MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin won’t have safety Collin Wilder for its Las Vegas Bowl matchup with Arizona State. Wilder said in a video posted by the Wisconsin football team’s Twitter account that he’d suffered a “very serious injury” that would prevent him from playing in the bowl game. The video didn’t specify the nature of Wilder’s injury. Wilder recorded 32 tackles and three interceptions this season as a sixth-year senior from Katy, Texas. He also had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. The Las Vegas Bowl between Wisconsin (8-4) and Arizona State (8-4) takes place Dec. 30.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State coach Mel Tucker says he is uncertain whether All-America running back Kenneth Walker will play for 11th-ranked Spartans against No. 13 Pittsburgh in the Peach Bowl. The Big Ten Coach of the Year said Monday that Walker is battling through some things. The transfer from Wake Forest played through an ankle injury for much of the season. Michigan State will face the Panthers in a New Year’s Six bowl on Dec. 30 in Atlanta. Walker ran for 1,636 yards and scored 19 touchdowns. He had 579 yards rushing in each of his two seasons at Wake Forest.
UNDATED (AP) — Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been selected All-Americans by The Associated Press. That gives the top-ranked Crimson Tide more players on the first team than any other school. The AP All-America team was selected by a panel of Top 25 college football poll voters. The Tide will bring five All-American honorees into their playoff game against No. 4 Cincinnati on New Year’s Eve. Cincinnati is represented on the first team by cornerback Ahmad Gardner. No. 2 Michigan placed two players on the first team, including Heisman runner-up Aidan Hutchinson.
UNDATED (AP) — Baylor took advantage of Purdue’s last-second loss to Rutgers to become the fourth different team at No. 1 in the past four weeks in the AP 25. The Bears earned every vote from the 61-member national media panel Monday to reach the top spot in the poll for the first time since a four-week run ended on Feb. 17, 2020. The Bears were followed by former No. 1s Duke and Purdue along with UCLA and Gonzaga. Xavier, Colorado State and Texas Tech joined the poll while Florida, BYU and Wisconsin dropped out.
UNDATED (AP) — UConn has dropped to seventh in the women’s AP Top 25, its lowest ranking since 2007. South Carolina remained the unanimous top choice after holding off Maryland over the weekend. The Gamecocks have now beaten four teams that were ranked in the top 10 this season. The Gamecocks visit No. 15 Duke on Wednesday. N.C. State was again second in the poll, followed by Stanford, Arizona and Baylor. Georgia Tech, which beat UConn last week, is back in the poll at No. 18. North Carolina also entered at No. 25, its first ranking since 2015.
