The TEN: 1/4/2021

(“The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)

  1. #1 Alabama beat #4 Notre Dame 31-14 Friday in the Rose Bowl.
  2. #3 Ohio State beat #2 Clemson 49-28 Friday in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama vs. Ohio State Monday, January 11  – National Championship in Miami. 
  3. Texas fired head coach Tom Herman Saturday and hired Alabama OC Steve Sarkisian as their new HC. 
  4. Former USC star/ NBA Hall of Famer and coach Paul Westphal passed away Saturday at the age of 70. 
  5. Former Denver Broncos running back/ NFL Hall of Famer Floyd Little passed away on New Year’s Day at the age of 78. 
  6. The Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals 18-7 Sunday at SoFi Stadium to clinch the #6 seed in the NFC Playoffs.   
  7. The Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-22 Sunday to finish 11-5 and reach the post season for the first time in 18 years.  
  8. AFC Playoffs, 1st Round: Bye – Kansas City; #7 Indianapolis at #2 Buffalo, #6 Cleveland at #3 Pittsburgh, #5 Baltimore at #4 Tennessee. 
  9. NFC Playoffs, 1st Round: Bye – Green Bay; #7 Chicago at #2 New Orleans, #6 Rams at #3 Seattle, #5 Tampa Bay at #4 Washington. 
  10. The New York Jets fired Head Coach Adam Gase Sunday after two years. The Jets finished the regular season 2-14.   

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