Monday Midday: Quick preview of Newcastle-Burnley; Michigan's Peters 'likely' to start vs. Minnesota

The week's Premier League slate concludes on Monday as Burnley host Newcastle United at Turf Moor.

The Clarets (3-4-2) have made their bones this season largely by staying in close games as most of their Premier League fixtures have not seen more than two goals scored between both sides. The only exceptions are a 3-2 win over Chelsea to start the season and last week's 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City.

Burnley were outclassed from the start against City as the Citizens dominated the ball, keeping more than 70 percent of possession while holding Burnley without a shot on target.

Newcastle find themselves one point ahead of Burnley and seeking their second straight Premier League win after last week's narrow 1-0 result over Crystal Palace at home. The Tynesiders are 1-2-0 in the last three.

The Clarets are 1-3-1 over all competitions this season on home soil.

NHL UNVEILS 'THREE STARS OF THE WEEK'

New York Islanders center John Tavares, Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Oscar Dansk and Ottawa Senators center Jean-Gabriel Pageau have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Oct. 29.

Tavares led the NHL with 6-1-7, including a pair of hat tricks, to power the Islanders (6-4-1, 13 points) to two wins in three starts. He posted 3-1-4, including the decisive goal and his 10th career four-point performance, in a 5-3 triumph over the Arizona Coyotes Oct. 24. After being held off the scoresheet in a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Wild Oct. 26, Tavares added his eighth career hat trick in a 6-2 victory against the Nashville Predators Oct. 28. In doing so, he became the third player in Islanders history to record two hat tricks within a span of three team games - and the first to accomplish the feat since March 3-5, 1996 (Ziggy Palffy). The 27-year-old Mississauga, Ont., native ranks third in the NHL with nine goals in 11 outings this season, pacing the Islanders with 13 points overall.

Dansk went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, .968 save percentage and one shutout to lead the Golden Knights (8-1-0, 16 points) to a perfect week, continuing the best start by an expansion team in NHL history. He made 29 saves in a 4-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 24. Dansk then stopped all 32 shots he faced to earn the first shutout in Golden Knights history in a 7-0 triumph over the Colorado Avalanche Oct. 27. The 23-year-old Stockholm, Sweden, native - who made his NHL debut Oct. 21 - is 3-0-0 with a 1.34 goals-against average, .959 save percentage and one shutout through his first three career appearances.

Pageau collected 1-5-6 as the Senators (5-1-5, 15 points) went 1-0-2 to extend their point streak to five games (2-0-3). He registered one assist in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings Oct. 24, followed by 1-2-3 (his fifth career three-point outing) in a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers Oct. 26. Pageau capped the week with two more helpers in a 5-4 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils Oct. 27. The 24-year-old Ottawa native ranks fifth on the Senators with 1-7-8 in 11 contests this season.

HURRICANES SEND F KUOKKANEN TO AHL

The Carolina Hurricanes assigned forward Janne Kuokkanen to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League on Monday.

Kuokkanen, 19, played in four games with the Hurricanes this season and made his NHL debut on Oct. 7 against Minnesota. He has six shots on goal and is averaging 11:04 time on ice in four games for Carolina.

The Oulunsalo, Finland, native recorded 62 points (26 goals, 36 assists) in 60 games with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League last season and made his pro debut in Game 3 of Charlotte's first-round Calder Cup playoff series.

The 6-1, 188-pound Kuokkanen was drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2016 NHL draft.

MICHIGAN QB PETERS 'LIKELY' TO START AGAINST MINNESOTA

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh isn't usually forthcoming about personnel decisions, but he said Monday that redshirt freshman quarterback Brandon Peters is "likely" to make his first start Saturday.

The Wolverines (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) host Minnesota (4-4, 1-4).

Peters entered in the second quarter, replacing struggling John O'Korn last Saturday against Rutgers. Peters immediately led three consecutive touchdown drives in a 35-14 victory, finishing 10 of 14 for 124 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions.

"We're going in the way we have -- preparing both quarterbacks," Harbaugh said at his weekly press conference. "Not naming a starter today. We'll see how the week progresses. Our system is a meritocracy. The best players play."

Harbaugh said that Peters will play either way, adding that the "51 percent would be on the side of him starting."

"He can do a lot to build on," Harbaugh said. "Now, he's been in game action, so I think that helps a lot."

Peters' only other action was in a mop-up role in a 28-10 win over Purdue on Sept. 23, when he did nothing but hand off. Starting quarterback Wilton Speight suffered a back injury in that game and is not expected to return this season.

Ducks end Michigan's run with 69-68 victory, head to Elite 8

By ERIC OLSON
AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Tyler Dorsey's teammates call him "Mr. March."

Yeah, that fits.

Dorsey scored 20 points and made the go-ahead layup with 1:08 left, and third-seeded Oregon held on to end No. 7 Michigan's dramatic postseason run with a 69-68 victory in a Midwest Regional semifinal on Thursday night.

"We lean on him right now," the Ducks' Dylan Ennis said. "He's playing his best basketball, and it's coming at the right time."

Dorsey's recent surge has been timely, for sure. He's scored 20 or more points in six straight games, a stretch that has seen Pac-12 player of the year Dillon Brooks struggle with his shot.

Oregon didn't have the win secured until Derrick Walton Jr., who had carried the Wolverines the last three weeks, was off with his long jumper just before the buzzer.

For the Ducks (32-5), it's on to the Elite Eight for the second straight year.

For the Wolverines (26-12), it was the end of a wild ride.

"The kids fought their hearts out this whole season," Michigan coach John Beilein said, "but particularly this last six weeks to be more than a story. It was a great team. They were becoming a great team before the story. We weren't sharp as we would have liked to have been today, but you have to credit Oregon with that."

Jordan Bell had a double-double for the Ducks, with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Brooks added 12 points and Ennis had 10.

Walton led the Wolverines with 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds. Zak Irvin had 14 of his 19 points in the second half and DJ Wilson had 12 points.

The Ducks' run to the regional final has come without big man Chris Boucher, who went out in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals with a season-ending knee injury. Oregon had plenty of inside game without Boucher, outscoring the Wolverines 34-16 in the paint and outrebounding them 36-31.

Its biggest play in the post came after Walton had made a jumper to give Michigan a 68-65 lead. Ennis got fouled and went to the line for a one-and-one. He missed, and Bell swooped in for the offensive rebound and put it in to make it a one-point game.

"We have a play that we practice on, if one of us misses a free throw. We executed it perfectly," Bell said.

After Walton missed a layup on the other end, Dorsey gave the Ducks the lead.

Ennis missed another free throw with 15 seconds left, giving Michigan one more chance. Oregon had two fouls to give and wanted to use them so Michigan would have to inbound the ball. The Ducks couldn't get it done, though, and Walton was able to put up one more shot.

"We were supposed to foul," Oregon coach Dana Altman said. "Dylan Ennis had an opportunity there. I was a little upset that he didn't. Fortunately the ball didn't go in."

BIG PICTURE

Michigan: The Wolverines have gone through a lot, with their plane skidding off the runway as they tried to fly to the Big Ten Tournament and advancing to the Sweet 16 as a No. 7 seed. Ultimately, fatigue might have caught up to them. They shot just 39.3 percent against the Ducks and didn't seem to have that special ingredient they showed last week.

Oregon: The Ducks set the school record with their 32nd win and are off to the Elite Eight for the second straight year thanks to a big-time performance from Dorsey.

WOE IS MOE

Michigan's Moe Wagner scored a career-high 26 points in Sunday's win over No. 2 seed Louisville. But he missed six of his first seven shots against the Ducks and finished with seven points after going 3 for 10.

LUCKY DUCKS

Oregon won despite making just 9 of 16 free throws. The Ducks came in shooting 71 percent from the line. "Nine for 16 usually spells disaster at this time of year," Altman said.

UP NEXT

Michigan's season is over.

Oregon plays Kansas in a regional final Saturday.

Oregon next obstacle for Cinderella Michigan

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There are two compelling stories heading into the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region matchup between Michigan and Oregon. The Wolverines and the Ducks face off in the first of two semifinals on Thursday night at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Michigan’s run through the Big Ten tournament, beginning with its team plane’s slide off the runway prior to the event, has been well-chronicled. But the No. 7 seed Wolverines (26-11) are not a fairy-tale story. They earned their way to Kansas City with gutsy victories over Oklahoma State and second-seeded Louisville in the first two rounds.

“There’s always going to be a lot of hype about what teams are getting most hype early, and it just doesn’t go away,” Michigan coach John Beilein said. “The level of coaching in this league, the resources in this league, the level of talent in this league, it will come to the top at the end of the year.”

The Wolverines are confident heading into Kansas City to face the third-seeded Ducks (31-5). They seem to have that “it” that underdogs who make deep runs must have.

“I had no doubt in my mind, if it came down to the way it did, in the second half that we would be able to pull it out,” D.J. Wilson said about the victory over Louisville. “I think it just shows the versatility of this team. Our offense, it’s kind of like ‘pick your poison.’ Today, we didn’t knock down the 3 (3-point shot). We worked, and we did other things to put the ball in the hole, and it was effective.”

Michigan is a well-balanced team, with four players (Derrick Walton Jr., Zak Irvin, Moritz Wagner and Wilson) averaging between 11.0 and 15.4 points, and those same four players average between 4.1 and 5.3 rebounds per game.

Walton is the leader of the team, but the star of the first two rounds was Wagner, who scored a career-high 26 points, including a 3-pointer to give the Wolverines the lead for good against Louisville.

The other story is the return of Oregon coach Dana Altman to his Midwestern roots. Altman previously coached at Kansas State, two hours to the west of Thursday’s site. He also coached at Creighton, three hours to the north of Sprint Center. He even cut his teeth at Moberly (Mo.) Junior College, two hours to the east of Kansas City.

Altman is not coming to Kansas City empty-handed. He will bring some talented players with him. Forward Dillon Brooks is the Ducks’ leading scorer at 16.4 points per game. Even though he shot only 7 of 20 against Rhode Island in the second round, he still scored 19 points.

Oregon lost star center Chris Boucher to a season-ending injury in the Pac-12 Conference tournament, which has forced Oregon to play small. Brooks (6-foot-7) and Jordan Bell (6-9) make up the frontcourt. Guard Tyler Dorsey has recorded four straight games over 20 points, including 27 against the Rams.

Like most coaches, Altman is focused on the opposition, and he is impressed with Michigan.

“I didn’t really watch it,” Altman said of Michigan’s victory over Louisville in the second round. “I watched one of Michigan’s games in the Big Ten tournament, and wow! Beating Louisville with their athletes. … They’re hard to guard. What (Wagner) does offensively is really unique and special, and they’re an outstanding offensive team.”

Michigan delivers 3-point punch to knock out Oklahoma St.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Walton Jr. stuck to the plan Friday.

He kept running the Michigan Wolverines offense against an aggressive Oklahoma State defense and eventually things fell into place. Again.

Walton scored 26 points and had 11 assists as the Wolverines made a school record 16 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game, getting past Oklahoma State 92-91 in the first round of the Midwest Regional.

"We haven't played a team that got up into us in a minute. It's hard to simulate that in practice," Walton said. "In the second half, I settled down. I wanted to make the right play consistently."

Coach John Beilein had no complaints.

Seventh-seeded Michigan needed every point it could muster in a game that ended with a parade to the free-throw line, a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and a foe that refused to go away.

The difference: Poise and emotion, the same components that helped Michigan (25-11) overcome last week's harrowing plane mishap to sweep four games in four days at the Big Ten Tournament.

Early Friday, it looked like Michigan's momentum was waning. The Wolverines (25-11) looked out of sync and out of sorts in the first half.

But rather than change the game plan, Walton followed the script, steadied his team and the shots started going.

While Michigan made only five shots inside the arc in the second half, it went 11 of 15 from 3-point range — drawing increasingly louder roars from the crowd and more bewilderment from first-year Cowboys coach Brad Underwood.

Walton wound up 6 of 9 on 3s, and Zak Irvin made four more in front of his hometown crowd. Irvin finished with 16 points.

"You go 11 for 15, that's hard enough to do in a gym by yourself," Underwood said. "We shot 55 percent in the NCAA Tournament and just lost in the first round, outrebounded an opponent 40-21 and you lose."

For Michigan there was no victory celebration — only relief after winning the highest-scoring game in this year's tourney.

The Wolverines have won six in a row and need one more to reach their first Sweet 16 since 2014.

Juwan Evans scored 23 points and Jeffrey Carroll had 19 to lead Oklahoma State (20-13), but the nation's eighth-highest scoring team just couldn't keep up with Michigan's 3-point barrage.

The 10th-seeded Cowboys finished the season with four straight losses and haven't won an NCAA game since 2009.

Michigan erased a six-point second-half deficit with a run of four 3s, the last from Walton with 12:28 to go to take a 62-61 lead. They made three more in another flurry to take a 76-68 lead with 6:47 to go.

But the Cowboys rallied, cutting the deficit to two twice in the final 8 seconds — only to watch the Wolverines close it out at the free-throw line.

"Shooting the ball from 3 is part of our package," Beilein said. "Today we were really good at hitting the open man. We valued every possession."

BIG PICTURE

Michigan: The Wolverines certainly have momentum. After winning four games in four days to claim the Big Ten Tournament title, Michigan might be the hottest team left in the tourney field.

Oklahoma State: For the Cowboys, the NCAA Tournament has been problematic. They've won only one NCAA game since 2006 and will have to wait at least another year to improve on that.

KEY STATS

In addition to shooting 64 percent from the field in the second half and 51.8 percent for the game, the Wolverines had only four turnovers. They came into the game leading the nation at 9.42 per game.

D.J. Wilson had 19 points and four blocks for the Wolverines.

UP NEXT

Michigan faces second-seeded Louisville on Sunday in Indianapolis. The Cardinals beat Jacksonville State 78-63. Michigan and Louisville last met in the 2013 national championship game, which the Cardinals won 82-76.

Oklahoma St.-Michigan Preview

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INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan and Oklahoma State — teams that certainly have faced adversity this season — meet Friday in Midwest Regional opening-round action in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

No. 7 seed Michigan (24-11) survived a scary travel experience this past Wednesday when its plane slid off the runway in Michigan as it attempted to take off, bound for the Big Ten tournament in Washington, D.C.

While no one was seriously injured, it was emotionally harrowing. The team flew to Washington on Thursday, then beat Illinois, top seed Purdue and Wisconsin to win its first Big Ten tournament championship since 1998.

Michigan is led by guard Derrick Walton, Jr., (15 points a game) and forward Zak Irvin (12.8). The Wolverines come in having won eight of 10. The program has advanced to the Final Four seven times, winning the title in 1989.

“We’ve handled prosperity thus far, but now, we have to handle it again with a difficult game Friday,” Michigan coach John Beilein said. “This team has bonded, not just because of the events of last Wednesday, but in the last month. We had lost a home game to Ohio State, and the kids felt bad about that. They’ve come together since.”

Walton, the Big Ten tournament MVP, likes the way his team is playing heading to Indianapolis.

“Going into the NCAA Tournament, we have a lot of confidence,” Walton said. “I think we’re a really dynamic team. We can score in a lot of different ways. We think we pose a huge threat against other teams.”

Oklahoma State’s adversity this season centers on basketball-related issues.

First-year coach Brad Underwood’s team began Big 12 Conference play with six consecutive losses but fought back to finish the regular season 9-9 in the league and is 20-12 overall as it prepares to play the Big Ten’s tournament champions.

The Cowboys have dropped three in a row and have not won an NCAA tournament game since 2009.

Oklahoma State is led by guard Jawun Underwood, who averages 19 points and 6.2 assists, and 6-foot-6 forward Jeffrey Carroll, who averages 17.4 points and 6.6 rebounds.

It will be the first meeting between Oklahoma State and Michigan since 1997.

Underwood’s message to his team is a simple one as it prepares to play one of the nation’s hottest teams.

“They need to understand how fun this is,” Underwood said. “If you can’t have fun doing this — this is what all the hard work in the offseason and all the workouts is all about.

“You forget about the 0-6 start. Now, we all are fresh at 0-0. You have to win six, dream big and have fun. It goes fast. You want to make sure your kids have this memory that lasts forever.”

The winner will play either No. 2 seed Louisville or No. 15 seed Jacksonville State in Sunday’s second round. Louisville defeated Michigan in the 2013 national championship game.

After travel trouble, Michigan beats Illini 75-55 in Big Ten

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flying into town only a few hours before tipoff because of travel trouble a day earlier, and wearing yellow practice jerseys instead of the game uniforms that got stuck on their abandoned airplane, Michigan raced to an early double-digit lead and beat Illinois 75-55 to reach the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.

Derrick Walton scored 19 points for No. 8 seed Michigan (21-11), which meets regular-season conference champion Purdue next.

The Wolverines were stuck wearing the simple, practice tank tops — no players' names on the back — against ninth-seeded Illinois (18-14) because their proper uniforms, along with everyone's suitcases, were trapped under the plane that slid off a runway during an aborted takeoff Wednesday, according to Michigan spokesman Kurt Svoboda.

No one was injured, Svoboda said.

Tyler Davis, a team manager, tweeted a brief video of the aftermath.

Players and coaches packed new luggage for the trip, the practice jerseys were retrieved from campus, and Michigan flew — successfully, this time — to the D.C. area on Thursday morning. The team landed at 8:45 a.m., got to the arena at around 10:35 a.m., then were playing basketball less than two hours after that.

And the Wolverines didn't miss a beat.

Michigan went up by 13 at 22-9 a little more than 8½ minutes in, when Zak Irvin collected an Illinois turnover then fed D.J. Wilson for a two-handed alley-oop slam. That Wolverines pair then leaped into each other, with Wilson knocking down Irvin, who seamlessly transitioned into a push up near midcourt.

Malcolm Hill's turnaround jumper was the game's next basket — and his only one of the first half.

Not much later, Michigan's lead had grown to a whopping 20 points at 31-11, when Irvin made a 3 from the top of the arc.

Over the next 2½ minutes, Illinois finally got into the flow of things, using a 12-0 run — the first 10 all from Tracy Abrams — to make the game competitive. By halftime, Michigan's lead was 40-29, but it again got the margin back to as many as 20 in the second half.

Irvin finished with 18 points and seven rebounds for Michigan. Illinois got 23 points from Abrams. Hill, the senior guard who leads the Illini in points, rebounds, assists and steals, wound up with four points on 1-of-8 shooting.

BIG PICTURE

Illinois: Likely looking at an NIT bid after failing to produce the kind of impressive Big Ten Tournament run that could have allowed it to sneak into the NCAA field.

Michigan: Came to the Big Ten Tournament figuring this week was about seeding for the NCAAs; knocking off Purdue would surely give the Wolverines a boost in that regard.

UP NEXT

Michigan: Faces No. 1 seed Purdue in Friday's opening game. The Wolverines already beat the Boilermarkers once this season, 82-70 on Feb. 25.

ESPN 300 wide receiver Nico Collins commits to Michigan

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Michigan landed ESPN 300 wide receiver Nico Collins on Wednesday, beating out Alabama and Georgia. Collins is the No. 150-ranked prospect overall and is the third ESPN 300 receiver commit for Michigan in the 2017 class.

The Wolverines have ESPN 300 receivers Donovan Peoples-Jones, Tarik Black and four-star receiver Oliver Martin to go along with Collins. While Collins is now in the fold for Michigan, the Wolverines at one point weren’t even a consideration for the four-star receiver.

“Michigan, when they first offered me I was just like, 'OK, I appreciate it,” Collins said. “I hadn’t heard much about them, so wasn’t really considering them. But then I visited and it changed my whole mind about them."

The staff had a big need at receiver, as last season's top two receivers -- Jehu Chesson and Amara Darboh -- graduated. The Wolverines are also losing tight end Jake Butt, who was a big part of the passing game.

Collins isn’t just a win on the field, though, as Michigan went into Alabama and landed a top prospect that the likes of Georgia and Alabama were after. Georgia and Michigan have battled quite a few times in the 2017 class, and Michigan came out on top for Collins.

Aubrey Solomon commits to Michigan

Leesburg, Georgia five-star defensive tackle Aubrey Solomon committed to the Michigan Wolverines over Alabama, Georgia and USC on National Signing Day on Wednesday.

"A day or two ago, they sent my mom a card thanking us for going to the Michigan BBQ, but we never went," Solomon said "I do not know which recruit they were talking to, but it was not me. It was just a little heartbreaking, for me to supposedly be so high on their list, for them to confuse me with someone else. Plus they spelled both of my names wrong after I told them, but that was not the main issue. I guess they do not have tabs on me."

Solomon is ranked as the No. 2 defensive tackle prospect in the 2017 class and the No. 25 prospect overall, according to 247Sports Composite rankings.

No. 10 FSU wins wild Orange Bowl over No. 6 Michigan, 33-32

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Renegade, the horse that serves as Florida State's mascot, took an uncharacteristic tumble while prancing on the field before kickoff.

The horse got up and was just fine.

Hours later, Florida State collapsed — and like Renegade, recovered with a flourish.

Deondre Francois' 12-yard touchdown pass to Nyquan Murray with 36 seconds left put No. 10 Florida State ahead for good, and the Seminoles topped No. 6 Michigan 33-32 in a frantic, down-to-the-wire Orange Bowl on Friday night. It capped a simply wild final few minutes of a game that Florida State controlled most of the way before needing a rally in the final moments.

"The character on this team," Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. "I've said it before. I'm as proud of this team as any I've coached."

Dalvin Cook rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown for Florida State (10-3), which led 17-3 and 20-6 early — and was up by 12 midway through the fourth quarter before falling behind. Francois completed only 9 of 27 passes but made the most of them, throwing for 222 yards and connecting with Murray for two scores.

"There's no team in the country like this team," Seminoles offensive lineman Alec Eberle said.

Chris Evans had a 30-yard touchdown run and Khalid Hill an 8-yard scoring catch in the final minutes for Michigan (10-3), which also got a defensive conversion when Josh Metellus ran a blocked extra point back after the second Francois-Murray TD.

But Michigan turned the ball over on its final possession, and the Seminoles held on to win after the teams combined for 23 points and two lead changes in the final 5:22.

"I love them. Love these guys," Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. "Great group of competitors, great group of workers, and a great group of guys that find a way."

Well, almost, in this case.

The Wolverines played without Heisman Trophy finalist Jabrill Peppers, their do-everything guy who couldn't go because of a bad left hamstring, and lost standout tight end Jake Butt to what was believed to be a serious knee injury in the second quarter.

Wilton Speight was 21 for 38 passing for 163 yards for Michigan, which got a 14-yard interception return from Mike McCray for a touchdown.

Florida State was in total control, but the game turned midway through the fourth when Trey Marshall was ejected for targeting on a punt return — giving Michigan a short field on which to start its comeback.

Marshall missed an amazing finish.

"Best game of my life," Cook said.

Hill's scoring grab was Michigan's first offensive TD of the night, and Evans' run with 1:57 left gave the Wolverines their first lead.

It lasted 81 seconds.

"Coach Harbaugh kept saying it's going to happen, it's going to happen, just stay patient," Speight said. "And I think before that drive that we scored, he basically just said now is the time. We were able to capitalize and almost pull it out."

Florida State's Keith Gavin swung momentum back to the Seminoles with a 66-yard kickoff return right up the middle — setting up the drive where his team would take the lead for good.

Francois lobbed one up perfectly for Murray, and the Seminoles escaped.

"This game here took so many turns," Cook said. "But we kept fighting ... and things turned our way."

THE TAKEAWAY

Michigan: The Wolverines' three losses this season were by a combined five points. ... Michigan managed only 3.4 yards per play, and had players tackled for losses 15 times in the game. ... Michigan also played in the last Orange Bowl to be decided by a single point, the game on Jan. 2, 2000 when Tom Brady led the Wolverines past Alabama 35-34 in overtime.

Florida State: The Seminoles had 201 yards in the first quarter alone. That's more than Michigan allowed in any of four entire games from Sept. 24 through Oct. 22. ... Cook broke his own school single-season rushing record, finishing 2016 with 1,765. ... Florida State snapped a two-game bowl slide. There's never been a three-game bowl losing streak in school history. ... The ACC improved to 6-2 in this season's bowl games.

ORANGE RECORDS

Francois' scoring pass to Murray in the first quarter was the longest TD throw in Orange Bowl history, the 92-yarder topping the mark set in 1959 when Oklahoma's Brewster Hobby connected with Ross Coyle on what became a 79-yard score against Syracuse. Francois also was part of the shortest interception return for a TD in the game's history, when McCray ran his back 14 yards late in the third.

UP NEXT

Michigan: Another Sunshine State team awaits the Wolverines, with Michigan starting its 2017 slate Sept. 2 against Florida in Arlington, Texas.

Florida State: The Seminoles open their season Sept. 2 in Atlanta, against Alabama — in the new domed stadium being built for the NFL's Falcons.

Big Ten fines Michigan and reprimands Jim Harbaugh

The Big Ten fined Michigan $10,000 and publicly reprimanded coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday for his critical comments about the officiating in Saturday's 30-27 overtime loss at Ohio State.

"Two penalties called all day [on Ohio State]," Harbaugh said. "Multiple holding penalties let go, multiple false starts. The official on my side, who is supposed to be watching that, is concerned about whether our coaches are in the [coaches' box] or not. Their coaches were on the field, practically in the huddle at times."

The Big Ten said in a statement released Monday afternoon that Harbaugh's comments violated a league rule that states the conference "expects all contests involving a member institution to be conducted without compromise to any fundamental element of sportsmanship. Such fundamental elements include integrity of competition, civility toward all, and respect, particularly toward opponents and officials."

With playoff spots at stake, Ohio St. beats Michigan in 2OT

Editor's Note: This game was covered by Matthew Owens on RabbleTV yesterday. You can listen to the broadcast here.

By Ralph D. Russo
AP

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The play was 29 Lead, and it will go down in history as how Ohio State beat Michigan in one of the greatest games ever played by the Big Ten's most storied rivals.

That's pretty much all Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer wanted to talk about. Everything else about the second-ranked Buckeyes' 30-27 victory over the third-ranked Wolverines on Saturday was almost too overwhelming for Meyer to sort out so soon after what he called an instant classic.

Curtis Samuel swept in for a 15-yard touchdown on 29 Lead left after Ohio State barely converted a fourth-and-1 in the second overtime. The biggest crowd ever to watch a game in the Horseshoe then began spilling onto the field in a scarlet-covered celebration that included a stirring sing-a-long to "Sweet Caroline."

"I remember that Neil Diamond song," Meyer said about the crazy scene, but he couldn't recall much else. "Weird life, man."

Very much so because it was not quite clear what else Ohio State (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) has won.

It won't be the Big Ten. No. 8 Penn State beat Michigan State 45-12 in State College, Pennsylvania, to clinch the East Division and a spot in the conference title game next week against No. 5 Wisconsin. Still, the Buckeyes added to a resume that already impressed the College Football Playoff selection committee.

Of course, beating "That team up North," as Michigan is called around here, is enough reason to party — and can be hard to put into perspective.

"I didn't do a lot of thinking, honestly," Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett said after the Buckeyes beat Michigan for a fifth straight time. "I just looked around and, man, that just happened."

The 113th meeting of Ohio State and Michigan became the first to go to overtime. It was filled with drama, thrills and controversy. Michigan went away feeling dejected and cheated.

Facing fourth-and-1 from the 16 in the second overtime and trailing by three, Meyer decided not to try a potential game-tying field goal with Tyler Durbin, who had already missed two short ones in regulation.

Barrett kept it on fourth down and slammed into the back of his blocker, A.J. Alexander, right at the line to gain. The first-down call stood on video review.

"That was not a first down," said Michigan's Jim Harbaugh. And then, as if channeling his former coach, Bo Schembechler, Harbaugh added: "I'm bitterly disappointed with the officiating today."

On the next play, Samuel, who had made a swerving, change-of-direction run to set up the fourth-and-1, raced through a lane and skipped into the end zone for the win.

"Been a part of some crazy football games here," Barrett said. "That one was No. 1."

Harbaugh drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty earlier in the game after an offside on Michigan (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 3 CFP). He also was angry about a pass interference on Michigan during Ohio State's tying drive late and a non-call on a would-be pass interference against the Buckeyes in OT.

The loss likely eliminated Michigan from the playoff race. The Wolverines could end up in the Rose Bowl, but the biggest prizes are still eluding them in their second year under Harbaugh, who dropped to 0-2 against Meyer and the Buckeyes. Michigan has not won the Big Ten since 2004.

A crowd of 110,045 watched what might just be the second act of a new Ten Year War between Michigan and Ohio State, with Meyer and Harbaugh playing the roles of Woody Hayes and Schembechler . If that's the case, there is much to look forward to for college football fans.

THE TAKEAWAY

Michigan: Quarterback Wilton Speight returned after missing last week's game with a left shoulder injury. In many ways, he was Michigan's best offensive player, going 23 for 35 for 219 yards and two touchdown passes. He also made three critical turnovers, one interception Malik Hooker returned for a touchdown in the first half and another pick by Jerome Baker that set up Ohio State's second touchdown to make it 17-14 with 1:06 left in the third quarter.

"It's a bummer, you know, knowing I let the defense down," Speight said.

Ohio State: Barrett will not go down as Ohio State's greatest player, but no one will ever doubt his ability to come up big when the Buckeyes needed him most. He struggled throwing until the fourth quarter and finished 15 for 32 for 132 yards. He was sacked eight times. He also ran for 125 desperately needed yards against a Michigan defense that took almost everything else away.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Michigan: A slight drop for the Wolverines, but still a critical one in the playoff rankings.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes looked locked in to No. 2.

UP NEXT

Michigan: The Wolverines will likely go to a New Year's Six bowl. The question is whether it's Rose or Orange. Maybe Cotton?

Ohio State: Maybe a playoff game on New Year's Eve? Maybe in the Rose Bowl if the Buckeyes get squeezed out of the playoff? Stay tuned.