![By MITCH STACY COLUMBUS — Max Klesmit scored all of his 18 points in the second half as No. 15 Wisconsin won its fifth straight, rallying to beat Ohio State, 71-60, on Wednesday night. A 3-pointer from Klesmit put Wisconsin up by 1 with 5:16 left. The defense kept the clamps on Ohio State as Klesmit kept shooting, scoring nine of the last 14 points for the Badgers (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten). AJ Storr had 15 of his 17 points in the first half for the Badgers, the only undefeated team left in the Big Ten. Jamison Battle had another […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24011136384610.jpg?w=132 "By MITCH STACY COLUMBUS — Max Klesmit scored all of his 18 points in the second half as No. 15 Wisconsin won its fifth straight, rallying to beat Ohio State, 71-60, on Wednesday night. A 3-pointer from Klesmit put Wisconsin up by 1 with 5:16 left. The defense kept the clamps on Ohio State as Klesmit kept shooting, scoring nine of the last 14 points for the Badgers (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten). AJ Storr had 15 of his 17 points in the first half for the Badgers, the only undefeated team left in the Big Ten. Jamison Battle had another […]")
Klesmit scores 18 in the second half to rally Wisconsin to a 71-60 win over Ohio State
By MITCH STACY COLUMBUS — Max Klesmit scored all of his 18 points in the...
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![By RALPH D. RUSSO PHOENIX — NCAA President Charlie Baker says Michigan won the national championship “fair and square” and defended his decision to inform the school and the Big Ten during the season that the association’s enforcement staff was investigating allegations of an in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme. The top-ranked Wolverines beat No. 2 Washington to win the College Football Playoff on Monday night, capping a perfect season, the back half of which was shadowed by the NCAA investigation and led to the Big Ten’s three-game suspension of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. In a meeting with reporters, Baker explained why the NCAA […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24009187761267-2.jpg?w=132 "By RALPH D. RUSSO PHOENIX — NCAA President Charlie Baker says Michigan won the national championship “fair and square” and defended his decision to inform the school and the Big Ten during the season that the association’s enforcement staff was investigating allegations of an in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme. The top-ranked Wolverines beat No. 2 Washington to win the College Football Playoff on Monday night, capping a perfect season, the back half of which was shadowed by the NCAA investigation and led to the Big Ten’s three-game suspension of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh. In a meeting with reporters, Baker explained why the NCAA […]")
NCAA President Charlie Baker: Nobody can say Michigan didn’t win national title ‘fair and square’
By RALPH D. RUSSO PHOENIX — NCAA President Charlie Baker says Michigan won the national...
![By ERIC OLSON HOUSTON — The College Football Playoff championship was quite the stage for Washington and Michigan to get reacquainted with each other. The top-ranked Wolverines won the national championship with a 34-13 victory over the Huskies on Monday night. Starting next season, they will compete against each other for Big Ten titles every year. “I imagine all the Big Ten folks in Chicago in the office, they’re sitting like a rat in a cheese factory right now for sure,” said Washington co-defensive coordinator William Inge, who was a graduate assistant at Iowa and assistant at Indiana for seven […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24009105661687.jpg?w=132 "By ERIC OLSON HOUSTON — The College Football Playoff championship was quite the stage for Washington and Michigan to get reacquainted with each other. The top-ranked Wolverines won the national championship with a 34-13 victory over the Huskies on Monday night. Starting next season, they will compete against each other for Big Ten titles every year. “I imagine all the Big Ten folks in Chicago in the office, they’re sitting like a rat in a cheese factory right now for sure,” said Washington co-defensive coordinator William Inge, who was a graduate assistant at Iowa and assistant at Indiana for seven […]")
CFP championship game clash between Michigan, Washington a tantalizing preview of expanded Big Ten
By ERIC OLSON HOUSTON — The College Football Playoff championship was quite the stage for...
![By RALPH D. RUSSO The College Football Playoff delayed reducing the number of spots reserved for conference champions from six to five in the upcoming 12-team format on Jan. 8, though the change is expected to be in place next season. CFP Board of Managers chairman Mark Keenum, the president of Mississippi State, said the Pac-12 representative, Washington State president Kirk Schulz, requested the delay. Keenum said he expected the board to circle back on the issue in a few weeks. “I’d be shocked if we weren’t a 5-7 playoff for this coming football season,” Keenum said. For now, the […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24003688270005-2.jpg?w=132 "By RALPH D. RUSSO The College Football Playoff delayed reducing the number of spots reserved for conference champions from six to five in the upcoming 12-team format on Jan. 8, though the change is expected to be in place next season. CFP Board of Managers chairman Mark Keenum, the president of Mississippi State, said the Pac-12 representative, Washington State president Kirk Schulz, requested the delay. Keenum said he expected the board to circle back on the issue in a few weeks. “I’d be shocked if we weren’t a 5-7 playoff for this coming football season,” Keenum said. For now, the […]")
College Football Playoff delays tweaking 12-team format to decrease spots reserved for league champs
By RALPH D. RUSSO The College Football Playoff delayed reducing the number of spots reserved...
Malik Reneau scores 19 of his 23 in second half, Indiana beats Ohio State, 71-65
Malik Reneau made 10 of 16 from the field and scored 19 of his 23...
Ex-Kansas State quarterback Will Howard announces he is transferring to Ohio State
Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard has announced his intention to transfer to Ohio State...
Thornton, Battle help Ohio State fend off Rutgers, 76-72
Bruce Thornton had 24 points, Jamison Battle scored 22 and made six 3-pointers, and Ohio...
![By KRISTIE RIEKEN HOUSTON — As Houston prepares to host the College Football Playoff title game for the first time when No. 1 Michigan faces No. 2 Washington on Jan. 8, CFP executive director Bill Hancock believes the city will factor into future playoff games when the new contract is signed. Though the playoffs will expand from four teams to 12 next season, the next two seasons’ sites already have been chosen under the previous contract. After that, other bowls could be chosen to host quarterfinal, semifinal and championship games, but Hancock said they haven’t done much work on that […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24003688279474-2.jpg?w=132 "By KRISTIE RIEKEN HOUSTON — As Houston prepares to host the College Football Playoff title game for the first time when No. 1 Michigan faces No. 2 Washington on Jan. 8, CFP executive director Bill Hancock believes the city will factor into future playoff games when the new contract is signed. Though the playoffs will expand from four teams to 12 next season, the next two seasons’ sites already have been chosen under the previous contract. After that, other bowls could be chosen to host quarterfinal, semifinal and championship games, but Hancock said they haven’t done much work on that […]")
Houston set to host its first CFP title game, could see it return after new contracts are signed
By KRISTIE RIEKEN HOUSTON — As Houston prepares to host the College Football Playoff title...
Roddy Gayle Jr. scores 32, Ohio State beats West Virginia, 78-75, in OT in Cleveland
Roddy Gayle Jr. scored a career-high 32 points, Jamison Battle added 17 points and nine...
![By STEPHEN HAWKINS ARLINGTON, Texas — All-America running back Cody Schrader rushed for 128 yards and bulled into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter with Missouri’s first score, and the ninth-ranked Tigers capped an 11-win season with a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. In a game with almost as many total punts (16) as points, the Tigers (11-2) suddenly scored touchdowns on consecutive drives after punting eight times before that. Brady Cook threw a 7-yard TD to Luther Burden III with 5:12 left in the […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TNH-L-FBC-Ohio-State-1229-01-2.jpg?w=132 "By STEPHEN HAWKINS ARLINGTON, Texas — All-America running back Cody Schrader rushed for 128 yards and bulled into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter with Missouri’s first score, and the ninth-ranked Tigers capped an 11-win season with a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Dec. 29. In a game with almost as many total punts (16) as points, the Tigers (11-2) suddenly scored touchdowns on consecutive drives after punting eight times before that. Brady Cook threw a 7-yard TD to Luther Burden III with 5:12 left in the […]")
Missouri pushes past Ohio State, 14-3, in Cotton Bowl
By STEPHEN HAWKINS ARLINGTON, Texas — All-America running back Cody Schrader rushed for 128 yards...