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Ole Miss will be one of the best offenses Penn State plays this season.

Taylen Green threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, Ashton Jeanty rushed for 153 yards and a TD, and Boise State won its fifth Mountain West championship, beating UNLV 44-20 on Saturday. The Broncos (8-5), who have won three consecutive games under interim coach Spencer Danielson, are expected to head to the LA Bowl, which has the first choice from the Mountain West. UNLV (9-4), which was appearing in its first Mountain West title game, will get an invitation from one of the other leag...

ET LOCATION: Atlanta TOP PLAYERS Mississippi: RB Quinshon Judkins, 1,052 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns; QB Jaxson Dart, 2,985 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 377 rushing yards, seven touchdowns. Penn State: QB Drew Allar, 2,836 passing yards, 23 touchdowns; RB Kaytron Allen, 851 rushing yards, six touchdowns. NOTABLE Mississippi: The Rebels closed the season with two straight wins, including a 17-7 win over Mississippi State.

No. 11 Mississippi will play No. 10 Penn State in the Dec. 30 Peach Bowl, giving the Rebels their second New Year's Six bowl in the last three seasons. The Peach Bowl matchup between the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten will be the first meeting between the teams. Ole Miss (10-2) will be making its third appearance in the Peach Bowl.

Win delivers Rebels’ 12th state championship, eclipsing Title Town rival Danville.

Line: Boise State by 2½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. UNLV has never played in the Mountain West title game, so a victory would be another step in a history-making season for the program. A win would give Boise State its fifth conference championship, the most in the Mountain West.

Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Mountain time Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

OXFORD, Miss. — Jaemyn Brakefield scored a career-high 25 points and unbeaten Mississippi cruised to a 72-52 victory over NC State in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday night. Brakefield made 8 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and all nine of his free throws for the Rebels (6-0). Allen Flanigan finished with 15 points and […]

UNLV will host Boise State in the Mountain West Conference championship game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday after a computer ranking was used to break a three-way tie for first place. Boise State, UNLV and San Jose State each finished the regular season 6-2 in conference play. Because all three teams did not face each other and no team was included in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, the tie was broken by an average of four computer rankings from Anderson & Hes...

Highlights from Friday’s high school football state semifinals.