ohio state on new year s day the other semifinal, no. 2 oregon takes on the defending national champion no. 3 florida state in the rose bowl. they meet on january 4th in arlington, texas t. co-champions are the big conference, baylor and tcu left out. they re the ones that probably will have something to say about it. with home field advantage in the nfl playoffs on the line, tom brady and the new england patriots came up big on sunday night. it wasn t easy, they had to rally, scoring the game s final points, a td pass, jullian edelman seals the deal. emotions ran high in the game between the panthers and the saints. things broke out quickly after a short td, pushing and shoving led to a huge fight behind the end zone. surprisingly, only one player