Morning Brief: January 12

This year’s college football champions will be crowned tonight in Dallas. The game’s between the Ducks of Oregon and the Buckeyes of Ohio State—nary a New York connection in sight. New York City-area teams haven’t had luck on the national stage for a while, but back in the old days, they were dominant. Princeton claims 28 national championships! …all won before 1950. Yale claims 27 (last won in 1927), and Army claims three (last won in 1946).

NEED TO KNOW

Divers Retrieve Flight Data Recorder from Air Asia 8501 [USA Today]

Huge Showing of Solidarity in Paris Against Terrorism [NY Times].

New York to Formally Start its Municipal ID Program [NY Times]

New York Fund Created to Increase Organ Donation grew to $1 Million, but was never used [Newsday].

Bronx Artists Could Cash in with Annual Borough-Based Award [NY Daily News]

SPORTS

Green Bay beat Dallas and Indianapolis beat Denver in round 2 of the NFL playoffs

Tonight

Oregon v. Ohio State in the College Football national championship, 8:30

Nets host Houston, 7:30

WEATHER

The dreaded wintry mix! Snow and rain all day, 40/27 [full forecast].

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle (with Kate Davis) @ City Winery

• Sarah Lee Guthrie And Johnny Irion and Dom Flemons @ Joe’s Pub

• Guy Davis, Shun Ng, Ellis Paul and Kate MacLeod @ Rockwood Music Hall

• Angela McCluskey And Paul Cantelon @ Rockwood Music Hall

• WFUV PRESENTS: Dr. Dog (with Mewithoutyou) @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1969 Joe Namath and the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

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