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Corral, Ole Miss take down No. 7 Indiana in Outback Bowl
The Ole Miss defense, which allowed 535.7 yards and 40.3 points per game during the regular season, came through with one more stop to clinch the school's first bowl win since beating Oklahoma State in the 2016 Sugar Bowl. leaving Indiana with an opportunity to pull out its first bowl win in nearly 30 years. The Hoosiers, who don't have a postseason win since the 1991 Copper Bowl bowl, drove to the Rebels 33 before stalling and turning it over on downs. The Big Ten logo was replaced by an Outback Bowl logo on jerseys, and the letters โLEOโ were added to helmets. POLL IMPLICATIONSThe loss could cost Indiana what likely would have been a Top 10 finish in the final AP Poll.
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No. 7 Indiana excited to be in Outback Bowl against Ole Miss
โWe were definitely kind of bummed out about what happened with the New Year's Six bowl game, but we just kind of used that as fuel to the fire,โ running back Stevie Scott III said. โIt has been 29 years since we last won a bowl game,โ quarterback Jack Tuttle said. The problem was a porous defense yielded 40.3 points and a nationโs-worst 535.7 yards per game in the teamโs first season under Kiffin. In fact, itโs rare that Ole Miss is facing a Big Ten opponent at all. They havenโt faced a team from that league since beating Nebraska in the 2002 Independence Bowl.
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Indiana-Purdue, Michigan-Iowa canceled; bowl also called off
It will be the first time in-state rivals have not met in a football season since the Spanish flu pandemic forced cancellations in 1918 and 19. (Darron Cummings, File)Two of the seven Big Ten Champions Week games were canceled Tuesday because of COVID-19 outbreaks as an uncertain postseason looms for college football. 18 Iowa on Saturday also was canceled, the third straight Wolverines game to be called off. Approximately 125 games since late August have been postponed or canceled, including the Frisco Bowl scheduled for Saturday. The Hoosiers havenโt won a bowl game since 1991 and coach Tom Allen believes that would be a good way to wrap up a historic season.
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The Latest: SEC championship game to have crowd of 16,500
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:___The Southeastern Conference championship game between No. This will be the ninth time Alabama and Florida have met in the SEC title game, which has been played in Atlanta since 1994. It was moved to take the place of the Michigan-Ohio State game, which was canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Wolverinesโ program. ___UConn has postponed a second menโs basketball game as it continues to deal with a playerโs positive coronavirus test. Should the game be played, the winner of the Washington-Oregon matchup will be Pac-12 North champions and play in the conference title game on Dec. 18.
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Tuttle, D lift No. 10 Indiana past No. 18 Wisconsin 14-6
Indiana tied a program record Saturday by earning its sixth Big Ten win of the season, joining the 1967 and 1987 teams. Tuttle also lost a fumble that led to a Wisconsin field goal. โHe goes running into the locker so Iโm thinking, Iโm telling Dex (Dexter Williams), โOK, this is your time. Indiana entered the day with a Big Ten-leading 18 takeaways and used an early turnover to take the lead for good. Wisconsin had moved the ball to the Indiana 39 when Tiawan Mullen sacked Mertz and knocked the ball loose.