“THE SCOREBOARD”
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 3 SCHEDULE
ALEXANDRIA (2-0) AT ELWOOD (1-1)
ANDREAN (0-2) AT KANKAKEE VALLEY (2-0)
ANGOLA (0-2) AT FREMONT (0-2)
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (0-2) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (1-1)
BEECH GROVE (1-1) AT SPEEDWAY (1-1)
BELLMONT (0-2) AT COLUMBIA CITY (2-0)
BEN DAVIS (0-2) AT PIKE (2-0)
BENTON CENTRAL (0-2) AT SOUTH NEWTON (1-1)
BLUFFTON (2-0) AT SOUTH ADAMS (1-1)
BOONE GROVE (1-1) AT GARY WEST (2-0)
BOONVILLE (0-2) AT HERITAGE HILLS (1-1)
BROWN COUNTY (2-0) AT CLOVERDALE (1-1)
BROWNSBURG (2-0) AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL (1-0)
CALUMET (1-1) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-2)
CARMEL (1-1) AT CENTERVILLE (OHIO)
CARROLL (FLORA) (2-0) AT TAYLOR (2-0)
CASCADE (2-0) AT EDGEWOOD (1-1)
CASTON (0-2) AT NORTH MIAMI (2-0)
CENTER GROVE (1-1) AT LOUISVILLE TRINITY (KY.)
CENTERVILLE (2-0) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (2-0)
CHARLESTOWN (0-2) AT CLARKSVILLE (0-2)
CLINTON CENTRAL (2-0) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (1-1)
COLUMBUS NORTH (2-0) AT SOUTHPORT (0-2)
CONNERSVILLE (1-1) AT GREENSBURG (0-2)
CROWN POINT (2-0) AT MERRILLVILLE (2-0)
CULVER (1-1) AT TRITON (1-1)
DANVILLE (1-1) AT LEBANON (1-1)
DELPHI (1-1) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (0-2)
EAST CENTRAL (1-1) AT CINCINNATI MOELLER (OHIO)
EAST NOBLE (1-1) AT HUNTINGTON NORTH (2-0)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-1) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (2-0)
EASTSIDE (1-1) AT WEST NOBLE (2-0)
EVANSVILLE BOSSE (0-2) AT CASTLE (1-1)
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (1-1) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (2-0)
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (2-0) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (1-1)
EVANSVILLE NORTH (0-2) AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-2)
FLOYD CENTRAL (0-1) AT SILVER CREEK (2-0)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (2-0) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (1-1)
FORT WAYNE DWENGER (0-2) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-1)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (1-1) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (1-1)
FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-2) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (0-2)
FORT WAYNE WAYNE (1-0) AT HOMESTEAD (0-2)
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (0-2) AT RIVERTON PARKE (1-1)
FRANKFORT (0-2) AT TRI-WEST (1-1)
FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-0) AT RUSHVILLE (1-1)
FRANKTON (0-2) AT EASTBROOK (0-2)
FRONTIER (1-0) AT NORTH WHITE (1-1)
GARRETT (2-0) AT CHURUBUSCO (0-2)
GIBSON SOUTHERN (2-0) AT PRINCETON (0-2)
GOSHEN (0-2) AT WARSAW (1-1)
GREENCASTLE (0-2) AT WEST VIGO (1-1)
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (2-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (0-2)
HAMILTON HEIGHTS (0-2) AT MCCUTCHEON (0-2)
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (2-0) AT AVON (1-1)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (1-1) AT GRIFFITH (2-0)
HAMMOND MORTON (0-2) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (2-0)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (1-1) AT BREBEUF JESUIT (1-1)
HERITAGE (2-0) AT WOODLAN (1-1)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (2-0) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (2-0)
HIGHLAND (1-1) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (1-1)
HOBART (0-2) AT MUNSTER (0-2)
INDIAN CREEK (0-2) AT OWEN VALLEY (0-2)
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (1-1) AT CINCINNATI ST. XAVIER (OHIO)
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (2-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (1-0)
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (2-0) AT TRITON CENTRAL (1-1)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (0-2) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (0-2)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (1-0) AT PARK TUDOR (2-0)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (0-1)
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (0-1) AT CHRISTEL HOUSE (0-1)
IRVINGTON PREP (0-1) AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (0-2)
JASPER (1-1) AT EVANSVILLE REITZ (2-0)
JIMTOWN (0-2) AT FAIRFIELD (1-1)
JOHN GLENN (1-1) AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-2)
KNIGHTSTOWN (2-0) AT UNION COUNTY (0-2)
KNOX (1-1) AT CULVER ACADEMY (2-0)
KOKOMO (0-1) AT MARION (1-1)
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-0) AT LOGANSPORT (2-0)
LAFAYETTE JEFF (2-0) AT ANDERSON (0-2)
LAKE CENTRAL (1-1) AT PORTAGE (2-0)
LAKE STATION (0-2) AT NORTH NEWTON (0-2)
LAPEL (2-0) AT SHENANDOAH (2-0)
LAPORTE (0-2) AT VALPARAISO (1-1)
LAVILLE (0-2) AT CENTRAL NOBLE (0-2)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (0-2) AT EDWARDSVILLE (ILL.)
LAWRENCE NORTH (2-0) AT WAYNE (OHIO)
LINTON (1-1) AT WESTERN (0-2)
LOWELL (1-1) AT WEST LAFAYETTE (1-1)
MADISON (1-1) AT PROVIDENCE (2-0)
MADISON-GRANT (2-0) AT BLACKFORD (1-1)
MANCHESTER (0-2) AT WABASH (0-2)
MARTINSVILLE (2-0) AT GREENWOOD (1-1)
MICHIGAN CITY (0-2) AT CHESTERTON (2-0)
MILAN (1-1) AT LAWRENCEBURG (1-1)
MISHAWAKA (2-0) AT CONCORD (2-0)
MISHAWAKA MARIAN (0-2) AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS (0-2)
MITCHELL (0-2) AT WEST WASHINGTON (1-1)
MONROVIA (1-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (1-0)
MOORESVILLE (1-1) AT PLAINFIELD (2-0)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-2) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (1-1)
NEW ALBANY (1-1) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (0-2)
NEW HAVEN (0-2) AT DEKALB (1-1)
NEW PALESTINE (1-0) AT YORKTOWN (2-0)
NOBLESVILLE (2-0) AT FISHERS (1-1)
NORTH DAVIESS (1-1) AT EASTERN GREENE (0-2)
NORTH DECATUR (1-1) AT MONROE CENTRAL (2-0)
NORTH HARRISON (1-1) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (0-2)
NORTH JUDSON (2-0) AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-1)
NORTH KNOX (1-1) AT WASHINGTON (2-0)
NORTH MONTGOMERY (0-2) AT SOUTHMONT (1-1)
NORTH POSEY (2-0) AT SOUTH SPENCER (1-1)
NORTH PUTNAM (2-0) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (1-1)
NORTH VERMILLION (2-0) AT COVINGTON (2-0)
NORTHEASTERN (2-0) AT WINCHESTER (0-2)
NORTHFIELD (0-2) AT MACONAQUAH (1-0)
NORTHRIDGE (0-2) AT PLYMOUTH (1-1)
NORWELL (0-2) AT LEO (2-0)
OAK HILL (2-0) AT MISSISSINEWA (2-0)
OSCEOLA GRACE AT BREMEN (1-1)
PAOLI (2-0) AT SPRINGS VALLEY (2-0)
PENDLETON HEIGHTS (1-1) AT NEW CASTLE (1-1)
PENN (1-1) AT SOUTH BEND RILEY (1-0)
PERRY CENTRAL (0-2) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-2)
PERRY MERIDIAN (1-1) AT FRANKLIN (2-0)
PERU (1-1) AT LEWIS CASS (1-1)
PIKE CENTRAL (2-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (1-1)
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (2-0) AT LAKELAND (2-0)
PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD (0-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS TECH (0-1)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (1-1) AT WOODSTOCK (ILL.)
RICHMOND (0-2) AT LONDON (OHIO)
SALEM (1-1) AT SCOTTSBURG (0-2)
SEEGER (1-1) AT ATTICA (0-2)
SEYMOUR (1-1) AT COLUMBUS EAST (0-2)
SHELBYVILLE (1-1) AT DELTA (2-0)
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (1-1) AT NEW PRAIRIE (2-0)
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (0-2) AT ELKHART (1-1)
SOUTH DEARBORN (2-0) AT BATESVILLE (2-0)
SOUTH DECATUR (0-2) AT EDINBURGH (0-2)
SOUTH VERMILLION (2-0) AT PARKE HERITAGE (0-2)
SOUTHERN WELLS (0-2) AT JAY COUNTY (1-1)
SOUTHRIDGE (1-1) AT TECUMSEH (0-2)
SOUTHWOOD (0-2) AT NORTHWESTERN (2-0)
SULLIVAN (1-1) AT NORTHVIEW (2-0)
SWITZERLAND COUNTY (2-0) AT TRIMBLE COUNTY (KY.)
TELL CITY (2-0) AT FOREST PARK (2-0)
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (1-1) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (1-1)
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (0-1) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (1-1)
TIPTON (2-0) AT TWIN LAKES (1-1)
TRI (1-1) AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-1)
TRI-CENTRAL (1-1) AT SHERIDAN (0-2)
TRI-COUNTY (1-1) AT WEST CENTRAL (1-1)
UNION CITY (0-2) AT HAGERSTOWN (0-2)
WARREN CENTRAL (2-0) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-2)
WAWASEE (0-2) AT NORTHWOOD (1-1)
WES-DEL (0-2) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (1-1)
WESTERN BOONE (2-0) AT CRAWFORDSVILLE (2-0)
WHEELER (0-2) AT RIVER FOREST (2-0)
WHITELAND (1-0) AT DECATUR CENTRAL (0-1)
WHITING (1-1) AT HAMMOND NOLL (1-1)
WHITKO (0-2) AT ROCHESTER (1-1)
WINAMAC (1-0) AT PIONEER (1-1)
ZIONSVILLE (1-1) AT WESTFIELD (2-0)
USA TODAY/NETWORK INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLLS
CLASS 6A
- WESTFIELD (13) 2-0 166 1
- CROWN POINT (1) 2-0 139 2
- BROWNSBURG (3) 2-0 132 6
- WARREN CENTRAL 2-0 128 4
- HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2-0 101 5
- CENTER GROVE 1-1 76 7
- CATHEDRAL 1-1 69 3
- CARMEL 1-1 47 9
- LAWRENCE NORTH 2-0 34 NR
- COLUMBUS NORTH 2-0 22 NR
DROPPED OUT: BEN DAVIS (8), PENN (10)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: NOBLESVILLE 10. FORT WAYNE SNIDER 4. AVON 3. FRANKLIN CENTRAL 2. ELKHART 1. BEN DAVIS 1.
CLASS 5A
- MERRILLVILLE (16) 2-0 169 1
- WHITELAND (1) 1-0 149 2
- VALPARAISO 1-1 112 5
- EAST CENTRAL 1-1 98 3
- PLAINFIELD 2-0 85 10
- DECATUR CENTRAL 0-1 74 6
- WARSAW 1-1 62 4
- CONCORD 2-0 55 NR
- BLOOMINGTON NORTH 1-1 49 9
- LAFAYETTE JEFF 2-0 47 NR
DROPPED OUT: CASTLE (7), BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (8)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 17. CASTLE 9. KOKOMO 4. FRANKLIN 3. CHESTERTON 2.
CLASS 4A
- NEW PALESTINE (10) 1-0 162 1
- BISHOP CHATARD (5) 2-0 156 2
- MISHAWAKA (1) 2-0 125 4
- NEW PRAIRIE 2-0 111 3
- EVANSVILLE REITZ (1) 2-0 94 6
- GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 2-0 93 5
- MARTINSVILLE 2-0 66 9
- BREBEUF JESUIT 1-1 51 8
- LEO 2-0 44 10
- NORTHWOOD 1-1 17 7
DROPPED OUT: NONE.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: RONCALLI 10. COLUMBIA CITY 5. NORTHVIEW 1.
CLASS 3A
- EV. MEMORIAL (10) 2-0 162 2
- GIBSON SOUTHERN (3) 2-0 136 3
- HERITAGE HILLS (4) 1-1 122 1
- GUERIN CATHOLIC 2-0 113 4
- BATESVILLE 2-0 91 5
- EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 2-0 66 10
- KNOX 1-1 61 7
- TIPPECANOE VALLEY 2-0 56 8
- WEST LAFAYETTE 1-1 30 9
- TRI-WEST 1-1 24 6
DROPPED OUT: NONE.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: MISSISSINEWA 14. DELTA 13. HERITAGE 9. LAWRENCEBURG 9. FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS 6. WEST NOBLE 5. GARRETT 4. FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 2. MACONAQUAH 1.
CLASS 2A
- LUTHERAN (16) 2-0 169 1
- LAF. CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1-0 145 2
- NORTH POSEY (1) 2-0 130 3
- EASTERN HANCOCK 2-0 116 4
- BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 2-0 109 5
- TRITON CENTRAL 1-1 55 7
- LINTON-STOCKTON 1-1 48 8
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2-0 47 9
- WESTERN BOONE 2-0 40 10
- LAPEL 2-0 16 NR
DROPPED OUT: SOUTHMONT (6)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: ALEXANDRIA 13. BLUFFTON 10. NORTH PUTNAM 9. SOUTHMONT 9. ADAMS CENTRAL 6. ANDREAN 6. TELL CITY 4. PAOLI 2. ROCHESTER 2. MONROVIA 1.
CLASS A
- NORTH JUDSON (15) 2-0 167 2
- PROVIDENCE (1) 2-0 139 4
- CARROLL (FLORA) 2-0 127 5
- SOUTH PUTNAM (1) 1-1 124 1
- SPRINGS VALLEY 2-0 84 8
- NORTH DECATUR 1-1 77 3
- MADISON-GRANT 2-0 73 9
- MONROE CENTRAL 2-0 62 10
- TRITON 1-1 30 6
- MILAN 1-1 22 NR
DROPPED OUT: SHERIDAN (7)
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: FOREST PARK 17. SHERIDAN 5. NORTH VERMILLION 4. NORTH MIAMI 2. SOUTH ADAMS 2. NORTHEASTERN 1. PIONEER 1.
INDIANA SRN VOLLEYBALL POWER POLLS
4A
1 YORKTOWN
2 CASTLE
3 HAMILTON SE
4 FW CARROLL
5 BROWNSBURG
6 NEW PALESTINE
7 WESTFIELD
8 LAKE CENTRAL
9 FLOYD CENTRAL
10 FRANKLIN
3A
1 RONCALLI
2 TRI-WEST
3 NORTHVIEW
4 DANVILLE
5 SILVER CREEK
6 JENNINGS COUNTY
7 WEST NOBLE
8 ANGOLA
9 HAMILTON HEIGHTS
10 CULVER ACADEMIES
2A
1 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
2 WAPAHANI
3 BENTON CENTRAL
4 BARR-REEVE
5 SOUTHWOOD
6 TECUMSEH
7 WOODLAN
8 SCECINA
9 SOUTH ADAMS
10 WESTEN BOONE
1A
1 TRINITY LUTHERAN
2 SPRINGS VALLEY
3 COVINGTON
4 DALEVILLE
5 TRI-COUNTY
6 RIVERTON PARKE
7 NORTHFIELD
8 EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
9 FAITH CHRISTIAN
10 SHAKAMAK
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES-MONDAY
BOSTON COLLEGE 28 NO. 10 FLORIDA STATE 10
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 2 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT INDIANA | 7 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
BYU AT SMU | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
DUKE AT NORTHWESTERN | 9 P.M. | FS1
SATURDAY, SEPT. 7
ARKANSAS AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 12 P.M. | ABC
TEXAS AT MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX
RHODE ISLAND AT MINNESOTA | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK
BOWLING GREEN AT PENN STATE | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
AKRON AT RUTGERS | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
GEORGIA TECH AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
PITT AT CINCINNATI | 12 P.M. | ESPN/ESPN2
KANSAS STATE AT TULANE | 12 P.M. | ESPN/ESPN2
TROY AT MEMPHIS | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
ARMY AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
MCNEESE AT TEXAS A&M | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
TENNESSEE TECH AT GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
MISSOURI STATE AT BALL STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ST. FRANCIS (PA) AT KENT STATE | 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL AT AUBURN | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SOUTH CAROLINA AT KENTUCKY | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
IOWA STATE AT IOWA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
MICHIGAN STATE AT MARYLAND | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT WASHINGTON | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTH DAKOTA AT WISCONSIN | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
UMASS AT TOLEDO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
DUQUESNE AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT LOUISVILLE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
CHARLOTTE AT NORTH CAROLINA | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
BAYLOR AT UTAH | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
TEMPLE AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTSA AT TEXAS STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT OLE MISS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
MARSHALL AT VIRGINIA TECH | 4:30 P.M. | CW NETWORK
IDAHO AT WYOMING | 4:30 P.M. | TRUTV
UALBANY AT WEST VIRGINIA | 6 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
FLORIDA A&M AT MIAMI (FLA.) | 6 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB AT JAMES MADISON | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST CAROLINA AT OLD DOMINION | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH ALABAMA AT OHIO | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
SAM HOUSTON AT UCF | 6:30 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
SOUTH FLORIDA AT ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
SAMFORD AT FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
BUFFALO AT MISSOURI | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
KANSAS AT ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | FS1
WILLIAM & MARY AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHATTANOOGA AT GEORGIA STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY AT STANFORD | 7 P.M. | ESPN+/ACCNX
VIRGINIA AT WAKE FOREST | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
LOUISIANA AT KENNESAW STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN JOSE STATE AT AIR FORCE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT NEVADA | 7 P.M. | TRUTV
TULSA AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UAB AT UL MONROE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT SOUTHERN MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS SOUTHERN AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN COLORADO AT COLORADO STATE | 7 P.M. | MOUNTAIN WEST NETWORK
NICHOLLS AT LSU | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+/SECN+
TENNESSEE VS. NC STATE (IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA) | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
ALCORN STATE AT VANDERBILT | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
COLORADO AT NEBRASKA | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT OHIO STATE | 7:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT NORTH TEXAS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON AT OKLAHOMA | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
APPALACHIAN STATE AT CLEMSON | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY AT TCU | 8 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
SOUTHERN UTAH AT UTEP | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
BOISE STATE AT OREGON | 10 P.M. | PEACOCK
NORTHERN ARIZONA AT ARIZONA | 10 P.M. | BIG 12/ESPN+
TEXAS TECH AT WASHINGTON STATE | 10 P.M. | FOX
LIBERTY AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN2
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT ARIZONA STATE | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN
OREGON STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
UTAH STATE AT USC | 11 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
AUGUST 31 VS. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 3:30
SEPTEMBER 6 VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
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
AUGUST 21 AT TEXAS A&M 7:30
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3:30
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
SEPTEMBER 7 AT MURRAY STATE 6:00 CT
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
SEPTEMBER 7 VS. MISSOURI STATE 2:00
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
SEPTEMBER 7 AT EASTERN ILLINOIS 7:00
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
SEPT. 8: VS. HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
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
MILWAUKEE 9 ST. LOUIS 3
BALTIMORE 13 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 3
LA DODGERS 11 ARIZONA 6
CINCINNATI 5 HOUSTON 3
CLEVELAND 4 KANSAS CITY 2
SAN DIEGO 3 DETROIT 0
MINNESOTA 5 TAMPA BAY 4
OAKLAND 5 SEATTLE 4
NY METS 4 BOSTON 1
PITTSBURGH 5 CHICAGO CUBS 3
NY YANKEES 8 TEXAS 4
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
INDIANAPOLIS 12 TOLEDO 1
WNBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
NFL WEEK ONE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, SEPT. 5
- BALTIMORE RAVENS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
FRIDAY, SEPT. 6
- GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (IN SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL), 8:15 P.M. ET (PEACOCK)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 8
- PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- ARIZONA CARDINALS AT BUFFALO BILLS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- TENNESSEE TITANS AT CHICAGO BEARS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS, 1 P.M. ET (CBS)
- CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DENVER BRONCOS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS, 4:05 P.M. ET (CBS)
- DALLAS COWBOYS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS, 4:25 P.M. ET (CBS)
- WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS, 4:25 P.M. ET (FOX)
- LOS ANGELES RAMS AT DETROIT LIONS, 8:20 P.M. ET (NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 9
- NEW YORK JETS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, 8:15 P.M. ET (ESPN/ABC)
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
NFL NEWS
QB RUSSELL WILSON NAMED ONE OF FOUR STEELERS CAPTAINS
Veteran quarterback Russell Wilson will serve as one of the Steelers’ four captains during his first season with Pittsburgh.
This will be his 12th consecutive campaign with a “C” on his jersey, including his time with Seattle and Denver.
Players also voted for defensive tackle Cameron Heyward and linebacker T.J. Watt on defense and safety Miles Killebrew on special teams, the team announced Monday.
Wilson, 35, signed with the Steelers on March 11 after being released by the Broncos. He held off competition from Justin Fields in the preseason and will start Sunday’s season opener at Atlanta.
A nine-time Pro Bowl selection and a Super Bowl winner to conclude the 2013 season, Wilson owns a 115-72-1 record as a starter and has passed for 43,653 yards and 334 touchdowns in 188 starts for the Seahawks (2012-21) and Broncos (2022-23).
Heyward is a captain for the 10th straight season in Pittsburgh. It’s the fourth such honor for Watt and the third for Killebrew.
–Field Level Media
REPORT: CHIEFS RB CLYDE EDWARDS-HELAIRE OUT AT LEAST 4 GAMES
The Kansas City Chiefs put running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the reserve/non-football illness list, meaning he will miss at least four games, ESPN reported Monday.
In anticipation of Edwards-Helaire’s absence, the Chiefs signed RB Samaje Perine last week after his release from the Denver Broncos. Head coach Andy Reid said Perine will be available to play Thursday when the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs open the season against the visiting Baltimore Ravens.
The Chiefs selected Edwards-Helaire in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU. In 48 games (32 starts) over four seasons, he has rushed 441 times for 1,845 yards with 12 touchdowns. He’s added 765 receiving yards and seven scores.
Last month, Edwards-Helaire, 25, revealed on social media and also shared with reporters at training camp that he has been impacted by post-traumatic stress disorder since December 2018.
“Sometimes I’m admitted into the hospital, something like I can’t stop throwing up and it’s just, I (don’t) know (anything) pretty much to stop it,” he said, per ESPN.
“Real bad dehydration … but it’s really just mentally just not being there,” he said, adding alert teammates can notice that, “‘OK, Clyde’s not laughing, he’s not giggling, he’s not himself.’”
Edwards-Helaire did not disclose the cause of his PTSD, other than to cite “a self-defense situation” that he went through in college.
Isiah Pacheco is listed on the Chiefs’ depth chart as the No. 1 running back.
–Field Level Media
DOLPHINS WRS TYREEK HILL, JAYLEN WADDLE RETURN TO PRACTICE
Miami Dolphins wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle returned to practice on Monday.
Coach Mike McDaniel told reporters there were “no setbacks” for either of his star players.
Hill has been dealing with a thumb injury, while Waddle’s specific injury has not been disclosed.
The Dolphins open the season Sunday at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The first Week 1 injury report will be released Wednesday.
Hill, 30, led the NFL with 1,799 yards on 119 receptions and tied for the league lead with 13 touchdown catches in 16 starts last season. It was the sixth 1,000-yard season for the five-time first-team All-Pro.
Waddle, 25, posted his third 1,000-yard campaign in as many seasons in 2023, finishing with 72 catches for 1,014 yards and four touchdowns in 14 starts.
Also returning to practice from injuries on Monday were center Aaron Brewer (hand) and defensive tackle Benito Jones (undisclosed).
–Field Level Media
BEARS QB CALEB WILLIAMS NAMED A TEAM CAPTAIN
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was announced Monday as one of eight team captains for the Chicago Bears.
Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, already has developed a bond with his teammates, general manager Ryan Poles said last week.
“It’s fairly natural; it’s not forced,” Poles said of Williams’ rapport in the locker room. “We’ve all been on teams before … there’s people that come into those situations and they try too hard. It’s awkward. It’s hard to buy into that. Then there’s guys that can navigate that so naturally because they’re authentic and real, and that’s what he’s done.”
Williams, 22, played his final two college seasons at Southern California. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2022.
Other captains for the Bears are wide receiver DJ Moore, tight ends Cole Kmet and Marcedes Lewis, linebackers Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards, and defensive backs Kevin Byard and Jaylon Johnson.
Williams and the Bears open the season Sunday at home against the Tennessee Titans.
–Field Level Media
NFC EAST: 2024 OUTLOOK, PREVIEW, PREDICTIONS
NFC East division preview
2024 predicted order of finish, record
Philadelphia Eagles (12-5)
If Saquon Barkley stays healthy, Philly will avenge last year’s collapse to extend the trend of a different division winner every year since 2004.
Dallas Cowboys (11-6)
MVP runner-up Dak Prescott and three-time top-3 DPOY finisher Micah Parsons may get their first trophies, but will Jerry Jones ever get his fourth?
Washington Commanders (6-11)
Washington last won a home playoff game on Jan. 8, 2000 — 11 months before the birth of potential franchise savior Jayden Daniels.
New York Giants (4-13)
Coach Brian Daboll looks slim, but so do New York’s odds of winning its first division title since the 2011 squad that won Super Bowl XLVI.
Three MVP candidates
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
Hard to believe, but America’s Team has never had an MVP QB. Prescott nearly achieved something Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach and Tony Romo never did, placing second to Lamar Jackson in 2023 — 30 years after Emmitt Smith became the Cowboys’ only MVP winner. A fifth season with double-digit wins could push Prescott to the trophy.
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts
In 2022, Hurts became the second player in NFL history with 3,500 yards and 20 touchdowns through the air and 12 or more scores on the ground, joining Cam Newton (2011). In 2023, he became the first to do it twice. A third such effort will put the 2022 MVP runner-up in the running to become the first recipient in Philadelphia history.
Cowboys Edge Micah Parsons
Hall of Famers Alan Page (1971) and Lawrence Taylor (1986) are the only defensive players to claim MVP honors. Page was 26 and Taylor was 27 when they won, giving the 25-year-old Parsons — who finished eighth in the voting in 2022 — a chance to become the youngest of his kind if he increases his sack total for a fourth straight campaign.
2024 Breakout players
Eagles WR Johnny Wilson
Is Wilson the second coming of 6-foot-8 Eagles great Harold Carmichael? His work in camp vaulted the skyscraper-sized 2024 sixth-rounder from roster longshot to potential WR3 alongside stars A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, at least until newly acquired Jahan Dotson gets up to speed.
Eagles DT Milton Williams
Opportunity is banging down the door for Williams, who enters a contract year after the retirement of six-time Pro Bowler Fletcher Cox. He tallied a career-high 25 pressures while playing only 46 percent of the snaps in 2023.
Cowboys WR Jalen Tolbert
Michael Gallup’s exit elevates Tolbert to the No. 3 role in Dallas and fellow wideout Brandin Cooks says he’s ready. “Whatever the expectations are for him out there, I’m telling you he’s gonna crush it,” he told the team website.
Cowboys OLB DeMarvion Overshown
After missing his rookie year with a torn ACL, 2023 third-round pick Overshown is itching to show what he can do in new coordinator Mike Zimmer’s defense. “He jumps off the tape at you,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said.
Giants TE Daniel Bellinger
Darren Waller’s retirement makes the Las Vegas-born Bellinger a safe bet to boost his receiving stats in his third season. The sure-handed, 6-foot-6 tight end caught 87.3 percent of his targets across his first two campaigns.
Giants CB Deonte Banks
Already the second-best corner in the Big Apple behind the Jets’ Sauce Gardner, Banks allowed only 53 catches on 96 targets (55.2 percent) as a rookie while shadowing the likes of CeeDee Lamb, A.J. Brown and Terry McLaurin.
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels
The new Commander-in-chief in Washington, Daniels takes office with lofty expectations as a Heisman winner and No. 2 overall draft pick. Much like Kyler Murray, the dual-threat QB should have fun in Kliff Kingsbury’s offense.
Commanders FS Quan Martin
Used primarily as a slot corner in Ron Rivera’s defense as a 2023 second-round choice, Martin has the size, speed (4.46 in the 40), athleticism (44-inch vertical) and football IQ to make an impact alongside veteran Jeremy Chinn.
Week 1 outlook
Packers vs. Eagles, Friday, 8:15 p.m. ET (Brazil)
Green Bay started 3-6 last season and wound up winning a playoff game at Dallas. Philadelphia started 10-1 and limped into the postseason, only to be trounced in Tampa. Their quest to reach Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans begins in Brazil in the first NFL regular season game in South America. New running backs share the spotlight in Sao Paulo, with three-time 1,000-yard rusher Saquon Barkley joining the Eagles and 2022 rushing king Josh Jacobs now powering the Packers.
Vikings at Giants, 1 p.m. ET
The last time these teams met, New York QB Daniel Jones delivered his only playoff victory to date with a 31-24 wild-card win in Minneapolis on Jan. 15, 2023. Both teams regressed last season, with Jones playing only six games before tearing his ACL and Vikings star Justin Jefferson missing seven games with a hamstring injury. Jones is back for a make-or-break season, while ex-Jets first-rounder Sam Darnold returns to MetLife Stadium as the new QB for Minnesota.
Cowboys at Browns, 4:25 p.m. ET
Three quarterbacks are under the microscope in this game: Dak Prescott of the Cowboys (can he win the big one?), Deshaun Watson of the Browns (can he return to his Pro Bowl form?) and the G.O.A.T. himself, Tom Brady, who is making his much-anticipated FOX broadcasting debut. Home-field advantage could weigh heavily in this early clash of Lombardi Trophy hopefuls. The Browns were 8-1 in the Dawg Pound last season and the Cowboys were 4-5 on the road.
Commanders at Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m. ET
New Washington coach Dan Quinn went 6-4 against the Bucs when he coached in the NFC South with Atlanta from 2015-20. A baptism by fire awaits Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels in his debut against a Tampa Bay defense anchored by LB Lavonte David and All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield. Bucs QB Baker Mayfield excelled under former OC Dave Canales (now head coach in Carolina) but has a new play-caller in Sean McVay disciple Liam Coen.
NFC WEST: 2024 OUTLOOK, PREVIEW, PREDICTIONS
NFC West Division preview
2024 predicted order of finish, record
San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
The 49ers have plenty of playmakers and signed “hold-in” WR Brandon Aiyuk to an extension. But LT Trent Williams remains a holdout and without him the line might not give Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle, Aiyuk and Co. enough time to make plays. Will the 49ers regress after losing (again) to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl?
Los Angeles Rams (10-7)
With WR Cooper Kupp returning, the Rams have one of the best receiving tandems in the league with Puka Nacua, who was the runner-up for Offensive Rookie of the Year last season. RB Kyren Williams also had a breakout season in 2023, giving QB Matthew Stafford plenty of options. One massive worry: the Rams have to replace retired three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.
Seattle Seahawks (8-9)
For the first time since 2009, someone other than Pete Carroll will be calling the shots in Seattle. Former Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald fills his shoes, hoping to revamp a defense that finished 25th in points allowed each of the past two seasons. Veteran QB Geno Smith remains at the controls, with a new OC in Ryan Grubb.
Arizona Cardinals (6-11)
After losing eight of their first nine games last season with QB Kyler Murray sidelined by a torn ACL, the Cardinals went 3-5 after he returned. First-round pick WR Marvin Harrison Jr. gives Arizona a No. 1 receiver it has lacked since Larry Fitzgerald retired.
–NFC West top MVP candidates
RB Christian McCaffrey
If McCaffrey isn’t the first pick in every fantasy draft, something is wrong. He rushed for 1,459 yards and 14 TDs in the regular season last year, plus caught 67 passes for 564 and seven more scores when he was third in MVP balloting. Then he had five more postseason TDs in leading the 49ers to the Super Bowl, which they lost to Kansas City in OT. A calf strain kept him out of most of training camp and all of the preseason games.
QB Brock Purdy
Purdy was fourth in the MVP balloting last season, behind Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s Josh Allen and teammate Christian McCaffrey. The former Mr. Irrelevant from the 2022 draft proved his rookie season was no fluke, despite coming off UCL surgery last year. He completed 69.4% of his passes for 4,280 yards and 31 TDs in the regular season.
QB Kyler Murray
Want a dark-horse candidate for MVP? Murray was a leading contender in 2021 before fading late, then suffered a gruesome ACL injury in 2022. The Cardinals led the league in total offense after he returned from the injury in Week 10 last season, with 414.3 yards per game.
–NFC West breakout players
49ers CB Deommodore Lenoir
Started all 17 games last season, breaking up 10 passes and intercepting three while playing both outside and in the slot. Has improved each year and has plenty of motivation as he enters the final season of his rookie contract.
49ers S Ji’Ayir Brown
The third-round pick out of Penn State played in 15 games as a rookie last season, recording 35 tackles. Brown didn’t start until Talanoa Hufanga was sidelined with an injury, but is listed as the starting free safety heading into the 2024 campaign.
Rams edge Byron Young
The 2023 third-round pick started 16 of 17 games last season and finished eighth in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting. He had 61 tackles last season, including eight sacks. He’ll need to increase that output with DT Aaron Donald having retired.
Rams DB Quentin Lake
The third-year player, the son of four-time Pro Bowl selection Carnell Lake, was voted a captain by his teammates, an honor his dad didn’t get until his 10th season. Lake filled the nickel defender role Jalen Ramsey previously held last season, but can cover the slot or serve as a safety.
Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Smith-Njigba got off to a slow start as a rookie last year, in part because of a fractured wrist suffered in the preseason. He still finished with 63 receptions for 628 yards and four TDs and new coach Mike Macdonald has called him a “massive piece” in first-year coordinator Ryan Grubb’s system.
Seahawks DT Byron Murphy II
The second defensive player taken in the 2024 draft at No. 16 overall, the 300-pound rookie should help Seattle stem the opponents’ running game. He’ll be a big part of new coach Mike Macdonald’s rotation on the D-line.
Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
The fourth overall pick in the 2024 draft out of Ohio State brings more than just good genes. He was the 2023 Fred Biletnikoff winner as college football’s top receiver. He’ll be the No. 1 receiver the Cards have been missing since Larry Fitzgerald retired.
Cardinals OL Paris Johnson Jr.
After playing all 17 games at right tackle last season as a rookie, the 2023 sixth overall pick out of Ohio State will be moving to the left end of the line to protect Kyler Murray’s blind side. He’ll have big shoes to fill as D.J. Humphries, Johnson’s mentor, was released after nine seasons.
Week 1 outlook
Cardinals at Bills, Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. ET
The Cardinals have a tough opening matchup on the road, though at least it shouldn’t be snowing at Highmark Stadium. The Bills have won the AFC East in each of the past four years, but could be challenged this time as they had quite the roster turnover in the offseason, with QB Josh Allen losing his top two targets in Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.
Broncos at Seahawks, Sunday, Sept. 8, 4:05 p.m. ET
Remember a couple of years ago when the Broncos opened at Seattle in Russell Wilson’s first game in orange and blue? Seattle won that one 17-16. Wilson is already gone, with the Broncos turning the reins over to rookie Bo Nix out of Oregon, the 14th different starter at QB for the Broncos since Peyton Manning retired after Super Bowl 50.
Rams at Lions, Sunday, Sept. 8, 8:20 p.m. ET
After winning their first division title in 30 years last season, the Lions led San Francisco by 17 points in the third quarter of the NFC Championship game before faltering. That should give the Lions plenty of motivation in 2024. Rams QB Matthew Stafford, formerly of the Lions, can flash his Super Bowl ring at Lions QB Jared Goff, formerly of the Rams.
Jets at 49ers, Monday, Sept. 9, 8:15 p.m. ET
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers, a Bay Area native, calls it a comeback at age 40 after missing all but four offensive snaps in 2023 because of a torn Achilles. The Jets’ defense should be strong with CB Sauce Gardner and DL Quinnen Williams, but they’ll have their hands full with the 49ers’ multiple targets.
NFC NORTH: 2024 OUTLOOK, PREVIEW, PREDICTIONS
NFC North division preview
2024 predicted order of finish, record
Detroit Lions (12-5)
Playmakers and power in the trenches take the offense to another level. If the young secondary holds up, competing for home-field advantage isn’t out of the question.
Green Bay Packers (12-5)
Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs drive a dynamic offense and Green Bay’s new-look defense might end up making even more noise.
Chicago Bears (9-8)
Everything is looking up in Chicago with Caleb Williams at the controls. Double-digit wins for the first time since 2018 is a bridge too far.
Minnesota Vikings (7-10)
Head coach Kevin O’Connell was dealt a rough hand with the Kirk Cousins exit and J.J. McCarthy’s season-ending knee surgery.
–NFC North MVP candidates
Lions QB Jared Goff
GM Brad Holmes hitched the franchise to Goff with a massive contract that spells out Detroit’s belief in the maligned quarterback in big, round numbers. Goff’s 2023 season bordered on special with 30 TD passes and 4,575 yards. An elite No. 1 receiver in Amon-Ra St. Brown and a rising talent at tight end, Sam LaPorta, helps while the muscle up front and run-first mentality of head coach Dan Campbell promises balance to test any defensive scheme.
Packers QB Jordan Love
Send your apology letters to GM Brian Gutekunst at his Lambeau Field office if you were among those who labeled Love a bust in the first half of last season, when he was trending toward being good enough to lose close games. But Love isn’t the anti-Aaron Rodgers in performance after all. Instead, the evolving talent takes a next step in stride with an underrated cadre of wide receivers.
Packers RB Josh Jacobs
Two years removed from leading the NFL in rushing, Jacobs is the player the Packers want on the field after a timeshare approach in the backfield most of the 2023 season. A better receiver than most understand, the only roadblock to a massive season appears to be durability.
–NFC North breakout players
Bears RB-WR-RS Velus Jones Jr.
Nobody suggests he’ll take work from D’Andre Swift or DJ Moore. Taking advantage of Jones’ quickness and speed is the goal. He was used as a wide receiver, running back and returner in training camp. Don’t be surprised if he throws one, too.
Lions MLB Jack Campbell
Height, range and speed are the qualities Campbell combines to draw comparisons to some of the best modern-day versatile playmakers at the position.
Lions WR Jameson Williams
When the Lions jumped 20 spots in the 2022 draft to select Williams, the belief was he had No. 1 wide receiver potential. A speed threat with acrobatic athleticism, he’s had moments of brilliance as a downfield target. Teammates and coaches relayed a shared opinion from training camp that a more focused and mature Williams could be in for a huge season.
Packers TE Luke Musgrave
A lacerated kidney cost Musgrave six games as a rookie. He has size and speed to exploit the middle of the field and keep defenses honest as they crowd the line of scrimmage to contain Jacobs.
Packers FS Javon Bullard
The 58th overall pick in the 2024 draft, Bullard’s role in Green Bay’s new-look defense will be varied and bring ample chances to make a massive impact.
Vikings RB Ty Chandler
Aaron Jones signed as a free agent to start in Minnesota with Chandler knocking on the door for a defined role. At the outset of the season, that includes kick return duties. He’ll open eyes and dig into Jones’ hold on the every-down role if he stays healthy.
Vikings OLB Dallas Turner
A rookie with a veteran’s approach to the pass-rushing role, Turner should blossom under the tutelage of Brian Flores.
Week 1 outlook
Packers vs. Eagles, Friday, 8:15 p.m. ET (Brazil)
Playoff participants in January take the rare Friday Night Lights spotlight in Brazil. Hyper-active roster remodeling is nothing new for Howie Roseman and the Eagles, who’ll introduce Saquon Barkley at running back and hope the reconfigured back end of the defense — highlighted by first-round pick Quinyon Mitchell — stands tall behind a stronger pass rush. The Packers picked up their own elite RB, signing Josh Jacobs to complement Jordan Love.
Bears vs. Titans, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
A planned grand unveiling of new franchise quarterback Caleb Williams and his array of receivers against first-year coach Brian Callahan of the Titans, who’d like nothing more than to shift the gathering into Will Levis’ coming-out party. A shootout isn’t out of the question but the Bears’ defense was dominant the final six games of the 2023 season and might be due more attention.
Lions vs. Rams, Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET
A rematch of the January divisional playoff reunion with Matt Stafford at Ford Field, Detroit will be bouncing for the primetime opener as the Lions launch their mission to repeat as the dominant predator in the NFC North and beyond. The Rams lost their top defensive player — DT Aaron Donald retired — but the Lions’ young secondary is in for a stiff test facing Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, who is over a knee injury that bogged down his August.
Vikings at Giants, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Sam Darnold is back in his original home stadium. The No. 3 pick in the 2018 draft flatlined with the Jets, fell behind with the Panthers and rode the clipboard as Brock Purdy’s backup in San Francisco last season. Sunday, he’ll get the call as the QB1 in Week 1 for the first time since beating the Jets in Carolina to start the 2021 season. A main attraction is the pairing of LSU products Justin Jefferson (Vikings) and Malik Nabers (Giants), top targets capable of putting on a show if their QBs cooperate.
–Field Level Media
AFC EAST: 2024 OUTLOOK, PREVIEW, PREDICTIONS
AFC East division preview
2024 predicted order of finish, record
New York Jets (13-4)
Veteran signal-caller Aaron Rodgers is back to take care of business on one side of the ball while what could end up being the top-rated defense in the league will be going to work on the other.
Miami Dolphins (11-6)
The second-highest scoring team in the league last season essentially brings back the same star-studded offense.
Buffalo Bills (9-8)
Just because Josh Allen is Josh Allen doesn’t mean the offense is going to click with a new receiving corps.
New England Patriots (4-13)
Coach Jerod Mayo only has a few weapons at his disposal in his first year at the helm. A brutal schedule doesn’t make life any easier, either.
Three AFC East MVP candidates
Bills QB Josh Allen
No more Stefon Diggs or Gabe Davis means Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman and Curtis Samuel will be among Allen’s top targets. It’s not the most elegant trio of pass-catchers, but Allen can do just as much damage on the ground as he can through the air.
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers
Rodgers already has four of these under his belt, winning the award as recently as 2021. If any 40-year-old can bounce back from a season-ending Achilles injury, it’s Rodgers.
Jets RB Breece Hall
While opposing defenses will have their hands full with Rodgers, Hall could quietly rush for well over 1,000 yards after coming just 6 shy of that mark a season ago. Hall also had the second-most catches for New York (76), making him a massive threat on every snap.
2024 AFC East breakout players
Jets LB Jermaine Johnson II
New York bringing in Haason Reddick should take some attention off Johnson — should Reddick get his contract situation resolved. Johnson most recently totaled 7.5 sacks en route to a Pro Bowl selection in his sophomore season.
Jets WR-RS Xavier Gipson
A rookie in 2023, Gipson has the potential to be a true Swiss Army knife for New York. He hauled in 21 catches last year, and one of his scores came on the ground while the other came on a punt return.
Dolphins TE Jonnu Smith
Once upon a time, Smith was a TD machine – hauling in eight with the Tennessee Titans in 2020 — before a steep drop-off with the Patriots. He showed flashes of his old self with the Atlanta Falcons last season and now joins a Miami team that certainly isn’t afraid to sling the ball.
Dolphins S Jevon Holland
Knee injuries forced Holland to miss five games last year, but if 2022 is any indication of what he can do when he stays healthy, he should be a defensive centerpiece for Miami.
Bills WR Keon Coleman
Quarterback Josh Allen needs a new WR1. Perhaps it’s Coleman, a second-round draft pick who had 11 TDs at Florida State last year.
Bills CB Rasul Douglas
Douglas had four picks in nine games (eight starts) with Buffalo in 2023 after coming over from the Green Bay Packers, so what could a full season with the Bills look like?
Patriots QB Drake Maye
Yes, Jacoby Brissett is going to start the season under center for New England, but it’s safe to assume that Maye takes over at some point. When he does, he could provide the spark the Patriots have been seeking ever since Mac Jones started to taper off.
Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez
A torn labrum put Gonzalez on the shelf after just four games in 2023, his rookie season. The No. 17 overall pick in last year’s draft will finally get to showcase his talent in full.
Week 1 outlook
Bills vs. Cardinals, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Buffalo could be challenged defensively right out of the gate, as quarterback Kyler Murray, now healthy, looks to help Arizona rebound from back-to-back 4-13 seasons.
Patriots at Bengals, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET
Someone other than Bill Belichick will be coaching New England for the first time since 1999. One of the few reasons making these Patriots worth watching is their strong secondary, which could very well get carved up by Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
Dolphins vs. Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET
A battle of South Florida and North Florida pits two teams that will be in the mix for division titles. Star Miami receivers Tyreek Hill (thumb) and Jaylen Waddle (undisclosed) are banged-up, but they should be good to go against Jacksonville.
Jets at 49ers, Monday, Sept. 9, 8:15 p.m. ET
Welcome back, Aaron Rodgers. The 40-year-old quarterback played just four snaps last season and now has to open 2024 against a San Francisco team fresh off a Super Bowl appearance.
–Field Level Media
AFC NORTH: 2024 OUTLOOK, PREVIEW, PREDICTIONS
AFC North division preview
2024 predicted order of finish, record
Cincinnati Bengals (11-6)
A healthy Joe Burrow should have Cincinnati back in the playoff hunt for the third time in four seasons. The contract dispute with wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase could be a distraction. The Bengals have enough talent to overcome that challenge.
Baltimore Ravens (11-6)
Two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson and newly-signed four-time, Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry will be a formidable duo in the run game. The defense will be solid but the biggest question is with the offensive line, which has three new starters.
Cleveland Browns (10-7)
Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett leads one of the NFL’s toughest defenses, which allowed a league-best 270.2 yards per game last season. The Browns will need more production from quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was limited to six starts in 2023 because of a shoulder injury.
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-8)
Russell Wilson was named the starter for the opener. His grasp on the job is tenuous after an uninspiring training camp. The Steelers will be stout defensively with linebackers T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and offseason acquisition Patrick Queen from Baltimore.
Three AFC North MVP candidates
Bengals QB Joe Burrow
Recovered from a season-ending wrist injury he suffered in November against the Ravens, Burrow is one of the most talented quarterbacks in the NFL. In 2022-23, he threw for 4,475 yards and 35 touchdowns with 12 interceptions over 16 games. He also completed 68.3% of his pass attempts (414-of-606), leading the Bengals to back-to-back division crowns for the first time in franchise history.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
Jackson is the 11th player in NFL history to win MVP multiple times. He threw for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns with career highs in completion percentage (67.2) and yards per completion (8.0) over 16 regular-season games. He also led the Ravens with 821 yards rushing, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and five scores. Jackson is poised for another solid year despite the uncertainty with the offensive line.
Browns DE Myles Garrett
Only two defensive players – Alan Page in 1971 and Lawrence Taylor in 1986 – have won the NFL MVP award. Garrett is a game-wrecker who can help carry the Browns to victories. Last year, he was named the AP Defensive Player of the Year after finishing with 14 sacks – tied for third-most by a Browns player in a season. Garrett also had six quarterback hurries, 16 quarterback knockdowns, and 30 quarterback hits.
2024 AFC North breakout players
Ravens TE Isaiah Likely
The third-year player from Coastal Carolina had six touchdown receptions in the final seven games when Mark Andrews was sidelined with an ankle injury. After an impressive training camp, look for Likely to be more involved and have a huge season.
Ravens ILB Trenton Simpson
The second-year player from Clemson replaces Patrick Queen, who signed with the Steelers this offseason. Simpson is a stout, physical player, who tied rookie safety Beau Brade with a team-high 19 tackles in three preseason games.
Bengals RB Chase Brown
The Canadian will get plenty of opportunities to carry the ball with the departure of Joe Mixon, who was traded to the Texans. Moss averaged 4.1 yards per carry last season and is a solid blocker and pass catcher.
Bengals CB DJ Turner II
The talented defensive back is effective in coverage and will get plenty of opportunities as opponents throw the ball to keep pace with the Bengals’ explosive offense. Turner has some struggles as a rookie, but he’s poised to take the next step in his young career.
Browns S Grant Delpit
The fourth-year player will play a key role in the dominant Browns defense. Delpit had 80 tackles, a career-high 1.5 sacks, three passes defensed, one interception over 13 games last season, and can build on those numbers if he can stay healthy.
Browns WR Jerry Jeudy
After being traded from the Broncos, a change of scenery should benefit Jeudy, a 2020 first-round pick from Alabama. Jeudy has shined in training camp and is a perfect complement to fellow wideout Amari Cooper and tight end David Njoku.
Steelers LB Nick Herbig
The 2023 fourth-round from Wisconsin is pushing to make a bigger impact after a dominant performance in training camp. Last season, Herbig played in all 17 games, finishing with three sacks and two forced fumbles, and has gotten better this offseason.
Steelers CB Joey Porter Jr.
The son of a former Steelers linebacker already made his mark as a rookie, playing in 17 games and allowing 24 receptions over 807 snaps. Porter is a hard worker and can eventually emerge as one of the league’s top defensive backs.
Week 1 Outlook
Ravens vs. Chiefs, Thursday, Sept. 5, 8:20 p.m. ET
A rematch of last season’s AFC Championship game when the Chiefs emerged with a 17-10 victory en route to their second straight Lombardi Trophy. The primetime opener is not short on star power with a pair of two-time MVPs – quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson. The Chiefs will unveil their Super Bowl LVIII banner and feed off the energy of a raucous crowd. Mahomes has gone 4-1 head-to-head against Jackson. However, Kansas City will be challenged to contain the Ravens newly signed running back, Derrick Henry, a four-time Pro Bowler. The Ravens inexplicably ran the ball just 16 times in the AFC Championship despite having the NFL’s top ground attack. Baltimore coach John Harbaugh won’t make that same mistake this time.
Bengals vs, Patriots, Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. ET
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow returns to the lineup after suffering a season-ending wrist injury 10 games into the 2023 season. If Burrow can stay healthy, the Bengals have enough talent to make a deep playoff run. Patriots coach Jerod Mayo named Jacoby Brissett the team’s starting quarterback over rookie Drake Maye, the third overall pick in the draft. Brissett has 48 career starts and played 27 snaps in this year’s preseason, going 5-of-14 for 36 yards with an interception (14.6 rating). New England could struggle to keep pace with the Bengals’ high-powered offense.
Browns vs Cowboys, Sunday, Sept. 8, 4:25 p.m. ET
Deshaun Watson is trying to get his career back on track in Cleveland after dealing with injuries last season that limited him to six games. Watson has a strong group of wide receivers with Amari Cooper and newly acquired Jerry Jeudy. However, Cleveland will be without four-time Pro Bowl running back Nick Chubb, who is still recovering from a knee injury. Cleveland should have a fearsome defense, led by Defensive Player of the Year, Myles Garrett. The unit will keep the pressure on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, whose future in Dallas is uncertain because of an unresolved contract issue.
Steelers vs. Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m. ET
The Russell Wilson era begins for the Steelers … how long will it last? Wilson was underwhelming in the preseason and coach Mike Tomlin could hand the offense over to Justin Fields. Pittsburgh will have a formidable pass rush with T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith to pressure Atlanta’s offensive line. The new-look Falcons will rely on quarterback Kirk Cousins to get the franchise back on track. Atlanta general manager Terry Fontenot caused a stir when he signed Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract in March and then used the eighth overall pick in the draft to select another quarterback — Michael Penix Jr.
–Field Level Media
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
THOMAS CASTELLANOS HELPS BOSTON COLLEGE STUN NO. 10 FSU
Thomas Castellanos threw for 106 yards and two of his three total touchdowns as visiting Boston College earned a 28-13, season-opening win over No. 10 Florida State in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Monday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Eagles (1-0, 1-0 ACC) possessed the ball for 39:09, rushed for 263 of its 369 total yards, and scored in four red zone trips en route to their first season-opening victory over a ranked opponent since 1976.
Kye Robichaux rushed for a touchdown and caught another from Castellanos, who was 10-for-16 passing and also added 73 rush yards as Boston College built a 14-0 lead and never looked back.
Florida State transfer Treshaun Ward led the Eagles with 61 receiving yards and a touchdown while rushing for 77 more.
Florida State (0-2, 0-2) quarterback DJ Uiagalelei was 21-for-42 for 272 yards and a touchdown, but threw an interception and was sacked three times.
Kentron Poitier had three catches for 79 yards and a score in the loss.
The Seminoles are the fourth Preseason AP Top 10 team to start 0-2 in the past 10 seasons, earning that dubious distinction for the second time in that span (2017).
In the first quarter, Boston College orchestrated a 14-play, 71-yard scoring drive while limiting the hosts to just 51 seconds of possession. Three third-down conversions fueled a red-zone march that culminated with Castellanos diving in for a 4-yard touchdown four seconds into the second quarter.
Ward was the top target on the Eagles’ second touchdown drive, taking a 13-yard catch-and-score to the front corner of the end zone at the 9:58 mark. Four plays earlier, he also had a key 42-yard reception and burst up the sideline.
Florida State worked inside the 10-yard line on its final two second-half series before settling for two field goals by Ryan Fitzgerald.
It was also an inauspicious start to the second half for the Seminoles, as Uiagalelei’s fourth-and-5 pass was intercepted and returned 58 yards across the field. Two plays later, Robichaux caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Castellanos.
Uiagalelei found Poitier for a pair of 29-yard catches to trim Florida State’s deficit to 21-13, but the visitors marched 60 yards on the next eight plays and made it a two-score game on another Robichaux touchdown.
–Field Level Media
GEORGIA DL MYKEL WILLIAMS (ANKLE) IS WEEK-TO-WEEK
Standout Georgia defensive lineman Mykel Williams is week-to-week with a Grade 2 left ankle sprain, coach Kirby Smart announced on Monday.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound junior is questionable for Saturday’s home game against FCS opponent Tennessee Tech “but it’s not long term,” Smart said.
Williams was injured by a low block from Clemson running back Phil Mafah midway through the third quarter in the Bulldogs’ 34-3 victory on Saturday in Atlanta. He went to the locker room and returned in a walking boot.
Mafah was flagged for an illegal block on the play. Williams had two tackles for loss in the game.
Williams is regarded as a potential top-five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. He was a freshman All-American in 2022 and a second-team All-SEC selection in 2023.
–Field Level Media
USC, PENN STATE, UCLA, MICHIGAN AND NEBRASKA EARN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 1 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
Miller Moss, USC
QB – R-Jr. – Los Angeles, Calif. – Bishop Alemany
- Connected on 27 of his 36 attempts for 378 yards and a touchdown in USC’s 27-20 upset of No. 13 LSU
- Found Ja’Kobi Lane for a 28-yard touchdown with 5:44 left in the fourth quarter
- Led the Trojans down the field on an eight-play, 75-yard drive to help seal the victory
Defensive Player of the Week
Kevin Winston Jr., Penn State
S – Jr. – Columbia, Md. – DeMatha Catholic
- Tied a career-high with 12 tackles, including seven solo, for his third career double-digit tackle game
- Registered eight of his 12 tackles in the first half against West Virginia
- Had the first forced fumble of his career in the first quarter
- Notched a solo tackle for loss, tying his career mark
- Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Ji’Ayir Brown (Sept. 19, 2022)
Co-Special Teams Players of the Week
Mateen Bhaghani, UCLA
K – So. – San Diego, Calif. – Del Norte
- Went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts, including a game-winning 32-yarder with less than a minute remaining in UCLA’s 16-13 win at Hawai’i
- Also connected from 22 and 37 yards out
- Over three kickoffs, had one touchback and averaged 63.7 yards
- All three field goals came in the second half, helping UCLA overcome a 10-0 halftime deficit
Dominic Zvada, Michigan
K – Jr. – Chandler, Ariz. – Valley Christian
- Recorded field goals of 53 and 55 yards in his Wolverine debut, both among the longest field goals in Michigan history
- His 55-yarder in the fourth quarter is the sixth-longest in program history
- Scored nine straight points for the Wolverines
- Last Michigan Special Teams Player of the Week: James Turner (Nov. 27, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
QB – Buford, Ga. – Buford
- Became the second Nebraska true freshman quarterback to start a season opener since WWII, joining Adrian Martinez who started in 2018 against Colorado
- Completed 19-of-27 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns, including 192 yards before halftime
- Guided the Huskers to touchdown drives on five of his eight drives
- Threw both touchdown passes in the second quarter as Nebraska outscored UTEP, 23-0, as the 23 points were the most by Nebraska in a quarter since 2018
- Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Malcolm Hartzog (Oct. 3, 2022)
MAC ANNOUNCES WEEK 1 FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Ethan Hampton, NIU, QB
Jr.-R, Elburn, Ill. (Aurora Christian)
In his first start since October 8, 2022 versus Toledo, Ethan Hampton completed 18 of 20 passes for a career high 328 yards and five touchdowns. Hampton’s passing efficiency rating of 310.3 broke NIU’s single game record, previously held by College Football Hall of Famer George Bork, who had a rating of 261.3 versus UW-Whitewater on Sept. 14, 1963. Following Saturday games, Hampton’s ESPN QBR of 98.1 ranked third in the country, his completion percentage (90.0) is second and he is tied for first in passing touchdowns in the NCAA Statistics. Hampton’s five TD passes – to five different receivers – tied for the sixth-most in NIU history and are the most by a Huskie QB in a game since Nov. 1, 2011 when Chandler Harnish threw six TD passes versus Toledo. In less than three quarters of action, Hampton posted the first 300-yard passing game in NIU’s last 30 games, since November 3, 2021 when Rocky Lombardi threw for a school record 532 yards against Kent State.
MAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Shaun Dolac, Buffalo, LB
Graduate, West Seneca, NY (West Seneca East)
Shaun Dolac spearheaded a strong defensive effort in Buffalo’s 30-13 victory over Patriot League preseason-favorite Lafayette in the season opener. The graduate linebacker finished with 11 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and an interception. He helped bottled up All-American running back Jamar Curtis, holding him to only 12 yards on 14 carries. Dolac’s fourth-quarter interception set up UB’s final touchdown one play later.
James Djonkam, Eastern Michigan, LB
Jr., Springfield, Va. (West Springfield)
Djokam made the most of his debut with the Eagles as the Arizona State transfer led the team with 13.0 tackles, including a team-best 3.0 solo stops, while chipping in 1.0 sacks and 1.5 TFLs. The linebacker’s tackle total stands as the fifth-most in the nation this year and the most by a player in the MAC. Additionally, he was one of five Eastern players to record at least part of one sack on the day, helping EMU post 6.0 sacks, the most since posting 7.0 against Western Michigan in 2022, and the fifth-most in a single game in program history.
MAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Justin Pegues, Bowling Green, RB/KR
Junior, Birmingham, Ala. (Thompson)
Pegues set a BGSU record on his first career play as a Falcon when he returned the game’s opening kick 100 yards for a touchdown. The previous long KR in BGSU history was 96 yards. He finished the game with two kick returns for 123 yards. The KR set the tone for BGSU who took a 27-0 lead as the Falcons cruised to a 41-17 win. Pegues also returned two punts for 16 yards.
ARIZ, OSU, TTU AND UC CLAIM BIG 12 FOOTBALL WEEK ONE AWARDS
IRVING, Texas – Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan (offensive), Oklahoma State safety Trey Rucker (defensive), Texas Tech returner Drae McCray (special teams) and Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby (newcomer) earned Big 12 football weekly awards to open the 2024 season.
McMillan’s performance against New Mexico broke school records and made FBS history with 10 catches for 304 yards and four touchdowns. He became the first player in FBS history to have a game with 10-plus receptions, 300-plus receiving yards, 30-plus yards per reception and four-plus receiving touchdowns. His 304 receiving yards were the second most in Big 12 history and his quartet of touchdowns tied for the third most ever in the conference.
With 15 total tackles in Oklahoma State’s win over South Dakota State, Rucker posted the most tackles by a player from a Power 4 conference and the second most in FBS for week one. The 15 total tackles included nine solo tackles against the defending FCS national champions, which were both career-high marks for the senior safety.
McCray opened his season with a kickoff return of 74 yards versus Abilene Christian, which was the second-longest return of his career. He would go on to tally returns of 65 and 26 yards in Texas Tech’s win to finish with an average of 55.0 yards per return, becoming the only player in the nation to average 50 or more yards per return in week one. McCray’s 165 kick return yards against Abilene Christian put him just 17 return yards shy of the career top 10 in school history.
Sorsby completed 71% of his passes for 383 yards and threw two touchdowns in his first game for the Bearcats. His 383 passing yards ranked seventh nationally for week one and were the most by a Cincinnati quarterback in their debut in 10 seasons. Sorsby also rushed for a pair of touchdowns in the win.
SEC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: SEPT. 2
OFFENSIVE
DIEGO PAVIA
QB • SR.
Accounted for 296 yards of total offense and 3 TDs in Vandy’s win over Virginia Tech. 12-of-16 passing for 190 yds and 2 TDs. Game-high 104 yds on 26 carries, including GW 4-yd run in OT. Only Power 4 QB to throw for and run for over 100 yards this weekend. First Commodore QB to throw for and run for over 100 yards in a game since 11.12.22. Helped Vandy win a game when trailing by seven-plus points in the 4th quarter for the first time since 9.24.16.
OFFENSIVE
CARSON BECK
QB • RS-SR.
Connected on 23 of 33 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns during #1 Georgia’s 34-3 win over #14 Clemson. Hit nine different targets, including three newcomers, and had eight completions and two touchdowns during limited time in the fourth quarter. Added a 13-yard run to help the Bulldogs pile up 447 total yards and have no turnovers.
DEFENSIVE
KEON SABB
DB • RS-SO.
Made his Crimson Tide debut, helping Alabama post a 63-0 shutout of WKU. Recorded a pair of tackles while picking off two passes against the Hilltoppers. Accumulated 87 return yards on his two interceptions.
SPECIAL TEAMS
PEYTON WOODRING
PK • SO.
Tallied 10 points during #1 Georgia’s season-opening 34-3 win over #14 Clemson. Opened the scoring with a 30-yard field goal in the first quarter. Returned to drill a career-long 55 yarder to give the Bulldogs a 6-0 edge headed into halftime. This marked the longest field goal for Georgia since All-American Rodrigo Blankenship connected on a 55 yarder versus Oklahoma in the 2018 Rose Bowl. Also handled kickoffs for Georgia.
SPECIAL TEAMS
TYLER KELTNER
PK • RS-SR.
In his Oklahoma debut, redshirt senior kicker Tyler Keltner made field goals of 50, 42, and 24 yards and all six PAT attempts to help the Sooners to a 51-3 win over Temple on Friday. The 50-yarder came on his first attempt of the game, was OU’s first 50-yard field goal make since the 2021 season and just the fourth in a season opener in program history. Keltner became only the second OU kicker to convert a 50-yard field goal on his first attempt as a Sooner. The other occurrence came in 1973. Keltner’s 15 points tied for the most by an SEC kicker on the week. Among the three SEC kickers who made three field goals, he was the only one with a 50-yarder.
BASEBALL NEWS
REPORT: PADRES ACTIVATING FERNANDO TATIS JR. FROM 60-DAY IL
The Padres are activating right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. for Monday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Tatis, 25, has not played for the Padres since June 21 due to a stress reaction in his right femur.
The two-time All-Star is batting .279 with 14 homers and 36 RBIs in 80 games this season.
Tatis began taking live at-bats at the Padres’ spring training complex last week in Peoria, Ariz.
San Diego has gone 38-21 without Tatis and was tied for the top wild-card spot in the National League heading into Monday’s home game against the Tigers.
Tatis is a career .280 hitter with 120 homers, 309 RBIs and 89 stolen bases in 494 games since making his Padres debut in 2019.
–Field Level Media
MLB ROUNDUP: WILLY ADAMES TIES FRANCHISE HR RECORD IN BREWERS’ WIN
Willy Adames homered for the fifth straight game to tie a Milwaukee record as the Brewers beat the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 on Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series.
Jackson Chourio hit a grand slam and Rhys Hoskins also went deep as the Brewers (81-57) won for the sixth time in seven games.
Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta (10-7) allowed three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked two.
Pedro Pages homered twice for St. Louis (69-69), which had won four of five. Cardinals starter Andre Pallante (6-7) surrendered five runs on five hits in five innings, striking out three and walking a season-high five.
Orioles 13, White Sox 3
Gunnar Henderson homered in the first inning in what became a rout by host Baltimore over Chicago.
Cedric Mullins had three hits, including a homer, and drove in three runs, Austin Slater added three hits and three RBIs and Henderson also knocked in three runs for the Orioles, who have won three of its past four games. Starter Corbin Burnes completed five innings to secure his first victory in his past five starts.
White Sox starter Chris Flexen (2-14) gave up three runs on seven hits in 3 1/3 innings and he has the most losses of any pitcher in the majors this year. Chicago scored two runs in the first inning for a brief lead but went on to lose its 11th straight.
Twins 5, Rays 4
Trevor Larnach scorched a three-run homer, Brooks Lee went deep and Minnesota opened its seven-game road trip with a win over Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Larnach struck his big blow in the second inning and finished 1-for-3 with two runs and two walks for Minnesota (75-62). Lee went 2-for-4 and added a double. Royce Lewis (double, RBI) and Jose Miranda also had two hits apiece. Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson was gifted a two-run lead but lasted only 3 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out two and walked two. Jorge Alcala (4-3) earned the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball. He struck out three.
For Tampa Bay (67-70), Junior Caminero was 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, run and a walk. Jonny DeLuca had two hits, including a solo homer, and a stolen base. Josh Lowe added two hits, a run and a stolen base, while Dylan Carlson drove in two runs.
Mets 4, Red Sox 1
Luis Severino tossed seven innings in the latest solid start by a Mets pitcher as New York defeated visiting Boston in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
Severino (10-6) gave up one run on six hits and two walks while striking out five. Severino and fellow Mets starters David Peterson, Tylor Megill, Jose Quintana and Sean Manaea have a 1.44 ERA during the winning streak.
Ceddanne Rafaela tripled with one out in the third and scored the Red Sox’s lone run on a single by Jarren Duran, who was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a double.
Yankees 8, Rangers 4
Gleyber Torres went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and Gerrit Cole was effective through six innings to help New York earn a win against Texas in Arlington, Texas.
Cole (6-3) held Texas to one run on four hits and struck out nine. He left the game at the start of the seventh inning after experiencing a right calf cramp while warming up. The win kept the Yankees (80-58) a half-game ahead of the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the American League East.
The Rangers (65-73) lost for only the second time in their past seven games. Texas starting pitcher Jack Leiter (0-2) retired eight straight batters after giving up a two-run double to Torres in the third inning but got into trouble in the sixth, and New York capitalized.
Athletics 5, Mariners 4
Shea Langeliers crushed his second home run of the game just inside the left field foul pole leading off the ninth inning, allowing host Oakland to beat Seattle.
Langeliers finished with four RBIs for the Athletics, who had lost three of their past four games.
Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer for the Mariners, who are 5 1/2 games behind the Kansas City Royals for the final American League wild-card spot.
Guardians 4, Royals 2
Lane Thomas and Josh Naylor each homered, Gavin Williams tossed seven strong innings and visiting Cleveland beat Kansas City to hand the Royals their sixth straight loss.
Naylor also doubled and is 11-for-21 (.524) with a homer and eight RBIs during his five-game hitting streak.
Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. did not start at shortstop for the first time this season and instead went 0-for-3 with a walk as the team’s designated hitter.
Dodgers 11, Diamondbacks 6
Freddie Freeman homered twice and drove in five runs, and Teoscar Hernandez went 5-for-5 with a triple, double and two runs scored to lead Los Angeles to a victory over Arizona in the finale of their four-game series in Phoenix, Ariz.
It was the 20th multi-homer game of Freeman’s career and the third five-hit game of Hernandez’s career. Shohei Ohtani went 2-for-4 with two walks, three stolen bases and two runs, Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and three runs. Los Angeles (83-55) claimed the season series tiebreaker with the Diamondbacks, 7-6.
Jack Flaherty (11-6) improved to 4-1 in six starts with the Dodgers since coming over at the trade deadline. He allowed one run on five hits, struck out seven and walked three over 5 2/3 innings. Eugenio Suarez went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three runs scored and Jake McCarthy and Corbin Carroll each had two hits for Arizona (77-61).
Padres 3, Tigers 0
Joe Musgrove and three relievers combined on a six-hit shutout as San Diego beat visiting Detroit to move into the National League’s top wild-card spot.
Musgrove (5-4) permitted just three hits and two walks in six innings, striking out eight to improve to 2-0 in five starts since coming off the injured list last month. The Padres got an inning each from Jason Adam, Tanner Scott and Robert Suarez, with Suarez picking up his 31st save in 34 chances.
The Tigers, who squandered the few scoring chances they had, going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and stranding seven men, stayed five games behind the Kansas City Royals for the American League’s last wild-card spot.
Reds 5, Astros 3
Ty France went 4-for-4 with a double and Santiago Espinal continued his torrid post-All-Star break run with two hits and two RBIs, helping Cincinnati top visiting Houston.
The Reds snapped the Astros’ five-game winning streak and continued their recent dominance over the Astros. Cincinnati (66-73) has won seven straight in the interleague series, dating to Houston’s last win in 2016. Carson Spiers (5-5) allowed one run and three hits over 2 1/3 innings of relief to earn his fifth win.
Yainer Diaz had two hits and drove in all three runs for Houston (75-63), including a two-run single in the third inning. Justin Verlander (3-5) had a rough start, walking the first three batters he faced in the first inning and allowing five runs on eight hits in just 4 2/3 innings, matching his second-shortest outing of the year.
Pirates 5, Cubs 3
Bryan Reynolds hit a tying three-run home run in the eighth inning and Andrew McCutchen hit the go-ahead shot two batters later as Pittsburgh rallied and beat host Chicago.
The Pirates had just three hits in seven innings against Cubs starter Jameson Taillon before Chicago turned to its bullpen in the eighth inning. The comeback victory was huge for Pittsburgh after it allowed 41 runs while being swept at home in a three-game set by the Cubs last week. The win was just the eighth in the past 27 games for Pittsburgh.
The setback was only the second in the last 11 contests for the Cubs, who had a season-high six-game winning streak halted. Taillon (three strikeouts, one walk) was pulled after just 89 pitches, finishing with seven shutout innings.
–Field Level Media
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL NEWS
PURDUE, NEBRASKA AND PENN STATE EARN FIRST BIG TEN WEEKLY VOLLEYBALL AWARDS OF 2024
Player of the Week
Eva Hudson, Purdue
Jr. – OH – Fort Wayne, Ind. – Major: Biomedical Health Sciences/Pre-Medicine
- Led the Big Ten offensively in opening week with 46 kills and 50.5 points during a 3-0 week for the Boilermakers. Hudson was a key factor in Purdue leading the Big Ten in kills/set and a .337 hitting percentage throughout week one
- Averaged 4.60 kills/set, hitting over .430 in back-to-back matches. Hudson hit .500 or better in each of the final two sets vs. UC Davis, totaling 12 kills during that span
- Posted a double-double in Purdue’s season-opener with 16 kills and 12 digs. Tied a career-high with five blocks vs. Kansas State. Had a 15-kill, nine dig effort vs. UC Davis and hit .467 vs. UMBC with 15 kills and one error on 30 swings
- Earns the fifth Player of the Week honor of her career
- Last Purdue Player of the Week: Eva Hudson (Nov. 20, 2023)
Defensive Player of the Week
Rebekah Allick, Nebraska
Jr. – MB – Lincoln, Neb. – Major: Business Management
- Named Most Valuable Player and Best Middle Blocker at the season-opening AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville, Ky.
- Allick had 11 kills (.667%) and career-high-matching 12 blocks to lead the Huskers to a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky in the season-opener. As a team, Nebraska posted 18 blocks, the most for the Huskers since 2018, holding Kentucky to a .139 hitting percentage
- Allick combined for 19.0 blocks throughout the Huskers’ 3-0 opening week, averaging 1.90 blocks/set
- Allick averaged 2.40 kills and 1.90 blocks/set with a .415 hitting percentage in the Huskers’ three wins against Kentucky, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and TCU
- Earns her third career weekly award
- Last Nebraska Defensive Player of the Week: Lexi Rodriguez (Nov. 20, 2023)
Setter of the Week
Bergen Reilly, Nebraska
So. – Sioux Falls, S.D. – Major: Business and Law
- Led the Huskers to three victories in week one with 10.73 assists/set and 3.18 digs per set
- Named Best Setter at the AVCA First Serve Showcase in Louisville, Ky., as she led Nebraska to a 3-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky with 39 assists and 11 digs
- Reilly had three double-doubles on the week, including 43 assists and 14 digs in a 3-1 win over TCU
- Reilly set a career-high with five service aces in a sweep of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, oepning the match on a 10-0 behind the service line
- Reilly set the Huskers to a .286 hitting percentage in the three wins
- Earns her seventh career weekly honor
- Last Nebraska Setter of the Week: Bergen Reilly (Nov. 6, 2023)
Freshman of the Week
Izzy Starck, Penn State
S – Viera, Fla. – Major: Undeclared
- Recorded a double-double in her collegiate debut with 42 assists and 12 digs while leading No. 7 Penn State to a .343 hitting percentage in a 3-1 road win at No. 15 Tennessee to open the season
- Followed up that performance with 27 assists and five digs after splitting the setting duties in a 3-0 win at Temple
- Starck was the first freshman setter to start for the Nittany Lions since Micha Hancock did in 2011
- Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Alexa Markley (Nov. 21, 2022)
GOLF NEWS
RORY MCILROY AIMS TO CUT AS MANY AS 9 EVENTS IN 2025
Rory McIlroy admitted that a busy schedule had him crawling to the finish line in 2024 and said he might reduce his commitments in 2025 by as many as nine tournaments.
“I feel like the tournaments came thick and fast, and obviously with the Olympics thrown in there, as well, this year, it sort of condensed everything a bit,” said McIlroy, who finished in a tie for ninth at the season-ending Tour Championship on Sunday at Atlanta.
Despite the admittedly exhausting season, McIlroy still closed with a flourish, shooting a 5-under-par 66 in the final round Sunday. The Northern Ireland native and fan favorite finished at 16 under for the tournament, tied with Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Ireland’s Shane Lowry.
“It’s been a long season, and I’m going to just have to think about trying to build in a few extra breaks here and there next year and going forward because I felt like I hit a bit of a wall sort of post-U.S. Open, and still feel a little bit of that hangover,” McIlroy said.
McIlroy has won the Tour Championship three times, most recently in 2022 when he held off Scottie Scheffler and South Korea’s Sungjae Im by a stroke. Scheffler finished off the Tour Championship victory Sunday at East Lake Golf Club, winning by four strokes over Collin Morikawa.
McIlroy said he still has five events planned for the fall and will look toward eliminating events for the 2025 season that begins Jan. 2 with The Sentry at Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.
A 26-time winner on the PGA Tour, McIlroy won two PGA events this past season, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with Lowry as his partner in April and the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C., by five strokes over Xander Schauffele the following month.
He also had one victory on the European Tour, taking the Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke in January.
McIlroy said he had 27 events scheduled in 2024, with 19 of those on the on the official PGA Tour schedule. He also had a runner-up finish on the PGA Tour this season and seven top-10 finishes, while earning $10.9 million in official prize money.
After finishing a disappointing second at the U.S. Open in June, McIlroy did have three top-10 finishes to close out the season but also missed the cut at The Open Championship in July and finished tied for 68th at the St. Jude Championship in August.
“I’m usually sort of like a 22 (tournament) sort of person,” McIlroy said. “But again, that was when I was sort of in my 20s and didn’t have the responsibilities that I do now. I’m going to try to cut it back to like 18 or 20 a year going forward, I think.”
–Field Level Media
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
COLTS FOOTBALL
REPORT: RB LEONARD FOURNETTE VISITING COLTS
Free agent running back Leonard Fournette is visiting with the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, ESPN reported.
Fournette, 29, was released by Buffalo on Jan. 16 after appearing in two games for the Bills last season.
Drafted fourth overall by Jacksonville in 2017, Fournette has rushed for 4,518 yards and 34 touchdowns in 81 games (61 starts) with the Jaguars (2017-19), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-22) and Bills. He has 312 catches for 2,219 yards and seven scores.
Fournette posted 1,000-yard seasons with the Jaguars in 2017 and 2019 and won Super Bowl LV with the Buccaneers.
Dubbed “Playoff Lenny,” Fournette has also gained 858 yards from scrimmage with 10 TDs in nine postseason games.
The Indianapolis ground game is led by 2021 NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor, backed up by Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson.
The Colts open the season Sunday at home against the AFC South rival Houston Texans.
–Field Level Media
COLTS SIGN CB DAVID LONG JR. TO PRACTICE SQUAD
Indianapolis – The Indianapolis Colts today signed cornerback David Long Jr. to the practice squad.
Long Jr., 5-11, 196 pounds, has played in 66 career games (12 starts) in his time with the New York Giants (2024), Green Bay Packers (2023), Carolina Panthers (2023), Las Vegas Raiders (2023) and Los Angeles Rams (2019-22). He has compiled 94 tackles (81 solo), eight passes defensed, one interception and two special teams stops. Long Jr. has also appeared in six postseason contests (one start) and has registered 12 tackles (11 solo), 1.0 tackle for loss, one pass defensed and one interception. He was originally selected by the Rams in the third round (79th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Michigan.
In 2023, Long Jr. played in 14 combined games (two starts) with the Packers (three games), Panthers (three games, one start) and Raiders (eight games, one start) and totaled 19 tackles (15 solo) and one pass defensed.
INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
SUWINSKI AND NUÑEZ’S BIG DAYS PROPEL INDIANS TO LABOR DAY WIN, 12-1
TOLEDO, Ohio – A five-run fifth inning propelled the Indianapolis Indians to their seventh win in their last eight games as they took down the Toledo Mud Hens in the series opener at Fifth Third Field on Monday evening, 12-1.
The Indians (33-24, 66-64) jumped in front right away against Toledo opener Andrew Vasquez (L, 7-3), with four of the first five hitters of the game reaching base safely. The lone run Indianapolis had to show for the immediate pressure came on an RBI single from Malcom Nuñez to plate Billy Cook. The Mud Hens (27-31, 62-70) surrendered another Indianapolis run in the top of the third on the first of Jack Suwinski’s two run-producing doubles.
The crooked number for the Indians came in the fifth, as Suwinski and Nuñez both doubled home a pair of runs and Joshua Palacios capped the inning with a sacrifice fly. All five runs for Indianapolis in the fifth came against Toledo reliever Wilmer Flores. The Indians’ total held until the top of the ninth, when Nuñez recorded his fourth hit of the evening and Jake Lamb drove in two more with a ground ball single up the middle with the bases loaded. Edward Olivares followed Lamb’s lead by singling home two more before Liover Peguero singled home Jason Delay, pushing the Indianapolis advantage to 12-1.
The 12-run total marked the fifth time in the second half of the season that the Indians offense has scored 10 or more runs in a single game, and the second time in as many days following Indianapolis’ 10-9 comeback win against Louisville in the series finale on Sunday. This stretch also marks the second time this year that the Indians have scored 10 or more runs in back-to-back games (7/23-7/24 at Iowa).
On the mound, the Indians got strong showings from both starter Mike Burrows and reliever Jake Woodford (W, 3-5). Burrows allowed just two hits and struck out four in 4.0 innings of one-run ball, while Woodford worked 3.0 scoreless innings and struck out five.
The Indians and Mud Hens will enjoy a scheduled off-day on Tuesday in Toledo before resuming their six-game set on Wednesday evening at 6:35 PM ET. Right-hander Bubba Chandler (2-0, 1.17) will toe the rubber for the Indians, while the Mud Hens have yet to announce a starting pitcher.
INDIANA FOOTBALL
MONDAY PRESSER: CURT CIGNETTI
CURT CIGNETTI: Good solid performance in the opener, did a lot of positive things. I like the way our defense swarmed to the ball, put pressure on the quarterback, TFLs.
Offensively strung together four straight drives that averaged 75 yards, 11-plus plays, three straight touchdowns, and then a field goal. We hit that halfback pass, which we normally do in practice, then we’re looking at four TDs.
Had a couple of clunker drives there at the end of the third quarter, fourth quarter. Offensively, penalties obviously, too many on offense. Got to cut those out. I think we had seven second and 11 pluses and six third and 11 pluses, some were 17, 21. Things we can teach off tape obviously, all correctible.
Last drive of the second quarter, crucial missed assignment on third and five. We should have had that play nailed. Guy didn’t do what he was supposed to do.
We didn’t finish the second half the way we want to finish the second half. That’s always a point of emphasis. We did start the third quarter by stopping them and driving down the field. We ended up kicking a field goal, should have scored a touchdown.
Special teams was solid, and I thought the effort was good. We’re excited to play again Friday.
Q. You talk about the defense, but just how encouraging is it to see so many different guys getting involved in the disrupting? Talking about tackles for loss, sacks. It felt like it wasn’t just one or two guys making plays.
CURT CIGNETTI: That’s what I’m used to seeing. We like to pride ourselves on playing defense. We pride ourselves on being fast and physical and disruptive up front and creating a lot of different looks for the defense and being really good against the run. I think we gave up 53 yards rushing, less than 200 total yards.
And we’ve always been really good against the run and had TFLs and sacks. So it was nice to see that carry over with this group. We’ve added faces to the defense, and a lot of guys did get involved, like you said.
Q. A lot of times in week 1, it seems like one of the things teams struggle with is tackling. Live it looked like you guys tackled pretty well. Is that what you saw when you went back and watched the film? How pleased were you with that?
CURT CIGNETTI: We did tackle well, we swarmed and had multiple hats. We didn’t tackle in fall camp and only once in the spring. There you go. So a lot to build on.
Q. You mentioned bringing a lot of new guys in on defense. Two returners I want to ask you about. Josh Sanguinetti and Isaiah Jones. What did they do to earn your trust? Josh obviously had a starting role. But Isaiah only played in four career games kind of in rotation at linebacker. What did they do to stand out to you to earn those roles?
CURT CIGNETTI: I think everybody on this team sort of starts with a clean slate and evaluated daily, in season or out of season. Once we start practice, typically fall camp, day in, day out practice and who earns the right to be on the field.
Those guys have done well and earned that right. We need them to play well throughout the whole season.
Q. Curt, the game is coming down to the wire in the fourth quarter, up by three scores. Clock was winding down. Seemed like you were still airing the ball out a little bit and went for it on fourth down there. Do you view situations like that in nonconference like live practice reps almost, and how do you balance that against injury risk?
CURT CIGNETTI: Yeah, we were still in attack mode. At that point we weren’t really satisfied with how we had played since really our last touchdown drive. Even the one we went down and kicked the field goal, we weren’t pleased we had to settle for the field goal.
There were some missed opportunities out there, and sometimes we got behind the sticks because of penalties. So we wanted to keep attacking.
Q. Curt, it’s the first time it’s been relevant to ask you about this, but what are your thoughts about playing college football on Friday nights? Here in Indiana, high school football is a big deal. All three schools are playing at home here in Bloomington. It’s a short week for you too. What are your thoughts about playing college football on Fridays?
CURT CIGNETTI: I’ve played Thursday. I’ve played Friday. I’ve played Saturday. We just get ready to play them when we’re asked to play them.
Q. You mentioned the number of looks you all can throw it. I want to say you guys had a lot of role flexible players. Mikail working inside, outside. Josh and Shawn kind of felt they could play low, play high. When you guys are in that process of trying to scheme and plan, how important is it to have those role flexible players?
CURT CIGNETTI: It’s real important, and Bryant does a great job, along with the defensive staff, of creating different packages and week to week based on team’s tendencies, what they think puts us in the best position to be successful. Those guys have to be versatile, but part of being a safety is being able to play low, run for it, play deep, and stop the pass.
That’s where it helps to have intelligent guys defensively because it is a heavy plate, where they’ve got to learn some things and there’s checks built into formations, et cetera.
Q. Your longest passing play on Saturday was 30 yards, and that was a broken play. There was a lot of check-downs, screens, RPO type stuff. Was that a by-product of the opponent? Is that what you’re looking to do, get the ball in rhythm offensively early?
CURT CIGNETTI: No, we should have had two post touchdowns. The one we hit Cooper on the deep cross, probably should have gone to the post. He’s open. We didn’t throw it. We did throw the post later in the game to Andison Coby, who’s open. We got to use the field and lay it out there. That should have been a touchdown too.
We had some other down the field opportunity chunks that we just didn’t convert on.
Q. You had to get a lot of guys playing time on Saturday, especially late in the game. Is there anyone that stuck out to you that made the most of their opportunities?
CURT CIGNETTI: I thought they all played hard. Overall, Aiden Fisher, we thought really played well. A number of guys played well on defense. I like the way the running backs ran the ball on offense, and Carter Smith played well up front, Zach Horton did a good job.
I like the way we kicked off. McCormick, I thought was excellent on kickoffs.
We got some young guys in there at the end. Landino saw some action, and Hardy saw some action at linebacker. That was good to see. Continue to try to build some depth.
Q. Just your thoughts on the offensive line. You did get some young guys in there. I think four guys had their college debut on the offensive line. Just the way you thought they played?
CURT CIGNETTI: Did a nice job, rushed for 240 yards. I thought we ran the ball effectively, averaged about six yards a rush.
Pass pro, we had a couple issues, but nothing that’s not correctible there. We’re not real deep there on the offensive line. We can go probably six deep with veteran guys, seven. So got to keep progressing.
Q. A veteran in Donaven McCulley, who’s played a lot of football, but only got to play a half in the opener. How frustrating is that that you weren’t able to see him out more in game action? Does it hurt him to not be able to get those game reps in this new system?
CURT CIGNETTI: Well, I don’t get frustrated when a guy gets hurt because it’s next man up. I don’t have time to think about that.
We got him in there, and he was playing fast, doing a nice job, and took a hit and was ruled out. He’ll be anxious to get back, and I’ll be anxious to get him back.
Q. What’s your process of reviewing the game with the quarterbacks? How do you feel like Kurtis — what do you feel he took away from that game, and what do you take away from that too?
CURT CIGNETTI: I always come in early and look at ODK, and then when we come in as a staff Sunday morning, the offensive staff will watch it together, defensive staff will watch teams together. I may cut out a few plays I watch with the defense. This past week I didn’t.
But in terms of the quarterback coach, and Tino will coach — tonight Kurtis will review the tape with Tino, and that’s how we did it. I thought he did a nice job. He made some plays when he was under pressure, getting out of the pocket, and made a throw or two and threw the ball fairly well.
He missed a couple reads, but I thought it was a good first time out for him.
Q. Curt, you talked about the 80 penalty yards you had. In this week of prep, what goes into correcting that?
CURT CIGNETTI: Now you can teach it off tape and the consequence of having a holding penalty and how it puts you behind the chains. We’ve got to get better with our hand placement, got to get our hands inside, they can’t be outside. It’s always a concern going into the first game.
We don’t have officials at every practice like some people do. So you harp on it during fall camp. Sometimes it takes a consequence to get the result.
Q. Just liking to spread the ball around but also getting production from your running backs. What goes into that offensive game plan? Is there anything specific that you guys really wanted to kind of nail in this first week?
CURT CIGNETTI: Well, I mean, every week we’re going to put our best run game plan together based on the opponent, what we’re seeing schematically. Then we’ve always tried to play three backs, keep them fresh.
And I thought Elijah Green did a nice job because Kaelon Black, you know, ham was a little tight. So we held him precautionary after he ran down on kickoff and I think had one carry. I thought all those guys did a nice job.
Q. Follow-up on Donaven. Do you anticipate him being available for this week, or at least did he avoid something serious long term?
CURT CIGNETTI: I think we’ll have him back soon. Right now I would say it’s more day to day.
GAME NOTES: HOST WESTERN ILLINOIS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After a season-opening victory in Week 1, the Indiana football program returns to Memorial Stadium for a Friday (Sept. 6) matchup with FCS Western Illinois. The game will kick at 7 p.m. ET and air on the Big Ten Network.
INDIANA (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) hosts Western Illinois (1-0)
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, Ind.)
Friday, Sept. 6 | 7 p.m. ET
TV: Big Ten Network | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network
Setting the Scene
• Indiana is set to host Western Illinois for the first meeting in program history on Friday night at 7 p.m. inside Memorial Stadium (52,626; Field Turf) on Big Ten Network.
• This will be Indiana’s seventh ever Friday night game and the third-straight season that the Hoosiers have played in one.
• Since the FCS (former Division I-AA) was formed in 1978, Indiana is 17-1 against opponents from the division. The Hoosiers have won 14 straight games against FCS opponents.
• This will be Indiana’s second of eight home games at Memorial Stadium this season, tied for its most in program history with the 2013 and 2008 seasons.
By The Numbers
15 – Curt Cignetti became the 15th head coach in program history to win the first game of his Indiana tenure. MORE ON PAGE 4
7 – Indiana will play its seventh ever Friday football game when it faces Western Illinois. MORE ON PAGE 4
4 – The Hoosiers have four seventh-year seniors, the most in the FBS. MORE ON PAGE 6
13 – Thirteen of IU’s scholarship newcomers arrived with first-year head coach Curt Cignetti from James Madison. MORE ON PAGE 6
News & Notes
• Indiana enters the game with a 1-0 record after defeating FIU, 31-7, in Week 1. Curt Cignetti became the 15th head coach in program history to win the first game of his Indiana tenure.
• Indiana opened the season with a non-conference home game for the first time since 2015 and improved to 26-3 in season-opening non-conference home games since 1953 (the modern era of the Big Ten Conference).
• Twelve Hoosier transfers made their first start at Indiana and twenty-six transfer student-athletes made their Indiana debut in Week 1 against FIU.
• Of Indiana’s 30 transfers, the list includes 13 defensive players, 15 offensive players and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I (28 FBS, 1 FCS) and one from the Division III level.
• Three Hoosiers made their first career start: OL Drew Evans, DB Amare Ferrell, and OL Bray Lynch. Ferrell also picked off his first career interception in the fourth quarter.
• Indiana opened Week 1 against FIU with a 21-0 advantage through the 4:53 mark of the second quarter. Redshirt senior Kurtis Rourke went 15-for-24 passing with 180 yards and a touchdown. His 9-yard touchdown connection with Zach Horton in the first quarter was Indiana’s first score of the 2024 season.
• Indiana’s 234 team rushing yards are the most by a Hoosier backfield since 257 yards at Michigan State (11/19) in 2022.
• Redshirt senior Ty Son Lawton took 16 carries for 74 rushing yards and two touchdowns. It was the sixth multi-touchdown game of his career. He has at least one multi-touchdown game at all three schools that he has attended (Stony Brook, 2019-22; James Madison, 2023; Indiana, 2024).
• Junior Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 26 straight games with his first reception on the game’s opening play.
• 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 along and tied for third-fewest returning scholarship players. MORE ON PAGE 5
• The Indiana offensive line was the only Oline in the Power 4 with multiple players among the top-10 in pass protection grade per Pro Football Focus in Week 1. Redshirt sophomore Carter Smith led the Power 4 with a 89.2 grade, while redshirt sophomore Bray Lunch ranked No. 4 in the Big Ten and No. 7 in the Power 4 at 87.8 per Pro Football Focus.
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
HOOSIERS SURVIVE TEST FROM UC DAVIS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Visiting UC Davis gave everything it had against the Indiana Volleyball team (3-0, 0-0), pushing the hosts in a tight-four set match at Wilkinson Hall on Monday (Sept. 2) evening. IU mounted a comeback in the fourth set, finishing on a 10-2 run to close out the 3-1 (25-16, 31-33, 25-16, 27-25) victory.
The Hoosiers finally found a groove offensively in the fourth set, riding a .304 team hitting percentage (20-6-46) to make a dent in the UC-Davis lead. Junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum, on her birthday, provided the match-winning kill on an electric swing. Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had a match-best 16 kills, including six in the final game.
Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary was stout defensively, racking up 24 digs (6.0 p/s) in the victory. The Hoosiers had 63 digs to the Aggies’ 60. Senior setter Camryn Haworth tallied her first double-double of the season with 41 assists and 14 digs. She was productive offensively with six kills and three service aces. Five different Hoosiers had six-or-more digs.
It’s learning as it goes for the Hoosiers this season. Head coach Steve Aird is replacing key components of his roster in the back row and at middle blocker. IU’s two middles were involved more offensively this evening, combining for 14 kills. Freshman middle blocker Ella Boersema also racked up four blocks.
There’s no rest for IU as it prepares for the biggest test of the season to date. IU will make the trip to Austin to face the two-time defending national champions Texas. While there, Aird and company will meet Miami (Fla.) in a rematch of a thrilling five-set contest last season.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Indiana 25, UC Davis 16
A big crowd at Wilkinson Hall boosted the Hoosiers to a strong start in the opening game of Monday’s match. Despite a handful of attacking errors, IU still compiled 14 kills and had three aces. Candela Alonso-Corcelles provided five kills and two blocks. UC-Davis was held to a hitting percentage of .000 with just six kills.
• Camryn Haworth helped get IU into a groove with a strong run at the service line. The Hoosiers went on a 7-3 run to force a UC-Davis timeout, led by an ace from Haworth and kills from Avry Tatum and Madi Sell.
• Ramsey Gary and Emma Segal blew the set open, keeping the visitors out of system offensively. Segal served five-consecutive points after being inserted as a substitute. Alonso-Corcelles had a big solo block to make it 23-12, handing the Hoosiers a big advantage in game one.
Set 2: UC Davis 33, Indiana 31
As wild as a set that Wilkinson Hall has ever seen, UC Davis edged out the Hoosiers well into extra points to tie the match. IU ran out of subs, forcing Segal to play front row and Luca Fickell to serve as a temporary middle blocker. IU had four aces, in addition to six service errors from UC Davis, in the game to keep it within reach. However, the Hoosiers were outhit .238-.163 as the visitors came back to tie the match.
• IU went down by as many as four before Haworth served the home team back into the match. Avry Tatum handed the Hoosiers a two-point lead at 22-20 with back-to-back service aces, part of four in the set from IU.
• On set point, IU brought Fickell on to serve. UC Davis fended off the first point, taking the Hoosiers completely out of substitutes. With no changes left, Segal was forced to stay in and play opposite for Tatum while Fickell remained in the middle in place of Ella Boersema.
• The Hoosiers had seven set points in game two but an incomplete lineup kept them from closing the deal. UC Davis scored the final three points with a pair of kills and a service ace from Mia Starr. The 64-point set was the highest-scoring frame in Wilkinson Hall history.
Set 3: Indiana 25, UC Davis 16
The defense for IU came alive in the third set, holding the Aggies to a negative hitting percentage (.-135) and 10 attacking errors. Mady Saris provided three kills while Gary had nine digs to keep some long rallies going. Haworth had five digs and six assits.
• A back-and-forth beginning of the set gave way to a runaway IU advantage. Leading 12-11, the Hoosiers closed on a 13-5 run with Gary doing some heavy lifting from the service line. The Hoosiers went up by as many as 10 points before Alonso-Corcelles closed out the frame with a kill.
Set 4: Indiana 27, UC Davis 25
In what looked like a victory for UC Davis, the Hoosiers mounted a furious comeback to secure a four-set victory on Monday night. Down 17-23, IU closed on a 10-2 run to finish off the visitors in four games. IU hit .304 in the final set, led by six kills from Alonso-Corcelles. Haworth dished out 15 assists and had three digs and three kills to open up the offense.
• Mia Starr helped UC Davis to a big advantage down the stretch of the fourth set. The Aggies went up by as many as six points after a big kill from Diersbock. From there, it was all Alonso-Corcelles.
• Boersema gave IU a kill out of the middle to send Alonso-Corcelles to the service line. She forced UC Davis into the block of Haworth and Boersema before a timeout. Out of the break, IU got three-straight kills along with an attacking error from the Aggies. At 25-all, Tatum, the birthday girl, pounded back-to-back kills to hand IU the match.
Top Hoosier Performers
#10 Haworth, Camryn
41 assists, 14 digs, 3 kills, 3 aces
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
16 kills, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace
#32 Gary, Ramsey
24 digs, 2 aces, 6 assists
Notes to Know
• The Hoosiers have won four-straight home openers, dating back to 2021. IU knocked off Alabama A&M in 2021, Indiana State in 2022, New Hampshire in 2023 and UC Davis in 2024. It’s also the second-straight 3-0 beginning to an IU season, the second time its happened in the Steve Aird era (2018-19).
• Camryn Haworth recorded the 25th double-double of her career, supplying 41 assists and 14 digs on the night. She also tallied six kills and three aces to help the offensive effort. For her career, she has 2,993 assists and 171 assists. The Fishers, Ind. will pass 3,000 in her next career start and is 27 away from breaking the all-time aces record.
• Candela Alonso-Corcelles had a match-high 16 kills in the win over UC Davis. Dating back to last season, the Spaniard is on a run of 19-straight matches with 10+ kills. During that stretch, nine of those contests have seen her record 15-or-more kills.
• Monday’s match saw the Hoosiers and Aggies play a 64-point second set. UC Davis was victorious in what ended up as the highest-scoring set in Wilkinson Hall history. In the 25-point rally era (2008-Present), it matches the most combined points in one set during an IU match. It’s also the highest scoring non-conference set since a 31-33 loss to Mississippi State in 2021.
INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY
HOOSIERS FALL IN HOME OPENER TO MAINE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– After setting the tone to begin the game, Indiana could not sustain their momentum as it fell short to Maine, 4-2, on Monday afternoon at Deborah Tobias Field.
With the loss, the Hoosiers stand at 1-2 on the season.
KEY MOMENTS
• Sophomore Inés Garcia Prado scored the first goal of the game, giving Indiana a 1-0 lead early at the 18th minute mark in the second quarter. Seniors Sofia Arrebola Garcia and Yip van Wonderen both assisted on the goa.
• Maine responded with two goals shortly after with Olivia Geniti (19th minute) and Victoria Tinghitella (23rd minute) both scoring.
• Graduate student Sydney Keld scored the equalizer to tie the game just before half, ripping a bullet of a shot on a penalty corner opportunity going into halftime. Graduate student Lara Mortz assisted with the goal.
• The Hoosiers dictated the pace in the third quarter, as they outshot Maine 8-3 in the period.
• Maine scored two goals late in the final ten minutes to seal the game. Kate Richardson and Micaela Grajales scored in the 51st and 55th minute, respectively.
NOTABLES
• Garcia Prado’s goal marked her second of the season and the fifth in her career.
• Keld’s goal was her first of the season and the tenth of her career.
• The Hoosiers outshot Maine, 20-11.
• Indiana’s offense drew nine penalty corners.
UP NEXT
• IU will be back in action on Wednesday, September 11 with a game against Miami (OH) at 2:00 p.m. in Bloomington.
PURDUE WOMEN’S GOLF
PURDUE GRABS LEAD ON DAY 1 OF THE BOILERMAKER CLASSIC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Beginning the 2024-25 season at home, Purdue Women’s Golf fired rounds of 285 (-3) and 300 (+12) to build a 13-shot lead heading into the final round of the Boilermaker Classic at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. Purdue (+9) recorded the only under-par round in the morning, while tying for the lowest round during the afternoon as the wind picked up and the greens became firmer on the Pete Dye’s difficult Kampen-Cosler Course.
Seniors Natasha Kiel and Momo Sugiyama led the way on the first day, tied for second on the individual leaderboard (-1) and just two shots off the leader. Kiel began her senior season strong, firing a career-low 67 (-5) in the opening round that featured five birdies and zero bogeys. Sugiyama added a 69 (-3) in the first round, her 10th round in the 60s at Purdue to become the 10th Boilermaker in program history to reach double digits for a career.
Samantha Brown and Jocelyn Bruch shot 75s in both of their rounds on the Kampen-Cosler Course, finding themselves in a tie for 15th at 6-over. Making her debut, the freshman Brown parred the first nine holes to settle in and contribute to the team score. Meanwhile, Bruch made four birdies throughout the day, finding all of them on the back nine.
Jasmine Kahler (+7) carded a 74 (+2) in the morning, making 16 pars and two bogeys. Her afternoon 77 (+5) featured a tap-in birdie on the 15th hole.
The Boilermakers look to hold onto the lead throughout Tuesday’s final round, which begins with a 9 a.m. ET shotgun start. Purdue is paired alongside their nearest competitors, Kent State (+22) and Indiana (+23).
For updates throughout tomorrow’s final round, follow Purdue Women’s Golf on Twitter @PurdueWGolf.
BOILERMAKERS
T2. Momo Sugiyama: 69-74—143 (-1)
T2. Natasha Kiel: 67-76—143 (-1)
T15. Jocelyn Bruch: 75-75—150 (+6)
T15. Samantha Brown: 75-75—150 (+6)
T21. Jasmine Kahler: 74-77—151 (+7)
*T15. Lauren Timpf: 76-74—150 (+6)
*T25. Jade Gu: 78-74—152 (+8)
*T76. Michaela Headlee: 77-86—163 (+19)
*Competing as an individual
TEAM LEADERBOARD
1. Purdue: 285-300—585 (+9)
2. Kent State: 297-301—598 (+22)
3. Indiana: 298-301—599 (+23)
4. Western Kentucky: 295-305—600 (+24)
T5. Abilene Christian: 298-306—604 (+28)
T5. Minnesota: 302-302—604 (+28)
7. Notre Dame: 304-306—610 (+34)
8. North Florida: 309-302—611 (+35)
9. Alabama: 313-300—613 (+37)
10. Michigan: 300-314—614 (+38)
11. Old Dominion: 314-302—616 (+40)
12. Xavier: 307-310—617 (+41)
13. Ball State: 308-310—618 (+42)
14. Georgia Southern: 314-307—621 (+45)
15. James Madison: 310-315—625 (+49)
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
PURDUE WINS TITLE AT SEASON-OPENING ISLAND RESORT INTERCOLLEGIATE
BoilerNotes
For the first time since the 1993-94 season, the Purdue men’s golf team won its season-opening tournament.
Head coach Andrew Sapp became the second Purdue head coach to win in his first career tournament as a head coach (Bob Prange – 1993-94 season).
Purdue’s 13-stroke margin of victory over Boise State marked the fifth-largest margin of victory in school history.
Purdue’s 54-hole score of 18-under par 846 is tied for the 13th-best, 54-hole score in school history.
Dating to last season, Purdue has now three of its six fall tournaments it has played in.
BARK RIVER, Mich. – The Purdue men’s golf team put together a dominating performance over the span of two days to earn the title at the Island Resort Intercollegiate, held at Sage Run GC in Bark River, Michigan.
The Boilermakers tallied an 18-under par 846 (284-282-280) to easily outdistance Boise State by 13 shots and Georgia by 14 strokes in their first tournament action of the 2024-25 season.
The win, coming in head coach Andrew Sapp’s first tournament as a head coach, was Purdue’s first in a season-opening tournament since the 1993-94 season.
“This was a great team win with all of our guys contributing all week,” Sapp said. “Our guys really worked hard over the summer and came back to school with something to prove. I am proud that we were able to get it done this week to give us a lot of confidence heading into the fall.”
The Boilermakers entered the third and final round tied with Boise State, but quickly started to pull away. Led by sophomore Sam Easterbrook, Purdue’s 13-stroke win was the fifth-largest margin of victory in school history.
Easterbrook fueled Purdue in the third round, shooting a career-best 65 with seven birdies, 11 pars and no bogeys on his card. He finished tied for sixth at 4-under par 212 (70-77-65) for his fourth career top-10 finish.
Two other Boilermakers, Kent Hsiao and Kentaro Nanayama posted top-10 finishes, tying for ninth at 2-under par 214. Hsiao, who shared the round-two lead, posted scores of 69-70-75, while Nanayama showcased his consistency with cards of 72-71-71.
Freshman Supapon Amornchaichan posted his first career top-20 finish in his first event, with a total of 1-under par 215 (73-71-71), good for 15th place, while Nels Surtani was tied for 22nd at 2-over par 218 (75-70-73).
Playing as individuals, Jenson Forrester was tied for 33rd at 4-over par 220 (70-77-73), Yilin Sun was tied for 44th at 7-over par 223 (71-80-72), and Andrew White was 78th at 36-over par 252 (86-87-79).
The Boilermakers will have a quick turnaround, competing at the elite Inverness Intercollegiate, hosted by Toledo at the Inverness Club on Sept. 9 and 10.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
HUDSON NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Junior Eva Hudson was named Big Ten Player of the Week following a 3-0 start to the volleyball season, which included the No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers defending their title as Stacey Clark Classic Champions.
Hudson led the Big Ten in both total kills (46) and total points (50.5), while also hitting over .430 in back-to-back matches over the weekend. Her performance over opening weekend helped lead Purdue to rank No. 1 in the Big Ten in both kills per set and hitting %.
The Stacey Clark Classic Most Valuable Player posted a double-double in the season-opener vs. K-State, a team receiving votes in the AVCA preseason poll. In the match, Hudson posted a double-double with 16 kills, 12 digs, along with a career-high-tying five blocks, which was reached during her freshman season in 2022.
She went on to post just two errors over the final six sets (two matches) of the weekend. Versus UMBC, the Fort Wayne, Indiana, native recorded a .467 attack %, posting 15 kills with one error on 30 swings. Then, she closed out the tournament with a near double-double vs. UC Davis, registering 15 kills and nine digs with a .433 hitting clip in the three-set victory.
Hudson is the most decorated Boilermaker in Big Ten Weekly award history, owning 12 accolades in her career, including five Player of the Week nods.
The Purdue Boilermakers remain at No. 8 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, which was also released Monday afternoon.
Up next, Purdue will begin its eight-match road streak Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they are set to take on Cal and Utah before traveling up the road to play Utah State on Saturday, a team receiving votes in the AVCA preseason poll, in Logan, Utah.
BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER
PIERCE REPRESENTS BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER AS BIG EAST GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
Butler goalkeeper Anna Pierce has been selected BIG EAST Women’s Soccer Goalkeeper of the Week following her performances vs. Ball State and No. 9 Notre Dame. In addition, Sara Trandji was recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Pierce made three saves to preserve a 3-0 shutout over Ball State on Thursday for her second shutout of the season and ninth of her career. She then had seven saves, including a PK, against No. 9 Notre Dame on Sunday.
Trandji scored the game-winning goal in Butler’s 3-0 win over Ball State and added an assist on the second goal of the match.
The Bulldogs are on the road this week for two matches, traveling to Cincinnati on Thursday and to IU Indy on Sunday.
IU-INDY MEN’S SOCCER
ASCHLIMAN’S FIRST CAREER GOAL EARNS DRAW AGAINST NO. 6 SAINT LOUIS
SAINT LOUIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team took to the road for the third time in the 2024 season for a match against Saint Louis on Labor Day Monday (Sept. 2), drawing 1-1 against the sixth ranked team in the country. Tyson Aschliman’s tally—the first of his career—gave the Jags a lead in the 62nd minute, but the Billikens found a late equalizer to give both sides their first draw of the season.
“I have mixed feelings, honestly,” expressed head coach Sid van Druenen after the match. “A tie is a good result for us, but we did concede a late goal so it’s a little bitter feeling. Performance-wise I am very happy, and the growth the team showed today from a game that happened just three days ago against Bowling Green was tremendous.”
Saint Louis (1-1-1) had multiple set piece chances in the opening 15 minutes with three corner kicks and a free kick just outside the 18-yard box. IU Indy (2-1-1) defended well, heading away balls sent into the area and blocking the shot from the free kick.
The Jaguars also had chances early on, with the best coming from Gijs Velings in the fifth minute. After the Billikens blocked Bali Esuivel’s attempt, the ball fell kindly to the sophomore from the Netherlands. Velings curled his right-footed shot from about 22 yards, but it ended up just on the wrong side of the post.
The best chance of the opening 45 came from the hosts in the 28th minute. Carlos Leatherman weaved his way down the right side of the box, creating enough space to get off a shot attempt that rocketed across the goal, barely missing the net.
IU Indianapolis brought in seven substitutes for the final 15 minutes of the first half. The fresh legs applied immediate pressure, leading to a couple chances and a shift in momentum. Jose Antonio Herrera had a shot blocked and Owen Parrish had a shot find the top of the net moments after the substitutions. On the other side of the ball, the defense remained strong, and Mason Taylor ended the half with two saves.
Saint Louis came out on the front foot to start the second half and looked poised to take the lead after putting lots of pressure on the IU Indy back line. Declan Finnegan, who came in at the break, was forced into action from the get-go. The redshirt freshman made a stop following a Saint Louis corner in just the third minute of the half.
Despite the Billikens having more scoring opportunities, the Jaguars were first to get on the board, executing a free kick opportunity in the 62nd minute to perfection. Velings laid the ball off to Noah Kummrow who made an overlapping down the right side of the field towards the end line. The sophomore played a beautiful ball into a dangerous area and Aschliman got a head on the ball, steering it passed the Billiken’s keeper to take a 1-0 lead.
Needing a goal, the hosts turned up the pressure right from the restart. Just two minutes later Saint Louis had multiple shots inside the 18, with one being blocked and the other being saved by Finnegan.
With less than 10 minutes remaining in regulation, the Billikens started to send long balls in behind the defense in search of the tying goal. In the 83rd minute, Luis Lara took advantage of a failed clear attempt, beating Finnegan to knot the match at one.
The hosts continued to dial up the pressure after the goal, but Finnegan would add another save and Giovanni Leon made a crucial block on another Lara shot to see out the 1-1 draw.
Van Druenen’s squad will have a week to prepare for another road trip when they take on Akron on Monday (Sept. 9) at 7:00 p.m.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
CARDINALS PREP FOR SATURDAY’S SEASON OPENER AT SCHEUMANN STADIUM
MUNCIE, Ind. — Opening the college football season at home for the first time since 2021, the Ball State football program prepares this week to begin its 100th season while hosting Missouri State at Scheumann Stadium, in a home opener sponsored by the Army ROTC. The first 1,000 fans receive free t-shirts to celebrate the Cardinals 100th season.
The 100th anniversary of Ball State’s first season in 1924 coincides with the 100th season on the field, given that the Cardinals didn’t field a team in 1943 due to World War II. Season-long celebrations of the 100th season will be displayed at Scheumann Stadium this season.
While the 2023 Cardinals had a revolving QB rotation and a midseason shift in schemes, the 2024 Cardinals look to be more explosive behind redshirt freshman QB Kadin Semonza and a deep receiving unit behind standouts Justin Bowick, Qian Magwood and Ty Robinson; and tight end Tanner Koziol. Added to the mix behind new offensive coordinator Jared Elliott are FCS All-America running back Braedon Sloan, returning RB Vaughn Pemberton and the most experienced offensive line in the Mid-American Conference. The offense hopes to sustain drives and score points under the leadership of coordinator and tight ends coach Jared Elliott, who was elevated from co-offensive coordinator last season.
Ball State’s calling card while splitting its last six games last year was its defense, allowing just 15.2 points per game down the stretch. Top tackler Keionte Newson returns to lead the charge, though he is joined by a host of new faces under coordinator Jeff Knowles.
Special teams units are led by sophomore placekicker Jackson Courville, whose consistency won him the job as a true freshman last season. Experienced long-snapper Tucker Dunn also returns and grad transfer Brian Cooey Jr., is expected to handle punt duties.
WHAT A WIN MEANS:
The Cardinals will begin the season 1-0, while winning their home opener for the 14th time in the past 15 tries. The only blemish in that stretch was a 2022 loss to Western Michigan.
Ball State will have defeated a team from the Missouri Valley Football Conference in each of the past four seasons.
Mike Neu will capture his 38th victory as head coach of his alma mater to move past Ray Louthen (1962-67) and Bill Lynch (1995-02) with the fifth-most career coaching wins at Ball State. Neu was Lynch’s QB during the 1990-92 seasons as QB coach and offensive coordinator.
BY THE NUMBERS:
9 – Kadin Semonza made his college debut at Kentucky & Georgia last year. Ball State ran at least nine plays in 5 of his first 6 series vs UK/UGA.
81 – Keionte Newson paced the Cardinals with 81 tackles over 12 games last year. He averaged 7.3 stops over Ball State’s final 11 games.
100 – The 100th year of Ball State football coincides with the 100th anniversary of its first season in 1924. The all-time record: 476-456-32.
117 – An experienced offensive line boasts 117 career starts which ranks 12th among all FBS teams.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
GREGSTON FIRES WGOLF’S LOWEST ROUND ON DAY 1 AT BOILERMAKER CLASSIC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – – Battling some of the nation’s top teams and individuals, the Ball State women’s golf program turn in a solid 36 holes on the opening day of the Boilermaker Classic.
“We really competed today,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “We went toe to toe with some top-level competition and held our own. We weren’t our best, really not even close, but we showed a lot of grit on a challenging golf course.”
Sophomore JJ Gregston led the Cardinals in the opening round, carding the team’s lowest 18 of the day at 75 (+3). Facing a field which features three top 50 programs and nine top 75 teams from a year ago, Gregston tallied back-to-back birdies on holes three and four in her opening round and was tied for 19th heading into the second half of her day.
Freshman Sophie Korthuijs was Ball State’s top golfer in the second round at the 6,299-yard, 72-par Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex, posting a 76 (+4). The effort included a birdie on the par 3 second hole and a back nine played at 37 (+1).
Gregston and Korthuijs both finished the day at 155 (+11) and are currently tied for 42nd overall. Gregston would add two more birdies in her second round and is tied for 19th among the field of 87 golfers with her four for the tournament. Korthuijs led Ball State with 22 pars in her first 36 collegiate holes.
Junior Sarah Gallagher leads the squad after the first 36 holes, firing a pair of 77 (+5) rounds. The effort included three total birdies, with two in her opening round and one in her second. She also finished the day with pars on 21 holes.
Junior Jasmine Driscoll tied for the team lead with four birdies, while sophomore Madelin Boyd added two and played 21 holes at par.
After two rounds, the Cardinals stand 13th at a team at 618 (+42). The effort is ahead of both Georgia Southern and James Madison who finished the 2023-24 campaign ranked 56th and 96th nationally, respectively.
Purdue holds the overall lead at 585 (+9), 13 strokes ahead of second-place Kent State at 598 (+22). The Cardinals are just eight strokes out of seventh and are looking to repeat last season’s final-round effort at the same event.
After scoring 310 (+22) in both of its first rounds at last season’s Boilermaker Classic, Ball State closed the event with a round of 299 (+11).
Play in the Boilermaker Classic concludes Tuesday morning with final-round action beginning at 9 p.m.
Ball State will once again be starting on holes 13-15, this time playing with golfers from Georgia Southern and James Madison.
Ball State Individuals
T37th – Sarah Gallagher – 154 (+10): 77-77
T42nd – JJ Gregston – 155 (+11): 75-80
T42nd – Sophie Korthuijs – 155 (+11): 79-76
T54th – Madelin Boyd – 156 (+12): 77-79
T76th – Jasmine Driscoll – 163 (+19): 85-78
Team Results:
1st – Purdue – 585 (+9): 285-300
2nd – Kent State – 598 (+22): 297-301
3rd – Indiana – 599 (+23): 298-301
4th – Western Kentucky – 600 (+24): 295-305
5th – Abilene Christian – 601 (+25): 298-303
6th – Minnesota – 604 (+28): 302-302
7th – Notre Dame – 610 (+34): 304-306
8th – North Florida – 611 (+35): 309-302
9th – Alabama- 613 (+37): 313-300
10th – Michigan – 614 (+38): 300-314
11th – Old Dominion – 616 (+40): 314-302
12th – Xavier – 617 (+42): 307-310
13th – Ball State – 618 (+42): 308-310
14th – Georgia Southern – 621 (+45): 314-307
15th – James Madison – 625 (+49): 310-315
PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S GOLF
HUNAR MITTAL LEADS ‘DONS AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN EVENT
KEWADIN, Mich. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s golf team closed out the A-Ga-Ming Invitational on Monday (Sept. 2) with the third and final round of the event hosted by Central Michigan University on the Sundance Course at the A-Ga-Ming Resort.
The Mastodons shot 319 on Monday and finished tied for 10th (331-317-319-967) at the 14-team event, matching the same score by Horizon League foe Green Bay. The Mastodons beat Horizon League foe Detroit Mercy by one spot.
Hunar Mittal finished with the Mastodons’ best score of the event (81-80-76-237), tying for 29th. Her 76 on Monday was the best round by a Mastodon in the three-round event.
Wrapping her first collegiate event, Lara Dommach shot 84-78-79-241. The Switzerland native tied for 44th. Natalie Papa tied for 46th (82-78-82-242). Lillie Cone shot her best round of the event on Sunday, finishing at 84-85-82-251 for 64th. Freshman Louise Ekesall moved up three spots from Sunday to shoot 94-81-84-259.
Lillian Gottman played as an individual and matched her round one 80 with another 80 on Monday. She shot 80-79-80-239 for 38th.
Bradley won the event shooting 295-309-306-910.
The ‘Dons are at Youngstown State’s Roseann Schwartz Invitational Sept. 22-23.
EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
FRIARS DEFEAT ACES IN WEEKEND FINALE
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – In a match that saw the University of Evansville volleyball team give Providence all it could handle, the Friars outlasted the Purple Aces in a 3-0 match on Sunday afternoon at Coliseo Mario Morales.
Leading the way for UE was Giulia Cardona with team-highs in both kills (13) and digs (11). Melanie Feliciano wrapped up the day with seven kills and eight digs. Kora Ruff added 25 assists.
Game 1 – PROV 28, UE 26
A quick start saw the Friars jump out to a 3-0 lead before the Aces rallied back. Consecutive kills from Angelica Gonzalez Maltes tied the score at 5-5 before a Providence error gave UE its first lead at 6-5. Evansville continued to play well as a rally that included a Cardona kill gave her team its largest lead at 15-10.
An ace from Cardona matched the 5-point lead at 17-12 before Providence made a run. Five in a row tie things up, but Josdarilee Caraballo notched a kill to put UE in front. A pair of kills by Feliciano helped Evansville earn set point with a 24-20 lead, but the Friars rallied once again. Five in a row put them back in front before they finished with a 28-26 win.
Game 2 – PROV 25, UE 15
Cardona gave Evansville an early 3-2 lead in the second frame while the Friars regained the advantage with an 8-1 stretch that gave them a 10-4 lead. Feliciano picked up a kill that helped UE cut the deficit to 10-7 before Providence took control, pulling away for a 25-15 decision.
Game 3 – PROV 25, UE 20
Things were close once again in the third set as the score was tied at 7-7. A kill from Cardona saw the Aces go up 9-7 while a Feliciano kill solidified a 15-11 lead. The Friars rallied with four in a row before an error put UE on top at 16-15.
With the score knotted at 16-16, a 5-1 run was the difference as they would clinch the match with a 25-20 victory. The home slate opens for the Aces on Friday with the Dunn Hospitality Tournament. Evansville faces Chicago State at 10 a.m. and Samford at 7:30 p.m. Friday before taking on Miami Ohio at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
VALPO VOLLEYBALL
HELMING, HICKEY REPRESENT VALPO ON ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
The Valpo volleyball team had a pair of representatives on the IU Indianapolis Hampton Inn Invitational All-Tournament Team after tying for the tournament’s best record. Freshman Ava Helming (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) and junior Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) earned the plaudits for their respective performances on opening weekend.
Helming debuted with a bang Friday night in Valpo’s five-set win over SIUE, posting a match-high 20 kills on .282 hitting. The 20 kills set a new program standard for most kills by a Valpo player in a collegiate debut, while it also stands as the most kills by any Valpo player in a season opener. Helming reached double figures again the next day against Eastern Michigan, recording 10 kills, and notched five kills on just eight swings and three blocks in just two sets of action in the Beacons’ sweep of IU Indy.
Hickey picked right up where she left off as the Beacons’ libero, opening the season with a match-high 34 digs and a career-high 11 assists in the win over SIUE. It was the eighth effort of at least 30 digs of the junior’s career, while it was her third career double-double. Hickey followed with a team-best 19 digs against Eastern Michigan and closed the weekend with 12 digs and seven assists in the sweep of IU Indy.
For the weekend, Helming hit .290 with a team-best 3.18 kills/set and added seven rejections in 11 sets of action. Hickey posted 5.42 digs/set and 1.58 assists/set, while also committing just one service reception error on 65 chances. She moved up two spots on Valpo’s career digs chart as well, now ranking 12th with 1,428 career digs.
The All-Tournament honor was the third of Hickey’s career, while Helming becomes the first Valpo freshman to earn All-Tournament accolades in their first weekend of collegiate volleyball since Hickey did so at the 2022 Youngstown Invitational.
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
NO. 17 MARIAN SLASHES OLIVET NAZARENE 2-0
Bourbonnais, Ill. – The Marian women’s soccer team earned their first win away from Ascension St. Vincent Field on Monday night, as the Knights scored a 2-0 Labor Day win over Olivet Nazarene. The win elevates the team’s overall record to 4-1 as Marian continues to navigate their non-conference slate.
The Knights went on the offensive in the first half, dominating possession for the majority of the opening period of the game. Olivet Nazarene took the opening shot of the game in the third minute, but after Lily Ames denied the attempt on goal, the ball lived on the Marian end of the pitch. Sammie King and Erin Kelly took the first shots of the game for the Knights, but were unable to slide their attempts past Meegan Randall. Layla Brown and Kiley Jones also took looks toward the goal, but to no avail. The Tigers would not take their second shot attempt until the 36th minute of the match, doing little to counter Marian’s control of the game as the attempt was high of the cross bar.
Katie Koger took the final of 11 shot attempts in the first half for Marian, missing high, as the match remained scoreless at the halftime stoppage. Koger took three attempts in the first half alone.
Similar to their Holy Cross match just five days prior, Marian responded from their scoreless first half with two quick second half goals, growing a commanding 2-0 lead within the first 15 minutes of the half. Naomi Walters sparked the first scoring play, driving the right side of the pitch before settling back and setting a pass to the middle of the field. Layla Brown intercepted the ball and dropped a subtle touch to Sienna Mullen, who charged in and struck her first collegiate goal to the back of the net, giving Marian a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute of the match.
Six minutes later, the Knights struck again, this time setting the scoring chance from beyond the midfield line. A throw-in from Olivet Nazarene was redirected to Katie Koger, who played a long pass ahead for Naomi Walters. Walters made her move, beating the nearest defender with three dribbles before blasting a shot past Randall, netting the Knights’ second goal of the afternoon to provide the 2-0 lead.
Marian’s lead would be firmly in hand after Walters’ goal, with Marian aiming to add to their total as the half wore on. Walters and Lizzie Chlystun each had a pair of shots on goal within 20 minutes after the lead grew to two, and Olivia Parmer added to the team’s shot numbers with attempts of her own. Unable to get another goal to their total, Marian slowed their attack and limited Olivet Nazarene touches, sitting on the 2-0 score for the final 10 minutes as the Knights sealed the win.
The Knights ended the evening with a commanding 22-4 lead in shot attempts, taking 11 in each period with 11 total shots on goal. Neither of the Tigers shots in the second half were on target, as Ames ended the night with one save as she moved to 2-0 on the year. Mullen’s goal came on her only shot attempt of the match, and was her first collegiate goal. Walters’ score was her fourth of the season, as she ended the night with three looks on goal. Chlystun led the team in shots with four, and Brown, Koger, and Parmer each took three. Brown’s assist was her first as a Knight, while Koger collected her fourth on the year.
Marian will observe another five-day gap in their schedule until returning to play, traveling to Lima, Ohio, on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. contest with Northwestern Ohio. A reserve team match will follow the first team action.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
3 – 21 – 4 – 26 – 44 – 50 – 1 – 42 – 8
September 3, 1906 – Philadelphia Giants won the Negro Championship Cup in Philadelphia before 10,000 fans. The game was black baseball’s largest crowd ever
September 3, 1906 – After an 8 minute argument over an umpire call the NY Highlanders win on forfeit over Philadelphia A’s; Highlanders’ MLB record 5th doubleheader sweep on consecutive days
September 3, 1928 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ty Cobb recorded his 4,189th and final career hit, as a pinch hitter for Philadelphia A’s in 6-1 loss v Washington Senators
September 3, 1932 – Philadelphia A’s first baseman Jimmie Foxx, Number 3 smashed his 50th & 51st home runs to become only 3rd player to reach 50 in a MLB season. With this reached he joined the exclusive club with members Babe Ruth (Number 3) and Hack Wilson
September 3, 1957 – Milwaukee Braves pitcher Warren Spahn, Number 21 set an NL record for a left-hander with 41st shut-out; beats Cubs, 8-0
September 3, 1966 – Future Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr, Number 4 signed his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; 2 year deal paying a then record $70,000 plus signing bonus
September 3, 1970 – After playing a National League record 1,117 consecutive MLB games, Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy Williams, Number 26 asked for a day off from the field to rest and sit the bench.
September 3, 1972 – Atlanta Braves slugger Hank Aaron (Number 44) earned his 6,135th total base to break Stan Musial’s MLB record in an 8-0 home defeat to the Philadelphia Phillies
September 3, 1974 – San Francisco Giants’ pitcher John Montefusco, wearing Number 50 in his MLB debut, homers in his first at bat and pitches 9 innings in relief to earn a 9 – 5 victory over the Dodgers
September 3, 1974 – Future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson, Number 1 retired from professional hoops. Mr. Robertson left the NBA with an amazing 26,710 points, 9,887 assists and 7,804 rebounds in 1,040 games. Oscar also was known to have worn Number 14 with some other clubs in the Association.
September 3, 1977 – Japanese baseball superstar Sadaharu Oh, Number 1 on the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese baseball hit his 756th career home run to surpass Number 44, Hank Aaron as all-time career leader in professional baseball
September 3, 1984 – St. Louis Cardinals closer Bruce Sutter, Number 42 surpassed the National League record for saves in a season with his 38th in 7-3 win over the NY Mets
September 3, 1985 – New York Mets catcher Gary Carter, Number 8 was on fire when crushed 3 consecutive home runs in an 8-3 win against the San Diego Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium
FOOTBALL HISTORY
This day in football history
September 3, 1895 – The very first openly paid player in a football game is played as quarterback John Brallier is paid $10 plus expenses to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association. Latrobe’s starting quarterback Eddie Blair had a prior commitment to play in a baseball game, so his Latrobe club approached the 17 year old Brallier, that was about to start school at Washington and Jefferson College to play in his place. Brallier was reluctant as he did not want to get injured before starting a promising college career, so Latrobe made it worth his while. The Latrobe team won 12-0 over the rival Jeanette Athletic Association and Brallier went on to have a great season at W&J, while also playing a few more game for Latrobe too. The next season after fielding offers from multiple colleges and clubs to play ball, he settled on playing for West Virginia University. After only a few games for the Mountaineers he left the team due to what he described as “financial difficulties” of the school not taking care of players and returned to Latrobe to coach and quarterback the club.
September 3, 1966 – The Houston Oilers open their season with some strong defense as they hold the Denver Broncos to ZERO first downs at Rice Stadium in a 45-7 victory.
September 3, 1994 – University of Florida QB Terry Dean throws a record 7 touchdowns in the first half against New Mexico State in a a lopsided 70-21 Gator win.
September 3, 1994 – The University of Miami Hurricanes set an NCAA record for the most consecutive home wins at 58 as they knock off Georgia Southern 56-0. Alabama held the previous record of 57 home wins from 1962 to 1982 under the coaching of the legendary Bear Bryant.
September 3, 1995 – The debut games of two new NFL expansion franchises took place.
The Jacksonville Jaguars bowed to the Houston Oilers 10-3 at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium.
Meanwhile the Carolina Panthers lost in overtime to the Atlanta Falcons 23-20 at the Georgia Dome.
HALL OF FAME BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 3
September 3, 1923 – Bradshaw, Texas – The fantastic Defensive End from the US Naval Academy Ed Sprinkle was born. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Ed in 2020.
September 3, 1930 – Tom Scott was a former end/linebacker from the University of Virginia according to the National Football Foundation. Tom was an All-American at both offensive end and as a defensive end/linebacker. He is remembered in the College Football Hall of Fame for his great on field exploits during college. Scott played professionally for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants. In college he also excelled as an elite lacrosse player.
September 3, 1966 – Bennie Blades was a former safety for the Hurricanes of the University of Miami. Blades was placed in the College Football Hall of Fame in the class of 2006 for his fine play according to the National Football Foundation. Blades and his ‘Canes teammate, Sean Taylor share the Miami single season interception record. He made it in the NFL as well playing for both the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Sept. 3
1917 — Philadelphia’s Grover Cleveland Alexander went the distance in both games of the Phillies’ 5-0 and 9-3 sweep of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1947 — Bill McCahan pitched a no-hitter to give the Philadelphia Athletics a 3-0 win over the Washington Senators. One batter reached base for Washington, a two-base throwing error by first baseman Ferris Fain in the second inning.
1947 — The New York Yankees had 18 hits, all singles, in an 11-2 victory over Boston at Fenway Park. Tommy Henrich and Joe DiMaggio each had four hits.
1957 — Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves pitched his 41st career shutout with an 8-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Spahn’s shutout set a major league record for left-handers.
1970 — Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs asked to be kept out of the lineup, ending his National League record of 1,117 consecutive games played. His record was broken in 1983 by Steve Garvey.
1976 — Milwaukee’s Mike Hegan hit for the cycle and drove in six runs to lead the Brewers to an 11-2 rout of Mark Fidrych and the Detroit Tigers.
1986 — Billy Hatcher’s homer in the top of the 18th inning gave the Houston Astros an 8-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The teams played 14 innings the day before and used a major league record 53 players in the game.
1990 — Bobby Thigpen set a major league record with his 47th save in a 4-2 Chicago White Sox victory over Kansas City. Thigpen broke the record set by Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees in 1986.
2000 — Kenny Lofton’s 1st-inning run ties a 1939 major league record set by the Yankees ’Red Rolfe for scoring in 18 consecutive games. The speedy Indians outfielder, besides hitting the game-winning homer in the 13th, also steals five bases tying Cleveland’s single-game record set by Alex Cole.
2001 — Bud Smith became the 16th rookie in modern history to throw a no-hitter and the second to do it to San Diego this season in St. Louis’ 4-0 win. Smith was making his 11th career start.
2007 — Pedro Martinez completed his comeback from major shoulder surgery and quickly went into the record books, becoming the 15th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career. The New York Mets right-hander needed only two strikeouts to reach the mark in a 10-4 win over Cincinnati.
2008 — Baseball’s first use of instant replay backed an on-field call of a home run for Alex Rodriguez during the ninth inning of the New York Yankees game against the Tampa Bay Rays. It took 2 minutes, 15 seconds to uphold the homer that gave the Yankees an 8-3 lead.
2011 — Milwaukee’s George Kottaras hit for the cycle to lead the Brewers to an 8-2 win over the Houston Astros.
2013 — Pinch-hitter Travis Snider homered in the ninth inning to lift Pittsburgh to a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers that clinched the Pirates’ first non-losing record in 21 seasons.
2017 — Jose Ramirez tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs that deflected off Detroit outfielders, and the Cleveland Indians routed the Tigers 11-1 for their 11th straight victory. Ramirez had three doubles in becoming the 13th player with five extra-base hits in a game.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 3
1908 — Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Burns KOs Australian Bill Lang in 6 rounds in Melbourne in a warmup fight for his famous title bout with Jack Johnson.
1921 — The U.S. defeats Japan in five straight matches to win the Davis Cup.
1928 — Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ty Cobb records his 4,189th and final career hit, as a pinch hitter for Philadelphia A’s in 6-1 loss v Washington Senators.
1932 — Ellsworth Vines wins the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a three-set victory over France’s Henri Cochet.
1944 — Frank Parker wins the men’s singles title with a four-set victory over Bill Talbert in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Pauline Betz captures her third straight women’s title with 6-3, 8-6 victory over Margaret Osborne.
1945 — Frank Parker defends his U.S. Open title, defeating Bill Talbert 14-12, 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the first postwar U.S. Open.
1956 — Jockey John Longden surpasses Sir Gordon Richards’ then-record number of wins by riding Arrogate to victory in the Del Mar Handicap at Del Mar Racetrack to attain his 4,871st victory.
1974 — Future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame guard Oscar Robertson retires; leaves NBA with 26,710 points, 9,887 assists & 7,804 rebounds in 1,040 games.
1975 — Martina Navratilova, 18, defeats Margaret Court, who is 33 and competing in her 11th and final U.S. Open, 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.
1977 — Ken Rosewall, two months shy of his 43rd birthday, is beaten by 24-year-old Jose Higueras, 6-4, 6-4. The in a best-of-three-set third-round match marks Rosewall’s final U.S. Open singles match.
1989 — Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles, 6-0, 6-2, for her 101st and final U.S. Open singles win.
1994 — Miami beats Georgia Southern 56-0, breaking an NCAA record with its 58th consecutive home victory. The Hurricanes surpass Alabama’s record of 57 wins in a row at home set from 1962-82.
2001 — Jockey John Velazquez becomes the first jockey to ride six winners on a single card at Saratoga Racecourse. Velazquez guides Starine to a 5¼-length victory in the Diana Handicap, a 1 1-8 mile turf race, for his sixth win.
2006 — Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie wins the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award, joining Sheryl Swoopes as the league’s only three-time winners.
2007 — Pedro Martinez completes his comeback from major shoulder surgery, becoming the 15th pitcher to strike out 3,000 batters in his career. The New York Mets’ right-hander fans Aaron Harang for the milestone as the Mets post a 10-4 win over Cincinnati.
2016 — Serena Williams’ dominating third-round victory at the U.S. Open is notable for a milestone: 307 Grand Slam wins. Williams’ 6-2, 6-1 win over 47th-ranked Johanna Larsson of Sweden improves her major tournament mark to 307-42, putting her one win up on Martina Navratilova among women and tying Roger Federer among all players in the Open era.
2017 — UCLA’s Josh Rosen fakes the spike and throws a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Lasley with 43 seconds remaining and UCLA overcomes a 34-point deficit to stun Texas A&M 45-44. Rosen is 35 of 59 for 491 yards and throws four fourth-quarter touchdowns. UCLA scores on five straight possessions after trailing 44-10 with 4:08 to play in the third quarter.
2022 — 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Serena Williams plays her final match at the US Open, going down 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 to Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia in a third round match in New York.
TV SPORTS TUESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Chi. White Sox at Baltimore | 6:35pm | NBCS-CHI MASN2 |
| Washington at Miami | 6:50pm | MASN Bally Sports Florida |
| Minnesota at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | Bally Sports North Bally Sports Sun |
| Philadelphia at Toronto | 7:07pm | NBCS-PHI Sportsnet |
| Boston at NY Mets | 7:10pm | TBS NESN SNY |
| Colorado at Atlanta | 7:20pm | Rockies.TV Bally Sports South |
| St. Louis at Milwaukee | 7:40pm | Bally Sports Wisconsin Bally Sports Midwest |
| Cleveland at Kansas City | 7:40pm | Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Pittsburgh at Chi. Cubs | 7:40pm | ATTSN-PIT MARQ |
| NY Yankees at Texas | 8:05pm | YES Bally Sports Southwest |
| LA Dodgers at LA Angels | 9:38pm | MLBN SNLA Ballys Sports West |
| Seattle at Oakland | 9:40pm | ROOT NBCS-CA |
| Arizona at San Francisco | 9:45pm | MLBN YurView NBCS-BAY |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Seattle vs Connecticut | 7:00pm | NBC Sports Boston Prime-Seattle |
| Washington vs Dallas | 8:00pm | Bally Sports SW Extra MNMT |
| Chicago vs Las Vegas | 10:00pm | NBATV The U SSSEN |
| Atlanta vs Phoenix | 10:00pm | PeachtreeTVbr> AFSN |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Mexico vs Australia | 6:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: France vs Brazil | 6:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Fiji vs Canada | 9:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Colombia vs Cameroon | 9:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| US Open | 11:00am | ESPN+ |
| US Open | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| US Open | 7:00pm | ESPN |