Police disburse unruly Penn State fans after victory — again

With finals right around the corner, the Badger Herald gave out grades to a Badger squad that fell short of a third conference championship for the first time in six years. How about a head-to-head victory? However, plenty believe Penn State should get the fourth CFP spot over Ohio State and they have some sound reasoning to back up the claim.

“We knew we’d come out in the second half and make some adjustment and make a lot of plays the way we did in the second half”, tight end Mike Gesicki said. “We’ve done that. It’s up to you, committee”.

Then, the Trojans won their final eight games, including a 26-13 win over Washington on November 12 in Seattle. It’s similar to what Ohio State ran, and the defensive backs of Wisconsin just could not handle it. Though Washington might not feel as comfortable as the other two.

The Buckeyes are third in S&P+, second in Sagarin, and ahead of the Nittany Lions in nearly every other computer ranking.

Penn State: Will eagerly wait to see who is next on the schedule.

Dec 3, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions quarterback Trace McSorley (9) throws a pass against the Wisconsin Badgers in the first half during the Big Ten Championship college football game at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Instead, the Nittany Lions outscored the Badgers 24-3 during the decisive second half run. They were 21-point underdogs against Ohio State on October 23 and trailed that game, 21-7, before rallying for a 24-21 victory. “Surreal to know Western Michigan University, a team that I coach, is going to play” in one of the historic New Year’s games that he used to watch with his dad when he was growing up. They all had great seasons, and they all put together impressive resumes to state their case. Basically, they are tiebreakers.

“There was extensive discussion”, said Kirby Hocutt, the committee’s chairman.

None of this is to bash the non-Big Ten teams that made the Playoff. They also have a huge regular season win against a top 4 team, OSU. And if it does, which one? He said performance over the entire 13-week season favored the Huskies as well.

But the Wolverines were home, too. But, Clemson has one loss – by three points to Pitt. Clemson is still without a top-10 win this season.

The unbeaten Crimson Tide (13-0) is in the playoff for the third straight season and is the top seed for the second time.

Penn State and MI were the casualties this season, just like there were casualties in the first two seasons of the Playoff’s existence. It was enough for the Nittany Lions to leave the hand-wringing to someone else.

Clemson finished No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25, a spot behind Ohio State. McSorley has been slow to get up several times this season, including a second-quarter strip-sack by Watt that caused him to limp off the field.

What makes it amusing, of course, is that the Big Ten’s champion was kept from having a playoff chance because of the flawed system the conference fought to keep.

They’ll do so against a team that’s on a similar trajectory.

No. 7 Oklahoma 38, No. 11 Oklahoma State 20: Baker Mayfield passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns as Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State in a matchup that decided the Big 12 title and likely guaranteed the Sooners a trip to the Sugar Bowl.

USC and quarterback Sam Darnold will meet Penn State in the Rose Bowl game on January 2.

Florida is expected to play Nebraska in the Outback Bowl while Florida State and MI are pointed toward an Orange Bowl showdown. The drama now is surrounding this question: Will P.J. Fleck still be coaching the undefeated Broncos? Fleck is going to draw interest from Purdue and maybe Oregon.

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