Welcome to the championship week edition of our weekly illustrations focusing on the games that shape the national title race.Penn State looks to cut in on Ohio States playoff dancePenn State has the head-to-head edge over the Buckeyes. And now it has a conference title to go along with it. But is it enough for the Nittany Lions to get past either Ohio State or Washington?Michigan needs help from Colorado, doesnt get itJim Harbaugh was forced to play spectator this weekend. And when the Buffaloes fell to Washington, the Wolverines saw their playoff hopes shrink considerably.Bama sticks landing in perfect 13-0 regular seasonIn a season of uncertainty, there was one constant: Nick Sabans crew was a wire-to-wire No. 1, culminating with a dominant 54-16 rout of Florida in the SEC title game.Washington stakes claim to playoff spotEntering the weekend, No. 4 Washington was holding on to a playoff spot. A 41-10 win over No. 8 Colorado was a powerful statement to the committee that the Huskies need to stay in the top four.Ozzie Guillen White Sox Jersey . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Jimmy Cordero White Sox Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/1684e-herb-score-jersey-white-sox.html . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. Thyago Vieira White Sox Jersey . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. Hoyt Wilhelm White Sox Jersey . "Hes going to have hip surgery on Jan. 7, and hell be expected to rehabilitate for four to six months beyond that," Canucks general manager Mike Gillis said Friday in an interview.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Carolina Panthers on Tuesday placed Pro Bowl center Ryan Kalil and backup center Gino Gradkowski on injured reserve.Kalil missed three of the past four games with a shoulder injury and Gradkowski on Sunday at Oakland reinjured his knee that forced him to miss a start in Week 11.The Panthers (4-7) will go into Sundays game at Seattle with Tyler Larsen or?Ryan Wendell?as the likely starter. Larsen never played center in an NFL game before replacing Gradkowski on Sunday.Carolina on Tuesday signed Wendell (6-2, 300 pounds), who played seven seasons with New England from 2009 to 15. Wendell started 49 of 79 regular-season games, including all 16 in 2012 and 2013.He also started in seven of 12 postseason games during his career.Carolina also signed free agent tackle Dan France. Right tackle Daryl Williams suffered an ankle injury in Sundays loss to the Raiders and was wearing a walking boot after the game. Right guard Trai Turner, who hadnt played right tackle since high school, replaced Williams and is a candidate to start at tackle against Seattle.If the Panthers keep Turner at guard, Chhris Scott also is a candidate at center.dddddddddddd He finished Sundays game at guard, but he replaced Kalil two weeks ago after the five-time Pro Bowl selection re-injured his shoulder against New Orleans.Only left guard Andrew Norwell is at the same position on the line where he began the season.Coach Ron Rivera on Monday agreed the situation was position catastrophic, as general manager Dave Gettleman described it in 2014 when Carolina had a rash of injuries on the line.Its as catastrophe as you can get when you look at the losses weve had this year, Rivera said.The new players will join Carolina at San Jose State, where the team is preparing for the Seahawks. Rivera opted to keep the team on the West Coast after the Oakland game to avoid consecutive cross-country flights.The Panthers also signed offensive tackles Tyrus Thompson and Jake Rodgers to the practice squad. Thompson was a sixth-round pick by Minnesota in 2015 and Rodgers a seventh-round pick by Atlanta last year. ' ' '