THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

“THE SCOREBOARD”

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

ANDERSON (0-3) AT KOKOMO (0-2)

AVON (1-2) AT BROWNSBURG (3-0)

BATESVILLE (3-0) AT RUSHVILLE (2-1)

BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-3) AT NEW ALBANY (2-1)

BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (2-1) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (2-1)

BOONVILLE (0-3) AT NORTH KNOX (1-2)

BREBEUF JESUIT (2-1) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (3-0)

BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (3-0) AT SALEM (1-2)

BYRON CENTRAL (MICH.) AT HAMMOND MORTON (0-3)

CALUMET CHRISTIAN AT BOONE GROVE (1-2)

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-2) AT NORTHEASTERN (3-0)

CARROLL (FLORA) (3-0) AT DELPHI (2-1)

CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (1-2) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (1-2)

CASTLE (2-1) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-3)

CENTER GROVE (2-1) AT BEN DAVIS (1-2)

CENTRAL NOBLE (0-3) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (2-1)

CHESTERTON (2-1) AT LAPORTE (0-3)

CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (1-1)

CHURUBUSCO (0-3) AT EASTSIDE (1-2)

CLARKSVILLE (0-3) AT PROVIDENCE (3-0)

CLINTON PRAIRIE (2-1) AT TRI-CENTRAL (1-2)

CONCORD (3-0) AT NORTHRIDGE (1-2)

CORYDON CENTRAL (0-3) AT SCOTTSBURG (1-2)

COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (2-1) (INDIANASRN.ORG BROADCAST)

COVINGTON (2-1) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-3)

CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-3) AT SOUTH DECATUR (1-2)

CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-1) AT NORTH PUTNAM (3-0)

CULVER (1-2) AT WINAMAC (1-1)

CULVER ACADEMY (3-0) AT FAIRFIELD (1-2)

DECATUR CENTRAL (1-1) AT MARTINSVILLE (3-0)

DEKALB (2-1) AT EAST NOBLE (2-1)

DELTA (3-0) AT YORKTOWN (2-1)

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-3) AT BOWMAN ACADEMY (0-2)

EASTBROOK (1-2) AT ALEXANDRIA (3-0)

EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (0-3) AT TAYLOR (2-1)

EASTERN HANCOCK (2-1) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (2-1) (INDIANASRN.ORG BROADCAST)

EDINBURGH (0-3) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (2-1)

ELKHART (2-1) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-1)

ELWOOD (1-2) AT BLACKFORD (1-2)

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (3-0) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (3-0) (INDIANASRN.ORG BROADCAST)

EVANSVILLE REITZ (3-0) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (1-2)

FISHERS (2-1) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (3-0)

FLOYD CENTRAL (1-1) AT SEYMOUR (1-2)

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-1) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-2)

FORT WAYNE SNIDER (2-1) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-3)

FORT WAYNE WAYNE (1-1) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (2-1)

FRANKLIN (2-1) AT WHITELAND (1-1)

FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-1) AT ZIONSVILLE (1-2)

FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-1) AT EAST CENTRAL (1-2)

FREMONT (0-3) AT PARK TUDOR (3-0)

FRONTIER (2-0) AT FAITH CHRISTIAN (1-1)

GREENSBURG (0-3) AT LAWRENCEBURG (2-1)

GREENWOOD (1-2) AT MOORESVILLE (1-2)

HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-3) AT DANVILLE (2-1)

HAMMOND CENTRAL (1-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-1)

HAMMOND NOLL (1-2) AT WHEELER (1-2)

HANOVER CENTRAL (2-1) AT LOWELL (1-2)

HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-2) AT RICHMOND (0-3)

HIGHLAND (1-2) AT CALUMET (2-1)

HOMESTEAD (1-2) AT FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-2)

HUNTINGTON NORTH (2-1) AT COLUMBIA CITY (3-0)

INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (3-0) (INDIANASRN.ORG BROADCAST)

INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-1) AT SPEEDWAY (2-1)

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-1) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (3-0)

INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (1-2) AT BEECH GROVE (1-2)

INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS TECH (1-1)

IRVINGTON PREP (0-2) AT BROWN COUNTY (2-1)

JASPER (1-2) AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-3)

JAY COUNTY (2-1) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (2-1)

JENNINGS COUNTY (0-3) AT COLUMBUS EAST (1-2)

JIMTOWN (1-2) AT JOHN GLENN (1-1)

KANKAKEE VALLEY (2-1) AT HOBART (1-2)

KNIGHTSTOWN (3-0) AT UNION CITY (0-3)

LAFAYETTE JEFF (3-0) AT MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-3)

LAKE CENTRAL (2-1) AT CROWN POINT (3-0)

LAKE STATION (0-3) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (1-1)

LAKELAND (3-0) AT GARRETT (3-0)

LAPEL (3-0) AT INDIAN CREEK (1-2)

LAVILLE (1-2) AT BREMEN (2-1)

LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-2) AT WARREN CENTRAL (3-0)

LEBANON (1-2) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (1-2)

LEO (3-0) AT NEW HAVEN (0-3)

LEWIS CASS (2-1) AT NORTHWESTERN (3-0)

LOGANSPORT (2-1) AT BENTON CENTRAL (0-3)

LOUISVILLE FERN CREEK (KY.) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (2-1)

LOUISVILLE TRINITY (KY.) AT CARMEL (2-1)

MACONAQUAH (2-0) AT WHITKO (0-3)

MADISON (1-2) AT CARROLL COUNTY (KY.)

MARION (2-1) AT MCCUTCHEON (1-2)

MERRILLVILLE (2-1) AT PORTAGE (2-1)

MILAN (1-2) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (3-0)

MISSISSINEWA (3-0) AT FRANKTON (0-3)

MITCHELL (0-3) AT EASTERN GREENE (0-3)

MUNSTER (0-3) AT ANDREAN (1-2)

NEW CASTLE (1-2) AT SHELBYVILLE (1-2)

NEW PALESTINE (2-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-3) (INDIANASRN.ORG BROADCAST)

NEW PRAIRIE (2-1) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-3)

NOBLESVILLE HOMESCHOOL AT PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (0-3)

NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-3) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (3-0)

NORTH DAVIESS (2-1) AT PRINCETON (0-3)

NORTH HARRISON (2-1) AT CHARLESTOWN (1-2)

NORTH MIAMI (3-0) AT NORTH JUDSON (3-0)

NORTH POSEY (3-0) AT TELL CITY (3-0)

NORTH WHITE (1-2) AT TRI-COUNTY (1-2)

NORTHVIEW (3-0) AT WEST VIGO (1-2)

NORTHWOOD (2-1) AT MISHAWAKA (2-1)

NORWELL (0-3) AT BELLMONT (0-3)

OAK HILL (2-1) AT MADISON-GRANT (3-0)

OWEN VALLEY (0-3) AT EDGEWOOD (1-2)

PARKE HERITAGE (0-3) AT ATTICA (0-3)

PENDLETON HEIGHTS (2-1) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (3-0)

PERRY CENTRAL (1-2) AT PAOLI (3-0)

PERU (1-2) AT WABASH (0-3)

PIONEER (2-1) AT CASTON (0-3)

PLAINFIELD (3-0) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (2-1)

PLYMOUTH (1-2) AT GOSHEN (0-3)

RIVER FOREST (2-1) AT GARY WEST (3-0)

RIVERTON PARKE (2-1) AT SEEGER (2-1)

ROCHESTER (2-1) AT MANCHESTER (1-2)

SHENANDOAH (2-1) AT NORTH DECATUR (2-1)

SHERIDAN (1-2) AT CLINTON CENTRAL (2-1)

SILVER CREEK (2-1) AT EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-2)

SOUTH ADAMS (1-2) AT HERITAGE (3-0)

SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (2-1) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (1-2)

SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-3) AT PENN (2-1)

SOUTH DEARBORN (2-1) AT CONNERSVILLE (2-1)

SOUTH NEWTON (2-1) AT NORTH NEWTON (1-2)

SOUTH PUTNAM (1-2) AT GREENCASTLE (1-2)

SOUTH SPENCER (1-2) AT HERITAGE HILLS (2-1)

SOUTH VERMILLION (3-0) AT NORTH VERMILLION (3-0)

SOUTH WARREN (KY.) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (3-0)

SOUTHERN WELLS (0-3) AT WES-DEL (0-3)

SOUTHMONT (1-2) AT FRANKFORT (0-3)

SOUTHPORT (0-3) AT PIKE (2-1)

SOUTHRIDGE (2-1) AT PIKE CENTRAL (2-1)

SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT CLOVERDALE (2-1)

SOUTHWOOD (0-3) AT NORTHFIELD (0-3)

SULLIVAN (1-2) AT LINTON (2-1)

TECUMSEH (0-3) AT FOREST PARK (2-1)

TERRE HAUTE NORTH (1-2) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (0-2)

TIPPECANOE VALLEY (3-0) AT KNOX (1-2)

TRI (2-1) AT MONROE CENTRAL (2-1)

TRITON (2-1) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-2)

TRITON CENTRAL (2-1) AT MONROVIA (2-1)

TWIN LAKES (2-1) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (2-0)

UNION COUNTY (0-3) AT HAGERSTOWN (1-2)

VALPARAISO (2-1) AT MICHIGAN CITY (1-2)

VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-2) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-2)

WARSAW (2-1) AT WAWASEE (0-3)

WASHINGTON (3-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (2-1)

WEST CENTRAL (2-1) AT CASCADE (3-0)

WEST LAFAYETTE (2-1) AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-2)

WEST NOBLE (3-0) AT ANGOLA (1-2)

WEST WASHINGTON (2-1) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (2-1)

WESTERN (0-3) AT TIPTON (2-1)

WESTERN BOONE (3-0) AT TRI-WEST (2-1)

WESTFIELD (3-0) AT NOBLESVILLE (2-1)

WHITING (2-1) AT GRIFFITH (3-0)

WINCHESTER (0-3) AT CENTERVILLE (3-0)

WOODLAN (1-2) AT BLUFFTON (3-0)

USA TODAY/NETWORK INDIANA FOOTBALL POLLS WEEK 4

6A

1 WESTFIELD (14)                        3-0        

2 BROWNSBURG (2)                 3-0        

3 CROWN POINT (1)                      3-0        

4 WARREN CENTRAL                    3-0        

5 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3-0        

6 CENTER GROVE                          2-1        

7 CARMEL                                   2-1        

8 LAWRENCE NORTH                  3-0        

9 COLUMBUS NORTH                 3-0        

10 CATHEDRAL                           1-2        

5A

1 PLAINFIELD (4)                                    3-0        

2 VALPARAISO (7)                                  2-1        

3 MERRILLVILLE (2)                              2-1        

4 DECATUR CENTRAL (1)                  1-1        

5 CONCORD (3)                                      3-0        

6 WARSAW                                               2-1        

7 WHITELAND                                         1-1        

8 LAFAYETTE JEFF                                  3-0        

9 BLOOMINGTON NORTH                 2-1        

10 EAST CENTRAL                                1-2

4A

1 NEW PALESTINE (12)                           2-0        

2 BISHOP CHATARD (4)                          3-0        

3 EVANSVILLE REITZ (1)                         3-0        

4 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL                      3-0        

5 MISHAWAKA                                       2-1        

6 MARTINSVILLE                                    3-0        

7 BREBEUF JESUIT                                2-1        

8 LEO                                                    3-0        

9 NEW PRAIRIE                                     2-1        

10NORTHWOOD                                   2-1        

3A

1 EV. MEMORIAL (14)                           3-0        

2 GIBSON SOUTHERN (2)                     3-0        

3 HERITAGE HILLS (1)                           2-1        

4 GUERIN CATHOLIC                               3-0        

5 BATESVILLE                                       3-0        

6 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI                     3-0        

7 TIPPECANOE VALLEY                         3-0        

8 WEST LAFAYETTE                              2-1        

9 TRI-WEST                                         2-1        

10 MISSISSINEWA                                3-0        

2A

1 LAF. CENTRAL CATH. (12)                 2-0        

2 NORTH POSEY (3)                              3-0        

3 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (2)          3-0        

4 TRITON CENTRAL                              2-1        

5 LUTHERAN                                         2-1        

6 LINTON-STOCKTON                            2-1        

7 WESTERN BOONE                              3-0        

8 EASTERN HANCOCK                            2-1        

9 LAPEL                                                   3-0        

10 BLUFFTON                                        3-0        

(TIE) NORTH PUTNAM                             3-0      

1A

1 NORTH JUDSON (16)                           3-0        

2 PROVIDENCE (1)                                  3-0        

3 CARROLL (FLORA)                                3-0        

4 MADISON-GRANT                               3-0        

5 NORTH DECATUR                                 2-1        

6 TRITON                                                2-1        

7 SOUTH PUTNAM                                    1-2        

8 SPRINGS VALLEY                                   2-1        

9 NORTH VERMILLION                            3-0        

10 NORTH MIAMI                                   3-0     

   

2024 INDIANA FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION COACHES POLL (WEEK 4)

6A
1 BROWNSBURG 3-0 (8) 96
2 WESTFIELD 3-0 (2) 89
3 WARREN CENTRAL 3-0 74
4 CROWN POINT 3-0 58
5 HAMILTON SE 3-0 52
6 CENTER GROVE 2-1 53
7 CARMEL 2-1 33
8 INDPLS CATHEDRAL 1-2 29
9 LAWRENCE NORTH 3-0 21
10 BEN DAVIS 1-2 8
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
FW SNIDER 2-1 (7), NOBLESVILLE 2-1 (7), HARRISON (WL) 1-2 (6), ELKHART 2-1 (5),
PENN 2-1 (4), COLUMBUS NORTH 3-0 (3), LAKE CENTRAL 2-1 (1)

5A
1 VALPARAISO 2-1 (4) 87
2 DECATUR CENTRAL 1-1 (2) 78
3 MERRILLVILLE 2-1 77
4 CONCORD 3-0 (2) 57
5 LAFAYETTE JEFF 3-0 55
6 WARSAW 2-1 (1) 53
7 EAST CENTRAL 1-2 (1) 44
8 WHITELAND 1-1 37
9 PLAINFIELD 3-0 33
10 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 2-1 19
CASTLE 2-1 19
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 2-1 (2), MICHIGAN CITY 1-2 (2), KOKOMO 0-2 (1)

4A
1 NEW PALESTINE 2-0 (6) 96
2 INDPLS CHATARD 3-0 (4) 93
3 EVANSVILLE REITZ 3-0 80
4 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 3-0 70
5 LEO 3-0 53
6 MARTINSVILLE 3-0 49
7 MISHAWAKA 2-1 21
8 INDPLS RONCALLI 1-1 18
9 COLUMBIA CITY 3-0 17
10 BREBEUF JESUIT 2-1 14
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
NEW PRAIRIE 2-1 (13), NORTHWOOD 2-1 (13), EAST NOBLE 2-1 (10), FW WAYNE 1-1 (1),
HANOVER CENTRAL 2-1 (1), SB ST. JOSEPH 2-1 (1)

3A
1 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 3-0 (6) 96
2 GIBSON SOUTHERN 3-0 (3) 88
3 HERITAGE HILLS 2-1 (1) 73
4 GUERIN CATHOLIC 3-0 65
5 FW LUERS 2-1 54
6 WEST LAFAYETTE 2-1 39
7 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 3-0 33
8 DELTA 3-0 29
9 TRI-WEST 2-1 20
10 LAWRENCEBURG 2-1 16
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
MISSISSINEWA 3-0 (13), BATESVILLE 3-0 (10), FW CONCORDIA 2-1 (5),
WEST NOBLE 3-0 (4), SOUTHRIDGE 2-1 (2), GARRETT 3-0 (1)
TWIN LAKES 1-1 (1)

2A
1 LAFAYETTE CC 2-0 (9) 99
2 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3-0 (1) 67
3 NORTH POSEY 3-0 66
4 INDPLS LUTHERAN 2-1 63
5 TRITON CENTRAL 2-1 46
6 ADAMS CENTRAL 2-1 40
7 LINTON-STOCKTON 2-1 29
8 WESTERN BOONE 3-0 27
EASTERN HANCOCK 2-1 27
10 ANDREAN 1-2 15
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2-1 (14), LAPEL 3-0 (10), MONROVIA 2-1 (10), BLUFFTON 3-0 (8),
INDPLS SCECINA 1-2 (8), PAOLI 3-0 (7), CENTERVILLE 3-0 (6), SOUTH VERMILLION 3-0 (6),
TELL CITY 3-0 (1)

1A
1 NORTH JUDSON 3-0 (10) 100
2 PROVIDENCE 3-0 85
3 CARROLL (FLORA) 3-0 78
4 MADISON-GRANT 3-0 51
5 NORTH DECATUR 2-1 46
6 SOUTH PUTNAM 1-2 38
7 NORTH MIAMI 3-0 35
8 SPRINGS VALLEY 2-1 33
9 TRITON 2-1 29
10 NORTH VERMILLION 3-0 23
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
MILAN 1-2 (22), MONROE CENTRAL 2-1 (18), FRONTIER 2-0 (10), PIONEER 2-1 (10),
FOREST PARK 2-1 (5), SOUTH NEWTON 2-1 (2), TRI-COUNTY 1-2 (2), LAVILLE 1-2 (1)

INDIANA SRN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS WEEK 4

6A

1 BROWNSBURG 3-0

2 WESTFIELD 3-0

3 WARREN CENTRAL 3-0

4 CROWN POINT 3-0

5 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 3-0

6 LAWRENCE NORTH 3-0

7 CENTER GROVE 2-1

8 CARMEL 2-1

9 FT. WAYNE SNIDER 2-1

10 COLUMBUS NORTH 3-0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: CATHEDRAL, PENN, LAKE CENTRAL, NOBLESVILLE,  FISHERS, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, ZIONSVILLE, AVON, BEN DAVIS, FT. WAYNE CARROLL, ELKHART, PIKE

5A

1 VALPARAISO 2-1

2 DECATUR CENTRAL 1-1

3 MERRILLVILLE 2-1

4 CONCORD 3-0

5 LAFAYETTE JEFF 3-0

6 WHITELAND 1-1

7 WARSAW 2-1

8 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 2-1

9 PLAINFIELD 3-0

10 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 2-1

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: CASTLE, EAST CENTRAL, FLOYD CENTRAL, FRANKLIN, CHESTERTON,

4A

1 NEW PALESTINE 2-0

2 BISHOP CHATARD 3-0

3 EVANSVILLE REITZ 3-0

4 GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 3-0

5 LEO 3-0

6 MARTINSVILLE 3-0

7 MISHAWAKA 2-1

8 RONCALLI 1-1

9 NORTHWOOD 2-1

10 BREBEUF 2-1/NORTHVIEW 3-0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: NEW PRAIRIE, COLUMBIA CITY, EAST NOBLE, HANOVER CENTRAL, KANKAKEE VALLEY, DEKALB, PENDLETON HEIGHTS, SB ST. JOSEPH, CULVER ACADEMY, LOGANSPORT, DANVILLE

3A

1 GIBSON SOUTHERN 3-0

2 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 3-0

3 GUERIN CATHOLIC 3-0

4 FT. WAYNE LUERS 2-1

5 WEST LAFAYETTE 2-1

6 DELTA 3-0

7 HERITAGE HILLS 2-1/WEST NOBLE 3-0

8 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 3-0

9 TRI-WEST 2-1

10 MISSISSINEWA 3-0/BATESVILLE 3-0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: LAWRENCEBURG, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, FW CONCORDIA, KNOX, SOUTHRIDGE, GARRETT, OAK HILL, FRANKLIN COUNTY

2A

1 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 2-0

2 NORTH POSEY 3-0

3 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 2-1

4 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3-0

5 WESTERN BOONE 3-0

6 LAPEL 3-0

7 BLUFFTON 3-0

8 EASTERN HANCOCK 2-1

9 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2-1/ADAMS CENTRAL 2-1

10 SOUTH VERMILLION 3-0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: ANDREAN, MONROVIA, TRITON CENTRAL, LINTON, ROCHESTER, ALEXANDRIA, CENTERVILLE, PAOLI, TELL CITY, NORTHEASTERN, NORTH PUTNAM, SOUTH VERMILLION, BREMAN

1A

1 NORTH JUDSON 3-0

2 PROVIDENCE 3-0

3 CARROLL FLORA 3-0

4 MADISON GRANT 3-0

5 NORTH DECATUR 2-1

6 NORTH MIAMI 3-0

7 NORTH VERMILLION 3-0

8 TRITON 2-1

9 SPRINGS VALLEY 2-1

10 MONROE CENTRAL 2-1

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: KNIGHTSTOWN, TRI, FRONTIER, FOREST PARK, NORTH MIAMI, PIONEER, MILAN, SOUTH PUTNAM, LAVILLE, RIVERTON PARKE, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN, CLOVERDALE, CLINTON PRAIRIE

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Z-RATINGS

4A

1 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

2 YORKTOWN

3 BROWNSBURG

4 CASTLE

5 FLOYD CENTRAL

6 WESTFIELD

7 CENTER GROVE

8 WARSAW

9 CROWN POINT

10 LAKE CENTRAL

3A

1 TRI-WEST

2 RONCALLI

3 NORTHVIEW

4 SILVER CREEK

5 NEW PALESTINE

6 DANVILLE

7 BREBEUF

8 HAMILTON HEIGHTS

9 CATHEDRAL

10 ANGOLA

2A

1 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL

2 SOUTHWOOD

3 WAPAHANI

4 BARR-REEVE

5 BENTON CENTRAL

6 TECUMSEH

7 MUNCIE BURRIS

8 WESTERN BOONE

9 SCECINA

10 NORTH POSEY

1A

1 TRINITY LUTHERAN

2 LOOGOOTEE

3 DALEVILLE

4 COVINGTON

5 TRI-COUNTY

6 RIVERTON PARKE

7 SPRINGS VALLEY

8 MORGAN TOWNSHIP

9 KOUTS

10 BORDEN

INDIANA VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES

MADISON 3 S. RIPLEY 0

NORTH JUDSON 3 KNOX 1

CRISPUS ATTUCKS 3 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 0

HENRYVILLE 3 MEDORA 1

FAITH CHRISTIAN 3 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 0

SOUTH-CENTRAL 3 OREGON DAVIS 0

PROVIDENCE CRISTO REY 3 ARSENAL TECH 0

COLUMBUS EAST 3 SHELBYVILLE 0

TRITON CENTRAL 3 MORRISTOWN 0

FRANKFORT 3 TAYLOR 0

MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 3 SEVEN OAKS 2

SCECINA 3 GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 0

RIVERTON PARKE 3 S. PUTNAM 0

OLDENBURG ACADEMY 3 VILLA MADONNA 1

SULLIVAN 3 TERRE HAUTE NORTH 2

WHITING 3 LAKE STATION 0

NORTHFIELD 3 BLUFFTON 0

NORTHVIEW 3 CLOVERDALE 0

INDIANA BOYS SOCCER POLLS

3A

1. CENTER GROVE
2. NOBLESVILLE
3. ZIONSVILLE
4. CARMEL
5. HAMILTON SE 
6. FW CARROLL
7. WESTFIELD
8. COLUMBUS NORTH
9. GOSHEN
10. CATHEDRAL
11. WL HARRISON
12. FISHERS
13. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
14. CROWN POINT
15. MUNSTER
16. CONCORD
17. PIKE
18. WARSAW
19. NORTHRIDGE
20. BROWNSBURG

2A

1. EV. MEMORIAL
2. BISHOP LUERS
3. HERITAGE HILLS 
4. ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
5. FW CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
6. BISHOP CHATARD
7. BISHOP DWENGER
8. PARK TUDOR
9. SB SAINT JOSEPH
10. WEST LAFAYETTE
11. SPEEDWAY
12. CASCADE
13. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (INDPLS) 
14. HANOVER CENTRAL
15. LEO 
16. WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
17. GUERIN CATHOLIC
18. CARDINAL RITTER
19. EV. MATER DEI 
20. BOONE GROVE

1A

1. COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
2. BETHANY CHRISTIAN
3. FAITH CHRISTIAN
4. FOREST PARK
5. WESTVIEW 
6. PROVIDENCE
7. WHEELER
8. GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
9. SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
10. OLDENBURG ACADEMY
11. COVINGTON
12. FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
13. NORTH PUTNAM
14. WHITE RIVER VALLEY 
15. MUNCIE BURRIS
16. SOUTH KNOX
17. FW CANTERBURY
18. TELL CITY
19. SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)
20. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA

INDIANA BOYS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES

SOUTHWESTERN 1 GREENSBURG 0

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 8 VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0

LOWELL 3 KOUTS 1

SHAW MEMORIAL 3 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 2

SHERIDAN 1 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 1

MUNCIE BURRIS 10 WAPAHANI 0

HAMMOND KNOLL 4 LAPORTE 0

WESTVILLE 5 RIVER FOREST 4

MARTINSVILLE 1 PLAINFIELD 1

WOODLAN 9 PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 0

EVANSVILLE DAY 2 S. SPENCER 1

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN 2 TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN 2

DANVILLE 1 GREENCASTLE 1

HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 10 PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE 1

HERITAGE 5 JAY COUNTY 2

SOUTH BEND ADAMS 3 NEW PRAIRIE 1

FORT WAYNE LUERS 4 HUNTINGTON NORTH 1

CASCADE 10 MONROVIA 0

ANDREAN 3 MERRILLVILLE 1

HANOVER CENTRAL 3 PORTAGE 1

MUNSTER 3 CROWN POINT 2

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 9 HIGHLAND 0

FAITH CHRISTIAN 3 NORTHWESTERN 0

DUPONT MANUAL 2 NEW ALBANY 1

INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER POLLS

3A

1.  HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN

2.  NOBLESVILLE

3.  EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL

4.  WESTFIELD

5.  CARMEL

6.  CASTLE

7.  CATHEDRAL

8.  PENN

9.  BROWNSBURG

10.  CROWN POINT

11.  CENTER GROVE

12.  CARROLL

13.  ZIONSVILLE

14.  EAST CENTRAL

15.  EVANSVILLE REITZ

16.  NORTHRIDGE

17.  CHESTERTON

18.  MUNSTER

19.  VALPARAISO

20.  BLOOMINGTON SOUTH & FISHERS

2A

1. MISHAWAKA MARIAN

2. LAWRENCEBURG

3. BISHOP DWENGER

4. GUERIN CATHOLIC

5. SB SAINT JOSEPH

6. GIBSON SOUTHERN

7. CHATARD

8. PARK TUDOR

9. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI

10.  RONCALLI

11.  BREBEUF JESUIT

12.  HANOVER CENTRAL

13.  FW CANTERBURY

14.  NORTHWOOD

15.  BELLMONT

16.  HERITAGE HILLS

17.  HAMILTON HEIGHTS

18.  BATESVILLE

19.  SILVER CREEK

20.  WASHINGTON

1A

1. HERITAGE CHRISTIAN

2. PROVIDENCE

3. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN

4. OLDENBURG

5. WESTVIEW

6. TRINITY

7. ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

8. FOREST PARK

9. MONROVIA

10.  FAITH CHRISTIAN

11.  SHERIDAN

12.  SOUTH KNOX

13.  SWITZERLAND COUNTY

14.  NORTH POSEY

15.  WHEELER

16.  BREMEN

17.  ANDREAN

18.  EASTBROOK

19.  GREENCASTLE

20.  BETHESDA CHRISTIAN

INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER REPORTED SCORES

VICTORY CHRISTIAN 9 HEBRON 0

SHERIDAN 10 TRI-CENTRAL 0

MONROVIA 8 CASCADE 0

SCECINA 8 CRISPUS ATTUCKS 1

OAK HILL 6 BLACKFORD 0

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 6 INDY LUTHERAN 0

BEN DAVIS 7 BEECH GROVE 1

BOONE GROVE 4 HAMMOND CENTRAL 0

MOORESVILLE 4 TRI-WEST 0

FT. WAYNE BLACKHAWK 3 HUNTING NORTH 0

JIMTOWN 4 SOUTH BEND RILEY 0

GOSHEN 4 ELKHART 0

COLUMBUS NORTH 2 GREENWOOD 0

LAWRENCE NORTH 1 MT. VERNON 1

CROWN POINT 3 HARRISON 0

FRANKLIN CENTRAL 10 WARREN CENTRAL

PLAINFIELD 5 PERRY MERIDIAN 0

USA TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL

RANK	SCHOOL (RECORD)	POINTS	LAST WEEK’S RANK	FIRST-PLACE VOTES
1	GEORGIA (2-0)	1,346	1	50
2	OHIO STATE (2-0)	1,281	2	3
3	TEXAS (2-0)	1,259	3	1
4	ALABAMA (2-0)	1,157	4	0
5	MISSISSIPPI (2-0)	1,136	5	0
6	OREGON (2-0)	987	6	0
7	PENN STATE (2-0)	956	8	0
8	MISSOURI (2-0)	955	10	0
9	TENNESSEE (2-0)	930	12	0
10	UTAH (2-0)	871	11	0
11	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (2-0)	803	14	0
12	MIAMI (FLA.) (2-0)	798	15	0
13	OKLAHOMA (2-0)	700	13	0
14	OKLAHOMA STATE (2-0)	588	17	0
15	KANSAS STATE (2-0)	578	16	0
16	MICHIGAN (1-1)	501	9	0
17	LSU (1-1)	410	19	0
18	ARIZONA (2-0)	399	18	0
19	NOTRE DAME (1-1)	388	7	0
20	CLEMSON (1-1)	326	22	0
21	LOUISVILLE (2-0)	288	24	0
22	WASHINGTON (2-0)	176	25	0
23	IOWA STATE (2-0)	157	NR	0
24	NEBRASKA (2-0)	91	NR	0
25	MEMPHIS (2-0)	85	NR	0

DROPPED OUT: NO. 20 KANSAS (1-1); NO. 21 IOWA (1-1); NO. 23 NORTH CAROLINA STATE (1-1).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: TEXAS A&M (1-1) 68; BOSTON COLLEGE (2-0) 36; ILLINOIS (2-0) 33; SYRACUSE (2-0) 33; NORTHERN ILLINOIS (2-0) 30; WISCONSIN (2-0) 28; SOUTH CAROLINA (2-0) 25; BOISE STATE (1-1) 20; UNLV (2-0) 19; IOWA (1-1) 17; KANSAS (1-1) 14; CENTRAL FLORIDA (2-0) 12; NORTH CAROLINA STATE (1-1) 10; TEXAS STATE (2-0) 8; TCU (2-0) 6; CALIFORNIA (2-0) 5; NORTH CAROLINA (2-0) 5; LIBERTY (2-0) 4; BRIGHAM YOUNG (2-0) 2; MICHIGAN STATE (2-0) 2; PITTSBURGH (2-0) 2; ARIZONA STATE (2-0) 2; INDIANA (2-0) 1; JAMES MADISON (2-0) 1; TULANE (1-1) 1.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3

THURSDAY, SEPT. 12

7:30 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN STATE AT SOUTH ALABAMA | ESPN

7:30 P.M | ARIZONA STATE AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN+

FRIDAY, SEPT. 13

7 P.M. | UNLV AT KANSAS | ESPN

8 P.M. | NO. 20 ARIZONA AT NO. 14 KANSAS STATE | FOX

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14

12 P.M. | NO. 4 ALABAMA AT WISCONSIN | FOX

12 P.M. | ARKANSAS STATE AT NO. 17 MICHIGAN | BIG TEN NETWORK

12 P.M. | NO. 13 OKLAHOMA STATE AT TULSA | ESPN2

12 P.M. | NO. 16 LSU AT SOUTH CAROLINA | ABC

12 P.M. | LOUISIANA TECH AT NC STATE | ACC NETWORK

12 P.M. | CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT ILLINOIS | PEACOCK

12 P.M. | MEMPHIS AT FLORIDA STATE | ESPN

12 P.M. | CINCINNATI AT MIAMI (OH) | ESPNU

12 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT TEXAS TECH | FS1

12 P.M. | CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE AT SAINT FRANCIS (PA) | NEC FRONT ROW

12 P.M. | LEHIGH AT LIU | NEC FRONT ROW

12 P.M. | NORTH GREENVILLE AT THE CITADEL | ESPN+

12 P.M. | MERCYHURST AT ROBERT MORRIS | ESPN+

12:30 P.M. | MARIST AT LAFAYETTE | ESPN+

12:45 P.M. | NO. 24 BOSTON COLLEGE AT NO. 6 MISSOURI | SEC NETWORK

1 P.M. | MASSACHUSETTS AT BUFFALO | CBS SPORTS NETWORK

1 P.M. | DELAWARE AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T | FLOSPORTS

1 P.M. | STONY BROOK AT FORDHAM | ESPN+

1 P.M. | WESTERN ILLINOIS AT ILLINOIS STATE | ESPN+

1 P.M. | GEORGETOWN AT SACRED HEART | ESPN+

1 P.M. | VIRGINIA-LYNCHBURG AT PRESBYTERIAN | ESPN+

2 P.M. | COASTAL CAROLINA AT TEMPLE | ESPN+

2 P.M. | CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT RICHMOND | FLOSPORTS

2 P.M. | HOLY CROSS AT BRYANT | FLOSPORTS

2 P.M. | IDAHO STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA | ESPN+

2 P.M. | DUQUESNE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | ESPN+

2 P.M. | STETSON AT FURMAN | ESPN+

3 P.M. | WAGNER AT DELAWARE STATE | ESPN+

3 P.M. | MOREHEAD STATE AT MONTANA | ESPN+

3 P.M. | MOREHOUSE AT HOWARD | CNBC

3:30 P.M. | NO. 18 NOTRE DAME AT PURDUE | CBS

3:30 P.M. | NO. 9 OREGON AT OREGON STATE | FOX

3:30 P.M. | BALL STATE AT NO. 10 MIAMI | ACC NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | TULANE AT NO. 15 OKLAHOMA | ESPN

3:30 P.M. | VMI AT GEORGIA TECH | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | TEXAS A&M AT FLORIDA | ABC

3:30 P.M. | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT MICHIGAN STATE | BIG TEN NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | NEVADA AT MINNESOTA | BIG TEN NETWORK

3:30 P.M. | WASHINGTON STATE AT WASHINGTON | PEACOCK

3:30 P.M. | WEST VIRGINIA AT PITTSBURGH | ESPN2

3:30 P.M. | MORGAN STATE AT OHIO | ESPN+

3:30 P.M. | MONMOUTH AT MAINE | FLOSPORTS

3:30 P.M. | TOWSON AT VILLANOVA | FLOSPORTS

4 P.M. | TROY AT IOWA | FS1

4 P.M. | APP STATE AT EAST CAROLINA | ESPNU

4 P.M. | HAMPTON AT NORFOLK STATE | ESPN+

4 P.M. | UALBANY AT IDAHO | ESPN+

4 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA AT PORTLAND STATE | ESPN+

4 P.M. | ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT NORTHERN COLORADO | ESPN+

4:15 P.M. | UAB AT ARKANSAS | SEC NETWORK

4:30 P.M. | NO. 12 UTAH AT UTAH STATE | CBS SPORTS NETWORK

5:30 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT ETSU | ESPN+

6 P.M. | UCONN AT DUKE | ESPN+

6 P.M. | VIRGINIA TECH AT OLD DOMINION | ESPN+

6 P.M. | FIU AT FAU | ESPN+

6 P.M. | UTEP AT LIBERTY | ESPN+

6 P.M. | SOUTH CAROLINA STATE AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN | ESPN+

6 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT NORTH CAROLINA | ESPN+

6 P.M. | COLGATE AT AKRON | ESPN+

6 P.M. | GARDNER-WEBB AT CHARLOTTE | ESPN+

6 P.M. | CAMPBELL AT RHODE ISLAND | FLOSPORTS

6 P.M. | WILLIAM & MARY AT WOFFORD | ESPN+

6 P.M. | WESTERN CAROLINA AT ELON | FLOSPORTS

6 P.M. | STONEHILL AT NEW HAMPSHIRE | FLOSPORTS

6 P.M. | WEST GEORGIA AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+

6 P.M. | MERCER AT CHATTANOOGA | ESPN+

6 P.M. | DAYTON AT INDIANA STATE | ESPN+

6 P.M. | MERRIMACK AT BUCKNELL | ESPN+

6:30 P.M. | NO. 5 OLE MISS AT WAKE FOREST | THE CW NETWORK

6:30 P.M. | BETHUNE-COOKMAN AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+

7 P.M. | UTSA AT NO. 2 TEXAS | ESPN

​​​​​​​7 P.M. | VANDERBILT AT GEORGIA STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | JACKSONVILLE STATE AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPN+

7 P.M. | KENNESAW STATE AT SAN JOSÉ STATE | TRUTV/MAX

7 P.M. | WESTERN KENTUCKY AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | HAWAI’I AT SAM HOUSTON | ESPN+

7 P.M. | SOUTH FLORIDA AT SOUTHERN MISS | ESPN+

7 P.M. | AUSTIN PEAY AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | ESPN+

7 P.M. | LINDENWOOD AT MISSOURI STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE AT MURRAY STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | AUGUSTANA (SD) AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | INCARNATE WORD AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+

7 P.M. | ALABAMA STATE AT SAMFORD | ESPN+

7 P.M. | ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF AT TENNESSEE STATE | HBCUGO

7 P.M. | SOUTHERN AT JACKSON STATE | ESPN+

​​​​​​​7 P.M. | EDWARD WATERS AT ALCORN STATE | SWAC DIGITAL NETWORK

7 P.M. | NORTH ALABAMA AT UT MARTIN | ESPN+

7 P.M. | GRAMBLING STATE AT TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE | ESPN+

7 P.M. | LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN | ESPN+

7 P.M. | WEBER STATE AT LAMAR | ESPN+

7 P.M. | EASTERN WASHINGTON AT SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA | ESPN+

7 P.M. | GEORGETOWN (KY) AT ALABAMA A&M | SWAC DIGITAL NETWORK

7:30 P.M. | NO. 1 GEORGIA AT KENTUCKY | ABC

7:30 P.M. | NEW MEXICO AT AUBURN | ESPN2

7:30 P.M. | TOLEDO AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | ESPNU

7:30 P.M. | INDIANA AT UCLA | NBC/PEACOCK

7:30 P.M. | NORTHERN IOWA AT NO. 23 NEBRASKA | BIG TEN NETWORK

7:30 P.M. | AIR FORCE AT BAYLOR | FS1

7:30 P.M. | COLORADO AT COLORADO STATE | CBS

7:30 P.M. | UCF AT TCU | FOX

7:30 P.M. | EASTERN ILLINOIS AT NORTHWESTERN | BIG TEN NETWORK

7:30 P.M. | INDIANA WESLEYAN AT VALPARAISO | ESPN+

​​​​​​​7:45 P.M. | KENT STATE AT NO. 7 TENNESSEE | SEC NETWORK

8 P.M. | MARYLAND AT VIRGINIA | ACC NETWORK

8 P.M. | RICE AT HOUSTON | ESPN+

8 P.M. | UC DAVIS AT SOUTHERN UTAH | ESPN+

8 P.M. | WESTERN OREGON AT CAL POLY | ESPN+

8 P.M. | STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT MCNEESE | ESPN+

9 P.M. | BYU AT WYOMING | CBS SPORTS NETWORK

9 P.M. | NORTHERN ARIZONA AT UTAH TECH | ESPN+

​​​​​​​9 P.M. | NICHOLLS AT SACRAMENTO STATE | ESPN+

10:30 P.M. | SAN DIEGO STATE AT CALIFORNIA | ESPN

10:30 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT FRESNO STATE | TRUTV/MAX

AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL

1 GEORGIA 2-0

2 TEXAS 2-0

3 OHIO STATE 2-0

4 ALABAMA 2-0

5 OLE MISS 2-0

6 MISSOURI 2-0

7 TENNESSEE 2-0

8 PENN STATE 2-0

9 OREGON 2-0

10 MIAMI FL 2-0

11 USC 2-0

12 UTAH 2-0

13 OKLAHOMA STATE 2-0

14 KANSAS STATE 2-0

15 OKLAHOMA 2-0

16 LSU 1-1

17 MICHIGAN 1-1

18 NOTRE DAME 1-1

19 LOUISVILLE 2-0

20 ARIZONA 2-0

21 IOWA STATE 2-0

22 CLEMSON 1-1

23 NEBRASKA 2-0

24 BOSTON COLLEGE 2-0

25 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 2-0

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

ILLINOIS 101, BOISE ST. 77, TEXAS A&M 68, SYRACUSE 63, MEMPHIS 38, WASHINGTON 27, IOWA 24, KANSAS 22, VANDERBILT 18, SOUTH CAROLINA 10, LIBERTY 9, WISCONSIN 9, UNLV 7, NORTH CAROLINA 7, CALIFORNIA 3, BYU 2, UCF 1, TCU 1.

INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7

INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3

SEPTEMBER 14 AT UCLA 7:30

SEPTEMBER 21 VS. CHARLOTTE TBA

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA

OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA

OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA

OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA

NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA

NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0

SEPTEMBER 14 VS. NOTRE DAME 3:30

SEPTEMBER 21 AT OREGON STATE 8:30

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00

OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA

OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA

OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00

NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA

NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA

NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00

NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA

NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14

SEPTEMBER 14 AT PURDUE 3:30

SEPTEMBER 21 VS. MIAMI (OH) 3:30

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30

OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30

OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA

OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00

NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30

NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30

NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)

NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA

BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7

BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17

SEPTEMBER 14 VS. HANOVER 6:00

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00

OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00

OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT

OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00

OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00

NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00

NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT

NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00

NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00

BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34

SEPTEMBER 14 AT MIAMI FL 3:30

SEPTEMBER 21 AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA

SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA

OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA

OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA

OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA

OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA

NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA

NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00

NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA

NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA

INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0

EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20

SEPTEMBER 14 VS. DAYTON 6:00

SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00

OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00

OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00

OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00

OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00

NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00

NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00

COLTS SCHEDULE

HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27

SEPT. 15: AT GREEN BAY, 1 P.M., FOX

SEPT. 22: VS. CHICAGO, 1 P.M., CBS

SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS

OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS

OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS

OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX

OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS

NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS

NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS

NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK

NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX

DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS

DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS

DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS

DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD

JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

PITTSBURGH 3 MIAMI 2

PHILADELPHIA 2 TAMPA BAY 1

CINCINNATI 1 ATLANTA 0

NY YANKEES 10 KANSAS CITY 4

NY METS 3 TORONTO 2

BOSTON 12 BALTIMORE 3

CLEVELAND 5 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3

LA ANGELS 6 MINNESOTA 2

CHICAGO CUBS 10 LA DODGERS 4

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

WNBA SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES

NO GAMES SCHEDULED

NFL MONDAY

SAN FRANCISCO 32 NY JETS 19

WEEK 2 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 12

BUFFALO BILLS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 15

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (1:00P FOX)

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DETROIT LIONS (1:00P FOX)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P FOX)

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)

NEW YORK JETS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P CBS)

NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:25P CBS)

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4:25P CBS)

CHICAGO BEARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 7:20P (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 16

ATLANTA FALCONS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8:15P ESPN)

WEEK 3 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 19

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 23

NEW YORK GIANTS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P FOX)

CHICAGO BEARS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)

HOUSTON TEXANS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1:00P FOX)

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1:00P CBS)

DENVER BRONCOS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)

GREEN BAY PACKERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:05P CBS)

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:05P CBS)

DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:25P FOX)

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:25P FOX)

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P FOX

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 24

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT BUFFALO BILLS (7:30P ESPN)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (8:15P ABC)

WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26

DALLAS COWBOYS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 29

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P FOX)

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)

DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P CBS)

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)

BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, SEPT. 30

TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7:30P ESPN)

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P ABC)

WEEK 5 SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, OCT. 3

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)

SUNDAY, OCT. 6

NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)

CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)

BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)

GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P CBS)

NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P CBS)

DALLAS COWBOYS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)

MONDAY, OCT. 7

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)

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AP TOP 25 REALITY CHECK: SEC TAKEOVER COULD LAST A WHILE WITH FEW NONCONFERENCE CHALLENGES LEFT

The Southeastern Conference has taken over The Associated Press college football poll, grabbing six of the first seven spots.

The 16-team SEC set a new standard for hoarding high AP Top 25 rankings, with Georgia at No. 1, No. 2 Texas, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Mississippi, No. 6 Missouri and No. 7 Tennessee. Half of the top 16 comes from the SEC.

How long will this last? Could be a while.

This week, Alabama takes a road trip to Wisconsin. The Crimson Tide is an early 15 1/2-point favorite, according to BetMGM. In the only matchup of ranked teams next Saturday, No. 24 Boston College is at Missouri and the Tigers are favored by 16 1/2.

Those look like the toughest non-conference games left for any of those six teams.

SEC conference play doesn’t crank up for three weeks, though Week 4 does send Tennessee to new conference rival and No. 15 Oklahoma. The first matchup of those top six teams comes Week 5 and it’s a biggie: Georgia at Alabama.

Some head-to-heads could could whittle that dandy half-dozen down, but more likely it will be up to the second- and third-tier SEC teams to provide a couple of upsets. That means Oklahoma, No. 16 LSU and others will need to step it up. Texas A&M and Auburn have already lost nonconference games at home. Mississippi State and Arkansas lost on the road this past weekend.

South Carolina beat up Kentucky, but that might have said more about the Wildcats than the Gamecocks. Vanderbilt is off to a good start.

For now, the upper tier of college football is the SEC’s world and there is barely room for anybody else, at least according to AP poll voters. Reality Check has some thoughts.

No. 1 Georgia (2-0)

Next: at Kentucky, Saturday.

Reality check: The Bulldogs dusted off RB Trevor Etienne against Tennessee Tech after he was benched in the opener for an offseason traffic violation. The Florida transfer averaged a cool 15.6 yards on five carries.

Ranking: Just right.

No. 2 Texas (2-0)

Next: vs. UTSA, Saturday.

Reality check: You can see the progress in QB Quinn Ewers, especially when he throws on the move. The lack of tailback depth might force the Longhorns to lean a little harder on their star quarterback. He seems up for it.

Ranking: Just right.

No. 3 Ohio State (2-0)

Next: vs. Marshall, Sept. 21.

Reality check: The Buckeyes were locked on against Western Michigan, which was almost not fair to the Broncos.

Ranking: This is fine.

No. 4 Alabama (2-0)

Next: at Wisconsin, Saturday.

Reality check: Injuries along the offensive line had the Crimson Tide out of sorts for much of the game against USF before Alabama just had too many dudes for the Bulls. We’ll see if that’s a problem or one that goes away with better health.

Ranking: Little high.

No. 5 Mississippi (2-0)

Next: at Wake Forest, Saturday.

Reality check: You can only play who’s on your schedule and so far the Rebels have done exactly what an elite team should do to that level of opponent.

Ranking: Little high.

No. 6 Missouri (2-0)

Next: vs. No. 24 Boston College, Saturday.

Reality check: Competition has been very light, but considering defense was the question mark coming into the season allowing a total of 254 yards in two games is an encouraging sign.

Ranking: Too high.

No. 7 Tennessee (2-0)

Next: vs. Kent State, Saturday.

Reality check: The Volunteers look like the undervalued stock among the SEC’s best-ranked teams. The offensive and defensive lines are good enough to allow QB Nico Iamaleava (two interceptions against NC State) some growing pains.

Ranking: Too low.

No. 8 Penn State (2-0)

Next: vs. Kent State, Sept. 21.

Reality check: That’s not a typo. Kent State, which opened the season at Pitt, plays Tennessee and Penn State back-to-back. This is the same team that just lost to FCS team St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday. Kent State is getting $4 million from the three power conference schools. If any college football players deserve to be paid, it’s the Golden Flashes.

Ranking: Touch low.

No. 9 Oregon (2-0)

Next: at Oregon State, Saturday.

Reality check: The interior of the Ducks’ offensive line has been a problem, contributing to seven sacks allowed. Oregon allowed only five sacks all of last season. They are hoping the return of Indiana transfer OG Matthew Bedford from injury — whenever that happens — settles things down.

Ranking: Feels a little high, but Boise State is a handful.

No. 10 Miami (2-0)

Next: vs. Ball State, Saturday.

Reality check: USF looms in two weeks, a potential sneaky tricky nonconference game as Alabama has found out the past two years.

Ranking: Little low.

No. 11 Southern California (2-0)

Next: at Michigan, Sept. 21.

Reality check: The Trojans’ shutout of Utah State was the first by a Lincoln Riley-coached team against an FBS opponent.

Ranking: About right.

No. 12 Utah (2-0)

Next: at Utah State, Saturday.

Reality check: The Utes pulled QB Cam Rising after he injured his hand with a big lead against Baylor. They say it’s not serious and it better not be because Utah didn’t score a point without him.

Ranking: Little high.

No. 13 Oklahoma State (2-0)

Next: at Tulsa, Saturday.

Reality check: There are no bad wins, especially against Power Four opponents, but the Cowboys’ defense has not played well and now appear to be in danger of losing their best pass rusher, Collin Oliver (lower right leg injury), for a long period.

Ranking: Good for now.

No. 14 Kansas State (2-0)

Next: vs. No. 20 Arizona, Friday.

Reality check: The Wildcats’ experienced secondary got lit up by Tulane. Now here comes Arizona All-American Tetairoa McMillan.

Ranking: Touch low.

No. 15 Oklahoma (2-0)

Next: vs. Tulane, Saturday.

Reality check: The Sooners are struggling to block and it’s making life hard on former five-star QB Jackson Arnold. That performance against a rebuilding Houston team was worrisome.

Ranking: Too high.

No. 16 LSU (1-1)

Next: at South Carolina, Saturday.

Reality check: The running game is a problem and losing RB John Emery to another knee injury isn’t helping the situation.

Ranking: This seems too high, but everybody in this group seems to be ranked too high.

No. 17 Michigan (1-1)

Next: vs. Arkansas State, Saturday.

Reality check: Quarterback issues will dominate headlines, but offensive line issues are what’s really shocking for the Wolverines. Coach Sherrone Moore probably has a better chance of fixing the line.

Ranking: Too high.

No. 18 Notre Dame (1-1)

Next: at Purdue, Saturday.

Reality check: The NIU loss was certainly not all on QB Riley Leonard, but he really needs to be better.

Ranking: Too high.

No. 19 Louisville (2-0)

Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday.

Reality check: The Cardinals have outscored two outmanned opponents by a combined 111-14. They’re the ACC’s Ole Miss.

Ranking: Maybe a little low.

No. 20 Arizona (2-0)

Next: at No. 14 Kansas State, Friday.

Reality check: The Wildcats have been called for 19 penalties in two games. They were especially problematic as Arizona slogged to a victory against Northern Arizona.

Ranking: Little high.

No. 21 Iowa State (2-0)

Next: vs. Arkansas State, Sept. 21.

Reality check: The Cyclones live in close games. Having a kicker like redshirt freshman Kyle Konrady, who can crush 54-yard field goals with the game on the line seems massive for coach Matt Campbell’s team.

Ranking: Little low.

No. 22 Clemson (2-0)

Next: vs. NC State, Sept. 21.

Reality check: Maybe we overreacted about Clemson’s offense after the Georgia game? Or maybe we’re overreacting after a near-flawless performance against Appalachian State that included a 35-point first quarter? Guess we’ll find out soon enough.

Ranking: Just right.

No. 23 Nebraska (2-0)

Next: vs. Northern Iowa, Saturday.

Reality check: The Cornhuskers still have details to clean up. Most notably 12 penalties against Colorado. But the offensive and defensive line improvement is encouraging and might be sustainable.

Ranking: The Huskers might be ranked prematurely, but somebody has to fill these spots.

No. 24 Boston College (2-0)

Next: at No. 6 Missouri, Saturday.

Reality check: The next test is a big step up, but new coach Bill O’Brien’s Eagles have a solid offensive line and a dynamic quarterback. Is that enough to stay ranked?

Ranking: See Nebraska above.

No. 25 Northern Illinois (2-0)

Next: vs. Buffalo, Sept. 21.

Reality check: Coach Thomas Hammock has a tough team of mostly homegrown, developed and retained players. With an off week and a rebuilding Buffalo team after that, the Huskies could be in line for at least a three-week stay in the rankings.

Ranking: Maybe too low. How about that?

FORMER CLEMSON RECEIVER OVERTON SHOT AND KILLED AT A PARTY IN GREENSBORO, SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton was shot and killed at a party in Greensboro, North Carolina, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department.

A release from the agency said the 26-year-old Overton was found by deputies responding to a loud noise disturbance from a party.

Despite medical aid, the department said Overton was pronounced dead at the scene.

The sheriff’s department said an open homicide investigation is ongoing.

Overton was a Greensboro native who played at Clemson from 2016-19 and was part of two national championship teams. He played in 51 games, making 52 catches for 777 yards and seven touchdowns.

“So senseless and just a beautiful, young life cut short at 26,” coach Dabo Swinney said Saturday night after the Tigers beat Appalachian State. “But man, I love DeAndre Overton.”

AP PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ARIZONA ST. WORKHORSE CAM SKATTEBO RUNS FOR CAREER-HIGH 262 AGAINST BULLDOGS

The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 2 of the season:

Cam Skattebo, Arizona State

The Sun Devils’ fourth-year running back rushed for a career-high 262 yards and finished with 297 all-purpose yards in a 30-23 win over Mississippi State.

Skattebo’s 33 carries are the FBS single-game high so far this season. His final run was his longest, going for 39 yards to the Mississippi State 12 and allowing the Sun Devils to run out the clock.

He averaged 7.9 yards per carry while amassing the second-highest rushing total in program history behind Eno Benjamin’s 312 yards against Oregon State in 2018. His 12 runs of at least 10 yards, all against Mississippi State, lead the nation.

Skattebo, a native of Rio Linda, California, who transferred from Sacramento State for the 2023 season, also caught three passes for a team-high 35 yards.

Runner-up

Xavier Scott, Illinois. The third-year defensive back from Riviera Beach, Florida, had his fingerprints all over the Illini’s 23-17 win over then-No. 19 Kansas.

He was in on three takeaways, including an interception return for a touchdown, and he recorded a sack and finished with a team-leading eight solo tackles.

His interception on Kansas’ first series set up a field goal, and his 30-yard pick-6 put the Illini up 13-10 late in the first half. With the Jayhawks at the Illinois 46, Scott knocked the ball loose from Jalen Daniels and teammate Alec Bryant recovered to end the game.

Honorable mention

Northern Illinois DT Cade Haberman blocked a 48-yard field-goal attempt to end the first half and a 62-yarder at the end of the game to preserve the 16-14 upset of then-No. 5 Notre Dame; Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty ran for 192 yards and three touchdowns in 27-24 loss to then-No. 7 Oregon. Syracuse QB Kyle McCord passed for 381 yards and four touchdowns as the Orange held on to beat then-No. 23 Georgia Tech 31-28.

Six stats

— Rutgers RB Kyle Monangai has never fumbled on 459 rushing attempts since 2021.

— Penn State’s Drew Allar has an interception rate of 0.6% on 486 career attempts, best among FBS players with a minimum of 200, according to SportRadar. He threw an interception against Bowling Green on Saturday for his first of the season but just the third in 15 career games.

— North Carolina’s Jahvaree Ritzie leads the nation with five sacks in two games. He had a total of 2.5 sacks over his 40 previous games.

— Georgia heads to Kentucky with 15 straight road wins, the FBS’ longest active streak.

— Missouri has scored on 66 of 68 trips into the red zone since the start of the last season, according to SportRadar. That’s a 97.1% success rate that leads the nation among teams with at least 10 drives inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

— SMU’s Collin Rogers set a school record with five goals and accounted for all his team’s scoring in an 18-15 loss to BYU. He had kicks of 53, 52, 45, 38 and 28 yards.

PITT FIRES ATHLETIC DIRECTOR HEATHER LYKE MONTHS BEFORE HER CONTRACT WAS SET TO EXPIRE

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before Lyke’s contract was set to expire.

Pitt chancellor Joan Gabel made the announcement Monday.

While Gabel thanked Lyke for her leadership, Gabel also noted that with the landscape of college athletics changing rapidly, she felt it was time for a fresh start.

“We need a new vision and a new leader of our athletics department,” Gabel said in a statement.

Lyke arrived at Pitt in 2017 and helped the Panthers start to find their footing in the Atlantic Coast Conference after treading water in their initial years after leaving the Big East.

The football program won its first ACC title in 2021 and her decision to hire Jeff Capel as the men’s basketball coach in 2018 helped bring that program back to life. The women’s volleyball team has become a national power and the men’s soccer team reached the College Cup twice, 2020 and 2022.

Lyke’s most ambitious project was “Victory Heights,” a $240 million facility currently under construction next to the Petersen Events Center. When completed, Victory Heights will serve as the home for 16 of Pitt’s 19 intercollegiate programs and will accommodate seating for up to 3,000 for volleyball, wrestling and gymnastics.

The building, launched in 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025.

Lyke, however, will not be around to see her vision come to fruition. She was in the final months of a contract that ran through 2024 but had explored other options lately, most recently when she was a finalist for the athletic director job at Northwestern.

The Wildcats ended up hiring Villanova athletic director Mark Jackson for the job.

Gabel said the school will launch a “comprehensive search” for Lyke’s replacement. Jennifer Tuscano will serve as interim athletic director until the search is complete.

BIG 10 FOOTBALL

BIG TEN ANNOUNCES WEEK 4 KICKOFF TIMES AND NETWORK DESIGNATIONS

ROSEMONT, Ill. – In collaboration with its rightsholders, the Big Ten Conference on Monday announced the kickoff times and broadcast designations for Week 4 home football games (Sept. 20-21).

The 2024 campaign is the first to feature a full Big Ten lineup on CBS, FOX and NBC, supported by exclusive cable and direct-to-consumer broadcasts on Big Ten Network, FS1 and Peacock. The complete Week 4 schedule can be found below.

 The weekend begins on Friday, September 20, when No. 24 Nebraska visits Illinois in a game broadcast on FOX. The FOX Big Noon Kickoff matchup on Saturday, September 21, will be No. 3 Ohio State hosting Marshall in their final non-conference tilt. At 3:30pm ET, CBS will broadcast USC’s Big Ten debut when the Trojans visit Ann Arbor to take on the defending College Football Playoff champion Michigan Wolverines. Washington’s first conference game will be broadcast on FS1 when Northwestern visits Montlake at 7pm ET. In primetime on NBC (7:30pm ET), the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry is renewed as Minnesota hosts Iowa.

 Game times and network designations for non-conference road games will be announced by the home conference.

  Friday, September 20
8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT

• Illinois at Nebraska – FOX 

 Saturday, September 21
12pm ET/11am CT/9am PT

• Marshall at Ohio State – FOX
• Charlotte at Indiana – Big Ten Network
• Villanova at Maryland – Big Ten Network

 3:30pm ET/2:30pm CT/12:30pm PT

• USC at Michigan – CBS
• Kent State at Penn State – Big Ten Network

 7pm ET/6pm CT/4pm PT

• Northwestern at Washington – FS1

 7:30pm ET/6:30pm CT/4:30pm PT

• Iowa at Minnesota – NBC

BIG 10 FOOTBALL THIS WEEK

• The Week 3 slate features 14 Big Ten teams in action, including one conference contest. The Big Ten will get its first taste of a pair of in-state, west coast rivalries on Saturday, as Oregon visits Oregon State, while Washington and Washington State meet in the Apple Cup, with both games slated to kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET. UCLA will also play in its first Big Ten Conference game, as the Bruins welcome Indiana to the Rose Bowl on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET.
• Twelve of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are mentioned in this week’s AP and US LBM Coaches Polls, announced on Sunday. The AP poll includes No. 3 Ohio State, No. 8 Penn State, No. 9 Oregon, No. 11 USC, No. 17 Michigan, and No. 23 Nebraska, with Illinois, Washington, Iowa, and Wisconsin receiving votes. At No. 2, Ohio State leads seven Big Ten teams in the coaches’ poll (No. 6 Oregon, No. 7 Penn State, No. 11 USC, No. 16 Michigan, No. 22 Washington, and No. 24 Nebraska), while Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, and Indiana also received recognition.
• The Big Ten announced its first Big Ten Football Players of the Week, presented by IFS.ai, on Monday. Rutgers’ Kyle Monangai was named Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a career high 208 yards and three touchdowns in the Scarlet Knights’ 49-17 win over Rutgers. Monangai became the first Scarlet Knight to rush for 200 yards since Josh Hicks did so in the 2014 Quick Lane Bowl.
• Illinois’ Xavier Scott claimed Defensive Player of the Week honors after totaling eight solo tackles in the Illini’s 23-17 win over Kansas, the team’s highest ranked nonconference win since 1995. Scott also collected two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, recorded a sack, and sealed the win with a strip sack forced fumble on the game’s final play.
• Oregon’s Tez Johnson returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown in the Ducks’ 37-34 win over Boise State to earn Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Johnson’s touchdown return marked the program’s first punt return for touchdown since 2018 and Oregon’s longest punt return since 2008.
• Michigan’s State’s Nick Marsh was named Freshman of the Week after posting 194 receiving yards on eight catches and a touchdown in the Spartans’ 27-24 win at Maryland. Marsh enters the program record book with the 10th most receiving yards in a single game and second most by a true freshman. After recording just one catch for 11 yards in last week’s collegiate debut, Marsh recorded a pair of 50+ yard receptions, a 77-yard touchdown catch and a 57-yard reception, both coming in the fourth quarter.
• Indiana rewrote its record books in Friday’s 77-3 win over Western Illinois. The 77 points marked the most in program history with a program-record 10 Hoosiers finding the end zone. Indiana also rushed for 335 yards and passed for 378 yards to mark the first time since 2015 the team topped 300 yards rushing and passing in the same game.
• Three Big Ten teams posted shutouts on Saturday, with Minnesota, Ohio State, and USC winning a combined 152-0. The Gophers surrendered just 135 total yard, including 18 rushing yards in a 48-0 win over Rhode Island, while the Buckeyes’ defensive effort held Western Michigan to 91 total yards in the 56-0 win. The Trojans held Utah State to just 10 first downs, as they rolled to a 48-0 triumph.
• The top two teams in the regular season standings will meet in the 2024 Discover Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Lucas Oil Field in Indianapolis, Ind. The game, which will be broadcast on CBS for the first time ever, will be the first in conference history to match the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the overall conference standings.

RUTGERS, ILLINOIS, OREGON AND MICHIGAN STATE EARN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 2 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees: 

Offensive Player of the Week
Kyle Monangai, Rutgers
RB – Sr. – Roseland, N.J. – Don Bosco Prep

• Rushed for a career-high 208 yards in the win over Akron, tying for the 10th-best mark in a game in school history
• Became the first Scarlet Knight to reach 200 rushing yards in a game since 2014
• Marked his fourth straight 100-yard game dating back to 2023, the best Rutgers streak since Jawan Jamison had six consecutive games from 2011-12
• Rushed for three touchdowns for the second time in his career
• Ranks ninth among Rutgers’ career rushing leaders with 2,315 yards
• Last Rutgers Offensive Player of the Week: Kyle Monangai (Sept. 18, 2023)

Defensive Player of the Week
Xavier Scott, Illinois
DB – Jr. – Riviera Beach, Fla. – Dwyer

• Forced three turnovers in Illinois’ 23-17 win over #19 Kansas
• Only player in the nation to force three turnovers in a single game this season
• Collected two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown, one forced fumble, 1.0 sack and eight solo tackles to lead Illinois to its highest ranked nonconference win since 1995
• Had a game-changing pick-six with :36 seconds left in the first half to give Illinois a 13-10 lead entering halftime
• Recorded the game-ending strip-sack forced fumble on the final play to secure the win
• Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week: Seth Coleman (Oct. 16, 2023)

Special Teams Player of the Week
Tez Johnson, Oregon
WR – Sr. – Pinson, Ala. – Pinson Valley HS

• Returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter of Oregon’s 37-34 win over Boise State
• First Duck to return a punt for a touchdown since Ugo Amadi in 2018
• Recorded the fifth-longest punt return in program history and longest since the 2008 season
• Finished with 109 punt-return yards, becoming the first Oregon player to go over 100 punt-return yards in a game since 2019
• It was his first career punt return for a touchdown

Freshman of the Week
Nick Marsh, Michigan State
WR – Detroit, Mich. – River Rouge

• Snared eight catches for 194 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, to help Michigan State beat Maryland on the road in its Big Ten opener
• His 194 receiving yards was the best MSU single-game receiving total against Maryland and only the second 100-yard receiving outing against the Terps, topping the previous mark set in 2021
• It was the 10th-most receiving yards in a single game by a Spartan and the second-most by a true freshman
• Last Michigan State Freshman of the Week: Katin Houser (Nov. 20, 2023)

NIU NAMED CHEEZ-IT NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK

DALLAS (FWAA) – The NIU Huskies knocked off a team ranked in the top five of the polls for the first time in school history Saturday, toppling fifth-ranked Notre Dame in South Bend with a final-minute field goal, 16-14. The Huskies outgained the Irish, didn’t commit a turnover and made decisive plays on defense and special teams to earn the upset and become the Cheez-It National Team of the Week for games the weekend of Sept. 7, as selected by the All-America Committee of the Football Writers Association of America.

This is only the second time for NIU (2-0) to earn the national team of the week honor from the FWAA and its first since the week of Sept. 16, 2017, following a 21-17 win at Nebraska. Since the 2002 season, the FWAA has named a National Team of the Week. Each honored team receives a custom Cheez-It “care package” along with a hand-crafted game ball made in America by Dallas-based Big Game USA, the nation’s leading manufacturer of custom footballs.

Kanon Woodill’s 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds left was the winning play, but it wasn’t until Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard field goal attempt at time expired that the Huskies could begin their on-field celebration. It was Haberman’s second blocked kick of the game.

Antario Brown gained 225 total yards from scrimmage (126 receiving, 99 rushing) with a touchdown and Ethan Hampton was 10-of-19 passing for 198 yards and a touchdown as NIU notched the first win by any Mid-American Conference team over a team ranked in the Associated Press Top Five. NIU head coach Thomas Hammock now has three wins over so-called Power 4 programs in the past four seasons.

“We were bigger than they thought. We’re not a normal MAC team in my opinion. We’re big on the offensive and defensive line and we’re physical,” Hammock said. “I didn’t look at it as a mismatch. Our kids went out there and played hard, tough and physical. I told them all week ‘you can make a mistake, but you can’t lack physicality.’ We won the battle up front.”

Trailing 14-13, Huskies safety Amariyun Knighten picked off Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard, returning the turnover to midfield with 5:55 left in the fourth quarter. NIU converted a third down and a fourth down to get to the Notre Dame 19 in 10 plays to set up the winning kick. Woodill then split the uprights with a 35-yard game winner with 31 seconds left.

Notre Dame drove to the NIU 44 on its final drive before lining up a 62-yard field goal attempt with five seconds remaining, a kick Haberman blocked. Haberman also blocked an Irish 48-yard field goal attempt at the end of the first half.

The Huskies outgained the Fighting Irish 388-286 with a balanced attack of 190 rushing yards and 198 through the air. Antario Brown recorded the first 100-yard receiving game of his career after entering the game with only 59 career receiving yards on 13 catches. Brown had 199 total yards in the first half alone and finished with 225.

“We put a lot of emphasis on special teams. I told our coaches that I had a dream last night that the game would come down to a field goal,” Hammock said. “Kanon nailed that game-winner. He’s going to have that moment engraved in his mind for the rest of his life.”

NIU’s previous best win against a ranked opponent was a 20-13 overtime win against No. 15 Maryland in 2003. It defeated a ranked non-conference opponent for the first time since a win at No. 21 Alabama on Sept. 20, 2003, and earned its first win over any ranked team since 2015.

The Huskies are idle this weekend prior to hosting their MAC opener against Buffalo on Sept. 21.

The other National Team of the Week nominees for the weekend of Sept. 7 were:

Iowa State (2-0): Cyclones kicker Kyle Konrady made a 54-yard field goal with six seconds left to give Iowa State a 20-19 victory over No. 21 Iowa on Saturday. Taking the ball at his own 22 with 34 seconds left, Rocco Becht connected on three passes to drive 42 yards and set up the kick. Iowa State rallied from a 19-7 deficit with 4:47 left in the third quarter, started by a 75-yard touchdown pass from Becht to Jaylin Noel. The Cyclones have won back-to-back games in Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium for the first time since 2012 and 2014.

Texas (2-0): The No. 3 Longhorns quickly silenced most of the 111,170 fans inside Michigan Stadium by rolling to a 24-3 halftime lead, and later finished off the No. 10 Wolverines 31-12 to earn another September win over a top 10 team on the road. Texas won at No. 3 Alabama in the season’s second week last year. Texas outgained Michigan 389-284 with 246 passing yards from Quinn Ewers. It was the Longhorns’ first win on the road against a reigning national champion since 1998 when they beat Nebraska, 20-16, to end the Cornhuskers’ 47-game home winning streak.

MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK 2 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

MAC Football Offensive Players of the Week
Antario Brown, NIU, RB
Senior, Savannah, Ga. (Beach HS)            
Running back Antario Brown accounted for 225 all-purpose yards and the Huskies’ only touchdown in NIU’s 16-14 win over fifth-ranked Notre Dame. Brown’s career long 83-yard touchdown catch and run tied the game 7-7 in the first quarter. He recorded the first 100-yard receiving game of his career and the first by a Huskie running back since 2006 (Garrett Wolfe, 114 yards at Ohio State) with two catches for 126 yards and was just one yard shy of a 100-yard rushing game when he left the game at the end of the third quarter.
 
MAC Football Defensive Players of the Week
Devonte O’Malley, NIU, DT        
Senior, Midlothian, Illinois (Bremen)     
NIU defensive tackle Devonte O’Malley recorded a pair of sacks and a tackle for loss with four solo tackles and a forced fumble to lead NIU’s defensive effort in its historic win over No. 5 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Huskies held Notre Dame to 123 rushing yards on 28 carries and 163 passing yards while pressuring ND QB Riley Leonard all day. Notre Dame amassed only 286 yards and were outgained by more than 100 yards at home for only the fourth time in the last 15 years.
 
MAC Football Special Teams Co-Players of the Week
Cade Haberman, NIU, DT
Senior, Blair, Nebraska (Westside HS)   
Senior Cade Haberman made two of the biggest plays of the Huskies’ upset win over Notre Dame Saturday with two blocked field goals. His field goal block at the end of the first half on a 48-yard attempt preserved the Huskies’ 13-7 halftime lead. He also blocked ND’s 62-yard attempt on the last play of the game to give NIU the historic win. Haberman is the only player in the country this year with two blocked field goals in the same game.
 
Jesus Gomez, Eastern Michigan, PK
Senior, Puebla, Mexico (Prepa Tec Puebla)         
Gomez was sensational for the Eagles as he was a perfect 3-of-3 in field goal attempts, including makes of 57 yards, 50 yards, and 29 yards. It marked the second time in his career he was 3-of-3 in a single game and the first time EMU history a placekicker converted multiple field goal attempts of 50+ yards in the same game. His 57-yard kick in the first quarter not only gave EMU an early lead, it changed the record book as he took over the top spot in EMU history after being tied with two others for the then-record of 55 yards. Additionally, the 57-yard make ranks tied for the fourth-longest in MAC history. Overall, his 57-yard kick is the second-longest in the FBS this year. He is one of three kickers nationally to have made a pair of 50+ yard field goals in 2024, but the only one to make two in the same game.

ASU, ISU AND OSU EARN WEEK TWO FOOTBALL ACCOLADES

IRVING, Texas – Arizona State’s Cam Skattebo (offensive), Iowa State’s Kyle Konrardy (special teams) and the Oklahoma State tandem of Nick Martin (defensive) and Obi Ezeigbo (newcomer) claimed the Big 12 Conference’s weekly awards on Monday.

Skattebo (pronounced Skatte-boo) led the nation in yards from scrimmage with 297 in week two, with 262 yards coming on the ground, in ASU’s win over Mississippi State. His 262 rushing yards were the second most ever by a Sun Devil behind Eno Benjamin’s 312-yard effort against Oregon State in 2018. The senior rushed for 93 yards in the fourth quarter alone to seal the victory over the Bulldogs. Skattebo also gives the Big 12 the national yardage leader in back-to-back weeks with Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan earning the distinction in week one.

Martin was instrumental in OSU’s double overtime win over Arkansas with 16 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss and a trio of quarterback hurries while playing in 91 of the Cowboys’ 93 snaps on defense. His 4.5 tackles for a loss were the most by an FBS player in a game this season and the most by a Cowboy since 2018. Martin gave Oklahoma State a second 15+ tackle performance this season and secured the second consecutive defensive weekly honor for OSU after teammate Trey Rucker took home the award in week one.

Oklahoma State’s second honoree of the week also came from the defensive side of the ball as Ezeigbo amassed nine total tackles and a pair of sacks in the victory over the Razorbacks. The defensive end transferred to OSU this season from NCAA Division II Gannon University and was at his best in the second half on Saturday with seven of his nine tackles. His second sack of the day came on a crucial third down in overtime that backed up the Razorbacks before they missed a 46-yard field goal.

Redshirt freshman Kyle Konrardy propelled the Cyclones to a 20-19 victory over No. 21 Iowa in Saturday’s rivalry game with a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter. His first make came from 46 yards and marked the first made field goal of his career. Konrardy later connected on the game-winning kick from 54 yards with six seconds remaining. He also connected on both extra points in Saturday’s win.

WEEK 2 ACC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week have been recognized following their standout performances in Week 2 of the 2024 college football season. The selections are determined by a vote of a select media panel. The following are this week’s honorees:

CO-QUARTERBACK – Kyle McCord, Syracuse, QB, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey

McCord notched new career highs for the second week in a row in multiple statistical categories to lead Syracuse to a victory over No. 23 Georgia Tech. McCord completed 32-of-46 passing attempts for 381 yards and four touchdowns. His completions, attempts and yards were all career highs, and the four touchdown throws matched his career high, set in Week 1 versus Ohio. McCord currently leads the nation with eight touchdown passes through two weeks of the season and has 735 yards passing, which leads the ACC and is third in the FBS. McCord was named one of the eight Manning Award Stars of the Week.

CO-QUARTERBACK – Cade Klubnik, Clemson, QB, Austin, Texas

Klubnik completed 24-of-26 passes for a career-high 378 yards and five touchdowns, while only playing in the first half against Appalachian State. He also added a pair of rushing touchdowns to finish as the only FBS quarterback in the last 25 years with five passing touchdowns, multiple rushing touchdowns, and a completion percentage of 90.0-percent or better in a game. Despite playing only one half, his 378 passing yards were tied for the 19th-most in a game in school history. It was the most by a Clemson quarterback since Trevor Lawrence’s 400 passing yards against Ohio State to end the 2020 season. He became the first ACC quarterback to record at least four passing touchdowns and multiple rushing touchdowns in a single half since Louisville’s Lamar Jackson in 2016, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Alongside McCord, Klubnik was also named a Manning Award Star of the Week.

RUNNING BACK – Desmond Reid, Pitt, RB, Miami Gardens, Florida

Reid became the first player in Pitt history to compile 100 rushing yards and 100 receiving yards in the same game, sparking Pitt’s dramatic comeback win at Cincinnati. Reid ran for 148 yards on 19 carries, while hauling in six passes for 106 yards and a touchdown. It was Reid’s second consecutive 100-yard rushing game since his offseason transfer to Pitt from Western Carolina, becoming the first Pitt player to log two consecutive 100-yard rushing games to start a Pitt career since Dion Lewis in 2009. Reid helped Pitt complete its largest comeback since October 9, 1971, when the Panthers rallied from a 25-point deficit to defeat Navy, 36-35.

RECEIVER – Konata Mumpfield, Pitt, WR, Hoschton, Georgia

Mumpfield played a crucial role in Pitt’s 28-27 comeback victory at Cincinnati, logging five catches for a game-high 123 receiving yards. While the Panthers were trailing 27-6 in the third quarter, Mumpfield hauled in touchdown catches of 11 and 38 yards on consecutive drives to bring Pitt within eight points. On Pitt’s final possession, the Hoschton, Georgia, product caught a 34-yard pass to set up the Panthers’ game-winning field goal. His performance lifted Pitt to its largest comeback win since October 9, 1971, when the Panthers rallied from a 25-point deficit to defeat Navy, 36-35.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Da’Metrius Weatherspoon, Syracuse, LT, Clairton, Pennsylvania

Weatherspoon was the Orange’s highest-graded offensive lineman in Syracuse’s conference win over No. 23 Georgia Tech. He helped keep a clean pocket and pave the way for the ‘Cuse offense to put up 515 yards of offense, including 381 through the air. The left tackle had one knockdown, did not allow a sack and graded at 85-percent overall during his 76-play effort.

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Tyler Baron, Miami, DL, Knoxville, Tennessee

Baron delivered another impressive performance in Miami’s win over Florida A&M. In just 27 snaps, Baron became the eighth Hurricane to mount three sacks in a game over the last 20 years. The sixth-year defensive linemen finished with a co-team-best five tackles, including a 3.5 tackles-for-loss. The Knoxville, Tennessee, product helped the Miami defense limit Florida A&M to just 194 yards of total offense, including just 52 rushing yards.

LINEBACKER – Teddye Buchanan, Cal, ILB, San Francisco, California

Buchanan recorded a team-high 11 tackles – including three tackles-for-loss with two sacks – while also forcing a fumble in Cal’s 21-14 road win at Auburn. Buchanan stripped running back Jarquez Hunter which led to a Golden Bear fumble recovery. The San Francisco, California, native also recorded two quarterback hurries in the win.

DEFENSIVE BACK – Nohl Williams, Cal, DB, Oxnard, California

Williams picked off two passes that he returned for 14 yards in Cal’s 21-14 road win over Auburn. The pair of interceptions gives Williams three on the season – tied for the most throughout FBS football. Williams’ second pick of the day came with 2:15 left in the game while Auburn was looking for a potential game-tying drive. The Oxnard, California, native added two tackles in the victory.

SPECIALIST – Ben Sauls, Pitt, K, Tipp City, Ohio

Sauls kicked three field goals, including the game-winning 35-yard try with 17 seconds left, to help Pitt complete its largest comeback win in 53 years. Sauls connected on field goals of 47, 53, and 35 yards, while adding a PAT. The Tipp City, Ohio, native has yet to miss this season, going 5-for-5 on field goals and 8-for-8 on PATs for a team-leading 23 points.

ROOKIE – Eli Holstein, Pitt, QB, Zachary, Louisiana

Holstein earned his second consecutive ACC Rookie of the Week honor after orchestrating Pitt’s dramatic 28-27 comeback at Cincinnati. Holstein completed 20-of-35 passes for 302 yards with three touchdowns, adding 36 rushing yards. Showing no signs of being phased by pressure, Holstein directed Pitt’s game-winning drive, completing two passes for 42 yards and adding a key seven-yard run to set up the clinching 35-yard field goal with 17 seconds left. Holstein became the first Pitt freshman, true or redshirt, to pass for 300 yards in consecutive games since Alex Van Pelt in 1989.

ACC Football Notes

Through Week 2 of the 2024 season:

Week 0 – Florida State versus Georgia Tech saw 5.0 million viewers and was the most-watched Week 0 game on any network since 2019.

College GameDay from Ireland was the most-watched Week 0 episode ever – 41 percent over the previous most-watched Week 0 show (2022) and averaged 1.6 million viewers, including 2.0 million in the final hour.

Week 1 – ACC was part of a historical day on Saturday, August 31, as it was ABC’s second-most-watched Kickoff Saturday on record

7.9 million viewers – The Clemson versus Georgia Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta was the most-watched Week 1 Noon Game on record, peaking at 9.5 million viewers.

6.6 million viewers – The in-state rivalry contest between Miami and Florida in Gainesville, Florida, was the most-watched Week 1 Late Afternoon Game since 2017.

The ACC has four teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week – Miami (No. 10), Louisville (No. 19), Clemson (No. 22) and Boston College (No. 24).

Three other teams received votes in the poll – Syracuse (63), North Carolina (7) and California (3).

The ACC has three teams ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll this week – Miami (No. 12), Clemson (No. 20) and Louisville (No. 21).

Six other ACC teams received votes in the coaches poll – Boston College (36), Syracuse (33), NC State (10), California (5), North Carolina (5) and Pitt (2).

The ACC is 23-5 overall in non-conference play and has posted the second-best winning percentage in non-conference action among all Power 4 conferences at 82.1 percent.

The ACC has five non-conference road wins versus fellow Power 4 conference foes (5-5), which is tied for the most among all four leagues.

All five of the ACC’s non-conference Power 4 wins have come on the road.

Week 3 features 12 non-conference games – including five against P4 opponents.

The ACC is the Conference of Quarterbacks once again this season:

Seven quarterbacks are ranked in the top 25 of FBS in passing touchdowns – the most of any conference.

Six quarterbacks are ranked in the top 15 of FBS in total passing yards – the most of any conference.

Five quarterbacks are ranked in the top 15 of FBS in passing yards per game – the most of any conference.

Five quarterbacks are ranked in the top 15 of FBS in total yards per game – the most of any conference.

Five quarterbacks are ranked in the top 15 of ESPN’s Total QBR – the most of any conference.

ACC had the most of any conferences on the following QB preseason watch lists: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (13); Maxwell Award preseason watch list (10); and Davey O’Brien Award (8).

The ACC has the top-ranked group of quarterback transfers in 2024 by CBS Sports.

13 QBs in the league enter the 2024 season with over 20 career touchdown passes and 3,500 career passing yards.

Since 2018, the ACC has had at least one quarterback drafted in the first round in five different drafts — the only conference to do that.

The ACC’s non-conference schedule continues to be the most challenging in the country:

26 games against Power 4 opponents, including Notre Dame, the most of any conference.

Nine non-conference games against teams ranked in the final 2023 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the most of any conference.

10 non-conference games against teams in ESPN’s 2024 Way-Too-Early Top 25, the most of any conference.

ACC Features Elite Coaching Leadership:

Six ACC head coaches named to the 2024 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List – no conference has more.

Two of the three active coaches in the country to win a national title reside in the ACC (Mack Brown and Dabo Swinney).

Four current ACC head coaches have recorded over 100 career wins at the collegiate level (only 26 active FBS coaches have reached this mark).

Proven veterans and dynamic young coaches.

The 2024 ACC Football Championship Game will kick off in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on ABC on Saturday, Dec. 7, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tickets for the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and through the ACC’s official website at theACC.com.

C-USA: SEPTEMBER 9 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

DALLAS – FIU’s Keyone Jenkins, along with Liberty’s CJ Bazile Jr and Colin Karhu, earned CUSA Player of the Week honors for week two. The weekly awards are voted on by a panel of the league’s media.

Offensive Player of the Week – Keyone Jenkins, FIU – Sophomore – QB – Miami, Fla.

Jenkins led the Panthers (1-1) to a 52-point scoring effort – the program’s highest total since 2018 – with three total touchdowns and a two-point conversion in FIU’s 52-16 win over Central Michigan. The victory was the inaugural game at newly branded Pitbull Stadium and marked the Panthers’ fourth consecutive win in a home opener. The hometown hero completed 10-18 passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns while rushing five times for 42 yards and another score. In the second quarter, Jenkins scrambled for a career-long 34-yard run and followed two plays later with a 36-yard strike – his longest of the day – to Eric Rivers to double the FIU lead.

Defensive Player of the Week – CJ Bazile Jr., Liberty – Junior – Defensive End – Miami, Fla.

Bazile jumpstarted the Flames’ fourth-quarter rally with a 22-yard fumble return for a touchdown as Liberty (2-0, 1-0 CUSA) went on to down NM State (1-1, 0-1 CUSA), 30-24, in each team’s CUSA opener. After Quinton Reese knocked the ball loose on a crucial sack on third down, Bazile scooped the ball up and rumbled in for the Flames’ first touchdown of the night. The CUSA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year finished second on the team with six tackles and assisted on one of Liberty’s four sacks. After the Aggies jumped out to a 17-3 lead midway through the second quarter, Bazile and the Flames limited NM State to 130 total yards the rest of the way.

Special Teams Player of the Week – Colin Karhu, Liberty – Senior – Kicker – Rock Hill, S.C.

Karhu kept Liberty in the game while the Flames’ offense was struggling during the first three quarters of the game, providing the only points in the first 45 minutes on a trio of field goals. He put Liberty on the board with a season-long 39-yard make and connected on tries from 31 and 29 yards to cut the deficit to 17-9 at the half. Karhu improves to 5-7 on field goals this season and 6-6 on PATs, while ranking fifth nationally in field goals per game (2.5) and 28th in scoring (10.5).

AAC FOOTBALL: NAVY, MEMPHIS, ARMY PLAYERS TAKE WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors from Week 2 of the 2024 season.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Blake Horvath • Jr. • QB • Navy
Horvath led Navy to a 38-11 win against Temple, accounting for four touchdowns, as the Midshipmen amassed 409 yards of total offense and averaged 6.8 yards per play. Horvath rushed for a career-high 122 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries, while he completed 5 of 9 passes for 112 yards and a TD. Horvath leads a Navy offense that has averaged a conference-leading 43.5 points through two games as Navy stands at 2-0 for the first time since 2019.
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Elijah Herring • Jr. • LB • Memphis
A transfer from Tennessee, Herring led Memphis defensively in the Tigers’ 38-17 win against Troy, staking the Tigers to a 2-0 start for the 11th consecutive season. Herring had a team-high eight tackles with a sack, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery as the Tigers limited the back-to-back Sun Belt champions to 17 points and 251 total yards.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Matthew Rhodes • Sr. • P/H • Army
Rhodes made a key fourth-quarter play to help secure Army’s 24-7 win at Florida Atlantic as the Black Knights extended their winning streak to six games and took their first conference game as a member of The American. Serving as the holder on Army’s field goal unit, Rhodes raced down the left sideline for a 23-yard touchdown, giving the Black Knights a 17-point lead.
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Noah Short • Jr. • RB • Army
Rushed for a career-high 160 yards on 11 carries in a 24-7 win at Florida Atlantic.
 
Rahjai Harris • Gr. • RB • East Carolina
Rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns, both of which gave East Carolina a lead, in a 20-14 win at Old Dominion.
 
Mario Anderson Jr. • Sr. • RB • Memphis
Rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and had four receptions for 23 yards in a 38-17 win against Troy.
 
Colin Ramos • Sr. • LB • Navy
Had 15 tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in a 38-11 win against Temple.
 
Darian Mensah • RFr. • QB • Tulane
Completed 19 of 29 passes for a career-high 342 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-27 loss to No. 16/17 Kansas State.

SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: SEPT. 9

OFFENSIVE

QUINN EWERS

QB • JR.

Quinn Ewers delivered an impressive performance in Texas’ 31-12 road win over No. 10/9 Michigan, completing 24-of-36 passes for 246 yards and three touchdowns. This victory marked Texas’ second consecutive top-10 road win, following their triumph over No. 3 Alabama last season. Ewers has now won eight straight true road games since 2022, throwing 15 touchdowns with just one interception. Notably, three of these wins were against top-15 opponents, where he completed 63% of his passes for 792 yards and eight touchdowns with no interceptions. Against Michigan, Ewers guided the Longhorns to scoring on all five first-half possessions—three touchdowns and a field goal—with the only miss being a field goal attempt after a penalty nullified a touchdown. He led Texas to 8-of-10 third-down conversions in the first half, going 6-of-7 passing with a touchdown and rushing for another on a 3rd-and-7. Ewers has thrown at least one touchdown pass in each of his last 15 starts, dating back to 2022. The win snapped Michigan’s notable win streaks, including 16 overall victories, a Big Ten-record 29 regular-season wins, and 23 home wins. Texas’ 19-point win was its largest margin of victory against a top-10 team on the road since 1979 and the biggest against a top-10 team overall since 2005.

DEFENSIVE

NICK EMMANWORI

FS • JR.

Nick Emmanwori played a crucial role in South Carolina’s dominant 31-6 win over Kentucky, where the Gamecock defense limited the Wildcats to just 183 total yards of offense, including only 44 passing yards. Emmanwori, a junior safety from Irmo, S.C., was everywhere on the field, recording a game-high seven tackles. He also sealed the victory with a 24-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, marking his third interception in the last four games.

SPECIAL TEAMS

KAI KROEGER

P • 5Y

Kai Kroeger showcased his punting prowess in South Carolina’s 31-6 victory over Kentucky. The fifth-year senior punted five times, averaging 51.6 yards per punt. Four of his five punts traveled more than 50 yards (54, 57, 53, 58 yards), including a season-best 58-yarder. Kroeger’s performance included placing two punts inside the 20-yard line, helping the Gamecocks control field position throughout the game.
 

OFFENSIVE LINE

JAKE MAJORS

C • SR.

Jake Majors was Texas’ highest-graded offensive lineman in their 31-12 road victory over No. 10/9 Michigan, which was the Longhorns’ second top-10 road win in as many seasons after defeating No. 3 Alabama the previous year. Majors faced two of the best defensive tackles in college football, All-American Mason Graham and All-Big 12 honoree Kenneth Grant, and did not allow a sack, while the pair managed only four tackles and no quarterback pressures. Majors was instrumental in Texas rushing for 143 yards (4.5 yards per carry) against a Michigan defense that ranked fifth nationally in rush defense last season, allowing only 90.0 yards per game. Under his leadership, the Texas offense accumulated 389 total yards and 31 points. The victory snapped several Michigan win streaks, including 16 overall victories, a Big Ten-record 29 regular-season wins, and 23 home wins. Texas’ 19-point win was its largest road margin against a top-10 team since 1979 and the biggest against any top-10 team overall since 2005.

OFFENSIVE LINE

COOPER MAYS

C • SR.

Cooper Mays, a preseason All-American and first-team All-SEC selection, anchored the offensive line for Tennessee in their 51-10 win over No. 24 NC State in Charlotte. Mays did not allow a sack, penalty, or quarterback hit, extending his streak of not allowing a sack to 16 straight games dating back to 2022. His blocking helped Tennessee rush for 249 yards, the most allowed by NC State in a regular-season game since North Carolina’s 300 yards in November 2021. The Volunteers’ 460 total yards were also the most NC State had allowed since Louisiana Tech’s 480 yards in October 2021.

DEFENSIVE LINE

GRACEN HALTON

DT • JR.

Gracen Halton was a defensive standout in Oklahoma’s narrow 16-12 victory over Houston. Halton registered two tackles for loss, including a sack for an 11-yard loss and a five-yard stop that resulted in a safety with 1:42 left in the game, preserving Oklahoma’s slim lead. The safety was Oklahoma’s only scoring play of the second half. Halton’s efforts helped limit Houston to just 58 rushing yards and 1.7 yards per carry. Entering the season with only 3.5 career tackles for loss and no sacks, Halton now ranks second among SEC defensive linemen with 3.5 tackles for loss this season and has 2.5 sacks totaling 20 yards..

DEFENSIVE LINE

TIM KEENAN III

DL • RS-JR.

Tim Keenan III had a career-defining performance in Alabama’s game against USF, recording a career-high nine tackles, including 2.5 for loss (12 yards) and 1.5 sacks (10 yards)—both career highs. Keenan led Alabama in tackles for loss and sacks while finishing third in total tackles for the game. His impact also included one quarterback hurry, contributing to the Crimson Tide’s total of ten for the game.

FRESHMAN

NICO IAMALEAVA

QB • FR.

Nico Iamaleava, in his third career start, led Tennessee to a 51-10 win over No. 24 NC State by accounting for 276 total yards of offense and three touchdowns. He completed 16-of-23 passes for 211 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions and added 65 rushing yards on eight carries, including a 31-yard touchdown run. This was Iamaleava’s second win over a ranked opponent in three starts and the second time in his career that he both rushed for and passed for a touchdown in the same game.

HCAC FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK WEEK 1

Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Eli Aston (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Wide Receiver | First Year – Lions newcomer Eli Aston as unbelievable in his Lions debut. The freshman hauled in 9 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown.
Defensive Player of the Week:
DeMarion Newell (Gary, Ind.) Franklin College | Defensive Back | Senior – Newell set a new career-high with 14 tackles and led Franklin’s defense with two stops for loss in Saturday’s season opener at Ohio Northern.
Special Teams Player of the Week:
Clint Hearne (Madison, Ind.) Hanover College | Kicker | Sophomore – Clint showed off his range as part of the Panther season opener with Centre. The sophomore drilled two field goals, his first from 36-yards and his second from 25-yards to help keep the contest within reach.
 
Notable Performances:

• Jacob Simpson (Hobart, Ind.) Anderson University | Linebacker | Junior – Jake Simpson led the Ravens with 10 tackles and also added 2 tackles for loss against Alfred State.
• Justin Beeler (Pendleton, Ind) Anderson University | Punter | First Year – Justin Beeler totaled 254 punt yards on 6 punts for an average of 42.3 yards per punt.
• Jamey Deckard (Bedford, Ind.) Hanover College | Linebacker | Fifth Year – Deckard led the defensive effort for the Panthers as the fifth year recorded five tackles, four solo stops in the teams contest with Centre. He also added an interception late in the fourth quarter as well as a 0.5 tackle for loss.
• Je’Kwan Williams (Marion, Ind.) Manchester University | Linebacker | Senior – Williams totaled six tackles in the Spartans season opener against Westminster, including 2 TFLS for 9 yards as well as 1 sack for 6 yards.
• Jack Tucker (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Defensive Tackle | Senior – Lions senior defensive lineman Jack Tucker had a fantastic game on Saturday. He finished second on the team with 9 total tackles (2 solo), with 2.5 TFLs and a sack.
• Antonio Barnes (Highland, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Defensive Back | Sophomore – Barnes led Rose-Hulman with a career-high 10 tackles in the loss.
• Kolton Nanko (Yorktown, Ind.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Wide Receiver | Sophomore – Nanko had a career-receiving day for the Fightin’ Engineers through the air. He grabbed a team-high 7 catches with 112 yards and a touchdown which all set career-highs for the standout sophomore. Nanko also gave the Fightin’ Engineers their two longest plays of the game with a 30-yard catch and a 38-yard catch on his touchdown.
• Andrew Toler (Bidwell, Ohio) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Punter | Fifth Year – The 2023 All-American punter had an exceptional opening weekend with 5 punts for 223 yards, an average of 44.6 yards per punt which ranks 8th in all of NCAA Division III. Toler also booted two punts over 50 years including his long on the day of 57 yards.

NFL NEWS

POLICE UNION: HILL NOT ‘IMMEDIATELY COOPERATIVE’ WITH OFFICERS

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on the ground by police during a traffic stop because he was not “immediately cooperative” with officers, the president of the South Florida police union said in a statement Monday.

Passing fans and some teammates saw Hill in handcuffs with at least three officers around him following the stop outside the team’s home stadium that quickly went viral just hours before the Dolphins kicked off their season Sunday.

Hill later said he felt he was respectful and didn’t know why the officers placed him in handcuffs.

“I have no idea, for real,” Hill said Sunday after the game. “I wasn’t disrespectful because my mom didn’t raise me that way. Didn’t cuss. Didn’t do none of that. So like I said, I’m still trying to figure it out, man.”

Steadman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, said Hill was handcuffed according to the police department’s policy.

“Before the Dolphins game yesterday, an incident occurred where Tyreek Hill was placed in handcuffs before being released,” Stahl said in a statement. “First, to be clear, at no time was he ever under arrest. He was briefly detained for officer safety, after driving in a manner in which he was putting himself and others in great risk of danger.

“Upon being stopped, Mr. Hill was not immediately cooperative with the officers on the scene who, pursuant to policy and for their immediate safety, placed Mr. Hill in handcuffs. Mr. Hill, still uncooperative, refused to sit on the ground and was therefore redirected to the ground. Once the situation was sorted out within a few minutes, Mr. Hill was issued two traffic citations and was free to leave.”

A police officer was temporarily placed on administrative leave after the incident and the department has begun an internal review. Miami-Dade Police director Stephanie Daniels told the Miami Herald on Monday that the decision to place the officer on leave came after a review of the body camera footage from the roadside incident.

The Miami-Dade police department has declined an Associated Press request for the footage, citing the open and ongoing internal investigation.

Daniella Levine Cava, the mayor of Miami-Dade County, released a statement commending the department’s immediate launch of an investigation.

“In recent years, our nation has confronted important conversations on the use of force,” she said, “and the internal review process will answer questions about why the troubling actions shown in public video footage were taken by the officer.”

Hill said the officers told him he was pulled over for speeding and reckless driving, but added that he didn’t know why the situation escalated the way it did.

Hill’s teammate, defensive tackle Calais Campbell, was also briefly handcuffed after he said he tried to de-escalate the situation. Campbell said he was on his way to the game when he saw Hill handcuffed.

“They were trying to yank him down to the ground,” Campbell said Monday on ESPN. “I saw them kick him and pull him down, I mean, pulling (on) the cuffs; shoulders looked like they were messing up. They kind of got him down. I feel like one officer was pushing on his head.”

Campbell said he got out of his car with his hands up above his head and approached the scene, informing officers that he was a friend of Hill’s. He remained at the scene to “support” Hill after he said officers asked him to leave. Police later placed him in handcuffs for “disobeying a direct order” by being too close to the scene.

This isn’t the first off-field incident involving Hill.

He was accused of punching his girlfriend in college and got kicked off the team at Oklahoma State, later pleading guilty to domestic assault and battery by strangulation. In 2019, prosecutors in suburban Kansas City declined to charge Hill after an alleged domestic violence incident involving his fiancée and their 3-year-old child.

Last offseason, Hill was under investigation by Miami-Dade police for assault and battery after it was reported that he got into an argument with a South Florida marina worker, which apparently ended with Hill hitting the worker. Hill and the man later resolved their dispute.

BACKUP RB, 49ERS DUMP JETS, RUIN AARON RODGERS’ RETURN

Jordan Mason rushed for a career-best 147 yards and scored a touchdown to help the San Francisco 49ers beat the New York Jets 32-19 and spoil Aaron Rodgers’ return on Monday night at Santa Clara, Calif.

Deebo Samuel also rushed for a touchdown and Jake Moody matched a franchise record with six field goals to fuel the 49ers in the season opener for both teams.

Rodgers, 40, was back on the field two days shy of the one-year anniversary of the season-ending torn left Achilles tendon he sustained in last year’s season opener.

Rodgers completed 13 of 21 passes for 167 yards, one touchdown and one interception. His night ended with a fourth-down incompletion with 7:22 remaining in the game.

Allen Lazard caught two touchdown passes and Breece Hall rushed for a score for New York.

Mason filled in for injured star Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles). The third-year pro, an undrafted free agent from Georgia Tech, carried the ball 28 times. His previous high was 11 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2022 season, and his previous top yardage total was 69 against the Dallas Cowboys last year.

Rodgers was injured on the fourth snap of last opener against the Buffalo Bills. Earlier this week, he indicated he likely would have a reaction for cameras after the fourth snap on Monday.

However, New York went three-and-out on its first possession and trouble occurred on the first snap of the Jets’ next possession. Rodgers completed a backhanded pass to Hall before San Francisco standout Fred Warner knocked the ball out of Hall’s hands and Maliek Collins recovered for the 49ers at the New York 32-yard line.

The turnover set up Moody’s 46-yard field goal with 10:58 left in the opening quarter.

Rodgers then guided the Jets on a crisp 12-play, 70-yard drive that took 7:07. Hall capped the drive with a 3-yard run to give New York a 7-3 lead with 3:51 left in the period.

Moody booted a 51-yard field goal to pull the 49ers within one 56 seconds into the second quarter. San Francisco moved ahead on Samuel’s 2-yard run with 6:54 left in the first half.

Moody kicked a 31-yard field with four seconds remaining in the half, and the 49ers led 16-7 at the break.

San Francisco piled on with a 11-play, 70-yard drive to start the second half that took 7:18 off the clock. Mason scored from the 5 to push the lead to 16.

Moody made a 53-yard field goal that caromed off the left upright before going through to make it 26-7 with 3:28 left in the third period.

Rodgers tossed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Lazard with 1:39 left in the third quarter. Hall’s two-point conversion run failed, leaving the Jets down 26-13.

Moody connected from 23 and 42 yards in the fourth quarter. Ray Wersching (1983), Jeff Wilkins (1996) and Robbie Gould (2017) also made six in a game for the 49ers.

Packers backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor threw a 3-yard TD pass to Lazard in the final minute.

–Field Level Media

RAHEEM MORRIS, FALCONS BRACING FOR ‘TELL THE TRUTH MOMENT’ AHEAD OF EAGLES CLASH

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Raheem Morris’s debut as Atlanta’s head coach didn’t pan out as hoped on Sunday, with new-look Falcons falling 18-10 at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Twenty-four hours later, Morris was ready to move on to Week 2, with the schedule only getting tougher. Atlanta heads to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles next Monday before hosting the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sept. 22.

“Last night didn’t go our way, but we were able to go in today and reevaluate our plans, talk about our stuff, what went well and what didn’t go well,” Morris said on Monday. “It’s a ‘tell the truth moment’ for our team and for ourselves, and now, it’s on to the Philadelphia Eagles.”

Quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for just 155 yards and overrode his lone touchdown pass with two costly interceptions in Sunday’s loss.

Coming off a season cut short by a torn Achilles, Cousins, 36, made his debut for the team paying him $180 million over the next four years.

“(Kirk) probably had some rust from not playing for so long,” Morris said. “But we’ve got to play better at the position and play better around him. … The assessment of Kirk yesterday was easy. It wasn’t good enough. He threw two interceptions, and we’ve got to make better decisions in the passing game all around. It just wasn’t good enough and we’re going to be clear about that.”

Switching focus to the Falcons’ first appearance on Monday Night Football since 2020, Morris and company are dealt with the task of slowing a Philadelphia offense flooded with talent.

“That whole offense, looking at those guys, you’re talking about a bunch of superstars across the board,” Morris added. “A.J. Brown, Saquon (Barkley), the guy they just traded for, Jahan Dotson. They’ve got the biggest offensive line in the history of the game. Jalen Hurts was the runner up for MVP just two years ago. We’ve got to get in the lab, and that’s what today and tomorrow are about.”

In their 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers last Friday in Brazil, the Eagles totaled 410 yards, including 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns from Barkley in his team debut. Atlanta was outgained 270-226 against Pittsburgh.

Monday marks the Falcons’ first game in Philadelphia since an 18-12 loss in the 2018 opener. Atlanta, which has lost four of its last five against the Eagles, has not won at Lincoln Financial Field since 2012.

–Jack Batten, Field Level Media

COMMANDERS CUT PK CADE YORK AFTER 2 MISSED FGS

The Commanders cut kicker Cade York on Monday after he missed two field goals during Washington’s 37-20 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during Sunday’s season opener.

York pushed a pair of kicks wide right on Sunday, one from 56 yards and the other from 47.

York’s release comes three weeks after the Commanders traded a conditional seventh-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for the second-year kicker.

Entering Sunday, York had not kicked since his rookie year with Cleveland in 2022. He made 24 of 32 field goal attempts that season after being drafted by the Browns in the fourth round.

Cleveland waived York in 2023 after a shaky training camp.

Multiple reports have said that Washington plans to sign Austin Seibert to replace York. Seibert, 27, has made 45 of 56 field goal attempts over his five-year NFL career.

The Commanders host the New York Giants (0-1) on Sunday.

–Field Level Media

PACKERS TURN TO MALIK WILLIS; NO IR STINT FOR QB JORDAN LOVE

Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis was elevated to the starting role until Jordan Love returns from a knee injury.

Head coach Matt LaFleur said the Packers are going “day to day” with the evaluation of Love and won’t place him on injured reserve, an indication he could be back sooner than the four-week hiatus required by short-term IR.

“First of all, he’s got to get cleared. Until he gets cleared, those conversations don’t exist,” LaFleur said. “We will never put him in a position to mortgage the short-term for the future.”

Love was diagnosed with an MCL sprain. Love sustained the injury to his knee and was helped off the field with six seconds left in Friday night’s season-opening 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Willis was acquired from the Tennessee Titans last month and was the No. 2 quarterback behind Love entering Week 1. Sean Clifford steps into the backup role for Week 2 against the Colts, LaFleur said.

LaFleur said he couldn’t put a percentage on how much of the playbook Willis should be expected to know.

“He’ll know 100 percent of the game plan,” LaFleur said.

The 25-year-old Willis has made three career starts in 12 games. He rushed for 101 yards on 11 carries in the 2024 preseason with the Titans.

“You’ve got to play to your players’ strengths,” LaFleur said. “Whether that’s moving launch points, straight dropback, whatever it may be — play-actions — we’ll come up with whatever we feel like is going to give us the best opportunity to move the football.”

In his first two NFL seasons, Willis completed 35 of 66 passes for 350 yards with three interceptions. He also rushed 32 times for 144 yards (4.5 yards per attempt) with one touchdown.

–Field Level Media

BILLS QB JOSH ALLEN (HAND) CLEARED FOR TNF VS. DOLPHINS

Bills quarterback Josh Allen received medical clearance to start Thursday’s away game against the Miami Dolphins and is not expected to be limited this week in practice.

Allen received the green light after tests on his injured left hand, Bills coach Sean McDermott said Monday afternoon.

Asked if Allen could be limited later in the week because of his grip or any challenges with handing the ball off, McDermott said, “I don’t think so, he was able to do it.”

Allen accounted for four touchdowns to lead Buffalo to a 34-28 win in Week 1. He injured his left hand on a fourth-quarter leap into the end zone over Cardinals safety Budda Baker. Allen landed on his left hand with his right elbow and returned to the game with the hand taped.

The Dolphins (1-0) also rallied for a win on Sunday, beating Jacksonville 20-17 on a last-second field goal from Jason Sanders.

Allen was stellar against Miami last season with six touchdown passes, one rushing touchdown and 679 total passing yards.

Buffalo swept the series in 2023 to claim the AFC East division title with a 48-20 win at home and 21-14 victory in Week 18 at Miami.

Bills safety Taron Johnson is out Thursday night against Miami with a forearm injury. The team did not offer a timeline for his return because his injury requires “more research,” McDermott said.

–Field Level Media

BROWNS QB DESHAUN WATSON PLAYED DESPITE DEATH OF FATHER, CLOSE FRIEND

Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson played Sunday’s season opener with a heavy heart, but he dismissed any notion that recent losses in his personal life affected him on the field.

In the days leading up to Sunday’s 33-17 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Watson’s father, Don Richardson, and a college teammate of his, Diondre Overton, both passed away.

“Yeah, I tried my best to just, try for at least three hours to separate the two,” Watson said Monday of coping with the losses while focusing on football. “But again, I’m not going to use that as an excuse of why we played bad.

“But yeah, it was definitely a lot of, you know, a heavy heart these last couple days. But again, I don’t want to use that as an excuse for why we lost.”

Watson confirmed after the game that Richardson had died Friday. Watson did not have a close relationship with his father and was raised by a single mother, according to a 2017 interview he did with the Houston Chronicle.

Watson was close with former teammate Overton, a wide receiver at Clemson from 2016-19. He won two national titles with the Tigers, and he overlapped with Watson overlapped in their 2016 national championship season.

Overton died in a shooting in North Carolina on Saturday. Police pronounced him dead at the scene after attempting medical assistance. Overton was 26.

Watson completed 24 of 45 passes for 169 yards, with one touchdown and two interceptions, in the loss to Dallas. He took six sacks and 11 additional quarterback hits.

Browns running back Jerome Ford called Watson a warrior and said the team remained behind him.

“I don’t think anybody has lost confidence in this building,” Ford said. “And we’re going to continue to put our faith in him and he’ll be able to show everybody that he can still do it and it’s coming soon.”

–Field Level Media

SEAN PAYTON: BRONCOS ‘NEED TO BE BETTER AROUND’ QB BO NIX

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton was generally pleased with the performance of rookie quarterback Bo Nix after watching film of the team’s 26-20 loss at Seattle on Sunday.

It’s the group around Nix that he said needs to perform better.

“I think when I watch this tape offensively, we need to be better around him, and we will be,” Payton said on Monday.

Nix completed 26 of 42 passes for 138 yards and no touchdowns while getting intercepted twice. He did score the Broncos’ lone touchdown on a 4-yard scramble in the fourth quarter to cut the Seahawks’ lead to six points.

That Nix led the Broncos with 35 rushing yards was at the core of Payton’s issues. Running backs Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin combined for only 50 yards on 18 carries.

Payton’s game plan involved running the ball effectively in order to keep Nix in manageable down-and-distance situations. However, with the inability to establish the run compounded by falling behind multiple scores in the second half, Nix was forced to throw into the teeth of the Seahawks’ secondary.

“I said it yesterday (and) I’ll say it again. One of the key things that was important in this game is winning the run game battle, and we weren’t able to do that,” Payton said. “We struggled and in that inefficiency on first and second down, it was one of our keys to victory and we were anything but.”

Of Nix’s 138 passing yards, 54 came on the Broncos’ final two drives with Denver trailing by 13 points. One drive ended in an interception, while Nix punctuated the other with his touchdown run.

“Certainly, when we watched this game tape and evaluate the cue, there’s a number of things that we’ll get cleaned up and corrected,” Payton said.

The Broncos’ second-year coach said the pass protection and run blocking “wasn’t good enough,” while pointing to several missed reads on running lanes that were available. Payton also said Nix was hampered by multiple drops from his receivers.

“There may be a game where we plan on throwing it 40 times, not many. So often times, time of possession and runs in the fourth quarter, if you’re up by 10 or more, can get skewed a little bit in your favor, but this is the game where it’s the opposite,” Payton said. “You’re having to throw it to get back in it late.”

The Broncos did come out of the game largely healthy, with Payton saying that X-rays and an MRI for a contusion on offensive tackle Garett Bolles’ leg came back negative.

–Field Level Media

ROOKIE COACH DAVE CANALES TAKES BLAME FOR BRYCE YOUNG’S BRUTAL OUTING

Rookie coach Dave Canales took the blame for Carolina’s futile offensive effort and the career-worst 32.8 passer rating from quarterback Bryce Young in the Panthers’ 47-10 loss at New Orleans on Sunday.

In the season opener for both teams, the Saints scored on the first nine possessions they had the ball. Young was picked on his first pass of the season. The Panthers didn’t get in the end zone until Young took off for a 3-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

“Honestly, it’s on the coaching staff. It’s on us. We sat there like we were sitting ducks,” Canales said. “We didn’t do enough to give our guys simpler solutions in some of those.”

Canales said the Saints “gave us issues with what they did” and could recall only one instance where Young was responsible for pressure when he could have flipped protection.

“We got outcoached in that regard. I take that personally,” Canales said.

From the time he was hired to leave the post as offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers, Canales preached the importance of establishing the running game to take pressure off of Young. He said the game plan included a heavy dose of their ground game, but New Orleans forced the Panthers out of it. Carolina gained 58 yards on 20 total carries with a long gain of eight yards.

“Emphasis was there,” Canales said. “We didn’t get the result we wanted.”

Young was 13 of 30 (43.3 percent) for 161 yards and two interceptions. He was sacked four times in a game the Saints led 30-3 at halftime.

“From a footwork standpoint, I thought it was a solid day,” Canales said. “I think he missed a couple of throws. I think he’s learning some of his guys. … I also have to give the Saints credit for covering us really well. They made it hard. They forced accurate throws. That’s something we have to make sure we cash in on when we have the opportunities.”

Carolina’s next opportunity is Week 2 in the home opener. The Los Angeles Chargers (1-0) travel to Charlotte with a potent pass rush led by edge defenders Khalil Mack and Joey Bosa. The Chargers had four sacks and an interception in a 22-10 home win against the Raiders to open the regular season.

–Field Level Media

RAVENS MUM ON LAMAR JACKSON MISSING PRACTICE

Lamar Jackson was among a collection of Baltimore Ravens players who missed practice Monday.

Coach John Harbaugh wouldn’t delve into specific reasons why his star quarterback, cornerback Nate Wiggins and receiver/return specialist Deonte Harty were absent from practice, saying some players had physical issues and some had personal reasons.

“Injury report comes out Wednesday afternoon,” Harbaugh said as Baltimore began its preparation for its home opener Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Ravens were on the practice field Monday because they had a long weekend following their 27-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL season opener Thursday.

Jackson completed 26 of 41 passes for 273 yards and a touchdown and racked up 122 rushing yards on 16 attempts in that game. The Ravens lost after an apparent touchdown on the last play of regulation was overturned, with tight end Isaiah Likely ruled out of bounds on his catch.

Jackson, 27, missed four practice sessions early in training camp due to an illness. The 27-year-old is the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player, winning the award for the second time last year.

Linebackers Kyle Van Noy and Adisa Isaac also missed practice, but for reasons that were more obvious. Van Noy injured an eye during the Chiefs game, with reports saying he sustained a fractured orbital bone. Issac has a hamstring strain.

–Field Level Media

PANTHERS PRO BOWL DE DERRICK BROWN TO HAVE KNEE SURGERY, COULD MISS REST OF SEASON, AP SOURCE SAYS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl defensive end Derrick Brown will need surgery on his knee and could miss the remainder of the season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity on Monday because the team has not released its injury report.

Panthers coach Dave Canales said the team believes Brown tore his meniscus in the team’s 47-10 loss to the Saints on Sunday. It will be a tremendous loss to a defense that struggled mightily against New Orleans, allowing Derek Carr and company to score on their first nine possessions.

Canales offered no timeline for Brown’s return, adding that the 26-year-old wants to get a second medical opinion before considering his options.

“We will get that when we get the second opinion,” Canales said.

It’s unclear when Brown was injured during the game. He played 60 of 66 defensive plays, coming out of the game only after things were out of hand and the Saints went to a backup quarterback.

Brown informed the team that his knee wasn’t feeling well on Monday and was sent to get an MRI.

Canales said Brown’s effort on the field is the “spirit of what we want to be about.”

Panthers safety Xavier Woods spoke to Brown on Monday and said that “he is devastated about it.”

“He wanted to be with this team and be a part of the team, and he wanted to take the next step as a player for himself,” Woods said.

Brown set an NFL record for a tackles by a defensive lineman in 2023 with 103 and made the Pro Bowl for the first time.

Woods said the 6-foot-5, 320-pound Brown will be difficult to replace.

“It’s a tremendous loss,” Woods said. “We all know that he is a key piece to this team and this defense. … What he does you can’t replace it.”

The injury comes after Carolina gave the No. 7 overall pick in 2020 a four-year, $96 million extension in April. Brown was selected one of the team’s defensive captains last week.

BEARS ROOKIE RECEIVER ROME ODUNZE HAS MRI AFTER INJURING KNEE IN OPENER

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears receiver Rome Odunze was having an MRI on Monday for a knee injury he suffered the previous day in his NFL debut, coach Matt Eberflus said.

Eberflus said he thinks Odunze was hurt blocking during Sunday’s season-opening win over the Tennessee Titans. He had little to say about the severity of the injury or the team’s level of concern.

The No. 9 overall pick, Odunze had one catch against the Titans. He was seen hopping toward the sideline during D’Andre Swift’s 20-yard run with 4:22 left in the game.

“I don’t have enough information yet,” Eberflus said. “We’ll see on Wednesday.”

The Bears overhauled their offense in the offseason, drafting quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick and loading up around the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner out of Southern California.

Odunze is part of a potentially potent trio in Chicago after leading the nation with a school-record 1,640 yards for Washington last season. The Bears also made a blockbuster trade for a receiver for the second straight year, getting six-time Pro Bowler Keenan Allen from the Los Angeles Chargers after acquiring DJ Moore from Carolina in 2023.

BEARS BACK ROOKIE QB, EXPECT MORE FROM STINGY DEFENSE

Bears coach Matt Eberflus dismissed any flaws evident in evaluating the NFL debut of No. 1 draft pick Caleb Williams in Chicago’s 24-17 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.

“My evaluation was he took care of the football. I know he had two sacks, but he really took care of the football,” Eberflus said Monday.

Williams said he celebrated with teammates in the locker room and doesn’t care what the statistics indicated about his play on Sunday, when he went 14-for-29 passing for 93 yards and a 55.7 QB rating.

Eberflus credited Williams with knowing where not to throw the ball based on coverage reads to assist the rally from a 17-0 deficit with 24 unanswered points.

“That was a difference in the game,” Eberflus said.

The Bears had 11 total first downs and didn’t score an offensive touchdown.

Chicago’s defense is helping change the narrative around the Bears, who now have a six-game home winning streak. Sunday’s victory was the seventh consecutive game dating to last season the Bears held their opponent to 20 or fewer points. Their record in that span is 5-2.

“It was one of those dirty wins that we really needed,” safety Kevin Byard said Monday. He said no one in the locker room was surprised by the defensive showing or the playmakers who helped flip the game in the second half.

The Bears pack their bags this week for their first primetime appearance at Houston to face the 2023 No. 2 pick, C.J. Stroud, and the Texans (1-0).

As defensive coordinator of the Colts, Eberflus turned down a request from the Texans to interview for the head-coaching opening in January 2021. Days later, the Texans hired Nick Caserio from the Patriots to run the front office.

Eberflus, who interviewed with the Chargers and Jets that offseason, was hired by general manager Ryan Poles in January 2022.

–Field Level Media

TITANS AND QB WILL LEVIS WORKING THROUGH GROWING PAINS UNDER NEW COACH

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans and quarterback Will Levis are going through some growing pains.

First-year coach Brian Callahan’s challenge is speeding up Levis’ learning curve after a very painful lesson, blowing a 17-point lead to lose the season opener 24-17 in Chicago.

Making it worse? Callahan just talked with Levis at the end of the third quarter that the Titans could win protecting a 17-10 lead by just punting with how well Tennessee’s defense was controlling the Bears.

Then Levis, in his 10th NFL start, turned it over three times in the fourth quarter.

“Tough lesson to learn in a moment like that that loses you a game,” Callahan said Monday.

The Titans know well enough they let a season-opening win on the road slip away. Center Lloyd Cushenberry said they also know they have a lot of room for improvement and need to put their foot down when up by double digits.

“We just have to learn not to beat ourselves,” Cushenberry said.

What’s working

The defense under new coordinator Dennard Wilson. Tennessee held Chicago to 148 yards. The Titans held the Bears to an average of 2.79 yards per play. Chicago was the first NFL team in 32 games to win averaging fewer than 2.8 yards per play and first since Seattle beat Dallas 21-12 on Dec. 24, 2017. Teams had been 70-534-3 when being held to fewer than 2.8 yards per play.

It was the best defensive performance since Sept. 19, 2010, when Tennessee held Pittsburgh to 127 yards and the franchise’s best defensive performance to open a season since 1995 when the then-Houston Oilers held Jacksonville to 146 yards in 1995.

What needs help

The offense. Callahan was hired to rev up a group that averaged 17.9 points a game last season. The group looked efficient enough in scoring the first 17 points with free agent signee Tony Pollard averaging 5.1 yards on 16 carries.

Callahan, who is calling the offensive plays, said he can be better. The Titans also hurt themselves with eight penalties for 50 yards. Communication also needs to improve. Callahan noted one play where Levis threw to a spot where he expected receiver Calvin Ridley to be when the veteran was somewhere else.

Stock up

RG Dillon Radunz. The second-round pick out of FCS North Dakota State in 2021 earned the starting job this preseason, helped when Saahdiq Charles abruptly retired. He took a hit that left him with injured ribs in the second half. Radunz tried to return after going to the locker room, then left the game.

Stock down

Levis. Yes, the 33rd pick overall in the 2023 draft has had to learn his second offense with a second new coach and coordinator in as many offseasons. But Tennessee still had a 17-10 lead when the quarterback turned it over three times — twice in the span of less 4 1/2 minutes in the fourth quarter.

Levis drifted left almost into a defender instead of moving up in the pocket, and Callahan said Levis reverted to some footwork issues the coach thought had been fixed. That’s when Levis threw the pick-6 instead of taking the sack.

The Titans had a final chance to force overtime when Levis’ final pass on fourth down was picked off. Levis had only four interceptions in nine starts as a rookie.

Injuries

Radunz may be limited, but Callahan said the guard should be ready for Sunday’s home opener.

Key number

2 — Number of rookies who started of the seven who played for Tennessee. Left tackle JC Latham gave up some pressures, including on the strip-sack of Levis. T’Vondre Sweat was the other rookie who started and he had a couple of quarterback pressures in 38 defensive snaps.

Next steps

The Titans host Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets on Sunday with the Jets not only playing a second straight road game. The Jets also played Monday night in California with a long plane ride back home. Then Green Bay visits with Malik Willis, traded by Tennessee just before the final roster cut deadline, possibly starting with Jordan Love injured late in the Packers’ season opening loss.

CHIEFS’ MARQUISE BROWN ‘GETTING CLOSE’ TO PLAYING, THOUGH STATUS FOR WEEK 2 VS CINCY REMAINS UNCLEAR

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver Marquise Brown is “getting close” to being able to play, coach Andy Reid said Monday, though he declined to say whether there was a chance their big free-agent acquisition would be on the field for Week 2 against Cincinnati.

Brown dislocated the sternoclavicular joint in his shoulder in the Chiefs’ preseason opener. It is similar to the injury then-Kansas City wide receiver Tyreek Hill sustained in Week 1 of the 2019 season, causing him to miss the next four weeks.

It would be about five weeks since Brown’s injury when the Chiefs play the Bengals on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

“Listen, everybody is different,” Reid told local reporters on a conference call. “I know he’s feeling better. We’ve got to just kind of see where it goes from here. They’ve been doing these periodic tests on him, making sure he’s headed in the right directions.”

Brown was present but did not participate in practice last week before their 27-20 victory over the Ravens on Thursday night.

The Chiefs still got solid production from their wide receivers in their Week 1 win, especially first-round draft pick Xavier Worthy, who caught two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown while taking a handoff 21 yards for another score.

“I thought he did a nice job there,” Reid said. “He can go down the field when needed — I know it was a busted coverage (on his TD catch). He does have speed and some versatility going across the middle; he had a nice grab across the middle. I think the teams we play will see that. If they didn’t know it before, they know it now.”

Second-year pro Rashee Rice had seven catches for 103 yards, and Justin Watson hauled in a 25-yard reception on his only target. JuJu Smith-Schuster, who had just a couple of practices under his belt after he was released by the Patriots and returned to Kansas City, had a chance to make a catch at the goal line but was unable to hang onto the ball.

Now, the Chiefs would like to see the full potential off their offense with “Hollywood” Brown on the field.

“I think everybody accepts everybody in this offense, and they learn so much from Travis (Kelce). They pick his brain and they listen to him talk to me, and we build all throughout the year,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. “You can see Rashee just kind of picked up right where he left off last year. Xavier made some big plays. We’re going to continue to build and build, and hopefully get Hollywood back and see what this offense can really be.”

RAMS’ NACUA TO GO ON IR WITH PCL SPRAIN

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua will be placed on injured reserve with a PCL sprain, head coach Sean McVay said Monday, per Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic.

The injury is an aggravation of a knee ailment that he sustained in the summer, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The BYU product is still undergoing testing to determine the severity of the injury, Schefter adds.

The 23-year-old caught four passes for 35 yards before exiting the Rams’ Week 1 overtime loss. Nacua also had one carry for seven yards. He reentered the game briefly after aggravating the injury but was ultimately carted to the locker room at halftime before being ruled out of the contest.

Nacua is coming off of one of the most productive rookie seasons by a receiver in NFL history. He finished the 2023 campaign with 1,486 yards and six touchdowns on 105 receptions.

Cooper Kupp will operate as Los Angeles’ clear top receiving threat while Nacua is sidelined. The 31-year-old finished Sunday’s game with 14 catches for 110 yards and one touchdown alongside two rushes for 10 yards. The receptions mark was the best among all players in Week 1.

Tyler Johnson and Demarcus Robinson are expected to vie for the No. 2 receiver role in Nacua’s absence. Johnson’s five receptions for 79 yards against the Lions ranked second on the team, while Robinson’s 42 yards on four catches ranked fourth.

The Rams’ next opponents include division matchups with the Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers before games against the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers.

JAGUARS CB TYSON CAMPBELL (HAMSTRING) TO MISS TIME

Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Tyson Campbell is going to “miss some time” with a hamstring injury, head coach Doug Pederson said Monday.

Campbell, 24, left Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins in the fourth quarter. He had two tackles, including one for a loss, before leaving.

Pederson would not put a timetable on Campbell’s return.

Campbell has six interceptions, 30 passes defensed and 205 tackles in 44 career games (43 starts) for the Jaguars, who selected him in the second round of the 2021 draft.

Montaric Brown is listed behind Campbell on the depth chart.

–Field Level Media

X-RAYS, MRI CLEAN FOR BRONCOS LT GARETT BOLLES

X-rays and an MRI on Denver Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles’ ankle came back negative and the team’s top lineman was diagnosed with a bruise, head coach Sean Payton said Monday.

Bolles left Sunday’s season opener in the second half and did not return. He was replaced at left tackle by Matt Peart.

Denver fell 26-20 on the road in the season opener after the Seattle Seahawks rallied for 17 second-half points.

Continuity on the offensive line is key with the Broncos turning to rookie quarterback Bo Nix this season. Nix was 26-of-42 passing with 138 yards against the Seahawks and threw two interceptions.

The Broncos are set to play their home opener Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers visit Denver.

The 20th overall selection in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Broncos, Bolles played in and started his 100th career game Sunday.

–Field Level Media

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

MLB ROUNDUP: RED SOX GO BACK-TO-BACK TWICE

Rob Refsnyder and Tyler O’Neill hit back-to-back home runs in the third inning and did the same in the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Baltimore Orioles 12-3 on Monday.

By going deep in the first inning off Baltimore starter Cade Povich and in the eighth against Cole Irvin, Refsnyder and O’Neill became the second pair of Red Sox players to have two sets of back-to-back homers in the same game. Mo Vaughn and Tim Naehring accomplished the feat on April 19, 1994, against the Oakland A’s.

Refsnyder had four hits and five RBIs in the win. O’Neill and Rafael Devers each added three hits for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela collected two hits and four RBIs. Boston starter Brayan Bello (13-7) gave up two runs on three hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Povich (2-8) allowed four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings. Baltimore’s Anthony Santander hit his 40th homer of the season and had three RBIs.

Guardians 5, White Sox 3

Rookie Joey Cantillo took a perfect-game bid into the seventh inning and David Fry and Bo Naylor homered as visiting Cleveland defeated Chicago.

Cantillo, recalled earlier in the day from Triple-A Columbus, retired the first 20 batters he faced before Andrew Benintendi singled with two outs in the seventh.

Cantillo (1-3) gave up one run and two hits in seven innings to go along with 10 strikeouts and no walks. Emmanuel Clase got his 43rd save. Bryan Ramos hit his first career homer for Chicago. White Sox opener Jared Shuster (1-4) allowed three runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Reds 1, Braves 0

Nick Martinez fired seven sharp innings on Monday, pitching Cincinnati to a win at Atlanta. The game was the makeup of a postponement from July 24.

The Reds scored the game’s only run in the second inning on a Ty France opposite-field double that drove home TJ Friedl. Martinez (8-6) retired 17 consecutive batters until Matt Olson beat out an infield grounder with one out in the seventh inning. Martinez allowed just two hits.

Charlie Morton (8-8) allowed one run on six hits and two walks in 6 2/3 innings as Atlanta fell a game behind the New York Mets in the race for the final National League wild-card spot.

Yankees 10, Royals 4

Austin Wells hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh inning and drove in four runs as New York defeated visiting Kansas City.

Alex Verdugo added a two-run homer for the Yankees, who tallied 12 hits and won for the third time in four games. Gleyber Torres had three hits and an RBI. Yankees starter Carlos Rodon allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits over six innings.

Salvador Perez and Hunter Renfroe homered for the Royals, who had their four-game winning streak snapped. Perez went 4-for-4 with three RBIs.

Phillies 2, Rays 1

Kody Clemens grounded an RBI single through the right side with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth inning to lift host Philadelphia to a victory over Tampa Bay.

Clemens had been hitless in his previous 13 at-bats before delivering against Garrett Cleavinger. Kyle Schwarber’s 34th home run — his sixth in the past seven games — and Cristopher Sanchez’s six scoreless innings helped the Phillies avoid a third straight defeat.

Brandon Lowe hit a game-tying pinch homer in the top of the ninth for the Rays, who did not allow a hit until Schwarber’s sixth-inning blast. Yandy Diaz contributed two hits for Tampa Bay.

Pirates 3, Marlins 2

Rookie right-hander Paul Skenes allowed one run on six hits over six innings to help Pittsburgh beat visiting Miami in the opener of a three-game series.

Skenes (10-2) struck out nine and walked one in his 20th start of the season. He lowered his ERA to 2.10 while continuing to build his resume for National League Rookie of the Year. Oneil Cruz homered, Andrew McCutchen had two hits and Bryan Reynolds drove in two runs for the Pirates.

Marlins starter Valente Bellozo (2-3) was tagged for three runs (one earned) and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Xavier Edwards, Otto Lopez and Jesus Sanchez had two hits apiece for the Marlins.

Mets 3, Blue Jays 2

New York scored on a wild pitch and then on a passed ball in a two-run eighth inning and defeated host Toronto.

Tylor Megill tossed six scoreless innings and matched his season high with nine strikeouts for the Mets, who had a nine-game winning streak end Sunday. Megill filled in after Paul Blackburn was scratched pregame due to a tight back. Ryne Stanek (7-3) got the win, and Edwin Diaz logged his 17th save.

The Blue Jays fell for the sixth time in seven games. They clung to a 2-1 until the eighth, when the Mets loaded the bases then scored on a wild pitch by Tommy Nance (0-1). New York added the go-ahead run one out later when a passed ball eluded catcher Brian Serven.

Angels 6, Twins 2

Brandon Drury and Niko Kavadas each hit a two-run homer and Los Angeles pulled away for a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Nolan Schanuel also drove in a pair of runs for the Angels. Taylor Ward finished 3-for-4 and drew a walk. Reid Detmers (4-6) limited the Twins to two runs on five hits in six innings.

Kyle Farmer hit a solo home run for the Twins, who dropped their fourth consecutive game. David Festa (2-6) surrendered four runs on four hits in four innings.

–Field Level Media

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN STATE, PURDUE AND PENN STATE CLAIM BIG TEN WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL AWARDS

Player of the Week 
Raina Terry, Illinois  
Gr. – OH – Marengo, Ohio – Major: Recreation, Sport and Tourism 

• Helped Illinois to a 4-0 week, extending its winning streak to six matches. The 6-0 start is the Illini’s best start since the 2018 campaign 
• Led Illinois in kills in three of the team’s four matches 
• Surpassed the 20-kill mark twice, tallying 25 kills vs. Iowa State and 20 kills vs. Wake Forest  
• Hit for .304 across the four matches, including a season-high .552 (17-1-29) in a 3-0 win vs. Toledo 
• Moved into second all-time at Illinois in career aces (178), tallying 12 aces from the service line this week  
• Named the Cyclone Invitational MVP 
• Last Illinois Player of the Week: Jacqueline Quade (Sept. 17, 2018) 

Defensive Player of the Week 
Nalani Iosia, Michigan State  
Sr. – L – Long Beach, Calif. – Major: Sociology 

• Named to All-Tournament Team at the Kathy DeBoer Invitational  
• Posted a season-high 25 digs and eight assists against RV Western Kentucky on Friday 
• Led the Spartans all weekend in digs, averaging 5.09/set 
• Surpassed 1,000 digs at Michigan State, pushing her career total to 1,583 
• Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Amani McArthur (Sept. 18, 2023)   

Setter of the Week 
Taylor Anderson, Purdue 
So. – San Antonio, Texas – Major: Kinesiology 

• Guided No. 8 Purdue to a 3-0 weekend to push the Boilermakers to 6-0 on the season 
• Finished the weekend with 11.50 assists per set, recording back-to-back double-doubles vs. Cal and at Utah  
• Posted a double-double with 52 assists and 11 digs in a four-set win vs. California. Her 52 assists were the most by a Big Ten player in any four-set match last week and the second-most in a match overall  
• Neared a triple-double with 34 assists, 10 digs and seven blocks at Utah in a 3-0 sweep of the Utes 
• Third in the nation through two weeks of play with 11.85 assists/set  
• Last Purdue Setter of the Week: Taylor Anderson (Nov. 27, 2023) 

Freshman of the Week 
Izzy Starck, Penn State  
S – Viera, Fla. – Major: Undeclared  

• Guided No. 7 Penn State to a 3-0 week with wins over No. 4 Louisville, No. 9 Kentucky, and Ball State 
• In a 3-0 sweep over Louisville, Starck tallied 32 assists as the Nittany Lions hit .358  
• In a 3-2 reverse sweep road win over the Wildcats, Starck recorded her second double-double of the season with 47 assists and 17 digs in addition to five kills, five blocks and an ace 
• Finished the week with 11.09 assists/set, helping the Penn State offense to a .321 hitting percentage to move to 5-0 on the season 
• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Izzy Starck (Sept. 2, 2024) 

HCAC 2024 VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK, WEEK 2

Athletes of the Week:
Offensive Player of the Week:
Hannah Bergfeld (Buda, Texas) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Setter | First Year – Bergfeld made history for the Fightin’ Engineers on Friday night when she became just the sixth player in Rose-Hulman volleyball history to record a triple double in a match. She finished the match with 22 assists, 14 digs, 10 kills, and 9 service aces, just one ace shy of recording the first quadruple double in school history. Her 9 service aces also ranked 3rd in school history for a single match. Bergfeld then came back in the first match on Saturday and recorded her second consecutive triple double for the Fightin’ Engineers. Overall for the week, Bergfeld averaged 21 assists, 16 digs, 8 kills, and 4 aces with 2 triple doubles and 4 double doubles.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Kasey Sager (Troy, Ohio) Bluffton University | Middle Hitter | Sophomore – Sager was in on 16 blocks in 15 sets as Bluffton was a perfect 5-0, needing only 17 sets for the five matches. She finished with 8 blocks in Bluffton’s victory at Kenyon on Wednesday night.
 
Notable Performances:
Offensive

• Alexis McCullough (Pikeville, Tenn.) Berea College | Outside Hitter | Sophomore – Alexis recorded 32 kills and 16 digs throughout the three matches Berea played this week.
• Kallie Durbin (Toledo, Ohio) Bluffton University | Middle Hitter | Sophomore – Durbin hammered home 15 kills with just one error on only 20 swings for a blistering .700 hitting percentage. She averaged nearly 4 kills per set as Bluffton finished the week with a perfect 5-0 mark. Durbin hit .818 with 9 kills and no errors at Mount Mary on Saturday.
• Skyler Murray (Centerville, Ind.) Earlham College | Outside Hitter | Senior – Skyler Murray led the Quakers at the Case Western Tournament with 34 kills and 16 errors, with a .152 hitting percentage. The senior also had three solo and three assisted blocks.
• Arabella Shepherd (Indianapois, Ind.) Franklin College | Outside Hitter | First Year – Notched double digit kills in each of Franklin’s three wins last week, with the Grizzlies going 3-1 overall…finished with 39 kills (2.60/set) and hit .255 overall…had her first double-digit kill game on Wednesday against Eureka, finishing with 12 kills and a team-high .579 hitting percentage…put down a career-best 16 kills and hit .406 in a five-set win over Capital on Friday night.
• Elliot Mays (Jeffersonville, Ind.) Hanover College | Middle Hitter | Junior – The junior turned in an impressive all around game. She recorded 37 kills but also picked up 37 digs for the Blue and Red. Hanover remains unbeaten at 6-0.  Named All-Tournament team.
• Avery Ball (Decatur, Ind.) Manchester University | Outside Hitter | Junior – Over a week of going 2-1 for the Spartans, Ball finished with 33 Kills, 2 Service Aces, 2 Service Assists and a .270 attack percentage. She also racked up 36 digs and 6 assisted blocks.
• Jasmine Butler (Stockbridge, Ga.) Mount St. Joseph University | Setter | Senior – Lions senior setter Jasmine Butler was once again fantastic for the Lions this week. Over the teams three matches she delivered 104 assists, 8.0 per set. She also registered 11 kills and a .310 hitting percentage.
• Cate Scheper (Crestview Hills, Ky.) Transylvania University | Outside Hitter | Senior – Scheper recorded 13 kills in a win against Illinois College, responsible for 13.5 points that game. Against Covenant, the second game of the weekend, she recorded 14 kills and was responsible for 15.5 points. She led the team in points in both wins.

Defensive

• Deanna De La Torre (Georgetown,Texas) Berea College | Outside Hitter | Senior – Deanna had 30 kills, two blocks and 42 digs in Berea’s three matches this week.
• Madison Bizjak (San Diego, Calif.) Earlham College | Defensive Specialist | Sophomore – Madison Bizjak collected 46 digs (3.83 digs/set) for the Quakers at the Case Western Tournament over the weekend.
• Hope Moring (Butler, Ind.) Franklin College | Setter | Junior – Moring was all over the court over four matches last week, helping Franklin go 3-1 overall…finished with 31 kills (1.94/set), 69 assists, five total blocks and team-highs in 46 digs (2.88/set) and aces (10)…put up a triple-double in a five-set win over Westminster (Mo.) on Saturday afternoon, finishing with 11 kills, 30 assists and 14 digs…led Franklin with 19 digs and five aces to go along with nine kills and 20 assists in Friday’s five-set win over Capital.
• Abby McCoy (Indianapolis, Ind.) Hanover College | Junior – McCoy led the Panthers to a sweep of the Pam Briggs Classic as they remained perfect on the year. The sophomore recorded 30 kills on the week for a strong .276 hitting percentage. She also added 39 digs and two blocks.
• Grace Wilking (Cincinnati, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Defensive Specialist | Senior – Lions senior libero Grace Wilking led the defensive efforts for the Lions this week with 61 digs over three matches (4.69 per set). She was also 83 of 89 on serve receive attempts.
• Lily Ebright (Wichita, Kan.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Defensive Specialist | Junior – Ebright continued her top-notch defensive career this week with 151 total digs and 7.95 digs per set for the Fightin’ Engineers. She tallied two 40+ dig matches on Saturday including a 42-dig performance against Greenville which ended up at 10.50 digs per set. Ebright also added 13 assists and 7 service aces on the week for Rose-Hulman.
• Maggie Harrison (Lexington, Ky.) Transylvania University | Defensive Specialist | Senior – In the win against Illinois College she was all over the court with 14 digs. And in the second game against Covenant, she added 10 more digs to the weekend. Her defensive presence helped the Pioneers have two straight sweeps.

HCAC 2024 MEN’S SOCCER NOTEBOOK, WEEK 2

Athletes of the Week: 
Offensive Player of the Week:
Tobore Takpor (Laplace, La.) Berea College | Forward | First Year – Tobore scored a goal in each of Berea’s matches this week (including his first career goal), helping the Mountaineers finish the week 1-0-1.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Ryland Wamsley (Beavercreek, Ohio) Earlham College | Goal Keeper | First Year – Ryland Wamsley picked up his first collegiate win and first collegiate shutout on Saturday with six saves against Kuyper. On the week, Wamsley allowed just one goal with seven saves.
 
Notable Performances:
Offensive Players:

• Jordan Bossman (Gahanna, Ohio) Anderson University | Forward | Senior – Jordan Bossman recorded two goals on the week as Anderson went 1-1. He netted a goal on Tuesday against Wilmington and on Sunday against Beloit.
• Rhoi Phulusa Earlham College | Forward | First Year – Rhoi Phulusa scored the game winning goal over Kuyper College on Saturday afternoon with a well-place ball to the far corner on a breakaway. He ended the match with two shots on goal.
• Andy Ignatovich (Ceresco, Mich.) Manchester University | Midfielder | First Year – First Year Andy Ignatovich brought the goals to Wittenberg University, having a goal and assist for the Spartans to bring them back and tie the Tigers.
• Tyler Eldridge (Louisville, Ky.) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Forward | Senior – Eldridge scored the lone Rose-Hulman goal in a 2-1 loss to Wabash on Wednesday. The senior forward also led the team with 4 shots on the week, all of which were on goal.

Defensive Players:

• Drew Vaughn (Beavercreek, Ohio) Anderson University | Defender | Senior – Drew Vaughn notched 6 intercepts and a steal against Wilmington. He then added 4 more intercepts in Sunday’s win against Beloit.
• Evan Lipsky (League City, Texas) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Defender | First Year – Lipsky scored his first career goal on Saturday to help Rose-Hulman claim a 2-2 draw at Principia over the weekend. The Fightin’ Engineer defender tallied two shots on the week in just 55 total minutes.

HCAC 2024 WOMEN’S SOCCER NOTEBOOK, WEEK 2

Athletes of the Week:

Offensive Player of the Week:
Sara Knight (Sewanee, Tenn.) Berea College | Midfielder | First Year – Sara scored the first goal of her collegiate career on Sunday, ultimately finishing with a hat trick and adding an assist in the Mountaineers win.

Defensive Player of the Week:
Carrie Stevens (Winchester, Ky.) Transylvania University | Goalkeeper | Sophomore – In a tie against Trine, Stevens played the entire 90 minutes and had 13 saves. In a 1-0 lost to Sewanee, Stevens also played the full time saving 6 shots on goal, including one penalty save at the end of the first half. Stevens made a handful of impressive saves all weekend.
 
Notable Performances:
Offensive

• Emily Wilusz (Crown Point, Ind.) Anderson University | Forward | Junior – Emily Wilusz netted two goals for the Ravens in Anderson’s 2-2 tie with St. Mary-of-the-Woods. The Ravens went 0-0-2 on the week.
• Reece Lawler (Vandalia, Ohio) Bluffton University | Midfielder | First Year – Lawler scored the game winner with just over 10 minutes to play as Bluffton rallied for a 2-1 win over St. Mary’s on Wednesday afternoon.
• Kate Bettner (Noblesville, Ind.) Hanover College | Midfielder | Senior – Bettner led Hanover past Wilmington on Saturday evening as they knocked off the Quakers 2-1. The senior recorded the game-winner for Hanover as she found the back of the net in the 83rd minute.
• Grace Papazoglou (Commack, N.Y.) Manchester University | Midfielder | Junior – Papazoglou finished the week with 2 shots on goal including one being a Free Kick goal against IUSB. This goal led to a tie for the Spartans as it sparked a new energy for the game.
• Kerrigan Pollard (Greenfield, Ohio) Mount St. Joseph University | Forward | Senior – Lions senior forward Kerigan Pollard scored a pair of goals this week both coming three minutes apart on Sunday at Marietta. Pollard scored those goals while playing on 81 minutes this week, finding the back of the net on both of her shots.

Defensive

• Adrienne Wyers (Granger, Ind.) Anderson University | Goalkeeper | Junior – Adrienne Weyers saved 11-of-13 (84.6 percent) shots as Anderson went 0-0-2 on the week. She saved 4-of-6 shots in Anderson’s 2-2 tie with St. Mary-of-the-Woods. Weyers then logged a 7-save shutout as Anderson tied Huntington 0-0.
• Payton Bugg (Harrodsburg, Ky.) Berea College | Defender | First Year – Payton had a tremendous week playing on the back line for Berea.  She had multiple blocked shots and clearances at key times throughout each game this week.  Payton also contributed two assists and even scored a goal for the Mountaineers.
• Makayla Hurey (Sidney, Ohio) Earlham College | Goalkeeper | Senior – Makayla Hurey collected eight saves and allowed just one goal on a penalty kick on Saturday against Edgewood.
• Emma Patterson (Owensboro, Ky.) Hanover College | Goalkeeper | Junior – Patterson led Hanover to a 2-1 victory as she recorded the win in frame at Wilmington. The junior tallied seven saves through 90 minutes of work.

TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES

COLTS NEWS

ALEC PIERCE’S FAST START COULD HELP HIM FULFILL THE POTENTIAL COLTS BELIEVE HE POSSESSES

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts receiver Alec Pierce spent his first two NFL seasons showing promise.

On Sunday, he took a big step toward living up to his potential.

The former Cincinnati Bearcats star produced the best single-game performance of his career — three receptions, 125 yards and his first TD of the season — in Indy’s 29-27 loss to defending AFC South champ Houston.

“That’s what I pride myself in doing, I think it’s the best part of my game,” he said, referring to his two catches longer than 55 yards. “I’m just glad to be able to do it for the team.”

So are the Colts, who selected Pierce in the second round of the 2022 draft, No. 53 overall. What they liked was the speed and body control he used to make both contested and acrobatic catches downfield.

His productivity, however, waned.

Critics complained about Pierce’s route-running and the vanishing acts he sometimes pulled during games. He’s only had one other 100-yard game and only four games with more catches than Sunday’s with three of those four coming during his rookie season.

This season already looks different for Pierce.

The pressure to become more consistent only increased when Indy upgraded its receiving group by selecting former Texas receiver Adonai Mitchell in the second round of this year’s draft and again when slot receiver Josh Downs suffered a high ankle sprain in early August. Downs still hasn’t returned.

So Pierce needed to step forward and the guy who never soured on him, quarterback Anthony Richardson, kept believing in Pierce. On Sunday, he was rewarded.

“If I just put the ball in a decent spot for him and allow him that 50-50 chance, I feel like AP is going to go up there and get it,” said Richardson, who slipped on the laser-like TD pass to Pierce for Indy’s first score. “I’ve got major faith in him going up.”

Coach Shane Steichen called it the best pass he’s ever seen.

Pierce again showed what he could do by hauling in a jump ball for a 57-yard gain on third-and-15, setting up Richardson’s powerful 3-yard run on fourth-and-goal with 2:14 to play.

“That explosive — that’s what we were talking about, carrying that stuff over from training camp into the season,” Steichen said. “Obviously, he made some big-time plays down the field for us today.”

Now the Colts want to find out if Pierce can make those special plays become the norm each week, starting in Green Bay next weekend.

What’s working

Deep balls. Richardson looked like a natural reading the defense and giving his receivers a chance to make plays on the two long completions to Pierce and the 54-yard TD pass to Ashton Dulin. He hit both receivers in stride on the scoring plays.

What needs work

First downs. While Indy scored 27 points, usually enough to win, the offense ran only 43 plays in 20 minutes of possession time. That’s simply not enough. If the Colts can’t sustain drives, the defense will wear down as it did Sunday when Houston burned nearly 17 of the last 22 minutes. The result: Two scoring drives before the Texans ran out the clock.

Stock up

Special teams. Steichen hired coordinator Brian Mason because of his propensity for finding ways to block punts. He got one in his first season with Indy. He matched that total Sunday when Segun Olubi nearly took the ball right off Tommy Townsend’s foot — without touching the Texans punter. Jonthan Taylor scored on a 5-yard TD run on the next play.

Stock down

Tight ends. Steichen uses tight ends to spread the field and mix things up. But Indy got nothing out of them against Houston. Richardson threw only two balls their way against Houston. The first was intercepted when Kylen Granson slipped in the red zone and the second was an incompletion to Mo Alie-Cox in the end zone with 3:13 remaining.

Injuries

Though the Colts didn’t win, they did at least escape relatively unscathed. Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner injured his back, but Steichen said he was feeling better after getting treatment Monday. Steichen said decisions would be made later this week on Downs and K Matt Gay, who missed Sunday’s game with a hernia.

Key numbers

7.6 — Indy averaged 7.6 yards per play, finishing with 303 total yards.

Next steps

If the Colts continue to get the big plays, they will be competitive. But this season’s winning formula requires much more. They must find more balance within the offense — and keep the chains moving.

PACKERS TO START MALIK WILLIS IF JORDAN LOVE OUT VS. COLTS, HEAD COACH MATT LAFLEUR SAYS

As of Monday afternoon, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has not definitively ruled out quarterback Jordan Love for the Colts’ Week 2 matchup at Lambeau Field. LaFleur told media backup quarterback Malik Willis would start in place of Love if the QB1 is out.

Love exited the Packers’ season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles Friday night with a knee injury late in the fourth quarter. The Packers went on to lose the game, 34-29.

Love, in his fifth year in the NFL, is coming off a 2023 season in which he recorded 4,159 passing yards and 32 touchdowns. He also became the first quarterback to help lead the Packers to the postseason in his first full year as a starter since at least 1950 (when the league began recording starts for every player).

Willis is in his third NFL season, selected in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. He appeared in 11 regular season games (3 starts) in his two years with the Titans, and currently has a career completion percentage of 52.2 percent (35-of-67) with 15 sacks, three interceptions and no touchdowns.

On Aug. 26, 2024 Willis was traded to the Packers for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

INDIANA FOOTBALL

MONDAY PRESSER WITH CURT CIGNETTI

CURT CIGNETTI: Haven’t seen the guys in a few days playing on Friday night. They’ve had a couple days off. Back at it for our prep for UCLA, first conference game.

Last week felt good about the way we played, from the first play to the last with intensity. Got a lot of guys involved, which was a positive. Cut down the penalties overall and won on offense and protected the quarterback better.

Defense, result was good but not totally clean. We had some things on the back end that against a good team get exposed. So got to clean that up. Ready for a tough contest Saturday.

Q. Curt, in terms of UCLA and scouting them, Malloe, their defensive coordinator, said he was going to keep the same system they used last year. Is that what you saw kind of on the film against Hawaii, and how have you gone about scouting Bieniemy? He hasn’t been in college in over a decade?

CURT CIGNETTI: UCLA, a lot of tradition there. Three straight years of bowl games, 25 wins the last three years. You look at us, nine wins the last three years going on the road. Somehow we’re favored, which doesn’t mean anything.

I’m sure that coming off their opener they were happy they won but probably not pleased with the way they played overall. They did go in shorthanded, minus two offensive tackles. But good program like that, I’m sure they have something to prove.

In terms of your question more specifically, the new defensive coordinator was on staff last year. The package is the same with some tweaks. Little more pressure perhaps.

It’s really hard to gauge because Hawaii did not use a tight end in the game. It was all spread out, four wide receiver sets. So we don’t have a lot to go on there.

Obviously an opponent like this, you have all their games from last year, which we’ve watched during the cut-ups. So the faces have changed. Schematically expect it to be more similar than different.

Offensively, new offensive coordinator, came from the NFL obviously. So you’ve got one game to go on there.

But what I would say about them overall is a lot of really good athletes, a lot of pretty guys, really good team speed. They’ve got a couple guys up front on the D-line, 93 in particular. He’s a big guy with explosion and backers are very athletic. Offensively the receiving group is highly skilled. The Notre Dame kid had ten catches.

Of course it all starts with the quarterback. He can really wing it, and he’s mobile, and he’s a very talented guy. So this is a talented football team.

Q. Kind of following on the question of preparing for a team, what are the advantages and disadvantages in your mind of having played two games as opposed to one at this point early in the season, a little bit more on film of you, but also more time on task for you compared to a team like UCLA that’s only played one game and then had the week off?

CURT CIGNETTI: I think you hit it on the head. Having two games under your belt is beneficial in terms of your team development. In terms of the tape, maybe they’ve got some more relevant stuff to look at from us than we have of them.

Q. Again, obviously the opponent, but after going back and watching Kurtis and even Tayven, I know he didn’t get a ton of snaps, but overall how did you feel about the way those two guys played after watching them on film and grading them?

CURT CIGNETTI: I think Kurtis had the opportunity to make his drops, make his reads, and deliver the ball, which he didn’t always have that opportunity in the first game. I thought our protection, we cleaned that up significantly. If you want a good quarterback, you’ve got to have protection. We separated on the outside, and he delivered the ball, and he played well. Wasn’t perfect, but he played well.

What I really liked was you could see kind of the cohesiveness of the team on both sides, guys cheering each other on, congratulating each other, him taking charge. It was great to get a lot of guys involved.

Tayven came in, I thought he played nicely, delivered the ball, ran it too. So he should feel good about his outing coming out of that game.

Q. You’ve coached in the Rose Bowl, I believe once with Alabama.

CURT CIGNETTI: Right.

Q. What does it mean for you to go to that building and for a place that’s kind of hallowed ground for fans of the traditional Big Ten schools, how do you kind of enjoy going to these iconic college football arenas?

CURT CIGNETTI: Rose Bowl has a lot of tradition for people that follow football. For me and the team, it’s more of a business trip, whether we’re playing in the Rose Bowl or in a parking lot. It’s all the same.

Our preparation has to be excellent starting today, string together a good sequence of nows and prepare to the best of our ability to give ourselves the best chance.

It’s going to be a little longer trip out there, bus to Indianapolis, fly out of there into L.A., about an hour to the hotel, little bit of a time change, but it’s no big deal.

The venue, it’s never really played a big part in it from a coaching standpoint, and we’re looking forward to playing.

Q. How would you assess the way your offensive line has played for the first two weeks overall as you head into your first Big Ten game, especially in your run game where you’ve had so much success on the ground so far?

CURT CIGNETTI: I think those guys are working hard, and they’re developing. I don’t know that we were really tested last week, and against Florida International, we ran the ball well. Wasn’t real pleased with some of the protection issues we had. We’ll be tested this week like we have not been tested.

Q. What do you feel has allowed, defensively, Coach Haines to kind of translate a lot of the identity he had at James Madison in terms of the strong run defense and tackles for loss, things like that, translate that to Indiana.

CURT CIGNETTI: I think it’s a culture, a mindset, an identity, and a philosophy. The program culture and mindset that we’re an attacking type of team, relentless competitor, playing fast and physical, one play at a time.

Then his style, our style of defense is we want to turn those guys loose up front and wreak havoc and disruption. We’ve got pretty good speed at linebacker, where guys can fit the gaps and cover.

His defense keeps you off balance. He’s going to find ways to create TFLs and sacks and free guys up or get them good matchups. We’ve got some good players over there.

Q. What are you seeing from Andison Coby? Obviously had a nice touchdown reception there. And what do you need to see from him?

CURT CIGNETTI: He’s a speed guy. Had a couple of opportunities in the opener. One time we didn’t throw it to him. One time the ball was just slightly underthrown. Had our first touchdown. He definitely has a role, improving every day. It’s a deep receiving corps, and we try to use those guys in a way that helps us reach optimum success.

Q. There’s probably only so much you can glean from spring, summer, fall from an ethos point. I’m wondering what you’ve learned, what you like and maybe haven’t liked so far, again, ethos so far here.

CURT CIGNETTI: I think we’ve come a long way. I felt that way before the opener, but we had to put it on tape. And I’ve said that numerous times in these conferences.

So I like the way we started in the opener. I didn’t like the way we finished offensively. I thought defense we were pretty solid other than the last drive of the first half.

Last week I like the fact that we played a team that we were obviously better than, a team that was struggling, but we took it to them from the get go and kept the pedal to the metal to the end. When I say pedal to the metal, we weren’t laying it on. We weren’t throwing the ball all over the place. We ran it over 70 percent of the time. But we played with intensity throughout the game and energy.

Q. You mentioned that you personally, the venue doesn’t necessarily matter for you and your team, but when you’re dealing with guys that are 18, 19, 20, 21 years old, how do you keep them in check — keep them when you get there, to the venue, to the site. How do you keep them mentally engaged on the game itself?

CURT CIGNETTI: That’s a big part of my job to make sure we eliminate the noise and the clutter and everybody understand why we’re there. The guys that make that trip will understand that.

Q. I know that you don’t put a lot of importance on venues and stuff like that, but this is the first conference game, first conference game against one of the new opponents, also in this historic venue, there has to be some importance for you and your team to go out and play well this week.

CURT CIGNETTI: Yeah, because it’s next game up. Every game is the most important game. You guys can write your stories and your angles on how important X game is relative to Y game, but they all count as one game.

It’s the first conference game, so we’re excited about that, and we want to get off to a good start.

Q. Broadly speaking at least, in what we’ve seen on game days, it seems like the first couple weeks you’ve gotten through fairly healthy. Kind of where’s Donaven? Has anybody else picked up something that’s a medium or long term concern for you injury-wise?

CURT CIGNETTI: Yeah, every game you get guys nicked up a little bit. Right now it’s too early to say where we’re at. I don’t make a habit talking about injuries. We do have to turn in an injury report to the Big Ten office before the game, which we will. So we’ll see who’s out there today and how we look.

Q. Coach, Ethan Garbers of UCLA, pretty dual threat guy, pretty mobile with his legs. What are your expectations for Aiden and really the defensive unit as a whole to kind of contain him?

CURT CIGNETTI: The defense, because Aiden is just one of 11 guys on the defense. Number one, you’ve always got to stop the run and you’ve got to pressure the quarterback. With this guy, we’ve got to keep in the pocket, can’t let him get out of the pocket and extend plays because he’s extremely capable with his arm and his legs, and he’s got weapons on the outside. So we’ve got to do a good job of coverage.

So it all starts up front with the run game and then putting the pressure on the quarterback in the pass game and disrupting his rhythm.

Q. With the secondary, you kind of mentioned cleaning up some stuff on the back end. Is it communication? You’ve got to play that first team group together throughout when the game has been competitive. What have you seen, what do you need to see from that group in the secondary?

CURT CIGNETTI: Again, we got away with most of the things except one time or twice in this past game, but there were four or five other things that could potentially have been a real problem.

It starts with recognition, communication, and then assignment. Playing your assignment and doing your job. The situations that I mentioned were sort of a combination of all those.

WATCH COACH CIGNETTI PRESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydWEVqIOPaM

GAME NOTES VS. UCLA

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana football program will head west for its first Big Ten contest of 2024 and its first-ever meeting with UCLA at Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday (Sept. 14). The first trip to the historic venue in over a half a century for the Hoosiers will air on NBC and Peacock at 7:30 p.m. ET.

INDIANA (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at UCLA (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, Calif.)

Saturday, Sept. 14 | 7:30 p.m. ET

TV: NBC/Peacock| RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network

Setting the Scene

• Indiana is set to face UCLA in the first meeting in program history on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. (ET) inside Rose Bowl Stadium (89,702) on NBC & Peacock.

• While this will be Indiana’s first time playing against UCLA, it will be their second-ever appearance playing in the Rose Bowl, dating back to the team’s 1968 appearance in the Granddaddy of them All against USC.

• The game will mark Indiana’s initial matchup with one of the four new Big Ten schools (Oregon, UCLA, USC, Washington) as conference opponents and Curt Cignetti’s first Big Ten game as head coach.

By The Numbers

77 – Indiana scored a program-best 77 points in the team’s win over Western Illinois during Week 2 (9/6).

7 – The Hoosiers tied a program-record seven rushing touchdowns scored in a game against Western Illinois. 

323 – Indiana rushed for 300 yards for the first time since 2016, as its 335 yards were the most since 414 against Maryland.

27 – All 27 active transfer student-athletes have made their Indiana debut in 2024 with DJ Warnell Jr. appearing against Western Illinois.

News & Notes

• Indiana enters the game with a 2-0 record after defeating Western Illinois, 77-3, in Week 2. Indiana is 2-0 for the 43rd time in program history.

• The 77 points are the most scored in a single game in program history. The previous high was 76 against Franklin in 1901.

• Indiana rushed for 335 yards and passed for 378 yards to mark the first time since 2015 against Purdue (11/28) the team topped 300 yards rushing and passing in the same game.

• All 27 active transfer student-athletes have made their Indiana debut in 2024 with DJ Warnell Jr. appearing against Western Illinois. Andrew Depaepe and Nick Kidwell are each out for the season with injury.

• Of Indiana’s 29 transfers, the list includes 12 defensive players, 15 offensive players and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I, including 28 from the FBS and one from the FCS.

• Six true freshmen made their collegiate debut against Western Illinois to make the season total 10 true freshmen to debut in 2024. The true freshmen to debut against WIU included: WR Charlie Becker, QB Tyler Cherry, DB Dontrae Henderson, RB Khobie Martin, QB Alberto Mendoza and DL Daniel Ndukwe.

• Junior Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 27 straight games with his 23-yard reception in the first quarter against Western Illinois. Sarratt (137) and redshirt sophomore Omar Cooper Jr. (131) became the first set of teammates since 2022 with 100 yards receiving in the same game. The last duo to accomplish the feat was Cam Camper and D.J. Matthews Jr. in the season opener against Illinois (9/2) at Memorial Stadium.

• Freshman Rolijah Hardy became the first Indiana defender with two turnovers forced in a game since 2022 against Western Kentucky (9/17). Hardy had his first career interception and forced fumble against Western Illinois. He was the first Indiana true freshman to return an interception for a touchdown since Jameel Cook Jr. took an interception back 96 yards against FIU in 2015.

• Senior Justice Ellison charted his third career 100-yard rushing yards (117) against Western Illinois. He also had his second career multi-touchdown game, as he contributed two rushing scores.

• The 10 on-field assistants for the Hoosiers rank No. 4 in the FBS and No. 2 in the Power 4 in average age at 38.2 years old. Only Georgia Tech (33.2) has a younger group of assistant coaches.

• Indiana is tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS and tied for third-fewest returning scholarship players.

PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF

SUGIYAMA PACES PURDUE TO BEGIN ANNIKA INTERCOLLEGIATE

LAKE ELMO, Minn. – Playing in one of the most prestigious tournaments in the country and competing against some of the nation’s best teams, Purdue Women’s Golf began the ANNIKA Intercollegiate with a 302 (+14) to sit in 12th place with two rounds remaining at Royal Golf Club.

The Boilermakers have plenty of time to make up ground and move up the leaderboard with 18 holes Tuesday followed by 18 holes on Wednesday.

Momo Sugiyama fired an opening round 73 (+1) to pace Purdue, making a team-high three birdies. The senior played the par 5s 2-under, draining a pair on birdies on the front side before recording pars on back-to-back par 5s to close out her round. Sugiyama is tied for 23rd on the individual leaderboard following the first round.

Jocelyn Bruch added a 75 (+3), while fellow senior Natasha Kiel carded a 76 (+4). Samantha Brown and Jasmine Kahler shot matching 78s (+6) to round out Purdue’s scoring. Kahler ended her round on a positive note with a birdie on the par-5 18th.

For updates throughout the remainder of the tournament, follow Purdue Women’s Golf on X @PurdueWGolf.

BOILERMAKERS

T23. Momo Sugiyama: 73 (+1)

T37. Jocelyn Bruch: 75 (+3)

T43. Natasha Kiel: 76 (+4)

T53. Samantha Brown: 78 (+6)

T53. Jasmine Kahler: 78 (+6)

TEAM LEADERBOARD

T1. South Carolina: 276 (-12)

T1. Wake Forest: 276 (-12)

3. Iowa State: 282 (-6)

4. Minnesota: 286 (-2)

5. Oregon: 290 (+2)

T6. Cal: 291 (+3)

T6. Duke: 291 (+3)

T6. UCF: 291 (+3)

9. UCLA: 293 (+5)

T10. Arizona State: 294 (+6)

T10. Clemson: 294 (+6)

12. Purdue: 302 (+14)

PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

ANDERSON NAMED BIG TEN SETTER OF THE WEEK

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Following a trio of wins in Utah, setter Taylor Anderson was selected Big Ten Setter of the Week. It is the second straight week a Boilermaker has earned a weekly award from the league after Eva Hudson’s Player of the Week nod last week.

Anderson helped the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers improve to 6-0 on the season after securing a 3-1 win vs. California (9/5) and sweeps at Utah (9/6) and Utah State (9/7).

Anderson registered 11.50 assists per set last week, including back-to-back double-doubles against the Utes and Aggies.

Purdue opened the week against Cal, which the sophomore totaled 52 assists and 11 digs, the most assists by a Big Ten player in a four-setter last week and the second-most in any match by a player, regardless of games. Moreover, she helped set Purdue to a .538 hitting % in Set 2, dishing out the ball for 16 kills and just two errors in the game.

The next night, she nearly posted a triple-double with her 34-assist, 10-dig and seven-block performance at Utah during the 3-0 victory. Purdue hit over .300% in the final two sets with Anderson leading the charge.

Anderson helped Purdue rank No. 1 in the league in blocks per set and opponent hitting % last week, contributing 11 blocks and 24 digs in the team’s three matches.

The honor marks Anderson’s fourth career Big Ten weekly honor, including her third Setter of the Week honor. Anderson has earned two of the league’s last three Setter of the Week honors, after closing out the 2023 regular season with the Setter of the Week nod as well.

In additional news, Purdue moved up one spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, released at the same time. The Boilermakers moved up one spot to No. 7 in the nation.

Coming up, the No. 7 Purdue Boilermakers will travel to Dallas, Texas for a pair of high-caliber matchups. First, they will take on the Houston Cougars, a team that was receiving votes in the preseason and Week 1 polls, on Friday at 5 p.m. ET. Then, Purdue will take on the winner of SMU vs. #10 Kentucky the next day at either 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. ET.

PURDUE FOOTBALL: MONDAY PRESS WITH RYAN WALTERS

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Football head coach Ryan Walters spoke with the media in his weekly press conference as his team gets ready to take on Notre Dame on Saturday in the friendly confines of Ross-Ade Stadium. A sell-out crowd awaits the Boilermakers in their first game battling for the Shillelagh Trophy since 2021.

Q. (In progress.) A lot of different ways you can spin it. Do you expect an angry Notre Dame team or a Notre Dame team filled with some doubt now?

RYAN WALTERS: You know, we’re going to err on the side of thinking they’re going to be an angry football team. Any time you’re Top 5 in the country and lose the home opener, that’s going to leave a bad taste in your mouth. I know Coach Freeman will have those guys fired up and ready to play.

We are fully anticipating getting their best shot.

Q. Do you see this as sort of an early prove-it game? Obviously for 2024, but your career as a head coach?

RYAN WALTERS: Yeah, I definitely think there is an element of proving it or earning respect. You know, I would be lying to you if I didn’t say this game was circled on my calendar. You know, so we’re excited. We’re glad that we had a bye week to get some guys healthy. To get some extra prep in. We had a really good practice on Sunday. I’m anticipating having a really good week of practice this week and we’ll line it up and go compete on Saturday.

Q. What were the one our two biggest things you think you were able to accomplish during your bye week?

RYAN WALTERS: Just you get back to like basics on fundamentals, technique, a lot of good on good just to maintain speed of the game. You also get a jump on early downs. We introduced third downs a little bit earlier than we usually do. Introduced red area a little bit earlier than we usually do.

Get a chance to get your legs back fresh coming off fall camp and that first game. So just you’re continually improving. That’s got to be the goal throughout the course of the year.

Q. Speaking of health, obviously no Nyland Green, CJ Smith on the depth chart. You said you were hopeful they would be ready. Are they for sure out or cautionary at this point?

RYAN WALTERS: Yeah, I wouldn’t anticipate them being out there this week. They’re close, really close. You watch them, I got to like not watch them work out in rehab. It’s making me more excited wanting them to be out there.

But they’re doing a great job just attacking every day, trying to get back healthy, champing at the bit to get out there. Our training staff and strength and conditioning program have collabed very well to put them in a position to get back as early as possible.

Q. We talked about this a couple weeks ago now. Seven different guys getting into the end zone. Not Mockobee; not Hudson; Drew Biber, some of these guys who are going to score a lot of touchdowns this year. Is this more indicative of how much depth have as far as receiving weapons, backfield weapons?

RYAN WALTERS: I do think obviously week ago we probably played more guys than you would anticipate playing in a normal game, so I think the numbers are a little bit skewed that way. The guys that got in early, that scored, you know, the good thing about our offense is the ball can find anybody. Just depends on what the defense is presenting and how they’re reacting post-snap.

You know, Hudson does a great job spreading the ball around and not forcing the issue, taking what the defense gives him.

Q. Graham said you made a concerted effort to make sure Jahmal got the ball early. First two were screens to him. How valuable is it for him to get in the flow of a game when he hasn’t played in two years?

RYAN WALTERS: Yeah, that’s exactly why we did it. Just spit it out to him. Let him take that first contact. Get him get the juices flowing a little bit, get his first reception, and then let’s go tempo and do it again.

I just think it allowed him to sort of settle into it, get the cobwebs out of there, and get used to taking a blow.

Q. What is your appreciation of the history here? Talking about the gravity of Notre Dame, but also the rivalry that exists here. When you took this job you knew you were coming into an extended period where that would be an annual thing.

RYAN WALTERS: Yeah, I’m a football fan, you know what I mean? You talk about Notre Dame. Obviously my dad played at Colorado in the late ’80s, early ’90s, so Notre Dame was like their arch nemesis in the National Championship game.

I remember the Rocket Ismail days and all the great players that have come through there. So to be able to host a ranked Notre Dame team at home in Ross-Ade in front of the best and loyal fans out there, like it’s a special moment.

I’m excited for it. I know our guys are excited for it. So it’ll be fun to go out there and compete.

Q. Did you have specific memories of Notre Dame maybe that you related to you?

RYAN WALTERS: You know, I remember Rocket took a punt return back and there was a phantom holding call which led to Colorado winning the game. That’s probably the most pivotal play I remember.

Q. What’s the biggest difference you’re seeing right now in Antonio Stevens from a year ago to now?

RYAN WALTERS: I think he’s a lot more confident with what he’s doing. You know, I think the Michigan game sort of validated his belief in what he’s capable of doing.

And then us as a staff trusting him to be the starter in that position. And that’s an important position in our defense, our scheme.

So he’s more comfortable, confident with what we’re asking him to do. I’ve been really impressed with his leadership and his willingness to hold other people accountable. He’s a guy that’s been around here for a long time and has overcome a lot of adversity, has been resilient. I think guys in the locker room respect that.

He works at it. Like he’s diligent in his craft. You respect his preparation. I think that’s why he’s playing with confidence right now.

Q. More general question: As the Big10 has expanded coast to coast, now the west coast footprint, has it changed at all the approach in recruiting at least in terms of how much you’re looking out there? Changed at all the response you’re getting out there?

RYAN WALTERS: Not really. Still time on task. Still three time zones away from the west coast. It’s a long travel day. It’s not worth it really to go all the way out there when you got a bunch of talent within a two-and-a-half to three-hour driving radius.

It’s awesome that you get to see different venues and play against different storied programs, but there would have to be a prior relationship or a guy reaching out to say he’s interested for us to travel that far and skip over a bunch of talented guys right in your backyard.

Q. When you recruited Tanona, did you think there was any possibility he would be on the field for you right away or did you take him as a year two, year three guy?

RYAN WALTERS: I didn’t really know what to think. You watch his high school tape and you’re like, yeah, you see why he was rated as high as he was and recruited as hard as he was.

So when we decided to take him I think the thing that I was most excited about was his excitement, like his willingness and desire to be a Purdue Boilermaker and to play football again. His excitement and passion for that led me to believe it would be a quick turnaround.

And then just the way he went to work when he got here and changed his body and kind of got back into the swing of things from a technique standpoint. You know, his mindset and study is — that’s why it’s not surprising he’s been able to give us some quality minutes right now.

Q. You and Marcus have had a relatively similar career arch. Do you know him or feel any sort of kinship with him?

RYAN WALTERS: You talking about Coach Freeman?

Q. Marcus Freeman.

RYAN WALTERS: You went Joey Tanona and said Marcus; I thought you were talking about Marcus Johnson. You’re good. The thing that’s unique about this profession is everybody’s career path is different and there is no blueprint for success, right?

I think the thing that I’ve sort of admired from afar is just the quick rise, the consistent success and consistent play on the defensive side of the ball. Obviously I’m a defensive guy, so you study a little bit. You pay attention to people that are also playing good defense, and he’s definitely done that.

You know, I was happy as heck for him when Notre Dame decided to hire him as the head coach when Coach Kelly went to LSU. I thought that was a bold and deserving response to that departure.

So, yeah, I have a lot of respect for him. Can’t wait to go compete against him.

Q. The Notre Dame secondary came into the year with a lot of hype. Mostly backed it up the first two games. What makes them so good from what you’ve seen on tape?

RYAN WALTERS: You know, obviously they’ve got some experience on the back end. They’re athletic. They play some man coverage and they understand where their help is and where they can get beat.

I think that experience and also the two teams they’ve played, they haven’t stretched them a whole lot either, but you can tell it’s a group that’s played a lot together and is well versed with what they’re doing schematically.

Q. How did you spend your Saturday, Ryan?

RYAN WALTERS: Watching a lot of the ball. Saw a soccer game also with my eight year old. And then, yeah, went home and watched a lot of football.

Q. I think I know the answer just going to ask for confirmation: Corey Stewart and (indiscernible) will play on Saturday?

RYAN WALTERS: Yes.

WATCH RYAN WALTERS MONDAY PRESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuA-q3XG7tY

BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF

DODD LEADS BULLDOGS TO THIRD-PLACE FINISH AT REDBIRD INVITATIONAL

The Bulldogs and freshman Treva Dodd held firm Monday in the final round of the Redbird Invitational. As a team and individually, each entered the culminating 18 holes in third place and finished the day in that same spot.

In her collegiate debut, Dodd finished the 54-hole event at three-under 213. That included a final-round 71 (-1) Monday on the 6,093-yard Weibring Golf Club course. Dodd finished the tournament with nine consecutive pars Monday, but she totaled 12 birdies over the 54 holes throughout the event. Following an even-par 72 to open the event Sunday, Dodd was in red numbers the rest of the way with a second-round 70 and a 71 Monday to close out the event.

Host Illinois State took the team title at 15-under 849. The Redbirds were followed by Little Rock (884, +20) and the Bulldogs, who finished at 26-over 890. Butler was nine shots clear of fourth-place Bradley. There were a total of 15 teams in the field. Illinois State registered three of the top four individual performers, including Morgan Jones and Jinyoung Yun, who each finished the 54 holes at seven-under 209.

Dodd was joined in the Top 10 by teammate Katie Steinman, who tied for ninth at four-over 220. Steinman had rounds of 71, 74 and a Monday 75. It was essentially a home event for Steinman, who is from the Bloomington-Normal, Ill., area.

THE BULLDOGS:

3) Treva Dodd, 72-70-71—213 (-3)

T9) Katie Steinman, 71-74-75—220 (+4)

T25) Cybil Stillson, 77-74-76—227 (+11)

T39) Kelli Scheck, 78-76-77—231 (+15)

T60) Ashley Freitas, 78-75-84—237 (+21)

T81) Yaya Sadamoto (playing as individual), 86-75-85—246 (+30)

UP NEXT: The Bulldogs return to action Sept. 16-17 at the Brittany Kelly Classic, hosted by Ball State in Yorktown, Ind.

BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER

PREVIEW: BULLDOGS HOST EVANSVILLE, THEN TRAVEL TO NO. 21 OHIO STATE

Bulldog Bits

After scoring a goal and notching two assists in matches vs. Indiana and Bowling Green, Palmer Ault was recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.

Josemir Gomez leads the BIG EAST with four goals (11th nationally) and with eight total points (31st).

Ryan Hannosh is tied for the lead in the BIG EAST with three assists (10th nationally) and ranks 2nd (47th) with seven total points.

Palmer Ault is tied for the lead in the BIG EAST with three assists (10th nationally).

Butler is 8-1-1 in its most recent ten matches with Evansville, going back to 2010.

Ohio State leads the series with Butler, 7-4-3. The Bulldogs most recently won in 2005, a 1-0 victory in Columbus. In 2014, the teams tied, 2-2, in 2OT.

IU INDY MEN’S GOLF

McWILLIAMS LEADS JAGUARS ON DAY TWO OF BRYAN NATIONAL COLLEGIATE

BROWNS SUMMIT, N.C. – Redshirt junior Sam McWilliams carded an even par 72 on Monday (Sept. 9) to pace the IU Indianapolis men’s golf team on day two of the Bryan National Collegiate. The Jaguars shot a second round 294 and are sixth of 10 teams at 587 (293-294) heading into Tuesday’s finale.

Meanwhile, McWilliams climbed up to 18th in the standings at 146 (74-72) after 36 holes.

McWilliams was steady throughout, making two birdies and two bogeys to go along with 14 pars in round two. His two birdies came on back-to-back holes as he made a two on the par-3 No. 7 and followed with a birdie on the par-4 No. 8.

“I hit the ball much more consistently today and avoided the big number that I made yesterday,” McWilliams said. “If the putter starts rolling tomorrow, it should be a good day.”

All three of Colten Girgis, Brady Schier and Morgan Tournemire shot 2-over 74 to count in the scoring while Titus Boswell shot 4-over 76. Girgis sits 3-over for the tournament at 147 (73-74) and Boswell and Schier are both tied at 148.

Junior Noah Kirsch also sits at 148 (74-74) while playing as an individual and true freshman Daymian Rij is one shot off the pace at 149 (73-76).

Girgis made three birdies during his round on Monday while Rij had four. Tournemire had a pair of birdies as part of his second round 74.

Host UNCG continues to lead the field at 561 and High Point is second at 565. A pair of UNCG players – BJ Boyce and Kelvin Hernandez – are tied atop the leaderboard at 7-under 137. Four others are tied for third-place at 4-under 140 for the week.

Play concludes with a final round on Tuesday, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

IU INDY WOMEN’S GOLF

WOJTCZAK, SOHN PACE JAGUARS ON FINAL DAY OF REDBIRD INVITATIONAL

NORMAL, Ill. – The IU Indianapolis women’s golf team finished up play at this week’s Redbird Invitational at Weibring Golf Course on Monday (Sept. 9), posting a final round 318. Sophomore Nina Wojtczak led the way with a final round, 3-over 75 and junior Reagan Sohn finished the tournament at 231 (77-78-76), including a final round, 4-over 76.

Sohn finished tied for 39th among the 93-player field and sophomore Sydni Zebrauskas was next in line at 235 (76-77-82), playing as an individual.

On Monday, Wojtczak and Sohn led the countable scores, followed by freshman Cassidy Ayres’ 83 and Nerea Lancho’s 84. Junior Yanah Rolston shot 85 and Alexandra Chiew finished at 89 while playing as an individual.

Wojtczak ultimately finished tied for 60th overall at 237 (81-81-75) and Rolston closed at 243 (79-79-85).

Illinois State raced to the team title at 849, winning by a 35-shot margin over second-place Little Rock. ISU’s Jinyoung Yun earned medalist honors at 209, matching her teammate Morgan Jones for the top spot.

The Jaguars will return to action on Sept. 16-17 when they compete at the Cardinal Classic in Yorktown, Ind.

BALL STATE MEN’S GOLF

KUNTZ FIRES 3-UNDER 69 AND SITS IN 3RD PLACE ENTERING TUESDAY’S FINAL ROUND

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Braxton Kuntz shot 3-under-par 69 through 18 holes in the second round of the Bryan National Collegiate on Monday, again pacing Ball State as the Cardinals navigate their first tournament of the fall season.

Kuntz (140) rose four spots in individual standings while completing his second trip over the par-72, 7,276-yard track at Bryan Park near Greensboro. He is four strokes off the lead, shared by UNC Greensboro teammates BJ Boyce (137) and Kelvin Hernandez (137). Kuntz’ best hole on Sunday was an eagle on the par-5 third hole, but that hole presented an early challenge on Monday with a 6-shot bogey. He birdied five holes on the day though, to rise among the leaders.

The lefty-swinging Kuntz enters Tuesday’s round within reach of the lead in a five-way tie for third place.

While Kuntz kept pace among the top challengers, Ball State’s biggest jump on Monday came from newcomer and fellow Canadian Avery Mahoney who leapt 11 spots in the standings. A transfer from Eastern Michigan, the sophomore fired a par 72 to counter a 7-over-par 79 on Monday.

Kash Bellar (149) remains second on the Cardinals leaderboard, followed by Mahoney at 151, and Ali Khan and Carter Smith who both are tied one stroke behind at 152.

“We had a perfect scoring day with a gettable golf course, but unfortunately, we couldn’t close out the round after a pretty solid front nine,” said 2024 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Mike Fleck. “Braxton played really well again today and Avery had a nice bounce-back round.

“With Braxton being our only player in the top half of the field,” Fleck added, “it’s makes it really hard for the team to be competitive and move up in the standings. I’m looking for something special from these guys in tomorrow’s final round!”

Ball State (589) shaved seven strokes off its first-round score to move within two strokes of sixth-place IU Indy (587). Following its second-round 291, the Cardinals put themselves in range to rise on the team leaderboard during Tuesday’s closing round. Host UNC Greensboro (561) continues to lead the field, followed by High Point (565), Delaware (571), Boston College (577) and William & Mary (583).

Tee times on Tuesday begin at 9:00 a.m.

Ball State Individual Results, through Round 2

No. 1 Braxton Kuntz (140): 36-35—71 | 34-35—69 (-4, 3rd)

No. 5 Kash Bellar (149): 37-38—75 | 38-36—74 (+5, 37th)

No. 4 Avery Mahoney (79): 41-38—79 | 36-36—72 (+7, 48th)

No. 2 Ali Khan (76): 37-39—76 | 32-44—76 (+8, 51st)

No. 3 Carter Smith (76): 38-38—76 | 38-38—76 (+8, 51st)

Individual Griffin Hare (78): 42-36—78 | 35-42—77 (+11, 59th)

INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S GOLF

SYCAMORES FINISH 12TH AT REDBIRD INVITATIONAL

NORMAL, Ill. – Indiana State women’s golf finished 12th at the Redbird Invitational, led by sophomore Sophia Florek. The Sycamores posted a score of 941 (+77) through three rounds.

Florek (+5, +4, +7) finished the tournament +16 to be atop the charts for the Sycamores. She shot nine-over through the first 36 holes, using 24 pars to sit in the top half of the field leading into day two. On day two, she used a stretch of eight holes shooting two-under to be the top finisher for Indiana State in the tournament.

Rosie DiNunzio (+9, +3, +8) concluded the tournament at +20. She carded 19 pars en route to shoot +12 through day one. She eagled hole 18 in the second round to finish with her lowest round at Indiana State in her young Sycamore career (75).

Briana LeMaire (+3, +13, +5) and Yang Tai (+7, +6, +8) each finished +21 for the tournament. LeMaire used a strong first round shooting +3 and finished with 19 total pars on the day. She battled back in the third round with three birdies. Tai was consistent through her two rounds, taking 19 pars and three birdies into the third round where she recorded nine more pars and another birdie.

Alana Gilbert made her Sycamore debut finishing 35-over (+11, +12, +12) through the three rounds and recorded a strong start in the third round, carding five pars in the first six holes.

The host Illinois State defeated the rest of the field by a large margin, finishing -15 as a team and 35 strokes ahead of second place.

Indiana State heads to Paducah, Ky. next week on September 16-17 for The Velvet, hosted by Murray State at the Paducah Country Club.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SYCAMORE BASKETBALL HEADED TO THE BAHAMAS

NASSAU, Bahamas – Indiana State men’s basketball has been invited to play in the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in The Bahamas from November 29 – December 1, announced on Monday.

The field is composed of five other programs aside from Indiana State: Arkansas State, Hofstra, Iona, Rice, and Tarleton State. The event is non-bracketed.

The Schedule

Friday:

Iona vs. Tarleton State – 2 p.m. ET

Arkansas State vs. Indiana State – 4:30 p.m.

Hofstra vs. Rice – 7 p.m.  

Saturday:

Indiana State vs. Iona – 2 p.m.

Tarleton State vs. Hofstra – 4:30 p.m.

Rice vs. Arkansas State – 7 p.m.

Sunday:

Iona vs. Rice – 2 p.m.

Hofstra vs. Arkansas State – 4:30 p.m.

Indiana State vs. Tarleton State – 7 p.m.

About the Field

Arkansas State is coming off a 20-17, 11-7 season in the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). ASU fell to James Madison in the Championship but earned a bid to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). ASU downed Bethune-Cookman and Montana in the first two games but fell to High Point 81-80 in the Semifinal matchup. The Red Wolves return the leading scorer from the 2023-24 season in Taryn Todd.

Iona capped its season with a 16-17, 10-10 record in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). The 68-63 loss to Fairfield in the Quarterfinal Round to end its season. All 13 athletes from last year’s team that recorded a stat are not on the 2024-25 roster.

Tarleton State capped a solid 25-10, 16-4 season last year in the Western Athletic Conferece (WAC). The Texans fell in the opening game of the conference tournament to UT Arlington 87-84 but earned an invitation to the CIT, the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. In the first game, the Lou Henson Classic, TSU knocked off Texas Southern 82-71 and defeated Abilene Christian the next day, 86-59. TSU fell to Purdue Fort Wayne 73-72 in the Semifinals. At the time of writing, the roster for Tarleton State had not been released on the website, but three of its top four scorers from last year have signed professional contracts; the Texans did sign Freddy Hicks back to the roster.

Hofstra finished its season 20-13, 12-6 from the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The Hofstra Pride fell to Stony Brook in the league Semifinal 63-59 to end the season. The team lost its four top scorers from last season and adds six new members.

Rice finished an 11-21, 5-13 season in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in the First Round of the league tournament, falling to Wichita state 88-81. The Owls bring back its fourth-leading scorer in Alem Huseinovic who finished 40.2% from deep in the 2023-24 season.

INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL

OWENS NAMED MVFC NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Indiana State quarterback Elijah Owens was named the Missouri Valley Football’s Newcomer of the Week following his performance this past weekend at Eastern Illinois.

Owens put together the best performance of his collegiate career on Saturday evening as the redshirt freshman quarterback went 30-of-37 through the air for 260 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions. The Jacksonville, Ill. native completed passes to nine different receivers in the game with touchdown passes to Rashad Rochelle, Plez Lawrence, and Zavion Taylor, while adding a team-high 44 rushing yards in the loss.

The quarterback was at his best late in the game completing 12-of-13 passes in the final Indiana State drive of the game. He connected with five different receivers on the drive before keeping his composure late and finding Taylor for a nine-yard touchdown reception to cut the game down to a one-score contest.

Owens’ 30 completions were the most by an Indiana State quarterback since the 2016 season, while his three touchdown passes were the most since 2022.

It marks Owens’ first Player of the Week nod of the 2024 season as the Sycamores are set to make their home debut this weekend against Dayton on Saturday, September 14. Kickoff between Indiana State and the Flyers is set for 6 p.m. ET with the game set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER

NIC DIANA NAMED #HLMSOC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne’s Nic Diana (Grayslake, Ill. / Warren Township HS) has been named the Horizon League Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of Week, the league announced on Monday (Sept. 9).

Diana picked up four saves in a shutout of Big East foe Marquette on Thursday. The ‘Dons finished with a 0-0 draw in the contest. It is the first time Marquette has been shutout this season. Diana’s 0.571 goals against average in 2024 is best in the league.

This is the second straight week the ‘Dons have earned the league’s defensive honor. Andrew Hollenbach earned the honor last week.

The ‘Dons are 1-2-1. Purdue Fort Wayne is back in action on Wednesday (Sept. 11) during the annual Party at the Pitch soccer extravaganza. The Mastodon men will host IU East at 7 p.m. The Mastodon women host Central Michigan at 4 p.m. There will be student giveaways, food trucks and a beer tent (21+).

EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER

PETROVA TIES FOR 14TH AT REDBIRD INVITATIONAL

NORMAL, Ill. – Kate Petrova posted a 3-over 75 to lead the way for the University of Evansville women’s golf team in the final round of the Redbird Invitational on Monday.

Petrova’s round at Weibring Golf Club saw her complete the tournament with a 7-over 223.  She tied for the Purple Aces’ low round of the day after completing Sunday’s rounds with a 74.  Louise Standtke matched Petrova’s final-round score of 75.  The freshman wrapped up the weekend at 11-over with a 227.  She tied for 25th.

Finishing third for UE and tying for 49th in the final standings was Elizabeth Mercer.  Her 6-over 78 gave her a final tally of 235.  Fourth on the team was Mallory Russell.  Her Monday round of 78 gave her a 3-round score of 237, putting her in a tie for 60th place.  Jane Grankina and Trinity Dubbs had totals of 238 and 239, respectively.

Evansville remained in 10th place on the team side, finishing at 53-over.  Illinois State took the championship at 15-under.  Little Rock was in second place at 20-over.  Morgan Jones and Jinyoung Yun from the Redbirds tied for the individual win, wrapping up play with scores of 7-under 209.

This weekend, the Aces will be back in action at the Cardinal Cup in Louisville, Ky.  The tournament runs from Friday through Sunday.

EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER

UE MEN’S SOCCER HEADS TO BUTLER FOR MIDWEEK MATCH

INDIANAPOLIS — The University of Evansville men’s soccer team will look to get back to their winning ways on the road Tuesday night.

The Purple Aces suffered their first loss of the season on Friday evening at Lindenwood. It was a late-game heart breaker for UE that jumped out to an early 2-0 lead as the Lions scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of the match on a penalty kick goal. Tuesday night’s game against Butler will be Evansville’s first since the 2019 season when the Aces lost to the Bulldogs 2-0 in Indianapolis. UE is looking for its first win against Butler since the 2013 season.

The Bulldogs come into Tuesday night’s match with a 2-1-2 record on the season. Butler is returning home after a close loss to fellow Missouri Valley Conference opponent Bowling Green after the Falcons jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second half. The Bulldogs weren’t able to make up the deficit late in the game, recording their first loss of the season. Butler is led by junior forward Josemir Gomez on offense with four goals, 15 shots, and seven shots on goal through five games in 2024.

After taking the second-most shots on the team through five games, senior midfielder Jose Vivas (Teurel, Spain) broke through with his first goal of the season on Friday night. Vivas had Evansville’s first goal at Lindenwood in the 9th minute, taking a shot from the top of the penalty box that sailed into the bottom left corner of the net for the score.

Despite the loss, the Aces still lead the Missouri Valley Conference in shots per game and shots on goal per game. UE is currently averaging 14.6 shots per game with 7 of those landing on goal. Evansville is 18th in the nation in shots on goal per game while 34th in shots per game.

UINDY FOOTBALL

HOUNDS HOLD STEADY IN NATIONAL COACHES POLL

WACO, Texas – The UIndy football team remained at the No. 16 spot in this week’s AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Greyhounds are coming off a season-opening 42-16 win at Hillsdale over the weekend.
 
The only GLVC school currently in the top 25, UIndy has claimed a spot in the national poll for 27 consecutive weeks dating back to week 1 of the 2022 season. The Hounds are one of 10 Super Region 3 squads in the rankings, three of which received at least one first-place vote.


AFCA DIVISION II COACHES POLL

RK	SCHOOL (1st-place votes)	REC	PTS	PREV
1.	Harding (Ark.) (27)	1-0	723	1
2.	Central Missouri (1)	1-0	690	2
3.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1)	1-0	650	4
4.	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	2-0	623	6
5.	Colorado School of Mines	1-0	599	5
6.	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	2-0	567	7
7.	Ferris St. (Mich.)	1-1	546	3
8.	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	1-0	491	9
9.	Kutztown (Pa.)	1-0	468	10
10.	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	1-0	445	11
11.	Minnesota St.	2-0	415	13
12.	West Florida	1-0	410	12
13.	Central Washington	0-1	333	8
14.	Augustana (S.D.)	1-0	318	14
15.	Western Colorado	1-0	304	15
16.	Indianapolis (Ind.)	1-0	298	16
17.	Delta St. (Miss.)	2-0	288	18
18.	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	1-0	228	19
19.	Minnesota-Duluth	1-0	225	17
20.	Charleston (W.Va.)	2-0	131	23
21.	Emporia St. (Kan.)	2-0	112	NR
22.	Colorado St.-Pueblo	1-0	94	NR
23.	Virginia Union	1-1	84	20
24.	Henderson St. (Ark.)	1-0	73	NR
25.	Fort Hays St. (Kan.)	2-0	70	NR

Others Receiving Votes:  Davenport (Mich.), 35; Tiffin (Ohio), 33; Wayne St. (Neb.), 30; Findlay (Ohio), 24; Texas-Permian Basin, 19; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 16; West Alabama, 15; Indiana (Pa.), 11; Southern Arkansas, 11; Wingate (N.C.), 10; Shepherd (W.Va.), 9; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 8; East Central (Okla.), 3; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 3; Nebraska-Kearney, 2; Shaw (N.C.), 2; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Colorado Mesa, 1; Frostburg St. (Md.), 1; Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 1; Limestone (S.C.), 1; Minot St. (N.D.), 1; Virginia St., 1.

MARIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS

MARIAN DOWNS GRACE COLLEGE CONTINUING UNDEFEATED START

INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian women’s tennis team continued their undefeated start to the Crossroads League season on Monday afternoon, capping a victory over Grace with a 6-1 final score. Marian is now 4-0 on the season.

Marian started their match with a quick effort in doubles, winning two matches early to clinch the first point of the match. Liliane Alinqunat and Paloma Caceres Villalba defeated Molli Runestad and Lydia Ruegsegger at No. 3 doubles by a 6-0 count, while at No. 2 doubles Yasmin Imamniyazova and Ana Barbosa Fernandez won 6-2 against Natalie Schoenherr and Geraldine Salinas. Ana Lopez Torres and Michelle Irigoyen did not finish their match at No. 1 doubles, drawing 4-4 against Jimena Ramirez and Alejandra Sandoval.

In singles, Paloma Caceres earned a quick win at No. 6 against Runestad by a 6-1, 6-0 score, and at No. 4 singles Ana Barbosa won by a 6-2, 6-1 score against Ruegsegger. Leading 3-0, Marian missed a chance to clinch the match at No. 1 singles, as Imamniyazova fell 6-4, 6-3 against Ramirez, giving Grace their first and only point of the match.

At No. 2 singles, Ana Lopez clinched the match with a win over Salinas, scoring a 6-2, 7-6 (11-9) win. After clinching the match, Michelle Irigoyen earned a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 win against Sandoval on the No. 3 singles court, and at No. 5 singles, Liliane Alinquant won by a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 score against Schoenherr, closing the team’s 6-1 victory.

Marian travels to Spring Arbor on Wednesday for a 2:00 p.m. match with the Cougars.

MARIAN MEN’S TENNIS

KNIGHTS FALL TO NO. 20 GRACE MONDAY MORNING

Indianapolis, Ind. – The Marian men’s tennis team fall short in match-up against No. 20 Grace College 5-2. The Knights are now 2-2 overall and in the Crossroads League.

The Lancers claimed the doubles point winning all three match-ups. James Ashworth and Tjark Kunkel fell first at No. 1 with a final count of 6-1. Jan Bartolome and Marc Soriano fell at No. 2 with a final count of 6-3. Juan Garcia-Tunon and Marcos Ramos Cabrera fall at No. 3 with a final count of 6-4.

Ramos Cabrera was the first to finish at No. 5 singles but fell in consecutive counts of 6-2. Bogdan Precupescu fell at No. 3 singles with final counts of 6-4 and 6-3. The Lancers increased their lead with Soriano falling at No. 4 singles with final counts of 6-3 and 7-5. Kunkel was the next up to finish at No. 2 singles claiming the Knights first point with final counts of 6-2, 0-6, and 6-4.

With the overall score of 4-1 the Lancers increased their lead with a win at No. 1 singles over Ashworth with final counts of 7-5, 1-6, and 4-6. Bartolome was the final one to finish at No. 6 singles and claimed the final point for the Knights with final counts of 7-5, 4-6, and 6-3 to end off the match with an overall score of 5-2 in favor of Grace.

The Knights are back in action Wednesday September, 11th on the road at Spring Arbor with doubles action starting at 2:00 p.m..

MARIAN FOOTBALL

MARIAN FOOTBALL JUMPS TO NO. 6 IN NAIA COACHES POLL

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keiser (Fla.) remains the leader in the first regular season NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings, gathering all but two first-place votes as a new poll was released on Monday, September 9. Marian remained in the top-10 following their week two victory, climbing to No. 6 in the NAIA.

Northwestern (Iowa) follow behind in second and were awarded the other two first-place votes. College of Idaho moves into third place, Grand View (Iowa) bumps up to fourth, and Indiana Wesleyan joins the Top Five. Texas Wesleyan leaps from not being ranked or receiving votes in the preseason rating to 19th. Georgetown suffered the biggest fall in the preseason poll, dropping eight spots from three to eleven.

Marian will take on Concordia this week, who dropped out of the receiving votes section. Marian is 1-0 on the season, while Concordia is 1-1. More details on the matchup will be published later this week in the gameday guide.

POSITION	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	FINAL POINTS
1	1	Keiser (Fla.) [14]	2-0	349
2	2	Northwestern (Iowa) [2]	1-0	337
3	4	College of Idaho	2-0	315
4	5	Grand View (Iowa)	1-0	305
5	6	Indiana Wesleyan	2-0	298
6	7	Marian (Ind.)	1-0	275
7	8	Bethel (Tenn.)	2-0	261
8	9	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	1-0	256
9	11	Montana Western	1-0	236
10	12	St. Thomas (Fla.)	1-0	215
11	3	Georgetown (Ky.)	1-1	205
12	19	Benedictine (Kan.)	2-0	179
12	13	Dordt (Iowa)	1-0	179
14	10	Morningside (Iowa)	1-1	167
15	21	Montana Tech	2-0	156
16	14	Evangel (Mo.)	2-0	144
16	15	Dickinson State (N.D.)	2-0	144
18	17	Baker (Kan.)	1-0	115
19	NR	Texas Wesleyan	2-0	80
20	23	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	1-0	71
21	24	Friends (Kan.)	2-0	65
22	19	Reinhardt (Ga.)	1-1	52
23	RV	Southern Oregon	1-0	49
24	16	OUAZ (Ariz.)	0-1	34
25	20	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	1-1	26

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NUMBERS IN SPORTS

1 – 5 – 49 – 8 – 7 – 11 – 55 – 16 – 47 – 32 – 6 – 9 – 13 – 20 – 27 – 5 – 21 – 29 – 3 – 25

September 10, 1919 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Ray Caldwell tossed a no-hit game against the New York Yankees, 3-0 at the Polo Grounds, NYC

September 10, 1924 – New York Giants rip Boston Braves, 22-1 at the Polo Grounds; future Baseball HOF infielder Frankie Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out

September 10, 1932 – Was he too good to put in the starting line-up? Brooklyn Dodgers’ Johnny Frederick, Number 1 hit his record 6th pinch-hit HR of the season

September 10, 1950 – Joe DiMaggio, Number 5 becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium

September 10, 1954 – Attempting to handle Number 49, Hoyt Wilhelm’s knuckleball catcher, Ray Katt, Number 8 of the New York Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls

September 10, 1960 – It was a towering shot, to say the least! New York Yankee superstar, Mickey Mantle, Number 7 hits 643′ HR over the right field roof in Detroit

September 10, 1960 – Future Hall of Famer Jerry Lucas wearing Number 11, scored 23 points as the US won its 5th straight men’s basketball Olympic gold medal with a 90-63 drubbing of Brazil at the Rome Games. At Ohio State earlier in the year Lucas wore Number 55. In the pros he donned the Number 16, Number 47 and Number 32 jerseys.

September 10, 1961 – Yankees Number 7 is in the historic news again for the day. Mickey Mantle became the seventh MLB player to hit 400 career home runs.

September 10, 1963 – As young and spry as ever! Legendary  player Stan Musial (Number 6) hit a HR in his 1st at bat as a grandfather

September 10, 1972 – Kazimierz Deyna, wearing the Number 9 in his country’s Olympic gear scored twice as Poland beat Hungary 2-1 in the Olympic soccer gold medal game with 80,000 onlookers at the Munich Olympic Stadium

September 10, 1973 – The New York Jets trade pro football’s leading receiver Don Maynard, Number 13 to the St Louis Cardinals

September 10, 1974 – St Louis Cardinals Lou Brock, Number 20 tied the stolen base mark for a season with his 104th and then set a new mark for baseball stolen base mark with 105

September 10, 1975 – Receiving one of the most storied honors in hockey tradition. Darryl Sittler, Number 27 was named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs

September 10, 1978 – He only took what he needed! The single point American Lotus driver Mario Andretti earns for finishing 6th at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza is enough to clinch his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship in his Number 5 Lotus.

September 10, 1989 – Five days after hitting an HR for the Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, MLB, and NFL player Deion Sanders, Number 21 returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, his first

September 10, 1989 – Indianapolis Colts running back Eric Dickerson, Number 29 rushed for 106 yards against San Francisco to become the fastest player to top the 10,000-yard plateau; 91st career game

September 10, 1997 – Mark McGwire (Number 25) joined legend Babe Ruth (Number 3) as only the player to hit 50 HRs in 2 consecutive years

FOOTBALL HISTORY

Football History for September 10

September 10, 1936 – The 2nd American Football League played its first game as the Los Angeles Bulldogs defeated the Pittsburgh Americans, 21-0. The first edition of the AFL operated in 1926 and is sometimes referred to as the Grange League, as star player Red Grange, C.C. Pyle, and General Charles Zimmerman started the league that operated only in that one season. The AFL was revived in 1936 and 1937 as a rival to the NFL. The Bulldogs were the first professional West Coast team to go undefeated and win a title. They did this years before the Cleveland Browns did it in the AAFC or when the Miami Dolphins did it in the NFL.

September 10, 1937 – The Cleveland Rams franchise left the AFL and joined the NFL and it was on this date that they played their very first NFL game. The Detroit Lions defeated the Rams in their NFL debut 28-0 but the franchise survived. Though they started in Cleveland and in the 1940’s moved to LA, then to St. Louis and then back to LA they are and always have been the Rams in the NFL since this day in 1937.

September 10, 1973 – The NFL’s leading receiver, Don Maynard is traded by the New York Jets to the St. Louis Cardinals.

September 10, 2016 – The largest paid attendance in the history of football  reached of 156,990 spectators at Bristol Motor Raceway as a neutral site game between the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech took place.

September 10, 2020 – The NFL started its 2020 Regular season, despite the COVID-19 pandemic as the Houston Texans traveled to play the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Missouri state guidelines allowed 25% capacity of Arrowhead Stadium for the fans to watch the game live the Chiefs were up to the challenge in their 34-20 victory. 

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Hall of Fame Birthdays for September 10

September 10, 1902 – Jim Crowley was a halfback that played for the University of Notre Dame. Jim was born in Chicago and early in life his family moved to Green Bay Wisconsin per the  National Football Foundation. Crowley attended the town’s East High School where he played football and basketball. During the 1919 East football season, Jim’s head coach was the legendary Curly Lambeau. After high school, Jim was accepted into the University of Notre Dame where he joined the football program. ND Head Coach Knute Rockne tabbed Crowley with the “Sleepy Jim” nickname in a quote he gave to an aide; “Except for a nimble wit, Crowley shows me nothing.”  which was Rockne’s 1922 first impression perception of the young Crowley who had a very relaxed and smooth motion of performing his drills in practice.  When it was game time though, this smooth gait was decisive and direct and gave opposing defenses fits. It didn’t take long for Coach Rockne to change his mind on Jim Crowley’s football demeanor though as he described the player s “the nerviest back I’ve ever known.” This reference most likely came from the way Sleepy Jim would throw his body at rushing defenders. Crowley is most notably remembered as one of the Four Horseman of Notre Dame. Fighting Irish teams of 1922 through 1924. The quartet were labeled with the notorious nickname by Rockne’s publicist, George Strickler, and then recorded eloquently in print by New York Herald-Tribune writer Grantland Rice. The legend of the Horsemen arose out of Strickler walking into a conversation in the press box during halftime of the October 18, 1924, Irish game against the Army Black Knights. Grantland Rice was spearheading a chat amongst the other big time news writers about the dominance that the Irish offense was demonstrating against Army. George Strickler interjected a reference from a recent Rudolph Valentino movie he recently had watched when he stated, “Yeah just like the Four Horsemen!” The comment was somewhat ignored by the men of the press but as the second half wore on and the relentless rapid succession of plays that kept Army’s defense off balance and the images of the horsemen, mentioned by Strickler resonated in Grantland Rice’s mind. Rice sat at his typewriter after the 13-7 Notre Dame victory and wrote what may be one of the most famous lines ever in college football journalism;

“Outlined against a blue, gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley, and Layden. They formed the crest of the South Bend cyclone before which another fighting Army team was swept over the precipice at the Polo Grounds this afternoon as 55,000 spectators peered down upon the bewildering panorama spread out upon the green plain below.”

This was of course a Biblical reference to the four horsemen of the apocalypse. The moniker stuck with the quartet and is still well remembered to this day.  The football writers and broadcasters composed an All-Time Notre Dame team in 1962 and Jim Crowley was the only one, amongst the Four Horsemen to make it on this squad. The College Football Hall of Fame inducted him into their collection of legends in 1966. Jim tried his hand at professional football but only played 3 NFL games total in stints with the Green Bay Packers and the Providence Steam Rollers. In 1925 the Waterbury Blues signed two of the Horseman, Crowley and Stuhldreher, against a team from Adams, Massachusetts. Sleepy Jim scored 3 TD’s in the 34-0 romp over Adams, collected his check after the game, and left the team to go to his other job of coaching at the University of Georgia. Crowley went on to coach at Michigan State for four years and then was lured into taking over the powerful Fordham University program. His collegiate coaching record was a very respectable 86-23-11. As the Head of the 1939 Fordham team, he coached in the very first televised football game. JIm served in the Navy during World War II and coached a military squad, the North Carolina Pre-Flight School Cloudbusters. He later tried his hand in coaching the professional ranks as he was once the Commissioner of the All-America Football Conference and became part owner and coach of the league’s worst team, the Chicago Rockets. Needless to say, Crowley’s success in the college ranks didn’t transfer to the AAFC as his Rocket team finished with a 1-13 record in 1947, prompting him to relinquish his roles with the team before the 1948 season. Crowley then moved to Pennsylvania and held a few jobs before landing the position of Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission for 9 years.

September 10, 1939 – Buck Buchanan was a defensive tackle from Grambling State University. He was a big body for the day weighing in at 267 pounds but Buck was very agile for his size as he was clocked with a 4.9 second time in the 40-yard dash and 10.2 seconds in the 100-yard dash. Buck went on to play in the AFL and NFL as part of the defensive line of the Kansas City Chiefs. During the 1967 season, the 6′ 7″ defender knocked down 16 pass attempts by opposing quarterbacks. He was a member of the Super Bowl IV-winning Kansas City team. For his dominant play Mr. Buchanan was selected to both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

September 10, 1945 – Marlin Briscoe was a former University of Nebraska at Omaha quarterback. He was nicknamed “the Magician” as he often performed some amazing feats on the gridiron. The Magician had a career college record of 27-11 led his Nebraska teams to 3 conference titles and held 22 school records when he left Nebraska. Briscoe became the first African-American starting quarterback in American Professional football when he took over the offensive signal calling for the Denver Broncos in the 1968 season. He played in the league for 9 seasons. The College Football Hall of Fame selected him for their entry class of 2016.

TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY

Sept. 10

1919 — Cleveland’s Ray Caldwell pitched a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, a 3-0 victory by the Indians in the opening game of a doubleheader.

1950 — Joe DiMaggio became the first player to hit three home runs in one game at Griffith Stadium, and the New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 8-1.

1967 — Joe Horlen of the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers with a 6-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader.

1969 — The New York Mets swept Montreal in a doubleheader at Shea Stadium, 3-2 in 12 innings and 7-1. The victories moved the Mets into first place in the NL East for their first time on top.

1974 — Lou Brock tied Maury Wills’ single-season stolen base record in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. He broke the record with steal No. 105 in the seventh inning.

1977 — Roy Howell hit two home runs, two doubles and a single and drove in nine runs, powering Toronto past the New York Yankees 19-3.

1980 — Bill Gullickson struck out 18 — the most by a rookie — to lead the Montreal Expos past the Chicago Cubs 4-2.

1997 — Mark McGwire joined Babe Ruth as the only players in major league history with consecutive 50-homer seasons by hitting a 446-foot shot off Shawn Estes in the third inning of St. Louis’ game against at San Francisco. McGwire, who hit a major league-leading 52 homers for Oakland last season, became the first player with back-to-back 50-homer seasons since Ruth did it in 1927 and 1928.

2000 — Arizona’s Randy Johnson became the 12th player to reach 3,000 strikeouts, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings in the Diamondbacks’ 4-3 loss to Florida in 12 innings.

2003 — St. Louis’ Tony La Russa became the eighth manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins when the Cardinals beat Colorado 10-2. La Russa is 2,000-1,782 in 25 seasons with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland and St. Louis.

2007 — Kurt Suzuki and Dan Johnson hit grand slams to power Oakland past Seattle 9-3.

2013 — Mark Trumbo matched a team record with four extra-base hits, including back-to-back home runs with Josh Hamilton, and Los Angeles beat Toronto 12-6.

2017 — Aaron Judge became the second major league rookie with a 40-homer season, going deep twice in New York’s 16-7 rout of the Texas Rangers 16-7.

2002 — 42-year-old Albert Pujols, who has stated many times that he will retire at the end of the season, hits his 17th homer of the year and #696 of his career off J.T. Brubaker of the Pirates in the 6th inning of a 7 – 5 Cardinals win to tie Alex Rodriguez for fourth place on the all-time list.

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Sept. 11

1912 — Eddie Collins set a major league record with six stolen bases for the Philadelphia Athletics in a 9-7 win over the Detroit Tigers. Collins stole six more in a game on Sept. 22.

1918 — The Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 behind the three-hit pitching of Carl Mays to win the World Series in six games. This was Boston’s third championship in a four-year stretch — 1915, 1916 and this season.

1936 — Hod Lisenbee of the Philadelphia A’s tied a major league record for hits allowed, giving up 26 in a 17-2 rout by the Chicago White Sox.

1949 — The New York Yankees sent 18 men to the plate in the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader against Washington. In the 50-minute half-inning the Senators walked a major-league record 11 batters as the Yankees went on to a 20-5 win. New York won the second game 2-1 in one hour and 22 minutes.

1959 — The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4, putting an end to reliever Roy Face’s 22-game winning streak. It was his only loss of the season as he finished with an 18-1 record.

1974 — It took the St. Louis Cardinals 25 innings — seven hours, four minutes — to beat the New York Mets. A record 202 batters went to the plate, Felix Millan and John Milner had 12 appearances apiece.

1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds became the all-time hit leader with his 4,192nd hit to break Ty Cobb’s record. Rose lined a 2-1 pitch off San Diego pitcher Eric Show to left-center field for a single in the first inning. It was the 57th anniversary of Ty Cobb’s last game in the majors.

1987 — New York Mets third baseman Howard Johnson, with 34 homers, became the first National League infielder to reach 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season. His 30th stolen base came in the fourth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

1996 — San Diego’s Ken Caminiti broke his own major league record by homering from both sides of the plate in a game for the fourth time this season. In a 6-5 win over Pittsburgh, Caminiti homered left-handed in the fifth inning, hitting a two-run shot. Batting right-handed in the seventh, he hit a solo shot to break his record set last year.

2008 — Albert Pujols drove in his 100th run with a sixth-inning double in the Cardinals’ 3-2 loss to the Cubs, becoming only the third player in major league history to reach the milestone in his first eight seasons. Pujols also extended his major league-record streak of reaching 30 homers and 100 RBIs in his first eight seasons, two more than any player in history.

2014 — Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton sustained multiple facial fractures, dental damage and cuts that needed stitches after being hit in the face by a pitch. Stanton was hit under the left eye by a fastball from Milwaukee’s Mike Fiers in the fifth inning of a 4-2 loss.

2021 — Corbin Burns and Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers throw a combined no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.

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Sept. 12

1932 — Brooklyn’s Johnny Frederick hit his sixth pinch home run of the season, a major league record, in the ninth inning to spark the Dodgers to a 4-3 triumph over the Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field.

1947 — Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit two home runs — his seventh and eighth in four games — for a major league record.

1962 — Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators set a record by fanning 21 Baltimore Orioles in a 16-inning game, which he won 2-1.

1976 — Minnie Minoso singled in three at bats as the designated hitter for the Chicago White Sox. At 53, he became the oldest player to get a hit in a regulation game.

1979 — Carl Yastrzemski got his 3,000th hit — a ground single off Jim Beattie — as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-2.

1984 — Dwight Gooden broke the rookie strikeout record, fanning 16 Pittsburgh Pirates to give him 251, six more than Herb Score had in 1955. Gooden broke the record by striking out Marvell Wynne in the sixth inning.

1996 — Seattle’s Alex Rodriguez set a major league record for a shortstop with his 88th extra base hit in an 8-5 win over Kansas City.

2002 — Chicago out hit Cincinnati 22-17 but lost to the Reds 15-12. The last major league team to get 22 hits and lose a nine-inning game was Oakland on April 27, 1980. The Athletics lost that game 20-11 at Minnesota.

2006 — Atlanta’s streak of 14 consecutive division titles ended when the New York Mets rallied to beat Florida 6-4.

2008 — Jorge Cantu hit his 25th homer in Florida’s 2-1 victory over Washington, making the Marlins the first team in Major League history to have four infielders hit at least 25. Mike Jacobs (32), Dan Uggla (30), Hanley Ramirez (29) and Cantu have accounted for 116 of the Marlins 188 homers this season.

2015 — David Ortiz homered twice to become the 27th player in major league history to reach 500 homers, and Boston beat Tampa Bay 10-4. Ortiz reached the milestone when he lined a shot to right-center on a 2-2 pitch from Matt Moore leading off the fifth. He connected for No. 499 in the first. It was the 50th multi-homer game in his a 19-year career.

2017 — The Cleveland Indians extended their winning streak to 20 games and matched the AL mark held by the 2002 Oakland Athletics, beating the Detroit Tigers 2-0.

2017 — The Minnesota Twins became the first team in major league history to hit a homer in each of the first seven innings in a 16-0 rout of the San Diego Padres. Brian Dozier, Jorge Polanco, Jason Castro, Eddie Rosario, Castro again, Eduardo Escobar and Kennys Vargas all went deep to set a Target Field record.

2018 — The Boston Red Sox reached 100 wins for the first time since Ted Williams returned from World War II in the 1946 season, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 as David Price won his sixth straight decision and Craig Kimbrel earned his 39th save.

2022 — Mike Trout homers for the seventh straight game, off Konnor Pilkington of the Guardians, but in something that is typical of their season, the Angels still lose, 5 – 4. Trout is one away from the record of 8 games, held by Dale Long, Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey Jr. and has 35 homers, second in the AL behind runaway leader Aaron Judge in spite of playing in just 100 of his team’s 141 games so far this year.

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Sept. 10

1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men’s singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford.

1937 — The Cleveland Rams play their first NFL game and lose 28-0 to the Detroit Lions.

1962 — Rod Laver becomes the first man since Don Budge in 1938 to win the Grand Slam beating Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, at the U.S. Open. Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the U.S. Open with a 9-7, 6-4 win over Darlene Hard.

1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Karl Mildenberger in the 12th round in Frankfurt, Germany, to retain his world heavyweight title.

1967 — John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner to win the men’s title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Billie Jean King wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships.

1972 — The United States men’s basketball team loses its first game in Olympic competition. The Soviet Union wins 51-50 with the help of a controversial ending. Dr. William Jones, secretary general of the International Amateur Basketball Federation, tells the referees to have the players replay the final three seconds and the Soviets score a last-second bucket. The Americans, who had the lead when the buzzer sounded the first time, protest in vain. The U.S. team later refuses to accept the silver medal.

1972 — Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Italian Grand Prix to become the youngest to win a Formula I championship. Fittipaldi, 25, wins his fifth race of the season and clinches the title with two races remaining.

1978 — Jimmy Connors becomes the only player to win the U.S. Open on three different surfaces, with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Bjorn Borg. Connors wins the first men’s final played on the Deco Turf II courts at the new USTA National Tennis Center. Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.

1983 — Larry Holmes TKOs Scott Frank in 5 for heavyweight boxing title.

1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third women to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.

1989 — Five days after hitting a HR for Yankees in a 12-2 win over the Mariners, MLB and NFL player Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, his first.

1989 — Indianapolis running back Eric Dickerson rushes for 106 yards against San Francisco to become the fastest player to top the 10,000 yard plateau; 91st career game.

1993 — Pernell Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez fight to a majority draw. Two judges score the fight 115-115 and the third scores the fight 115-113 for Whitaker. It’s the first blemish on Chavez’s record who was 87-0 entering the bout.

1995 — Pete Sampras wins his third U.S. Open men’s singles title, taking down the No. 1 seed and defending champion Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

1995 — Fuad Reveiz of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record for consecutive field goals, converting from 32 and 27 yards to give him 30 in a row.

2000 — Arizona’s Randy Johnson becomes the 12th player to reach the 3,000 strikeout plateau, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings as the Diamondbacks lost to Florida 4-3 in 12 innings.

2004 — Zippy Chippy, thoroughbred racing’s lovable loser, makes it 0-for-100 when he finishes last in an eight-horse field at the Three-County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass.

2006 — Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the U.S. Open final for his third major championship this year and ninth of his career. Federer becomes the first man ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns for three straight years.

2006 — Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts make fewer mistakes than Eli Manning and the New York Giants in the first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at quarterback. Big brother Peyton is 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts score on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli and the Giants 26-21.

2012 — Andy Murray wins the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title. Murray beats defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in his fifth try in the final of a major tournament.

2017 — Rafael Nadal wins his 16th Grand Slam title by sweeping Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the U.S. Open final.

2017 — The Los Angeles Rams rout the Indianapolis Colts 46-9 in 31-year-old Sean McVay’s impressive debut as the youngest head coach in modern league history.

TV SPORTS TUESDAY

MLB REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Colorado at Detroit	6:40pm	Ruko Bally Sports Detroit Rockies.TV
Miami at Pittsburgh	6:40pm	Bally Sports Florida ATTSN-PIT
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia	6:40pm	Bally Sports Sun NBCS-PHI
Atlanta at Washington	6:45pm	MASN2 Bally Sports South
Kansas City at NY Yankees	7:05pm	YES Bally Sports Kansas City
NY Mets at Toronto	7:07pm	SNY Sportsnet
Baltimore at Boston	7:10pm	TBS MASN NESN
LA Angels at Minnesota	7:40pm	Bally Sports West Bally Sports North
Cleveland at Chi. White Sox	7:40pm	NBCS-CHI Bally Sports Great Lakes
Cincinnati at St. Louis	7:45pm	Bally Sports Ohio Bally Sports Midwest
Oakland at Houston	8:10pm	NBCS-CA SCHN
Texas at Arizona	9:40pm	MLBN Bally Sports Southwest YurView
San Deigo at Seattle	9:40pm	MLBN Padres.TV ROOT
Milwaukee at San Francisco	9:45pm	Bally Sports Wisconsin NBCS-BAY
Chi. Cubs at LA Dodgers	10:10pm	TBS MARQ SNLA
WNBA	TIME ET	TV
Minnesota vs Atlanta	7:30pm	NBATV PechtreetV Bally Sports North Extra
New York vs Dallas	8:00pm	CBSSN Bally Sports SW Extra
Connecticut vs Los Angeles	10:00pm	Spectrum NBCS-BOS SSSEN
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
CONCACAF Nations League: Dominican Republic vs Dominica	11:00am	Paramount+
UEFA Nations League: Latvia vs Faroe Islands	12:00pm	VIX FOX Soccer Plus Fubo
UEFA Nations League: England vs Finland	2:45pm	FS2 VIX Fubo
UEFA Nations League: Czech Republic vs Ukraine	2:45pm	VIX FOX Soccer Plus Fubo
UEFA Nations League: Netherlands vs Germany	2:45pm	VIX Fubo
UEFA Nations League: Ireland Republic vs Greece	2:45pm	VIX Fubo
UEFA Nations League: Albania vs Georgia	2:45pm	VIX Fubo
UEFA Nations League: Czech Republic vs Ukraine	2:45pm	VIX Fubo
UEFA Nations League: Hungary vs Bosnia and Herzegovina	2:45pm	VIX Fubo
UEFA Nations League: Andorra vs Malta	2:45pm	VIX Fubo
UEFA Nations League: North Macedonia vs Armenia	2:45pm	VIX Fubo
CONCACAF Nations League: Belize vs Anguilla	3:00pm	Paramount+
CONCACAF Nations League: Belize vs Anguilla	3:00pm	Paramount+
CONCACAF Nations League: Antigua and Barbuda vs Bermuda	4:00pm	Paramount+
CONCACAF Nations League: Barbados vs U.S. Virgin Islands	4:00pm	Paramount+
CONCACAF Nations League: Cuba vs Nicaragua	4:00pm	Paramount+
CONCACAF Nations League: St. Kitts and Nevis vs British Virgin Islands	4:30pm	Paramount+
World Cup Qualifying: Colombia vs Argentina	4:30pm	Fanatiz USA
World Cup Qualifying: Ecuador vs Peru	5:00pm	Fanatiz USA
World Cup Qualifying: Chile vs Bolivia	5:00pm	Fanatiz USA
World Cup Qualifying: Venezuela vs Uruguay	6:00pm	Fanatiz USA
Friendly: USA vs New Zealand	7:00pm	TNT truTV MAX Universo Fubo
CONCACAF Nations League: Trinidad and Tobago vs French Guiana	7:00pm	Paramount+
Friendly: Mexico vs Canada	8:30pm	TUDN Fubo
World Cup Qualifying: Paraguay vs Brazil	8:30pm	Fanatiz USA
CONCACAF Nations League: Honduras vs Jamaica	10:00pm	Paramount+
TENNIS	TIME ET	TV
Guadalajara: WTA Early Rounds; Davis Cup Finals Group Stage	11:00am	TENNIS