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Will Indiana beat Ohio State? Can Oregon State upset Washington State? Our Week 13 CFB picks
As the college football regular season winds down, the intrigue in some of the Week 13 matchups turns way up.
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In the Big Ten, undefeated Indiana tries to keep rolling toward a berth in the Big Ten championship game when the fifth-ranked Hoosiers visit No. 2 Ohio State. The one-loss Buckeyes are 11-point favorites.
Meanwhile, No. 4 Penn State, which also remains alive in the chase to face top-ranked Oregon in the conference title game, faces a potentially tough road game against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Nittany Lions are favored by 11.5 points.
In the Pac-12, Oregon State will look to end its losing streak when the Beavers play host to Washington State. The Beavers have lost five in a row and are 11.5-point underdogs, but can they put a complete game together against the Cougars?
Check out this week’s college football odds and score predictions for all the Big Ten and Pac-12 games from the CFB coverage team at The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Purdue (1-9, 0-7) at Michigan State (4-6, 2-5)
Game details: 5 p.m. PT Friday at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan
TV channel and live stream: Fox and Fox Sports Live
Latest line: Michigan State by 13.5
Over/under: 47.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Michigan State 31, Purdue 17
James Crepea: Michigan State 28, Purdue 14
Nick Daschel: Michigan State 31, Purdue 27
Aaron Fentress: Michigan State 31, Purdue 20
Joe Freeman: Michigan State 30, Purdue 15
Sean Meagher: Michigan State 34, Purdue 17
Joel Odom: Michigan State 31, Purdue 10
Bill Oram: Michigan State 28, Purdue 13
Washington State (8-2) at Oregon State (4-6)
Game details: 4 p.m. PT Saturday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis
TV channel and live stream: The CW
Latest line: Washington State by 11.5
Over/under: 57.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Washington State 30, Oregon State 7
James Crepea: Washington State 35, Oregon State 14
Nick Daschel: Washington State 38, Oregon State 17
Aaron Fentress: Washington State 27, Oregon State 17
Joe Freeman: Washington State 32, Oregon State 17
Sean Meagher: Washington State 42, Oregon State 21
Joel Odom: Washington State 38, Oregon State 14
Bill Oram: Washington State 38, Oregon State 23
No. 5 Indiana (10-0, 7-0) at No. 2 Ohio State (9-1, 6-1)
Game details: 9 a.m. PT Saturday at Ohio Stadium in Columbus
TV channel and live stream: Fox and Fox Sports Live
Latest line: Ohio State by 11
Over/under: 52.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Ohio State 37, Indiana 34
James Crepea: Ohio State 42, Indiana 35
Nick Daschel: Ohio State 31, Indiana 29
Aaron Fentress: Ohio State 38, Indiana 25
Joe Freeman: Ohio State 28, Indiana 27
Sean Meagher: Indiana 38, Ohio State 35
Joel Odom: Ohio State 31, Indiana 21
Bill Oram: Ohio State 26, Indiana 24
No. 25 Illinois (7-3, 4-3) at Rutgers (6-4, 3-4)
Game details: 9 a.m. PT Saturday at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey
TV channel and live stream: Peacock
Latest line: Rutgers by 1
Over/under: 47.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Illinois 22, Rutgers 14
James Crepea: Illinois 28, Rutgers 14
Nick Daschel: Illinois 24, Rutgers 20
Aaron Fentress: Illinois 23, Rutgers 20
Joe Freeman: Rutgers 24, Illinois 23
Sean Meagher: Illinois 28, Rutgers 24
Joel Odom: Illinois 27, Rutgers 17
Bill Oram: Illinois 28, Rutgers 14
Iowa (6-4, 4-3) at Maryland (4-6, 1-6)
Game details: 9 a.m. PT Saturday at SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland
TV channel and live stream: Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Live
Latest line: Iowa by 3.5
Over/under: 43.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Iowa 28, Maryland 20
James Crepea: Iowa 28, Maryland 21
Nick Daschel: Iowa 20, Maryland 14
Aaron Fentress: Iowa 33, Maryland 18
Joe Freeman: Iowa 27, Maryland 20
Sean Meagher: Iowa 21, Maryland 17
Joel Odom: Iowa 34, Maryland 13
Bill Oram: Maryland 35, Iowa 21
No. 4 Penn State (9-1, 6-1) at Minnesota (6-4, 4-3)
Game details: 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis
TV channel and live stream: CBS and cbssports.com
Latest line: Penn State by 11.5
Over/under: 44.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Minnesota 27, Penn State 24
James Crepea: Penn State 35, Minnesota 21
Nick Daschel: Penn State 24, Minnesota 23
Aaron Fentress: Penn State 31, Minnesota 17
Joe Freeman: Penn State 31, Minnesota 21
Sean Meagher: Penn State 30, Minnesota 24
Joel Odom: Penn State 28, Minnesota 16
Bill Oram: Minnesota 28, Penn State 18
Wisconsin (5-5, 3-4) at Nebraska (5-5, 2-5)
Game details: 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska
TV channel and live stream: Big Ten Network and Fox Sports Live
Latest line: Nebraska by 1
Over/under: 41.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Nebraska 24, Wisconsin 7
James Crepea: Nebraska 24, Wisconsin 17
Nick Daschel: Nebraska 20, Wisconsin 14
Aaron Fentress: Wisconsin 24, Nebraska 23
Joe Freeman: Wisconsin 23, Nebraska 20
Sean Meagher: Wisconsin 28, Nebraska 27
Joel Odom: Wisconsin 20, Nebraska 17
Bill Oram: Nebraska 21, Wisconsin 14
Northwestern (4-6, 2-5) at Michigan (5-5, 3-4)
Game details: 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor
TV channel and live stream: FS1 and Fox Sports Live
Latest line: Michigan by 10.5
Over/under: 36.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: Michigan 31, Northwestern 10
James Crepea: Michigan 17, Northwestern 10
Nick Daschel: Northwestern 21, Michigan 20
Aaron Fentress: Michigan 29, Northwestern 10
Joe Freeman: Michigan 24, Northwestern 10
Sean Meagher: Michigan 21, Northwestern 14
Joel Odom: Michigan 16, Northwestern 13
Bill Oram: Michigan 33, Northwestern 17
USC (5-5, 3-5) at UCLA (4-6, 3-5)
Game details: 7:30 p.m. PT Saturday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
TV channel and live stream: NBC and Peacock
Latest line: USC by 5
Over/under: 51.5
Predictions
Ryan Clarke: UCLA 38, USC 31
James Crepea: USC 35, UCLA 28
Nick Daschel: UCLA 28, USC 27
Aaron Fentress: USC 31, UCLA 26
Joe Freeman: USC 30, UCLA 24
Sean Meagher: UCLA 33, USC 28
Joel Odom: USC 36, UCLA 30
Bill Oram: UCLA 49, USC 47
Indiana basketball practice observations from June 25: Freshmen mixing in
IU has a game-changer, Thursday’s practice open to the media showed. IndyStar IU insider Zach Osterman explains what he saw.
BLOOMINGTON — Whatever he can.
That’s the answer. The question — one prompted by an urgency to add strength to his game — is what Vaughn Karvala, Indiana basketball’s athletic freshman wing, is doing to add weight. IU’s highest-ranked signee in the 2026 class, it’s not hard to envision a role for Karvala in Darian DeVries’ second season in Bloomington. The player himself knows that starts with meeting the physical demands of the college game.
Which starts with building onto to his 6-foot-7, 190-pound frame.
“The biggest thing for me is just putting on weight,” Karvala told reporters after practice Thursday. “That’s my biggest thing, getting stronger, trying to play with these guys that are three, four years older than me. I have to get stronger, I have to get faster, everything.”
A three-year letter winner at Oregon (Wisconsin) High School, Karvala spent his senior season at Bella Vista Prep in Arizona, bolstering a profile that saw him ranked No. 62 nationally per the 247Sports Composite.
Karvala averaged 26.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in his final season with Oregon, shooting close to 42% from behind the 3-point line. He averaged another 14.7 points per game with Team Herro on the EYBL circuit.
He handed DeVries a major recruiting win last fall, when Karvala picked the Hoosiers over Xavier and Cal. Now, both at the rim and behind the arc, Karvala looks like a player who can contribute meaningfully in his first year in college.
“I know my athleticism catches the eye, but I can still shoot it,” Karvala said. “But another thing is just working on rebounding, trying to get extra possessions for us.”
Whether on the glass or elsewhere, embracing the physical challenge of college basketball has been an emphasis for Karvala since he arrived in Bloomington earlier this summer.
That manifests itself offensively, when he tries to push the ball downhill and leverage that athleticism to attack the rim. It shows up defensively, where Karvala said he’s comfortable guarding the two, the three and, matchup depending, the four.
It even plays out on the glass, battling bigs up to including 7-2 teammate Samet Yigitoglu, who Karvala described with a smile as “the biggest guy I’ve ever seen.”
“Physicality, 100%,” Karvala said, when asked where he’s challenging himself. “Just playing with all these guys that have 20, 30, 40 pounds on me.”
Which starts with the physical demand of more weight. Karvala said he’ll eat chicken, steak or “whatever we have in the locker room” that can help him in that effort. His focus, he said, is simply to “eat a lot, and work out every day.”
As that weight and strength begin to build, Karvala knows the next step — to mentally prepare for the rough-and-tumble nature of life on the floor in the Big Ten — is just as important. Preparing his body comes first. Challenging himself to toughen up once it’s required follows quickly after.
“Just getting fully there, mentally,” he said. “You’re going to have to push your body to get through this.”
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KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — It’s fair season and a new law uncorks adult beverage sales!
The new Indiana law will go into effect July 1st, making it legal to sell alcohol at county fairs.
The Kosciusko County Fair is set to kick off in just a few weeks and Indiana is officially allowing alcohol to be sold.
The law is bringing back something that’s not necessarily new to this fair.
Here’s what you need to know
The new law will go into effect on July 1st. It officially allows county fairs to apply for fee-free permits to sell alcohol.
Officials with the Kosciusko County Fair say they are participating this year. They are implementing the same guidelines they used when they sold alcohol just at grandstand events.
The difference now is, you can walk around the grounds with your drink. But strict guidelines will be in place for purchasing a drink.
“Actually, we’ve never had any issues. Because we card everybody, so we take that seriously. We also got the ID guides so we can identify the different types of IDs,” said Sheal Dirck, Treasurer of Kosciusko County Fair.
The Kosciusko County Fair already have guidelines in place, so this was an easy transition for the fair.
They will be the only vendors selling alcohol, which will make it easier to control distribution.
The sales will also bring in more revenue.
“Hopefully it allows to keep our ticket prices where they are because right now, insurance, utilities and everything else is going sky high and it’s hard to make ends meet,” said Dirck.
However, some fairs cannot participate because of the July 1st start date, like the Pulaski County Fair, which is going on right now. Pulaski County officials said it is on the agenda for next year. Whereas other fairs are choosing to sit this year out.
“We wanted not spend some time to, to see what that really means for us. It was not a decision we wanted to rush into. But we are happy for the option of it,” said Shelly Steury, GM of Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds.
Leaders at the St. Joseph County and Elkhart County Fairs said neither of them are selling alcohol.
The Kosciusko County Fair is the only fair that will sell alcohol in our area this year.
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