Police identify 4 in unruly Penn State victory mob

He shook off first-half adversity to claw his team back in both games.

The Alabama Crimson Tide is expected to roll through the College Football Playoff (CFP) and successfully defend their National Championship. “(Washington) came out with a solid win over a top-10 team in the championship game”. But the model still said there was only a 13 percent probability that Penn State would bump Ohio State this year.

The Buckeyes are the first non-conference champion to make the playoff in the three years of the current system. Barkley, McSorley, and Davis will all have one final chance to impress fans this season when Coach Franklin leads them into the Rose Bowl to face the ninth-ranked Trojans of the University of Southern California on January 2, 2017.

The Big Ten champs will play in the Rose Bowl instead of facing No. 1 Alabama, so some would say the Nittany Lions actually fared better than if they’d made the Playoff. Penn State’s quick linemen, linebackers and defensive secondary continued to fire on all cylinders. Too easy. For this exercise, I am the committee.

Despite these factors, some things need to be cleared up in terms of nonconference schedule and conference championships. On Jan. 9, the two semifinal winners will head to Tampa, Florida, in hopes of hoisting the championship trophy.

That leaves Ohio State and Washington.

Where the committee went wrong on Sunday was putting Ohio State in the playoffs over Penn State. Well, Penn State had an early season loss to Pitt and a 39-point loss to Michigan while the Buckeyes has wins over No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Oklahoma and No. 8 Wisconsin. Penn State has that momentum that will greatly help in the recruiting process. There was no punishment for that loss.

Now that the suspense is over and Ohio State has secured a spot in the College Football Playoff, the Buckeyes have some time to address their biggest weakness – throwing the ball down the field.

Penn state loses to Pitt.

MI loses to hated rival Ohio State in double overtime thanks to untimely turnovers by the wolverines and a little home cookin’ from the officiating. Wisconsin is punished for not being a premier program and for being in a lesser division. That’s a valid argument, and Penn State fans have a right to moan and groan. It just wasn’t enough to get them in the final four, despite the fact the Big Ten owns three of the top six spots in the rankings. I don’t consider that a good loss. Clemson lost to Pittsburg.

Without the benefit of such a game this season, Meyer said all nine position units of the current Ohio State team must use practice efficiently until the time the Buckeyes meet Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl on December 31. Washington’s nonconference schedule was also something that confused me.

Friday night, Washington easily disposed of Washington State, 41-10, to win the Pac-12 championship. Second ranked and most likely playoff-bound Ohio State. My plan gives every FBS team in the nation a clear road to qualify for the playoffs and win a national title while also leaving room for the personal opinions of a dozen or so people in a hotel in Dallas. That debate over snubs will exist forever, no matter the size of the field, something we see play out each and every season in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Regardless, what’s done is done. So this year with the Peach Bowl in Atlanta and the Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix, Alabama will get to travel the short distance to Atlanta to play its semifinal game with Washington.

This is a wake-up call to expand to eight teams.