TALLHASSEE, Fla. (AP) β No. 2 Florida State and fifth-ranked Notre Dame are the marquee match-up in Top 25 football today. Both enter today’s showdown with 6-0 record in the race to earn one of the four College Football Playoff berths. Notre Dame is the last ranked team on Florida State’s schedule while the Fighting Irish have ranked teams Arizona State and Southern California upcoming.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) β Tennessee native Bo Wallace leads No.3 and unbeaten Mississippi into a home game against the 3-3 Volunteers tonight. The quarterback has thrown for 1,700 yards and 15 touchdowns this season and has yet to turn the ball over in three SEC wins.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) β It could be an offensive shoot-out when No. 4 Baylor visits West Virginia this afternoon. The two teams are averaging a combined 1,175 yards of offense this season. The 6-0 Bears top the Big 12 as they aim for a College Football Playoff spot. The Mountaineers are 4-2.
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) β Qualifying is set today for tomorrow’s Sprint Cup Chase race at Talladega. It’s a do-or-die weekend for some of the 12 drivers in the Chase. The bottom four in the standings after the race will be cut from championship consideration.
PITTSBURGH (AP) β The New York Islanders take a 4-0 records into tonight’s NHL meeting with the Penguins in Pittsburgh. It’s the third time in franchise history that the Islanders have started the season by winning four straight. Islanders captain John Tavares is leading the league in scoring with 2 goals and 7 assists.
