Oklahoma State routed TCU a week ago to move to eighth in the committee’s latest rankings.
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Oklahoma had all the answers it needed to win a Big 12 College Football Playoff elimination game at Baylor.
Ohio State enters the game having won 22 in a row overall, the longest active streak in the nation and the Buckeyes have won a Big Ten-record 29 regular season conference games in a row. Even so, the Buckeyes now have a stretch of three important games to cement themselves (or play their way out) of the final four spots.
But don’t take IL lightly.
Allegations of mistreating players and trying to force them to practice and play while hurt led to Beckman’s firing. Illinois, Ferguson 12-49, Cain 1-5, C.Tucker 2-(minus 1), Vaughn 6-(minus 4), Frain 1-(minus 7), Lunt 3-(minus 22).
Illinois’ (5-5, 2-4 B1G) defense in the first half was outstanding as the Illini held Ohio State to only two touchdowns in the first half of play.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – True freshman running back Jordan Cronkite accounted for two touchdowns and Florida delivered a strong defensive effort while recording a victory over SC. Barrett’s return was the main story heading into the game, and J.T. played well as he regained the starting role. He also ran for 74 yards.
The Mount St Mary’s Mountaineers look to bounce back after losing their season opener to Maryland.
Here sits IL, wary of when the next administrative backfire will happen, and there is Ohio State, way ahead and gathering steam. If you are simply judging Cubit’s job by way of wins and losses with what he was handed, there is improvement and a lot to like, but there have also been a few curious moments with a few of the small and finer points of in-game situations.
In the Minnesota game, neither team’s offense showed up early on.
The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) started slowly and led, 7-3, for much of the first half before Elliott picked up the pace.
For a second straight week, the reigning National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes are ranked as the third team in the College Football Playoffs.
Dozens of reporters squeezed into a room the size of a large closet Saturday to watch quarterback J.T. Barrett give his first press conference since his OVI citation on October 31.
Iowa’s LeShun Daniels Jr. takes it 51 yards to the house!
The IL athletics department is going to wait until the season ends to make a decision on Bill Cubit’s future and the future of the football team’s head-coaching position. But with Ferguson back, the Illini torched the Boilermakers for 382 rushing yards in a 48-14 win.
A 210-yard performance against the Tigers certainly helped his case.
Elliott ran for second-half touchdowns of one and 10 yards, and he had 123 yards and 18 of his 27 carries after intermission.
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Maguire, who received much of the blame following last week’s loss to No. 1 Clemson when he was 16 of 29 for 164 yards and an interception, rebounded in a big way.
