Author: Erick Smith, USA TODAY

The second College Football Playoff rankings were released with LSU passing Ohio State at No. 1 and Alabama falling to No. 5 after its first loss.

Alabama’s loss to LSU has created major change to this week’s College Football Playoff bowl projections with Oregon taking the No. 4 spot in the field

No. 6 Wisconsin, a 30-point favorite, was knocked off by Illinois 24-23 when James McCourt hit a 39-yard field goal as time expired.

The College Football Playoff field of Alabama, Oklahoma, Clemson and Ohio State remained the same. But the other bowl projections saw major change.

Ohio State is the top seed for the College Football Playoff in the latest USA TODAY bowl projections after passing Alabama and will play in Peach Bowl.

A near-loss by Clemson led to the shuffling of the College Football Playoff seeding in the latest bowl projections

Georgia Tech is ineligible for the 2020 NCAA men’s basketball tournament after the NCAA penalized the school for rules violations.

Texas Tech and Virginia will meet for the 2019 NCAA men’s basketball tournament title at the Final Four in Minneapolis. Follow along for live updates.

Bru McCoy signed with Southern California and started classes this month. He already is on the move.. The five-star wide receiver will join Texas.

Central Florida’s 25-game winning streak is over after LSU defeated the Knights in the Fiesta Bowl behind the passing of quarterback Joe Burrow