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What are your predictions for 2021? It's clear that 2020 was somewhat of a false start into this decade and has arguably completely changed everyone's lives for the long term. (If not permanently). This time, it seems that my crystal ball is lacking inspiration for 2021 due to the uncertainty caused by this year.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Ball State Beats No. 19 San Jose State 34-13 in Arizona Bowl

Drew Plitt accounted for two scores and Ball State beat short-handed No. 19 San Jose State 34-13 in the Arizona Bowl on Thursday.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Tears were shed when Ball State coach Mike Neu told his players this summer that the season had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

When the Mid-American Conference changed course and decided to start a truncated season in November, the Cardinals were given a second chance. They turned it into the program’s first bowl win in 10 tries.

Antonio Phillips returned an early interception 53 yards for a touchdown, Drew Plitt accounted for two scores and Ball State beat short-handed No. 19 San Jose State 34-13 in the Arizona Bowl on Thursday.

“We knew were granted an opportunity to do something special here,” Ball State safety Bryce Cosby said. “That says a lot about these guys. I can’t even fathom the amount of sacrifice with COVID and everything. We had to do everything a little different and I’m just proud of these guys.”

San Jose State (7-1, No. 22 CFP) had to play without its two coordinators and Mountain West Conference player of the year Cade Hall due to COVID-19 and other issues.

The Cardinals (7-1) took advantage, quick-hitting their way down the field on offense after Phillips’ interception for a 27-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Mid-American champions bogged down in the second half but had four interceptions to beat consecutive ranked opponents for the first time; they defeated then-No. 23 Buffalo in the MAC title game.

“People ask if this is a Super Bowl-type game or a Pro Bowl-type game,” Neu said. “This is a Super Bowl-type game for us. I’m proud of these guys for playing Cardinals football.”

Already short-handed, the Spartans lost tight end Derrick Deese Jr., the team leader with five touchdown receptions, to a neck injury on the first play from scrimmage.

Quarterback Nick Starkel injured his left knee in the second quarter but later returned wearing a brace. He threw for 268 yards and a touchdown with three interceptions.

“Ball State came out and played hard and they get rewarded for it,” said Starkel. “We felt confident with the guys we had going into this game and I take full responsibility for the interceptions because when I have the ball in my hands, it’s all on me.”

Both teams arrived in the desert on a roll.

The Spartans, who went 1-11 just two years ago, had their best season since going 13-0 in 1939. San Jose State won its first Mountain West championship and had its first winning season since 2012.

The Spartans did it despite having to relocate for training camp and not being able to play on their home field for most of the season.

Ball State lost its opener to Miami of Ohio, then reeled off six consecutive wins to earn its first MAC championship since 1996.

The Cardinals got off to a quick start against the short-handed Spartans.

Phillips scored on his interception when Starkel had a miscommunication with a receiver on the Spartans’ opening drive. Ball State kept rolling with its up-tempo offense, scoring on 3-yard runs by Will Jones and Tye Evans. Plitt also scored on a 1-yard, fourth-down run after Nic Jones blocked Elijah Fischer’s punt.

“We came out with a purpose,” Neu said.

San Jose State finally got some momentum after Starkel was injured, but backup Nick Nash threw an interception in the end zone. Spartans kicker Matt Mercurio closed the ugly first half with a badly-missed 49-yard field goal attempt.

Plitt’s 48-yard TD pass to Yo’Heinz Tyler made it 33-0 before San Jose State finally scored on Charlie Bostic’s 99-yard kickoff return.

“The best story of Spartan football this year has been our brotherhood and our family,” Spartans coach Brent Brennan said. “In our process of building that together and for those guys who couldn’t be a part of today, it’s completely devastating and heartbreaking for them and everyone feels that.”

New on Sports Illustrated: West Virginia Rallies to Deny Army 10th Win in Liberty Bowl

Reserve quarterback Austin Kendall threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Simmons with 5:10 left and West Virginia held off Army 24-21 to finish its season at 9-3.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Reserve quarterback Austin Kendall threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Simmons with 5:10 left and West Virginia held off Army 24-21 on Thursday in the Liberty Bowl.

Army (9-3) had a chance to tie it with 1:50 left, but Quinn Maretzki’s 39-yard field goal was wide left. Josh Chandler ended Army’s final possession with an interception, and led the Mountaineers (9-3) with 13 tackles.

Simmons also scored on a 5-yard pass from starting quarterback Jarret Doege.

Army quarterback Tyhier Tyler had three rushing touchdowns – from 1, 6, and 2 yards – to tie a Liberty Bowl record.

The Black Knights initially were scheduled to play in the Independence Bowl but seemed left out of the bowl lineup after the Shreveport, Louisiana, bowl was canceled. They got the opportunity to play in the Liberty Bowl after Tennessee (3-7) opted out because of COVID-19 cases.

The game was played in overcast conditions with occasional showers and sub-40-degree temperatures. The weather and local COVID-19 restrictions limited the crowd in the 60,000-seat Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, leaving clusters of the announced 8,187 fans scattered throughout the stadium.

What began as a defensive battle, changed after halftime. Army’s rushing offense got untracked, while a change in quarterbacks to Kendall for West Virginia gave it more firepower through the air.

THE TAKEAWAY

Army: The Black Knights’ vaunted rushing offense couldn’t move early, not picking up their initial first down until the final play of the opening quarter. Part of the reason the Black Knights had eight players not play for safety and health protocols, many of them on the two-deep chart.

West Virginia: While the defense controlled things early, the Mountaineers couldn’t capitalize enough to build a significant lead. Turnovers hurt West Virginia, especially Doege’s fumble deep in his own territory late in the first half, giving Army a lead. Kendall taking over at quarterback made a difference as he threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the second half.

UP NEXT:

Army: The Black Knights , who ended the regular season on a three-game winning streak, will try and continue its winning ways. There are 17 seniors listed on the Army roster, but four of the five offensive line starters are seniors.

West Virginia: While the Mountaineers lost four games during the regular season, three of those were to teams nationally ranked at the time. With key offensive players such as Doege and leading rusher Laddie Brown with another years of eligibility along with a young corps of receivers, the Mountaineers have a nice future on offense.

Source: Pack fear Bakhtiari (knee) lost for season

The Packers have lost one of the most important members of their high-powered offense, All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari, to what is believed to be a season-ending knee injury suffered in practice on Thursday, a source told ESPN.

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Kamara's fantasy output a real score for charity

Son of a Saint, a charity that Alvin Kamara supports, said it has received $21,000 so far from some 400 donors who contributed fantasy football earnings made possible by the Saints star's record-tying Week 16 performance.

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Gronk did what? Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski share goofy tales of their friendship

Brady and Gronk shared a more personal side of their relationship Thursday, including stories of regifted Christmas presents and a GQ photo shoot.

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Sources: Pacers' Warren to miss significant time

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New on Sports Illustrated: Oklahoma Runs Over Florida in Cotton Bowl Rout

Oklahoma set a Cotton Bowl record with 684 total yards as the Sooners blew out the Gators, 55-20.

Spencer Rattler threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 186 yards and No. 8 Oklahoma beat 10th-ranked SEC runner-up Florida 55-20 on Wednesday night in the Cotton Bowl.

Back in the same NFL stadium where 11 days earlier they won their sixth consecutive Big 12 title, the Sooners (9-2, No. 6 CFP) jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first seven minutes. The 55 points were their most ever in a bowl game, while piling up a Cotton Bowl-record 684 total yards.

Rattler threw a 27-yard TD pass to fellow freshman Marvin Mims on the game’s opening drive, and Florida’s first possession ended with Tre Norwood’s 45-yard interception return for a touchdown. That was the first of three picks thrown by Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Kyle Trask in the first quarter, after only five all season.

Oklahoma played in its sixth consecutive New Year’s Six bowl game, but the last three seasons had lost College Football Playoffs semifinal games while giving up an average of 54 points to different SEC teams.

The Sooners finished this season with an eight-game winning streak. They had started 0-2 in Big 12 play for the first time since 1998, effectively knocking them out of playoff contention by mid-October.

These Gators (8-4, No. 7 CFP) were much different than the team that just 11 days earlier fell 52-46 to No. 1 Alabama in the SEC title game, and had averaged nearly 42 points a game.

Trask played presumably his final college game, but didn’t have his top four pass-catchers, and didn’t play after the opening drive of the second half when the Gators were already down 31-13.

AP All-America tight end Kyle Pitts and two others receivers opted out to start preparing for their pro futures, and sophomore receiver Jacob Copeland tested positive for COVID-19. They were among 17 players that Florida said were unavailable.

Dual-threat sophomore QB Emory Jones had a 1-yard keeper for Florida’s first touchdown midway through the second quarter, capping a 16-play, 88-yard drive when both he and Trask took snaps.

Trask finished 16 of 28 for 158 yards, while Jones was 8 of 16 for 86 yards — with 12 players catching passes.

Rattler was the fourth starting quarterback in as many seasons to lead Oklahoma to a Big 12 title, the first who began his career in the program rather than coming in as a transfer. He was 14 of 23 passing for 247 yards and ran for 40 yards.

Florida cut it 17-13 late in the first half before Theo Wease caught a pass on a short crossing route, then cut back inside behind some downfield blockers for a 36-yard TD. Rattler then got his rushing touchdown in the closing seconds of the first half.

Stevenson had a 15-yard TD run in the third quarter when at least six different defenders got their hands on him has he shuffled and twisted toward the end zone.

Spurs' Hammon 1st woman to direct NBA team

Becky Hammon made history on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to act as head coach during an NBA regular-season game.

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Wolford ready for Rams start and to ditch LinkedIn

If all goes as planned against the Cardinals on Sunday, backup quarterback John Wolford will lead the Rams to a playoff berth in his first NFL start -- and maybe even delete his LinkedIn account that he made freshman year of college.

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UFC real or not: This is the right time for Adesanya's double-champ move

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LeBron moves 10-point streak to 1,000 games

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Ogden: Liverpool's lack of ruthlessness holding champions back, keeping title race alive

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Bucks set record for 3s in 47-point win over Heat

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New on Sports Illustrated: Oklahoma State Wins Flag-Filled Cheez-It Bowl over Miami in Close Finish

Flags, penalties and injuries filled the Cheez-It Bowl as Oklahoma State topped Miami thanks to a fourth quarter sprint.

The Cheez-It Bowl between No. 21 Oklahoma State and No. 18 Miami mirrored the chaotic energy that filled 2020. 

Flags, penalties and injuries plagued the two teams as the Cowboys won 37-34 thanks to a fourth quarter sprint. 

Oklahoma State took the lead early, going on a 21-0 run in the first quarter. However, they didn't score again until early in the fourth quarter after Miami closed to gap to just two points. 

The Hurricanes scored a touchdown and field goal in the second quarter, but lost a key player late in the second quarter to a right knee injury.

Quarterback D'Eriq King scrambled to his right before running five yards, ending with King grabbing his right knee. 

The redshirt senior refused a medical cart to ride back to the locker room, The Athletic's Manny Navarro reported, and limped back while appearing not to put weight on that leg. The signal-caller returned to the sideline later in the second half with a brace on the injured knee, and will be re-evaluated upon the team's arrival in Miami.

King wasn't the only missing star. Cowboys' receiver Tylan Wallace only played one half, which was previously planned according to The Oklahoman's Jacob Unruh. He finished the night with six receptions for 45 receiving yards. 

Miami continued to close the gap between it and the Cowboys in the second half. The team went 9-0 in the third quarter, almost tying the game except the referees called back the two point conversion. 

Oklahoma State woke up in the fourth quarter, taking a lead with a quick touchdown within the first minute for a 31-19 lead. Miami's N'Kosi Perry answered with a pass to Brevin Jordan for a one yard touchdown. 

The two continued to exchange touchdowns, and with just over five minutes to go, Miami managed to achieve its two-point conversion thanks to some trickery in the end zone. 

It boiled down to a three point differential and chaotic energy. 

With just over 90 seconds to go, Miami attempted a tunnel screen on fourth-and-9, only to hand Oklahoma State the ball. The Cowboys assumed victory formation, taking a knee as the clock wound down. 

Quarterback Spencer Sanders finished the night with 305 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions. Wide receiver Brennan Presley tallied three touchdowns and 118 yards on six receptions. 

Two Oklahoma State players ran down the sideline, searching for the Gatorade container filled with Cheez-Its. Once they found it, the Cowboys ran around the field looking for head coach Mike Gundy, eventually dumping it on him. 

New top story on Hacker News: Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a new era for vaccinology

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Snell excited to join 'swaggy' Padres as deal done

Blake Snell said Tuesday he was stunned to leave Tampa Bay so soon but is looking forward to joining the "super exciting" Padres with the trade complete.

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Masters delays ticketing process for 2021 tourney

The Masters Tournament has delayed its ticketing process for the 2021 championship as it seeks a way to allow some number of spectators for the first major of the year.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Report: Miami QB D’Eriq King Exits Cheez-It Bowl With Apparent Right Knee Injury

Miami's D’Eriq King suffered a right knee injury just days after announcing that he was returning for one more season.

Miami quarterback D’Eriq King exited the game due to an apparent right knee injury after being tackled late in the second quarter of the Cheez-it Bowl against Oklahoma State. 

The Hurricanes have not provided an update on his status but

tweeted their condolences for the QB. ESPN sideline reporter Katie George said after halftime that King has been ruled out for the remainder of the game and will be reevaluated upon the team's arrival in Miami. 

The 23-year-old scrambled to his right before running five yards, ending with King grabbing his right knee. The sideline took a knee as trainers tended to the redshirt senior. King refused a medical cart to ride back to the locker room, The Athletic's Manny Navarro reported, and instead, limped back while appearing not to put weight on that leg.

In 2018 while playing at Houston, King suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee.

King transferred from Houston to Miami in January. He went on to complete 63.5% of his passes for 2,570 yards, 22 touchdowns and five interceptions, and ran for 520 yards and four touchdowns on 122 carries in the Hurricanes' regular season.

He announced on Saturday that he is returning to Miami for one more season, using an NCAA rule that allows all players an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New on Sports Illustrated: Mississippi State brings losing mark into bowl battle with No. 24 Tulsa

At Mississippi State, bowl appearances are an annual occurrence.

No. 24 Tulsa, meanwhile, is set to end a brief postseason hiatus.

The Bulldogs (3-7) will make a school-record 11th consecutive bowl appearance, while the Golden Hurricane (6-2) will play in their first bowl since 2016 when they meet on New Year's Eve in the Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas.

Tulsa beat Central Michigan 55-10 in the Miami Beach Bowl in 2016. Then the Golden Hurricane went 2-10, 3-9 and 4-8 before having a breakout season this year.

"Throughout this time I've seen a lot of ups and downs," senior running back Corey Taylor II said. "It's been a blessing to see how a championship team is created, and I believe this Tulsa team is definitely a championship team."

Tulsa isn't an official championship team, but it did go 6-0 in American Athletic Conference regular-season play to reach the conference title game against undefeated Cincinnati on Dec. 19. The Bearcats escaped with a 27-24 victory on a field goal as time expired.

"It has been a magical year for this group," Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery said. "Now we get an opportunity to continue to play one more game."

The Golden Hurricane had four games canceled because of COVID-19 issues, including a contest at Houston. Tulsa has 62 Texans on its roster who get a chance to play in their home state after all.

"Generally we're playing at least one game a year down there whether that's an SMU or a Houston," Montgomery said. "For the guys (from Texas), it will be special to play this game in Fort Worth."

Any location would be special for the Bulldogs, who usually have a winning record going into their bowl game.

Mississippi State played the two best games of coach Mike Leach's first season in the first and last games of the season. The Bulldogs opened with a 44-34 road victory against defending national champion LSU, then lost seven of eight before finishing Dec. 19 with a 51-32 home victory against Missouri.

"We have been competitive all year," said Leach, who has led 17 of his 19 teams as a head coach to bowl games. "We practice hard and play hard, we just do it incongruently. We just do it in spurts and kind of segmented."

In between the first and last wins came a victory came against Vanderbilt. None of the Bulldogs' triumphs came against a team that currently sports a winning record.

Mississippi State gained 446 total yards in the finale, including its first 100-yard rushing game of the season (151).

"It's been a gradual process," Leach said. "We're not there yet, but we took a step (against Missouri)."

The season began with KJ Costello, a graduate transfer from Stanford, passing for a Southeastern Conference-record 623 yards against LSU, but gradually Leach transitioned to a youth movement.

Freshman Will Rogers took over the starting position at midseason, and he has passed for 1,828 yards. The Bulldogs' true freshmen have combined for 146 receptions, the most among any team in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

--Field Level Media

New on Sports Illustrated: Streaking TCU meets 3-7 Arkansas in Texas Bowl

Arkansas brings an unsightly 3-7 record and a four-game losing skid into the Texas Bowl to face TCU on New Year's Eve in Houston.

Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman isn't making any apologies.

"We'll always have folks who will say we were 3-7 and things of that nature. If you look at our schedule and look - obviously we played 10 SEC games, certainly played four I think of the top nine teams in the country," said Pittman, whose three wins were against Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Tennessee.

Teams did not need a winning record or a minimum number of victories this season to be eligible for a bowl due to the uncertainty of COVID-19.

The Horned Frogs (6-4), winners of three straight and five of their last six games, last faced the Razorbacks when they split a home-and-home series from 2016-17. TCU's winning streak includes a 29-22 victory over then-No. 15 Oklahoma State on Dec. 5.

The Texas Bowl will mark the Frogs' ninth game out of 11 played in Texas this season.

"Most of our kids are very excited, even the Louisiana kids because this is going to be an opportunity for their families to come watch them play," TCU coach Gary Patterson said. "If it would have been somewhere out of state, going west or really further east, it would have been harder for them to do that."

Former Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks is a big reason why Arkansas won its three games this season and lost three others -- to Auburn, LSU and Missouri - by a combined seven points.

Franks has revived his career at Arkansas after suffering a gruesome ankle injury with the Gators in the third game of last season.

"A game here and there, we were in every game and we were competing and we did a good job with that," said Franks, who was the 2018 Peach Bowl MVP with Florida. "I think the program is turned around and definitely headed in the right direction with Coach Pittman and all of the staff and everybody did a great job of getting the program going in the right direction."

He has thrown for 2,107 yards at a 68.5 percent completion rate with 17 touchdowns and only four interceptions.

While other NFL prospects are opting out of bowls, Franks said he will play in the Texas Bowl.

"I feel like it's just my duty," he said. "Not necessarily my duty, but for me, I want to stay and I want to finish the season out. I want to finish what I started."

TCU's running game dictates its performances.

It leads the Big 12 at 216.0 rushing yards per game. The Horned Frogs are 6-0 when running for at least 200 yards. They have averaged 275.0 yards per game rushing in their six wins and 124.3 in the four losses.

Quarterback Max Duggan leads TCU in rushing with 526 yards and 10 touchdowns. He has completed 146 of 240 passes for 1,795 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions.

--Field Level Media

Vonn, Subban opt to end three-year relationship

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New on Sports Illustrated: Can Notre Dame Avoid Playoff Embarrassment This Time Around?

Notre Dame has consistently been in the mix in the Playoff Era, all to lose big against elite teams. Can the Irish finally break that pattern?

Brian Kelly sounded a bit perplexed and a tad peeved Monday when The Topic arose yet again. The question for the Notre Dame football coach began with the phrase, “Do you guys have something to prove …"

Kelly has tried to bury The Topic for years now—the question of his program’s performance in big games against elite opponents. He thought he had it in the grave in November, when Notre Dame beat Clemson in dramatic double overtime. The No. 1 team was beaten, the field was stormed, The Topic was dead that night, right?

No. The Atlantic Coast Conference championship game rematch was an orange shovel to a leprechaun’s face: Tigers 34, Fighting Irish 10. Turns out Clemson with Trevor Lawrence and a full-strength defense is a bit different than the team Notre Dame beat in South Bend. “There was no trophy handed out (Nov. 7),” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said, rubbing a little salt in the fresh Irish wound.

And with that, here came The Topic yet again, unburied and undead, rising up out of the grave like a ghost that haunts the Golden Dome.

“I don’t know why this narrative continues to pop up when we’re always in the games,” Kelly said Monday. And to be clear, “narrative” equates to “false premise” in the current popular discourse.

“No, we haven’t won a national championship,” Kelly continued. “That’s correct. I’m not changing the record. But we are there every single year and we’re grinding it out just like everybody else. And only one team gets to celebrate at the end of the year.”

Kelly has a point, but not one so indisputable that it can lay The Topic to rest for all eternity—or even the rest of his highly successful tenure. The only thing capable of doing that is to win a College Football Playoff game, and the Irish get their next shot to do that Friday against Alabama in the Transplanted Texas Rose Bowl. It could well be ugly, like so many of these types of games have been over the years for Notre Dame.

The No. 1 Crimson Tide are a whopping 20-point favorite, easily the largest point spread in the seven-year history of the playoff. If the Irish underperform Las Vegas’s outlook by the same amount as their other recent big-game pratfalls, this game could be unsuitable for younger viewers.

Against Clemson on Dec. 19, Notre Dame was a 10 1/2-point underdog and lost by 24. Against Clemson in the 2018 CFP, Notre Dame was a 12 1/2-point underdog and lost by 27. Against Ohio State in the 2015 Fiesta Bowl, Notre Dame was a 6 1/2-point underdog and lost by 16. And against Alabama in the 2012 BCS Championship Game, Notre Dame was a 10-point underdog and lost by 28.

The Irish are losing those games by an average of almost two touchdowns more than the Vegas spread predicted. If that pattern holds, it would mean roughly a 34-point beatdown in JerryWorld. And boy would that send The Topic howling like a banshee around college football.

Now, here’s where Kelly has a point—his program absolutely is one of the best of the Playoff Era. Notre Dame is one of just five to make multiple CFP appearances: Alabama and Clemson have made the football Final Four six times apiece; Oklahoma and Ohio State four times; and the Irish twice. And if you crunch the numbers on the final CFP selection committee rankings over seven years, it further validates Kelly’s program.

Flawed as those Top 25s tend to be, those are the only rankings that really matter in the sport. Here is how they break down: Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State are far ahead of the rest of the field, in that order; then there is a gap to Oklahoma; then another gap to Georgia and Notre Dame; and then yet another gap to everyone else. That next wave starts with Penn State, Florida, LSU, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon, Florida State, Washington, Auburn, USC and Stanford.

LSU and Oregon are the only schools in that next tier that have done something Notre Dame has not—namely, win at least one playoff game. And every school in that tier has had enough fluctuation to keep it from consistent playoff contention.

The Irish in the Playoff Era did have a 4–8 bust in 2016. But on either side of that are five seasons of double-digit victories and three or fewer defeats. So Kelly is correct in saying that his team is consistently in the national championship mix.

The only problem is that Notre Dame also is consistently beaten to a pulp once it gets in said mix. The Irish are just good enough to get into company that is way better than they are. Laying another egg Friday would keep The Topic very much alive going forward.

So, how do the Irish avoid being blown out again? The most important thing will be controlling the ball and keeping Alabama’s lethal offense off the field for as much of the game as possible. And controlling the ball generally means running the ball.

The problem there is that nobody has run with notable success against Alabama since mid-October. Mississippi and Georgia each averaged 4.7 yards or more per carry on consecutive weeks against the Tide, Oct. 10 and 17, and since then no opponent has done better than 3.66 yards per carry.

Notre Dame could have the offensive balance to break that trend. Florida didn’t try much to run it in the Southeastern Conference title game, mostly because the Gators were having too much success through the air to bother with the ground game. The Irish don’t have the wideout weapons Florida possesses, so becoming one-dimensional—and playing a fast-paced game—is decidedly not to their advantage.

“We’re not running the Princeton four-corners offense, but we are trying to run our offense, which has been one that has traditionally been a ball-control offense,” Kelly said. “We cannot come into this game and change who we are, but the nice part about it is that’s kind of been our DNA this year. … We can’t be three-and-out. We want to hold onto the football.”

Which means avoiding negative plays that knock the Irish offense off schedule. Clemson tagged Notre Dame with 10 tackles for loss, including six sacks of quarterback Ian Book, which helped ruin the offensive game plan. The celebrated Irish offensive line has to protect Book better than that this Saturday.

Defensively, Notre Dame is very good—but it did give up a flurry of big plays to the Tigers, and now it faces one of the most explosive offenses in the country. Coordinator Clark Lea is on his way to becoming the head coach at Vanderbilt, which is a complication. It’s hard to effectively multitask two full-time jobs.

Lane Kiffin was so bad at it that Nick Saban fired him between the 2016 CFP semis and final, sending Kiffin on his way to Florida Atlantic. Former Miami and Georgia coach Mark Richt was in a similar situation many years ago, transitioning from Florida State offensive coordinator to head coach at Georgia. He stuck with the OC job long enough to call plays in the BCS championship game against Oklahoma, and his offense didn’t score a point.

“I bit off more than I could chew, to be honest with you,” Richt said. “It was not a very good experience. As I was going through it, I felt like I was doing as good of a job as I could possibly do. I didn't feel like I was cheating Florida State. But in the end, the end result was we didn't score an offensive point that day. … It’s very, very difficult to do. Every time that Georgia phone rang it was some kind of issue I was trying to figure out how to solve, while still trying to be a coach at Florida State.”

Lea’s first game in that tricky situation, his unit gave up 34 points to Clemson—a season-high in regulation. Now he faces a team averaging 50 per game.

Notre Dame isn’t in this for moral victories, but simply avoiding a blowout will give the program a chance to shove The Topic back out of mind. If an expected three-touchdown defeat turns into anything worse than that, that ghost will continue to wander the campus in South Bend for the foreseeable future.

New on Sports Illustrated: No. 15 Iowa faces Missouri, seeks fourth straight bowl win

The No. 15 Iowa Hawkeyes will seek their fourth consecutive bowl victory when they face the Missouri Tigers in the Music City Bowl on Wednesday, Dec. 30 in Nashville.

The Hawkeyes (6-2) should carry momentum into this game after winning the last six games of their Big Ten season.

"The camaraderie's been great," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. "The support of each other has been great. I think all of us feel extremely fortunate we've been able to get eight games. We're not taking one day for granted moving forward."

The depleted Tigers (5-5) closed their Southeastern Conference season with lopsided losses to Georgia (49-14) at home and Mississippi State (51-32) on the road.

"We want to continue to fight and earn respect. We want to continue to put a good product on the field," Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz said. "We're going to have some adversity in this game, but it's an opportunity for us to compete."

Offensive tackle Larry Borom and middle linebacker Nick Bolton have opted out of the game for the Tigers to prepare for the NFL Draft. Those are just the latest setbacks for Missouri in a season marked by injuries, COVID-19 casualties, and opt-outs.

Missouri has been especially hard hit by losses in the trenches, which makes them vulnerable against the Hawkeyes.

"One of the Big Ten coaches that I know that I've tried to get a hold of said it was the best defensive front they played all year," Drinkwitz said. "I know that they're very fundamentally sound. Coach Ferentz is going to be committed to running the football, stopping the run and playing good defense, solid special teams."

Missouri allowed 148 points in their past three games while the Hawkeyes have allowed just 128 points all year.

Iowa held Wisconsin to 56 yards rushing and 225 total yards during their 28-7 victory over Wisconsin. Conversely, the Tigers defense allowed 1,061 yards in their last two losses.

The Tigers are led offensively by running back Larry Rountree III (972 yards, 14 touchdowns rushing) and quarterback Connor Bazelak (2,366 yards, seven touchdowns passing).

Tyler Goodson has rushed for 762 yards and seven touchdowns for Iowa, including an 80-yard run against the Badgers. Quarterback Spencer Petras has passed for 1,569 yards and nine touchdowns - including five in his last two games.

Iowa's season finale against Michigan was canceled, so the Hawkeyes haven't played since Dec. 12. Ferentz contracted the coronavirus during the interim, but he expects to coach in the game and he is hoping the Hawkeyes do not have any pandemic casualties or opt-outs for the game.

"We'll look forward to getting back at it and have a chance to play one more time," Ferentz said. "The biggest thing is for us to be together enjoying each other's company. We've enjoyed each and every chance to go out and compete."

While the Hawkeyes were hoping to get a better bowl assignment, they welcome the chance to get some fans to Nashville. Nissan Stadium will allow limited attendance, something Iowa did not see in conference play.

"It's going to be great for our players, because they'll actually play in front of fans," Ferentz said. "We haven't done that in almost a year."

The Hawkeyes have played in empty stadiums since their victory over USC in last year's Holiday Bowl. They won the Outback Bowl over Mississippi State in 2018 and the Pinstripe Bowl against Boston College in 2017.

The Tigers lost in the Liberty Bowl (against Oklahoma State) in 2018 and the Texas Bowl (against Texas) in 2017. Their last bowl victory came in the 2014 Citrus Bowl against Minnesota.

--Field Level Media

New on Sports Illustrated: Wisconsin, Wake Forest meet for first time in Duke's Mayo Bowl

There could be plenty of energy and fresh bodies when Wake Forest and Wisconsin meet in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30 in Charlotte, N.C.

Both schools figure to have unfinished business to tend to in what probably feels like an incomplete season for each squad. This is the first-ever meeting between the programs.

Wisconsin (3-3), which looked to be a contender in the Big Ten Conference when the season began, is in a bowl for the 19th consecutive season -- the third-longest active streak in the country.

"We have said throughout this season that all we want is a chance to play," Badgers coach Paul Chryst said. "With all that has gone on and especially after (defeating Minnesota), our guys are excited for one more opportunity."

Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said his team is enthused about the chance to finish the season with a victory after back-to-back losses -- albeit almost a month apart -- to close the regular season.

"We didn't do all this work to play eight games. We don't want our last game to be Louisville," he said, referring to a 45-21 loss to the Cardinals on Dec. 12.

Wake Forest (4-4) is playing in a school-record fifth consecutive bowl. The Demon Deacons won the first three of those -- including in 2017 against Texas A&M in Charlotte (then called the Belk Bowl) -- before losing last season to Michigan State in the Pinstripe Bowl.

"When we played Texas A&M, that was a big deal," Clawson said. "To get a team like Wisconsin that we have great respect for and we know is a traditional power, that's a big deal to our players."

The Badgers were much busier than Wake Forest recently, playing five games in the last six weeks. They lost three in a row before pulling out a 20-17 overtime win against Minnesota on Dec. 19.

Senior Garrett Groshek rushed for 161 yards and his first touchdown of the season against the Golden Gophers.

"It shows you that he cares about this team," Chryst said, hoping that type of spirit carries over to the bowl game.

Quarterback Graham Mertz took a hit and didn't finish the Minnesota game. Chryst speculated that he would be OK, though Chase Wolf took snaps during the crucial final minutes. Mertz has thrown for eight touchdowns.

Wake Forest has played only once since Nov. 14 and played the fewest games of any Atlantic Coast Conference team this season. This will be the Demon Deacons' seventh game in their home state this year.

Among games canceled for Wake Forest were matchups with Notre Dame, Miami, Duke and Florida State. The Seminoles weren't on the original schedule, but added for Dec. 19 amid the ACC's late-season scheduling revisions, and then called off because FSU's coronavirus protocols.

Wisconsin leads the nation in time of possession, playing at a more deliberate pace than Wake Forest prefers.

"They have a style of football in a way that works for them," Clawson said. "We have a style of football that has worked for us."

Wake Forest defensive end Carlos Basham has opted not to play in the bowl game. He had 23 consecutive games with a tackle for loss until the Louisville game, a mark that had been the longest active string in the country.

Team scoring leader Kenneth Walker III, a sophomore running back with 13 touchdowns in seven games, also has chosen not to compete any more this year. He sat out the Louisville game as well.

This is the first year of this bowl's tie-in with the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers are 4-1 in bowls against current ACC members.

Initially, a crowd limited to fewer than 6,000 fans was anticipated per state guidelines amid the pandemic. On Dec. 22, bowl officials announced that only family and friends of team members and bowl sponsors will be permitted to attend.

--Field Level Media

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New on Sports Illustrated: No. 20 Texas, Colorado renew rivalry in Alamo Bowl

Upstart Colorado and No. 20 Texas, two teams with different expectations entering the 2020 season, will look to end the COVID-19-influenced campaign in style when they square off in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29 in San Antonio.

The Longhorns will play in the Alamo Bowl for the fifth time and second straight year, while Colorado will appear in the postseason game for the third time and first since losing to Oklahoma State in 2016.

Texas (6-3, 5-3 in Big 12 play) came into the season with an experienced and talented team that was expected to challenge for the Big 12 Conference title. But the Longhorns were derailed by early-season losses to TCU and Oklahoma and dropped a crucial game to Iowa State on the day after Thanksgiving that kept them out of the Big 12 championship game.

Still, Texas won four of its last five contests, including a 69-31 road win over Kansas State on Dec. 5 in its most recent outing. That stretch also included a road win over then-No. 6 Oklahoma State, which marked Texas' first road victory over a top-10 opponent since 2010.

The Longhorns were supposed to play a rescheduled game at Kansas on Dec. 12 but the game was canceled because of positive COVID tests in the Texas program.

"Obviously, for us, it's a return trip, and I know our kids will be excited, regardless of the circumstances that 2020 has thrown everyone's way," Texas coach Tom Herman said. "We are honored and proud to be a part of it, and I know we will definitely have our hands full."

The Alamo Bowl marks the 57th all-time bowl appearance for the Longhorns, the second-most in the country behind only Alabama. It is the fourth-straight year Texas has appeared in a bowl game under Herman, with the Longhorns winning each of the first three.

"It will be bittersweet, but I'm going to savor every last practice, every last minute I have with this great group of seniors," Herman said. "Most of them came in when we took this program over and have been great models of leadership for our team and our university."

The Buffaloes were the surprise team of the Pac-12 this season and made the most out of their limited opportunities, finishing the regular season with a 4-1 mark, and 3-1 in league play for a second-place finish in the South Division.

With a roster that sports only a handful of seniors and a long list of underclassmen who earned valuable playing time, the bowl bid serves as another validation of what coach Karl Dorrell, who was not hired until February, is building in Boulder.

"We feel like our program's on the rise," Dorrell said. "We're trying to get better week after week and keep improving the depth of our team with our freshmen and sophomores that are playing. This has really been an extra bonus year for us to build a foundation in our program. It was just another step."

The Buffaloes head to San Antonio after losing their final game of the regular season 38-21 at home to Utah on Dec. 12. Colorado was set to play Oregon on Dec. 19 but that game was cancelled after the Ducks were elevated into the league's championship after COVID issues kept Washington from playing in the title game.

Once conference foes in the Big 12, Texas and Colorado will face off for the 19th time in school history and for the first time since 2009. The Longhorns will be the first ranked opponent the Buffaloes will play in 2020.

"We're looking forward to extending the fruits of our labor from what we've done so far this year," Dorrell said. "To be able to play this game and celebrate the game of football and particularly postseason -- it's fun to be a part of that. We're very, very thankful for the opportunity to play."

--Field Level Media

New on Sports Illustrated: No. 18 Miami, No. 21 Oklahoma State meet in Cheez-It Bowl

Perhaps the Miami Hurricanes have caught a break.

Or maybe not.

The 18th-ranked Hurricanes (8-2) will play the No. 21 Oklahoma State Cowboys (7-3) in the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 29 in Orlando, Fla.

Oklahoma State is 2-2 against ranked teams this season and Miami is 1-2. The Hurricanes are coming off an embarrassing 62-26 home loss to the North Carolina Tar Heels, who had 554 yards rushing and 778 yards in total offense.

"Our kids have a bad taste in our mouths after that game," Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz said.

The break that Miami might have caught is that Cowboys star running back Chuba Hubbard earlier this month opted to skip the rest of the season to prepare for the NFL draft.

Hubbard was a unanimous All-America selection last season, when he rushed for 2,094 yards, a 6.4-yard average and 21 touchdowns.

This year, Hubbard managed just 625 yards, a 4.7 average and five TDs. He hasn't played since Nov. 21 due to an ankle injury, and his backups have done very well.

Meanwhile, Miami has been weakened on defense as both of their star defensive ends — Jaelan Phillips and Quincy Roche — are skipping the bowl game to prepare for the draft. Phillips and Roche combined this season for 30 tackles for losses, 12.5 sacks, four passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and one interception.

Redshirt freshmen Jahfari Harvey and Cam Williams are Miami's new starting defensive ends, and they combined for 3.5 tackles for losses this season, albeit in few snaps.

The Cowboys, who have alternated a loss with a win for their past six games, are coming off an impressive 42-3 victory over Baylor on Dec. 12.

With Hubbard out, the Cowboys have had a 100-yard rusher in each of their past three games. The streak started when Dezmon Jackson rushed for 235 yards (6.5 average) and three touchdowns in a 50-44 win over Texas Tech.

"All week, I was running so hard to get myself in shape because this was my first start," Jackson said after that game. "Practice translates to the field, and I wasn't really tired in the game."

Jackson then had 118 yards (4.1 average) in a 29-22 loss to Texas Christian.

Against Baylor, Dominic Richardson ran for 169 yards (7.3 average) and three touchdowns.

Oklahoma State's passing game, led by Spencer Sanders, also is dangerous. Sanders, a second-year starter, has passed for 26 touchdowns and 3,767 yards in the past two years. But he also has been intercepted 19 times in 19 games.

Cowboys wide receiver Tylan Wallace, a third-year starter, has 53 catches for 877 yards and six TDs. But when he went down with a leg injury against Baylor, OSU's Dillon Stoner had a huge game, grabbing eight passes for 247 yards and three scores.

Oklahoma State's ability to find new stars on the fly has to concern a shaken Hurricanes defense, especially without their star linemen. Miami starting cornerback Al Blades also is out, due to myocarditis, a heart condition.

Offensively, Miami is led by D'Eriq King, who has passed for 2,573 yards, 22 TDs and just five interceptions this year. He has also rushed for 520 yards and four touchdowns.

Wide receiver Mike Harley (49 catches, 730 yards, six TDs) is King's biggest playmaker.

Tight ends Brevin Jordan and Will Mallory — both NFL prospects — have combined this season for 48 catches, 742 yards and nine touchdowns.

-–Field Level Media

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Source: Cowboys' Elliott (calf) to play vs. Eagles

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who missed the first game of his career due to injury last weekend, will return to play Sunday against the Eagles, a source told ESPN.

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Week 16 takeaways: Saints clinch NFC South; Brady helps Buccaneers to playoffs

Alvin Kamara scored an NFL-record six rushing TDs while Tom Brady had the best first half of his career.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Cornelius Brown Leads Georgia State to Win Over Western Kentucky in LendingTree Bowl

Cornelius “Quad” Brown threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns to lead Georgia State to a 39-21 victory over Western Kentucky.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Cornelius “Quad” Brown threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns to lead Georgia State to a 39-21 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday in the LendingTree Bowl.

The Panthers (6-4) scored touchdowns on four consecutive first-half possessions and Brown’s touchdown passes came in the second quarter to three receivers.

Destin Coates added 117 yards and a touchdown rushing, part of a 227-yard day on the ground for Georgia State.

Western Kentucky (5-7) scored first, driving 80 yards in 14 plays for quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome’s 2-yard touchdown run and a 7-0 lead with 4:02 left in the first. Georgia State answered with a largely run-based drive, capped by Coates’ 11-yard run that made it 7-7 with eight seconds remaining in the first.

The Panthers scored again on their next possession to take a 14-7 lead, with Brown hitting Sam Pinckney with a 26-yard strike at the goal line with 9:50 left in the half. After Pigrome threw his first interception of the year three plays later, Georgia State again got into the end zone on Brown’s 5-yard pass to Jamari Thrash for a 21-7 lead at the 2:09 mark of the second.

Georgia State picked off another of Pigrome’s passes moments later, and again it led to points. The Panthers drove 80 yards to the end zone, with Brown hitting Cornelius McCoy on an 8-yard touchdown pass for a 27-7 lead with 8 seconds left in the half.

Western Kentucky scored a touchdown on the opening possession of the second half, with Gaej Walker running in from the 2. That made it 27-14 with 11:27 left in the third.

Georgia State added Noel Ruiz’s 45-yard field goal for a 30-14 lead midway through the third. Western Kentucky then had a chance to make it a one-score game, but the Panthers stopped the Hilltoppers on fourth-and-1 from the 2.

Ruiz booted a 29-yard field goal with 11:19 left to make it a three-score game again at 33-14. Back-up quarterback Mikele Colasurdo capped the Panthers’ scoring with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Cadarrius Thompson with 5:13 remaining (the extra point failed due to a bad snap).

Western Kentucky tacked on a touchdown with 2:18 left, when C.J. Jones ran in from two yards out. The Hilltoppers were outgained 478 yards to 284 in the game.

Brown completed 15 of 29 passes with an interception and ran for 40 yards on 10 attempts before giving way to Colasurdo midway through the fourth quarter

Pigrome, like Brown an Alabama native playing back in his home state, was 17 of 33 for 180 yards and two interceptions. He was also sacked three times.

Source: Pats sticking with Cam as starter vs. Bills

Cam Newton will remain the New England Patriots' starting quarterback against the Buffalo Bills, a source told ESPN on Saturday.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Louisiana-Lafayette Tops UTSA in First Responder Bowl

Trey Ragas scored on a 1-yard plunge with 7:16 left, and No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette beat UTSA 31-24 in the First Responder Bowl.

DALLAS (AP) — Trey Ragas scored on a 1-yard plunge with 7:16 left and No. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette beat UTSA 31-24 in the First Responder Bowl on Saturday at SMU’s Ford Stadium.

The Ragin’ Cajuns (10-1) drove 72 yards in 12 plays for the winning score after UTSA (7-5) overcame a 24-7 second-half deficit to tie it.

UTSA associate head coach/offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. directed the Roadrunners after first-year coach Jeff Traylor twice tested positive for COVID-19 this week and didn’t accompany the team.

Levi Lewis had first-half touchdown passes of 15 and 10 yards for Louisiana-Lafayette. Elijah Mitchell added a 3-yard touchdown run, and Kenneth Almendares kicked a 31-yard field goal, The Ragin’ Cajuns won their seventh straight game following a loss to Coastal Carolina in mid-October.

Frank Harris had touchdown passes of 29 yards and 10 yards and an 11-yard scoring run for the Roadrunners. Hunter Duplessis kicked a 20-yard field goal that tied with 13:32 left.

Juszczyk scores as 49ers try to play spoiler against Cardinals

Arizona needs to win to get into the playoffs, but the 49ers are not rolling over.

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Burrow posts video update that shows him walking

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow posted a short video to Twitter on Friday that showed him walking, the first time he has been seen publicly taking steps since undergoing reconstructive knee surgery on Dec. 2.

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13 by snowisgone | 5 comments on Hacker News.
For me a couple of interesting technology products that help me in my day-to-day job 1. Hasura 2. Strapi 3. Forest Admin (super interesting although I cannot ever get it to connect to a hasura backend on Heroku ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4. Integromat 5. Appgyver There are many others that I have my eye on such as NodeRed[6], but have yet to use. I do realise that these are all low-code related, however, I would be super interested in being made aware of cool other cool & upcoming tech that is making waves. What's on your 'to watch' list? [1]https://hasura.io/ [2]https://strapi.io/ [3]https://ift.tt/2p6eimS [4]https://ift.tt/1N3LkvM [5]https://ift.tt/1T5iPym [6]https://nodered.org/

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Saints' Kamara ties NFL record with 6 rush TD

Alvin Kamara's six rushing touchdowns in the Saints' 52-33 win against the Vikings are tied for the most in a game in NFL history.

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Sources: Lakers talking extension with Schroder

The Lakers have begun engaging with starting point guard Dennis Schroder in contract extension talks, and those discussions are expected to pick up again as soon as mid-February, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Kevin Marks Lifts Buffalo to Camellia Bowl Win Over Marshall

Kevin Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Kevin Marks scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left and Buffalo made a final defensive stop to beat Marshall 17-10 in the Camellia Bowl on Friday.

Subbing for the national leader in rushing yards per game, Jaret Patterson, Marks carried 35 time for 138 yards for the Bulls (6-1) against one of the nation’s top run defenses.

Grant Wells took Marshall (7-3), which had rallied from a 10-0 deficit, to the Buffalo 20 with no timeouts. Kadofi Wright’s sack helped force a fourth-and-11 and Eric Black added his second sack to end the threat.

Buffalo improved to 2-3 in bowls, also beating Charlotte in the 2019 Bahamas Bowl.

The matchup between the nation’s top rushing team and the No. 2 run defense lost some of its luster even before kickoff.

Patterson, who had 1,072 yards and 19 touchdowns in six games, didn’t dress out after sustaining a right knee injury in the Mid-American Conference Championship Game.

Marks had 23 carries for 117 yards by halftime, though he was mostly shut down in the second half by a defense giving up just 88.9 rushing yards a game coming in.

The Thundering Herd still held Buffalo to 155 rushing yards, half of its own average.

Marshall tied it on Shane Ciucci’s 21-yard field goal with 8:48 left in the third quarter, and that’s where the score stood until Marks’ touchdown.

Like Buffalo, Marshall wasn’t at full strength. Leading rusher Brenden Knox, C-USA defensive player of the year Tavante Beckett and starting right tackle Josh Ball opted out of the game. Beckett was one of three defensive starters missing.

It was the first NCAA bowl game played on Christmas Day since 2003.

THE TAKEAWAY

Marshall: The offense went nowhere early but the defense withstood early scoring threats to keep the game tight. Punter Robert Lefevre helped out with fourth-quarter punts of 59 and 61 yards.

Buffalo: Got zip out of two impressive drives to open the game. Alex McNulty missed a 34-yard field goal — falling to 0 of 3 on the season — and then the Bulls failed on a fourth-down try from the Marshall 25.

UP NEXT

Marshall: Wells returns after earning Conference USA freshman of the year honors to lead the offense. Most of the starting defenders return but Beckett was one of the program’s top pass rushers.

Buffalo: Patterson and Vantrease are only juniors so Buffalo could get them back for another season. But three offensive line starters and three starting receivers are seniors and so is defensive end Malcolm Koonce, a two-time All-MAC selection.

Harden to play vs. Blazers but 6 Rockets ruled out

James Harden will play Saturday against the Blazers, but the Rockets will be without six players, including DeMarcus Cousins and John Wall, due to health and safety protocols.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Hawaii Knocks Off Houston in Texas-Based New Mexico Bowl

Chevan Cordeiro threw for three touchdowns and the Hawaii defense forced three turnovers as the Rainbow Warriors won, 28-14.

Chevan Cordeiro threw three first-half touchdown passes and Calvin Turner had two long scoring plays to help Hawaii beat Houston 28-14 on Thursday in the New Mexico Bowl.

The game was moved to Frisco from its usual location in Albuquerque because of COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico.

Hawaii (5-4) gave first-year coach Todd Graham his 100th career victory. He previously coached at Rice, Tulsa, Pittsburgh and Arizona State.

The Rainbow Warriors had a winning record for the third season in a row, the first time they’ve done that since 2001-04. Houston (3-5) has consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 2000-02.

Cordeiro completed 15 of 23 passes for 136 yards and had eight carries for 33 yards.

Houston’s Clayton Tune was 20 of 38 for 216 yards with two touchdown and three interceptions.

Hawaii raced to a 21-0 lead in the first half, with Cordeiro throwing scoring passes of 3 yards to Dae Dae Hunter, 75 yards to Turner, and 4 yards to Jonah Laulu.

Houston rallied with two touchdowns in the third quarter, with Tune throwing a 7-yard scoring pass to Nathaniel Dell and a 26-yarder to Christian Trahan.

After Trahan’s score, Turner returned the kickoff 92 yards to cap the scoring.

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New on Sports Illustrated: Alabama's Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith Headline 2020 Heisman Trophy Finalists

Alabama's dynamic duo of wideout DeVonta Smith and QB Mac Jones headline the list, which also includes Florida QB Kyle Trask and Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence.

The finalists for the Heisman Trophy were announced Thursday night, with Alabama's dynamic duo of wideout DeVonta Smith and quarterback Mac Jones headlining the list.

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Florida quarterback Kyle Trask were also named finalists.

Smith is

currently the favorite to win the award. He's be just the fourth first wide receiver to win the Heisman and the first since Desmond Howard won the award in 1991. The last wide receiver to finish in the top two of the Heisman voting was Larry Fitzgerald in 2003, who was runner-up to Oklahoma quarterback Jason White. Oklahoma's Dede Westbrook was the last wideout to be a Heisman finalist in 2016.

Smith has terrorized opposing secondaries all year, leading the country in receptions (98) and receiving yards (1,511) with 17 receiving touchdowns. He's also averaging 24.9 yards per punt return with one score. He's topped 100 receiving yards in seven out of 11 games this season, twice reaching the 200-yard mark.

Jones has spear-headed the Alabama passing attack. He ranks first in the nation in completion percentage (76.5%), yards per pass attempt (11.4) and passer rating (202.3). He has 32 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. Jones's passer rating is just ahead of the all-time single-season record of 202.0 set by last year's Heisman winner Joe Burrow.

Lawrence has only played in nine games this season after a midseason COVID-19 diagnosis but has been his typical stellar self, setting career highs in completion percentage (69.2%), yards per pass attempt (9.6) and passer rating (172.7). He's thrown 22 touchdowns and four interceptions with seven rushing scores. Lawrence finished seventh in Heisman voting last season.

Trask leads the nation with 4,125 passing yards and 43 passing touchdowns. The senior has five 400-yard passing games this season, including in each of his last three games.

Bama's Smith, Jones lead four Heisman finalists

Alabama's Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith, Clemson's Trevor Lawrence and Florida's Kyle Trask were revealed as the finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Thursday night.

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New on Sports Illustrated: UTSA, No. 19 Louisiana get call for First Responder Bowl

Louisiana didn't get a chance to play for the Sun Belt Conference championship.

The No. 19 Ragin' Cajuns are trying to prevent that disappointment from adversely affecting their performance against UTSA in the First Responder Bowl on Saturday on the SMU campus in Dallas.

Louisiana (9-1) flew to South Carolina last Thursday to play Coastal Carolina for the Sun Belt title, but returned home the next day after the game was canceled due to COVID issues within the Chanticleers' program.

Both teams were declared co-champions.

"We've got to take that anger and frustration and disappointment and move forward and use those things as fuel on the fire to get ready to play," Cajuns coach Billy Napier said. "We've got a very competitive culture here. We've got a very competitive group of people."

The Cajuns opened the season with a 31-14 road victory against No. 10 Iowa State and have the best 10-game record in school history.

They have won the Sun Belt West division and played in a bowl game in each of Napier's three seasons as head coach. That success led to Napier being a candidate for coaching vacancies at South Carolina and Auburn, but Louisiana announced this week that Napier is staying put.

Louisiana's defense has forced at least two turnovers in each victory this season. The only time it failed to do that was in a 30-27 home loss to Coastal Carolina on Oct. 14.

The Roadrunners are 7-4 in coach Jeff Traylor's first season. A victory over the Cajuns would be the first bowl victory for a school that is making just its second appearance in a bowl and it would tie the school-record for wins in a season.

UTSA was originally scheduled to play SMU in the Frisco Bowl, but the Dec. 19 game was canceled due to COVID issues in the Mustangs' program.

The First Responder Bowl stepped in and invited the Roadrunners, who gladly accepted but had to wait five days to learn that Louisiana would be their opponent.

"What an awesome opportunity," Traylor said. "I'm just so thrilled for our players, coaches and staff to be playing in a bowl game."

The UTSA program is in just its 10th season. The school tied an NCAA modern startup program record by reaching a bowl game in just its sixth season, losing to New Mexico 23-20 in the 2016 New Mexico Bowl.

The Roadrunners finished second in the Conference USA West division with a 5-2 conference record.

"We're building something special here," quarterback Frank Harris said. "Coach Traylor is doing a great job of instilling a culture. We are following it now and seeing the results."

UTSA set school records for total offense (624 yards) and rushing yards (443) in their last game - a 49-17 victory against North Texas on Nov. 28. It was the second consecutive game that the total offense record was broken.

"I think we finished the (regular) season out in the right way," said running back Sincere McCormick, who had a record 251 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

--Field Level Media