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SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a knee injury that requires surgery, coach Mike Macdonald said Monday. Charbonnet injured his knee during Saturday night’s 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC divisional round, and Macdonald said it’s believed to be an ACL injury. “Figuring out what the extent of the injury is and we’ll get all the details on when he’s going to get it fixed and all that,” Macdonald said. “You just feel for the guy, for the person. This guy is just an absolute stud, so he’s around and in good spirits. We got his back.” During the regular season, Charbonnet led the Seahawks with 12 rushing touchdowns and had 730 yards rushing, second on the team behind Kenneth Walker III. Charbonnet became the first Seattle player since Marshawn Lynch in 2014 to rush for at least 10 touchdowns in a season. Walker, whose three rushing touchdowns against the 49ers tied him with Shaun Alexander for the most in a playoff game in franchise history, is the only healthy running back on Seattle’s roster as it prepares to host the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game on Sunday. The Seahawks have veterans Velus Jones Jr. and Cam Akers on their practice squad. George Holani, who has been on injured reserve since late November, could also be activated. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Source

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Damian Garcia scored 17 points as East Texas A&M beat Incarnate Word 80-58 on Monday night. Garcia also contributed seven rebounds for the Lions (8-12, 3-7 Southland Conference). Noah Pagotto went 7 of 12 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to add 16 points. Gianni Hunt shot 5 of 8 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 15 points. Tahj Staveskie led the Cardinals (9-10, 4-6) with 17 points. Love Bettis added 13 points and Davion Bailey scored 10. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Source

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Take a long-downtrodden team that happens to have the world’s largest alumni base and another playing a home game while in search of its first national title in 24 years and the math is simple. This is the toughest ticket in town. And, in fact, Monday night’s title game between Indiana and Miami will be among the most expensive tickets in college football history. According to Ticketdata, the lowest “get-in” price at Hard Rock Stadium, not far from the Miami campus, was $3,652 about 24 hours before kickoff. That’s 8% off what it had been earlier in the week, but still in position to be the most expensive price since the data started being tracked in 2009. Why all the hype? Indiana (15-0) is on an historic run. A program that played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 is now on the cusp of an undefeated season and a national title. Cignetti let his players bask in the history for a few days, then the festivities surrounding the CFP final for a few more. Then, it was time for business. “I think it’s time to sharpen the saw now, throw those warm fuzzies out the door, that sentimentalism,” Cignetti said. “It’s time to go play a game against a great opponent.” The Hoosiers bring the Heisman Trophy winner into the game, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who grew up within walking distance of Miami — fondly known as “The U.” Of all the great stats Mendoza has compiled this season, this might be the best: In two playoff wins over Alabama and Oregon by a combined score of 94-25, he has more touchdown passes (eight) than incompletions (five). Trying to corral him will be Miami pass rushers Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor, who have given offensive linemen fits throughout a 13-2 season that placed the Hurricanes one win away from their first title since the 2001 season. “I don’t need no outside noise,” Bain said of the hype — about the title game and his prospects as an NFL first-round draft pick. “Just the love from people from Miami.” The Hoosiers are 8 1/2-point favorites, according to MGM SportsBook, though the betting numbers that tell this story the best are 100-1. Those were the odds on both these teams at different points during a season that produced two unlikely finalists that were products of two unlikely turnarounds. The secret to the success? No secret, says Miami coach Mario Cristobal. “Very, very simple. Football is not complicated — blocking, tackling, angles, numbers, leverage,” he said. “People are complicated, and people complicate things surrounding football. The right people with the right intentions working the right way, that’s undefeated.” ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football Source

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