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The Dash is here to guide you through the last weekend of college football games before bowl season.

The last time the Cougars ascended to No. 1 was the final poll of the 1982-83 season, when Clyde Drexler and Akeem Olajuwon along with coach Guy Lewis were the favorites to win it all. They rolled through the NCAA Tournament before falling to Jim Valvano and North Carolina State…

A win next week at rival Indiana, coupled with an Iowa loss, sends the Boilermakers to Indianapolis for championship weekend.

CJ Stroud and Marvin Harrison Jr continue putting up big numbers.

The win gives the Boilermakers a crucial head-to-head tiebreaker over the Illini, who were firmly in control until losing their last two games.

There’s a lot that could still happen, but the Illini aren’t likely to be the last ones standing. And they will rue Saturday’s defeat as surely as they will the 23-15 letdown against Michigan State that preceded it.

Broader implications aside, simply getting the better of the Boilermakers for a change would hit the spot. They’ve taken home the Cannon in five of the last six renditions of this rivalry series and have a five-game winning streak at Memorial Stadium, where they haven’t lost since 2010.

See how far up the power rankings Michigan State moves up after knocking off Illinois on Saturday

The Boilermakers’ day went from bad to worse following Saturday’s blowout loss to the Hawkeyes.