Bowl challenge: Tide helps grandpa win contest

Retirement has allowed Don Patterson to focus on the important things in life: his three grandchildren and, of course, college football.

Bowl challenge: Retired CPA uses tricks of his trade to capture victory

Retirement has allowed Don Patterson to focus on the important things in life: his three grandchildren and, of course, college football.

No. 2 Alabama 32, No. 3 Georgia 28: It's Tide vs. Irish for title as Georgia rally falls short

Alabama players celebrate after beating Georgia in the SEC championship game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

No. 2 Alabama 32, No. 3 Georgia 28: It's Tide vs. Irish for title as Georgia rally falls short

ATLANTA - Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it.

SEC championship: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia: SEC Goliaths will duke it out for right to play Irish

Georgia QB Aaron Murray has thrown for 3,201 yards and 30 touchdowns this year for the 11-1 Bulldogs.

SEC championship: No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia: SEC Goliaths will duke it out for right to play Irish

ATLANTA - The national championship could be decided with a dream matchup between two of college football's most storied programs: Notre Dame vs. Alabama.

No. 1 Notre Dame 22, Usc 13: Notre Dame still perfect, will play in BCS title game

Notre Dame safety Zeke Motta leaps over USC's Soma Vainuku after helping break up a fourth-down pass late in the fourth quarter.

No. 1 Notre Dame 22, Usc 13: Notre Dame still perfect, will play in BCS title game

LOS ANGELES - The Fighting Irish punched their ticket to Miami.

No. 1 Notre Dame at USC: Trojan QB unfazed by debut vs. Irish USC looks to stomp on Irish's title hopes

Trojans QB Max Wittek walks off the field after USC lost to UCLA last Saturday. Today he will get his first career start, against No. 1 Notre Dame.

No. 1 Notre Dame at USC: Trojan QB unfazed by debut vs. Irish USC looks to stomp on Irish's title hopes

LOS ANGELES - Not many young quarterbacks would even have the audacity to imagine making their first career starts under the circumstances surrounding Max Wittek at the Coliseum tonight.