. >> touchdown, ohio state!ezekiel elliott was the game's offensive mvp, rushing for 246 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns. >> i feel blessed. all the great running backs that have came to ohio state. >> reporter: the game represents a brand-new way to crown a champion and a new way to generate big business. the ncaa wants a crowd like this one every year 80,000 fans. each paying an average of $900 a ticket. and fans say they got their money's worth. >> feeling the crowd, getting to see your team, all the way from home and see them win is incredible. >> reporter: it's the eighth time the buckeyes have walked away as college football's best. megan alexander for cbs news, arlington, texas. >>> and former miami dolphins fullback rob konrad is speaking with the ordeal that nearly cost him his life. last week konrad was fishing alone when he fell from his boat into the waters nine miles from palm beach, florida. his boat was on autopilot and kept going without him. with no help in sight, konrad had no choice but to star

i found out you're a big buckeye fan and went to ohio state. >> i graduated barely from ohio state.think it's the greatest college marching band in the country. >> not to mention one of the greatest football teams maybe after tonight. >> yes. >> the champions. >> we'll see. >> thanks for coming. wesend you out with one of your favorite foods. which hagandaus are you going to pick? >> don't give george this. i get this. i have to tell you. i opened the rum raisen and all the raisins had been picked out andd i thought i think this is the only reason i would divorce my husband is he took all the raisins out. >> i guess i'll have have the buckeye chocolate peanut butter. good to see you. coming up, the biggest stars in last >>> time to go to lara in l.a. after the fun night at the golden globes. time to dip back into the facebook fish bowl. >> the globes are known as the loosest of all the awards shows and back stage it's a tradition to toast with the winners. a new tradition for us at "gma" involves you our viewers sending our terrific questions and here are your answers. >> these are

conversion put ohio state up by 14. bama scores state up by 14. bama scores quickly got the ball back for one last chance. sims with the hail mary and he's going to be intercepted for the third time tonight. ohio state pulled off the upset 42-35. so meier gets the best of sabin as 2 best coaches meet to shake hands >> that was a classic so we are good enough. >> other semifinal oregon and that state in the rose bowl this contest close until midway in the third. heismann trophy winner threw for 3 38 yards and pair of touch down both going to daryn. seminole pulled off several late come become to stay unbeaten this season but not today. winston scramble. loses the ballment one of 5 florida state turn overs. washington brings it back all the way. oregon rolls 59-20 for the seminole. snap a 29 game win streak. so it's ohio state versus oregon for the national championship on monday january 12th at 5:30. you cap watch it on our web site and espn app. >> duck are early 7 point favorite. final 4 at center stage. other great games today including michigan

hats off to ohio state.or them. >> the celebration is expected to continue in texas and ohio as well for most of the night. the ohio state buckeyes are number one. reena, t.j.? >> what a story. i love this story about 12 gauge. i love the third string quarterback. his coaches said when he showed up freshman year he was the last in conditioning. the coach told him you are never going to be a quarterback. he said he showed up jacked up and kordell was the furthest from jacked up and look at that win tonight. >> he is a big boy, 6'5", 250 pounds but he came through. this is something that we have never seen and may never seen again, to two see essentially heisman potential candidates go down as quarterback and the third guy step in and get the job done the past three games. big deal. you love his nickname. 12 gauge. >> 12 gauge now 100 gauge. promoted. >> stay with us. we will cover this historic championship. coming up in the mix how fans took to social media. and later live reports, robin roberts is in texas.

ohio state/oregon.n the act my lord, the lord of the poster boards. >> i'm the lord maker here. you know they have the greatest signs and fans make the greatest signs in college football. we decided to honor those fans and that's what we're looking for tonight, the best sign of all at the championship game. >> we're getting tips from you. there are people making their signs and want to make sure they have all the info. take a look at what we're talking about. >> half time of the rose bowl i showed you the best signs you the fans held up and tonight we bring you the best of the best the seven finest signs of 2014. let's continue our countdown with number seven which is lane kiffin wears shapeups and number six. gus malzan and number five i'm a ginger. and number four says sign. number three, i'm too drunk to taste this chicken. number two, gary patterson ate my first sign and the number one sign of 2014 i stole everyone's corn dogs. i don't know what that means but i love it. congratulations. it's not ov

conversion put ohio state up by 14. bama scores state up by 14.a scores quickly got the ball back for one last chance. sims with the hail mary and he's going to be intercepted for the third time tonight. ohio state pulled off the upset 42-35. so meier gets the best of sabin as 2 best coaches meet to shake hands >> that was a classic so we are good enough. >> other semifinal oregon and that state in the rose bowl this contest close until midway in the third. heismann trophy winner threw for 3 38 yards and pair of touch down both going to daryn. seminole pulled off several late come become to stay unbeaten this season but not today. winston scramble. loses the ballment one of 5 florida state turn overs. washington brings it back all the way. oregon rolls 59-20 for the seminole. snap a 29 game win streak. so it's ohio state versus oregon for the national championship on monday january 12th at 5:30. you cap watch it on our web site and espn app. >> duck are early 7 point favorite. final 4 at center stage. other great games today including michigan sta

conversion put ohio state up by 14. bama scores state up by 14.a scores quickly got the ball back for one last chance. sims with the hail mary and he's going to be intercepted for the third time tonight. ohio state pulled off the upset 42-35. so meier gets the best of sabin as 2 best coaches meet to shake hands >> that was a classic so we are good enough. >> other semifinal oregon and that state in the rose bowl this contest close until midway in the third. heismann trophy winner threw for 3 38 yards and pair of touch down both going to daryn. seminole pulled off several late come become to stay unbeaten this season but not today. winston scramble. loses the ballment one of 5 florida state turn overs. washington brings it back all the way. oregon rolls 59-20 for the seminole. snap a 29 game win streak. so it's ohio state versus oregon for the national championship on monday january 12th at 5:30. you cap watch it on our web site and espn app. >> duck are early 7 point favorite. final 4 at center stage. other great games today including michigan >>

ohio state wins 42-35 and they now head to the national champi. >>> well now to the other college footballemifinals, third ranked oregon and number two undefeated florida state in the granddaddy of them all, the rose bowl. the noles were sloppy and no batch for the ducks uptempo 0 fins. florida state was as close as 25-20 in the third quarter. but oregon would go on to score five unanswered touchdowns. mar kas mariota passed for 338 yards, two touchdowns and the ducks and florida state's 29-game unbeaten streak 59-20. oregon is going to meet ohio state in the national title game on january 12th. next monday. and not that i could ever get involved in such shady activities, but oregon is an early touchdown favorite. vegas believes that somewhere close to 74 points will be scored in the national championship game. that folk the over/under. now to number eight michigan state and fifth ranked baylor in the cotton bowl. spartans trailing 35-21. quarterback connor cook finds keith mum friday. they cap a three touchdown 21-point final quarter comeback for michigan state and they win it in the game

, on the final play of the quarter. >> reporter: with the game winding down ohio state pulled away as a-list supporters like ohio native lebron james cheered them on. on the sidelines we found bill walton and nba all-star chris paul. you can appreciate an atmosphere like this. why are you here? >> unbelievable. two great teams and two great universities and i'm honored to be here. >> reporter: ohio state's victory, their eighth national title, the third for head coach urban meyer. >> go down as one of the great stories of college football history. >> reporter: the night's offensive mvp ezekiel elliott with four touchdowns breaking vince young's record for most rushing yards in a championship game. >> we finally did it. it was our dream, it came true. >> reporter: and ohio state quarterback cardale jones making just his third career start and making that count. >> unreal feeling, you know looking at all this confetti fall and -- come here. >> my teammates. >> reporter: the unlikely starter leading these unlikely champions to the top of a college football world. and the reason we say un

it's all ohio state from there on. >> he's got it again! touchdown ohio state! 1st and goal. elliot dots the i of this national championship win. the ohio staimt state buck eyes are the first champions of the era. >> ohio state finishing off oregon off running back ezekial elliot. the state building turns red and grey in columbus, the celebration at the ohio state campus, police were called in and had to use tear gas and pepper spray to the crowds. let's get a check of the weather. bill karins is standing by. >> there is it thomas. good things are coming our way. this has been a brutal three-week stretch, especially our friends in the northern plains. this is morning after morning of this, once again, negative 9 minneapolis, negative 29 in northern minnesota, but they are going to get some of the warmest air they have seen in three weeks by about thursday. here's how it looks. this is how it has been the last two, three weeks. cold has dominated the map. it has been cold. now, by this weekend the january thaw is in full effect. mild air moves across the country. it won't exact

final score ohio state 42, oregon 20. >> the ohio state buckeyes are the first national champions of the playoff era. >> reporter: buckeye head coach irvin meyer captured his third national championship transforming a program that only a few years ago was banned if bowl game competition. >> i'm so happy. i want to share with the guys. i lover these guys. >> reporter: ohio state was powered to victory on the backs of a pair of sophomores, cardell jones starting only his third game for the team and azekiak elliot scoring the most yards ever in a championship game. [indiscernible] >> i love you, baby. >> it's a really good feeling. >> they really put together a team atmosphere. the buckeyes coach joins nick say bin as the only coaches to win national championships at two different schools. as i just heard, only his third game ever this season. >> his third start. he was super impressive last night. unbelievable. >> what a game. >>> that will do it for the news here at noon. we're back on tv at 5:00 and 24/7 on wusa9.com. don't forget trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyany

oregon and ohio state will play for the national championship january 12th. >>> in the cotton bowl baylor'shrough a touchdown pass to give michigan state the lead. the seventh ranked spartans beat baylor, 42-21. >>> and in the nba the cleveland cavaliers will be without lebron james for at least a week or so. james sprained his left knee and lower back. >>> when we return bizarre new laws for the new year. from keeping eggling chickens to a certain type of seventiy. we will show you some of the things you can't do in 2015. eh, you don't want that one. yea, actually i do. it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. mucinex fast max night time for multi-symptom relief. breathe easy. sleep easy. let's end this. patented sonic technology with up to 27% more brush movements. get healthier gums in two weeks. innovation and you philips sonicare save when you give philips sonicare this holiday season. i did it.... i did it too... they took nature's bounty hair skin and nails it's a vitamin supplement that nourishes from the inside..

ohio state got in.'re mad about it. >> here's the difference from college to the nfl. in college, it's subjective. you have a committee that's deciding who should go to the playoffs. in the nfl, there are rules. if you tie in the afc north, there's a set of rules. for who goes to the playoffs. in college football, it's up to the committee. and nobody knows what the committee is looking at. is it the eye test, the metrics, so, people are very passionate and very angry and very opinionated. so, when you say good things about them, they love you, when you say bad things about it -- >> very personal. >> they take it personally. >> jimmy: they do. kirk, i was looking at your twitter and you got very upset because people call you a homer because you went to ohio state and when you talk positively about ohio state, people think oh, he's just saying that because he went there. >> yeah. what i've learned is, when i say things just, again, my job for 19 years has been watch games, say what i think, positive, nega

ohio state against number one ranked alabama.from a 21-point deficit ezekiel elliott ran for 230 yards, and cardale jones in just his second collegiate start threw for 243 yards. ohio state upset the top ranked crimson tide, 42-35. >>> in the other national semifinal, oregon routed florida state in the rose bowl. the ducks scored the last 35 points. heisman trophy winner marcus mariota threw for three touchdowns and ran for another. oregon crushes florida, 59-20. oregon and ohio state will play for the national championship january 12th. >>> in the cotton bowl baylor's bryce petty threw for 550 yards, leading the bears to a 20-point fourth quarter lead, but baylor blew it. with just 22 seconds left connor cook threw a touchdown pass to give michigan state the lead. the seventh ranked spartans beat baylor, 42-21. >>> and in the nba the cleveland cavaliers will be without lebron james for at least a week or so. james sprained his left knee and lower back. he sat out cleveland's last two games and underwent an mri wednesday. he'll b

the oregon ductionks will do battle with the ohio state buckeyes. it's a third stringer against this year's heisman trophy winner. ron, here, with the story. they're both the resident college football fan. >> this is the game that dan and i have not stopped talking about for more than a week. >> lie. >> should be a heck of a game. the two best college football teams in the country, two terrific quarterbacks. one who almost everybody knew would have great season. the other who practically no one ever heard of just two months ago. the first ever college football playoff national championship is shaping up as a bruising battle between two heavy weights. in this corner the oregon ducks, 13 wins, 1 loss. an offensive juggernaut, racking up more than 47 points game. in this corner the ohio state buck eyes. underdog still looking for respect. two teams. two very different quarterbacks. marcus mariota from oregon. >> i wanted to be part of this team. i wanted to contribute. i wanted to find ways to get myself better. >> reporter: he's arguably the best quar

ohio state. >> i'm going ohio state. >> dan, just listen. >> 11 players on each side. >> not a big sports fan. but i -- watching that story, i liked 12-gauge. he seems really cool. so go 12-gauge. >> we have an ohio state fan. an inadvertent one. >> abc news, we're all on the story. we're going to be live from the site of the big game on monday with robin roberts reporting for "gma" and david muir will be in the middle of the action on "world news tonight. i know, dan, you want to know when kickoff is. monday night, 8:30 eastern, on espn. >> it's a bit of a coincidence. i have also been called 12-gauge because of these guns. rob marciano i know that's a problem you've had as well. >> oh yeah. i have that problem all the time. go, ducks. well played. well played, dan. hey, ut, where did you go? hook 'em horns? what happened to you? you have ice going on right now. winter storm warnings across texas. a quarter of an inch of ice. freezing rain in fredericksburg. the hill country between san antonio and austin. most of the icing. shallow, cold air. a rainfall out of mexico. that's a check on

the high on the ohio state campus 19 degrees today. at the university of oregon it'll be about 50. >>> still ahead, center stage at the detroit auto show to show off its 1$150,000 automobile it doesn't even have air-conditioning. >>> the desperate rescue efforts to save a teenager caught on camera. >>> new meaning to first class. how this guy ended up being one of the only passengers on a flight. >>> millions more consumers will get free access soon to their fico credit scores this year. bank of america, chase, citibank and ally financial will offer free credit scores to select customer a perk already enjoyed by discover card holders. the white house announced them yesterday saying a free credit score is a valuable tool to help uncover identity theft. >>> another perk cheap gas. according to gas buddy, 43 states now have at least one gas station selling gas for under $2 a gallon. easier to list the states that don't, delaware connecticut, hawaii vermont and pennsylvania. the national average is $2.14. >>> well acura is back in the perf

ohio state winning this inaugural national championship. >> a remarkable accomplishment by the ohio state a third string quarterback in cardale jones. in three games he won the big 10 championship sugar bowl and national championship. three games started, three championship rings. i don't know if that's ever going to be reported. the second thing they slowed down an oregon team that hadn't scored less than 42 points since the first week of october. and any time you can take a high powered offense off the field, you're going to do very, very well. the third quarter, for example, ohio state held the ball for 13 out of 15 minutes. old school smash mouth football against a new age offense and old school won. >> cardale jones seems to have made a big impression, you wrote about the game and fact he's a third string quarterback who leads them to the win. you really couldn't have a more appropriate starting quarterback in the first college football dham onship for a playoff system the critics is a a lucrative money grab serving to extend the season and pull players from the pretense of going to

with three touchdowns despite three turnovers. >> ohio state loses it again. >> reporter: oregon rallied in the second half with a 70-year- old touchdown run by byron marshall but the ducks couldn't hold backhoe hoe state's offense who managed to score three more times in the half. >> touchdown ohio state. >> reporter: elliot rushed for 246 yards and scoring four touchdowns. >> so blessed, all the great running backs that came to ohio state. >> reporter: the game represent as brand new way to crown a champion and a new way to generate big business. the ncaa wants a crowd like this one every year. 80,000 fans each paying an average of $900 a ticket. and fans say they got their money's worth. >> feeling the crowd, getting to see your team all wait from home and see them win is incredible. >> reporter: it's the eighth time the buckeyes have walked away as college football's best. megan alexander for cbs news, arlington, texas. >>> it 16:05. police in char -- it is 6:05. police in charlottesville say there is no evidence to support a gang rain at a uva fraternity house. >> this as a lolla ma

ohio state losing not one, but two quarterbacks this season. cardale, in just his third career start tonight -- >> we just need the guys to step up at the right time and we did and it drew us closer. >> reporter: back home in east cleveland, at the only all-male public high school the football coach, the mentor remembers an at-risk kid. >> a lot of diamonds that people just walk around and just look over because they don't look good. so i pick them up and i polish them up. >> reporter: and when asked what he sees with cardale on this field? >> i see a diamond. >> reporter: and from his mentor tonight, who became a sort of mom to him over the years, tears. tonight, he's revealed he's blocked all calls, accepting on text messages from her his coach. ohio state head coach urban meyer knows the pressure on his quarterback. >> oh we're an underdog. we have a guy that's played two ball games. and we're the underdough. >> reporter: among the coaches on the other side from oregon running back coach gary campbell coming home to texas. i knew i would fee

ohio state buckeyes become the first national champions of the era. coach urban meyer's third career title. >>> in other sports news it did get ugly on the hard court. kevin garnett throws a ball at howard then head butts him. both players were issued technicals. garnett was ejected. the rockets go on to when. >>> president obama honored the nba:san antonio spurs at the white house. mr. obama joked about the ageing roster, particularly tim duncan. >> first of all, they're old and for an old guy, it makes me feel good to see, you know where's tim. christiano christianoaldo wins the soccer prize. >>> we want you to keep an eye on fox to announce a new job very soon. >>> so who would have thought that legendary tv comedienne bob newhart would be trending on twitter on the national championship gym between oregon and ohio state. here's why. notice a bit of resemblance between the referee and the tv legend. oh it is definitely there, indeed. he tweeted, if railroads to my new career as head ref for ssu against oregon hay, i had to do something. and jimmy k

join us at 6:00. >>> meanwhile here at 5:00 ohio state football is a big deal in the buckeye state. the name. toto lead dough free press reports the ohio city of oregon bill change its name just for a day when ohio state faces oregon in the national championship game. of course the one shu mentioned. on that day oregon, ohio, will be called buckeye town. probably a good idea. that could get very confusing. were called oregon when they win the national championship. >> ooh prediction. >> i think it should be the opposite way. ohio state. big ten family. >> anything to contradict shu. that's going to do it for us here at 5:00. for shu and drew i'm katie marzullo see you at 6:00. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." sole survivor. new details about how this little girl walked away from the plane crash that killed her entire family. what saved her. our reporter over the scene tonight and what is next frm the brave 7-year-old. >>> wicked weather. tornadoes across the south. a fierce blast of winter in the north. and life threatening cold on the way. >>> up in the air. a violent fall from

ohio state versus oregon may also be cable television's biggest night ever. david muir is in the middle of it. david? >> reporter: tom, great to see you here tonight. of course, the new era in college football, the big championship on the line right here tomorrow night. our partners at espn getting ready. "sportscenter," the crew sitting in there at the desk. the team will be here this time tomorrow night. but come out here on to the field, we're here at at&t stadium, obviously home of the cowboys here. if you've never been to the stadium, it's really something. knave spent $1.3 billion on this place, and every one of these seats, 80,000 fans, expected to be here tomorrow. it is sold out for the big game. we're here all weekend long, watching both teams practice, talking with some of the coaches here too. something else we've noticed here, the fans descended on north texas, ohio state buckeye fans and of course the oregon duck fans. these two teams have a storied history. ohio state has won every single time they've had a match up. 8-0 in their history. and o

that division one football. >> and all of a sudden i'm sure every donation person at oregon and ohio statestate in alabama before were knocking on doors. and for advertisers you go to the advertisers a little bit. the entertainment opportunity. if you're australia and state farm you're bringing your customers to this game. spent money, bought tickets. this is great corporate entertainment. >> you know, there are people including the quarterback for ohio state who had some controversy a few years talking about why should he go to classes he's an athlete. others saying why should i not be paid to pay. the coach is making the case $800 million a year. especially for a young man playing a game, you know blood sweat, and glory. what do you think? >> i think it has to be a part of the conversation. no question. they've now said they will pay for parents to go to these games who don't have the resources to do that. you have to argue a little bit that a 50,000-dollar education is in a way a value. lou: it's a treasure. >> but these students can't go and work in the summer or do other stuff because

and hopefully we can take a little bit of the momentum heading in the next game. >> so it's ohio stateying other gone for the national title on monday january2th at 5:30. you can watch it on espn and the app. top 10 team michigan state and baylor squared off. eligible on the play. he scores. baylor led by 20 after 3. look out below. but back in the spartan. jeremy with the third touch down of the day. point after cut the lead to 6. still look like baylor would hang on to win. petty threw for and coal map down to the 3 but coleman was flagged for grabbing the defender face mask. bears would have to try for a goal and it's block. michigan state brings it back and has great field position. thisen with under 20 seconds left. cook finds keith the spartan pull out a victory and both teams finish 11 and 2. out back bowl in tampa a good one between wisconsin and auburn. banners gordon monster game. rushing 251 yards and 3 touch downs. the lead see saw back and forth all day with under 3 minutes left. auburn takes the lead as cameron pain into the end zone but go to over time tied at tluchbilit

ohio state colors. what do you have there?ot sauce. >> and here's the ranch. >> jimmy: oh my goodness. wow. [ cheers and applause ] you know what -- we're going to have to give that to tate. i don't know where allison is. tate, congratulations. you are our winner for sure. for your efforts we're going to give you a pair of tickets to the national championship game on monday. [ cheers and applause ] where's allison? allison -- allison, you're a little bit slow. i guess you didn't have relish. we're also going to give you a pair of tickets to the national championship. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you very much. thanks, kids. have fun at the game. one more thing. thursday night, it's time for our weekly tribute to the fcc where we bleep and blur things whether they need it or not. it is "this week in unnecessary censorship." >> officials at the london zoo started a mammoth task today. they are [ bleep ] every animal they have. >> i'm going to stick around as long as you'll have me. so [ bleep ], [ bleep ], [ bleep ],

ohio state dominated oregon. they won 42-20. the championship game in arlington, texas was the first under the playoff system which involves four teams chosen by committee. >> i feel blessed. all the great running backs came through ohio state. >> what we were able to accomplish this year, nobody will be able to take that away from us. >> it's ohio state's first national football title since 2002. and even in new york city, which doesn't have a major college football team it hey, look, they got into the spirit. the empire state building was originally lit in both teams' colors last night. then when the game ended it went all red for ohio state which you can see here. >> beautiful. >> team spirit. >> love that. >> that was an amazing game. i watched that. >> i got the first half. i was surprised, i thought oregon after that opening drive was going to pull away. not to be done. >> phenomenal quarterback. >> each quarterback had great stories. it was a great game all the way around. okay. >> okay. >>> we have fog in the san jose ar

uncle ugey's on east snyder is rolling out football pies in honor of ohio state and oregon. is a test run for the super bowl when one lucky patron will get more than just pizza delivered to their house. they'll also get a new 40-inch television. >>> abc's news tonight with david muir is next. >>> please join us for an "action news" at 11:00 here on channel 6. now for cecily tynan, jamie apody ducis rodgers and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. we hope you'll join us for "action news" at 11:00. >> ♪♪ >>> on this monday night from texas, breaking developments. the isis hack attack. breaking into our own military's twitter account. with new threats to american soldiers. we are coming watch your back. and tonight, the new security measures being put in place across this country. >>> also tracking the terror. the new image of the most woman wanted in the world. and the hostages. hiding in the freezer of that paris grocery store. >>> swimming for his life. the former nfl player lost in the ocean. forced to swim nine miles, hoping to save his own life. >>> and, right

we put our dough fence and we didn't play ohio state football that we preach and it's field positionnd we overcame it with some excellent efforts which you have to do at times. >> finally they won't be playing for the national title but you can't tell that to wisconsin. following their bowl win yesterday athletic director alvarez was feeling it. anyone feeling this? the old man dance. a life and well. i mean, you know, all you got to do is just stand there and put one arm in the air. he doesn't move his feet. >> his hips are moving. >> but arthritis sets in after that. (laughter). >> all you got to do -- >> that does it for us here at 6:00. >> we'll see you back here at 10:00. have >> is it a hoax? >> i'm starting to tear up. >> the homeless guy video seen by millions. giving food to strangers in need. >> the video is a scam. >> and the first thing you know jed is a millionaire. >> death of a beverly hill billly. >> his worst scene ever and the taunts that really hit home. >> no means no. >> and rose parade redemption. why it took nearly 60 years for this woman to finally take her pl

ohio state did that.hey won 42-20 last night and now about 500 customers will see refunds totaling $1.5 million. >> last night's championship bolstering the argument that college football remains king. with us cnbc's senior editor at large. >> wow you have made it. >> i made it here. >> you made it. >> squawk box. >> you made it to squawk box number one which would have been a dream come true and now -- >> didn't workout for me though. >> didn't happen there and we talk about it but now you're here. better here. this is twice as good. also nbc sports reporter, i'm getting some mail too saying do people that watch football not work? >> that's correct, sir. >> at 8:30 at night you can stay up. >> this is all have to do today. >> got to be saturday or sunday. they have to change it. i'm psyched about the playoff system. this is huge. >> i think you bring up a great point. the weekend before the super bowl producers that same thing this morning. >> you did? >> i think down the road you have to look at getting

carol, no surprise ohio state is once again an underdog. side. ohio state and oregon have faced off eight times and the buckeyes have won all eight. so they've got that going for them. >> never underestimate the ohio state university. andy scholes, you should know that by now. >> i do. >> i know you. do andy scholes, thanks so much. thank you for joining me today. i'm carol costello. "@this hour with berman and michaela" after a break. when heartburn comes creeping up on you... fight back with relief so smooth... ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ...and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum, tum tum tum...♪ smoothies! only from tums. (vo) nourished. rescued. protected. given new hope. during the subaru "share the love" event, subaru owners feel it, too. because when you take home a new subaru we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. we'll have given 50 million dollars over seven years. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be

ohio state, they are champions of college football.n by 22 and irving meyer has now hoisted a trophy for the third time. >>> meyer says he has no interest to going into the nfl. oregon quarterback marcus mariota has to decide by thursday whether or not he will skip his seen sore senior and declare for the nfl draft. listening to eagles coach chip kelly who recruited him to oregon sounds like chip would daft him in a second if he he could get his hands on him. >> may be the faster guy on the field tonight but his mind is even faster. to have someone that thinks that well, things like a peyton manning that has that athletic ability where he can beat you with his arms, his legs it's a special package. it's one for the ages this year his season. >> yes, it was. ouch. yet another flyers player goes down with an injury. defenseman brayden coburn will now miss four weeks with a left foot injury. another blow for the d already without nick gross plan and steve mason. coburn took a puck to his left foot last night while blocking this shot, the

ohio state head coach myers do thing the right way? there's a part of the game where i don't think so. that's coming up in sports. ♪ >>> philadelphia police working hard to find two guys they say robbed a radio shack in university city. it happened back on december 11th around 9:30 at night inside the store on the 200 block of south 40th street. employees say a worker was closing the store when the two men came in -- came up demanding money. have investigators forced the worth kerr into a sr. ratch room he was assault. the men got away with nearly $1,000. >>> police are trying to figure out how at a driver hit several unmark police cars it happened right around 7:00 this morning on the 3400 block of rohrer street. that's in the kensington section of philadelphia. no body was seriously hurt but the cars have some damage. >>> you may find this hard to believe but a dog in seattle take the bus all by herself. >> two-year-old eclipse is quite popular. her owner says sometimes she likes to leave the house before him so she goes off to the d

oregon and ohio state are in. details in the bleacher report next. >> great games. ♪ [carpenters: "rainy days and mondays"] ♪ [ac/dc: "back in black"] ♪ [ac/dc: "back in black"] chevy colorado. when you find new roads, you win motor trend's truck of the year. ;ñ;ñ;ñ >>> welcome back to early start. the final two are set in college football. >> ohio state knocked off number one alabama last night in the sugar bowl. headed to the national championship game against oregon on january 12th. here is andy scholes in new orleans with the bleacher report. >> reporter: college football fans wanted a playoff for years. they finally got what they have been asking for on new year's day. the rose bowl semifinal, after beating florida state and ending the 29-game winning streak some oregon players mocked the seminoles tomahawk chop. they seem to reference jameis winston off the field issues with the sexual assault charges brought against him by a former student. winston was never charged. the seminoles did not shake hands with t

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oregon will play ohio state.ack after alabama had them down 21-6. ohio state beat alabama 42-35. alabama had a chance in the final seconds of this hail mary though. it was picked off. intercepted. so now ohio state will play oregon. the oregon ducks just blew out florida state. it was ridiculous in the rose bowl. 59-20. florida state committed five turn overs like that one. and national championship game is next monday at cowboys stadium in arlington texas. >> that was very exciting. i had a lot of fun. we were watching both games. and you know kind of back and forth and then one team took off. >>> it is 5:52. a big drop in the number of homicides in richmond. coming up in 15 minutes the two things that police say contributed to the city recording its lowest number of killings in more than 40 years. >> but first some major mail mix mixup is making headlines. female announcer: it's time to make room for the new mattress models! during sleep train's huge year end clearance sale, get beautyrest, posturepedic even te

ohio state 42 oregon 20. >> and the ohio state buckeyes are the first champions of the playoff era. >> reporter: transforming a program that a few years ago was banned from bowl game competition. >> i'm so happy. i love these guys. >> reporter: ohio state was powered to victory on the backs of a pair of sophomores third string quarterback car dell jones starting his third game for the team. and runner ezekiel elliot who bull dozed to four touchdowns in nearly 250 yards. >> unreal feeling looking at all of this confetti fall. >> i love you, baby! >> like i said it is an unreal feeling, man. >> reporter: the ducks now back to eugene. he will likely have his name called this spring at the nfl draft. >> right now cardell jones is the man. thank you very much. so great. >>> the buckeyes didn't start out perfect last night. the flag wavers spelled ohi. where is the final o. they were caught up at the entrance and described it as a minor trampling accident and everyone is okay. >> everyone in the crowd saying o, my goodness. >> especially since oregon was a favorite. i got that. that was gre

ohio state has won four national championships. oregon still searching for its first.t on our sister network espn. also available on the watch espn a.m. >>> let's get a first look at the evening commute on the golden gate bridge on the installation of a movable barrier. the traffic is moving. some drivers blame the barrier for a six-car pileup for the morning commute. >> good afternoon, everyone. we take a look behind me. this is our that wonderful of technology. not only can we see what's in front of us absolutely clear conditions. as i turn you around you can see traffic heading in the northbound direction and all the cars behind us. so far so good. the afternoon commute has remajor accident-free. i'm not going to face the sun. you can see the cars driving by the new median barrier and how quite well they're getting by. so they're not getting too close. and it looks like everyone is avoiding accidents this afternoon. so again this is really the best way that you can travel in our afternoon commute, by sitting on your couch and having us do it for you. as we continue