn at Sanford Stadium in Athens. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p. m. ET on Saturday, October 3. TV channel—ESPNLive stream—ESPN’s digital platforms, fuboTV and SlingTV. Odds—Georgia is a 6. 5-point favorite with William Hill and 22/25 to cover the spread, while the over/under line in terms of total points scored is set at 34....

Here’s hoping for more in this week’s matchups, which feature three more top-25 matchups: No. 3 Alabama at No. 20 Mississippi State, No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Baylor and No. 25 Memphis at No. 16 Houston. MORE: Winners & Losers | 10 playoff busters (All times Eastern) Tuesday, Nov. 10 Kent State at Ohio, 8 p.m., ESPNU Toledo at Central Michigan, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Wednesday, Nov. 11 Northern Illinois at Buffalo, 8 p....

Six teams ranked in the AP Top 25 are in action, including No. 1 Clemson and No. 5 Oklahoma. Another key storyline will be No. 10 Notre Dame playing in its first game as a full ACC member (at least for this season) against Duke, which is led by Clemson transfer Chase Brice. MORE: Week 2 picks against the spread COVID-19 remains a factor in the 2020 season and has led to several postponements, but the games will go on this week....

That said, a shakeup has shifted in our projected end-of-year Playoff matchups. Sporting News now has Alabama vs. Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl, which would give the people what they want with quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. We have Clemson and Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl in a rematch from the 2016 season. The rest of our New Year’s Day Six projections remain the same. MORE: Week 6 Playoff picture...

In a video posted on Twitter by CBS Sports, Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Will Levis demonstrates his coffee routine. In the video, which has received 3.2 million views, Levis introduces himself and says he has “been known to put mayonnaise in my coffee sometimes.” He then pours a cup of coffee and mixes in a large portion of mayonnaise. “Have you ever had Mayonnaise with your morning coffee? @UKFootball QB @will_levis is known to dabble w/ said combo,” CBS Sports wrote on Twitter....

Gracyn Dawn Courtright, who is from Hurricane, West Virginia, gave the plea to a federal judge in Washington, D.C. via conference call. The plea pertained to a charge of knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds; other charges Courtright faced were discarded in the plea agreement with prosecutors, the AP reported. This includes a count of theft of government property under $1,000. Courtright’s sentencing trial was scheduled for Nov....

Wisconsin (15-0, 2-0 Big Ten) matched the best start in school history, tying the 1911-12 and 1913-14 teams. MORE: Box score/stats | Full scoreboard | Video The game was physical at times, drawing loud protests from both coaches. But Iowa coach Fran McCaffery boiled over after a foul was called on Gabriel Olaseni that sent Nigel Hayes to the line. McCaffery was ejected with 12 minutes to play after two technical fouls were called....

The College World Series features the eight teams to emerge from the Super Regional round of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. COLLEGE WORLD SERIES 2015: ESPN analyst call LSU most complete team Here’s how to watch every game (all times EST): College World Series 2015 TV schedule Saturday, June 13 Game 1: Arkansas (40-23) vs. Virginia (37-22), 3 p.m. | ESPN Game 2: Florida (46-19) vs. Miami (49-15), 8 p.m. | ESPN...

The former National League batting champion had last played in 1985, unable to get a contract for the following season. But on Jan. 10, 1995, arbitrator Thomas Roberts ruled that collusion by Major League Baseball had cost Oliver and nine other players jobs in 1986. Roberts awarded Oliver $680,031.05. For Oliver, the stakes were high when he lost his livelihood. Oliver stalled out at 2,743 hits and a .303 lifetime batting average....

Driven on by a partisan pro-Colombian crowd inside the Estadio Nacional, the South Americans went ahead through James Rodriguez’s powerful header from a corner in the 64th minute before substitute Juan Quintero added a second on a break following a defensive error. Colombia held on to its lead, despite a brilliant 73rd-minute goal by Gervinho, for a second straight win in Group C. With Japan and Greece drawing 0-0 later Thursday, Colombia is assured of finishing in the top two spots in Group C....

Gil, who began his career with Real Salt Lake, has made 17 appearances for the Lions since joining from Mexican side Queretaro early in the 2017 season, making six starts. Colarado 5/1 to beat Dallas The 23-year-old midfielder played for Real Salt Lake from 2010 to 2015, appearing in at least 24 games each season. A decorated U.S. youth international, Gil also has two caps with the senior squad....

From the first Big 12 title game in 1996 to 2010, the last before it took a hiatus while the conference realigned, the league’s championship was won by the lower-ranked team five times. There was also a memorable near-upset. No. 9 Texas tries to become the latest Big 12 team to spoil the conference’s chances at a national championship Saturday when it faces No. 5 Oklahoma in Arlington, Texas. The Longhorns beat the Sooners in the regular season on a last-second field goal....

The people in charge are instead blaming the lack of competition for this year’s lower ratings. Clemson used a second-half surge to beat Oklahoma 37-17, while Alabama blew out Michigan State 38-0. MORE: College Football Playoff championship: Five things to watch | Alex Collins powers through five K-State defenders for touchdown “We had some bum luck with the lack of competitive games,” Bill Hancock, the CFP’s executive director, said via USA Today....

They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and if that is indeed the case, then the fans at the Linc will be mighty chilly. That presupposes the fact that Maryland will have their way with Temple after getting drubbed 35-14 on their own home turf last season. That was a stunner to be sure especially considering that the college football odds at all of the best online sportsbooks had installed the Terps as 15-point home favorites....