No. 2 Alabama was in championship form in the Cotton Bowl, shutting out No. 3 Michigan State, 38-0, and punching its ticket into the national title game.
The College Football Playoff begins on Thursday with semifinal action, as the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide take on the third-ranked Michigan St. Spartans in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl.
Watch below, as we see fans of three of the four schools who will be participating in the College Football Playoff semifinals, synch their Christmas lights to the respective team fight songs.
This is video of the Michigan St. crowd doing WWE superstar Daniel Bryan's 'Yes!' chant during halftime of the Spartans' 72-68 win over the Ohio St. Buckeyes on Tuesday night.
Quarterback Connor Cook threw for a career-high 332 yards while the Spartans’ top-ranked defense dominated the second half to lead Michigan State to its first Rose Bowl victory in 26 years.
Sometimes, tempers flare during the heat of battle, even between teammates.
During a second half timeout in Saturday's NCAA tournament game, Spartan teammates Derrick Nix and Keith Appling had words, before Nix swatted at Appling with his towel.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team came up just a little bit short in non-conference action on Sunday, falling to the 15th-ranked Michigan St. Spartans, 63-60, in East Lansing, Michigan.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajun men's basketball team returns to the hardwood on Sunday, when coach Bob Marlin's squad travels to East Lansing, Michigan, to take on the 15th-ranked Michigan St. Spartans in non-conference action.
Boy, you have to hand it to Michigan St., and head basketball coach Tom Izzo; they sure know how to play up begin the official start of preseason practice with Midnight Madness.
The Michigan Wolverines lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide, 41-16, last Saturday, and thier in-state rivals, the Michigan St. Spartans took notice, especially of the struggles of Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, who was on 11-of-26 passing in the game, and was held to under 40 yards rushing.