OXFORD, Miss. (AP) β Two of the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff rankings square off tonight when No. 7 Mississippi hosts fourth-ranked Auburn. Each team has one loss this season and today’s loser will likely see its national championship hopes disappear. The Tigers are averaging 39.3 points a game while Ole Miss boasts the nation’s top scoring defense.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) β Top-ranked Mississippi State takes a 10-game winning streak into its home game against Arkansas tonight. The 7-0 Bulldogs top the College Football playoff rankings. The game features four of the top seven rushers in the SEC — Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott and Josh Robinson along with Arkansas’ Jonathan Williams and Alex Collins.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) β Heisman Trophy front-runner Marcus Mariotta (mehr-ee-OH’-tah) leads No. 5 Oregon against Stanford in a key Pac-12 match-up. The Ducks have a score to settle with the Cardinal, who have knocked Oregon out of the national championship picture with victories the past two seasons.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) β Qualifying for tomorrow’s running of the U.S. Grand Prix is set for today at the 20-turn Circuit of the Americas track in Austin, Texas. Just 18 cars are expected on the starting grid, the smallest number in a Formula One race in nearly a decade.
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) β Shared Belief is the favorite heading into today’s running of the Breeder’s Cup Classic. The unbeaten gelding is expected to be challenged by Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome along with Belmont Stakes winner Tonalist.
