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The No. 2 Hoosiers outlast the No. 1 Buckeyes in a defensive battle to claim their first Big Ten title since 1967! Indiana will be the No. 1 seed in the playoff. Will Bettridge nails a 42-yard kick to cut Duke's lead to a TD.
With the 12-team College Football Playoff bracket set to be released in just over a week, Week 14 of the 2025 college football season served as one final impression for the committee. One of the biggest winners of the weekend was No. 8 Oklahoma. The Sooners secured a 17-13 comeback win over LSU to finish 10-2.
In the evening, No. 10 Alabama got all it could handle from Auburn in the Iron Bowl before escaping with a win and keeping its College Football Playoff hopes alive. The Crimson Tide will meet Georgia in the SEC title game next weekend. Here's how everything played out on the final Saturday of the regular season:
Fernando Mendoza’s 17-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Sarratt gave No. 2 Indiana the lead midway through the third quarter and the Hoosiers’ stingy defense shut down No.
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The majority of Ole Miss' defensive staff also remains intact for the postseason. The Rebels announced former defensive coordinator Pete Golding as their permanent head coach, and he figures to retain select assistants for 2026. Secondary coach Bryan Brown, for one, will stay as Golding's defensive coordinator.