![If John Carroll playing Case Western Reserve in a bowl game around Thanksgiving seems far-fetched, think again. That and other bowl possibilities are now on the table after a Jan. 9 announcement among four conferences and the creation of the Division III Opendorse Bowl Series. The four conferences involved are the Ohio Athletic Conference, North Coast Athletic Conference, Presidents’ Athletic Conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Each will be represented by their highest-ranked team to not make the NCAA D-III playoffs in a one-day, two-game series. The inaugural bowl series is set for Nov. 23, 2024, at Tom Benson Stadium […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/TNH-L-footballstock2-2.jpg?w=140 "If John Carroll playing Case Western Reserve in a bowl game around Thanksgiving seems far-fetched, think again. That and other bowl possibilities are now on the table after a Jan. 9 announcement among four conferences and the creation of the Division III Opendorse Bowl Series. The four conferences involved are the Ohio Athletic Conference, North Coast Athletic Conference, Presidents’ Athletic Conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Each will be represented by their highest-ranked team to not make the NCAA D-III playoffs in a one-day, two-game series. The inaugural bowl series is set for Nov. 23, 2024, at Tom Benson Stadium […]")
Division III bowl series coming to Canton in 2024
If John Carroll playing Case Western Reserve in a bowl game around Thanksgiving seems far-fetched,...
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![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 HOUSTON — Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and No. 1 Michigan — undeterred by suspensions and a sign-stealing case that shadowed the program — completed a three-year climb to a national championship by beating No. 2 Washington 34-13 Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game. The Wolverines (15-0) sealed their first national title since 1997 when Corum, who scored the winning touchdown in overtime to beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinal, blasted in from the 1-yard line with 3:37 left to put Michigan up by […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24009147049208-2.jpg?w=132 "By RALPH D. RUSSO HOUSTON — Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as Jim Harbaugh and No. 1 Michigan — undeterred by suspensions and a sign-stealing case that shadowed the program — completed a three-year climb to a national championship by beating No. 2 Washington 34-13 Monday night in the College Football Playoff title game. The Wolverines (15-0) sealed their first national title since 1997 when Corum, who scored the winning touchdown in overtime to beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinal, blasted in from the 1-yard line with 3:37 left to put Michigan up by […]")
Michigan overpowers Washington, 34-13, to win CFP national championship
By RALPH D. RUSSO HOUSTON — Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two fourth-quarter...
![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...
![Jayson Woodrich broke an 83-all tie with a 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining in overtime and Cleveland State beat Northern Kentucky, 88-85, on Jan. 7 at the Wolstein Center. Woodrich (Beachwood) made two free throws with five seconds left in OT to ice it for the Vikings (11-6, 4-2 Horizon). CSU is 9-0 at home this season. The Vikings are in a three-way tie for second place in the HL, a half-game behind Fort Wayne. Tristan Enaruna paced the Vikings with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Woodrich added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Drew Lowder had 12. […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Cleveland-State-logo-2.jpg?w=140 "Jayson Woodrich broke an 83-all tie with a 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining in overtime and Cleveland State beat Northern Kentucky, 88-85, on Jan. 7 at the Wolstein Center. Woodrich (Beachwood) made two free throws with five seconds left in OT to ice it for the Vikings (11-6, 4-2 Horizon). CSU is 9-0 at home this season. The Vikings are in a three-way tie for second place in the HL, a half-game behind Fort Wayne. Tristan Enaruna paced the Vikings with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Woodrich added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and Drew Lowder had 12. […]"){kind=logo}
Woodrich’s 3-pointer helps Cleveland State beat Northern Kentucky in OT
Jayson Woodrich broke an 83-all tie with a 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining in overtime...
![By RALPH D. RUSSO HOUSTON — Michigan vs. Washington is just about the perfect way to end the 2023 college football season, a matchup of unbeatens that hits all the major themes and storylines of the past five months from conference realignment to the transfer portal — with Jim Harbaugh as the main character. Harbaugh’s top-ranked Wolverines (14-0) face Michael Penix Jr. and the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) on Jan. 8 at NRG Stadium in the last national title game before the College Football Playoff expands from four teams to 12. “We’re going to have to play really good. And I […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24007563132505-1.jpg?w=132 "By RALPH D. RUSSO HOUSTON — Michigan vs. Washington is just about the perfect way to end the 2023 college football season, a matchup of unbeatens that hits all the major themes and storylines of the past five months from conference realignment to the transfer portal — with Jim Harbaugh as the main character. Harbaugh’s top-ranked Wolverines (14-0) face Michael Penix Jr. and the second-ranked Huskies (14-0) on Jan. 8 at NRG Stadium in the last national title game before the College Football Playoff expands from four teams to 12. “We’re going to have to play really good. And I […]")
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington for CFP title caps season of realignment, transfers and Harbaugh
By RALPH D. RUSSO HOUSTON — Michigan vs. Washington is just about the perfect way...
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...
![By RALPH D. RUSSO The College Football Playoff national championship game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington is a contrast in styles and a matchup of strength versus strength when Michael Penix Jr. faces the Wolverines’ defense. “You get a schematic, professional-style matchup and to me you get the Baltimore Ravens versus the Kansas City Chiefs,” said Fox analyst Brock Huard, who has called games for both teams this season. “The Huskies in purple masquerade as the Chiefs and the guys in blue masquerade as the Baltimore Ravens.” Michigan (14-0) is a 4 1/2-point favorite over Washington (14-0), according […]](https://www.morningjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24002009783843-2.jpg?w=132 "By RALPH D. RUSSO The College Football Playoff national championship game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington is a contrast in styles and a matchup of strength versus strength when Michael Penix Jr. faces the Wolverines’ defense. “You get a schematic, professional-style matchup and to me you get the Baltimore Ravens versus the Kansas City Chiefs,” said Fox analyst Brock Huard, who has called games for both teams this season. “The Huskies in purple masquerade as the Chiefs and the guys in blue masquerade as the Baltimore Ravens.” Michigan (14-0) is a 4 1/2-point favorite over Washington (14-0), according […]")
Strength vs. strength for CFP title: Michigan’s stingy pass D faces Washington QB Michael Penix Jr.
By RALPH D. RUSSO The College Football Playoff national championship game between No. 1 Michigan...
Wright State ends Cleveland State’s four-game winning streak, 82-70
Host Wright State ended the Cleveland State men’s four-game winning streak, 82-70, on Jan. 4....
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...