Football- Penn State def Illinois 56-21 Saturday

 

Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn each had a double double but it wasn’t enough as Rutgers def Illinois 91-88 on Sunday

 

NFL

David Montgomery rushed for a career high 146 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chicago Bears def Minnesota Vikings 33-27.

 

Philip Rivers threw a late, tiebreaking touchdown to lead the Indianapolis Colts over the  Houston Texans 27-20.

 

Aaron Jones rushed for 145 and a touchdown to lead the Green Bay Packers over the Carolina Panthers 24-16 on Saturday.

 

Illinois has hired former Wisconsin Badgers Coach Bret Bielema as their next football coach. Bielema comes to Illinois after three years as an assistant in the NFL. Bielema won three consecutive Big Ten championships at Wisconsin from 2010 to 2012 and went 68-24 in seven seasons with the Badgers with five Top 25 finishes.  Bielema will receive a six-year contract with Illinois with a starting salary of $4.2 million.

 

The College Football Playoffs have been set. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Notre Dame will all compete for the chance to play for the National Title. The Crimson Tide will take on the Fighting Irish in the Rose Bowl while the Buckeyes will take on the Tigers in the Sugar Bowl

 

Monday Night Football

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cincinnati Bengals

 

Tonight on WPXN its Fast Talk. Get the latest news in NASCAR from 6 until 7. Then its the Fighting Illini Coach’s Show from 7 until 8.