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INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul Chryst and James Franklin left the outside world behind Friday.As college football pundits debated whether two Big Ten teams should make the four-team playoff, the two coaches vying for a Big Ten championship Saturday night trained their attention on something less nebulous: Winning one more game.For No. 6 Wisconsin and No. 8 Penn State, its not the selection committee that matters right now. Its taking home the trophy and winning the title.The only thing that exists for us is Wisconsin and the Big Ten championship game, said Franklin, the Penn State coach. Im not going to sit here and make a case for us. Our whole focus will be on Wisconsin and getting ready for this game.That may sound good in the confines of a locker room or in a stadium decked out in cardinal and blue. Or at least until Sunday afternoon, when the playoff choices become final.But even inside Lucas Oil Stadium, its hard to move beyond the resumes of these teams.Wisconsin (10-2, No. 6 CFP) earned its fourth division crown in six years with six straight victories and by posting a 3-2 mark against top-10 teams. The only stumbles were a seven-point loss at No. 2 Michigan and an overtime loss to No. 2 Ohio State.I think one quality of this team that Ive appreciated a ton this year is their ability to make the most of the moment, Chryst said of his Badgers. Theyve done a good job of that. So I dont spend any time thinking about what youre asking about (the playoffs). Its not a big deal right now. Wed be doing this game and this team a real disservice if we didnt put all of our energy into it.Penn State (10-2, No. 7) is the surprise newcomer to championship weekend.It got here by winning eight straight since a 39-point drubbing at the hands of Michigan in late September. And while they only played one ranked team during that stretch, they did hand the Buckeyes their only loss of the season.Franklin declined several times to explain why his own team deserved to play for the national championship, though he did imply the Nittany Lions may have won the nations toughest division -- the Big Ten East.Hed just rather let the conference title make the case for him.Im not sure about resumes, what resumes have to do with the Big Ten championship game, Franklin said. I think to play for a Big Ten championship is a tremendous honor on its own and then to find a way to win this game and take that baby home would be great.Here are some other things to watch Saturday:INJURY WATCHPenn State running back Saquon Barkley looks good to go Franklin. Hes been drinking a lot of milk all week and orange juice and vitamin C, Franklin said before turning to a reference from The Karate Kid. We flew in Mr. Miyagi, hit him on the ankle with the hands.The bigger question will be Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook, who left last weeks game with a head injury and is questionable. If Hornibrook plays, Chryst will likely use his starter and backup Bart Houston. Otherwise, Houston will have to win it. Wisconsin also lists defensive lineman Conor Sheehy (right arm) as questionable.GETTING DEFENSIVEIn an era where gaudy offensive numbers and high-scoring games have become the norm, these teams are throwbacks -- relying heavily on the run and stout defenses. Wisconsin leads the nation with 21 interceptions, 11 in the past three weeks. Penn State finished fourth in the Big Ten in total defense and hasnt allowed a touchdown in its last two games.BACK HOME AGAINIndiana has been a fertile ground for both teams recently. The Badgers have won eight straight regular-season games against Purdue and Indiana and won two of the first three title games in Indy. Penn State, meanwhile, is making its third trip to the state since Oct. 29 when they routed Purdue 62-24. Two weeks later, they hung on for a 45-31 victory at Indiana.GETTING CLOSE?Wisconsin won the Big Tens inaugural title game 42-39 in 2011 and Michigan State drove for a late score to beat Iowa 16-13 last year. In between, the games have been mostly blowouts. This time, at least on paper, it looks like a more evenly matched contest -- one that may whip the large crowd into a frenzy Saturday night.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 Michael Cooper Jersey .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. Dennis Rodman Jersey . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. 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There are two pieces of good news for Australia that will encourage them ahead of this five-match ODI series.One: Rangana Herath is not playing. The man who claimed 28 wickets in the Test series retired from ODIs earlier this year. Two: the Australians might find the pitches for the ODI series a little more to their liking. Of course, it should be noted that there was nothing wrong with the Test pitches. But surfaces designed for 50-over matches and plenty of entertainment - those will suit Australia more.Just as in the Tests, Australia enter this series as No. 1 in the world - the difference is that their lead is so sufficient that even a total disaster will not see them drop from the top spot. A change of personnel will bring some freshness to the group. From outside the Test squad come James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Adam Zampa, George Bailey, Travis Head and Matthew Wade.Still, that leaves nine members of the ODI party who must shake off the disappointments of the past month and find fresh spark in the shorter format. Along with Smith, and his deputy David Warner, there is Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Moises Henriques. Mitchell Marsh was originally named in the squad, but has been sent home to rest.No matter where you play, if youre not winning, things are going to be a little bit flat, Faulkner said in Colombo on the eve of the first ODI. But weve got some new faces, and Im one of them, that come into the group and bring some energy and some excitement for the five games and the two T20s after that.Faulkner is, at least, certain to play the first match, after being dropped at the end of the ODI tri-series in the Caribbean in June. But what the rest of Australias XI will look like remains a mystery. The axing of Glenn Maxwell, Australias reigning ODI cricketer of the year, alters the balance of thhe side, while the return of Warner from injury and the inclusion of Shaun Marsh create a top-order glut.dddddddddddd.The likelihood is that Warner and Finch will open, and it would take a brave selector to leave Marsh out, given the form he displayed in the Colombo Test. That might in turn make it hard to find room for Khawaja, who was second only to Smith on Australias run charts in the West Indies tri-series. But the dropping of Maxwell from not only the XI but the wider squad shows that almost nobody is safe.Besides the skipper, no one else is really guaranteed a spot in the side, Finch told reporters in Colombo on Friday. You have to be performing all the time. You just have to keep getting the business done, and if you dont, theres always someone breathing down your neck for your spot.When youve got young guys performing well, Travis Head to go to England and get 175 [for Yorkshire] and play well in the last domestic one-day summer, theres always someone breathing down your neck. So you have to be performing all the time, or have a real lot of credits in the bank.One player with almost unlimited credits in the bank is Starc, the Player of the Tournament in last years World Cup and arguably the most dangerous wielder of a white ball at pace in the world right now. Not only that, but Starc is coming off the sort of Test series that would seem fanciful for a fast bowler in Asia: 24 wickets at 15.16, a wicket every 26 balls. The only question is whether the selectors may wish to rest Starc at some point during the ODI series.The other query around Australias attack is whether they will opt for one or two spinners. The young legspinner Zampa has shown remarkable poise during his first year as an international cricketer and is coming off an outstanding Caribbean Premier League season. He should be the starting spinner, ahead of Lyon, who in any case could use a break after sending down 154 overs in the Test series, the most for any bowler from either side.Whatever side Australias selectors come up with, at least they can view this change of format as a fresh start. ' ' '