“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 6 SCORES
ADAMS CENTRAL 27, SOUTH ADAMS 7
ALEXANDRIA MONROE 22, OAK HILL 21
ANDREAN 38, HIGHLAND 7
ANDREW (ILL.) 44, HAMMOND CENTRAL 6
ANGOLA 47, FAIRFIELD 8
BLUFFTON 45, SOUTHERN WELLS 7
BOONE GROVE 32, RIVER FOREST 31
BREMEN 21, JOHN GLENN 0
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 27, SEYMOUR 0
CALUMET 38, WHITING 36
CARROLL (FLORA) 51, TRI-CENTRAL 14
CASTON 21, CULVER 20
CHESTERTON 10, PORTAGE 6
CHURUBUSCO 18, FREMONT 0
COLUMBIA CITY 70, NEW HAVEN 0
CONCORD 27, NORTHWOOD 17
COVINGTON 38, PARKE HERITAGE 0
CROWN POINT 41, VALPARAISO 7
DELPHI 14, CLINTON PRAIRIE 8, OT
EAST CENTRAL 45, SOUTH DEARBORN 0
EAST NOBLE 42, NORWELL 0
EASTBROOK 58, ELWOOD 0
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 18, CLINTON CENTRAL 0
EASTSIDE 26, PRAIRIE HEIGHTS 13
ELKHART 38, SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 17
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 20, SEEGER 0
FRANKLIN COUNTY 36, GREENSBURG 7
FRONTIER 53, NORTH NEWTON 0
FW BISHOP DWENGER 27, FW NORTHROP 6
FW BISHOP LUERS 10, FW NORTH 8
FW CARROLL 17, FW WAYNE 16
FW SNIDER 35, HOMESTEAD 0
FW SOUTH SIDE 9, FW CONCORDIA LUTHERAN 7
GARRETT 17, WEST NOBLE 6
GRIFFITH 49, EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL 0
HAMMOND NOLL 47, LAKE STATION 6
HANOVER CENTRAL 42, MUNSTER 6
HARRISON (W.L.) 36, MARION 6
HERITAGE 21, TIPTON 7
HOBART 42, LOWELL 7
HUNTINGTON NORTH 21, DEKALB 0
JIMTOWN 14, TIPPECANOE VALLEY 0
KNIGHTSTOWN 54, CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 0
KNOX 57, LAVILLE 24
KOKOMO 28, MUNCIE CENTRAL 0
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 17, RENSSELAER CENTRAL 6
LAFAYETTE JEFF 70, RICHMOND 0
LAKELAND 55, CENTRAL NOBLE 14
LAWRENCEBURG 24, BATESVILLE 0
LEO 51, BELLMONT 0
LEWIS CASS 49, WHITKO 6
LOGANSPORT 41, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 6
LUTHERAN 33, SCECINA 6
MACONAQUAH 42, NORTHWESTERN 2
MADISON-GRANT 49, FRANKTON 0
MANCHESTER 14, SOUTHWOOD 6
MCCUTCHEON 35, ANDERSON 8
MERRILLVILLE 35, LAPORTE 0
MICHIGAN CITY 20, LAKE CENTRAL 14
MILAN 8, EASTERN HANCOCK 0
MISHAWAKA 27, NORTHRIDGE 7
MISHAWAKA MARIAN 41, SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 14
MISSISSINEWA 43, BLACKFORD 7
MONROE CENTRAL 36, WES-DEL 0
MT. VERNON 14, PENDLETON HEIGHTS 10
MUNSTER 42, HANOVER CENTRAL 6
NEW CASTLE 16, DELTA 14
NEW PRAIRIE 49, SOUTH BEND RILEY 0
NORTH JUDSON 40, TRITON 0
NORTH MIAMI 41, WINAMAC 14
NORTH MONTGOMERY 28, CRAWFORDSVILLE 22, OT
NORTH VERMILLION 47, ATTICA 0
NORTH WHITE 51, BOWMAN ACADEMY 12
NORTHEASTERN 16, CENTERVILLE 12
NORTHFIELD 49, WABASH 12
PAOLI 38, EASTERN GREENE 12
PARK TUDOR 39, FW BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN 20
PENN 49, SOUTH BEND ADAMS 14
PIONEER 57, SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 6
PLYMOUTH 33, WARSAW 32, OT
ROCHESTER 38, PERU 6
RONCALLI 37, BREBEUF JESUIT 18
RUSHVILLE 18, LAPEL 6
SOUTH PUTNAM 32, WEST VIGO 0
TAYLOR 12, SHERIDAN 11
TRI 14, WINCHESTER 6
TWIN LAKES 55, BENTON CENTRAL 0
WAWASEE 36, GOSHEN 7
WEST LAFAYETTE 20, WESTERN 0
WESTERN BOONE 35, FRANKFORT 0
WOODLAN 21, JAY COUNTY 0
YORKTOWN 33, SHELBYVILLE 0
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
NO. 7 MIAMI 38 VIRGINIA TECH 34
RUTGERS 21 WASHINGTON 18
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28
KENTUCKY AT NO. 6 OLE MISS | 12 P.M. | ABC OR ESPN
MINNESOTA AT NO. 12 MICHIGAN | 12 P.M. | FOX
NEBRASKA AT PURDUE | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | THE CW
MARYLAND AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | BTN
BUFFALO AT UCONN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
WESTERN KENTUCKY AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
HOLY CROSS AT SYRACUSE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+/ACC EXTRA
NAVY AT UAB | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
SOUTH FLORIDA AT TULANE | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
DAYTON AT MARIST | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
HARVARD AT BROWN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL AT LEHIGH | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
COLUMBIA AT GEORGETOWN | 12:30 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT INDIANA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
VALPARAISO AT MOREHEAD STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN DIEGO AT DRAKE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
COLGATE AT PENN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
FORDHAM AT MONMOUTH | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
VIRGINIA LYNCHBURG AT BUTLER | 1 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
BALL STATE AT JAMES MADISON | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCER AT WOFFORD | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
RICHMOND AT ELON | 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
DELAWARE STATE AT CAMPBELL | 2 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTH ALABAMA AT WEST GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN UTAH AT AUSTIN PEAY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ROBERT MORRIS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT THE CITADEL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SAMFORD AT FURMAN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
YALE AT CORNELL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS STATE AT SAM HOUSTON | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
LINDENWOOD AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT NORFOLK STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT ILLINOIS STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
YOUNGSTOWN STATE AT MISSOURI STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
HOWARD AT PRINCETON | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY AT NORTHERN COLORADO | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
WISCONSIN AT NO. 13 USC | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
NO. 15 LOUISVILLE AT NO. 16 NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | PEACOCK
NO. 21 OKLAHOMA AT AUBURN | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
ARKANSAS AT NO. 24 TEXAS A&M | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
UMASS AT MIAMI (OH) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA AT WAKE FOREST | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
LIBERTY AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
FRESNO STATE AT UNLV | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
SAN DIEGO STATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPNU
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT MARSHALL | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT OHIO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT KENT STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MAINE AT UALBANY | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
SACRED HEART AT DELAWARE | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
MORGAN STATE AT STONY BROOK | 3:30 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTH CAROLINA AT DUKE | 4 P.M. | ESPN2
UTSA AT EAST CAROLINA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
TENNESSEE TECH AT GARDNER-WEBB | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SACRAMENTO STATE AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTHWESTERN STATE AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT NO. 1 TEXAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
OLD DOMINION AT BOWLING GREEN | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
LOUISIANA TECH AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
UT MARTIN AT KENNESAW STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
WAGNER AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
HAMPTON AT WILLIAM & MARY | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
LIU AT VILLANOVA | 6 P.M. | FLOSPORTS
PORTLAND STATE AT CHATTANOOGA | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT TENNESSEE STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MONTANA STATE AT IDAHO STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
ALABAMA A&M AT FLORIDA A&M | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 3 OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN STATE | 7 P.M. | PEACOCK
STANFORD AT NO. 17 CLEMSON | 7 P.M. | ESPN
UL MONROE AT TROY | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CHARLOTTE AT RICE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
TULSA AT NORTH TEXAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
LAMAR AT CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT GRAMBLING | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MCKENDREE AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSON STATE AT TEXAS SOUTHERN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
DAVIDSON AT PRESBYTERIAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AT TARLETON STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NO. 2 GEORGIA AT NO. 4 ALABAMA | 7:30 P.M. | ABC/ESPN+
NO. 19 ILLINOIS AT NO. 9 PENN STATE | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT MEMPHIS | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
SOUTH ALABAMA AT NO. 14 LSU | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
FLORIDA STATE AT SMU | 8 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NEW MEXICO AT NEW MEXICO STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
AIR FORCE AT WYOMING | 8 P.M. | CBSSN
MONTANA AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
MCNEESE AT WEBER STATE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT UTAH TECH | 9 P.M. | ESPN+
WASHINGTON STATE AT NO. 25 BOISE STATE | 10 P.M. | FS1
IDAHO AT UC DAVIS | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
ARIZONA AT NO. 10 UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
NO. 8 OREGON AT UCLA | 11 P.M. | FOX
NO. 20 OKLAHOMA STATE AT NO. 23 KANSAS STATE | TBD
NO. 18 IOWA STATE AT HOUSTON | TBD
NO. 22 BYU AT BAYLOR | TBD
TCU AT KANSAS | TBD
CINCINNATI AT TEXAS TECH | TBD
COLORADO AT UCF | TBD
INDIANA HOOSIERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
INDIANA 31 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 7
INDIANA 77 WESTERN ILLINOIS 3
INDIANA 42 UCLA 13
INDIANA 52 CHARLOTTE 14
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. MARYLAND TBA
OCTOBER 5 AT NORTHWESTERN TBA
OCTOBER 19 VS. NEBRASKA TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. WASHINGTON TBA
NOVEMBER 2 AT MICHIGAN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 9 VS. MICHIGAN TBA
NOVEMBER 23 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 30 VS. PURDUE TBA
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
OREGON STATE 38 PURDUE 21
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. NEBRASKA 12:00
OCTOBER 5 AT WISCONSIN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT ILLINOIS TBA
OCTOBER 18 VS. OREGON 8:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTHWESTERN TBA
NOVEMBER 9 AT OHIO STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 16 VS. PENN STATE TBA
NOVEMBER 22 AT MICHIGAN STATE 8:00
NOVEMBER 30 AT INDIANA TBA
NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
NOTRE DAME 23 TEXAS A&M 13
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 16 NOTRE DAME 14
NOTRE DAME 66 PURDUE 7
NOTRE DAME 28 MIAMI OH 3
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. LOUISVILLE 3:30
OCTOBER 12 VS. STANFORD 3:30
OCTOBER 19 AT GEORGIA TECH TBA
OCTOBER 26 AT NAVY 12:00
NOVEMBER 9 VS. FLORIDA STATE 7:30
NOVEMBER 16 VS. VIRGINIA 3:30
NOVEMBER 23 AT ARMY 7:00 (YANKEE STADIUM)
NOVEMBER 30 AT USC TBA
BUTLER BULLDOGS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BUTLER 40 UPPER IOWA 7
BUTLER 19 MURRAY STATE 17
BUTLER 53 HANOVER 0
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY-LYNCHBURG 1:00
OCTOBER 5 VS. MOREHEAD STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 12 AT DRAKE 1:00 CT
OCTOBER 19 VS. DAYTON 1:00
OCTOBER 26 AT DAVIDSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. STETSON 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT VALPO 1:00 CT
NOVEMBER 16 VS. ST. THOMAS 1:00
NOVEMBER 23 AT PRESBYTERIAN 1:00
BALL STATE CARDINALS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
BALL STATE 42 MISSOURI STATE 34
MIAMI FL 62 BALL STATE 0
CENTRAL MICHIGAN 37 BALL STATE 34
SEPTEMBER 28 AT JAMES MADISON TBA
OCTOBER 5 VS. WESTERN MICHIGAN TBA
OCTOBER 12 AT KENT STATE TBA
OCTOBER 19 AT VANDERBILT TBA
OCTOBER 26 VS. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TBA
NOVEMBER 5 VS. MIAMI OH TBA
NOVEMBER 12 AT BUFFALO 7:00
NOVEMBER 23 VS. BOWLING GREEN TBA
NOVEMBER 29 AT OHIO TBA
INDIANA STATE SYCAMORES FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
PURDUE 49 INDIANA STATE 0
EASTERN ILLINOIS 27 INDIANA STATE 20
INDIANA STATE 24 DAYTON 13
SEPTEMBER 28 VS. HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 1:00
OCTOBER 5 AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE 2:00
OCTOBER 12 VS. MURRAY STATE 1:00
OCTOBER 19 AT MISSOURI STATE 3:00
OCTOBER 26 VS. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 1:00
NOVEMBER 2 VS. NORTH DAKOTA 1:00
NOVEMBER 9 AT SOUTH DAKOTA 2:00
COLTS SCHEDULE
HOUSTON 29 INDIANAPOLIS 27
GREEN BAY 16 INDIANAPOLIS 10
INDIANAPOLIS 21 CHICAGO 16
SEPT. 29: VS. PITTSBURGH, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 6: AT JACKSONVILLE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 13: AT TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
OCT. 20: VS. MIAMI, 1 P.M., FOX
OCT. 27: AT HOUSTON, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 3: AT MINNESOTA, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 10: VS. BUFFALO, 1 P.M., CBS
NOV. 17: AT N.Y. JETS, 8:20 P.M., NBC PEACOCK
NOV. 24: VS. DETROIT, 1 P.M., FOX
DEC. 1: AT NEW ENGLAND, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 15: AT DENVER, 4:25 P.M., CBS
DEC. 22: VS. TENNESSEE, 1 P.M., CBS
DEC. 29: AT N.Y. GIANTS, TBD
JAN. 5: VS. JACKSONVILLE, TBD
WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (1:00P FOX)
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (1:00P FOX)
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (1:00P CBS)
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1:00P CBS)
DENVER BRONCOS AT NEW YORK JETS (1:00P CBS)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (1:00P FOX)
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS (4:05P FOX)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4:25P CBS)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (4:25P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, SEPT. 30
TENNESSEE TITANS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (7:30P ESPN)
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DETROIT LIONS (8:15P ABC)
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, OCT. 3
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS (8:15P PRIME VIDEO)
SUNDAY, OCT. 6
NEW YORK JETS VS MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9:30A NFL NETWORK, TOTTENHAM)
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT CHICAGO BEARS (1:00P FOX)
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00P CBS)
BUFFALO BILLS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1:00P CBS)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (1:00P CBS)
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1:00P FOX)
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (1:00P FOX)
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS (4:05P FOX)
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4:05P FOX)
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (4:25P CBS)
NEW YORK GIANTS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (4:25P CBS)
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8:20P NBC)
MONDAY, OCT. 7
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (8:15P ESPN)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
CHICAGO CUBS 1 CINCINNATI 0
DETROIT 4 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1
WASHINGTON 9 PHILADELPHIA 1
PITTSBURGH 4 NY YANKEES 2
MIAMI 15 TORONTO 5
HOUSTON 5 CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 2 BOSTON 1
ATLANTA 3 KANSAS CITY 0
MILWAUKEE 8 NY METS 4
LA DODGERS 11 COLORADO 4
BALTIMORE 7 MINNESOTA 2
TEXAS 5 LA ANGELS 2
SAN DIEGO 5 ARIZONA 3
SEATTLE 2 OAKLAND 0
ST. LOUIS 6 SAN FRANCISCO 3
WNBA SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCORES
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
NCAA PRESIDENT CHARLIE BAKER DECRIES ‘DYSFUNCTION’ IN NIL, URGES CONGRESS TO ACT
The president of the NCAA lashed out at “evidence of dysfunction in today’s NIL environment” while reiterating his desire to see Congress create national guidelines to shape so-called name, image and likeness endorsement deals that are reshaping college sports.
Charlie Baker’s social media posting came Friday, wrapping up a week in which UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka made headlines by abruptly ending his season. His agent explained that Sluka made the decision after not being paid $100,000 for an NIL deal that was promised by an assistant coach when the QB agreed to transfer to the Rebels last winter.
Baker didn’t reference the Sluka case directly in his post, but it referenced “promises made but not kept.”
“We continue to see evidence of dysfunction in today’s NIL environment, including examples of promises made but not kept to student-athletes,” Baker said.
He pointed out a template contract the NCAA provides athletes that includes what he calls “recommended, fair terms.” But the NCAA, a steady loser in court in recent years on the issue of player payments, does not have the authority to compel athletes to go by its standards.
On Thursday, attorneys filed a reworded settlement proposal on a lawsuit that would funnel $2.78 billion to current and former players as part of a new revenue-sharing deal between schools and athletes. The NCAA is a defendant in that lawsuit, and the settlement also restricts its oversight on many NIL deals.
The terms of the settlement are supposed to last 10 years, though other factors, such as players’ potential attempt to unionize and either state or federal legislation, will have an impact on what the college landscape looks like going forward.
“We’re continuing to advocate for Congress to create national NIL guidelines that will protect student-athletes from exploitation, including the use of standard contracts,” Baker wrote at the end of his posting.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: #2 GEORGIA AT #4 ALABAMA
GEORGIA NOTES:
#2/#1 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. #4/4 Alabama (3-0, 0-0 SEC) Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) Sept. 28, 2024, 7:30 PM ET – ABC (Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit & Holly Rowe) UGA Head Coach: Kirby Smart (97-16, 9th year); UA: Kalen DeBoer (107-12, 10th year) National Radio: Compass Media Network (Gregg Daniels, Dave Archer) Local Radio: Georgia Bulldog Sports Network (Learfield): Scott Howard (PxP), Eric Zeier (Analyst), D.J. Shockley (Sideline); Satellite Radio: SiriusXM (82) & on the SiriusXM App SEC Network Re-Air: TBA; Series History: UA leads 43-26-4 First Meeting: 1895 in Columbus, UGA won 30-6; Last: 2023 in Atlanta (SECCG), UA won 27-24 The Standard Is The Standard The more things change the more they stay the same. The Bulldogs are the only FBS team that has not allowed a TD this season. The opponents have six field goals on the year against the Bulldogs. In 2024, the Bulldogs limited 14th-ranked Clemson to three points, Tenn. Tech kicked a field goal on the final play of the game and UK made four field goals. Georgia’s leading tackler is sophomore LB CJ Allen with 15 while Smael Mondon Jr., Daylen Everette, and Raylen Wilson are next with 12 apiece. Georgia has eight sacks led by Wilson and Jalon Walker with 1.5 while junior Malaki Starks has an interception and senior Dan Jackson and sophomore Damon Wilson II have a fumble recovery. Seven of 11 starters return from the 2023 defense that ranked fifth nationally in Scoring Defense (15.6 ppg) and led the nation in 3rd Down Conversion (25.7%). Up next, second-ranked Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) battles fourth-ranked Alabama (3-0, 0-0 SEC). The teams last met in the 2023 SEC Championship Game in Atlanta with UA posting a 27-24 decision. Georgia saw its 29-game winning streak end and a bid to win its third straight national championship. Alabama is sixth nationally in Scoring Offense (49.0 ppg) and sixth in Scoring Defense (8.67 ppg). Aiming To Be Elite On All Fronts Again The Bulldogs opened the 2024 season ranked No. 1 in the AP and US LBM Coaches poll for the third time in school history (2008, 2023). Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) dropped to No. 2 in the AP poll after its 13-12 road win over Kentucky on Sept. 14 and remain at No. 2 this week. The Bulldogs have the longest active streak of being ranked in the AP top 10 (54 straight polls). The Bulldogs will face five teams that were preseason ranked in the top 15 including three of those on the road in Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss plus a fourth at a neutral site (Clemson in Atlanta) while Tennessee visits Athens too. Did You Know? Georgia is the only team to have finished in the top seven of the final AP poll in each of the past seven seasons. The last team to start and finish a season at No. 1 was Alabama in 2017. Did You Know, Part II? Head coach Kirby Smart is unbeaten against all active head coaches over the past five years. Georgia is 65-6 in that span. The coaches no longer active who have wins over Georgia during this stretch: Nick Saban (3) along with Will Muschamp, Ed Orgeron and Dan Mullen. Did You Know, Part III? The Bulldogs were the only FBS team to finish the 2023 season nationally ranked in the top five in both Scoring Offense (40.1 ppg/5th) and Scoring Defense (15.6 ppg/5th). Also, the Bulldogs were the first FBS team since 2020 to not allow a punt return all season. In the Smart era, the Georgia defense has ended the year ranked in the top five nationally in Scoring Defense five times including leading the nation twice (2019 at 12.6 ppg & 202Beck By Popular Demand Senior Carson Beck is 16-1 in his career as the starting quarterback (6-1 against top 20 teams), the loss coming to then No. 8 (CFP) Alabama 27-24 in the 2023 SEC Championship Game. Beck opened the 2024 season with a 34-3 win over No. 14 Clemson in Atlanta, going 23-for-33 for 278 yards and two TDs to earn SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors. He followed that with a school record-tying five TD passes in a 48-3 rout of Tennessee Tech and a 13-12 road win at UK. The Georgia offense is bolstered by four starting linemen returning in LT Earnest Greene III, LG Dylan Fairchild, RG Tate Ratledge, and RT Xavier Truss. However, Ratledge is sidelined after an ankle injury in the UK game. The skill players share the load as Beck utilizes multiple options in the backfield, at wideout and tight end. A Georgia single-game record-tying 15 Bulldogs caught a pass in the win over the Golden Eagles. SMART Football: The Streaks *Georgia is 49-2 in the last 51 games with a school record streak of 42 consecutive regular season victories. *Georgia has an SEC and school record streak of 28 consecutive SEC regular season wins. *Georgia has a 16-game winning streak in an opponent’s home stadium, which leads in FBS. The streak began in 2020 with a 14-3 win over Kentucky. Georgia last fell at No. 2 Alabama in 2020. *The 2024 Senior Class is 45-2 (39-0 in the regular season). The 2023 Senior Class has the school record at 50-4 with two national titles, an SEC crown plus 6-0 in bowl/CFP games. *Georgia is riding a school-record 26-game home winning streak, which leads in FBS. *Georgia owns the nation’s longest active bowl streak at 27 seasons and has won its last seven matchups.
The Elephant In The Room Alabama is the last team to beat Georgia (2023 SEC Championship Game), and the last team to register a regular season home win over the Bulldogs when they did it in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 17, 2020. Georgia’s last regular season loss came on Nov. 7, 2020, to Florida in Jacksonville. Since then, the Bulldogs have won 42 in a row during the regular season. UA leads the all-time series over Georgia 43-26-4. Georgia’s last win over the Crimson Tide came on Jan. 10, 2022, by a score of 33-18 and delivered the Bulldogs their first national championship since 1980. It capped a 14-1 season. Then, Georgia became the first team in the CFP era to repeat as champions, going 15-0 in 2022. The Bulldogs went 12-0 in 2023 before falling to the Tide. Georgia hasn’t played host to Alabama since 2015, and on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Bulldogs return to Tuscaloosa for the second time since 2020. The Crimson Tide will visit Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in 2025. The last three meetings with the Crimson Tide came in the postseason, two in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta and one in the CFP National Championship in Indianapolis. 2021 SEC CG: #4 UA def. #1 UGA 41-24 2022 CFP Title: #3 UGA def. #1 UA 33-18 2023 SEC CG: #8 UA def. #1 UGA 27-24.
ALABAMA NOTES:
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: 74th Meeting (Alabama leads, 43-26-4) In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 8-2 Current Streak: Alabama, Won 1 Last Meeting: Dec. 2, 2023 – Atlanta (W, 27-24) Series Notes: Alabama and Georgia will square off for the 74th time in history when the two teams meet on Saturday night at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama leads the all-time series, 43-26-4, with the last meeting taking place on Dec. 2, 2023, in Atlanta, Ga. The Tide clinched its 30th SEC Championship following its 27-24 win last season inside MercedesBenz Stadium. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer has never faced the Bulldogs during his head coaching career. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is 1-5 all-time against the Crimson Tide and is 0-1 in his only other appearance in Tuscaloosa.
ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY: The Crimson Tide will be making its 59th appearance overall (37-21, .638) on ESPN’s College GameDay when the popular pregame show airs live from Tuscaloosa this Saturday. Including Saturday’s appearance prior to the matchup with Georgia, Alabama is tied with Ohio State for the most appearances on GameDay by any one program in the show’s history. The Crimson Tide’s 37 wins entering Saturday stand as the second-most when appearing on the show, trailing only the 40 victories by the Buckeyes.
DEBOER AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS: In 14 previous matchups against ranked competition, Kalen DeBoer is 12-2. While at Fresno State, DeBoer’s Bulldogs were defeated at No. 11 Oregon on Sept. 4, 2021, marking his first game against a top-25 foe as an FBS head coach. Between stops at both Fresno State and Washington, DeBoer-led teams proceeded to win 12 straight contests against ranked opponents, including six ranked victories in 2023. DeBoer’s streak of 12 consecutive wins over ranked programs was snapped following Washington’s 34-13 loss to top-ranked Michigan in last season’s CFP National Championship. Of note, DeBoer is 4-1 when matched up against top-10 teams. THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF SABAN FIELD AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM: Alabama boasts the best all-time home winning percentage in the FBS with an .841 (299-55-3) mark at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium since its opening in 1929. Boise State’s Albertsons Stadium (287-63), which opened in 1970, is the next closest in second at .820.
SEC HOME OPENERS: Since 2008, the Tide is 15-1 (.938) in SEC home openers. Alabama has outscored its league opponents 635-240 (39.7-15.0 ppg) in those games. The Tide’s lone loss in an SEC home opener since 2008 came against Ole Miss on Sept. 19, 2015, by a score of 43-37. AGAINST THE TOP 10: Alabama owns an 85-80-1 (.515) all-time record against teams ranked in the top-10 of the Associated Press Poll. Since the start of the 2008 season, the Crimson Tide has posted a 36-14 (.720) overall record against top-10 teams, including a 21-8 (.724) mark versus the top 10 since the inception of the College Football Playoff. BEATING THE BEST: The Crimson Tide is 80-22 (.784) against the Associated Press Top 25 since the start of 2008. That record includes a 4-2 mark in 2023 with wins against then-No. 15 Ole Miss on Sept. 23, thenNo. 17 Tennessee on Oct. 21, then-No. 13 LSU on Nov. 4 and finally against then-No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 2. ALABAMA IN THE AP POLL: Alabama’s No. 4 ranking in the Week 5 edition of the Associated Press Poll marked the 266th consecutive week that the Crimson Tide has appeared in the poll. That streak is the longest active streak in college football. The 266 weeks more than doubles second-place Georgia with the Bulldogs appearing in the poll for 119 consecutive weeks. Alabama’s 266 straight weeks tops the Crimson Tide’s previous program-long streak of 105 consecutive weeks under head coach Gene Stallings in the mid-1990s. ALABAMA IN THE AP SINCE 2008: Alabama began the 2008 season at No. 24 in the Associated Press Preseason Poll. The Crimson Tide opened the year with a dominant 34-10 win over then-No. 9 Clemson in Atlanta, and since that win over the Tigers, UA has not been ranked lower than No. 17 in 265 polls that have followed. According to the College Poll Archive, the Tide is the only team to be represented on all 266 editions of the poll from the start of the 2008 season to the current week. The next closest team is Ohio State with 251 appearances followed by Oklahoma at 242. Alabama has spent 95.0 percent of the 17-plus years ranked in the top 10. A whopping 82.1 percent of that time Alabama has been ranked in the top five. The Crimson Tide has also been ranked No. 1 a total of 109 times since 2008. Only 14 other teams have earned the No. 1 ranking over that time, with the second-most appearances coming from Georgia at 40 and Clemson in third at 23.
PILING UP THE POINTS: Jalen Milroe has accounted for 14 total touchdowns in only three games of action this season, including eight passing and six rushing. His 14 scores have led to 84 points, tied for the fifth-most in the nation. Milroe’s six rushing scores are tied for second-most by any quarterback in Division I while his eight passing touchdowns are tied for the seventh-most in the country. Milroe is the first SEC player since Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) in 2012 to post 14 touchdowns through three games, and joins Manziel and Jordan Lynch (Northern Illinois) as the first FBS players since 2012 to contribute multiple passing and rushing touchdowns in three consecutive games.
DEFENSIVE NOTES KEENAN III NAMED SEC DL OF THE WEEK: Alabama’s Tim Keenan III was named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 9 following his standout performance against USF. Keenan III managed personal bests in sacks (1.5), tackles for loss (2.5) and total tackles (9), while also contributing one quarterback hurry. KEON, KEEPING ON: Keon Sabb was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week and the Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week following Alabama’s season opener against Western Kentucky on Aug. 31. Sabb earned the start at safety and played a key role in helping UA shut out the Hilltoppers, recording two tackles and a pair of interceptions with a combined 87 yards on his returns. ON QUE: Linebacker Que Robinson recorded his third sack of the season in Alabama’s 42-10 win over Wisconsin on Sept. 14. Robinson has recorded one sack in all three games this season. THE AIR IS RARE: Alabama’s defense has surrendered just 347 yards passing through its first three matchups. The Tide’s 115.7 yards per game allowed through the air is the the seventh-best figure in the country. Alabama is also surrendering just 6.2 yards per completion, the lowest mark in all of Division I. THE BUCK STOPS HERE: Through three games, the Crimson Tide defense has allowed just eight third-down conversions in 49 attempts (16.3 percent), the best mark in the FBS. NO CROSSING ZONE: The Alabama defense is currently surrendering just 8.7 points per game, the sixth-best mark in Division I. TURNOVERS, TURNOVERS, TURNOVERS: Alabama has forced at least one turnover in 115 of the last 130 contests (dating back to the start of the 2015 season). During the current run, Alabama has forced 199 turnovers (127 interceptions, 72 fumbles) and returned 42 of those miscues for touchdowns. SHUTOUTS SINCE 2007: Since 2007, Alabama has recorded 27 shutouts, including 12 in Southeastern Conference play. With its 63-0 win over Western Kentucky on Aug. 31, the Crimson Tide defense has 12 more shutouts than its nearest competitor over that span. Ranking second in shutouts during that time is Ohio State with 15.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: #19 ILLINOIS AT #9 PENN STATE
ILLINOIS NOTES:
Illinois Travels to Penn State with Two Top-25 Wins • The Illinois football program, #19 in the Week 5 AP Top 25, visits #9 Penn State on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. CT on NBC. • Illinois and #5 Tennessee are the only teams in the nation with two AP Top 25 wins this season. • Illinois has two AP Top 25 wins during September for the first time in program history. • Illinois has two AP Top 25 wins in a single season for the first time since 2007, when the Illini beat three AP ranked teams. • At Nebraska, Illinois picked up its first ranked vs. ranked win since #12 Illinois defeated #25 Ohio State on Nov. 17, 2001. • Last week’s Sept. 15 AP Top 25 poll marked the earliest in the season that Illinois has been voted into the top 25 since 2008. • Illinois and Penn State will meet as ranked foes for the first time since 2008, when #21 Illinois fell 38-24 at #12 Penn State. • Since 1942, Illinois has compiled a record of 82-50-2 (.619) when ranked in the AP Top 25. • Before back-to-back AP Top 25 wins, Illinois was 2-32 in its previous 34 games against the AP Top 25. • Illinois is #21 in this week’s Coaches Poll, while Penn State comes in at #8. Illinois Off to Best Start of Bielema Era • The Fighting Illini have knocked off Eastern Illinois, #19 Kansas, Central Michigan, and #22 Nebraska to start the season 4-0 for the second time since 1951 and first time since 2011. • Illinois has four 4-0 starts in the AP poll era (since 1936): 1942, 1951, 2011, and 2024. • Illinois is 4-0 with two AP Top 25 wins for the first time in program history. • Bret Bielema improved to 22-19 in his Illinois career. He is the first head coach in program history to start .500 or better through their first 41 games since Lou Tepper started 21-19-1 from 1992-95. • Bielema is 8-6 in Big Ten road games as head coach at Illinois. His eight Big Ten road wins are the fourth-most ever by an Illinois head coach in his first four seasons, behind only Mike White (11, 1980-83), Lou Tepper (10, 1992-95), and John Mackovic (10, 1988-91). • Bielema is 4-5 (.444) against ranked teams (AP/Coaches/CFP) as Illinois’ head coach. His .444 winning percentage against ranked teams is the second-best in Illinois history, behind only John Mackovic (8-8, .500, 1988-91). • Bielema’s four ranked wins (AP/Coaches/CFP) during his first four seasons are tied for the third-most in program history, behind only John Mackovic (8, 1988-91) and Mike White (5, 1980-83). • Bielema tied the program record for road ranked wins (AP/Coaches/CFP) during his first four seasons. He is the second coach in Illinois history to win three ranked games on the road during his first three seasons, joining Lou Tepper (1992-96). • Bielema is the first Illini coach to earn Top 25 rankings in two of his first four seasons since Ron Zook led the Illini into the top-25 rankings in 2007 and 2008, his Years 3 and 4 in Champaign, respectively. Illinois reached as high as #14 and were ranked for four consecutive weeks in October and November 2022 under Bielema. • Following the team’s Week 3 Homecoming win vs. Central Michigan, Bielema improved to 9-4 through his first 13 nonconference games (including postseason) at Illinois. It is the best record through 13 nonconference games for an Illinois head coach since Robert Zuppke started 10-3 against non-Big Ten opponents from 1913-18. • Illinois’ 23-17 victory over #19 Kansas in Week 2 marked the program’s highest-ranked nonconference win since beating #17 Arizona, 9-7, on Sept. 16, 1995. • The Illini’s sellout crowd of 60,670 vs. KU was the program’s first capacity crowd since Week 2 of 2016 vs. North Carolina. • The Illini’s win over the Jayhawks was the first in front of a sellout crowd since the Orange and Blue defeated Iowa, 27-24, in front of a packed Memorial Stadium on Nov. 1, 2008. It also marked the Illini’s first win in front of a sellout home crowd vs. a nonconference opponent since Sept. 6, 1986, vs. Louisville (23-0). • Bielema joined George Huff (1895-98), John Mackovic (1988-91), and Lou Tepper (1992-95) as the only head coaches in Illinois history to win 4+ games in each of their first four seasons leading the Fighting Illini.
Illinois Facing Stretch of Ranked Opponents • Penn State will be Illinois’ third AP-ranked opponent in the last four games. Illinois is on track to play five ranked opponents over a seven-game stretch, which would tie the program record for the most ranked opponents played during a regular season. The last time Illinois played five ranked opponents during a regular season was 2005. • Illinois is facing three AP-ranked opponents over a four-game stretch for the first time since 2011, when the Illini fell to #21 Penn State, #22 Michigan, and #15 Wisconsin in three consecutive weeks. • This is the first time in program history Illinois will start its Big Ten schedule with two ranked opponents on the road. • Illinois is starting its Big Ten schedule with road games in back-to-back weeks for the first time since 2008. • Illinois is starting its Big Ten schedule with two ranked games for the first time since 2009. • Saturday will be Illinois’ first top-20 vs. top-20 Big Ten game since 2000 (#19 Illinois lost vs. #10 Michigan) and the Illini’s first top-20 vs. top-20 road game since 1991 (#13 Illinois lost at #15 Iowa with Bielema playing for Iowa).
Ball Control and Turnover Margin • Illinois is third in the nation and tied for first in the Big Ten in turnover margin (+1.75 per game). • Illinois’ +7 turnover margin on the season comes despite unlucky results on fumbles. Illinois has recovered four of 12 total fumbles during its games, including missing on all four fumbles at Nebraska (1 giveaway, 3 forced fumbles that Illinois did not recover). • Illinois is 33rd in the nation in time of possession (31:49). In four games this season, the Illini are averaging 9:52 time of possession during fourth quarters, including 12:04 in the win over #19 Kansas. The Illinois Offense • According to PFF, Illinois is graded No. 10 in overall offense (84.5), 39th in special teams (79.6), and 49th in overall defense (80.3). The Illini rank 10th in passing (89.0), 11th in run blocking (76.2), 19th in receiving (75.8), 28th in defensive coverage (87.5) • Illinois is tied for first in the nation in red zone offense (100%). The Illini have scored on 35 straight trips to the red zone dating back to Oct. 14, 2023, including 25 touchdowns. This season, Illinois is 16-for-16 in the red zone with 11 touchdowns and five field goals. • WR Pat Bryant ranks second in the nation in receiving touchdowns and first in Power 4. • QB Luke Altmyer is the only quarterback in the nation with 10+ touchdowns and 0 interceptions. • Altmyer is the third Big Ten QB with 10+ passing touchdowns and 0 interceptions through four games in the last 20 years, joining Justin Fields (Ohio State) and Kyle Orton (Purdue). • Altmyer is the No. 10 graded quarterback in the nation according to PFF (89.4, min. 100 dropbacks). • Offensive lineman Melvin Priestly is the No. 3 graded tackle in the Big Ten and No. 11 in the country with a PFF grade of 82.0 (minimum 150 offensive snaps). • In the kicking game, David Olano and Ethan Moczulski have made their mark among the nation’s best. Moczulski’s 59-yard field goal vs. Central Michigan, the first attempt of his career, set an Illinois program record and is tied for the second-longest field goal in the nation this season. Olano is 18th in the country at 1.75 field goals per game, including a career-long 50-yarder vs. Kansas. The Illinois Defense • In Aaron Henry’s second season as defensive coordinator, Illinois ranks 15th in the nation in scoring defense (12.5). The Illini defense ranks in the top 35 nationally in interceptions (4th, 7), fumbles recovered (20th, 3), passing efficiency defense (29th, 108.3), total defense (32nd, 292.3), rushing defense (35th, 104.3), and fourth down defense (10th, 20%). • The Illini defense has recorded an interception in all four games to open the 2024 season. Illinois has now picked off at least one pass in five consecutive games dating back to last season. • Illini DBs Xavier Scott (3 interceptions), Miles Scott (2), and Torrie Cox Jr. (2) rank second and eighth in the nation, respectively, in total interceptions. They are the No. 1-ranked trio in the nation with seven combined picks. • Three different Illini defenders have already recovered a fumble this season, tying OLBs Alec Bryant and Seth Coleman with DB Kaleb Patterson for sixth in the nation entering Week 5.
Illinois Excelling in Close Games • Illinois has a 7-3 record in one-score games over the last two seasons, including one-score wins over #19 Kansas and #22 Nebraska this season. The Illini have been underdogs in four of the seven one-score wins, including three as road dogs. • Illinois controlled the ball for 18:11 of the second half at #22 Nebraska, while outscoring the Huskers 21-7 in the second half and overtime to secure a 31-24 (OT) win. • Illinois shut down Nebraska’s running game in the second half, limiting the Huskers to 11 carries for seven yards between the third and fourth quarters, then sacked Nebraska three times in four overtime plays for -38 yards. Over the second half and overtime, Nebraska totaled 14 rushes for -27 yards. • Illinois won five one-score games in 2023 (5-3), tied for the most in program history with the 1934 team. The Illini’s eight one-score games in 2023 were the most in program history. • Illinois’ five one-score wins in 2023 tied for the third-most in the nation during the regular season, behind only Old Dominion and Washington, which each had six one-score wins. • Illinois is 3-0 in overtime games under Bret Bielema with wins against Penn State (9 OT, 2021), Indiana (1 OT, 2023), and Nebraska (1 OT, 2024). • Five of Illinois’ seven one-score wins over the last two seasons have come in the final minute or overtime. This season, Illinois topped Nebraska in overtime. Last season, K Caleb Griffin had game-winning field goals to beat Toledo (0:05) and Maryland (0:00), and WR Isaiah Williams had game-winning touchdown receptions from QB John Paddock at Minnesota (0:50) and against Indiana (OT) in back-to-back weeks in November. • QB Luke Altmyer has led three game-winning drives in the final minute or overtime. He led the Illini on last-second field goal drives against Toledo (0:05) and Maryland (0:00) in 2023, then threw the deciding touchdown to Pat Bryant in overtime at Nebraska this season.
PENN STATE NOTES:
OPENING KICK: No. 9/8 Penn State welcomes No. 19/21 Illinois for its Big Ten opener on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. on NBC. • NBC SATURDAY NIGHT: The Nittany Lions are set to make their first appearance on NBC this season after playing twice on the network in 2023. Penn State is 9-3 all-time in games broadcast on NBC. • SERIES HISTORY: Penn State meets Illinois for the 28th time in program history. Penn State holds a 21-6 advantage in the series and has won four of the last five matchups. In 2023, the Nittany Lions earned a 30-13 victory in Champaign. Penn State forced five takeaways, including four interceptions and a fumble. Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton each scored on rushing touchdowns, while Trey Potts threw an 11- yard touchdown pass to Tyler Warren. • BIG TEN OPENER: The Nittany Lions are 16-15 all-time in Big Ten openers. Penn State has won its last three Big Ten openers and six of the last seven. The Nittany Lions will start Big Ten play at home for the first time since 2015 and just the second time since 2010. Illinois is tied with Wisconsin as PSU’s most frequent Big Ten opener opponent with five matchups each. • EXPLOSIVE OFFENSE: Penn State (282.7 passing; 255.0 rushing) joins Tennessee (275.8 passing; 290.0 rushing) as the only FBS teams averaging 250+ passing yards and 250+ rushing yards this season. Penn State holds seventh in the nation averaging 537.7 total yards and ranks second in the nation in big play percentage (22.73) after posting 718 yards and 40 first downs, both school records, against Kent State. • SHUTOUT: Against Kent State, the Nittany Lions posted their 12th shutout since 2015, tied with Alabama for the most shutouts in the FBS. PSU also has the nation’s most shutouts against conference opponents (8) since 2015. The Nittany Lions have notched 20 games without allowing a touchdown since 2014. Penn State joins Tennessee and Fresno State as the only FBS teams with a shutout in each of the last four seasons. • THE OPPOSITION: No. 19/21 Illinois is 4-0 this season after earning a 31-24 win in overtime at No. 22/22 Nebraska last weekend. Luke Altmyer threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns, connecting with Pat Bryant on two scores. In overtime, Altmyer hit Bryant for a 4-yard touchdown in overtime.
HEAD COACH BRET BIELEMA • Bret Bielema was named Illinois’ head coach in December 2020. • As head coach of the Fighting Illini, Bielema has a 22-19 record and led Illinois to an appearance in the ReliaQuest Bowl in 2022. • Bielema has 15 years of collegiate head coaching experience. • He served as the head coach at Wisconsin from 2006-12, helping the Badgers to a 68-24 record. Wisconsin won Big Ten Championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012 and reached six consecutive bowl games. • Bielema was the head coach at Arkansas from 2013-17. The Razorbacks made three bowl appearances. • After his time at Arkansas, Bielema served two years on the New England Patriots staff, including Defensive Line coach in 2019, and one season with the New York Giants as Outside Linebackers/ Senior Assistant Coach in 2020. SCOUTING THE FIGHTING ILLINI • Illinois is 4-0 this season, including a 1-0 mark in Big Ten play. • The Fighting Illini own wins over Eastern Illinois (45-0), No. 19/20 Kansas (23-17), Central Michigan (30-9) and No. 22/22 Nebraska (31-24). • Last Friday, Illinois earned a 31-24 win over No. 22/22 Nebraska in overtime. • Luke Altmyer threw for 215 yards and four touchdowns. • Pat Bryant hauled in two touchdown receptions, including the game-winner in overtime. • Dylan Rosiek led the Illinois defense with nine tackles, including a sack, and a forced fumble. • Alec Bryant contributed two sacks, while Dennis Briggs Jr. and Gabe Jacas each had one. • Altmyer has completed 71 percent of his passes for 862 yards and 10 touchdowns, without throwing an interception. • RB Kaden Feagin leads the rushing attack with 242 yards and three touchdowns, while averaging 4.5 yards per carry. • WR Zakhari Franklin (21 rec, 243 yds) and WR Pat Bryant (20 rec, 309 yds, 6 TD) are Illinois’ leading receivers. • Rosiek and DB Matthew Bailey lead Illinois with 23 tackles. • Jacas owns four tackles for loss and two sacks. • DB Xavier Scott has a team-best three interceptions, while DB Miles Scott has two.
LAST MEETING
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – No. 7 Penn State took down Illinois, 30-13, at Memorial Stadium. The Nittany Lions played complimentary football on both sides of the ball, fueled by five defensive takeaways. The defense led the way for the Nittany Lions, recording its first five-takeaway game in seven years. Penn State racked up four interceptions, by four different players, and a fumble recovery. Offensively, the Nittany Lions scored 20 points off of the five turnovers. Stout defense held the Illini in check all day, allowing just 62 yards on the ground. Dominic DeLuca forced the first fumble of his career, the first of the Nittany Lions’ five takeaways. Linebacker Abdul Carter, and cornerbacks Johnny Dixon, Daequan Hardy, and Cam Miller each secured interceptions. Penn State’s running backs were involved in all three offensive touchdowns on the afternoon. Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton each recorded rushing scores, while Trey Potts tossed a touchdown pass to tight end Tyler Warren. The Nittany Lions made their first splash play of the day on their second defensive drive of the game as DeLuca forced a fumble that was picked up by Kobe King. The Nittany Lions capitalized with a 20-yard field goal. Penn State’s defense forced its second turnover in two possessions with an interception by Carter, the first of his career. Carter picked off Luke Altmyer at the Penn State 45 yard-line and returned the ball to the Illinois 37. Alex Felkins knocked through a 45-yard field goal to increase the Nittany Lion lead to 6-0. The Nittany Lion defense recorded its third turnover in the first quarter on the Illini’s next drive. Hardy picked off an Altmyer pass at the Penn State 43 yard-line and the offense proceeded to use 12 plays to march 57 yards for its first touchdown of the ballgame as Allen punched in the 4-yard score. Reggie Love III put the Illini on the board with a 5-yard touchdown run with 2:08 left to play in the half, but the Nittany Lions were able to tack on an additional field goal before halftime to go up 16-7 at the break. Both defenses stood tall through the first 10-plus minutes of the quarter before the Nittany Lions were able to break through for their second touchdown of the afternoon to go up 23-7. Potts caught a lateral from Allar and tossed an 11-yard touchdown pass to the tight end, Warren. On the ensuing Illinois possession, the Nittany Lions intercepted Altmyer for the fourth time, this time by Miller. Penn State wasted no time, scoring in just over a minute on a 16-yard rushing touchdown by Singleton. Illinois found the end zone one more time in the game, scoring on a 19-yard reception by Malik Elzy from quarterback John Paddock at the 4:21 mark of the fourth quarter. A failed two-point conversion left the score at 30-13.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: #20 OKLAHOMA STATE AT #23 KANSAS STATE
OKLAHOMA STATE NOTES:
The Basics The Oklahoma State football team (3-1 overall; 0-1 Big 12) travels to Manhattan, Kansas, this week to face Kansas State (3-1 overall; 0-1 Big 12) in the Cowboys’ first conference road game of 2024. Kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium is set for 11 a.m. CT on ESPN. On the Air The game will be televised on ESPN with Bob Wischusen, Louis Riddick and Kris Budden on the call. It will also be carried live on the Cowboy Radio Network, with Dave Hunziker handling play-by-play, John Holcomb providing analysis and Robert Allen reporting from the sideline. Fans outside of the Cowboy Radio Network can listen to the OSU broadcast for free through The Varsity Network app. The game will also be broadcast live on national radio via Westwood One, with Nate Gatter and Derek Rackley on the call. In the Rankings The Oklahoma State football team is ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press poll and No. 20 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. It continues a run of OSU being ranked in every season since 2008. Including the 2024 season, Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll in 15 of the past 17 seasons and has reached the top 10 in 11 of those 17 years. Although the first College Football Playoff rankings won’t be released until November 5, it’s worth noting that OSU has been part of the CFP rankings in eight of the past nine seasons entering 2024. The Cowboys have also been included in 43 of the 60 all-time CFP Rankings, which is tied for the eighthmost appearances in the country. Kansas State is ranked No. 23 in the AP poll and No. 25 in the coaches poll. The Series Saturday’s game marks the 71st overall meeting between Oklahoma State and Kansas State in a series that dates to 1908. The 2024 season also marks the 15th consecutive year the teams have played. OSU holds a 43-27 all-time advantage in the series, including a 19-18 edge in games played in Manhattan. The Cowboys have won 10 of the past 15 meetings in the series, as well as four of the past five. OSU has also won two of the past four games played in Manhattan. Coach Mike Gundy is 10-6 in his career against K-State, while KSU coach Chris Klieman is 1-4 against the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State from a Distance Oklahoma State is 3-1 after its first setback of the 2024 season, falling by three points in a top 15 matchup against Utah last week. Now the Cowboys look to bounce back while facing another AP Top 25 team in their first Big 12 road game of the 2024 season. It marks the first team OSU has faced backto-back ranked teams since the midway point of the 2022 season. The biggest standout of the season so far has been safety Trey Rucker, who leads all Power Conference players in both total tackles (53) and solo tackles (29) and is sixth in that group with two total interceptions. Preseason All-America linebacker Nick Martin ranks sixth among Power Conference players with 6.5 tackles for loss this season and his 39 total tackles are also sixth in that group. They lead an OSU defense that leads the Big 12 in red zone defense, tackles for loss, turnovers gained and interceptions. Nationally, the Cowboys rank 13th, 14th, 15th and 18th in those statistics, respectively. Oklahoma State is led offensively by wide receiver Brennan Presley, who has a receiving touchdown in every game this season; quarterback Alan Bowman, who ranks among the FBS top 15 in passing yards, passing touchdowns and points responsible for; and running back Ollie Gordon II, who won the 2023 Doak Walker Award and received more votes for the Heisman Trophy than any other back last season. As a team, OSU is No. 15 in the FBS in passing offense and No. 6 in sacks allowed with just one. On special teams, kicker Logan Ward is 8-for-10 on field goal attempts this season with a long of 52 yards and his 2.0 made field goals per game rank No. 9 in the nation. Punter Wes Pahl would also rank second in the nation in yards per punt if he had enough punts to qualify for the NCAA rankings. Continued Success • Entering 2024, Oklahoma State has made 18th consecutive bowl appearances and secured 18 consecutive winning seasons, both school-record streaks. OSU’s bowl streak is the sixth-longest active streak in the FBS, and the is longest active streak for any school with the same head coach. • Mike Gundy has coached the Cowboys to five New Year’s Six bowl games since the 2009 season. The Pokes appeared in the 2010 Cotton Bowl, the 2012 Fiesta Bowl, the 2014 Cotton Bowl, the 2016 Sugar Bowl and the 2022 Fiesta Bowl. • Since 2010, Oklahoma State has eight seasons with at least 10 wins, an outright Big 12 title (2011), a share of the Big 12 South title (2010) and two more appearances in the conference championship game. OSU reached the top 10 of the Associated Press poll in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 and 2022. • Oklahoma State is one of only four teams to post a winning season every year since 2010, joining Alabama, Boise State and Wisconsin. It is one of only two Power Five teams with winning seasons each of the past 18 years, joined by Wisconsin. • Including 2024, Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 15 of the Associated Press poll in 15 of the past 17 seasons and reached the top 10 in 11 of those 17 years. • Entering 2024, OSU has finished in the top three of the Big 12 in four of the past five seasons and has finished in the top three 10 times in the 13 seasons since the conference moved away from divisions.
An Oklahoma State Win Would … • Give it wins in 13 of its past 17 and in 26 of its past 33 games following a loss. • Mark Mike Gundy’s 41st career win vs. an AP Top 25 opponent. No other active coach has more. • Make it 3-2 in its past five road games against AP-ranked teams. • Make it 11-7 in its past 18 road games. • Make it 4-1 or better for the seventh time in the past eight years and for the 14th time in the Mike Gundy era. • Give it wins in 12 of its past 15 games. • Make it 11-5 in its past 16 and 20-10 in its past 30 games vs. AP-ranked teams. • Make it 11-7 in its past 18 games when both teams are ranked in the AP Top 25. • Make it 161-75 in its history when playing as an AP-ranked team. • Improve Mike Gundy’s record in September games to 59-15. • Improve Mike Gundy’s record in Big 12 games to 103-64 and move him to one game away from tying Bill Snyder for the second-most Big 12 wins in conference history. • Improve its all-time record vs. Kansas State to 44-27 and its record vs. KSU in Manhattan to 20-18. • Give it wins five of the past six and 11 of its past 16 games against K-State. • Give it wins in three of its past five trips to Manhattan. • Improve Mike Gundy’s record against Kansas State to 11-6. • Make it 35-13 in its past 48 games overall, dating back to the 2020 season. Notable Streaks and Trends Entering the Game • Brennan Presley has one receiving touchdown in every game this season. • Brennan Presley has multiple catches in 34 straight games, the second longest active streak in the FBS. • Trey Rucker has recorded at least 14 tackles in three of four games this season. • Oklahoma State is 4-for-4 on two-point conversion attempts this season and the four successful twopoint conversions are more than any other team in the FBS. • Ollie Gordon II has rushed for more than 100 yards in 10 of the past 15 games. • OSU and Georgia Tech are the only Power Conference teams who have allowed fewer than two sacks in 2024. • OSU’s offensive line has not allowed a sack in nine of its past 14 games. • OSU is 13-1 in the past 14 games when winning or tying the turnover battle. • OSU has held 35 of its past 44 Big 12 opponents under their season scoring average entering the game. • OSU has won 86 consecutive games when holding its opponent to fewer than 20 points, dating back to Sept. 13, 2003 – the longest active period in the FBS, the longest since at least 1980, and likely the longest in college football history. Including games when opponents have scored 20 points or fewer, the streak begins on the same date and includes 94 games. • OSU has held its opponent scoreless on its game-opening drive in 44 of its past 62 games. • OSU has held its opponent to less than a 50% third down conversion rate in 50 of its past 56 games. • OSU is 40-17 in its past 57 games decided by fewer than 10 points. • OSU is 51-8 in its last 59 games when leading at halftime, dating back to Sept. 17, 2016. • Dating back to 2005, OSU is 49-4 when not committing a turnover. • Dating back to 2008, OSU is 82-9 when winning the turnover battle. • OSU has won five of its past seven overtime games. • Over the past 53 games, OSU has held opponents to 264-for-835 (31.6%) on third down.
KANSAS STATE NOTES:
THE TOP 5 K-State is looking to bounce back from a tough road defeat at BYU as the 23rd-ranked Wildcats return home to face No. 20 Oklahoma State on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats’ Big 12 home opener will kick at 11 a.m., and be broadcast on ESPN with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Kris Budden (sideline) on the call. 1 During his first season as the starting quarterback, Avery Johnson has completed 61.1% of his passes (58-of-95) for 620 yards and six touchdowns. He has rushed for 261 yards on 39 carries, including a 110-yard effort against Arizona. He was the fifth sophomore signal caller – and just the second true sophomore – to start a season opener since 1990 when he did so against UT Martin. 2 Alongside Johnson in the backfield is running back DJ Giddens, who has rushed for 417 yards and a touchdown on 68 carries to go along with seven receptions for 69 yards and another score. Sophomore Dylan Edwards has also burst onto the scene, averaging 8.5 yards per carry on 21 attempts. Edwards has two rushing touchdowns, one receiving score, and a 71-yard punt return score in four games. 3 The experience of the Wildcats resides on defense as the unit brought back eight starters from last year, including five of its top six tacklers from a year ago. Ten Wildcats have recorded 10 or more total tackles through four games led by Austin Romaine’s 27. Brendan Mott has 4.0 sacks to tie for 12th nationally and second in the Big 12. As a unit, the Cats have 31 tackles for loss and 12 sacks on the year. 4 Kicker Chris Tennant is back for his senior campaign and enters this week’s contest in the top 10 in school history in six career categories. The Wildcats’ new punter, Simon McClannan, has averaged 43.4 yards per punt this season and landed three inside the 20-yard line. Additionally, a plethora of options are available at both kickoff and punt return, including Edwards.
BIG 12 HOME OPENERS • K-State holds a 17-11 record all-time in its initial Big 12 home game of the season. • Under head coach Chris Klieman, K-State is 3-2 in Big 12 home openers, including wins in each of the last two seasons. • Last year in its Big 12 opener, running back DJ Giddens ran for 207 yards and four touchdowns in addition to catching eight passes for 86 yards in K-State’s 44-31 victory over UCF. A WINNING TRADITION • Kansas State has totaled 139 Big 12 victories since the conference’s formation in 1996, which stands as the most among active Big 12 programs. • The Cats are also second among active Big 12 members in winning percentage since non-divisional play began in 2011. They sit at 59.3% (70-48), trailing only Oklahoma State (65.2%; 77-41). • During that stretch, the Wildcats are 39-20 (66.1%) at home in Big 12 play and 31-28 (52.5%) on the road.
TOTAL OFFENSE • K-State has totaled at least 375 yards of offense in 25 of the last 31 games dating back to the beginning of the 2022 season. During that stretch, the Cats held a 10-game streak against Big 12 foes with 375 or more yards, the longest in school history. TWENTY-EIGHT IS GREAT • K-State had scored 28 or more points in 11 straight games dating back to last season prior to last week’s loss at BYU. It was the longest streak of 28-point games since the 1998-99 seasons when the Cats did so in 16 consecutive games. RUSHING ATTACK • Kansas State is averaging 240.3 yards per game on the ground this season, a figure that ranks 15th nationally and second in the Big 12 Conference. • The Cats have rushed for 215 yards or more in each game this season, including 283 yards in the opener against UT Martin. • Four players have had at least 10 rushing attempts and each average at least 5.0 yards per carry.
LAST MEETING:
STILLWATER, Okla. – Kansas State knew it would be a tough challenge going into Boone Pickens Stadium. But the Wildcats didn’t know that Oklahoma State would save one of its best efforts this season for a Friday night game. Will Howard rushed for 104 yards and one touchdown, DJ Giddens added 65 rushing yards and Treshaun Ward had 59 on the ground, but K-State suffered a 29-21 loss at Oklahoma State in front of a sellout crowd of 53,855. The Wildcats, who sought their first win in Stillwater since 2017, kept things close for a majority of the first half and came back from a 26-7 deficit to make things interesting down the stretch. Howard, who passed for 152 yards, accounted for two scores, including a brilliant 70-yard rush to the 1-yard line to set up a touchdown pass to Ben Sinnott to make it 10-7 in the second quarter. Then he rushed for a six-yard score that pulled K-State to within 29-21 with 8 minutes, 56 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. But K-State struggled to extend drives. That became troubling down the stretch when the Wildcats had a chance. Oklahoma State got tricky as quarterback Alan Bowman appeared to speak with coaches on the sideline and tight end tight end Josiah Johnson took the snap on fourth-and-1, but the Wildcats stiffened and the offense regained possession at the K-State 40 with 5:17 left. However, the Wildcats, who went just 6-for-16 on third down and 1-for-4 on fourth down, were unable to turn another possession into any points. After the K-State defense forced a punt, the offense regained possession with 3 minutes to go and needed a touchdown and a 2-point conversion to tie the game. However, Oklahoma State linebacker Collin Oliver knocked down Howard’s final pass attempt on fourth down and the Cowboys drained the clock. Howard completed 15-of-34 passes for 152 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Sinnott had four catches for 39 yards and one touchdown and Giddens had four catches for 28 yards. Although Oklahoma State outgained K-State 412-372, the Wildcats’ defense allowed just one rushing touchdown and forced Oklahoma State place-kicker Alex Hale to make field goals of 43, 34, 53, 31, and 25 yards. Although K-State thumped Oklahoma State 48-0 in Manhattan last season, the Wildcats had difficulties throughout the contest on Friday. Already playing without starting cornerback Jacob Parrish, the Wildcats suffered another key loss when Will Lee III, their other starting cornerback, went down while making a tackle in the second quarter. K-State faced a 20-7 halftime deficit, which only grew when Hale drilled a 53-yard field goal and a 31-yarder in the third quarter. But K-State didn’t quit. It scored its second touchdown of the game when Ward took the ball 11 yards. Howard ran in a 2-point conversion to make it 26-15 at the end of the third quarter. Hale’s 25-yard field goal gave the Cowboys a 29-15 advantage with 11:31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter before the Wildcats mounted a comeback that fell just short.
NO. 7 MIAMI SURVIVES VIRGINIA TECH AFTER HAIL MARY RULED INCOMPLETE
No. 7 Miami claimed a 38-34 win over Virginia Tech on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium after a controversial call overturned a last-second Hokies touchdown.
With Virginia Tech down by six, quarterback Kyron Drones attempted a 30-yard pass to Da’Quan Felton with zero seconds left in the fourth quarter. The refs originally called it a TD on the field, but the pass was ruled incomplete after the replay.
“That’s a tough one right there. I hope they got that call right,” Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry said postgame, according to Tech Sideline’s Andy Bitter. “To take it from our kids, our coaches, our fans, I hope they got it right.”
The Hurricanes entered the matchup as a 17.5-point favorite but weren’t able to dominate the Hokies. Star quarterback Cam Ward threw two interceptions. However, the Heisman Trophy candidate compensated for his mistakes with 343 yards and four touchdown passes. He also rushed for 57 yards and one score.
Miami took the lead on the heels of a spectacular offensive drive that featured two miraculous plays. The Hurricanes converted a fourth-and-3 to keep the series alive after Xavier Restrepo caught the ball on his back to get the first down.
Ward then somehow avoided two sacks minutes later and completed a pass to help set up Miami’s go-ahead touchdown in the game’s final minutes.
The Hurricanes improve to 5-0 this season. They play Cal next week.
NFL NEWS
COWBOYS COULD BE WITHOUT INJURED PARSONS, LAWRENCE FOR MULTIPLE GAMES, AP SOURCES SAY
DALLAS (AP) — Two-time All-Pro Micah Parsons and fellow pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence could miss multiple games for the Dallas Cowboys after getting hurt in a victory over the New York Giants, two people with knowledge of the injuries said Friday.
Parsons has a high ankle sprain and Lawrence a foot sprain, the people told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details of the injuries weren’t being released.
One of the people said Parsons was considered week to week while Lawrence probably would be out longer but was still being evaluated.
Coach Mike McCarthy declined to get into specifics of either injury but said Lawrence’s situation was worse than that of Parsons. McCarthy said he expected both to play again this season.
“I don’t have a specific timeline, but we’ll get into that probably a little deeper Monday,” McCarthy said. “I do know there will be second opinions involved in both of these guys. They are worse than we anticipated.”
Parsons was injured in the fourth quarter of Dallas’ 20-15 win when he said someone fell on his left leg as he was planting it. Lawrence left the game in the third quarter and had the foot taped but didn’t return.
The Cowboys (2-2) next play Oct. 6 at Pittsburgh before a home game against Detroit on Oct. 13, followed by their open week. Missing both games would give the players a month of recovery time.
After the game, Parsons said X-rays at the stadium were negative and an MRI was planned for Friday. Lawrence tried to sound optimistic, saying, “It’s just a sprained foot, but I’ll be fine.”
Parsons and Lawrence are the team’s most accomplished pass rushers.
Parsons, the 2021 AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, entered the season as the only player besides Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White with at least 12 sacks in each of his first three years since sacks became an official stat in 1982.
Lawrence, who is in his 11th season, had a sack against the Giants and is 10th on the club’s career list at 61 1/2 sacks.
CHARGERS QB JUSTIN HERBERT (ANKLE) QUESTIONABLE VS. CHIEFS
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (ankle) is questionable for Sunday’s game against the visiting Kansas City Chiefs in Los Angeles.
Herbert was a limited participant in practice for the third straight day on Friday. He is dealing with a high-ankle sprain he reaggravated during the Chargers’ 20-10 loss last Sunday at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Los Angeles (2-1) has a bye following Sunday’s game, but Herbert told reporters Wednesday he intended to play against Kansas City (3-0) instead of buying an extra week of rest.
“That was part of the conversation,” Herbert said on potentially sitting out Sunday. “I don’t think that’s the way we’re heading.”
The fifth-year quarterback has completed 67.2 percent of his passes and thrown for 399 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in three starts this season for the Chargers.
Taylor Heinicke (29 career starts) completed both of his pass attempts for 24 yards in relief of Herbert last Sunday. Easton Stick (four starts) is also an option if Herbert can’t go.
Whoever lines up under center for Los Angeles on Sunday will have to manage without starting left tackle Rashawn Slater, who was ruled out with a pectoral injury. Rookie right tackle Joe Alt is questionable with a sprained MCL.
Defensively, the Chargers will be without star edge rusher Joey Bosa (hip) and linebacker Junior Colson (hamstring).
Wide receiver Derius Davis and defensive back Deane Leonard are questionable with hamstring issues, while corner Kristian Fulton (knee) and defensive back Ja’Sir Taylor (fibula) are also questionable.
RAIDERS WR DAVANTE ADAMS, DE MAXX CROSBY RULED OUT FOR WEEK 4
Raiders wide receiver Davante Adams and defensive end Maxx Crosby are out Sunday when the Cleveland Browns visit Las Vegas.
Adams is dealing with a hamstring injury and shares the team lead with 18 receptions in 2024. He has a team-leading 209 yards and one TD catch.
Crosby, the Raiders’ top pass rusher with a team-high 3.0 sacks in 2024, will sit with a left ankle injury. Crosby was injured in the fourth quarter Week 2 against the Baltimore Ravens and attempted to play hurt last week in a loss to the Carolina Panthers.
A six-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, Adams has started all 37 games he has played with the Raiders, beginning in 2022 when he led the NFL with 14 touchdown catches.
Adams has 890 career receptions for 10,990 yards and 96 touchdowns in 153 regular-season games (146 starts) for the Green Bay Packers (2014-21) and Raiders.
Crosby, 27, has 14 tackles, including five tackles for loss and three sacks, in three games for Las Vegas.
A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Crosby has 335 career tackles, including 93 tackles for loss and 55 sacks in 86 regular-season games (80 starts). The franchise selected him in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Eastern Michigan.
NFL WEEK 4: WHAT TO LOOK FOR
There have been 30 games decided by one score (eight points or fewer) in 2024, the most such games through Week 3 in NFL history. Five teams are undefeated, and 29 teams have at least one win this season. Since realignment in 2002, only two prior seasons (2012 and 2022) had more teams register a win in the first three weeks of a season.
- 3-0 teams on the road: Each of the five undefeated teams face a tough test on the road in Week 4.
- Minnesota (3-0) at Green Bay (2-1) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Vikings can begin 4-0 for the first time since 2016 and the fifth time since 2000. Last week, Minnesota became the third team since 1990 with at least five sacks in each of their first three games, joining the 2001 New Orleans Saints and 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No team in NFL history has five-or-more sacks in each of their first four games of a season.
- The Vikings lead the NFL with 16 sacks this season and can become the third team since 2000 with at least 20 sacks in their first four games of a season, joining the 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (20 sacks) and 2001 Green Bay Packers (20).
- Minnesota running back Aaron Jones spent his first seven NFL seasons (2017-23) with Green Bay and including the postseason, totaled 8,729 scrimmage yards (6,451 rushing, 2,278 receiving) and 71 touchdowns (52 rushing, 19 receiving) in 104 games. With his next receiving touchdown, Jones can become the fourth player since 1990 with at least 45 rushing touchdowns and 20 receiving touchdowns in his first eight seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, Alvin Kamara and Christian McCaffrey.
- Entering Week 4, Green Bay leads the NFL with 612 rushing yards (204 per game) and are one of six teams since 1990 (along with the 2024 Baltimore Ravens) to record at least 600 rushing yards in their first three games of a season. Minnesota enters the contest with the top run defense in the NFC, having allowed 71.3 rushing yards per game through the first three weeks.
- Two offseason acquisitions – Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and Packers safety Xavier McKinney – have made immediate impacts for their new teams. Van Ginkel can become the first non-rookie since 2019 (Shaquil Barrett and Clay Matthews) to record a sack in each of his first four games with a team. McKinney can become the fourth player since 2000 with an interception in each of his team’s first four games of a season, joining Trevon Diggs (2021 with Dallas), Devin McCourty (2019 with New England) and Brian Russell (2003 with Minnesota).
- Pittsburgh (3-0) at Indianapolis (1-2) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Steelers look to win each of their first four games for the second time under head coach Mike Tomlin (2020) and the fifth time in franchise history. Pittsburgh is one of five teams since 2000 to win each of their first three games and allow 10-or-fewer points in each win, joining the 2009 Denver Broncos, 2005 Indianapolis Colts, 2004 Seattle Seahawks and 2001 Green Bay Packers.
- Pittsburgh linebacker T.J. Watt, who has 99.5 sacks in 107 games played, can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware (113 games) as the second-fastest player to reach 100 career sacks since 1982, when the individual sack became an official statistic. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White (96 games) reached the milestone in fewer games.
- Watt, who turns 30 years old on Oct. 11, can also become the third player since 1982 with 100 career sacks prior to his 30th birthday, joining White (108) and Jared Allen (105).
- Kansas City (3-0) at Los Angeles Chargers (2-1) (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS): The Chiefs can start 4-0 for the first time since 2020 and the sixth time under head coach Andy Reid.
- Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes is slated to make his 100th-career regular-season start in Week 4, and already holds the NFL records for most wins (77), passing yards (29,083), passing touchdowns (224) and completions (2,450) by a quarterback in his first 100 career regular-season starts in NFL history.
- Buffalo (3-0) at Baltimore (1-2) (Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC): The Bills can start their season with four consecutive wins for the third time since 1993 (2008 and 2020).
- Both first round selections in the 2018 NFL Draft, Buffalo’s Josh Allen (No. 7 overall) and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (No. 32) have proven to be two of the most prolific quarterbacks in NFL history in terms of finding success with both their arms and their legs.
- Allen ranks second in NFL history among quarterback with 55 rushing touchdowns, trailing only Cam Newton (75)
- Allen has 229 combined passing and rushing touchdowns (174 passing, 55 rushing), the second-most by a quarterback in his first seven seasons in NFL history, trailing only Patrick Mahomes (231).
- Jackson ranks third in NFL history among quarterbacks with 5,512 rushing yards, trailing only Michael Vick (6,109) and Cam Newton (5,628), and holds the NFL records among quarterbacks for the most games with 50 rushing yards (56), 75 rushing yards (31) and 100 rushing yards (14).
- Jackson has 11 career games with a passer rating of 135-or-higher (minimum 15 attempts per game), the most by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history.
- Baltimore running back Derrick Henry totaled 174 scrimmage yards (151 rushing, 23 receiving) and two rushing touchdowns in the Ravens’ Week 3 win. Henry has 12 career games with at least 150 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (12 games) for the second-most such games in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (13 games) has more.
- Henry (281 rushing yards) and Jackson (254) are the first pair of teammates each with at least 250 rushing yards in their team’s first three games of a season since 1976 [The Los Angeles Rams’ John Cappelletti (315 rushing yards) and Lawrence McCutcheon (298)]. The last pair of teammates each with 300 rushing yards in their team’s first four games of a season were Warrick Dunn (365 rushing yards) and Michael Vick (333) with the 2006 Atlanta Falcons.
- Both first round selections in the 2018 NFL Draft, Buffalo’s Josh Allen (No. 7 overall) and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson (No. 32) have proven to be two of the most prolific quarterbacks in NFL history in terms of finding success with both their arms and their legs.
- Seattle (3-0) at Detroit (2-1) (Monday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, ABC): The Seahawks can begin 4-0 for the third time in franchise history (2013 and 2020) as head coach Mike Macdonald can become the second head coach (Josh McDaniels, with Denver in 2009) under the age of 40 to win each of his first four games since 1933.
- Seattle and Detroit are set to meet for the fourth-consecutive season. The teams have combined for at least 60 points in each of the three previous meetings for a total of 241 points. The most recent occurrences of two teams combining for 60-or-more points in four consecutive games were New Orleans and Washington from 2009-18 (five straight games), and Indianapolis and New England from 2012-18 (four).
- Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith and Lions quarterback Jared Goff have each passed for at least 300 yards in the previous two meetings. Smith and Goff can become the third pair of opposing quarterbacks to each pass for at least 300 yards in three consecutive meetings in NFL history, joining Tom Brady and Ryan Fitzpatrick (2011-12), and Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers (2011-14).
- Minnesota (3-0) at Green Bay (2-1) (1 p.m. ET, CBS): The Vikings can begin 4-0 for the first time since 2016 and the fifth time since 2000. Last week, Minnesota became the third team since 1990 with at least five sacks in each of their first three games, joining the 2001 New Orleans Saints and 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. No team in NFL history has five-or-more sacks in each of their first four games of a season.
- Dallas (1-2) at the New York Giants (1-2) (Thursday night, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video): The Cowboys and Giants are set to meet in primetime for the 10th time in the past 12 seasons, with Dallas holding an 8-1 record in the previous nine primetime games.
- In games played on Thursday in NFL history, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott ranks fourth in wins (10) and fifth in both passing yards (4,031) and passing touchdowns (27).
- Prescott has won 12 consecutive starts against the Giants and can become the fourth quarterback to register 13 consecutive wins against an opponent, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Bob Griese (17 straight wins against the Buffalo Bills from 1968-79) and Steve Young (13 against the Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams from 1987-98) as well as Tom Brady (13 against the Buffalo Bills from 2003-10).
- New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers, who has 23 receptions for 271 yards and three touchdowns this season, became the first player in NFL history with at least 20 receptions and three touchdown catches in his first three career games.
BASEBALL NEWS
TIGERS SECURE 1ST PLAYOFF SPOT SINCE 2014 WITH IMPROBABLE RUN
The Detroit Tigers are headed back to the postseason for the first time in a decade after a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday.
Detroit posted a 31-11 record since Aug. 10 to punch its ticket despite being a seller at the trade deadline. The club was 5.5 games back of the AL’s final wild-card spot as recently as Sept. 6 but surged in the last few weeks to win 16 of 20 contests, including a current six-game winning streak.
“This team is pretty dangerous,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said postgame, according to Larry Lage of The Associated Press. “We got a chance to make some noise in October, and we’re going to keep fighting for the opportunity.”
Prior to this season, the Tigers hadn’t made the playoffs since 2014 and haven’t finished with a winning record since 2016.
“With every player I hugged, I had a flashback to some moment of adversity they faced, or some moment where we challenged them to do something differently, and all of these guys did,” Harris added. “They rose to the occasion and they deserve it. I’m really, really proud of them.”
Detroit became only the fifth team in MLB history to qualify for the postseason after being as far back as 10 games through 118 contests. The 2011 St. Louis Cardinals were the last club to accomplish the feat, and they captured the World Series that year.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch will take part in the playoffs for the first time since the 2019 World Series when he was the Houston Astros’ skipper. He was eventually fired due to the sign-stealing scandal.
“When I came here to Detroit, I didn’t know if I was going to manage again,” Hinch said, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. “So, it means a lot to me to be a leader of this team, and for an organization to take a chance on me, to put me back in this chair, bring my experience, and see the good I’ve done before.”
ROYALS CLINCH 1ST POSTSEASON BERTH SINCE 2015 WORLD SERIES TITLE
ATLANTA (AP) — The Kansas City Royals completed one of the most remarkable turnarounds in major league history Friday night, clinching an American League wild card despite a 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
A year ago, the Royals matched a franchise record with 106 losses. Now, they are headed to the postseason for the first time since winning the 2015 World Series.
“We’re just so proud of everyone,” said shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., the face of the revitalized franchise. “This is just the beginning of something special.”
The celebration was delayed by a masterful performance from Atlanta pitcher Max Fried. But the Royals finally popped the champagne corks in the visitors’ clubhouse at Truist Park when the Minnesota Twins were eliminated with a 7-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
“This isn’t how we ideally wanted it,” Witt said. “But we’re here. We did it. We’re so proud of each other. We can’t let one game control our season.”
Led by second-year manager Matt Quatraro, Kansas City is the first team in baseball history to make the playoffs after posting such a dismal mark the previous season.
In fact, since the start of the expansion era in 1961, the Royals are just the third team to advance to the postseason after losing at least 100 games the previous year.
ORIOLES WRAP UP TOP AL WILD-CARD SPOT, ENDING TWINS’ PLAYOFF HOPES WITH 7-2 VICTORY
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cade Povich pitched shutout ball into the sixth, Ryan O’Hearn and Colton Cowser homered and the Baltimore Orioles eliminated the Minnesota Twins from postseason contention with a 7-2 victory Friday night.
The Orioles wrapped up the top AL wild-card spot, and will host either Detroit or Kansas City in the opening round next week.
“To get home field through the wild card is huge,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “We’re going to be pumped to play in front of our fans. There’s going to be a lot of energy and excitement in the ballpark.”
By the fifth inning, the Twins knew the Tigers had won and the Royals had lost, meaning a victory would keep their playoff hopes alive. But they could only muster two hits through the first eight innings and trailed 7-0.
At their high-water mark of the season on Aug. 17, the Twins were 70-53 and had a five-game cushion in the wild-card race. Since then, they are 12-25.
“It was clearly beyond a disappointing way to end a run and what was, and appeared to be, a promising season that we had going,” said Twins manager Rocco Baldelli, whose team was the defending AL Central champions.
OHTANI LAUNCHES HOMER NO. 54, STEALS 57TH BASE AS NL WEST-CHAMPION DODGERS POWER BY ROCKIES 11-4
DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season, a towering three-run shot, after stealing his 57th base earlier in the game and the NL West-champion Los Angeles Dodgers powered past the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night.
The Dodgers designated hitter finished 4 for 5, which also included a pair of singles and a double, and drove in four runs. He now has 24 hits over his last 34 at-bats.
“Shohei, he put on a show,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said.
Ohtani is making a serious charge at a Triple Crown, leading the NL in homers (54) and RBIs (130). He raised his average to .309 to trail only the Padres’ Luis Arráez (.314 after going 3 for 5 against the Diamondbacks on Friday night) in the batting-title race.
With his swipe of second base in the second inning, Ohtani passed Ichiro Suzuki for the most stolen bases in a single season by a Japanese-born player. Ohtani was wearing spikes featuring a picture of his dog, Decoy.
Ohtani’s three-run blast in the sixth inning landed in the second deck at Coors Field. It was a no-doubter at the crack of the bat, with the sellout crowd instantly erupting, an early show before the fireworks display that awaited after the game.
NOOTBAAR DRIVES IN 3, HELSLEY RECORDS FRANCHISE RECORD 49TH SAVE AS CARDINALS BEAT GIANTS 6-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar homered and tripled to drive in three runs, Ryan Helsley closed for his franchise-record 49th save and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday night.
The Cardinals have won five of six and secured their 23rd winning season in the last 25 years. The Giants’ loss means they will not finish above .500 for the third straight season since winning a franchise-record 107 games in 2021.
Nootbaar, who leads the team in on-base percentage since the All-Star break, hit a solo homer in the third to cut into a 3-1 deficit and then capped a four-run fourth inning for the Cardinals when he knocked in two runs with a two-out triple.
“He hits the ball hard and he’s got great plate discipline,” Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. “With that combination, he could be a scary hitter. The last several games, you’re seeing him drive the baseball and stay through the middle of the field. That homer was fun to watch, and he drove in those other two runs as well. He’s taking steps in a really good direction.”
Nolan Arenado continued tearing up the Giants with a three-hit night and he also drove in a run. The eight-time All-Star has 175 hits and 113 RBIs against the Giants, his most against any opponent.
PADRES SECURE HOME WILD CARD SERIES WITH 5-3 WIN OVER DIAMONDBACKS, WHO SLIDE IN NL PLAYOFF RACE
PHOENIX (AP) — Luis Arraez hit two doubles and a triple, Yu Darvish pitched 5 1/3 gritty innings and the San Diego Padres used a four-run first to beat the sliding Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Friday night.
The Padres — who had already clinched a postseason berth earlier this week — secured the No. 4 spot in the National League bracket, meaning they’ll host a best-of-three Wild Card Series next week in San Diego.
“It’s amazing,” outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. said. “Can’t wait for that energy at Petco. The fans are going to be crazy and it’ll be a great atmosphere.”
As for the Diamondbacks (88-72), they sit just behind the Mets (87-71) and Braves (87-71) in a tight race for the final two NL wild cards. The D-backs — who have lost four of five — have a slightly lower winning percentage.
Atlanta and New York have played two fewer games because Hurricane Helene washed out two games of their crucial series earlier this week. The teams would play a doubleheader Monday in Atlanta if playoff positioning is still undecided.
The Mets and Braves hold tiebreakers over the defending NL champion Diamondbacks should they finish with the same record. Arizona lost the season series to both teams.
NBA NEWS
REPORT: KNICKS ACQUIRING KAT FROM T-WOLVES FOR RANDLE, DIVINCENZO
The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to trade four-time All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks, sources told The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
New York is reportedly sending three-time All-Star forward Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota, along with a future first-round pick belonging to the Detroit Pistons.
The Charlotte Hornets are reportedly joining the deal as a third team, receiving guard DaQuan Jeffries as well as draft compensation.
Towns, 28, joins former Brooklyn Nets wing Mikal Bridges as another significant offseason reinforcement for the Knicks. The former first overall pick averaged 22.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists while shooting 39.8% throughout his nine-year career in Minnesota.
A two-time All-NBA selection, Towns will reunite in New York with his former head coach Tom Thibodeau. The two were together for Thibodeau’s two-and-a-half seasons in charge in Minnesota from 2016-18, during which the franchise snapped a 13-year playoff drought.
Despite the familiarity with Thibodeau, Towns didn’t request to be traded, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic, who adds that the big man’s camp was “stunned” by the news.
Randle scored 24 points per game with 9.2 rebounds and five assists in his fifth season with the Knicks since joining the franchise as a free agent in 2019. After earning $28.9 million in 2024-25, he can elect to become a free agent next summer by turning down a $30.9-million player option for 2025-26.
He was the second-longest-tenured member of the Knicks’ roster behind center Mitchell Robinson.
A career-high 40.1% 3-point shooter last season, the 27-year-old DiVincenzo provides Minnesota with added depth behind expected starter Anthony Edwards, who likely assumes a larger role as the T-Wolves’ franchise star following Towns’ departure.
WNBA NEWS
REPORT: CAITLIN CLARK WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, NAPHEESA COLLIER DPOY
Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark is the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year, The Athletic reported Friday night.
The Athletic also reported that Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier won the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award.
Clark’s honor was widely expected after she set multiple records in her first season in the league.
The No. 1 draft pick broke the records for assists both in a season (337) and in a single game (19). She was also the first player to record two triple-doubles in her rookie season, and her 769 total points (19.2 per game) marked the most a rookie has ever had.
The WNBA had yet to announce the awards themselves, but they appeared to be confirmed by the players Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) in a statement that targeted USA Today columnist Christine Brennan for interview questions it found unsavory.
“This week was dedicated to celebrating and amplifying A’ja (Wilson), Caitlin, DiJonai (Carrington) and Napheesa for their hard work and truly exception performances all season long,” the union’s statement began, before going on to air complaints about questions Brennan asked Carrington about accidental contact the Connecticut Sun player made with Clark during their first-round playoff series.
It had been previously revealed that Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces was the league’s MVP and Carrington won Most Improved Player.
As for Collier, the 28-year-old forward averaged 9.7 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.4 blocks per game (all career highs) to go with her 20.4 points per game in 34 starts in the regular season.
Collier also recently dropped 38 and 42 points in the Lynx’s two first-round playoff games against the Phoenix Mercury, leading a 2-0 sweep.
GOLF NEWS
JASMINE SUWANNAPURA (65) LEADS IN NW ARKANSAS
Jasmine Suwannapura of Thailand fired a bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 to establish the first-round lead at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship on Friday in Rogers, Ark.
Suwannapura birdied four of her final six holes on her way to carding a 5-under 30 on the back nine at Pinnacle Country Club. She finished the day one stroke ahead of China’s Liqi Zeng, Spain’s Carlota Ciganda, South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai and Mexico’s Maria Fassi at the 54-hole event.
Suwannapura, a two-time LPGA Tour champion, knows that her work is far from over.
“I know a lot of girls out here is going to go low. I hope I can go low the next two days,” she said.
The 31-year-old hit 17 of 18 greens in regulation in the opening round.
“I think it’s starting from last week I think everything coming, getting better with my irons, having more confidence,” Suwannapura said.
Zeng — a rookie ranked No. 438 in the world — started her day on the back nine and rolled in five straight birdies at Nos. 14 through 18 to propel her toward her lowest round of the season. She said her 64 also tied her career low.
“Out on the tour with the greatest players in the world, I knew I needed to learn a lot and I have,” Zeng said. “The mental aspect, pace here is much different than what I’m used to. I’m fortunate to be able to see after every tournament and round growth in myself.”
Zeng and Ciganda were bogey-free, while Buhai tallied eight birdies and a bogey one week after taking the first-round lead at the Kroger Queen City Championship with a 65.
Buhai faded to a T14 finish there and hopes to improve on that this week.
“In the middle of the year was tough for me injury-wise,” Buhai said. “Struggled with my back, then broke my toe. But started to turn the corner. Felt at the Olympics played four good solid weeks. … It’s nice to just see that work that I’ve put in, that I’ve been able to finally put in, because I wasn’t able to for a while, is finally starting to pay off a little bit.”
In her LPGA debut, Colombian amateur Maria Marin opened with a 6-under 65. She’s tied with Dottie Ardina of the Philippines and Yu Liu of China for sixth.
“I’m not going to lie, I was super nervous on the first tee and while hitting on the last four holes,” Marin said. “If you’re not nervous, it means it doesn’t matter to you and this means a lot to me. I just tried to stay calm, breathe through it and just trust my ability to do great shots.”
Defending champion Haeran Ryu of South Korea opened with a 2-under 69.
ADAM SCOTT, INTERNATIONAL TEAM ROAR BACK TO TIE PRESIDENTS CUP 5-5
Adam Scott of Australia notched a milestone as the International team dug out of a big hole on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup, sweeping all five foursomes matches against the United States at Royal Montreal Golf Club on Friday.
After being swept in the fourball matches on Thursday, the Internationals needed nothing less than a stellar performance in the alternate-shot format to avoid going into the weekend with an almost insurmountable deficit.
And they responded in a manner that captain Mike Weir of Canada could hardly have dreamt of, by turning the tables to even up the score at 5-5.
“I believed in the guys,” Weir said in a greenside interview. “5-0 was obviously a bonus. We just wanted to get back in this and the guys responded incredibly.”
American captain Jim Furyk said: “When I look at the scores, they played a lot of great golf. We’re going to have to get ready for (Saturday). We’ve got a tough match on our hands.
“We got to watch them celebrate. I hope that sticks with everyone (on my team). We’ll regroup, get some good pairs out there in the morning and it’s our turn to come out firing.”
The Internationals completely dominated three matches, including a 5-and-4 rout by Scott and his Canadian partner Taylor Pendrith against Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala.
The match victory earned Scott his 22nd point in the Presidents Cup, an International team record. He is making his 11th consecutive appearance in an event that pits a team of players from countries outside Europe against the U.S.
Scott has never played on a winning team in an event that the Americans have dominated since its inception in 1994, losing only once in 1998, and tying in 2003.
Scott and Pendrith were not the only International pairing to dominate on Friday.
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and South Korean Sungjae Im set the tone with a 7-and-6 dusting of Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay in the opening match.
Canadian duo Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes also won convincingly, 6-and-5 over Wyndham Clark and Tony Finau.
The other two matches were more competitive. Australian Jason Day and South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout outlasted Max Homa and Brian Harman 1-up, thanks in no small measure to a deft pitch shot by Day to gimme range at the last that secured the point.
The U.S. seemed set to avoid being swept when Scottie Scheffler and Russell Henley parred the last against Korean duo Si Woo Kim and Byeong Hun An.
But Kim calmly sank a 15-footer to halve the hole and secure a 1-up victory.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
COLTS FOOTBALL
CAPSULE: PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3-0) AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1-2)
Sunday, September 29, 2024 | 1:00 PM ET | Lucas Oil Stadium | Referee: Land Clark
All-Time Series History Regular Season: PIT leads series, 28-10 (won 8 of past 9) Postseason: PIT leads series, 5-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/16/23: PIT 13 at IND 30 Postseason: AFC-D 1/15/06: PIT 21 at IND 18
STEELERS NOTES:
STEELERS seeking 5th 4-0 start in franchise history & 1st since 2020. • QB JUSTIN FIELDS completed 25 of 32 atts. (78.1 pct.) for season-high 245 yards & TD vs. INT with 96 rating & had 1st rush TD of season last week. Is 1 of 5 QBs with 90+ rating in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. • RB NAJEE HARRIS had season-high 86 scrimmage yards (70 rush, 16 rec.) last week, 6th-straight game with 70+ scrimmage yards. • RB JAYLEN WARREN had 68 scrimmage yards (40 rush, 28 rec.) & 5 catches in last meeting. Has 55+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 career games vs. AFC South. • WR GEORGE PICKENS had 5 catches for 57 yards last week. Has 55+ rec. yards in 2 of 3 games this season. • WR CALVIN AUSTIN led team with career-high 95 rec. yards & had 2nd-career TD catch in Week 3. • WR CORDARRELLE PATTERSON had season-high 48 scrimmage yards (33 rush, 15 rec.) last week. • TE PAT FREIERMUTH is only TE in NFL with 4+ catches in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. • LB T.J. WATT is 1 of 2 in AFC (Von Miller) with sack in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. Aims for 5th in row with sack. Had 2 sacks in last meeting & has 1.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 vs. Ind. Has 99.5 career sacks in 107 games & can become 4th player since 1982 with 100+ sacks in 1st 8 seasons. • LB PATRICK QUEEN led team with season-high 8 tackles & had PD last week. Aims for 3rd in row with PD. Had 12 tackles in his last game vs. Ind. (9/24/23 w/ Bal.). • LB NICK HERBIG had career-high 2 sacks & 3rd-career FF in Week 3. • DT CAMERON HEYWARD had 2 TFL & 1st sack of season last week. • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK has PD in 3 of his past 4 vs. Ind.
COLTS NOTES:
QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON totaled 191 yards (167 pass, 24 rush) last week. Has 95+ rating in 3 of his past 4 home starts. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR led team with 135 scrimmage yards (season-high 110 rush, 25 rec.) with season-high 2 rush TDs last week, 2nd-straight game with 135 scrimmage yards & 9th-career game with 2+ rush TDs. Has TD in 8 of his past 9 & 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Aims for 6th in row at home with TD. Has 3 rush TDs in 2 career games vs. Pit. • WR ALEC PIERCE has 50+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of 3 games this season. • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN aims for his 8th in row at home with 4+ catches. Had 78 rec. yards in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Pit. with 60+ rec. yards. • WR JOSH DOWNS had 3 catches in season debut last week. • TE MO ALIE-COX had TD catch in last meeting. • DE KWITY PAYE had 5 tackles & half sack in Week 3. Aims for 4th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. Aims for 3rd in row at home with 0.5+ sacks. • DE LAIATU LATU (rookie) had 1st-career sack & FF last week. • LB E.J. SPEED had 12 tackles last week, his 7th-straight game with 10+ tackles, longest active streak in NFL. Had 10 tackles & FF in last meeting. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 34 tackles this season. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN led team with 15 tackles in Week 3, his 5th-career game with 15+ tackles. Aims for 3rd in row with 10+ tackles. • S NICK CROSS had 10 tackles & PD last week. Is 1 of 2 DBs (Quentin Lake) with 10+ tackles in each of 1st 3 weeks of season. Had only career INT in last meeting. Leads NFL with 39 tackles in 2024. • CB JAYLON JONES had 1st 2 career INTs in Week 3. Has PD & TFL in 2 of 3 games this season. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
INDIANA FOOTBALL
GAME NOTES VS. MARYLAND
HOOSIERS NOTES:
SETTING THE SCENE
• Indiana is set to host Maryland for 13th meeting in program history on Saturday afternoon at noon (ET) inside Memorial Stadium (52,626) on the
Big Ten Network. Big Ten Tailgate, the network’s pregame show, will also broadcast live at 10 a.m. pregame from Bloomington.
• This will be the 11th consecutive meeting between the programs dating back to 2014, when Maryland joined the Big Ten. The last meeting prior
came in 1935.
• Indiana leads the all-time series over Maryland, 7-5. The last six years of the series have been dictated by three-game winning streaks from both
sides (Indiana, 2018-20; Maryland, 2021-23).
• The non-conference portion of Indiana’s schedule has been completed. The Maryland game will mark the first of eight consecutive Big Ten games
to close the 2024 regular season.
NEWS & NOTES
• Indiana enters the game with a 4-0 record after defeating Charlotte (9/21), 52-14, in Week 4. This is Indiana’s eighth time in program history
starting a season 4-0. The last 4-0 start came in 2020, with others in 2015, 1990, 1986, 1985, 1967 and 1910. IU started four other seasons with
3-0-1 records (1988, 1945, 1898, 1897).
• Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 4-0 record.
• Indiana’s 202 points through four games are the most in any four-game stretch in program history. The previous best was 183 points in 2015
(Week 11 through Bowl).
• With just 256 yards of total offense allowed versus Charlotte, the 2024 defense is the first since at least 1996 to allow fewer than 300 yards of total
offense in four straight games.
• IU scored 50-plus points in multiple games in the same season for just the seventh time in program history (2015, 2013, 2001, 1944, 1942, 1901).
• Indiana charted 510 total yards of offense against Charlotte. It was the second time this season that the Hoosier offense eclipsed 500 total yards
(Western Illinois, 9/6) and the first time since 2019 that Indiana accomplished the feat in multiple games.
• Senior wide receiver Ke’Shawn Williams had a 19-yard touchdown reception from Kurtis Rourke against Charlotte. He has scored three
touchdowns in the last two games after hauling in two scores in Week 3 at UCLA (9/14).
• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 29-straight games with his 29-yard reception in the
second quarter against Charlotte.
• Junior linebacker Aiden Fisher had eight tackles against Charlotte. He has logged 8-plus stops in each of his four games as a Hoosier and leads the
Big Ten with 38 total tackles.
• Indiana is tied for the ninth-fewest returning players in the FBS and tied for third-fewest returning scholarship players.
• Of Indiana’s 29 transfers, the list includes 12 defensive players, 15 offensive players and two specialists. There are 29 players from Division I,
including 28 from the FBS and one from the FCS.
MARYLAND NOTES:
TREMENDOUS TAI X Through four games, senior WR Tai Felton has 41 receptions, 604 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. Those totals rank second, third and tied for fourth in the nation, respectively. Furthermore, Felton leads the Big Ten in receptions and receiving yards and is tied for second in the league in receiving touchdowns. He has 14 more receptions and 262 more yards than the next closest Big Ten receiver in both categories. X Felton, PFF’s top-graded wide receiver among all FBS school, has 100+ receiving yards in each game this season and is the first Terp in program history to start the season with four consecutive 100-yard games. He is just the third Big Ten player since 1996 to start a season with 100 receiving yards in each of the first four games, joining Garrett Wilson (Ohio State, 2020) and Charles Rogers (Michigan State, 2002). Colorado’s Travis Hunter is the only other FBS player with 100+ receiving yards in each game this season. X He is the second Terp to have any four consecutive games with 100+ receiving yards since Jermaine Lewis in 1994 and is the first power-conference player with 600+ receiving yards and 40+ receptions in their team’s first four games of a season since 2016 X The 2023 All-Big Ten honoree’s 14 catches on Saturday against Villanova were tied for the second-most in program history and were the most since Torrey Smith had 14 against NC State in 2010. X Felton’s 41 receptions through four games surpassed Frank Wycheck’s previous school record of 38 catches in the first four games of the 1991 season. His 14.7 yards per catch are the highest for a power conference player through four games since 2014 when Alabama’s Amari Cooper and West Virginia’s Kevin White both did so. BIG GAME BILLY X Redshirt junior QB Billy Edwards Jr. completed 28-of-32 (87.5%) passes for a career-high 328 yards and two touchdowns against Villanova. His completion percentage broke the single-game school record held by Taulia Tagovailoa, who completed 87.1% (27-of-31) of his passes at Charlotte in 2022. X Against Villanova, Edwards Jr. became the second Big Ten QB since 1996 to have a game with at least an 87.5% completion percentage on 30+ passes and 300+ passing yards. The other was Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud in 2021. X Through four games, Edwards has completed 102 of his 136 pass attempts. His 75.0 completion percentage ranks fifth in the nation. Edwards has thrown for 1,155 yards and has accounted for 10 total touchdowns. He leads the Big Ten in completions and passing yards, while tying for second in the league in passing touchdowns (8). X According to Pro Football Focus, Edwards Jr. is the seventh-highest graded QB in all of FBS and the top-graded QB in the Big Ten with a 90.8 grade. He was a top-five graded QB in both Week One (UConn) and Four (Villanova).
RECENTLY VERSUS THE HOOSIERS X Dating back to the 2021 season, the Terps have won three straight against the Hoosiers (two in College Park and one in Bloomington). Maryland has scored at least 38 points in all three of those matchups, highlighted by a 44-17 win at SECU Stadium last year. It’s the Terrapins’ longest streak of games scoring 38+ points against a single opponent since a four-game streak against Duke between 1982 & 1985. X Billy Edwards Jr. made a massive impact against the Hoosiers in 2022, coming in to replace an injured Taulia Tagovailoa late in a close game and engineering two scoring drives in the final seven minutes of the game to lead the Terps to a 38-33 road victory. Maryland took a commanding 38-27 lead as Edwards scored on a three-yard touchdown run with 2:11 left in the game. Edwards ran for 53 yards, all in the decisive final minutes. RB Roman Hemby also rushed for 107 yards in the contest. X In 2023, Tai Felton made history against Indiana when he hauled in three first-half touchdown receptions, as part of career-highs (at the time) of seven catches and 134 yards. Felton became the first Terp in program history to have three receiving touchdowns in the first half. He became just the sixth – and first since Torrey Smith (four) in 2010 – to have three receiving touchdowns in a game in Maryland history. DOMINATING THE TURNOVER BATTLE X Through four games, Maryland is tied for the best turnover margin (+7) in the Big Ten (Illinois, Indiana). X Maryland’s six interceptions have come from Glendon Miller (two), Jalen Huskey (two), Dante Trader Jr. and Ruben Hyppolite II. That total ranks tied for eighth among FBS teams and tied for first in the Big Ten (Illinois). X The Terps have also recovered four fumbles this season, one each by Glendon Miller, Quashon Fuller, Donnell Brown and Ricardo Cooper Jr. Kellan Wyatt leads the way with two fumbles forced. X The Terps’ six fumbles gained rank tied for 10th in the nation and first in the Big Ten. SECOND-HALF ADJUSTMENTS X Defensive adjustments at halftime have become a calling card of defensive coordinator Brian Williams. Since 2022, the Terps are averaging just 9.73 points allowed in the second half compared to 12.27 in the first. That 2.54 differential ranks 11th among power conference teams and is the best mark in the Big Ten.
BOOMIN’ BRYCE X Notre Dame transfer P Bryce McFerson has made an immediate impact for the Terps. His 46.2 punting average through four games ranks 12th among FBS punters and tied for second best in the Big Ten (USC’s Eddie Czaplicki-52.1, Purdue’s Keelan Crimmins-46.2). X McFerson was named to the Ray Guy Award’s Ray’s 8 in each of the first three weeks this season for this efforts, the only punter in the nation to do so. MILLER TIME X Redshirt senior defensive back Glendon Miller had an interception in both of the first two games of a season, giving him a streak of four consecutive games with an interception, dating back to the final two games of the 2023 season. Miller is the first Terp with a streak that long since Lewis Sanders had interceptions in five straight games from Sept. 2-Oct. 9, 1999. X The Orange Park, FL native is the fourth Maryland player this century to have a defensive interception in each of the team’s first two games of the season, joining Jakorian Bennett (2021), Kevin Barnes (2007) and Tony Okanlawon (2001). X The safety has six career interceptions, tied with Jalen Huskey for the most on the Terps’ defense. In the third quarter of the 2023 TransPerfect Music City Bowl, his interception was returned for a 44-yard pick-six. FIRST-QUARTER FUN X Under coach Michael Locksley, Maryland is 22-5 (.815) when leading after the first quarter, including 14-0 when being up by double-digits. X Maryland scored 129 points in the first quarters of games last season, the seventh most among power conference teams. Currently, the Terps have 45 first quarter points in 2024, on pace for 135. That number ranks second in the Big Ten (Indiana) and is tied for 11th among power conference teams. X Additionally, the Terps have won 27 straight when being up by double-digits heading into the halftime break (streak began in 2015). QUICK HITTERS X Maryland outgained Villanova by 269 yards on Saturday, the Terps’ second game this season outgaining an opponent by 250+ yards. Maryland had two such games between the 2020 and 2023 seasons (once each in 2021 and 2022). X Maryland is averaging 73.0 offensive plays per game, which is the second most in the Big Ten this season (Wisconsin – 74.0). Last season, the Terrapins averaged 66.0 plays per game on offense, which was sixth in the conference. X Dating back to last season, Maryland has won three straight road games, its longest road win streak since a three-gamer spanning 2015 & 2016. The last longer road win streak for the Terps was a five-game streak from November 2013-September 2014.
INDIANA FIELD HOCKEY
HOOSIERS FALL IN CLOSE BATTLE TO NO. 19 PENN STATE
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ––– Despite a late push and last second shot opportunity, Indiana fell just short at No. 19 Penn State, 3-2, on Friday afternoon.
With the loss, Indiana is now 2-5 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.
KEY MOMENTS
• Natalie Freeman scored in the fifth minute of the match to put Penn State on the board and up 1-0. Sophia Gladieux
• Gladieux added on to the Penn State lead, finding the back of the cage in the 14th minute to make it a 2-0 game.
• Just before halftime the Hoosiers found momentum as Inés Garcia Prado would score for the Hoosiers in the 27th minute. Theresa Ricci had the assist.
• Drew Taylor scored for Penn State in the 41st minute to give Penn State a 3-1 lead. Madison Britton assisted on the goal.
• Sydney Keld had a clutch goal for the Hoosiers in the 54th minute to cut into Penn State’s deficit and make it a 3-2 game. Lara Mortz had the assist.
• Indiana would have one more opportunity, getting a shot off of a penalty corner with eight seconds remaining, but Keld’s shot was just barely wide.
NOTABLES
• IU and Penn State each had 10 shots.
• Sadie Canelli recorded three saves in the game.
• Garcia Prado and Keld each recorded their third goal of the season.
• Five Hoosiers recorded a shot on goal (Jemima Cookson, Keld, Emma Thompson, Garcia Prado, Meghan Dillon).
UP NEXT
• IU will finish the weekend with a trip to Lock Haven, Pa. as they take on Lock Haven on Sunday, Sep. 29th at 11 a.m.
INDIANA SOFTBALL
INDIANA SOFTBALL TO COMPETE IN PUERTO VALLARTA COLLEGE CHALLENGE
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –––– Indiana Softball will head south to compete in the prestigious Puerto Vallarta College Challenge along the pacific coast of Mexico in the 2025 season’s early window.
The Hoosiers will play in Session II of the event, spanning from Feb. 13-16.
The other teams competing in Session II with the Hoosiers include Boise State, BYU, Florida International, Illinois State and North Dakota State.
All games will be played at Nancy Almaraz Stadium and will be livestreamed by FloSoftball.
The Puerto Vallarta College Challenge began in 2015 and has evolved into one of the premier tournaments designed to begin the softball season. It was the first-ever D-I softball event held outside the United States and has included programs from well-known “Power” conferences as well as the deep pool of strong mid-major schools — the Mexican Olympic team also played in the tournament in 2020.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
GAME NOTES VS. NEBRASKA
BOILERMAKERS NOTES:
• After the first road trip of the season, Purdue Football returns home for a Homecoming matchup against Nebraska to begin Big Ten play. Kickoff is set for noon from a sold-out Ross-Ade Stadium. • Saturday’s contest is the only home contest over a four-game stretch that began last week in Corvallis. • The Boilermakers are 54-43-4 in Homecoming games with Saturday marking the 102nd edition. • Last season against Nebraska (Oct. 28, 2023), Kydran Jenkins recorded a career-high 4.5 TFLs, the most by a Boilermaker since 2017. Jenkins also added a 55-yard fumble recovery for his first career touchdown. • Also in last year’s matchup, Dillon Thieneman and Cole Brevard tied single-game school records. Thieneman forced two fumbles, while Brevard recovered a pair of fumbles. • The Boilermakers won the previous matchup with the Cornhuskers at Ross-Ade Stadium, a 43-37 victory behind a career-high 178 yards from Devin Mockobee (Oct. 15, 2022). Purdue tied a school record with 38 first downs. • Kydran Jenkins leads the Big Ten in sacks (1.17 per game) and ranks seventh nationally. The senior linebacker also ranks second in the conference and 10th in the country with 1.8 tackles-for-loss per game. • Jenkins is coming off a career game at Oregon State, recording a personal-best 16 tackles and matching his career high with a pair of sacks. Through three games, he leads Purdue in tackles (27), TFLs (5.5) and sacks (3.5). • Recording 168 yards on the ground at Oregon State, junior Devin Mockobee recorded his seventh career 100-yard rushing game. Mockobee became just the ninth Boilermaker to produce seven 100-yard rushing games, the first since Kory Sheets (2005-08). • Mockobee averages 7.67 yards per carry this season, ranking eighth nationally. • Purdue boasts the nation’s ninth-best passing defense, allowing only 123.3 yards per game through the air. The Boilermakers have only allowed two touchdown passes by opposing quarterbacks this season. • Tight end Max Klare leads the Boilermakers in receptions (10), receiving yards (153) and receiving touchdowns (2). Klare’s receptions and yards are double his nearest teammate. • Purdue is one of six Big Ten teams to win at least 15 conference games over the past three seasons (Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin). The Boilermakers finished second in the Big Ten West in 2021 before capturing the Big Ten West title in 2022. Last season, Purdue tied for fourth in the final year of divisional play. • Sharing time in the backfield, the duo of Mockobee and Reggie Love III combine to average 147 rushing yards per game (Mockobee – 92.0 ypg, Love – 55.0 ypg). • Sophomore Will Heldt has recorded a TFL in each game this season, bringing his season total to 4.0. Heldt also has 2.5 sacks to rank second on the team in both categories. • Purdue has produced four All-Americans over the past three seasons (Dillon Thieneman – 2023, Charlie Jones – 2022, David Bell – 2021, George Karlaftis – 2021), the most in a three-year stretch since 1967-69.
ABOUT THE MATCH-UP:
Saturday will be the 13th meeting in the series history between Purdue and Nebraska, dating back to 1958 when the Boilermakers blanked the Cornhuskers 28-0 in West Lafayette. • Purdue has rolled recently with four wins in the last six contests. • Devin Mockobee set his career high with 178 yards on the ground during the 2022 matchup, setting the Boilermaker freshman single-game record.
LAST MATCH-UP:
In cold and blustery conditions, Purdue’s defense forced four turnovers, scored on a fumble recovery and allowed just 277 yards of total offense, but an early Nebraska lead proved too much to overcome in a 31-14 loss on the road. • Dillon Thieneman paced the Boilermakers on the defensive end racking up 12 tackles. • Thieneman forced a pair of fumbles for his fourth and fifth takeaways of the year. The first came in the third quarter when he stripped Nebraska quarterback Heinrich Haarberg at the Huskers’ 13-yard line. He stonewalled Haarberg again in the fourth at the Nebraska 24-yard line. Cole Brevard came away with the ball both times. • Dillon Thieneman and Cole Brevard matched single-game school records with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries, respectively.
NEBRASKA NOTES:
Nebraska leaves Lincoln for the first time in 2024, traveling to West Lafayette, Ind., to take on Purdue in the Huskers’ Big Ten road opener. Game time at Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium is set for 11 a.m. CT (Noon, local) with Peacock providing streaming coverage of the matchup. The game can also be heard on the Huskers Radio Network and the Huskers App. The Huskers stand at 3-1 on the season and 0-1 in Big Ten Conference play following a 31-24 overtime loss to Illinois on Friday night in Lincoln. The Huskers took a 24-17 lead early in the fourth quarter, but the Illini tied the game at 24-24 midway through the fourth quarter and prevailed with an overtime touchdown. The loss to Illinois ended a streak of 10 straight games in which Nebraska had allowed 24 or fewer points. The Husker offense continued to show its explosiveness with 297 yards through the air, including five pass plays of at least 20 yards. Purdue comes into the contest with a 1-2 record, following a 38-21 loss at Oregon State on Saturday night. The Boilermakers opened the season with a victory over Indiana State, before losses to Notre Dame and Oregon State. Coach Ryan Walters’ team has shown a strong running game through three contests, averaging 183.0 yards per game on the ground, including 263 rushing yards at Oregon State. The Boilermaker defense has been solid against the pass, allowing just 123 yards per game. Saturday’s game marks the 12th consecutive year Nebraska and Purdue have met on the gridiron. Following this year’s contest the teams are not scheduled to meet again until the 2027 season in Lincoln.
SERIES HISTORY: NEBRASKA VS. PURDUE Saturday’s meeting will be the 13th matchup in the Nebraska-Purdue series, with the series tied at six wins apiece. Nebraska posted a 31-14 win last year in Lincoln to even the series. • Nebraska holds a 6-5 edge since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011. The Huskers won four of the first five matchups between 2013 and 2017, and Purdue has responded by winning four of the past six games since 2018. • Four of the past seven games between the schools have been decided by six or fewer points, including three Purdue victories between 2019 and 2022. Nebraska’s past two wins have been by 10 and 17 points. • Nebraska and Purdue will meet for the 13th consecutive season on Saturday. However, with the Big Ten’s new non-division schedule format, the schools do not meet in 2025 or 2026, before resuming with games in 2027 (Lincoln) and 2028 (West Lafayette). HUSKERS LOOK FOR WIN IN BIG TEN ROAD OPENER Nebraska opened Big Ten play last week against Illinois and plays its first conference road game Saturday at Purdue. It marks the first time Nebraska opened Big Ten play at home since 2017. • Nebraska’s past four Big Ten road openers were also the Huskers’ season-opening game from 2020 to 2023. The Huskers’ last victory in a conference road opener was in 2019 when the Huskers won at Illinois. • Since joining the Big Ten in 2011, NU is 4-9 in Big Ten road openers, including a 2013 win at Purdue. NEBRASKA CELEBRATES 400TH CONSECUTIVE SELLOUT Nebraska celebrated its 400th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium last Friday night against Illinois. The Huskers have sold out every game at Memorial Stadium for more than six decades, beginning with a game against Missouri on Nov. 3, 1962. • During the sellout streak, Memorial Stadium has expanded several times and capacity has grown from 31,080 in 1962 to the current capacity of 82,841. • Nebraska has a record of 324-76 during the sellout streak. The game against No. 24 Illinois was the 87th matchup against a ranked opponent during the sellout streak, with Nebraska owning a 47-40 mark in those games. HUSKERS COMPLETE NON-LEAGUE PLAY UNDEFEATED Nebraska opened the season with three consecutive non-conference victories, marking its first 3-0 start to the season since 2016. It was also the first time Nebraska was unblemished in nonconference play since 2016. The Huskers fell out of both national polls following their overtime loss to Illinois, but the start to the season remains Nebraska’s best in eight years. • Nebraska was in both national polls for two consecutive weeks (Sept. 8, Sept. 15). Nebraska rose as high as 22nd in both polls. The No. 22 AP ranking was Nebraska’s highest since being ranked 17th entering the 2016 regular-season finale at Iowa. • Last Friday’s game with Illinois was the first matchup of two AP ranked teams at Memorial Stadium since 2013 (vs. UCLA) and the first Big Ten games between two ranked teams since 2011 when 13th-ranked Nebraska defeated No. 9 Michigan State.
NEBRASKA LOOKS TO REGAIN SEASON-OPENING FORM Nebraska controlled its first three games from start to finish. The Huskers did not trail in their three first games, and out-scored the opposition by a total of 102-20. While Illinois prevailed with an overtime score, Nebraska trailed for less than 12 minutes of regulation game action against the Illini. • Nebraska won each of its first three games by at least 18 points. It marked the first time NU won three straight games by at least 18 points since the middle of the 2014 season, when the Huskers defeated Northwestern (21), Rutgers (18) and Purdue (21). • Nebraska scored on its opening drive in each of the first three games. Those scoring drives have covered 72, 49 and 75 yards. • Nebraska out-scored Illinois 7-3 in the second quarter last Friday. In four games this season, Nebraska has out-scored the opposition 58-3 in the second quarter. In 2023, Nebraska was outscored 81-66 in the second quarter. • Opponents have had very little success early in games. Dating back to 2023, Nebraska has allowed just two first-quarter touchdowns in its past 11 games. Illinois was just the second team in the past 17 games to score a touchdown on its opening drive.
PURDUE MEN’S GOLF
BOILERMAKERS RETURN TO ACTION AT WINDON MEMORIAL CLASSIC
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue men’s golf team looks to defend the Windon Memorial Classic title this weekend against a loaded field at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Purdue is looking for its second title of the fall season for the second straight year, after winning the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate. The Boilermakers are coming off a fourth-place finish at the Purdue Fall Invitational last weekend at the Kampen-Cosler Course.
Sixteen teams will comprise the field, consisting of some of the nation’s top teams. The Boilermakers are one of five Big Ten teams that will compete at Conway Farms.
THE FIELD (Final 2024 Clippd Rankings)
6 Illinois
16 Arizona
19 East Tennessee State
31 Notre Dame
32 Purdue
33 Northwestern
45 Houston
47 South Florida
50 Indiana
55 Pepperdine
69 Michigan State
70 Kansas
72 Augusta
81 Kentucky
112 Marquette
127 UC Davis
TEAM NOTES
Purdue’s win in the season-opening event was its first season-opening win since the 2010-11 season when it won the Turning Stone Invitational in New York.
Purdue is looking for its second fall win for the second straight season. Since the 1980-81 season, Purdue has won two events in the fall season just five previous times (1980, 1993, 1994, 2015, 2023).
Purdue is averaging 857.00 strokes per tournament through its first two events this fall. The Boilermakers haven’t shot higher than 296 this season.
Boilermaker individuals have posted six top-20 finishes this season, but are looking for their first top-three finish this season.
PURDUE LINEUP
Nels Surtani – Senior; Indianapolis, Indiana
2024 Second-Team All-Big Ten selection.
Owns three top-25 finishes in three events this season.
Owns a 72.95 career stroke average (4th in school history).
Won the 2024 Puerto Rico Classic (only collegiate win).
Sam Easterbrook – Sophomore; Tomworth, England
Recorded third career top-5 finish, last week at the Purdue Fall Invite (36-hole leader).
Has four top-6 finishes in last five regular-season events dating to last year.
Posted the fourth-best scoring average by a Purdue freshman in school history (73.36).
Eighteen of his 42 rounds last season were even- or under-par.
Finished eighth at the Canadian Amateur in early August.
Jenson Forrester – Sophomore; Wolverhampton, England
Finished third last week at the Purdue Fall Individual at Ackerman-Allen Golf Course (72-67-71=210; -3).
Has two top-35 finishes so far this year (T-33rd at Island Resort Intercollegiate).
Was a regular a year ago at East Tennessee State, averaging 72.53 strokes per round and a pair of top-20 finishes.
Finished T-15 at the SoCon Men’s Golf Championship and T-72 at the NCAA Championships.
Supapon Amornchaichan – Freshman; Bangkok, Thailand
Played well in season opener, posting T-15 finish at 1-under par 215; played final two rounds in 2-under par.
Finished in the top 50 in all three events so far this year.
Bounced back with a 71 in the second round at the Purdue Fall Invitational.
A highly-regarded recruit, Amornchaichan was an AJGA Honorable Mention All-America honoree.
Won four titles during the 2022-23 season, including a pair of AJGA events.
Was fourth at the Western Junior Championship in 2023.
Kentaro Nanayama – Junior; Jakarta, Indonesia
Finished T-9th at the season-opening Island Resort Intercollegiate.
Missed the Inverness Intercollegiate to play a pro event in Indonesia.
Struggled in round one last week, but played final two rounds in even-par at Kampen.
Won a pair of tournaments last summer, including the Bali International Amateur.
PREVIOUSLY AT THE WINDON MEMORIAL CLASSIC
This marks Purdue’s 16th appearance in the Windon Memorial Classic, winning the 2015 and 2023 events. Last year’s team set a tournament and school record with a 54-hole total of 814 (269-268-277). Herman Sekne led three players in the top 10 with an individual title, shooting a school-record 197 (64-68-65).
THE COURSE
Conway Farms Golf Club opened for play on August 3, 1991. The Tom Fazio award-winning course sits on 209 acres in Lake Forest, Illinois, and is designed around Scottish links golf traditions. Considered one of the top courses in the Chicago region, the course has hosted several high-profile events, including the NCAA Championships, the USGA Junior Amateur, Big Ten Championships and the 2013, 2015 and 2017 BMW Championships.
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunday: Mostly Cloudy, 71 degrees, NNE wind 10-15 MPH (gusts to 25 MPH).
Monday: Partly Sunny, 73 degrees, E wind 5-10 MPH.
LIVE SCORING
Will be available on clippd.com.
PURDUE WOMEN’S TENNIS
QUARTET REACHES QUARTERFINALS IN MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE – A pair of doubles teams and two singles players reached the quarterfinals of the Milwaukee Tennis Classic on Friday.
Both Boilermaker doubles squads advanced to the quarterfinals on Friday. Juana Larranaga and Ece Gencer cruised to a 6-3 win over Emma Kette and Lucie Petruzelova from Ole Miss. The duo will face top-seeded Vanesa Suarez and Maeve Thornton from Tennessee on Saturday.
Fatima Gutierrez and Ida Clement ousted Sami Yli-Piipari and Yilin Yan from Tennesse with a 6-4 decision. They will face Eva Alvarez Sande and Maxine Murphy from Washington State on Saturday.
Ece Gencer and Juana Larranaga punched their tickets to the final eight in singles action.
The Boilermakers won four of five round of 32 singles matchups. Gencer downed Ylin Yan from Tennessee in straight sets 7-6 (2), 6-3. Calissa Dellabarca followed suit with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Andie Weise from Marquette.
Juana Larranaga outlasted Sami Yli-Piipari from Tennessee 6-1, 2-6, 6-2. Ida Clement rallied from a set down to defeat Mariia Dolzhenko from Lipscomb 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Larranaga rallied to defeat Navy’s Elimy Tannenbaum over three sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. The senior will square off with Anaelle Leclerrq-Ficher from Ole Miss on Saturday morning.
Gencer dominated a first-set tiebreak and never looked back in a 7-6 (1), 6-3 victory against Lipscomb’s Sofia Paladi. The freshman will face Kareisova with a bid to the semifinals on the line.
SINGLES R32
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Yilin Yan (TEN) – 7-6 (2), 6-3
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Sami Yli-Piipari (TEN) – 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
Ida Clement (PUR) def. Mariia Dolzhenko (LIP) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Calissa Dellabarca (PUR) def. Andie Weise (MAR) – 6-4, 6-4
Vanesa Suarez (TEN) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR) – 6-4, 6-0
SINGLES R16
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Emily Tannenbaum (USNA) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Sofia Paladi (LIP) – 7-6(1), 6-3
Ludmila Kareisova (MISS) def. Calissa Dellabarca (PUR) – 6-2, 6-2
Gloriana Nahum (OU) def. Ida Clement (PUR) – 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES R16
Juana Larranaga/Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Emma Kette/Lucie Petruzelova (MISS) – 6-3
Fatima Gutierrez/Ida Clement (PUR) def. Sami Yli-Piipari/Yilin Yan (TEN) – 6-4
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
GAME NOTES VS. LOUISVILLE
FIGHTING IRISH NOTES:
WEEKEND AT A GLANCE
• Saturday will mark the fifth meeting between Notre Dame and Louisville. The alltime series is tied at 2-2, with a 1-1 record at Notre Dame Stadium.
• The last meeting came in 2023, with a 33-20 Louisville win. This year’s contest
will mark the second-consecutive matchup between Louisville and Notre Dame
in which both teams are ranked. It marks the first matchup in the series in which
Louisville is the higher-ranked team by the AP poll.
• Saturday’s game will be exclusively broadcast on Peacock.
• It marks the fourth Notre Dame game that will be streamed exclusively on
Peacock. The Irish are 3-0 when playing exclusively on Peacock.
• It is also the annual Irish Wear Green game, in which fans are encouraged to wear
green in support of the Irish.
• The game is sold-out, marking the ninth-consecutive sellout in Notre Dame
Stadium.
• Notre Dame is 523-132-13* all-time at home, and 215-84-3 all-time vs. the ACC.
• This season, the Irish rank sixth among all FBS teams in pass efficiency defense
(79.13), eighth in interceptions (six), 10th in scoring defense (9.8) and 16th in total
defense (256.3).
• Notre Dame has held its last two opponents to 3-24 on third down (Miami 2-12,
Purdue 1-12), the best back-to-back two-game total since 2021 (Cincinnati 2-12,
Wisconsin 1-14). Those are the two best back-to-back two-game stretches since
data is available starting in 1996.
• Freshman defensive lineman Boubacar Traore leads all FBS freshman players
this season in sacks (three) and sacks per game (0.75). No other freshman FBS
player has posted two or more sacks in a single game this season. His five tackles
and two sacks both marked career-highs for Traore.
• Senior quarterback Riley Leonard is the only Power 4 quarterback this season
to rush for 100+ yards in multiple games, one of just four FBS quarterbacks this
season to achieve the feat and one of only three FBS quarterbacks to do so in
consecutive games.
IRISH ITEMS – BY THE NUMBERS 2nd Leading the nation in interceptions with seven in 2023 and earning national defensive player of the week honors twice, Xavier Watts became the second Notre Dame player to win the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s best defensive player (Manti Te’o won the award in 2012). Watts was just the third Notre Dame player to lead the nation in interceptions in 2023, picking off seven passes. He is the first Irish player to pace the country since Mike Townsend intercepted 10 passes in 1972. Tony Carey (eight) also led the country in interceptions in 1964. Watts added another interception in the won over No. 20 Texas A&M to make eight on his career. 2 Notre Dame is one of just two FBS programs (Auburn) that have three or more receivers who were the leading receiver (either in yards or receptions) on an FBS roster in 2023: Tight end Mitchell Evans (led Notre Dame with 29 receptions); wide receiver Jayden Harrison (led Marshall with 410 receiving yards); and wide receiver Kris Mitchell (led FIU in both receptions and yards – 64 receptions for 1,118 yards). 3 Senior quarterback Riley Leonard owns 25 rushing touchdowns for his career, including three in the first half at Purdue, and two vs. Miami (OH). He ranks tied for third among all active FBS quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns (Dillon Gabriel – 28, Dequan Finn – 26). With three rushing touchdowns in a single game at Purdue, Leonard is one of just three quarterbacks to achieve the feat so far this season, and the only to do so in a single half. 3-24 Notre Dame has held its last two opponents to 3-24 on third down (Miami 2-12, Purdue 1-12), the best back-to-back two-game total since 2021 (Cincinnati 2-12, Wisconsin 1-14). Those are the two best back-to-back two-game stretches since data is available starting in 1996. 5 Notre Dame is one of just five programs in the Power 4 with eight or more wins over each of the last four seasons, joined by Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and NC State. 5th Notre Dame finished the 2023 season ranked fifth in FBS for total defense (276.3), the program’s best effort since 1980 (4th). The Irish also led the nation in pass efficiency defense (97.09). 6 This season, the Irish rank sixth among all FBS teams in pass efficiency defense (79.13), eighth in interceptions (six), 10th in scoring defense (9.8) and 16th in total defense (256.3). 8 The 23-13 win at No. 20 Texas A&M was Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman’s eighth victory over a ranked opponent. In 2023, the 40-8 Sun Bowl victory over No. 21 Oregon State not only earned Freeman his first campaign with 10 victories, it also was his team’s seventh victory over an Associated Press-ranked team in his first two years leading the program – breaking Terry Brennan’s previous program record of six in 1954 and 55. 14th The Irish finished the 2023 season ranked 14th in the Associated Press poll, marking the seventh-straight campaign and 10 of the last 12 Notre Dame has appeared in the final AP ranking. That seven-season final AP ranking streak is the best run for the Notre Dame program since the Irish finished in the AP Top 25 11 consecutive seasons from 1964-74. 162 Notre Dame limited Purdue to 162 yards of total offense on the day, the fewest by any team facing a Power 4 team that weekend. The 162 yards are the third-fewest allowed by a team facing a Power 4 team all season. Notre Dame was one of just two programs to limit a Power 4 opponent to 38 or fewer rushing yards over that weekend (Memphis allowed 37).
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – OFFENSE • Jayden Thomas entered 2023 season as Notre Dame’s leading returning receiver and served in that role in the first four games of the year, catching 12 passes for over 180 yards and a touchdown. • Beaux Collins led the Irish receivers at Texas A&M and snagged a pivotal 20- yard contested catch to keep the game-winning drive alive. He also led Irish receivers vs. Northern Illinois. He recorded 91 receptions for 1,290 yards and 11 touchdowns in 1,578 offensive snaps over 32 games (27 starts) at Clemson from 2021-23. He broke out late in his true freshman season with 31 catches for 407 yards and three touchdowns • Jaden Greathouse was the first Irish true freshman wideout to catch two touchdown passes in his first-career game (against Navy in 2023). His five touchdown catches during a rookie campaign are the most for a Notre Dame true freshman since 2016. • Jayden Harrison was a first-team All-American as a kick returner at Marshall last season, tying for the FBS lead with two kick return touchdowns in 2023. In 2023, Harrison played in all 13 games for Marshall (started four), totaling 28 receptions for 410 yards (14.6 yards per reception) and a touchdown. • Kris Mitchell, a transfer from FIU, led CUSA and ranked in the Top 20 nationally in receiving yards in 2023 (1,118 – 18th nationally) and receiving yads per game (93.2 – 13th nationally). Mitchell owns 100 career receptions for 1,663 yards and 11 touchdowns. • KK Smith – Smith began his time at Notre Dame recovering from an injury. His hard work over 2023 Fall allowed Smith to return to practice during bowl prep and make his Notre Dame debut in the Sun Bowl victory over Oregon State. • Jordan Faison joined the Notre Dame football team as a walk on and made his collegiate athletics debut at No. 25 Louisville in 2023, and was put on football scholarship. He would end the season with 19 catches for 322 yards and four touchdowns, capping the year by earning Sun Bowl MVP honors with five catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. • Notre Dame’s offensive line presents some new faces in 2024 with the departures of NFL Draftees Joe Alt and Blake Fisher. Pat Coogan, Ashton Craig, Billy Schrauth, Tosh Baker, Rocco Spindler and Charles Jagusah own starting experience. Jagusah and Craig have both been ruled out for the 2024 season. Irish linemen Aamil Wagner, Sam Pendleton and Anthonie Knapp all made their first-career starts at No. 20 Texas A&M. • Mitchell Evans had a breakout season in 2023 before being sidelined with an injury. He played in eight games as a junior, starting seven, and ended the season as the team’s top receiving target, averaging 52.8 yards per game. Through those eight games, Evans totaled 29 receptions for 422 yards and a touchdown during the season, averaging 14.6 yards per catch. With Evans’ injury, Cooper Flanagan and Eli Raridon saw action in 2023, each scoring a touchdown, and will look to have an increased role in 2024. • Riley Leonard is the only Power 4 quarterback this season to rush for 100+ yards in multiple games, one of just four FBS quarterbacks this season to achieve the feat and one of only three FBS quarterbacks to do so in consecutive games. He enters his senior season and first with Notre Dame coming off a Duke career as one of the ACC’s premier quarterbacks. See page 16 for more on Leonard • Steve Angeli made the most of his first-career start in the 2023 Sun Bowl completing 15 of 19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Prior to that game, he went 19-for-25 passing with four touchdowns in seven relief appearances. • With the departure of NFL Draft pick Audric Estimé, Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price are poised to lead the Irish running backs in 2024. See page 18 for more on the Irish running backs.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – DEFENSE • Boubacar Traore leads all FBS freshman players this season in sacks (three) and sacks per game (0.75). No other freshman FBS player has posted two or more sacks in a single game this season. For more on Traore, see page 16. Junior Tuihalamaka appeared in all 13 games in 2023 while posting 10 tackles. Jordan Botelho suffered a season-ending injury vs. Purdue. • Rylie Mills was named a 2024 team captain and was a distruptive force on the Irish defensive line in 2023. See page 15 for more information on Mills. Jason Onye emerged as a dependable reserve defensive lineman for the Irish in 2023. He also blocked two field goal attempts during the season, one of which came during his five-tackle performance against Tennessee State. • Howard Cross III established himself as one of the top playmaking interior defensive lineman in the country during the 2023 season. See page 15 for more information on Cross. Donovan Hinish appeared in nine games in 2023 and posting a career-best four stops in the win over Central Michigan. • RJ Oben transferred from Duke in the offseason with 34 career starts and 50 games played. He has posted 67 tackles on his career, with 14.5 sacks (loss of 91 yards), five forced fumbles, two passes defended and an interception. Joshua Burnham finished the 2023 season with 18 tackles, four tackles-for-loss and a sack. Bryce Young is a four-star true freshman and was an Adidas All-American as a high school senior. • Jack Kiser leads a linebacker room with young talent. A team captain, Kiser will make a run for the Notre Dame career games played record. See page 15 for more information on Kiser. Jaiden Ausberry appeared in four regular-season games in 2023, preserving his eligibility. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is a highlytouted five-star linebacker who was a finalist for the high school Butkus Award in 2023. He posted a career-high seven tackles vs. Northern Illinois. Drayk Bowen appeared in 12 games in 2023 (missing one contest with an injury) and recorded 14 stops and a forced fumble. Jaylen Sneed appeared in all 13 games in 2023, totaling 14 tackles, five QB hurries and two PBU • Jordan Clark joins the Irish from Arizona State with 22 career starts and 39 games played. Throughout his college career, he has snagged three interceptions (one for a touchdown) and 139 tackles (101 solo) with 6.5 TFL and 20 passes defended. • Benjamin Morrison followed up his freshman All-America campaign in 2022 with an impressive 2023, intercepting three passes while making 31 tackles and breaking up 10 passes. See page 15 for more on Morrison. • Adon Shuler notched his first-career interception in the 23-13 victory at No. 20 Texas A&M. He showed his playmaking ability late in the 2023 season, posting all six career tackles in the final three games of the year. A preferred walk-on, Luke Talich quickly established himself as a special teams mainstay during his freshman season in 2023. • True freshmen Karson Hobbs, Leonard Moore and Kennedy Urlacher have impressed in preseason camp. Moore and Urlacher both garnered one four-star ranking through recruitment. Moore made his college football debut at No. 20 Texas A&M. • Christian Gray started his first-career game in the 23-13 win at No. 20 Texas A&M. He saw action in 12 games and made 11 tackles in 2023. He intercepted his first career pass against Pittsburgh and finished the year with a career-best three tackles in the Sun Bowl victory over Oregon State. • Xavier Watts started off the year strong with an interception in the 23-13 victory at No. 20 Texas A&M. He was the first Notre Dame player to intercept multiple passes in back-to-back games in 2023. Watts won the Bednarik Award and was a unanimous All-American. See page 14 for more on Watts. Rod Heard II spent his prior career at Northwestern, where he amassed 31 starts and 46 games played with 182 tackles, 11 for loss, two sacks and two interceptions, as well as 10 passes defended, five forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
LOUISVILLE NOTES
CARDINALS HIT THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME; TRAVELS TO NO. 16 NOTRE DAME After three straight home games to open the season, the University of Louisville hits the road for the first time this season to face Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in a game featuring two ranked opponents. It’s the second-straight year the team will meet as ranked opponents. The Cardinals and Fighting Irish are meeting for the fifth time in school history, with the series tied at 2-2 after Louisville knocked off No. 10 Notre Dame 33-20 last season. The Cardinals improved to 3-0 and picked up their first league win with a 31-19 win Saturday over Georgia Tech. Louisville scored in all three phases for the first time since 2013, with an offensive touchdown, defensive touchdown and a special teams score. Quarterback Tyler Shough completed 13-of-19 passes for 269 yards and two scores, throwing a 37-yard pass to Chris Bell and a 57-yarder to Ja’Corey Brooks. Shough is one of only three QBs in program history to start his Louisville career with at least 75 pass attempts before his first interception, joining Mike Watkins (83 attempts) and Johnny Unitas (78). Brooks led all receivers with 4 receptions for a career-high 125 yards and a TD. Brooks had his second career 100-yard game and first at Louisville. He leads the team with 17 receptions for 297 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Louisville was held to a season low 326 yards of total offense, including just 57 yards on the ground. Louisville extends its streak of holding opponents scoreless on their first possession to 21 games Defensive lineman Ramon Puryear became the first Louisville player to have two fumble return touchdowns in a season since Deon Palmer in 2005, scoring on a fumble recovery in the end zone. Tayon Holloway blocked a field goal and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown. Louisville’s last blocked field goal return for a TD came on Andrew Johnson’s 82-yard return in a 38-35 win at West Virginia in 2011. Louisville held Georgia Tech to 98 yards on the ground, improving to 7-3 when holding the opposition to less than 100 yards rushing.
THE SERIES This will be the fifth meeting between Louisville and Notre Dame, with the series knotted at 2-2. The Cardinals are 1-1 all-time at Notre Dame Stadium, winning 31-28 in their first trip in 2014. During the Covid season of 2020, the Cardinals dropped a 12-7 decision to the Fighting Irish. Louisville defeated No. 10 Notre Dame 33-20 last season at L&N Stadium as Jawhar Jordan rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, while the Cardinals intercepted Sam Hartman three times. Head coach Jeff Brohm is 1-1 all-time versus Notre Dame. HEAD COACHES X Louisville: Head coach Jeff Brohm is in his second season at Louisville and his 11th overall as a head coach. He owns a 79-48 overall coaching record and has won eight or more games six times during his career. Brohm has guided the Cards to an 13-4 record in his return to his alma mater. X Notre Dame: Marcus Freeman is 22-9 in his third season as head coach of the Fighting Irish. Before taking over the Fighting Irish, Freeman spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame and four years as the defensive coordinator at Cincinnati.
KEY STORYLINES The Cards are looking to go 4-0 to open the season for the second-straight season and are hoping to top last season’s 6-0 start before they dropped a game at Pittsburgh last season. Head coach Jeff Brohm’s team was 2-1 on the road last season, winning at NC State and Miami. Head coach Jeff Brohm becomes the first Louisville coach to start 3-0 in his first two seasons since Bobby Petrino did so from 2003 to 2006 and 2014. Louisville extended its streak of holding opponents scoreless on their first possession to 21 games. Louisville has held its opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the 15th time in its last 18 games. Louisville has scored at least 30 points for the ninth time in 10 home games under Brohm. Louisville ranks ninth nationally with an average of 6.4 yards per carry. The Cards stand fourth nationally with seven runs of 20 or more yards and are fourth with four rushes of over 30 yards. Quarterback Tyler Shough is sixth nationally in passing efficiency and leads the ACC in passing yards per completion. Freshman running back Isaac Brown is the team’s leading rusher with 173 yards, an average of 57.7 yards per game, while another rookie Duke Watson is second with 141 yards and two scores. Watson ranks third nationally with an average of 11.8 yards per carry, while Brown is fourth in the country at 10.8 yards a tote. Wide receiver Chris Bell leads the ACC in receiving yards per reception at 27.3 yards. He has two touchdown receptions of 30 or more yards this season. Louisville has completed passes to at least eight or more different receivers in each of the first three games, including 15 different pass catchers in the season opener against Austin Peay. The offensive line yielded two sacks in the first three games of the season. Shough has been sacked twice in 76 pass attempts since taking over as the starter. Louisville has totaled 26.0 tackles for loss in the first three games, ranking ninth in the country. Tramel Logan leads the team with 5.0 tackles for loss through three contests Louisville has scored 21 points off turnovers this season. Head coach Jeff Brohm is 9-1 at home in two seasons at Louisville.
BUTLER SWIMMING
SWIMMING TO OPEN SEASON WITH BUTLER DOUBLE DUAL
The Bulldog swim team will host the Butler Double Dual this weekend at Fishers High School. Xavier, St. Louis, Bellarmine and Evansville will all compete alongside BU. Sunday’s meet is scheduled to begin at noon.
Butler claimed wins over Bellarmine and IUPUI in last year’s double dual, marking the first time the Swim Dawgs have beat two teams in the annual meet. Kate Schilling was recognized as the Swimmer of the Meet for her performances in the 200 IM, 200 Fly and 200 Breast. Schilling is back on the roster this year prepping for her junior campaign.
Other members of the junior class include Sadie Brown, Ava McGonigle, Olivia McKee, Elizabeth Naylor, Sophie Resner, Olivia Stotts, Megan VanValkenburgh, and Caroline Zimner. Senior leadership will be provided by Alani Hightower-Bend, Abby Hobrough, Gianna Leffler, Avery Piel, and Cotter Welch.
Underclassmen include Lauren Bergman, Lydia Eberlein, Lily Schwelgin, and Sam Tomic as sophomores. The freshmen class is made up of Emma Ciesla, CeCe Gerard, Caitlin Herring, Zizi Mateja, Meghan Voelker, Ava Whittaker, and Kayla Wright.
The team’s Alumni Meet will take place next Friday over Homecoming Weekend. The Bulldogs will swim at the HRC Friday afternoon at 4 p.m.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
4 – 2 – 98 – 9 – 22 – 25 – 6 – 7 – 11 – 48 – 30 – 14 – 37 – 25 – 34 – 55 – 53 – 32
September 28, 1930 – New York Yankees Number 4, Lou Gehrig’s errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games
September 28, 1938 – Homer in the Gloamin’ – famous walk-off home run hit by Gabby Hartnett, wearing Number 2 for the Chicago Cubs against the Pittsburgh Pirates
September 28, 1940 – Tom Harmon, Number 98 of the Michigan Wolverines had one of his finest collegiate days with runs of 72, 86 and 94 yard touchdowns. Check out our Roar of the Crowd post today.
September 28, 1941 – Ted Williams, Number 9 ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg
September 28, 1951 – New York’s Number 22, Allie Reynolds’ 2nd no-hitter of 1951, an 8-0 home victory over Boston Red Sox. The Yankees clinched pennant #18 that day with the win.
September 28, 1951 – Norm Van Brocklin, Number 25 of Rams passes for NFL record 554 yards
September 28, 1952 – St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial, Number 6 makes his only major league pitching appearance, throwing one pitch to Chicago Cubs Number 7, Frank Baumholtz
September 28, 1960 – Number 9, Ted Williams hit his final home run, the 521st of his great career off of Jack Fisher, Number 48 of the Baltimore Orioles.
September 28, 1969 – NFL Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Joe Kapp, Number 11 passes for 7 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts in 52-14 home win
September 28, 1974 – California Angel Number 30, Nolan Ryan 3rd no-hitter beats Minnesota Twin, 4-0
September 28, 1975 – How about this for an All-Star pitching staff! Oakland A’s Vida Blue (Number 14), Glenn Abbott (Number 37), Paul Lindblad (Number 25) and Number 34 Rollie Fingers, combined to no-hit the California Angels, in a 5-0 A’s shutout.
September 28, 1988 – LA Dodger Orel Hershiser, Number 55 breaks former Dodger Number 53, Don Drysdale’s record by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings
September 28, 1993 – Dennis Martínez, Number 32 of the Montreal Expos became the 7th to win 100 games in each the AL and the NL
September 28, 1997 – St Louis Cardinals Mark McGwire, Number 25 hit his 58th home run of 1997. There were 34 of these knocked out of the park that season when McGwire was still with the Oakland A’s.
September 28, 2020 – In a COVID-19 delayed and altered season, the Stanley Cup Final was played Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta. Tampa Bay Lightning claimed their second championship in franchise history with a 2-0 Game
FOOTBALL HISTORY
September 28, 1936 – The Boston Redskins and the Brooklyn Dodgers play an NFL game that does not have one penalty in it! The Redskins prevailed in the penalty free contest by the score of 30-6 according to Pro Football Reference.com.
September 28, 1951 – The Dutchman, Norm Van Brocklin of the LA Rams threw for an NFL record 554 yards on opening day, per the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website. As much as a legend that Van Brocklin is, he was not supposed to start for the Rams that day. Veteran QB Bob Waterfield was penciled in as the starting signal caller as he had won the pre-season quarterback controversy, but injury prevented Waterfield (also a Hall of Famer) to go. The Dutchman connected with three different receivers who had over 100 yards in pass catching for the day including Elroy ‘Crazy Legs” Hirsch (173 yards), Tom Fears (163 yards) and V.T. Smith (103 yards). But that’s not all as five other players on the Rams caught balls from the Dutchman that day as well!
September 28, 1969 – Minnesota Vikings Quarterback Joe Capp, throws 7 touchdown passes against the Baltimore Colts in a 52-14 victory for the purple clad Norseman.
September 28, 1986 – University of Rhode Island Tight End Brian Foster catches an NCAA record 18 passes for 327 yards.
September 28, 1996 – Iowa State’s running back Troy Davis rushes for 378 yards which according to iowastatedaily.com the fourth highest in college football history. This effort of hard running helped the Cyclones defeat the University of Missouri 45-31.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for September 28
September 28, 1881 – Harry “Dutch” Van Surdam was the quarterback of Wesleyan from 1902 through 1905. Per information from the National Football Foundation’s website, Dutch then went into coaching and led the programs at Marietta, Sewanee and then Texas Mines. Van Surdam stayed up on his rule books too as exemplified in 1906 when his Marietta team took advantage of the new passing rule to throw a 56 yard pass play against Ohio University. This keen understanding of the rules next led him down the path of officiating football. Harry became known as the “dean of Eastern officials” as he enforced the rules from 1921 through the 1962 seasons! The National Football Foundation selected Harry Van Surdam into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1972 and as gracious a man as he was he donated the plaque he received for the honor to his alma mater high school in Hoosick Falls, New York.
September 28, 1907 – Glen “Turk” Edwards was a tackle from Washington State University. Turk made his most memorable splash play in college as a junior in a big game against Oregon State to decide who would represent the Pacific coast in the Rose Bowl. The game was tied late when the big hands of Glen Edwards reached up and picked off an Oregon State pass attempt and then Turk took into the endzone for the winning points in the Washington State Cougar victory. In the Rose Bowl the Cougars did not fare so well as Alabama blanked then 24-0, but Edwards and teammate Mel Hein became the very first All-Americans selected from the Washington State program ever, as a result of their outstanding play that season. According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website, the Boston Redskins outbid two other teams to have Turk come and play with their squad in 1931. It was a great investment as Edwards signed his initial contract with the team for what amounted to$150 per game for the 10 game season. The 6’-2” , 255 pound tackle played nine seasons for the Redskins both in Boston and after the team moved to Washington as a two-way player and earned All-NFL honors in 8 seasons in the League. Ironically the never injured Edwards suffered a career ending injury in 1940 at the opening coin toss! After the coin toss ended and Turk shook hands with the opposing captains of the NY Giants, his foot caught in the sod as he turned to leave the field and his trick knee suffered damage and prevented his football career from continuing. That 1940 season was the only one where Turk did not receive the All-NFL honors. The National Football Foundation selected Glen Turk Edwards into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1975 & the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1969 induction class.
September 28, 1919 – Tom Harmon was a former University of Michigan halfback playing for the Wolverines from 1938 through the 1940 seasons . According to the footballfoundation.org site Harmon was a play maker for Michigan, and they were big plays at that. Just in the 1939 season alone Tom picked off an Iowa pass for a 95 yard return, had touchdown runs of 65 yard and 35 yards in the game against Penn and scored all of the Wolverine points in a 27-7 shellacking of Yale! During the 1940 season Harmon celebrated his 21st birthday by frustrating the University of California with scoring runs of 94, 86, 70 and 65 yards! Tom Harmon may have saved his best collegiate game for his last one though. In the final game that season versus rival Ohio State he threw 2 TD passes, Ran for three other scores, returned 3 kicks for a total of 81 yards, punted three times with a 50 yards average, kicked four extra points and intercepted 3 passes! The home Ohio State crowd was so in awe of his performance that they gave their worthy opponent a standing ovation at the end of the 40-0 blanking of the Buckeyes. That is some great sportsmanship that we all could learn from in this era! Tom Harmon easily led the nation in scoring in 1939 and 1940 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1940. After college he became a World War II pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps and was shot down twice and received both a Purple Heart and the Silver Star for his brave service. After the War was over Tom played for the LA Rams for a couple of seasons in the NFL and then went into broadcasting football games. The National Football Foundation accepted Tom Harmon in their College Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
September 28, 1935 – Lou Michaels was a former tackle from the University of Kentucky in the seasons of 1955 through 1957. Michaels wasa two way line player as well as being the team’s kicker and punter. In both his junior and senior seasons Lou was voted as a consensus All-American at a time when only 11 players were recognized nationally! Many credit Lou Micaels for single handedly defeating the University of Tennessee in 1955 and again in 1957 with his outstanding play against the Vols. The Los Angeles Rams drafted Michaels with the number 4 overall pick in the 1958 NFL Draft. After spending a couple seasons with the Rams he spent time with the Steelers, Colts and Packers during his 13 year career. The University of Kentucky retired Lou Michael’s number 79 jersey in 1990 and he entered into the corridors of the college gridiron legends, the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
September 28, 1941 – Charley Taylor was a wide receiver from Arizona State University with outstanding size with his 6’3” frame and carrying 210 pounds. The Washington Redskins used the number one pick in the 1964 Draft to land the prize talent of Taylor and they picked him to be their running back. Taylor played in the backfield for a couple years with some success, as he was the 1964 Rookie of the Year as a halfback, but the bright spots of his NFL career came when Washington moved him to the split end position. Charley played a total of 13 seasons for the Redskins and when he retired he held the NFL career receptions per the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website with 649 catches for 9110 yards. He also added 90 total touchdowns and over 10800 total yards from scrimmage. He had 50 or more catches in 8 seasons, was an All-Pro and played in 8 Pro Bowls. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined this legend in 1984.
September 28, 1954 – Steve Largent was a 5’-11” 187 pound wideout from Tulsa University. Steve wasn’t the biggest and fastest receiver in the country but he could very well have had the most heart and determination of them all. The Houston Oiler picked Largent in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL draft with the 177th overall pick. According to his bio on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s website, Largent was on the field for the four Oiler preseason contests and then they shipped him off to the expansion Seattle Seahawks for a 8th round pick. Largent would make the Oiler regret that deal for giving up on him so quickly. The new Seattle receiver would have a stellar 14 year career with the Seahawks and at retirement hold NFL records such as the most receptions (819), the most consecutive games with a reception (177), the most 1000 yard receiving seasons with 8 and the most seasons with 50 or more receptions at 10. The guy that Houston would deem too small to play in the NFL would be a 3 time All-Pro and be an entrant into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995’s induction ceremony.
September 28, 1964 – David Fulcher a defensive back from the Arizona State University was born. The National Football Foundation inducted David Fulcher into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
TODAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
Sept. 28
1919 — In the shortest nine-inning game in major league history, 51 minutes, the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1.
1920 — A grand jury indicted eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series in the “Black Sox Scandal.”
1938 — Gabby Hartnett hit his famous “Homer in the Gloamin’” in the ninth inning against Mace Brown to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 victory, their ninth straight, at Wrigley Field. It was a key triumph en route to the Cubs’ NL pennant.
1941 — Ted Williams went 6-for-8 in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia A’s to finish the season with a .406 average. No player has batted .400 since.
1951 — Allie Reynolds pitched his second no-hitter of the season as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox, 8-0, in the opener of a doubleheader. The Yankees clinched the AL pennant with an 11-3 victory in the nightcap.
1960 — Ted Williams homered in his final major league plate appearance, against Baltimore’s Jack Fisher. Williams did not take a curtain call, but he trotted out to left field in the ninth and was replaced immediately by Carroll Hardy and retired to a standing ovation. It was Williams’ 521st career home run. The Red Sox rallied for two runs in the ninth for a 5-4 victory.
1974 — Nolan Ryan pitched his third of seven career no-hitters, striking out 15 batters and beating the Minnesota Twins, 4-0, at Anaheim Stadium.
1975 — Vida Blue, Glenn Abbott, Paul Lindblad and Rollie Fingers of the Oakland A’s combined to no-hit the California Angels, 5-0, on the final day of the season.
1995 — Greg Harris of the Montreal Expos became the first pitcher in major league history to pitch with both hands. Harris faced four batters, two from his usual right side and two from the left, in the ninth inning of a 9-7 loss to Cincinnati.
1997 — San Diego’s Tony Gwynn tied Honus Wagner’s record by winning his eighth NL batting title. Gwynn finished at .372, becoming the first player to win four consecutive NL batting titles since Rogers Hornsby won six straight from 1920-25.
2001 — Alex Rodriguez of Texas hit his 50th homer in an 11-2 victory over Anaheim and became the 20th player to hit 50 homers in a season.
2006 — James Loney tied a franchise record with nine RBIs, including a grand slam and a two-run homer, to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 19-11 victory at Colorado.
2012 — Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds threw the season’s seventh no-hitter, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0. The seven no-hitters matched the modern record (since 1900) for one season, tying 1990 and 1991. Pittsburgh (76-81) assured itself of a 20th consecutive non-winning season with the loss, extending its major North American professional sports record.
2016 — John Jaso hit for the cycle and drove in five runs in Pittsburgh’s 8-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2017 — Giancarlo Stanton homered twice to become the first player to hit 59 in a season since 2001, and the Miami Marlins opened the last series of Jeffrey Loria’s tenure as owner by beating the Braves 7-1.
2022 — Aaron Judge ties one of the most hallowed records in baseball – the 61 home runs hit by Roger Maris in 1961, which still stands as the American League record six decades later. He takes Tim Mayza deep with a man on base in the 6th inning of a game at Rogers Centre, breaking a 3 – 3 tie to lead the Yankees to an 8 – 3 win. While three players have exceeded that total in the National League, all were active in the steroids era and their accomplishment has been tainted as a result – which is not the case for Judge.
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
Sept. 28
1920 — A Chicago grand jury indicts eight members of the Chicago White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series, known as the “Black Sox Scandal.” White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends the eight players.
1940 — Bud Brennan, a spectator at Memorial Stadium, races out of the stands and attempts to tackle Michigan’s Tom Harmon at the 3-yard line. Harmon easily evades Brennan and completes an 86-yard touchdown run, his third return for a touchdown, in a 41-0 rout of California.
1941 — Ted Williams ends the season with a .406 batting average.
1951 — Norm Van Brocklin of Los Angeles throws for an NFL-record 554 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 54-14 rout of the New York Yankees. Elroy Hirsch catches four of the touchdown passes and finishes with 173 yards receiving and teammate Tom Fears has 162 yards receiving.
1964 — Australia beats the Unites States 3-2 to win the Davis Cup, the first time it’s played on clay courts.
1968 — The Atlanta Chiefs beat the San Diego Toros 3-0 to win the first NASL championship.
1969 — Minnesota’s Joe Kapp throws for 449 yards and ties an NFL record with seven touchdown passes to give the Vikings a 52-14 victory over the Baltimore Colts.
1976 — Muhammad Ali wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Ken Norton at Yankee Stadium in New York to retain his world heavyweight title.
1979 — Larry Holmes knocks out Earnie Shavers in the 11th round at Las Vegas to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
1985 — Tight end Brian Foster of Rhode Island catches 18 passes for 327 yards to set an NCAA record in a 32-27 loss Brown.
1996 — Troy Davis of Iowa State rushes for 378 yards, the third highest total in major-college history, to lead the Cyclones past Missouri 45-31.
1997 — Wendy Ward records the lowest total in relation to par in the 47-year history of the LPGA tour for her first victory. Ward’s 23-under 265 gives her a two-shot victory in the Fieldcrest Cannon Classic. Ward, who made just one bogey all week, closes with 13 consecutive pars to match Kelly Robbins’ LPGA record for the lowest 72-hole total.
2000 — Tampa Bay forward Gordie Dwyer is suspended for 23 games by the NHL for manhandling two officials in attempts to fight opponents during an exhibition game on Sept. 19 against Washington.
2008 — Brett Favre throws a career-high and Jets-record six touchdown passes, three to Laveranues Coles, and New York takes advantage of mistakes by Arizona in a big second quarter of a 56-35 victory. Kurt Warner completes 40 of 57 passes for 472 yards and two TDs for Arizona.
2012 — Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds throws the season’s seventh no-hitter, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0. The seven no-hitters match the modern record (since 1900) for one season, tying 1990 and 1991.
2017 — Sam Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson, shoots a 12-under 59 in the first round of the Web.com Tour Championship. Saunders closes with six straight birdies at Atlantic Beach Country Club for the seventh sub-60 round in Web.com Tour history. Stephan Jaeger set the tour record of 58 last year in the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae in Hayward, California. Saunders has 13 birdies and a bogey.
2018 — Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo accused of rape in 2009 in US lawsuit filed in Nevada; case dismissed based on improper breach of attorney-client privileged communications.
2020 — Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup for the second time with a 4-2 series win over the Dallas Stars in Edmonton, Alberta.
TV SPORTS SATURDAY
| MLB REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Pittsburgh at NY Yankees | 1:05pm | MLBN ATTSN-PIT YES |
| Chi. White Sox at Detroit | 1:10pm | MLBN NBCS-CHI Bally Sports Detroit |
| Baltimore at Minnesota | 2:10pm | MASN2 Bally Sports North |
| Cincinnati at Chi. Cubs | 2:20pm | Bally Sports Ohio MARQ |
| Miami at Toronto | 3:07pm | Bally Sports Florida Sportsnet |
| St. Louis at San Francisco | 4:05pm | NBCS-BAY Bally Sports Midwest |
| Philadelphia at Washington | 4:05pm | MLBN NBCS-PHI MASN |
| Houston at Cleveland | 6:10pm | SCHN Bally Sports Great Lakes |
| Tampa Bay at Boston | 4:10pm | MLBN Bally Sports South Sun NESN |
| NY Mets at Milwaukee | 7:10pm | WPIX Bally Sports Wisconsin |
| Kansas City at Atlanta | 7:20pm | Bally Sports KC Bally Sports South |
| LA Dodgers at Colorado | 8:10pm | SNLA Rockies.TV |
| San Diego at Arizona | 8:10pm | YurView Padres.TV |
| Texas at LA Angels | 9:38pm | Bally Sports West Bally Sports Southwest |
| Oakland at Seattle | 9:40pm | NBCS-CA ROOT |
| COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Maryland at Indiana | 12:00pm | BTN |
| Navy at UAB | 12:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Oklahoma State at Kansas State | 12:00pm | ESPN |
| BYU at Baylor | 12:00pm | FS1 |
| Buffalo at UConn | 12:00pm | CBSSN |
| WKU at Boston College | 12:00pm | ACCN |
| Holy Cross at Syracuse | 12:00pm | ACCNX |
| NIU at NC State | 12:00pm | CW |
| Minnesota at Michigan | 12:00pm | FOX |
| Nebraska at Purdue | 12:00pm | Peacock |
| Kentucky at 6 Ole Miss | 12:00pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| USF at Tulane | 12:00pm | ESPNU |
| Ball State at James Madison | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Texas State vs Sam Houston | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Oklahoma at Auburn | 3:30pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Colorado at UCF | 3:30pm | FOX |
| TCU at Kansas | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Eastern Michigan at Kent State | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Akron at Ohio | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Western Michigan at Marshall | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Fresno State at UNLV | 3:30pm | FS1/2 |
| Louisiana at Wake Forest | 3:30pm | ACCN |
| Georgia Southern at Georgia State | 3:30pm | ESPNU |
| Wisconsin at USC | 3:30pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| Liberty at Appalachian State | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisville at Notre Dame | 3:30pm | Peacock |
| UMass at Miami (OH) | 3:30pm | ESPN+ |
| San Diego State at Central Michigan | 3:30pm | CBSSN |
| Arkansas vs Texas A&M | 3:30pm | ESPN |
| North Carolina at Duke | 4:00pm | ESPN2 |
| UTSA at East Carolina | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mississippi State at Texas | 4:15pm | SECN |
| Old Dominion at Bowling Green | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Wagner at Florida Atlantic | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UT Martin at Kennesaw State | 6:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Louisiana Tech at FIU | 6:00pm | – |
| Iowa State at Houston | 7:00pm | FS1 |
| Ohio State at Michigan State | 7:00pm | Peacock |
| Stanford at Clemson | 7:00pm | ESPN |
| Charlotte at Rice | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Tulsa at North Texas | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| ULM at Troy | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Middle Tennessee at Memphis | 7:30pm | ESPNU |
| Georgia at Alabama | 7:30pm | ABC ESPN+ |
| Illinois at Penn State | 7:30pm | NBC Peacock |
| South Alabama at LSU | 7:45pm | SECN |
| Air Force at Wyoming | 8:00pm | CBSSN |
| Florida State at SMU | 8:00pm | ACCN |
| Cincinnati at Texas Tech | 8:00pm | ESPN2 |
| New Mexico at New Mexico State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Washington State at Boise State | 10:00pm | FS1 |
| Arizona at Utah | 10:15pm | ESPN |
| Oregon at UCLA | 11:00pm | FOX |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| Xfinity: Kansas Lottery 300 | 3:30pm | USA |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| Presidents Cup | 7:00am | GOLF |
| DP World: Open de España | 8:00am | GOLF |
| Presidents Cup | 8:00am | NBC |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| EPL: Newcastle United vs Manchester City | 7:30am | USA Peacock |
| La Liga: Getafe vs Deportivo Alavés | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Udinese vs Internazionale | 9:00am | CBSSN Paramount+ |
| Bundesliga: Borussia M’gladbach vs Union Berlin | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Freiburg vs St. Pauli | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Mainz 05 vs Heidenheim | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: RB Leipzig vs Augsburg | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: Brentford vs West Ham United | 10:00am | USA Peacock |
| EPL: Arsenal vs Leicester City | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Everton vs Crystal Palace | 10:00am | Peacock |
| EPL: Nottingham Forest vs Fulham | 10:00am | Peacock |
| La Liga: Rayo Vallecano vs Leganés | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Lens vs Nice | 11:00am | beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Genoa vs Juventus | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| EPL: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Liverpool | 12:30pm | USA Peacock |
| La Liga: Real Sociedad vs Valencia | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Bayern München vs Bayer Leverkusen | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| NWSL: Kansas City Current vs NJ/NY Gotham FC | 1:00pm | CBS Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Le Havre vs Lille | 1:00pm | beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Bologna vs Atalanta | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Osasuna vs Barcelona | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Monaco vs Montpellier | 3:00pm | beIN Sports |
| Canadian Premier League: Forge vs York United | 4:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| Canadian Premier League: Cavalry vs Vancouver FC | 7:00pm | FOX Soccer Plus Fubo |
| Liga MX: Toluca vs Atlas | 7:00pm | VIX |
| MLS: Cincinnati vs Los Angeles FC | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: CF Montréal vs SJ Earthquakes | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: DC United vs Columbus Crew | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| NWSL: Inter Miami vs Charlotte | 7:30pm | ION Tubi |
| MLS: New England vs Nashville SC | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: New York RB vs New York City | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Philadelphia Union vs Atlanta United | 7:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Austin vs Real Salt Lake | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Chicago Fire vs Toronto FC | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Dallas vs Orlando City SC | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Minnesota United vs Colorado Rapids | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: St. Louis City vs Sporting KC | 8:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Pachuca vs Cruz Azul | 9:05pm | Vix |
| NWSL: San Diego Wave vs Portland Thorns | 10:00pm | ION Tubi |
| MLS: Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps vs Portland Timbers | 10:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| Liga MX: Guadalajara vs Monterrey | 11:05pm | Peacock Fubo |
| Liga MX: Atlético San Luis vs Santos Laguna | 11:10pm | VIX |
| TENNIS | TIME ET | TV |
| Tokyo: ATP & Beijing: ATP/WTA Early Rounds | 6:00am | TENNIS |