EAST LANSING – By the time Baylor coach Art Briles got to the phone for a joint teleconference Sunday with Mark Dantonio to preview the Cotton Bowl, he was done venting publicly.

Briles was all enthusiasm and compliments about the No. 7 Spartans (No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings), who will take on his No. 4 Bears (No. 5 in the CFP rankings) at 12:30 p.m. in the Jan. 1 game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. - Read more at Freep.com