The Spartans' win over Illinois bought breathing room against one of the Big Ten's most dangerous title contenders.

Bigger picture, it was an important bounce-back game. The Wolverines are in the hunt for a Big Ten title, and the win kept them near the top of the standings. They’re 6-1 in the league, behind Michigan State (7-0) and tied in the loss column with Purdue (7-1). Wisconsin is 5-2, three teams have three losses, and on down it goes.

Tre Holloman had 17 points, including two free throws in the closing seconds, Coen Carr and Frankie Fidler scored 11 each and No. 12 Michigan State held on to beat No. 19 Illinois 80-78 on Sunday. The Spartans (16-2,

The Ohio State Buckeyes are officially the 2024 college football national champions after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-23 on Monday night. It's been a long road for Ohio State this season. They went 10-2 during the regular season, losing to the Oregon Ducks and their bitter rivals, the Michigan Wolverines.

Notre Dame became the latest team to find out what the rest of Ohio State’s opponents learned during this newly expanded College Football Playoff: It’s amazing what one can sometimes accomplish when angry,