Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, January 1, 2016
What a day of college football.
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Four Big Ten teams were in action on Friday as No. 23 Tennessee cruised past No. 13 Northwestern, 45-6, No. 14 Michigan throttled No. 19 Florida, 41-7, No. 7 Ohio State took down No. 8 Notre Dame, 44-28, and No. 6. Stanford topped No. 5 Iowa, 45-16.
Use the links below to catch up on all of the action, plus to get select video highlights, courtesy of the ESPN family's Twitter accounts.
TENNESSEE 45, NORTHWESTERN 6: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Joshua Dobbs threw for 166 yards and ran for two touchdowns, helping Tennessee rout No. 12 Northwestern 45-6 in the Outback Bowl before a crowd of 53,202 on Friday.
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MICHIGAN 41, FLORIDA 7: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Jake Rudock threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns and Michigan's defense dominated throughout in the No. 17 Wolverines' 41-7 victory over No. 19 Florida on Friday in the Citrus Bowl.
Talk about being wide open! https://t.co/vGe2Yihaqg #CitrusBowl
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 1, 2016
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OHIO STATE 44, NOTRE DAME 28: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Ezekiel Elliott ran for 149 yards and matched a Fiesta Bowl record with four touchdowns, sparking No. 7 Ohio State's prolific offense in a 44-28 win over Notre Dame on Friday.
Ezekiel Elliott 47 yards for the TD. His 4th of the day. ? https://t.co/8eJ4GNGvIv
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 1, 2016
Joey Bosa has been disqualified on this targeting penalty. https://t.co/4fyeIbfwTv #FiestaBowl
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) January 1, 2016
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STANFORD 45, IOWA 16: BOX | PBP | AP RECAP
Christian McCaffrey caught a 75-yard touchdown pass on the opening snap and returned a punt 66 yards for another score while setting the Rose Bowl record with 368 all-purpose yards, propelling No. 5 Stanford to a 45-16 victory over the sixth-ranked Hawkeyes on Friday.
