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Bowl projections: Michigan replaces Ohio State in College Football Playoff as LSU, Clemson ruin chances
There’s nothing like Rivalry Week to carry readability to the School Soccer Playoff and the remainder of the bowl video games. All however 23 groups are performed enjoying. Convention championship pairings are set. Bowl eligibility has been virtually totally determined. And we now have plenty of readability from which to find out the bowl projections.
Nowhere is that extra true than within the Massive Ten the place No. 3 Michigan annihilated No. 2 Ohio State 45-23 to take the Massive Ten East and all however clinch a spot within the School Soccer Playoff.
We are saying “all however” as a result of the Wolverines will face Purdue within the Massive Ten Championship Recreation, and it’s important to wonder if a loss to the unranked Boilermakers would put Michigan’s CFP bid in some doubt relying what different groups do. Whereas it is doubtless Michigan will probably be between two- or three-touchdown favourite within the recreation, even a loss to Purdue is unlikely to price UM a playoff spot.
In truth, Georgia, Michigan and TCU all look like within the playoff, win or lose their league title video games. The No. 1 Bulldogs dominated Georgia Tech, 37-14, whereas the No. 4 Horned Frogs lit up the most effective defenses within the nation in a 62-14 win over Iowa State.
The fourth spot belongs to No. 6 USC if it will probably win the Pac-12 Championship Recreation and end 12-1. The Trojans beat No. 15 Notre Dame 38-27 for its second consecutive win over a crew within the CFP Rankings.
Ready within the wings if USC fails is Ohio State, which may again right into a CFP spot even at 11-1. That season-opening win over Notre Dame provides the Buckeyes two victories over groups within the CFP Rankings, and Ohio State dominated the remainder of its schedule apart from Michigan.
What about No. 7 Alabama? Federal legislation requires we talk about the Crimson Tide in all playoff situations. Nonetheless, until the CFP Choice Committee decides to maneuver Bama forward of Ohio State on this week’s rankings, there may be not a lot hope for the Tide to make the CFP. In truth, with the 2 groups between Alabama and No. 10 Tennessee within the rankings each shedding (No. 8 Clemson 31-30 to South Carolina, No. 9 Oregon 38-34 to No. 21 Oregon State), there’s a probability the Vols may leap the Tide based mostly on their head-to-head outcome.
Maybe probably the most gorgeous outcome was No. 5 LSU’s loss at Texas A&M. The Aggies got here to life for the primary time all season and downed the Tigers. 38-23. That put an finish to LSU’s playoff hopes, however it might be even worse than that for the Tigers. Ought to LSU drop under Penn State within the CFP Rankings, there’s a probability the Tigers won’t be in a New 12 months’s Six recreation in any respect until, after all, they beat the Dawgs within the SEC Championship Recreation.
School Soccer Playoff
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Jan. 9 |
Nationwide Championship |
Title recreation | Semifinal winners |
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Dec. 31 |
Peach Bowl |
Semifinal |
(1) Georgia vs. (4) USC |
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Dec. 31 |
Fiesta Bowl |
Semifinal |
(2) Michigan vs. (3) TCU |
New 12 months’s Six bowl video games
The quite a few shakeups throughout Rivalry Week will end in large modifications to the rest of this week’s bowl projections. These will probably be unveiled Sunday morning in an replace to this story.
For now, you possibly can take a look at the CBS Sports activities bowl eligibility tracker for updates on what your crew wanted to do as a way to go bowling.
Notre Dame and Ohio State will be facing off in the 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship game. How did each team get here? Notre Dame — coming off playoff wins against Indiana, Georgia and Penn State — is riding a 13-game winning streak. But the Irish are a heavy underdog in the title game matchup. Ohio State — which went through Tennessee, Oregon and Texas in the playoffs — brings its top-ranked defense in a quest to capture its ninth national championship. This will be the first time Notre Dame reaches the title game in the CFP era after falling in the semifinal in the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons. The Buckeyes will be playing in their third CFP title game since winning the inaugural game in 2014.
Here’s a tale of the tape between the two squads ahead of Monday’s CFP National Championship game.
Established: 1890
Conference: Big Ten
Stadium: Ohio Stadium (102,780 capacity)
Head coach: Ryan Day (2019-present)
2024 season record: 13-2
2024 season leaders:
2024 AP Top 25 final ranking: No. 6
Total championships: Eight (2014, 2002, 1970, 1968, 1961, 1957, 1954, 1942)
All-time record: 977-335-53 (.744)
Bowl record: 26-23 (.531)
Heisman winners:
Head-to-head vs. Notre Dame: 6-2, 25.6 points scored per game
Established: 1887
Conference: Independent
Stadium: Notre Dame Stadium (80,795 capacity)
Head coach: Marcus Freeman (2021-present)
2024 season record: 14-1
2024 season leaders:
2024 AP Top 25 final ranking: No. 3
Total championships: 13 (1988, 1977, 1973, 1966, 1964, 1949, 1947, 1946, 1943, 1930, 1929, 1924, 1919)
All-time record: 962-338-42 (.740)
Bowl record: 23-18 (.561)
Heisman winners:
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Tim Brown, 1987
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John Huarte, 1964
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Paul Hornung, 1956
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John Lattner, 1953
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Leon Hart, 1949
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John Lujack, 1947
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Angelo Bertelli, 1943
Head-to-head vs. Ohio State: 2-6, 17.4 points scored per game
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Zaxby’s, a popular fried chicken chain, is getting its first Ohio location in Liberty Township.
A 56-seat Zaxby’s restaurant and drive-thru is planned to open at Freedom Pointe, next to Costco. The development, which was initially planned to be a hotel, will also house three other eateries: E+O Kitchen, which has locations at The Banks, Hyde Park and Loveland; Bismarck Donut and Coffee Shop and El Rancho Grande, said Christy Gloyd, Liberty Township’s marketing and events manager.
Costco opened near Interstate 75 on Cox Road in 2022. Construction on the new restaurants starts this summer, Gloyd said.
“We’re just really excited to be growing over there at Freedom Pointe,” she told The Enquirer. “Having Costco as the anchor is huge. Just to have another family-friendly restaurant and have the variety – to have the Zaxby’s and E+O and El Rancho Grande – I think it’s really going to be a nice offering for our residents.”
Atlanta-headquartered Zaxby’s has over 900 locations in 17 states, mostly in the South and Midwest. The chain is known for its chicken fingers and wings, sandwiches and salads. The closest Zaxby’s locations currently open are over an hour away, in Shelbyville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky.
Sales for license plates featuring Dolly Parton’s face began Monday for $25. All proceeds will go to fund her Imagination Library
Watch: Dolly Parton visits Columbus to promote Imagination Library
Dolly Parton sang a little and told a few jokes at a Tuesday luncheon in Columbus
The Columbus Dispatch
Fans of country music legend Dolly Parton can show off their pride for the singer with a new Ohio license plate.
Ohio drivers can now purchase license plates featuring Parton for $25. The money from each plate will go to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, a charity that gives children ages 5 and younger a free book each month. The state began selling the plates Monday.
Specifically, the funds will go to the purchaser’s local county program of the library, which it says will pay for mailing a child 12 books, enough for an entire year. Ohio is the second state to offer a license plate supporting the library after Parton’s home state of Tennessee.
First lady Fran DeWine has focused on expanding the Imagination Library in Ohio since her husband Gov. Mike DeWine took office in 2019. She was inspired when she saw her grandchildren receive books through the program and by 2020, it had expanded to all of Ohio’s 88 counties.
“I’m excited to see Ohio as the second state to offer a specialty Dolly Parton license plate to support her program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in Ohio,” Fran DeWine said in a press release. “With each purchase, $25 will go back to supporting the local program, helping to ensure the program remains available to all families in Ohio.”
The plates are available to purchase online at OPlates.com or in-person at a local deputy registrar license agency.
Gov. DeWine signed House Bill 315 which included the Parton Plates on Jan. 2. The original bill, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, received unanimous yes votes in both chambers before the license plate language was put into the larger HB 315.
Donovan Hunt is a fellow in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism’s Statehouse News Bureau.
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