GameDay Final: The problem with Penn State in the playoff and other top stories.

• GameDay Final: The problem with Penn State in the playoff

  

  Ohio State lost once.Penn State lost twice.The Buckeyes beat three teams that are currently ranked in the top 10 of the College Football Playoff rankings, including two of them on the road.The Nittany Lions defeated two teams that are currently ranked in the top 10 -- one at home and one at a neutral site.If the CFP selection committee decides on Selection Day to include No. 2 Ohio State -- and not No. 7 Penn State -- among the four teams that will compete in the third edition of the playoff, it..

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• Fast-paced, freewheeling UCLA topples No. 1 Kentucky in Lexington

  

  Eight of Rivals.com’s top 25 freshmen. Four projected lottery picks. Two of college basketball’s most storied programs. Bill Raftery on the call.Saturday afternoon’s showdown between UCLA and Kentucky featured all the ingredients of an early-season classic, and the game itself did not disappoint.Overcoming an unsteady, turnover-plagued start and a mistake-prone, needlessly anxious finish, 11th-ranked UCLA stunned No. 1 Kentucky, 97-92, in Lexington. The Bruins led by as many as 14 points in the ..

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• Oklahoma State vs. Oklahoma: RECAP, score, stats (12/03/16), College football, Big 12

  

  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- With his best receiver sidelined, Baker Mayfield still boosted his Heisman Trophy resume. Mayfield passed for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 7 Oklahoma defeated No. 11 Oklahoma State 38-20 on Saturday in a matchup that decided the Big 12 champion and likely guaranteed the Sooners a trip to the Sugar Bowl. Mayfield performed well throughout, despite finishing the game without Biletnikoff Award finalist Dede Westbrook. The speedster caught four passes for 111 yards..

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• No. 1 Alabama rolls over Florida to run its record to 13-0

  

  USA TODAY Sports 10:47 p.m. EST December 3, 2016 Top-ranked Alabama showed it is ready for the College Football Playoff with a dominant 56-14 win over Florida in the SEC championship game. Time SportsAlabama Crimson Tide linebacker Anfernee Jennings (33) celebrates a tackle with teammates during the second quarter of the SEC Championship.(Photo: Jason Getz, USA TODAY Sports)Alabama completed a 13-0 regular season on Saturday and will go wire-to-wire as the No. 1-ranked team ..

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• TUF 24 Finale video recap: Demetrious Johnson grinds out Tim Elliott in title defense

  

  The TUF 24 Finale main event certainly didn’t play out the way most expected it to. Demetrious Johnson is still the UFC flyweight champion; no surprises there. But his opponent, Tim Elliott, who won TUF 24 earlier this year to earn a crack at the title, surprised the majority of the card’s viewers. He was a game opponent and gave “Mighty Mouse” one of the toughest fights of the champ’s title reign. Elliott survived five rounds. He didn’t get finished in the first. In fact, he nearly got the fi..

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