nice catch in traffic. 40 yard score. 38 six smu. the acc championship next saturday. hey, bring the pompoms. all right. syracuse with a chance to play spoiler against the number six miami team. who would win and get into the acc championship. but trouble here. third quarter tied at 28. quick pass. and then devin grant. big hit and it's a scoop and score 55 yards to the house. the cuse and their fans going crazy. 3528. fourth quarter now tied. but lequint allen the go ahead touchdown syracuse wins 4238 upsetting miami. now in case you missed it yesterday it was the bill walsh legacy game. first meeting between stanford and san jose state in 11 seasons. nick nash continues to make his case for the biletnikoff award. walker finds nash for one of his two touchdowns. he leads the country with 16 receiving touchdowns straight to the fourth. stanford taking the lead on this. ashton daniels q-b keeper, 3127. cardinal same score now late in the fourth. daniels throwing it up and ill-advised pass picked off by isaiah rivas. and the spartans c

and smu fought back valiantly.yoff. >> over alabama? >> over a 3 loss alabama. >> no argument they deserve to be in. but that committee will say there are 4 big 10 teams going in. we know the strength of the sec. alabama is the fourth sec team. do not be shocked if roll tide comes. >> we won't be shocked. it's entertainment value. the smu team is entertaining. they fought back. down big and tied it up. lose on a long field goal. i agree. they should be in the dance. alabama will probably get in ahead of them because of brand name. >> and penn state, this is a whole new world. not often you lose a big game and you get a home game now. >> yes. >> pretty much locked into it. when seed? >> here's the question: are they ready of ohio state or behind ohio state? ohio state beat them head-to-head. they have better record going into the championship game. for them to fall behind ohio state would mean they were penalized being in in game. that's something the committee will want to keep track of. >> texas was number 2. they

smu quarterback kevin jennings in trouble again. this time it's penn state's tony rojas with the interception. and he winds his way back 59 yards for the second pick six of the game. smu never had a chance penn state rolls 38 to 10. they will play boise state in the fiesta bowl quarterfinal on new year's eve. how about to the hardwood? the warriors in minnesota. this game delayed a half an hour because of somehow the crew put the wrong net on the warriors side. steph curry happy it got fixed. stretching at the score table. check this out hoops. that's just how things are going for the dubs nowadays. the warriors came out on fire though, jumping out to a 3615 lead in the second quarter on this. jonathan kuminga three. the wolves came all the way back, taking the lead on the rudy gobert inside layup right here early in the fourth. he had 18 points 12 boards. but the warriors they held on because of guess who. oh yes stephen curry a curry flurry with 11 straight points in the fourth quarter. finished with 31. dubs snap a three game los

so let's go smu which you saw i did cal went to smu played their loss against penn state. and the controversy with the way this whole thing is set up is people think like this is a walk through because penn state, if they win, they'd get boise state out of the mountain west next. and why boise is a three seed is another another conversation. but anyway, what do you think? >> so smu is a very good football team, and smu is going to be a dominant force in college football for years to come. they care about football. they spend money on football. they're going to get all the players they want. they have a great defensive line. they have kevin jennings, a quarterback who's as dynamic as they get at the position. they have a nice running back by the name of burchard, who's really he they converted him from receiver to running back from miami. that said they don't have the discipline yet. at that school. i watched them against cal. they weren't disciplined in that first in that acc championship game against clemson. they weren't disciplined. penn state wins this one with superio

smu wins 38 six.wl bid and smu will play clemson in the acc championship next saturday night. something to cheer about for them, for sure. sharks and kraken for the second day in a row. fans up there in seattle. san jose scored three goals in the second and back to back games. luke kunin his sixth of the year. two nothing. and then check out jake walman acrobatic move. keeps the puck in the zon. macklin celebrini missed the net, but cody ceci the rebound. his first goal as a shark and then 46 seconds later, mikael granlund. the saucer pass to will smith, who scores in his third straight game, fifth of the year and the sharks win it four two. college hoops stanford hosting cal poly. down in the late second half, mustangs take the lead. isaac jessup for three. cal poly goes up two. just under two minutes to go get the ball to maxime reno. he'll tie the game in the lane. he had a team high 21, but jared hyder gives the mustangs the lead for good. cal poly wins 97 to 90. their fifth win surpasses their to

smu wins 38 six.al now awaits their bowl bid, and smu will play clemson in the acc championship next saturday night. something to cheer about for them, for sure. sharks and kraken for the second day in the row, fans up there in seattle, san jose scored three goals in the second and back to back games. luke keenan his sixth of the year, two nothing. and then check out jake wollman. acrobatic move. keeps a puck in the zone. maclin he missed the net but cody sisi the rebound. his first goal as a shark and then 46 seconds later mikhail granlund the saucer pass to will smith who scores his third straight game fifth of the year. and the sharks win it four two. college hoops stanford hosting cal poly down on the farm. late second half. mustangs take the lead. isaac jessup for three. cal poly goes up two. just under two minutes to go get the ball to maxime moreno. he'll tie the game in the lane. he had a team high 21 but jared heider gives the mustangs a lead for good. cal poly wins 9790. their fifth win surp

smu drive. they're gonna get it done on the ground. richard smith just pushes the pile forward for a 5 yard touchdown run its 14 to nothing. we go to the 2nd quarter. derrick mcfall on the kerry more like derrick nix stays on his feet because he's for an 8 yard. td. >> cal falls. 38. 6. it finished the regular season 6, 6, we'll see what bowl game we're going to shortly. time on the hardwood. stanford playing host to cal poly. this was looking good for the cardinal in the 1st half. pretty ball movement gets it to maxine to his team high. 21 points. stanford led by 9 at the break. but in the 2nd half, cal poly come storming back only that's the lead to he had a career-high 30 then with under 2 minutes to go was tied. it for jared hires. the caltrans with the biggest shot of the night. >> wow. cal poly pulls off the upset you 97 to 90. well better news for the stanford football program today. they named former quarterback andrew luck. >> as their general manager oversee all aspects of the program, including working with head coach troy t

and they did that with smu and indiana. so i think it will be an interesting conversation with seating maybe going forward. but um, and it'll work itself out in the coming years, but definitely a topic of conversation for sure. >> so you do see that this weekend or perhaps this event season might serve as, um, i guess, fodder for the college football playoff committee to rethink things or the formula or reexamine some of the choices they made. this year that might impact the next season or seasons ahead. i mean, yeah, i mean, we'll see. >> i think the criteria that they used, um, it was did work. well, like i said, smu nearly coming back and winning the acc title game against clemson. that wou

smu wins 38 six.ill play clemson in the acc championship next saturday night. something to cheer about for them, for sure. sharks and kraken for the second day in a row. fans up there in seattle. san jose scored three goals in the second and back to back games. luke keenan his sixth of the year. two nothing. and then check out jake walman acrobatic move. keeps the puck in the zon. macklin celebrini missed the net, but cody ceci the rebound. his first goal as a shark and then 46 seconds later, mikael granlund. the saucer pass to will smith, who scores his third straight game, fifth of the year and the sharks win it four two. college hoops stanford hosting cal poly. down in the late second half, mustangs take the lead. isaac jessup for three. cal poly goes up two. just under two minutes to go get the ball to maxime reno. he'll tie the game in the lane. he had a team high 21, but jared hyder gives the mustangs the lead for good. cal poly wins 9790. their fifth win surpasses their total from all of last s

and then the acc championship game, clemson and smu. and this might provide the most controversy.on has to win to get in. smu probably needs to win to avoid sweating on selection sunday. >> yeah, i think that's probably not. only are you playing for a right to get in and have a chance to press your, your, your ticket, but also it's a team that won debate we're going to have on sunday morning with reese. and the guys will be if smu loses this game, should they still be in. >> that's the thing that is the most interesting and most compelling about it. smu, its first year in the acc and clemson, has been the standard bearer there. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez. i'm luz pena i'm tara campbell i'm j.r. stone at abc seven news we deliver local stories with real answers to help make our but sometimes it can start to slow down. but did you know prevagen can help keep your memory sharp? the secret is the powerful ingredient, apoaequorin, originally discovered in jellyfish and found only in prevagen. in a clinical study, prevagen was shown to improve memory in subgroups of individ

can smu get in there with the loss?ainst teams in the s.e.c. like an alabama or an ole miss, or maybe even a south carolina with three losses. i think that they should be able to get in. i think there's an argument for both sides, but if they lose against clemson, obviously clemson would be the acc champs and will say, well, our resume includes a loss against a champion in the clemson tigers, so i think there are arguments on both sides. personally, guys, from what i've seen from smu, they have been one of the most consistent teams week in and week out. we've said it repeatedly on "college gameday." i think that there is a strong argument that even if they lose in the acc championship game, that the mustangs can get in. >> gio: well, i'm glad to hear that that was the million dollar question. i am the expert on this desk. >> whit: well done. >> gio: thank you, desmond, for confirming that. appreciate you, my friend. hey, tune in to "college gameday" at noon on abc, the place to be, the big 12 championship at noon and th

committee also then keep smu in the playoffs and knock alabama out? ranked 11th right now? we'll have to wait and see. >> andy shows. thank you before we go, a record breaking era for taylor swift is coming to an end. and it was probably beyond her wildest dreams. the last three shows of the superstars eras tour began last night in vancouver, canada. high ranking politicians and celebrities joined fans as swift performed her three hour show. it included the greatest songs of her 18 year career swift will have given more than 150 shows during the two year long extravaganza. it's made an estimated $2 billion. the highest grossing tour in history, and taylor swift is expected to call it a wrap at her final show tomorrow. well, that wraps up this hour of cnn newsroom. i'm anna coren thank you for your company and for joining all of us cnn this morning is next cnn heroes, an all star tribute. >> find out who will be named the cnn hero of the year tomorrow at 8:00 on cnn you'll love this. >> centrum silver is clinically proven to support memory in older adu

smu 11 and one. acc title next week against clemson in their first year in the conference. cal qualified for a bowl game last week with a dramatic win over stanford. a former star nfl quarterback who got his start at stanford is heading back to school. the cardinal athletic department is hiring andrew luck as its new football gm. andrew luck played at stanford 2008 to 2011. he was amazing. and in 2012, the indianapolis colts made him the first pick in the nfl draft. but in 2019, he retired from pro football due to injuries at the age of 29. luck moved back to the bay area last year. he's been coaching at palo alto high school. today, stanford athletic director announced he is hiring luck to head the football program there. this comes as the team just finished a three and nine season under coach troy taylor. luck says he is excited to work with the coach. okay, wee'r one of the largest celebrations happening right here in northern california. this is at cal expo in sacramento. take a look at this line

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as their underdog squad will take on smu in the acc title game.on will have to beat smu, it appears that alabama might be headed back to the college football playoff after all. this would be the ninth time in the past 11 seasons. joe scarborough nods approvingly. the crimson tide are ranked number 11 one spot ahead of miami who led six rankings after the hurricanes suffered their second defeat of the year. with neither team playing this weekend, miami is unlikely to jump alabama before selection sunday and would be left off of the 12-team playoff to make room for the fifth highest rated conference champion. mean wile, undefeated oregon remains number one for a fifth consecutive week as ohio state drops four spots down in number 6 after its surprise loss to michigan. that bumps up texas, penn state, notre dame and georgia while tennessee, smu, indiana, and boise state round out the top ten. now to the nba and a big night from long-range for the surging milwaukee bucs. in detroit milwaukee hit a season high 23 points against the pistons combining fo

cal short handed at number nine smu. late first half. down 21. nothing.on fourth down. he would end up leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury. straight to the fourth 24 six. now c.j. harris in there at quarterback. picked off by jonathan mcgill. and he's going to return it just to the shadow of the red zone. two plays later kevin jennings your quarterback finding a wide open rashad smith. that was easy 23 yards and in. 31 to 6. and the mustangs were not done. next possession backup quarterback preston stone to keyshawn smith 40 yards in contested traffic. smu wins 38 to 6. cal awaits their bowl bid. time to bring out the pom poms. smu is going to play clemson in the acc championship next saturday night. sharks and kraken for a second day in a row. chomp, chomp. sharks scored three goals in the second and back to back games as luke keenan out of the box and scores his sixth of the year. two nothing. and then check out jake walman acrobatic move to keep the puck in the zone. macklin celebrini misses the net, but cody ceci there on the rebound,

next, smu drive to get it done on the ground.he endzone staff. 5 yard touchdown run makes it 14 to nothing and the mustangs weren't done later on 2nd quarter. now, derrick1more like character stays on his feet. hard team to scamper. all smu in this one. 38 6, the final pal finishes the regular season. 66 you know what to see with they'll be playing 61. >> on the hardwood tonight, stanford playing host to cal poly. this is looking good in the 1st half of the cardinal pretty ball movement here. maxine rayno, 2 of his team high. 21 points, stanford up by 9 at the break. but in the 2nd pauley came storming back, includes cuts the lead to 3. he had a career-high 30 points, but under 2 minutes to go now tied at 80 for the drop, jared hyder that powell transfer hits the biggest shot of the night and cal poly pull this off the upset at maples, pavilion 97, 90 there fine on the year. well, better news for the stanford football program today. they named former quarterback andrew luck as their general manager in this newly created role. luc

on a last second field goal, the committee sided with smu. will go to penn state, while clemson plays at texas. the other matchups are notre dame hosting indiana and ohio state hosting tennessee. the first round games kick off december 20th and 21st. two of them on our sister channel tnt to the nfl where the chiefs keep their eyes on a three peat in dramatic fashion. down one to the chargers in the final moments when patrick mahomes just pulls off more wizardry, setting up a game winning field goal attempt for matthew wright with just one second left. and watch this casey wright just signed with the team, doinks it off the upright, but in chiefs win 1716, claiming their ninth straight division title they have now won 15 straight games by one score or less. how in the world do you keep doing this? mahomes we believe in each other. >> you know it's never one group. it's everybody. offense, defense special teams. and that's what the special teams do. and so i was glad that matt was able to knock that thing through. and we got the win. i'm just g

alabama is in and smu is doing whatever smu does this time of the year. >> you know, it seems to me thats on, and he talks meabout how nutley high school jv team went 12-0 and deserve to be in, the big lie that this is all based on. >> yes. >> is that all conferences are created equal, right. so smu, they deserve it because they got to the acc conference championship. clemson deserves it because they won the acc. let me give everybody a little stat over -- let me ask you, pablo, over the past 25 years, 5 how many national championshi do you think the sec has won? >>, so i looked it up, and i know the last 20 the s.e.c. has had ten champions or finalists, or runner-ups, which is a crazy stat. what's your number? >> i've got -- and i'm counting texas now who won in 2005 -- >> i see what's happening. >> -- the only win, 20 out of 25 national championships this century have been s.e.c. teams, whether it's auburn or florida or alabama, lsu, texas in 2005, won the southwest conference, i'm just saying, this lie that the committee holds up and that booger mcfarland holds up every year, all conf

on a last second field goal, will the committee sided with smu. the mustangs will play penn state, while clemson plays at texas. there are other matchups are going to be notre dame hosting in-state rivals indiana and ohio state hosting tennessee. the first round games kick off december 20th and 21st. two of them will be on our sister channel tnt. and jim, that all leads up to the college football playoff national championship game. i know you will come down here to atlanta january 20th to see not alabama in the championship, but unbelievable. i want to know who you think is going to win it all. >> well let's put that bracket back up on screen because i do want to get your take too. and to me what is so crazy about this and it's the first year of it, is that arizona state and boise state get byes here. they're not exactly football powerhouses, but they've had incredible seasons. it's really sort of unreal like i mean, i would think like notre dame would be in there or texas would get the bye but no, they got to play a game to get to the next round.

oregon, texas smu and boise state would get byes as the highest rated conference champions in the first round. penn state would host arizona state. asu ranked 15th, but the fifth highest rated conference champ is guaranteed a spot in the playoffs, so they get in. tennessee would play at ohio state notre dame would host alabama and indiana would go to georgia. now we could see movement after the conference championship games this weekend unlv, iowa state and clemson are all in win and get in situations and if clemson beats smu in the acc title game to claim that spot we could see a situation where smu still gets in and that would knock out alabama final rankings and bracket going to come out on sunday. the nfl, meanwhile announcing that texans linebacker azeez al-shaair has been suspended for three games for his hit on jaguars quarterback trevor lawrence. the league calling his hit unacceptable and said azeez al-shaair has shown a continued disregard for player safety. now al-qahera news apologized earlier this week saying he didn't see lawrence slide until it was too late. now, texans g

on a last second field goal, the committee sided with smu. they will go to penn state while clemson plays at texas. the other matchups are notre dame hosting indiana and ohio state hosting tennessee. john, the first round games kick off december 20th and 21st, with two of them on our sister channel tnt. >> i'm super excited about this, but i still don't quite know how to process the whole college football playoff thing coy well, i'm with you. >> i think all of us are just getting the hang of it but a lot more excitement for many more fan bases this time of year. >> and it starts soon. it starts like in a week, which is awesome. all right, coy, thank you very much. brand new hour of cnn news central starts right now developing this morning, the stunning fall of the assad regime in syria after five decades of brutal dictatorship. >> but the world is wondering just who is in charge now. as fears grow of a resurgence of isis and the u.s. works to bring home a journalist captured there 12 years ago. new disturbing allegations against jay z. in an

on a last second field goal, the committee sided with smu.y will go to penn state while clemson plays at texas. the other matchups are notre dame hosting indiana and ohio state hosting tennessee. john, the first round games kick off december 20th and 21st, with two of them on our sister channel tnt. >> i'm super excited about this, but i still don't quite know how to process the whole college football playoff thing coy well, i'm with you. >> i think all of us are just getting the hang of it but a lot more excitement for many more fan bases this time of year. >> and it starts soon. it starts like in a week, which is awesome. all right, coy, thank you very much. brand new hour of cnn news central ar

there will also be two more games on tnt featuring smu traveling to penn state, clemson heading to texasof the lone star state. we have a lot of viewers in the lone star state, but for the games on abc, the battle for hoosier land is tonight at 8 p.m. the battle for all z bell and howell bionic spotlight for 50% off outdoor security. light systems are expensive and a huge pain to install. hiring a professional costs even more. and forget about the sky high electric bill. well, now there's a better way. this is the all new ultra bright bell and howell bionic solar spotlight. it's free to operate because it's powered by the sun with ultra bright, high intensity led bulbs. it installs in seconds. look, no wires needed. plus it's motion activated, automatically turning on when it detects motion as far as 25ft away. standing guard against prowlers and destructive animals. look, your lights are too weak. but watch. bam! that's bionic light power. check out the difference before and after which home looks safer to you. garbage cans can be a feast for animals until the bionic spotlight scares th

the bid gave them at tick bid leaving smu on the bubble.tageous the last at -- mustangs the last at large bid over the alabama team. here's the bracket. the top tour is teams. oregon, georgia, boise state, and arizona state have first-round byes. the opening round of games will be played december 20th and 21st. >>> and we wrap things up this morning with a historic free agent signing in major league baseball. juan soto is going to the new york mets. agreeing to the largest contract in the history of pro sports. 15 years, $765 million. just insane numbers that break the $700 million contract that shohei ohtani signed with the dodgers a year ago. the new york yankees offered soto $760 million over 16 years, but the four-time all-star went with the mets deal instead which will pay him an average annual salary of $51 million, good for the mets. but the biggest thing here is it's not just the mets outbid the yankees, juan soto office the yankees and left the yankees to go play the mets. that is devastating for those in the bronx, as you can see

what would happen if smu got to play against penn state? you get the question answered.many questions answered in bowl season and then personally, you get to go to unique places. i remember the last game of my college career it was the holiday bowl. we were out in san diego, made memories with my senior class. cross conference play, memories for the athletes. >> won the mvp -- what about this year's holiday ball after posting a winning record. syracuse, brown, rival paid immediate dividends. 5-3 in the acc. kyle mccord was outstanding in the upset win over miami, knocking the hurricanes out of the playoffs. one victory shy of its second 10-win season in the last 23 years. how about washington state? they started the pac-12 era, 8-1 before faltering down the stretch losing the final cree. much of the success goes to the recently departed coach, and quarterback john mateer. mateer, the offensive coordinator, head coach, defense coordinator got fired. 30 players in the transfer portal. washington state will still field a team so it's washington state and syracuse trying to

smu is down. kevin jennings finds roderick daniels junior for the four yard touchdown. tied at 31 three seconds left. it's a 56 yarder as time expires clemson wins the acc championship, 3431. down in texas, matthew mcconaughey, champ bailey and vince young in attendance to see the sec championship in the second quarter, we start you, carson beck on the move and he gets sacked by trey moore. it's recovered by texas and beck would leave the game with an elbow injury. in overtime though georgia down 1916. gunner stockton is going to keep it and go in for this eight yard run. hit hard by andrew macumba. macumba was initially called for targeting but this call was overturned after a review. stockton was still able to get the first down. beck comes back in so then the next play, trevor etienne takes it in for the four yard touchdown. georgia wins the sec championship 22 to 19. in the big ten championship, oregon defeated penn state 4537, and in the big 12 championship, arizona state defeated iowa state 45 to 19. thanks so much for joining us here on the 10:00 news. and as mar

so, earlier in the day, number 6, look at that, oh, my gosh, number 6 penn state meets number 11, smuout how cold it is out here, you're looking at smu, a team that's right outside of dallas, right, that's going up to happy valley where the weather is going to be just like the weather here, probably below 30 degrees, and i do like, though, this mustangs defense. they got guys up front who they rotate about eight or nine deep just to keep them fresh, and they're going to go up against kaytron allen, nick singleton, these guys are one of the best duos at running back that you will ever see in college football. so, again, penn state's running game going up against the mustangs' front seven. keep an eye on that, and i hope you're paying attention. there might be a pop quiz when i'm done. >> gio: oh, well, janai will have that answer. in the afternoon it's acc champion clemson versus s.e.c. runner-up texas in a first ever meeting, so how do you this playing out, des? >> this is going to be a great matchup. i'm really excited about it. you're looking at a clemson team that no one thought wo

penn state overwhelms smu and wins.the nfl, two afc matchups on a rare saturday of games, the baltimore ravens hosting the pittsburgh steelers. >> wilson, a throw. >> reporter: patterson, tying the game with this bobbling grab in the end zone that he helped secure with his thighs, but marlin humphrey secures the games for the ravens with an interception in the fourth quarter. >> the pick six. >> reporter: the ravens clinch a spot in the playoffs. the kansas city chiefs taking on the houston texans. both teams already in the playoffs. >> caught in the bucket on a touchdown. >> reporter: early second half tank dell with the touchdown, but grabs his knee right away after colliding with his teammate. dell carted off the field. texans lose dell and the game. and then with that win, the chiefs stay the number one seed in the afc. they could clinch that today if the bills lose. we have 12 games today. some with playoff implications. packers can clinch a spot with a win tomorrow night against the saints. that game is on espn an

special victory saturday against number nine, smu, who had already clinched a spot in the acc championship to the bears right before the game started. quarterback mendoza out with an illness. we pick it up in the third quarter. mendoza's replacement picks up a first down but he enters his leg. did not return them. under four minutes to play now. preston stone, look at this perfect passover two bears defenders. a heck of a 40 yard touchdown grab. celebrates with the cheerleaders. they are 11-1. cal finishes the regular season 6-6. ohio state, a 20-point favored against rival michigan. but with a little over three minutes left, the game was tied at 10 and at third and six, the wolverines bowling's gets hit on his feet. picks up 27 yards to get michigan into field-goal rains. that set up dominic for the field-goal kick with under a minute to play. wolverines stunt number two ohio state 13-10. they beat the buckeyes for the fourth straight year. a5. more of april. multiple brawls. it got so ugly the police actually had to use pepper spray to separate the teams. multiple players come affected b

smu plays at penn state.nd indiana takes on notre dame. >>> and no soy fiesta. >> rob gronkowski is the host of this year's l.a. bowl. you know cal will have a good time on their trip to california, and the bears are set to play unlv on december 18 at sofi stadium. and back to the 49ers, after two blowout losses, how about a blowout win? four days from now. they have to tee it up again. rams coming here on thursday in another must win. the niners, they're still in this. and what is the deal with guerendo's foot injury. >>> and thanks. well another weekend, another box office record. dominating deep breath. cancer is a journey you don't take alone. you did it! our cancer care team works together to care for all that is you. after careful review of medical guidance and research on pain relief, my recommendation is simple: every home should have salonpas. powerful yet non-addictive. targeted and long-lasting. i recommend salonpas. it's good medicine. ♪ hisamitsu ♪ >>> and $52 million for a total of $350 million

. >> ask smu is not going to spend a week in state college and go visit hershey p. a. the chocolate factory and stuff. and in bowl games, they're special. we would love to be in the playoffs. but the opportunity that we get to spend a weekend in orlando will be an awesome opportunity that they are looking forward to. >> yeah, disney world, they're fun. but hey coach, you have fun there in orlando. my alma mater, they're competing for the national championship. we'll take the college football playoffs. speaking of the bowls. unveiling their new trophy for this year's game. it's an actual toaster that will pop up and serve pop tarts to the winning team. this might take the cake as the coolest trophy in all of sports. >> best ever. >> yeah. like listen. stanley cup move over. lombardi, move over. >> what flavor are you bringing? >> oh. brown sugar. >> and i was going to say the same thing. i'm going with the classic brown sugar. let's go. okay, thanks, matt. >>> up next, the holiday light show with a twist. we'll take you to the bay area home where you won't catch a glimp

they were nudged by smu who took the final spot in the playoffs after losing to clemson in 9al secondspionship game last night. the playoffs start friday, december 20th, on abc and espn. whit. >> whit: looking forward to it. thanks so much. >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday. a dramatic rescue after a small plane crash. the coast guard swooping in to pull two people to safety. >> and taylor swift's eras tour is coming to an end. what it's meant to swifties all over the world. for more than a decade farxiga has been trusted again and again, and again. ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ♪ far-xi-ga ♪ ask your doctor about farxiga. it ain't my dad's razor, dad. hey! watch it! it's from gillettelabs! this green bar releases trapped hairs from my face. game changa! while the flexdisc contours to it, so the five blades can virtually get every hair in one stroke, for the ultimate gillette shaving experience. the best a man can get is gillettelabs. on chewy, save up to 40% on holiday gifts for your pet. like their favorite treats, toys and food. the best prese

if clemson currently number 17 upsets smu, alabama will get squeezed out. looks like they will get squeezed out. >> no, they won't. willie, let me tell you why. i bring pablo on here just so he can set me up. he is a bowling pin i can knock down. >> voice of reason. truth teller, bowling pin, your mileage varies. >> willie, i know that pablo is an artist, he doesn't focus on data like i do because as you know i'm data driven. >> always. >> but if smu loses to clemson this weekend they, like miami, will have played two ranked teams all year and they will be 0-2 against those two ranked teams, just like miami. they will have lost to byu, they will have lost to clemson. 0-2, whereas alabama beat number 19 mizzou, south carolina and georgia. there's no way you're going to put in somebody who can't beat a top 25 team over a team that's 3-1 against the best teams in america, willie. i know you agree with me. >> i can make a case that ole miss and south carolina should also be in. they have the same record as alabama. s.e.c., baby. i'm totally hung up on your two

they had a chance for the special victory saturday against number nine, smu, but already clinched a spot. big blow to the bears right before the game. quarterback mendoza, out with an illness. third order, they are down 21-0. first down but he enters his leg. he left the game. did not return. under minutes to play now. this game is over. insult to injury. preston stone, perfect passover two pairs offenders. 40 yard touchdown. celebrate with the cheerleaders there. mustangs. the improved to 11-1. cal finishes the regular season number 6-6. ohio state, 20-point favorite against rival michigan. but with a little over three minutes left, the game was tied at 10. third and six. wolverines. gets hit in the backfield. picks up 27 and gets michigan in the field-goal range. that set up dominic for the go-ahead kick with under a minute to play. wolverines the number two ohio state 13-10. they beat the buckeyes for the fourth straight year. it gets crazy after the game. fights break up. michigan tries to plant their flag at midfield. police have to use pepper spray to actually separate the teams. s

. >>> how quarterback mendoza out with an illness against number nine smu. 21- 19, mustangs.eplacement picks up a first down but he injured his leg. the left the game and did not return. under four minutes to play, preston stone. over three bears defenders. 40 yards score. he celebrates with the cheerleaders 38-6 the final. they are 11-1. how finishes are season 6-6. >>> sharks in seattle playing the crack of for the second day in a row. san jose up and he shoots off the board and he deflects. whose was his first goal of the year, 3-0 sharks. less than a minute later, he says of the rookie for another sharks goal. third straight game smith has scored . they have won three of the last four. >>> to the nfl. traveling already one of the toughest things to do when you're playing one of the best teams at the 49ers trip to buffalo will include three feet of snow that has been dumped on western new york this weekend. locally, george kittle is looking forward to it. >> what a great opportunity to play football. sunday night football in buffalo, my first time playing a buffalo and i'm

penn state knocking off smu after a pair of pick six and rolled into a school record, 192th 12th winf the season. them get boise state. in austin, texas, longhorns running back wiesner scored twice in ut's convincing 38-24 win over clemson. arizona state is next for texas. and ohio state responded to questions about the team and its coach after a loss to rival michigan by absolutely smacking nnessee 42-17. buckeyes quarterback will howard through for two touchdowns. they get top-seeded oregon next in a rematch of a great bit big game early in the season. >>> let's turn now and get a quick check of your local sunday we we've got some light rain coming down along with cloud cover. take a look at storm ranger. we are expecting to see this rain continue, at least for the first half of our morning, but it will be very light. we're going to get a brief break in between systems. live. look right now at sfo. make sure to check any travel delays. we've also got some areas of fog and we're expecting to see some heavier pockets of rain pick up overnight into tomorrow, which >>> straight ahead,

playoff with a walk-off 56-yard field goal by freshman nolan houser, now a legend at clemson, beating smu 34-31 in the acc championship. in the s.e.c. championship game the fifth ranked georgia bulldogs took on the texas longhorns. carson beck injured at the end of the first half, had to leave the game, but when his backup had his helmet knocked off on a brutal hit in overtime, wow, beck came back in, using his good arm to handoff to running back trevor et i don't know who took the ball into the end zone for a 22-19 dogs win. >>> in indianapolis oregon beat penn state 45-37 to win its first ever big ten championship, all but ensuring the ducks the number one seed in the y morning, boosting the numbers up a little bit into the mid to upper 40s through san jose, palo alto, walnut creek. as we get some more cloud cover in here in the overnight hours. 51 in san francisco. now with that cloud, some of it is touching the ground, aka fog, and we have some dense areas up into santa rosa, parts of san carlos, over on towards livermore, and the tule >>> straight ahead, the highs and lows of the wee

penn state, meanwhile, they got two pick sixes in the first half against smu. they would just blow out the mustangs in this one. that game was 38 to 10. penn state now move on to face boise state in the fiesta bowl, kicking off the quarterfinals on new year's eve. and here's a look at that bracket for the quarterfinals notre dame. they beat indiana in south bend friday night. they're going to play georgia in the sugar bowl. that's going to be the nightcap in new orleans on january 1st. and you know victor here's hoping that the quarterfinal games are better than the first round. >> yeah you look at those scores as you said a blowout. exciting plays but not really close to the end. andy, thank you so much. stay warm out there. >> i'll try. >> all right. and thank you for coming back and spending some time with us this weekend. >> thank you for having me. i feel like we had some good times. i learned a lot about you. yes. and i have one homework assignment for you. >> see? die hard? >> yes. see? >> die hard, which is not a christmas movie. >> it is. oh, thanks so

same for penn state and smu. that game will kick off the action today at noon eastern. then it's texas hosting clemson. you can watch both those games on our sister network, tnt, or stream them on max. and the nightcap is here in columbus for tennessee and ohio state. and guys, it's a football bonanza today. you got the three college football playoff games. you got two nfl games as well. texans, chiefs. steelers. ravens. great day to be on a warm couch or outside here in 20 degree weather andy. >> have a great time. i'm a little worried about you. stay warm. thank you. all right. first of all, is up next with victor blackwell. victor, what do you have coming up? >> so congressman james clyburn is here to react to the deal to avoid a government shutdown. he was the majority whip for the democrats in the house. will get his thoughts on what made it into the agreement, what was left out and the path forward for democrats next year. also, the story of a family separated right before the holidays. a mother misses an immigration hearing as she recovered from giving birth to n

ranked smu.starting quarterback fernando mendoza, who was out due to illness. starting linebacker cade uluave also missed his third straight game due to an injury, and mcclymonds alum javion thomas was unable to play. now, despite this loss, cal is still bowl eligible and we'll find out what postseason game it is headed to on december eighth. all right, now for some basketball. golden state warriors really hoping to snap a three game losing streak. they were in phoenix to take on former warrior kevin durant and the suns. steph curry was back in the lineup after missing wednesday's game against the oklahoma city thunder. we'll start you off here in the third quarter. warriors down 12. steph curry has the ball and drains the triple. curry finished with 23 points. warriors down nine. fourth quarter. suns up eight. kevin durant comes up with the block. and then in transition devin booker finds monte morris for the layup. suns up ten. all right. still in the fourth quarter. warriors down eight. jonath

smu clawing back from 17 to clemson tying the game with seconds left. >> jennings, into the end zone. daniels jr. >> reporter: after a 41-yard return from adam randall, three seconds left. >> it was caught. antonio williams dives down. >> reporter: setting up nolan hauser for a 56-yard game-winning field goal. >> snap and hold are good. that one is good. >> reporter: over in the big ten number one oregon leaping over penn state. >> got rid of it in a hurry. touchdown. >> reporter: the ducks' dylan gabriel throwing four touchdowns. >> heading to the end zone. touchdown, oregon. >> reporter: oregon stays undefeated and with their first big ten championship in the first season in the conference. >> here he goes again. >> reporter: cam with three touchdowns for the sun devils and for the s.e.c. championship, the georgia bulldogs taking on the texas longhorns. >> outnumbered, but they do show up and show out. >> reporter: they lose their starting quarterback carson beck at the end of the first half. >> he got hit hard. >> he's down. >> yeah. >> stockton on the move. >> reporter: and turns

it's going to be about the same for penn state and smu.t game will kick off the action today at noon eastern. then it's texas hosting clemson. you can watch both those games on our sister network, tnt, or stream them on max. and the nightcap is here in columbus for tennessee and ohio state. and guys, it's a football bonanza today. you got the three college football playoff games. you got two nfl games as well. texans, chiefs. steelers. ravens. great day to be on a warm couch or outside here in 20 degree weather andy. >> have a great time. i'm a little worried about you. stay warm. thank you. all right. first of all, is up next with victor blackwell. victor, what do you have coming up? >> so congressman james clyburn is here to react to the deal to avoid a government shutdown. he was the majority whip for the democrats in the house. will get his thoughts on what made it into the agreement, what was left out and the path forward for democrats next year. also, the story of a family separated right before the holidays. a mother misses an immig

then you got three games on tap tomorrow smu at penn state, clemson at texas. you can watch both of those games on our sister network tnt. and you're also going to have tennessee at ohio state for the nightcap. and it's going to be cold everywhere. but austin kickoff here tonight in south bend. it's going to be 28 degrees. and sarah, you know, it's it's pouring down snow right now. it's truly going to feel like christmas. you got the white snow everywhere. indiana fans wearing red. notre dame fans wearing green. and i can tell you what there's hundreds of cars lined up of tailgaters just waiting to get in here right now. this snow is not keeping them away. they're excited for the game in the snow. >> they don't care about the frigid temperatures. but you know what? this one over here, she's itching. she's wishing she was there. >> you don't need to feel your fingers when you're. when you're a hoosier. when you're in indiana. yes, yes. if you can't tell. i grew up in indiana. wait. put up the map again. i will show you in between those that, as sarah said, that

south carolina, clemson could still get in if they win the acc championship game on saturday against smunated with that title game with the syracuse loss, but remember jessica this is just the associated press poll, not the official college football playoff rankings that come out on tuesday night but it is a pretty good indication of what we think is going to happen. >> yeah, a lot of eyes on that one. all right. don riddell, thank you so much for that. president elect trump's plans to appoint kash patel to the fbi's top job is drawing criticism from both sides of the aisle. also getting a lot of praise from some of trump's biggest allies. we're going to talk more about that here in the cnn newsroom cnn heroes, an all star tribute. >> meet and celebrate the honorees. then find out who will be hero of the year, plus a special tribute to michael j. fox cnn heroes, an all star tribute next sunday at eight on cnn. >> my moderate to severe crohn's symptoms kept me out of the picture. >> now i have skyrizi. i've got places to go and i'm feeling free controlling my crohn's means everything to m

it's going to be about the same for penn state and smu.d that game is going to be the first playoff game of the day. kicks off at noon eastern. it's going to be followed by texas hosting clemson. you can watch both of those games on tnt and stream them as well on max. and then it's ohio state and tennessee here in columbus for the nightcap. frederica. should be an amazing day. just a football bonanza. >> oh it's incredible. just right in front of the tv set. or if you're anywhere out there in these cold places, just bundle up some incredible ball in in these games. thank you so much, andy schulz. appreciate it. i'm fredricka whitfield. we'll see you again here at noon eastern. the amanpour hour is up next. >> andy, take a seat. anderson, look at this. you're wet. disheveled. there's debris hitting you. we need to be ready for new year's eve. maybe you are ready. >> new year's eve live with anderson and andy. live coverage starts at eight on cnn someone need a hug? >> sing bah, humbug. >> somewhere inside every lost grown up is the kid they

penn state, meanwhile, got two pick sixes in the first half against smu.hey would blow out the mustangs, winning 38 to 10. they now move on to face boise state in the fiesta bowl. now the first ever home playoff games certainly were fun atmospheres, but in the end they were all blowouts. so here's hoping the quarterfinals on new year's eve and new year's day are more competitive. >> all right, andy schulz, thanks so much. still ahead tonight we're going to have more on our top story. that horrific incident where a female passenger was set on fire on a new york city subway. a person of interest, now in custody. you're in the cnn newsroom. >> scott luther, never too much new year's day at eight on cnn you make good choices. >> they've shaped your journey to leave all that your life built. rock solid for generations. with ambition like that, you need someone who elevates advice to a craft. at ubs, we match your vision with insight and expertise to shape a unique outcome for you advice is our craft we've got this. >> hey, susan. toothbrush. big interview, huh?

penn state, meanwhile, got two pick sixes in the first half against smu.they would blow out the mustangs, winning 38 to 10. they now move on to face boise state in the fiesta bowl. now the first ever home playoff games certainly were fun atmospheres, but in the end, they were all blowouts. so here's hoping the quarterfinals on new year's eve and new year's day are more competitive. >> it could be quite a festive holiday for some lucky lottery ticket owner or owners in the u.s. the mega millions jackpot for christmas eve has soared to $944 million. what? or 429 million? if it's taken as a lump sum. your choice, of course. that is the largest prize the lottery has ever offered. in december, the mega millions organization has had a series of enormous jackpots in 2024, including one of more than $1 billion. wow. the chances of winning the top prize are approximately 1 in 300,000,000. and yes, you will be paying taxes on those winnings. yes, well, that is all i've got for you. it's been real. let's do it again next weekend. happy holidays if you celebrate. and