The four-team College Football Playoff is going out with the most crowded field of contenders and the most consequential championship weekend in the 10-year history of the system.
The New Orleans Saints on Saturday placed top cornerback Marshon Lattimore on injured reserve and elevated newly signed defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul from the practice squad to the active roster in time for Sunday's matchup with the Atlanta Falcons.
J.J. McCarthy and No. 3 Michigan stared down No. 2 Ohio State and ran the school's win streak against the Buckeyes to three games with a 30-24 victory on Saturday.
Just six northeast Georgia area teams are left in the Georgia High School Association playoffs, and each will face perhaps their sternest test of the season on Friday in the quarterfinal round.