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Conference Championship Weekend

The Granddaddy Of Them All

January 1, 20181pm PT

Ohio State vs WisconsinSat., Dec. 2, 5 pm PT, FOXIn December 2014, Wisconsin and Ohio State met in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Conference Championship Game. It is a game that many Badger fans would like to forget as the Buckeyes rolled to a 59-0 victory on their way to the National Title. This year, however, the College Football Playoff odds are in Wisconsin’s favor, as the Badgers are the last undefeated Power Five team in country. Ohio State, while they have two losses, would still have a small chance at making the playoff if they defeated the Badgers. Wisconsin has rode their stellar defense and strong running game to a 12-0 record, while the Buckeyes have had a bit of a rollercoaster season, built on the prolific arm of J.T. Barrett and one of the best defensive lines in the country. The key to this game will be if the Badgers can throw the ball against the Buckeyes secondary, but expect this one to come down to the wire.

Georgia vs. AuburnSat., Dec. 2, 1 pm PT, CBSGeorgia and Auburn are also a rematch of teams that met during the regular season. In early November, the Tigers handled the Bulldogs to the tune of a 40-17 victory. In that first game, Auburn’s running back Kerryon Johnson ran for 167 yards and scored on a 55-yard pass. For this week’s matchup, Johnson is questionable after suffering a shoulder injury against Alabama last week. Georgia will have to avoid the mistakes they made in the first matchup, when they fumbled a punt that led to an Auburn touchdown and had seven penalties for 75 yards. The Bulldogs also struggled against the Auburn pass rush as quarterback Jacob Fromm was under constant pressure and was sacked four times. The team that can win the line of scrimmage in this matchup will have a strong chance to win the game. On November 11, Auburn won that matchup. On December 2, Georgia will be looking for revenge.

USC vs. StanfordFri., Dec. 1, 5 pm PT, ESPN

Games of the Week

Markell Jones, RBPurdue

Jones ran for a career-high 217 yards on 31 carries as Purdue defeated rival Indiana, 31-24. With the win, the Boilermakers became bowl-eligible for the first time since 2012. Jones talled 159 yards in the second half on 22 carries and now leads Purdue with 480 yards on the ground this season.

Jordan Lasley, WRUCLA

In a win over Cal, Lasley caught a career-high 12 passes for 227 yards and a touchdown. The victory made the Bruins bowl-eligible with a 6-6 record. Lasley became the first UCLA player to record back-to-back 200-yard receiving games and now has three games with double digit receptions, which is the most in Bruin history.

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Week 13

USC and Stanford met back in September at the Colesium. The Trojans came out victorious in that game after a strong showing in the second half, but USC had trouble stopping the Cardinal running back Bryce Love, who will likely be announced as a Heisman-finalist in the upcoming weeks. While the Trojan defense still has some holes, USC’s offense has been on a roll over the last four games. USC is averaging more than 40 points a game over that stretch, led by quarterback Sam Darnold and running back Ronald Jones. Stanford has also found more consistent quarterback play since switching to sophomore signal-caller K.J. Costello, who has completed 63-percent of his passes and thrown for five touchdowns over the last three games. The Pac-12 South has never won a conference championship game, could this be the year?

Associated Press1. Clemson2. Oklahoma3. Wisconsin4. Auburn5. Alabama6. Georgia7. Miami8. Ohio State9. Penn State10. TCU11. USC12. UCF13. Washington14. Stanford15. Notre Dame16. Memphis17. LSU18. Oklahoma State19. Michigan State20. Northwestern21. Washington State22. Virginia Tech23. South Florida24. Mississippi State25. Fresno State

USA TODAY1. Clemson2. Oklahoma3. Wisconsin4. Auburn5. Alabama6. Georgia7. Ohio State Miami9. USC10. Penn State11. UCF12. TCU13. Washington14. Memphis15. Stanford16. LSU17. Notre Dame18. Oklahoma State19. Michigan State20. Northwestern21. Virginia Tech22. Washington State23. South Florida24. Mississippi25. San Diego State

Here we are: the penultimate rankings. There was a huge shakeup in the top-four this week as former No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Miami went down in week 13. That made room for Auburn and Wisconsin to slide into CFP positions. The rankings, however, won’t hold for long as all four top-ranked teams are in action this week, along with No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Miami and No. 8 Ohio State. With no major upsets in the Big Ten or Pac-12 in week 13, each conference held strong with five and four teams ranked, respectively.

The Associated Press Poll is made up of a panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country.

The USA Today Poll is also known as the Coaches Poll and is selected by the Amway Board of Coaches, made up of 64 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association.

The College Football Playoff rankings are selected by a 13-person committee of current athletic directors, former college football coaches, a University President, a former NCAA executive, and a current media member. The committee will issue its first rankings Tuesday, October 31, with subsequent rankings taking place the next five weeks.

College Football Playoff1. Clemson2. Auburn3. Oklahoma4. Wisconsin5. Alabama6. Georgia7. Miami8. Ohio State9. Penn State10. USC11. TCU12. Stanford13. Washington14. UCF15. Notre Dame16. Michigan State17. LSU18. Washington State19. Oklahoma State20. Memphis21. Northwestern22. Virginia Tech23. Mississippi State24. NC State25. Fresno State

In the Polls - Conference Championships

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TV Schedule - Conf. ChampionshipsFriday, December 1stPac-12: Stanford vs. USC, 5 pm, ESPN

Saturday, December 2ndAmerican Championship Game: Memphis at UCF, 9 am, ABC Conf. USA Championship Game: North Texas at Florida Atlantic, 9 am, ESPN2 MAC Championship Game: Akron vs. Toledo, 9 am, ESPN Louisiana Monroe at Florida State, 9 am, ACC NetworkBig 12 Championship Game: Oklahoma vs. TCU, 9:30 am, FOX SEC Championship Game: Auburn vs. Georgia, 1 pm, CBS SWAC Championship Game: Alcorn vs. Grambling, 1:30 pm, ESPNU Troy at Arkansas State, 4:30 pm, ESPN2 MWC Championship Game: Fresno State at Boise State, 4:45 pm, ESPN ACC Championship Game: Clemson vs. Miami, 5 pm, ABC Big Ten Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin, 5 pm, FOX

(All times below are listed in PT and subject to change)

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Big Ten

Week 14 ScheduleWisconsin vs. Ohio State

Week 13 ResultsIowa 56, Nebraska 14Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 0Ohio State 31, Michigan 20Penn State 66, Maryland 3Michigan State 40, Rutgers 7Northwestern 42, Illinois 7Purdue 31, Indiana 24

Final Big Ten Standings

East Overall ConfOhio State 10-2 8-1Michigan State 9-3 7-2Penn State 10-2 7-2Michigan 8-4 5-4Rutgers 4-8 3-6Maryland 4-8 2-7Indiana 5-7 2-7

West Overall ConfWisconsin 12-0 9-0Northwestern 9-3 7-2Purdue 6-6 4-5Iowa 7-5 4-5Nebraska 4-8 3-6Minnesota 5-7 2-7IIllinois 2-10 0-9

Pac-12Week 14 ScheduleStanford vs. USC

Week 13 ResultsUCLA 30, California 27Stanford 38, Notre Dame 20Washington 41, Washington State 14Arizona State 42, Arizona 30Oregon 69, Oregon State 10Utah 34, Colorado 13

Final Pac-12 Standings

North Overall ConfStanford 9-3 7-2Washington 10-2 7-2Washington St. 9-3 6-3Oregon 7-5 4-5California 5-7 2-7Oregon State 1-11 0-9

South Overall ConfUSC 10-2 8-1Arizona State 7-5 6-3Arizona 7-5 5-4UCLA 6-6 4-5Utah 6-6 3-6Colorado 5-7 2-7

Big Ten & Pac-12 College Football News

Coaching Carousel

Arizona State: Fired Todd Graham and Herm Edwards is expected to become Arizona State’s next head coach, pending approval by the school’s president, according to Sun Devil Source and Devils Digest.

Florida: Hired Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen to the same position.

Tennessee: The Volunteers were targeting NC State head coach Dave Doeren as of Thursday morning, but two sources have said that Doeren is staying in Raleigh.

Oregon State: Washington offensive coordinator Jonathan Smith will be named head coach at Oregon State, according to The Oregonian’s John Canzano and multiple reports. Smith is a former Oregon State quarterback and graduate assistant. He’s spent the past four years at Washington.

Florida State: School officials have started doing background work on Oregon head coach Willie Taggart, in case Jimbo Fisher takes the Texas A&M job, according to USA Today’s Dan Wolken.

Oregon: The school has offered Willie Taggart a new contract worth a little more than $20 million over five years, according to Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples. Florida State is reportedly doing background work on Taggart, in case Jimbo Fisher leaves. Taggart’s current salary is $2.9 million.

Mississippi State: Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead is the new head coach at Mississippi State. Moorhead spent two years at Penn State and was previously the head coach at Fordham, where he went 38-13 in four seasons.

Iowa State: The Cyclones have announced a new six-year contract for head coach Matt Campbell worth $22.5 million. It’s essentially a one-year extension and a raise, as his previous deal was for six years and paid him $2.1 million this year and was heavy in incentives.

Ole Miss: Interim head coach Matt Luke has been named the full-time head coach. Luke went 6-6 as the interim head coach this season after taking over for the fired Hugh Freeze and has spent 11 years on staff over three stints. He’s also a former Ole Miss player.