lockett in the fourth. the seahawks wrap up the nfc west, their third division title in four seasons with a 24-3 win. while the defense kept the rams out of the end zone, they also put a hurting on one of l.a.'s biggest offensive weapons, jared goff. the quarterback took a vicious hit from richard sherman at the end of a 15-yard run in the fourth quarter. goff exited the game and has been placed in concussion protocol. that looked rough. >>> the patriots have claimed michael floyd off waivers, one day after he was cut by the cardinals following his dui arrest early monday morning. floyd played in 13 games for arizona this season, catching 33 passes for a career low 446 yards. >>> all right, in college football, the minnesota golden gophers are boycotting all football activities to protest the university's decision to indefinitely suspend ten members of the team in connection with an alleged sexual assault incident in september. minnesota suspended them based on standards for conduct after being -- after the

seahawks with a big lead, scoring a pair of touchdowns in the first half and tyler lockett opened the fourth quarter with a run for a score. seattle with the solid grip on the nfc west winning big 40-7 there. wasn't all good news for the seahawks, earl thomas was carted off the field with a broken leg after colliding with a teammate early in the second quarter of last night's blowout. with a tweet that he sent out later in the game, thomas reveals the hit has him thinking about early retirement. feel bad for him there. less clear than in previous years, the playoff committee had more to mull over to determine which four teams in the championship. alabama, followed by clemson back in the playoff for the second straight season. at number three, ohio state looks for its second title and making their first trip to the college football playoff are the washington huskies, taking on alabama in the peach bowl, while the tigers and buckeyes meet at the fiesta bowl on new year's eve. >>> president-elect donald trump expands his search for secretary of state. what we're learning about the new po