“THE SCOREBOARD”
******INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 6******
FRIDAY
ATTICA (0-4) AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL (3-1)
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE (2-2) AT SEYMOUR (2-2)
BENTON CENTRAL (1-3) AT TWIN LAKES (3-1)
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (3-1) AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH (1-3)
BLUFFTON (4-0) AT JAY COUNTY (3-1)
BOONE GROVE (3-1) AT WHEELER (1-3)
BOONVILLE (2-2) AT LINTON-STOCKTON (3-1)
BOWMAN ACADEMY (1-1) AT LAKE STATION (1-3)
BREMEN (3-1) AT JIMTOWN (1-3)
BROWN COUNTY (1-3) AT WEST VIGO (0-4)
CALUMET (1-3) AT HAMMOND MORTON (1-3)
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN (1-3) AT HAGERSTOWN (3-1)
CARROLL (FLORA) (4-0) AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) (3-1)
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (3-1) AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER (4-0)
CASCADE (3-1) AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN (4-0)
CASTLE (3-1) AT VINCENNES LINCOLN (3-1)
CENTRAL NOBLE (1-3) AT FREMONT (1-3)
CHRISTEL HOUSE MANUAL (1-3) AT PHALEN ACADEMY (1-2)
CHURUBUSCO (0-4) AT PRAIRIE HEIGHTS (0-4)
CLARKSVILLE (0-4) AT EASTERN GREENE (2-2)
CLINTON CENTRAL (0-3) AT TAYLOR (1-3)
CONNERSVILLE (2-2) AT RUSHVILLE (0-4)
CRAWFORDSVILLE (0-4) AT SOUTHMONT (3-1)
CROWN POINT (4-0) AT PORTAGE (0-4)
CULVER ACADEMY (2-2) AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY (4-0)
DANVILLE (3-1) AT TRI-WEST (3-1)
DECATUR CENTRAL (2-2) AT MOORESVILLE (2-2)
DEKALB (2-2) AT COLUMBIA CITY (4-0)
DELTA (4-0) AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) (1-3)
EAST CENTRAL (4-0) AT BATESVILLE (4-0)
EASTERN (PEKIN) (1-3) AT CORYDON CENTRAL (0-4)
EDINBURGH (0-4) AT NORTH DAVIESS (3-1)
ELKHART (1-3) AT PENN (3-1)
EVANSVILLE BOSSE (1-3) AT EVANSVILLE NORTH (2-2)
EVANSVILLE HARRISON (0-4) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (4-0)
EVANSVILLE REITZ (4-0) AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (0-4)
FISHERS (3-1) AT BROWNSBURG (4-0)
FLOYD CENTRAL (3-1) AT JEFFERSONVILLE (0-4)
FOREST PARK (3-1) AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) (3-1)
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK (0-4) AT NORTHWESTERN (1-3)
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA (0-4) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS (2-2)
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP (0-4) AT FORT WAYNE NORTH (1-3)
FORT WAYNE WAYNE (2-2) AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH (0-4)
FRANKLIN (3-1) AT MARTINSVILLE (2-2)
FRANKLIN CENTRAL (2-2) AT AVON (0-4)
FRANKLIN COUNTY (2-2) AT LAWRENCEBURG (3-1)
GARRETT (2-2) AT EASTSIDE (2-2)
GOSHEN (0-4) AT NORTHRIDGE (3-1)
GREENWOOD (3-1) AT PLAINFIELD (4-0)
HAMILTON HEIGHTS (4-0) AT WESTERN (2-2)
HAMMOND CENTRAL (4-0) AT PIONEER (3-1)
HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.) AT TELL CITY (2-2)
HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (3-1) AT ANDERSON (1-3)
HARVEST PREP (OHIO) AT CENTER GROVE (3-1)
HERITAGE (4-0) AT ADAMS CENTRAL (4-0)
HIGHLAND (2-2) AT LOWELL (1-3)
HOBART (3-1) AT ANDREAN (2-2)
HOMESTEAD (2-2) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (1-3)
HUNTINGTON NORTH (0-4) AT BELLMONT (0-4)
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (2-2) AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) (0-4)
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (4-0) AT COLUMBUS NORTH (2-2)
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (2-2) AT GUERIN CATHOLIC (4-0)
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA (4-0) AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (3-1)
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE (2-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER (2-2)
INDIANAPOLIS TECH (0-4) AT RICHMOND (0-4)
INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY (2-2) AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN (2-2)
IRVINGTON PREP ACADEMY (0-4) AT FRONTIER (2-2)
JASPER (2-2) AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI (1-3)
JOHN GLENN (3-1) AT KNOX (4-0)
KANKAKEE VALLEY (1-3) AT HANOVER CENTRAL (4-0)
KNIGHTSTOWN (2-2) AT EASTERN HANCOCK (2-2)
KOKOMO (4-0) AT MARION (2-2)
LAKE CENTRAL (2-2) AT LAPORTE (1-3)
LAKELAND (3-1) AT ANGOLA (0-4)
LAPEL (1-3) AT NORTH DECATUR (3-1)
LAVILLE (4-0) AT CASTON (0-4)
LAWRENCE CENTRAL (1-3) AT PIKE (1-3)
LAWRENCE NORTH (4-0) AT CARMEL (2-2)
LEBANON (1-3) AT FRANKFORT (1-3)
LEO (2-2) AT EAST NOBLE (3-1)
LEWIS CASS (2-2) AT ROCHESTER (3-1)
MADISON (1-3) AT JENNINGS COUNTY (2-2)
MCCUTCHEON (1-3) AT LOGANSPORT (1-3)
MERRILLVILLE (3-1) AT MICHIGAN CITY (2-2)
MILAN (2-2) AT GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN (2-2)
MISHAWAKA (3-1) AT PLYMOUTH (2-2)
MITCHELL (0-4) AT CRAWFORD COUNTY (0-4)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (0-4) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (2-2)
MUNSTER (1-3) AT EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL (0-3)
NEW ALBANY (1-3) AT COLUMBUS EAST (1-3)
NEW CASTLE (1-3) AT YORKTOWN (2-2)
NEW PRAIRIE (3-1) AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH (3-1)
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (1-3) AT NORTH KNOX (2-2)
NORTH HARRISON (4-0) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (4-0)
NORTH MIAMI (0-4) AT WHITKO (1-3)
NORTH POSEY (4-0) AT HERITAGE HILLS (4-0)
NORTH PUTNAM (0-4) AT CLOVERDALE (2-2)
NORTH WHITE (4-0) AT WES-DEL (1-3)
NORTHFIELD (0-4) AT MANCHESTER (2-2)
NORTHWOOD (3-1) AT WARSAW (4-0)
NORWELL (1-3) AT NEW HAVEN (4-0)
OWEN COUNTY (KY.) AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY (3-1)
OWEN VALLEY (2-2) AT NORTHVIEW (4-0)
PENDLETON HEIGHTS (3-1) AT NEW PALESTINE (2-2)
PERRY CENTRAL (1-3) AT TECUMSEH (0-4)
PERU (4-0) AT MACONAQUAH (3-1)
PROVIDENCE (4-0) AT CHARLESTOWN (2-2)
PURDUE POLYTECHNIC (2-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS (3-1)
RENSSELAER CENTRAL (2-2) AT WEST LAFAYETTE (3-1)
RIVER FOREST (3-1) AT GRIFFITH (1-3)
RIVERTON PARKE (1-3) AT NORTH VERMILLION (2-2)
SEEGER (3-1) AT PARKE HERITAGE (2-2)
SHELBYVILLE (3-1) AT GREENFIELD-CENTRAL (4-0)
SHENANDOAH (1-3) AT PARK TUDOR (4-0)
SILVER CREEK (2-2) AT SCOTTSBURG (3-1)
SOUTH ADAMS (2-2) AT MONROE CENTRAL (1-3)
SOUTH BEND ADAMS (1-3) AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN (1-3)
SOUTH BEND CLAY (0-4) AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (1-3)
SOUTH BEND RILEY (4-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON (2-2)
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) (1-3) AT HAMMOND NOLL (1-3)
SOUTH DEARBORN (2-2) AT GREENSBURG (0-4)
SOUTH NEWTON (3-1) AT TRI-COUNTY (1-3)
SOUTH PUTNAM (3-1) AT EDGEWOOD (1-3)
SOUTH SPENCER (1-3) AT PIKE CENTRAL (1-3)
SOUTH VERMILLION (3-1) AT COVINGTON (2-2)
SOUTHPORT (0-4) AT BEECH GROVE (1-3)
SOUTHRIDGE (3-1) AT GIBSON SOUTHERN (2-2)
SOUTHSIDE HOMESCHOOL AT SOUTH DECATUR (3-1)
SOUTHWOOD (2-2) AT WABASH (0-4)
SPEEDWAY (1-3) AT MONROVIA (3-1)
SPRINGS VALLEY (3-1) AT SALEM (0-4)
SULLIVAN (2-2) AT GREENCASTLE (2-2)
TERRE HAUTE NORTH (0-4) AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH (4-0)
TIPTON (1-3) AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC (1-3)
TRI (3-1) AT CENTERVILLE (4-0)
TRI-CENTRAL (1-3) AT DELPHI (0-4)
TRITON (2-2) AT CULVER (0-4)
TRITON CENTRAL (3-1) AT INDIAN CREEK (2-2)
UNION CITY (0-4) AT NORTHEASTERN (4-0)
VALPARAISO (3-1) AT CHESTERTON (1-3)
WARREN CENTRAL (2-2) AT BEN DAVIS (3-1)
WASHINGTON (1-3) AT PRINCETON (0-4)
WAWASEE (1-3) AT CONCORD (2-2)
WEST CENTRAL (4-0) AT NORTH NEWTON (0-4)
WEST NOBLE (4-0) AT FAIRFIELD (3-1)
WEST WASHINGTON (3-1) AT PAOLI (3-1)
WESTERN BOONE (3-1) AT NORTH MONTGOMERY (2-2)
WESTFIELD (4-0) AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (4-0)
WHITELAND (2-2) AT PERRY MERIDIAN (1-3)
WINAMAC (0-4) AT NORTH JUDSON (2-2)
WINCHESTER (2-2) AT UNION COUNTY (0-4)
WOODLAN (1-3) AT SOUTHERN WELLS (1-3)
ZIONSVILLE (3-1) AT NOBLESVILLE (2-2)
SATURDAY
ALEXANDRIA (4-0) VS. EASTBROOK (3-1)
BLACKFORD (0-4) VS. ELWOOD (0-4)
CLINTON PRAIRIE (4-0) AT SHERIDAN (3-1)
FRANKTON (2-2) VS. MISSISSINEWA (4-0)
MADISON-GRANT (3-1) VS. OAK HILL (3-1)
WHITING (2-2) AT GARY WEST (2-2)
GAMES TO WATCH IN BOLD
******INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL REPORTED SCORES*******
CROTHERSVILLE 3 SOUTH-CENTRAL 2
MCCUTCHEON 3 HARRISON 2
SEYMOUR 3 SOUTHPORT 2
SHAKAMAK 3 S. VERMILLION 0
CHESTERTON 3 LAPORTE 2
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 3 S. DEARBORN 1
PORTAGE 3 MICHIGAN CITY 0
NEW PRAIRIE 3 SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 0
LOWELL 3 HOBART 0
LAWRENCEBURG 3 GREENSBURG 0
TRITON 3 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 0
MANCHESTER 3 LEWIS CASS 2
VINCENNES RIVET 3 SULLIVAN 0
CHARLESTOWN 3 SALEM 0
SPRINGS VALLEY 3 MITCHELL 1
LAKE CENTRAL 3 VALPARAISO 0
NORTHVIEW 3 N. PUTNAM 0
BARR REEVE 3 S. KNOX 0
COMMUNITY BAPTIST 3 EMMANUEL BAPTIST 0
DALEVILLE 3 MUNCIE CENTRAL 0
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 3 N. DAVIESS 2
NORTH MONTGOMERY 3 CRAWFORDSVILLE 0
COVINGTON 3 FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 0
FRONTIER 3 FAITH CHRISTIAN 2
NEW ALBANY 3 COLUMBUS EAST 0
SILVER CREEK 3 TRINITY LUTHERAN 0
INDIAN CREEK 3 EDGEWOOD 1
BENTON CENTRAL 3 SEEGER 0
SOUTH PUTNAM 3 EVIDENCE 0
SHERIDAN 3 DELPHI 0
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 3 RENSSELAER CENTRAL 0
CENTERVILLE 3 UNION 0
NORTHFIELD 3 ROCHESTER 0
WINCHESTER 3 ANDERSON 0
HAUSER 3 S. DECATUR 1
EASTERN 3 CLINTON CENTRAL 0
LOOGOOTEE 3 N. KNOX 0
NORTHWESTERN 3 TWIN LAKES 0
LINTON STOCKTON 3 EASTERN GREENE 0
BROWNSBURG 3 FISHERS 1
SOUTH NEWTON 3 DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 2
LAFAYETTE JEFF 3 CARROLL 0
KNOX 3 ARGOS 0
BETHANY CHRISTIAN 3 PARK TUDOR 0
NORTH POSEY 3 S. SPENCER 0
SCECINA 3 CASCADE 2
WARSAW 3 PLYMOUTH 0
FORT WAYNE NORTHRUP 3 FORT WAYNE WAYNE 0
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 3 BORDEN 0
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 3 SOUTH BEND RILEY 0
SOUTH ADAMS 3 HERITAGE 1
MCCUTCHEON 3 HARRISON 2
BELLMONT 3 NEW HAVEN 0
TIPTON 3 KOKOMO 1
WHITING 3 CALUMET NEW TECH 0
RONCALLI 3 BISHOP CHATARD 0
NEW CASTLE 3 MOUNT VERNON 1
HAGERSTOWN 3 CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 1
CASTLE 3 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 0
NORTHWOOD 3 MISHAWAKA 0
GARRETT 3 LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 0
CASTON 3 N. WHITE 0
WESTERN BOONE 3 FRANKFORT 0
ANDREAN 3 KANKAKEE VALLEY 0
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 3 FORT WAYNE NORTH 0
TRI-COUNTY 3 ROSSVILLE 0
ZIONSVILLE 3 NOBLESVILLE 0
BLOOMFIELD 3 OWEN VALLEY 0
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 3 FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 0
AVON 3 FRANKLIN CENTRAL 1
JENNINGS COUNTY 3 COLUMBUS NORTH 0
COLUMBIA CITY 3 HUNTINGTON NORTH 1
CENTER GROVE 3 BREBUEF 2
WEST NOBLE 3 CENTRAL NOBLE 1
JASPER 3 NORTHEAST DUBOIS 0
WESTERN 3 MACONAQUAH 2
GREENFIELD CENTRAL 3 SHELBYVILLE 0
PENN 3 SB CLAY 0
*******INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS REPORTED SOCCER SCORES*******
PARK TUDOR 9 SHORTRIDGE 0
BETHESDA CHRISTIAN 1 COVINGTON 1
VICTORY CHRISTIAN 1 PRAIRIE 0
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 6 FORT WAYNE NORTH 0
GIBSON SOUTHERN 2 FOREST PARK 1
PORTAGE 2 GRIFFITH 1
EVANSVILLE NORTH 3 EVANSVILLE REITZ 1
FAITH CHRISTIAN 9 TRI-CENTRAL 0
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 2 NORTHEAST DUBOIS 1
MONROVIA 9 NORTHVIEW 0
BREMEN 4 TRINITY 2
DANVILLE 5 CASCADE 0
JENNINGS COUNTY 2 SILVER CREEK 2
CRISPUS ATTUCKS 9 PHALEN ACADEMY 0
WESTVIEW 2 CENTRAL NOBLE 0
FRANKLIN COUNTY 1 RICHMOND 1
WHEELER 3 ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 2
WEST VIGO 3 OWEN VALLEY 0
FRANKFORT 3 N. MONTGOMERY 2
SOUTHPORT 3 SCECINA 0
OLDENBURG ACADEMY 2 SWITZERLAND COUNTY 0
CASTLE 9 EVANSVILLE HARRISON 0
MUNCIE BURRIS 9 UNION COUNTY 0
ELKHART 0 JIMTOWN 0
GREENCASTLE 4 BROWN COUNTY 0
MARTINSVILLE 4 EDGEWOOD 1
LAPEL 6 MUNCIE BURRIS 3
HUNTINGTON NORTH 4 EASTBROOK 1
WABASH 0 BLACKFORD 0
CORYDON CENTRAL 1 NORTH HARRISON 0
CHARLESTOWN 9 AUSTIN 0
DECATUR CENTRAL 1 WESTERN BOONE 0
JEFFERSONVILLE 2 MADISON 0
CULVER 10 WESTVILLE 1
NORTHWESTERN 9 WESTERN 0
NORTH MIAMI 5 TAYLOR 0
CROWN POINT 2 MUNSTER 1
ARGOS 1 LAVILLE 1
LOWELL 4 BOONE GROVE 0
GOSHEN 1 NORTHWOOD 0
HANOVER CENTRAL 9 MERRILLVILLE 0
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 8 COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 4 NEW CASTLE 1
WARSAW 3 PENN 2
EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 2 HERITAGE HILLS 0
CHESTERTON 3 MISHAWAKA MARIAN 0
FLOYD CENTRAL 3 NEW ALBANY 0
DELTA 9 ELWOOD 0
HARRISON 9 LOGANSPORT 0
BISHOP CHATARD 1 WEST LAFAYETTE 0
EAST CENTRAL 4 WALNUT HILLS 0
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 3 CHESTERTON 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 4 BROWN COUNTY 0
*******INDIANA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL REPORTED SOCCER SCORES*********
OREGON DAVIS 2 COMMUNITY BAPTIST 0
EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN 5 VINCENNES LINCOLN 0
LAKELAND CHRISTIAN 4 LAVILLE 0
HERITAGE HILLS 5 PIKE CENTRAL 1
SOUTHSIDE THUNDER 6 IHST 0
COVINGTON 9 WESTERN BOONE 0
FAITH CHRISTIAN 4 TWIN LAKES 3
KOUTS 4 MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 0
FORT WAYNE WAYNE 4 LAKEWOOD PARK CHRISTIAN 2
SOUTHRIDGE 9 S. SPENCER 0
CASCADE 1 DANVILLE 0
CONNERSVILLE 0 RICHMOND 0
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 3 LAKELAND 0
FOREST PARK 2 PRINCETON 2
CARROLL 1 NORTH WHITE 0
IMSAN 4 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 0
GARRETT 4 CENTRAL NOBLE 0
ROSSVILLE 6 EASTERN 2
CRAWFORDSVILLE 3 N. PUTNAM 2
LEBANON 5 N. MONTGOMERY 0
ELKHART 3 ELKHART CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0
HARAN 13 PURDUE POLY 1
EVANSVILLE HARRISON 2 MOUNT VERNON 0
GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 9 MORRISTOWN 0
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 3 SOUTHWESTERN 0
NORTH MIAMI 1 TRI-CENTRAL 0
COLUMBUS EAST 8 JENNINGS COUNTY 0
LAPORTE 8 SOUTH BEND RILEY 1
WABASH 1 BLACKFORD 0
SHORTRIDGE 3 SHERIDAN 3
ANDERSON 3 MARIAN 2
ROCK CREEK ACADEMY 4 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 0
SPEEDWAY 8 BEECH GROVE 0
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 2 DELTA 0
WASHINGTON 4 BOONVILLE 0
RITTER 2 SCECINA 1
NORTHRIDGE 1 BETHANY CHRISTIAN 0
FORT WAYNE SOUTH 0 HERITAGE 0
HARRISON 5 W. LAFAYETTE 2
CONCORD 4 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 3
CARMEL 2 WESTFIELD 0
DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN 3 HAST 0
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 5 E. NOBLE 1
NEW PALESTINE 3 GREENFIELD CENTRAL 0
PERRY MERIDIAN 2 WHITELAND 0
SHELBYVILLE 3 NEW CASTLE 0
PLYMOUTH 7 MISHAWAKA 0
NOBLESVILLE 2 HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 1
CATHEDRAL 4 RONCALLI 1
SEYMOUR 6 MADISON 2
FRANKLIN 1 MARTINSVILLE 0
BREBEUF 6 BISHOP CHATARD 0
FORT WAYNE DWENGER 1 FT. WAYNE LUERS 0
WEST NOBLE 0 WESTVIEW 0
FISHERS 4 N. CENTRAL 4
MCCUTCHEON 2 BY FOR JEFF 2
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN 2 WHEELR 1
BROWNSBURG 4 BEN DAVIS 0
CRISPUS ATTUCKS 1 INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 0
GOSHEN 2 NORTHWOOD 1
RENSSELAER CENTRAL 1 BENTON CENTRAL 0
FLOYD CENTRAL 0 NEW ALBANY 0
JASPER 3 EVANSVILLE NORTH 1
NORTHWESTERN 1 HAMILTON HEIGHTS 1
PLAINFIELD 5 GREENWOOD 0
WHITE RIVER VALLEY 10 EASTERN GREENE 0
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 2 BLOOMINGTON NORTH 0
NORTHVIEW 3 MONROVIA 0
******INDIANA GIRLS GOLF REPORTED SCORES******
NO SCORES REPORTED
********INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY NEWS*******
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*********INDIANA BOYS TENNIS REPORTED SCORES******
NEW PALESTINE 5 TRITON CENTRAL 0
#1S Haynes (NP) d Hutchinson (TC) 6-4 6-2
#2S Khokhar (NP) d Capps (TC) 6-1 6-1
#3S Torzewski (NP) d Crouse (TC) 6-0 6-2
#1D Havel/McPike (NP) d Connor Evans/Eli Sego (TC) 6-3 1-6 6-4
#2D Sloan/Wilson (NP) d Ben Toth/Caleb McGuire (TC) 6-3 6-4
CENTER GROVE 4 BROWNSBURG 1
*******COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 3********
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
MIAMI OF FLORIDA 48 BETHUNE COOKMAN 7
MEMPHIS 28 NAVY 24
FRIDAY, SEPT. 15
VIRGINIA AT MARYLAND | 7 P.M. | FS1
ARMY AT UTSA | 7 P.M. | ESPN
UTAH STATE AT AIR FORCE | 8 P.M. | CBSSN
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
LSU AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN
PENN STATE AT ILLINOIS | 12 P.M. | FOX
FLORIDA STATE AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M. | ABC
KANSAS STATE AT MISSOURI | 12 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT WISCONSIN | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
LIBERTY AT BUFFALO | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
LOUISVILLE AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
INDIANA COACH TOM ALLEN MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVLHlwTrO70
WAKE FOREST AT OLD DOMINION | 12 P.M.
LONG ISLAND AT BAYLOR | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
IOWA STATE AT OHIO | 12 P.M.
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT KENT STATE | 12 P.M.
NORTH DAKOTA AT BOISE STATE | 12 P.M. | FS1
HOLY CROSS AT YALE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
CORNELL AT LEHIGH | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
STONEHILL AT GEORGETOWN | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
COLUMBIA AT LAFAYETTE | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
ST. THOMAS (MINN.) AT HARVARD | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DAVIDSON AT MARIST | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
PENN AT COLGATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
WEBER STATE AT UTAH | 2 P.M. | PAC-12 NETWORK
VMI AT NC STATE | 2 P.M. | CW NETWORK
UMASS AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
NORFOLK STATE AT TEMPLE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA STATE AT BALL STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
LAMAR AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ROBERT MORRIS AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT NOTRE DAME | 2:30 P.M. | PEACOCK
NOTRE DAME COACH MARCUS FREEMAN MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIjhOALLl3M
ILLINOIS STATE AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY AT GRAMBLING | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
STETSON AT MONTANA STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH CAROLINA AT GEORGIA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
ALABAMA AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
SAN DIEGO STATE AT OREGON STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
OKLAHOMA AT TULSA | 3:30 P.M.
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT IOWA | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
NORTHWESTERN AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
VIRGINIA TECH AT RUTGERS | 3:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT UCONN | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
EAST CAROLINA AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MINNESOTA AT NORTH CAROLINA | 3:30 P.M.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
DRAKE VS. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT OHIO STATE | 4 P.M. | FOX
UL MONROE AT TEXAS A&M | 4 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
TULANE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
IDAHO AT CAL | 4 P.M.
UTAH TECH AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SE LOUISIANA AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT PORTLAND STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
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JAMES MADISON AT TROY | 7 P.M. | NFL NETWORK
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WEEK 2
THURSDAY
PHILADELPHIA 34 MINNESOTA 28
SUNDAY
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CHICAGO BEARS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05P (MST) 4:05P FOX
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P CBS
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC
MONDAY
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (MON) 7:15P (ET) 7:15P ESPN
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ABC
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DETROIT 8 CINCINNATI 2
BOSTON 5 NEW YORK YANKEES 0
TEXAS 9 TORONTO 2
TAMPA BAY 4 BALTIMORE 3
NY YANKEES 8 BOSTON 5
MINNESOTA 10 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 2
PITTSBURGH 2 WASHINGTON 0
MILWAUKEE 4 MIAMI 2
SAN FRANCISCO AT COLORADO POSTPONED
NY METS 11 ARIZONA 1
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INDIANAPOLIS 4 OMAHA 1
GREAT LAKES 3 FT. WAYNE 2
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THE RED SOX HAVE FIRED CHAIM BLOOM AS THEY STUMBLE TOWARD A THIRD LAST-PLACE FINISH IN 4 SEASONS
BOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox fired Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom on Thursday as the team stumbled toward a third last-place finish in four seasons.
The team made the announcement before the start of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees, who took the first two games of the series to drop Boston into a tie for last.
“The decision was not made lightly or easily,” President & CEO Sam Kennedy read from a prepared statement before his press conference. “We all know where we are in the standings. It’s a painful reality that fans feel as deeply as we do. Our fans deserve a winning, competitive team that consistently plays postseason baseball.”
Manager Alex Cora said he got a call from ownership in the morning telling him about the move. He said he was planning next year’s team with Bloom on Wednesday.
“We actually had a great conversation about the future of the organization and what he envisioned,” Cora said after the Red Sox beat the Yankees 5-0 in the opener of a split doubleheader. “There were a few things that he felt we needed to do better as a coaching staff. We were talking about the kids and what we wanted to accomplish the last few weeks.”
Red Sox infielder Justin Turner was caught off guard by the move.
“That was certainly a surprise to everyone this morning,” he said. “I did not see that coming. I have not experienced that in my career.”
Bloom was hired from the Tampa Bay Rays to help revive the farm system and bring financial stability to a team that was one of baseball’s biggest spenders. One of his first moves was to trade 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts, a year before he was eligible for free agency, on a mandate from ownership to get the payroll in order.
But the return for Betts was unspectacular – outfielder Alex Verdugo and some prospects that have not panned out – and other moves have failed to yield results at the major league level. Bloom also watched shortstop Xander Bogaerts, whom the organization developed into a four-time All-Star, depart as a free agent.
“I think we’ve always been consistent, trying to build, build that farm system, but win at the major league level has always been a priority,” Kennedy said. “Obviously, the past two seasons we haven’t been there and the change was made.”
This season, the Red Sox appeared to be holding onto young talent instead of making moves at the trade deadline to help their playoff push.
“I believe we were doing everything possible to win,” Cora said. “We were in a spot that we were thinking about the present and thinking about the future – and that’s not easy to do.”
Entering Thursday’s doubleheader, the Red Sox were 267-262 in Bloom’s tenure, with a trip to the AL Championship Series in 2021.
“It’s hard to say it’s not related to results because that’s what this is all about,” Kennedy said. “We’re aiming for World Series championships. That’s it. That’s the aim, that’s the goal. We’re here to win World Series championships. While we’re here, we’re not going to waste this opportunity. That’s what the Boston Red Sox are all about.”
Kennedy said Bloom was informed of the decision by owner John Henry, Chairman Tom Werner and himself Thursday morning.
The team said general manager Brian O’Halloran “has been offered a new senior leadership position within the baseball operations department.”
O’Halloran will run the department in the interim, along with assistant general managers Eddie Romero, Raquel Ferreira and Michael Groopman.
After going 86 years without a World Series championship, the Red Sox have won four since 2004, the most for anyone this century.
But they’ve done it with three different baseball bosses – Theo Epstein (2004, ’07), Ben Cherington (’13) and Dave Dombrowski (’18) – and five different managers over that span as the team rode a roller coaster that has also seen it finish last in the AL East five times since 2012.
“We expected a team that would be in this thing, a postseason contender and unfortunately we all know we feel short of that,” Kennedy said. “We are in the results business. Results, ultimately, always matter.”
Epstein is not a candidate to return, Kennedy said.
MATT VIERLING HITS A GRAND SLAM AS REESE OLSON PITCHES THE TIGERS PAST THE REDS 8-2
DETROIT (AP) Matt Vierling hit a grand slam, Reese Olson pitched six sharp innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Thursday.
Akil Baddoo also went deep for Detroit, which salvaged the finale of the three-game series. Kerry Carpenter and Spencer Torkelson each drove in a run.
Olson (4-7) permitted one run and two hits. The rookie right-hander struck out seven and walked four.
Olson has yielded three runs in 19 2/3 innings in his three September starts.
“He’s always got good stuff,” manager A.J. Hinch said. “He’s got some of the best stuff on our team. Using it the right way and disrupting timing is something that’s he’s learning how to do.”
Olson was generally pleased with his outing, but he was disappointed with the walk total.
“Four walks, that’s pretty much a whole inning of pitches,” he said. “Other than that, I thought it was really good.”
Jake Fraley hit a leadoff single in the sixth for Cincinnati’s first hit of the game. Olson carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his previous start.
Spencer Steer and TJ Friedl homered for the Reds, who had won three straight.
Cincinnati (76-72) finished with five hits, hurting its pursuit of an NL wild card.
“On the road if you get two wins, that’s a good thing,” said Reds manager David Bell, who turned 51 on Thursday. “Today, it got away from us. Probably a closer game than the final score. In the end, it doesn’t matter, we lost. But a good road trip, good series and we get to keep playing fun, meaningful games.”
The Tigers jumped in front on Carpenter’s two-out RBI single off opener Derek Law (4-6) in the first.
Detroit added two more runs in the fourth. With Tyler Nevin aboard after a leadoff single against Ben Lively, Baddoo hit a liner over the right-field wall for his 10th homer.
Vierling’s eighth-inning grand slam came against former Tigers pitcher Buck Farmer. It was his ninth homer of the season.
“Luckily, it came at a good time,” Vierling said of his first career grand slam. “Kind of put the game away at that point.”
Cincinnati continues its road trip against the New York Mets this weekend.
“A lot of quiet mouths (in the clubhouse) right now and that’s what we need,” Lively said. “It’s going to get us fired up going to New York.”
ROSTER MOVES
The Reds placed right-hander Tejay Antone on the 15-day injured list due to right elbow discomfort. He returned to Cincinnati for further examination.
“Hopefully, we’ll have him back in a couple of weeks,” Bell said. “At this point in the year, even if he gets back for a couple of games, he can make a big difference for us.”
Lively was activated from the COVID-19 IL. Right-hander Carson Spiers was promoted from Double-A Chattanooga, and right-hander Connor Phillips was returned to Triple-A Louisville.
CASEY ON THE MOUND
Tigers right-hander Casey Mize threw another bullpen session on Wednesday. Mize, the top pick in the 2018 amateur draft, underwent Tommy John surgery last June. The Tigers are optimistic he’ll rejoin the starting staff at the beginning of next season.
“We’re thrilled the way his year went – what he’s been able to re-establish, delivery-wise, health-wise and recovery-wise,” Hinch said.
UP NEXT
Reds: RHP Hunter Greene (3-6, 4.75 ERA) will start the opener of a three-game road series against the New York Mets on Friday.
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (5-3, 3.47 ERA) will start the opener of a 10-game West Coast trip against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday.
STORY HITS 3-RUN HR, RED SOX BEAT YANKEES 5-0 AFTER FIRING CHIEF BASEBALL OFFICER CHAIM BLOOM
BOSTON (AP) Trevor Story hit a three-run homer, Tanner Houck pitched six effective innings and Boston climbed out of the AL East basement with a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday in the opener of a doubleheader after the Red Sox fired Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom.
Bloom was dismissed after nearly four seasons. He was hired from the Tampa Bay Rays to help revive the farm system and bring financial stability to a team that was one of baseball’s biggest spenders.
“It’s not easy,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of the move. “I’ve been through this twice already. Obviously, it’s a decision that ownership decided to go this route. We worked together all these years. It’s never easy to hear that.”
Rookie Ceddanne Rafaela added a solo shot and Wilyer Abreu had a first-inning RBI single for Boston, which has won nine of the 12 meetings between the longtime rivals this season.
Coming off a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday that moved New York into a tie with Boston for last place, the Yankees were shut out for the ninth time this season.
Gleyber Torres had two doubles for the Yankees.
The game was a makeup of Wednesday night’s rainout.
Houck (5-9) allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked three. Garrett Whitlock retired all six batters he faced, and Chris Martin finished a six-hitter.
“I definitely thought he was going to take me out,” Houck said of Cora’s visit before he got out of a sixth-inning mess. “I wanted to be out there. I’ve been working day in and day out, trying to get better and trying to push myself to get through the sixth inning.”
New York right-hander Michael King (4-6) gave up a run and six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked one.
“It’s nice being back on that routine,” King said of being back in the starting rotation for his fifth start. “I think that’s the main part of my body recovery that I feel liked I missed (coming) out of the bullpen.”
Story hit his homer into the center-field batters’ eye off Matt Bowman in the eighth. Rafaela hooked his second career homer around the Pesky Pole in the seventh against Greg Weissert, just past the leap of right fielder Oswaldo Peraza.
Houck escaped a first-and-third, one-out jam in the sixth with a little help from plate umpire Todd Tichenor.
“Today was a big day for Tanner,” Cora said. “He needed six innings.”
With the infield in during the sixth, Jake Bauers hit a slow roller to first baseman Triston Casas, who fired home. The ball bounced up and slightly past catcher Conner Wong but hit Tichenor. Wong grabbed it and got Torres out in a rundown. Houck then retired Peraza on a comebacker.
“We had a couple of chances there,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “I thought Houck threw the ball well, but we should have punched a couple through, no doubt about it.”
NEW PITCH LIMIT
Houck threw a career-high 105 pitches, 63 for strikes.
LOOK OUT
Weissert spun around on Casas’ hard-hit grounder to the mound, and the ball caromed off his left foot and over to first baseman Bauers for an out.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: Boone said top prospect Jasson Domínguez will undergo Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow next Wednesday. Boone said the recovery time for a position player is nine to 10 months.
Red Sox: Right-handers Zack Kelly (right elbow inflammation) and Corey Kluber (right shoulder inflammation) are both on rehab assignments. Cora didn’t know what they’d be doing next.
UP NEXT
RHP Clarke Schmidt (9-8, 4.54 ERA) was set to go for the Yankees in the nightcap. RHP Nick Robertson (0-1, 6.06 ERA) starts for the Red Sox.
AARON JUDGE HITS GRAND SLAM TO HELP YANKEES BEAT RED SOX 8-5 FOR DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT
BOSTON (AP) Aaron Judge hit a grand slam, DJ LeMahieu broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI double, and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Thursday night to split a doubleheader.
Oswald Peraza hit his first career homer, a two-run shot in the ninth for the Yankees (74-73), who won three of four at Boston to draw even with their rival at the bottom of the AL East.
“Incredible moment right there for me. We wanted those runs in that inning,” Peraza said through a translator. “To be able to come through and connect there was incredible. We were able to win the series which means a lot of us.”
Earlier Thursday, the Red Sox fired Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom after nearly four seasons, then beat the Yankees 5-0 in the twinbill opener. Tanner Houck pitched six strong innings and registered his first win since April.
Boston made the playoffs once during Bloom’s tenure and enters the remaining weeks of the season seeking to avoid another last-place finish in the division.
“Obviously, it’s a decision that ownership decided to go this route. We worked together all these years. It’s never easy to hear that,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said between games.
In the nightcap, Judge slugged a 2-0 pitch from Brennan Bernardino over the wall in center field with the bases loaded in the second inning to make it 5-2. It was his 32nd homer of the season and sixth career grand slam.
“Just got in a good count. Had a couple of opportunities over the past few days and didn’t come through,” Judge said.
Rafael Devers hit his 31st homer in the third to get the Red Sox within 5-3. Boston added a run in the fifth, and in the seventh, Triston Casas’ RBI groundout made it 5-5.
LeMahieu hit the go-ahead double off Mauricio Llovera (1-2).
“Good to see him go out there and do what he does at the top of the order,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Wandy Peralta (4-2) pitched the seventh for New York and Tommy Kahnle worked the final two innings for his second save.
Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt worked 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs, three earned, on seven hits. New York turned three double plays behind him.
“Continued to stay locked in and be present and make the big pitch when I needed to,” Schmidt said. “Getting them to put the ball on the ground was the mentality throughout the game.”
FIRST GAME
In the opener, Houck (5-9) gave up four hits and struck out seven, and Trevor Story and rookie Ceddanne Rafaela homered for Boston. With the Red Sox ahead 2-0, Story hit a three-run shot into the center-field batters’ eye in the eighth inning.
Houck capped off his outing by escaping a one-out, first-and-third jam in the sixth. The Yankees were shut out for the ninth time this season.
“Today was a big day for Tanner,” Cora said. “He needed six innings.”
New York right-hander Michael King (4-6) gave up a run and six hits in 4 2/3 innings. The reliever-turned-starter who hails from Rhode Island and played at Boston College struck out eight and walked one.
“It’s nice being back on that routine,” King said of being back in the rotation for his fifth start. “I think that’s the main part of my body recovery that I feel like I missed (coming) out of the bullpen.”
Boston finished 9-4 against its rival this season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: Boone said top prospect Jasson Domínguez will undergo Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow next Wednesday. Boone said the recovery time for a position player is nine to 10 months.
Red Sox: Right-handers Zack Kelly (right elbow inflammation) and Corey Kluber (right shoulder inflammation) are both on rehab assignments. Cora didn’t know what they’d be doing next.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Gerrit Cole (13-4, 2.79 ERA) starts Friday in the opener of a weekend series at Pittsburgh.
Red Sox: RHP Brayan Bello (12-8, 3.68) starts Friday’s series opener at Toronto.
TYRONE TAYLOR HITS 2 RBI DOUBLES AND SCORES GO-AHEAD RUN IN BREWERS’ 4-2 VICTORY OVER MARLINS
MILWAUKEE (AP) Tyrone Taylor said he was reacting on instinct, but he couldn’t have planned his slide home any better.
The Milwaukee Brewers were tied with the Miami Marlins in the fifth inning Thursday when Taylor attempted to score from second on Sal Frelick’s single. Although the throw from right fielder Jesús Sánchez beat him to the plate, Taylor avoided catcher Jacob Stallings’ tag and slid home with the go-ahead run in the Brewers’ 4-2 victory.
“I think it’s all instinctual,” said Taylor, who also hit two RBI doubles. “It’s nothing I really think of. It’s just trying to avoid it, really.”
Taylor initially was ruled out, but the call was overturned after replays showed he had eluded the tag attempt. Taylor went to his left to avoid Stallings’ glove, then put his right hand on the plate.
He was asked after the game how good he was at playing tag as a child.
“I don’t know if I was good, but I definitely played a lot of it with the kids on my street growing up,” Taylor replied.
Milwaukee won three of four against the Marlins this week and extended its NL Central lead to 4 1/2 games over the Chicago Cubs. The Marlins, who scored only five runs the entire series, remain just outside of playoff position as they pursue one of the NL’s three wild-card spots.
“The thought kind of going in is these are two teams that pitch very well, runs are going to be at a premium,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “The last three games, that’s what we saw.”
Milwaukee broke through in the fifth against Eury Pérez, the 6-foot-8 rookie who had kept the Brewers off balance up until that point. Counsell said Pérez is “going to have a great career” and called him “probably the best, the best young pitcher that we’ve seen.”
“Dude, you see how tall he is from the dugout, but I got into the batter’s box, and I was like, ‘Holy crap, this guy’s a monster up there,’” Taylor said. “It felt like he was releasing the ball from home plate.”
The Brewers trailed 2-1 when Andruw Monasterio hit a leadoff single. Monasterio moved to second on Brice Turang’s bunt and advanced to third on a wild pitch before scoring on Taylor’s double to left.
Frelick’s hit that scored Taylor ended the day for Pérez, who allowed five hits, three runs and no walks in 4 2/3 innings. Pérez called it an outing he could learn from and said the biggest lesson was the importance of staying ahead in the count.
Pérez struck out seven to increase his season total to 106 in 18 starts and 89 1/3 innings.
“Very excited and proud for that achievement,” Pérez said through a translator. “I’m looking for more milestones, to be honest. I’m looking forward to more of those. I was very excited. I was waiting for that moment.”
The Brewers extended their lead to 4-2 in the seventh against Steven Okert. Turang hit a leadoff single, stole second and came home on Taylor’s double to left.
Brewers starter Adrian Houser, who had been dealing with an elbow issue, came off the injured list and made his first appearance since Aug. 27. Houser (6-4) struck out five and allowed five hits and two runs in five innings.
Elvis Peguero, Abner Uribe, Joel Payamps and Devin Williams combined to allow one hit and one walk in four innings of shutout relief. Williams retired the side in order in the ninth for his 34th save in 38 opportunities.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Brewers LF Christian Yelich missed his sixth straight game with a sore lower back. Counsell said after the game he anticipates that Yelich will be in the lineup Friday. … OF Mark Canha sat out a second consecutive game with a sore left wrist.
ROSTER MOVE
The Brewers made room for Houser by optioning RHP Colin Rea to Triple-A Nashville.
UP NEXT
Marlins: Begin a three-game home series with the NL East champion Atlanta Braves. RHP Johnny Cueto (1-4, 6.15 ERA) pitches for the Marlins and RHP Bryce Elder (12-4, 3.38) starts for the Braves on Friday.
Brewers: Stay home to begin a three-game series with the Washington Nationals on Friday. The scheduled starting pitchers are LHP Wade Miley (7-4, 3.30) for the Brewers and RHP Jake Irvin (3-5, 4.20) for the Nationals.
TWINS HIT 3 HOMERS, GET STRONG START FROM MAEDA IN 10-2 WIN OVER WHITE SOX
CHICAGO (AP) Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer to cap Minnesota’s four-run seventh inning, Kenta Maeda threw seven strong innings and the Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Thursday night.
Rookies Edouard Julien and Royce Lewis hit solo shots in the fourth to get the Twins rolling and help first-place Minnesota (77-70) extend its lead in the AL Central to eight games over idle Cleveland.
Matt Wallner, another Twins rookie, drove in two runs with a single in the seventh break to break open a tight game.
The newcomers – the 24-year-old Julien and Lewis, and 25-year-old Minnesota native Wallner – are among the reasons why the Twins are closing in on the division title.
“Our younger players, they’ve started their major league careers very well,” Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We wouldn’t have as many wins if those guys did not come up and get the job done. So that was another good example.”
Alex Kirilloff added two RBIs on his second hit of the night as the Twins tacked on four unearned runs in the ninth.
Chicago’s Andrew Vaughn hit his 20th homer, a two-run shot in the seventh, for the only runs off the 35-year-old Maeda (5-7) who allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked one.
The veteran right-hander from Japan matched his season-high in innings and threw 105 pitches, the most after missing the 2022 season after Tommy John surgery.
“That’s very encouraging,” Maeda said through a translator. “And just to pitch all even innings was a plus.
“I feel like I had command for all my pitches today and I was being aggressive with early counts,” added Maeda, who returned to the IL in May and June this season. “I think that was the key to success tonight.”
Josh Winder pitched the eighth, and Brent Headrick worked around Eloy Jiménez’s double in the ninth.
José Ureña (0-6) limited the Twins to two runs and three hits until the seventh. The right-hander made his second start for the White Sox after signing a minor league free-agent deal in August.
For the night, however, Ureña was tagged with six runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out eight and walked none.
“The line he ended up with doesn’t really tell the story on his outing,” Chicago manager Pedro Grifol said. “It was a pretty encouraging outing for him.”
Ureña retired the first nine hitters before Julien lined is 13th homer over the right-center fence to open the fourth. After Ureña struck out the next two batters, Lewis drilled his 13th to left-center to make it 2-0.
With one out in the seventh, the Twins used four straight hits off Ureña to up their lead to 6-0. Kirilloff singled, then advanced to third on Willi Castro’s double.
Both scored on Wallner’s single. Farmer, at shortstop in place of the resting Carlos Correa, followed with his 11th homer.
“We did a good job of staying at it today,” Baldelli said. “Maeda was very good. We popped a couple of home runs and kind of added on late. I like the add-ons.”
Vaughn’s shot got Chicago on the board in the bottom half. Jorge Polanco had an RBI single and Lewis walked with the bases loaded in the ninth before Kirilloff’s single finished the rout.
MOVE UP
The Twins recalled RHP Bailey Ober on from Triple-A St. Paul on Thursday and placed him on the taxi squad. Manager Rocco Baldelli said he planned to start Ober on Friday at Chicago.
The Twins optioned the 6-foot-9 Ober to their farm team Aug. 28 to restrict his workload. The 28-year-old righty has pitched 122 2/3 innings this season, a career high for him at any professional level.
Ober went 3-0 with a 1.78 ERA in his first five starts this season, but was 6-6 with a 3.67 ERA through 22 starts when sent down.
The Twins had the luxury of making of sending Ober to St. Paul after they added Dallas Keuchel to their rotation.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Twins: 3B Lewis appeared to suffer an injury after throwing out Andrew Vaughn with a strong throw in the fifth. He was checked by training staff remained in the game.
White Sox: LHP Garrett Crochet (left shoulder inflammation) tossed a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Triple-A Charlotte on Wednesday night. Crochet, on the IL since June 17, was transferred from Double-A Birmingham.
UP NEXT
Ober (6-6, 3.67) faces White Sox RHP Jesse Scholtens (1-8), 4.44) on Friday night.
RAYS OPEN SERIES IN BALTIMORE WITH 4-3 VICTORY, PULL WITHIN GAME OF ORIOLES IN AL EAST
BALTIMORE (AP) Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash tried to keep his top relievers rested for this crucial series at Baltimore – and one by one, they came out of the bullpen and shut down the Orioles.
Luke Raley hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and Tampa Bay’s remarkable bullpen retired everyone it faced in the Rays’ 4-3 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night. The Rays won the opener of this four-game showdown to pull within a game of first-place Baltimore in the AL East. Their relievers extended their streak to 34 innings without an earned run.
“We’ve spent a lot of time the last 10, 12 days talking about this series, and knowing the importance of our bullpen being fresh,” Cash said. “Minnesota had other plans yesterday, that we had to use a lot of them, but those guys really stepped up in a big way.”
Ryan O’Hearn and Gunnar Henderson homered for the Orioles, but with the game tied at 3, Raley hit a drive to center field off Kyle Bradish (11-7) for his 19th home run of the year.
Randy Arozarena hit a two-run triple in the third for the Rays, and Tampa Bay starter Aaron Civale got Adley Rutschman to hit into a crucial double play in the fifth after the Orioles had come back to tie it at 3.
After that, Civale turned the game over to the bullpen. Colin Poche (12-3), Shawn Armstrong, Robert Stephenson and Pete Fairbanks teamed up to retire 12 straight batters, with Fairbanks striking out the side for his 24th save in 26 chances.
“Their bullpen doesn’t give up many runs, and they haven’t for a while,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “We had nothing going once we got Civale out of the game.”
Fairbanks had two days off before this game. Armstrong, Poche and Stephenson all pitched Wednesday in a win at Minnesota, but they’d all had two days off before that. The result was a group of relievers who certainly looked like they were in peak form.
“I don’t know if you’ve been around many bullpens, but our level of focus throughout the majority of the game isn’t great,” Fairbanks said. “To go out there and be sequestered for however many innings it is, you’ve kind of got to keep it loose. Obviously, when that phone rings and when we start our prep work, we start getting locked in and go from there.”
Cedric Mullins made a terrific diving catch in the gap in right-center on a ball that might have scored a run in the top of the second. Then O’Hearn led off the bottom of the inning with a homer that put the Orioles up 1-0.
Tampa Bay answered immediately. Third baseman Jordan Westburg couldn’t handle Raley’s leadoff grounder, and that infield single started a three-run rally. Brandon Lowe hit an RBI single, and Arozarena followed with a triple to make it 3-1.
Henderson hit a leadoff homer in the fourth, and then the Orioles tied it in the fifth without hitting the ball out of the infield.
Mullins led off with a bunt single when the ball rolled dead on the dirt about halfway to third base, fair by inches. After a walk by Aaron Hicks, Westburg popped up a bunt, but the ball fell between Civale and catcher Christian Bethancourt for a single to load the bases.
Adam Frazier tied it by grounding into a force play, but Civale then escaped the inning when Rutschman grounded into a double play on the first pitch.
“That was a big part of the game there,” Hyde said. “Bases loaded, nobody out, and we only get one.”
DEBUT
The Orioles called up OF prospect Heston Kjerstad from the minors before the game, and he made his debut in the eighth when he struck out as a pinch-hitter.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: Tampa Bay activated OF Manuel Margot (elbow) from the injured list. He did not play.
Orioles: Hyde said 1B Ryan Mountcastle (shoulder) was feeling better after leaving Wednesday night’s game early, but he didn’t play Thursday.
UP NEXT
Tampa Bay sends RHP Zach Eflin (14-8) to the mound Friday night against Baltimore’s Jack Flaherty (8-8). The Orioles will hold a pregame celebration when OF Adam Jones officially retires from pro baseball.
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JALEN HURTS RUNS FOR 2 TDS, THROWS FOR A SCORE; EAGLES HOLD OFF FUMBLE-PRONE VIKINGS 34-28
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Jalen Hurts forced a throw into double coverage, one of his worst passes in years, and was picked off. A.J. Brown – he of the nearly 1,500 yards receiving a year ago – threw a tantrum on the sidelines when the ball didn’t come his way.
And yes, already, in the Eagles’ home opener, fans booed the NFC champions in the first half when a string of offensive plays went nowhere.
All that, and Philadelphia is 2-0.
The Eagles already knew they’d be tested as they try to return to the Super Bowl. Oh, it won’t be easy, but they’ve been sloppy and feisty, and those highlight-reel plays are behind last year’s pace.
But they’ll take it.
Hurts ran for a pair of 1-yard touchdowns and threw a 63-yard TD pass to DeVonta Smith, D’Andre Swift ran for 175 yards and a score, and the Eagles held off the turnover-prone Minnesota Vikings 34-28 on Thursday night.
“We’re a work in progress,” Hurts said. “We strive for progress, not perfection. We want to grow and find our identity.”
Hurts, the MVP runner-up, shook off a sluggish passing performance in the first half and woke up the crowd when he connected with Smith for the scoring strike in the third quarter that made it 27-7.
“We Own UR SKOL Tonight,” one Eagles fan sign read after the TD.
It almost wasn’t enough.
Kirk Cousins hit Jordan Addison for a 62-yard touchdown that made it 27-14 in the fourth and found K.J. Osborn for a 10-yard TD that cut it to 27-21 and put the Eagles on edge.
But Swift scored on a 2-yard run for a 34-21 lead with 4:13 left and the Vikings didn’t have enough time to score twice.
“He showed a vision, an explosiveness,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said.
Minnesota (0-2), which had three first-half turnovers in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay, lost three fumbles in the first half in Philly and four overall. In perhaps the most deflating moment for the Vikings, Justin Jefferson fumbled a 30-yard catch into the end zone and out of bounds for a touchback with Minnesota trailing 10-7 in the second quarter.
“No one’s more torn up about that one than Justin,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said.
Cousins threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns, two to T.J. Hockenson. Jefferson had 11 catches for 159 yards.
“Very deflating,” Jefferson said.
Hurts finished 18 of 23 for 193 yards – mostly to Smith, who also hauled in a 54-yard catch. He finished with 131 yards on four receptions.
Brown, the Eagles’ other star receiver, seemed unhappy with Hurts on the sidelines and Sirianni had to step in and calm the situation. At that point, Brown had only four targets. He finished with four catches for 29 yards.
“The conversations we have on the field are going to be private,” Sirianni said. “Y’all don’t need to know what was going on out there.”
Brown’s complaints were no big deal to Hurts.
“Everybody wants to make plays. Everybody wants to contribute,” he said. “I have no worries about him. He’s a great teammate, a great friend.”
Jake Elliott kicked a pair of field goals for the Eagles, including a 61-yarder to conclude the first half after Jefferson’s fumble.
Maybe it’s the adjustment to new offensive coordinator Brian Johnson, maybe it was the short week, maybe it was Hurts and the bulk of the starters sitting out preseason games, but whatever the reason, the Eagles were sluggish early for the second straight week and lacked that big-play spark that made them a must-watch offense last season.
The Vikings blitzed and pressured Hurts early and he could not break plays open as easily as he routinely did last season.
With Hurts not his usual self again after a pedestrian effort in a win at New England, the Eagles turned to the run game. And run and run and run they did, 13 times on a 16-play drive that ended with Hurts using his signature rugby-style QB sneak to score on a 1-yard run for a 10-7 lead.
“We didn’t play our cleanest game,” Sirianni said. “I think the first week was a cleaner game for the defense and not as clean for the offense and vice versa with tonight. We are 2-0. A lot of teams would like to be sitting 2-0. When you are in this position, and guys don’t know that we aren’t playing to the best of our abilities, that’s when you can make a lot of growth.”
SLOPPY VIKINGS
The Eagles might have to give a game ball to veteran Justin Evans.
Evans’ hit on punt returner Brandon Powell forced a fumble in the first quarter and the Eagles recovered. The Vikings’ first play after they picked off Hurts resulted in a turnover. Running back Alexander Mattison fumbled and Evans scooped the ball.
The Vikings have already lost six fumbles this season.
UH-OH & 2
Since 1990, 270 teams began a season 0-2. Only 31 of those advanced to the postseason (11.5%). Minnesota was a playoff team last year after a 13-4 regular season.
INJURIES
Vikings LT Olisaemeka Udoh left on a cart in the fourth quarter with a knee injury.
Eagles CB Avonte Maddox (shoulder) and WR Quez Watkins (hamstring) were injured in the game.
UP NEXT
Vikings: Host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Sept. 24.
Eagles: At Tampa Bay on Monday, Sept. 25, for the second of their five scheduled prime-time games.
NFL GAME NOTES WEEK 2
GREEN BAY PACKERS (1-0) AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1-0)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma, Shannon Spake
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) GB: 135 or 384 ATL: 113 or 229
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: GB leads series, 17-14 (won 2 of past 3)
POSTSEASON: Series tied, 2-2
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/5/20: ATL 16 at GB 30
POSTSEASON: 1/22/17 NFC-C: GB 21 at ATL 44
PACKERS NOTES: • QB JORDAN LOVE passed for 245 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.2 rating in his 2nd career start Week 1, only NFC QB with 3 TD passes last week. • RB AARON JONES had 127 scrimmage yards (86 rec., 41 rush) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in Week 1, his 6th-career game with both rush & rec. TD. Has 17 rec. TDs since 2019, 2nd-most among RBs. Has 217 scrimmage yards (108.5 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 2 vs. Atl. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Atl. with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD. • WR ROMEO DOUBS had 2 rec. TDs in Week 1, his 1st-career game with multiple TDs. • WR CHRISTIAN WATSON has 90+ scrimmage yards & TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on road. • TE LUKE MUSGRAVE (rookie) had 50 rec. yards in NFL debut last week. • LB QUAY WALKER had 37-yard INT-TD in Week 1, his 1stcareer INT & 1st-career TD. Has PD in 4 of his past 5. • LB DE’VONDRE CAMPBELL had 363 tackles, 18 TFL, 16 PD & 5.5 sacks in 59 games (2016-19) with Atl. • LB LUKAS VAN NESS (rookie) had sack in NFL debut last week. • DL KENNY CLARK had half sack & 6th-career FF in Week 1 & has 27 career sacks. • DL DEVONTE WYATT had career-high 1.5 sacks last week & aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • CB RASUL DOUGLAS had 8 tackles, PD & 1st-career FR in Week 1. Has 10 PD in his past 8 on road. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Atl. with PD. • CB JAIRE ALEXANDER has 9 PD & 4 INTs in his past 6 on road & aims for his 7th in row on road with PD.
FALCONS NOTES: QB DESMOND RIDDER completed 15 of 18 atts. (83.3 pct.) for 115 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 111.8 rating in Week 1, highest comp. pct. among all QBs last week. Is 2nd QB since 1970 (Dak Prescott) with 0 INTs in 1st 5 career starts (min. 14 atts. per game). Has 90+ rating in each of his 1st 3 career home starts. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON (rookie) had 6 catches with 83 scrimmage yards (56 rush, 27 rec.) & 1st career rec. TD in Week 1, 1st Atl. rookie RB with TD catch in NFL debut since 1976 (Bubba Bean). • RB TYLER ALLGEIER had 94 scrimmage yards (75 rush, 19 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in Week 1, his 1st-career multi-TD game. Aims for his 6th in row with 90+ scrimmage yards. • TE KYLE PITTS led team with 44 rec. yards last week. • S JESSIE BATES tied for team lead with 10 tackles, had careerhigh 2 INTs & 4th-career FF in Week 1. Became 1st player since 2000 with 10+ tackles, 2 INTs & FF in single game. • S RICHIE GRANT had 7 tackles & PD last week. Has 5+ tackles in each of his past 10 home games. • CB A.J. TERRELL had 8th-career TFL last week. • LB TROY ANDERSEN tied for team lead with 10 tackles & had 1st-career half sack in Week 1, his 2nd-career game with 10+ tackles. • LB KADEN ELLISS had 9 tackles in Week 1, 3rd-highest single game total of career. Had FR in his last game vs. GB (9/12/21 w/ NO). • DL GRADY JARRETT had half sack in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. GB with TFL. • DL DAVID ONYEMATA had TFL & PD in team debut last week. • LB LORENZO CARTER had 1st sack of season & 3rd-career FR last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (1-0) AT BUFFALO BILLS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME:1:00 PM ET
CBS: Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) LV: 136 or 385 BUF: 111 or 230
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: LV leads series, 21-19 (BUF won past 2)
POSTSEASON: BUF leads series, 2-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/4/20: BUF 30 at LV 23
POSTSEASON: 1/15/94 AFC-DIV: LAA 23 at BUF 29
RAIDERS NOTES: QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO completed 20 of 26 atts. (76.9 pct.) for 200 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 107.9 rating last week in LV debut, 4th-highest comp. pct. among QBs in Week 1. Is 4-1 as starter vs. AFC East with 95+ rating in 3 of 5 games. • RB JOSH JACOBS had 71 scrimmage yards (48 rush, 23 rec.) last week, his 26th-straight game with 50+ scrimmage yards, 2ndlongest active streak in NFL (Austin Ekeler – 40 games). Had 73 scrimmage yards (48 rush, 25 rec.) in last meeting. • RB AMEER ABDULLAH had 48 rec. yards & TD catch in only career game vs. Buf. (12/19/21 w/ Car.). • WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 6 catches for 66 yards in Week 1. Had 8 catches for 81 yards in his last game vs. Buf. (9/30/18 w/ GB). Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC East. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS led team with 9 catches for 81 yards & career-high 2 TDs last week, 1 of 5 players with 2 rec. TDs in Week 1. Aims for his 5th in row with rec. TD. Had TD catch in his last game vs. Buf. (1/8/23 w/ NE). • TE AUSTIN HOOPER had 20 rec. yards last week in LV debut. Has 4+ catches in 3 of his past 4 vs. AFC East. • DE MAXX CROSBY had 5 tackles & sack in Week 1. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with sack. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 on road. Had sack in last meeting. • DT JERRY TILLERY had sack last week. • LB DIVINE DEABLO had 9 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 1. Has 9+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 on road. • CB NATE HOBBS led team in tackles (career-high 12) & TFL (2) in Week 1. • CB MARCUS PETERS has 6 PD in 4 career games vs. Buf. Ranks tied-3rd among active players with 32 career INTs.
BILLS NOTES: • QB JOSH ALLEN completed 29 of 41 atts. (70.7 pct.) for 236 yards & TD & rushed for 36 yards last week. Had 21 TDs (20 pass, 1 rush) vs. 6 INTs in 8 home games last season, 2nd-most pass TDs by any player in home games in 2022 (Jared Goff – 23). Passed for 288 yards with 115.8 rating & had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs in last meeting. • RB JAMES COOK had 63 scrimmage yards (46 rush, 17 rec.) & 4 catches in Week 1. Aims for 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. • RB LATAVIUS MURRAY aims for his 3rd in row vs. LV with rush TD. • WR STEFON DIGGS led team with 10 catches for 102 yards & TD last week, his 17th game with 100+ rec. yards since joining Buf. in 2020, 4th-most in NFL. Has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4, incl. playoffs. Had 735 rec. yards (91.9 per game) in 8 home games last season. Had 6 catches for 115 yards in last meeting. • WR GABE DAVIS had TD catch in last meeting. • TE DAWSON KNOX had rec. TD in each of final 3 reg. season home games in 2022. • TE DALTON KINCAID (rookie) had 4 catches in NFL debut last week. • DE GREG ROUSSEAU had 3rd-career FF in Week 1. Had sack in 3 of final 4 home games last season. • DE LEONARD FLOYD led team with 1.5 sacks last week in Buf. debut. Has sack in 4 of his past 5 overall. • DT ED OLIVER had 5 tackles & half sack in Week 1. • LB MATT MILANO had 8 tackles, TFL & 9th-career INT in Week 1. Had 10 tackles & sack in both 2022 home playoff games. Had 6 tackles & PD in last meeting. • LB TERREL BERNARD led team with career-high 11 tackles last week. • S JORDAN POYER had 7 tackles in Week 1. Had 9 tackles & TFL in last meeting.
BALTIMORE RAVENS (1-0) AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan, AJ Ross
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) BAL: 109 or 383 CIN: 82 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: BAL leads series, 28-26 (CIN won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: CIN leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: BAL 16 at CIN 27
POSTSEASON: 1/15/23 AFC-WC: BAL 17 at CIN 24
RAVENS NOTES: RAVENS won in Week 1 for 7th time in past 8 seasons. Can begin 2-0 for 1st time since 2020. • QB LAMAR JACKSON completed 17 of 22 atts. (77.3 pct.) for 169 yards & rushed for 38 yards last week. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Cin. with 55+ rush yards. Had 13 TDs (12 pass, 1 rush) vs. 3 INTs in 6 road starts last season. • RB JUSTICE HILL had career-high 2 rush TDs last week, only AFC RB with 2 rush TDs in Week 1. • RB GUS EDWARDS had 50+ rush yards in 4 of 5 road games last season. • TE MARK ANDREWS can make season debut. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 8+ catches, 85+ rec. yards & TD catch. • WR ZAY FLOWERS (rookie) led team with 9 catches for 78 yards in NFL debut last week, tied 4th-most catches by any player in NFL in Week 1 & 2nd-most catches ever by Ravens rookie in single game (Javorius Allen – 12 catches on 12/6/15). • WR ODELL BECKHAM JR. had 37 rec. yards in Bal. debut last week. Has rec. TD in 4 of 6 career games vs. Cin., incl. SB LVI (w/ LAR). • LB ROQUAN SMITH led team with 16 tackles & 2 TFL & had sack in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with TFL. • LB PATRICK QUEEN had 11 tackles, sack & PD last week. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Cin. with 5+ tackles & 3rd in row with TFL, incl. playoffs. • LB DAVID OJABO had sack & FF in Week 1 & is 3rd player since 2000 with sack & FF in 2 of 1st 3 career games (Chandler Jones & Yannick Ngakoue). Had sack & FF in last reg. season meeting. • CB RONALD DARBY had 7 tackles, TFL & PD in Bal. debut last week. Has 6 PD in his past 3 vs. Cin. • S AR’DARIUS WASHINGTON had 1st-career sack in Week 1.
BENGALS NOTES: QB JOE BURROW is 3-0 with 949 pass yards (316.3 per game) & 7 TDs (6 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 110.7 rating in 3 career home starts vs. Bal., incl. playoffs. Had 0 INTs in 6 of his final 7 home games last season, incl. playoffs. • RB JOE MIXON had 73 scrimmage yards (56 rush, 17 rec.) last week. Had rush TD in last reg. season meeting. Had 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in 6 reg. season home games last season. • WR JA’MARR CHASE led team with 5 catches in Week 1, his 12th-straight game with 5+ catches, incl. playoffs. Had 9 catches for 84 yards & TD in 2022 AFC-WC meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Bal. incl. playoffs, with 8+ catches, 80+ rec. yards & rec. TD. Aims for his 4th in row at home with rec. TD, incl. playoffs. Has 2,540 career rec. yards, 3rd-most ever by player in 1st 30 games. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 4 catches in 2022 AFC-WC meeting. • WR TYLER BOYD had 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his final 3 reg. season home games last season. • DE TREY HENDRICKSON had sack & PD last week. Had 2 sacks & FF in last reg. season meeting. Has 4 sacks in 4 career reg. season games vs. Bal. Has 36.5 sacks since 2020, 4th-most in NFL over span. • DE SAM HUBBARD had 8 tackles in Week 1. Had 98-yard TD in 2022 AFC-WC meeting. • LB GERMAINE PRATT tied for team lead with 11 tackles & had 2 TFL & 4th-career FF last week. Has 5 PD in his past 3 vs. Bal., incl. playoffs. • CB CHIBODE AWUZIE had 3rd-career FR last week. Has 5+ tackles in each of 4 career games vs. Bal. • S DAX HILL had 6 tackles & 1st-career INT in Week 1. • S NICK SCOTT had career-high 11 tackles last week.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (0-1) AT DETROIT LIONS (1-0)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) SEA: 83 or 382 DET: 104 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: SEA leads series, 11-5 (won past 4)
POSTSEASON: SEA leads, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/2/22: SEA 48 at DET 45
POSTSEASON: 1/7/17 NFC-WC: DET 6 at SEA 26
SEAHAWKS NOTES: SEATTLE & Detroit combined for most points (93) & most yards of offense (1,075) in single game last season (Week 4). • QB GENO SMITH had TD pass vs. 0 INTs for 84.1 rating in Week 1. Passed for 320 yards & had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 132.6 rating & had 49 rush yards & rush TD in last meeting. Had 15 TD passes vs. 5 INTs for 107.5 rating in 8 road starts in 2022, 3rd-highest road passer rating among starting QBs last season. • RB KENNETH WALKER rushed for 64 yards & had 4 receptions in Week 1. Had 636 scrimmage yards (79.5 per game) & 5 rush TDs in 8 road games last season. • WR DK METCALF had 1st rec. TD of season in Week 1. Had 7 catches for 149 rec. yards in last meeting. Had career-high 3 rec. TDs in only other game vs. Det. (1/2/22). Has 5+ receptions in 6 of his past 7 on road. • WR TYLER LOCKETT had 6 catches for 91 yards in last meeting. Has 5 rec. TDs in his past 5 on road & aims for his 4th in row on road with TD catch. • LB BOBBY WAGNER had 19 tackles & TFL in Week 1, most tackles in NFL last week. Has 8+ tackles in 3 of his 4 career games vs. Det. • LB JORDYN BROOKS had 12 tackles in Week 1. Has 2nd-most games with 10+ tackles (20) since 2021. Had 11 tackles & FR in last meeting. • LB UCHENA NWOSU had 2 TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had sack in last meeting. • CB RIQ WOOLEN had INT-TD in last meeting. Aims for his 8th in row on road with PD. • S QUANDRE DIGGS had 230 tackles, 24 PD, 12 TFL & 6 INTs in 65 games (2015-18) with Det.
LIONS NOTES: DETROIT & Seattle combined for most points (93) & most yards of offense (1,075) in single game last season (Week 4). • QB JARED GOFF passed for 253 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 94.1 rating in Week 1. Has 359 consec. atts. without INT, 3rd-longest streak all-time (Aaron Rodgers – 402, Tom Brady – 399). Passed for 378 yards & 4 TDs vs. INT for 121.5 rating in Week 4 meeting last season. Has 290+ pass yards in 6 of his past 7 vs. Sea. Had 23 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 109.3 rating in 9 home games in 2022, highest home passer rating among QBs with 3+ starts last season. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY rushed for 74 yards & TD in team debut last week. Had 106 scrimmage yards (61 rec., 45 rush) & rush TD in only career game vs. Sea. (12/26/21 w/ Chi.). • RB JAHMYR GIBBS (rookie) had 60 scrimmage yards (42 rush, 18 rec.) in NFL debut last week. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 6 catches for 71 yards & rec. TD in Week 1. Has 202 catches in 34 career games, tied-4th fastest player to 200 receptions in NFL history. Had 8 catches for 111 yards & 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in only career game vs. Sea. (1/2/22). Aims for his 12th in row at home with 50+ rec. yards. • WR JOSH REYNOLDS led team with 80 rec. yards in Week 1. Had 7 catches for 81 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • TE SAM LAPORTA (rookie) had 5 catches in NFL debut last week. • DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 0.5+ sacks in each of his final 3 home games last season. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had 50-yard INT-TD last week, 3rd rookie in team history with INT-TD in NFL debut [HOFer Lem Barney (1967) & Lew Carpenter (1953)]. • LB ALEX ANZALONE had 6 tackles & PD in Week 1. Had 5+ tackles in all 9 home games last season.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Chris Myers, Robert Smith, Jen Hale
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) IND: 133 or 380 HOU: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: IND leads series, 31-10-1 (won 4 of past 6)
POSTSEASON: IND lead series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: HOU 32 at IND 31
POSTSEASON: 1/5/19 AFC-WC: IND 21 at HOU 7
COLTS NOTES: QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON (rookie) completed 24 of 37 atts. (64.9 pct.) for 223 yards & TD vs. INT & rushed for 40 yards & TD in NFL debut last week, becoming youngest player in SB era (21 years, 111 days) with pass TD & rush TD in same game. Can become 5th rookie QB ever with rush TD in each of 1st 2 career games. • RB ZACK MOSS can make season debut. Had 70+ scrimmage yards in each of final 4 games of 2022 season with Buf., incl. career-high 121 yards vs. Hou. in Week 18. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 60+ rush yards & rush TD. • RB DEON JACKSON had 110 scrimmage yards (75 rec., 35 rush) with 6 catches in last meeting. • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN led team with 8 catches for 97 yards & TD last week. Aims for his 4th in row overall & 3rd in row vs. Hou. with rec. TD. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. • WR ALEC PIERCE had 42 rec. yards in last meeting. • TE KYLEN GRANSON tied career high with 4 catches in Week 1. Has 4 catches in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 7 tackles, sack, FF & FR-TD last week, 1 of 3 players in NFL with sack, FF & FR in Week 1. Had 2 TFL in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with TFL. • DE KWITY PAYE had 2 TFL & sack in Week 1. Had 7 tackles & 2 sacks in last road meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN led team with career-high 18 tackles & had FF & PD in Week 1, 2nd-most tackles by any player last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with FF. Had 2 TFL, sack & FF in last meeting. • LB SHAQUILLE LEONARD had 8 tackles & TFL last week. Has FF in 2 of his past 3 vs. Hou. • S RODNEY THOMAS had INT in last meeting. • CB TONY BROWN had 1st-career INT in Week 1.
TEXANS NOTES: • QB C.J. STROUD (rookie) completed 28 of 44 atts. (63.6 pct.) for 242 yards with 0 INTs in NFL debut last week, tied 4th-most completions ever by QB in NFL debut. Can join Kyler Murray as only QBs ever with 25+ completions in each of 1st 2 career games. • RB DAMEON PIERCE rushed for 38 yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 50+ scrimmage yards & TD. Had 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his final 5 home games last season. • RB DEVIN SINGLETARY had 43 scrimmage yards (26 rec., 17 rush) in only career reg. season game vs. Ind. (11/21/21 w/ Buf.). • WR NICO COLLINS had 6 catches for team-high 80 rec. yards last week, 2nd-career game with 80+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5. Has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. • WR ROBERT WOODS tied for team lead with 6 catches for 57 yards in Hou. debut last week. • TE DALTON SCHULTZ has 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC South. • DE JERRY HUGHES had 2 sacks, INT & FF in last home meeting. Had 6 sacks in 8 home games last season. • DE WILL ANDERSON had 6 tackles & sack in NFL debut last week, 1 of 5 rookies with sack in Week 1. • DE JONATHAN GREENARD had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & sack last week. Had only career INT in last meeting. • LB DENZEL PERRYMAN led team with 11 tackles & had TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had 7 tackles & FF in his last game vs. Ind. (1/2/22 w/ LV). • LB CHRISTIAN HARRIS had 6 tackles & sack in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with sack. Had sack, 2 TFL & PD in last meeting. • CB STEVEN NELSON had 10th-career INT last week. Had 5 tackles & 2 PD in last home meeting.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (0-1) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1-0)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Evan Washburn
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) KC: 137 or 386 JAX: 132 or 231
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: KC leads series, 8-6 (won past 6)
POSTSEASON: KC leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 11/13/22: JAX 17 at KC 27
POSTSEASON: 1/21/23 AFC-DIV: JAX 20 at KC 27
CHIEFS NOTES: QB PATRICK MAHOMES passed for 2 TDs & 226 yards & had 45 rush yards in Week 1, 2nd-most rush yards in a game since beginning of 2022 season. Has 300+ pass yards in each of 3 career reg. season games vs. Jax, incl. 378 pass yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 143.2 rating in only game at Jax. Completed 22 of 30 atts. (73.3 pct.) for 195 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 112.5 rating in 2022 playoff meeting vs. Jax. • RB ISIAH PACHECO led team with 54 scrimmage yards (31 rec., 23 rush) last week. Rushed for 95 yards in 2022 playoff meeting vs. Jax. & aims for his 3rd in row overall vs. Jax. with 80+ rush yards. • RB JERICK MCKINNON had rec. TD in each of final 4 road games last season. • TE TRAVIS KELCE can make season debut. Needs 2 catches to surpass HOFer Shannon Sharpe (815) for 4th-most by TE in NFL history. Had 14 catches for 98 yards & 2 TDs in 2022 playoff meeting vs. Jax & has 80+ rec. yards in each of his past 4 games vs. Jax. • TE BLAKE BELL had 2nd-career rec. TD last week. • WR MARQUEZ VALDES-SCANTLING led team with 48 rec. yards last week. Has TD catch in each of 3 career games vs. Jax., incl. playoffs. Had career-high 149 rec. yards vs. Jax. on 11/15/20 (with GB). • WR RASHEE RICE (rookie) had TD catch in NFL debut last week. • LB NICK BOLTON had 7 tackles last week. Had FR in 2022 playoff meeting vs. Jax. • DT CHRIS JONES can make season debut. Had 1.5 sacks in last reg. season meeting. Had 7.5 sacks in 9 road games last season. • S JUSTIN REID had 6 tackles & team-best 2 PD last week. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE led team with career-high 8 tackles & had FF last week. Has 3 PD in 2 career games vs. Jax., incl. playoffs.
JAGS NOTES: QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 24 of 32 atts. (75 pct.) for 241 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 103.8 rating & had 21 rush yards last week. Passed for 259 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 106.1 rating in last reg. season meeting. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE led team with 104 scrimmage yards (77 rush, 27 rec.) with career-high 5 catches last week. Has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Had 80 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 18 rec.) & rush TD in 2022 playoff meeting vs. KC. • RB TANK BIGSBY (rookie) had rush TD last week in NFL debut. • WR CALVIN RIDLEY led team with 8 catches for 101 yards & TD last week in Jax. debut, 12th-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 130 yards in only career game vs. KC (12/27/20 w/ Atl.). • WR ZAY JONES had 5 catches for 55 yards & TD in Week 1. Had 5 catches for 83 yards in 2022 playoff meeting vs. KC & aims for his 4th in row vs. KC with 5+ catches, incl. playoffs. Had 100+ rec. yards in 2 of final 3 2022 reg. season home games. • WR CHRISTIAN KIRK aims for his 3rd in row vs. KC, incl. playoffs, with 7+ catches, 50+ rec. yards & rec. TD. • TE EVAN ENGRAM had 5 catches for 49 yards last week. Had 5 catches in 2022 playoff meeting vs. KC. • LB JOSH ALLEN had 10 tackles & career-high 3 sacks in Week 1, tied-most sacks by any player last week. Aims for his 4th in row in reg. season with sack. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN led team with 12 tackles & had PD last week, 31st-career game with 10+ tackles, 3rd-most in NFL since 2018. Had 14 tackles in 2022 playoff meeting vs. KC. • CB TYSON CAMPBELL was 1 of 2 (Jessie Bates) with INT & FF in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row in reg. season with INT. • S ANDRE CISCO had career-best 10 tackles & FF last week.
CHICAGO BEARS (0-1) AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1-0)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CHI: 134 or 381 TB: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: CHI leads series, 40-21 (won 2 of past 3)
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/24/21: CHI 3 at TB 38
BEARS NOTES: QB JUSTIN FIELDS totaled 275 yards (216 passing, 59 rushing) & had TD pass vs. INT in Week 1, his 13th-career game with 50+ rush yards. Had rush TD in 3 of his final 4 road games in 2022 & 50+ rush yards in 5 of his final 6 road games last season. • RB KHALIL HERBERT had 64 scrimmage yards (career-high 37 rec., 27 rush) in Week 1. Had 133 scrimmage yards (100 rush, 33 rec.) in last meeting. Had 85+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his final 5 road games last season. • RB DONT’A FOREMAN had 180 scrimmage yards (90 per game) in 2 games vs. TB in 2022 with Car. • RB ROSCHON JOHNSON (rookie) had 6 catches, 55 scrimmage yards (35 rec., 20 rush) & 1st-career rush TD in Week 1. • WR DJ MOORE has 58 receptions for 776 yards (76.6 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in 10 career games vs. TB. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. TB with TD catch, 5th in row vs. TB with 5+ catches & 9th in row vs. TB with 50+ rec. yards. • WR DARNELL MOONEY had 4 catches for team-high 53 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 11th-career rec. TD. • TE COLE KMET had 5 catches in Week 1. Had 5 catches in last meeting. • DL YANNICK NGAKOUE had sack & 2 TFL in team debut last week, his 66th-career sack. • LB T.J. EDWARDS led team with 14 tackles in team debut last week. Has 10+ tackles in each of his past 4 games. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS had 8 tackles & 2 TFL in Chi. debut in Week 1. Had 12 tackles, TFL & PD in his only career game vs. TB (12/12/21 w/ Buf.). • DB JAQUAN BRISKER had 7 tackles & PD last week. Has 5+ tackles in each of his 1st 7 career road games.
BUCS NOTES: QB BAKER MAYFIELD completed 21 of 34 atts. (61.8 pct.) for 173 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 94.4 rating in first start with TB last week. Passed for 246 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 97 rating in his only career start vs. Chi. (9/26/21 w/ Cle.). • RB RACHAAD WHITE totaled 49 scrimmage yards (39 rush, 10 rec.) in Week 1. Has 45+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his past 3 at home. • WR MIKE EVANS led team with 6 catches for 66 yards & had rec. TD last week. Had 6 catches for 76 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 vs. Chi. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi with rec. TD. Has 5+ catches in 5 of his past 6 at home. • WR CHRIS GODWIN recorded 5 receptions for 51 yards in Week 1. Had 8 catches for 111 yards & TD in last meeting. Aims for his 10th in row with 50+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 15 consec. games, longest active streak. • WR TREY PALMER (rookie) had a rec. TD last week. • LB LAVONTE DAVID recorded 8 tackles & 2 TFL in Week 1. Aims for his 4th in row at home vs. Chi. with TFL. Has TFL in 7 of his past 8. • LB DEVIN WHITE led team with 12 tackles & TFL last week. Has FR in 3 of past 4. Had 10 tackles, TFL & FR in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 5+ tackles. • LB SHAQUIL BARRETT had sack, FF & FR in last meeting. • LB ANTHONY NELSON had sack in Week 1. Has sack in 3 of his past 4. • NT VITA VEA had TFL, FR & PD in last meeting. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD had 8 tackles, sack, FF, FR & PD in Week 1. Had sack & FF in last meeting. Has 4 TFL in past 4 at home. • S CHRISTIAN IZIEN (rookie) had INT in Week 1.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (0-1) AT TENNESSEE TITANS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
CBS: Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely, Tiffany Blackmon
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) LAC: 138 or 387 TEN: 121 or 232
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: LAC leads series, 28-15-1 (won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: TEN leads series, 1-3
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 12/18/22: TEN 14 at LAC 17
POSTSEASON: 1/6/08 AFC-WC: TEN 6 at SD 17
CHARGERS NOTES: QB JUSTIN HERBERT completed 23 of 33 atts. (69.7 pct.) for 228 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 99.1 rating last week. Passed for 313 yards in last meeting. Had 14 TDs vs. 4 INTs with 95.3 rating in 9 reg. season road starts last season. Has 95 TD passes in 50 career games, tied with Deshaun Watson for 4th-most ever by QB in 1st 50 games. • RB AUSTIN EKELER had 164 scrimmage yards (117 rush, 47 rec.) & rush TD last week, 3rd-most yards among all players in Week 1. Became 5th undrafted RB in common-draft era with 150+ scrimmage yards & TD in 5+ career games. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ten. with TD. Has 2 rush TDs in 2 of his past 3 on road, incl. playoffs. • RB JOSHUA KELLEY rushed for career-high 91 yards & TD last week. Had rush TD in last meeting. • WR KEENAN ALLEN led team with 6 catches for 76 yards in Week 1, his 10th-straight game with 5+ catches, incl. playoffs. Had 8 catches for 86 yards in last meeting. Had TD catch in 3 of his 4 reg. season road games in 2022. • WR MIKE WILLIAMS had 4 catches for 45 yards last week. Had 67 rec. yards in last meeting. Had 475 rec. yards (95 per game) in 5 road games last season. • TE DONALD PARHAM had TD catch in Week 1. • LB JOEY BOSA had 2 sacks & FF in his last game vs. Ten. (10/20/19). • CB J.C. JACKSON had 3 PD & 26th-career INT (1st with LAC) in Week 1. Had INT & FF in his last game vs. Ten. (11/28/21 w/ NE). • S DERWIN JAMES had 6 tackles, 2 PD & TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row in reg. season with PD. • S ALOHI GILMAN led team with career-high 11 tackles in Week 1. Had 8 tackles in last meeting.
TITANS NOTES: QB RYAN TANNEHILL passed for 198 yards last week. Passed for 312 yards in last home meeting & has 2 TD passes with 120+ rating in 2 of his past 3 overall vs. LAC. Had 8 TDs (7 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs with 94.8 rating in 6 home starts last season. • RB DERRICK HENRY led team with 119 scrimmage yards (63 rush, 56 rec.) last week, his 5th-straight game with 100+ scrimmage yards, longest active streak in NFL. Has 43 career games with 100+ scrimmage yards, tied 3rd-most in NFL since 2016. Had 163 scrimmage yards (104 rush, 59 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting & has rush TD in each of 3 career games vs. LAC. Had 828 scrimmage yards (118.3 per game) in 7 home games last season. • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS led team with 7 catches for 65 yards last week in Ten. debut. Had 87 rec. yards & TD catch in his last game vs. LAC (11/27/22 w/ Ari.). & has 65+ rec. yards in each of 4 career games vs. LAC. • WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE had 58 rec. yards in Week 1. • WR TREYLON BURKS had 60+ rec. yards in 2 of final 3 home games last season. • TE CHIG OKONKWO had 4 catches for 54 yards in last meeting. • S KEVIN BYARD led team with 9 tackles last week. Had INT in last meeting & has PD in 3 of 4 career games vs. LAC. • S AMANI HOOKER was only player in NFL with INT, FF & FR in Week 1. Had 6+ tackles in 3 of his final 4 home games last season. • CB SEAN MURPHY-BUNTING had FF last week in Ten. debut. • LB ARDEN KEY had 1.5 sacks & PD in Week 1. • DE DENICO AUTRY had 5 tackles & 1.5 sacks last week. Had sack & PD in 2 of his past 3 at home last season. • DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in Week 1. Has sack in each of 2 career games vs. LAC.
NEW YORK GIANTS (0-1) AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
FOX: Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NYG: 133 or 380 ARI: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: NYG leads series, 80-46-2 (ARI won past 4)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 12/13/20: ARI 26 at NYG 7
POSTSEASON: —
GIANTS NOTES: QB DANIEL JONES aims for his 7th in row with 25+ rush yards. Had 85+ rating in 5 of his 7 road starts last season. Has 60+ comp. pct. in 7 of his past 8 road starts. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 63 scrimmage yards (51 rush, 12 rec.) in Week 1. Had 802 scrimmage yards (114.6 per game) & 6 rush TDs in 7 road games last season. Aims for his 5th in row on road with rush TD. Rushed for 72 yards & TD in his only career game vs. Ari. (10/20/19). • TE DARREN WALLER had 36 rec. yards in team debut last week. Had 6 catches for 50 yards & rec. TD in his last game vs. Ari. (9/18/22 w/ LV). • WR ISAIAH HODGINS has rec. TD in 4 of his past 6 games. • WR DARIUS SLAYTON had 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his 7 road games in 2022. • DL DEXTER LAWRENCE had 4 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 on road. • DL LEONARD WILLIAMS had 5 TFL & 2 sacks in his final 4 road games last season. • LB MICAH MCFADDEN led team with career-high 10 tackles & had TFL in Week 1. • DL JORDON RILEY (rookie) had TFL in NFL debut last week. • LB BOBBY OKEREKE had 5 tackles & 4th-career FF in team debut last week. Has 5+ tackles in 17 of his past 18 games. Had 8 tackles in his only career game vs. Ari. (12/25/21 w/ Ind.). • CB DEONTE BANKS (rookie) had 2 PD in NFL debut last week. • CB TRE HAWKINS (rookie) had 7 tackles in 1st-career game last week. • S XAVIER MCKINNEY had 6th-career game with 2 PD in Week 1 & aims for his 3rd in row with PD.
CARDS NOTES: QB JOSH DOBBS completed 21 of 30 atts. (70 pct.) for 132 yards in team debut last week. Has 20+ completions in each of his 1st 3 career starts. • RB JAMES CONNER had 5 catches & 70 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 8 rec.) in Week 1. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 21 straight games, 4th-longest active streak among RBs. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 110+ scrimmage yards & 5th in row at home with TD. Has 14 TDs (12 rush, 2 rec.) in 15 home games with Ari. • TE ZACH ERTZ led team with 6 catches in Week 1, 2nd-most among NFC TEs last week. Has 5+ catches in 3 of his past 4 home games. Has 70 receptions for 807 yards & 7 rec. TDs in 13 career games vs. NYG, most rec. TD & 2nd-most rec. yards vs. any team. Aims for his 6th in row vs. NYG with TD catch. • WR MARQUISE BROWN had 57 scrimmage yards (29 rush, 28 rec.) in Week 1. Had 39 receptions for 398 yards & 2 rec. TDs in 6 home games last season. Had TD catch in his only career game vs. NYG (12/27/20 w/ Bal.). • S BUDDA BAKER had 5 tackles in Week 1 & has 5+ tackles in 15 of his past 16 games. Has PD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. NYG. Aims for his 4th in row vs. NYG with 6+ tackles. • S K’VON WALLACE had 2 PD in team debut last week. • LB ZAVEN COLLINS had 2nd-career INT & 1st-career FR in Week 1. Had TFL in 4 of his final 5 home games in 2022. • LB DENNIS GARDECK had 4th-career 2-sack game & 2ndcareer FF in Week 1. Had 2 sacks & FR in last meeting. • LB KYZIR WHITE led team with 9 tackles & had TFL in team debut last week. Had 12 tackles, 2 PD & sack in his last game vs. NYG (1/8/23 w/ Phi.). • LB CAMERON THOMAS had 1st-career FR-TD in Week 1.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (1-0) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-0)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:05 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) SF: 134 or 381 LAR: 81 or 226
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: SF leads series, 76-67-3 (won past 8)
POSTSEASON: Series tied, 1-1
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/30/22: SF 31 at LAR 14
POSTSEASON: 1/30/22 NFC-C: SF 17 at LAR 20
49ERS NOTES: QB BROCK PURDY passed for 220 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 111.3 rating & became 1st QB in NFL history to win each of his 1st 6 career starts with 2+ TD passes in each start. Became 1st QB ever with 95+ rating in each of his 1st 6 career starts. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 169 scrimmage yards (152 rush, 17 rec.), incl. 65-yard rush TD, in Week 1. Has 21 career games with 150+ scrimmage yards, most among active players. Aims for his 8th in row with TD. Has 25 receptions, 516 scrimmage yards (172 per game) & 5 TDs (3 rush, 1 pass, 1 rec.) in 3 career games vs. LAR. In last meeting, became 4th player since 1970 with pass TD, rush TD & rec. TD in single game. • WR BRANDON AIYUK had 8 receptions for career-high 129 yards & 2 rec. TDs in Week 1, his 5th-career game with 100+ rec. yards & 3rd career game with 2+ rec. TDs. Has 8 rec. TDs in his past 6 road games, incl. rec. TD at LAR in Week 8 last season. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 5 catches & 63 scrimmage yards (55 rec., 8 rush) in Week 1. Has 523 scrimmage yards (130.8 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rec., 2 rush) in his past 4 vs. LAR. Aims for his 4th in row vs. LAR with TD & 5th in row vs. LAR with 100+ scrimmage yards. • TE GEORGE KITTLE had rec. TD in last road meeting. Has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of his 5 career games at LAR. • DL NICK BOSA has 5 sacks & 6 TFL in his past 4 vs. LAR. Has 13 sacks & 15 TFL in his past 12 vs. NFC West. • DL JAVON HARGRAVE had sack in SF debut last week. • DL DRAKE JACKSON had career-high 3 sacks in Week 1. • LB FRED WARNER has 89 tackles (8.9 per game) in 10 career games vs. LAR & aims for his 11th in row vs. LAR with 6+ tackles. • CB CHARVARIUS WARD had 6th-career INT last week. • S TALANOA HUFANGA had 5th-career INT in Week 1.
RAMS NOTES: QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 334 yards in Week 1, his 8th season-opening game with 300+ pass yards, tied 2nd-most such games all-time. Has 58 career 300-yard games, 2nd-most among active players. Had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 91.4 in last home meeting. Ranks 11th all-time in pass yards (52,416) & 12th in TD passes (333). • RB CAM AKERS had 10th-career rush TD last week. Had 6 rush TDs in his final 3 home games in 2022 & aims for his 4th in row at home with rush TD. • RB KYREN WILLIAMS rushed for 52 yards & had 1st 2 career rush TDs in Week 1. • WR PUKA NACUA (rookie) led team with 10 receptions & had 119 rec. yards in his NFL debut last week. Became 5th player in NFL history with 10+ catches in 1st career game. Became 1st player drafted in 5th round or later or undrafted with 100+ rec. yards in NFL debut since 2014 (Allen Hurns). • WR TUTU ATWELL set career highs with 6 receptions & 119 rec. yards in Week 1, his 1st-career 100-yard game. • TE TYLER HIGBEE had 49 rec. yards in Week 1. Has 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. SF. • DL AARON DONALD had half sack in Week 1. Has 11.5 sacks & 20 TFL in his past 12 vs. SF. Aims for his 6th in row vs. SF with TFL. Has 6.5 sacks & 15 TFL in his past 10 games vs. NFC West. • LB ERNEST JONES led team with 9 tackles & career-high 3 TFL in Week 1. Had 7 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • LB BYRON YOUNG (rookie) had half sack in NFL debut last week. • LB MICHAEL HOECHT has 1.5+ sacks in 2 of his last 3 home games. • DB JORDAN FULLER had 8 tackles in Week 1. Has 5+ tackles in 11 of his past 12 home games.
NEW YORK JETS (1-0) AT DALLAS COWBOYS (1-0)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NYJ: 109 or 383 DAL: 82 or 228
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: DAL lead series, 7-5 (NYJ won past 3)
POSTSEASON: —
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/13/19: DAL 22 at NYJ 24
POSTSEASON: —
JETS NOTES: JETS are 1-0 for 1st time since 2018 & can begin season 2-0 for 1st time since 2015. • QB ZACH WILSON completed 14 of 21 atts. (66.7 pct.) for 140 yards & TD vs. INT last week. Had 0 INTs in each of his final 3 road starts last season. • RB BREECE HALL led team with 147 scrimmage yards (careerhigh 127 rush, 20 rec.) in Week 1, incl. 83-yard run, longest rush in NFL in Week 1. Aims for his 5th in row with 70+ rush yards. Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5, incl. each of his past 3 on road. • RB DALVIN COOK had 59 scrimmage yards (33 rush, 26 rec.) last week in NYJ debut. Has 493 scrimmage yards (123.3 per game) in 4 career games vs. Dal., incl. 183 scrimmage yards (97 rush, 86 rec.) & rush TD in only career game at Dal. (11/10/19 w/ Min.). • WR GARRETT WILSON had 5 catches, incl. game-tying TD in 4th qtr., last week. Had 6+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 3 of final 4 road games last season. • WR ALLEN LAZARD led team with 46 rec. yards in NYJ debut last week. • WR XAVIER GIPSON (rookie) had GW 65-yard PR-TD in OT in NFL debut last week, 3rd OT PR-TD in NFL history. • DL QUINNEN WILLIAMS had 5 tackles, TFL & FR in Week 1. Had 7.5 sacks in 9 road games last season. Had 6 tackles in last meeting. • DL QUINTON JEFFERSON led team with 2 sacks in NYJ debut last week, 2nd-career 2-sack game. • DL JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS had 17th-career sack last week. • LB JERMAINE JOHNSON had 2 TFL & sack in Week 1. • S JORDAN WHITEHEAD had career-high 3 INTs last week, 1st player with 3 INTs in Week 1 since 2001 (Sammy Knight). • CB SAUCE GARDNER had 15 PD in 9 road games last season.
COWBOYS NOTES: DALLAS won final 8 home games of 2022 season. In Week 1, became 1st team since Minnesota in 2016 to score 1st 2 TDs of season on defense &/or special teams. • QB DAK PRESCOTT became 2nd player (Aaron Rodgers) in NFL history with 25,000 pass yards (25,086) & 1,500+ rush yards (1,648) in their 1st 100 career games (98 entering Week 2). Has 113 TDs (96 pass, 17 rush) vs. 32 INTs for 102.9 rating in 50 career home starts. Passed for 278 yards & had rush TD in last meeting. • RB TONY POLLARD rushed for 70 yards & 2 TDs in Week 1, his 4th-career game with 2+ rush TDs. Had 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in 9 home games last season, incl. 2+ TDs in 3 of his final 5 home games. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 77 rec. yards in Week 1. Has 5+ receptions in 7 of his past 8 at home. • WR BRANDIN COOKS has 75+ rec. yards in 2 of his 3 career games vs. NYJ & aims for his 3rd in row vs. NYJ with rec. TD. • LB MICAH PARSONS had 1st sack of season last week. Has 15 sacks & 19 TFL in 17 career home games. • DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 2 sacks & career-high 3 TFL in Week 1, his 3rd-career 2-sack game. • DT OSA ODIGHIZUWA had 1st-career 2-sack game last week. • DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE had sack in Week 1. • CB TREVON DIGGS had 2nd-career FF last week. Has 25 PD & 9 INTs in 24 career home games. • CB STEPHON GILMORE had 3 PD & 30th-career INT last week, 5th-most INTs among active players. • CB DARON BLAND had 22-yard INT-TD in Week 1, his 6thcareer INT & 1st-career TD.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1-0) AT DENVER BRONCOS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) WAS: 83 or 382 DEN: 104 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: DEN lead series, 8-6 (Home team won past 5)
POSTSEASON: WAS leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 10/31/21: WAS 10 at DEN 17
POSTSEASON: 1/31/88 SB XXII: WAS 42 at DEN 10
COMMANDERS NOTES: QB SAM HOWELL passed for 202 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in his 2nd-career start in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row with both TD pass & rush TD. • RB BRIAN ROBINSON totaled 66 yards (59 rush, 7 rec.) & rec. TD last week. Has 55+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his 6 career road games. Aims for his 9th in row overall & 5th in row on road with 50+ rush yards. • WR TERRY MCLAURIN has 75+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 road games & aims for his 3rd in row on road with 75+ rec. yards & rec. TD. • WR JAHAN DOTSON aims for his 3rd in row on road with rec. TD. • WR CURTIS SAMUEL led the team with 5 catches for 54 rec. yards last week. Totaled 7 catches & 90 scrimmage yards (68 rec., 22 rush) in his last game vs. Den. (12/13/20 w/ Car.). Has TD in 2 of his past 3 on road. • DE MONTEZ SWEAT had 1.5 sacks, 2 TFL & 2 FFs in Week 1, his 1st career game with 2 FFs. Has 2 TFL in 2 of his past 3 & has TFL in 3 of his past 4 on road. • DT DARON PAYNE had 2 TFL & FR last week. Had sack in his last meeting. Had 7 sacks & 8 TFL in 8 road games last season. Aims for his 4th in row on road with sack. • DT JONATHAN ALLEN had sack & 2 TFL last week. Had sack in his last meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on road. • S KAMREN CURL led team with 10 tackles & had TFL & PD in Week 1. Has 10+ tackles & TFL in 2 of his past 3. • S DARRICK FORREST has 5+ tackles in 6 of past 7. Has INT in 3 of his past 4 on road. • CB KENDALL FULLER has 5 PD & INT in 5 career games vs. Den.
BRONCOS NOTES: QB RUSSELL WILSON completed 27 of 34 atts. (79.4 pct.) for 177 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 108 rating last week, 2nd-highest comp. pct. & 5th-highest rating among QBs in Week 1. Has 2 TD passes in 3 of 4 career games vs. Was. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 95+ rating & 4th in row at home with 2+ TD passes. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS led team with 52 rush yards in Week 1. Aims for his 8th in row at home with 50+ scrimmage yards. • RB SAMAJE PERINE led team with 78 scrimmage yards (41 rush, 37 rec.) in Den. debut last week. Spent 1st 2 seasons of career (2017-18) with Was. • WR JERRY JEUDY can make season debut. Finished last season with 5+ catches in each of final 5 games, with career-high 154 rec. yards in Week 18. Had 4 catches in last meeting. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 15th-career TD catch last week. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with rec. TD. • WR LIL’JORDAN HUMPHREY had TD catch last week. • TE ADAM TRAUTMAN led team & tied career high with 5 catches in Week 1. Had 43 rec. yards in last meeting. • LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 8 tackles & had PD last week. Aims for his 6th in row overall with 7+ tackles & 4th in row vs. Was. with 8+ tackles. • LB JOSEY JEWELL had 6 tackles in Week 1, his 14th-straight game with 5+ tackles. • S JUSTIN SIMMONS had 7 tackles & 2 INTs in last meeting. Has 27 career INTs, tied-4th most among active safeties. • S KAREEM JACKSON had INT last week. Has 6+ tackles in each of 4 career games vs. Was. • CB PAT SURTAIN III had career-best 3 PD last week. Had PD in last meeting. Has 5 PD in his past 4 at home.
MIAMI DOLPHINS (1-0) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023 GAME TIME: 8:20 PM ET
NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark
Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) MIA: 81 or 226 NE: 85 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: MIA leads series, 59-53 (won 4 of past 5)
POSTSEASON: NE leads series, 2-2
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/1/23: MIA 21 at NE 23
POSTSEASON: 12/28/97 AFC-WC: MIA 3 at NE 17
DOLPHINS NOTES: • DOLPHINS totaled 536 yards of offense in Week 1, most by any team in Week 1 since 2019 & 6th-most since 2000. Miami is 1-0 for 3rd-straight season & can begin 2-0 for 2nd-straight year. • QB TUA TAGOVAILOA passed for 466 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT with 110 rating last week, 4th-most pass yards in season-opening game in NFL history. Became 4th QB ever with 450+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in multiple games within 1st 4 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards. Had 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 108.6 rating in 3 starts vs. division last season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with 0 INTs & 90+ rating. • RB RAHEEM MOSTERT had 50 scrimmage yards (37 rush, 13 rec.) & 15th-career rush TD in Week 1. Had 91 scrimmage yards (62 rec., 29 rush) with career-best 8 catches, incl. rec. TD, in last meeting. • WR TYREEK HILL had 11 catches for 215 yards & 2 TDs last week, 3rd-most rec. yards in season-opening game in NFL history. Became 3rd player ever (HOFer Don Hutson & Charlie Hennigan) with 200+ rec. yards & 2+ rec. TDs in 3 career games. Has 10 career games with 10+ catches & 150+ rec. yards, tied-most all-time. Has 55+ rec. yards in each of 6 career reg. season games vs. NE. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE had 78 rec. yards in Week 1. Had 52 rec. yards in last meeting & has TD catch in 3 of 4 career games vs. NE. • WR RIVER CRACRAFT had 3rd-career rec. TD last week. • CB XAVIEN HOWARD had 6 tackles & PD in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NE with PD. Had 6 PD in 4 games vs. division in 2022. • S JEVON HOLLAND had career-high 14 tackles & TFL last week, most tackles among all DBs in Week 1. • LB BRADLEY CHUBB had TFL last week. Had sack & FF in only career game vs. NE (10/18/20 w/ Den.). • DT ZACH SIELER had sack in Week 1. Had sack in last meeting
PATRIOTS NOTES: • QB MAC JONES completed career-high 35 of 54 atts. (64.8 pct.) for 316 yards & 3 TDs vs. INT with 91.3 rating in Week 1, 5thcareer 300-yard game & most completions by any QB last week. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 straight games, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL (Brock Purdy – 7 games). Had 2 TD passes vs. 0 INTs with 98.5 rating in last meeting & has 95.5 rating in 4 career starts vs. Mia. Has 9 TDs vs. INT with 95.7 rating in his past 6 home starts. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON led team with 89 scrimmage yards (64 rec., 25 rush) with 6 catches last week. Aims for his 6th in row vs. division with 50+ scrimmage yards. • RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT had 43 scrimmage yards (29 rush, 14 rec.) & 5 catches last week in NE debut. Rushed for 125 yards in only career game vs. Mia. (9/22/19 w/ Dal.). • WR KENDRICK BOURNE had 6 catches for 64 yards & 2 TDs last week, 1 of 5 in NFL with 2 rec. TDs in Week 1. • WR DEVANTE PARKER can make season debut. Spent 1st 7 seasons of career (2015-21) with Mia. • WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 5 catches for 103 yards & TD in only career game vs. Mia. (10/28/19 w/ Pit.). • TE HUNTER HENRY had 5 catches for 56 yards & TD last week. Had 5 catches for 52 yards in last meeting. • TE MIKE GESICKI spent past 5 seasons (2018-22) with Mia. • LB MATTHEW JUDON had sack in Week 1 & has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. Has TFL in 6 of 7 career games vs. Mia. • LB JOSH UCHE had sack last week & has sack in 3 of past 4 at home. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ had 7 tackles, sack & PD last week in NFL debut, tied 2nd-most tackles among rookies in Week 1. • S JABRILL PEPPERS had 6 tackles, PD & 5th-career FF last week. Had 7 tackles in last meeting.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-0) AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (0-1)
DATE: Monday, September 18, 2023 GAME TIME: 7:15 PM ET
ESPN: Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky, Laura Rutledge
Westwood One: Bill Rosinski, Tony Boselli
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) NO: 81 or 226 CAR: 83 or 225 National: 104 or 227
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: Series tied, 28-28 (CAR won 2 of past 3)
POSTSEASON: NO leads series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: CAR 10 at NO 7
POSTSEASON: NFC-WC: 1/7/18 CAR 26 at NO 31
SAINTS NOTES: • QB DEREK CARR completed 23 of 33 atts. (69.7 pct.) for 305 yards & TD vs. INT for 96.1 in team debut last week, his 34thcareer 300-yard game. Passed for 239 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 107.5 rating in his only career start at Car. (9/13/20 w/ LV). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Car. with 100+ rating. • RB JAMAAL WILLIAMS had 52 scrimmage yards (45 rush, 7 rec.) in NO debut last week. • WR CHRIS OLAVE led team with 8 receptions for 112 yards in Week 1, his 4th-career 100-yard game. Had rec. TD in last meeting. Had career highs in catches (9) & rec. yards (147) in last road meeting. • WR MICHAEL THOMAS had 5 catches for 61 yards in Week 1. Aims for his 7th in row with 5+ receptions. Has 531 receptions in 74 career games & can surpass Anquan Boldin (531) & Julio Jones (531) for most reception by player in 1st 85 career games all-time. Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 10+ catches & 120+ rec. yards. • WR RASHID SHAHEED had career-high 100 scrimmage yards (89 rec., 11 rush) & 3rd career TD catch last week. • DE CAMERON JORDAN had 2 PD & 0.5 sacks in Week 1. Has 4.5 sacks in his past 3 vs. Car. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Car. with TFL. • LB DEMARIO DAVIS led team with 10 tackles & had TFL last week. Aims for his 6th in row on MNF with 7+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of his past 4 vs. Car. & PD in 4 of his past 5 vs. Car. • DE CARL GRANDERSON had 1.5 sacks in Week 1. • CB MARSHON LATTIMORE had league-high 4 PD & 15thcareer INT in Week 1. • S MARCUS MAYE had 7th-career INT last week.
PANTHERS NOTES: CAROLINA playing 1st MNF game since 12/17/18 vs. NO. • QB BRYCE YOUNG (rookie) completed 20 of 38 atts. (52.6 pct.) for 146 yards & TD vs. 2 INTs in NFL debut in Week 1. Expected to make 1st-career home start & 1st-career MNF start in Week 2. • RB MILES SANDERS had 4 catches & 98 scrimmage yards (72 rush, 26 rec.) in team debut last week. Has 291 yards (97 per game) & 2 rush TDs in 3 career games vs. NO. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his 5 career MNF games. • RB CHUBA HUBBARD had 69 scrimmage yards (60 rush, 9 rec.) in Week 1. Rushed for 69 yards in last meeting. • WR ADAM THIELEN has 32 receptions (8 per game) for 429 yards (107.3 per game) & 2 rec. TDs in his past 4 vs. NO. Aims for his 5th in row vs. NO with 7+ receptions. • TE HAYDEN HURST led team with 5 receptions for 41 yards & had 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 15th-career TD catch. • LB BRIAN BURNS had 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks & 8th-career FF in Week 1. Has TFL in 8 of his past 9. Has sack in 4 of his 6 career games vs. NO. • LB FRANKIE LUVU had 7 tackles & sack last week. Has 2+ TFL in 2 of his past 3 vs. NO. Had 4 TFL in his final 4 home games last season. • LB SHAQ THOMPSON had 5 tackles in Week 1. Has 6+ tackles in 10 of his past 11 home games. • DT DERRICK BROWN led team with 9 tackles & 2 TFL & had 1st sack of season in Week 1, most tackles among all DL last week. • S JEREMY CHINN had 7 tackles last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. NO. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NO with PD. • S VONN BELL had 334 tackles, 14 TFL, 14 PD, 8 sacks, 7 FF, 7 FR in 61 games (2016-19) with NO.
CLEVELAND BROWNS (1-0) AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (0-1)
DATE: Monday, September 18, 2023 GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET
ABC: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters
Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) CLE: 158 or 229 PIT: 85 or 228 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: PIT leads series, 78-61-1 (won 3 of past 4)
POSTSEASON: PIT leads series, 2-1
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: CLE 14 at PIT 28
POSTSEASON: 1/10/21 AFC-WC: CLE 48 at PIT 37
BROWNS NOTES: BROWNS can begin season 2-0 for 1st time since 1993. • QB DESHAUN WATSON had 199 total yards (154 pass, 45 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT last week. Has 225+ pass yards & 2 TD passes in each of 2 career starts vs. Pit. Had 274 total yards (230 pass, 44 rush) in last meeting. • RB NICK CHUBB led team with 127 scrimmage yards (106 rush, 21 rec.) in Week 1, his 20th-career game with 125+ scrimmage yards, tied 3rd-most in NFL since 2018. Had 100+ scrimmage yards & TD in both games vs. Pit. last season. Has 95+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 vs. division. • WR AMARI COOPER had 37 rec. yards last week. Has 50+ rec. yards in each of 4 career games vs. Pit. • WR ELIJAH MOORE led team with 43 rec. yards in Week 1. Had 53 rec. yards in only career game vs. Pit. (10/2/22 w/ NYJ). • TE DAVID NJOKU aims for his 4th in row vs. Pit. with rec. TD. Had TD catch in 2 of final 3 road games last season. • TE HARRISON BRYANT had 8th-career TD catch last week. • DE MYLES GARRETT had sack last week & now has 75.5 career sacks, becoming 5th-fastest player (85 games) since 1982 to reach 75 sacks. Aims for his 7th in row vs. division & 4th in row overall with sack. Had 2 TFL & sack in last meeting. • DE ZA’DARIUS SMITH had PD in Cle. debut last week. Has 2 sacks in 3 career games at Pit. • DE OGBO OKORONKWO had sack last week in Cle. debut. • CB DENZEL WARD had 4 tackles & PD in Week 1. Had PD in both games vs. Pit. in 2022. Aims for 6th in row vs. division with PD. • CB GREG NEWSOME had PD last week. Had 2 PD in last meeting. • S GRANT DELPIT led team with 8 tackles & had TFL & PD last week. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of 4 career games vs. Pit.
STEELERS NOTES: • QB KENNY PICKETT completed 31 of 46 atts. (67.4 pct.) for 232 yards, 3rd-most completions among all QBs in Week 1. Passed for 195 yards with TD vs. 0 INTs in last meeting. Has 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs in 4 career starts vs. division. Is 3-1 as starter in primetime, with 65+ comp. pct. in 3 of 4 games. • RB NAJEE HARRIS has 477 scrimmage yards (119.3 per game) in 4 career games vs. Cle., with rush TD in each game. Aims for his 7th in row vs. division with TD. Has 323 scrimmage yards (107.7 per game) in 3 career games on MNF with rush TD in each game. • WR GEORGE PICKENS had 5 catches in Week 1. Had 72 rec. yards & TD catch in last meeting. Has 70+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 at home. • WR ALLEN ROBINSON had 5 catches for team-high 64 yards last week in Pit. debut. Has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of 6 career games on MNF. • WR CALVIN AUSTIN led team with 6 catches in NFL debut last week. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH had 10th-career TD catch in Week 1. Has 5 catches in 2 of 3 career games on MNF. • LB T.J. WATT had 3 sacks, 2 FFs, FR & PD last week, his 6thcareer game with 3+ sacks, most in NFL since 2017. Was 1 of 2 in NFL (Montez Sweat) with 2 FFs in Week 1. Has 80.5 sacks in 88 career games, surpassing brother J.J. Watt (92 games) as 2ndfastest player to reach 80 sacks since 1982 (HOFer Reggie White – 71 games). Has 6 sacks in his past 3 vs. Cle. Aims for his 9th in row vs. division with 0.5+ sacks. Has 8 sacks in his past 4 on MNF. • LB ALEX HIGHSMITH had 7 tackles & TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Cle. with 1.5+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with sack. • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK had 10 tackles in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with INT.
NFL EXTENDS DEAL TO CONTINUE PLAYING GAMES AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM
LONDON (AP) The NFL will continue staging at least two games per year at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium through the 2029 season, the league announced Thursday.
The deal with the Premier League soccer club is a two-year extension on their original long-term agreement to play regular-season games at Tottenham’s $1.6 billion facility.
Tottenham’s stadium was custom built with an NFL field below the Premier League team’s moveable soccer pitch. The grass soccer field splits into three sections before it’s moved to make way for the astroturf underneath.
The stadium, which features designated NFL locker rooms and capacity seating of nearly 63,000, has hosted six games so far.
“NFL gamedays at our stadium are special occasions where we see fans from around the world descend on Tottenham, bringing so much vibrancy to the High Road and supporting our local economy,” Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said.
Under the deal, the stadium gets an official designation as “Home of the NFL in the UK.”
Wembley Stadium has hosted the majority of the NFL games in London, starting in 2007.
Three NFL games are scheduled in the British capital this season; one at Wembley and two at Tottenham.
The Jacksonville Jaguars play back-to-back games – first against the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 1 at Wembley before facing the Buffalo Bills the following Sunday at Tottenham.
On Oct. 15, the Baltimore Ravens play the Tennessee Titans at Tottenham.
STEELERS WR DIONTAE JOHNSON IS OUT. TWO PLAYERS AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF THEIR CAREERS WILL FILL IN
PITTSBURGH (AP) Diontae Johnson doesn’t know exactly what happened.
One minute the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver was racing upfield early in the third quarter against San Francisco last Sunday with the ball in his hands, the next he was making his way down the tunnel with a member of the training staff, his right hamstring throbbing and his immediate future seriously in doubt.
“I was just trying to make a play,” Johnson said Thursday. “I put my foot in the ground and then just kind of fell.”
While Johnson believes his hamstring is getting better, he won’t play on Monday night when Pittsburgh (0-1) hosts Cleveland (1-0). There is no timetable for his return, meaning the Steelers will have to try to bounce back after getting drilled by the 49ers without a player who’s averaged 85 receptions since breaking into the league in 2019.
“It’s the first game,” Johnson said. “Didn’t really get to do what I wanted to do either.”
Namely, reach the end zone.
Johnson spent the offseason trying to figure out how he spent 17 weeks trying – and failing – to reach the end zone. It got to a point where Kenny Pickett attempted to force-feed Johnson the ball in the regular-season finale against Cleveland in hopes of changing the “zero” in the touchdown column to a crooked number.
It didn’t happen. And now it seems the wait will be extended at least one week and possibly more.
“It’s frustrating,” Johnson said. “But at the same time, my teammates keep me up, my little son keeps me up. I can’t just be in a bad mood or anything like that, because there’s nothing I can do about the situation.”
Other than rehab and hope two players at the end of the career spectrum can help pick up the slack.
Calvin Austin missed his entire rookie season a year ago with a Lisfranc injury in his left foot. He spent training camp trying to make up for lost time, showcasing the elite speed that made the Steelers so high on him in the 2022 draft. He was busy in his first regular-season game, catching six passes for 37 yards while earning praise from Pickett for always being where he’s supposed to be when he’s supposed to be there.
Pickett and Austin developed that rapport as fellow rookies last summer and essentially picked up where they left off before Austin was hurt.
It hasn’t quite been the same for Allen Robinson. The Steelers acquired the now 30-year-old from the Los Angeles Rams in the offseason, hoping he could take on a role as a mentor to Pittsburgh’s very young wide receivers room – Austin and 22-year-old George Pickens chief among them – while occasionally helping out on the field.
Occasionally may morph into frequently with Johnson out. He played 56 snaps and hauled in five passes for 64 yards, his most productive game yardage-wise in two years. Three of those catches and five of his eight targets came after Johnson’s exit.
Not bad for a 10-year veteran coming off an injury-filled season with the Rams. He appeared in just 10 games and his average yards per game (33.9) was a career low.
A 31-yard catch-and-run against the 49ers offered proof that the foot issue that sent him to injured reserve is no longer a problem. It also suggested that there’s a little life – maybe more than a little – in the legs that topped 1,000 yards receiving in a season three times while playing for teams (Jacksonville and Chicago) not exactly known for their passing prowess.
Robinson isn’t particularly interested in looking in the rearview mirror. Ask him if he has something to prove and instead he pivots towards the things the Steelers signed him to do that won’t show up in a stat sheet: namely becoming an effective blocker on the edge and being the experienced pro to Austin, Pickens and others that he didn’t have during his early days in the league in Jacksonville a decade ago.
“If I ever could get people brain food as far as experience and things that I’ve been through, you know, I’ve tried to do that,” he said.
Maybe because he now knows what he’s missing. He was 21 when the Jaguars took him in the second round of the 2014 draft. He soon found himself in a group that included Allen Hurns and Marqise Lee. None of them were older than 23.
“I wish I had somebody (back then) just give me some reinforcement,” Robinson said.
In a way, Robinson had to learn on his own. Now he’s on the other side of things. Yes, he wants to be involved in the passing game. He also knows he wasn’t brought into to fill up the stat sheet, not on an offense where Johnson is the only starting skill position player older than 25.
That doesn’t mean he thinks those days are behind him. The opener suggested they’re not. Not completely.
“I was able to make some plays (against the 49ers), which as a receiver is what you want to do,” he said. “But it’s not just about making some plays. It’s about doing whatever it takes for us to get that win.”
NOTES: The Steelers placed DT Cam Heyward on injured reserve Thursday after having groin surgery. The 13-year veteran will miss at least four games.
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VAN DYKE ACCOUNTS FOR 3 TDS, NO. 22 MIAMI ROUTS FCS MEMBER BETHUNE-COOKMAN 48-7
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) The points keep coming easily for No. 22 Miami.
Tyler Van Dyke threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns while playing only the first half and Miami eased past FCS member Bethune-Cookman 48-7 on Thursday night. The Hurricanes (3-0) have scored 38 or more points for just the second time in the last 20 seasons; the other instance in that span was 2016.
“TVD operated at a very high level, and so did the receivers,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said.
Van Dyke completed 19 of 23 passes and ran for a score for Miami, which got touchdowns on five of its six first-half possessions on the way to a 34-0 lead at the break. Emory Williams took over for Van Dyke to begin the third quarter and went 9 for 11 for 102 yards.
Xavier Restrepo had six catches for 120 yards for the Hurricanes, while Jacolby George and Brashard Smith had touchdown receptions.
“The guys attacked the game today really well,” Restrepo said.
Ajay Allen ran for two scores for Miami, and Don Chaney Jr. and Chris Johnson Jr. each had a rushing score. The Hurricanes outgained Bethune-Cookman 589-165.
“Miami is a really good football team and they’re going to win a lot of games,” Bethune-Cookman coach Raymond Woodie Jr. said. “They have weapons all over the place.”
Walter Simmons Jr., Bethune-Cookman’s third quarterback of the night, ensured the Wildcats (1-2) would avoid the shutout by scoring on a 6-yard keeper with 1:19 left. It was about the only thing that didn’t go right for Miami on Thursday – a couple hours before the game, five-star defensive lineman Armondo Blount of Miami Central announced he plans to play for the Hurricanes in a huge recruiting win.
“Miami’s working its way to looking like what Miami should look like,” Cristobal said, without mentioning any recruit specifically because that would violate NCAA rules.
Van Dyke started the night 13th on Miami’s career completions list with exactly 400 as a Hurricane. He’s now 10th with 419, after passing No. 12 Brock Berlin (406), No. 11 Steve Walsh (410) and No. 10 Vinny Testaverde (413).
Next up: No. 9 Craig Erickson (420), No. 8 Ryan Clement (427) and No. 7 Bernie Kosar (463).
Van Dyke also passed Walsh for No. 11 on the school’s all-time yardage list, and his 19-for-23 night lifted his career completion percentage to 64.1 – just 0.6% behind D’Eriq King for the best in Miami history.
“TVD’s playing great,” Restrepo said. “Dude hasn’t missed a throw yet.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Bethune-Cookman: Starting quarterback Luke Sprague was 3 for 3 on the Wildcats’ opening drive, before getting knocked from the game with a shoulder injury. Sprague had played off the bench in Bethune-Cookman’s first two games. … The Wildcats fell to 0-2 against FBS programs this year, after falling 56-14 to Memphis in the season opener.
Miami: The Hurricanes are 3-0 for the 27th time since the program debuted in 1927. The Hurricanes’ average record in the first 26 seasons where such a start happened: 9-2. … Former Hurricanes coach (and former Hurricanes quarterback) Mark Richt was honored during the game to recognize his looming enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Miami will surely remain in the AP Top 25 this coming week. The next five teams closest to the Hurricanes in the poll are No. 17 Mississippi, No. 18 Colorado, No. 19 Oklahoma, No. 20 North Carolina and No. 21 Duke. Should any of those teams fall, Miami may move up a spot or two.
UP NEXT
Bethune-Cookman: At Jackson State on Sept. 23.
Miami: At Temple on Sept. 23.
COLORADO ST COACH POKES AT DEION SANDERS FOR WEARING HAT, SUNGLASSES BEFORE GAME WITH COLORADO
DENVER (AP) Colorado State coach Jay Norvell just heated up the rivalry with No. 18 Colorado by poking at his counterpart Deion Sanders.
On his coach’s show Wednesday night, Norvell made a reference to Sanders’ tendency to wear a hat along with sunglasses at news conferences and said that “when I talk to grownups, I take my hat and my glasses off.”
Norvell also mentioned his players had a “chip on their shoulder” after conducting interviews with ESPN in advance of the game dubbed the Rocky Mountain Showdown. The Rams are a 23 1/2-point underdog, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, on Saturday night against Colorado at sold-out Folsom Field.
“I sat down with ESPN, and I don’t care if they hear it in Boulder, I told them I took my hat off and I took my glasses off,” Norvell said on his show that aired from a restaurant in Fort Collins, Colorado. “That’s what my mother taught me.”
His words drew applause from the crowd. The Rams (0-1) have lost five straight to Colorado (2-0) in the series.
Sanders responded to the remarks Thursday at practice. In a video posted on YouTube, Sanders started out by saying: “Beautiful day, ain’t it?”
“I’m minding my own business, watching some film, trying to get ready, trying to get out here and be the best coach I can be,” he continued. “I look up and read some bull-junk that they said about us. Once again, why would you want to talk about us when we don’t talk about nobody? All we do is go out here, work our butts off and do our job on Saturday.
“But when they give us ammunition, they done messed around and made it, what?”
His team responded in unison: “Personal.”
Sanders added: “It was just going to be a good game. They done messed around and made it?”
“Personal,” his team said.
“It was going to be a great test, a battle of Colorado,” Sanders said. “But they done messed around and made it?”
“Personal,” his team responded.
Sanders has turned the Buffaloes into the talk of college football. So much so that both ESPN’s “College GameDay” and Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” will be in Boulder on Saturday for the game.
“They (Colorado) are not going to like us no matter what we say or do,” Norvell said. “It doesn’t matter. So, let’s go up there and play. That’s just how I feel about it.”
Norvell becomes the latest coach to take a perceived swipe at Sanders, who made no secret about using a ton of transfers to transform a scuffling program that went 1-11 last year. The Buffaloes opened the Sanders era at Colorado with a 45-42 win at TCU as heavy underdogs. They then beat Nebraska at home 36-14 in a game where the theme was, “This is personal.” It was a reference to not only the storied nature of the old rivalry, but the Buffaloes taking note of some critical comments out of Lincoln in the spring.
Earlier in the week, Norvell spoke about the respect he had for Sanders.
“Just to start talking about Colorado, Deion Sanders has had a lot of public critics. I’m not one of them,” Norvell said. “I really respect all head coaches and the sacrifices that they’ve had to make to become head coaches. I appreciate the path they have to go to get there.”
Norvell educated his team on the history of a rivalry that started in 1893. He also noted the last time the game was held in Boulder – Sept. 6, 2009 – the Rams won, 23-17.
“This might be the most eyes that have ever been on this game,” Norvell said. “That’s a tremendous opportunity for us and our kids.”
Norvell, who’s in his second season at Colorado State, also pointed out the significance of a matchup that features two Black head coaches.
“It holds a lot of weight,” Norvell said. “I’m really proud to be a part of that.”
Sanders agreed.
“It’s just tremendous getting this opportunity and allowing the nation to see that we are more than capable of doing a sufficient and a great job,” Sanders said. “I’m happy that he pointed that out. I have the utmost respect for him.”
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JUSTIN THOMAS SCUFFLES FOR 69, LUCAS HERBERT SHOOTS 63 FOR 1ST-ROUND LEAD AT SILVERADO
NAPA, Calif. (AP) Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the first round of the Fortinet Championship.
Thomas, the former No. 1 player in the world who was a captain’s pick for the Ryder Cup, had hoped to clean up his game in a final tune-up, but wasn’t nearly as sharp at Silverado Resort as he hoped.
Playing for the first time since finishing 12th at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Aug. 6, Thomas made four birdies and worked around a bogey on the par-4 ninth. He was tied for 20th, chasing Lucas Herbert, the leader after a 6-under 63.
“Sometimes after some time off it’s hard for me to get back into it but I didn’t feel very competitively rusty,” said Thomas, who hit three of 14 fairways. “I was very engaged and focused on what I was doing. I just wasn’t exactly doing it how I wanted to.
“I was managing my game. It’s exactly what I did at the Wyndham. Today wasn’t a day with how I hit it I was going to shoot 6- or 7-under. Three under with how I feel I hit it was a great thing.”
Herbert, who took a seven-week mental break from playing, came back looking much stronger and crisper than Thomas. Herbert had 10 birdies – seven over his final nine holes – to overcome an early bogey.
S.H. Kim was second at 65, He holed out for eagle from 106 yards on the par-4 14th. Kelly Kraft was at 66 with Jason Dufner, Harry Hall, Sung Kang, Zac Blair and Mark Hubbard.
Max Homa, the two-time defending Fortinet champion and U.S. Ryder Cup team member, endured a rough morning with a double bogey and bogey on his way to joining Thomas at 69. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson also shot 69. Co-captain Stewart Cink, a winner here in 2020, had a 71.
Herbert, a 27-year-old Australian ranked No. 59 in the world, needed a big spark after entering the FedEx Fall 152nd in points. The top 125 players after the seven fall tournaments retain their full PGA Tour cards for 2024.
“Found a little groove there,” Herbert said. “It felt like anything I did poorly seemed to work out nicely for me and the good shots got rewarded as well. Felt like I played OK and just got a lot of good breaks, and capitalized on chances as well.”
Herbert needed just 22 putts to finish the round in the heart of the Northern California’s wine valley. His lone mistake was a bogey on the par-4 16th when he missed a 16-foot putt for par.
In the past that might have lingered in his mind the rest of the afternoon, but after taking nearly two months off to “reset” himself, Herbert kept his cool and got on a roll on the back nine.
“Me two months ago, I probably wouldn’t have shaken that off as much,” Herbert said. “I would have been a little harder on myself.”
After a birdie on No. 10, Herbert parred No. 11 then rolled off six consecutive birdies before ending his round with par on the par-5 18th. The 63 wass two shots shy of the tournament course record of 61 shared by seven players, most recently Ricky Barnes in 2018. Barnes shot a 71 on Thursday.
It was a nice way for Herbert to return in his first tournament since missing the cut at British Open on July 23. That was when Herbert decided he needed to take a sabbatical and clear his mind.
During the time off Herbert stayed in America rather than heading home to Australia. He traveled to Maine to spend time with his girlfriend’s family and kept away from golf.
“Just needed to get away from the game and refresh everything,” Herbert said.
The only player from the top 10 in the world playing in the Fortinet Championship, the seventh-ranked Homa ran into trouble with a double bogey on No. 4, a 367-yard par 4 after his drive out of bounds and hitting a recovery shot that landed in a greenside bunker.
That pushed Homa further back into the field as he attempts to become the first player to win a tournament three straight years since Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic from 2009 to 2011.
“Just one bad swing that led to a double and then a bad wedge shot that was quite frustrating,” Homa said. “Other than that, I actually felt like I kept it in front of me pretty good. Didn’t do anything special to get going anywhere, but overall it was solid. I don’t think anything stuck out as overly bad or overly great. It was a decent day.”
******TOP INDIANA RELEASES/NEWS*******
*******COLTS NEWS*******
GAME NOTES: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (0-1) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (0-1)
DATE: Sunday, September 17, 2023
GAME TIME: 1:00 PM ET
FOX: Chris Myers, Robert Smith, Jen Hale
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) IND: 133 or 380 HOU: 85 or 225
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: IND leads series, 31-10-1 (won 4 of past 6)
POSTSEASON: IND lead series, 1-0
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 1/8/23: HOU 32 at IND 31
POSTSEASON: 1/5/19 AFC-WC: IND 21 at HOU 7
COLTS NOTES: QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON (rookie) completed 24 of 37 atts. (64.9 pct.) for 223 yards & TD vs. INT & rushed for 40 yards & TD in NFL debut last week, becoming youngest player in SB era (21 years, 111 days) with pass TD & rush TD in same game. Can become 5th rookie QB ever with rush TD in each of 1st 2 career games. • RB ZACK MOSS can make season debut. Had 70+ scrimmage yards in each of final 4 games of 2022 season with Buf., incl. career-high 121 yards vs. Hou. in Week 18. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Hou. with 60+ rush yards & rush TD. • RB DEON JACKSON had 110 scrimmage yards (75 rec., 35 rush) with 6 catches in last meeting. • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN led team with 8 catches for 97 yards & TD last week. Aims for his 4th in row overall & 3rd in row vs. Hou. with rec. TD. Has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. • WR ALEC PIERCE had 42 rec. yards in last meeting. • TE KYLEN GRANSON tied career high with 4 catches in Week 1. Has 4 catches in 3 of his past 4 vs. division. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER had 7 tackles, sack, FF & FR-TD last week, 1 of 3 players in NFL with sack, FF & FR in Week 1. Had 2 TFL in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with TFL. • DE KWITY PAYE had 2 TFL & sack in Week 1. Had 7 tackles & 2 sacks in last road meeting. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN led team with career-high 18 tackles & had FF & PD in Week 1, 2nd-most tackles by any player last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with FF. Had 2 TFL, sack & FF in last meeting. • LB SHAQUILLE LEONARD had 8 tackles & TFL last week. Has FF in 2 of his past 3 vs. Hou. • S RODNEY THOMAS had INT in last meeting. • CB TONY BROWN had 1st-career INT in Week 1.
TEXANS NOTES: • QB C.J. STROUD (rookie) completed 28 of 44 atts. (63.6 pct.) for 242 yards with 0 INTs in NFL debut last week, tied 4th-most completions ever by QB in NFL debut. Can join Kyler Murray as only QBs ever with 25+ completions in each of 1st 2 career games. • RB DAMEON PIERCE rushed for 38 yards last week. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. division with 50+ scrimmage yards & TD. Had 50+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his final 5 home games last season. • RB DEVIN SINGLETARY had 43 scrimmage yards (26 rec., 17 rush) in only career reg. season game vs. Ind. (11/21/21 w/ Buf.). • WR NICO COLLINS had 6 catches for team-high 80 rec. yards last week, 2nd-career game with 80+ rec. yards. Has 5+ catches in 4 of his past 5. Has 65+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. division. • WR ROBERT WOODS tied for team lead with 6 catches for 57 yards in Hou. debut last week. • TE DALTON SCHULTZ has 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. AFC South. • DE JERRY HUGHES had 2 sacks, INT & FF in last home meeting. Had 6 sacks in 8 home games last season. • DE WILL ANDERSON had 6 tackles & sack in NFL debut last week, 1 of 5 rookies with sack in Week 1. • DE JONATHAN GREENARD had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & sack last week. Had only career INT in last meeting. • LB DENZEL PERRYMAN led team with 11 tackles & had TFL last week. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL. Had 7 tackles & FF in his last game vs. Ind. (1/2/22 w/ LV). • LB CHRISTIAN HARRIS had 6 tackles & sack in Week 1. Aims for his 3rd in row overall with sack. Had sack, 2 TFL & PD in last meeting. • CB STEVEN NELSON had 10th-career INT last week. Had 5 tackles & 2 PD in last home meeting.
HOUSTON (AP) C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson are good friends who have known each other since high school.
“I love C.J.,” Richardson said.
“That’s my guy,” Stroud said. “I love him to death.”
On Sunday, the two quarterbacks will put aside those warm feelings when Stroud leads the Houston Texans against Richardson and the Indianapolis Colts.
“I’m rooting for him and I hope that everything in his career goes well, except for when he plays the Texans,” Stroud said with a laugh.
Both rookies will be looking for their first win Sunday after the Texans lost 25-9 to the Ravens in their opener and Indianapolis was defeated 31-21 by Jacksonville.
Despite the losses, both quarterbacks did some good things in their NFL debuts after Stroud was taken second overall in this year’s draft and Richardson was selected two picks later.
Stroud completed 28 of 44 passes for 242 yards and Richardson was 24 of 37 for 223 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score.
Indianapolis coach Shane Steichen said there was a lot to like about Richardson’s first game.
“He did a really nice job,” he said. “He went to the right spots with the football. The completion percentage was good. We got some shots down the field, and he was smart with the football. … There are little details to clean up like there will be every week, but very encouraged with his first performance.”
Houston coach DeMeco Ryans was also impressed with Stroud’s first time out.
“It was a tough place to play, a tough opponent,” Ryans said. “A lot of things were stacked up against him, but I thought he handled himself well.”
Richardson certainly learned a lot in his first NFL game, but perhaps the most important thing the dual-threat QB took from his first start was that he’ll need to slide more at the end of runs.
“I was a little sore,” he said. “I woke up with some feelings that I’ve never felt before. Some of the vets were like, ‘Welcome to the league, rook. That’s how it’s going to be.’”
ANDERSON’S IMPACT
Houston defensive end Will Anderson, who was drafted between Stroud and Richardson, made an immediate impact in his debut against the Ravens. He became the only rookie franchise history to get a sack in Week 1 when he took down Lamar Jackson. He also had six quarterback pressures against Baltimore, tying Nick Bosa and Josh Allen for the most by a rookie in an opener since 2019.
“It was fun,” he said. “I took in every moment, and I think the team did a really good job. Of course, we made some mistakes, but we just have to keep learning and getting better. We need to do a better job in the red zone, and we can be a really good defense.”
GROUNDED
Indy’s running game struggled mightily last week without the top two backs, 2021 NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor and Zack Moss. Richardson had 10 carries for 40 yards, while the rest of the team logged 16 carries for 25 yards. It could be more of the same this week.
While the disgruntled Taylor (ankle) is on the physically unable to perform and is out until at least Week 5, Moss’ status is unclear. He broke his right arm during training camp and didn’t return to practice until last week then was inactive for the Jacksonville game. Steichen wouldn’t even hint at whether Moss might play in Houston.
“He’s progressing well,” Steichen said Wednesday.
METCHIE’S DEBUT
Houston receiver John Metchie is expected to make his NFL debut this week after missing the opener with a hamstring injury. The former Alabama standout returned this season after sitting out his entire rookie season undergoing treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia.
The Texans could use him to beef up their receiving group after Noah Brown was placed on the injured reserve with a groin injury this week.
COMING UP SHORT
Perhaps the biggest problem for Indy in the opener was its inability to convert on third and fourth down. Indy finished 2 of 12 on third down, 16.7%, and was 1 of 5 on fourth down, 20%. The numbers even included a failed quarterback sneak on fourth-and-inches.
“I was a little (surprised) because it wasn’t a yard,” Steichen said. “We’ve got to be better there. We’ve got to keep getting better at it.”
It wasn’t just the late down situations, either. The Colts only scored points on one of three trips inside the red zone, though one of those misses came in the final minute of the game.
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DOMINANT PITCHING LIFTS INDIANS OVER STORM CHASERS, 4-1
PAPILLION, Neb. – Backed by an incredible outing by the pitching staff, a pair of home runs from the Indianapolis Indians helped secure the victory over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Thursday night at Werner Park, 4-1.
Malcolm Nuñez got the Indians (65-74, 32-33) on the board with a lead-off solo shot to center field in the top of the fifth inning. Chris Owings followed with a one-out single to right field and was scored by Canaan Smith-Njigba, who smacked an RBI single to left to cap the scoring in the frame.
Omaha (63-73, 25-39) tallied their only run of the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, a home run off the bat of Angelo Castellano.
The Indians added two insurance runs in the top of the ninth. After Dom Nuñez was issued a walk, Owings launched a home run to left center field in the next at-bat, doubling the run total for Indianapolis and putting the game out of reach for Omaha.
The Indianapolis pitching staff allowed just two hits in the contest, taking a no-hit bid into the seventh. Indians starter Max Kranick faced nine batters in 3.0 innings of work, walking one with a strikeout. Cam Alldred (W, 8-8), worked 2.0 innings on the mound, notching two strikeouts. Omaha starter Max Castillo (L, 5-7), threw 6.0 innings, yielding two runs on eight hits with six punchouts.
The Indians and Storm Chasers will return to Werner Park for game four of the six-game set tomorrow night at 7:35 PM ET. RHP Jared Jones (4-4, 5.17) gets the nod for Indianapolis and southpaw Anthony Veneziano (5-4, 4.41) will counter for Omaha.
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INDIANA NOTES
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana will take on Louisville for the third time in program history in a neutral site meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium (70,000; Field
Turf) in Indianapolis. The Hoosiers and Cardinals will kick off at Noon on the Big Ten Network.
• The Hoosiers are 2-0 all-time against the Cardinals, with the last meeting coming in 1986, a 21-0 victory for Indiana. The two
teams also met during the 1985 campaign, with both games played at Memorial Stadium.
• Saturday’s game at Lucas Oil Stadium will mark the 26th game played in a professional football stadium in Indiana’s program
history. The first came at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City against Fordham in 1939.
• In all, Indiana has played in 11 professional football stadiums, with its most played in professional football venue the Hubert H.
Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis.
• The Week 3 matchup with Louisville is the fifth overall game played by Indiana at a home of the Indianapolis Colts. Along with
the three games at Lucas Oil Stadium (2011, 2019 & 2023), IU played a pair of games at the Hoosiers/RCA Dome (1984 & 2000).
• Indiana’s defense has been up to the task so far in 2023 with just two offensive touchdowns allowed in two games played. Ohio
State scored both touchdowns and kicked three field goals, while Indiana State’s only score came on a defensive touchdown.
• With 2.0 tackles for loss in each of the first two games of the season, redshirt senior Andre Carter’s 4.0 TFLs are the most by a
Hoosier in the first two games of a season since 2004 when Kyle Killion posted 5.5 tackles for loss.
• Sophomore Jaylin Lucas produced the first multi-touchdown game of his career in Week 2 versus Indiana State with a pair of
rushing scores. He now has six career touchdowns with 4 rushing and two kickoff return scores.
• Lucas’ two career kickoff returns sit No. 2 on the career kickoff return touchdowns charts at Indiana. The only true freshman in
the FBS with multiple kickoff return touchdowns in 2022, Lucas needs 122 kickoff return yards to enter the top-15 all-time at IU.
• Redshirt freshman Tayven Jackson made his first career start versus Indiana State and accounted for 245 yards of total offense
and led five of Indiana’s seven scoring drives, which included a 93-yard scoring drive in the third quarter.
• The Hoosier roster features 24 transfer scholarship student-athletes for the 2023 season and a total of 36 scholarship newcomers,
which is among the most in the FBS. The eight returning starters are among a handful of FBS programs with single-digit returning
starters entering 2023.
• Head coach Tom Allen won his 31st career game over Indiana State in Week 2 and is just two wins shy of joining the top five
winningest coaches in program history. Of the 31 wins, 12 have come in one possession games, including a 4-1 mark in overtime.
LOUISVILLE NOTES
The University of Louisville football team plays its second neutral site game of the season when it travels to Indianapolis to face Indiana in Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 1. The noon kickoff will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The Cardinals opened its home schedule in impressive fashion with a 56-0 win over Murray State on Thursday night. The Cardinals moved to 2-0 on the season for the first time since the 2017 season when it began the year at 4-0. The Louisville defense recorded its first shutout since blanking Syracuse 30-0 during the 2020 season. It also marked the first shutout in a home opener since a 28-0 win over Kentucky in 2004. The Cardinals held the Racers to 166 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers. Louisville records 690 yards of total offense while holding Murray State to 166 yards. The 690 yards is Louisville’s 9th highest total in a game, and the most since the Cards posted 687 against Duke in 2021. The 524-yard margin in total offense is the second highest in a game, trailing only the 596-yard margin vs. Murray State on Sept. 30, 2017. RB Jawhar Jordan rushed for 135 yards on seven carries, scoring on runs of 72 yards and one yard. Jordan logged his fifth career 100-yard rushing game, all coming in the last seven games. Jordan is the first Louisville player since Javian Hawkins in 2020 to have rushing touchdowns of 70+ yards in back-to-back games. Jordan’s 19.3-yards-per-carry average vs. Murray State is the sixth highest in UofL history for a player with a 100-yard game. Wide receiver Jamari Thrash continued his fast start with three receptions for 82 yards and a 73-yard touchdown reception. The Georgia State transfer has four touchdowns (3 receiving) in his first two games and is averaging 17.0 yards per reception. Quarterback Jack Plummer was an efficient 16-of-22 for 247 yards and a touchdown in the win, and completed the longest pass for a touchdown when he connected with Thrash for a 73-yard touchdown. Safety Devin Neal is the first Louisville player to recover a fumble and intercept a pass in the same game since Kei’Trel Clark did it vs. Syracuse on Nov. 20, 2020. The Cardinals held the Racers to 166 yards of total offense, the lowest total by an opponent since Cincinnati was limited to 138 yards in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl last season. The Cardinals saw nine quarterbacks on the field in the win over Murray State, a program record. Five different quarterbacks also completed a pass in the game, which was also the most in school history. Prior to this season, four quarterbacks had completed a pass in an entire season only four times – in 1955, 1983, 2014, and 2018.
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IU WELCOMES WISCONSIN FOR BIG TEN OPENER
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana men’s soccer (2-2-1) will look to turn the page as it comes to an intersection in its season. The Hoosiers open Big Ten Conference play Friday (Sept. 15) when they welcome Wisconsin (3-2-1) to Jerry Yeagley Field at Bill Armstrong Stadium.
Fans can stream the match on the Big Ten Plus digital platform, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Friday is IU Student Foundation Night at Bill Armstrong Stadium, and the first 500 students in attendance will receive a free IU men’s soccer tank top.
SETTING THE SCENE
• IU owns a 2-2-1 record coming into conference play. Defensively, the Hoosiers have conceded three goals in five matches, a 0.60 goals against average that ranks tied for 15th nationally. Indiana has not allowed multiple goals in any match.
• Offensively, Indiana has created chances, ranking No. 6 in the country in shots per game (17.2). However, that production has not yet yielded similar scoring – Indiana has just four goals so far.
• Indiana had a similar start to its 2022 season that ended in a run to the national championship match. With a win, IU will have the same record it did through six matches a year ago (3-2-1).
ABOUT THE BADGERS
• Wisconsin is 3-2-1 and coming off a 3-1 loss against in-state rival Marquette.
• The Badgers are led by second-year head coach Neil Jones, who has compiled a 9-8-5 record at Wisconsin and a 90-62-31 mark in 11 seasons as a head coach.
• Wisconsin has kept four clean sheets in six matches this season.
SERIES HISTORY
• Indiana has historically dominated the series with Wisconsin, winning 42 of the 58 meetings. The Hoosiers currently own a six-match winning streak and a 12-game undefeated stretch against the Badgers, the latter spanning back to 2014.
• IU has a 26-1-1 home record against Wisconsin all-time and has won 17 consecutive home matches versus the Badgers.
• In 2021, the last time Wisconsin visited Bill Armstrong Stadium, the teams went without a goal for 106 minutes before Tommy Mihalic scored a header to give IU a double overtime, golden goal victory.
• Mihalic scored again and assisted in last year’s matchup, firing in the opening goal and the shot that rebounded to Quinten Helmer for the winning score, as IU escaped Madison with an important 2-1 win.
• Mihalic and Helmer are two of four current Hoosiers to record points against Wisconsin in their careers. Senior Brett Bebej leads all active Hoosiers with six points on two goals and two assists versus the Badgers, most recently serving the first assist to Mihalic’s golden goal in 2021. He also assisted in IU’s 2020-21 season opener before bagging a brace in the second matchup of that campaign. Maouloune Goumballe’s first-career goal came against the Badgers during his freshman season in 2019.
• Todd Yeagley’s first head coaching job was at Wisconsin, where he spent the 2009 season after six years as an assistant coach at IU. He returned to Indiana as head coach ahead of the 2010 campaign.
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VOLLEYBALL CENTRAL: 305 CHALLENGE
MIAMI, Fla. – The final weekend of the non-conference schedule awaits the Indiana Volleyball team (6-3, 0-0) with four contests in Miami at the 305 Challenge.
A third-consecutive week on the road and a third-straight trip to a different time zone, this time staying in the Eastern Time Zone in Coral Gables and Miami, awaits the Hoosiers for four contests on Friday (Sept. 15) and Saturday (Sept. 16).
This marks IU’s first four-game weekend since 2019 and the first weekend with four contests away from home since 2016. Weekend opponents include Stetson, Jacksonville, Florida International and 2022 NCAA Tournament program Miami (FL).
Matches with Miami and Florida International will be streamed through the ESPN+ app with all live stats available through Stat Broadcast and IU’s social media channels.
The Hoosiers will have a quick turnaround after the weekend before opening Big Ten play against Illinois on the Big Ten Network on Wednesday, September 20th (8:00 PM).
Match Info
Friday, September 15, 2023 | vs. Stetson | 11:00 AM ET
TV: No Stream
Live Stats
Friday, September 15, 2023 | at Miami | 7:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats
Saturday, September 16, 2023 | vs. Jacksonville | 11:00 AM ET
TV: No Stream
Live Stats
Saturday, September 16, 2023 | at Florida International | 7:00 PM ET
TV: ESPN+
Live Stats
Hoosier News and Notes
Team Breakdown
• The Hoosiers opened their 2023 campaign at the Indiana Invitational, sweeping New Hampshire, Southern Indiana and Radford in commanding victories.
• IU tested itself early in the season with a trip to the Long Beach Invitational. A tough weekend at The Beach, which featured three defeats and eight of nine set loss by four of fewer points, was a strong litmus test for the Hoosiers in the early going of the season.
• With a straight sweep of opponents at the Stacheville Challenge, IU returned to winning ways and will ride a three-match winning streak to Miami. All six wins for IU this year have been by sweep.
• 12 players from last year’s roster return including All-Big Ten junior setter Camryn Haworth, junior outside hitter Mady Saris, senior outside hitter Morgan Geddes and senior middle blocker Savannah Kjolhede.
• IU adds Cincinnati transfer Avry Tatum (OPP) as well as talented freshmen Ramsey Gary (L), Ava Vickers (MB) and Luca Fickell (S) to the roster.
The Hoosiers
• IU will close out the non-conference portion of the schedule this weekend with four matches spread between the campuses of Miami (FL) and Florida International.
• The Hoosiers are riding a three-game winning streak and will look for the perfect 4-0 weekend to round out the preseason before Big Ten action begins.
• Graduate student Kaley Rammelsberg as well as Haworth and Saris were All-Tournament selections at the Stacheville Challenge as IU handled opponents in three easy sweeps.
• A perfect weekend in Miami would ensure the Hoosiers 10 wins in the non-conference for the first time since 2019 and be the fourth season since the turn of the century the program brought 10+ wins and at least one power five victory home out of the preseason.
• As a team, the Hoosiers are 1st in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally with 2.10 aces per set. In total, IU has 61 aces on the season including 18 from Haworth (tied No. 2 in the Big Ten).
• The Hoosiers are 51st in the NCAA and 3rd in the Big Ten in total team blocks, racking up 79.0 stuffs across the first nine matches of the season.
Building on Momentum
• The Hoosiers took a massive step forward in the 2022 season, playing to 16 total wins including nine in the conference. IU finished eighth in the conference after being picked 13th to begin the season.
• IU won nine conference games in 2022 compared to four in 2021 which marked a five-win increase, tied for the second-biggest jump in program history.
• An overall jump from 10 to 16 wins in 2022 was tied for the third-biggest improvement between seasons in program history.
Returning Numbers
• IU returns a strong core of athletes from its 2022 team including six of seven starters. Coming along with that includes a large majority of team statistics from last year that return for another go-around. The Hoosiers return 98.4% of kills and 96.8% of blocks from last year’s roster.
• Four different players on IU’s roster last year had 200+ kills and all four athletes return including Saris, Geddes, Kjolhede and sophomore outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles.
Player Watch
#10 Haworth, Camryn
• Haworth was 4th in the Big Ten in assists (1,111), 6th in assists per set (9.03) and 1st in aces (49) in 2022
• She became the first IU athlete to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors since 2010 (Ashley Benson) and was named to the 2023 Preseason All-Big Ten team.
• The Fishers, Ind. native is closing in on an elusive club. Only 10 setters in program history have eclipsed 2,000 assists with Haworth (1,894) expected to pass that mark in the non-conference portion of the schedule.
• She is fifth all-time in aces during the rally era (109) and could challenge for the rally-era ace record (130) this season across IU’s 33 matches. She is one of just 19 IU players all-time to have ever recorded 100+ aces. Overall, she is 12th all-time in program history with 109 aces.
• For her career, Haworth has 1,894 assists, 509 digs and 109 aces. Only three Hoosiers have ever eclipsed 2,000+ assists, 500+ digs and 100+ aces in their career. IU’s junior setter will likely hit that mark before Big Ten play.
• She had a season’s best 46 assists against Long Beach State, the 13th time in her career she’s dished out 40+ assists in a single match. She has two double-doubles on the year including one against Lindenwood (32 assists, 10 digs) last weekend.
#4 Saris, Mady
• Mady Saris finished 6th in the Big Ten in kills (427) last year, 8th in kills per set (3.47) and 6th in points (489) as the Hoosiers’ top offensive weapon in 2022.
• Saris is in line to become the next member of the 1,000 kill club at IU. She has 789 kills through two seasons and would become the 20th athlete to eclipse the mark in an IU uniform.
• She reached double-digit kills in all three games at the Indiana Invitational including 14 in a victory over Southern Indiana. For her career, she’s reached 10+ kills on 46 occasions across three seasons.
• The junior has started and contested in all 73 matches of her collegiate career. She was named to the Stacheville Challenge All-Tournament team after recording 38 kills in three matches.
#18 Rammelsberg, Kaley
• The graduate student had the most productive weekend of any Hoosier this season, earning Tournament MVP honors at the Stacheville Challenge after putting away 25 kills and blocking 23 shots.
• For her career, between stops at IU and High Point, Rammelsberg has 811 kills, 328 blocks and 1028.0 points while hitting a collective .340 with over 1760 attempts.
• IU’s all-time hitting percentage list is based on athletes with over 1,000 career attempts in the Cream and Crimson. In three seasons, she has 964 attempts and is hitting .313 despite recovering from an injury at the end of the 2022 season.
• At her current rate, with 36 more attempts, she would sit No. 2 in program history in hitting percentage behind only All-American Ashley Benson.
• Her 23 blocks across the three-game Stacheville Challenge were the most in a three-match span by an IU athlete since the 2014 campaign.
#15 Kjolhede, Savannah
• The Colleyville, Texas native was one of the Big Ten’s best blockers last year and is 8th among active Big Ten players in blocks (285).
• She is 14th all-time in blocks at IU and is only 15 away from becoming the 14th athlete with 300+ blocks in an IU uniform. It would take 325 total stuffs to crack the top-10 in IU’s all-time ranks.
• The veteran middle has played in 89 games of her college career and has started 87 of those including all 18 during her freshman campaign which was shortened by COVID-19. The only games she missed was the opening against Radford and Lindenwood in which she was a healthy, unused sub.
• She and Rammelsberg have combined to play 201 matches, put away 1,313 kills and reject 613 shots during their collegiate careers: making them one of the most veteran duos in college volleyball. Duke’s middle blocker duo (223 career matches) and Dayton’s (220) are the only ones confirmed to have played more.
#32 Gary, Ramsey
• One of the top-rated prep liberos in the 2023 class, Gary has lived up to the billing early in her college career. She has 110 digs across nine matches and has 10+ digs in eight of her nine career contests played.
• Her 110 digs are most among Big Ten freshmen and most among Power Five freshmen in the NCAA this year ahead of Illinois’s Lily Barry (107) in both categories.
BIG TEN PRESEASON POLL
Hoosiers among middle group of teams.
• IU was picked 8th in the Big Ten Preseason Volleyball poll, its highest mark since the conference begin ranking all 14 teams.
• Camryn Haworth made the Preseason All-Big Ten team, IU’s first such honor since the 2010 season (Ashley Benson).
Opponent Breakdown: Stetson
Series History: 3-1 (Indiana leads) | Last Meeting: 9/20/19 (W, 3-1)
• Annabelle Standish is the go-to option offensively and leads the way with 133 kills on a .231 clip this year.
• Nyah Molina runs the offense and has dished out 248 assists this campaign.
• Sophia Groom is young but a force in the middle with 31 blocks on the year.
Opponent Breakdown: Miami
Series History: Tied 2-2 | Last Meeting: 9/15/12 (W, 3-0)
• A tournament team a year ago, Miami is 5-2 this year and has defeated Big Ten foe Maryland on the opening weekend.
• Savannah Vach leads the way with 266 assists and 10.64 per set and is one of the most veteran setters in the nation.
• Janice Leao has 20 total blocks while Naylani Feliciano has dug 68 balls at 3.40 per set this year.
• The two programs met in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, a 3-2 win for the Hoosiers.
Opponent Breakdown: Jacksonville
Series History: First Meeting | Last Meeting: N/A
• The Dolphins have five players with 50+ kills on the season but are led by Anna Erickson with 86.
• This marks the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
• Setter Rebecca Rocassin has dished out 299 assists on the season.
Opponent Breakdown: Florida International
Series History: IU leads 2-0-1 | Last Meeting: 8/30/19 (W, 3-1)
• The Panthers are 2-8 this season but have five losses to power five programs including Washington last week in Seattle.
• Jade Sadeiko and Mackenzie Morgan have been impacts as transfers and have 96 and 76 kills respectively.
• Florida International runs a 6-2 offense with Gianna Tagoa’i and Savannah Cooking dishing out balls to hitters.
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(PURDUE NOTES)
STORY LINES
Fresh off a road victory at Virginia Tech, Purdue Football returns home for another matchup with an ACC opponent. The Boilermakers host Syracuse in front of a sellout crowd under the lights of Ross-Ade Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. • The matchup will be the first soldout game in the newly-renovated Ross-Ade Stadium, which saw its capacity increased to 61,441 heading into the facility’s 100th season. • The Boilermakers and Orange are meeting for the second straight season, as Syracuse protected its home turf in 2022 to even the all-time series at 1-1. • Saturday’s contest wraps up Purdue’s non-conference schedule, while also beginning a three-game homestand. Four of the Boilermakers’ five September games are at home. • The Boilermakers are coming off a 24-17 victory at Virginia Tech, picking up the first win of the Ryan Walters era. Purdue endured a mid-game weather delay that lasted five hours and 27 minutes with kickoff starting at 12:21 p.m. and the game ending at 8:56 p.m. • In the victory over the Hokies, Purdue held Virginia Tech to 11 yards for the fewest rush yards allowed in program history; the Boilermakers recorded 9.0 tackles-for-loss, totaling a loss of 54 yards. • Tim Stratton will be Purdue’s honorary captain for Saturday night’s matchup. In 2000, Stratton was named the inaugural recipient of the John Mackey Award, presented to the nation’s best tight end. • Purdue is facing an ACC team for the second straight week, one of only five Power 5 teams to play nonconference games against Power 5 opponents in consecutive weeks. • The Boilermakers have not committed a turnover in either game this season, one of only nine teams nationwide and one of only two Big Ten teams (Penn State) to accomplish the feat. • Deion Burks leads the Big Ten and ranks second nationally with 34 yards per catch. • Dillon Thieneman paces the conference and ranks third in the country with two interceptions, becoming the first freshman in Purdue history to tally an INT in each of his first two games. • Returning to his home state, Cam Allen (Bluefield, Virginia) made his 11th interception as a Boilermaker, moving him into a tie for third on Purdue’s all-time list. • Last week’s win over Virginia Tech marked just the second time over the past 10 years that Purdue won a game without a passing TD, joining last season’s victory at No. 21 Minnesota.
(SYRACUSE NOTES)
After starting the season with a pair of home games, Syracuse goes on the road for the first time to face Purdue on Saturday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. in West Lafayette, Indiana. It will be the Orange’s only road contest of the month and a rematch of one of last year’s most exciting games of the season.
“It’ll be a good experience,” head coach Dino Babers said on the team’s opportunity to play at Purdue. “We’ll get our first travel away from Syracuse and get our traveling team together. Ross-Ade Stadium is no joke, I’ve worked there. It’s a big game, natural turf. It might be one of the best natural turf (fields) there is. We should be excited to go play in that building.”
The atmosphere will be a rare one in West Lafayette. Ross-Ade stadium didn’t install permanent lights until prior to the 2017 season, after occasionally bringing in temporary lighting. Purdue has hosted less than 20 night games in program history.
Babers’ mind wasn’t just on football when he addressed the media on Monday for his weekly press conference. He began his comments with a reflection on the events of September 11, 2001 and how his team honors those who lost their lives that day.
“I’d like to start off, with it being 9/11, to just recognize that tragedy in American history and how we worked to overcome all the things that happened since then together for the country,” Babers said. “One of the things that we’ve done in this program – for a long time we have not alerted anyone else to but I’m going to alert you to now – is our football team, not everyone, our football team newcomers, every year for 9/11, we have what we call our annual 9/11 play push. We actually play push 3,000 yards as a team, one yard for every life, 2,977 lives lost in that tragedy. It’s something that we do to bring out pride and honor and for the most part, everyone on our football team has done it, including some of the coaches.”
On the field, Babers has seen the ‘Cuse wide receiving corps step up in the first two games of the season. Ten different players caught a pass in the season opener against Colgate, which was the highest number for Syracuse since 10 players had a catch at UConn last season. Six different players caught a touchdown pass against the Raiders, which is the highest single-game total in program history. Ten players also caught passes in the win against Western Michigan.
“I think that whole group has been doing a nice job,” Babers said. “Coach Johnson is in charge of them. There’s a lot of guys stepping up in that group. There’s a lot of pride in that group that they all want each other to do well.”
While the offense has clicked through the first two games, the defense has allowed just seven points and ranks sixth in the FBS in total defense, allowing 212.0 yards per game. The group will face a Boilermaker offense that put up 427 yards of total offense in a 24-17 win at Virginia Tech last Saturday. Quarterback Hudson Card, who is in his first year at Purdue after transferring from Texas, was 23-for-34 for 248 yards against the Hokies. His 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter broke a 17-17 tie and gave Purdue the victory.
“I can tell you right now, Card is good,” Babers said. “The guy is good. There’s no doubt about it. He will be the best quarterback we have faced so far.”
Saturday’s game is a rematch of last year’s dramatic 32-29 come-from-behind victory for the Orange in the JMA Wireless Dome. While some of the personnel may be the same, there are several changes ‘Cuse will have to prepare for. Not only does Purdue have a new quarterback, but the Boilermakers have a new coach as well. Ryan Walters was named the 37th head coach in Purdue history in December 2022 after spending the past two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Illinois.
“Any time you have a change in the staff it’s critical to watch a lot of tape from a lot of places,” Babers said. “You have to go back and watch the personnel from the game last year and try to get a feel for them. Then, understand that they’re being coached by somebody totally different, and they want different things than they wanted before. It doesn’t really make it fair to watch the old tape with the old coaches. So, it makes for a lot of homework on our part. But it’s going to be a brand new deal for us. We can’t base it off last year.”
The Orange’s win over Purdue last season was the third of six-straight wins for Syracuse to start the 2022 season. Syracuse is 2-0 for the second-straight year and third time since 2018 and looking to repeat last year’s early season success.
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BOILERS OPEN FALL IN TUSCALOOSA
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.- The Purdue Men’s Tennis team will open the fall 2023 slate this weekend as they compete in the Big Ten/SEC Challenge in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sept. 15-17.
The Boilermakers will compete in a hidden dual-style match. Over the course of the weekend, they will face Auburn, Ole Miss and Alabama in that order. Doubles play will be one set to six games while singles remain a best two out of three full sets.
With the recent addition of seven new players through a stellar recruiting class, head coach Geoff Young has a plethora of young talent to roll out in his second fall season at the helm of the program.
Fans will be able to stream all doubles matches and the main-court singles matchups throughout the weekend. Live stats will also be made available.
BIG TEN/SEC CHALLENGE SCHEDULE
Friday
12 p.m. | Doubles vs. Auburn; 5-minute break followed by singles
Saturday
10 a.m. | Doubles vs. Ole Miss; 5-minute break
10:45 a.m. | Doubles vs. Alabama
11:30 a.m. | Singles vs. Ole Miss
Sunday
10 a.m. | Singles vs. Alabama
2023-24 ROSTER
Mujtaba Ali-Khan: Set for his sophomore campaign, Ali-Khan is coming off a season in which he led the Big Ten in completed conference matches with five.
Alexander Ekstrand: Ready for his collegiate debut, the former five-star recruit comes to Purdue with over 20 wins against former three and four-star opponents.
Marino Jakic: One of two transfers from DePaul, Jakic is coming to Purdue with 2022 Big East Freshman of the Year and Big East Championship Most Outstanding Player awards in his trophy case.
Aleksa Krivokapic: The less experienced of the two Blue Devils, Krivokapic heads into a redshirt year off a breakout debut where he was named the 2023 Big East Freshman of the Year.
Daniel Labrador: In his second season with the Boilers, the former transfer from Clemson has a full season at No. 1 in the Big Ten under his belt. In the spring, Labrador faced a total of nine ranked opponents, three in the Top 10.
Soham Purohit: The Washington native enters his collegiate career as the No. 1 recruit in the Pacific Northwest region. Before Purdue, he was an all-county player with a perfect 3-0 record against five-star recruits.
Stefan Simeunovic: The resident of Canada stands at 6’2 and had a range of success in his early career. He got as high as No. 157 in the ITF Jr rankings and reached a total of eight doubles finals, winning three.
Juan David Velasquez: The former five-star recruit comes to West Lafayette with a perfect 17-0 record against three and four-star recruits. He also finished his senior campaign as the No. 9 ranked player in the state of Florida.
Henrik Villanger: A well-experienced player in ITF Jr events, Henrik holds a total of 20 victories with 15 coming in straight sets.
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#17 PURDUE STORMS BACK FOR THE SWEEP VS. UCF
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After trailing 19-22 in the third set, No. 17 Purdue stormed back to take the next six consecutive points to complete the 3-0 sweep vs. UCF (25-15, 25-19, 25-22).
The first sweep of the season moved No. 17 Purdue to a 6-2 record and a five-match winning streak, while UCF suffered its second loss of the season, falling to 8-2.
Quick Hits
In Purdue’s most efficient match of the season, the Boilermakers posted a .349 hitting % while holding UCF to an opponent-low .136%
The Boilermakers totaled 11 blocks, marking the fourth straight match the team has out-blocked their opponent
Chloe Chicoine led the team with 17 kills and a .351 attack %. The freshman had just one error in each of the first two sets, totaling nine kills, one error and a .571 attack % in Set 2 to lead the team.
Taylor Anderson secured 40 assists in the three-setter, the most by a Big Ten player in a three-set match this season.
Redshirt junior Lourdes Myers registered a career-high seven block assists and had a hand in four of the team’s five blocks in Set 1.
Grace Heaney had an errorless six kills on 10 swings (.600%), marking her most efficient match and first errorless performance as a Boilermaker.
Maddie Schermerhorn’s 17 digs and Chicoine’s 17 kills each tie as the third-most by a Big Ten player in a three-set match in their respective categories
Schermerhorn posted a season-high 12 digs in the second set.
Purdue recorded just three errors through the first two sets which led to a .423 Set 1 attack % and a .385% in Set 2.
UCF is receiving votes in the AVCA/Taraflex poll, marking the fifth team this season that was earning recognition in the poll at the time of competition. In those matches, Purdue is 4-1.
The match closed out the first of the two-day Boilermaker Challenge tournament. Tomorrow, UCF will face Illinois at 5:30 p.m. ET followed by No. 17 Purdue vs. USC, a future Big Ten showdown, at 8 p.m. ET. Both matches will air on Big Ten Network.
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BUTLER MEN’S SOCCER OPENS BIG EAST PLAY AT VILLANOVA
The Butler men’s soccer team opens BIG EAST competition on Friday, traveling to Villanova for an afternoon match. The Bulldogs (0-3-1) are coming off a 1-0 loss to Ohio State while the Wildcats most recently tied FDU, 0-0.
Bulldog Bits
(as of 9/12/23)
With an average of 5.50 saves per match, Caleb Norris leads the BIG EAST and is 15th nationally.
vs. Ohio State
Four Bulldogs created shots against the Buckeyes. Tommy Visser and Palmer Ault each produced a pair, leading Butler. Visser, Jack Streberger, and DJ Hooks each had one shot on goal.
Ohio State outshot Butler, 19-6, and the Buckeyes put eleven of them on frame.
Caleb Norris made a career-high ten saves in the match.
Palmer Ault was named the 2023 Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. He finished the 2022 season with the following BIG EAST and (national) rankings: game-winning goals-1st (6th), goals-2nd (25th), points-3rd (22nd), assists-6th (98th), .442 shot accuracy-8th, 2.26 shots per game-10th
Butler has faced one ranked opponent in 2023, losing 2-1 at No. 24 Saint Louis. Currently ranked opponents remaining on the schedule include at No. 23 Indiana (Sept. 19), vs. No. 13 Marquette (Sept. 23), at (rv) Georgetown (Sept. 29), and vs. No. 3 Akron (Oct. 28).
In 2022, the Bulldogs were ranked as high as No. 12 in the Sept. 4 poll. Butler went 1-2-1 vs. ranked opponents: No. 14 Marshall W, 1-0, No. 15 Indiana L, 1-2, No. 19 Xavier T, 3-3, No. 17 Georgetown L, 1-2 (2OT).
The Matchup
SERIES RECORD: Butler leads, 8-2-0
LAST MEETING: Oct. 12, 2022 – Indianapolis – Butler 2, Villanova 0
Villanova won the 2021 match, 1-0, in Villanova, Pa.
Butler won six straight matches from 2015 through 2019, one in overtime (Sept. 2016) and two in double-overtime (Nov. 2016 & Oct. 2019). The November 2016 win was a BIG EAST Tournament semifinal.
Scouting Villanova
Previous match: vs. FDU T, 0-0
In addition to FDU, Villanova also had a 1-1 draw with Michigan State. The Wildcats have losses to Albany (0-2) and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (1-4).
Individual Statistics
Offensive standouts for Villanova include:
#9 Balthi Saunders (1g, 1a)
#19 Vincent Petrera (1g)
#1 Kent Dickey (0-2-2) has logged all of Villanova’s minutes in goal. He has allowed 7 goals (1.75 GAA) and has made 15 saves (.682 SV%).
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BUTLER WOMEN’S SOCCER SHUTS OUT BALL STATE WITH SEASON-HIGH FOUR GOALS
The Butler women’s soccer team won its second consecutive match for the first time this season, defeating Ball State by a final score of 4-0. The Bulldogs (4-4-1, 0-0-0 BIG EAST) scored twice in the first half and twice in the second, limiting the Cardinals (2-5-0, 0-0-0 MAC) to only three shots on goal.
Key Moments
5′ | Talia Sommer carries to the middle of the field and sends a ball deep into the left corner in front of a sprinting Alana Wood. Wood beats her defender to the ball and strikes a cross to the near post. Norah Jacomen one-times the ball with her left foot from the six-yard line over the keeper and into the right side of the net. Dawgs take an early, 1-0, lead.
45′ | Just before the half, Emily O’Malley sends a ball forward from the defensive end. Leila Lister leaps to put a head on the ball and continue its momentum forward. Alexei Whittaker beats her defender to the ball, and, as the Ball State keeper charges, she lifts it over her head from 20 yards out, and it bounces into the net. Butler has a 2-0 lead at the break.
**HALFTIME**
61′ | Sommer carries horizontally along the defensive line, about 20 yards out. She slots a ball between two defenders that finds Jacomen who then hits the ball towards the far post, finding the inside of the net. The Bulldogs are now up, 3-0.
62′ | Aliya Diagne beats a defender around the left side and hits the ball, square, across the front of the goal. Ball State’s keeper lunges but is unable to deflect it, and Whittaker knocks it in from four yards out.
Butler Points Summary
GOALS: Norah Jacomen (2), Alexei Whittaker (2)
ASSISTS: Talia Sommer (2), Alana Wood, Leila Lister, Emily O’Malley, Aliya Diagne
Bulldog Bits
Norah Jacomen scored her sixth and seventh goals of the season.
Alexei Whittaker’s second and third goals of the season give her a career-total of three.
Talia Sommer’s two assists give her four for the season and eight for her career.
Alana Wood’s assist was her first of the season and the fourth of her career.
Leila Lister’s assist was a career first.
Emily O’Malley’s assist was her second of the season and the second of her career.
Aliya Diagne’s assist was her first of the season and the fifth of her career.
Addie Marshall saw her first collegiate appearance, first start, and first win in goal for Butler.
Butler’s 25 shots were a season high, and the 10 shots on goal matched the output vs. IUPUI.
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CROSS COUNTRY TO HOST JAGUAR INVITATIONAL ON FRIDAY NIGHT
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – The IUPUI cross country programs will host the 2023 Jaguar Invitational on Friday night (Sept. 15) at the Blue River Cross Country Course in Shelbyville, Ind. The women’s 5K race will begin at 5:15 p.m., followed by the men’s 8K race at 6:00 p.m.
WHAT: IUPUI Jaguar Invitational
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 15 – Women’s 5K (5:15pm) / Men’s 8K (6:00pm)
WHERE: Blue River Cross Country Course; 725 Lee Blvd., Shelbyville, IN 46176
WHO: IUPUI, Butler, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue Fort Wayne, UIndy, Thomas More
LIVE RESULTS: https://live.alphatiming.net/meets/27331
COURSE MAP: https://bluerivercc.com/maps/
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JAGUARS EARN 1-1 ROAD DRAW AT NORTHERN KENTUCKY
The IUPUI women’s soccer team earned a much deserved result in its Horizon League opener on Thursday night (Sept. 14), playing Northern Kentucky to a 1-1 draw. Senior Emma Antoine netted the game’s equalizer in the 25th minute after the Jaguars had conceded in the 18th minute.
Antoine, the reigning Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week, tallied her second goal in as many games and was consistently the team’s top threat on Thursday.
IUPUI (6-2-1, 0-0-1 HL) went down a goal in the 18th minute when Megan Molner snuck a shot past Ashton Kudlo for her first score of the year. Molner got free at the back post after IUPUI cleared a corner kick, eluded a pair of defenders and sneaked a shot home from in close for the game’s first goal.
The Jaguars retaliated when senior Sam Slimak played Antoine in behind the NKU (3-1-4, 0-0-1 HL) defense for a breakaway opportunity. Antoine pulled the trigger early – from nearly 25 yards out – beating NKU goalkeeper Mickayla Kowalski, who was charging hard off her back line.
“Going down a goal early was tough – we were playing with some good intensity,” Slimak said. “I thought everyone played with a lot of grit and we battled against a solid team. I’m very proud of (Antoine) and how hard she works. It was a good first conference game, getting a point on the road, but we are ready to keep building off of it.
“We’re excited for Sunday’s home game.”
Play stayed level for the most part with the Jaguars frequently connecting passes and NKU finding opportunities in the attacking third, leading to an 8-1 advantage in corner kicks. Slimak was presented a good opportunity in the 51st minute when Caroline Kelley found her in transition, but hit her shot high of frame.
At the opposite end, Kudlo and the IUPUI back line dodged some dicey moments down the stretch, but rarely allowed an attempt to get to frame. Kudlo finished with three saves while Kowalski made four for the Norse.
Antoine led the IUPUI attack with three shot attempts and four others had two tries. IUPUI outshot the Norse 12-9 overall and 5-4 on target.
The Jaguars will return home to host Cleveland State on Sunday (Sept. 17) at 1:00 p.m. at Michael A. Carroll Stadium.
*********NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN*********
IRISH NOTES
IRISH ITEMS – BY THE NUMBERS 1 Notre Dame and Central Michigan will be meeting for the first time as football opponents on Saturday afternoon in Notre Dame Stadium. 4 In Marcus Freeman’s debut season in 2022, Notre Dame defeated four Associated Press ranked teams: No. 5 Clemson, No. 16 BYU, No. 16 Syracuse and No. 20 South Carolina, which matched Terry Brennan (1954) for the most ranked wins in a coaching debut season at Notre Dame and was most in one single season for the program since 2018. 10 Sam Hartman has thrown 10 touchdown passes through the first three games this season, which no other Notre Dame quarterback had accomplished. The previous high was nine by Jimmy Clausen (2009) and Brady Quinn (2006). 29 Notre Dame extended its regular-season winning streak against Atlantic Coast Conference teams to 29 against NC State last weekend. The Irish have not lost a regular-season game to an ACC school since a 41-8 loss at Miami in 2017. See page 10 for more. 32 The Irish will wear helmet stickers for the game against CMU to honor #32, Johnny Lujack, who passed away July 25, 2023, at the age of 98. Lujack was Notre Dame’s second Heisman Trophy winner in 1947 and led the Irish to three national championships. The sticker is a blue and gold shamrock adorned with Lujack’s number at Notre Dame – 32. 37 With four more passing touchdowns at NC State last weekend, Sam Hartman extended his FBS-leading streak of games being responsible for at least one touchdown to 37 contests. 40 Dating back to the Gator Bowl victory over South Carolina to end the 2022 season, Notre Dame has scored at least 40 points in four consecutive games. In the history of Notre Dame football, the Irish have never scored 40 or more points in five straight games. See page 9 for more on Notre Dame’s team scoring streak. 87 Irish quarterback Sam Hartman has thrown 87 touchdown passes since 2021 – the most of any Power 5 quarterback. 143 Notre Dame has scored 143 points in the first three games of the season, which is the most for the program since 1944 when the Irish scored 58 at Pittsburgh, 26 against Tulane and 64 versus Dartmouth to start the year (148 points). See page 9 for more. 414 Notre Dame is 9-1 in its last 10 games played and have scored 414 points in those contests. Only Southern Cal (474) and Georgia (417) have scored more total points over the last 10 games played.
NOTRE DAME – CENTRAL MICHIGAN SERIES HISTORY • Notre Dame and Central Michigan will be meeting for the first time on Saturday afternoon. • Notre Dame is 20-7 (.740) since 1990, including wins in seven of the last eight games, versus teams making their first visit to Notre Dame Stadium • The Irish are 9-0 all-time against teams from the Mid-American Conference with single victories over Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green and Toledo; two wins over Miami OH and three victories over Western Michigan.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – OFFENSE Jayden Thomas, the leading returning receiver from 2022, has proved that role accurate in ‘23. Thomas leads the team with 125 receiving yards, which includes three third-down catches. Deion Colzie continued his penchant for key third down conversions against Navy and also turned a short pass to the outside into a 25-yard touchdown reception. Chris Tyree has shifted to wide receiver after three years as a running back with the Irish. He caught a 24-yard touchdown against TSU and keyed Notre Dame’s two-minute drill at NC State with a career-high 65-yard reception, which led to a ND score on the next play. True freshman Jaden Greathouse nabbed a 35-yard touchdown pass on his first career touch against Navy. He followed up with a 20-yard scoring catch later in the game. After tacking on a 13-yard scooring grab against NC State, he and Holden States own the team lead with three receiving touchdowns each. Joe Alt, the son of former NFL All-Pro John Alt, is one of four team captains for the Irish this season, has been selected as a consensus preseason All-American and is on the Outland, Lombardi and Walter Camp Award watch lists. See page 7 for more on Alt. Pat Coogan made his first career start in just his second game played against Navy. He has helped the Irish average 194.0 rushing yards per game. Zeke Correll has played guard and center during his career and now enters the season as one of the top snappers in the nation. He will make his 26th-career start on the Irish offensive line at NC State and is on the Rimington Award watch list. Rocco Spindler joined Coogan to make his first career start at guard for the Irish against Navy and helped pave the way for 221 rushing yards against Tennessee State. Blake Fisher combines with Joe Alt to give the Irish offensive line two of the top tackles in the nation. See page 7 for more on Alt and Fisher. Mitchell Evans caught a career-high four passes for 61 yards against TSU. Evans also plays a key role in some of Notre Dame’s short yardage packages by taking direct snaps. He rushed for five first downs and a touchdown from under center last season. Holden Staes is coming off his career-best game at NC State which included four catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Both of those touchdowns came from more than 30 yards (30, 45). Rico Flores Jr. has shown a penchant for getting open in the preseason and posted the first reception of the game against Tennessee State, finishing the game with two catches for 31 yards. Sam Hartman has thrown 10 touchdown passes in the first three games of the season, becoming the first ND quarterback to toss 10 scoring throws in a season’s first three games. See page 6 for much more on Hartman. Audric Estimé has increased his rushing performance in each game this season, posting 95 against Navy, 116 vs. Tennessee State and a career-best matching 134 yards last weekend against NC State. Estimé will be looking to rush for 100 yards in three consecutive games for the first time in his career this weekend vs. CMU. Jadarian Price’s first career carry against Navy was a 19-yard touchdown. His second career catch was a 40-yard touchdown reception vs. Tennessee State. Spencer Shrader showed off his incredibly strong leg at NC State, connecting on a Notre Dame record 54-yard field goal in the first quarter, then just missing a 56-yard attempt later the in the game. The 56-yard effort had plenty of distance and hit the left upright. Bryce McFerson has a booming leg showed that off against NC State. He punted six times in the game, averaging 50.7 yards per attempt. He also posted a career-best 59- yard punt against the Wolfpack. Michael Vinson is in his sixth year at Notre Dame and is one of the top long snappers in the nation. He has developed into a clear leader not only for the Irish special teams, but the entire roster.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – DEFENSE Jordan Botelho has been active through three games from his defensive end position with six tackles, one sack and a quarterback hurry. Joshua Burnham leads the team in tackles-for-loss with two, while also posting a sack and two quarterback hurries. Rylie Mills is No. 10 on The Athletic’s Freak List for his work in the weight room and has been disruptive on the defensive line so far in 2023. Mills’ timely sack against Navy in the fourth quarter pushed the Midshipmen back from the four-yard line that eventually led to a field goal. Jason Onye posted an early-career-best game with five tackles against Tennessee State. He also blocked his first career field goal, preventing TSU points after the Irish fumbled a kick return and gifted the Tigers the ball at the ND 12-yard line. Howard Cross III is second on the team with 15 tackles coming from the middle of the Irish defensive line. Javontae Jean-Baptiste single handedly ended a Navy drive with back-to-back tackles at the line in the second quarter. He followed up his ND debut against the Midshipmen with three tackles and a quarterback hurry against TSU. Nana Osafo-Mensah is a leader in the defensive line group and a steady force against the run. Marist Liufau enters his second full season as a starter in 2023 and has been all over the field through the first three games of the year. He is second on the team with 15 tackles and owns two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. JD Bertrand is the defacto leader of the Irish defense, and is one of the most prolific tackling linebackers of the last 20 years. See page 7 for more on Bertrand. Jack Kiser does a little bit of everything for the Irish defense, and can appear on the line or even as a spot safety if necessary. He leads the team with 16 tackles and also owns two quarterback hurries. Cam Hart was voted a captain by his teammates this season, and looks poised for a highly productive final season with the Irish. Among the most veteran defenders on the team (38 games played) Hart has 73 career tackles, 16 PBUs and two interceptions. DJ Brown returned for a fifth year and is the ‘quarterback’ of the back seven for Notre Dame’s defense. Brown picked off his fourth career pass against NC State last weekend. Xavier Watts has grown from a rookie wide receiver into one of Notre Dame’s starting safeties. He nabbed his first career interception last weekend against NC State, setting the Irish up in the redzone. Benjamin Morrison was a Freshman All-American last season, and is focused on taking his game to an even higher level in 2023. He intercepted his first pass of the season at NC State. See page 7 for more on Morrison. The Irish defense is filled with talented younger players eager to make their mark with increased playing time in 2023. Jaylen Sneed loves to pressure the quarterback and get downhill on running situations. Christian Gray, a true freshman, has earned the trust of position coach Mike Mickens to be listed as a back up to Benjamin Morrison. While those talented younger players are ready for their moment, there are three key veterans in the back seven of the defense who will play key roles. Clarence Lewis has played in 40 games at Notre Dame and scored his first career touchdown on a 33-yard interception return against Tennessee State. Thomas Harper, a transfer from Oklahoma State, made his first start in an Irish uniform against TSU and followed up with a team-high seven tackles at NC State. Antonio Carter II jumps up a level from Rhode Island and will provide the Irish safeties depth and contribute across the Irish special teams. Dylan Devezin, a sophomore walk-on quarterback, has seized the team’s holder role and has earned Spencer Shrader’s – and special teams coordinator Marty Biagi’s –trust.
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Central Michigan plays its second NCAA Power-5 opponent of the 2023 season in Notre Dame. • In No. 9/11 ranked Notre Dame, the Chippewas play their highest ranked opponent in eight years (No. 2 Michigan State on Sept. 26, 2015). • Notre Dame and Central Michigan meet for the first time in college football. • Head Coach Jim McElwain has guided the Chippewas to two bowl games (2019 New Mexico Bowl and 2021 Sun Bowl) and two winning seasons in each of the past three full years. He is in his fifth year at CMU.
ABOUT THE CHIPPEWAS Central Michigan plays its third game of the 2023 season after registering a 45-42 victory over New Hampshire last Saturday in its home opener. CMU dropped its season opener at Michigan State last Friday, Sept. 1, 31-7, in East Lansing. Placekicker Tristan Mattson converted a field goal as time expired to give the Chippewas their first victory of the year. CMU led the entire game, led 42-28 with nine minutes to play, but New Hampshire battled back with big plays. Quarterback Bert Emanuel, Jr. was named the MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week after he was responsible for four touchdowns (2 rushing/2 passing) and finished with 294 total yards. On the day, he ran for 101 yards on 21 carries, threw for a career-high 193 yards while completing seven of 19 passes. His two rushing scores came on a 66-yard touchdown on his second carry of the game and a 5-yard run in the second quarter. Running back Marion Lukes earned MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week after he scored on an 86-yard kickoff return. Other Chippewas turning in impressive performances included running back Myles Bailey (21-108 yards, 1 TD), wide receiver Chris Parker (3-124 yards), and defensive back Donte Kent (10 tackles). The Chippewas are hoping to erase the memory of a 2022 season which saw it finish 4-8 overall and 3-5 in the Mid-American Conference. The Chippewas finished No. 129 in the nation out of 130 teams in turnover margin (-1.50), 128th nationally in turnovers lost (28) and 130th in fumbles lost (18). During the season, the 2022 Chippewas also lost the majority of their playmakers on offense due to injuries, including two of their top wide receivers, an NFL bound tight end (Joel Wilson) and their top three running backs. Still, Central Michigan had an opportunity to become bowl eligible late in the season and had several opportunities to get to six wins. Central Michigan is attempting to get back to its winning ways against one of the most daunting schedules the school has ever played. Six of the Chippewas’ 2023 opponents played in bowl games last season: Notre Dame (Gator Bowl), South Alabama (R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl), Toledo (RoofClaim.com), Eastern Michigan (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl), Buffalo (Camellia Bowl), and Ohio (Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl). The Chippewas only play five home games and seven road contests.
Last season’s results were a drastic change from the course that Head Coach Jim McElwain has put the Chippewas on since his arrival in 2019. In his first year guiding the program in 2019, he took over a team that finished 1-11 and 0-8 in MAC play and led the Chippewas to one of the nation’s top turnarounds, an 8-6 record, 6-2 in the MAC with a berth in the 2019 New Mexico Bowl. After a COVID-shortened 2020 season, he led CMU to a 9-4 overall, 6-2 MAC record and berth in the 2021 Sun Bowl, where the Chippewas closed the year on a five-game win streak, including a 24-21 Sun Bowl win over Washington State. Central Michigan returned 14 players who started a significant amount of games in 2022, including five on offense and nine on defense. Several transfers arrive who will play significant roles in the coming season, several players return from injury, and a variety of players have improved over the offseason and are ready to contribute. CMU HISTORY AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS In Notre Dame, Central Michigan plays its highest nationally ranked team since Sept. 26, 2015 when it played at No. 2/2 Michigan State. Notre Dame will be Central Michigan’s third nationally ranked opponent that it will play in the last two years and 13 games. Historically, the Chippewas have registered two wins over nationally ranked teams: at No. 22/17 Oklahoma State on Sept. 10, 2016 (30- 27) and at No. 18/19 Michigan State on Sept. 14, 1991. Here is a record of Central Michigan’s last five games against nationally ranked teams: Date Opponent Score Sept. 24, 2022 at Penn State (14/15) L, 33-14 Sept. 1, 2022 at Oklahoma State (12/11) L, 58-44 Sept. 7, 2019 at Wisconsin (17/16) L, 61-0 Sept. 29, 2018 at Mich. State (20/18) L, 31-20 Sept. 10, 2016 at Oklahoma State (22/17) W, 30-27 CMU SUCCESS AGAINST POWER-FIVE OPPONENTS Since 2009, Central Michigan has won six games against FBS Power-Five opponents. CMU’s last victory over a Power-Five team came on December 31, 2021 against Washington State (24-21) in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Those victories have come against Washington State, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Iowa, and Michigan State.
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PREVIEW: HOME-AND-HOME WITH TOLEDO
A WEEK IN REVIEW
The Fighting Irish are undefeated at home after an exciting 2-0 weekend in Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won the Irish Invitational (Sept. 7-9) as they defeated the Illinois Illini and Oklahoma Sooners.
The Irish took down the Illini in straight sets on Thursday, Sept. 7, winning 25-21, 25-19, 25-22. On Saturday, it was a five set thriller inside of Purcell as they defeated Oklahoma 27-29, 25-21, 14-25, 25-22, 18-16.
Libero Hattie Monson and setter Nicole Drewnick were named to the Irish Invitational All-Tournament Team and Sydney Palazzolo was named the Irish Invitational MVP.
Sydney Palazzolo finished with 15 kills in the win over the Illini and matched a career high 25 kills on Sunday against Oklahoma, tallying 40 kills on the weekend and averaging five kills a set. She is currently leading the ACC with 4.56 kills per set this season and is also leading the conference with 5.24 points per set.
Nicole Drewnick dished out 81 assists on the weekend, averaging 10.13 assists per set. Lauren Tarnoff’s defense at the net was an important piece for the Irish as she tallied 11 blocks, including two solo blocks. Freshman Ava Lange had herself a weekend as well with 22 kills across both matches.
HISTORY VS. TOLEDO
This will be the seventh meeting between the Irish and the Rockets.
Notre Dame is undefeated against the Rockets as they lead the overall series 6-0.
Notre Dame last faced Toledo on August 25, 2018 in the Golden Dome Invitational hosted at Notre Dame as the Irish took home the sweep 25-17, 25-14, 25-22.
The Irish have swept the Rockets in five of their six matches, with just one set going into five in 2001. Notre Dame won in five on the road, taking down the Rockets 29-31, 30-25, 30-17, 27-30, 15-11.
MEET THE TRANSFERS
Two transfers join the Irish for the 2023 season. Sydney Palazzolo enters into her junior season after spending freshman and sophomore year at High Point. Nicole Drewnick is a graduate transfer hailing from Georgia Tech.
Palazzolo had a decorated two seasons in North Carolina, earning a plethora of awards at High Point.
Last season, Palazzolo earned Big South Player of the Year and Big South First Team All-Conference honors and was named the Big South All-Tournament MVP. She was recognized as an AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region player and an AVCA Honorable Mention All-American. She was also tabbed as the Big South Player of the Week three times.
Palazzolo finished her sophomore season with a team-best 443 kills, 321 digs, 27 blocks, and led the conference with 42 service aces.
Not only was she recognized as the Big South Freshman of the Year in 2021, but she was also named to the Big South All-Conference Second Team and All-Freshman Team.
While Drewnick spent her freshman season at Nebraska, she most recently has spent the last two seasons with Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Drewnick appeared in 20 matches and 43 sets last season with the Yellow Jackets and finished the season with 99 assists and 16 digs.
MEET THE FRESHMEN
Five freshmen join the Irish for the 2023 season. Freshmen additions include Alyssa Manitzas, Lily Fenton, Logan Brannan, Olivia Maulding, and Ava Lange.
Manitzas was a part of the Under Armour All-American game and was also named the 2021 Prep Dig Top Libero in Texas. The San Antonio, TX native is the all-time dig leader at Cornerstone Christian High School.
Fenton was a First Team All-Conference and All-District player out of Latrobe, PA. Fenton was a three-year captain and was the Greater Latrobe High School program all-time assist leader.
Brannan hails from Lake Travis High School in Austin, TX and was a First Team All-District and TGCA All-State honoree.
A gradute of La Salle Prep, Maulding was named the 2022 Northwest Oregon Co-player of the Year, while also being named to the 2022 Oregon State Championship All-Tournament Team. Maulding was recognized as the 2022 Volleyball Magazine Top Performer in Oregon.
Lange was a nationally recognized four star player out of Playa Del Rey, CA, who was named to the AVCA All-America Watch List and played in the 2022 USAV Girls 17’s Junior National Championship.
RETURNERS
The Irish return six rising sophomore, a pair of rising juniors, and a trio of rising seniors.
Sophomores Lucy Trump and Avery Ross were offensive power houses for the Irish last season as both outside hitters led Notre Dame in their first years in an Irish uniform. Trump led the way with 252 kills, followed by Ross with 227 kills.
Juniors Phyona Schrader and Paris Thompson return for their third seasons at Notre Dame. Thompson returns after tallying 148 kills and 71 digs across 63 sets last season.
Schrader led the Irish last season with 877 assists and was second on the team with 333 digs. The setter also led the ACC with two triple-doubles and finished second in the conference with 17 double-doubles.
Hattie Monson, Lauren Tarnoff, and Charity McDowell are rising seniors for the Irish after playing in a combined 259 sets as a class last season.
Monson played in all 108 sets for the Irish as the libero recorded 453 digs in her junior campaign, while also surpassing the 1,000 career digs mark. She heads into her senior season with 1,163 career digs.
Both Tarnoff and McDowell return as middle blockers for the Irish as the duo finished with 141 combined blocks; Tarnoff was second on the team with 80 blocks and McDowell was third with 61. Tarnoff also led the Irish with a team-best 15 solo blocks.
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MATCH 7 PREVIEW: UNC
UNC SERIES
• The Irish and Tar Heels will meet on the pitch for the 13th time on Friday evening.
• The Irish trail in the series with a mark of 3-7-2.
• Five of the last seven meetings have been decided by one goal.
LAST TIME OUT
• Notre Dame suffered its first setback of the season in a 1-0 loss to Michigan State in a non-conference matchup.
• The Irish more than doubled the Spartans in shots (11-5) but were unable to find the back of the net for the first time all season.
• Notre Dame also finished with more corners in the contest with a 5-3 advantage.
STRONG STARTS
• Notre Dame has made it a habit of jumping out to an early lead this season, as the Irish have scored the opening goal in five of six matches in 2023.
•All five opening goals have come in the first 25 minutes of play.
•The quickest goal to start a match came from Eno Nto in the 8th minute in the win over IUPUI.
• The Fighting Irish are unbeaten when scoring the opening goal over the last 25 occurrences, posting a record of 24-0-1 spanning back to the early stages of the 2021 season.
SET-PIECE SUCCESS
• ND has excelled on both ends of the field on free kicks during the 2023 season.
•The Irish defense hasn’t allowed a goal off a set piece all season while in attack four of the team’s 12 goals have come via a set piece.
• Notre Dame has scored off two free kicks, a corner and a penalty kick.
DOMINATING DEFENSE
• The Fighting Irish have allowed just four goals through six matches during the 2023 campaign.
• The 0.67 goals against average ranks third in the ACC and 21st in the country.
• Since allowing a goal to No. 2 Indiana in the 28th minute in the season opener, the Irish went gone 376 minutes without allowing a score before giving up a score to Clemson in the 44th minute.
• Opponents have registered a combined 17 shots on target in 2023.
BALANCED ATTACK
• Six different players have scored in Notre Dame’s six matches to open the 2023 season.
• Matthew Roou paces the Irish with five goals.
• Eno Nto has added two goals while KK Baffour, Paddy Burns, Bryce Boneau and Daniel Russo have each added one.
ROOU’S RUN OF FORM
• Junior Matthew Roou leads the Irish attack through six matches this season, producing 11 points off five goals and an assist.
• All 11 points have come over the last five matches
• Roou’s hat trick in the win over IUPUI was the first of his career and the first of the season for the Irish.
• The junior forward finished with seven points off three goals and an assist, becoming the first Notre Dame player to record seven or more points in a match since Dave Donohue also had seven points against Marquette on Sept. 11, 2008.
• Roou currently has 16 career goals to go along with eight career assists, totaling 40 career points for the forward.
EXPERIENCE IN GOAL
• Bryan Dowd is back for his senior season after being the team’s primary goalie for each of the last two seasons.
• The shot stopper has 47 career starts while appearing in 48 matches over his previous three seasons in South Bend.
• Dowd has amassed 113 career saves and has recorded 16 clean sheets over his time in South Bend, including three in the first six matches of the 2023 campaign.
•The senior made a huge save in the 88th minute of the win over Clemson to keep the 3-2 advantage intact.
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(CARDINALS NOTES)
After a two-week trek through the Southeastern Conference, Ball State returns to Scheumann Stadium for its 2023 home opener against state rival Indiana State. The Cardinals have won six of the past seven meetings against Indiana State, but haven’t played the Sycamores since a 27-20 home defeat to ISU in 2014. In a rivalry series conducted 60 times in the 19th century, the Cardinals and Sycamores have played just three times since 2000 — 2002, 2003 and 2014, all at Scheumann Stadium. But for turnovers against its early SEC foes, Ball State has had a successful early run with ball control and minimizing mistakes. Ball State’s seven penalties are so far the fewest in the MAC and rank ninth in the country. Similarly, the Cardinals’ 26.6 penalty yards per game lead the MAC and rank seventh nationally. Ball State’s average time of possession is 34:45, second in the MAC to Northern Illinois (36:23) and currently 10th among FBS teams. The Cardinals showed well against Kentucky and Georgia, but were undone by second quarter turnovers in each game. Kentucky and Georgia both scored on special teams touchdowns, too. In all, Ball State allowed 45 points over two games directly tied to second quarter turnovers and special teams touchdowns. Otherwise, Ball State played within a combined 38-17 score in the first, third and fourth quarters. The Cardinals defense was stout while allowing fewer than half of Kentucky and Georgia’s total points and minimizing big plays. Kentucky reached the red zone just twice. Ball State led the possession battle in both games and out dualed Kentucky with 18 first downs to 17. WHAT A WIN MEANS: The Cardinals will move into the win column for the first time this season and win their home opener for the 13th time in 14 seasons. Last year’s home-opening defeat to Western Michigan ended a run of 12 straight home-opening wins. The Cardinals will defeat Indiana State for the seventh in eight meetings since 1988. Mike Neu will capture his 34th victory as head coach of his alma mater, matching Brady Hoke’s win total from 2003-08 — tied for seventh in career coaching wins at Ball State.
INSIDE THE SERIES: INDIANA STATE The Cardinals and Sycamores met 60 times in the first 68 years of the series, since 1924, but have met just three times since 1991. Since a tie in 1951, the Cardinals have won 27 of the past 43 meetings. 8 Ball State’s 63 meetings with the Sycamores are more than any opponent in program history besides 64 vs. MAC-rival Eastern Michigan. The Cardinals’ 38 wins against ISU are the most against any opponent (37 vs. EMU). VS. MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL CONFERENCE Against teams currently in the Missouri Valley Football Conference, the Cardinals are 58-37-2 (20-13-1 against foes other than Indiana State). Ball State’s biggest win last season came in a 31-0 shutout of MVFC foe Murray State, BSU’s first shutout victory since 2008 vs. Toledo. It was the Cards’ biggest shutout win since a 34-0 blanking of Kent State in 1994. 8 Since 2000, the Cardinals are 5-3 against the MVFC: beat Western Illinois in 2000; lost to Northern Iowa in 2001; beat the Sycamores in 2002 & 2003; lost to North Dakota State in 2006; beat Illinois State in 2013; lost to Indiana State in 2014; beat Murray State last year. BACK TO SCHEUMANN Since a 65-7 win over Butler on Oct. 21, 1967, Ball State has completed 56 seasons with Scheumann Stadium as its home field. Saturday’s game begins the Cardinals’ 57th season at “The Scheu.” The Cardinals have won their home opener at “The Scheu” in 12 of the past 13 seasons.
(INDIANA STATE NOTES)
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State remains in-state this weekend as the Sycamores hit the road to Muncie, Ind. to continue the battle for the Victory Bell as ISU takes on Ball State on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff inside Scheumann Stadium is set for 2 p.m. with the game set to be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
* Indiana State trails the all-time series against Ball State, 38-24-1, dating back to the inaugural matchup between the two programs in 1924. The Sycamores last faced Ball State in Muncie in the 2014 season winning 27-0. * The Sycamores are 0-6 against FBS opponents in the Curt Mallory era dating back to the 2017 season. Ball State is the first MAC school Mallory will coach ISU against. * ISU’s game against Ball State marks the first time Indiana State has kicked off on a Saturday in the 2023 season. The Sycamores opened the year Thursday against Eastern Illinois, before traveling to Indiana this past Friday.
* It marks the first time since the 2014 season the Sycamores are set to play two in-state FBS opponents in the same season and third time since 2013. * The contest against Ball State marks just the fourth time the teams have faced each other since the 2000 season. * Indiana State holds possession of the Victory Bell – the trophy signifying the winner of the contest between the Sycamores and the Cardinals since 1940.
* Ball State opened up the 2023 season with back-to-back losses against SEC opponents. The Cardinals fell on the road at Kentucky (44-14) and at No. 1/1 Georgia (45-3). * Ball State has had an early successful run at controlling the ball and minimizing mistakes on the field. The Cardinals have surrendered just seven penalties in 2023 and boast a 34:45 time of possession on the field. * Ball State is looking to win their home opener for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons as they host the Sycamores. The Cardinals lone home-opening loss came last season to Western Michigan.
* Ball State features a pair of All-American tight ends on the roster as the Cardinals returned both Brady Hunt and Tanner Koziol to the roster this season. They combined for 81 catches, 871 yards, and 12 touchdowns last season. * The Ball State offensive line boasts 104 career starts between returning players and remains a deep unit for the Cardinals this season in controlling the line of scrimmage.
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VOLLEYBALL CLOSES PRE-CONFERENCE SLATE AT WKU
THIS WEEK IN BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL: The Ball State women’s volleyball team closes its pre-conference slate this weekend when it travels to Western Kentucky for the Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic … The Cardinals play tournament host WKU Friday and East Tennessee State Saturday, both matches start at Noon ET / 11 a.m. CT.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: Fans unable to make their way to E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, can follow the action with live stats for both matches courtesy of the host Hilltoppers … In addition, Ball State’s Friday afternoon match at Western Kentucky will be broadcast live on ESPN+ … Updates from the matches will also be provided on the team’s X feed: @BallStateWVB.
BALL STATE ALL-TIME: In its 52nd season of play, Ball State boasts a 997-640-2 (.609) all-time record in women’s volleyball … The Cardinals have captured 12 MAC West Division Championships, 10 MAC Regular Season Championships and eight MAC Volleyball Championship titles … Ball State has made 11 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three of the last four seasons … BSU has also earned one bid into the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
MAC PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATION: For the second straight season, the Ball State women’s volleyball program was selected to repeat at the Mid-American Conference West Division champion in the league’s annual preseason poll … The Cardinals received 61 points and 11 of the 12 first-place votes to win the division … Western Michigan was second with one first place vote and 43 points … In addition, the Cardinals received five votes to win the MAC Tournament which will be hosted by the league’s top seed … Bowling Green was selected to win the MAC East Division and earned six votes to win the tournament.
PRESEASON HONORS: In addition to the team being picked to win the MAC West Division, fifth-year middle Marie Plitt and junior setter Megan Wielonski have been named to the preseason All-MAC team … Both were first team all-conference selections in each of the past two seasons, with Wielonski earning 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year honors and 2022 MAC Setter of the Year accolades.
THE ALL-TIME SERIES: The Cardinals are 2-1 all-time versus teams in the Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic field.
– The series between Ball State and Western Kentucky is currently tied at 1-1, with each team earning a win on its home court … BSU won the first meeting in Muncie by a score of 3-1 (13-15, 15-8, 15-2, 15-2) on Sept. 18, 1999 … WKU earned a 3-0 (30-24, 30-24, 30-28) victory in the latest meeting Sept. 16, 2006.
– Ball State scored a 3-1 (12-25, 28-26, 25-14, 25-15) win over East Tennessee State in the only previous meeting played Sept. 19, 2014 at the VCU Invitational in Richmond, Virginia.
SCOUTING BALL STATE:
• The Cardinals enter the Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic with a 2-7 overall record after three tough losses at last weekend’s Dayton Invitational … BSU suffered 3-1 setbacks to both Wright State and UIC, while being swept by Dayton which climbed to 25th in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Coaches Poll.
• Ball State enters the weekend with a .184 team attack percentage, led by the effort of Marie Plitt who ranks seventh in the MAC with a .311 hitting mark … Redshirt freshman outside Aniya Kennedy averages a team-best 3.04 kills per set, while sophomore opposite Madison Buckley is second at 2.42.
• The Cardinals enter the weekend as one of the league’s top blocking teams, ranked third in the MAC at 2.12 blocks per set … Senior middle Lauren Gilliland leads the squad in that category with a 0.92 block-per-set, while Plitt and Buckley are right behind at 0.82
SCOUTING WESTERN KENTUCKY:
• The Hilltoppers, which received 48 points in the latest AVCA/Taraflex Coaches Poll, enter the weekend with a 7-4 overall mark after scoring a 3-0 win over Austin Peay Tuesday night.
• Western Kentucky is one of the nation’s top attacking teams, ranking 42nd nationally with a .266 hitting percentage and 22nd overall with 503 total kills … Paige Briggs leads the attack with a 3.56 kills-per-set average, while hitting an impressive .303.
• WKU also features a strong block, ranking 73rd nationally at 2.34 blocks per set … Logan Grevengoed paces the squad at the net with a 0.89 blocks-per-set average, while Gabby Weihe is second at 0.74.
SCOUTING ETSU:
• The reigning Southern Conference regular season champion, East Tennessee State has had a rough start to the year, entering the weekend with an 0-8 record … Last weekend, ETSU suffered a 3-0 setback to High Point and a 3-1 loss to Davidson at the High Point Invitational.
• The Bucs enter the weekend with a .081 team attack percentage, with Abbey Thomas leading the squad at .340 … Amanda Lowe has a team-high 2.48 kills-per-set average, while Brianna Cantrell is second at 2.15.
• In the backcourt, Jasmal Cruz has a team-best 2.57 digs-per-set average, while Malgorzata Andersohn is right behind at 2.54 … Thomas is the squad’s leading blocker at 0.82 blocks per set.
BALL STATE QUICK HITS:
• Marie Plitt has picked up right where she left off last season, leading the squad with a .311 (69-14-177) attack percentage so far this season … Her best effort came in the win over Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 26) when she smashed 10 kills on 12 swings with one error for a .750 attacking mark … Plitt also hit .500 in the season opener versus Gonzaga (Aug. 25) and has hit .500-or-better in 29 career matches.
• Thanks to her solid start to the year, Marie Plitt enters the Alyssa Cavanaugh Classic ranked third on Ball State’s all-time list with a .350 career hitting percentage … Plitt has steadily improved each year, hitting .295 as a freshman, .316 as a sophomore, .360 as a junior and a Ball State single season record .404 last year … She is the first player in program history to hit .400-or-above in a single season.
• In addition, Plitt became just the 13th player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills with her first of 10 markers in last season’s NCAA Tournament opening round match at No. 16 Marquette … With 1078 career kills, Plitt needs 57 more kills to break into the top 10 in program history, with Mindy Stanley (1993-96) currently ranking 10th at 1,135.
• Fifth-year defensive specialist Havyn Gates has served as Ball State’s starting libero in all nine matches so far this season, and has now started in the off-colored jersey 14 times in her Ball State career … She was credited with a season-high 26 digs in the near upset at No. 20 Creighton (Sept. 1) and followed with 22 versus UNI (Sept. 2), giving her 26 career matches with 20-or-more digs … Gates’ Ball State career-high is 33 digs in the five-set thriller at Central Michigan (Sept. 24, 2022) … Gates, who registered 42 digs in a match as a freshman at Indiana Wesleyan in 2019, has 1,883 career digs including 759 in her three seasons at BSU and 1,124 over her two-year career at IWU.
• Megan Wielonski, who currently ranks seventh in program history with 3,054 career assists, has proven to be one of the nation’s elite setters … In fact, her 3,054 career assists currently rank 21st among all active NCAA Division I players … As a freshman, she finished the 2021 season ranked second nationally with 1,394 total assists … Her sophomore campaign saw her ranked fourth nationally with 1,358 total assists in 2022 … Nine matches into the 2023 season and Wielonski is 78th nationally with 301 total assists.
• In addition to being one of the nation’s top setters, Megan Wielonski is one of the country’s top servers with 115 career aces … As a freshman, she ranked eighth among all NCAA Division I players with 58 aces, including a career-high seven vs. Ohio (Sept. 30, 2021) … Her 58 aces in 2021 tied as the sixth most in a single season in Ball State history and were a single season record for a BSU setter, topping Amber Seaman’s total of 51 in 2018 … Last season, she ranked 55th nationally with 46 service aces, while she has a team-leading 11 aces so far this season.
• Madison Buckley has made a big impact so far this season, ranking second on the squad with a 2.42 kills-per-set average … Her biggest match so far came at No. 20 Creighton (Sept. 1) when she smashed a career-high 14 kills, a mark she later tied versus UIC (Sept. 9) … Buckley started the year with 10 kills in the win over Gonzaga (Aug. 25), her first career match in double figures.
• Aniya Kennedy has made a big impact for the Ball State attack this season, leading the squad with a 3.04 kills-per-set average … She has smashed double-digit kills in four matches, while also leading the team in kills in four matches … Kennedy’s best match came versus UNI (Sept. 2) when she smashed a career-high 16 kills, the most for a Ball State student-athlete in a match so far this season.
• In addition to leading the squad with a 3.04 kills-per-set average, Aniya Kennedy has been one of Ball State’s most efficient attackers, ranking second on the team with a .226 hitting percentage … She led Ball State with a .375 (13-4-24) rate of success versus LSU (Sept. 3), while posting a career-best .467 (9-2-15) effort in the win over Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 26).
• Lauren Gilliland has been a force at the net so far this season, leading the squad and ranking seventh in the MAC with a 0.92 blocks-per-set average … She has collected 24 total blocks on the year, including a team-best six solo blocks … Gilliland is second among active Cardinals with 319 career blocks, trailing only Marie Plitt’s 362 … Plitt’s total is 10th in program history, while Gilliland ranks 15th.
• Ball State concluded the 2022 regular season as the winningest program in league play with a 433-215 (.668) all-time Mid-American Conference record … Western Michigan is second on the list, seven matches behind the Cardinals at 426-222 (.657).
• The Cardinals own an even better record when playing at home, boasting a 309-96 (.763) mark inside Worthen Arena after the Ball State Invitational … Looking at just opponents from the MAC, Ball State is 226-58 (.796) when battling in “The Nest” … Overall, no MAC opponent owns a winning record inside Worthen Arena, as the Cardinals have at least a .632 winning percentage against all league schools on its current home floor.
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SOCCER FALLS IN NON-CONFERENCE FINALE AT BUTLER
INDIANAPOLIS – – The Ball State soccer team was never able to find its rhythm Thursday night, suffering a 4-0 setback to in-state rival Butler in its final non-conference match of the season at the Sellick Bowl.
The Cardinals (2-5-0) had the contest’s first great scoring opportunity when a cross through the middle of the box by sophomore forward Delaney Caldwell found the back heel of senior forward Avery Fenchel to start the fifth minute of play.
Unfortunately, Bulldogs (4-4-1) keeper Addie Marshall was positioned just right to come up with the save in her first collegiate start.
Exactly one minute later, Butler opened the sixth minute with its first shot on goal and found the back of the net. While it was a back-and-forth battle much of the rest of the half, the Bulldogs struck in the final 30 seconds to take a 2-0 lead into the half.
Despite some solid play from redshirt junior goalie Bethany Moser, who registered six total saves, Butler added two more goals over the final 45 to secure the victory.
Up next, Ball State opens Mid-American Conference play next Thursday (Sept. 21) with a 4 p.m. kickoff versus Miami at the Briner Sports Complex.
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SYCAMORES WELCOME IUPUI FOR 2023 HOME OPENER
Indiana State plays its first home match of the 2023 season Friday evening, as the Sycamores face off against in-state foe IUPUI inside ISU Arena. First serve is set for 6 p.m., with the match being broadcast on ESPN+.
Matchday Promotions
Friday’s match has been designated as Student Organization Night. The student organization with the highest percentage of its members in attendance will receive a Sycamore Prize Pack, which will be distributed by the Office of Student Engagement.
Last Time Out
Indiana State will look to get back on track after going 0-3 at the Comfort Inn-Vitational at Morehead State. The Sycamores fell in four sets to the tournament hosts while dropping three-set matches to both Butler and Northern Kentucky.
Kira Holland was named to the Comfort Inn-Vitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 3.2 kills and 2.9 digs per set over the Sycamores’ three matches last weekend.
High-Flying Freshmen
Indiana State’s freshman class has made an immediate impact for the Blue and White this season, with a Sycamore freshman earning all-tournament team honors in each of the last two tournaments the Trees have competed in.
Kira Holland picked up Comfort Inn-Vitational All-Tournament Team honors after averaging more than three kills per set along with nearly three digs per set last weekend, while Ella Scott was previously named to the Lindenwood Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging nearly three kills per set while hitting just under .500 in a three-match span.
Welcome To The Show
Indiana State’s second set win over Morehead State was sparked by a debutant for the Sycamores. Freshman setter Avery Hales made her collegiate debut midway through the set, sparking a six-point run on her own serve which turned the tide in the set.
Hales went on to finish that match with 13 assists, two aces, two digs and one kill and played in all three matches for the Sycamores over the weekend, finishing the tournament with 27 assists, five digs, two kills and two aces.
The Kids Are Alright
A new wave of talent is coming through the Indiana State volleyball program, as evidenced by the Sycamores’ play at the Lindenwood Invitational.
Indiana State’s kills leader was a freshman in two of the Sycamores’ three matches at Lindenwood (Ella Scott vs. Austin Peay, Kira Holland vs. Lindenwood), while freshman libero Macy Lengacher registered 30 digs against Lindenwood, the most in a four-set match for any MVC athlete this season. Sycamore freshmen have led the team in kills in five of the last six matches, with Holland accounting for four of those.
Five of Indiana State’s six freshmen on the roster have seen playing time during the non-conference portion of the season, with three of those (Kira Holland, Macy Lengacher and Ella Scott) seeing significant playing time in the Sycamore rotation.
Aced It
Indiana State served up 12 aces in its four-set win over Alabama State, marking the most for the Sycamores in head coach Ashlee Pritchard’s tenure at the helm of the program. It was just the second time since the start of the 2022 season that the Sycamores recorded double-digit aces in a match.
Four Sycamores had multiple aces in the match, while Emma Kaelin and Hannah Baudin had three aces apiece. It was the first time since November 2021 that Indiana State had multiple players with three or more aces in the same match.
Indiana State also had 11 aces in its most recent win over UL-Monroe. The Sycamores currently have 55 aces on the season after finishing with just 90 for the entire 2022 season, while the two matches with double-digit aces this year are the two highest single-match totals under head coach Ashlee Pritchard.
IUPUI At A Glance
IUPUI enters Friday’s match at 5-5 overall. The Jaguars snapped a four-match skid Wednesday with a four-set win over Southern Indiana. IUPUI is 0-2 against MVC schools this season, suffering three-set losses to both Bradley and Drake.
Maia Long leads the Jaguars with 108 kills, averaging 2.84 per set, while Ava Harris has 89 kills on the season at an average of 2.78 per set. Addie Evans and Grace Purichia both average more than 2.5 digs per set, while Emily Alan leads IUPUI with 23 blocks this season, including eight block solos.
Andrew Kroger is in his first season as the head coach at IUPUI after spending the 2022 season as an assistant coach at Ohio. Kroger has previous head coaching experience at both La Salle and North Alabama.
Series History
Indiana State has a 19-8 advantage in the all-time series and has won the last two meetings between the programs. The Sycamores are 8-4 at home against IUPUI, including a four-set win over the Jaguars in the most recent meeting between the programs in September 2021.
Up Next
Indiana State opens MVC play with a four-match road trip, starting with matches at Belmont (Sept. 22) and Murray State (Sept. 23).
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‘DONS SET MASTODON WOMEN’S SOCCER ATTENDANCE RECORD AND BEAT ROBERT MORRIS
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – In front of 1,014 fans, the Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team defeated Robert Morris 2-0 to open Horizon League play. The 1,014 fans in attendance for the fourth-annual Party at the Pitch set a new home attendance record for the Mastodon women’s soccer program.
The Mastodons (4-3-2, 1-0-0) handed Robert Morris (6-1-2, 0-1-0) its first loss of the season.
Samantha Castaneda was tested early, facing five shots on goal in the first 32 minutes. After a wave of Mastodon subs, the ‘Dons flipped the field on the visiting Colonials and scored the eventual game-winning goal. After Gigi Ricciardi’s shot was saved, Amanda Leonard and Morgan Reitano teamed up to find Mackenzie Evans, who booted a low-roller past the Colonial keeper.
The Mastodons held control of the majority of the remainder of the contest. Twenty minutes into the second half, Madde Elliott sent a ball to Malia Velker on the right wing. Velker then sent the ball into the center for Lauren Klusek who buried a long shot into the goal for the security goal.
The ‘Dons nearly needed the second goal to be the game winner, as Robert Morris had a penalty kick two minutes after the restart. The shot was missed high and outside, so the ‘Dons escaped with no damage done.
This 2-0 score held through the remainder of the contest to give the ‘Dons their first Horizon League win of the season.
Castaneda finished the game with eight saves on 11 shots faced. This marked the fifth shutout for the Mastodons this season.
Prior to Thursday’s contest, Jason Burr was honored with a game ball, recognizing him becoming the program’s all-time wins leader earlier this season.
The Mastodons will hit the road for a league match on Sunday (Sept. 17) at Oakland to put their 1-0 start to league play on the line.
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‘DONS HOST PURDUE FORT WAYNE INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY HYATT PLACE
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball team is set to host the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational presented by Hyatt Place this weekend with Miami (OH), SIUE and Valparaiso coming to the Gates Sports Center.
Tournament Schedule
Friday, September 15
11 AM: Miami (OH) vs. SIUE
4:30 PM: SIUE vs. Valparaiso
7 PM: Miami (OH) at Purdue Fort Wayne
Saturday, September 16
11 AM: SIUE at Purdue Fort Wayne
1:30 PM: Valparaiso vs. Miami (OH)
7 PM: Valparaiso at Purdue Fort Wayne
Game Day Information (Friday)
Who: Miami RedHawks
When: Friday, September 15 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats:Link
Watch:ESPN+
Match Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne | Miami (OH)
Game Day Information (Saturday AM)
Who: SIUE Cougars
When: Saturday, September 16 | 11 AM
Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats:Link
Watch:ESPN+
Match Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne | SIUE
Game Day Information (Saturday PM)
Who: Valparaiso Beacons
When: Saturday, September 16 | 7 PM
Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana | Gates Sports Center
Live Stats:Link
Watch:ESPN+
Match Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne | Valparaiso
Know Your Foes
• Miami picked up its third win of the season in the finale of the Illinois State Invitational. The five set win over Illinois State marks their second road victory of the season.
• SIUE won two of three matches at their own Cougar Classic last weekend. With wins over Idaho and Milwaukee, the Cougars improved to 3-6 on the season.
• Valparaiso boasts a 6-4 record so far this year after going 1-2 last weekend at the Stacheville Challenge. The Beacons have won all three home games this season but have lost all three road games.
Series Histories
• Purdue Fort Wayne is 3-4 against Miami all-time, but have only met once since 2010. The RedHawks won the most recent meeting in 2015 in three sets.
• The Mastodons lead the all-time series with SIUE 12-3 and have won six of the last eight meetings dating back to 1998. The Cougars took the last match up in 2021.
• In the 27 all-time meetings between Valparaiso and Purdue Fort Wayne, the ‘Dons hold a slight edge of 14-13. Their last matchup came in Fort Wayne back in 2018 when the Beacons won in five sets.
Panna of the Week
Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball redshirt-freshman Panna Ratkai became the first Horizon League player this season to be selected as one of the Horizon League Players of the Week for the second straight week. Ratkai recorded three double-doubles over the weekend, including performances of 17 kills and 15 digs against Kent State, 22 kills and 13 digs at Niagara, and 19 kills and 14 digs at Canisius.
Seeing Double
Five ‘Dons posted double digit digs in last weekend’s win over Canisius. LonDynn Betts led the team with 25, Panna Ratkai added 14, Maggie Casteman had 13, Nicole Jones had 12, and Becky Barrett had 11.
Hitting the Mark
The ‘Dons boast the Horizon League’s second highest hitting percentage of .236, trailing Milwaukee with .242. Purdue Fort Wayne ranks 95th nationally with that hitting percentage and ranks 28th nationally with 437 kills.
A Lot of Assists
Purdue Fort Wayne is 21st in the nation with 448 assists, an average of 12.11 pet set. Taya Haffner leads the team with 354 assists this season, the second-most in the Horizon League and an average of 8.81 per set.
Three’s Company
Three players hit double-digit kills for the Mastodons in the win over Canisius last Saturday. Panna Ratkai led the team with 19, Maggie Castleman also had 14, and Jena Medearis added 12.
Early Season Tournaments
The Mastodons play their fourth straight weekend tournament this weekend. Purdue Fort Wayne faced Oklahoma, Gonzaga and Ball State at the Ball State Invitational. Last weekend, the Mastodons matched up with Stony Brook, Saint Francis (Pa.) and Manhattan at the Red Flash Classic. Last weekend, the ‘Dons square off with Kent State, Niagara and Canisius at the Ellicott Hotels Western New York Invitational. Finally, The ‘Dons return home this weekend (September 15 and 16) to host the Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational Presented by Hyatt Place for matches against Miami (OH), SIUE and Valparaiso.
Return to Gates
The Purdue Fort Wayne Invitational Presented by Hyatt Place will be the first of 12 home matches at Gates Sports Center. The Mastodons saw more than half of their wins last season come at home. The ‘Dons will wrap up their homestand on Tuesday against Oakland in their Horizon League opener.
Digging It
LonDynn Betts totaled more than 20 digs twice last weekend. Betts had 21 digs against Kent State and added a season-high 25 digs in a five set win over Canisius. As a team, the ‘Dons posted a season-high 83 digs in that win over Canisius.
Horizon Leaders
Panna Ratkai currently leads the conference in points and kills. Ratkai has 163.5 points this season, the 11th best total in the country. She’s also totaled 144 kills, the 13th-best total in the country.
Familiar Faces
Abby Stratford will face her old team of Miami for the first time on Friday. Stratford played three years for the RedHawks and appeared in 59 matches and averaged a career-best 2.03 kills per set in 2022.
1000 Program Wins
The Mastodons won their 1000th match in the program’s 47-year history on Saturday. The ‘Dons moved up to Division I in 2001 and have won 378 matches in DI play since then.
Last Time Out
Purdue Fort Wayne took two of three matches last weekend at the Western New York Invitational. After dropping a neutral site clash with Kent State, the ‘Dons won both road games at Niagara and Canisius.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne opens Horizon League play at home on Tuesday as Oakland visits Gates for a 6 p.m. tilt.
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‘DONS TAKE THREE-MATCH UNBEATEN STREAK TO GREEN BAY ON SATURDAY
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Mastodon men’s soccer team (2-2-1, 1-0-0 Horizon) travels to Title Town this weekend to play at Green Bay (3-1-1, 1-0-0 Horizon). It will be a battle of two of the five squads sitting at 1-0 in league play.
Game Day Information
Who: Green Bay
When: Saturday, September 16 | 7 PM ET
Where: Green Bay, Wis. | Aldo Santaga Stadium
Live Stats: Link
Watch:ESPN+
Know Your Foe: Green Bay’s only loss of the season was a 2-0 decision to open the year vs. Memphis and they haven’t given up a goal since. The Phoenix enter Saturday’s match with a four-match unbeaten streak because of that stout defense. That includes a 0-0 tie at Boston College and a 2-0 league win over Detroit Mercy. They have out-scored their opponents 10-2 this season. Chris Album leads the league with eight points thanks to three goals and two assists.
Series History: The ‘Dons lead the all-time series 5-4-3. Every meeting has been since 2002. The clubs met yearly from 2016-19 in non-league play. The ‘Dons have played well on the road against the Phoenix, going 2-0-1 since 2016.
League Opener: Saturday’s 3-0 win against Milwaukee marked the first time the ‘Dons have opened Horizon League play with a win.
A Win And…: A win over Green Bay would be the Mastodons’ fourth consecutive positive result. The last time they had four consecutive positive results was a four-match winning streak in 2018.
A Shoutout And…: A shutout against Green Bay would give the ‘Dons a third straight shutout for the first time since 2021 when they shutout UIC, Green Bay and IUPUI consecutively.
“I Am Not Throwing Away My Shot”: Purdue Fort Wayne is 10th in Division I in shot accuracy with 55.1 percent of their shots being on goal. Seth Mahlmeister leads the team and ranks 34th in the nation with 60.0 percent of shots on goal, which is even more impressive considering he is tied for third in the Horizon League with 3.00 shots per game. Mahlmeister’s 1.80 shots on goal per game is tied for the league lead.
Anybody at Anytime: The ‘Dons have six goals this season and they have each been scored by a different player. Soshi Fujioka, Seth Mahlmeister, Marco Valencia, Abe Arellano, Christian Leon and Luke Morrell each have found the back of the net.
A Helping Foot:Soshi Fujioka and Juan Romero each have two assists on the season. Those two assists are tied for third in the league for most assists.
More Minutes for Morrell: Luke Morrell remains the only Mastodon to play all 450 minutes of action this season. Morrell scored his first goal of the season in the Mastodons’ 2-2 draw with Bellarmine.
Non-League Challenges: The ‘Dons opened the regular season with a trip to Wisconsin to play at Wisconsin and Marquette. Both squads have been ranked in the top 25 in the nation this season.
On The Horizon: The ‘Dons will have a week to rest up for their next game, hosting Wright State in a Horizon League match on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Hefner Soccer Complex.
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WOMEN’S SOCCER OPENS VALLEY PLAY FRIDAY AT ILLINOIS STATE
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The University of Evansville women’s soccer team will open up Missouri Valley Conference play on Friday night, as the Purple Aces will travel to Normal, Illinois to battle long-time rival Illinois State. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m. at ISU’s Adelaide Street Field and Friday’s match can be seen live on ESPN+.
Friday night’s match will feature the current MVC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, as ISU forward Haley Glover and UE senior defender Rachel Rosborough (Mt. Brydges, Ontario/Strathroy District CI) took home the Valley’s weekly awards this week. Glover scored four goals on Sunday in the Redbirds’ 4-1 victory over Western Illinois to capture Offensive Player of the Week honors. Rosborough, meanwhile, allowed just one shot in a full 90 minutes of work to help Evansville record its third shutout of the 2023 season in a 0-0 draw with Western Kentucky last Thursday.
Overall, Illinois State will enter Friday’s match with a 2-3-1 record, and ISU has been unbeaten in its last three matches. Evansville, meanwhile, stands at 0-3-3 entering Valley play, and the Purple Aces rank second in the Valley in fewest goals allowed this year, conceding just six goals so far this year.
All-time, Illinois State leads the series over UE, 20-9-4. However, Evansville posted a 3-1 victory over Illinois State last October at home in the teams’ last match-up. Friday’s match will mark the seventh time in which UE and Illinois State have opened Valley play against one another, with UE holding a 4-1-1 all-time record in Valley season-openers against Illinois State.
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VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO KNOXVILLE FOR FRIDAY MATCHES
Set for its final weekend non-conference trip, the University of Evansville volleyball team heads to Knoxville, Tennessee for a pair of matches on Friday. The Purple Aces open at 10 a.m. CT against Chicago State before facing the 15th-ranked Volunteers at 5:30 p.m. CT.
Last Time Out
– Saturday was one of those matches where the final score was not indicative of how the team played as the Aces fell at DePaul by a final of 3-0
– All three sets came down to the wire including a 25-23 score in the first set and a 34-32 final in the second game
– Giulia Cardona and Melanie Feliciano finished the day with 23 and 22 kills, respectively
– Kora Ruff added 48 assists while Ainoah Cruz led the way with 15 digs
#1 in the NCAA
– With another spectacular weekend of action, Giulia Cardona is now the national leader in three major statistics
– She paces the NCAA in kills (5.63/set), points (6.67/set) and attacks (14.30/set) while ranking 5th nationally with 0.70 aces per set
– In the final two matches of the DePaul Invitational, Cardona averaged 6.7 kills per frame as she recorded 24 against Northern Illinois and 23 versus DePaul
– Cardona put together one of the most efficient performances you will ever see in the win over North Alabama, finishing with a career-high 32 kills while hitting 459 in the victory…she added 12 digs and 6 block assists
Top of the Valley
– Sophomore Kora Ruff is now the conference leader with a season average of 11.24 assists per set
– On the national level, Ruff’s assist average is 11th
– In the final two contests of the DePaul Invitational, Ruff averaged an unreal 14.57 assists including a season-high of 54 against Northern Illinois
– Additionally, Ruff is 5th in the MVC in service aces (0.48/set) and 19th in digs (2.72/set)
– On the defensive side, Ruff set a new career mark with 18 digs against UNA
Scouting the Opposition
– Friday’s opener pits the Aces against Chicago State in a unique series of meetings this season; it will be the first of three contests between the squads who will also meet in Evansville and in Chicago later in the season
– The Cougars have opened the year with a 6-2 record and have two wins over Northern Illinois and one over Southeast Missouri State
– Patrycja Lagida holds the team lead with 4.32 kills per set
– Tennessee opens the weekend ranked 15th in the nation and hold a 7-1 record
– Their only setback of 2023 was a 5-set loss to Wisconsin, who is currently the top ranked team in the nation
– On Tuesday, Morgahn Fingall was named the AVCA Division I National Player of the Week as she averaged 6.57 points and 5.71 kills per set while defeating #24 Marquette and Loyola
Building Blocks
– Evansville’s block leader is Brooke Springer as her average of 1.14 per set puts her third in the MVC
– Springer opened the DePaul Invite with a solo block and three block assists versus St. Thomas before adding five block assists in the triumph over NIU
– Springer’s eight solo blocks is tied for the second-highest tally in the league
– Her top offensive performance of 2023 came against USI where she tallied six kills
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EAGLES TIE ROOS TO EXTEND UNBEATEN STREAK
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer extended its current unbeaten streak to three matches on Thursday night, recording a 1-1 tie on the road against the University of Kansas City.
The draw was USI’s first result away from home this season and pushed the Screaming Eagles’ record to 1-5-3 to conclude the non-conference slate. Thursday’s tie was Kansas City’s third straight 1-1 match, moving the Roos to 1-3-4 on the year.
The Roos jumped out from kickoff with pressuring offense, taking four shots within the first 10 minutes of the contest. One shot banged off the crossbar and bounced off the back of USI’s sophomore goalkeeper Anna Markland (Hoover, Alabama). Markland found a way to sandwich the ball between her and the goalpost and kept the ball from crossing over the goal line. The reigning Ohio Valley Conference co-Goalkeeper of the Week and the Eagles’ defense faced a good amount of shots in the first half and forced many of them off target.
Southern Indiana flipped field position later in the first half, as freshman midfielder Lydia Bordfeld (Evansville, Indiana) fired USI’s first shot of the game in the 29th minute. Fellow freshman Pilar Torres (Chula Vista, California) took two shots just minutes later. As both teams battled to grab hold of the momentum before halftime, USI struck a minute before the break. Following a series of midfield passes, senior defender Alexis Schone (Galena, Ohio) directed an over-the-top service from the center line to the attacking box for running sophomore forward Payton Seymour (Louisville, Kentucky). Seymour beat the defense and punched the ball past the goalkeeper for her first career goal, giving USI a 1-0 advantage at the intermission.
The Eagles came out of halftime with a pair of attempts, but each shot was blocked by Kansas City. The Roos resumed their relentless offensive pressure in the early minutes of the second half, but USI’s defense continued to challenge Kansas City’s shot attempts. Despite the strong effort from the defensive unit, Kansas City broke through to even the match at 1-1 in the 65th minute.
With both teams in search of the go-ahead goal, the pace ramped up. Kansas City kept Markland busy between the posts, but USI’s netminder stood tall by adding to her save total throughout the night. Down the stretch, Southern Indiana saw good opportunities from set pieces and in the field of play. The Eagles’ defense blocked three shots in the last five minutes while Markland made another crucial save. USI took the final chance of the match off a turnaround shot by junior midfielder Adriana Berruti (Berwyn, Illinois), but the shot on goal was saved by the Roos’ goalkeeper and kept the match level at 1-1.
The Screaming Eagles took 12 shots in the match, putting three on goal. USI’s defense faced a season-high 28 shots and 10 on target by Kansas City’s attack. Individually, Seymour scored her first career goal on her only shot attempt of the contest. Torres topped USI with three shots, placing one on goal. Senior midfielder Paige Vanek (St. Charles, Missouri) had two shot attempts. In net, Markland corralled a career-high nine saves on Thursday night.
Southern Indiana gets a little break before continuing the current road swing next Thursday with the Ohio Valley Conference opener at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
*******SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETICS******
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FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
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******MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS*******
| American League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Baltimore | 91 | 55 | .623 | – | 43 – 29 | 48 – 26 | 28 – 17 | 20 – 8 | 19 – 10 | 6 – 4 | L 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 91 | 57 | .615 | 1 | 50 – 25 | 41 – 32 | 25 – 16 | 23 – 9 | 16 – 13 | 8 – 2 | W 2 |
| Toronto | 80 | 67 | .544 | 11.5 | 38 – 34 | 42 – 33 | 12 – 25 | 22 – 10 | 16 – 16 | 5 – 5 | L 4 |
| Boston | 74 | 73 | .503 | 17.5 | 38 – 38 | 36 – 35 | 22 – 21 | 18 – 11 | 14 – 15 | 3 – 7 | L 1 |
| NY Yankees | 74 | 73 | .503 | 17.5 | 39 – 36 | 35 – 37 | 19 – 27 | 17 – 12 | 19 – 13 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Minnesota | 77 | 70 | .524 | – | 43 – 32 | 34 – 38 | 13 – 19 | 27 – 22 | 16 – 10 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Cleveland | 69 | 78 | .469 | 8 | 36 – 36 | 33 – 42 | 14 – 14 | 22 – 24 | 14 – 15 | 3 – 7 | L 1 |
| Detroit | 67 | 79 | .459 | 9.5 | 32 – 43 | 35 – 36 | 7 – 25 | 30 – 16 | 10 – 15 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 56 | 91 | .381 | 21 | 29 – 43 | 27 – 48 | 9 – 19 | 22 – 27 | 12 – 21 | 3 – 7 | L 3 |
| Kansas City | 46 | 101 | .313 | 31 | 26 – 46 | 20 – 55 | 7 – 23 | 17 – 29 | 6 – 19 | 4 – 6 | W 2 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Houston | 83 | 64 | .565 | – | 38 – 37 | 45 – 27 | 15 – 15 | 13 – 12 | 30 – 19 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Texas | 82 | 64 | .562 | 0.5 | 45 – 30 | 37 – 34 | 18 – 11 | 19 – 10 | 23 – 19 | 6 – 4 | W 6 |
| Seattle | 81 | 65 | .555 | 1.5 | 41 – 30 | 40 – 35 | 13 – 18 | 20 – 13 | 26 – 13 | 4 – 6 | W 2 |
| LA Angels | 68 | 79 | .463 | 15 | 35 – 37 | 33 – 42 | 13 – 16 | 17 – 9 | 19 – 27 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| Oakland | 46 | 100 | .315 | 36.5 | 24 – 47 | 22 – 53 | 8 – 24 | 11 – 14 | 13 – 33 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| National League | |||||||||||
| East | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| X-Atlanta | 96 | 50 | .658 | – | 47 – 25 | 49 – 25 | 30 – 9 | 19 – 9 | 21 – 12 | 6 – 4 | W 2 |
| Philadelphia | 79 | 67 | .541 | 17 | 43 – 31 | 36 – 36 | 18 – 24 | 15 – 10 | 18 – 15 | 4 – 6 | L 2 |
| Miami | 75 | 72 | .510 | 21.5 | 40 – 32 | 35 – 40 | 21 – 22 | 14 – 13 | 14 – 17 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| NY Mets | 68 | 78 | .466 | 28 | 38 – 34 | 30 – 44 | 19 – 20 | 12 – 17 | 18 – 14 | 6 – 4 | W 3 |
| Washington | 65 | 82 | .442 | 31.5 | 31 – 43 | 34 – 39 | 16 – 29 | 13 – 17 | 15 – 16 | 3 – 7 | L 3 |
| Central | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| Milwaukee | 82 | 64 | .562 | – | 43 – 29 | 39 – 35 | 15 – 11 | 26 – 16 | 13 – 19 | 6 – 4 | W 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 78 | 69 | .531 | 4.5 | 41 – 34 | 37 – 35 | 11 – 17 | 28 – 18 | 14 – 13 | 5 – 5 | L 2 |
| Cincinnati | 76 | 72 | .514 | 7 | 36 – 39 | 40 – 33 | 13 – 16 | 19 – 27 | 18 – 14 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 69 | 78 | .469 | 13.5 | 37 – 38 | 32 – 40 | 14 – 13 | 21 – 25 | 16 – 15 | 6 – 4 | W 3 |
| St. Louis | 65 | 81 | .445 | 17 | 31 – 40 | 34 – 41 | 13 – 16 | 17 – 25 | 12 – 17 | 7 – 3 | W 2 |
| West | |||||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | East | Central | West | Last 10 | Streak |
| LA Dodgers | 88 | 57 | .607 | – | 48 – 26 | 40 – 31 | 17 – 14 | 19 – 14 | 27 – 14 | 5 – 5 | L 1 |
| San Francisco | 75 | 71 | .514 | 13.5 | 43 – 32 | 32 – 39 | 13 – 18 | 20 – 13 | 22 – 14 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Arizona | 76 | 72 | .514 | 13.5 | 38 – 35 | 38 – 37 | 14 – 18 | 17 – 12 | 27 – 23 | 5 – 5 | L 3 |
| San Diego | 69 | 78 | .469 | 20 | 39 – 36 | 30 – 42 | 16 – 16 | 9 – 20 | 22 – 24 | 5 – 5 | W 1 |
| Colorado | 53 | 92 | .366 | 35 | 31 – 39 | 22 – 53 | 14 – 20 | 13 – 14 | 9 – 32 | 3 – 7 | W 2 |
*******WILD CARD STANDINGS*******
| AL Wild Card Standings | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | Last 10 | Streak | |
| Tampa Bay | 91 | 57 | .615 | +9.0 | 50-25 | 41-32 | 8-2 | W 2 | |
| Texas | 82 | 64 | .562 | +1.0 | 45-30 | 37-34 | 6-4 | W 6 | |
| Seattle | 81 | 65 | .555 | – | 41-30 | 40-35 | 4-6 | W 2 | |
| Toronto | 80 | 67 | .544 | 1.5 | 38-34 | 42-33 | 5-5 | L 4 | |
| Boston | 74 | 73 | .503 | 7.5 | 38-38 | 36-35 | 3-7 | L 1 | |
| NY Yankees | 74 | 73 | .503 | 7.5 | 39-36 | 35-37 | 6-4 | W 1 | |
| Cleveland | 69 | 78 | .469 | 12.5 | 36-36 | 33-42 | 3-7 | L 1 | |
| LA Angels | 68 | 79 | .463 | 13.5 | 35-37 | 33-42 | 4-6 | L 2 | |
| Detroit | 67 | 79 | .459 | 14.0 | 32-43 | 35-36 | 5-5 | W 1 | |
| Chi White Sox | 56 | 91 | .381 | 25.5 | 29-43 | 27-48 | 3-7 | L 3 | |
| Oakland | 46 | 100 | .315 | 35.0 | 24-47 | 22-53 | 5-5 | L 1 | |
| Kansas City | 46 | 101 | .313 | 35.5 | 26-46 | 20-55 | 4-6 | W 2 |
| NL Wild Card Standings | |||||||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Home | Road | Last 10 | Streak | |
| Philadelphia | 79 | 67 | .541 | +4.0 | 43-31 | 36-36 | 4-6 | L 2 | |
| Chi Cubs | 78 | 69 | .531 | +2.5 | 41-34 | 37-35 | 5-5 | L 2 | |
| Cincinnati | 76 | 72 | .514 | – | 36-39 | 40-33 | 5-5 | L 1 | |
| San Francisco | 75 | 71 | .514 | – | 43-32 | 32-39 | 5-5 | W 1 | |
| Arizona | 76 | 72 | .514 | – | 38-35 | 38-37 | 5-5 | L 3 | |
| Miami | 75 | 72 | .510 | 0.5 | 40-32 | 35-40 | 5-5 | L 1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 69 | 78 | .469 | 6.5 | 37-38 | 32-40 | 6-4 | W 3 | |
| San Diego | 69 | 78 | .469 | 6.5 | 39-36 | 30-42 | 5-5 | W 1 | |
| NY Mets | 68 | 78 | .466 | 7.0 | 38-34 | 30-44 | 6-4 | W 3 | |
| St. Louis | 65 | 81 | .445 | 10.0 | 31-40 | 34-41 | 7-3 | W 2 | |
| Washington | 65 | 82 | .442 | 10.5 | 31-43 | 34-39 | 3-7 | L 3 | |
| Colorado | 53 | 92 | .366 | 21.5 | 31-39 | 22-53 | 3-7 | W 2 |
*************NFL STANDINGS************
| American Football Conference | |||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 22 | 16 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 36 | 34 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 W | |
| New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 20 | 25 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 16 | 22 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 17 | 16 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 20 | 21 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 34 | 36 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 16 | 17 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| North Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 24 | 3 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 25 | 9 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 7 | 30 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 3 | 24 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| South Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 31 | 21 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Tennessee Titans | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 15 | 16 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Houston Texans | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 9 | 25 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 21 | 31 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| National Football Conference | |||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 59 | 48 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2 W | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 40 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Washington Commanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 20 | 16 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 W | |
| New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | 0 | 40 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| West Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 30 | 13 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 30 | 7 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 16 | 20 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 L | |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 13 | 30 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| North Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 38 | 20 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 21 | 20 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 20 | 38 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 1.5 | 45 | 54 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 0-0-0 | 2 L | |
| South Division | |||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | Home | Road | vs. Conf | vs. Div | Streak | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 24 | 10 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 20 | 17 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 W | |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 16 | 15 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1 W | |
| Carolina Panthers | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 10 | 24 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 1 L |
*******TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY*******
1884 Meriden, ahead 5-3 in the top of the ninth, wins the game when Hartford forfeits for refusing to use a new ball needed to replace the one hit into a marsh behind home plate, citing the sphere did not come from a box sealed by the league secretary. The suddenly shortened Connecticut State League contest game featured the only home run hit that season at the Meriden ballpark, a round-tripper stroked by its captain, future Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack.
1890 In a Players’ League contest, Buffalo Bison right-hander Bert Cunningham throws five wild pitches in the first inning against the Chicago Pirates at South Side Park. The 1996 Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame inductee’s performance established the regular-season record, now shared with Cardinals pitcher Rick Ankiel who ties the infamous feat during a 2000 playoff game against the Mets.
1902 The trio of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance completes their first twin killing in a 6-3 win over Cincinnati at Chicago’s West Side Grounds. The 1910 baseball poem by Franklin Pierce Adams, Baseball’s Sad Lexicon, immortalizes the Cubs’ legendary double-play combination
1904 Giants’ southpaw George Wiltse runs his career record to 12-0 when he beats the Beaneaters at the Polo Grounds, 3-2. The 25-year-old rookie known as ‘Hooks’ loses three of the next four decisions to the campaign 13-3, but his dozen consecutive victories establish a starter’s record at beginning a career for a starter.
1928 The Braves play their ninth consecutive doubleheader, splitting the home twin bill with the Cubs, 5-2 and 1-6. The streak that began on September 4th sees the team drop 14 of 18 decisions, including losing eight consecutive games to the Giants.
1929 Between games of a twin bill, the Reds entertain the fans by sponsoring a base-circling contest with the winning player receiving $75 in prize money. Cincinnati outfielder Evar Swanson breaks Hans Lobart’s record set earlier in the year of 13.8 seconds when he completes the 360-foot dash in 13.3 seconds, according to official AAU timers officiating the race.
1938 For the fifth time in a major league game, brothers homer in the same contest when Pirates teammates Lloyd and Paul Waner go deep off Cliff Melton in the fifth inning of the Bucs’ 7-2 victory over New York at the Polo Grounds. Although ‘Big and Little Poison’ have completed the deed twice before, they are the first siblings in history to hit the home runs in consecutive at-bats, a feat not duplicated again until the BJ and Justin Upton go yard back-to-back for the Braves in 2013.
1946 In Brooklyn, a giant swarm of gnats engulfs Ebbets Field at the end of the fifth inning during the second game of a doubleheader. Due to the bothersome insects and impending darkness, the umpires call nightcap, resulting in a 2-0 Dodger victory over the Cubs.
1950 At Ebbets Field, Cardinal starter Cloyd Boyer, sibling of Ken and Clete, hurts his arm while warming up and is replaced by Red Munger. The reliever goes the distance, beating the Dodgers, 6-2, getting credit for a complete game but not starting the contest.
1950 For the sixth time in his career, Johnny Mize hits three home runs in one game, establishing a major league record. The first baseman’s offensive output, which makes him the second player to accomplish a three-homer game in both leagues along with Babe Ruth, isn’t enough when the Yankees lose at Detroit at Briggs Stadium, 9-7.
1958 Snuffy Stirnweiss dies when the New Jersey commuter train he is riding plunges off the CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge between Elizabethport and Bayonne. The 39-year-old former All-Star infielder, who played with the Yankees, Browns, and Indians, led the American League in hitting with a .309 average playing for New York in 1945.
1960 Willie Mays, who collects five hits in six at-bats, ties a major league mark by hitting three triples in the Giants’ 8-6 victory over Philadelphia. The Say Hey Kid’s eleventh inning three-bagger leads to the eventual go-ahead run in the Connie Mack Stadium contest.
1963 The Mets hold the first of many Banner Days between games of a doubleheader against the Astros. The Polo Grounds event, inspired by the innovation of their fans, allows the ‘New Breed’ to display their creative ideas with signs, including some with a negative tone, with a parade on the field.
1964 At Wrigley Field, Larry Jackson fires a six-hitter, beating the Reds, 6-1, to become the season’s first 20-game winner. The 33-year-old right-handed workhorse will finish the campaign with a 24-11 record for the eighth-place Cubs.
1968 The Cardinals clinch their twelfth National League pennant when the team beats Houston at the Astrodome, 7-4. The contest, which features Curt Flood collecting five hits, marks the final home run by Roger Maris, who will finish his 12-year major league career with 275 round-trippers.
1969 Cardinal hurler Steve Carlton fans nineteen batters, including three in the final frame, to establish a new major league mark for strikeouts for a nine-inning game. Lefty’s performance is spoiled when Ron Swoboda’s pair of two-run homers proves to be the difference in the Redbirds’ 4-3 loss to the Mets at Busch Stadium.
1971 Astros rookie Larry Yount, making his major league debut, injures his right shoulder in the ninth inning, throwing his first warm-up pitch. The 21-year-old right-hander, Robin’s older brother, will never get another chance to pitch in the bigs with his only major league experience consisting of that one ill-fated toss to home plate.
1971 In just his second major-league start, Cubs rookie Burt Hooton ties a franchise record for a nine-inning game when he strikes out 15 batters, going the distance in the team’s 3-2 victory over New York at Shea Stadium. The 21-year-old right-hander matches the mark established by Dick Drott against Milwaukee in 1957.
1971 The Oakland A’s win the American League West Division with their 3-2 victory over Chicago and the Royals’ 6-2 loss to California. The franchise hadn’t won a title since 1931, when Connie Mack managed the team in Philadelphia.
1974 On a bright, sunny day at Fenway Park, Rico Petrocelli is struck behind the left ear, below the helmet, when he loses Jim Slaton’s pitch due to the blinding glare of the outfield bleachers. The beaning, which causes inner ear damage, results in the third baseman missing the rest of the season and will hasten his early retirement before the start of the 1977 season at the age of 33.
1974 Gaylord Perry goes the distance for his 20th victory when he beats Baltimore and Ross Grimsley at Memorial Stadium, 1-0. The right-hander, who will finish the season with a 21-13 record, will be the last Indian pitcher in the twentieth century to win twenty games.
1975 Mike Vail ties the National League rookie record when the outfielder hits in his twenty-third consecutive game. The Mets’ freshman streak matches the 1948 freshman performances of Richie Ashburn (Phillies) and Alvin Dark (Braves).
1977 The Royals, en route to finishing with a 102-60 record and winning the American League West, set a club record of 16 straight victories when they defeat the A’s in ten innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader, 5-4. Kansas City also had a 10-game win streak in July.
1977 Fearing for the safety of his left fielder, Orioles manager Earl Weaver, trailing 4-0, pulls his team off the field when third base ump Marty Springstead declines his request to remove the tarp covering the Blue Jays’ bullpen area. After waiting 15 minutes in light rain for the O’s to return, the Exhibition Stadium contest is forfeited to the home team by the umpires.
1978 In front of 47,188 fans at Dodger Stadium, Don Sutton throws a six-hitter to beat Atlanta, 5-0. With tonight’s attendance, Los Angeles becomes the first major league team to draw three million fans at home.
1979 After hitting a single in the second, a double in the fourth, and a triple in the eighth, Bob Watson completes a natural cycle with a home run in the ninth inning of the Red Sox’s 10-2 victory over Baltimore at Memorial Stadium. The Boston first baseman becomes the first modern major leaguer to hit for the cycle in both leagues, having accomplished the feat with the Astros in 1977.
1990 Bobby Thigpen, who played in the outfield in college, saves his 50th game of the season when the White Sox beat Boston, 7-4. The Chicago closer strikes out pinch-hitter Danny Heep looking for the final out in the Comiskey Park contest.
1990 In the first of the two times they will accomplish the feat, Billy and Cal Ripken homer in the same game. The siblings’ home runs are overshadowed by Kelly Gruber’s three-run round-tripper in the ninth inning, giving the Blue Jays a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Orioles at the Skydome.
1995 Ozzie Smith takes part in the 1,554th twin killing of his career to set a new big-league record for double plays. The Cardinals’ shortstop’s wizardry isn’t enough to prevent the Redbirds’ 7-6 loss to the Dodgers at Busch Stadium.
1996 In a 16-6 rout of the Tigers, the Orioles break the major league record for team home runs in a season, passing the 1961 Yankees mark of 240.
1996 Thanks to Andres Galarraga’s three-run homer, the Rockies establish a big-league record for runs scored at home. Colorado, which will amass 658 tallies at Coors Field this season, scores its 626th, 627th, and 628th runs when the ‘Big Cat’ goes deep to surpass the 1950 Red Sox, who crossed the plate 625 times.
1996 The Rangers retire their first number in franchise history when they honor Nolan Ryan. The team’s future owner, who wore uniform jersey #34, pitched two no-hitters, recorded his 5,000th strikeout, and won his 300th career game during his five years on the mound for Texas.
1996 When Brady Anderson goes deep leading off the game at Tiger Stadium, the Orioles set a record by homering in 24 straight road games. The accomplishment lasts for 22 seasons until the A’s extend the mark for road dingers to 27 consecutive games.
1996 Frank Thomas slams his 215th career home run in a White Sox uniform to surpass Carlton Fisk as the all-time franchise leader. The Big Hurt’s historic homer is the first of three round-trippers he hits in a 9-8 loss to the Red Sox at Boston’s Fenway Park.
1997 The newly renovated Anaheim Stadium will now be known as Edison International Field. The 30-year-old Angels’ ballpark will again be a baseball-only facility with the NFL Rams, who shared the facility from 1980-1994, having shifted their franchise from LA to St. Louis two years ago.
1998 In a 12-7 win over the Twins, Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. becomes the fourth-youngest (28 years and ten months) player to reach 1,000 RBIs. Junior got to the 1,000 mark younger than anyone except Mel Ott (27 years, three months), Jimmie Foxx (27 years, eight months), and Lou Gehrig (28 years, 9½ months).
1998 Ending a six-game drought without a homer, Mark McGwire, pinch-hitting in the ninth inning, hits his 63rd homer. The solo shot off Jason Christiansen in the Cardinals’ 8-6 loss to the Pirates allows ‘Big Mac’ to regain the home-run lead over Sammy Sosa.
1998 Working the ninth for his 40th save in the Rangers’ 6-5 win over the Orioles, John Wetteland joins three other pitchers in major league history to have three or more 40-save seasons. Dennis Eckersley, Jeff Reardon, and Lee Smith have accomplished the same feat.
1998 Rolando Arrojo (14-12) sets a record for wins by an expansion pitcher when the Devil Rays defeat the Angels, 8-1.
1999 The owners unanimously approved a resolution to redraft the Major League Agreement, allowing the American League and National League to merge in all aspects except on the field, where the leagues and divisions will remain the same.
2000 The Giambi brothers Jeremy and Jason homer in the same game for the second time in their careers, with A’s first baseman Jason setting a team record by hitting his fourth grand slam of the season when Oakland routs the Devil Rays, 17-3. The bases-loaded shot also ties a major league record for the four-run round-trippers by a team in a single season, 12.
2000 Passing Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron, Mariner Rickey Henderson scores two runs to take over second place on runs scored on the career list. With 2,175, Henderson will need to tally 71 runs to pass the all-time leader, Ty Cobb (2,245).
2000 Trevor Hoffman becomes the third player in baseball history to have four 40-save seasons when he faces four batters in the ninth inning of the Padres’ 5-4 victory over the Giants at Qualcomm Stadium. The 32-year-old San Diego closer joins Dennis Eckersley and Lee Smith In accomplishing the feat.
2002 Defeating the Indians after a 67-minute rain delay, 5-0, the Twins clinch the American League Central Division flag. Minnesota, which will be making its first playoff appearance since 1991, was almost eliminated during the offseason due to contraction.
2002 Curt Schilling whiffs Brewers’ backstop Jorge Fabregas for his 300th victim this season and joins southpaw Randy Johnson in becoming the first teammates to strike out at least 300 batters in the same season. The Diamondback right-hander has done it three times in his career, with the ‘Big Unit’ reaching the milestone six times, but neither hurler will accomplish the feat again.
2003 With his 2,063rd career base on balls, Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth on the all-time walks list. The Giant left fielder now trails only Rickey Henderson, who has 2,190 free passes.
2003 Rafael Palmeiro joins Jimmie Foxx as the only player to hit 35 homers and drive in 100 runs in nine consecutive seasons. The Hall of Famer Foxx accomplished the feat while playing for the A’s and Red Sox from 1932 to 1940.
2003 Thousands of Hanshin Tigers fans jump off the Ebisubashi Bridge into the Dotonbori River in celebration when their hometown heroes clinch the Central League title for the first time in 18 years. Plunging into the murky water will become a local ritual for its fans when the team wins.
2004 With the bases loaded in the fourth inning during an eventual 6-2 Expos victory at Dolphin Stadium, Mike Lowell tags Brian Schneider, leading off third base. The Expos catcher becomes the victim of the hidden ball trick, not realizing the Marlins’ third baseman had not given the pitcher the ball after visiting the mound.
2006 En route to finishing the season with 101 defeats, the Devil Rays lose their ninetieth game for the ninth consecutive season when the team drops a 5-4 walk-off decision to the Blue Jays in ten innings at Rogers Centre. The 1936-45 Phillies are the only other team in big-league history to accomplish the infamous feat.
2007 Prince Fielder’s NL-leading 46th home run establishes a Brewers franchise record. The Milwaukee first baseman’s third-inning round-tripper off Reds’ hurler Kirk Saarloos breaks the team’s home-run mark set by Gorman Thomas (1979) and Richie Sexson (2001, 2003).
2007 Although the amount is nowhere near the money that the 1998’s Mark McGwire’s single-season home run record ball commanded, Giants slugger Barry Bonds’ career No. 756 home run baseball sells for more than experts predicted. The ball thrown by Nationals pitcher Mike Bacsik on August 7, auctioned by Matt Murphy, the fan who caught the historic homer, is won by an unidentified bidder for $752,467.
2008 The day after dropping a doubleheader to the Phillies, the Brewers fire Ned Yost (457-502), ending the manager’s six-year tenure, which saw Milwaukee develop from cellar dwellers into a contender in the National League Central Division. New skipper Dale Sveum, formerly the team’s third-base coach, will try to stop the recent skid of 11 losses in 14 games and keep the 83-67 club in contention for the wild card.
2010 Rays skipper Joe Maddon is tossed from the game when Derek Jeter, giving an Oscar-worthy performance at home plate, is awarded first base by the umpires who rule the pitch thrown by Chad Qualls hit the New York shortstop. Video replay of the at-bat, which clearly shows the fastball hit the knob of the bat, prompts a national debate about the ethics demonstrated by the usually squeaky-clean Yankees captain, who admitted after the 4-3 loss to Tampa that he pretended to get hit by the pitch to get on base.
2010 The Cubs beat the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, 7-3, to complete their first three-game sweep in St. Louis in more than twenty years. The victory marks the first time since June 12th, 1988, that the visiting Chicago fans can break out the brooms in the Gateway City.
2010 At Fenway Park, Jose Bautista establishes a new Blue Jay record for home runs in a season when he hit his 48th, a two-run blast on a 3-2 fastball thrown by Michael Bowden. The 29-year-old outfielder, who has never gone deep more than 16 times in a year, breaks the mark established by George Bell in 1987.
2011 After hitting a first-inning two-run homer, singling in the second, and stroking a leadoff double in the fifth, Pablo Sandoval hit for the cycle when he drives a pitch that sails just beyond the outstretched glove of Colorado’s right fielder Carlos Gonzalez for a triple. ‘Panda,’ a third baseman not known for speed, becomes the 25th Giant player to accomplish the feat, and the first since Fred Lewis did the deed in 2007, also at Coors Field.
2012 During the Marlins’ 6-4 victory over Cincinnati in Miami, Jose Reyes is charged with baseball’s unofficial 500,000th error. The All-Star shortstop earns the dubious distinction when he flubs Drew Stubbs’ ground ball in the seventh inning.
2012 In a pregame ceremony at Petco Park, four U.S. Marine pilots unveiled a statue of Jerry Coleman, honoring the longtime Padres icon for his 70 years of major league service as a player, broadcaster and his distinguished Marine Corps career. Three 4-foot by 8-foot panels behind the 7-foot sculpture capture the octogenarian’s roles in baseball, the military, and the broadcast booth.
2014 Jacob deGrom strikes out the first eight batters he faces in the Mets’ 6-5 loss in Miami, tying the modern-day major league mark to start a game. The Amazins’ rookie right-hander now shares the record with Jim Deshaies, who struck out the first eight Dodgers he faced with the Astros in a 1986 contest.
2017 Major League Baseball completes its investigation into allegations made by Yankees that the Red Sox used an Apple Watch to steal signs during a three-game series in August. Commissioner Rob Manfred fines Boston an undisclosed amount for violating league regulations “by sending electronic communications from their video replay room to a trainer in the dugout.”
2019 For the first time in American League history and the 12th occurrence in the majors, two teams with 100+ losses face each other when the Orioles (48-100) defeat the Tigers (44-103) at Comerica Park, 8-2. The last National League matchup of teams with triple-digit losses featured the Astros and the Cubs on the final weekend of the 2012 season.
2019 In the first inning of their game against the Orioles at Comerica Park, the Indians walked to the plate to KC and the Sunshine Band’s Give It Up in honor of minor leaguer Chace Numata, who used the tune as his walk-up song with Double-A Erie. The 27-year-old switch-hitting catching prospect from Pearl City (HI), whose family donated his liver, pancreas, heart, and kidneys to people needing the organs, died on September 2 from injuries sustained from a skateboarding accident.
2020 The Phillies, reversing their unofficial policy of retiring numbers of only players enshrined in Cooperstown, honor Dick Allen, the 1964 National League Rookie of Year, with the ultimate tribute a franchise can pay a player by placing his uniform #15 in retirement. In addition to the former first baseman’s name and digits on the Citizens Bank Park’s hallowed brick wall, Philadelphia, in the past, has paid tribute to Richie Ashburn (#1), Jim Bunning (#14), Mike Schmidt (#20), Steve Carlton (#32), Robin Roberts (#36), Grover Cleveland Alexander, and Chuck Klein.
*******FOOTBALL HISTORY*******
September 15, 1940 – The 2nd edition of the American Football League plays its first game. The Milwaukee Chiefs overcame the Columbus Bullies by the score of 14-2.
September 15, 1959 – George A. Sarles patent on a radio transmitter device for inside a quarterback’s helmet is published. HELMET RADIOS INCLUDING A TRANSISTOR AMPLIFIER. US Patent 2904645A . According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website two inventors from Ohio; George Sarles and his partner John Campbell had a concept of improving communication from the sideline to players on the field. The two men approached Cleveland Brown’s legendary Head Coach Paul Brown in 1956 with the idea. Brown loved the idea and agreed to have the inventors put a prototype into Cleveland quarterback George Ratterman’s helmet. The radio transmitter was installed carefully into Ratterman’s head protector and Paul Brown made the project of testing the device be top secret. Campbell and Sarles tested the transmission in a wooded area behind John Campbell’s house. It worked great for a bit as Sarles put on the helmet and walked off into the woods. Soon though the signal weakened and then went quiet on Campbell’s end. John went to try and find his friend, and eventually he did. Sarles was talking with a local police officer who had picked up the transmission signal on his police radio. Luckily enough the policeman was a big fan of the Browns and promised to keep the secret. The inventors made sure to change the frequency they were using though. Paul Brown had the helmet transmitter covertly used in a preseason exhibition game against the Detroit Lions. The keen Lions staff noticed that Brown was not using his normal substitution platoon to run plays from the sideline to the huddle. One Lion assistant was so suspicious that he investigated further and found the transmitter hidden behind a wooden pole. The secret was out. The rest of the league tried to come up with devices of their own, but none were the quality of Sarles and Campbell’s design. The Browns used the transmitter for 3 more games, until Commissioner Bert Bell made that type of device illegal in the NFL. John Campbell donated Ratterman’s helmet to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and it is on display for all to see.
September 15, 1975 – Notre Dame defeats Boston College 17-3 at Foxboro Stadium in the first ever meeting between the two Catholic universities. The series has been dubbed the ‘Holy War” by some.
September 15, 1979 – Wake Forest traveled to Athens, Ga. to serve as the Georgia Bulldogs’ opening game opponent. But the 12th-ranked Bulldogs didn’t expect a potent Demon Deacon team that piled up 31 first downs, ran 91 offensive plays and piled up 570 yards of total offense. Wake Forest trailed 21-13 at half despite turning the ball over six times in the first two quarters. Wide receiver Wayne Baumgardner caught a pair of first quarter TD passes from Jay Venuto for Wake’s points. The Deacons held the Bulldogs scoreless in the second half. Wake Forest pulled to 21-16 on a 34-yard field goal by Frank Harnisch in the third quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, the Deacons took a 22-21 lead on a 9-yard pass from Venuto to James McDougald. Wake Forest defensive back Larry Ingram intercepted a pair of Buck Belue passes in the fourth quarter to help seal the win. McDougald finished with 189 yards rushing on 30 carries and Venuto was named Sports Illustrated college player of the week.
HALL OF FAME BIRTHDAYS FOR SEPTEMBER 15
September 15, 1887 – John McGovern was a quarterback from the University of Minnesota. In 1909, the Walter Camp Foundation named the Golden Gopher QB to the All-American Team. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter their College Football Hall of Fame in 1966.
September 15, 1894 – Charles Wesley Harley was born in Chicago Illinois. From a young age all of his friends and family referred to him as Chic. In 1912 Chic’s family moved from Chicago to Columbus, Ohio. He attended East High School in the capital city of Ohio and his play in high school drew crowds larger than that of Ohio State’s games at old Ohio Field! Chic Harley only played in one game at East High where his team lost, and that would have been his last game of his senior season at the school to rival North High School. He enrolled into OSU and played out his freshman season on the frosh team. In that era of college football, students in their freshman seasons were not permitted to play varsity ball, they had to play on the freshman teams of their respective schools. Chic Harley was reportedly 5 foot 7 inches tall and weighed about 170 pounds nothing much to draw attention to his as being a football star, but when he got on the main Buckeye team in 1916, the star in him started to shine. With just over a minute to play against the defending Western Conference (precursor of the Big 10) champion Illinois, Chic dropped back to pass, scrambled around a bit, pump faked and then took off like lightning to pay dirt through the sloppy muddy field. Harley then called a time out, matter of factly put on a clean shoe and tied it, then kicked the game winning point in the 7-6 victory! It was Illinois’ first home loss in 4 seasons! That same season the Buckeye knocked off an undefeated Wisconsin squad by the score of 14-13, and Harley scored all of the points for Ohio State in that one too. The Ohio State teams that had Chic Harley playing for them had an amazing record of 21-1-1. The Buckeyes won every Western Conference championship game as well, except for the very last game Chic played in, and you guessed it the defeat came at the hands of the University of Illinois, the team that Harley stole a winning streak from earlier.
This last game of his was some 16 years prior to the Heisman Trophy being awarded to the nation’s top college football player, but many speculate he may have been the winner of multiple Heisman’s had it existed when he played. Harley brought Ohio State football to the forefront of national attention as he became the school’s very first consensus first team All-American as well as the first 3-time All-America selection. Chic Harley played for the Buckeyes in the 1916, 1917 and 1919 seasons, he missed the 1918 season when he spent the year as a fighter pilot in World War I. To put into perspective just how good Harley was, let’s look at the 1950 Associated Press All-Star college team of the first half of the twentieth century. Chic Harley was listed as the first team running back alongside Jim Thorpe while Red Grange was on the second team as a running back! Harley is one of the few Ohio State four sport lettermen in history. Besides football he was a starting guard on the basketball team, set a then Big Ten record in the 50-yard dash in track and was a three year starter in the outfield of the baseball team Chic was enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
September 15, 1908 – Gene McEver was a halfback from the University of Tennessee. In McEver’s 3 seasons on the varsity team (1928, 1929 and 1931) at Tennessee the Vols were undefeated. He was a two time All-American and was “Mac” of the famous “Hac and Mac” backfield of the 1929 volunteers with teammate Buddy Hackman. Gene’s 98 yard kickoff return helped put the University of Tennessee’s football program on the map as it helped them knock off formerly highly ranked Alabama team 15-13, which was a tremendous upset at the time. McEver was selected to enter the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
September 15, 1924 – John Green played for Tulane in 1942 and then for Army as a guard in the 1943 through 1945 seasons. Green was a two time All-American at Army as he and the Black Knights enjoyed back to back national championships in 1944 and 1945. He entered into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989
September 15, 1928 – Francis “Reds” Bagnell was a University of Pennsylvania quarterback. He grew up in West Philadelphia, and fittingly enough the house he grew up in is now part of the extended Pennsylvania University Campus. At Penn he earned 9 varsity letters, 3 each in baseball, basketball and football. The highlight of his collegiate career had to be the 1950 game against Dartmouth College when Reds Bagnell had an amazing 490 total offensive yards in the contest! Bagnell also threw 14 straight completions as the Quakers rolled to a 42-26 win at Franklin Field in Philly. The National Football Foundation selected him to enter their College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.
September 15, 1940 – Merlin Olsen was a Defensive Tackle from Utah State. Olsen was an All-American in college and also the winner of the coveted Outland Trophy for the country’s top interior lineman. At 6 foot 4 inches tall and weighing in at 270 pounds, Merlin was drafted as the number one pick of the Rams in the 1962 NFL Draft. With the Rams he became one of the pillars of the “Fearsome Foursome” defensive line. Merlin won the 1962 NFL Rookie of the Year and was an All NFL recipient 6 times. Olsen went to the NFL Pro Bowl a record 14 times in a row, missing only his final season. That is an NFL record for consecutive trips to the NFL’s game of all-stars. The National Football Foundation selected him to their College Football Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined him in 1982. Merlin Olsen went on to become an actor and an NFL broadcaster after he cleaned out his NFL locker.
September 15, 1961 – Dan Marino was a former quarterback of the University of Pittsburgh football team. As a freshman in 1979 Dan led the Panthers to wins over local rivals West Virginia and Penn State. The 1980 version of the team finished the year ranked number 2 in the nation. After the 1981 college season Marino was selected as an All-American. The Miami Dolphins selected him as the 27th overall pick in the 1983 NFL Draft, with five other quarterbacks chosen ahead of him including Ken O’Brien, Tony Eason, Jim Kelly, Todd Blackledge and John Elway. Dan played with Miami for 17 seasons and rewrote not only the Dolphins passing record books but most of the NFL passing records too. He played in only one Super Bowl in his second season where the Dolphins fell to the 49ers after Dan passed for over 300 yards. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined this prolific passer in 2005 and entered the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
September 15, 1971 – Will Shields was a 6 foot 3 inch, 320 pound guard from the University of Nebraska. With the Cornhuskers he was a consensus All-American and won the Outland Trophy. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted the big guy in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft and he entered the line up in his first game after an injury to a teammate and then never missed a game in his 14 year career. That is 223 starts in 224 games! Will Shields went to 12 straight Pro Bowls in his career. The National Football Foundation and their College Football Hall of Fame welcomed Shields in 2011 and he entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
******NUMBERS IN SPORTS******
36 – 9 – 23 – 41 – 14 – 32 – 27 – 43 – 26 – 37 – 8 – 12 – 1 – 13
September 15, 1902 – Chicago Cubs infielders Tinker, Evers, & Chance turn their first double play together in a 6-3 win over Cincinnati
September 15, 1912 – Boston Red Sox pitcher “Smoky” Joe Wood tied a then MLB record of 16 straight wins with a 2-1 victory over St. Louis Browns at Sportsman’s Park
September 15, 1922 – Philadelphia catcher Butch Henline becomes first National League player to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 during Phillies’ 10-9 win over St. Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl
September 15, 1950 – For a record 6th time, New York Yankees’ first baseman Johnny Mize, Number 36 hit 3 home runs in one game
September 15, 1960 – Skater Maurice Richard, who wore Number 9 for much of his great career with the Montreal Canadiens, announced his retirement. He finishes his career with 544 goals, an NHL record at the time.
September 15, 1963 – Three brothers – Felipe Alou (Number 23), Matty Alou (Number 41), and Jesús Alou (Number 14) – all appeared in the San Francisco Giants outfield for 1 inning in a 13-5 win over Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field
September 15, 1969 – MLB St. Louis Cardinals Steve Carlton, Number 32 set a record by striking out 19 New York Mets in a game
September 15, 1979 – Boston Red Sox player Number 27, Bob Watson became the first player to hit for cycle in both the AL & NL (Astros)
September 15, 1985 – New York Yankees trade 25-year-old pitching prospect Jim Deshaies to Houston Astros where he wore Number 43 for 40-year-old pitcher Joe Niekro who wore Number 26 in pinstripes that season
September 15, 1990 – Chicago White Sox Bobby Thigpen, Number 37 is 1st to record 50 saves
September 15, 1995 – St Louis Cardinals legendary shortstop Ozzie Smith, Number 1 set a record of participating in 1554 double plays
September 15, 1996 – Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan‘s Number 34
September 15, 2002 – Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon, Number 12 began an NFL record-tying (Kurt Warner (Number 13), Steve Young (Number 8)) streak of 6 consecutive 300-yard passing games, throwing for 403 yards in Raiders’ 30-17 victory at Pittsburgh
*******TV SPORTS FRIDAY******
| BOXING | TIME ET | TV |
| Featherweights: Luis Alberto Lopez vs. Joet Gonzalez | 10:00pm | ESPN |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Army at UTSA | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Virginia at Maryland | 7:00pm | FS1 |
| Utah State at Air Force | 7:00pm | CBSSN |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World: BMW PGA Championship | 7:00am | GOLF |
| PGA: Fortinet Championship | 6:00pm | GOLF |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| NY Yankees at Pittsburgh | 6:35pm | YES ATTSN-PIT |
| Atlanta at Miami | 6:40pm | Bally Sports |
| Tampa Bay at Baltimore | 7:05pm | Bally Sports MASN/2 |
| Boston at Toronto | 7:07pm | NESN Sportsnet |
| Cincinnati at NY Mets | 7:10pm | Bally Sports SNY |
| Texas at Cleveland | 7:10pm | Bally Sports |
| Minnesota at Chi. White Sox | 7:40pm | Bally Sports NBCS-CHI |
| Houston at Kansas City | 8:10pm | Bally Sports ATTSN-SW |
| Washington at Milwaukee | 8:10pm | MASN/2 Bally Sports |
| Phialdelphia at St. Louis | 8:15pm | NBCS-PHI Bally Sports |
| San Francisco at Colorado | 8:40pm | NBCS-BAY ATTSN-RM |
| Detroit at LA Angels | 9:38pm | Bally Sports |
| Chi. Cubs at Arizona | 9:40pm | MARQ Bally Sports |
| San Diego at Oakland | 9:40pm | NBCS-CA Bally Sports |
| LA Dodgers at Seattle | 10:10pm | Spectrum Root Sports |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| Xfinity: Food City 300 | 7:30pm | USA |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Bundesliga: Bayern München vs Bayer Leverkusen | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Deportivo Alavés | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: PSG vs Nice | 3:00pm | beIN Sports |
| Argentina Primera División: Tigre vs Estudiantes | 4:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Defensa y Justicia vs Banfield | 5:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: Cuiabá vs América Mineiro | 7:00pm | Paramount+ |
| NWSL: Racing Louisville FC vs Houston Dash | 7:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Colón vs Rosario Central | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Banfield vs Argentinos Juniors | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: Palmeiras vs Goiás | 8:30pm | Paramount+ |
| WNBA PLAYOFFS | TIME ET | TV |
| Washington at New York | 7:30pm | ESPN2 |
| Atlanta at Dallas | 9:30pm | ESPN2 |
*************TV SATURDAY****************
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Louisville vs Indiana | 12:00pm | BTN |
| LSU at Mississippi State | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| CCSU at Kent State | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| LIU at Baylor | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Florida State at Boston College | 12:00pm | ABC |
| Penn State at Illinois | 12:00pm | FOX |
| North Dakota at Boise State | 12:00pm | FS1 |
| Wake Forest at Old Dominion | 12:00pm | ESPN2/U |
| Liberty at Buffalo | 12:00pm | CBSSN |
| Kansas State at Missouri | 12:00pm | SECN |
| Iowa State at Ohio | 12:00pm | ESPN2/U |
| Georgia Southern at Wisconsin | 12:00pm | BTN |
| Indiana State at Ball State | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Norfolk State at Temple | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UMass at Eastern Michigan | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| VMI at NC State | 2:00pm | The CW |
| Weber State at Utah | 2:00pm | PAC12N |
| Central Michigan at Notre Dame | 2:30pm | Peacock |
| Minnesota at North Carolina | 3:30pm | ESPN/2 |
| San Diego State at Oregon State | 3:30pm | FS1 |
| South Carolina at Georgia | 3:30pm | CBS |
| Oklahoma at Tulsa | 3:30pm | ESPN/2 |
| Northwestern at Duke | 3:30pm | ACCN |
| Virginia Tech at Rutgers | 3:30pm | BTN |
| FIU at UConn | 3:30pm | CBSSN |
| East Carolina at Appalachian State | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Alabama at USF | 3:30pm | ABC |
| Western Michigan at Iowa | 3:30pm | BTN |
| Tulane at Southern Miss | 4:00pm | ESPNU |
| ULM at Texas A&M | 4:00pm | SECN |
| WKU at Ohio State | 4:00pm | FOX |
| Idaho at California | 4:00pm | PAC12N |
| NC Central at UCLA | 5:00pm | PAC12N |
| Northern Colorado at Washington State | 5:00pm | PAC12N |
| Washington at Michigan State | 5:00pm | Peacock |
| Georgia State at Charlotte | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Villanova at UCF | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| San Jose State at Toledo | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| South Alabama at Oklahoma State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| James Madison at Troy | 7:00pm | NFLN |
| Prairie View A&M at SMU | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Vanderbilt at UNLV | 7:00pm | CBSSN |
| Texas Southern at Rice | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tennessee at Florida | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Tarleton State at Texas Tech | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Stony Brook at Arkansas State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NIU at Nebraska | 7:00pm | FS1 |
| Samford at Auburn | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Texas at Louisiana Tech | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Murray State at Middle Tennessee | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisiana at UAB | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Duquesne at Coastal Carolina | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Syracuse at Purdue | 7:30pm | NBC |
| Pitt at West Virginia | 7:30pm | ABC |
| BYU at Arkansas | 7:30pm | ESPN2 |
| Akron at Kentucky | 7:30pm | ESPNU |
| Bowling Green at Michigan | 7:30pm | BTN |
| Georgia Tech at Ole Miss | 7:30pm | SECN |
| Florida Atlantic at Clemson | 8:00pm | ACCN |
| New Mexico State at New Mexico | 8:00pm | MWN |
| Wyoming at Texas | 8:00pm | LHN |
| Sacramento State at Stanford | 8:00pm | PAC12N |
| TCU at Houston | 8:00pm | FOX |
| Hawaii at Oregon | 8:00pm | PAC12N |
| Jackson State at Texas State | 8:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Colorado State at Colorado | 10:00pm | ESPN |
| Fresno State at Arizona State | 10:30pm | FS1 |
| Kansas at Nevada | 10:30pm | CBSSN |
| UTEP at Arizona | 11:00pm | PAC12N |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World: BMW PGA Championship | 7:00am | GOLF |
| PGA: Fortinet Championship | 6:00pm | GOLF |
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Boston at Toronto | 3:07pm | MLBN NESN Sportsnet |
| San Diego at Oakland | 4:07pm | NBCS-CA Bally Sports |
| Atlanta at Miami | 4:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports |
| Texas at Cleveland | 6:10pm | Bally Sports |
| NY Yankees at Pittsburgh | 6:35pm | YES ATTSN-PIT |
| Tampa Bay at Baltimore | 7:05pm | MLBN Bally Sports MASN/2 |
| Cincinnati at NY Mets | 7:10pm | Bally Sports SNY |
| Minnesota at Chi. White Sox | 7:10pm | Bally Sports NBCS-CHI |
| Houston at Kansas City | 7:10pm | Bally Sports ATTSN-SW |
| Washington at Milwaukee | 7:10pm | MASN/2 Bally Sports |
| Phialdelphia at St. Louis | 7:15pm | MLBN NBCS-PHI Bally Sports |
| San Francisco at Colorado | 8:10pm | MLBN NBCS-BAY ATTSN-RM |
| Chi. Cubs at Arizona | 8:10pm | MARQ Bally Sports |
| Detroit at LA Angels | 9:07pm | Bally Sports |
| LA Dodgers at Seattle | 9:40pm | MLBN Spectrum Root Sports |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| NASCAR Cup: Bristol Night Race | 7:30pm | USA |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| EPL: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool | 7:30am | USA |
| La Liga: Athletic Club vs Cádiz | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Juventus vs Lazio | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Bundesliga: Freiburg vs Borussia Dortmund | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Wolfsburg vs Union Berlin | 9:00am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Mainz 05 vs Stuttgart | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Köln vs Hoffenheim | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs Augsburg | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: West Ham United vs Manchester City | 10:00am | USA |
| EPL: Tottenham Hotspur vs Sheffield United | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Manchester United vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Fulham vs Luton Town | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace | 10:00am | Peacock |
| La Liga: Valencia vs Atlético Madrid | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Rennes vs Lille | 11:00am | beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Internazionale vs Milan | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| EPL: Newcastle United vs Brentford | 12:30pm | NBC |
| La Liga: Celta de Vigo vs Mallorca | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Bochum vs Eintracht Frankfurt | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Newell’s Old Boys vs Unión Santa Fe | 2:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Genoa vs Napoli | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Betis | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Lens vs Metz | 3:00pm | beIN Sports |
| Brasileirão: Vasco da Gama vs Fluminense | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| MLS: New York City vs New York RB | 3:30pm | MLS Pass |
| Argentina Primera División: San Lorenzo vs Racing Club | 4:00pm | Paramount+ |
| MLS: Atlanta United vs Inter Miami | 5:00pm | MLS Pass |
| Argentina Primera División: Atlético Tucumán vs Barracas Central | 6:00pm | Paramount+ |
| MLS: Charlotte vs DC United | 7:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: Orlando City SC vs Columbus Crew | 7:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: Philadelphia Union vs Cincinnati | 7:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: Toronto FC vs Vancouver Whitecaps | 7:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: CF Montréal vs Chicago Fire | 7:30pm | MLS Pass |
| NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham FC vs Washington Spirit | 7:30pm | Paramount+ |
| Brasileirão: Atlético Mineiro vs Botafogo | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| Argentina Primera División: Talleres Córdoba vs Instituto | 8:00pm | Paramount+ |
| MLS: Houston Dynamo vs St. Louis City | 8:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC | 8:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC | 8:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: Colorado Rapids vs New England | 9:30pm | MLS Pass |
| NWSL: San Diego Wave vs Kansas City Current | 10:00pm | Paramount+ |
| NWSL: Portland Thorns vs OL Reign | 10:30pm | Paramount+ |
| MLS: SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake | 10:30pm | MLS Pass |
| MLS: Los Angeles FC vs LA Galaxy | 10:30pm | MLS Pass |