“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
CROWN POINT 35, PORTAGE 0
PENN 35, LAKE CENTRAL 7
SECTIONAL 2
FW SNIDER 14, ELKHART 7
FW CARROLL 48, FW NORTHROP 18
SECTIONAL 3
ZIONSVILLE 29, CARMEL 28
WESTFIELD 49, HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 0
SECTIONAL 4
FISHERS 31, NOBLESVILLE 21
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 20, HOMESTEAD 14
SECTIONAL 5
BROWNSBURG 21, AVON 13
BEN DAVIS 34, PIKE 24
SECTIONAL 6
CATHEDRAL 36, NORTH CENTRAL 0
LAWRENCE NORTH 40, LAWRENCE CENTRAL 9
SECTIONAL 7
PERRY MERIDIAN 42, SOUTHPORT 12
WARREN CENTRAL 39, TECH 0
SECTIONAL 8
FRANKLIN CENTRAL 21, COLUMBUS NORTH 17
CENTER GROVE 72, JEFFERSONVILLE 7
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
HAMMOND MORTON 35, MUNSTER 20
MERRILLVILLE 63, HAMMOND CENTRAL 6
SECTIONAL 10
CHESTERTON 28, MICHIGAN CITY 21, OT
VALPARAISO 35, LAPORTE 7
SECTIONAL 11
WARSAW 52, GOSHEN 7
CONCORD 35, FW NORTH 21
SECTIONAL 12
LAFAYETTE JEFF 62, SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7
KOKOMO 28, MCCUTCHEON 21
SECTIONAL 13
DECATUR CENTRAL 28, WHITELAND 14
PLAINFIELD 63, ANDERSON 8
SECTIONAL 14
FRANKLIN 42, COLUMBUS EAST 17
EAST CENTRAL 35, SEYMOUR 0
SECTIONAL 15
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 42, TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 14
BLOOMINGTON NORTH 27, TERRE HAUTE NORTH 13
SECTIONAL 16
EVANSVILLE NORTH 42, NEW ALBANY 7
CASTLE 35, FLOYD CENTRAL 21
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
HANOVER CENTRAL 42, KANKAKEE VALLEY 14
NEW PRAIRIE 15, HOBART 14
SECTIONAL 18
MISHAWAKA 41, PLYMOUTH 14
NORTHWOOD 20, SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 13
SECTIONAL 19
EAST NOBLE 21, LEO 0
FW BISHOP DWENGER 25, FW WAYNE 6
SECTIONAL 20
HUNTINGTON NORTH 45, MARION 6
LEBANON 35, LOGANSPORT 28
SECTIONAL 21
PENDLETON HEIGHTS 31, GREENFIELD-CENTRAL 21
NEW PALESTINE 41, YORKTOWN 7
SECTIONAL 22
BISHOP CHATARD 42, MOORESVILLE 15
RONCALLI 55, BREBEUF JESUIT 27
SECTIONAL 23
MARTINSVILLE 49, SILVER CREEK 13
GREENWOOD 48, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 24
SECTIONAL 24
BOONVILLE 38, EVANSVILLE BOSSE 0
EVANSVILLE REITZ 36, JASPER 14
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 34, JIMTOWN 26
KNOX 66, GRIFFITH 28
SECTIONAL 26
GARRETT 42, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 13
WEST NOBLE 56, FAIRFIELD 22
SECTIONAL 27
WEST LAFAYETTE 42, NORTHWESTERN 14
MACONAQUAH 43, TWIN LAKES 14
SECTIONAL 28
FW BISOP LUERS 41, JAY COUNTY 8
MISSISSINEWA 21, DELTA 7
SECTIONAL 29
GUERIN CATHOLIC 44, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 27
TRI-WEST 37, CASCADE 35
SECTIONAL 30
BATESVILLE 28, FRANKLIN COUNTY 21
LAWRENCEBURG 59, GREENSBURG 6
SECTIONAL 31
MADISON 13, SCOTTSBURG 10
NORTH HARRISON 14, INDIAN CREEK 8
SECTIONAL 32
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 24, SOUTHRIDGE 7
HERITAGE HILLS 34, VINCENNES LINCOLN 14
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
BREMEN 38, RENSSELAER CENTRAL 7
ANDREAN 19, WHEELER 0
SECTIONAL 34
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 28, WESTERN BOONE 20
NORTH MONTGOMERY 48, LEWIS CASS 47
SECTIONAL 35
ADAMS CENTRAL 35, CHURUBUSCO 8
EASTSIDE 41, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 26
SECTIONAL 36
TIPTON 21, ALEXANDRIA 0
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 28, ROCHESTER 24
SECTIONAL 37
MONROVIA 42, COVENANT CHRISTIAN 0
LUTHERAN 49, CARDINAL RITTER 7
SECTIONAL 38
LAPEL 21, CENTERVILLE 0
TRITON CENTRAL 24, SHENANDOAH 0
SECTIONAL 39
GREENCASTLE 50, BROWN COUNTY 24
LINTON 38, SOUTH VERMILLION 6
SECTIONAL 40
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 48, PAOLI 25
TELL CITY 30, SALEM 16
CLASS A
SECTIONAL 41
NORTH JUDSON 58, CULVER 0
LAVILLE 49, NORTH NEWTON 0
SECTIONAL 42
PIONEER 48, CARROLL (FLORA) 7
TAYLOR 32, TRI-COUNTY 6
SECTIONAL 43
TRITON 61, SOUTHERN WELLS 6
NORTH MIAMI 35, FREMONT 7
SECTIONAL 44
SOUTH ADAMS 43, TRI 32
MADISON-GRANT 45, HAGERSTOWN 14
SECTIONAL 45
SOUTH PUTNAM 53, COVINGTON 20
RIVERTON PARKE 35, NORTH VERMILLION 33
SECTIONAL 46
CLOVERDALE 34, TINDLEY 6
SHERIDAN 48, CLINTON PRAIRIE 20
SECTIONAL 47
MILAN 37, WEST WASHINGTON 6
NORTH DECATUR 35, EASTERN GREENE 0
SECTIONAL 48
NORTH DAVIESS 24, PERRY CENTRAL 8
PROVIDENCE 31, FOREST PARK 3
SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
CLASS 6A
SECTIONAL 1
CROWN POINT AT PENN
SECTIONAL 2
FW SNIDER AT FW CARROLL
SECTIONAL 3
ZIONSVILLE AT WESTFIELD
SECTIONAL 4
FISHERS AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN
SECTIONAL 5
BROWNSBURG AT BEN DAVIS
SECTIONAL 6
CATHEDRAL AT LAWRENCE NORTH
SECTIONAL 7
PERRY MERIDIAN AT WARREN CENTRAL
SECTIONAL 8
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT CENTER GROVE
CLASS 5A
SECTIONAL 9
MERRILLVILLE AT HAMMOND MORTON
SECTIONAL 10
CHESTERTON AT VALPARAISO
SECTIONAL 11
WARSAW AT CONCORD
SECTIONAL 12
KOKOMO AT LAFAYETTE JEFF
SECTIONAL 13
DECATUR CENTRAL AT PLAINFIELD
SECTIONAL 14
FRANKLIN AT EAST CENTRAL
SECTIONAL 15
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH
SECTIONAL 16
EVANSVILLE NORTH AT CASTLE
CLASS 4A
SECTIONAL 17
HANOVER CENTRAL AT NEW PRAIRIE
SECTIONAL 18
MISHAWAKA AT NORTHWOOD
SECTIONAL 19
EAST NOBLE AT FW BISHOP DWENGER
SECTIONAL 20
HUNTINGTON NORTH AT LEBANON
SECTIONAL 21
PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT NEW PALESTINE
SECTIONAL 22
BISHOP CHATARD AT RONCALLI
SECTIONAL 23
GREENWOOD AT MARTINSVILLE
SECTIONAL 24
BOONVILLE AT EVANSVILLE REITZ
CLASS 3A
SECTIONAL 25
MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT KNOX
SECTIONAL 26
GARRETT AT WEST NOBLE
SECTIONAL 27
MACONAQUAH AT WEST LAFAYETTE
SECTIONAL 28
MISSISSINEWA AT FW BISHOP LUERS
SECTIONAL 29
GUERIN CATHOLIC AT TRI-WEST
SECTIONAL 30
LAWRENCEBURG AT BATESVILLE
SECTIONAL 31
MADISON AT NORTH HARRISON
SECTIONAL 32
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT HERITAGE HILLS
CLASS 2A
SECTIONAL 33
BREMEN AT ANDREAN
SECTIONAL 34
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT NORTH MONTGOMERY
SECTIONAL 35
ADAMS CENTRAL AT EASTSIDE
SECTIONAL 36
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT TIPTON
SECTIONAL 37
MONROVIA AT LUTHERAN
SECTIONAL 38
LAPEL AT TRITON CENTRAL
SECTIONAL 39
LINTON AT GREENCASTLE
SECTIONAL 40
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT TELL CITY
CLASS A
SECTIONAL 41
LAVILLE AT NORTH JUDSON
SECTIONAL 42
TAYLOR AT PIONEER
SECTIONAL 43
TRITON AT NORTH MIAMI
SECTIONAL 44
SOUTH ADAMS AT MADISON-GRANT
SECTIONAL 45
SOUTH PUTNAM AT RIVERTON PARKE
SECTIONAL 46
CLOVERDALE AT SHERIDAN
SECTIONAL 47
NORTH DECATUR AT MILAN
SECTIONAL 48
NORTH DAVIES AT PROVIDENCE
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS/GIRLS SOCCER STATE FINALS
FRIDAY, NOV. 1
FINAL | 1A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
COVENANT CHRISTIAN 4, GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN 0
FINAL | 1A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FAITH CHRISTIAN 2, PROVIDENCE 1
SATURDAY, NOV. 2
11 AM ET | 3A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (20-1) VS HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) (18-0-4)
1:30 PM ET | 2A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
LAWRENCEBURG (20-1) VS MISHAWAKA MARIAN (16-3-2)
4 PM ET | 2A BOYS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (18-2-1) VS FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA LUTHERAN (15-6)
6:30 PM ET | 3A GIRLS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
CENTER GROVE (16-4-3) VS NOBLESVILLE (18-0-2)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SEMI-STATE MATCH-UPS
CLASS 4A
HUNTINGTON NORTH
CROWN POINT VS. FW CARROLL, 10 A.M.
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN VS. PENN, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE
FLOYD CENTRAL VS. CENTER GROVE, 11 A.M.
CASTLE VS. YORKTOWN, 1 P.M.
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
CLASS 3A
PLYMOUTH
ANGOLA VS. HAMMOND BISHOP NOLL, 10 A.M.
NEW CASTLE VS. NORTHWOOD, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7:30 P.M.
COLUMBUS EAST
JENNINGS COUNTY VS. RONCALLI, 10 A.M.
SILVER CREEK VS. TRI-WEST, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
CLASS 2A
DELTA
WOODLAN VS. JIMTOWN, 10 A.M.
SOUTHWOOD VS. WESTERN BOONE, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
MARTINSVILLE
WINCHESTER VS. BARR-REEVE, 10 A.M.
SCECINA VS. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
CLASS A
FRANKFORT
FAITH CHRISTIAN VS. SETON CATHOLIC, 10 A.M.
SOUTH NEWTON VS. CULVER COMMUNITY, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
JASPER
SPRINGS VALLEY VS. TRINITY LUTHERAN, 10 A.M.
LUTHERAN VS. CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, NOON
CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 P.M.
INDIANA CROSS COUNTRY STATE FINALS
NOVEMBER 2
SITE: LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE, WABASH VALLEY SPORTS CENTER, 599 S. TABORTOWN ROAD, TERRE HAUTE, IN 47803. COURSE LAYOUT
TIMES: GIRLS AT 12 PM ET FOLLOWED BY THEIR AWARDS CEREMONY; BOYS AT 2:30 PM ET FOLLOWED BY THEIR AWARDS CEREMONY.
GATES OPEN: 9:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM CT
STREAMING: BOTH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP RACES WILL STREAM EXCLUSIVELY AT IHSAATV.ORG VIA PAY-PER-VIEW FOR $15.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
WEEK 10
FRIDAY, NOV. 1
CONNECTICUT 34 GEORGIA STATE 27
SOUTH FLORIDA 44 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 21
NO. 15 BOISE STATE 56 SAN DIEGO STATE 24
SATURDAY, NOV. 2
NO. 3 PENN STATE VS. NO. 4 OHIO STATE, 12 P.M. | FOX
NO. 5 MIAMI (FLA.) VS. DUKE, 12 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
NO. 19 OLE MISS VS. ARKANSAS, 12 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 24 ILLINOIS VS. MINNESOTA, 12 P.M. | FS1
NO. 21 ARMY VS. AIR FORCE, 12 P.M. | CBS/PARAMOUNT+
PURDUE VS. NORTHWESTERN, 12 P.M. | BTN
NC STATE VS. STANFORD, 12 P.M. | ACCN
SYRACUSE VS. VIRGINIA TECH, 12 P.M. | THE CW NETWORK
AKRON VS. BUFFALO, 12 P.M. | CBSSN
EASTERN MICHIGAN VS. TOLEDO, 12 P.M. | ESPN U
MEMPHIS VS. UTSA, 12 P.M. | ESPN2
BROWN VS. PENNSYLVANIA, 12 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT VS. WAGNER, 12 P.M. | TBA
DUQUESNE VS. MERCYHURST, 12 P.M. | TBA
ROBERT MORRIS VS. MERRIMACK, 12 P.M. | TBA
GEORGETOWN VS. LEHIGH, 12:30 P.M | ESPN+
VANDERBILT VS. AUBURN, 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA A&T VS. WILLIAM & MARY, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
HAMPTON VS. VILLANOVA, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
BRYANT VS. STONY BROOK, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
RHODE ISLAND VS. MONMOUTH, 1 P.M. | TBA
UALBANY VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
INDIANA STATE VS. NORTH DAKOTA, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
PRESBYTERIAN VS. DAYTON, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUTLER VS. STETSON, 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
MOREHEAD STATE VS. ST. THOMAS-MINNESOTA, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
PRINCETON VS. CORNELL, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
HOWARD VS. DELAWARE STATE, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE VS. NORFOLK STATE, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL VS. LAFAYETTE, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
ST. FRANCIS (PA) VS. STONEHILL, 1 P.M. | TBA
FORDHAM VS. COLGATE, 1 P.M. | ESPN+
VMI VS. FURMAN, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
DARTMOUTH VS. HARVARD, 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
RICHMOND VS. TOWSON, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
ELON VS. CAMPBELL, 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN VS. GARDNER-WEBB, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MARIST VS. DRAKE, 2 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST GEORGIA VS. LINCOLN (CA), 2 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA VS. MAINE, 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+/SEC NETWORK
APP STATE VS. OLD DOMINION, 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UAB VS. TULSA, 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN CAROLINA VS. CHATTANOOGA, 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE TECH VS. LINDENWOOD, 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN ILLINOIS VS. WESTERN ILLINOIS, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
INCARNATE WOOD VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCER VS. EAST TENNESSEE STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
SAMFORD VS. WOFFORD, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
ILLINOIS STATE VS. YOUNGSTOWN STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSOURI STATE VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE VS. MURRAY STATE, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
ALABAMA A&M VS. SOUTHERN, 3 P.M. | TBA
JACKSON STATE VS. ARKANSAS PINE-BLUFF, 3 P.M. | ESPN+
BETHUNE COOKMAN VS. GRAMBLING, 3 P.M. | TBA
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M, 3 P.M. | TBA
NO. 1 OREGON VS. MICHIGAN, 3:30 P.M. | CBS/PARAMOUNT+
NO. 2 GEORGIA VS. FLORIDA, 3:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
NO. 11 IOWA STATE VS. TEXAS TECH, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 13 INDIANA VS. MICHIGAN STATE, 3:30 P.M. | PEACOCK
NO. 17 KANSAS STATE VS. HOUSTON, 3:30 P.M. | FOX
NEBRASKA VS. UCLA, 3:30 P.M. | BTN
FLORIDA STATE VS. NORTH CAROLINA, 3:30 P.M. | ACCN
UCF VS. ARIZONA, 3:30 P.M. | FS1
UTEP VS. MIDDLE TENNESSEE, 3:30 P.M | CBSSN
MARSHALL VS. UL MONROE, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA STATE VS. NORTHERN IOWA, 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NAVY VS. RICE, 4 P.M. | ESPN2
NEW MEXICO VS. WYOMING, 4 P.M. | TRUTV/MAX
TROY VS. COASTAL CAROLINA, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
UTAH TECH VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS, 4 P.M | ESPN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN VS. SOUTHERN UTAH, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
LAMAR VS. SE LOUISIANA, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON VS. MONTANA STATE, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHERN ARIZONA VS. WEBER STATE, 4 P.M | ESPN+
UC DAVIS VS. NORTHERN COLORADO, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA A&M VS. TEXAS SOUTHERN, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN DIEGO VS. DAVIDSON, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
NICHOLLS VS. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, 4 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSISSIPPI STATE VS. MASSACHUSETTS, 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTH ALABAMA VS. AUSTIN PEAY, 5 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY VS. MONTANA, 5 P.M. | ESPN+
ALCORN STATE VS. ALABAMA STATE, 5 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE STATE VS. UT MARTIN, 6 P.M. | ESPN+
OKLAHOMA STATE VS. ARIZONA STATE, 7 P.M. | FS1
FRESNO STATE VS. HAWAI’I, 7 P.M. | TBA
TARLETON STATE VS. EASTERN KENTUCKY, 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 11 CLEMSON VS. LOUISVILLE, 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 10 TEXAS A&M VS. SOUTH CAROLINA, 7:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
IOWA VS. WISCONSIN, 7:30 P.M. | NBC
WASHINGTON VS. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 7:30 P.M. | BTN
SOUTH ALABAMA VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 7:30 P.M. | ESPN U
NO. 7 TENNESSEE VS. KENTUCKY, 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NO. 18 PITT VS. NO. 20 SMU, 8 P.M. | ACCN
BAYLOR VS. TCU, 8 P.M | ESPN2
NEVADA VS. COLORADO STATE, 8 P.M. | CBSSN
MCNEESE VS. TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE, 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SACRAMENTO STATE VS. PORTLAND STATE, 9 P.M. | ESPN+
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14
INDIANA 42 MARYLAND 28
INDIANA 41 NORTHWESTERN 24
INDIANA 56 NEBRASKA 7
INDIANA 31 WASHINGTON 17
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
OREGON STATE 38 PURDUE 21
NEBRASKA 28 PURDUE 10
WISCONSIN 52 PURDUE 6
ILLINOIS 50 PURDUE 49 OT
OREGON 35 PURDUE 0
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
NOTRE DAME 28 MIAMI OH 3
NOTRE DAME 31 LOUISVILLE 24
NOTRE DAME 49 STANFORD 7
NOTRE DAME 31 GEORGIA TECH 14
NOTRE DAME 51 NAVY 14
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17
BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0
BUTLER 63 VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 0
BUTLER 40 MOREHEAD STATE 6
DRAKE 27 BUTLER 17
DAYTON 21 BUTLER 14
BUTLER 48 DAVIDSON 38
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34
MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 37 BALL STATE 34
JAMES MADISON 63 BALL STATE 7
WESTERN MICHIGAN 45 BALL STATE 42
BALL STATE 37 KENT STATE 35
VANDERBILT 24 BALL STATE 14
BALL STATE 25 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 23
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20
INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 27 INDIANA STATE 24
YOUNGSTOWN STATE 21 INDIANA STATE 14
INDIANA STATE 31 MURRAY STATE 27
MISSOURI STATE 46 INDIANA STATE 21
INDIANA STATE 20 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 17
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16
INDIANAPOLIS 27 PITTSBURGH 24
JACKSONVILLE 37 INDIANAPOLIS 34
INDIANAPOLIS 20 TENNESSEE 17
INDIANAPOLIS 16 MIAMI 10
HOUSTON 23 INDIANAPOLIS 20
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, NOV. 3
DALLAS COWBOYS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
DENVER BRONCOS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS (1:00P CBS)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P CBS)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4:25P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P FOX)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 4
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 10
THURSDAY, NOV. 7
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 10
NEW YORK GIANTS VS CAROLINA PANTHERS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, MUNICH)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
BUFFALO BILLS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P FOX)
DENVER BRONCOS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1:00P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1:00P FOX)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P CBS)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:05P FOX)
NEW YORK JETS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:25P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:25P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 11
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 11
THURSDAY, NOV. 14
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 17
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT DETROIT LIONS (1:00P CBS)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P CBS)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1:00P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1:00P CBS)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT BUFFALO BILLS (4:25P CBS)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW YORK JETS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 18
HOUSTON TEXANS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 12
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, NOV. 24
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P CBS)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
DETROIT LIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P CBS)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)
DENVER BRONCOS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:05P CBS)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (4:25P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, NOV. 25
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 13
THURSDAY, NOV. 28 (THANKSGIVING)
CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS (12:30P CBS)
NEW YORK GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (4:30P FOX)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (8:20P NBC)
FRIDAY, NOV. 29
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3:00P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P FOX)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P CBS)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P FOX)
TENNESSEE TITANS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P CBS)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (4:05P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (4:05P FOX)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (4:25P CBS)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT BUFFALO BILLS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, DEC. 2
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS (8:15P ESPN)
WEEK 14
THURSDAY, DEC. 5
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, DEC. 8
NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (1:00P CBS)
ATLANTA FALCONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1:00P FOX)
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (1:00P FOX)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (1:00P CBS)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P CBS)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (1:00P CBS)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P FOX)
CHICAGO BEARS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:25P FOX)
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, DEC. 9
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (8:15P ESPN/ABC)
NBA SCORES
BOSTON 124 CHARLOTTE 109
NEW YORK 128 DETROIT 98
CLEVELAND 120 ORLANDO 109
LA LAKERS 131 TORONTO 125
SACRAMENTO 123 ATLANTA 115
BROOKLYN 120 CHICAGO 112
NEW ORLEANS 125 INDIANA 118
MINNESOTA 119 DENVER 116
OKLAHOMA CITY 137 PORTLAND 114
NHL SCORES
FLORIDA 6 DALLAS 4
NY RANGERS 2 OTTAWA 1
NY ISLANDERS 4 BUFFALO 3
WINNIPEG 6 COLUMBUS 2
MINNESOTA 5 TAMPA BAY 3
CALGARY 3 NEW JERSEY 0
MLS PLAYOFFS
CHARLOTTE 0 ORLANDO CITY 0 (CHARLOTTE WINS PK’S)
LA GALAXY 4 COLORADO 1
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50 (AND THEN SOME) BREAKOUT CANDIDATES FOR 2024-25
Flagg, Cooper.
Now that we got that out of the way, let’s get to the rest of the 2024-25 college basketball breakout players as identified by Field Level Media’s basketball network ahead of the season openers next week.
Some familiar names set for centerstage introductions like Flagg at Duke, the No. 1 recruit in the freshman class and potential No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and Ace Bailey at Rutgers are already key ingredients to the success of their new teams.
Others are holdovers back on campus and climbing the ladder for a more prominent or featured role.
We’ve got more than other 50 names for you to know before the season tips off Monday, with breakout candidates from every corner of the map listed in alphabetical order.
Now that we’ve confirmed Flagg is present, here’s the rest of our breakout roll call:
F Ace Bailey, freshman, Rutgers
Stocked with talent and plenty of youth, Rutgers landed multiple gems in the offseason. Bailey might prove the most valuable with an exciting blend of size and explosiveness that brings the Scarlet Knights must-see appeal.
F/C Xavier Booker, sophomore, Michigan State
A hyped top-5 recruit in 2023, Booker struggled to get acclimated to the college game and barely played until late in the season. During the Big Ten and NCAA tournaments, he got more comfortable and showcased his ability to stretch the floor with perimeter shooting. Bigger, stronger and more confident, Booker has the skills to turn himself into an NBA prospect.
F Pierre Brooks, senior, Butler: After playing minimal minutes with Michigan State for two years, Brooks made himself known at Butler. Starting every game for the Bulldogs, Brooks led Butler with 14.8 points per game, showing his three-level scoring ability. Brooks ability to score from anywhere makes him difficult to guard, and will be the player to watch for head coach Thad Matta’s side.
G Dion Brown, junior, Boston College
Brown is a physical backcourt player who averaged 19.0 points and 7.6 rebounds per game for UMBC last season, when he also led the Retrievers in steals. He’s stepping up a level in the ACC.
F Carter Bryant, freshman, Arizona
McDonald’s All-American as a 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward was a Top 20 national recruit in every recruiting service. He has a 7-foot wingspan and runs with speed and agility for his size, providing versatility for mix-and-match defensive assignments.
F Ben Burnham, senior, Virginia Tech:
Burnham is a high-energy presence versatile enough to affect things at both ends of the floor. He’ll be depended on to bring experience in his first season at Virginia Tech after transferring from College of Charleston where he played twice in the NCAA Tournament. Besides his presence in the frontcourt, Burnham can shoot from distance; he made 36.8 percent from 3-point range last season.
G Wesley Cardet Jr., senior, Providence
The Friars are confident that Cardet, who averaged 18.7 points per game during his second of two seasons at Chicago State, can continue to score the ball and make an impact defensively as he transitions to the Big East.
F Jaylen Carey, sophomore, Vanderbilt
Averaged 14.9 minutes and 7.0 points per game last season at JMU, but the Commodores need help quickly and Carey’s stats projected to 40 minutes (18.8 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.8 steals, 0.8 blocks a game) as well his efficiency (66.9% on field goals, 27 assists to 22 turnovers) point to a rapid rise as a key contributor.
G Jaquan Carlos, senior, Syracuse
It’s not often that a senior is considered a breakout player, but the Hofstra transfer could blossom in his first season at Syracuse. Carlos is a talented passer who averaged 6.3 assists for the Pride last season. More opportunities are expected flanked by Chris Bell and J.J. Starling.
F Andrew Carr, graduate student, Kentucky
Wake Forest transfer bearing a physical resemblance to the college version of his new coach, Carr averaged 13.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game last season, shooting 52.8 percent from the field and 37.8 percent from 3-point range. With 112 collegiate starts and three-level scoring ability, he’ll help steady a built-on-the-fly roster.
G Cameron Carr, sophomore, Tennessee
Scoring options are needed to complement star guard Zakai Ziegler, and the former four-star prospect out of Eden Prairie, Minn., appeared in 14 games last season including six conference games. He showed his high-flying athleticism, sharp shooting and ability to run the floor.
F Daimion Collins, junior, LSU
The former consensus five-star recruit who was a backup at Kentucky for two seasons, played in just six games in his LSU debut season because of a shoulder injury. But head coach Matt McMahon called him “a once-in-a-lifetime athlete,” adding, “I’ll probably never coach someone like him again.”
F Alex Condon, sophomore, Florida
No secret in his own conference thanks to being named to the SEC All-Freshman team, Condon is expected to seize a starting role as a sophomore. He averaged 7.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game off the bench. The 6-11, 230-pound Australian can run the floor and crash the glass.
G Arden Conyers, redshirt freshman, South Carolina
The Gamecocks are confident they have a local boy made great in Conyers, a product of Columbia, S.C., who redshirted last season but averaged 21.4 points and 5.5 rebounds as a senior at nearby Westwood High. Conyers brings versatility as a shooter and attacker.
F Steven Crowl, senior, Wisconsin
The Badgers are 14-2 in Crowl’s career when he leads the team in scoring. Had seven double-doubles last season and scored in double figures 8 of last 10 games. He has to avoid foul trouble and eliminate games where he’s not a factor.
G Brandin Cummings, freshman, Pittsburgh
Although Cummings has talented guards ahead of him, don’t be surprised to see the top incoming recruit turn heads in his first season on campus. A 6-foot-3 combo guard with deadly range, he played high school ball 40 miles northeast of Pittsburgh and opted to stay home.
G Arturo Dean, junior, Oklahoma State
When new head coach Steve Lutz wanted speed to start his first year with the Cowboys, he picked up Arturo Dean. The 2023 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year is a force up and down the court, with not many who can catch him. When he’s not picking passes or swiping steals, Dean charges into the basket and take contact.
G Jordan Derkack, junior, Rutgers
Derkack moved up to the Big Ten after a stellar year at Merrimack earned him both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Northeast Conference. His rebounding, hustle and ability to get in opponents’ passing lanes will make him a darling of coach Steve Pikiell.
F Malik Dia, junior, Ole Miss
Dia has experience with 20 games as a freshman at Vanderbilt, then 33 games as a sophomore at Belmont. Coming off a season in which he averaged 16.9 points and 5.8 rebounds plus 26 blocks and 27 steals, Dia is poised to have a bigger impact on a guard-oriented team.
G Josh Dix, junior, Iowa
He made 20 starts and the Council Bluffs (Iowa) native is a household name for Hawkeyes’ fans. But he’s a breakout candidate in terms of expectations for multiplied production. He scored 8.9 points per game last season and hit an impressive 55.2 percent from the field. Two sophomores at Iowa – Big Ten Freshman of the Year Owen Freeman and reserve point guard Brock Harding – are among others knocking (kicking down?) the door with greatly elevated offseason performances.
F Eric Dixon, graduate student, Villanova
As one of the last links to the Jay Wright years – and perhaps the last link to the days of a player exhausting his eligibility at one school – Dixon will do a little bit of everything in his sixth season with the Wildcats. A preseason candidate for the Karl Malone Award presented to the best power forward in Division I, Dixon led Villanova in scoring, rebounding and blocks last season while getting to the line 145 times.
F Cooper Flagg, freshman, Duke
All the hype comes with this 6-foot-9 wing who was the nation’s top-rated recruit, a preseason All-American and the potential No. 1 draft pick in 2025. He can get it done at both ends of the court and stood out even against a legend-filled Team USA roster in training sessions.
F Roddy Gayle Jr., junior, Michigan
Let’s just say the Wolverines annual visit to Columbus, Ohio will be a little awkward for Gayle. It’s one thing to enter the transfer portal; it’s another to choose your biggest rival. Gayle averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists for Ohio State last season. The powerful, athletic Gayle is an elite finisher and instantly became a strong candidate to lead the Wolverines in scoring.
G Rylan Griffen, junior, Kansas
One of the junior guards in the reconstructed KU backcourt rotation – Wisconsin’s AJ Storr is the other – Griffen played a bit part on a talented Alabama team last season but has the range and touch the Jayhawks lacked. Griffen made 74 3-pointers for the Crimson Tide last season and won’t worry about floor spacing on a loaded KU roster.
F Amani Hansberry, sophomore, West Virginia
Hansberry is an undersized center at 6-foot-8, but he can draw taller defenders away from the basket with 3-point range. He was a four-star recruit coming out of high school and averaged 7.5 minutes per game last season as a freshman at Illinois.
G DeShawn Harris-Smith, sophomore, Maryland
The former four-star recruit can quickly fulfill his promise if his perimeter shooting improves. He shot 20.2 percent on 3-pointers as a freshman.
G Elijah Hawkins, senior, Texas Tech
Named to the 2025 Bob Cousy Award Watch List, Hawkins ranked second nationally with 7.5 assists per game and also averaged 9.5 points and 1.6 steals for Minnesota last season. He transferred to Texas Tech with 1,077 points, 588 assists, 169 steals and 10 double-doubles in 92 career games.
G Josh Hubbard, sophomore, Mississippi State
Instead of a sophomore slump, expect Hubbard to take the sophomore jump. His teaser performance that proved it to Hubbard and others was knocking down seven 3s in a 34-point game against Kentucky last season.
G Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
A 19-year-old freshman from Lithuania and part of a loaded Illinois freshman class, Jakucionis entered early discussion for NBA draft lottery potential before flashing it for the Fighting Illini in a scrimmage at Ole Miss last month. He had 12 points, six rebounds, five assists but also four turnovers, a sign he won’t be entirely immune to growing pains.
G Kam Jones, senior, Marquette
Breakouts are relative, and there’s Naismith Watch ability in this one. In the shadow of Tyler Kolek no more, Kam Jones can score and is listening to the goals coach Shaka Smart had from him, starting with becoming a better passer.
G Kon Knueppel, freshman, Duke
He’s an instant hit with coach Jon Scheyer and teammates without ever pulling the trigger on a 3. A smooth shooter and gritty competitor at 6-foot-7, Kneuppel already is taken some pressure off of fellow freshman Cooper Flagg, a trend that is likely to continue.
G Tamin Lipsey, junior, Iowa State
Lipsey shot 39.1 percent from beyond the arc last season, a significant improvement from his 20 percent success rate from 3-point range as a freshman. He provides stellar defense to the Cyclones and has the potential to be one of the best two-way players in the nation.
G Jaland Lowe, sophomore, Pittsburgh
A 2,000-point scorer in high school, Lowe is about way more than points. He’ll set the table, rebound and defend as a key for the Panthers competing in the ACC.
F Baye Ndongo, sophomore, Georgia Tech
If you paid attention to ACC basketball last season, Ndongo isn’t a new name. A hand injury kept him out to start last season but he delivered a few stellar performances and averaged 12.4 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets.
F Liam McNeeley, freshman, UConn
McNeeley, a 6-foot-7 forward, is a five-star recruit who originally committed to Indiana. He was selected as the Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year. Head coach Dan Hurley said McNeeley is as ready to contribute as any freshman who’s entered the program.
F Scotty Middleton, sophomore, Seton Hall
An athletic wing highly-touted as a flashy recruit, Middleton starts over after a quiet freshman campaign at Ohio State. When Middleton did see the floor — he made more than 45 percent (28 of 62) of his 3-point attempts. Seton Hall hasn’t had a go-to shooter for a few years.
F Mason Miller, junior, Creighton
The son of former NBA player Mike Miller averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game last season. He’s in line for bigger numbers with fellow forward Baylor Scheierman now playing for the Boston Celtics in the NBA. The 6-foot-9 Miller sank 45.4 percent of his 3-point attempts in 2023-24 and should see plenty of good looks with defenses focused on Big East preseason player of the year Ryan Kalkbrenner.
F Asa Newell, freshman, Georgia
Any time you joined a list that includes Anthony Edwards, Lou Williams and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, heads turn. That’s what freshman phenom Asa Newell did when he became the fourth 247 Sports five-star recruit to ever commit to Georgia. The 6-foot-11 lefty can shoot, finish above the rim and protect the paint with ease.
G Michael O’Connell, graduate student, NC State
A Stanford transfer who averaged just 5.7 points and 3.2 assists last season, O’Connell emerged as the postseason catalyst of the Wolfpack as they won five games in five days to capture the ACC tournament and then rolled to the Final Four. With O’Connell as NC State’s floor leader, he’ll be distributing to a lineup that includes four Division I transfers who averaged at least 12 ppg at their previous stops.
G Manny Obaseki, senior, Texas A&M
The athletic 6-4 guard averaged 16.5 points (including 22 in a first-round NCAA Tournament win against Nebraska) and 3.0 rebounds the final eight games last season after being inserted into the starting lineup. His ability to play inside and outside will stretch defenses.
F Jayden Quaintance, freshman, Arizona State
A consensus 5-star recruit out of Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C., Quaintance is a 6-foot-9, 230-pound force on both ends of the court. His wingspan of 7-foot-3 will – eventually – make him a gamechanger. Clearly a weightroom regular, he’s still an extremely young talent (turned 17 in July) and streaky play is expected. But there’s boundless promise and athleticism given his frame and shooting touch.
F Maxime Raynaud, senior, Stanford
He didn’t get a silver medal to show for it, but Raynaud returned to France over the summer to train with the French National Team, which advanced to the Olympic finals before losing to Team USA. The 7-footer improved his scoring average each season — from 4.5 to 8.8 to 15.5 – entering Year 4.
G Anthony Robinson II, sophomore, Missouri
After playing just 13.3 minutes per game as a freshman, Robinson figures to be key rotation piece in 2024-25 and is the Tigers’ top on-ball defender. He had six steals and six assists during Missouri’s 90-45 exhibition victory over Lincoln University.
G Hunter Sallis, senior, Wake Forest
He’ll be in his second season with the Demon Deacons and began his career at Gonzaga. Sallis could build on his scoring average of 18 points per game, which was boosted by 40.5-percent shooting on 3s, after receiving first-team All-ACC honors last season.
G Jackson Shelstad, sophomore, Oregon
He’s back after a strong campaign in which he started 30 of 32 games and averaged 12.8 points per game to earn a spot on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Now in the Big Ten, Shelstad will have to make adjustments to a more physical brand of defense.
G Braeden Shrewsberry, sophomore, Notre Dame
The son of coach Micah Shrewsberry averaged 10.2 points and shot 39.8 percent from 3 as a freshman. He set a school record with 55 3s in conference play (78 total) and earned a place in the starting lineup along with Markus Burton, giving the Fighting Irish the potential for one of the ACC’s more productive backcourts.
F Dusty Stromer, sophomore, Gonzaga
From starter as an injury replacement to a more comfortable role as Sixth Man by the end of his freshman season, Stromer overcame sagging confidence and focused on finding other ways to contribute last season. A deadeye perimeter shooter, Stromer’s defense and competitiveness stood out late in the year. He’s a factor in the rotation at small forward with big potential.
G/F Dailyn Swain, sophomore, Xavier
An appendectomy forced Swain to miss the final five games of his freshman season. He showed he’s one of Xavier’s most athletic and versatile players in 29 total games. In his first career start Jan. 23, he scored nine points, grabbed a career-high six rebounds, two assists and a career-high matching two blocks.
G Seth Trimble, junior, North Carolina
An incredible athlete and lockdown on-ball defender, Trimble returns after initially tossing his name into the transfer portal. A candidate for ACC Sixth Man of the Year in 2023-24 (5.2 points in 17.1 minutes per game), Trimble is poised for big-time production as a starter.
C Ernest Udeh Jr., junior, TCU
He missed the last five games of his sophomore season with a leg injury, but Udeh is ready to move from complementary player to indispensable asset for the Horned Frogs. Coach Jamie Dixon wants TCU to “play more physically without fouling,” as the only returning scholarship player that saw court time last year, Udeh has the size (6-11, 260) to be a force on both ends of the court.
G D.J. Wagner, sophomore, Arkansas
Wagner came to Arkansas with head coach John Calipari after falling short of astronomical projections for his freshman season at Kentucky. Wagner still averaged 9.9 points per game and has the DNA to double his production as a central figure for the Hogs.
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MADDUX MADSEN’S 4 TD TOSSES TAKE NO. 15 BOISE STATE PAST SDSU
Maddux Madsen threw for four touchdowns in the first half of No. 15 Boise State’s 56-24 romp past visiting San Diego State in a Friday night Mountain West Conference matchup.
Latrell Caples caught six passes for 90 yards and three touchdown for the Broncos, and Ashton Jeanty ran for 149 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries to keep his Heisman Trophy candidacy rolling.
Madsen connected on 24 of 32 passes for 307 yards.
Boise State (7-1, 4-0 Mountain West) produced 541 yards of total offense and also scored a touchdown on defense en route to its sixth win in a row.
The Aztecs (3-5, 2-1) managed only 12 first downs and 256 yards of total offense, as Marquez Cooper gained 94 yards on 16 carries.
San Diego State quarterback Danny O’Neil threw for two touchdowns, but he was intercepted twice and was 14-for-30 for 155 yards.
The Aztecs, whose previous four games were all decided by three points or fewer, couldn’t keep it close after the Broncos built a 21-0 first-quarter lead. As a result, what was billed as a bit of a conference showdown didn’t materialize.
Madsen threw for 18 yards and 19 yards to Caples for scores in the first quarter. A’Marion McCoy’s 35-yard interception return gave Boise State a second touchdown in an eight-second span and a 21-0 lead late in the opening period.
It was 28-0 after Madsen threw to Prince Strachan for a 14-yard scoring play with 11:35 to play in the second quarter. The third Madsen-to-Caples TD connection came with 22 seconds left in the half, which ended with the Broncos up 35-10.
Jeanty did his scoring in the second half. He had the only touchdown in the third quarter, a 4-yard run, and he opened the fourth-quarter scoring with another 4-yard run.
O’Neil had his two touchdown throws in the fourth quarter, tossing 30 yards to Jordan Napier and 30 yards to Mekhi Shaw.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: #3 PENN STATE VS. #4 OHIO STATE
PENN STATE NOTES:
OPENING KICK: No. 3/3 Penn State welcomes No. 4/4 Ohio State to Beaver Stadium on Saturday, November 2. Kickoff is set for noon on FOX. • BIG NOON KICKOFF: Penn State will appear as FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff for the third time this season and 12th time in program history. Big Noon Kickoff will be hosted in Happy Valley for the fourth time in the show’s history. Penn State was the featured game for its 34-12 win over West Virginia and its 27-11 victory over UCLA. • SERIES HISTORY: Penn State meets Ohio State for the 40th time in program history. Penn State trails 25- 14 in the all-time series. Seventeen of the 40 previous matchups have been decided by one possession. In 2023, Penn State fell 20-12 in Columbus. Drew Allar threw for 191 yards and a touchdown, while Alex Felkins hit two 40+ yard field goals. Abdul Carter and Curtis Jacobs tied for the team lead with nine tackles, while Johnny Dixon had two tackles for loss and a sack. • STORIED PROGRAMS SQUARE OFF: Saturday’s matchup will feature two of the Top 10 winningest programs in NCAA history. Both teams are ranked among the Top 10 in all-time victories and all-time winning percentage. Penn State and Ohio State are meeting as AP Top 25 opponents for the 23rd time in series history. The teams have met as AP Top 10 opponents on 11 occasions. This will be the second time the teams have matched up as AP Top 5 opponents. Saturday’s game will be the 13th time that Penn State-Ohio State has been the featured game for ESPN’s College GameDay, taking over as the show’s most frequent matchup, breaking a tie with Alabama-LSU. • 7-0 START: Penn State is off to a 7-0 start for the 20th time in program history and the third time under James Franklin (2017, 2019). The Nittany Lions are also 4-0 to start Big Ten play for the eighth time in school history and third time under Franklin (2017, 2019). • THE OPPOSITION: Ohio State is 6-1 this season, including a 3-1 mark in Big Ten play. Last Saturday, the Buckeyes earned a 21-17 win over Nebraska. Will Howard threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns, while Carnell Tate had 102 receiving yards, including a 40-yard score. Jeremiah Smith added a 60-yard touchdown grab. Ohio State tallied 13 tackles for loss and three sacks.
SERIES NOTES:
HEAD COACH RYAN DAY • Ryan Day became the 25th head football coach at Ohio State on Jan. 2, 2019. • Day is in his fifth full season with a career record of 62-9, a 42-4 mark in Big Ten Conference games, and two Big Ten Championships and two College Football Playoff appearances. • A QB coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 2016 under Chip Kelly and in 2015 for the Philadelphia Eagles under Kelly, Day is in his fourth season overall at Ohio State and his 19th season as a coach in the NFL or collegiate ranks. He was Ohio State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2017-18. • Day was a three-year starting quarterback at New Hampshire when Chip Kelly was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, graduating in 2002. SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES • Ohio State is 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten play this season. • The Buckeyes are coming off a 21-17 win over Nebraska. • QB Will Howard threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns, connecting on touchdown passes with Carnell Tate (40 yards), Jeremiah Smith (60 yards) and Quinshon Judkins (9 yards). • On offense, Ohio State ranks second in the Big Ten in scoring (40.3 ppg; 11th nationally) and total offense (471.9 ypg; 9th), fourth in rushing offense (188.0; 35th) and fifth in passing offense (283.9; 22nd). • QB Will Howard is second in the Big Ten in passing touchdowns (17) and third in completion percentage (74.0). • WR Jeremiah Smith is second in the conference in receiving yards per game (89.0) and receiving touchdowns (8), while sitting third in total receiving yards (623) and 10th in receptions per game (5.0). • RBs Quinshon Judkins (520 yards, 6 TD) and TreVeyon Henderson (449 yards, 4 TD) lead the rushing attack. • On defense, the Buckeyes rank first in the Big Ten in scoring defense (11.9 ppg; 4th nationally) and total defense (254.4 ypg; 2nd), second in rushing defense (91.3; 6th) and third in passing defense (163.1; 8th). OSU also paces the Big Ten averaging 7.6 tackles for loss per game (13th). • S Sonny Styles paces Ohio State with 42 tackles, while DE JT Tuimoloau leads the squad with seven tackles for loss and four sacks.
LAST MEETING:
COLUMBUS, Ohio. – No. 7/6 Penn State dropped its Big Ten road contest at No. 3/3 Ohio State. Penn State’s defense held the Ohio State offense 16 points below its season scoring average, allowing just 20 points. The Nittany Lions put defensive pressure on the Buckeyes all afternoon, securing a muffed punt fumble and also forcing a turnover on downs by Ohio State inside the five-yard line. Linebackers Abdul Carter and Curtis Jacobs led Penn State with nine tackles apiece. Johnny Dixon (1), Kobe King (0.5), and Adisa Isaac (0.5) each contributed to the Nittany Lions’ sack total with the Nittany Lions also racking up nine tackles for loss in the game. Offensively, quarterback Drew Allar threw for 191 yards and a touchdown. KeAndre Lambert-Smith posted a team-leading 52 receiving yards on six catches, while Kaden Saunders hauled in Allar’s touchdown pass. Ohio State got on the board on its first trip down the field. The Buckeyes took a 3-0 lead on a 33-yard field goal by Jayden Fielding at the 10:49 mark of the opening quarter, the result of an 11-play, 57-yard drive. Penn State answered later in the first quarter, with Alex Felkins knocking through a 40-yard field goal with 2:36 left in the frame to tie the game at three apiece. The Nittany Lions went 39 yards in six plays for the score. A 5:16 drive for the Buckeyes resulted in the first touchdown of the ballgame at the 7:31 mark of the second quarter. Miyan Williams recorded the game’s first touchdown on a 2-yard run to put Ohio State up, 10-3. The Nittany Lions added a field goal in response to Ohio State’s touchdown, a 41-yarder by Felkins. Penn State went 51 yards in seven plays for the score with just over three minutes remaining in the first half. The Nittany Lions entered the halftime break trailing 10-6. Neither team was able to get anything going in the third quarter, as the defenses led the way into the fourth and final frame. The Nittany Lion defense forced a goal-line fourth down stop and another special teams turnover in the third quarter but were unable to convert. Ohio State kicked its second field goal of the afternoon at the 8:59 mark of the fourth quarter to increase its lead to seven points. The Buckeyes took nine plays and 4:40 off the clock to go 71 yards, taking a 13-7 advantage. The Buckeyes tacked on another touchdown with 4:07 to play, taking a 20-6 advantage on an 18-yard touchdown by Marvin Harrison Jr. Penn State scored its first touchdown with 29 seconds left in the game, an eightyard pass from Allar to Saunders that cut the Ohio State lead to 20-12.
OHIO STATE NOTES:
It will be a Top 5 matchup in Happy Valley the first Saturday in November between No. 4 Ohio State (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten Conference) and No. 3 Penn State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten). FOX will televise the game nationally. The two teams are each nationally ranked for an eighth consecutive meeting – every game since 2017 – and for the 25th time in this, the 40th meeting in the all-time series. This is only the second Top 5 game between these traditional powers. The other came in 1996, a 38-7 Ohio State (No. 3) win over No. 4 Penn State at Ohio Stadium. This is the 12th meeting with both teams in the national Top 10 rankings. The two teams are meeting on the gridiron for the 32nd consecutive year, all since Penn State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1993. The 32 consecutive years is Ohio State’s longest active streak of playing one opponent. The teams will play in Columbus in 2025. Date is TBA. A watch list: Downingtown, Pa., native Will Howard at QB for Ohio State and PSU WR Julian Fleming (10 rec. for 148 yards), who started 22 games for Ohio State between 2021-23.
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Penn State, 24 victories to 14. Ohio State has also won seven consecutive in the series with Penn State’s last victory coming in 2016 when the unranked Nittany Lions defeated No. 2 Ohio State, 24-21, in State College. Since Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1993, Ohio State holds a 22-8 advantage in the series, including a 9-6 record in games played at Beaver Stadium.
If there’s one thing the Ohio State-Penn State game has annually provided, its drama. In 2014, Penn State came back from a 17-0 halftime deficit to force overtime. J.T. Barrett scored on TD runs of five and four yards in the OTs and Joey Bosa had a “walk off” sack to help Ohio State win, 31-24. Penn State scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter in 2016 to win, 24-21. Ohio State rallied from fourth quarter deficits of 10 points or more in both 2017 and 2018 and won by one point each time. Ohio State’s 11-point win over Penn State in 2019 was its leanest margin of victory over a Big Ten opponent all season. And in 2022, Ohio State scored 28 fourth quarter points in just over seven minutes to rally from a 21-16 deficit to a 44-24 lead on its way to a 44-31 victory at loud and hostile Beaver Stadium.
Julian Fleming, a five-star recruit from Catawissa, Pa., near Harrisburg, spent four seasons – 2020-23 – at Ohio State before entering the transfer portal following the final regular season game of the 2023 season. He’s now a Nittany Lion. As a Buckeye, he played in 37 games, started 22 times and had 80 career receptions for 990 yards and seven touchdowns on teams that had five other star receivers who were selected in the first round of the NFL Draft: Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Jameson Williams (transferred to Alabama), Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Marvin Harrison Jr.
The Buckeyes were cruising along at No. 2 in the nation and 5-0, having outscored its opponents 183-34, before a trip to No. 3 Oregon: a 32-31 loss where the offense played well but the defense did not. That loss was followed by a 21-17 fourth quarter comeback win over Nebraska after an off week. The defense returned to form, although Nebraska’s 273 total yards were second-most allowed by the defense this year. The offense, down LT Josh Simmons, did not play up to par with just 285 offensive yards, including only 64 yards rushing. Will Howard threw three TD passes; lovely aerials of 40- and 60-yards to Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith, and a game winner to RB Quinshon Judkins with just six minutes to play.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: PITTSBURGH VS. SMU
PITTSBURGH NOTES:
GAME STORYLINES:
√ Pitt is 7-0 for the first time since 1982. The Panthers last started 8-0 in 1981. √ The Panthers are 3-0 in ACC play for the first time since their 2021 championship season. Pitt’s last 4-0 ACC start was in 2015. √ This marks Pitt’s first-ever game at SMU. The teams have met six prior times, the initial four played in Pittsburgh and the latter two occurring in bowl games. √ The 2024 game also marks the first ACC contest between the schools. SMU is in its inaugural ACC season after previously competing in the American Athletic Conference. √ The defense has spearheaded Pitt’s past two victories. The Panthers yielded an average of only 14 points and totaled 10 sacks and five interceptions in defeating Cal and Syracuse. √ Pitt is tied for the national lead with four interceptions returned for touchdowns. √ Pitt is averaging 40.9 points per game, its highest scoring clip since the 2021 ACC champion Panthers averaged a school-record 41.4. √ Redshirt freshman Eli Holstein is the first Pitt QB to win his initial seven career starts since Dan Marino accomplished the feat over the 1979-80 seasons. √ Holstein has thrown 17 TDs, tied with Alex Van Pelt (1989) for the most by a Pitt freshman. √ Desmond Reid ranks third nationally and first in the ACC with an average of 160.17 allpurpose yards per game. √ Lou Groza Award candidate Ben Sauls has made a Pitt-record 14 consecutive field goals. That streak includes kicks of 58, 57, 53 and 50 yards.
HISTORY:
Series Began: 1938
Series Overall: SMU leads 3-2-1
ACC Series: First meeting
At Pittsburgh: Pitt leads 2-1-1
At SMU: First meeting
At Neutral Sites: SMU leads 2-0
Last Meeting: Jan. 7, 2012
(SMU 28, Pitt 6 BBVA Compass Bowl)
Last Meeting at SMU:
First meeting
Current Streak:
SMU has won 3
Longest Pitt Series Win Streak:
1 game (twice)
Longest SMU Series Win Streak:
3 games
Largest Pitt Victory Margin:
27 points (34-7, 1938)
Largest SMU Victory Margin:
22 points (28-6, BBVA Compass)
SERIES NOTES: This will be the seventh meeting between Pitt and Southern Methodist…SMU leads the all-time series, 3-2-1…this marks the first time that Pitt will play a true road game at SMU…the first four encounters were played in Pittsburgh…the two most recent contests were bowl games… the teams last met on Jan. 7, 2012, when the Mustangs won, 28-6, in the BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, Ala.)…Pitt and SMU met in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Jan. 1, 1983, a battle of Top 10 teams won by the Mustangs, 7-3…that game featured such standouts as Pitt quarterback Dan Marino and SMU’s backfield tandem of Eric Dickerson and Craig James…prior to the 1983 Cotton Bowl, Pitt and SMU met four times between 1938 and 1948 with each game played in Pittsburgh…Pitt won the initial meeting, 34-7, on Oct. 22, 1938…the ’38 season would mark the final one for legendary Pitt coach Jock Sutherland as the Panthers finished with an 8-2 record and a No. 8 ranking in the final Associated Press poll…Pitt and SMU deadlocked, 7-7, in 1940…the tie was one of only two blemishes on the Mustangs’ record that year as they went 8-1-1 and won a share of the Southwest Conference championship… Pitt won the 1942 encounter, 20-7, before SMU notched its first victory in the series, 33-14, in the 1948 season opener for both teams…SMU would go on to win the SWC and finish with a 9-1-1 mark, including a Cotton Bowl victory over Oregon.
TEAM NOTES:
HOT START: √ Pitt is 7-0 for the first time since the 1982 season. The Panthers finished that year with a 9-3 record and ranked No. 9 by United Press International and No. 10 by Associated Press. √ Pitt last opened with eight consecutive wins in 1981. The Panthers finished 11-1 in 1981 and ranked No. 2 by UPI and No. 4 by AP. √Pitt is 3-0 in the ACC for the first time since 2021. The Panthers captured the Coastal Division that year with a 7-1 mark to earn a berth in the ACC Championship Game, where it defeated Wake Forest, 45-21. √Pitt last won its initial four ACC games in 2015—Pat Narduzzi’s initial season at Pitt. The Panthers finished 6-2 in ACC play that year and placed second in the Coastal Division. √Pitt completed an undefeated non-conference slate in 2024, the first time the Panthers achieved that feat in program history. √Pitt first began round-robin conference play in 1993 as a member of the Big East. 135 YEARS OF PITT FOOTBALL: √ The 2024 campaign marks the 135th football season at the University of Pittsburgh. The Panthers, who played their inaugural season in 1890, have a 768-560-42 all-time record (.576). √ The program’s rich legacy includes 99 first team All-Americans, 55 consensus All-Americans, 25 College Football Hall of Famers, 10 Pro Football Hall of Famers and nine national titles. YOUR 2024 PITT CAPTAINS: √ Pitt head football coach Pat Narduzzi announced four senior team captains for the 2024 season: tight end Gavin Bartholomew, linebacker Brandon George, wide receiver Konata Mumpfield and offensive tackle Branson Taylor. √ Each of the players were selected by a vote of their teammates.
SMU NOTES:
SETTING THE SCENE • SMU returns home for the first time in over a month for a top-20 matchup against Pitt on Saturday at 7 PM CT on the ACC Network. • This is just the second Top-20 matchup in Ford Stadium history, and the first since 2020. • The Mustangs have averaged 42.0 points per game during the current five-game winning streak. • Club Takeaway continues to be in business this season, forcing 17 turnovers this season, the eighth most in the nation. • The Mustangs have forced at least one turnover in six of the past seven games and in 16 of the past 18 contests dating back to 2023. • SMU recorded a thrilling victory on the road against Duke last week, with Jahfari Harvey blocking the Blue Devils’ game-winning field goal attempt and the Mustang defense stopping Duke two-point conversion attempt for the win in overtime. • SMU’s 4-0 start in conference play is a first for a team jumping into a Power-4/5 conference from a Group of Five in their first season, no other team has started 2-0. QUICK HITS • SMU is 27-5 at home in Ford Stadium since 2019. • SMU’s defense has continued to force turnovers this year, ranking eighth in the country with 17 turnovers gained, along with being second in defensive touchdowns with four. • The Mustangs have had at least seven receivers catch a pass in 24 of the past 25 games. • Brashard Smith has made an impact in 2024, ranking 10th in all-purpose yards per game with 140.6. • Collin Rogers has tallied 14 field goals this season, which is tied for ninth in the nation. • Rogers leads the nation in field goals made longer than 50 yards with six. • Kevin Jennings sits eighth nationally in passing yards per completion (14.5), and 11th in yards per pass attempt (9.3). • Jennings leads the ACC in passing efficiency rating at 174.0 in conference games only. • SMU’s 50 wins in the last six years are the most by any FBS Texas team. In addition, the Mustangs have won 23 of those on the road, tops for any team in the state since 2019. • The Mustangs are 16-2 in their last 18 games, and 15-1 in their last 16 regular season contests. • Rhett Lashlee boasts a 17-3 conference record in his career. His record in his first 20 league games on the Hilltop is the best in SMU history. • SMU has posted a record of 22-1 during Lashlee’s three seasons in charge when they score 30 or more points in a game, and have won 20 straight when hitting the magic number. THE SERIES • This the sixth meeting all time, first since 2011. SMU leads the series 3-2-1. • SMU has never hosted the Panthers, but the two teams met in the 1983 Cotton Bowl with the Mustangs taking a 7-3 victory.
ABOUT THE PANTHERS • Pittsburgh enters the game with an unblemished 7-0 record on the year, 3-0 in the ACC. • Three of Pitt’s wins have came by four points or less this season. • Last week, Pittsburgh defeated Syracuse 41-13 at home. The Panthers forced five Orange turnovers, and had two pick sixes in the first half of the rout.
THE COACHES • Rhett Lashlee is in his third season as the head coach at SMU and has a 25-10 career record. Lashlee, who served as offensive coordinator for the Mustangs for two seasons (2018-19), also served as the offensive coordinator at Miami in 2020 and 2021. A one-time finalist (2013) and two-time semifinalist (2019, 2020) for the Broyles Award, Lashlee has the distinction of being the only coach ever nominated for the Broyles Award four different times at four different schools (Arkansas State, Auburn, SMU, Miami). • Lashlee was named a finalist last season for the prestigious Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award, handed out the nation’s top coach as voted on by the National Sports Media Association, the Bryant Awards’ Executive Leadership Team, and the Bryant Family. The Arkansas native was also named Co-Coach of the Year by the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football publication, a finalist of the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, and a semi-finalist for Coach of the Year Award by the Maxwell Football Club for the job he did in 2023. • Narduzzi has compiled a 72-50 overall record as the Panthers’ head coach. His 72 victories rank second all-time at Pitt, trailing only Jock Sutherland, who compiled 111 wins from 1924-38. • Since 2015, Narduzzi has directed Pitt to 46 victories in ACC play, the conference’s second-highest win total during that span, trailing only Clemson (64). MUSTANG CAPTAINS • Kevin Jennings, Jonathan McGill, Justin Osborne, Elijah Roberts, Preston Stone and Kobe Wilson were voted captains for the 2024 season. SOMETHING SPECIAL GOING ON HERE • The Mustangs have been a force in conference play over the last three seasons. • SMU has posted a 17-3 record against conference opponents since 2022, highlighted by the current 13-game winning streak. • The 13 straight conference wins breaks the program record set back from 1981 to 1982.
NFL NEWS
WEEK 9 NFL CAPSULES
Denver Broncos (5-3) at Baltimore Ravens (5-3), 1 p.m. ET
The Week 9 Broncos-Ravens capsule will move at 4 p.m. ET Friday due to uncertainty around the status of QB Lamar Jackson.
Dallas Cowboys (3-4) at Atlanta Falcons (5-3), 1 p.m. ET
The first-place Falcons are running toward their first winning season and playoff appearance since 2017, winning four of their last five games. Atlanta is 2-3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a chance to move to 6-3 for the first time since 2016 when the Falcons were NFC champions. Scoring is up and Atlanta has eclipsed the 30-point total in three games this year, a mark it failed to meet a single time in 2023. Kirk Cousins’ 2,106 passing yards rank third in the NFL and his 14 touchdowns through the air are tied for fifth, with five players catching at least 29 passes through eight games. The Cowboys have dropped two in a row and are 2 1/2 games behind the NFC East-leading Washington Commanders. The first of those two losses was a 47-9 drubbing at home to the Detroit Lions on Oct. 13. With Micah Parsons (ankle) and DeMarcus Lawrence (foot) out, the Cowboys are trending south in a hurry on defense. They’ve allowed the second-most points in the league (28.3 per game) and the most rushing yards (154.6, tied with the Carolina Panthers). Without a running game — the Cowboys average less than 74 yards per game — QB Dak Prescott has three straight two-interception games.
Miami Dolphins (2-5) at Buffalo Bills (6-2), 1 p.m. ET
Von Miller is back from suspension following Buffalo’s 31-10 win at Seattle as the Bills look to improve head coach Sean McDermott’s dominance of the Dolphins. McDermott is 14-2 against Miami, and Buffalo beat the Dolphins by the same 31-10 count in Week 2. Bills RB James Cook has provided a consistent running game. He scored twice last week and shredded Miami back in September, hauling in a TD pass before finding the end zone twice on the ground. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sustained a concussion in the third quarter of the home loss to Buffalo and he missed the next four games. The Dolphins lost three times during that span, averaging 10 points in those four contests. With Tagovailoa back, the Dolphins believe there’s time to crash the playoff picture. He completed 28 of 38 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown in a 28-27 setback against the Cardinals last week. Dolphins RB De’Von Achane had 147 yards from scrimmage last week and is becoming a reliable weapon in his second season. He has 346 total yards (115.3 per game) with four TDs (three rushing) in three career games against the Bills.
New Orleans Saints (2-6) at Carolina Panthers (1-7), 1 p.m. ET
New Orleans couldn’t be happier to see Carolina pop up on the schedule for the second time this season. Not only have the Panthers allowed 18 more touchdowns than they’ve scored this season, the Saints are trying to snap a six-game losing streak that began Week 3. In Week 1, the Saints smothered the Panthers with scores on nine consecutive drives in a 47-10 romp. Carolina’s only touchdown in the game was a late run by Bryce Young, who was benched before Week 3 but gets set to make his second start in a row due to Andy Dalton’s thumb injury. Young played well at Denver last week and connected on two TD passes. The Saints are only a game ahead of the Panthers in the NFC South standings and face their own concerns. Derek Carr’s oblique injury led to rookie QB Spencer Rattler taking over as the starting quarterback in Week 6. Carr threw for three touchdowns in the first meeting. Rattler has thrown for one TD in the past three games combined. Carr could be back from the injury Sunday trying to spark an offense averaging 15.7 points per game during the losing skid.
Las Vegas Raiders (2-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (3-5), 1 p.m. ET
Joe Burrow is putting up MVP-type statistics — 15 touchdowns, three interceptions — but the Bengals aren’t pulling in wins with a defense allowing 25.4 points per game. They were hit for 37 points by the Eagles last week in a 20-point loss during which Philadelphia was the far more physical team on both sides of the line of scrimmage. The failures aren’t entirely on the Bengals’ defense. Cincinnati is winless at home at 0-4 and failed to score 20 points for the third game in a row last week. The Raiders failed to take advantage of opportunities against the Chiefs last week, including 1-for-3 in goal-to-go situations, resulting in a 27-20 loss. Neither team has been able to generate rushing yards consistently, ranking in the bottom five in the league in yards per game on the ground. The imbalance has put the Raiders in a double-digit deficit in every game this season. QB Garder Minshew was toast against the Chiefs’ blitz last week — Kansas City notched five sacks — and the Bengals are one of the most blitz-happy teams in the NFL.
Los Angeles Chargers (4-3) at Cleveland Browns (2-6), 1 p.m. ET
Rumors swirled in Cleveland that this could be the final game for DE Myles Garrett with the Browns as the trade deadline approaches. But he’s not the former No. 1 pick creating the most buzz in The Land. Jameis Winston started his first game of the season with Ken Dorsey installed as Cleveland’s play-caller, and the combination worked magic — 2024 team highwater marks in points (29), passing yards (321), first downs (22), touchdowns (three), passing touchdowns (three), third-down percentage (53.3) and yards per pass attempt (7.5) — to beat the Ravens. The Chargers are eighth in the NFL in total defense (305.4 yards per game) and have 17 sacks, a concern for Cleveland’s beleaguered offensive line. Winston was sacked only twice last week (Deshaun Watson was sacked 33 times in seven games) and Dorsey said there’s a renewed focus on a physical running game as Nick Chubb works his way back from a 2023 season-ending knee injury.
Washington Commanders (6-2) at New York Giants (2-6), 1 p.m. ET
The Commanders are the first team since the 2016 Dallas Cowboys to open a season 6-2 with a rookie starting quarterback, and fourth since 1950. Jayden Daniels had 326 yards and the walk-off 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to beat the Bears last week. He’s completing 71.8 percent of his passes (second in the NFL) and consistently finding No. 1 WR Terry McLaurin, a Giant-killer in previous seasons (25 receptions, 362 yards) over four career games against New York. The Giants made secret of their affinity for Daniels in an offseason HBO “Hard Knocks” series, but Brian Daboll’s team is the only opponent this season to keep the Commanders out of the end zone. The Giants stopped Daniels six times in the red zone in a 21-18 Week 2 loss but they were trampled for 215 rushing yards and Washington connected on seven field goals. Quarterback is a constant talking point around the Giants, with Daniel Jones trying to prove his worth and going for his third consecutive game against Washington without an interception. The Giants’ defense remains a force with a league-best 35 sacks, but the offense averages 14. 8 points per game compared to Washington’s 29.5 ppg average.
New England Patriots (2-6) at Tennessee Titans (1-6), 1 p.m. ET
The Patriots have won six of the past seven meetings, but for the first time in 25 years there won’t be a Belichick or Vrabel involved. Tennessee openly shifted to making plans for the 2025 roster at the trade deadline, and the future of QB Will Levis remains in doubt this week and long-term. Levis has been fighting a shoulder injury since the Titans’ last win. The Patriots believe No. 3 pick Drake Maye could be the franchise quarterback, but he spent the week in concussion protocol. The Patriots ended a six-game losing streak last week with a 25-22 win over the New York Jets and experienced hand Jacoby Brissett is ready to step in should Maye miss the game. The Titans are reeling from three consecutive losses, the latest a 38-point shellacking (52-14) at Detroit. Mason Rudolph has two touchdowns and three interceptions as Levis’ replacement, but the Titans have struggled in comeback mode. Tennessee enters this week with five consecutive scoreless quarters in the second half and 12 total points in the fourth quarter this season — all against the Dolphins in Week 4.
Chicago Bears (4-3) at Arizona Cardinals (4-4), 4:05 p.m. ET
Suddenly a threat in the NFC West, the Cardinals are surviving with little pass rush behind solid offensive line play and strong performances from QB Kyler Murray and the running game. James Conner is over 700 yards from scrimmage and a driving force behind Arizona’s three wins in four games. All had narrow margins — one point at San Francisco, two points over the Chargers and the 28-27 victory at Miami last week — and Arizona is still being outscored by 27 points on the season. Murray has 11 touchdown passes, three picks and averages 8.4 yards per carry with two touchdowns. The former No. 1 pick matches up with rookie top overall pick Caleb Williams this week. Williams (five interceptions) played well enough to get the Bears a fourth consecutive victory last week but then the Hail Mary in Washington happened. It was the third loss for Chicago, all in games when the Bears failed to get to 17 points. Third-down conversions remain a rub for offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. The 33 percent conversion rate and 183.6 passing yards per game on the season both rank in the bottom five of the NFL.
Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (5-2), 4:05 p.m. ET
The Eagles have won three straight games. They picked up a second consecutive road victory last weekend, winning 37-17 at Cincinnati following a 28-3 defeat of the New York Giants in Week 7. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts accounted for four TDs (three rushing) against the Bengals and did not turn the ball over for a third straight game. Saquon Barkley ran for 108 yards, surpassing 100 scrimmage yards for the sixth time in seven games, and is No. 2 in the NFL with 766 rushing yards. The Eagles rank second in the league in rushing with 165.9 yards per game and fourth with 12 rushing touchdowns. Philadelphia meets a Jacksonville defense that ranks 29th in scoring (28.0 points per game) and total defense (382.1 yards per game). The Jaguars were unsuccessful in coach Doug Pederson’s first return to Philadelphia, where he coached from 2016-20 and led the Eagles to their only Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl LII. The Eagles welcomed him back with a 29-21 win against Jacksonville on Oct. 2, 2022.
Detroit Lions (6-1) at Green Bay Packers (6-2), 4:25 p.m. ET
Lions QB Jared Goff set the NFL record with a completion percentage of 83 percent over a five-game stretch. The just-completed run of games also slotted the Lions in rare company with a cumulative four-game record-tying 172 points (2019 Ravens). Goff has gobbled against Green Bay in his career with 12 touchdowns, three INTs and a passer rating of 98 in seven starts. The Packers are optimistic Jordan Love (groin) will be part of the fight for first place in the NFC North. He had three TD passes in the last meeting and is on a run of seven consecutive home games with multiple TD passes. If Love can’t play, Malik Willis is the next man up. He helped guide the Packers to a fourth consecutive win, 30-27 at Jacksonville last week after Love was injured. The Packers’ defense leads the NFL with 19 takeaways but Green Bay has only a plus-four turnover margin and tied with a league-worst nine broken tackles last week.
Los Angeles Rams (3-4) at Seattle Seahawks (4-4), 4:25 p.m. ET
How thrilled was Rams QB Matthew Stafford to have the band back together last Thursday? He posted his 16th career four-TD game and the Rams climbed closer to the top of the crowded NFC West to set up a significant midseason matchup with the Seahawks. Seattle lost both games to the Rams last season, but Los Angeles is 0-3 on the road in 2024. But a run defense giving up almost 150 yards per game — and an average of 163.3 in the past three games — could be ripe for the picking given the success of Rams RB Kyren Williams. He has eight rushing touchdowns and scored a pair at Seattle last season. Buffalo all but erased the ground game of the Seahawks last week. Kenneth Walker had nine carries for 12 yards and Zach Charbonnet ran three times for 4 yards. QB Geno Smith leads NFL in passing yards (2,197) and completions (212), and the Seahawks might again lean heavily on the aerial attack given the Rams’ weaknesses in the secondary.
Indianapolis Colts (4-4) at Minnesota Vikings (5-2), 8:20 p.m. ET
The Vikings are winless since a 5-0 start and welcome Indianapolis for a primetime date Sunday, the first meeting between the teams since Minnesota won in overtime and set the NFL record for the largest comeback in history (33 points) in December of 2022. Anthony Richardson was benched after going 3-1 in his last four starts because he’s on a historic track — for lowest completion percentage — as a pocket passer. Into the lineup steps Joe Flacco, who took the Browns’ passing game to the next level and pushed Cleveland to the playoffs last season with 300-yard games in five consecutive starts. Flacco, 37, continues to fire the ball from the pocket and has multiple TD passes in three of four games with the Colts, including two starts. Sam Darnold has been a strong stand-in for the Vikings in his first season with the team and has five two-TD games. Minnesota is moving forward without LT Christian Darrisaw (ACL), but acquired Cam Robinson from the Jaguars this week to take his place.
–Monday
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-4) at Kansas City Chiefs (7-0)
The Chiefs attempt to start 8-0 for the third time in franchise history (2003, 2013) against the franchise that delivered Kansas City its last Super Bowl loss. QB Patrick Mahomes thrives on “Monday Night Football,” where he’s 7-2 with 23 TDs (21 pass, two rush). But he’s not putting up the type of numbers Baker Mayfield has for the Buccaneers this season. Mayfield leads the NFL in TD passes (21), ranks second in passing yards (2,189) and third in completion percentage (71.1). The last quarterback to rank in the top three in each category through Week 8 of the season was former Chiefs QB Alex Smith in 2017. Kansas City’s defense has been borderline dominant, especially in slowing running backs in the red zone. Tampa deployed RBs Rachaad White and Bucky Irving in receiving roles last week and they combined for 12 receptions for 151 yards while TE Cade Otton caught two TD passes. The Chiefs have allowed a league-low 15 plays of 20-plus yards. Mahomes is searching for a stronger connection with new target DeAndre Hopkins. He caught two passes at Las Vegas last week in his debut with Kansas City. Hopkins needs five receptions to become the seventh player all-time to reach 950 career catches in his first 12 seasons.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: ANTHONY EDWARDS, WOLVES EDGE NUGGETS
Anthony Edwards scored 29 points and shot 7-for-14 from 3-point range as the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped with a 119-116 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in Minneapolis.
Julius Randle added 23 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Minnesota, which earned its third win in the past four games. Rudy Gobert notched 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Aaron Gordon scored a game-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Denver. Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, and Michael Porter Jr. also logged 26 points.
Denver played down the stretch without guard Jamal Murray, who left in the third quarter after colliding with Randle. Murray was placed in the concussion protocol, the Nuggets said. He finished with six points, three assists and two rebounds in 22 minutes as the Nuggets’ two-game winning streak ended.
Celtics 124, Hornets 109
Jayson Tatum scored 32 points and Jaylen Brown pumped in 25 as Boston fended off host Charlotte.
Derrick White added 17 points as the Celtics responded from their overtime loss at Indiana on Wednesday — their only setback this season. Tatum also pulled in 11 rebounds.
LaMelo Ball racked up 31 points and four assists to lead the Hornets, and Tre Mann had 23 points. The game pitted first-year Hornets coach Charles Lee against the team he helped guide to an NBA title as an assistant coach last season.
Thunder 137, Trail Blazers 114
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists as unbeaten Oklahoma City blitzed host Portland.
Jalen Williams added 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals as the Thunder won their fifth straight game to open the season. Oklahoma City has won 13 consecutive games against the Trail Blazers.
Jerami Grant had 17 points and Deandre Ayton and Rayan Rupert added 14 apiece for Portland, which has started the season with four losses in six games.
Cavaliers 120, Magic 109
Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell added 22 as Cleveland knocked off visiting Orlando to remain unbeaten .
Cleveland has won its first six games to start the season, matching the franchise’s best start since 2016-17. Evan Mobley had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Orlando, who trailed by as many as 22 points in the third quarter, lost its second straight game despite getting a career-high 28 points from Jalen Suggs. The Magic were without All-Star forward Paolo Banchero, who sustained a torn right oblique in a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
Knicks 128, Pistons 98
Jalen Brunson poured in 36 points in the first three quarters and New York beat host Detroit for the 16th straight time.
Brunson made 14 of 22 field goal attempts and added five assists. Karl-Anthony Towns, who scored 44 points against Miami on Wednesday, supplied 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. OG Anunoby also had 21 points with six assists.
The Pistons were coming off their first victory of the season, a road win at Philadelphia. Cade Cunningham led them on Friday with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists.
Kings 123, Hawks 115
De’Aaron Fox scored a game-high 31 points to help Sacramento defeat host Atlanta, which lost its fourth game in a row.
DeMar DeRozan added 27 points, while Domantas Sabonis tallied 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists for the Kings, who won their third straight. Keegan Murray chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Trae Young led Atlanta with 25 points and 12 assists, while Garrison Mathews scored 23 points off the bench.
Nets 120, Bulls 112
Cam Thomas scored 32 points to continue his strong start as Brooklyn made enough plays down the stretch to beat Chicago in New York.
Thomas scored at least 30 for the third time in Brooklyn’s initial six games and delivered down the stretch as the Nets outscored the Bulls 16-8 in the final six-plus minutes.
Nikola Vucevic collected 28 and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who dropped their third straight game. LaVine and Coby White added 21 apiece for Chicago, which shot 6-for-23 from the floor in the fourth, including 2-of-11 from 3-point range.
Lakers 131, Raptors 125
Anthony Davis had 38 points and 11 rebounds and LeBron James added 27 points, six rebounds and 10 assists as Los Angeles held off host Toronto.
Austin Reaves scored 20 points and D’Angelo Russell contributed 19 points for the Lakers, who had lost their two previous games to start a five-game road trip, their first of the season.
RJ Barrett had 33 points and 12 assists for the Raptors, who have lost four in a row. Gradey Dick added a career-best 31 points and Jakob Poeltl had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
Pelicans 125, Pacers 118
Zion Williamson scored 34 points and handed out 10 assists, Brandon Ingram scored 26 points and short-handed New Orleans defeated visiting Indiana.
Jordan Hawkins scored 23 points for the Pelicans, who played without four of their top players — Dejounte Murray (hand surgery), CJ McCollum (adductor), Herbert Jones (shoulder) and Trey Murphy III (hamstring).
Ben Sheppard scored 20 points, Bennedict Mathurin had 19 and Pascal Siakam added 16 as the Pacers lost for the fourth time in five games.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: NIKOLAJ EHLERS’ HAT TRICK PROPELS JETS
Nikolaj Ehlers racked up a hat trick and an assist to help the visiting Winnipeg Jets to a 6-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.
Josh Morrissey added a goal and an assist in the third period for the Jets, who have won two straight and 10 of 11 to start the season. Eric Comrie made 20 saves for his third consecutive victory to start the season.
Sean Kuraly and Sean Monahan scored for the Blue Jackets, who had won three of four and have a quick turnaround as they visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon. Elvis Merzlikins made 38 saves.
Ehlers scored his seventh goal of the season and completed his fifth career hat trick at 18:51 of the second period when he backhanded a loose puck home from in front of the crease to put Winnipeg ahead 4-2.
Panthers 6, Stars 4
Aleksander Barkov enjoyed his homecoming in a big way, leading Florida to victory over Dallas in an NHL Global Series game in Tampere, Finland.
The Tampere native notched a goal and three assists as Florida won its fourth straight. The Panthers’ captain has six points since his return Monday from a lower-body injury that sidelined him for eight games.
Esa Lindell notched a goal and an assist for the Stars, who saw their two-game winning streak end.
Flames 3, Devils 0
Blake Coleman broke a scoreless tie in the third period, the first of his two goals on the night, and Dan Vladar posted his first shutout of the season as host Calgary beat New Jersey.
Vladar made 22 saves for his third career shutout as the Flames snapped a four-game skid. Vladar also collected one assist, and Jonathan Huberdeau scored the Flames’ other goal.
Jacob Markstrom, who was traded to New Jersey in June after four seasons with the Flames, stopped 29 shots. The Devils had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Rangers 2, Senators 1
Igor Shesterkin made 40 saves and Alexis Lafreniere collected a goal and an assist to lift host New York over Ottawa.
Shesterkin made point-blank saves on Josh Norris in the first period and Claude Giroux in the second. The former Vezina Trophy recipient also benefited from Adam Gaudette missing an open net from a sharp angle in the second period.
Linus Ullmark turned aside 16 shots for the Senators, who were held in check after erupting for an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Ottawa has lost three of its past four games overall.
Islanders 4, Sabres 3
Bo Horvat, Maxim Tsyplakov and Kyle Palmieri scored three straight goals bridging the first and second periods and undermanned New York snapped a three-game losing streak by beating host Buffalo.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored in the third for the Islanders, who lost defensemen Mike Reilly and Adam Pelech to injuries in the second period. New York played without star center Mathew Barzal, who was sent back to Long Island to be evaluated for an upper-body injury he suffered Wednesday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Goalie Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves.
Dylan Cozens, Jason Zucker and Owen Power scored for the Sabres, who have lost two straight following a three-game winning streak. Goalie Devon Levi recorded 32 saves.
Wild 5, Lightning 3
Kirill Kaprizov scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:23 remaining in regulation, adding an empty-netter and an assist as Minnesota continued its strong start with a victory over Tampa Bay in Saint Paul, Minn.
With the score squared at 2-2, Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (17 saves) couldn’t keep a Minnesota shot from sneaking through his legs. The Wild’s Marco Rossi tried to tuck the puck in, but a trailing Kaprizov converted to put the home team ahead for good and record his seventh straight multi-point contest.
Brayden Point and Jake Guentzel scored power-play goals for Tampa Bay, which had won three straight. The Lightning have won just three out of 18 games at Minnesota all-time.
NASCAR NEWS
KYLE LARSON HEADS TO MARTINSVILLE LOOKING FOR 7TH WIN OF SEASON TO HAVE SHOT AT NASCAR TITLE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There’s a tradition at Hendrick Motorsports in which a driver celebrates a win with a victory bell that he takes all over the motorsports campus so that every employee who contributed to the win gets a chance to give it a ring.
Larson did the ceremony for his dominating Bristol Motor Speedway victory on an recent fall day. He joined crew chief Cliff Daniels and Jeff Gordon, the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, as employees lined up in the fabrication shop, then the engine department and finally the gift shop to pull the long string and make the bell clang once again for Larson.
The bell stopping in the merchandise store was an audible — there was coincidentally a Hendrick Automotive Group leadership summit going on in another building on the sprawling campus — and when Gordon saw young fans shopping he called them up to ring the bell, as well.
The trio then headed to the leadership summit, where all they were briefed on was to give a quick talk about the importance of communication to several hundred dealership executives. Larson received a standing ovation when he entered the vast auditorium, and one executive even rose to his feet and double-fisted loudly clanged a pair of smaller bells placed on the table.
That ceremony was for the 22nd victory since Larson joined Hendrick in 2021, and he added another one four days later when he won at Charlotte Motor Speedway. As the trio sat in director chairs in front of the crowd, Gordon noted even though Larson had only been with the team four seasons, he couldn’t remember a time Larson didn’t drive for Hendrick.
That’s how quickly Larson found a second home after seven-plus seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing, which pulled him out of sprint car racing and gave him a chance in NASCAR. Larson was fired in the early days of the pandemic when racers turned to iRacing to entertain fans and Larson used a racial slur during a late-night session.
Ganassi didn’t want to lose his budding superstar, but sponsor pressure to cut ties prevailed and Larson was suspended by NASCAR for the remainder of the season. Once reinstated, Rick Hendrick snapped him up, paired him with Daniels on the No. 5 Chevrolet and the team has never looked back.
They smashed all sorts of records in their first season with 10 victories and Larson’s first championship. It’s the communication and Daniels’ no-nonsense approach — he’s wired as intensely as Hendrick’s Hall of Fame crew chief Chad Knaus, who led Jimmie Johnson to a record-tying seven titles — that has made this such a winning pairing.
“For us, just like any relationship, it always evolves. I’ve been very thankful for the opportunity to be with Kyle, to be in this position with the 5 team,” Daniels said. “There are so many core values that we hold true to our team of taking care of each other, having the relationship, having the communication really across the team.
“Of course, it has to be with me and Kyle and race day as well and trusting each other to do our jobs in the moment and to make calls and to know that we’re going to have to ride some ups and downs together.”
And now Larson and Daniels find themselves fighting to save their season despite a Cup-leading six wins. Hendrick Motorsports initially placed all four of its cars in the round of eight — Alex Bowman was disqualified for failing post-race inspection in the Charlotte elimination race won by Larson — but the three who advanced have yet to earn a spot in next week’s winner-take-all title-deciding finale at Phoenix Raceway.
Larson may need another victory, and another bell-ringing ceremony, to race for a second title. Joey Logano, the driver who took Bowman’s spot in the round of eight, and Tyler Reddick have earned two of the berths. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing and Larson teammate William Byron head to Martinsville Speedway above the cutline to qualify for the remaining two slots.
Larson goes to Martinsville below the cutline, seven points behind Byron. He and Byron both made the final four last year but were beaten by Ryan Blaney, and Larson was runner-up in the standings.
He doesn’t exactly need to win Sunday in Virginia to advance, but it is his only guaranteed path. Larson would need misfortune to plague either Bell or Byron to advance without winning the race.
It’s been a roller-coaster season for Larson despite the six wins: Larson has finished 30th or worse six times, has not had more than two consecutive top-10 finishes this season, and lost the regular season championship by one point after missing the Coca-Cola 600 when rain disrupted his day at the Indianapolis 500.
But in the playoffs, he’s won the elimination race in each of the first two rounds.
“I’m proud of our team for how we’ve rebounded through so much adversity throughout these playoffs,” Larson said. “I think there probably hasn’t been a team that’s dealt with as much as we have and been able to still be in the hunt to make the final four.”
CHASE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP 4 COMES DOWN TO MARTINSVILLE
With one Round of 8 race left before the 11th Championship 4 weekend decides the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion, the six non-qualified drivers have hard work ahead of them in Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.
The tight, 0.526-mile speedway that opened in 1947 sits near the North Carolina state line and just a two hours-plus ride for most teams from their Charlotte-area headquarters.
But more is at stake than area bragging rights this weekend for these half-dozen drivers: Two will join Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick and compete for a title next Sunday in Phoenix.
Christopher Bell (+29 points) — No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Bell’s points position gives him a major edge on the field in the elimination race. The Oklahoman has three wins, 14 top fives and 11 stage wins so far. The 29-year-old has more wiggle room than any other racer and would benefit the most by a non-contender taking the checkered flag.
Martinsville wins: 1 (2022)
Championship 4 appearances: (2023, 2022)
William Byron (+7) — No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Byron won three of the season’s first eight races but hasn’t visited Victory Lane since April 7 at the Virginia track. The fourth-place driver also is trying to hold off the winningest driver in the sport. This is the spot where the racing really begins to warm up.
Martinsville wins: 2 (2024, 2022)
Championship 4 appearances: (2023)
Kyle Larson (-7) — No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
What more needs to be said about Larson, who has led a season-high 1,615 laps in one fewer race thanks to some completely dominant race weekends? He ran runner-up to Byron at Martinsville in April, losing by 0.550 seconds, and posted a win and a sixth-place finish in the two events there in 2023.
Martinsville wins: 1 (2023)
Championship 4 appearances: 2 (2023, 2021)
Denny Hamlin (-18) — No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
A strong contender at Martinsville, the Virginia racer is in position to take advantage of a bad day by someone (or two) in front of him, but it would also require a strong run in his Camry. Seemingly unbeatable at times at NASCAR’s shortest track, his last win there was nine years ago.
Martinsville wins: 5 (2015, 2010-twice, 2009, 2008)
Championship 4 appearances: 4 (2021, 2020, 2019, 2014)
Ryan Blaney (-38) — No. 12 Team Penske Ford
The reigning champion made a title run at Phoenix by winning this race, and he’s in a must-win situation again. Blaney was ready to put losing off the final turn in Homestead last Sunday behind him. “We just move on to the next thing — good, bad or indifferent,” the 30-year-old Ohioan said.
Martinsville wins: 1 (2023)
Championship 4 appearances: 1 (2023)
Chase Elliott (-43) — No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
The 2020 Cup champ has five top-three showings since his first race there in March of 2015 and an average finish of 12.7 in 18 starts. He has led 1,104 laps on the paper-clip-like layout, but he needs to lead the 500th (or final one) Sunday for any chance at a second title.
Martinsville wins: 1 (2020)
Championship 4 appearances: 3 (2022, 2021, 2020)
Prediction:
It’s hard to imagine any championship scenario that leaves out Larson and his series-best six victories. However, Bell finds himself in a good place, and Byron is due to show his earlier season strength. The final 50 laps may be the most intense racing this season.
Until Phoenix.
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COLTS FOOTBALL
ANTHONY RICHARDSON NEEDS MORE TIME TO DEVELOP RAW TALENT: ANALYSIS
Anthony Richardson got fewer starts than Bryce Young before he was sent to the bench.
The Indianapolis Colts benched their second-year quarterback this week after his 10th career start, including six this season.
The Colts (4-4) are turning to 39-year-old Joe Flacco because coach Shane Steichen believes the veteran gives the team “the best chance to win right now.”
He’s not wrong.
Flacco, a Super Bowl MVP with the Ravens more than a decade ago, is 2-1 in three appearances with the Colts. He was 4-1 with Cleveland last year, helping the Browns reach the playoffs.
The 22-year-old Richardson threw just 393 passes in college at Florida before the Colts selected him with the fourth pick overall in last year’s NFL draft. Richardson has raw talent but still needs time to develop. He’s completed only 50.2% of his passes with more interceptions (eight) than touchdowns (seven).
He became the fourth quarterback benched this season, joining Young, Gardner Minshew and Justin Fields.
Young was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft. C.J. Stroud, who was selected second by Houston, is the only member of last year’s quarterback class who is thriving. Will Levis, the 33rd pick, is 4-10 in his 14 starts for Tennessee and has missed the past two games with a shoulder injury.
Here are the teams who’ve made quarterback changes and those who might:
PANTHERS: Young was benched just two starts into this season by first-year coach Dave Canales. He was 2-14 in 2023 and has struggled mightily to live up to expectations after winning the Heisman Trophy at Alabama.
Young returned to Carolina’s starting lineup last week because of an injury to Andy Dalton and will remain the starter. The Panthers are 1-7 and need to find out if Young has a future.
STEELERS: Fields was playing well when Steelers coach Mike Tomlin switched to Russell Wilson. He helped Pittsburgh go 4-2 but Tomlin wanted to see if Wilson could take the offense to another level. He has. Wilson has posted a 111.9 passer rating while leading the Steelers to two wins. If he falters at any point, Fields will be ready to go should Tomlin decide to make another switch.
RAIDERS: Minshew beat out Aidan O’Connell for the starting job in training camp but was benched after three starts. He returned when O’Connell broke his thumb. The Raiders 2-6) are 2-4 with Minshew and will likely go back to O’Connell when he’s healthy.
TITANS: Levis is expected to regain the starting job once he’s cleared to play. Backup Mason Rudolph is 0-2 and the Titans (1-6) are headed nowhere so they need to figure what they have in Levis.
GIANTS: Daniel Jones hasn’t thrown a touchdown pass in the last three games and has struggled after a solid four-game stretch from Week 2-5. The Giants (2-6) are competing for a top 5 pick in the draft that would help them land a potential franchise QB. Backup Drew Lock isn’t the long-term answer but New York could make a switch eventually because Jones has a $23 million injury guarantee into 2025.
BROWNS: An injury to Deshaun Watson forced the Browns to start Jameis Winston, a move that should’ve been made earlier in the season. Coach Kevin Stefanski stuck with Watson most likely because the team traded a slew of picks for him and gave him an unprecedented fully guaranteed $230 million, five-year deal in 2022. The franchise has a difficult decision to make when Watson returns from an Achilles injury next year. Watson is owed $46 million for each of the next two seasons but he’s been a bust.
SAINTS: Derek Carr missed three games and the Saints (2-6) lost all of them with rookie Spencer Rattler. Carr is expected to return this week and New Orleans is making a switch to Jake Haener as the backup. If the team keeps losing, it’s possible Rattler could replace Carr to give the coaching staff an opportunity to evaluate him for the future.
PATRIOTS: Rookie Drake Maye, the No. 3 overall pick, got his chance to start in Week 6, replacing veteran Jacoby Brissett. Maye suffered a concussion last week and Brissett came in and led New England to an upset won over the Jets. Once Maye is ready, he’ll play. The Patriots (2-6) need him to be their franchise quarterback.
JETS: Aaron Rodgers isn’t getting benched. The four-time NFL MVP finally showed what he can do for the Jets in the second half of New York’s 21-10 win over Houston. But if the Jets (3-6) can’t stack wins and climb back into the playoff race, there’s no reason for Rodgers to keep playing and risk injury if he’s planning to play again in 2025.
INDIANA PACERS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 118, PELICANS 125
The New Orleans Pelicans held home court on Friday night in a battle with the Indiana Pacers in The Big Easy.
In Indiana’s first game against a Western Conference opponent this season, the short-handed Pelicans (3-3) posted a 125-118 win over the Pacers (2-4) at Smoothie King Center.
Neither team could get separation in the first half before the Pelicans built a six-point lead going into the fourth quarter. While the Pacers tied the game early in the final frame, the Pelicans came up with clutch shotmaking in the final two minutes for the win.
Turnovers plagued the Pacers in the loss, as they coughed the ball up 14 times, which the Pelicans turned into 21 points. The Pelicans also had 24 fast-break points in the game.
“We popped out to a pretty good lead early, and then we got sloppy with it,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said. “Turnovers turned into points, (and) their points scored turned into the crowd getting into it. We made good recoveries a couple of times, but we’ve got to be able to sustain.”
Indiana outshot New Orleans 51.7 to 48.5 percent, and made 16 threes to the Pelicans’ 12 made 3-pointers.
Seven Pacers players scored in double figures, led by a career-best 20 points from Ben Sheppard and 19 points by Bennedict Mathurin. Zion Williamson topped the Pelicans box score with 34 points and 10 assists, Brandon Ingram added 26 points, and Jordan Hawkins scored 23 points.
Both teams received significant injury updates pregame.
Pacers center Myles Turner returned to the starting lineup Friday after missing Wednesday’s game against the Boston Celtics with a sprained ankle, but Blue & Gold guard Andrew Nembhard sat in New Orleans with left knee soreness. Mathurin was inserted into the first five in Nembhard’s place.
New Orleans has dealt with several key injuries to start the season, and the Pelicans were without four players Friday, including All-NBA Defense First Teamer Herb Jones (right shoulder strain) and veteran guard CJ McCollum (right Abductor strain).
In the first half, neither team led at the end of either quarter as the teams tied 62-62.
The Pacers shot 56.3 percent as a team in the first half, while the Pelicans made 51 percent of their attempts. Ten different Pacers players recorded a basket in the first half and Williamson led all scorers with 17 points.
Neither team could get the edge in a first-quarter shootout, as they tied 35-35.
Indiana shot 68.2 percent in the opening frame but turned the ball over six times. The Pelicans made 57.7 percent of their shots as a team during that same span, with Williamson scoring 11 points.
Indiana came out red-hot, as the Blue & Gold made their first five shots following the tip to lead 11-2 just 90 seconds into the game. Out of a timeout, however, the Pelicans turned two Pacers turnovers into a 10-0 run to go back in front.
The teams then exchanged the lead 11 times.
At the buzzer, Pacers veteran guard T.J. McConnell found Sheppard in the corner, who drilled a 3-pointer to tie it.
Thanks to solid play from the Blue & Gold bench unit, the Pacers started the second quarter on a 24-8 run to go back in front of the Pelicans by double digits.
On the first play of the second quarter, McConnell stole the inbounds pass in the first second, leading to a Nesmith 3-pointer and a Pelicans timeout. The Pacers then turned that bucket into an 11-3 run – with Nesmith adding another bucket and McConnell scoring a pair from close range – to lead 46-38.
Nesmith sprained his ankle with 9:34 left in the half and didn’t return to the game.
Out of an injury stoppage, a 10-3 Pacers run, featuring back-to-back 3-pointers by Sheppard, put the Pacers in front 53-40.
Despite the strong stretch of play by the visitors, the Pelicans mustered another big run when they needed to most, as they strung together a 17-2 scoring spree to lead 60-58 with a minute left in the half.
A dunk by Jarace Walker with 34 seconds left and a shot by Pascal Siakam at the seven-second mark gave the Pacers a one-possession lead, but a reverse layup by Williamson with two seconds left tied it at 62.
In the third quarter, Sheppard made all four of his shot attempts – including going 3-for-3 from 3-point range – for 11 points, but the Pacers trailed 95-89 by the end of the period. New Orleans guard Brandon Boston Jr. was also hot in the period, scoring 12 points on 5-for-6 shooting.
A quick 8-2 burst to start the second half gave the Pelicans a small cushion until a 10-4 Pacers spree – featuring five points by Sheppard – tied it at 78 with four minutes left in the third quarter.
After the Pelicans used a 9-2 streak to go back in front, the Pacers chipped away before Sheppard’s third three of the quarter gave the Blue & Gold an 87-86 lead.
Despite the hot shooting from Sheppard, a 7-2 Pelicans run to close the third quarter put them in front by six points going into the final 12 minutes.
“I’ve always known I could shoot the ball,” Sheppard said. ” … I’m super confident in my shot and am excited to see my game grow and all that type of stuff.”
Mathurin scored six straight points early in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 100.
The game then stayed within one possession until an 8-0 Pelicans run, anchored by five points by Ingram, gave the Pelicans a 112-105 lead with 4:26 remaining.
A 7-1 Indiana answer, with five points by Turner, made it a one-point game with 3:08 left, but back-to-back baskets by Williamson again put the Pelicans ahead by five.
Mathurin drained a 3-pointer to cut it to 117-115 with 1:40 left, but a Hawkins layup on the immediate possession gave the Pelicans a four-point lead. After getting a stop, rookie center Yves Missi scored from close range and New Orleans led by six with 52 ticks left.
The Pacers couldn’t muster enough firepower in the final seconds to force overtime.
Indiana continues its two-game road trip at the Dallas Mavericks on Monday at 9:45 PM ET.
Inside the Numbers
New Orleans outrebounded Indiana 46-39 (15-6 offensive).
The Pacers didn’t shoot any free throws in the first half and went 10-for-13 in the second half. The Pelicans finished 15-for-19- from the line.
The Pelicans’ 125 points were a season-high for the team.
There were 19 lead changes and nine ties in the game.
Indiana’s bench outscored New Orleans’ second unit 48-26.
Stat of the Night
Pacers second-year guard Ben Sheppard scored a career-high 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting (6-for-11 from 3-point range) against the Pelicans.
Noteworthy
Blue & Gold backup center Isaiah Jackson exited the game with a right lower-leg injury with 7:53 left in the fourth quarter.
Indiana has lost four straight games, and five of the last six, at Smoothie King Center.
Pacers center Myles Turner is 17 points from 8,000 for his career.
Tickets
The Pacers will host Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 7:00 PM ET.
INDIANA FEVER
INDIANA HIRES STEPHANIE WHITE AS COACH TO LEAD CAITLIN CLARK AND THE FEVER
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever announced on Friday the team has named Stephanie White as Head Coach. White, a West Lebanon, Indiana native and Purdue alumna, returns to the franchise where she spent six seasons (as head coach in 2015-16, and as an assistant coach from 2011-14) on the sidelines.
“As we enter this new era of Fever basketball, I am thrilled to welcome Stephanie back to the franchise,” said Fever President of Basketball Operations Kelly Krauskopf. “Stephanie is a part of the fabric of this franchise, both as a former player and as a member of our championship coaching staff, so I’m quite familiar with her elite basketball IQ and leadership style. I am confident there is no one who better understands our culture or is more equipped to lead our group of players to the next level.”
“I am incredibly proud and honored to return home to Indiana and lead the Fever during such a pivotal moment in this franchise’s history, as well as during such an important time throughout women’s athletics,” said White. “This franchise has and always will be committed to winning and I look forward to working every day to help deliver another WNBA title to the greatest basketball fans in the world.”
White spent the past two seasons as head coach of the Connecticut Sun, where she guided the team to consecutive WNBA Semifinals appearances and posted a record of 55-25 during that span. During the 2023 season, she was named WNBA Coach of the Year and the Associated Press Coach of the Year, as well as being named a head coach in the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game.
White will enter 2025 with a combined 17 seasons of experience as a player and coach in the WNBA. Prior to Connecticut, she spent two seasons as the head coach of the Indiana Fever, compiling a 37-31 overall record and a 6-6 playoff record, including a trip to the 2015 WNBA Finals and a 2016 postseason berth. Prior to becoming a head coach for the Fever, White spent four seasons as an assistant coach (2011-14), most notably helping lead Indiana to its first WNBA Championship in 2012.
White has also been head coach at Vanderbilt (2016-21), an assistant coach for the Chicago Sky (2007-10), and an assistant coach at the collegiate level at Toledo (2005-07), Kansas State (2004-05) and Ball State (2003-04).
As a player, White played five seasons in the WNBA, spending a bulk of her career with the Fever, which acquired her ahead of the franchise’s inaugural season in 2000. She currently sits in the top 20 in franchise history in games played (112), assists (225), steals (115) and three-point field goals made (92).
White also had a standout collegiate career, playing four seasons for Purdue from 1995-99. During her senior campaign, she led the Boilermakers to the 1999 NCAA National Championship, while also picking up Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and Wade Trophy honors. At Purdue, White amassed 2,182 career points and was inducted into the Purdue Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.
At Seeger High School as a player, White was named USA Today National Player of the Year, WBCA High School All-American, and MVP of the WBCA All-American game. She was a three-time AP all-state selection, set the IHSAA girls basketball scoring record at 2,869 career points, including a single-game high of 66 points.
INDY ELEVEN
PLAYOFF PREVIEW #INDVRI
Indy Eleven vs. Rhode Island FC
Sunday, November 3, 2024 – 1 p.m. ET
Carroll Stadium – Indianapolis
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2024 USL Championships Records
Indy Eleven: 14-11-9 (-1), 51 pts; #4 seed in Eastern Conference
Rhode Island FC: 12-7-15 (+15), 51 pts; #5 seed in Eastern Conference
DRIVING DOWNTOWN TO THE PLAYOFFS
Indy Eleven will host its first USL Championship home playoff game since 2019 vs. Rhode Island FC on Sunday at 1 pm at Carroll Stadium.
The Boys in Blue are the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. The 2024 USLC Playoffs presented by Terminix begin with the Conference Quarterfinals this weekend, with the top four seeds in each conference hosting first-round action.
Indy had its five-match unbeaten streak (3-0-2) in the past month snapped in the regular season finale at Tampa Bay on Saturday. Since its match in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals on August 27, the Eleven are 4-2-4.
Indy finished fourth in the East with a 14-11-9 record and 51 points. The 14 victories and 51 points this season are the second-best in franchise USLC history, trailing only 2019 (19-9-6, 63 points).
The Eleven earned its fourth playoff berth in six USLC seasons. The last time that the Boys in Blue recorded consecutive playoff appearances was in 2018 and 2019.
INDY ELEVEN USL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF HISTORY
2024: 14W-11L-9D, 51 pts., -1 GD (4th in East)
– vs. Rhode Island FC in USL Championship Playoffs
2023: 13W-11L-10D, 49 pts., +8 GD (6th in East)
– Lost in Eastern Conf. Quarters (5-0 at CHS)
2019: 19W-9L-6D, 63 pts., +19 GD (3rd/18 in East)
– Beat New York Red Bulls II, 1-0, Carroll Stadium
– Beat Nashville SC, 1-0, First Tennessee Park
– Lost vs. Louisville City in Eastern Conference Final, 3-1 (aet), Carroll Stadium
2018: 13W-11L-10D, 49 pts., +3 GD (7th/16 in East)
– Lost in Eastern Conf. Quarters (4-1 at LOU)
PLAYOFF REWIND FEATURES KING, GIBSON, & COLLIER
Indy is 2-3 in USLC playoff action, with both victories coming in 2019 when the Boys in Blue advanced to the Eastern Conference final. Current Indy Eleven defender Macca King assisted on a Karl Ouimette goal with a precise centering pass in the 27th minute of a 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls II at Carroll Stadium in the conference quarterfinals.
Another current player provided the assist in the Boys in Blue’s 1-0 triumph at Nashville SC in the conference semifinals the following week as midfielder Tyler Gibson delivered a perfect long ball from midfield to set up Tyler Pasher’s game winner.
In the conference final at Carroll Stadium, Pasher scored in the 67th minute to give Indy a 1-0 lead, but Louisville City rallied for the equalizer in the last minute of stoppage time and then added two goals in extra time for a 3-1 win.
Current Indy Eleven forward Elliot Collier played for the Boys in Blue in 2018 when they made their USLC playoff debut.
SERIES VS. RHODE ISLAND FC
Sunday will be the third meeting this season and all-time between the two teams, with the previous games in July and August.
IND Leads 1-0-1 | GF 4, GA 3
| IND | RI | |
| 34 | Games | 34 |
| 49 | Goals | 56 |
| 50 | Goals Conceded | 41 |
| 33 | Assists | 47 |
| 148 | SOT | 151 |
| 148 | Shots Faced | 130 |
| 9 | Clean Sheets | 9 |
BLAKE EIGHT-TIME USLC “TEAM OF THE WEEK”
Midfielder Jack Blake leads Indy Eleven in scoring with 10 goals and 4 assists in 27 matches this season. The Nottingham, England, native has been named to the USL Championship “Team of the Week” a team-high eight times in 2024.
The 30-year-old Blake scored his 10th goal of the campaign in the team’s 3-2 playoff-clinching win vs. Birmingham on October 19, and it came in his 50th start in two years for the Boys in Blue. His 10 goals in 2024 equal his best professional regular-season total for the Jacksonville Armada in the NASL in 2017.
Blake is one shy of the 11 total goals that he scored for the Real Monarchs SLC in 2019 when he helped them win the USLC Championship. He is tied for fourth in Indy Eleven franchise USLC history with 13 goals.
The 5’11 Blake is tied for 16th in the USLC in goals and tied for 18th in shots (51).
Blake did not play in the July 5 match at Rhode Island, the first of five games that he missed because of injury. He made his return on August 7 in the second match vs. RI, playing four minutes.
AUGI TRIPLE DOUBLE
Forward Augi Williams is tied with Blake for the team lead in goals with 10, recording his third straight season with double-digit goals and his fourth in the past five campaigns.
The 27-year-old Williams became the first player in franchise history to score five goals in consecutive matches, after becoming the third player in club history to record a hat trick vs. Miami FC on September 28. He followed that effort with two goals vs. Louisville City on October 5.
With those two Oct. 5 goals, the Sierra Leone international passed teammate Sebastian Guenzatti to climb into fifth on the USL Championship all-time list with 76 career goals in regular-season league play.
Augi has 13 total goals in all competitions this season, scoring three goals during Indy’s run to the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Semifinals, including one in the team’s win over MLS-side Atlanta United FC in the Quarterfinals on July 9.
The three-time USL Championship “Team of the Week” and October 1 USLC “Player of the Week” honoree is tied for ninth in the USLC in shots (57) and tied for 16th in goals.
In the 2023 USLC Playoffs, Williams scored two goals to help the Charleston Battery win the Eastern Conference title.
INDY ELEVEN HAT TRICKS
9/28/24 – Augi Williams vs. Miami
6/4/22 – Manuel Arteaga at Charleston
8/4/16 – Eamon Zayed vs. Jacksonville
6/12/16 – Eamon Zayed vs. North Carolina
USL CHAMPIONSHIP REGULAR-SEASON GOALS
1. Dane Kelly – 106
2. Neco Brett (MEM) – 81*
3. Cameron Lancaster – 80
4. Hadji Berry – 79
5. Augi Williams (IND) – 76*
6. Sebastian Guenzatti (IND) – 75*
*Denotes active player
FOSTER’S 20
Forward Maalique Foster has 20 goals and 14 assists in five seasons of USL Championship play for Indy Eleven, Colorado Springs Switchbacks (2023-24), Sacramento Republic FC (2022), and Rio Grande Valley FC (2019).
The 27-year-old scored his first goal in an Indy Eleven uniform vs. El Paso on September 14. He registered his first assist for the Boys in Blue on October 5 against Louisville City.
The speedy Foster, acquired from Colorado Springs on August 23, has five goals and five assists this season with 42 shots (20 on target). Foster has played in all 11 matches since he was acquired, starting nine of them.
In the USLC stats, Foster is ranked among league leaders in goals (5), assists (5), shots, chances created (45), and duels won (128).
Foster was recognized on the USL Championship Team of the Week-Bench for Week 28. Both Foster and Romario Williams are natives of Portmore, Jamaica.
ROMARIO 60
Forward Romario Williams became the third player on the current Indy Eleven roster to score 60 regular-season goals in USLC play with his tally on September 14 vs. El Paso.
Romario scored his first goal for Indy in dramatic fashion with a game-tying free kick in the final minute of stoppage time vs. Pittsburgh on August 31.
Acquired by the Eleven on June 14, the 30-year-old is among the Championship’s most prolific scorers all-time, having recorded 60 regular-season goals in 149 appearances at a strike rate of a goal every 158.6 minutes.
The UCF product has recorded four goals and one assist this season in league play, adding a goal and an assist in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
On October 10, Romario scored an international goal for Jamaica in the Concacaf National League to help his nation advance to the quarterfinals vs. the USA next month.
USLC 60+ Regular Season Goals Best Strike Rate
1. Cameron Lancaster – 80 goals, 113.9 mins/goal
2. Cal Jennings – 64 goals, 136.1 mins/goal
3. Dane Kelly – 106 goals, 150.3 mins/goal
4. Wilson Harris – 66 goals, 150.6 mins/goal
T-5. Romario Williams – 60 goals, 156.2 mins/goal
T-5. Chandler Hoffman – 66 goals, 156.2 mins/goal
TOP 12 TRIO
Forward Douglas Martinez ranks in the Top 12 in Indy Eleven USLC franchise history (2018-24) in goals (7), assists (6), and points (20).
In 2024, the Honduran international has three goals and three assists.
The 27-year-old Martinez is also in the top 12 in matches played (59), matches started (44), and he is 13th in minutes played (4,026).
In September, Martinez helped Honduras qualify for the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals against Mexico next month.
WOOTTON WORK VS. RIFC
Midfielder Laurence Wootton scored his first professional goal at Rhode Island on July 5 in his first 90-minute outing this season. The England native opened the scoring in that match in the 20th minute off an assist from Cam Lindley.
In the return match at Carroll Stadium on Aug. 7, Wootton entered as an injury sub for Lindley in the 15th minute and he set up Sebastian Guenzatti’s 74th career goal in a 1-0 victory. On loan from the MLS Chicago Fire, the 24-year-old Wootton recorded assists in back-to-back home games vs. Rhode Island and New Mexico United in August.
The two-time Big Ten “Midfielder of the Year” at Ohio State scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute in Indy’s playoff-clinching triumph over Birmingham Legion FC on October 19.
USL Championship Goals per 90 Minutes
# Player – G/90, Goals
1. Nick Markanich (CHS) – 0.92, 28
2. Kieran Phillips (SAC) – 0.78, 12
3. Wilson Harris (LOU) – 0.75, 19
4. Khori Bennett (LV) – 0.67, 14
5. Elliot Collier (IND) – 0.64, 5
USLC FRANCHISE RECORD FOR GOALS
Indy Eleven surpassed its standard for regular-season goals in a campaign in USLC play with 49 in 2024. The mark had been 48 in 2019.
The Boys in Blue have scored 26 first half goals this season, good for a tie for third in the USL Championship. Indy scored 11 goals between the 16th and 30th minutes of games during the regular season, tied for the most in that 15-minute span in the league with North Carolina FC. They are tied for seventh in the USLC in goals, with at least one tally in 26 of their 34 matches.
The Eleven scored in 15 straight USLC matches to open the 2024 campaign. The streak, which ended on June 22 against Orange County, is the longest to open a USLC season and is the longest run overall within the same campaign for the club. In total, Indy scored in 18 straight regular season matches dating back to Sept. 30, 2023.
AEDAN THE TEAM
Defender Aedan Stanley leads the Boys in Blue in assists (7), crosses (221), chances created (49), games played (32), games started (32), and minutes played.
The 24-year-old Stanley has logged a team-high 2,880 minutes for the Eleven this season, starting and playing the full 90 in 32 of the team’s 34 matches (DNP Aug. 24 at LV, Oct. 26 at TBR).
The former Duke collegian is third in the USLC in crosses, tied for 17th in chances created, and tied for 33rd in clearances (98).
The Columbia, Illinois, native is tied for fourth in the USL Championship with seven assists, which includes his first career multi-assist game, a two-helper performance against his old club Miami FC on May 12. He also tied for a team-high two in Open Cup games. Stanley has 15 career USL Championship assists.
Stanley has earned USLC “Team of the Week” honors three times this season, including in Week 10 when he was named the “Player of the Week”
AODHAN’S BACK
Captain Aodhan Quinn has started all 10 games since making his 2024 season debut in the second half at Charleston on August 2.
His comeback from a season-ending injury in September of 2023 is featured in GRATEFUL: Aodhan Quinn’s ACL Journey, an Indy Eleven Docuseries. Parts one and two are available on the Indy Eleven YouTube Channel.
AODHAN QUINN USLC ALL-TIME RANKINGS
Minutes | 21,788 | 2nd (2)
Assists | 50 | T4th (4)
Games Started | 248 | 4th
Appearances | 262 | T6th (4)
USL Championship 100 Club (Goals + Assists)
1. Dane Kelly – 132 (106 goals & 26 assists)
2. Enzo Martinez (BHM) – 124 (74 goals & 50 assists) *
3. Solomon Asante (LV) – 110 (52 goals & 58 assists) *
4. Neco Brett (MEM) – 107 (81 goals & 26 assists) *
Jorge Herrera – 107 (72 goals & 35 assists)
6. Aodhan Quinn (IND) – 104 (54 goals & 50 assists) *
*Denotes active player
Sebastian Guenzatti is three goals/assists away at 97 with 75 goals and 22 assists.
COACH SEAN McAULEY
Head coach Sean McAuley earned the USLC “Coach of the Month” honor in May and he was a nominee for USLC Midseason “Coach of the Year” after leading his team to a 12-match unbeaten streak in a two-month span. The Sheffield, England, native led the Indy Eleven to the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals with four straight wins, including a 2-1 victory at MLS-side Atlanta United.
McAuley got his first career USL Championship win on March 16, 2024, a 2-1 road victory at Memphis 901 FC.
McAuley is in his first season in Indy after previously serving as interim head coach/assistant at MLS-side Minnesota United FC. McAuley helped Minnesota to playoff appearances in each of his first three seasons, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2020. In 2015, he hoisted the MLS Cup with the Portland Timbers. McAuley opened his playing career with Manchester United and played for the Portland Timbers and the U-21 Scottish National Team, among others.
12-GAME UNBEATEN STREAK
The Boys in Blue were unbeaten in 12 straight matches across all competitions during a two-month span from April-June this year, including a club-best eight straight wins in USL Championship games. The eight-match USLC win streak is the longest by any team in 2024 and it tied for fifth in league history.
Indy outscored opponents 23-6 in those matches, while posting six clean sheets and never conceding more than one goal.
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
BALLO NAMED TO KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR AWARD WATCHLIST
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the preseason watchlist for the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, including Indiana sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo, on Friday.
Named after the Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion, the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award celebrates its 11th year by honoring the top centers in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watchlist of 20 athletes.
The winner of the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Men’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving (Small Forward), and the Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), in addition to the Women’s Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award are Zach Edey, Purdue (2023-24), Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky (2022), Luka Garza, Iowa (2020-21), Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (2019), Angel Delgado, Seton Hall (2018), Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga (2017), Jakob Poeltl, Utah (2016), and Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (2015).
The 7-0, 260-pound center averaged 11.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game in three seasons at Arizona. He shot 64.6% (466-of-721) from the floor and posted 34 double-doubles, third most in Arizona basketball history. He was one of 10 players in program history to accumulate at least 1,000 career points and 800 career rebounds.
Ballo was twice named to the All-Pac-12 First Team, selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team two times, and voted to a pair of Pac-12 All-Tournament Teams. He was named the 2022-23 Pac-12 Most Improved Player, the 2022 Maui Invitational Most Outstanding Player, and the 2021-22 Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year.
Ballo began his career at Gonzaga with a redshirt season in 2019-20 before earning a spot in the rotation for a Bulldog program that finished 31-1, won both the West Coast Conference regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the NCAA Championship game. Overall, Ballo has won 84.8% (112-of-132) of the games he has appeared in throughout his career.
The Indiana Hoosiers will open the home slate of the 2024-25 season with an exhibition against Marian at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 1. The regular season will start at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 6 against SIUE at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
2025 KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR CENTER OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESEASON CANDIDATES*
Clifford Omoruyi, Alabama
Motiejus Krivas, Arizona
Jayden Quaintance, Arizona State
Jonas Aidoo, Arkansas
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Khaman Maluach, Duke
OUMAR BALLO, INDIANA
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Amari Williams, Kentucky
Derik Queen, Maryland
Vladislav Goldon, Michigan
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Malik Dia, Ole Miss
Robbie Avila, Saint Louis
Mitchell Saxen, Saint Mary’s
Maxime Raynaud, Stanford
Eddie Lampkin, Syracuse
William Kyle III, UCLA
Samson Johnson, UConn
Efton Reid II, Wake Forest
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2024-25 season
INDIANA FOOTBALL
INDIANA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS. MICHIGAN STATE
INDIANA NOTES:
SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana will play at Michigan State on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET in Spartan Stadium (74,866) on Peacock. • The two programs first played met in 1922, with the first edition of the Old Brass Spittoon rivalry taking place in 1950. The two teams have split last four games in the series. • Michigan State leads the all-time series, 50-18-2, and won last year’s matchup, 24-21, in Bloomington in 2023. The Hoosiers won the last game in East Lansing, defeating the Spartans, 39-31, in double overtime in 2022. • This will be the 14th consecutive season where the two programs face off, dating back to the 2011 season, and the 66th time for the Old Brass Spittoon.
NEWS & NOTES • Indiana enters the game with an 8-0 record after defeating Washington (10/26), 31-17, in Week 9. This is Indiana’s second time in program history starting a season 8-0 (2024, 1967). • Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 8-0 record. • Cignetti is the first ever Division I head coach to start 8-0 in consecutive seasons at different schools (James Madison, 10-0, 2023; Indiana, 8-0, 2024). • Indiana is one of eight undefeated teams in the FBS (Indiana, Army, Miami (Fla.), Pittsburgh, Penn State, BYU, Iowa State, Oregon). • The crowd of 53,082 vs. Washington tied for the fourth-largest crowd in program history with the Week 8 crowd versus Nebraska and they are the largest crowds since Nov. 17, 1979 (53,202). • Senior running Justice Ellison went for 123 rushing yards and a touchdown against Washington. His rushing score marked seven consecutive weeks with a touchdown. It is the longest streak since Tevin Coleman scored in nine-straight games in 2013, which was part of a 15-game streak that spanned the 2013-14 seasons. • Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 33-straight games with his 12-yard reception in the first quarter against Washington. • Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 31 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 28 of 30 career games. • Sophomore D’Angelo Ponds had a career-high two interceptions –– including a pick-6 in the first quarter –– in the Week 9 win against Washington (10/26) to earn Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. He is the first Hoosier to record two interceptions in a Big Ten game since Jamar Johnson at Ohio State (2; 2020). • With its double-digit win, Indiana extended its longest streak of double-digit wins in program history to eight-straight games. • With 31:27 in time of possession against Washington, Indiana held the edge in TOP for the seventh time in eight games. • IU is one of four teams nationally to have scored first in each of its games played (Indiana, Army, Ole Miss, Boise State) and is one of two teams to not trail in a game this season (Army). • The Hoosiers didn’t allow a tackle for loss for the first time since 2013 versus Navy and just the second time since at least 2005 in the Washington win. • Through Week 9, Indiana is the only FBS program to not allow a first quarter point in 2024.
The Old Brass Spittoon has been awarded to the winner of the Indiana-Michigan State football game since the trophy’s inception in 1950. Initiated by the junior and senior classes and student council at Michigan State, the trophy was quickly accepted by the Indiana Student Senate. The spittoon came from one of Michigan’s earliest trading posts and is widely believed to be nearly 200 years old. Legend holds that the spittoon was around when both institutions were founded (Indiana – 1820, Michigan State – 1855). Indiana and Michigan State have faced each other since 1922 and the trophy became a part of the series 28 years after the first meeting.
MICHIGAN STATE NOTES:
Michigan State faces its third ranked opponent of the season as No. 13/13 Indiana heads to East Lansing on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 3:30 p.m. in Spartan Stadium. The game will be streamed exclusively on Peacock with Paul Bermeister (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst) and Zora Stephenson (sidelines) on the call. • MSU fell to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten following its 24-17 loss at Michigan last Saturday night in Ann Arbor. MSU opened the season 3-0 with wins over Florida Atlantic, Maryland and Prairie View A&M. The Spartans lost at Boston College in Week 4, 23-19, on a late fourth-quarter touchdown before falling to No. 3/3 Ohio State on Sept. 28 and at No. 6/6 Oregon on Oct. 4. Michigan State bounced back after its bye week with a 32-20 win over Iowa on Homecoming on Oct. 19. MSU will have its second bye week of the season following the Indiana game. • Under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, Indiana is off to its first 8-0 start since 1967 and is also 5-0 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers beat Washington in Bloomington last Saturday in Memorial Stadium, 31-17. • Saturday’s game marks the 71st meeting between Michigan State and Indiana. The Spartans lead the all-time series against the Hoosiers, 50-18-2, including a 26-8-1 record in East Lansing. MSU defeated IU in Bloomington last season, 24-21, for its 12th win in the past 15 games in the series. • Since 1950, the winner of the Michigan State-Indiana game has been presented the Old Brass Spittoon. The brass spittoon came from one of Michigan’s earliest trading posts and is widely believed to be more than 200 years old. Legend has it that the spittoon was around when both institutions were founded – Indiana in 1820 and MAC in 1855. The trophy was initiated by the junior and senior classes and student council at Michigan State, and soon accepted by the Indiana Student Senate. Since 1950, Michigan State leads the series, 50-15-1. • Following a run of five consecutive night games, Michigan State is playing its first afternoon game since Sept. 14 against Prairie View A&M. The Spartans have played a total of six night games this season and will host Purdue at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22. • Redshirt junior running back Nathan Carter rushed for a season-high 118 yards and one TD on 19 carries (6.2 avg.) at Michigan last Saturday night. Carter also collected a season-high 174 all-purpose yards as he caught two passes for a career-high 56 yards.
TEAM NOTES OFFENSE:
AIDAN CHILES RECORDS CAREER-HIGH COMPLETION PERCENTAGE IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES • Sophomore quarterback Aidan Chiles has passed for a career-high completion percentage in back-to-back games for the Spartans. Chiles was 22-for-30 passing for a career-high 73.3 completion percentage in the win over Iowa on Oct. 19 to earn Spartan Offensive Player of the Week honors. His 256 passing yards were the second most this season (career-high 363 at Maryland on Sept. 7). Chiles also compiled 307 yards of total offense with 11 carries for 51 rushing yards, including a career-long 26-yard rush in the third quarter. • Chiles was 17-of-23 passing (.739) for 189 yards and one TD at Michigan last Saturday night. He is 39-of53 (.736) passing the past two games against the Hawkeyes and Wolverines. • Chiles is off to a 4-4 start as the starting quarterback for the Spartans. He has completed 61 percent of his passes (125-of-205) for 1,657 yards (207.1 ypg), seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. The Long Beach, California, native is in his first season in East Lansing after playing in a back-up role as a true freshman at Oregon State in 2023. He ranks fourth in the Big Ten and 27th in the FBS in passing yards per completion (13.3). • Chiles is also tied for the team lead with three rushing touchdowns; he has a net of 172 rushing yards on 64 carries (21.5 ypg). ►SPARTANS FEATURE A PAIR OF 2,000-YARD CAREER RUSHERS IN THE BACKFIELD • Michigan State features two running backs – sixth-year graduate transfer Kay’ron Lynch-Adams and redshirt junior Nathan Carter – who have both rushed for more than 2,000 career yards. Carter (2,193) and Lynch-Adams (2,347) are one of eight duos on the same team in the FBS to have more than 2,000 career rushing yards (Missouri, Ohio State, UCF, Ole Miss, Penn State, Michigan State, Auburn, South Carolina). • Lynch-Adams, who transferred from UMass over the summer, leads the Spartans in rushing after eight games, averaging 57.4 yards per game (92 carries for 459 yards; 5.0 avg., 2 TDs). He surpassed the 2,000-career rushing milestone with 46 yards on 10 carries at Maryland; he now has 2,347 career rushing yards – 32nd among active players in the FBS – and 18 rushing TDs in 56 collegiate games. • Lynch-Adams and Carter have combined for 65 percent of the team’s overall rushing attempts (178 of 272) and 94 percent from the running back room (178 of 190). • Michigan State rushed for a season-high 212 yards against Iowa on Oct. 19, averaging 5.3 yards per carry (40 carries). MSU followed up with 163 yards on 42 carries at Michigan on Oct. 26.
TEAM NOTES DEFENSE:
►SPARTANS RANK 23RD IN FBS IN TOTAL DEFENSE • Michigan State ranks 23rd in the FBS in total defense, allowing 315.9 yards per game. The Spartans have held five opponents under 300 yards of total offense this season (Florida Atlantic, 248; Prairie View A&M, 140; Boston College, 292; Iowa, 283; Michigan, 265). ►LINEBACKER CAL HALADAY EXTENDS STARTING STREAK TO 31 STRAIGHT GAMES • Fifth-year graduate senior linebacker Cal Haladay has started 31 consecutive games, the longest active streak on the team. He is currently tied for second on the Spartan defense with 40 tackles; his 347 career tackles rank ninth most in MSU history and fifth among active players in the FBS.
TEAM NOTES SPECIAL TEAMS:
SPARTANS EXCEL IN KICKING GAME • Michigan State features one of the best kicking duos in all of college football with sixth-year graduate placekicker Jonathan Kim and redshirt sophomore punter Ryan Eckley. Kim is 16-of-18 on field goals for the season to rank first in the Big Ten and tied for third in the FBS in made field goals. Eckley, who is on the Ray Guy Award Watch List, ranks second in the Big Ten with his 48.4-yard punting average; 14 of his 26 punts this season (54 percent) have been for 50-plus yards. • Kim earned Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week honors and was named one of the Lou Groza Award three stars of the week and after setting a school record with six field goals in the win over Iowa. A native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Kim connected on six of his seven field-goal attempts, including a season long 55-yarder in the fourth quarter. He also was good from 42, 43, 36, 29 and 46 yards out. It also tied a modern-day Big Ten record, matching Jake Moody of Michigan with six field goals vs. Indiana (11/17/18); E.C. Robertson of Purdue owns the overall record with seven field goals on Oct. 27, 1900, vs. Rose Poly. With 20 points overall against Iowa, including two PATs, Kim also set a top scoring mark in modern-day Big Ten history by a kicker, bettering the 19 points by Moody in 2018 vs. Indiana.
►STAT LEADERS Michigan State: Rushing – Gr.-6 Kay’ron Lynch-Adams (92 carries for 459 yards, 5.0 avg., 2 TDs, 57.4 ypg) Passing – So. Aidan Chiles (125-of-205, .610, 1,657 yards, 7 TDs, 9 INTs, 207.1 ypg) Receiving – Sr.-5 Montorie Foster Jr. (31 receptions for 418 yards, 13.5 avg., 2 TDs, 52.3 ypg) Tackles – Sr.-5 LB Jordan Turner (48 tackles, 7.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, 1 INT) Indiana: Rushing – Sr.-5 Justice Ellison (102 carries for 637 yards, 6.2 avg., 9 TDs, 79.6 ypg) Passing – Sr.-6 Kurtis Rourke (135-of-181, .746, 1,941 yards, 15 TDs, 3 INTs, 277.3 ypg) Receiving – Jr. Elijah Sarratt (33 receptions for 590 yards, 17.9 avg., 3 TDs, 73.8 ypg) Tackles – Jr. LB Aiden Fisher (75 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, 2 PBUs)
►QUICK GLANCE AT NO. 13 INDIANA (8-0, 5-0 BIG TEN) • The Hoosiers are ranked No. 13 in both the AP Top 25 and the AFCA Coaches Poll as one of eight unbeaten teams in FBS, bringing an 8-0 overall record to East Lansing for the battle for the Old Brass Spittoon. Indiana is tied with No. 1 Oregon atop the league standings with 5-0 B1G ledgers. • IU improved to 8-0 for the first time since 1967 with a 31-17 win over Washington last Saturday afternoon, capping an event-filled day with national attention, starting with ESPN College GameDay on site and ending the day with 15 run-plays in a row to seal the win in front of a sellout crowd at Memorial Stadium.
• The Hoosiers were slightly outgained by the Huskies in total offense, 318-312, but turned two interceptions by sophomore defensive back D’Angelo Ponds into two TDs, starting with a 67-yard pick six in the first quarter to open the scoring and the other coming early in the second stanza to set up a 42-yard TD pass two plays later and a 14-0 IU advantage. • Redshirt sophomore back-up quarterback Tayven Jackson filled in for redshirt senior starter Kurtis Rourke, who was out with a thumb injury, and threw one TD and ran for another. Jackson is 23-of-37 passing for 349 yards (69.8 ypg) for the season with four TDs and one INT. • Indiana leads the B1G and ranks second in the FBS in scoring offense at 46.5 points per game, while ranking second in the conference and seventh in the country in scoring defense, limiting the opposition to 14.1 ppg. • The Hoosier offense leads the league and ranks sixth in the nation in total offense (487.6 ypg), ranking second in the conference and 25th in the country in rushing offense (200.6 ypg), along with fourth in the B1G and 21st in the FBS in passing offense (287.0 ypg), including topping the league and ranking eighth in the nation in passing yards/completion (14.4). • Indiana’s defense is third in the conference and fifth in the country in total defense (269.5 ypg), leading the B1G and ranking fourth in the FBS in rushing defense (86.1 ypg) and seventh in the league and 24th in the nation in passing yards allowed (183.4 ypg). The Hoosier defense also tops the conference and ranks 14th in the country in team sacks/game (3.0). • Individually, Rourke leads the nation in passing efficiency (188.7) and ranks second in both the B1G and FBS in completion percentage (.746), along with topping the conference and ranking ninth in the country in passing yards/completion (14.4), and fourth in the league and 15th in the nation in passing yards/game (277.3). Rourke is 135-of-181 passing for 1,941 yards with 15 TDs and three INTs. •Senior running back Justice Ellison is fourth in the B1G and 22nd in the FBS in rushing TDs with nine, in addition to ninth in the league and 49th in the nation in rushing yards/game (79.6) with 102 carries on 637 yards. • Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt is sixth in the conference and 42nd in the country in receiving yards/ game (73.8), with a team-leading 33 receptions for 590 yards, ranking third in the league and 41st in the nation in yards/reception (17.9) with three TDs. • Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. is first in the B1G and fourth in the FBS in yards/ reception (22.7), on 20 catches for 453 yards (56.6 ypg) with four scores. • Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara leads the B1G and ranks tied for eighth in the FBS in total sacks (7), as well as second in the league and 11th in the nation in sacks/game (0.88). Kamara is also second in the conference and tied for 18th in the country in total tackles for loss (10.0), including third in the league and 21st in the nation in tackles for loss/game (1.3). • Junior linebacker Aiden Fisher is third in the B1G and 15th in the FBS in tackles/game (9.4) with 75 total stops, adding 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, with three QB hurries and two pass break-ups. • Hoosier head coach Curt Cignetti is the first Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure 8-0, and is also the first FBS head coach to post back-to-back 8-0 starts at two different schools after coming to Indiana from James Madison, where he posted a 52-9 mark there in his five seasons leading the Dukes. Cignetti has a 127-35 overall record in his 14th season as a collegiate head coach.
INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANA TOPS MARIAN IN PAT KNIGHT’S RETURN TO BLOOMINGTON
BLOOMINGTON, IND. — Trey Galloway was back and starting. Did the senior guard light up the scoreboard Friday night during Indiana’s 106-64 exhibition victory over Marian University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall? No.
Did it matter? No.
Coming off knee surgery that sidelined him for much of the offseason, plus last Sunday’s exhibition win at Tennessee, Galloway played 11 minutes and totaled three points, four rebounds and two assists in anticipation of full-throttle action when the season begins Wednesday night against SIU-Edwardsville.
Galloway ran, cut, facilitated and directed with purpose and without limitation. Coach Mike Woodson said he monitored Galloway’s playing time.
“It will be that way until he gets comfortable playing big minutes,” Woodson said.
Galloway’s second-half three-pointer suggested a return to sharp-shooting perimeter form his teammates need to emulate. The Hoosiers finished 6-for-23 overall from the perimeter, but did make 5 of 12 in the second half.
“We didn’t shoot it well from three,” Woodson said. “That’s disturbing. We had good looks. We’ll keep shooting them. We have to keep working at it, get guys comfortable and see where it leads us.”
Forward Malik Reneau followed up his 21-point, eight-rebound effort against Tennessee with 18 and eight in 19 minutes on Friday night, plus five assists. Center Oumar Ballo had 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 20 minutes.
Guards Jakai Newton and Bryson Tucker also played after missing the Tennessee exhibition. Newton scored his first college basket after an injury cost him all of last season with an acrobatic first-half layup. He totaled two points, four rebounds and three assists.
“That’s the first time Jakai has played since he’s been here,” Woodson said. “It brought a smile to my face. He’s been working and working to get back. He finally got a chance and played positive minutes. You can tell he’s rusty. He’s a talented young man. We have to continue to nurse him and get him back 100 percent.”
Added Newton: “It was great to be out there. It’s been so long. Just realizing that practice shape and game shape are two different things. I’ve got to get adjusted to that, but I feel good from being in practice. It will translate as the season goes on.”
Newton said that he’s 100 percent, but that the coaches are limiting him to keep him healthy.
Tucker, a heralded true freshman, hit nine of 12 shots and finished with a team-leading 19 points.
“He’s a young freshman,” Woodson said. “He has a nice skill set. He’s long and athletic. He can do a lot of things. He has to learn the college game. We have to keep pushing him in the right direction.”
IU attacked the smaller Knights with pace, physicality, and lots of dunks. In the first half alone it had a 38-4 edge in points in the paint, 13-0 on fastbreaks. It finished with 33 assists against 10 turnovers, shot 69 percent from the field and had a 48-28 rebounding advantage.
Ten Hoosiers played at least 11 minutes and scored at least two points, and that was with guard Kanaan Carlyle out with bruised ribs suffered against Tennessee. That reflected, if everyone stays healthy and productive, formidable depth few teams could match.
“This is the deepest team we’ve had since I’ve been here,” Woodson said, “but we have a lot of work in terms of what I’m looking for.”
The exhibition featured the return of Pat Knight, the former IU player and son of Hall of Fame coach Bob Knight. Pat Knight is in his first season coaching Marian. His mother, Nancy, also was at the game along with Marian athletic director Steve Downing, a former Hoosier All-American.
Knight’s appearance included plenty of pre-game hugs with Hoosier coaches and staff, his mid-court floor kiss, and a back-of-the-Marian jerseys quote from one of this father’s most famous sayings:
“The mental is to the physical as 4 is to 1.”
“It was nice having Pat back here,” Woodson said. “It’s been a while. He is special to this program because of his dad, and he’s gone through it. To get him and his mom back, that was special.”
IU opened the game with a Reneau layup and a Mackenzie Mgbako three-pointer in less than a minute. A Ballo dunk and another Reneau layup meant a 9-2 Hoosier lead and a Knight timeout to settle his team down.
It didn’t help.
The Hoosiers hit seven of their first eight shots and pushed ahead 17-5 and 29-8. Marian responded with an 8-0 run before IU, with Woodson subbing players and mixing combinations, reached halftime with a 50-25 lead. Reneau led with 12 points and six rebounds.
The second half was more of the same. Ballo opened with a layup and a dunk. Galloway hit his three-pointer. Reneau couldn’t miss. Rice tossed an alley oop pass for a Tucker dunk
The Hoosiers had 80 points midway through the second half as Woodson emptied his bench. Fifteen Hoosiers played at least three minutes.
“What I liked most about tonight was that we defended,” Woodson said. “We had 33 assists and 10 turnovers, so that’s a positive.”
INDIANA WRESTLING
INDIANA DOMINATES AT CAL BAPTIST
RIVERSIDE, Calif. ––– Indiana Wrestling opened the 2024-25 campaign in strong fashion, defeating Cal Baptist on the road Friday night, 34-4.
With the win, Indiana starts the season off with a 1-0 dual record.
KEY MOMENTS
• Anthony Bahl (149) trailed early to Paul Kelly, 3-0 but didn’t lose his composure earning a pin in the second period (3:23) to put Indiana up 6-4 in the dual.
• No. 16 Tyler Lillard (165) hung on to the end, defeating Drayden Morton on a late takedown in the tiebreakers, 5-2.
• It was an impressive first match for Sam Goin (184), who held on late to defeat No. 26 Nathan Haas by decision, 4-2 and give Indiana an 18-4 dual.
• No. 25 Gabe Sollars did not need long to get to his spots. He quickly worked a turn to pin Eli Shereen in the first period (1:15).
• It was a takedown clinic for No. 24 Jacob Moran. He scored on four takedowns throughout his 14-3 major decision victory over Mitchell Neiner.
NOTABLES
• The Hoosiers won nine of the ten bouts.
• Indiana had three bonus-point victories, including two pins.
• In his first dual appearance, freshman Anthony Bahl won by fall.
• Freshman Sam Goin had a ranked victory in his first collegiate match.
• Jacob Moran and Jacob Bullock each won their first matches back after each took a redshirt last season.
MATCH RESULTS
141: Elijah Griffin (CBU) def. Henry Porter (IU) |MD, 16-7 | Score: CBU up 4-0
149: Anthony Bahl (IU) def. Paul Kelly (CBU) |Fall (3:23) | Score: IU up 6-4
157: Bryce Lowery (IU) def. Jeremy Ginter Jr. (CBU) |Dec. 10-4 | Score: IU up 9-4
165: No. 16 Tyler Lillard (IU) def. Drayden Morton (CBU) |TB-1, 5-2 | Score: IU up 12-4
174:Nick South (IU) def. Carter Schmidt (CBU) |Dec. 4-2 | Score: IU up 15-4
184: Sam Goin (IU) def. No. 26 Nathan Haas (CBU) |Dec. 4-2 | Score: IU up 18-4
197: No. 25 Gabe Sollars (IU) def. Eli Shereen (CBU) |Fall (1:15) | Score: IU up 24-4
285: No. 16 Jacob Bullock (IU) def. Tristan Kemp (CBU) |Dec. 4-3 | Score: IU up 27-4
125: No. 24 Jacob Moran (IU) def. Mitchell Neiner (CBU) |MD, 14-3 | Score: IU up 31-4
133: No. 25 Angelo Rini (IU) def. Hunter Leake (CBU) |Dec. 6-3 | Score: IU up 34-4
UP NEXT
• Indiana will stay on the west coast for their next matchup as it will take on Cal Poly on Sunday at 4 p.m. EST in San Luis Obispo.
INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
HAWORTH GETS ACES RECORD, INDIANA BEATS RUTGERS
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Senior setter Camryn Haworth recorded three aces on Friday (Nov. 1) evening in Piscataway, breaking the program’s all-time service aces record along the way. She entered the evening one shy of tying the record and proceeded to leave no doubt, taking over the top spot in school history with 199.
Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles (23) and junior opposite hitter Avry Tatum led an outstanding offensive performance, combining for 43 kills in a 3-1 win over Rutgers (25-21, 25-13, 24-26, 25-22). They became the first pair of Hoosiers to each have 20-or-more kills (Ashley Benson and Jordan Haverly) in the same match since Dec. 3, 2010 (vs. Miami (Fla.)).
Haworth dished out 49 assists (12.25 per set) and added 14 digs, recording the 30th double-double of her career. She added four kills and three blocks on top of her three aces in an impressive all-around evening. She now just needs one kill to become the fourth Big Ten player in rally-era history to hit 200 career aces.
Sophomore libero Ramsey Gary led the Hoosiers with 16 digs while Alonso-Corcelles reached 10 digs for the fourth time this season. It was the 12th double-double of her career and the third time with 20+ kills and 10+ digs in the same match. IU’s 71 digs were the most as a team this season.
Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers matched a career high with seven blocks, leading the charge at the net for IU. As a team, the Hoosiers racked up 12 blocks in just four sets. Tatum had four blocks while Alonso-Corcelles, Haworth and junior middle blocker Madi Sell each had three.
The Hoosiers improve to 11-10 (4-7 B1G) on the season. IU heads to Maryland to finish off an important weekend after winning its first road contest since Aug. 30. First serve from College Park will be at 7:00 PM tomorrow (Nov. 2) evening.
Set Breakdown
Set 1: Indiana 25, Rutgers 21
IU came ready to play offensively on Friday evening, terminating on 18 kills while hitting .429. Junior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles led the way with seven. Senior setter Camryn Haworth dished out 16 assists in the set. Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers added a pair of blocks as the Hoosiers held the Scarlet Knights to just 12 kills in game one. IU got a pair of aces as it jumped out to a lead in the match.
• The Hoosiers opened up a big advantage at 10-6 after senior Kenzie Daffinee tallied an ace. That marked the second ace (Maple) in three points as IU began to control the momentum in Piscataway.
• Junior middle blocker Madi Sell got a big left hand on a tip shot from Rutgers to combine on a double block with Alonso-Corcelles. That handed the Hoosiers a 19-16 and forced the hosts into a timeout. Out of the break, IU got the lead up to 22-18 as Haworth turned and hit on the second contact.
• Junior Avry Tatum finally got settled into the match down the stretch and provided two big kills. Alonso-Corcelles added another as IU comfortably closed out the opening set with a 25-21 win.
Set 2: Indiana 25, Rutgers 13
Although its offensive numbers dropped, IU picked up the defensive and service pressure to handle Rutgers in game two. Vickers and Tatum combined on three of the Hoosiers’ four blocks while Gary dug six balls to keep rallies going. Haworth broke the all-time aces record with two to break open the gates. The Scarlet Knights hit negative (6-8-38) and looked out of sorts in set two. Alonso-Corcelles added six kills to take her match total to 13 through two games.
• Haworth added two aces in three points to break the program record and open a 7-4 lead in set two. The lead ballooned to 11-5 after Tatum found the floor to end a long rally. Rutgers took a timeout but IU scored the next three points out of the break to go up nine points (14-5).
• Rutgers called timeout down 10 points (7-17) but couldn’t find any momentum out of the huddle. IU closed on an 8-6 run, featuring four late kills from Alonso-Corcelles. She was blocked on the initial on the second set point but turned around to deliver a kill and close out the game.
Set 3: Rutgers 26, Indiana 24
With a chance to put foot to gas on Friday’s match, IU again struggled and allowed Rutgers back into the match. IU had 20 kills (.306 hitting percentage) but struggled mightily on defense in game three. The Scarlet Knights hit .395 (17-2-38) and had 18 digs to stay alive. Tatum and Alonso-Corcelles combined on 14 kills but IU couldn’t stop the hosts at the right time. Four of Rutgers’ primary attackers went errorless in set three.
• It looked like IU would run away with the match after opening up an 8-5 lead. Tatum and Alonso-Corcelles had early kills. Rutgers immediately responded with a 6-1 run, finished off by an ace from Rutgers’ Kensie Dyrstad. The ball died off the tape and swung the momentum back in favor of the hosts at 11-9.
• Rutgers’ lead got up to 22-17 late in the set after an attacking error from Alonso-Corcelles. Sell got an overpass kill but the Scarlet Knights quickly went to a timeout to halt any momentum. It didn’t work as IU answered with four of the next five points. Tatum finished off a rally with a crazy crosscourt kill to bring the set within one (22-23).
• Rutgers middle blocker Zora Hardison scored on a swing behind the setter to force set point. Tatum came up clutch with a block before a kill brought the set to 24-all. IU had a chance to close but couldn’t Outside hitter Avery Jesewitz tooled the block before stuffing Tatum to take set three.
Set 4: Indiana 25, Rutgers 22
The newfound momentum for Rutgers carried over nicely to the fourth set as it continued playing volleyball at an extremely high level. The Scarlet Knights outhit Indiana (.167-.047) and blocked six balls. Its struggles came at the service line. The Hoosiers outscored Rutgers 7-0 (two aces, five Rutgers’ errors) at the service line to finish off the match. Tatum had five massive kills and an equally impressive ace in the win.
• Neither team led by more than two points until the final point scored by IU. Rutgers had a lead at 13-11 after a swing from Alonso-Corcelles sailed long, The Hoosiers quickly got back into the fight after a service error and an ace from Tatum. That leveled things at 13-all. Rutgers would take a 15-14 lead at the media timeout.
• Down 16-18 and forced to take a timeout, IU quickly responded on a 5-1 run to pull the lead back. Rutgers’ best attacker, Alissa Kinkela sent a shot wide and the hosts took a timeout. During that run, Haworth was impressive from the service line and opened the offense up with her athleticism.
• Mady Saris came into the match and delivered a kill off the top of the Rutgers’ block. The home team challenged but was unsuccessful as IU kept its three-point lead (23-20) late in game four. A kill from Hardison and a double block put the pressure back on. Head coach Steve Aird took his final timeout up 23-22.
• IU finished off the win with a kill from Tatum – her 20th of the match – before Sell and Haworth worked a double block on match point. Rutgers provided a great battle but IU had too many options down the stretch.
Top Hoosier Performers
#10 Haworth, Camryn
49 assists, 14 digs, 4 kills, 3 aces, 3 blocks
#3 Alonso-Corcelles, Candela
23 kills, 10 digs, 3 blocks
#13 Tatum, Avry
20 kills, .421 hitting percentage, 4 digs, 4 blocks, 1 ace
Notes to Know
• IU picked up its seventh-straight win over Rutgers. It has won all six matches over the past two seasons, three of those coming in Piscataway. It’s one of two Big Ten teams (Michigan State) that IU has an active winning streak of at least five matches against.
• Senior setter Camryn Haworth broke the program’s all-time service aces record in the second set of Friday’s win. She added three on the night to take her career tally to 199. She moved past Jen Magelssen (197) who had held the school record dating back to 1998. Haworth needs just one more to reach the 200-ace threshold in her illustrious career.
• On top of her aces record, Haworth provided an outstanding all-around night that included 49 assists and 14 digs. It was the 30th double-double of her IU career. She is second in the 25-point rally era (since 2008) behind Jordan Haverly (2009-13) in all-time double-doubles. She has the most among setters in the current scoring format.
• Juniors Candela Alonso-Corcelles and Avry Tatum carried the offensive efforts with 23 and 20 kills respectively. They became the first IU duo to each hit 20-or-more kills in a match since Haverly and Ashley Benson did so in December of 2010 (vs. Miami (Fla.). They became the first IU duo to combine on more than 40 kills since Breana Edwards (39) and Megan Sloan (12) on Nov. 15, 2019 against Maryland.
• Alonso-Corcelles matched her career high in attacks (65) and came one kill away from matching her career high in putaways (23). Her 23 kills were the most in a four-set match in her career, passing her 22-kill output across four sets against Maryland last November.
• Tatum tallied her third 20-kill match of the season. She had a career high 25 against Ball State (Sept. 14) and had 24 in a defeat at Oregon (Sept. 28). She is the first IU player with three 20-kill matches in a season since Mady Saris did so in 2022.
• The Hoosiers racked up 71 digs in only four sets on Friday evening. It was the most digs in a four-set match since picking up 89 balls in a win over Western Carolina (Sept. 8, 2022) two years ago. IU last had 70+ digs in a match overall at Northwestern (Oct. 29, 2023) last year.
• Sophomore middle blocker Ava Vickers continued her strong performance in Big Ten play. She matched a career high with seven blocks. It was her best output in a conference game in her young career. She also added four kills and two digs in the win.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
PURDUE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES VS. NORTHWESTERN
PURDUE NOTES:
Following a bye week, Purdue Football returns to the gridiron for a Big Ten battle. The Boilermakers host the Northwestern Wildcats in a sold out Ross-Ade Stadium. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. ET on BTN. • The matchup is Purdue’s first Saturday home game since Sept. 28 (vs. Nebraska). • Saturday’s game marks the third sellout at Ross-Ade this season (vs. Notre Dame, vs. Nebraska). • Purdue and Northwestern first met exactly 129 years ago (Nov. 2, 1895). Ninety years later (Nov. 2, 1985), the Boilermakers beat the Wildcats 31-7 on this date. • The Boilermakers have won three of the past five meetings, starting with a victory in 2019 that snapped a five game losing streak in the series (2014-18). • A season ago, Purdue ran for 303 yards against the Wildcats, their second straight 300-yard rushing game after racking up 353 rushing yards in the win over Minnesota one week prior; the Boilermakers recorded back-to-back 300-yard rushing games for the first time since 1968. • As a true freshman, quarterback Ryan Browne made his collegiate debut, rushing for 85 yards and passing for 104 yards (12-of-16), while splitting time with Bennett Meredith in place of an injured Hudson Card. • The last time these two teams met in West Lafayette, the Boilermakers protected their frozen tundra (wind chills in single digits) with a 17-9 victory (Nov. 19, 2022); Kydran Jenkins tallied team highs in tackles (7) and TFLs (2.0). • Purdue has rushed for at least 200 yards in three games this year, the most 200-yard games in a season since 2018. • Tight end Max Klare leads the Boilermakers in receptions (24), receiving yards (384) and receiving touchdowns (2). Klare is on pace to become the first Purdue tight end to lead the team in receptions since current tight ends coach Justin Sinz hauled in 41 receptions (240 yards, four touchdowns) during the 2013 season. • One of the nation’s leading tacklers as an All-American a season ago, sophomore Dillon Thieneman ranks second in the Big Ten and 13th nationally in solo tackles (5.0 per game) this year. The 2023 Big Ten Freshman of the Year leads the Boilermakers in total tackles (54) and solo tackles (35) once again this season. • Kydran Jenkins ranks fourth in the Big Ten in sacks (0.71 per game). Jenkins is the conference leader in sacks wearing a Big Ten uniform, recording 21.5 throughout his career to also rank sixth in Purdue history. • Devin Mockobee ranks fifth in the Big Ten in yards per carry (6.30). • Starting center Gus Hartwig has a 81.4 pass blocking grade from PFF, not giving up a sack and allowing only one hit on the quarterback. • Kyndrich Breedlove has recorded all three of Purdue’s interceptions this season, ranking third in the Big Ten and 13th nationally. • In his first season as a Boilermaker, Keelan Crimmins is on pace for the second best punting average (44.4 yards per punt) in program history, behind only 2001 Ray Guy Award winner Travis Dorsch (48.1 yards per punt).
ABOUT THE MATCH-UP:
• Purdue and Northwestern will square off for the 89th time on Saturday. • The Boilermakers’ 53 wins over the Wildcats is just the second highest tally against an opponent, trailing 77 wins over Indiana. • The two clubs have faced each other every year since 2014. The Boilermakers have won three of the last five matchups. • Otis Armstrong rushed for a then-school record 233 yards on 32 carries in the 1972 matchup, before later rushing for 276 yards against Indiana, a record still unbroken.
LAST MEETING:
• Purdue rushed for 303 yards on the ground, but could not mount a late comeback in a 23-15 loss at Northwestern. • It was the final game before the renovation of Northwestern’s Ryan Field started. • The defense totaled five sacks in the first half, the team’s most in a half since the Eastern Michigan game on Sept. 8, 2018. • Dillon Thieneman led the way with 10 tackles, six solos, and an interception. • The Boilermakers held Northwestern to 2.9 yards per carry on the ground, allowing 99 yards on 34 carries. • Hudson Card missed the game due to injury. • Tyrone Tracy Jr. electrified the box score with 276 all-purpose yards, the most by a Purdue player since Rondale Moore (Sept. 7, 2019 vs. Vanderbilt). • The Boilermakers finished with 303 total rushing yards, their second highest total of the 2023 season. • The team has eclipsed 300 rushing yards in back-to-back games, the first time Purdue has had multiple 300-yard rushing games in a season since 2002.
NORTHWESTERN NOTES:
Playing its third road game in its last four contests, Northwestern travels to Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium, which it has won five of its last six, at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 2. Last week, the Wildcats fell on the road at Iowa 40-14 with both Northwestern touchdowns being generated on an interception return and a punt return. DB Theran Johnson returned an interception 85-yard for a score in the second quarter and PR Drew Wagner took a 72-yard punt return to the house for a touchdown, Northwestern’s first since 2014. It was the first game in the last 30 years that the Wildcats returned an interception and a punt for a touchdown. The Wildcats have recorded two defensive touchdowns this season (Theran Johnson – 85-yard INT return at Iowa, DL Aidan Hubbard 2-yard fumble return at Maryland), which is the most in the Big Ten and ranks 13th nationally. Dating back to last season, the Wildcats have forced a turnover in 14 of their last 15 games, and other the last two seasons combined rank t-23rd in FBS forcing 35 turnovers. The mark ranks fourth in the Big Ten behind Maryland (39), Michigan (36) and Minnesota (36). Northwestern’s special teams units have recorded three blocked kicks this season (two blocked field goals, one blocked punt), which is tied for the most in the Big Ten Conference and the most by a Northwestern team since 2022 (3). The Wildcats single-season high for blocks is six, when the 2014 team led FBS. Northwestern’s offensive line has surrendered 11 sacks this season, which ranks eighth in the Big Ten, after allowing 35 sacks over the first seven games last season. The Wildcats won last season’s meeting against Purdue 23-15, in what was the last game played at old Ryan Field. Northwestern is 7-3 against Purdue in the last 10 meetings, and has won 11 of the last 20.
RECAPPING IOWA Theran Johnson and Drew Wagner turned in impact performances as Northwestern (3-5, 1-4 B1G) fell on the road at Iowa (5-3, 3-2 B1G), 40- 14, on Saturday, Oct. 26 inside Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Johnson, who closed his afternoon with three tackles, made his presence felt with just under 10 minutes gone in the second quarter. With Iowa staked to a 3-0 lead and facing 3rd and 4 from the Wildcat 20-yard line, Johnson snagged Cade McNamara’s pass and took off down the left sideline, racing 85 yards to give the Wildcats a 7-3 advantage. On his first career punt return, Wagner more than provided a spark as he raced 72 yards for a touchdown, the first punt return score by a Wildcat since the 2014 season. Mac Uihlein also provided support on the defensive side of the ball, finishing with a team-best 10 tackles, while Damon Walters added the first two tackles for loss of his collegiate career. On the offensive side of the ball, Northwestern was led by Cam Porter, who totaled 50 yards on 13 carries. A.J. Henning hauled in two receptions for 22 yards to pace Northwestern through the air. CAT SACKS Through eight games this season, Northwestern has recorded 17 sacks. The Wildcats have posted their most sacks through eight games since recording 19 sacks in 2016. 11 different players have recorded at least 0.5 sacks, including seven defensive linemen. DL Aidan Hubbard leads the team with 3.0 sacks, with DL Anto Saka ranking second with 2.5 sacks.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
SWEEP IN COLLEGE PARK
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A sweep by No. 11 Purdue volleyball at Maryland (25-23, 25-20, 25-20) led the Boilermakers to their eighth win of Big Ten play (17-5, 8-3 Big Ten). In the team’s first road match in over two weeks, outside hitters Eva Hudson and Chloe Chicoine recorded just one attack error each in the win.
Setter Taylor Anderson dished out 39 assists, including 11 in Set 1. The sophomore added six digs and three kills on four attempts as she helped guide Purdue to a .313 hitting %, including a .394 clip in the final set.
A locked-in back row was led by libero Ali Hornung’s 17 digs, followed by Chicoine’s 14 and Ryan McAleer’s eight.
Hudson and Chicoine combined for 18 kills, 2 attack errors on 53 swings through the first two sets. Chicoine finished with her 11th double-double of the season, totaling 10 kills on 29 attacks (.321%). Meanwhile, Hudson led all players with 15 kills on 41 attacks (.341%) and seven digs.
Maryland made a late comeback in Set 1, threatening Purdue’s set point at 24-23, however Purdue came out of a time out with a Chicoine kill off the Terps block to take Set 1.
The Boilermakers opened Set 2 with a decisive 11-6 lead, however the Terps responded with a 5-0 run as they took a one-point lead at 12-13. Purdue came back with a 6-0 run of its own, never forfeiting the lead again to win the set, 25-20. The Boilermakers held the home team to a .098 hitting % in the game.
Lizzie Carr picked up where she left off after checking in during Set 2, ending the match with an errorless five kills on 10 attacks (.500%), including four kills in Set 3. Overall, Purdue and Maryland were head-to-head throughout the majority of the set, with Maryland within one point at 20-19, however Purdue closed the match on a 5-1 run to win it. Raven Colvin sealed the match on an ace.
Purdue continues its journey out east with a match tomorrow at Rutgers. The competition is scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET start inside Jersey Mike’s Arena.
PURDUE WRESTLING
PURDUE OPENS SEASON STRONG WITH WIN AT GARDNER-WEBB
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Purdue Wrestling took a decisive 34-10 victory in its season-opening dual at Gardner-Webb on Friday night.
Thanks to six bonus point wins, the Boilermakers (1-0, 0-0 B1G) got the year started on the right foot. No. 5 Matt Ramos, No. 31 Brody Baumann and James Rowley all earned their first pins of the 2024-25 season.
Now in his redshirt-senior season, Ramos kicked off the night by scoring his 15th career fall 4:51 into the match against Gardner-Webb’s (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) Tyson Lane. He notched four takedowns and a 4-point nearfall to have a 16-3 advantage before landing the pin.
Isaac Ruble picked up where Ramos left off after the Runnin’ Bulldogs scored back-to-back match wins over Dustin Norris and Greyson Clark.
Ruble trailed Joseph Giordano late into the third period, but ultimately scored a takedown with less than 20 seconds remaining to take the 7-6 decision. A lengthy review process that took nearly 10 minutes ultimately confirmed his decisive takedown, thanks to a challenge from head coach Tony Ersland.
No. 15 Joey Blaze scored the only technical fall of the evening by notching a dominant 20-4 win in the 157-pound bout.
On the latter half of the card, Stoney Buell (15-5) and Hayden Filipovich (10-0) capitalized with major decisions, the eighth and second of their careers, respectively.
Baumann scored the fastest fall of the night, defeating Andrew Wilson at 4:17 Baumann had a 12-3 lead prior to the pin.
Rowley followed it with his own pin at 4:40 after racing to a 15-2 lead, which was never in doubt.
Purdue ultimately took the 24-point victory, winning seven of the 10 bouts on its evening in the Tar Heel State.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers are back on the road next weekend for their first tournament of the season. Purdue competes in the Tiger Style Invitational in Kansas City, Mo. The first match is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, and the event can be streamed live on FloWrestling.
Purdue 34, Gardner-Webb 10
125 | #5 Matt Ramos (PUR) over Tyson Lane (GW) – Fall (4:51) | PUR 6-0
133 | T.K. Davis (GW) over Dustin Norris (PUR) – MD 14-4 | PUR 6-4
141 | Todd Clark (GW) over #23 Greyson Clark (PUR) – Dec 8-7 | GW 7-6
149 | Isaac Ruble (PUR) over Joseph Giordano (GW) – Dec 7-6 | PUR 9-7
157 | #15 Joey Blaze (PUR) over Drew Pepin (GW) – TF 20-4 (5:53) | PUR 14-7
165 | #23 Stoney Buell (PUR) over Tyler Brignola (GW) – MD 15-5 | PUR 18-7
174 | #31 Brody Baumann (PUR) over Andrew Wilson (GW) – Fall (4:17) | PUR 24-7
184 | James Rowley (PUR) over Brixan Burgess (GW) – Fall (4:40) | PUR 30-7
197 | Josh McCutchen (GW) over Ben Vanadia (PUR) – Dec 4-3 | PUR 30-10
285 | Hayden Filipovich (PUR) over Peyton McComas (GW) – MD 10-0 | PUR 34-10
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HANNAH HIDALGO TAKES RELENTLESS APPROACH TO IMPROVING HER GAME FOR NO. 6 NOTRE DAME
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame point guard Hannah Hidalgo expects even more in her second college season than she did in her first.
Yes, more than first team All-American honors, more than a Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament, even more than being named the top guard in Division I women’s basketball.
It’s her relentless pursuit of perfection — regardless of circumstances — that sets Hidalgo apart.
“The biggest thing is just being a great teammate. I definitely can be better at that and not be so focused on myself and my own goals,” she said after Wednesday’s 101-41 exhibition game rout of Davenport. “Having that year under my belt, I’m a lot more comfortable. So I’m just that vocal leader for the team. I try to bring that energy.””
Hidalgo is still pretty good on the court, too. The preseason All-American finished that game with 31 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the No. 6 Irish in a tune-up for Monday night’s season opener against Division I newcomer Mercyhurst.
Though she made 10 of 13 shots and all 10 of her free throws, the 5-foot-6 sophomore from New Jersey shook her head with disdain when she read the stat line from 3-point range: 1 of 4.
That’s just who she is.
“She’s never been a complacent player,” Notre Dame coach Nielle Ivey said. “So she’s always trying to find ways to get better.”
It won’t be easy to improve on a 28-7 record, a 22.6 scoring average or leading the nation in steals (4.6 per game).
She burst onto the national scene with a 31-point game in a 100-71 loss to eventual national champion South Carolina.
Hidalgo also scored 34 points in an 82-67 victory at UConn and joined Caitlin Clark as one of four Power 4 players to average 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game last season. She won the Dawn Staley Award, the honor named for the Gamecocks coach and awarded to the nation’s top guard.
With stars such as Clark and Angel Reese off to the WNBA, Hidalgo could emerge as the leader of the next big wave of women’s basketball stars. Taking that next step means Hidalgo wants to get stronger going to her left, finishing through contact and extending her shooting range.
Orlando Hidalgo, Hannah’s father and high school coach, said Hannah had a checklist this summer for personal improvement for one reason — bringing a third national championship banner to South Bend, Indiana.
“It’s not about winning ACC Player of the Year or leading the NCAA in steals, she just wants to play hard,” he said. “What she wants is an NCAA championship.”
Orlando saw that fire at an early age, when she competed fiercely with her four older brothers. It emerged at age 5, when played in a youth basketball league that included a few girls.
“She was the MVP,” he said. “A lot of kids feared her, because she was so aggressive. She would dive for the ball, she was an intense, lock-down defender even then. It’s rare to see someone make the same effort on offense and the same effort on defense. Michael Jordan was a two-way player. He was a killer on offense and defense. Hannah studies the game and works hard. She doesn’t take time off, she doesn’t take plays off.”
It’s a trait that hasn’t wavered as she got older, either.
In addition to countless film study sessions with Ivey, Hidalgo is trying to become a more vocal leader behind the scenes. Teammate Cassandre Prosper says Hannah is always a presence at games and in practice, even if she’s not playing.
“She was screaming and coaching and was bringing the energy to the players in the drill. She is standing right there during the drill, focused and involved,” Prosper said. ““I think people are going to see a different side of Hannah this season. They’re going to see her directing her teammates to the mountain top. She realizes that if we want to get to that championship, everyone needs to be involved and everyone needs to play their best.”
Hidalgo sought the advice of former Notre Dame star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jewell Loyd. She currently plays for the Seattle Storm, who won WNBA titles in 2018 and 2020.
“Jewell was talking to me about preserving my body, which is something that I’ve also been working on,” Hidalgo said. “The game is pretty rigorous, so taking care of my body and making sure while I’m getting hit, I’m not constantly going down. It prevents injuries.”
But in the end, Hidalgo’s improvement still comes down to one thing.
“I think I’m my hardest critic,” Hidalgo said. “Honestly, me and Coach Ivey we’re always watching film, and I’m always thinking I could do something better.”
NOTRE DAME XC
IRISH WOMEN CAPTURE FIRST ACC CHAMPIONSHIP, MEN TAKE SIXTH
CARY, N.C. – There was a changing of the guard atop the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s cross country championship podium as No. 5 ranked Notre Dame captured the 2024 ACC Women’s Championship on Friday morning at WakeMed Cross Country Course.
The Irish used a strong team pack effort and claimed their first ACC women’s title in program history with a team score 115. The squad established a tentative lead with their collective work by the 3k mark and never relinquished their position over the field. Notre Dame’s win snapped an eight-year title streak held by host NC State. Conference newcomer and No. 15 ranked Stanford held the tiebreaker for second over No. 19 North Carolina as the teams both had scores of 121.
Siona Chisholm continued her stellar season and paced the Irish squad with a sixth-place finish after running a 19:42.3. The senior also earned her third-consecutive All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection while claiming her highest individual finish at an ACC Championship race.
Mary Bonner Dalton posted her best 6k time of the season with a 20:13.8 to place 22nd. Erin Strzelecki posted a 20:17.5 to finish 26th. Gretchen Farley and Isabel Allori were back-to-back finishers with times of 20:21.0 and 20:21.4 for 30th and 31st, respectively, to clinch the team title. Emily Covert ran a 20:25.7 to place 37th, and Arianne Olson crossed the line in 20:30.4 for 45th.
Reagan Riley (21:02.5; 81st), Caroline Lehman (21:15.5; 97th), and Sophie Novak (21:23.1; 104th) rounded out the Notre Dame efforts in the race.
WOMEN’S RACE RESULTS
Siona Chisholm – 6th (19:42.3)
Mary Bonner Dalton – 22nd (20:13.8)
Erin Strzelecki – 26th (20:17.5)
Gretchen Farley – 30th (20:21.0)
Isabel Allori – 31st (20:21.4)
Emily Covert – 37th (20:25.7)
Arianne Olson – 45th (20:30.4)
Reagan Riley – 81st (21:02.5)
Caroline Lehman – 97th (21:15.5)
Sophie Novak – 104th (21:23.1)
WOMEN’S TEAM STANDINGS
1. Notre Dame – 115
2. Stanford – 121
2. North Carolina – 121
4. Virginia – 152
5. NC State – 160
6. Boston College – 185
7. Florida State – 190
8. Syracuse – 197
9. Wake Forest – 200
10. Louisville – 202
11. Clemson – 221
12. Georgia Tech – 298
13. Virginia Tech – 329
14. SMU – 367
15. Cal – 392
16. Pittsburgh – 410
17. Miami – 511
18. Duke – 549
MEN’S RACE
The No. 10 ranked Notre Dame men’s cross country team placed sixth at the 2024 ACC Championships with a team score of 127. Wake Forest, who entered the race ranked No. 7 in the nation, won the team title with a score of 60. No. 5 ranked Stanford was second with a 69 followed by No. 13 North Carolina (80), No. 16 Virginia (94), and No. 12 Syracuse (122).
Ethan Coleman led the way for the Irish with a time of 22:59.8 for an 18th place finish to repeat as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer. CJ Singleton placed 24th with a time of 23:05.8, and Kevin Sanchez ran a 23:08.0 for 26th.
Daelen Ackley and Izaiah Steury were stride for stride at the finish with Ackley turning in a 23:09.6 for 29th and Steury running a 23:10.1 for 30th.
Drew Griffith posted a 23:18.0 for 37th, and Robbie Cozean and Carter Solomon were back-to-back in 23:23.2 and 23:25.9 for 42nd and 43rd, respectively. Cole Nash (23:38.7; 58th) and Sean Kay (24:37.6; 122nd) rounded out the performances for the Irish men.
MEN’S RACE RESULTS
Ethan Coleman – 18th (22:59.8)
CJ Singleton – 24th (23:05.8)
Kevin Sanchez – 26th (23:08.0)
Daelen Ackley – 29th (23:09.6)
Izaiah Steury – 30th (23:10.1)
Drew Griffith – 37th (23:18.0)
Robbie Cozean – 42nd (23:23.2)
Carter Solomon – 43rd (23:25.9)
Cole Nash – 58th (23:38.7)
Sean Kay – 122nd (24:37.6)
MEN’S TEAM STANDINGS
1. Wake Forest – 60
2. Stanford – 69
3. North Carolina – 80
4. Virginia – 94
5. Syracuse – 122
6. Notre Dame – 127
7. NC State – 210
8. Virginia Tech – 213
9. Cal – 290
10. Florida State – 296
11. Duke – 345
12. Georgia Tech – 370
13. Pittsburg – 373
14. Boston College – 389
15. Louisville – 416
16. Clemson – 431
17. Miami – 498
Both squads now turn their attention to the NCAA Great Lakes Regional races, which are set to take place in Norton, Ohio on Saturday, November 15.
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER TOPS TAYLOR IN EXHIBITION ACTION 99-48
The Butler women’s basketball team recorded 99 points in their 2024-25 debut at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Friday night. The Bulldogs shot 63 percent from the field and saw every student-athlete score at least two points in the win.
Five players reached double figures against the Trojans to pace the BU offense. Cristen Carter had a double-double and did not miss a shot during the contest.
BU went inside to score 66 points in the paint and their defense turned 16 Taylor turnovers into 24 Bulldog points.
The start of the regular season will get underway Wednesday when Butler hosts Chicago State at 11 a.m. The Kid’s Day game will include free attendance for all fans.
BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
TOLLIVER’S OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE POWERS BUTLER OVER PROVIDENCE 3-0
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Butler swept Providence on the road in three sets (25-20, 25-22, 25-23) to get their fourth conference win of the season. Alaleh Tolliver anchored the Bulldog offense recording 13 kills with no hitting errors and 13 digs earning her fourth career double-double.
Butler 25-20
The match began with neither team taking a lead larger than two points until a block from Laiya Ebo and Zoe McDonald gave the Bulldogs a 10-8 lead. The set would continue to remain in a dead heat until a kill from Grace Boggess helped bring the score to a 21-18 lead. Providence would come back to make the score 21-20, but Butler then rallied back forcing four straight attack errors to win Set 1 at 25-20.
Butler 25-22
Set 2 was another back-and-forth battle with Butler first taking an early 6-3 lead after a service ace from Reese Bates. The Friars would come back to tie the set back at 8-8. However, consecutive 3-0 runs by the Bulldogs soon switched the score back in their favor at 17-11. Providence would make the set interesting, cutting the deficit to one point at 21-20, but Butler would then find another gear using kills from Ebo to close out Set 2 at 25-22.
Butler 25-23
The Bulldogs continued to put on the pressure in Set 3 taking an early 6-4 lead on the back of kills from Tolliver. Butler would add onto the lead using a service ace from Cora Taylor to take a 9-5 lead. The Friars then came flying back using a 7-0 spurt to regain the lead at 15-14. Elise Ward’s kill and service ace then helped the Bulldogs back into the set taking the lead at 20-17. Butler would then put Providence to bed forcing an attack error on the last set to win the match.
Stat of the Match
Alaleh Tolliver dominated the match hitting for a new career-high .520 with 13 kills and no hitting errors. She would add 13 digs to record her fourth career double-double while also adding two service aces and a block.
Inside The Box Score
Taylor collected 41 assists, six digs, and a service ace
Tolliver earned her fourth career double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs while hitting for a team-high .520
Ward tied for the match-high in kills with 13 while adding nine digs and four blocks
Ebo bounced back in today’s match posting eight kills and three blocks
Boggess dominated the middle of the net tallying seven kills and four blocks
Up Next
The Dawgs will look to carry the momentum into tomorrow’s match at UConn beginning at 4 PM.
IU INDY VOLLEYBALL
JAGUARS EARN SWIFT WIN OVER VIKINGS, 3-0
INDIANAPOLIS – While downtown Indianapolis hosts one of the biggest pop stars in the world, the IU Indy volleyball team put on their own show in the Jungle, sweeping the Cleveland State Vikings on Friday night, 3-0. Sophomore Elle Patterson totaled 16 kills with a hitting percentage of .429 to lead the Jaguars attack.
The Jaguars played one of their best matches of the season in all stat categories. In the opening set, IU Indy outhit the Vikings 16 kills to 10 with a hitting percentage of .310 compared to Cleveland State’s .088. The Jags set the tone early with a 25-19 set victory.
IU Indy kept their strong hitting performance going in the second set, totaling a team 14 kills with a percentage of .333. They secured the set at 25-18 after back-to-back kills from Maia Long.
In the third and ultimately final set of the night, the Vikings gave the Jags a strong fight, but IU Indy secured the set and match at 25-22. IU Indy held the lead but Cleveland State was building momentum. At 18-15, the Jags refused to let the ball drop, making an incredible save off a Cleveland State block, earning the point and extending the lead to four.
With a IU Indy match point, the Vikings added back-to-back kills to force the Jaguars’ timeout at 24-22. After the timeout, Briana Brown closed out the match with a kill.
Patterson recorded a team-high 16 kills, hitting .429 while Morgan Ostrowski hit a team-high hitting percentage of .688 with 11 kills. Grace Purichia totaled 40 assists while Addie Evans led the defense with 14 digs.
IU Indy will look to bring the sparks again tomorrow when they host the Vikings for a 2:00 PM first serve.
IU INDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
FOUR JAGUARS EARN ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE HONORS
INDIANAPOLIS – Four members of the IU Indianapolis women’s soccer program earned All-Horizon League recognition, as announced by the league office on Friday afternoon (Nov. 1). Junior midfielder Emma Frey was voted First Team All-Horizon League while senior goalkeeper Ashton Kudlo and sophomore forward Caroline Kelley were named to the second team. In addition, freshman Keilah Muldrow was voted to the league’s All-Freshman Team.
Frey, who missed all of last season due to injury, rebounded in a major way with a team-high 13 points during the regular season. Frey tallied four goals and tied for the team lead with five assists from her midfield position. Two of her goals earned national acclaim and were featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays this season, including the game’s first goal in a 4-1 win over Green Bay. The Ohio-native leads the squad in minutes played with 1,595, having sat just 25 minutes during the entire campaign. She was previously voted to the league’s All-Academic Team as well.
Kelley owns a team-high five goals during the regular season, including game-winners in victories over Eastern Illinois (Sept. 5) and Cleveland State (Sept. 22). She tallied points in four straight games from Sept. 5-22, with goals against EIU, Butler and CSU and an assist on the road at Ball State. She ranks second on the team in total shots (29) and has a team-high 14 shots on goal. Like Frey, she was also voted to the league’s All-Academic Team earlier this fall.
Kudlo has had a banner campaign in goal, recording a 1.70 goals against average and 88 saves in her 18 starts in goal. She averages 4.89 saves per game with a .765 save percentage and three shutouts on the season. In Horizon League play, her GAA drops to 1.39 and her save percentage has increased to .809 on the year with a pair of shutouts.
Muldrow, who missed time at the start of the season due to injury, has made 11 appearances for the Jaguars since her return. She scored her lone goal of the season in the home win over Green Bay and played a season-high 34 minutes against Milwaukee off the bench.
The full list of award winners is below and the Horizon League Tournament will begin this weekend with quarterfinals matches beginning on campus on Sunday.
2024 Horizon League Women’s Soccer Award Winners
Player of the Year: Lainey Higgins, Milwaukee
Goalkeeper of the Year: Parker Donahugh, Milwaukee
Offensive Player of the Year: Kayla Rollins, Milwaukee
Defensive Player of the Year: Lydia Self, Northern Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Senah Hanes, Green Bay
Sportsmanship Award: Brenna Murray, RMU
Coach of the Year: Steve Shelton, Detroit Mercy
All-League First Team
Abbey Lodato, Detroit Mercy, Midfielder
Joyelle Washington, Detroit Mercy, Forward
Emma Frey, IU Indianapolis, Midfielder
Anna Champine, Milwaukee, Defender
Parker Donahugh, Milwaukee, Goalkeeper
Lainey Higgins, Milwaukee, Midfielder
Senya Meurer, Milwaukee, Midfielder
Elizabeth Reece, Milwaukee, Defender
Kayla Rollins, Milwaukee, Forward
Lydia Self, Northern Kentucky, Defender
Lilly Yordy, Northern Kentucky, Forward
All-League Second Team
Leila Lanier, Detroit Mercy, Defender
Senah Hanes, Green Bay, Forward
Caroline Kelley, IU Indianapolis, Forward
Ashton Kudlo, IU Indianapolis, Goalkeeper
Ellie Rebmann, Milwaukee, Defender
Kaya Vogt, Northern Kentucky, Midfielder
Malia Velker, Purdue Fort Wayne, Defender
Haleigh Finale, RMU, Forward
Paloma Swankler, RMU, Forward
Ava Trethewey, RMU, Midfielder
Elise Canter, Wright State, Midfielder
All-Freshman Team
Sam Sickenger, Detroit Mercy
Senah Hanes, Green Bay
Laney Stark, Green Bay
Keilah Muldrow, IU Indianapolis
Natalie Zodrow, Milwaukee
Caitlin Evans, Northern Kentucky
Kimee Liu, Oakland
Madi Hurst, RMU
Olivia Stroud, Wright State
Sara Felder, Youngstown State
Maya Naimoli, Youngstown State
IU INDY MEN’ SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER TRIPPED UP AT MILWAUKEE, 3-1
MILWAUKEE – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team suffered a heart breaking 3-1 road defeat at Milwaukee on Friday night (Nov. 1), crippling the team’s chances of earning a spot in the upcoming Horizon League Tournament. The Jaguars struck first on a Cameron Radeke strike late in the first half, but saw the hosts rattle off three unanswered goals after halftime in the win.
“Disappointed with the result. Disappointed with where it puts us, but I did see a lot of fight,” said head coach Sid van Druenen. “Happy we are still playing for something on Tuesday after a disappointing result on the road.”
The Jaguars offense looked spry all night long, outshooting the Panthers 19-14, but only solved Milwaukee keeper Daniel Ibarra once. Ibarra finished with seven stops while Mason Taylor registered six stops for the Jaguars.
IU Indy (5-8-3, 2-5-1 HL) scored in the game’s 31st minute as Radeke capped off a nice passing combination for his second score of the year. Sophomore defender Jago Thompson-Roberts sent a pass up the right side to rookie Stan Klaver, who redirected a pass in the middle to Radeke. From there, the junior attacker did the rest, slotting a shot past Ibarra for his first goal since the season’s second game.
However, Milwaukee roared back, beginning in the 58th minute when Alejandro Martinez got a shot past Taylor after the Jaguar keeper had stopped his initial attempt. The rebound came right back to Martinez, who laced a shot just over Taylor for an equalizer.
In the 75th minute, Bienvenu Djunga made an impressive run through the middle of the Jaguar defense and blazed a shot past Taylor for the eventual game-winner.
Needing a result, the Jaguars pushed numbers forward seeking a comeback of its own. Nielsen almost obliged in the 83rd minute, but had a shot ring off the right post and back onto the field of play. Ethan Vermillion then blasted the rebound attempt over the bar from long distance.
Milwaukee tacked on a late marker in the final minute when Mesfin Roda’s breakaway hit off a retreating Jaguar defender and into the open net. Just a minute prior, Milwaukee had a similar breakaway, but Taylor recycled Felix Huwiler’s shot to keep the margin at one.
Vermillion led the Jaguars attack with six shot attempts and Radeke had four.
The Jaguars will return home to host Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday (Nov. 5) at 2:00 p.m. at the on-campus Michael A. Carroll Stadium.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS EMU FOR KELLI MILLER PHILLIPS’ 100TH MAC WIN
MUNCIE, Ind. – – Sparked by the enthusiastic Worthen Arena crowd on Chirp or Treat, the Ball State women’s volleyball team ran its current winning streak to five matches with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-19) sweep of Eastern Michigan Friday night.
The Cardinals (15-8; 8-4 Mid-American Conference) used a balanced offensive attack to get around a solid Eagles (13-13; 7-5 MAC) block and give head coach Kelli Miller Phillips her 100th career #MACtion victory. Phillips is just the 12th coach in league history to reach 100 career MAC win.
“Reaching 100 MAC wins is pretty cool, especially with how tough the competition is in our conference on a nightly basis,” Phillips said. “I’ve had a lot of great people surrounding me, and a lot of great teams and fun players helping me reach that mark.”
On a night which saw Eastern Michigan turn in a solid performance at the net, tallying 10 total blocks, the Ball State offense still found a way to score. In fact, the Cardinals finished the night hitting .305 (44-15-95) as a team, led by a strong performance from redshirt sophomore opposite Aniya Kennedy.
Kennedy smashed nine kills on the night, one shy of freshman outside Carson Tyler’s match-high 10, while hitting a match-best .692 (9-0-13). She also tallied a pair of block assists, helping the Cardinals manage six blocks as a team.
Tyler, meanwhile, added a match-high 10 digs to go along with her 10 kills for her third double-double of the season. She also went a perfect 18-for-18 in serve receive.
Reigning MAC Offensive Player of the Week Madison Buckley also put together a solid performance, smashing nine kills and collecting a pair of blocks. Meanwhile, graduate middle Aayinde Smith led the BSU defense with three total blocks, while sophomore middle Gwen Crull added two. The duo also finished with six and four kills, respectively.
Guiding the Ball State offense were once again the 6-2 pairing of senior setter Megan Wielonski and sophomore setter Lindsey Green. Wielonski dished out 21 assists and Green was credited with 16 to help BSU hit above .300 for the fourth time in the six matches the team has run the offense.
Wielonski also led the charge from the service line, falling one ace shy of her career high with six on the night. Three of those aces came in the first four points of the final set as the Cardinals took charge of the frame early. Wielonski now has 185 career aces, which is six shy of the program record of 191 set by Stacy Jordan (1982-85).
On the EMU side of the net, Anna Guard and Kaili Doctor tied for team-high honors with eight kills apiece, while Hatteras Welker was credited with six total blocks. Hannah Blaney led the Eagles backcourt with nine digs.
The Cardinals and Eagles will battle again Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. first serve at Worthen Arena for Alumni Day.
INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
SYCAMORES DROP OPENER OF FOUR-MATCH HOMESTAND FRIDAY
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State’s four-match homestand didn’t get off to the ideal start, as the Sycamores were defeated in three sets by visiting Bradley (25-15, 25-18, 25-20) inside ISU Arena.
Emma Kaelin led the Trees with seven kills and also added six digs, while Kira Holland tallied six kills and Ella Scott added five. Emily Weber had 20 assists and seven digs, while Mcay Lengacher had eight digs and a pair of aces.
Indiana State took advantage of early errors from Bradley to keep pace with the Braves, but a 9-2 run from the visitors saw the Sycamores trailing 11-4 midway through. Kills from Kaelin and Holland, along with a service ace from the latter, helped the Trees pull within 13-8. Indiana State got within three following a kill from Curry Kendall and a Bradley error, but the Braves pushed their lead back out with a 5-1 run. Holland added a late kill for the Sycamores, but the visiting Braves took the first set 25-15.
Kills from Kaelin and Scott got things going for the Sycamores in set two, with Kaelin later adding an ace to put the Trees ahead 6-4 Holland put down a pair of kills to extend the Trees’ lead to 9-6, with Kaelin later adding another to keep the advantage at three. Bradley went on an 8-1 run to take the lead, though, and never looked back. Kaelin, Holland and Jadyn Smith tacked on kills to get the Trees closer, and Lily Mueller and Smith teamed up for a late block, but Indiana State dropped the second set 25-18 and faced a two-set deficit.
Bradley quickly took control of the third set by winning eight of the first 10 points, before back-to-back kills from Smith gave the Sycamores an offensive spark. Two kills from Scott, sandwiched around a block assist from Kaelin and Scott, pulled the Trees within five at 13-8, but the Sycamores couldn’t sustain that momentum and create a lengthy scoring run. Scott added another kill and Weber dropped in an ace to get the Trees within 17-12, with Mueller adding a pair of kills to pull the Sycamores closer. Two more kills from Kaelin cut Indiana State’s deficit to 22-19 late, but Bradley closed out the match by taking three of the last four points to win the third set 25-20.
News and Notes
Ella Scott hit .500 on her 10 attempts Friday, going error-free with five kills on the evening.
Kira Holland accounted for two of Indiana State’s four service aces and has four in her last three matches.
Indiana State had 11 kills in the third set after recording just 16 across the first two sets.
Friday’s match was Indiana State’s first time hitting under .200 in ISU Arena this season, though the Sycamores managed to hit .280 (8-1-25) in the second set.
Emma Kaelin (seven) and Kira Holland (six) accounted for nearly half of Indiana State’s kills in Friday’s match.
Up Next
Indiana State’s four-match homestand continues Saturday.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
MILWAUKEE HANDS PURDUE FORT WAYNE WVB FIRST HOME LOSS OF THE SEASON
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s volleyball fell to Milwaukee on Friday night (Nov. 1) in four sets (25-17, 20-25, 25-14, 25-22), suffering its first home loss of the 2024 season.
The Mastodons are now 8-1 in the Gates Sports Center this season.
Milwaukee led wire-to-wire in the first set, going up 5-1 early. The Mastodons brought it back within two at 12-10 on kills from Panna Ratkai and Riley Rosneck. The Panthers had a late push to take a 1-0 lead.
The Mastodons built up a 10-4 lead after kills from Ratkai and Iris Riegel, burning through both of the Panthers’ timeouts. MKE clawed all the way back to a 20-20 stymie, but Ratkai mounted a 5-0 run. She had a kill and back-to-back aces in the stretch that extended the match.
The third set was all MKE after the Panthers led 13-10. A well-timed timeout by MKE prefaced a 12-4 finishing run.
The Mastodons led 21-19 in set four after Taya Haffner recorded an ace, but Milwaukee responded with a 3-0 run. The ‘Dons tied it up at 22 with a block from Jena Medearis and Rosneck, but MKE finished up the match on another 3-0 run.
Ratkai finished with a team-best 16 kills and 10 digs for a double-double. Rosneck also notched a double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs. Riegel joined the two pins in double-figures with 10 kills. LonDynn Betts had a team-best 25 digs.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 15-11, 8-5 Horizon League. Milwaukee improves to 16-10, 11-2.
These two teams will square off again on Saturday (Nov. 2) at 2 p.m.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S SOCCER
ACES MEN’S SOCCER UNBEATEN STREAK SNAPPED AT NO. 17 MISSOURI STATE
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An early lead didn’t last for the University of Evansville men’s soccer team in a 6-1 loss to the Missouri State Bears.
Redshirt freshman midfielder Jacopo Fedrizzi (Guilia, Italy) scored his fourth goal of the season at Betty & Bobby Allison South Stadium in the seventh minute. But six unanswered goals from Missouri State resulted in UE’s first loss since September. Senior midfield Jose Vivas (Teruel, Spain) was the only Evansville player with multiple shots on Friday with two.
“We were beat by the better team tonight,” said Head Coach Robbe Tarver following the match. “We asked the team to press and they punished us for it. We won’t let one game define us. We will be ready for Belmont on Wednesday.”
It was a fast start to Friday’s match as the Bears had the first shot in the third minute. But it was the Aces who struck first as Fedrizzi had the first shot for UE and the team’s only goal. Fedrizzi found his way to the six and shot the ball past Missouri State’s goalkeeper into the middle of the net. Evansville held onto the lead for the next 27 minutes as the Bears racked up eight shots. Missouri State found the equalizer in the 34th minute as the first half ended with the match tied 1-1.
It was all Bears out of the gate in the second half with two goals in the first four minutes. The Aces pressed shortly after with back-to-back shots including a chance for senior forward Nacho Diaz Barragan (Almeria, Spain) in the 63rd minute that was saved in the middle of the net. UE had a third shot on net in the 75th minute from freshman midfielder Håkon Edstrøm (Baerum, Norway) took an attempt from just inside the 18 that was also saved.
Evansville’s final shot came from Vivas in the 76th minute to the left of the penalty area. The shot sailed just high over the crossbar. In the final 10 minutes of the match Missouri State netted three more goals starting in the 82nd minute. The Aces didn’t find the offensive end again as the Bears handed UE its first loss in over a month.
Evansville returns home for its final match of the regular season on Wednesday evening. The Aces welcome Belmont to Arad McCutchan Stadium to try and get a home win against the Bruins for the first time since 2017. Kickoff for UE’s final MVC match of 2024 is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6th.
SOUTHERN INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
EAGLES FALL SHORT IN FOUR SET LOSS TO COUGARS
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.- University of Southern Indiana Volleyball (8-15, OVC 3-8) dropped their sixth-straight Ohio Valley Conference match on Friday night on the road against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (9-13, OVC 4-7) in four sets (22-25, 25-23, 18-25, 22-25).
Set 1: USI 22, SIUE 25
USI jumped out to a three-point lead capitalizing on early errors from the Cougars. However, the Cougars woke up rattling off a five-point run to gain a 6-4 lead. Senior Carly Sobieralski placed dimes across the court to senior Jasmine Green, senior Paris Downing, junior Bianca Anderson, and sophomore Leah Coleman as the Eagles tied the match at 16. SIUE won the crunch time points mounting a 5-2 run to conclude the set finishing with a .293 hitting percentage.
Set 2: USI 25, SIUE 23
The middle hitters for USI of Anderson and Downing dominated set two. The Cougars seemed to have USI in a blender with a 11-17 deficit and zero blocks up to that point. However, the Eagles mounted a 9-1 run taking a 20-18. Downing finished the set on an absolute team contributing to five straight points with three kills and two block assists. The senior crushed a kill after the Cougars mounted a three-point run on set point as she finished with seven set kills and four blocks. Anderson also swatted six set kills as the Eagles controlled the match through the middle in set two.
Set 3: USI 18, SIUE 25
USI was forced to call an early timeout after struggling with receptions trailing 8-2. Anderson stopped the bleeding with a critical slide. Willis came alive with two kills and a solo block bringing the Eagles within four. The Cougars erupted on a 6-1 run to double up the Eagles at 18-9. USI made a late set charge, but the Cougars prevailed winning set three. After three sets, SIUE showed more efficiency with their passes and swings hitting .252, while USI hit a .188 percentage.
Set 4: USI 22, SIUE 25
Despite the significant set three loss, USI gained some momentum at the end of the set which carried into set four. Junior Keira Moore delivered a service ace and Anderson smoked two kills earning a 7-6 lead. SIUE recorded another ace taking a 15-12 lead into the media timeout.The Cougars swatted their 12th block and 10th service to extend their lead to 19-14. Senior Abby Weber added a service ace along with kills from Willis, Sobieralski, and Coleman mounting a four-point run. However, USI failed to convert at the end of sets dropping the first matchup in Edwardsville.
Anderson and Downing tied offensively with 13 kills each. Sobieralski racked up 43 assists, while Moore laid her body on the line all night with 26 digs. Moore has snatched 15+ digs in her past ten matches. Downing swatted her season high of seven blocks.
As a team, USI finished with 51 kills, 47 assists, 74 digs, three aces, ten blocks, and a .120 attacking percentage. The Cougars earned 54 kills, 45 assists, 68 digs, ten aces, 12 blocks, and a .203 hitting percentage.
Next up for the Eagles
USI looks to bounce back in led two of the Ohio Valley Conference series with SIUE tomorrow at 2 p.m. In a four-set loss
VALPO VOLLEYBALL
WINNING STREAK COMES TO AN END FOR VOLLEYBALL FRIDAY
The Valpo volleyball team saw its five-match winning streak come to an end Friday evening on the road in Springfield, Mo., as host Missouri State earned a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-23) victory.
How It Happened
With the score tied 6-6, the Bears put together seven points in a row to take the lead for good. The Beacons got to within four at 18-14, but no closer as MSU claimed the opening set.
Missouri State scored six of the first seven points of the second set to take control from the start, leading the entire way to take a 2-0 lead into the in-game break.
The third set was the tightest of the evening, featuring nine tie scores. In the second half of the set, the Beacons erased a deficit to tie the Bears at 13-13, 19-19, 20-20 and 23-23, but all four times, MSU scored the next point to prevent Valpo from taking the lead, and the Bears converted on their first match point chance.
Inside the Match
Valpo hit just .137 for the match to Missouri State’s .276 clip, as the Beacons committed 10 more attack errors than the Bears.
Senior Elise Swistek (LaPorte, Ind./New Prairie) paced Valpo offensively with 11 kills and added 11 digs as well for her 14th double-double of the season.
Junior Addy Kois (Osceola, Ind./Penn) dished out 20 assists.
Junior Emma Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) led all players with 17 digs, in the process moving past Sara Silcox on Valpo’s career digs chart. Hickey now ranks sixth in program history with 1,891 digs.
Next Up
Valpo (14-10, 6-6 MVC) looks to get back on the winning track Saturday evening at 5 p.m. at Southern Illinois.
UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
UINDY FALLS 2-1 IN GLVC REGULAR SEASON FINALE
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s soccer team fell 2-1 to Lewis in a rematch of last year’s NCAA Super Region semifinal game, in which the Hounds also fell 2-1 to the Flyers.
This is the fourth time in the last two seasons in which these two GLVC foes faced off against each other. The Greyhounds and Flyers both have two wins in those four games.
The chances were few and far between for either team, but the Hounds came out on top of the total shot count for the 12th time this season, after out shooting Lewis 11 to seven.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half was dominated by the Flyers, as the majority of the half was played in UIndy’s defensive half of the field.
Lewis struck first with a brilliant team goal orchestrated by the Flyers’ Makonnen Stampley, and ended on a one-time finish from Carson Czosnyka to beat a diving Ionas Giovanidis to make the score 1-0 just five minutes into the match.
The next 35 minutes were all Flyers, but Ryan Walsh’s header chance on a corner kick that was saved by an outstretched Sebastian Doppelhofer.
On the ensuing corner kick, Jakob David’s in-swinging corner found Medard Mikobi on the back post for a header that beat the Flyer defender and leveled the score at one a piece as the teams headed to halftime.
The Hounds gained back some of the momentum early in the second half, with another chance from Mikobi’s head on a corner kick from David that would’ve given UIndy the lead, but Doppelhofer kept the score all square at 1-1 after 61 minutes.
Lucas Bedleg just 14 minutes later had a low driven chance of his own that was saved and knocked out of bounds for a corner, keeping the score deadlocked in the 76th minute.
The Flyers struggled to generate many chances of their own all second half, but in the 84th minute after a Mikobi foul, Lewis’ Stampley stepped up for a free kick from 25 yards out that was rifled into the top right corner of the goal to give Lewis a late 2-1 lead.
UIndy was unable to muster any other big chances of their own in the final six minutes, leading to a 2-1 loss for UIndy, as they now wait and see who they will face in the GLVC tournament.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Mikobi picked up his second goal of the season in tonight’s game vs. Lewis.
– David earned his 11th career assist, and his second of the season for the Hounds.
– Walsh started his sixth game of his freshman season.
– Bedleg added to his season total of 54 shots, with 4 total shots vs. the Flyers.
UP NEXT
UIndy has finished their regular season play and will now stay at home on Sunday Oct. 10 in their GLVC Quarterfinal game, as the Hounds look to defend their 2023 GLVC title.
UINDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
GREYHOUNDS CLOSE GLVC REGULAR SEASON IN 1-0 WIN OVER LEWIS
INDIANAPOLIS – In their final home match of the season, the University of Indianapolis closed out GLVC regular season play with a 1-0 victory over Lewis on Friday, Nov 1. The win moves the Greyhounds’ record to 8-8-1 overall, and 7-6-1 in the GLVC.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Stephanie Brady got the offense rolling early for the Hounds’ offense, sending a shot just wide of the frame just 72 seconds into the match. UIndy continued to shoot on Josie Graziosi, but couldn’t direct any shot on target until Brady’s shot was saved by Graziosi at the 23:47 mark.
The Hounds finally broke through the stalemate, when Nicole Schroeder rushed up the left side and sent a corner in on the 6-yard box. The dish from Schroeder was pinged around by both sides at first, but then Mia Winters collected the loose ball and fired the ball past Graziosi in the 28th minute to give the Hounds a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, the Flyers’ offense came out of the intermission with more offensive firepower. Lewis earned four corner kicks within the first seven minutes of the second half, registering five shots that didn’t make it on goal in that stretch.
Moments later, Melisa Hadzic sent a pair of shots towards UIndy’s Kendall Ellis, who denied both chances in her first start of the season.
For the rest of the second, Lewis held the advantage in possession, able to string together some feasible offensive chances. In the 86th minute, the Flyers were on the verge of finding an equalizer off a threatening drive from Hadzic, but Ellis dove across the pipes to tip the shot just wide of the right post. From there, the Hounds’ saw three more shots go wide of the net to secure their first victory in four games.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
– Kendall Ellis had a four-save shutout in her first start of 2024, her first shutout since 09/23/2023 in a 3-0 win over Southwest Baptist.
– Mia Winters scored the lone goal for the Hounds in tonight’s win, moving her to 5th in the GLVC in goals with eight today on the year.
– The win tonight clinched the Hounds a spot in the GLVC Tournament.
UP NEXT
The Hounds will play an undetermined opponent in the GLVC Quarterfinal on Sunday, Nov 10.
UINDY VOLLEYBALL
PARLANTI RECORDS CAREER-HIGH 25 KILLS AGAINST MARYVILLE
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s volleyball team fell to Maryville, 3-1, on Friday night. The Greyhounds
Despite the outcome, senior Sophia Parlanti hit a career milestone during the matchup. Parlanti set a new career high in kills with 25. Her previous career high of 24, was set earlier this season against William Jewell.
INS & OUTS
The energy in Ruth Lilly was electric during the contest. The UIndy football team packed the stands to help create this atmosphere. The Greyhounds picked up on this and downed the Saints, 25-12, in the second set.
UIndy started off the second frame on an uncontested 11-point run. Parlanti picked up six of her 11 set kills during the run. Freshman Madeline Lynch and sophomore Riley Laine each grabbed three kills during the set.
The Greyhounds hit .314 during the second set and held Maryville to only .044.
Redshirt junior Claire Morris finished with 43 assists during the game. Morris also grabbed seven digs and two kills.
On defense, sophomore libero Ellie Spang led the team in digs with 26. Fellow sophomore Allie Wuestenfeld, set a career-high of her own during the game. The Joliet, Ill. native had 16 digs, surpassing her previous career high by four.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Lynch and Laine each grabbed nine kills during the game. Lynch finished with .304 hitting.
– Freshman Mia Moser picked up a dig during the second set, notably against her mom, who is the head coach for the Saints.
– UIndy secured five aces against Maryville; Laine led the team with two.
– Both teams had 81 digs during the contest.
– The Saints out-performed the Greyounds in blocks with seven. The Hounds were held to three.
MORE NOTES
UIndy continues to lead Maryville, 13-2, in the all-time series … The Saints offense had three players finish with 13 kills – Emma Hoing, Hanna Dressing, Ella Brinkmann.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds return to Ruth tomorrow to face Missouri S&T to cap their three-game homestead. The GLVC matchup is slated for 3 p.m.
MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL
KNIGHT ERA BEGINS IN EXHIBITION AGAINST INDIANA HOOSIERS
Bloomington, Ind. – A new era of Marian men’s basketball under head coach Pat Knight began Friday night in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, as the Knights played their season-opening exhibition game against the Indiana Hoosiers. The Knights fell 106-64 in their preseason tune-up against the Hoosiers.
Indiana delivered the first five points of the season Friday night, before an Aidan Franks pull-up jumper got the Knights in the score column. The 17th-ranked Hooisers flexed their guns early in the game extending their scoring run to 11-2 through three minutes, forcing an early Marian timeout. Dylan Moles drained a three before the under-16 minute media timeout, marking a 13-5 score, but that would the final moment Marian held within ten points as the Hoosiers embarked on an 8-0 after the timeout.
The Hoosiers led 27-8 as the game moved under the under-12 media timeout, and would lead by 21 points before Gus Etichson scored eight unanswered points to get Marian within 13. Etchison’s run brought the score to 29-16, but was not enough to slow the Hoosiers their lead steadied at 18 points. A layup from Oumar Ballo with 3:47 to play in the first half saw Marian fall behind 42-22, and over the final four minutes the Knights were out-scored 8-3, entering the break trailing 50-25.
Marian held Indiana to a 1-for-11 shooting performance from three in the first half, but the Hoosiers were strong from the floor overall making 23-of-35 shots. Marian shot 28 percent from the floor in the first half, going 4-for-18 from beyond the arc.
In the second half the Hoosiers opened on a 13-5 run, jumping out to a 30-point edge. Elhadj Diallo and Dylan Moles carried the scoring for Marian through the first four minutes of the period, while Moles and Etchison took control of the Knights’ scoring over the next four minutes to keep a static distance on the scoreboard. Freshman Noah Lovan showcased his scoring capabilities with six second half points over the final 10 minutes of the game, while fellow rookie Josiah Gustin scored all nine of his points in the second half.
Marian matched the Hooisers point-for-point over the final 10 minutes of the game, equalling their total score by finishing even 25-25. Gustin and Lovan helped out-score Indiana 6-2 in the final minute of the game, as the contest closed with a final score of 106-64.
Gus Etchison led the team in scoring with a 19-point night, tying Indiana’s Bryson Tucker for a game-high total. Dylan Moles finished the night with 12 points, and Gavin Foe had seven points to go with six rebounds. Gustin finished with nine points, and Lovan scored eight points in his collegiate debut. Fellow newcomers Jaedin Reyna and Reis Butcher combined for five points in the box score. Both Foe and Lovan had a team-high four assists.
Marian ended the second half shooting 44 percent from the floor, making four of their eight three-point shots.
Marian will open their regular season on Monday, November 4, traveling to IU-Southeast. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in New Albany.
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FOOTBALL HISTORY
First scoreless tie
November 2, 1872 -American football had not had a game played in over a year, and only four games had been played since the initial 1869 game, dubbed the first-ever American football game. But in 1872, Princeton Rutgers was joined by Columbia University in participating in the new game. Rutgers traveled to New York City to challenge Columbia on this November 2, 1872, autumn day to play what would be the very first American football game played outside of the state of New Jersey. The game would have another first, too, as the Rutgers vs. Columbia contest would be the first scoreless tie in the history of American football. Saturdayblitz.com has a full story on the topic that I highly recommend you read at this link: Saturday Blitz Story.
South Carolina’s First Victory
November 2, 1885 – University of South Carolina has its first-ever Win in their game versus Columbia AA (20-0) in Columbia, SC. The very first game for the University of South Carolina football program occurred on December 24, 1892, in a contest against Furman College in Charleston, S.C., where the early Gamecocks were blanked 44-0 by the Paladins. Special thanks to the University of South Carolina’s Athletic Department for furnishing this information to us!
First football endorsement
November 2, 1925 – A.G. Spalding Brothers company sends a letter to Coach Knute Rockne to propose an endorsement of Spalding’s Double-lined football. This made Rockne one of the first people in football to get a lucrative endorsement contract. For more on this story, here is a link. We also covered this in an earlier Fun Football Facts.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for November 2
Leon, the Detroit Lion, Hart
November 2, 1928 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Marked the birth of Leon Hart, who later played end for the University of Notre Dame. While Hart was a member of the Irish squad, the team went an astounding 36-0-2 and won three national Championships from 1946 to 1949, according to the NFF’s website. Leon Hart may be best remembered in college for his heroics in 1948 against USC. Hart took a 25-yard pass from Frank Tripucka and escaped eight would-be Southern Cal tacklers on his way to a score that helped the Irish stay unbeaten in 22 straight games as they tied the Trojans at 14 points a piece. As a member of the Fighting Irish football program, Hart won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award in 1949 as a reward for his outstanding play. The College Football Hall of Fame in 1973. Leon, after school, played in the National Football League for eight seasons in the 1950s with the Detroit Lions, where he was the franchise’s number-one pick in the 1950 NFL Draft.
Larry Little, a Big time player
November 2, 1945 – Groveland, Georgia – Larry Little the great NFL offensive tackle was born. Larry played football for Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida where he was an All-Conference player. The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website bio reports that Little was an unheralded undrafted free against pick up by the San Diego Chargers in 1967. After a couple seasons with the Chargers, they traded his rights to the Miami Dolphins and that is when Larry’s career really turned to the positive. With Miami he became a dominant blocker for the powerful Dolphin teams of the early 1970’s including the undefeated Super Bowl Champion team of 1972 where the Phins rushed for 2960 yards! Larry Little earned the award of being the NFL Player’s Association’s AFC Lineman of the Year in 3 consecutive seasons of 1970, 1971 & 1972. The great blocker played a total of 14 NFL seasons and made the Pro Bowl 6 times and was an NFL All-Pro 6 times too. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined Larry Little in 1993.
Mark May
November 2, 1959 -Oneonta, New York – Mark May the guard from the University of Pittsburgh was born. Per the NFF website, Mark May was A unanimous All-America selection and Outland Trophy recipient in 1980, May captained a team that went 11-1 and finished second in the final AP rankings. The 1980 squad featured College Football Hall of Fame teammates Dan Marino, Jimbo Covert and Hugh Green. The National Football Foundation voters selected Mark May to enter into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006. After college, May was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1981 NFL Draft. Mark was a member of the great Washington offensive line groups nicknamed the “Hogs.” May played 12 years in the NFL and started in three Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XVII and XXII.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
1926 The Tigers release Ty Cobb, ending his 22-year association with the team. The Georgia Peach, as Detroit’s player-manager for the past six seasons, compiled a 479-444 (.509) winning record, but the club never finished closer than 16 games from first place.
1938 Red Sox’s first baseman Jimmie Foxx (.349, 50, 175), receiving 19 of 22 first-place votes, becomes the first player to win the Most Valuable Player Award three times. The 31-year-old slugger was also the recipient in 1932 and ’33, playing for the Philadelphia A’s.
1950 Jim Konstanty (16-7, 2.66, 22 saves) becomes the first reliever to win a Most Valuable Player Award, receiving 18 of 24 first-place votes cast by the writers to finish ahead of Stan Musial (Cardinals) and Eddie Stanky (Giants) to cop the NL honor. The 33-year-old Philadelphia reliever, who joins Chuck Klein as the only Phillies to have won an MVP award, appeared in 74 games for the pennant-winning Whiz Kids, finishing 62 of the contests.
1960 In the second-closest vote ever, Yankee outfielder Roger Maris edges teammate Mickey Mantle for the American League MVP honors. The Mick receives two more first-place votes, but the Rajah, who will also cop the award next season, outpoints his rival, 225-222.
1964 The Columbia Broadcasting System becomes the first corporate owner of a major league team by buying eighty percent of the Yankees from Dan Topping and Del Webb for $11.2 million. During the first year under CBS, the Bronx Bombers will come in sixth place with a 77-85 record, finishing in the second division for the first time in 40 years.
1971 Pat Dobson, one of four 20-game winners for the Orioles this season, becomes the first player to throw a no-hitter in a Japanese-American baseball contest. The 29-year-old right-hander’s gem, a 2‐0 victory over Japan’s champion Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, occurs on the American League champs’ 17‐game exhibition tour of the Asian island as guests of today’s opponent.
1972 Freddy Parent, who hit the first grand slam in Red Sox history, dies at 96. The former shortstop had been the last surviving participant from the first-ever World Series, played in 1903 between Boston and the Pirates.
1972 Leading the league in victories (27), ERA (1.97), starts (41), complete games (30), and strikeouts (310), Steve Carlton wins the NL’s Cy Young Award, becoming the first pitcher to cop the prestigious honor while toiling for a last-place team. ‘Lefty’s’ 27 victories account for nearly half (45.8%) of the last-place Phillies’ wins.
1972 The Braves trade southpaw George Stone and second baseman Felix Milan to the Mets for hurlers Danny Frisella and Gary Gentry, who will combine to win just nine games for Atlanta over the next three seasons. New York’s acquisitions will play key roles in the team’s success next season when their recently acquired infielder hits .290, and their new left-hander posts a 12-3 record along with an ERA of 2.80 for the National League champions.
1974 The Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Brewers for Dave May and Roger Alexander. The move allows the all-time career home run champ to finish his career in Milwaukee, where he started in the majors.
1976 San Diego left-hander Randy Jones (22-14, 2.74) captures the National League’s Cy Young Award, capturing 15 of the 24 first-place votes cast by the writers. Two seasons ago, the 26-year-old southpaw lost 22 games for the last-place Padres.
1983 John Denny garners 20 of 24 of the writers’ first-place votes to win the National League’s Cy Young Award, easily outdistancing runners-up Mario Soto and Jessie Orosco. The Prescott (AZ) native posted a 19-6 record with a 2.37 ERA for the National League Champion Phillies.
1995 The expansion Devil Rays unveil their official game uniforms during a special fashion show staged at the Florida Aquarium. The black, green, and blue jersey, which the team will start wearing in 1998, features a manta ray as its logo.
1999 Ken Griffey Jr., wanting to be nearer his family in Orlando, asks the Mariners to move him to a team closer to Florida. In February, the superstar outfielder will get his wish when Seattle trades him to the Reds for Mike Cameron, Antonio Perez, Brett Tomko, and minor leaguer Jake Meyer.
2000 After a 15-year big league career, first baseman Will Clark announces his retirement. ‘The Thrill’ ends his playing days with the McGwire-less Cardinals, supplying the Redbirds with a much-needed offense (.345, 12, 42) after being traded from Baltimore at the end of July.
2000 Former Blue Jay catcher (1981-86) and the team’s present TV color analyst, Buck Martinez, is hired as the Toronto manager, replacing recently-fired Jim Fregosi. The 51-year-old ESPN commentator joins Astros’ Larry Dierker and Diamondbacks’ Bob Brenly as first-time major league skippers hired from the broadcast booth.
2000 The Commission grants Wrigley Field preliminary landmark status on Chicago Landmarks. Any plans to refurbish or tear down the Cubs’ home since 1916 will have to be reviewed by this panel.
2004 “It’s a dud, just like the Cubs were,” – PAT CAMDEN, a Chicago police spokesman, comparing the team’s season and the discovery of a potentially explosive device. After a groundskeeper finds a grenade in the Wrigley Field turf, bomb and arson investigators evaluate the right field discovery. The rusty, hollowed-out shell proves harmless, with its origins remaining a mystery.
2005 Pat Gillick signs a three-year deal, becoming the Phillies’ general manager. The 68-year-old, who has held the same position with the Orioles, Blue Jays, and Mariners, has led his teams to two World Series titles and nine playoff appearances.
2009 At Citizens Bank Park, Chase Utley ties Reggie Jackson’s 1977 record with his fifth home run of the World Series, going deep twice in the Phillies’ 8-6 victory over the Yankees in Game 5. The Philadelphia second baseman becomes the second player to have two multi-homer games in the Fall Classic, joining Royals’ outfielder Willie Aikens, who accomplished the feat against the Phillies in 1980.
2011 Matt Wieters becomes the first Baltimore backstop to win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award. The 25-year-old All-Star catcher, who appeared in 132 games behind the plate for the Orioles, gets the nod from the American League managers and coaches as the best defensive player in his position.
2012 The Astros reveal a new look to coincide with the franchise’s shift to the American League next season, having their brick red jerseys replaced by orange and navy blue, the club’s color scheme from 1962-93. A redesigned Orbit, the green space creature that was Houston’s mascot from 1990-99, is also coming out of retirement after 12 years to replace a rabbit character named Junction Jack, the team’s current good luck charm.
2016 “A little bouncer slowly toward Bryant. He will glove it and throw to Rizzo. It’s in time. And the Chicago Cubs win the World Series! The Cubs come pouring out of the dugout, jumping up and down like a bunch of delirious 10-year-olds. The Cubs have done it! The longest drought in the history of American sports is over, and the celebration begins.” – PAT HUGHES, Cubs’ announcer call of the final out in Game 7. After a 108-year drought, the Cubs capture the World Series, needing ten innings in Game 7 to defeat the Indians at Progressive Field, 8-7. Cleveland, who had a 3-1 game advantage in the Fall Classic, now owns the longest span between World Championships, with their last title coming in 1948.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Nov. 2
1895 — Belmar, ridden by Fred Taral, wins in the Belmont Stakes by a head over favorite Counter Tenor. The race is run under the jurisdiction of the Westchester Racing Association, because the New York Jockey Club had closed out its affairs.
1958 — Chicago and Los Angeles establish an NFL attendance record when 90,833 fill the L.A. Coliseum to see the Rams beat the Bears 41-35.
1960 — New York Yankees outfield Roger Maris wins the American League MVP.
1974 — Atlanta Braves trade then MLB home run king Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May.
1985 — Gordon Brown has 214 yards and quarterback Steve Gage has 206 to become the first teammates to each rush for more than 200 yards as Tulsa beats Wichita State 42-26.
1986 — Minnesota’s Tommy Kramer passes for 490 yards and four touchdowns but the Vikings still lose to the Washington Redskins in overtime, 44-38.
1990 — The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 162-158 at McNichols Arena. The 320 points set an NBA record for the most points scored by two teams in a non-overtime game.
1991 — Nevada makes the biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-point deficit in the third quarter and rallying to beat Weber State 55-49.
1996 — A.J. Pitorino of Hartwick rushes for an NCAA all-divisions record 443 yards on 45 carries in a 42-14 win over Waynesburg.
2006 — Minnesota’s Niklas Backstrom becomes the first goalie in the modern era, which began in 1943, to win twice without starting. Backstom replaces an ill Manny Fernandez and stops all 19 shots he faces over the final two periods as the Wild rally for a 5-2 victory over Vancouver. Backstrom relieved Fernandez after a three-goal first period against Nashville on Oct. 7 before Minnesota came back for a 6-5 victory.
2007 — Washington misses all 16 of its 3-point shots, an NBA record for most attempts without making one, in a 103-83 loss at Boston.
2013 — Quinn Epperly of Princeton sets an NCAA record by opening with 29 straight completions, and accounts for 401 total yards and six TDs in a 53-20 win over Cornell.
2014 — Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger throws for six touchdowns for the second consecutive week, setting an NFL mark in a 43-23 win over Baltimore. Roethlisberger’s 12 touchdown passes over the last two games breaks the mark of 11 set by Tom Flores for Oakland in 1963 and matched by New England’s Tom Brady in 2007.
2016 — The Chicago Cubs win their first World Series championship since 1908 when Ben Zobrist hits a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed by rain early. Chicago is the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals.
2021 — The Atlanta Braves win their 4th World Series title in franchise history beating the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6 for a 4-2 series victory.
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Nov. 3
1899 — Jim Jeffries beats Sailor Tom Sharkey to retain the world heavyweight title after referee George Siler stops the fight in the 25th round at the Greater New York Athletic Club.
1934 — Lou Gehrig wins the American League Triple Crown after hitting .363 with 49 HR, and 165 RBIs. Philadelphia catcher Mickey Cochrane named AL MVP.
1942 — Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams wins the American League Triple Crown (.356 average, 36 HRS, 137 RBI) but Yankees pitcher Joe Gordon is AL MVP.
1968 — Jim Turner of New York kicks six field goals to lead the Jets to a 25-21 victory over the Buffalo Bills.
1973 — Roosevelt Leaks rushes for 342 yards to lead Texas to a 42-14 victory over Southern Methodist.
1973 — Jay Miller sets an NCAA record with 22 catches for 263 yards as Brigham Young beats New Mexico 56-21.
1973 — Stan Mikita of Chicago scores his 1,000th NHL point with an assist in a 5-4 loss to Minnesota.
1987 — New York Rangers’ center Marcel Dione becomes the 2nd NHL player to score 1,700 career points.
1989 — Lou Piniella is named manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Pete Rose who is banned for life for gambling on MLB games.
1990 — David Klingler tosses seven TD passes, offsetting the NCAA record of 690 passing yards by Texas Christian substitute quarterback Matt Vogler, to lead Houston to a 56-35 victory.
1990 — Atlanta Hawks’ center Moses Malone sets an NBA record for free throws made in a career by hitting 7-of-9 in a 121-120 win over Indiana Pacers at the Omni; passes Oscar Robinson’s record (7,694).
1995 — The Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies open their first NBA season with victories. The Raptors beat New Jersey 94-79 and the Grizzlies beat Portland 92-80.
1996 — Jerry Rice becomes the first player with 1,000 career NFL receptions in San Francisco’s 24-17 victory over New Orleans.
1996 — Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant becomes the then youngest player to make his NBA debut (18 years, 2 months, 11 days) in 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Great Western Forum.
1996 — Philadelphia kicker Gary Anderson becomes the fourth player in NFL history to crack the 1,500 point mark with his first-quarter extra-point kick in a 31-21 win over Dallas.
2001 — Arkansas beats Mississippi 58-56 in seven overtimes in the longest major college football game in history. The Razorbacks stop the Rebels’ 2-point conversion try in the seventh overtime for the win. After ending regulation tied at 17, the teams score touchdowns in every extra period but the second.
2007 — Navy snaps an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to Notre Dame with a 46-44 victory in triple overtime. It’s the first time Navy beat Notre Dame since a 35-14 win in 1963 when Roger Staubach was quarterback for the Midshipmen.
2007 — Al Arbour makes a one-night return to the bench and the New York Islanders rallies from a two-goal deficit to beat Pittsburgh 3-2. Arbour was behind the bench for the Islanders’ four Stanley Cup championships in the 1980s and was invited back to coach the team for the 1,500th time. He earns win No. 740.
2007 — Todd Reesing throws a school-record six touchdown passes as No. 8 Kansas batters Nebraska 76-39. The Jayhawks score touchdowns on 10 straight possessions and rolled up the most points ever scored against Nebraska in 117 years of Huskers’ football.
2012 — Kenjon Barner rushes for a school-record 321 yards and five touchdowns and No. 2 Oregon produces another landmark offensive performance in a 62-51 victory over No. 18 Southern California. Oregon’s 730 yards and 62 points are the most ever allowed by USC, which began playing football in 1888.
2012 — Brooklyn makes a winning return to major pro sports, with the Nets topping the Toronto Raptors 107-100 in the first regular-season NBA game at Barclays Center.
2013 — Nick Foles ties an NFL mark with seven touchdown passes and throws for 406 yards to revitalize the Philadelphia Eagles in a 49-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders.
2016 — Harvard University suspends its men’s soccer team for the rest of the season over sexual comments made about members of the women’s soccer team. The soccer team, currently ranked first in the Ivy League, forfeits its remaining games of the season.
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Nov. 4
1934 — The Detroit Lions rush for an NFL-record 426 yards in a 40-7 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The only bright spot for the Pirates is scoring the first touchdown against Detroit this season, ending the Lions’ shutout streak at seven games.
1951 — The U.S. wins six of eight singles matches and ties another to win the Ryder Cup 9½-2½ over Britain at Pinehurst in North Carolina.
1959 — Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP.
1960 — Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia scores 44 points and sets an NBA record by missing all 10 of his free throws in the Warriors 136-121 victory the Detroit Pistons.
1976 — Baseball holds its first free agent draft with 24 players from 13 major league clubs participating. Reggie Jackson eventually signs the most lucrative contract of the group, $2.9 million over five years with the New York Yankees. Others free agents are Joe Rudi, Don Gullett, Gene Tenace, Rollie Fingers, Don Baylor, Bobby Grich and Willie McCovey.
1984 — Seattle’s Dave Brown returns two interceptions for touchdowns in a 31-17 triumph over the Kansas City Chiefs.
1987 — NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte & Miami for 1988 & Minneapolis & Orlando for 1989.
1989 — Sunday Silence holds off the late charge by favorite Easy Goer to win the $3 million Breeders’ Cup Classic by a neck at Gulfstream Park.
2000 — R.J. Bowers rushes for 128 yards to become the first player in NCAA history to gain 7,000 yards in his career, leading Grove City past Carnegie Mellon 14-10.
2000 — In the highest scoring Division I-AA game in NCAA history, Ricky Ray passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns and scores three more to lead Sacramento State over Cal State Northridge 64-61.
2001 — Luis Gonzalez’s RBI single caps a two-run rally off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth, and the Arizona Diamondbacks win their first championship by beating the New York Yankees 3-2 in Game 7.
2006 — Rod Brind’Amour of Carolina scores his 1,000th career point, assisting on a goal in the Hurricanes’ 3-2 win over Ottawa.
2007 — Adrian Peterson runs for an NFL-record 296 yards and three touchdowns in Minnesota’s 35-17 win over San Diego.
2009 — The New York Yankees win the World Series, beating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in Game 6 behind Hideki Matsui’s record-tying six RBIs.
2012 — Andrew Luck breaks the NFL’s single-game rookie record by throwing for 433 yards in leading Indianapolis to a 23-20 win over Miami
2016 — Cam Atkinson, Nick Foligno, Scott Hartnell and Josh Anderson score two goals apiece and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Montreal 10-0, matching the biggest loss in the Canadiens’ storied history.
2017 — Quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw rushes for a career-high 265 yards and Army ends Air Force’s 306-game scoring streak with a 21-0 victory.
2017 — With a 31-24 overtime victory over Nebraska, Northwestern becomes the first Football Bowl Subdivision program to win three consecutive overtime games.
TV SPORTS SATURDAY
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Boston Celtics at Charlotte Hornets | 6:00pm | Bally Sports Southeast NBCS-BOS |
| Memphis Grizzlies at Philadelphia 76ers | 7:30pm | NBCS-PHI Bally Sports Southeast |
| Sacramento Kings at Toronto Raptors | 7:30pm | NBCS-CA TSN |
| Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks | 8:00pm | Bally Sports Ohio Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets | 8:00pm | NBCS-BAY SCHN |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs | 8:00pm | Bally Sports North Bally Sports Southwest |
| Miami Heat at Washington Wizards | 9:30pm | NBATV MNMT Bally Sports Sun |
| Portland Trail Blazers at Phoenix Suns | 10:00pm | KPTV AFSN |
| Utah Jazz at Denver Nuggets | 10:00pm | KJZZ ALT |
| Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers | 10:30pm | Bally Sports Oklahoma Bally Sports SoCal |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Dallas at Florida | 7:00pm | Scripps Victory+ |
| Boston at Philadelphia | 1:00pm | NESN NBCS-PHI |
| Chicago at Los Angeles | 4:00pm | Bally Sports West CHSN |
| Columbus at Washington | 5:00pm | Bally Sports Ohio MNT |
| Seattle at Ottawa | 7:00pm | Prime-Seattle Sportsnet |
| Buffalo at Detroit | 7:00pm | Bally Sports Detroit MSG-BUF |
| Montreal at Pittsburgh | 7:00pm | ATTSN-PIT Sportsnet |
| Toronto at St. Louis | 7:00pm | Bally Sports Midwest Sportsnet |
| Colorado at Nashville | 8:00pm | Bally Sports South Sportsnet |
| Utah at Vegas | 10:00pm | Utah 16 Scripps |
| Vancouver at San Jose | 10:00pm | NBCS-CA Sportsnet |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Air Force at Army | 12:00pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| Virginia Tech at Syracuse | 12:00pm | CW |
| Toledo at Eastern Michigan | 12:00pm | ESPNU |
| Minnesota at Illinois | 12:00pm | FS1 |
| Memphis at UTSA | 12:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Buffalo at Akron | 12:00pm | CBSSN |
| Stanford at NC State | 12:00pm | ACCN |
| Duke at Miami (FL) | 12:00pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Ole Miss at Arkansas | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| Ohio State at Penn State | 12:00pm | FOX |
| Northwestern at Purdue | 12:00pm | BTN |
| Vanderbilt at Auburn | 12:45pm | SECN |
| Maine at Oklahoma | 2:30pm | SECN+ ESPN+ |
| Tulsa at UAB | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Old Dominion at Appalachian State | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| ULM at Marshall | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Middle Tennessee at UTEP | 3:30pm | CBSSN |
| Texas Tech at Iowa State | 3:30pm | ESPN |
| Kansas State at Houston | 3:30pm | FOX |
| Arizona at UCF | 3:30pm | FS1 |
| North Carolina at Florida State | 3:30pm | ACCN |
| Florida vs Georgia | 3:30pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| UCLA at Nebraska | 3:30pm | BTN |
| Indiana at Michigan State | 3:30pm | Peacock |
| Oregon at Michigan | 3:30pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| Navy at Rice | 4:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Wyoming at New Mexico | 4:00pm | truTV Max |
| Coastal Carolina at Troy | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UMass at Mississippi State | 4:15pm | SECN |
| Hawaii at Fresno State | 7:00pm | CBS47 |
| Arizona State at Oklahoma State | 7:00pm | FS1 |
| USC at Washington | 7:30pm | BTN |
| Wisconsin at Iowa | 7:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| Texas A&M at South Carolina | 7:30pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Louisville at Clemson | 7:30pm | ESPN |
| Georgia Southern at South Alabama | 7:30pm | ESPNU |
| Kentucky at Tennessee | 7:45pm | SECN |
| Pitt at SMU | 8:00pm | ACCN |
| TCU at Baylor | 8:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Colorado State at Nevada | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| Formula 1: Sprint Race, São Paulo | 9:55am | ESPN2 |
| FIM MotoGP: Selangor, Malaysia | 2:00pm | truTV |
| Xfinity: National Debt Relief 250 | 4:00pm | CW |
| HORSE RACING | TIME ET | TV |
| Breeder’s Cup | 2:00pm | USA |
| Breeder’s Cup | 3:30pm | NBC |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| DP World: Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final | 7:00am | GOLF |
| LET: Aramco Team Series Riyadh | 3:00pm | GOLF |
| LPGA: Toto Japan Classic | 11:00pm | GOLF |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| EPL: Newcastle United vs Arsenal | 8:30am | USA Peacock Fubo |
| La Liga: Osasuna vs Real Valladolid | 9:00am | ESPN+ Fubo |
| Serie A: Bologna vs Lecce | 10:00am | CBSSN Paramount+ Fubo |
| Bundesliga: Bayern München vs Union Berlin | 10:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Bochum | 10:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Hoffenheim vs St. Pauli | 10:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel vs Heidenheim | 10:30am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: Southampton vs Everton | 11:00am | USA Peacock Fubo |
| EPL: AFC Bournemouth vs Manchester City | 11:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United | 11:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 11:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Ipswich Town vs Leicester City | 11:00am | Peacock |
| La Liga: Girona vs Leganés | 11:15am | ESPN+ Fubo |
| Ligue 1: PSG vs Lens | 12:00pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Udinese vs Juventus | 1:00pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| EPL: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Crystal Palace | 1:30pm | NBC Peacock Fubo |
| Bundesliga: Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano | 1:30pm | ESPN+ Fubo |
| Ligue 1: Brest vs Nice | 2:00pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Monza vs Milan | 3:45pm | Paramount+ Fubo |
| La Liga: Valencia vs Real Madrid | 4:00pm | ESPN+ Fubo |
| Ligue 1: Saint-Étienne vs Strasbourg | 4:00pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| MLS: New York City vs Cincinnati | 5:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| NWSL: Orlando Pride vs Seattle Reign | 5:00pm | ION Tubi |
| MLS: Atlanta United vs Inter Miami | 7:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Toluca vs León | 7:00pm | TUDN Fubo |
| Liga MX: Atlético San Luis vs Puebla | 7:00pm | VIX |
| NWSL: North Carolina Courage vs Washington Spirit | 7:30pm | ION Tubi |
| MLS: Minnesota United vs Real Salt Lake | 9:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Monterrey vs Atlas | 9:05pm | TUDN Fubo |
| Liga MX: Guadalajara vs Pumas UNAM | 9:05pm | Telemundo Fubo |
| NWSL: Houston Dash vs Bay FC | 9:30pm | ION Tubi |
| Liga MX: Pachuca vs Necaxa | 11:00pm | VIX |
| Liga MX: Cruz Azul vs Santos Laguna | 11:10pm | TUDN VIX |