INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The only two teams to be ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 this football season were Goergia and Alabama. The real chaos in the rankings started after them: Michigan, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Michigan State all finished in the top 10 after starting the season unranked. AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo thinks Alabama will be the likely No. 1 team when the preseason poll is released in August. Georgia and Ohio State will be highly ranked, too. Russo thinks Clemson’s run as a preseason top-five team could come to an end.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Sam Sessoms scored 17 points to lead four in double figures as Penn State never trailed and cruised to a 66-49 victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night. John Harrar added 16 points and Jalen Pickett had 15 for Penn State (8-6, 3-3 Big Ten), which has won three of four during a nine-game stretch following a 22-day layoff. Seth Lundy added 10 points for the Nittany Lions. Rutgers (9-6, 3-2) had a four-game winning streak end after shooting 34% (19 of 56) from the floor with 15 turnovers. Clifford Omoruyi had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights.
UNDATED (AP) — USA Hockey and Hockey Canada are eyeing several college players to play at the Olympics after the NHL decided not to participate in Beijing. North Dakota’s Jake Sanderson has already agreed to play for the U.S., and 2021 top NHL draft pick Owen Power could suit up for Canada. While Colorado’s Cale Makar does not regret turning Canada down for the no-NHL Olympics in 2018, Anaheim’s Troy Terry, Minnesota’s Jordan Greenway and Seattle’s Ryan Donato played for the U.S. in Pyeongchang. They are major proponents of college players taking the chance, even if it means missing part of the NCAA season.
