Up until recently, Ohio State University head coach, Jim Tressel had a brilliant career. He was the Head Football Coach for Ohio State, a Big Ten school that recruits some of the most talented athletes in the nation. He had one national title and seven Big Ten championships. However, Tressel resigned amid accusations that he’s covered up years worth of NCAA violations among his players. Running Back Bri'onte Dunn, from Canton, Ohio, has made a verbal commitment to join the OSU Buckeyes in January 2012. What will these developments mean for his future? Takeaway sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin weighs in.

The title of national champions lay on the line at the BCS Championship last night. The Auburn Tigers completed their undefeated season with a 22-19 victory over the Oregon Ducks with a dramatic field goal by Wes Byrum. The Takeaway's sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, recaps the exciting game. 

Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush is now former Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush. The New Orleans Saint has handed back the trophy he won in 2005 as a running back from the University of Southern California. Bush handed back the honor after years of being dogged by controversy stemming from the alleged special treatment he received from USC. The Takeaway's sports contributor, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, has the latest in this controversy.

Amid scandal and controversy, the University of Southern California announced that they will replace athletic director Mike Garrett with former Trojans quarterback, Pat Haden. The move comes after the university recieved harsh sanctions from the NCAA following an investigation into the numerous benefits granted to Reggie Bush, and former basketball player, O.J. Mayor. USC also announced they are returning their copy of Reggie Bush's 2005 Heisman Trophy.

• Business Takeout: Louise Story stays up to talk about the business implications of NBC reshuffling Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien's late night TV lineup.
  
• Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin tells us about last night's big college bowl game and the weekend full of NFL playoffs.

• Business Takeout: New York Times finance reporter Louise Story brings just-released minutes from a meeting of the Federal Reserve; she says the members disagree about how best to shore up the economy.
• Sports Takeout: Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin previews college football's CITI BCS National Championship Game between no. 2 Texas and no. 1 Alabama.
• Listener Takeout: We got all kinds of responses from our listeners when we talked about Elvis Presley's favorite comfort foods yesterday – the King would have been 75 this week.

• Tech Takeout: New York Times reporter Louise Story says she's always wanted to watch television in 3D ... and might just get her wish, soon.
• Awards Takeout: The People's Choice Awards are tonight (albeit in plain, boring 2D). Who will be honored? Will the show serve as a predictor for the Golden Globes or the Academy Awards? Or is the whole event just a way for critically-panned but commercially-successful entertainers to enjoy some recognition? TV blogger Delaina Dixon shares her insights.
• Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin recaps the FedEx Orange Bowl and talks about Randy Johnson's retirement.

• Washington Takeout: Todd Zwillich "wonks out" as he goes behind the report showing that Americans spent $2.3 trillion on health care in 2008: 17 percent of our economy.
• Mobile Tech Takeout: Will Google's new phone change the way cell phone providers do business?  Wired.com's John Abell tells us why Google's as yet unreleased Nexus One smart phone is already affecting the mobile marketplace.
• Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin looks back at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and previews the FedEx Orange Bowl between No. 10 Iowa and No. 9 Georgia Tech.
  

• Washington Takeout: When the President and Congress finish up their winter vacations, they will return home to a very different national security landscape.  Our Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, joins the show to explain how lawmakers are going to have to play catchup to an evolving war on terror.
• Jobs Takeout: Louise Story, finance reporter with our partners at The New York Times, discusses an unmployment report due out later this week that is expected to show a drop in job losses last month.
• Sports Takeout: Nando DiFino, sports writer for The Wall Street Journal, reviews the weekend's college football bowl games and previews Monday night's "Tostitos Fiesta Bowl" between Boise State and TCU.

Takeaway sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin talks baseball, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim brought out the brooms and swept their way into their league championships. We also look at results from the weekend in college football, as two star quarterbacks make their returns.

We preview the weekend's college football matchups with our favorite sports contributor — and former University of Rhode Island linebacker — Ibrahim Abdul-Matin.