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Northwestern running back Cam Porter, left, scores a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Ramsey, No. 15 Wildcats try to end No. 3 Buckeyes’ title run

By MICHAEL MAROT - Associated Press

Army quarterback Tyhier Tyler celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Air Force visits Army; service academy supremacy at stake

By JOHN KEKIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 file photo, Virginia Tech quarterback Knox Kadum (12) is stopped by Georgia Tech defensive lineman Sylvain Yondjouen of Belgium (32) in the first half of an NCAA football game, in Atlanta. Football in Europe usually means “soccer.” But increasingly European kids are excelling at American football. So much so that Europe has become a pipeline of recruits for college football programs — and increasingly for schools from the Power Five conferences. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file)

Europe the ‘next frontier’ in US college football recruiting

By KEN MAGUIRE - Associated Press

FILE - Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins (23) runs back an interception for a score against South Florida during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Tampa, Fla., in this Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, file photo. Zaven Collins is a small-town player with big-time talent. He was overlooked after a stellar high school career in Hominy, Okla., a town with about 3,500 people. He’s got the nation’s attention now -- the 6-foot-4, 260-pound linebacker is a finalist for the Butkus and Nagurski Awards. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Tulsa LB Collins a small-town player with big-time talent

By CLIFF BRUNT - Associated Press

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin (17) in action against San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jason Verrett (22) during an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jennifer Stewart)

Terry McLaurin, DK Metcalf cream of the crop from packed 2019 draft class

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (11) against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) **FILE**

Alex Smith could play against Seahawks without practice

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Dion Jordan sacks Washington Football Team quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Washington QB uncertainty: Haskins practices, not Alex Smith

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Denver Broncos wide receiver Diontae Spencer, left, celebrates after scoring with safety Justin Simmons during the first half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Broncos safety Justin Simmons piling up big plays, accolades

By ARNIE STAPLETON - Associated Press

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is seen before the start of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. The personal touch that helps coaches sell their programs to blue-chip prospects is missing from this year’s recruiting cycle. Restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic prevent face-to-face communication between players and coaches. Staffs can’t visit high schools. Plenty of states aren’t even playing high school football. “It’s just weird,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.(AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

‘It’s just weird’: Pandemic uncertainty on recruiting trail

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

FILE - Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith (6) runs with a reception for a touchdown against Auburn during an NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala, in this Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, file photo. The Southeastern Conference championship game features two of the nation’s top playmakers, and neither is a quarterback.Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith and Florida tight end Kyle Pitts are the real stars of the league’s most potent offenses.(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

Smith, Pitts are the real stars of SEC’s Alabama, Florida

By MARK LONG - Associated Press

FILE - Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, file photo. The Cyclones, who at No. 8 have their highest ranking ever in The Associated Press poll, play No. 12 Oklahoma on Saturday at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Humble start leads to Campbell’s historic season at Iowa St

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Arizona Cardinals' Haason Reddick, top, reacts as he sacks New York Giants quarterback Colt McCoy during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Big road win gets Arizona’s playoff hopes back on track

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

Muskego’s Wohler is top player again; Sinz is coach of year

By MARK STEWART and MIKE SHERRY - Associated Press

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger stands on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Steelers suddenly on the skids after dismal loss to Buffalo

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Washington coach Ron Rivera is unlikely to repeat predecessors' mistakes as he inherited a better roster than Mike Shanahan and Marty Schottenheimer. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Ron Rivera has turned a vilified Washington franchise into NFL’s teddy bear

By Thom Loverro

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) and Chukwuma Okorafor (76) walk off the field as the Buffalo Bills defense celebrates a 51-yard interception returned for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Lack of balance leaves Steelers, Roethlisberger reeling

By WILL GRAVES - Associated Press

Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente, left, and Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall talk before an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Virginia joins Pitt, BC in ending season without bowl game

By Hank Kurz Jr. - Associated Press

North Carolina linebackers Tomon Fox (12) and Jeremiah Gemmel (44) celebrate a stop against Miami during the first half of an during an NCAA college football game at Hard Rock Stadium In Miami Gardens, Fla, Saturday, Dec, 12, 2020. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP)

Top 25 Takeaways: Miami humiliated; Texas sticks with Herman

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

Buffalo running back Jaret Patterson (26) carries the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Akron in Amherst, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

Patterson matches record as No. 24 Buffalo beats Akron 56-7

By JONAH BRONSTEIN - Associated Press

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dillon Stoner, left, scores past Baylor safety JT Woods, right, in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Waco, Texas. (Rod Aydelotte/Waco Tribune-Herald via AP)

Stoner 3 TD catches for Oklahoma State in 42-3 win at Baylor

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press