NCAAFB – College Football - Bowls

Yesterday

(10) Michigan State 31, (12) Pittsburgh 21   Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl – Mercedes-Benz Stadium – Atlanta, GA

South Carolina 38, South Carolina 21                Duke’s Mayo Bowl – Bank of America Stadium – Charlotte, NC

Purdue 48, Tennessee 45 – OT                            TransPerfect Music City Bowl – Nissan Stadium – Nashville, TN

Wisconsin 20, Arizona State 13                          SRS Distributing Las Vegas Bowl – Allegiant Stadium – Las Vegas, NV

(10) Michigan State 31, (12) Pittsburgh 21 – Thorne leads No. 11 Spartans past No. 13 Pitt in Peach Bowl

Payton Thorne’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed gave No. 11 Michigan State the lead with less than three minutes remaining and the Spartans overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. 13 Pittsburgh 31-21 on Thursday night in the Peach Bowl. Linebacker Cal Haladay’s 78-yard interception return for a touchdown with 22 seconds remaining ended Pitt fill-in quarterback Davis Beville’s bid for a last-minute comeback in the game the Panthers played without star QB Kenny Pickett. Thorne threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes as Michigan State (11-2) rallied. Cam Bright returned a fumble recovery 26 yards for a touchdown 20 seconds into the second half for Pittsburgh (11-3). The Panthers lost fill-in starting quarterback Nick Patti to an injury in the first quarter.

Today – Other Bowls

(17) Wake Forest vs. Rutgers, 11:00 a.m.            Taxslayer Gator Bowl – TIAA Bank Field – Jacksonville, FL

Central Michigan vs. Washington St., 12:00 p.m.   Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl – Sun Bowl – El Paso, TX

Tonight – College Football Playoff Semifinals

(1) Alabama vs. (4) Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m.              Goodyear Cotton Bowl – AT&T Stadium – Arlington, TX

(2) Michigan vs. (3) Georgia, 7:30 p.m.*        Capital One Orange Bowl – Hard Rock Stadium – Miami, FL        *News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:30

NCAAFB – CFP – Harbaugh: Michigan DB Hill questionable for Orange Bowl

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says defensive back Dax Hill is not yet in Miami with the team and is questionable to play in the Orange Bowl against No. 3 Georgia. Harbaugh did not provide details of what kept Hill from traveling with the team nor what could keep him out of the College Football Playoff semifinal on Friday night, saying only the junior is "working through something.” Harbaugh added that Hill could be joining the team in Florida later Thursday.

NCAAFB – CFP – Before Harbaugh, Smart play Orange Bowl they shared birthday

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Georgia's Kirby Smart share a birthday, just two days before Christmas. They were born 12 years apart — Harbaugh in 1963, Smart in 1975 — on Dec. 23. Harbaugh was born in Ohio. Smart was born in Alabama. The day before their teams were set to meet in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl, Harbaugh and Smart talked about how having a birthday so close to Christmas wasn't so great when they were younger. One gift for two occasions. But they agreed as they have gotten older, not having much attention paid to the birthday isn't the worst thing.

Saturday

Penn State vs. (21) Arkansas, 12:00 p.m.             Outback Bowl – Raymond James Stadium – Tampa, FL

(5) Notre Dame vs. (9) Oklahoma State, 1:00 p.m.  Playstation Fiesta Bowl – State Farm Stadium – Glendale, AZ

(15) Iowa vs. (22) Kentucky, 1:00 p.m.                Vrbo Citrus Bowl – Camping World Stadium – Orlando, FL

(6) Ohio State vs. (11) Utah, 5:00 p.m.                Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One – Rose Bowl – Pasadena, CA

(7) Baylor vs. (8) Ole Miss, 8:45 p.m.                  Allstate Sugar Bowl – Caesars Superdome – New Orleans, LA

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball