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No Doubt About It, Buckeyes Are The Best
Ohio State is the 2024 National Champion. No discussion required. The Buckeyes beat Notre Dame 34-23 and it was not nearly as close as the score indicated. The Irish took the initial drive for over 9 minutes and a 7-0 lead, but from the time Ohio State's offense took the field the game was completely in their charge. Notre Dame made a late rally and scored twice but it was too little to late. Ironically, the Top Five in the Billingsley Report remained unchanged. Idle Oregon finished13-1, their lone loss coming at the hands of Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, remained at #2 Updates to the Encyclopedia will begin next week, with the completion of the All Time Scores expected in late March. All contingent on my health. My Parkinson's continues to progress. I am so thankful I made it through the 2024 season and was able to enjoy it so much.
Richard Billingsley
Notre Dame , Ohio State
Ohio State and Notre Dame Set For National Championship
Both semi-final games lived up to the hype. Notre Dame nipped Penn State 27-24 as time ran out, and with Texas driving for a tying touchdown with a little over 2 minutes left, the Longhorns fumbled the ball and the Buckeyes scooped it up and ran 86 yards to seal the win 28-14. The Championship will be played in Atlanta January 20. Billingsley has Ohio State favored by 4.848 points. The early Las Vegas line favors Ohio State by 9.5.
Semi-Final Games Set For Thursday and Friday
Only four teams remain in the race for the 2024 national championship. Ohio State will meet Texas in the Cotton Bowl and Penn State will battle Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl. Billingsley Projections show Ohio State over Texas by 4 and Penn State over the Irish by 1.
Quarterfinal Games Set
The games will be played as traditional Bowls, beginning with Penn State and Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl December 31. On New Years Day Texas will face Arizona State in the Peach Bowl followed by Oregon and Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. Notre Dame and Georgia face off in the Sugar Bowl that night. The next Billingsley Report will be posted on January 5th after the Bahamas Bowl played on the 4th of January. The next round of projections will post late this afternoon.
Navy
Navy Upsets Army 31-13
In the 125th edition of this storied rivalry the Midshipman QB Blake Horvath put on quite a show, throwing for 204 yards and running for another 107. The Cadets just couldn't find a way to stop him and Navy ran away with a 31-13 victory, breaking a two game losing streak. The win also one Navy the Commander-In- Chiefs Trophy because of their previous win over Air Force earlier in the season. The next Billingsley Report will be released next Sunday after the completion of the first round of the new 12 team playoff.
Clemson
Clemson Win Creates Huge Decision For CFP Committee
Championship Weekend turned out to be blow out weekend with the exception of two nail biters in the SEC and ACC. Georgia sneaked out a 22-19 win over Texas in the afternoon game and Clemson upset SMU 34-31 with a 56 yard field goal as time expired. Clemson receives an automatic bid to the playoff as the ACC champ, but now the committee must decide where to slot SMU. The Billingsley Report ranks Clemson #10 with SMU #11. Only 12 slots are available and #15 Arizona State takes one as Big 12 Champ so the question becomes a hard choice between SMU and Alabama for the final team in. The results will be released at 11 AM CT today along with the selections for all the Bowl Games as the day unfolds.
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