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Tulane will take on Ole Miss, and James Madison will face Oregon.
Both of them are big underdogs.
Indiana is the top overall seed in the playoff, but the favorite to win the championship game in January is actually No.
It would be the second title in a row for the Buckeyes.
Seattle's annual Pride Fest has long taken place the last weekend of June.
Local organizers said a World Cup match set for Seattle that Friday would be a rare opportunity to make an impact on the subject of LGBTQ rights.
But that was before FIFA announced which teams would play.
Egypt and Iran are two conservative countries in which LGBTQ people can face persecution, jail, or in Iran, sometimes the death penalty.
Both countries' football federations have objected to the Pride festivities.
They're raising complaints directly with FIFA, which did not respond to a request for comment.
Seattle organizers tell NPR they intend to move forward as planned with the Pride programming outside the stadium that day.
The Colts are 8-5 on the brink of a playoff berth, but they found themselves in dire need of a quarterback after starter Daniel Jones tore his Achilles on Sunday.
Enter Phillip Rivers, who just turned 44.
The announcement has stunned the NFL world, although Rivers is officially still only on the practice squad.
There's no guarantee he'll play in the Colts' next game Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks or at all.
Still, he's become the oldest active player in the league, and consideration for the Hall of Fame will now have to wait five more years.