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Key player for Michigan in National Championship vs. Washington
After the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide overtime in the Rose Bowl, they are headed to the college football championship game on Monday, January 8. They will face the undefeated Washington Huskies. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Michigan vs. Washington National Championship
Wolverines Key Player: Blake Corum, RB
Corum missed the chance to compete in last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal after injuring his knee, but he made quite the statement in the Wolverines’ Rose Bowl win. Not only did he break Michigan’s school record for career rushing touchdowns, he scored the winning TD of the game in OT.
While his 2023 was not quite as productive as his 2022 season, he finished the year with over 1,100 rushing yards, 117 receiving yards, and 26 touchdowns. The Michigan offense will center around Corum as they attempt to defeat the Huskies. Washington’s rushing defense is decent — they allow an average of 137.1 yards per game, ranking 41st in the nation. However, they largely faced pass-heavy Pac-12 air raid offenses this season, and Michigan’s Corum-centered approach will be a new ball game for them. The Huskies allowed Texas running back CJ Baxter 64 yards and a touchdown in the Sugar Bowl, and let up 59 yards and a touchdown from Jaydon Blue.
The honorable mention for Michigan’s key player goes to the Wolverines’ defensive line, who will need to put pressure on Heisman finalist Michael Penix and contain Washington’s high-powered passing attack. They recorded six sacks against Jalen Milroe.
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Andre Washington had 20 points in Eastern Illinois’ 71-61 victory over Tennessee Tech on Thursday.
Washington shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (5-10, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added 13 points and four steals. Kooper Jacobi finished with 11 points and added seven rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4) were led in scoring by Jah’Kim Payne, who finished with 11 points. Tennessee Tech also got 10 points from Mekhi Turner.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Hintz scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 4-1 final.
“Everybody played hard, did the right things, got pucks in deep, especially in the third period when we’re trying to close out a lead,” DeSmith said. “So, I thought top to bottom, first, second and third, we were really good.”
NOTES: The Stars swept the two-game season series (including a 1-0 win Oct. 28 in Dallas) and are 8-1-0 in their past nine games against the Capitals. … Duchene had the secondary assist on Steel’s goal, giving him 900 points (374 goals, 526 assists) in 1,157 NHL games. … Hintz has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in an eight-game point streak against Washington. He had a game-high 12 shots on goal. … Thompson has lost six of his past seven starts (1-5-1).
WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency crews are responding to a major incident at the Washington Avenue Bridge, which has collapsed into Wheeling Creek.
Multiple police and firefighter units are on the scene, working swiftly to rescue those injured in the collapse.
Three injured workers have been taken to the hospital. Officials say one is a serious injury and two are non-life threatening.
Access to the area has been closed to facilitate rescue operations.
The bridge was closed in early December for a replacement that was expected to take nearly a year.
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