“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)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Z-RATINGS
4A
1 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
2 CASTLE
3 YORKTOWN
4 BROWNSBURG
5 FORT WAYNE CARROLL
6 LAKE CENTRAL
7 WESTFIELD
8 FLOYD CENTRAL
9 CENTER GROVE
10 CROWN POINT
3A
1 TRI-WEST
2 DELTA
3 RONCALLI
4 DANVILLE
5 NORTHVIEW
6 NEW PALESTINE
7 WEST NOBLE
8 BREBEUF
9 EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
10 WEST LAFAYETTE
2A
1 WAPAHANI
2 BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL
3 BENTON CENTRAL
4 BARR REEVE
5 EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
6 SOUTHWOOD
7 ADAMS CENTRAL
8 TECUMSEH
9 SCECINA
10 WESTERN BOONE
1A
1 TRINITY LUTHERAN
2 RIVERTON PARKE
3 BLUE RIVER VALLEY
4 SETON CATHOLIC
5 COVINGTON
6 DALEVILLE
7 SPRINGS VALLEY
8 SHAKAMAK
9 FREMONT
10 BORDEN
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES
NORTHWESTERN CLINTON CENTRAL 3
PORTAGE 3 LAPORTE 1
COLONIAL CHRISTIAN 3 HERITAGE HALL CHRISTIAN 0
CROWN POINT 3 LAKE CENTRAL 2
SILVER CREEK 3 MADISON 0
NORTH WHITE 3 TRI-TOWNSHIP 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 3 FRANKTON 0
NORTH JUDSON 3 TWIN LAKES 1
MUNCIE CENTRAL 3 COWAN 0
CHRISTEL HOUSE 3 TINDLEY 0
SEEGER 3 ATTICA 0
LEBANON 3 CRAWFORDSVILLE 1
WHITING 3 HAMMOND CENTRAL 0
NEW WASHINGTON 3 MEDORA 0
EASTERN 3 DELPHI 0
MICHIGAN CITY 3 MERRILLVILLE 2
MANCHESTER 3 WAWASEE 0
TRINITY LUTHERAN 3 LOOGOOTEE 0
EASTERN 3 PAOLI 0
SCOTTSBURG 3 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 2
CORNERSTONE BAPTIST 3 FISHERS CHRISTIAN 0
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 3 EDINBURG 0
EDGEWOOD 3 SHAKAMAK 1
RISING SUN 3 MORRISTOWN 0
HANOVER CENTRAL 3 HIGHLAND 2
KANKAKEE VALLEY 3 LOWELL 0
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 3 NORTH KNOX 0
BREMEN 3 LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1
TRITON CENTRAL 3 WALDRON 0
WINCHESTER 3 UNION CITY 0
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN 3 SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN 0
LEO 3 FORT WAYNE NORTHRUP 0
PIONEER 3 LOGANSPORT 1
BENTON CENTRAL 3 LAFAYETTE JEFF 0
BELLMONT 3 HERITAGE 0
NEW HAVEN 3 FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY 1
YORKTOWN 3 WAPAHANI 0
GREENSBURG 3 RUSHVILLE 0
SHORTRIDGE 3 INDIANA DEAF 0
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3 ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 0
LAKELAND 3 GARRETT 0
TRI-WEST 3 WESTFIELD 0
PRINCETON 3 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 0
FREMONT 3 CENTRAL NOBLE 0
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 3 FORT WAYNE LUERS 0
LAWRENCE NORTH 3 BEN DAVIS 0
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 3 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 0
ADAMS CENTRAL 3 HUNTINGTON NORTH 1
SOUTH NEWTON 3 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 0
FORT RECOVERY 3 JAY COUNTY 0
MOUNT VERNON 3 SOUTHPORT 2
FLOYD CENTRAL 3 SEYMOUR 1
CASCADE 3 OWEN VALLEY 1
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 3 DELTA 0
COVINGTON 3 NORTH PUTNAM 0
SCECINA 3 BEECH GROVE 0
HAGERSTOWN 3 MONROE CENTRAL 0
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 3 RANDOLPH SOUTHERN 0
FRANKLIN 3 PERRY MERIDIAN 0
HERRON 3 SHERIDAN 0
GUERIN CATHOLIC 3 SHELBYVILLE 0
CASTLE 3 JASPER 0
BOONVILLE 3 MOUNT VERNON 0
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 3 CONCORD 1
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 3 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 1
BLUFFTON 3 MARION 0
INDIANA BOYS SOCCER POLLS
3A
- CARMEL
- CENTER GROVE
- NOBLESVILLE
- ZIONSVILLE
- FW CARROLL
- COLUMBUS NORTH
- HAMILTON SE
- WESTFIELD
- GOSHEN
- WL HARRISON
- MUNSTER
- FISHERS
- BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
- CROWN POINT
- CATHEDRAL
- NORTHRIDGE
- WARSAW
- LAKE CENTRAL
- PIKE
- CONCORD
2A
- EV. MEMORIAL
- BISHOP LUERS
- WEST LAFAYETTE
- HERITAGE HILLS
- ILLIANA CHRISTIAN
- FW CONCORDIA LUTHERAN
- BISHOP DWENGER
- BISHOP CHATARD
- GUERIN CATHOLIC
- SPEEDWAY
- PARK TUDOR
- SB SAINT JOSEPH
- CASCADE
- HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
- LEO
- WASHINGTON COMMUNITY
- CARDINAL RITTER
- HANOVER CENTRAL
- GREENCASTLE
- MATER DEI
1A
- BETHANY CHRISTIAN
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN (INDPLS)
- FAITH CHRISTIAN
- FOREST PARK
- PROVIDENCE
- WESTVIEW
- WHEELER
- GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN
- SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBY)
- OLDENBURG ACADEMY
- COVINGTON
- FW CANTERBURY
- NORTH PUTNAM
- FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
- WHITE RIVER VALLEY
- MUNCIE BURRIS
- SOUTH KNOX
- TRINITY
- TELL CITY
- SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER)
INDIANA BOYS REPORTED SOCCER SCORES
MORGAN TWP. 3 HAST 0
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 11 MONROVIA 0
WAPAHANI 3 KNIGHTSTOWN 1
SWITZERLAND COUNTY 6 SOUTH RIPLEY 0
HERITAGE HILLS 2 GIBSON SOUTHERN 0
FAITH CHRISTIAN 5 LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 1
BLOOMFIELD 5 WASHINGTON CATHOLIC 0
COLONIAL CHRISTIAN 3 HERITAGE HALL CHRISTIAN 0
HANOVER CENTRAL 4 KOUTS 2
SHAW MEMORIAL 8 JAC-CEN-DEL 0
MANCHESTER 4 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 9 WINAMAC 0
FORT WAYNE LUERS 8 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 0
RICHMOND 10 RUSHVILLE 1
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 5 BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 2
BENTON CENTRAL 12 DELPHI 0
SOUTHWESTERN 2 MORRISTOWN 1
FORT WAYNE FUSION 1 LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 0
PRINCETON 3 BOONVILLE 0
FOREST PARK 0 EVANSVILLE DAY 0
BREMEN 2 WEST NOBLE 1
NORTHWOOD 4 LAKELAND 0
BATESVILLE 2 SOUTH DEARBORN 1
WESTVIEW 5 GARRETT 0
EDGEWOOD 8 BROWN COUNTY 0
GLENN 3 TRINITY 3
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3 TRINITY LUTHERAN 0
ROCHESTER 6 WABASH 0
CHARLESTOWN 3 MADISON 1
PLYMOUTH 7 ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1
YORKTOWN 1 NEW CASTLE 0
CENTER GROVE 9 GREENWOOD 0
HARRISON 3 MCCUTCHEON 2
FORT WAYNE CARROLL 4 FORT WAYNE DWENGER 3
COLUMBIA CITY 2 HUNTINGTON NORTH 1
BELLMONT 4 NORWELL 2
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 5 HERITAGE 1
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 2 MARTINSVILLE 1
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 6 NORTH KNOX 0
CARMEL 1 BREBEUF 1
SEYMOUR 2 JEFFERSONVILLE 1
ZIONSVILLE 1 WESTFIELD 0
MOUNT VERNON 3 NEW PALESTINE 1
LOGANSPORT 3 W. LAFAYETTE 2
EASTBROOK 8 BLACKFORD 0
DECATUR CENTRAL 4 WHITELAND 1
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 4 GREENFIELD – CENTRAL 0
ANDERSON 4 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 3
PIKE 4 RITTER 1
CASCADE 5 INDIAN CREEK 2
BEN DAVIS 2 ARSENAL TECH 0
KOKOMO 2 PARK TUDOR 0
FORT WAYNE NORTH 1 FORT WAYNE SNIDER 0
LAWRENCE CENTRAL 1 SOUTHPORT 1
WHEELER 4 ANDREAN 2
LAWRENCE NORTH 1 PLAINFIELD 0
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 2 AVON 0
NOBLESVILLE 2 FISHERS 0
BROWNSBURG 2 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 1
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 9 EVANSVILLE BOSSE 0
FORT WAYNE SOUTH 1 FORT WAYNE NORTHRUP 0
DELTA 6 MISSISSINEWA 0
INDIANA GIRLS SOCCER POLLS
3A
1. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
2. NOBLESVILLE
3. CARMEL
4. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL
5. WESTFIELD
6. CASTLE
7. PENN
8. CATHEDRAL
9. ZIONSVILLE
10. CHESTERTON
11. BROWNSBURG
12. EAST CENTRAL
13. CROWN POINT
14. FW CARROLL
15. CENTER GROVE
16. EVANSVILLE REITZ
17. NORTHRIDGE
18. MUNSTER
19. FISHERS
20. BLOOMINGTON SOUTH & VALPARASIO
2A
1. GUERIN CATHOLIC
2. MISHAWAKA MARIAN
3. LAWRENCEBURG
4. BISHOP DWENGER
5. SB SAINT JOSEPH
6. CHATARD
7. PARK TUDOR
8. BREBEUF JESUIT
9. GIBSON SOUTHERN
10. EVANSVILLE MATER DEI
11. RONCALLI
12. HERITAGE HILLS
13. NORTHWOOD
14. HANOVER CENTRAL
15. FW CANTERBURY
16. BELLMONT
17. WASHINGTON
18. HAMILTON HEIGHTS
19. WEST LAFAYETTE
20. SILVER CREEK
1A
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
2. PROVIDENCE
3. EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN
4. SHERIDAN
5. OLDENBURG
6. TRINITY
7. FAITH CHRISTIAN
8. WESTVIEW
9. BREMEN
10. FOREST PARK
11. MONROVIA
12. ANDREAN
13. BETHESDA CHRISTIAN
14. COVENANT CHRISTIAN
15. WHEELER
16. SWITZERLAND COUNTY
17. FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN
18. WHITE RIVER VALLEY
19. SOUTH KNOX
20. GREENCASTLE
INDIANA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER REPORTED SCORES
MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 5 WESTVILLE 0
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 ORGAN TOWNSHIP 0
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 8 N. KNOX 0
MOUNT VERNON 6 BOONVILLE 0
LOGANSPORT 2 ROCHESTER 2
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 8 NEW PRAIRIE 0
LAPORTE 4 MERRILLVILLE 0
HERITAGE HILLS 2 FOREST PARK 1
CASCADE 8 INDIAN CREEK 1
KNIGHTSTOWN 4 MUNCIE BURRIS 3
TAYLOR 0 ELWOOD 0
LEO 6 NEW HAVEN 0
NORTH MIAMI 9 TIPPECANOE VALLEY 1
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 8 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 0
MACONAQUAH 5 PERU 0
HARRISON 9 BENTON CENTRAL 0
GLENN 9 LALUMIERE 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 4 HAUSER 1
CROWN POINT 9 PORTAGE 0
TRI-CENTRAL 1 EASTERN 0
ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2 BREMEN 0
SOUTHMONT 4 N. MONTGOMERY 2
LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 5 LAKELAND 1
SCOTTSBURG 10 SILVER CREEK 0
OWEN VALLEY 1 BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 0
MISHAWAKA 5 LAVILLE 3
NEW PALESTINE 3 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 0
BATESVILLE 2 S. DEARBORN 1
SCECINA 6 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 1
PIKE CENTRAL 4 S. SPENCER 0
DELTA 12 MUNCIE CENTRAL 0
WABASH 2 MARIAN 1
CULVER COMMUNITY 4 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 1
RICHMOND 9 ANDERSON 0
GREENSBURG 5 S. RIPLEY 1
VALPARAISO 1 CHESTERTON 0
LOWELL 3 HAMMOND CENTRAL 0
GRIFFITH 6 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 2
YORKTOWN 2 NEW CASTLE 1
BELLMONT 3 NORWELL 0
GOSHEN 1 WARSAW 1
LAFAYETTE JEFF 3 KOKOMO 0
MUNSTER 5 KANKAKEE VALLEY 0
COLUMBIA CITY 4 HUNTINGTON NORTH 0
MOUNT VERNON 8 SHELBYVILLE 0
HANOVER CENTRAL 5 HIGHLAND 1
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 2 SOUTH BEND ADAMS 0
HAMILTON HEIGHTS 4 LAPEL 0
CONCORD 1 CULVER ACADEMIES 0
BISHOP CHATARD 2 RONCALLI 1
BREBEUF 3 HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 2
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF REPORTED SCORES
MONROVIA 439 RITTER 472
NEW PALESTINE 160, MT. VERNON 186, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 228, EASTERN HANCOCK 237
NOBLEVILLE (BLACK) 175 CARMEL 176
NOBLESVILLE (GOLD) 173, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 206, KOKOMO 228
JASPER 182, FOREST PARK 228, TELL CITY 249
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS REPORTED SCORES
HAMILTON SE 3 WESTFIELD 2
PENN 5 SOUTH BEND RILEY 0
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
AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
1 GEORGIA 1-0
2 OHIO STATE 1-0
3 TEXAS 1-0
4 ALABAMA 1-0
5 NOTRE DAME 1-0
6 OLE MISS 1-0
7 OREGON 1-0
8 PENN STATE 1-0
9 MISSOURI 1-0
10 MICHIGAN 1-0
11 UTAH 1-0
12 MIAMI 1-0
13 USC 1-0
14 TENNESSEE 1-0
15 OKLAHOMA 1-0
16 OKLAHOMA STATE 1-0
17 KANSAS STATE 1-0
18 LSU 0-1
19 KANSAS 1-0
20 ARIZONA 1-0
21 IOWA 1-0
22 LOUISVILLE 1-0
23 GEORGIA TECH 2-0
24 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 1-0
25 CLEMSON 0-1
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
TEXAS A&M 97, BOSTON COLLEGE 49, BOISE ST. 47, IOWA ST. 32, MEMPHIS 27, NEBRASKA 27, SMU 23, WASHINGTON 20, LIBERTY 12, VANDERBILT 8, WISCONSIN 8, AUBURN 8, TULANE 4, NORTH CAROLINA 4, UTSA 3, APPALACHIAN ST. 3, KENTUCKY 2, WEST VIRGINIA 2, ARKANSAS 2, UNLV 1, COLORADO 1.
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
BALTIMORE 9 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 0
WASHINGTON 6 MIAMI 2
TAMPA BAY 2 MINNESOTA 1
PHILADELPHIA 10 TORONTO 9
NY METS 7 BOSTON 2
ATLANTA 3 COLORADO 0
PITTSBURGH 5 CHICAGO CUBS 0
ST. LOUIS 7 MILWAUKEE 4 (12)
CLEVELAND 7 KANSAS CITY 1
TEXAS 7 NY YANKEES 4
LA DODGERS 6 LA ANGELS 2 (10)
OAKLAND 3 SEATTLE 2
ARIZONA 8 SAN FRANCISCO 7
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
FT. WAYNE 6 SOUTH BEND 5
WNBA SCORES
SEATTLE 71 CONNECTICUT 64
WASHINGTON 90 DALLAS 86
LAS VEGAS 90 CHICAGO 71
PHOENIX 74 ATLANTA 66
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)
WEEK ONE PREVIEWS BY FOOTBALL DATABASE: https://www.footballdb.com/games/previews.html
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FLORIDA STATE DROPS OUT OF AP TOP 25 AFTER 0-2 START; TEXAS UP TO NO. 3 BEHIND GEORGIA, OHIO STATE
Florida State fell out of The Associated Press college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2, becoming just the third team to go from preseason top-10 to unranked in the first regular-season poll since the rankings expanded to 25 in 1989.
Georgia remained No. 1, receiving 57 first-place votes after starting the season with a blowout of then-No. 14 Clemson. The Tigers hung on at No. 25.
Ohio State is No. 2 with five first-place votes. No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Alabama each moved up a spot, putting three Southeastern Conference teams in the top four along with Georgia.
No. 5 Notre Dame jumped two spots after opening the season with a victory at then-No. 20 Texas A&M, which fell out of the rankings.
Florida State has been the early season’s major disappointments. The defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion lost a Week 0 game in Dublin, Ireland, to ACC rival Georgia Tech and then dropped another league game Monday night at home to Boston College.
No other preseason Top 25 team this year lost to an unranked opponent to open the season. Florida State did it twice as a double-digit favorite.
The other preseason top-10 teams to fall all the way out of the Top 25 after Week 1 in the past 35 years were Michigan in 2007 after famously losing to Appalachian State as No. 5 and Clemson in 2008. The Tigers were No. 9 but opened with a blowout loss to Alabama and tumbled out of the rankings.
Mississippi remained at No. 6. Oregon slipped four spots to No. 7 after winning a close game with Idaho. Penn State stayed at No. 8. Missouri moved up two spots to No. 9 to give the SEC five teams in the top 10. Michigan dropped one spot to No. 10.
Georgia Tech’s 2-0 start has the No. 23 Yellowjackets ranked for the first time since 2015.
Poll points
Because Florida State started its season a week before most of the country, they move into an exclusive club of teams that began their seasons 0-2 with each loss coming while ranked in the top 10.
Notre Dame was the last to do it in 2022, when the Fighting Irish began the season No. 5, lost at No. 2 Ohio State in their opener, and then were upset at home the next week by Marshall while ranked eighth. The Irish went to on finish 9-4.
Ohio State opened the 1986 season ranked ninth and lost back-to-back games to ranked opponents, No. 5 Alabama and No. 17 Washington. The Buckeyes were No. 10 when they played the Huskies. Ohio State finished 10-3.
The 1967 Texas team and TCU from 1952 also started 0-2 while ranked in the top 10 of both games.
Florida State is only the second ranked team to lose twice before the first regular-season poll was released, joining 1951 Kentucky. The Wildcats went from No. 6 to No. 17 while going 1-2 to start the season, losing at No. 11 Texas and at Mississippi.
Florida State gets a weekend off before resuming its schedule with home games against Memphis and new ACC member California before a trip to SMU followed by a home game against Clemson.
“You’ve got a football team that nobody envisioned ever being where we are and having disappointment, having failure, but I do believe in what this team can do,” coach Mike Norvell said after the BC loss. “I believe in what this team can accomplish.”
Moving up
The big movers upward in the Top 25 were Miami and Southern California.
The Hurricanes jumped seven spots to No. 12 after routing Florida at The Swamp and have their best ranking since cracking the top-10 late in the 2020 season.
No. 13 USC moved up 10 places after beating LSU with a late touchdown Sunday night in Las Vegas. The loss dropped LSU to No. 18.
The Trojans started last season at No. 6, but ended up unranked after a disappointing 8-5 season with 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams.
In-and-out
The only other team to move into the rankings this week, along with Georgia Tech, was fellow ACC school Louisville. The Cardinals were among the top unranked voter-getters in the preseason and now sit at No. 22.
Conference call
Despite Florida State and Clemson starting the season 0-3, the ACC has one more team in this week’s rankings than it did last time:
SEC — 8 (Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 14, 16, 18).
Big Ten — 6 (Nos. 2, 7, 8, 10, 13, 21).
ACC — 5 (Nos. 12, 22, 23, 24, 25).
Big 12 — 5 (Nos. 11, 16, 17, 19, 20).
Independent — 1 (No. 5).
Ranked vs. ranked
No. 3 Texas at No. 10 Michigan. The first regular-season meeting ever is a top-10 matchup at the Big House.
No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 24 NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina. Interesting SEC-ACC ranked matchup.
NO. 3 TEXAS FAVORED TO HALT NO. 10 MICHIGAN’S 16-GAME WIN STREAK
The oddsmakers believe reigning national champion Michigan’s winning streak will end this weekend, even though the Wolverines are playing at home.
No. 3 Texas heads to Ann Arbor, Mich., as a 7 1/2-point favorite on FanDuel for a blockbuster nonconference clash between two elite programs.
Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian gives the No. 10 Wolverines more respect than the betting public.
“They’re 41-3 in their last 44 games. They’ve won 16 games in a row. They’ve won 23 straight home games,” Sarkisian said. “So, these guys know how to win. You can see it in their style of play. They play with a great deal of confidence. They believe in one another, so it’s a heck of a challenge for our team.”
Sarkisian sounds more like a fan than an opposing coach when he speaks of playing Michigan at its storied home field.
“I’m super pumped. … Even as a kid, or watching Michigan play, them taking the field and all jumping up and hitting the Go Blue sign, like, I love that,” he said. “There’s all these little things along college football with different teams, different stadiums that are the pageantry of the game.
“The Big House is one of those things. The Michigan helmets, them taking the field is one of those things. To think, these two iconic programs, with those iconic uniforms, and those iconic helmets meeting for the first time in The Big House, man, it’s awesome.”
Texas looked awesome in its opener, pounding Colorado State 52-0. The Longhorns were 12-1 last season until they lost to Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal 37-31.
Quarterback Quinn Ewers, one of the Heisman Trophy favorites, completed 20 of 27 passes for 260 yards and three touchdowns against the Rams. The Longhorns’ defense held Colorado State to 192 yards and forced two turnovers.
Michigan’s defense was also stout in its opener.
The Wolverines recorded three sacks and scored a defensive touchdown on Will Johnson’s 86-yard interception return during last Saturday’s 30-10 win over Fresno State.
Michigan’s only previous meeting with Texas was a 38-37 loss in the 2005 Rose Bowl.
“I think it’s exciting for our players, for the program, for the fans, everything,” Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore said. “You want these types of games. You want these atmospheres. You want these building blocks to help you mold your team and really get where you need to be.”
The Longhorns’ offense will present a much tougher challenge than Fresno State.
“We’ve got a really good football team coming in, in all three phases,” Moore said of Texas. “Coach (Sarkisian) has done a really good job with the program. On offense, they present challenges because of the way he calls the game and what he does, his creativity, his rhythm. Obviously, they have a really great quarterback. Skilled players, fast everywhere. … The (offensive) line is as good as you’ll see in the country.”
The Wolverines will need a much better showing from their offense to keep up with the Longhorns. Davis Warren received his first career start against the Bulldogs and completed 15 of 25 passes for 118 yards and one touchdown. Alex Orji, who lost a training camp battle with Warren for the No. 1 job, rushed for 32 yards on five carries and threw a touchdown pass.
Tight end Colston Loveland (eight receptions, 87 yards) was the main target, as the wide receiving corps only contributed 34 yards on six receptions. Kalel Mullings rushed for 92 yards but Donovan Edwards, the top returning back, was held to 27 yards on 11 carries behind a rebuilt offensive line.
–Field Level Media
A LESSON FROM SABAN: MIAMI WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE PRAISE HE CALLED ‘RAT POISON’
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami coach Mario Cristobal worked at Alabama under Nick Saban, so he’s fully aware of what his former boss considers to be one of the biggest threats to a good football team.
Saban called it “rat poison” — his term for praise from the outside world, the type that is so highly heaped it can distract a team from doing its job.
And Cristobal knows it’s coming.
Miami (1-0) moved up seven spots to No. 12 in the AP Top 25 on Tuesday, voters obviously having been impressed by the Hurricanes’ 41-17 road romp over Florida in the season opener for both teams this past weekend. That win, combined with Florida State’s 0-2 start that sent the Seminoles from No. 10 to unranked, left the Hurricanes as the only Top 25 team in the Sunshine State after one full week.
“Miami has gotten off to a good start this season,” said Cristobal, who spent four seasons — 2013 through 2016 — on Saban’s staff at Alabama. “We’re 1-0.”
He’d like to keep the narrative that simple. He knows that’s not going to happen, at least not from the outside world.
And to be fair, there’s a ton to like from the Miami perspective. Quarterback Cam Ward, who dazzled with 385 yards — the most by anyone in the country against a Power 4 opponent so far this season — and three touchdown passes in the opener, vaulted deeper into the way-too-early Heisman Trophy conversation. The Hurricanes’ biggest rivals in the state, Florida State and Florida, are now a combined 0-3. There were recruits at Florida Field making “The U” with their hands as the Hurricanes were walking into the locker room once the 24-point win was in the books.
“We’re nowhere near what we’re capable of,” Miami receiver Xavier Restrepo said Tuesday. “We did have a decent day on Saturday and it just shows you a little bit of how dangerous we are as an offense. But we’re nowhere near where we need to be. … We have a long way to go.”
That’s exactly what Cristobal wants the Hurricanes to be saying, thinking and believing.
It’s just one game, but the Hurricanes haven’t been ranked this highly in the AP poll since reaching No. 9 on Dec. 6, 2020. The trick is staying there: Miami hasn’t finished a season ranked 12th or better nationally since 2004.
And on that front, like Restrepo said, there’s a long way to go.
“They have an extremely athletic, big-time offensive line. Very, very good on the defensive line. Obviously very, very good at some of their skill positions,” said Florida A&M coach James Colzie, whose Rattlers (2-0) will visit the Hurricanes on Saturday in Miami’s home opener. “So, we have our work cut out for us.”
Saban’s approach and preaching about the perils of rat poison worked wonders for him at Alabama. Miami teams haven’t always listened to such talk; Cristobal thinks this year’s group understands what he means when he talks about blocking out such noise.
“You go right at it. You don’t sugarcoat it,” Cristobal said. “The best part about this team is you can look them right in the eye and give it to them, like right between the teeth, man. No holding back and they appreciate that.”
AP PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ARIZONA’S MCMILLAN RECORDS FIRST 300-YARD RECEIVING GAME SINCE ’22 ROSE BOWL
The inaugural Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 1 of the season:
Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
McMillan, an AP first-team preseason All-American, set the school record with 304 yards receiving and tied another with four touchdown catches in the Wildcats’ 61-39 win over New Mexico. It was the first 300-yard receiving game in the Bowl Subdivision since Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba amassed 347 against Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl.
The 6-foot-5, 212-pound third-year player from Waimanalo, Hawaii, averaged 30.4 yards on his 10 catches and in the third quarter surpassed the previous school record of 283 yards by Jeremy McDaniel in 1996. McMillan matched Jacob Cowing’s touchdown catches record set against Southern California last season.
It was McMillan’s fifth straight 100-yard receiving game and eighth of his career.
He had touchdown catches of 69, 17 and 78 yards in the first half and a 40-yarder early in the third quarter.
Runner-up
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State. The third-year player from Jacksonville, Florida, set school records with 267 yards rushing and six touchdowns in the Broncos’ 56-45 win at Georgia Southern.
Jeanty shed two would-be tacklers on his way to a career-long 77-yard touchdown after the Broncos went three-and-out on their first possession. He also had TD runs of 26, 1, 5 and 1 yards before breaking a 75-yarder that gave the Broncos the lead for good early in the fourth quarter.
Jeanty’s six rushing touchdowns tied the Mountain West Conference record and were the most in the FBS since Pittsburgh’s Israel Abanikanda had six against Virginia Tech in 2022.
Honorable mention
Miami QB Cam Ward, who was 26 of 35 for 385 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-17 win at Florida; Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, who passed for 445 yards and four TDs in a 31-26 win over North Dakota State; and Abilene Christian QB Maverick McIvor, who threw for 506 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-51 overtime loss at Texas Tech.
Six stats
— North Dakota churned out 23 plays on a drive in a 21-3 loss at Iowa State, the most in an FBS game since at least 2014, according to SportRadar. The Fighting Hawks moved 88 yards in 12 minutes, 24 seconds — all for a 26-yard field goal.
— Purdue’s Hudson Card tied the FBS record for completion percentage (minimum 20 completions), completing 24 of 25 passes (96%) for 273 yards and four TDs in a 49-0 win over Indiana State.
— Mississippi’s 772 total yards in a 76-0 rout of FCS team Furman were the most in a Division I game since UCF piled up 798 against Memphis in 2020.
— There were two 100-yard interception returns in Week 1, matching last season’s total. The pick-6s were by Washington State’s Stephen Hall (vs. Portland State) and Tulane’s Rayshawn Pleasant (vs. Southeastern Louisiana).
— On his first play for Bowling Green, Tennessee Tech transfer Justin Pegues returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to start a 41-17 win over Fordham.
— Missouri was the only team to not allow a scrimmage play of 10 yards or longer, according to SportRadar. The Tigers limited Murray State to 85 yards in a 51-0 win and gave up one 9-yard pass and two 9-yard runs.
NFL NEWS
49ERS’ WILLIAMS SIGNS RESTRUCTURED DEAL WORTH $82.6M
Left tackle Trent Williams agreed to a restructured three-year, $82.66-million contract with the San Francisco 49ers to end his holdout, Williams’ agency, Elite Loyalty Sports, announced Tuesday.
Williams will earn $48 million fully guaranteed and a $25.69-million signing bonus with the new deal.
He’s been absent from team activities and facilities while seeking a new contract.
“It’s a volatile league,” Williams explained Tuesday, according to NFL.com’s Kevin Patra. “A guy my stature and my age, I thought security was important, and that was all.”
The 36-year-old is an integral part of San Francisco’s offense. Since joining the club ahead of the 2020 season, he’s earned three consecutive first-team All-Pro nods and four straight Pro Bowl honors (now 11 straight in his career).
Williams has played almost every offensive snap across 58 games for San Francisco. He didn’t allow a sack last season on 438 pass-blocking snaps and recorded an elite 90.1 run-blocking grade, per PFF.
The 6-foot-5, 320-pounder has been one of the NFL’s most consistently dominant offensive linemen since 2012. He also previously garnered a second-team All-Pro berth in 2015 with Washington.
NFC SOUTH: 2024 OUTLOOK, PREVIEW, PREDICTIONS
NFC South division preview
2024 predicted order of finish, record
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7)
Baker Mayfield’s continued resurgence at quarterback and a stable defense will lead to a fourth consecutive division title.
Atlanta Falcons (9-8)
Kirk Cousins is an upgrade at quarterback and adding edge rusher Matthew Judon and safety Justin Simmons make a return to the playoffs after a six-year absence realistic.
New Orleans Saints (7-10)
They could be better than this, but only if an offensive line featuring three unproven starters jells quickly.
Carolina Panthers (5-12)
Rookie coach Dave Canales will benefit Bryce Young, as he did Geno Smith and Baker Mayfield, but the team ceiling remains low.
–NFC South top MVP candidates
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield
Mayfield had his most productive season in 2023 and earned a huge contract. His leadership and the increased comfort level of a second season with wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and tight end Cade Otten should mean an outstanding offensive season.
Saints QB Derek Carr
If the offensive line is OK, Carr should thrive under first-year coordinator Klint Kubiak. The versatility of Alvin Kamara and Taysom Hill and a play-action game that takes advantage of young receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed should be reminiscent of the 49ers system that Kubiak brought with him.
Falcons RB Bijan Robinson
New coordinator Zac Robinson’s system, which he operated with the Rams, should enable Robinson, who had more than 1,000 yards of total offense as a rookie last season, to excel.
–NFC South breakout players
Bucs RB Rachaad White
The arrival of one-time Rams coordinator Liam Coen from Kentucky should be a perfect fit with White’s combination of size and athleticism, both as a runner and in the screen game.
Bucs LB Yaya Diaby
Diaby had an impact as a rookie last season, making 7.5 sacks, and his continued maturation will allow him to be even more productive as a sophomore.
Falcons WR Drake London
Erratic quarterback play held down the team’s passing game last season, but Cousins’ consistency and Bijan Robinson will create opportunities that London will take advantage of.
Falcons CB AJ Terrell
Terrell is a rising defensive star and having gotten his new, hefty contract out of the way will enable him to focus on becoming an elite playmaker.
Panthers QB Bryce Young
Young never had a chance as a rookie behind a poor offensive line. The Panthers upgraded the line and Canales will shepherd him through a much better season.
Panthers CB Jaycee Horn
Horn has been limited by injury in his first three seasons, but he played in 13 games last season and continued health will be key to him becoming a leader on a defense needing leaders.
Saints WR/RS Rashid Shaheed
Shaheed’s explosiveness makes him dangerous as both a big-play receiver and a return specialist. He’ll benefit from Kubiak’s scheme and the new kickoff rules that will provide more opportunities.
Saints DT Bryan Bresee
The former Clemson star had a solid rookie season in 2023 and he has moved into the starting lineup. The presence of Cam Jordan and the arrival of Chase Young on the outside will allow Bresee to become a consistent playmaker on the inside.
Week 1 outlook
Panthers vs. Saints, 1 p.m. ET
The Panthers and No. 1 overall pick in 2023 Bryce Young will be eager to show they’re improved over their 2-15 record last season under the new regime. They’ll have a stiff challenge against what should be a very good defense for the Saints, who badly need to start with a win as games against the Cowboys, Eagles, Falcons, Chiefs and Buccaneers follow.
Steelers vs. Falcons, 1 p.m. ET
Visiting Pittsburgh welcomes a new veteran quarterback in Russell Wilson as Cousins makes his Falcons debut. Atlanta’s defense has to show that it can hold up against Wilson and 1,000-yard rusher Najee Harris, who should excel in an offense coordinated by former Falcons head coach Arthur Smith.
Buccaneers vs. Commanders, 4:25 p.m. ET
Washington is starting over with former Falcons coach Dan Quinn and No. 2 overall draft choice Jayden Daniels, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from LSU, running an offense coordinated by former Cardinals head coach Kilff Kingsbury. But host Tampa will have more of an if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it approach.
–Field Level Media
CHICAGO HOPE: GM RYAN POLES, QB CALEB WILLIAMS DETERMINED TO MAKE BEARS WINNERS
CHICAGO — In the NFL, nobody wins without a game-changing quarterback. The Chicago Bears understand the nuance of that statement impossibly well.
Credit general manager Ryan Poles for knowing when to fold ‘em, setting the Bears up for the league’s equivalent of winning the jackpot.
Poles positioned the Bears to contend with a three-year plan focused on finding the right quarterback and surrounding him with a supporting cast that could carry its own weight.
Caleb Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft, is the grand prize ready for his grand unveiling at Soldier Field on Sunday.
Expectations in Chicago and beyond are through the roof for Williams, who revealed snippets of the elite talent that drew Poles and the Bears to him during an abbreviated run in the preseason that included a 44-yard touchdown run and a rapid connection with draft classmate Rome Odunze.
Poles, an undrafted offensive lineman with the Bears who became a scout for the Chiefs under Scott Pioli in 2009, was in Kansas City when Patrick Mahomes was drafted in 2017. Chicago infamously drafted North Carolina quarterback Mitchell Trubisky with the No. 2 pick, eight spots ahead of Mahomes.
A number of skills and traits Williams possesses pushed the former Oklahoma and USC quarterback to the spotlight peak of the draft. He’s regularly compared to current starters — Mahomes and Justin Herbert of the Chargers to name a few — which is one indication of why the Bears believe they could be headed to unchartered territory. No Bears quarterback has delivered a 4,000-yard season or had more than 30 touchdown passes.
To land Williams, Poles benefited from a shrewd plan requiring the willingness to hit reset if Justin Fields failed to win the team over and progress in 2023. To prepare the launchpad for the franchise, Poles traded the No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft, passing on the chance to select Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson and C.J. Stroud, and started building a foundation for the potential shot at scoring a franchise quarterback in April.
First, he scouted Williams and USC up close and personal. He was there when Williams paused his pregame warmup, sprinted to the sideline and shook hands with Joe Montana. That was in October, and signs were starting to add up that the Carolina Panthers might oblige — sinking to the bottom of the NFL standings to maximize the value of the 2024 first-round pick they gave the Bears the year prior. Carolina limped to a 2-15 final record, the league’s worst, and the Bears were exactly where Poles wanted to be.
In meetings with Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus, the part of the evaluation that rang in echoes was Williams’ view of being a potential savior in Chicago. He didn’t shy away. In the same way the 49ers found cool in Montana and the Bengals returned to the Super Bowl with their own one-of-a-kind Joe, Williams reminded the Bears he was built for the moment.
The lights come up Sunday in Williams’ much-anticipated debut against the Tennessee Titans, when Poles won’t be the only one with his finger on the pulse of the QB.
“I kind of say it’s their heartbeat,” Poles said. “Does their heartbeat skyrocket in those pressure situations? Or do you see this calm? We’re not going to know until we’re in it, in terms of the pro side of it. But that’s what I look for. I want the game to slow down, for there to be a level of poise, and again, I’ll go back to is there that same combination of taking what a defense gives you, leaning on your talent and then when you’re forced to be special, be special.”
Eberflus found Williams to be the antithesis of public perception labels of him in their first meetings before the draft. Called a prima donna, pariah and diva, all Williams pointed to was “getting to work” and “proving himself.”
“We’ve all been (on) teams before, but there’s people that come into those situations and they try too hard. It’s like, man, it’s awkward. It’s hard to buy into that. Then there’s guys that they can navigate that so naturally because they’re authentic, and it’s real. And that’s what he’s done,” Poles said.
Poles said it’s hard to predict what Mahomes might have done as a rookie. He sat most of the season behind Alex Smith. A big part of the reason Williams is jumping directly into the fire is the assembled cast around him with All-Pro Keenan Allen, No. 1 WR DJ Moore and Odunze sure to bring security when plans must move off-script.
Moore said Williams is “easy to follow” after watching him work. He was voted one of eight team captains for 2024, and teammates pointed back to what the former Heisman Trophy winner said at his first minicamp.
“To be a great leader, you’ve got to learn how to follow first,” he said. “Right now, I’m following all the vets, following all the coaches. I’m listening. Having both ears open, and my mouth shut. Just kind of sitting back and listening. And then when I get to the point of when I learn everything, when I learn the ways of how we do the culture, the playbook, and what the offensive line, receivers, running backs, and tight ends are all doing then you can start taking the lead.”
Front-office executives polled by ESPN picked Williams as the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and odds are in line with that thinking with Williams ahead of No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels of the Commanders by a wide margin.
Daniels and Bo Nix, selected 12th overall by the Broncos, are also ticketed to start and fix long-standing leaks at the position for their teams.
Drake Maye (third, Patriots), Michael Penix Jr. (eighth, Falcons) and J.J. McCarthy (10th, Vikings) are viewed as franchise quarterbacks down the line.
Not every franchise has the fortune of drafting first in a year with a talent of Williams’ kind.
And not every franchise agrees with the premise of playing the “best” player regardless of experience level. The Patriots said Maye “outplayed” journeyman Jacoby Brissett in the preseason, but there’s another side of the long view with QB development. Not every quarterback is blessed with the supporting cast Poles collected before clearing Williams for launch.
For now, Maye is heading up the “show team,” coach Jerod Mayo said, and will be asked to learn by teaching certain elements of the game plan. Mayo said he’s confident that is an effective introductory method because he used it himself as a top-10 draft pick of the Patriots.
“He’ll have certain projects and things like that that he’ll be responsible for. In saying that, he’ll still go through just a normal game week each and every week, and that’s how it’s going to be as of today,” Mayo said.
–Field Level Media
PANTHERS RELEASE VETERAN EDGE RUSHER K’LAVON CHAISSON
The Carolina Panthers released veteran edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson on Tuesday after signing him as a free agent to a one-year contract in March.
Chaisson, 25, played the past four seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who made him a first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft out of LSU.
He played in 57 games (11 starts) and totaled 73 tackles, five sacks, 11 tackles for loss and 23 quarterback hits. Last season, he collected 13 tackles, two sacks and four tackles for loss with eight QB hits in 17 games as a reserve.
Chaisson was expected to provide a pass rush along with veteran Jadeveon Clowney with the Panthers, who also have DJ Johnson, Eku Leota and Jamie Sheriff at outside linebacker.
–Field Level Media
NEW RULES LED TO MORE KICKOFF RETURNS AND NO HIP-DROP TACKLE PENALTIES IN THE PRESEASON
The early returns on the NFL’s new kickoff rules are in from the preseason and the result is a significant increase in returns.
Owners voted this spring to overhaul the kickoff, hoping to revive a play that had little action last season after most kicks resulted in no returns while still prioritizing player safety.
So far, so good, but the real test will come once the regular season starts.
The league was pleased with a return rate of 70.5% in the preseason, up significantly from last season’s 54.8% in exhibition games. There were also more big returns and better average starting field position, which could increase scoring after a drop last season to the lowest level since 2017.
Owners also approved other rule changes, including banning the use of the “ swivel hip-drop” tackle that had led to several injuries and in an increase in the use of instant replay.
The new rules get their first chance to be used in a game that counts on Thursday night when defending champion Kansas City opens the season against Baltimore.
Here’s an explanation of some of the rules that will be in place.
How will kickoffs look different?
Owners agreed to a one-year trial of a radical change on kickoffs with a new system that borrows heavily from what was used in the XFL spring league.
The changes were made in hopes of limiting the high-speed collisions that made kickoffs so dangerous while incentivizing more returns after a sharp rise in touchbacks in recent years.
Standard kicks will still begin from the 35 but everything else will look different.
The 10 kick coverage players will line up at the opposing 40, with five on each side of the field.
The return team will have at least nine blockers lined up in the “set up zone” between the 30- and 35-yard line with at least seven of those players touching the 35. Up to two returners will be allowed inside the 20.
Only the kicker and two returners will be allowed to move until the ball hits the ground or is touched by a returner inside the 20.
Any kick that reaches the end zone in the air can be returned, or the receiving team can opt for a touchback and possession at the 30. Any kick that reaches the end zone in the air and goes out of bounds or out of the end zone also will result in a touchback at the 30.
If a ball hits a returner or the ground before the end zone and goes into the end zone, a touchback will be at the 20 or the kick can be returned. Any kick received in the field of play must be returned.
If a kick goes out of bounds before the end zone, or hits the ground or is touched by the receiving team before reaching the landing zone, the return team gets the ball at the 40.
There will also be no surprise onside kicks. The only ones allowed will be in the fourth quarter with the trailing team declaring its intention before the play, Those will be conducted under the same rules that had previously been in place.
Why did the NFL make the change?
Kickoff returns were becoming obsolete after a series of rule changes to make them safer over the past several seasons.
Last season led to a new low with just 21.8% of all kicks being returned as both kicking and receiving teams too often opted to avoid the risk of a possible return.
The return rate had a significant drop from 37.5% in 2022 and is down from 80% in 2010 before a series of rule changes on alignment, blocking techniques and the touchback eroded those numbers. The NFL projects that more than half of all kickoffs will be returned this season without increasing the risk of injuries.
How did it look in preseason?
With more returns and a bigger penalty for touchbacks, the average starting field position on kickoffs was the 28.8 yard line, an increase of 4.6 yards from the 2023 preseason.
There was also in increase in long returns, with the 18 returns of at least 40 yards the most since the 2014 preseason despite most teams holding back any wrinkles until games that count.
With the average start line so close to the 30, there is a fear that kicking teams might opt to kick deep for touchbacks to avoid the risk of allowing a long return. The NFL opted not to use the XFL starting point of the 35 following touchbacks for the one-year trial but might be motivated to make a change next season if the touchback rate remains too high.
Kicking teams had the most success with kicks that landed between the 5 and the goal line with an average start of the 27.4 yard line. Short kicks fielded outside the 10 led to an average start at the 30.3.
Hip-drop tackles
The other big rule change was the ban on a dangerous type of tackle called the “swivel hip drop.”
NFL executive Jeff Miller said the tackle was used 230 times last season and resulted in 15 players missing time with injuries. It will now result in a 15-yard personal foul penalty if officials spot it on the field, or fines the following week.
A violation will occur if a defender “grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms and unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner’s leg(s) at or below the knee.”
Miller said there were two possible infractions spotted in the first two weeks of the preseason, with neither called as a penalty on the field. Miller said he was not concerned the penalties weren’t called with the goal being eliminating them through warnings, educations and fines.
Other changes
Some of the other notable changes this season involve tweaks to the instant replay system. Teams now get a third challenge if one of their first two challenges is successful — instead of both — and a few more types of plays are subject to replay. There were less than a dozen games in the regular season and playoffs last season when a coach used both challenges and was successful on only one.
Replay can now determine whether a snap got off before the game clock expired, can advise officials on the field on certain elements of roughing the passer and intentional grounding and can overrule an incorrect call on the field that a passer was down or out of bounds before throwing a pass.
2024 NFL POWER RANKINGS: CHIEFS DEFEND THRONE IN THREE-PEAT BID
Kansas City begins the 2024 season where it wrapped last season: atop the NFL power rankings.
The Chiefs open defense of consecutive Super Bowls and a bid for an historic three-peat on Thursday at home, facing a team capable of knocking them from the cushioned perch in the AFC, the Baltimore Ravens.
Even-keeled Andy Reid and the Chiefs won’t get too worked up over holding the top spot in subjective rankings in September, having proved that winning a Super Bowl doesn’t mean being your best in the fall.
There are contenders new and old in the NFC, bidding to win the Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans in February. But can anyone beat Patrick Mahomes?
We asked our NFL writers to help rank-stack the field ahead of Week 1.
32. New England Patriots: Prepared to take lumps in a transition from Bill Belichick to Jerod Mayo, the Patriots need playmakers to take a step forward.
31. Minnesota Vikings: Not only will they miss Kirk Cousins, the Vikings are likely to be early sellers to make up for trading away many valuable draft picks. Minnesota has its first-rounder in 2025 (and two fifth-round choices), but will head coach Kevin O’Connell be around to coach next year’s rookie class?
30. Las Vegas Raiders: A step up is possible for the Raiders’ defense. Two steps back might be reality on the other side of the ball, where Gardner Minshew enters Week 1 as the starter.
29. New York Giants: When stacked against the rest of the NFC East, the Giants appear to have a Triple-A roster and too many holes to overcome.
28. Denver Broncos: Here comes a season of paying — and paying for paying — Russell Wilson.
27. Tennessee Titans: New identity in Nashville. It will take Brian Callahan a season or two for the roster to mesh with his plans.
26. New Orleans Saints: Barring the unexpected, head coach Dennis Allen’s hot seat reaches full sizzle with a brutal schedule including the Cowboys, Eagles and Chiefs in the first five weeks.
25. Seattle Seahawks: We’re sold on Mike Macdonald as a defensive mastermind, even if the personnel aren’t up to par yet. And doubt persists about the viability of the offense with Geno Smith at the helm.
24. Washington Commanders: Dan Quinn takes over in Washington and the Commanders might’ve hit a home run with No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels, but the franchise’s arrival as a contender is likely a year or two away.
23. Carolina Panthers: Inspired by yet another coaching change, Carolina treads water early in the season but no team can be eliminated from consideration in the NFC South
22. Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Herbert is being hit with durability doubts and proven crutches Keenan Allen (Bears) and Austin Ekeler (Commanders) were shown the door in what sets up as a .500-type finish for Jim Harbaugh’s NFL return.
21. Pittsburgh Steelers: Injuries hit in preseason and Pittsburgh hitched to Russell Wilson. That might work with the Steelers’ stacked LB corps if only head coach Mike Tomlin knew where the juice comes from on offense.
20. Atlanta Falcons: Paying a premium for Kirk Cousins puts Atlanta closer to the top of the division, but the Falcons’ rise can only track higher if 2023 first-rounder Bijan Robinson and a rebuilt defense carry the day.
19. Arizona Cardinals: QB Kyler Murray, WR Marvin Harrison Jr., TE Trey McBride and rookie RB Trey Benson give the Cardinals the makings of a scary offense for years to come, but Arizona’s defense lags sorely behind.
18. Chicago Bears: In a different division, the Bears might be a stronger play as a worst-to-first story coming off a 7-10 season with No. 1 pick Caleb Williams creating buzz in Chicago.
17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Credit GM Jason Licht for (somehow) getting the band back together in a spendy offseason to help maintain the Bucs’ status as the team to beat in the NFC South.
16. Dallas Cowboys: Dak Prescott was MVP runner-up last season without much of a running game. Are the Cowboys being undersold as a legitimate contender?
15. Jacksonville Jaguars: Fading in December doesn’t inspire confidence. If Doug Pederson can inspire a rebound, Jacksonville can be the team nobody wants to see coming after Christmas.
14. Los Angeles Rams: General manager Les Snead and Sean McVay went from chasing proven all-stars to build their roster to hammering gems in the draft the past few seasons.
13. New York Jets: A roster with blue-chip talent and a Hall of Fame quarterback might not be enough if depth becomes the proving ground again in 2024. Best of luck convincing Aaron Rodgers to lean into the strength of the team — its defense.
12. Indianapolis Colts: Head coach Shane Steichen inspired confidence in his debut season, overcoming injuries to QB Anthony Richardson and RB Jonathan Taylor to steer the Colts into contention. With Richardson and Taylor back, a first-place finish in the AFC South isn’t out of the question.
11. Miami Dolphins: A star-studded supporting cast eases some heat on quarterback Tua Tagovailoa with a new contract in hand. Modest pass rush — Bradley Chubb is out until October, as is No. 3 WR Odell Beckham Jr. — might mandate shootouts for Miami until the reinforcements arrive.
10. Buffalo Bills: Rebuilding is a step too far, but frustration could push the Bills into a major remodel — under a new coach — in the offseason.
9. Cleveland Browns: Grimacing out of concern for the Browns’ misfortune at quarterback. Deshaun Watson returns from shoulder surgery with a steady offensive line and is backed by a fearsome defense, but RB Nick Chubb starts the season the PUP list. Watson’s guaranteed $46 million annual salary means he was paid $11.5 million per win to go 8-4 in his first two seasons with the Browns.
8. Houston Texans: Can Houston jump from good — division winner, playoff win last season — to great in the second year of DeMeco Ryans and C.J. Stroud’s partnership? All the focus is on Stroud and his array of offensive weapons. Houston’s defense has some serious clout, too.
7. Philadelphia Eagles: Change was a theme for the Eagles again in the offseason with new coordinators and playmakers in the fold. If head coach Nick Sirianni captains Philly to a slow start, he might be next out the door.
6. Cincinnati Bengals: With fingers crossed Ja’Marr Chase walks through the door before the Patriots land in Cincinnati for Week 1, the Bengals have proof they can hang with the AFC’s best when Joe Burrow takes the field.
5. San Francisco 49ers: Trent Williams re-entered the team picture just in time for San Francisco to set sail into the 2024 regular season. A fortunate early schedule — Jets, Vikings, Rams, Patriots, Cardinals — should help Brock Purdy and Friends find their footing.
4. Detroit Lions: Watch out if the young defensive playmakers emerge ahead of schedule. If not, Detroit might not become a full-blown bully until next season.
3. Baltimore Ravens: Based on the regular season, Baltimore was the team to beat in the postseason. Then January happened, and John Harbaugh had months to wonder what the Ravens would’ve done with a workhorse running back. He found one, and Derrick Henry could well be the missing piece in 2024.
2. Green Bay Packers: Buying Jordan Love and the Green Bay defensive remodel and bumping the Packers ahead of the heavyweights in the NFC by the slimmest of margins.
1. Kansas City Chiefs: Complacency in check, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs take aim at history. A three-peat would put Mahomes and Andy Reid at four rings in six seasons.
–Field Level Media
REPORT: 49ERS RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY (CALF) TO RETURN TO PRACTICE
San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey is expected to return to practice Tuesday, ESPN reported.
McCaffrey, 28, has missed the majority of training camp while nursing a strained calf.
The news comes on the heels of a report that All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams is close to signing an adjusted contract, ending a protracted holdout in time to take the field Monday night against the visiting New York Jets for the start of the regular season.
McCaffrey led the NFL last season with a career-high 1,459 rushing yards on 272 attempts and racked up 21 total touchdowns (14 rushing, seven receiving). It was his first full season in San Francisco after a midseason trade from the Carolina Panthers in 2022.
McCaffrey has rushed for 6,185 yards and 52 touchdowns, adding 509 receptions for 4,320 yards and 29 scores, in 91 games (84 starts) with the Panthers (2017-22) and 49ers (2022-23).
A three-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro selection, McCaffrey was rewarded with a two-year, $38 million extension this summer that runs through 2027.
McCaffrey also was chosen to be the cover athlete for this year’s edition of the “Madden NFL” video game series.
–Field Level Media
BASEBALL NEWS
MLB ROUNDUP: RANGERS SINK YANKS ON WALK-OFF SLAM
Wyatt Langford smashed a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.
While facing a full count with the bases loaded and one out, Langford connected on a slider from Clay Holmes (2-5), sending it 407 feet into the left field seats.
Rangers rookie reliever Walter Pennington (1-0) got the last out in the top of the ninth to earn his first major league win.
Texas trailed 4-1 before narrowing the deficit in the eighth. Josh Jung, who went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, singled to drive in Josh Smith. Two batters later, Nathaniel Lowe’s sacrifice fly brought Marcus Semien home to pull the Rangers within one.
Anthony Volpe went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run for the Yankees. New York starter Carlos Rodon struck out 11 and held the Rangers to one hit through six innings. That lone hit was a solo shot by Jung.
Phillies 10, Blue Jays 9
Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run blast in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game as visiting Philadelphia defeated Toronto.
Schwarber’s go-ahead homer against Chad Green (4-5) was his 31st long ball of the season and gave him a career-best five hits. He had six RBIs. Orion Kerkering (4-2) earned the win thanks to Schwarber’s late-game heroics.
Daulton Varsho, Addison Barger and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two-run homers for the Blue Jays.
Dodgers 6, Angels 2 (10 innings)
Mookie Betts’ three-run homer capped a four-run 10th inning and helped lift the Dodgers to a victory over the Angels in Anaheim, Calif.
Two-time American League MVP Shohei Ohtani played his first regular-season game at Angel Stadium since leaving the Angels for the Dodgers in the offseason. He went 1-for-4 with one RBI, two runs and a walk.
Miguel Rojas’ RBI single put the Dodgers in front in the 10th against Roansy Contreras (2-4), who later served up Betts’ homer. Michael Kopech (5-8) got the win.
Orioles 9, White Sox 0
Rookie Cade Povich pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings and struck out 10 as host Baltimore thrashed Chicago, sending the White Sox to their 12th consecutive defeat.
Anthony Santander and Colton Cowser each knocked in two runs for Baltimore. Gunnar Henderson scored three times out of the leadoff spot. The Orioles, who have won four of their past five games, led 7-0 after two innings.
White Sox starter Nick Nastrini (0-7) gave up seven runs (four earned) in 1 2/3 innings.
Nationals 6, Marlins 2
Joey Gallo slugged a three-run homer and Patrick Corbin won his third straight start as visiting Washington defeated Miami.
Corbin (5-12) allowed seven hits, three walks and two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out eight. Keibert Ruiz went 3-for-4 and fell a triple short of the cycle as the Nationals improved to 8-0 against Miami this season.
Max Meyer (3-5) took the loss, allowing nine hits and five runs in 5 2/3 innings. Marlins right fielder Jesus Sanchez left the game in the second inning due to a back spasm. He got hurt stealing second base.
Rays 2, Twins 1
Logan Driscoll, making his big-league debut, singled in the winning run for his first major league hit to break a tie in the fourth as Tampa Bay topped Minnesota in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Coming off his strongest start since returning from Tommy John surgery, Jeffrey Springs (2-2) yielded just one run on four hits in six innings while striking out four and walking two for the Rays.
Carlos Santana homered for Minnesota.
Mets 7, Red Sox 2
David Peterson, pitching on his 29th birthday, struck out a career-high 11 over six innings and earned the win as host New York stayed hot with a victory over Boston in the middle game of a three-game interleague series.
Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos and Pete Alonso all homered for the Mets, who have won six straight. Peterson (9-1) allowed one run on six hits and one walk in improving to 4-0 with a 1.81 ERA in his past seven starts.
Nick Sogard had an RBI single in the fifth inning and Enmanuel Valdez lofted a pinch-hit sacrifice fly to right in the eighth for the reeling Red Sox, who have lost four straight.
Braves 3, Rockies 0
Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings and became the first left-hander in Atlanta franchise history to reach 200 strikeouts in a single season as the Braves blanked visiting Colorado in the opener of a three-game series.
The Braves maintained their half-game lead over the Mets in the race for the final wild-card spot in the National League. Sale (16-3) allowed six hits and no walks, struck out nine and earned his first career victory against Colorado. He took over the major league lead in strikeouts with 206.
The Rockies have lost four of their past five. Kyle Freeland (4-7) pitched five innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits.
Guardians 7, Royals 1
Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in four runs and Tanner Bibee tossed six strong innings, leading visiting Cleveland past Kansas City to send the Royals to their seventh consecutive loss.
Bibee (11-6) surrendered one run on two hits to go along with three walks and six strikeouts. Kyle Manzardo matched a career high with three hits while Will Brennan had two hits and two runs for the Guardians, who have won five of their past six.
The Royals have managed a total of six hits in two losses to the Guardians in the past two days. Kansas City has been outscored 39-17 during its longest losing streak of the year and has scored fewer than three runs in five straight games.
Cardinals 7, Brewers 4 (12 innings)
Michael Siani singled home the go-ahead runs in the top of the 12th inning as St. Louis earned a victory over host Milwaukee.
With automatic runner Victor Scott II at second, Ivan Herrera walked to open the 12th while facing reliever Elvis Peguero (7-4). Both runners moved up a base on a wild pitch and scored on Siani’s single to left. Siani stole second, continued to third on a throwing error and later scored on Alec Burleson’s sacrifice fly.
Ryan Helsley (7-4), who has a major-league-leading 42 saves, gave up the tying run in the 11th but logged a perfect 12th.
Pirates 5, Cubs 0
Jared Triolo belted a three-run homer and rookie Paul Skenes tossed five scoreless innings to fuel visiting Pittsburgh to a shutout victory over Chicago.
Pittsburgh’s Rowdy Tellez had an RBI single and Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly. Skenes (9-2) scattered four hits and four walks while striking out six before exiting the game after 100 pitches.
The Cubs mustered just five hits and struck out 10 times en route to dropping their second in a row on the heels of a season-high six-game winning streak.
Athletics 3, Mariners 2
Seth Brown hit a game-tying homer earlier in the game and later ended it with a one-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Oakland a victory over visiting Seattle.
Brown went 3-for-4 and Lawrence Butler also homered for the A’s, who scored a walk-off win against the Mariners for the second straight night. Hogan Harris (3-3) tossed three no-hit innings of relief.
Cal Raleigh drilled a two-run double for the Mariners, who lost their fourth game in a row. Reliever Trent Thornton (3-3) took the loss.
Diamondbacks 8, Giants 7
Randal Grichuk hit two home runs, Ryne Nelson pitched effectively into the seventh inning and Arizona edged host San Francisco.
Grichuk got the Diamondbacks rolling with a two-run homer during a three-run first inning, then added a blast leading off the fifth for a 7-1 lead. Nelson (10-6) permitted two runs on four hits as the Diamondbacks won for the second time in six games.
Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Chapman homered for the Giants, who fell to 1-3 on their six-game homestand. Kyle Harrison (7-7) yielded six runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.
–Field Level Media
WNBA NEWS
MERCURY DUMP DREAM, WRAP UP PLAYOFF BERTH
Kahleah Copper scored 28 points to help Phoenix defeat the visiting Atlanta Dream 74-66 on Tuesday as the Mercury clinched a playoff berth.
Phoenix (17-17) ended a three-game losing streak that opened a five-game homestand, having fallen to some of the WNBA’s top competition: first- and second-place New York and Minnesota along with reigning league champion Las Vegas. After enduring slow starts in all three, the Mercury got off to a quick start on Tuesday.
Phoenix surged to a 15-point halftime lead, thanks to a 14-3 run to close out the second quarter.
Atlanta (11-22) chipped away at the deficit in the third quarter with Rhyne Howard leading the way. Howard scored a game-high 31 points, including two on a layup with 4:12 left in the fourth quarter that cut the Mercury’s lead to four points.
The Dream could get no closer.
Phoenix’s Britney Griner scored attacking the rim and on a 3-pointer in consecutive possessions, both set up by Copper assists. On the Mercury’s next time down the floor, Griner rebounded a Sophie Cunningham miss and converted 1 of 2 free throws to push the lead to eight points.
That gave the Mercury all the cushion they needed to seal the win. Griner finished with 16 points and eight rebounds. Diana Taurasi dished a team-high five assists to go with her 13 points.
Tina Charles, who posted 12 points and 12 rebounds, was the only Atlanta scorer to join Howard in double figures. The Dream bench produced just two points.
Phoenix held Atlanta to 24-of-68 shooting (35.3 percent) from the floor, including 7-for-25 (28 percent) from 3-point range. The Mercury similarly struggled from deep, going 6-for-25 (24 percent), but they shot 23-for-55 (41.8 percent) from the floor.
The Mercury went 22-for-26 as a team at the foul line, while the Dream were 11-for-14.
The loss was not too costly for Atlanta in its pursuit of the WNBA’s final playoff berth. Chicago also fell on Tuesday, dropping a 90-71 decision to Las Vegas. The Dream and Sky are deadlocked with matching records heading into the final stretch of the regular season.
Phoenix moved within a half-game of the sixth-place Indiana Fever.
–Field Level Media
ACES HAVE LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING PAST SKY, 90-71
A’ja Wilson collected 30 points and 14 rebounds as the host Las Vegas Aces defeated the reeling Chicago Sky 90-71 on Tuesday night.
Tiffany Hayes scored 20 points, Jackie Young had 15 and Chelsea Gray added 13 to go along with 10 assists as the Aces (21-12) won three straight games for the first time since putting together a four-game winning streak that ran from July 7-14.
Las Vegas cruised to the victory without guard Kelsey Plum, the team’s second-leading scorer and an Olympic gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Games. Plum was out with a right ankle injury.
Michaela Onyenwere had 15 points and Kamilla Cardoso scored 14 for Chicago. Dana Evans supplied 13 points and Angel Reese chipped in 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Sky (11-22), who lost their seventh consecutive game as they try to hold on to the final playoff spot.
Leading scorer Chennedy Carter missed her fourth consecutive contest for Chicago because of health and safety protocol.
The Aces led by 16 at halftime but saw Chicago get as close as 60-49 in the third quarter following a string of eight unanswered points from the Sky. Las Vegas built the lead to 68-51 by the end of the third, and the Aces were up by at least 10 for the entirety of the fourth.
Young had five points and an assist during an 8-0 run that gave the Aces a 17-6 lead. But Las Vegas went scoreless for the final 3:17 of the first quarter, and Chicago scored the final seven points of the period to get within 17-13.
The Aces ended the scoring drought just 12 seconds into the second quarter, and they quickly found themselves up 30-13 with 6:53 left in the first half after Gray drove the lane for a layup.
Onyenwere provided the Sky with their first points of the second quarter, converting a layup of her own at the 6:01 mark. Las Vegas took a 47-31 cushion into the break.
–Field Level Media
EMILY ENGSTLER LEADS BALANCED ATTACK AS MYSTICS HOLD OFF WINGS
Emily Engstler poured in 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead a balanced Washington attack as the visiting Mystics outlasted the Dallas Wings 90-86 on Tuesday in a late-season clash between two teams on the outside looking in for a spot in the postseason.
The Mystics (10-23) led by 12 points at the half and by just six after three quarters. Washington opened the fourth period with a 12-2 run capped by Engstler’s running layup with 7:03 remaining and held on despite a late Dallas surge that cut the margin to four points.
The Mystics captured their fourth game in their past five contests as they continue their move toward the postseason.
Ariel Atkins added 14 points for Washington with Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Julie Vanloo hitting for 11 each. Washington is in 10th place in the league standings, a game and a half behind eighth place Chicago. The top eight teams in the 12-squad WNBA earn spots in the playoffs.
Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas with 21 points, scoring all but three of those in the second half. Teaira McCowan added 20 points and 13 rebounds, Natasha Howard scored 14, Satou Sabally had 12 and Kalani Brown hit for 10 points as the Wings (9-24) dropped to 11th place, losing its second straight game after a season-high three-game winning streak.
The Mystics, getting points from eight players in the first period and hitting five 3-pointers, led 26-16 after 10 minutes of play.
Dallas was down by 14 midway through the second period but clawed back, pulling to within 43-38 when Maddy Siegrist hit a layup at the 1:54 mark. That seemed to re-light a fire under the Mystics, who finished the half with an 8-1 run punctuated by Engstler’s driving layup to carry a 51-39 lead to the break.
Engstler paced Washington with 10 points before halftime as the Mystics’ bench players outscored Dallas’ reserves 27-3 over the first 20 minutes. McCowan’s 16 points at the half led all players; Howard also reached double figures with 10 points at intermission.
The Mystics again built their advantage to 14 points before Ogunbowale hauled Dallas back into the game, scoring eight points in the third quarter to help her team draw to within 71-65 heading into the final period.
–Field Level Media
NHL NEWS
OILERS SIGN LEON DRAISAITL TO AN 8-YEAR EXTENSION WORTH $112 MILLION
Leon Draisaitl had a hard time picturing himself playing in the NHL wearing anything but an Edmonton Oilers jersey, and the result of that is a long-term commitment to the organization’s pursuit of the Stanley Cup as the highest-paid player in hockey.
Draisaitl on Tuesday signed an eight-year extension worth $112 million, a deal that gives the German star the top salary cap hit in NHL history at $14 million. The new contract, the second richest in total dollars in league history, begins with the 2025-26 season and runs through 2033.
“For me, it was always the Oilers,” Draisaitl said on a video call with reporters. “Obviously we haven’t gotten the job done yet, which makes it to me even more special. We’re going to do this together. We’re all pulling on the same rope here. I’m excited to be a part of it and excited to keep chipping away at the ultimate goal, and we all know what that is.”
Draisaitl’s landmark deal got done a little over two months since he, Connor McDavid and their teammates nearly pulled off a historic comeback in the Stanley Cup final, erasing a 3-0 series deficit before losing to Florida by one goal in Game 7. Draisaitl had 31 points in 25 games on that run.
He could have become a free agent next summer. Avoiding that and getting him signed to a long-term contract was the organization’s top offseason priority.
“Players like Leon are special: There’s not many people in the world that can play hockey like he does,” said general manager Stan Bowman, who was hired in late July. “There’s no way we could ever replace what Leon brings to the table. He’s a huge part of our team, he has been and he will continue to be.”
Draisaitl surpasses Auston Matthews’ $13.25 million cap hit with this new contract, which nearly doubles his salary. The 28-year-old Draisaitl is making $8.5 million on average on his current contract, which was signed in 2017 and became one of the most team friendly in the league.
The contract trails only the $124 million over 13 years Alex Ovechkin signed for back in 2008 as the biggest the NHL has seen. It comes with the salary cap expected to increase again in ’25-26, likely over $90 million or more, as league revenues keep growing to record levels.
“Certainly there’s going to be challenges in the future, but that’s for us to figure out down the road,” Bowman said. “We’ll figure the other stuff out down the road, but for now we’re just thrilled that he’s with us.”
.The big forward from Cologne has been worth every penny along the way, putting up 850 points in 719 regular-season games since making his NHL debut and being one of the top producers in playoff history with 108 in 74. Draisaitl’s 1.46 points a game rank fourth all time among players with 40-plus games in the postseason, behind Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux and McDavid.
Draisaitl said he talked to McDavid, with whom he has become close friends, throughout the process before signing.
“I did what I thought was best for me personally. Do I hope that Connor follows along? I’d be lying if I said no,” Draisaitl said. “Of course I want him to stay on board.”
McDavid won the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP for leading all scorers with 42 points and three times has taken home the Hart Trophy as regular-season MVP. Edmonton’s face of the franchise is eligible to sign a contract extension of his own July 1, which is expected to include McDavid getting a raise from his $12.5 million annual salary now that Draisaitl has gotten his new deal.
“Obviously, it shows that we want to win,” Bowman said when asked how this contract might affect talks with McDavid and his camp. ”We want to win and we’re going to do everything in our power and hopefully that’s going to be something that Connor likes to hear. But the negotiation itself, it may be different or it may not be. It may be very similar. I don’t know. But I’m looking forward to having that conversation.”
BLUES DEFENSEMAN TOREY KRUG WILL HAVE ANKLE SURGERY AND MISS THE 2024-25 SEASON
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Blues defenseman Torey Krug is set to have ankle surgery and is expected to miss the 2024-25 season.
President and general manager Doug Armstrong announced the prognosis Tuesday. Krug was diagnosed earlier this summer with pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle, what the Blues called a cumulative result of a bone fracture earlier in his career.
The team said at the time he would attempt to rehab the injury for six to eight weeks before resorting to season-ending surgery. The decision was made for Krug to have the operation after the nonsurgical rehabilitation did not solve the problem.
Now 33, Krug initially injured the ankle in 2018 during a preseason game while playing for Boston.
Krug, who was with the Bruins when they lost the Stanley Cup Final to the Blues in seven games in 2019, signed a seven-year contract worth $45.5 million with St. Louis in 2020. The Livonia, Michigan, native has since put up 151 points in 262 regular-season and playoff games.
St. Louis recently added another left-handed shooter to its blue line by signing Edmonton’s Philip Broberg to an offer sheet, which the Oilers did not match. Broberg, 23, signed for just over $4.58 million annually over the next two years, and the Blues will get long-term injured reserve salary cap relief this season for Krug’s $6.5 million.
Krug is expected to discuss the situation Wednesday at the team’s practice facility. Armstrong is scheduled to make his next public comments when training camp opens in just over two weeks.
GOLF NEWS
LIV GOLF SET TO OPEN 2025 SEASON IN RIYADH
LIV Golf, the circuit bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, will kick off its 2025 season by playing in the country’s capital city, Riyadh, for the first time.
The tournament, scheduled for Feb. 6-8, will be held at Riyadh Golf Club.
Currently in its third season, LIV Golf has played three events in Saudi Arabia, all at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club near Jeddah.
The tour’s announcement on Tuesday named the first four sites of the 2025 season.
“As we set our sights on 2025, LIV Golf is gearing up for our most ambitious season start to date,” LIV Golf commissioner and CEO Greg Norman said in a statement. “Since our debut in 2022, LIV Golf has played 34 tournaments in nine different countries across four continents. We are a global league with a global footprint, and we’re excited to kick off next season with four truly international events that will deliver our unique blend of elite golf, entertainment and culture to fans around the world.”
The week after the Riyadh event, the tour will play at the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia. Talor Gooch won the Adelaide event in 2023, and Brendan Steele won it this year, when 94,000-plus fans attended the tournament.
LIV Golf Hong Kong is scheduled for March 7-9. The tour played at Hong Kong Golf Club for the first time this year, and Mexico’s Abraham Ancer emerged on top.
The next week, LIV Golf Singapore comes to Sentosa Golf Club for the third year in a row. Gooch won there in 2023, and Brooks Koepka got the victory in Singapore this year.
Two events remain on the 2024 tour. LIV Golf Chicago is scheduled for Sept. 13-15 at Bolingbrook (Ill.) Golf Club, and the LIV Golf Team Championship Dallas is set for Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas, from Sept. 20-22.
–Field Level Media
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HOW TO WATCH THE HOUSTON TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
MATCHUP
The Indianapolis Colts will host the Texans to begin the regular season. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The contest will mark the 45th all-time matchup between the teams, with Indianapolis leading the series 32-11-1. In their last game in Week 18 of last season, Indianapolis hosted the Texans and lost, 23-19.
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WATCH ON TV
- Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
- TV coverage: CBS
- Play-by-Play: Andrew Catalon
- Color Analyst: Tiki Barber
- Color Analyst: Jason McCourty
- Sideline: AJ Ross
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LISTEN LIVE
Local Radio coverage: Sunday’s game can be heard in Indianapolis on 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan, 97.1 HANK and the Ascension St Vincent Radio Network
- Play-by-Play: Matt Taylor
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➡️ List of Colts Affiliated Radio Stations
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Radio streaming information:
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Colts Gameday radio coverage begins three hours before kickoff
- 10:00 a.m. – NOON: Colts Pre-Game Huddle on 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan
- NOON – 1:00 p.m.: Countdown to Kickoff on 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan, 97.1 HANK and Ascension St Vincent Radio Network
- 1:00 p.m.: Texans at Colts on 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan, 97.1 HANK and Ascension St Vincent Radio Network
- End of game – 6:00 p.m.: Fifth Quarter Huddle on 93.5 / 107.5 The Fan, 97.1 HANK and Ascension St Vincent Radio Network
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INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
NO. 9 IU, BUTLER BATTLE IN INDIANAPOLIS
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — After an eventful homestand, No. 9-ranked Indiana (1-1-1) makes the short trip up to the Hoosier State capital for its annual meeting with Butler (2-0-1) on Wednesday (Sept. 4) night inside the Sellick Bowl.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. Tickets are on sale online or at the ticket booth at Hinkle Fieldhouse, adjacent to the Sellick Bowl, on matchday. Fans unable to attend the match can watch on the FloSports digital platform.
KICKING OFF
• Senior forward Tommy Mihalic was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, scoring three goals in two games as the Hoosiers took a 2-2 draw with No. 8-ranked Notre Dame before defeating Yale, 2-0.
• The Hoosiers and Bulldogs have met 35 times and in 24 of the last 25 seasons. The last time the programs played in Indianapolis in 2022, IU recovered from a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1. Indiana has won the last three matchups as well as four of the last five.
• IU is 110-14-9 (.861) all-time against opponents from its home state.
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
• Butler comes into its fourth-straight home match undefeated, beating Southern Indiana (2-1), tying Western Illinois (1-1) and defeating Oakland (2-1).
• The Bulldogs are led by 14th-year head coach Paul Snape, who has compiled a 106-92-41 career record into his ninth season in Indianapolis.
• Junior forward Josemir Gomez has scored goal in all three of Butler’s matches to lead the Bulldogs in scoring. Sophomore forward Ryan Hannosh has contributed a team-best three assists.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana and Butler have met in 24 of the last 25 seasons and 26 of 28 going back to their first-ever matchup in 1991. The last year they didn’t play was the abbreviated 2020-21 season, in which IU played a conference-only schedule.
• IU last traveled to Indianapolis in 2022 and recovered from a 1-0 deficit to win 2-1. Jansen Miller’s first collegiate goal tied the match in the 53rd minute before Ryan Wittenbrink fired home the winner six minutes later.
• IU shut out Butler in 2023, its third consecutive victory in the series. Samuel Sarver broke the tie in the 10th minute, and the Hoosiers cruised to a 1-0 win.
MIHALIC NAMED BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana men’s soccer senior forward Tommy Mihalic was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday (Sept. 3).
Mihalic scored three of Indiana’s four goals in a two-match homestand last week. He hammered in a go-ahead goal in IU’s 2-2 draw with No. 8-ranked Notre Dame on Thursday (Aug. 29) and bagged a brace in the 2-0 win over Yale on Sunday (Sept. 1).
Mihalic earns his second-career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award, previously winning it the last time he scored a brace: his collegiate debut, a 3-2 win at Notre Dame in the 2021 season opener.
Mihalic and the Hoosiers head to Indianapolis Wednesday to renew an annual meeting with Butler at the Sellick Bowl. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET.
INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
SNEAD SCORES BIG TEN DEFENDER OF THE WEEK AWARD
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Graduate defender Avery Snead earns her first Big Ten award after the conference announced her as the Big Ten Defender of the Week. She posted an outstanding two-game performance against Wright State and Brown where the Hoosiers went 1-0-1 with a dominant 6-0 win against Wright State and a 1-1 battle with Brown.
Snead played a combined 149 minutes with one goal, one assist for three points and a 1.00 shots on goal percentage last week to secure the award. The Wrentham, Mass., native scored her second goal this season unassisted with a big strike from midfield to put the Hoosiers up 3-0 versus the Raiders. She aided in IU’s second shutout versus with 60 minutes played on the back line.
Against Brown, Snead assisted on the equalizer in the 54th minute as IU improved to 3-0-1 on the season with a 1-1 draw at Brown in their first match up with an Ivy League opponent. She played in all 90 minutes against the Bears
2024 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Players of the Week
Sept. 3rd
Offensive Player of the Week: Kaitlyn MacBean, Penn State
Defensive Player of the Week: Avery Snead, Indiana
Goalkeeper of the Week: Macy Enneking, Iowa
Freshman of the Week: Berit Parten, Iowa
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will host two matches against Evansville on Thursday (Sept. 5) and Lawrence on Sunday (Sept. 8) for Senior Day.
INDIANA WOMEN’S GOLF
INDIANA TIED FOR FOURTH AT BOILERMAKER CLASSIC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Indiana Hoosiers women’s golf team tied for fourth at the Boilermaker Classic played at the Kampen-Cosler Golf Course over Labor Day Weekend with a 54-hole score of 902 (298-301-303; +38).
The tie for fourth place marked the best finish by the Hoosiers in a season-opening tournament since earning runner-up honors at the IU Fall Kickoff to begin the 2013-14 season.
“This was not the finish we were hoping for,” head coach Brian May said. “The feedback was needed. We will get back to work and be ready for the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational next week.”
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
Boilermaker Classic • West Lafayette, Ind.
Kampen-Cosler Golf Course
Par 72 • 6297 yards
Live Results: GolfStat
Team Standings: t-4th/15 – 902 (298-301-303; +38)
Top Indiana Player: Madison Dabagia – 225 (78-75-72; +9) and Caroline Smith – 225 (74-74-77; +9)
CHIP-INS
• In her debut tournament with the Hoosiers, junior Madison Dabagia shot a 225 (78-75-72; +9) to pace the Hoosier attack and finished t-16th overall. She secured six total birdie conversions with two coming in each round.
• Redshirt senior Caroline Smith matched Dabagia’s line and shot a 225 (74-74-77; +9). She tabbed birdies on five holes, including a team-high four in the second round.
• Junior Faith Johnson tied for 24th at 227 (76-72-79; +11). She played four birdies across the three rounds.
• Junior Chloe Johnson shot a 230 (75-80-75; +14) with four birdies.
• Redshirt junior Maddie May played a scorecard of 237 (73-81-83; +21) with a team-best five birdie conversions.
HOOSIERS IN THE STANDINGS
t-16. Madison Dabagia – 225 (78-75-72; +9)
t-16. Caroline Smith – 225 (74-74-77; +9)
t-24. Faith Johnson – 227 (76-72-79; +11)
t-33. Chloe Johnson – 230 (75-80-75; +14)
t-62. Maddie May – 237 (73-81-83; +21)
UP NEXT
Indiana will return to competition at the Bettie Lou Evans Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky from Sept. 8-10 at the Champions Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Ky.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
HUDSON SELECTED AVCA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After receiving Big Ten Player of the Week honors yesterday, junior Eva Hudson was chosen as AVCA/GameChanger Division I National Player of the Week for her performance over opening weekend.
Hudson joins elite company as the sixth Boilermaker in program history to receive the honor, including the first since Grace Cleveland (3/31/21).
Hudson racked up a Big Ten-leading 46 kills and 50.5 points on a .352 hitting % as Purdue secured wins vs. Kansas State (W, 3-1), UMBC (3-0) and UC Davis (3-0). Her performance also 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 VOLLEYBALL
BUTLERVB PREPARES FOR BUSY WEEK AGAINST IU INDY AND INDIANA STATE
The Bulldogs have a busy week ahead with three matches all in the great Hoosier State. The week begins with an early matchup on Wednesday night at IU Indy. Butler will then head into a home and home series against Indiana State beginning with the home opener in Hinkle Fieldhouse Friday night. Both teams will then head back to Terre Haute for another match on Saturday.
This Week’s Schedule
Wednesday, Sep. 4 – Butler at IU Indy – 7 PM ET
Friday, Sep. 6 – Butler vs. Indiana State – 7 PM ET
Saturday, Sep. 7 – Butler at Indiana State – 5 PM ET
Bulldog Bits
– Butler was picked fifth in the 2024 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll
– IU Indy leads all-time against the Bulldogs with a record of 5-4, but the two have not faced off since 2013 in which the Bulldogs won in five sets.
– BU has dominated the Sycamores all-time, holding a 7-1 record with their previous matchup being a 3-0 sweep in 2023.
-Abby Maesch led the team with 41 kills and an average of 3.73 per set, which ranks third in the BIG EAST.
-Maesch collected 17 total kills (4.25 per set) against No. 17 ranked Arizona State on Friday.
-In her collegiate debut, Lauren Evans averaged 4.00 digs per set, which is tied for third in the conference, with 44 total digs while adding four serving aces and a 95% reception percentage.
-Evans reached 19 total digs (4.75 per set) in the final match of the weekend against Lipscomb.
-Elise Ward shined bright in the match against Lipscomb hitting .433 with 17 kills and eight digs
-Grace Boggess is five kills away from 300 career kills
-Corw Taylor earned her first double-double of the season against No. 17 Arizona State with 26 assists and 10 digs
-Taylor sits just four kills away from 150 career kills
Watch the Bulldogs
The home opener will kick off at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Sep. 6 and will be streamed live on the Butler Athletics YouTube. Both away matches will also be streamed live on ESPN+.
The Return of Maeschville
Abby Maesch led the way this past weekend with a team-high 41 kills (3.73 per set) while adding 17 digs a pair of blocks. In the first match against No. 17 ranked Arizona State, Maesch hit for .324 and combined for a match-high 17 kills.
New Pups in Town
The Bulldogs recruited heavily this past offseason adding six new first-years to the roster. The young pups include OH/DS Lauren Evans, OH/DS Jersey Loyer, DS Aesha Vogt, OH Alaleh Tolliver, MB Zoë McDonald and MB Torii Starks. Three of the new Bulldogs made their regular season debuts this past weekend including Evans, Loyer and Vogt.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will head west to Phoenix, Ariz. next week for the GCU Invitational beginning on Friday, Sep. 13 against Pacific.
BUTLER MEN’S SOFFER
PREVIEW: BULLDOGS HOST INDIANA, THEN TRAVEL TO BOWLING GREEN
The Butler men’s soccer team hosts Indiana on Wednesday evening before traveling to Bowling Green for a Saturday match.
The Bulldogs (2-0-1) are coming off a 2-1 win over Oakland.
Indiana (1-1-1), out of the Big Ten, has a win over Yale, a draw with No. 8 Notre Dame, and a loss to Saint Louis.
Bowling Green (3-1-0), out of the Missouri Valley Conference, has wins over Wright State, Michigan State, and IU Indy. The Falcons lost their most recent match, 2-0, to Michigan.
Butler vs. Indiana
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 4 / 7PM
LOCATION: Indianapolis // Sellick Bowl
LIVE VIDEO: FloSports
LIVE STATS: StatBroadcast
TICKETS: butlersports.com
Butler at Bowling Green
DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 7 / 7PM
LOCATION: Bowling Green, Ohio // Cochrane Stadium
LIVE VIDEO: WBGU/PBS (Youtube)
LIVE STATS: bgsufalcons.com
Bulldog Bits
Butler’s most recent win in the series with Indiana was a 2-1 victory in Indianapolis in 2019. In the most recent ten contests, the Hoosiers lead, 5-2-3. Butler’s wins came in 2013 and 2019. The teams tied in 2014, 2015, and 2017. Indiana won in OT in 2016.
After scoring the game-winning goal in the 86th minute vs. Oakland, defender Henri Kumwenda was recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll.
Josemir Gomez leads the BIG EAST with three goals (16th nationally) and ranks 2nd (37th) with six total points.
Ryan Hannosh leads the BIG EAST with six assists (sixth nationally) and ranks 7th (69th) with five total points.
Palmer Ault, who saw his first action of the season vs. Oakland, was chosen as BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year by the conference’s coaches. This is his second season receiving the recognition. The team was selected in the fourth spot in the Midwest Division, behind Akron, Xavier, and Creighton.to be drafted in the past two seasons, joining Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. who was selected by the Chicago Fire in the 2023 SuperDraft.
The Bulldogs’ 2024 roster – which features 10 newcomers – includes players from 11 different states and seven total countries. Topping the list are four players from Michigan and three players from England.
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER FINALIZES NON-CONFERENCE PORTION OF 2024-25 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Butler has finalized the non-conference portion of its 2024-25 schedule. The Bulldogs will participate in the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off, travel to Houston as part of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle, meet Wisconsin in the Indy Classic in downtown Indianapolis, and has SMU on its slate of games scheduled for Hinkle Fieldhouse.
The full BIG EAST conference schedule – which features home-and-home series with each of the 10 other BIG EAST rivals – is expected be announced in the coming weeks.
In finalizing the non-conference schedule, Butler announced two home games that had not been previously released: a Nov. 22 home game against Merrimack and an Oct. 30 exhibition against Illinois Wesleyan. Those are two of the eight non-conference games to be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Butler will match up against Northwestern in the opening game of the 2024 Arizona Tip-Off in Tempe on Thanksgiving Day. The Bulldogs will meet Mississippi State or UNLV the next evening.
The non-conference schedule includes two teams from the Big Ten (Wisconsin and Northwestern), Houston from the Big 12, SMU representing the ACC (that match-up also begins a home-and-home series that the Bulldogs will return in Dallas in 2025-26), and the game against either Mississippi State of the SEC or UNLV of the Mountain West.
Factoring in BIG EAST opponents as well, the Bulldogs will play nine games (with the possibility of a tenth) against teams who were part of the 2024 NCAA Tournament field, and an additional nine games (with the possibility of a tenth) against participants in the 2024 NIT.
The Bulldogs won 18 games and earned an NIT berth in the 2023-24 season. Coach Thad Matta returns a strong nucleus, highlighted by the team’s top scorers from a season ago in Pierre Brooks II and Jahmyl Telfort. Butler is the only BIG EAST team to return its top two scorers.
TICKET INFORMATION: The Bulldogs will have 18 games on the Hinkle portion of the 2024-25 schedule. Coming off a postseason appearance and electric atmospheres on our home court, the upcoming home schedule includes all 10 BIG EAST opponents visiting Hinkle.
BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF
FAMILIAR LOCATIONS HIGHLIGHT THE 2024-25 SCHEDULE FOR BUTLER WOMEN’S GOLF
Coach Christie Cates has built a strong schedule that will prepare her Bulldogs for a season-long run to the 2025 BIG EAST Women’s Golf Championship, scheduled for April.
A number of events return to the Bulldogs’ schedule, including the season-opening Redbird Fall Invitational hosted by Illinois State. That event is set to begin Sunday, Sept. 8.
The team will also host the Butler Fall Invitational Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 on the Bulldogs’ home Highland Golf Course. In March, Butler will host the Don Benbow Spring Invitational in Tampa, Fla.
Repeat appearances on the Butler schedule from a year ago include the Redbird Invitational, Loyola Parkinson Invitational (Oct. 7-8), the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 21-22), the Bowling Green Intercollegiate in Arizona (Feb. 11-12), the Rio Verde Invitational (Feb. 21-23), and the Lady Jaguar Invitational (April 13-14).
The season culminates in Hardeeville, S.C. for the 2025 BIG EAST Championship. The 54-hole event will be played at Riverton Pointe April 19-21.
The 2024-25 roster for Cates includes four of the five Bulldogs who represented Butler at the 2024 BIG EAST Championship: Kelli Scheck, Cybil Stillson, Katie Steinman and Ashley Freitas.
IU-INDY VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL TO HOST CROSSTOWN CLASH WITH BUTLER
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indy volleyball team welcomes Butler for a crosstown clash on Wednesday, September 4. The Jaguars will celebrate IU Indy Spirit Day as they host the Bulldogs for a 7:00 PM first serve.
Fans are asked to wear red as they support the Jaguars on IU Indy Spirit Night. Free pizza and t-shirts will be passed out prior to the game.
IU Indy kicked off the regular season with their annual Hampton Inn Invitational this past weekend where they recorded a 1-2 mark. The Jags defeated the SIUE Cougars in five sets while falling to Eastern Michigan and Valparaiso. Sophomore Elle Patterson averaged 15.3 kills per match to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
Butler enters the match after opening the season with three straight loses at the Lipscomb Invite. The Bulldogs fell to #17 Arizona State (3-1), Belmont (3-0) and Lipscomb (3-1).
The Jaguars and Bulldogs are set for a 7:00 PM first serve on ESPN+.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S GOLF
DRISCOLL & GREGSTON LEAD WGOLF ON FINAL DAY OF BOILERMAKER CLASSIC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – – Led by rounds of 76 (+4) from sophomore JJ Gregston and junior Jasmine Driscoll, the Ball State women’s golf team capped play in the Boilermaker Classic with a 13th-place team finish Tuesday afternoon.
“This was a solid start to the season,” head coach Cameron Andry said. “Kampen-Cosler is one of the toughest courses we’ll see this year, so I was pleased with how we maintained our composure and managed the course.”
Battling a field which featured three top 50 programs and nine top 75 teams from a year ago, the Cardinals held steady in the final round at the 72-par Kampen-Cosler Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex with a team score of 309 (+21).
It was one stroke better than Monday’s second round, while finishing one stroke behind its opening-round mark. The effort was four strokes better than Notre Dame’s final round and helped the Cardinals finish head of both Xavier and James Madison in the final standings.
“We have some things we can clean up moving forward,” Andry added. “I know this group is excited to get back to work.”
With her final-round 76 (+4), which included five birdies and seven pars, Gregston would lead the team over the two-day event and tie for 37th at 231 (+15). Her opening-round 75 was Ball State’s best of the event and she led the team and finished tied for eighth among the 87-golfer field with nine total bridies.
“JJ has worked really hard on her game, and she got to see some of that hard work pay off this week,” Andry said. “She didn’t have her best stuff this week, but because of the work she’s done on her short game and with her putter, she was able to hang in there and put up some solid scores.”
Driscoll’s final-round 76 (+4) was her best round of the tournament and allowed her to climb 10 spots up the final leaderboard into a tie for 66th. It was the 11th-biggest move of the day for any golfer. She added two more birdies over her final 18 to finish the event with six.
Junior Sarah Gallagher finished second on the Ball State squad with a 54-hole score of 232 (+16), including a final-round 78 (+6). Her tournament included four birdies and 31 pars.
Freshman Sophie Korthuijs led Ball State with 34 pars in the tournament, while three birdies. The effort helped her finish in a tie for 53rd overall at 234 (+18). Sophomore Madelin Boyd also carded 29 pars and a pair of birdies over the course of the event.
The Ball State women’s golf team returns to action Sept. 16-17 when it hosts the Brittany Kelly Classic at The Players Club at Woodland Trails.
Ball State Individuals
T37th – JJ Gregston – 231 (+15): 75-80-76
T43rd – Sarah Gallagher – 232 (+16): 77-77-78
T53rd – Sophie Korthuijs – 234 (+18): 79-76-79
T66th – Jasmine Driscoll – 239 (+23): 85-78-76
74th – Madelin Boyd – 242 (+26): 77-79-86
Team Results:
1st – Purdue – 879 (+15): 285-300-294
2nd – Minnesota – 893 (+29): 302-302-289
3rd – Kent State – 895 (+31): 297-301-297
4th – Indiana – 902 (+38): 298-301-303
Western Kentucky – 902 (+38): 295-305-302
6th – Abilene Christian – 903 (+39): 298-303-299
7th – Alabama- 907 (+43): 313-300-294
8th – Old Dominion – 911 (+47): 314-302-295
9th – Michigan – 915 (+51): 300-314-301
10th – Georgia Southern – 918 (+54): 314-307-297
11th – Notre Dame – 923 (+59): 304-306-313
12th – North Florida – 925 (+61): 309-302-314
13th – Ball State – 927 (+63): 308-310-309
14th – Xavier – 930 (+66): 307-310-313
15th – James Madison – 945 (+81): 310-315-320
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES CONTINUE 2024 SEASON AT EASTERN ILLINOIS
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State remains on the road for game two as the Sycamores travel to Eastern Illinois for a Saturday night kickoff under the lights at O’Brien Field. Game time between the Sycamores and the Panthers is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Weekly Notes
About the Matchup
Eastern Illinois leads the all-time series with the Sycamores with a 45-40-4 overall record. The Panthers hold the 21-16-1 all-time edge in Charleston, Ill. with the teams splitting each of the last four games in O’Brien Field. The series has been played at Eastern Illinois just five times since the 2002 season with EIU holding the 3-2 edge over Indiana State.
Indiana State’s three-game winning streak over Eastern Illinois ended last season in the 2023 season-opener at Memorial Stadium. The Panther defense forced six turnovers, including a pair of pick-sixes prior to the end of the first half on their way to taking the 27-0 win in Terre Haute.
The three-game winning streak tied for Indiana State’s third-longest winning streak in the series equaling the mark set from 1983-84, while trailing 14-game winning streak from 1963-1981 and a six-game stretch from 1941-1948
Indiana State Winning Streaks against Eastern Illinois
14 games – 1963-1981
6 games – 1941-1948
3 games – 1983-1984, 2018-2021
2 games – 1956-1957, 2003-2004
Winning in Charleston
Indiana State looks to continue its winning streak in Charleston, Ill. after previously winning at O’Brien Field in their last trip back in the 2018 season. The Sycamores topped the Panthers, 55-41, in the September 18, 2018, contest thanks to Ja’Quan Keys’ 232-yard, four-touchdown rushing effort, while Ryan Boyle added 209 passing yards to six different receivers in the win.
The Sycamore win over Eastern Illinois in the 2018 season marked Indiana State’s first road win over the Panthers dating back to 2004 and just the second since the 1983 season when Indiana State topped the Panthers, 17-13. Indiana State posted an eight-game road winning streak at Eastern Illinois from 1963-1983, their longest such streak during the series history.
Sycamores Stay On The Road
Indiana State remains on the road for the second consecutive game to start the 2024 season for the first time since 2013 as the Sycamores make the short trek to Eastern Illinois this weekend. It marks just the fourth time since the 2006 season that Indiana State has been on the road in each of the first two games of the season with EIU being the second team in 2006 and 2008. The Sycamores last won the second game of a season-opening road trip last back in the 2004 season when Indiana State topped Eastern Illinois at O’Brien Field in overtime, 33-30.
2004
Aug. 28 at Miami (Ohio) – L, 49-0
Sept. 11 at Eastern Illinois – W, 33-30 (OT)
2006
Sept. 2 at Purdue – L, 60-35
Sept. 9 at Eastern Illinois – L, 31-21
2008
Aug. 28 at Eastern Michigan – L, 52-0
Sept. 13 at Eastern Illinois – L, 38-3
2013
Aug. 29 at Indiana – L, 73-35
Sept. 7 at Purdue – L, 20-14
Eastern Illinois at a Glance
Eastern Illinois opened up its 123rd season of collegiate football this past weekend at Illinois as the Panthers fell to the Fighting Illini, 45-0.
Eastern Illinois holds the all-time 45-40-4 overall record against Indiana State dating back to the teams’ first contest back in 1901.
Quarterback Pierce Holley was named the Big South/OVC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in the 2024 season and was named to the 2024 Walter Payton Award watch list.
Linebacker Elijawah Tolbert was a preseason Third Team All-American and was named to the 2024 Buck Buchanan Award preseason watch list given to one of the top defensive players in FCS.
The Panthers defense was one of the best in the FCS last season in terms of generating turnovers finishing second in the nation with 25 turnovers gained. EIU generated six of those turnovers last season against Indiana State.
Eastern Illinois was hit by graduation losing a pair of All-American players at both safety and cornerback defensively following the 2023 season.
EIU returned six players that earned All-OVC/Big South recognition in the 2023 season.
On This Date
Indiana State has played six games all-time according to current statistics on hand on September 7 dating back to their first contest at Kansas State in 1991. Indiana State topped Cumberland (2002) and Florida International (2003) in back-to-back seasons on the date with both coming at home inside Memorial Stadium. ISU last competed on September 7 back in 2019 against Dayton with the Sycamores falling 42-35 against the Flyers.
1991 – at Kansas State – L, 26-25
1996 – at Kansas State – L, 59-3
2002 – vs. Cumberland – W, 14-10
2003 – vs. Florida International – W, 13-10
2013 – at Purdue – L, 20-14
2019 – vs. Dayton – L, 42-35
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
PANNA RATKAI SELECTED AS HORIZON LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
INDIANAPOLIS – After leading Purdue Fort Wayne to a 3-0 start, Mastodon women’s volleyball’s Panna Ratkai was named one of the Horizon League’s Players of the Week on Tuesday (Sept. 3).
The redshirt-sophomore and reigning Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year averaged league-best 5.00 kills and added 2.00 digs per set while hitting .262. Ratkai recorded double-figure kills in each of the Mastodons’ wins, notching 15 against Stonehill, 21 against Siena and 24 against Holy Cross. She added six digs in the first two matches and 12 in the Holy Cross match for a double-double. The Budapest, Hungary native added five aces in the tournament, setting up her path to be named the Skyhawk Invitational MVP.
This is Ratkai’s fifth Horizon League Player of the Week award in her career. She is now in the top-15 in Horizon League history in weekly honors.
Ratkai and the Mastodons are back in action on Friday (Sept. 6) when they play in the Leatherneck Classic at Western Illinois.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
UE MEN’S SOCCER CONTINUES HOMESTAND WITH EASTERN ILLINOIS
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The University of Evansville men’s soccer team will be going for its fourth-straight win on Wednesday night at Arad McCutchan Stadium.
The Purple Aces continue to start the 2024 season strong with a third-straight win. UE was able to secure a come-from-behind win on Sunday night against Southern Indiana to keep the Mayor’s Cup on the east side of Evansville for a second straight year. The Aces are one win away from matching their best start to a season since 2017 against Eastern Illinois.
The Panthers come into Wednesday’s match looking for their second win of the season in their first away game of 2024. EIU is coming off a shutout loss to Purdue Fort Wayne on Thursday, only surrendering goals in the final 17 minutes of the match. The Panthers are led by freshman forward Jackson Liley who has two goals on the year, logging one against UChicago and Detroit Mercy.
UE is currently one of only 18 teams across Division I with a 100% win-loss-tied percentage. Evansville is also alone atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings as the only team without a loss or a tie. There are currently four schools in the Valley with three wins. The Aces also lead the MVC in scoring offense at 2.67 goals a game and in team goals against average, only letting opponents score 0.67 goals a game. Nationally this puts UE at 19th and 28th in the nation.
Senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan continues to impress on offense with another big performance against USI. Diaz Barragan had his second brace of the year, scoring the Aces first and third goals on Sunday. He also added an assist for UE’s first five-point game from an individual player since 2017. Along with leading Evansville on offense, Diaz Barragan is atop several of the MVC individual categories. The senior forward has sole possession of shot accuracy at 88.9%. He also shares the lead in multiple categories with Missouri State’s Jesus Barea in goals per game (1.67), points per game (3.67), total goals (5), and total points (11).
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
USI WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2024-25 SCHEDULE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball released its 2024-25 schedule, beginning November 4 with a home matchup against Brescia University (Ky.) USI will host 15 home dates at Screaming Eagles Arena this year.
Following the November 4 home opener to tip off the season, USI will hit the road for consecutive games against the University of Louisville (November 8) and Murray State University (November 12).
Southern Indiana will then return to Screaming Eagles Arena for three straight contests against Indiana University Southeast (November 15), Saint Louis University (November 17) and Northern Kentucky University (November 23). USI and Northern Kentucky will renew their series history as former Great Lakes Valley Conference rivals, meeting for the first time since 2011-12.
The Screaming Eagles’ trip to the Puerto Rico Clasico will follow the three-game homestand. USI will play Youngstown State University November 29 and Le Moyne College November 30 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Southern Indiana will flip the calendar with another road contest against a major conference opponent on December 4 at Indiana University. After a December 7 home game against Oakland City University and fall semester final exams, the Screaming Eagles take on another Big Ten Conference foe on the road at the University of Illinois on December 15.
“We have put together another extremely tough non-conference schedule that will challenge our team early and often,” USI Women’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Stein said. “Road games at perennial top-10 teams Louisville and Indiana as well as at Illinois, the reigning WBIT (Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament) champions, will provide great and tough road experiences for our basketball team.
Stein added, “I am also super excited for our fans as they will have five non-conference home opportunities to see our team early in the season, including when the reigning WNIT (Women’s National Invitation Tournament) champions Saint Louis and former GLVC rival Northern Kentucky come to Screaming Eagles Arena. With the addition of the Puerto Rico Classic on the schedule, we will have a full slate of very tough games to help us prepare for Ohio Valley Conference play starting at home right before Christmas.”
As announced previously by the Ohio Valley Conference, the home portion of the OVC schedule features Tennessee State University (December 19), the University of Tennessee at Martin (December 21), Morehead State University (December 31), Lindenwood University (January 16), Western Illinois University (January 18), Tennessee Tech University (February 1), the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (February 6), Southeast Missouri State University (February 8), Eastern Illinois University (February 20), and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (February 22).
This season’s conference road slate is Tennessee Tech (January 2), Southeast Missouri (January 9), Little Rock (January 11), SIUE (January 23), Eastern Illinois (January 25), Morehead State (January 28), Western Illinois (February 13), Lindenwood (February 15), UT Martin (February 27), and Tennessee State (March 1).
In the history of the USI Women’s Basketball program, the Eagles are 123-122 all-time in the regular season against the 2024-25 schedule (4-3 vs. Brescia (Ky.); 1-5 vs. Murray State; 13-10 vs. IU Southeast; 2-5 vs. Saint Louis; 19-38 vs. Northern Kentucky; 27-11 vs. Oakland City; 2-2 vs. Tennessee State; 2-2 vs. UT Martin; 3-1 vs. Morehead State; 2-2 vs. Tennessee Tech; 4-12 vs. Southeast Missouri; 2-2 vs. Little Rock; 8-0 vs. Lindenwood; 3-0 vs. Western Illinois; 29-25 vs. SIUE; 2-4 vs. Eastern Illinois).
For the complete 2024-25 USI Women’s Basketball schedule, visit USIScreamingEagles.com. USI Men’s and Women’s Basketball season ticket information can be found at USIScreamingEagles.com/tickets.
VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
SCHWIEGER NAMED TO BLUE RIBBON PRESEASON ALL-MVC TEAM
Valparaiso University men’s basketball sophomore Cooper Schwieger (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley Southwest [Link Year]) was one of five Missouri Valley Conference players named to the preseason all-conference team by Blue Ribbon Magazine on Tuesday.
Schwieger was named to the 2023-24 Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team and a finalist for the Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year Award by CollegeInsider.com last season. He also earned the Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year Award, becoming just the fourth Valpo rookie to win a league Newcomer/Freshman of the Year Award, joining Lubos Barton (1998-99), Bryce Drew (1994-95) and Lance Barker (1991-92). He was the first to do so in a quarter of a century and the last two are members of the Valpo Athletics Hall of Fame. Schwieger was just the fourth MVC freshman since 1992-93 to average at least 13.0 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game, joining three other Freshmen of the Year – Southern Illinois’ Marcus Domask (2019-20), Creighton’s Doug McDermott (2010-11) and Tulsa’s Shea Seals (1993-94).
Also a member of the MVC All-Freshman Team, Schwieger led all MVC rookies in the following categories – overall points per game (13.2), overall rebounds per game (5.4), MVC-only points per game (14.6) and MVC-only rebounds per game (5.7). He also had 11 steals, 28 blocks and 31 assists while shooting 50.2 percent from the field, 36.3 percent from 3 and 78.9 percent from the free-throw line. In league play, he shot 51.9 percent from the field, 38.7 percent from 3 and 82.2 percent from the free-throw line.
Schwieger finished the season as the only freshman in the nation averaging double figures in scoring and shooting 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free-throw line in league play. He was one of only six players in the MVC to average double figures in scoring and shoot at least 50 percent from the field and 80 percent from the line in league play, joining Robbie Avila (All-MVC First Team), Malevy Leons (All-MVC First Team), Cade Tyson (All-MVC Second Team), Jayson Kent (All-MVC Second Team) and Ja’Kobi Gillespie (All-MVC Second Team). He finished the season with 409 points, tied with Belmont’s Cade Tyson’s 2022-23 season for the 23rd most points by a freshman in the long and proud history of the Missouri Valley Conference.
Schwieger was one of nine freshmen nationally to average 13.0 ppg and 5.0 rpg. He became just the third Valpo freshman to average over 13.0 points per game since 1992-93, joining Lubos Barton (13.8, 1998-99) and Bryce Drew (13.4 ppg, 1994-95), both Valpo Athletics Hall of Famers. Schwieger became the third Valpo freshman since 1992-93 to average over 5.0 rebounds per game, joining Raitis Grafs (1999-00, 5.8) and Lubos Barton (1998-99, 5.6), both Valpo Athletics Hall of Famers. He was named the MVC Freshman of the Week a league-high five times – Nov. 27, Jan. 15, Jan. 24, Feb. 12 and March 4.
Schwieger scored in double figures 20 times and had six games with 20+ points including a season-high 28 points in a March 3 win over Illinois State, the highest scoring output by a Valpo freshman since Alec Peters in March 2014. He had back-to-back double-doubles on Jan. 14 at Illinois State and Jan. 17 at Evansville including a season-high 13 boards in the Jan. 14 win in Bloomington-Normal. The rookie ranked 19th in the MVC in scoring average at 13.2 ppg, 20th in rebounding at 5.4 rpg, ninth in field-goal percentage at 50.2, ninth in blocked shots per game at 0.9 and 10th in offensive rebounds per game at 1.94. In league-only play, he ranked 14th in scoring average at 14.6, 19th in rebounding average at 5.74, seventh in field-goal percentage at 51.9, tied for 14th in blocks per game at 0.74 and tied for ninth in offensive rebounds per game at 2.0.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
BLUE RIBBON FORECAST
Bradley
UNI
Drake
Illinois State
Belmont
Murray State
Southern Illinois
Valparaiso
Evansville
Indiana State
UIC
Missouri State
ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
F-Darius Hannah, SR, Bradley
F-Tytan Anderson, SR, UNI
F-Cooper Schwieger, SO, Valparaiso
G-Duke Deen, SR, Bradley
G-Johnny Kinziger, SO, Illinois State
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Duke Deen, SR, Bradley
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Bennett Stirtz, JR, Drake
VALPO WOMEN’S SOCCER
SOCCER HOSTS NATIONALLY-RANKED XAVIER, TRAVELS TO WRIGHT STATE
Valparaiso (2-2-0, 0-0-0 MVC)
Thursday, Sept. 5 – #15 Xavier (5-0-1) – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 8 – at Wright State (1-3-0) – noon CT
Next Up in Valpo Soccer: The Valpo soccer team welcomes a nationally-ranked foe to Brown Field on Thursday evening as nonconference play continues, taking on #15 Xavier. The Beacons then return to the road to play at Wright State Sunday afternoon.
Previously: Valpo had just one match last week, falling 5-0 at Ohio.
Looking Ahead: Nonconference play comes to an end next week for the Beacons, as they host Eastern Michigan on Thursday, Sept. 12 before playing at Northern Illinois Sunday, Sept. 15.
Following the Beacons: Thursday’s match versus Xavier will have a live ESPN+ broadcast, while live stats will be available for both matches. All home matches will be broadcast live on ESPN+ as part of The Valley on ESPN, while some road fixtures will also have live video available.
Head Coach John Marovich: Entering his 17th season at the helm of the Valpo program, John Marovich holds a 134-120-48 (.523) record both overall and at Valpo as a head coach. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year and the head of the 2022 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, Marovich holds Valpo’s all-time records for both victories and winning percentage.
Series Notes: Xavier – Thursday is the first meeting between the two programs. Valpo’s last match against a Big East opponent came in the spring 2021 season, a 2-1 loss to DePaul.
Wright State – The Raiders hold an 11-2-5 advantage in the all-time series over Valpo, a series which includes a stretch from 2007 through 2016 when the two sides shared league affiliation in the Horizon League. The programs have matched up twice since in nonconference action, most recently a 2-2 draw on Brown Field Sept. 1, 2019.
Scouting the Opposition: Xavier – The nationally-ranked Musketeers come into Thursday night’s match with a 5-0-1 record on the year, most recently drawing 2-2 at #4 Michigan State on Sunday. The Beacons and Musketeers share one common opponent, Milwaukee, which Xavier earned a 4-2 win against. Three different players share team-high scoring honors with three goals apiece, including Emma Flick, who has also tallied three assists. Maria Galley has played all but eight minutes in goal and owns a 0.85 GAA.
Wright State – The Raiders enter the week with a 1-3-0 record and will host Morehead State on Thursday night before Sunday afternoon’s matchup. Ruby Dunlevy and Ainsley Terada scored for WSU last time out in a 2-1 win over Southern Indiana.
Valpo Picked Fifth in Preseason Poll: The Beacons were chosen to finish in fifth place in preseason polling of the MVC head coaches. Valpo tallied 83 points in the poll, coming in just behind UIC (87) and UNI (85). Missouri State was picked to win the conference and garnered seven first-place votes, while Drake was chosen second and picked up three first-place nods. Notably, the program has matched or surpassed its preseason projection in six of its first seven seasons in the Valley, and the only season it didn’t was 2023, when Valpo eventually claimed the MVC Tournament title.
Preseason Honoree: Senior forward Addy Joiner was recognized by the Valley as a preseason First Team All-MVC honoree when the preseason poll was released. Joiner has twice earned postseason recognition, as she was a First Team All-MVC selection in 2022 and picked up Third Team All-MVC accolades in 2023. Joiner netted eight goals last season, tying her for third in the MVC and moving into a tie for ninth on the program’s single-season goals chart. She enters her final campaign tied for sixth in program history with 18 career goals, tied for seventh with 40 points and tied for eighth with six match-winning goals.
Looking Back at Last Season: Valpo claimed its first MVC Tournament championship since joining the Valley in dramatic fashion in 2023, winning four consecutive tournament matches by 1-0 finals to earn the crown and return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014, where it battled #9 Notre Dame to a scoreless first half before eventually falling 2-0. The Beacons finished the season 11-6-6 overall and went 3-3-4 in MVC regular season play, finishing sixth in the regular season standings. Nicole Norfolk was a First Team All-MVC selection, highlighting six Beacons who earned postseason recognition from the Valley, and also picked up Second Team All-Region honors.
Who’s Back: In a rarity in the transfer portal era we live in, all 20 players from the 2023 team who did not graduate are back and on the 2024 roster. That includes five regular starters and 13 of the team’s 27 goals from last season.
Who’s Gone: But the Beacons did graduate a decorated class of nine players who closed their time at Valpo with championships in back-to-back seasons, a group which accounted for 54.2% of the team minutes played in 2023. The four-year seniors who graduated put together maybe the best four-year stretch in program history, posting a 19-7-10 record in MVC play and advancing to four consecutive MVC Tournament semifinals. That group of seniors combined for nine All-MVC selections, 12 MVC weekly awards, 28 goals, 27 assists and 28 shutouts over their four years.
Who’s New: Chomping at the bit to be the next group of Beacons to help keep Valpo among the MVC’s best are 10 newcomers to the roster in 2024. That group includes nine true freshmen and grad transfer Ella Schad, who is utilizing her COVID year of eligibility after playing four seasons at Coastal Carolina.
Facing Ranked Opposition: Thursday night will feature a nationally-ranked opponent under the lights at Brown Field, believed to be the first time in program history Valpo women’s soccer has hosted a top-25 opponent. The Beacons last faced a nationally-ranked foe when they took on #9 Notre Dame in last season’s NCAA Tournament, while their last regular season match against a top-25 opponent also came against a ninth-ranked Fighting Irish side to open the 2015 campaign.
A Familiar Face: Xavier’s visit to Brown Field on Thursday means the return of a familiar face to the sidelines. Musketeer assistant coach Noah Smith spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant for Valpo, working with the Beacons’ goalkeepers.
Closing Out a Tough Stretch: When the Beacons’ schedule was released in early July, eyes immediately were drawn to this stretch of three matches which concludes on Thursday – a stretch which ranks among the toughest run of matches in head coach John Marovich’s tenure. It started with a matchup against Milwaukee, which finished last season with an RPI of 36, has won 22 of the last 24 Horizon League regular season titles and has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 17 times. It continued with a road fixture against Ohio, which won the MAC Tournament last season and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. And it ends this week against Xavier, which went 14-4-4 last season, earned a share of the Big East regular season title, received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and closed the year with an RPI of 27.
An Old Foe: When Valpo takes on Wright State Sunday afternoon, it will be the third time this year the program has taken on an opponent it previously shared conference affiliation with, as WSU and Valpo were both Horizon League members from 2007-16. Valpo and Eastern Illinois share three seasons (1996-98) as affiliate members of the MVC, while Milwaukee was also in the Horizon League for the duration of Valpo’s time in the league. Valpo and Chicago State also used to share conference affiliation in the Mid-Continent Conference, but CSU did not sponsor women’s soccer at that time.
Brown Field Drama: Down one goal with 20 minutes to play in your home opener against a Milwaukee side which finished last season 36th nationally in RPI? No problem for Valpo, as Sam Gountounas scored in the 72nd minute and Addy Joiner found the back of the net in the 88th minute to give the Beacons the 2-1 victory. It marked the first time Valpo won a match in regulation when trailing after 70 minutes since a 2-1 victory over Murray State Aug. 26, 2005.
Rallying for the Win: Conceding first has not been a death knell for Valpo’s chances of earning a win in early-season action. The Beacons have surrendered the first goal in each of their two wins, coming from down 1-0 to beat Chicago State 3-1 and Milwaukee 2-1. This comes on the heels of a 2023 campaign during which Valpo was winless (0-5-3) when conceding first.
Who Else?: Of course it was senior forward Addy Joiner with the match-winner against Milwaukee, the 20th goal of her Valpo career – just the sixth player in program history to reach that mark. Joiner is tied with Kendall Brown for fifth place in program history in career goals, just one shy of Emily King in fourth. It was her seventh career match-winning goal as well, also tied for fifth in program history. Joiner, who also tallied the assist on Sam Gountounas’ goal, is tied for sixth with Luisa Desario with 45 career points as well.
Shooting With Accuracy: Joiner’s two goals this year have come on eight shot attempts, a ratio slightly better than her career line of 20 goals on 92 shots. The 92 shots is by far the fewest in the career of any of Valpo’s top-10 career goal scorers, as the next fewest shot attempts was Rachel Hoaglin’s 117. In addition, Joiner’s shooting percentage of 21.7% is easily the best of any of Valpo’s most prolific goal scorers – second-best is Cory Griffith’s 16.6% clip.
Player of the Week: For her multiple goal involvements in the Milwaukee win, Joiner was named the MVC Player of the Week. It was the fifth weekly honor of her career – she earned Freshman of the Week once as a rookie, was Player of the Week twice as a sophomore and then once as a junior. Joiner joins Lori Moore as the only players in program history to earn weekly recognition from the conference office at least once in each of their four seasons.
Sam Scores Again: Joiner wasn’t the first Valpo player this season to score multiple goals, as classmate Sam Gountounas beat her to the punch with her 72nd minute equalizer against Milwaukee. Gountounas previously found the back of the net with the match-winning goal in the opener against Chicago State. After scoring three goals in her first three seasons, Gountounas has two in the first four games of her senior campaign.
Productive Debuts: Two Valpo rookies had goal involvements in their collegiate debut in the season opener at Chicago State. Landyn Wessels picked up the assist on Sam Gountounas’ goal early in the second half, while Ashley Trippeer closed out the scoring with the late insurance goal.
Mixing and Matching: Head coach John Marovich has plenty of options at his disposal this year and has not hesitated with utilizing many of them. The season opener at Chicago State saw right back Ashley Trippeer as the only Beacon field player to play the full 90 minutes – the first time in program history in a season opener that only one field player has gone the full 90. At Eastern Illinois, the entire back line played the full match, as Trippeer was joined by Abby White, Anna Cup and Maya Tyburowski, but then against Milwaukee, it was only White who played the full 90 minutes. Last time out at Ohio, Cup was the only Beacon to play the full 90.
Joiner Leads the Line: Senior forward Addy Joiner enters her final year looking for one more standout campaign to cap her prolific career in the Brown and Gold. Joiner earned First Team All-MVC recognition as a sophomore as she led the team and ranked second in the Valley with seven goals scored. Last year, she was a Third Team All-MVC selection, pacing the Beacons and ranking third in the MVC with eight goals while also chipping in a pair of assists. Joiner entered the 2024 campaign tied for sixth in program history with 18 career goals.
From Newbie to Veteran: It’s not often you’d call a sophomore a veteran presence, but that is exactly what sophomore center back Anna Cup brings to the Beacons’ back line. As a rookie last season, Cup slotted in immediately to the team’s defense, starting in each of her 22 appearances and missing only one match due to injury. Of her 22 starts, she went the distance in 21 of them, while Valpo surrendered one goal or fewer in 18 of her 22 starts. For her defensive efforts, Cup earned a spot on the MVC All-Freshman Team.
Scooter Shines: Senior left back Abby White has been a steady sight running up and down the left side since she stepped on campus in 2021. White, who has accumulated over 4,500 minutes of playing time through her first three seasons, was an MVC All-Freshman Team choice in 2021 and earned Third Team All-MVC honors in 2022. Last season, White came up big in one of the biggest moments, as she scored the match-winning goal in extra time of the Beacons’ MVC Tournament semifinal victory over Missouri State, bending in a corner kick for an Olimpico in the 97th minute. White played all 380 minutes of the tournament run, part of a back line which posted four consecutive clean sheets, and was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team.
Big Shoes to Fill: While the Valpo program graduated a decorated class of seniors following last season, perhaps none was more decorated than Nikki Coryell, the three-time MVC Goalkeeper of the Year and four-time All-MVC honoree. With Coryell’s departure, the Beacons entered this season with a grand total of 0 collegiate regular season minutes at goalkeeper on their roster. A trio of netminders will look to step in and try to take their place in the legacy of strong Valpo goalkeepers: redshirt sophomore Kate Sheridan, redshirt freshman Helen Stegner and true freshman Hailey Wade.
The English Influence: Last season marked the first time in program history Valpo’s roster featured a player from England, as Daisy Boardman arrived on campus from Warrington, Cheshire. This season, the number of players from across the pond doubles, as Kate Jeffery joins the Beacons from Southampton, Hampshire. In addition, Louis Owens – a native of Basingstoke, Hampshire – will work with the goalkeepers as the coaching staff’s graduate assistant this year.
That Tourney Run: It was a magical 11 days in late October and early November last fall, as Valpo embarked on its dramatic run to claiming the MVC Tournament championship. The Beacons won all four of their tournament fixtures by 1-0 finals – the first time in program history Valpo has won four matches in a single postseason, and the first time in program history the team has strung together 1-0 wins in four straight matches. The final three of those four victories came over the top three teams in the regular season standings, including the title match win over host and regular season champion Drake. In three of those four matches, it took the Beacons until after halftime to find their lone goal, including one match that went to extra time scoreless. As the sixth seed in the MVC Tournament, Valpo became the lowest seed ever to win the Valley title and was the first team outside the top-two to claim the championship since 2007.
Conference Success: Valpo has enjoyed consistent success within conference play over the last few seasons. Since the start of the spring 2021 campaign, the Beacons are 19-7-10 within regular season MVC matches – a mark which improves to 19-5-10 with the removal of two matches versus departed conference foe Loyola.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
8 – 23 – 9 – 10 – 25 – 13 – 5
September 4, 1916 – Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitchers Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown face each other for a final time; after 25 contests Mathewson takes a 13-12 advantage with Reds 10-8 winners over Cubs
September 4, 1923 – New York Yankees pitcher “Sad” Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A’s, 2-0
September 4, 1985 – New York Mets catcher Number 8, Gary Carter’s 2 HRs in a 9-2 win in San Diego ties MLB record of 5 HRs in 2 games
September 4, 1991 – MLB Statistical Accuracy Committee votes to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris’ (who famously donned the Number 9) 1961 home run record of 61 (passing Babe Ruth’s 60).
September 4, 1993 – Penn State University plays its first football game in the Big 10, beating Minnesota 38-20; quarterback John Sacca, Number 9 threw 4 touchdown passes to Number 10, Bobby Engram
September 4, 1993 – New York Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott, Number 25 no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0 at Yankee Stadium
September 4, 1994 – Browns Quarterback Tom Tupa, Number 7 scored the first 2-point conversion in NFL history, by running in a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati
September 4, 1994 – Miami quarterback Dan Marino, Number 13 throws 5 touchdown passes in Dolphins’ 39-35 win over New England; sets NFL record with his 18th game of 4-or-more touchdown passes
September 4, 1995 – Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura, Number 23 hits grand slams in consecutive innings, the 4th and 5th, of a 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers
September 4, 2005 – 20-year-old Kyle Busch in the Number 5 Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger Chevrolet became the youngest driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race when he outduels Greg Biffle in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway
FOOTBALL HISTORY
September 4, 1927 – The New York Yankees football franchise joins the NFL on September 4, 1927. The origins of this first New York Yankees pro football franchise (there were several who used that name) predate their NFL entry by one year. The Yankees were the brain child of Charles, C. C. Pyle, whose original intent was to be a member of the NFL. Our friend Larry Schmitt of Gridiron-Uniforms.com adds that C. C. Pyle had the controlling rights of Red Grange’s contract and decided to try and mimic the success that the Chicago Bears had on their barnstorming tour in early 1926 and figured that Grange would be a crowd magnet for the Yankees tour.
Pyle attempted to join the NFL but was thwarted by Commissioner Joe Carr, who said the New York Football Giants had exclusive territorial rights to New York. This precedent was established during the 1925 season in the dispute between the Pottsville Maroons and Frankford Yellow Jackets in regards to an exhibition contest between the Maroons and a Notre Dame alumni All-Star team, which led to the Pottsville franchise being suspended and the Chicago Cardinals being crowned NFL Champions for 1925.
Pyle, who had already leased Yankee Stadium for 1926, then brashly started up his league, which was the first of four to be known as the “American Football League” and perhaps out of spite, established a second franchise in New York, the Brooklyn Horsemen. The NFL responded by issuing a franchise charter of their own for Brooklyn, the Lions, and managed to wrestle the lease for Ebbets Field, relegating the Horsemen to the inferior Commercial Park.
The first AFL was a disaster for all involved. Four franchises in a city that barely supported one in 1925, was three too many. The Horsemen and Lions merged mid-season and the Yankees, despite the drawing power of Grange, had difficulty drawing large crowds on the road and several franchises dropped out before the schedule’s conclusion. In a post-season exhibition at Yankee Stadium, the NFL’s 5th-place Giants team humbled the AFL Champion Philadelphia Quakers 31-0. Shortly afterward this first edition of the AFL officially closed.
The Yankees franchise, with Grange, was admitted to the NFL for the 1927 season with the stipulation that their home contests not conflict with the Giants. Often in game programs, they were referred to in 1927 as Red Grange’s Yankees for the public relations power that Grange’s star power held. The 1927 Yankees featured Grange at halfback, quarterback “Wild Bill” Kelly from Montana, and former Penn State star guard August Michalske.
The 1927 Yankees were a competitive team with a winning record for most of the season. Ironically, Grange injured his knee during a home victory over his former team the Bears, which caused him to miss several games. He was in the lineup for a home-and-home series against the Giants to close out the season, which their rivals from the Polo Grounds swept on their way to the NFL title. Grange played in 118 of the possible 120 minutes on poor fields in those two Giants contests. The first game was played in the snow and the second on in a torrential downpour that reduced the field to a muddy quagmire. Red Grange ended up sitting out the 1928 season to rehabilitate his knee, and without a star to attract fans, the Yankees struggled and ended up folding for good after the season ended. Grange returned to Chicago in 1929 where he played until his retirement in 1933. For more on Red Grange and C. C. Pyle please get a copy of Chris Willis great book, Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL’s First Superstar.
Fast forward a few decades…
September 4, 1993 – Penn State University plays its very first football game as a member of the Big -10 Conference. Nittany Lion’s quarterback Joe Sacca threw 4 TD passes to WR Bobby Engram as PSU won 38-20 over the Minnesota Golden Gophers
September 4, 1994 – Miami Dolphin’s QB Dan Marino guided the ‘phins to a 39-35 victory against rival New England with the help of 5 touchdown tosses. This was a career record 18th game for Marino to throw 4 or more touchdowns in a game.
September 4, 1994 – Known as a coach that always studies the rule book closely, especially new rules, Bill Belichick, the Head Coach of the Cleveland Browns calls in a play that has holder Tom Tupa run a fake extra point into the end zone for the NFL’s first ever two point conversion. The Browns hold on and defeat the Bengals 28-20.
September 4, 2006 – In the Canadian Football League, Toronto Argonaut’s QB Damon Allen surpasses former CFL/NFL quarterback Warren Moon as pro football’s all-time leading passer as he reaches 70,595 career passing yards. Toronto won the game over Hamilton 40-6 as Allen tossed for 207 yards and 2 TDs in the game.
September 4, 2018 – Nike names NFL QB Colin Kapernick as the face of Nike’s 30th anniversary advertising campaign.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for September 4
September 4, 1874 – Clint Wyckoff was a former Cornell University quarterback. In 1970 the College Hall of Fame enshrined the legendary QB into their museum. He was the very first consensus All-American in history who did not attend Penn, Princeton, or Yale. He took over captaining the team right succeeding the legendary Pop Warner.
September 4, 1894 – Bart Macomber was a quarterback /halfback who played for the University of Illinois from 1914 through 1916. After college he went pro playing for the Canton Bulldogs and the Youngstown Patricians. He later went on to coach in the Pacific Coast League in 1926 for the Oakland Oaks. The College Football Hall of Fame enshrined him in 1972.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Sept. 4
1916 — Longtime pitching rivals Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown closed their careers, by special arrangement, in the same game. Mathewson won the game 10-8.
1923 — Sam Jones of the New York Yankees pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia Athletics without striking out a batter. New York’s Babe Ruth had the only strikeout of the game.
1927 — Lloyd and Paul Waner became the first brothers to hit home runs in the same game, leading Pittsburgh to an 8-4 win over Cincinnati. Both homers came off Dolf Luque in the fifth inning, the only time in major league history brothers did it in one inning. Lloyd led off the inning with his second home run of the season, and a batter later Paul hit his ninth of the year. Both were bounce home runs, allowed until the 1931; now ground-rule doubles.
1928 — The Boston Braves started a grueling string in which they played nine straight doubleheaders, a major league record.
1941 — The New York Yankees clinched the pennant on the earliest date in baseball history with a 6-3 victory over Boston.
1966 — Los Angeles became the first team in major league history to draw more than 2 million at home and on the road when the Dodgers beat the Reds 8-6 before 18,670 fans in Cincinnati.
1974 — Don Wilson of the Houston Astros was replaced by a pinch hitter after pitching eight no-hit innings against Cincinnati. Mike Cosgrove pitched the ninth inning and gave up a leadoff single to Tony Perez for the only hit in the Reds’ 2-1 victory.
1985 — Gary Carter hit two solo homers to tie a major league record and singled in another run to lead the New York Mets to a 9-2 victory over San Diego. Carter’s feat followed a three-homer performance the night before as he became the 11th player in major league history to hit five home runs in two games.
1993 — Jim Abbott threw the New York Yankees’ first no-hitter in 10 years, leading them to a 4-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
1995 — Robin Ventura became the eighth player in major league history — and the first in 25 years — to hit two grand slams in one game as the Chicago White Sox beat Texas 14-3.
1998 — The New York Yankees reached 100 wins on the earliest date in major league history — five days before the 1906 Chicago Cubs and 1954 Cleveland Indians — with an 11-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. The ’06 Cubs set the major league record for fewest games to reach 100 victories (132).
2002 — The Oakland Athletics set an AL record by winning their 20th straight game. They somehow blew an 11-run lead before pinch-hitter Scott Hatteberg homered in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat Kansas City 12-11. Oakland broke a three-way tie for the longest winning streak in AL history with the 1906 Chicago White Sox and the 1947 New York Yankees.
2017 — J.D. Martinez tied a major league record by hitting four home runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0 for their 11th straight victory. Martinez became the 18th player in major league history to hit four homers in a game, and the 16th in the modern era.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 4
1920 — Man o War wins the 1 5/8-mile Lawrence Realization Stakes at Belmont Park by 100 lengths, the largest winning margin in modern racing history. His time of 2:40 4/5 shatters the world record by 6 4/5 seconds for his fifth record performance of the year.
1932 — Olin Dutra defeats Frank Walsh in the final round 4 and 3 to win the PGA Championship.
1951 — Frank Sedgman becomes the first Australian to win the men’s singles title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships, beating Victor Seixas in three sets. Sixteen-year-old Maureen Connolly wins the first of three consecutive women’s titles, beating Shirley Fry in three sets.
1966 — The Houston Oilers holds the Denver Broncos to no first downs in a 45-7 rout.
1983 — Greg LeMond wins UCI World Road Race Championship in 7h 01′ 21″ in Altenrhein, Switzerland; first American cyclist to take the title.
1983 — Lynn Dickey of Green Bay completes 27 of 31 passes, including 18 straight, for 333 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Packers in a 41-38 overtime victory over Houston.
1992 — Jimmy Connors loses to Ivan Lendl 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 in his record 115th and final U.S. Open singles match.
1993 — New York Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott no-hits Cleveland Indians 4-0 at Yankee Stadium.
1994 — Fu Mingxia of China becomes the first woman to win consecutive highboard world diving titles, beating countrywoman Chi Bin in Rome.
1994 — Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins becomes the second quarterback with 300 touchdown passes by throwing for five scores in a 39-35 victory over New England. Dan Marino passes for 473 yards and Patriot’s quarterback Drew Bledsoe passes for 421 yards and four touchdowns. It’s second time two opposing quarterbacks each pass for 400 yards and four touchdowns in the same game.
2002 — Argentina defeats the U.S. 87-80 in the world basketball championships at Indianapolis. It’s the first loss for a U.S. team in 59 games since the Americans began sending NBA players to international tournaments in 1992.
2005 — 20 year old Kyle Busch becomes youngest driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race when he out duels Greg Biffle in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway.
2006 — Tiger Woods matches the lowest final round of his career (8-under 63) in the Deutsche Bank C’ship at Norton, MA to win for the 5th straight time and 7th time this PGA Tour season.
2010 — DeMarco Murray’s career-best 218 yards rushing leads Oklahoma to a 31-24 victory for the Sooners’ 800th win.
2010 — Andy Dalton becomes TCU’s winningest quarterback, running for two touchdowns and throwing for another in the No. 6 Horned Frogs’ 30-21 victory over Oregon State. His 30th win moves him past Sammy Baugh, who had held the mark since the mid-1930s.
2017 — J.D. Martinez ties a major league record by hitting four home runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-0 for their 11th straight victory.
2017 — Madison Keys eliminates Elina Svitolina in three sets to give the U.S. four women in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time in 15 years. Keys joins Americans Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe and Sloane Stephens.
TV SPORTS WEDNESDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Philadelphia at Toronto | 3:07pm | MLBN NBCS-PHI Sportsnet |
| Chi. White Sox at Baltimore | 6:35pm | NBCS-CHI MASN2 |
| Washington at Miami | 6:40pm | MASN Bally Sports Florida |
| Minnesota at Tampa Bay | 6:50pm | Bally Sports North Bally Sports Sun |
| Boston at NY Mets | 7:10pm | 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 | FS1 Bally Sports Great Lakes Bally Sports Kansas City |
| Pittsburgh at Chi. Cubs | 7:40pm | ATTSN-PIT MARQ |
| NY Yankees at Texas | 8:05pm | Prime YES Bally Sports Southwest |
| LA Dodgers at LA Angels | 9:38pm | SNLA Ballys Sports West |
| Detroit at San Diego | 9:40pm | MLBN Padres.TV Bally Sports Detroit |
| Seattle at Oakland | 9:40pm | ROOT NBCS-CA |
| Arizona at San Francisco | 9:45pm | MLBN YurView NBCS-BAY |
| WNBA | TIME ET | TV |
| Los Angeles at Indiana | 7:00pm | CBSSN MeTV Indianapolis |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Anguilla vs Turks and Caicos Islands | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: U.S. Virgin Islands vs Bahamas | 4:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: British Virgin Islands vs Cayman Islands | 4:30pm | Paramount+ |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Germany vs Nigeria | 6:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Spain vs Paraguay | 6:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup: Santa Fe FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 8:00pm | ESPN+ Paramount+ |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Morocco vs United States | 9:00pm | FS2 Fubo |
| FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: Korea Republic vs Venezuela | 9:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| CONCACAF W Champions Cup: Portland Thorns vs América | 10:00pm | ESPN+ Paramount+ |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| US Open | 11:00am | ESPN+ |
| US Open | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| US Open | 7:00pm | ESPN |