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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio State says Urban Meyer will retire after the Rose Bowl and assistant Ryan Day will be the next head coach. After seven years and a national championship at Ohio State, the 54-year-old Meyer will formally announce his departure Tuesday at a news conference.

The College Football Playoff selection committee has spoken: Georgia is not among the four playoff teams and won't have a chance to play for the national title. Kirby Smart disagrees. But the Georgia coach said he and his team aren't going to pout about the opportunity to play Texas in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day.

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - Justin Wright-Foreman and Eli Pemberton combined to score 35 points and Hofstra routed Kennesaw State 78-52 on Saturday.

In a dramatic twist on last season's national championship game, Jalen Hurts came off the bench to pass for one touchdown and run for another in the fourth quarter, rallying No. 1 Alabama to a 35-28 win over No. 4 Georgia for the Southeastern Conference title Saturday.

Nick Saban and Kirby Smart posed stiffly behind the trophy, forcing smiles for the cameras.

A 9-year-old girl named Riley Morrison wrote Warriors' star Steph Curry a letter on looseleaf paper complaining that when she went to buy his Under Armour sneakers, she could only find boy sizes.

Georgia Tech Coach Paul Johnson announced Wednesday he will retire after 11 seasons of leading the Yellow Jacket football program.