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4 August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 1 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com MLB TEXAS RANGERS Trade deadline activity heating up added to the active roster and started all $8 million. Lynn says he wants to stay three Oakland games. He and Eli White with the Rangers, and it does seem odd that are considered the best defensive center- this team perpetually is looking for pitch- fielders in the Rangers’ organization. The ing, and yet may trade away this jewel. question on Taveras is the hit tool, so the The Yankees, Dodgers and Braves look to Rangers plan to take a good look at him be the best suitors for Lynn. Clearly, the over the rest of the season. Rangers don’t want to part with Lynn, but The Rangers are about ready to put if the right deal gets offered, they likely Rougned Odor out of their plans if he’s not will take it. there already. Solak has been the Rangers’ This season has proven to be a step steadiest hitter this season, hitting enough backward in developing a pennant contend- to earn a spot in the Rangers’ lineup some- ing Ranger team. With the time frame where. He has played mostly in the out- moved back, the clock is clicking on Gallo field this year and has shown improvement going to free agency. It’s a given that there. However, Solak’s natural position is Gallo won’t be a Ranger when he becomes second base which he started there a free agent. He will command a huge Wednesday night. The Rangers appear contract, and this season is such a financial ready to look at him as a permanent solu- disaster that the Rangers will take years to tion for second base. get back financially to make lavish free Lance Lynn is 4-0 with the win over Oakland in what might have been his final start as a Ranger The activity around Monday’s trade agent deals. The cash losses this year have deadline has heated up more than most been rumored to be $100 million, and that Athletics over the final three innings. experts expected. There have been signifi- estimate might be low. It would take an Lynn is 4-0 with the win in what might cant trades already this week, including overwhelming offer to pry Gallo loose have been his final start as a Ranger. He’s Seattle trading highly regarded starting from the Rangers. It could happen, but it’s scheduled to pitch again Saturday night pitcher Taijuan Walker to Toronto. The not likely. against the Dodgers but is rumored to be Rangers are clearly sellers in this market, Mike Minor and Shin-Soo Choo could gathering considerable interest as a trade and most of the speculation centers around garner interest. Both will be free agents target. Montero earned his sixth save. Rafael Montero, Lance Lynn and Joey after the season, and both have struggled The winning streak ended at one on Gallo. this season. However, teams often look for Tuesday. The Rangers scored first when Literally every team in contention would veteran pennant race help. Minor could BY DIC HUMPHREY Kiner-Falefa doubled home a run in the like to bolster their bullpen. Montero will have value as a reliever. Neither will bring [email protected] second inning, but the Athletics tied the be of interest to all of them. Last year, the a pot of gold in a trade, but both could pos- game in the third inning with the run scor- Rangers peddled reliever Chris Martin to sibly be with another team next week. ARLINGTON, Texas Ð The Texas ing on a wild pitch. Oakland took a four the Braves for Kolby Allard. Allard seems The trade deadline is 3:00 PM (Central) Rangers lost two of three games to the run lead scoring a pair of runs in each of to be developing into a part of a future on Monday. In the interim, the Rangers division leading Oakland Athletics this the fourth and fifth innings. starting rotation. Montero should be able host the Dodgers this weekend. week. The fourth game of the series Nick Solak singled home two runs in to bring the Rangers a comparable Unfortunately, Clayton Kershaw is not scheduled for a national FOX Network the fifth inning to cut the lead to 5-3, but prospect. He is the most likely Ranger to scheduled to pitch for Los Angeles. The telecast Thursday was postponed in protest the Athletics put the game away with five be traded. pitching matchups are Dustin May (1-1) of the shooting of Jason Blake in Kenosha, runs in the seventh inning making the final There is no shortage of teams interested verses Mike Minor (0-5) on Friday, Ross Wisconsin. The game will be made up as score 10-3. Surprisingly, Ranger pitchers in Lynn. His iron man streak of 31 straight Stripling (3-1) against Lance Lynn (4-0) on part of a double-header on September 12 hit three batters, and all three scored. starts in which he has thrown at least 100 Saturday, and Tony Gonsolin (0-0) squares when the Athletics return to Arlington for Kyle Gibson was the Ranger starting pitches basically tells you all you need to off against Kyle Gibson (1-3) on Sunday this year’s final series between these teams. pitcher. He pitched into the seventh inning know. He’s a steady work horse. He also afternoon. Game times are 7:05 PM Friday The Rangers have hit the halfway point allowing seven runs and took the loss to go is signed for next season at a team friendly and Saturday, and 1:35 PM on Sunday. of the season with an 11-19 record. That to 1-3. His ERA is up to 5.73. puts them in fourth place, 10 games behind The Athletics won 3-1 Wednesday night first place Oakland in the American League to win the series. It was another miserable West Division. offensive night for the Rangers’ offense. The series began with Lance Lynn The only run they scored came across the spearheading a Ranger win to bring the plate on a wild pitch. Texas batters mus- eight-game losing streak to an end. His tered just three hits, all coming off Oakland command wasn’t sharp early with walks starter Mike Fiers, who improved to 4-1 running up his pitch count limiting him to with the win. Three relievers, including six innings. He was torched for single runs former Ranger Jake Diekman, held the in the first and second innings, but that was Rangers hitless while striking out five of it for Oakland. Lynn threw 105 pitches, the nine outs they recorded. struck out eight, walked two and allowed Kolby Allard was the Ranger starter, five hits. and he pitched well. He held the A’s score- The Rangers answered the A’s first less and hitless through the first five inning run with Todd Frazier singling home innings. He ran into trouble in the sixth two runs. Isiah Kiner-Falefa homered in inning, retiring just one batter and allowing the second inning to give the Rangers a 3-2 two runs. He is 0-3 with the loss. lead. That was all the scoring in the game, The eight-game losing streak defined as Jonathan Hernandez and Rafael Montero the rest of the season as developmental for followed Lynn to the mound to shut out the the future. Outfielder Leody Taveras was

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with someone on their swing involves help- ing them to feel the movements we are dis- cussing. This is the next best thing and I can walk them through whatever is causing problems. I look forward to working with golfers again one-on Ðone, but in the meantime will have to compromise and deal with the reality of what’s going on today. I was sur- prised at the quality of video available on my cell phone as it made me feel like I was right there. Zoom is another viable option as well. So far I would have to judge giving golf lessons via the phone a success. So as of now the only way I’ll be teaching golf will be on-line and mobile until we can get this pandemic under control which doesn’t appear to be anytime soon. So everyone stay safe out there!

Tom Ward can be contacted at www.tee- timewithtom.com

walk as it affected my right hip where the cancer was found...it had eaten away at my pelvic bone. While working my way back I thought at least I can still teach even though I can’t demonstrate the shots. Then in mid- March the pandemic struck. The world came to a standstill as businesses, schools and what we considered normal activities were all affected. TOM WARD In the spring, we were experiencing [email protected] cabin fever. Golf was one of the sports that people could maintain an adequate social The ancient Greek philosopher Plato is distance while being outdoors and getting credited for the saying, “Necessity is the some exercise. I started getting inundated Mother of Invention”. The idea behind it is with phone calls and texts from people that that having a problem supplies additional wanted lessons. I had to let them know it creativity to come up with innovative solu- wasn’t possible because of my personal tions. If there was ever a time to start com- health concerns which they understood. It ing up with some innovative ideas it’s now. was very frustrating not being able to do 2020 is one for the books that I’m sure something that I’ve done for over 40 plus people will be talking about for decades to years. Then, I remembered how students come. The world is dealing with a major from all over the country and other parts of pandemic that has taken too many lives and the world would send their golf videos via wreaked havoc upon the global economy e-mail and I was able to watch them swing and our way of life. It’s become an incon- and make corrections. So I thought perhaps venience that has effected all from doing I could still help golfers without being in the things we took for granted. In my par- front of them physically. It was time for me ticular case, I’ve had things become more to go mobile as in cell phone. complicated due as I’m going through can- I’ve got some students still sending golf cer treatments which involve chemotherapy videos via e-mail which I can re-edit and which weakens the immune system. My do voice overs on. The other way is to doctor said that contracting the Covid-19 FaceTime where I can see golfers live virus would be very vulnerable to me and whether they are at their golf club, driving odds aren’t good that I would survive it. range or in their own backyard. This format As a golf professional, I was looking gives them immediate feedback and we can forward to getting back to some semblance discuss exactly what issues they are dealing of normalcy as 2020 began. I couldn’t play with. golf because of the radiation treatments Nothing is quite the same as being there and physical therapy. I had to re-learn to in person because a lot of the time working

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3. The clock tower The signature element of Nimmons’ clubhouse is the 80-foot clock tower. Thanks to its four faces, each golfer was assured of seeing the clock from the No. 1 tee box on each of the four courses. Erosion through the years eventually forced the club to commission a restoration project on the tower in 1994. The damaged stucco was removed and new stucco matching the original color of the tower was added. 4. Amos Alonzo Stagg Golf isn’t the first sport that comes to mind when Amos Alonzo Stagg is men- tioned. After all, he’s in the College Football Hall of Fame Ð as both a player and coach. He’s also in the Basketball Hall of Fame, among the first group of inductees in 1959. He played baseball while attending Yale; oh, and he also invented the batting cage. He was a charter member at Olympia Fields but was more likely to be seen on 18th hole at Olympia Fields the tennis courts than the fairways. Still, he did make a significant impact at the club. By Mike McAllister by William Watson. Bendelow and Watson 2. Huge clubhouse He came up with the name. PGATOUR.COM collaborated on the third course, opened in Chicago architect George Croll Nimmons Stagg was the head football coach at the It’s been 17 years since Olympia Fields 1920. Then came the big finish Ð a course excelled in big buildings. In 1904, he and University of Chicago when Charles Beach last hosted an event on the PGA TOUR along the northern edge of the property partner William Fellows were selected to began the process of developing his new schedule. The Chicago gem was the site of designed by famed Scottish golf architect design a new warehouse and distribution club. Stagg was then unanimously voted as the 2003 U.S. Open won by Jim Furyk, and Willie Park Jr. opened in 1922. It’s Park’s center for Sears, Roebuck and Co. on the the club’s first president. As for the club a small handful of players in that field that North Course that hosts this week’s BMW city’s West Side. In just 12 months, the name, Stagg proposed “Olympia” (with week -- including Tiger Woods -- will Championship. project was completed, with nearly a mil- “Fields” added later). In a written explana- make a return visit at this week’s BMW “He was first hired in 1919 by the club lion square feet of floor space, along with tion for the name’s origin, Stagg compared Championship. to review and modify the first three cours- an office building that extended half a the idealism of ancient Olympia to the Other players have more recent famil- es, concentrating on No. 3,” wrote Tim block. It was considered the “largest mer- modern-day one in Chicago. iarity with the course, thanks to the 2015 Cronin, author of “Golf Under the Clock cantile plant in the world” as well as the “One represented noble ancient ideals,” U.S.Amateur won by Bryson DeChambeau Tower.” “Park spent four days and came up biggest architectural project in Chicago to Stagg wrote, “the other represents modern who entered the FedExCup Playoffs inside with improvements for all three. The min- that point. ideas meeting physical ideas in a pleasura- the top 10 in the FedExCup standings. So utes aren’t specific but the presumption is So it’s no surprise that when Nimmons ble way.” 5. Tents to Cottages did Collin Morikawa and Jon Rahm, two that the board like his work so much, they received the commission to design the others who played at Olympia Fields five hired him for No. 4.” clubhouse to service Olympia Fields’s four Early members at Olympia Fields cer- years ago. Park, a two-time Open champion, even- courses two decades later, he had big plans. tainly were fired up to play golf. One took In looking for one word to describe tually spent 40 days on property to oversee The result? An 110,000 square foot club- it to the extreme Ð he camped out overnight Olympia Fields, “big” likely would be the Olympia Fields’ signature course. It was house Ð the largest private golf clubhouse in a tent among the oak trees at the club first choice. But maybe that word isn’t one of his last designs Ð and one of his in the world (a more recent reference put one weekend. Soon, others joined him and strong enough. As golf historian Herbert best. “I am satisfied now that your Number the square footage closer to 200,000). A eventually, the canvas tents grew to 31. Warren Wind once wrote, “Bigger and bet- IV Course is the equal of any golf course I dining room that could seat 800; a café that The club decided to offer more perma- ter went up all over the country. But have ever seen,” Park once wrote, “and I could seat 600. A 22,000 square foot men’s nent structures. By 1925, all the tents were Olympia Fields was the daddy of them all.” know of none that is superior, either in locker room. The clubhouse even had its gone and 65 cottages became available for To get you acquainted with Olympia beauty or natural terrain.” own hospital and fire station. The cost? overnight stays. 6. First tournament program Fields, here are nine things to know: The four courses not only offered members Approximately $1.3 million. Sounds quaint 1. Four courses plenty of variety, it also created a unique today, but a significant total back then. In the 1928 U.S. Open at Olympia Olympia Fields founder Charles Beach challenge. On Sept. 27, 1938, J. Smith After two years of construction, the club- Fields, Bobby Jones was seeking his third had plenty of land on which to build his Ferebee reportedly played all four courses house officially opened with a dedication U.S. Open title but was denied by Johnny new private golf club. So much land Ð … twice. No word on his score for the 144 ceremony and banquet on May 16, 1925. Farrell in a 36-hole playoff Ð the first year nearly 700 acres Ð that 18 holes would holes that day. Although a steady drizzle impacted the the organization had used that tiebreaker look lost on the property. As would 36 After World War II, Olympia Fields faced golfers that afternoon, it didn’t dampen the format. Evidently, USGA officials didn’t holes. And 54 holes. Thus, Beach decided some economic hardships and sold off half festivities. Three dance bands played that leave with a favorable impression, as it to make Olympia Fields the first private of its land, keeping the No. 4 course intact night, with nearly 1,400 in attendance. took 75 years before Olympia Fields host- club in America to offer its members 72 while creating a composite South course “There was a dinner and guests made ed another U.S. Open. distinctive holes spread over four courses. from holes used on the other three courses. merry,” wrote the Chicago Tribune’s Still, there was at least one lasting hook The first course, designed by Tom Despite the reduction to 36 holes, the club- Morrow Krum, who described the club- Ð the creation of the tournament program. Bendelow, opened in 1916. Two years later, house grill retains its original name: the house as “one of the most beautiful in the Celebrated Chicago sportswriter Herb another course opened, this one designed 73rd Hole. country.” (continued on page 7)

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Graffis, who had launched two golf publi- Fields has turned down two offers of $4 cations with his brother Joe earlier in the million for the property and clubhouse,” a decade, developed and produce the first club official told the Chicago Tribune. Open program for his hometown Open. In the years after the 2003 U.S. Open, According to Graffis’ 1975 book, “The conditions on the North Course’s greens PGA,” the Olympia Fields program was deteriorated. When Sam MacKenzie immensely popular, generating nearly as arrived in 2006 as Director of Grounds, he much money as the ticket sales. As for immediately began to solve the issues. Graffis, he was inducted into the World “I set about creating a maintenance regi- Golf Hall of Fame, his biography referenc- men that emphasized sound turf manage- ing his approach toward golf literature: ment practices to repair the turf and restore “The most important guy was the one read- the golf course,” MacKenzie told Golf ing it, not the guy who was being written Course Magazine. “I think it is safe to say about.” we restored more than turf that first sum- 7. Western Open mer — we restored confidence in the The BMW Championship was formerly grounds department as well.” known as the Western Open, the legendary Less than 10 years later Ð and on its tournament created by the Western Golf 100th anniversary -- Olympia Fields hosted Association in 1899. Olympia Fields has the U.S. Amateur won by DeChambeau. Its hosted the tournament five times: most recent major was the 2017 Women’s ¥ 1920, won by Jock Hutchinson. PGA Championship, won by Danielle Kang ¥ 1927, won by Walter Hagen. 9. An all-timer from Tiger ¥ 1933, won by Macdonald Smith. Tiger Woods has struck 5,453 shots in ¥ 1968, won by Jack Nicklaus. his U.S. Open career. Arguably, the most ¥ 1971, won by Bruce Crampton. impressive of those shots came at Olympia Nicklaus’ win ended a 1968 drought Fields. that started with 16 consecutive starts with- It was the second round in 2003 at the out a victory Ð an eternity for the Golden par-5 sixth. Woods had pushed his drive Bear back then. right, leaving him approximately 250 yards “I was hoping I wasn’t going to get from a pin that was blocked by trees. through the year without a victory,” Instead of laying up, Woods opted to hit Nicklaus said after his win. “And I’m glad a cut 3-wood around the trees. With the it happened on such a nice golf course. A ball in the air, TV analyst Roger Maltbie player likes to win any tournament, certain- said, “That’s not a cut. That’s a slice.” ly, but you’re prouder to win, I guess, on a Either way, Woods had hit the perfect shot, real good course.” his ball finishing 15 feet from the hole to 8. Major credentials set up a two-putt birdie. It didn’t win him Olympia Fields has hosted two U.S. the tournament Ð he faded on the weekend, Opens (1928, 2003) and two PGA finishing T-20 Ð but it remains a testament Championships (1925 with match play; to his incredible skills during his heyday. 1961 with stroke play). It’s also hosted a “It’s the same shot I hit in practice,” U.S. Senior Open (1997) and an U.S. Woods explained afterwards. “I put the ball Amateur (2015). Less than 10 courses in in the first cut of rough and I said, ‘Well, the country have hosted all four of those it’s the same shot. Go ahead and do it. Go events. ahead and trust it.’” In the week leading up to the 1925 One of his playing partners that day, PGA, Gene Sarazen inquired about buying Ricky Barnes, said it was the greatest shot Olympia Fields. Saying he represented a he had ever seen Woods hit. “It was unbe- Wall Street syndicate that wanted to turn lievable power,” Barnes told Golf maga- the club into a public course, Sarazen zine, “and to cut it that much. We just nod- offered $3 million. When that was turned ded, ‘Great shot.’ He looked like he’d just down, he offered $3.5 million. hit a home run.” “During the last two months, Olympia

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McCarthy (73), Phil Mickelson (75), club in 2017. Established in 1915, the Championship as tops in the FedExCup Henrik Norlander (76), Xinjun Zhang (78). North Course was designed by Willie Park standings. Hideki Matsuyama finished third FIELD NOTES: The PGA TOUR’s latest Jr. It will play as a brute to the best golfers at 20-under, but still five shots back of member of the ‘59’ club, Scottie Scheffler, in the world with one par-3 longer than 250 Thomas’ 25-under winning total. Tony will make his debut at the BMW yards and two par-5’s (including the open- Finau, Jon Rahm, and past FedExCup BMW Championship Championship… Dustin Johnson, who shot ing hole) playing longer than 600 yards. champion Brandt Snedeker rounded out the August 27 - August 30, 2020 60 the same day, is coming off an 11-shot STORYLINES: The BMW Championship top five. Olympia Fields Country Club victory at THE NORTHERN TRUST and marks the final opportunity to earn a spot Olympia Fields, Illinois aiming for his first FedExCup title… Two- in the 30-man FedExCup Playoffs finale at Purse - $9,500,000 time BMW winner Johnson moved to East Lake. This year will mark the second HOW TO FOLLOW Winners share: 1,710,000 world No. 1 and took over pole position in where the No.1 seed in the FedExCup Defending Champ - Justin Thomas the FedExCup standings. … Tiger Woods standings will start the TOUR Television: Thursday-Friday, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. will be aiming for his third BMW Championship at 10-under par and with a ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 12 p.m.-3 By Adam Stanley Championship and third FedExCup title. two-shot lead before the tournament starts. p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (NBC). pgatour.com … Other past BMW winners who have That No.1 seed will be determined at the Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 The PGA TOUR heads to Olympia made it to Olympia Fields this week conclusion of the BMW Championship. p.m.-7 p.m. (NBC). Fields Country Club for the penultimate include Marc Leishman (2017), Jason Day 72-HOLE RECORD: 261, Marc event of the 2019-20 season Ð a season (2015), Billy Horschel (2014), and McIlroy Leishman (2017). *At Olympia Fields Ð PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday unlike any other on TOUR. (2012). 272, Jim Furyk (2003) 10:10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Groups). The field will feature the top 70 in the FEDEXCUP: 8-HOLE RECORD: Winner receives 1,500 1 59, Jim Furyk, (2nd Saturday, 8:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured FedExCup standings, including two-time FedExCup points. round, 2013) *At Olympia Fields Ð 63, Groups), 3 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes). FedExCup champions Tiger Woods and COURSE: Olympia Fields Country Club Vijay Singh (2nd round, 2003) Sunday, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Rory McIlroy. LAST TIME: (North Course), par-70, 7,366 yards. Justin Thomas captured his Groups), 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Holes). Six players moved into the BMW field Located about 35 minutes from Chicago, 10th PGA TOUR title at the 2019 BMW with their performances at THE NORTH- this 36-hole facility has a long history. It Championship, contested at Medinah Radio: Thursday-Friday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. ERN TRUST Ð Alex Noren (T8), Harry was the five-time host of the Western Open Country Club. A six-shot lead early Sunday Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m.-7 Higgs (T11), Russell Henley (T8), Robby on the PGA TOUR along with being a sto- was reduced to just two as Thomas made p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and Shelton (T13), Jason Kokrak (T13) and ried major championship venue. Most the turn, but a birdie on the 72nd hole but a PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). last-man-in Louis Oosthuizen (T13). recently on the men’s side it hosted the bow on a three-shot victory over Patrick Six players fell out of the top 70 and 2003 U.S. Open (won by past FedExCup Cantlay. Thomas came into Sunday after will miss the BMW: Doc Redman (71st in champion Jim Furyk) while the KPMG firing a tournament-low 61 in the third the FedExCup), Sung Kang (72), Denny Women’s PGA Championship came to the round and headed into the TOUR

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poised to finally be the lockdown squad that the College Station faithful have clam- ored for since firing Kevin Sumlin in 2017. A&M’s add-on East conference oppo- nents are Florida at home and Tennessee on the road. If they can split those two games, they should win their two other east games against Vanderbilt and South Carolina giv- ing the Aggies a 3-1 record against its Easten conference foes. The Aggies have to play both Alabama schools, Auburn and Bama, on the road and then get LSU at home. If the Aggies cam get the dominos to fall in place and go 4-2 in their Western division slate it may may be enough to win or tie for the West Division championship. If that happens ole Jimbo Fisher finally gets the championship chance in a brutal 10 game conference schedule that is the Covid SEC in 2020 and can crow that he finally earned his pay. Prediction: 8-2

The The 2019 LSU Tigers is arguably the best team to ever play the game

and finally plays a rotating team from its For those of you following my predic- opposing west/east division for an eight tions weekly, here are my prediction results game conference schedule. This rotation, from last season: along with a four game non-conference Straight - 83% (92-19) schedule, gives each school a 12-game ATS - 61% (65-41-4) regular season. Last year’s expert guest picker, M&M, #3 Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2 / 11-2) In this Covid 2020 season, the SEC offered picks across the board in all confer- The Crimson Tide were 11-2 last year shed all member’s non-conference games, ences including over/unders. M&M was with their only losses to #1 LSU, 46-41 and added two more opposing east/west 73% on his picks last year, so your gam- and in-state rival #12 Auburn on the road conference games to each member school’s blers may want to pay attention this year. to finish at #24 in the CFP and #8 in the schedule to make a 10 game, “conference- Here are my predictios for the 2020 ROBERT CORTINEZ AP Poll. If Bama had beaten Auburn in [email protected] only” season. This move has created the season. The team rankings below indicate the Iron Bowl, Coach Saban would have toughest football schedule in the history of the current AP preseason ranking. Let’s lobbied hard that his one loss Tide team The Mighty SEC has thrown down the D-1Football. start with the SEC West. deserved to be in the CFP last year. To put football gauntlet and is tackling, blocking, The SEC has unquestionably been the SEC West Predictions salt on the wound, four teams with more running and throwing everything it's got at best overall conference in football for too losses (Baylor, Wisconsin, Utah and the COVID pandemic. The SEC college many years to mention, and the lower- tier Auburn), who all lost their bowl games, presidents, athletic directors and medical SEC colleges counted on their non-confer- were ranked higher than the Tide in the teams have implemented a stringent Covid ence games to even out their win/loss final CFP Poll. Kudos to the AP voters for protocol for football, thankfully, to re-start record. Not to mention that four SEC getting it right. the week of September 26th. schools, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Alabama lost all-everything quarterback The SEC’s testing and protection proto- Miss and Missouri,have new head coaches. Tua Tagovailoa who led Alabama to two col are like the procedures in place for In this year’s 2020 Covid season, there will national championships. During Tua’s MLB and the NFL and so far, fingers be no cupcakes, but there will be blood. #13 Texas A&M Aggies (4-4 / 8-5) three years, Alabama won 50 games and crossed, no outbreaks have occurred in any The 2020 AP Preseason poll has seven Simply put, the Aggies got no respect lost only 4 games. The Tide also has to SEC football summer/fall camp. However, SEC teams in the top 25 and four in the top last year. A&M ended 2019 on an uptick replace All-American receivers Jerry Jeudy the Covid affect on the general campus 10 (#3 Alabama, #4 Georgia, #6 LSU and with a 24-21 victory over Oklahoma State and Henry Ruggs III. On Defense, Bama population manifested itself last week at #8 Florida). The preseason Coaches' poll is in the Texas Bowl to finish at 8-5. Even has to replace seven starters, but HC Nick Alabama’s Tuscaloosa campus with a jump a mirror ranking of the AP SEC teams, with that win, A&M was still unranked by Saban has an NFL factory-like production from 1% to 5% overall positivity for however both polls include the Big 10 and the AP and CFP voters while other lesser on defense and it will simply be “next man Covid-19, and a one day 29% positivity Pac 12 and both have Clemson at #1. The teams such as Texas (8-5 with a loss to up” for this year’s defense. rate at the student health center. It remains Big 10 and Pac 12 teams will drop out of Oklahoma St) was ranked in the final polls. Alabama’s quarterback battle is to be seen how this will affect football the polls after the first week of play due to The $7 million dollar man, third year between redshirt junior Mac Jones and games, and stadium capacity limitations, their seasons’ cancellations . Aggie HC Jimbo Fisher, is tied for return- incoming all-star freshman Bryce Young going forward. The SEC’s Sept. 26, weelone games are ing the most starters in the SEC with 8 on and will be the key to this year’s team’s There are 14 teams in the SEC with as follows with the times to be determined: offense and 8 on defense. Senior QB success. Running back Najee Harris, a seven teams in each division. Normally, Alabama at Missouri, Georgia at Arkansas, Kellen Mond brings a wealth of experience bruiser with speed in the mold of Derrick each school plays each team in its division Kentucky at Auburn, Florida at Ole Miss, as a three-year starter who has averaged Henry, will have to carry the load until that (six games), and plays its “permanent” Miss. State at LSU, Tennessee at South 3,000 yards and 22 passing TD’s over the battle is settled. rival from the opposing west/east division, Carolina, and Vanderbilt at Texas A&M. last two years. The Aggie defense is

10 August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 1 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com The SEC schedulers gave Alabama a ever waged by this storied football years ago, Leach led Washington State to a had over 700 yards and 8 TD’s as a true huge boost by dealing the Tide Missouri program. The Tiger’s final #1 ranking and school record 11-2 season with graduate freshman. Ealy also contributed to the and Kentucky as its additional East divi- total decimation of the Oklahoma Sooners transfer QB Gardner Minshew who now Rebels baseball program, no small feat, sion opponents. The Tide will still have to (63-28) and Clemson Tigers (42-25) was plays quarterback for the Jacksonville before being shut down by Covid. Ole deal with Georgia and Tennessee, along worthy of being in the argument as the best Jaguars. Miss returns 7 defensive players include with their six other rugged (besides college football team to ever play the The Bulldogs return 11 starters, 5 on both linebackers but recently lost their best Arkansas) West division opponents which game. Period. offense and 6 on defense, but have sea- pass rushing end, Sam Williams, to sexual will be a tough, but do-able, test for this LSU returns only 8 starters, 5 on soned backups at every interior position on assault allegations. “rebuilding” year in 2020. defense and 3 on offense. The offensive both sides of the ball. HC Leach has the Ole Miss got a pretty sweet deal on the Prediction: 8-2 roster losses include record setting, luxury of welcoming back the SEC’s best add-on games drawing South Carolina at Heisman winning, quarterback Joe running back, Kylin Hill, ( 5’11”, 210, home and a road game versus Kentucky. Burrows, running back extraordinaire, 1350 yeards, 10 TD’s). Stanford graduate The Rebs start the season at home against Clyde Edward-Helaire, and wide receiver, transfer KJ Costello will battle sophomore #8 Florida so the Oxford faithful will know Justin Jefferson all of whom were first Garrett Schraeder to see who starts at quar- soon enough if their new coach can com- round NFL picks. This year’s #1 overall terback, with Schraeder being the better pete in the SEC. NFL draft pick, Joe Burrows, threw for dual-purpose threat. Prediction: 3-7 5671 yds and 60 TD’s shattering the Mississippi State’s additional East divi- NCAA record for passing touchdowns. It sion foes will be Georgia and Vanderbilt will be virtually impossible for junior heir which is a gift of at least one guaranteed #11 Auburn Tigers (5-3 / 9-4) apparent, QB Myle Brennan, or anyone win. The Bulldogs still go through the cru- The Auburn Tigers finished 9-4 last else on LSU’s roster to fill the footprint left cible that is the SEC West division and year, concluding their season with a 31-24 by Burrow’s cleats. On the defensive side, they gotta go play Georgia. This schedule loss to Minnesota in the Outback Bowl. three of the six starters from last year were will be the ultimate test of Coach Leach’s The Tigers managed a #12 CFP final rank- drafted in the NFL and the other three got patented “Air Raid” systems viability in the ing and a #14 AP final ranking to end last NFL free agent contracts. HC Ed Ogeron SEC. Arkansas Razorbacks (0-8 / 2-10) year’s campaign. has a tough test in front of him to return to Prediction: 5-5 The Razorbacks are coming off two Auburn returns only 9 starters, 5 on form with this 2020 Covid team. consecutive 2-10 seasons, leading to the defense and 4 on offense. The most explo- The Baton Rouge cajun faithful may be firing of HC Chad Morris and the hiring of sive offensive returnee is reigning SEC okay with a let-down season and deserved- former Georgia assistant, Sam Pittman. freshman of the year, Quarterback Bo Nix, ly so. LSU drew the proverbial lucky Pittman was on the Arkansas staff under who lit up the SEC for 2542 passing yds, straw, getting Vanderbilt and Missouri as Bobby Petrino, loves the state of Arkansas 16 passing TDs, and 7 rushing TD’s. Nix their additional East division opponents. and brings an offensive lineman’s granite also averaged 37 yds on two punts, so it's Both games should be victories for Coach mentality to the struggling Hogs. From this safe to say the 6’2” 207 lb sophomore is an Edgeron and his cajun cadre, but they also perspective, Sam Pittman was a perfect athlete. have a road game against #8 Florida. In hire and a much better fit than the other The Tigers lost three defensive players this scribe’s humble opinion, I’m sensing Ole Miss Rebels (2-6 / 4-8) three new coaches at Ole Miss, Mississippi to the first round of this year's NFL draft an overall let-down for the Tigers in the Ready or not, get ready for “Lava” State and Missouri. and will have to regroup in a hurry on the highly competitive SEC West division after Lane Kiffin’s reunion with the SEC in Arkansas returns 15 starters but unfortu- tackling side of the ball. Coach Malzahn LSU’s incredible campaign last year. Covid time. Ole Miss fell to 4-8 last year nately half of them wouldn’t start for any brought in several juco and portal transfers Prediction: 6-4 and ended with an Egg Bowl loss to in- of the upper tier SEC teams. The Hogs got that are expected to contribute under DC, state rival Mississippi State and the firing a big transfer prize in former Florida QB, Radny Garner’s, shut down defense. of HC Matt Luke. Felipe Franks, (6’6”, 244 lbs) who threw The War Eagle faithful have begun waft- Kiffin has left an incendiary trail at for almost 5,000 yards and 38 TD’s in two ing murmurs of discontent and that’s when three of his last four head coaching spots, years for the Gators. The Hogs have HC Gus Malzhan usually shocks the world. The NFL’s Oakland Raiders, Tennessee and talented, big, speedy receivers and an NFL When his backs against the wall, Gus loves USC. Kiffin was hired by the Raiders as caliber back in Rakeem Boyd but the O- the pressure, eats it like candy. Auburn the youngest head coach (31 years old) line is questionable at best. The Razorback was on a similar track last year just before ever in the NFL in 2007. Kiffin’s Raiders defense has even less SEC caliber talent the Iron Bowl but went on to defeat the # 5 Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-5 / 6-7) went 4-12 in 2007 and 1-3 in 2008 when than the offense and will need some fresh- Crimson Tide, dashing all hopes of The Bulldogs finished the regular sea- he was fired after the fourth game. This man to step-up to survive this grim, 10- Alabama’s potential CFP spot. son 6-6 last year under second year head performance in the pros led to his hire as game, SEC conference season. One bright Auburn’s new schedule adds a home coach, Joe Moorhead before losing to head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. spot for the defense is the hiring of former game against Tennessee and a road game Louisville 38-28 in the Music City Bowl. Lane Kiffin’s one year 7-6 record at Mizzou head coach, Barry Odum, who vs. South Carolina, both very winnable HC Moorhead, a stellar hire from Penn Tennessee in 2009 ended with a loss in the knows defenses and won’t put up with the games. The Tigers still have to manage the State, was unceremoniously fired after that Chick-Fil A bowl. Even though the any “can’t do” attitudes left over from SEC West schedule which has road games loss even though he had an 8-4 regular sea- Kiffin's named their son Knox, after Chad Morris’s tenure. against #3 Bama and # 13 A&M, not to son in his debut, a feat only done once in Tennessee's Knoxville, Coach Kiffin infa- The SEC head honchos hosed the Hogs mention a road contest versus Georgia. the history of State football. Moorhead mously bolted after one year for USC. and gave them Georgia and Florida as their Gonna be tough Gus. was also the only State coach to beat Ole After going 10-2 with Pete Carroll’s two additional foes in Covid era. This Prediction: 7-3 Miss in the Egg Bowl in his first two sea- recruits in his first year, Kiffin was fired in means the worst team in the West division sons. The Bulldog faithful advocated for a year three for questionable calls on, and plays the two best East division teams. The sacrifice, got what they wanted, and then off, the field. Razorbacks also play resurgent Tennessee hired maverick, Mike Leach, to lead the Coach Kiffin was offensive coordinator and the rest of the bullies in the West divi- cowbell cadre. for Alabama for two years and then took sion. The Hogs may only win one game Leach is known for his “Air Raid” over Florida Atlantic in 2017. FAU went this season (Missouri) but may be able to offense implemented at Texas Tech where 11-2 last year paving the way for Kiffin to compete with Ole Miss or Mississippi he set numerous records for wins, scoring take the reigns of a turbulent Ole Miss pro- State. and total yardage. Leach is also known for gram that brings back 15 starters. Prediction: 2-8 #6 LSU Tigers (8-0 / 15-0) his off color and politically incorrect com- The offense returns eight starters The Bayou Bengals majestical 15-0 sea- ments to the media and on twitter. Despite including last year’s two starting QB’s, Next week Robert will preview the SEC son in 2019-2020 will live in LSU annals his spewing, somehow, the self-described Matt Corral and John Rhys Plumlee and East as the most magnificent football campaign “pirate” always lands on his feet. Two sophomore phenom, RB Jerrion Ealy who

Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 1 | August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 11 COLLEGES WITH BO CARTER College Football News and Notes Virginia will play its Sept. 12 lidlifter against Heather MacCulloch has received the BC Eastern Kentucky without fans per state Division of Student Affairs’ Ronald Aaron COVID-19 crowd guidelines…SMU will VIP Distinguished Leader Award for 2019-20 play at TCU for the second year in a row sustained commitment, dedication, and because the Big 12 Conference asked mem- impact within the Division of Student Affairs bers to add one, non-conference home game …Patrick Finn has been chosen as assistant to the nine-contest intra-conference slate AD at Cleary U. (Mich.) …Felician U. (N.J.) …Stephen F. Austin will host West Texas administrators and AD Ben DiNallo recently A&M on Oct. 3 while UTEP has added home reflected on the 25th anniversary of athletics games with Stephen F. Austin Sept. 5 and at the university…Kansas football is giving Abilene Christian Sept. 19. fans inside access to watch practice through Kansas administrators have formed a Task the newly created show Ð Camping with the Force on Community-Responsive Public Jayhawks with interviews with director of Safety with two representatives from KU ath- athletics Jeff Long, head coach Les Miles, letics serving on the force. Men’s basketball former KU players, and special guests…Liz student-athlete David McCormack and asso- Reyes is the assistant AD for student-athlete ciate AD Dan Beckler. Kansas provost and development at Illinois…Saint Joseph's (Pa.) executive vice chancellor Barbara athletics department now will oversee campus Bichelmeyer also denoted the formation of recreation programs through the guidance of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Angie Nagle (assistant AD for campus recre- Council, including Kansas athletics chief ation), senior associate AD for high perform- Former Oklahoma RB Trey Sermon is weighing his options after transferring to Ohio State in the offseason diversity and inclusion officer Terry Prentice ance Eric Laudanoand associate AD for …Collegiate Licensing Co. and Wells Fargo Business Operations and Facilities Amanda period are Aug. 23 (1874) Bill Hickok, will work with college departments of athlet- Hall…Lauren Freeman is the new assistant Harrisburg, Pa.; (1885) Howard Jones, ics from Aug. 18-Sept. 4 (2020 College AD for financial operations at FGCU Excello, Ohio; Aug. 24 (1887) Albert Colors Day) to provide 100 meals in the …Simpson College (Iowa) has appointed Benbrook, Chicago, Ill.; (1893) Paul Des community where the CLC and Learfield Keith Hackett interim AD, and previous AD Jardien, Coffeyville, Kan.; (1940) Jim IMG College clients are located…Drake, Bob Nutgrass will return to fulltime faculty Holder, Wichita Falls, Texas; Aug. 25 (1900) North Carolina and Notre Dame administra- duties in January 2021…Meghan Foran is Chuck Carney, Chicago, Ill.; (1953) Doug tors, among others, have decided to hold now assistant AD for budget and planning at English, Dallas, Texas; Aug. 25 (1965) online classes for the fall semester after Gannon (Pa.)…Lynn U. (Fla.) deputy AD/ Cornelius Bennett, Birmingham, Ala.; Aug. recent COVID-19 outbreaks on campus… SWA Angie Jabir has been appointed to the 26 (1876) Gary Cochran, Driftwood, Pa.; Richmond athletics has initiated the Spiders NCAA Committee on Sportsmanship and (1912) Aaron Rosenberg, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Vote Initiative to encourage registration and Ethical Conduct…Aly Lilley has been named (1918) Harry Smith, Russellville, Mo.; regional voting in the November elections. assistant AD for advancement at Centre (Ky.) (1928) Jerry Claiborne, Hopkinsville, Ky.; Midwestern State head coach Bill Maskill after serving as assistant AD for athletics giv- BO CARTER (1933) George Welsh, Coaldale, Pa.; (1952) will have to wait until after the autumn sea- ing and engagement at Trinity (Texas)…The [email protected] Donnie Shell, Whitmire, S.C.; Aug. 27 (1908) son to add to his school-record 142 wins Washington U. (St. Louis) sports information Frank Leahy, O’Neill, Neb.; (1951) Mack (142-55 in 18 seasons at MSU Texas) as he director’s office has been named in honor of Former Georgia and current NFL Detroit Brown, Cookeville, Tenn.; (1987) Darren will begin his 51st season as a college head former SID Chris Mitchell after an anony- Lions star QB Matthew Stafford and McFadden, Little Rock, Ark.; Aug. 28 (1945) or assistant coach at 13 different locales mous gift from family and friends…Judy Ann Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart have com- Jim Lynch, Lima, Ohio; Aug. 29 (1896) …Virginia Tech has added Corey Fuller and Riccio has been named senior woman admin- bined to endow a new social justice program George McLaren, Pittsburgh, Pa.; (1924) Jeron Gouveia-Winslow as assistant directors istrator at Sacred Heart (Conn.)…Texas Tech for UGA athletics with a joint gift of Clyde Scott, Dixie, La.; (1939) Bob of player personnel. named 1993 NCAA championship team $500,000. Ferguson, Columbus, Ohio; (1950) Tommy Hometowns of more 2020 college head alumna Krista Kirkland Gerlich as women’s Virginia Tech athletics, chemistry and Casanova, New Orleans, La. coaches Ð Kentucky State: Charlie Jackson, head basketball coach. The former Red engineering departments are collaborating Notable anniversary death dates for Hall Vienna, Ga.; Kentucky Wesleyan: Craig Yeast Raiders standout is married to former Tech with medical experts to develop an improved of Famers are Aug. 24 (1967) Mike Midway, Ky.; Lamar: Blane Morgan, football letter winner (1987-92) LB Bryan face shield that to ward off COVID-19. The McKeever, Montebello, Calif.; Aug. 28 Nacogdoches, Texas; Lawrence: Tony Aker, Gerlich. project is led by engineering professor Stefan (1967) Bruce Smith (Minn.), Alexandria, Bloomington, Ind.; Lehigh: Tom Gilmore, The Atlantic Coast Conference has begun Duma along with Tech associate AD Mike Minn.; Aug. 29 (1933) Frank Cavanaugh, Philadelphia, Pa. the formal search for its next commissioner Goforth, chief medical officer for Virginia Marshfield, Mass.; (2001) Eric Tipton, Vaughn Williams was named director of to replace retiring commissioner John Tech athletics Dr. Mark Rogers and Matt Newport News, Va. athletics at Bentley (Mass.)…Longtime Swofford after 24 years of leading the ACC. Hull, a VT Tech research scientist and CEO Happy birthdays to NFF College Hall of Kentucky athletics and Southeastern The national search committee includes the of NanoSafe - a Blacksburg company special- Fame members Aug. 24 Doug English, Aug. Conference administrator DeWayne Peevy ACC Board of Directors, chair Kent Syverud izing in nanoscale exposures. 25 Cornelius Bennett, Aug. 26 Donnie Shell, has been named AD at DePaul…Former (Syracuse) and chancellors and presidents of Embry-Riddle’s men's lacrosse assistant Aug. 27 Mack Brown, Darren McFadden, Tulsa AD Derrick Gragg, a football student- the 15 member schools. A Search Advisory coach Brian Frank saved a drowning man Aug. 28 Jim Lynch (a spry 75), Aug. 29 athlete as a Vanderbilt undergraduate, has Committee, led by co-chairs president Nathan while Frank was surfing July 21 and saw the Tommy Casanova (the Big 7-0)… accepted a senior administrator’s position Hatch (Wake Forest) and President Fr. John man in trouble near the Main Street Pier in Marshall will host Eastern Kentucky Sept. with the NCAA for community engagement, Jenkins (Notre Dame) will collect informa- Daytona Beach, Fla. 5 as an added encounter…Baylor and diversity and inclusion…Shaw (N.C.) tabbed tion on candidates and feedback ACC schools NFF Board of Directors member and Louisiana Tech have certified their new sea- George Knox as AD…Coker AD Lynn …Big Ten Conference commissioner Kevin Auburn/Duke alumnus/Apple CEO since son opener Sept. 12 in Waco, Texas…Iowa Griffin has been tabbed for the NCAA Warren explained in detail last week why the 2011 Tim Cook has helped Apple to become State and Louisiana will open their seasons Division II Student-Athlete Reinstatement circuit took the advice of key medical person- the first entity in world history to reach a Sept. 12 in Ames, Iowa, and the Ball State- Committee…Syracuse AD John Wildhack nel and upper-level college administrators to stock value of $2 trillion. ISU game previously set for that date has contract has been extended through 2025 cancel the 2020 fall season for all Big Ten NFF College Hall of Fame Facts been cancelled…South Alabama and …AD Brandon Martin was featured for many sports. Student-athletes, parents and Big Ten Some notable birthdates in NFF College Southern Miss have moved their previous renovations and fundraising at UMKC since fans drafted petition asking the conerence to Hall of Fame annals in the Aug. 23-29 time Aug. 29 opener to Thursday, Sept. 3…West he assumed the position in 2018…Baruch AD reconsider 2020 football with 250,000-plus

12 August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 1 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com signatures…The Missouri Valley Conference to the ASC on July 1, 2021…The North health concerns…Former Oklahoma TE USA Today Coaches Top 25 poll podcast (in a separate arrangement from the Missouri Atlantic Conference continues the welcoming Grant Calcaterra is returning to full-scale …Sheffield (Ala.) High School opened its Valley Football Conference) has postponed and inclusion process for new members football activity after some injuries and has 103rd season of football by topping conference schedules and championships in SUNY Poly, Cazenovia College, and SUNY placed his name in the 2020 NCAA transfer Courtland (Ala.) R.A. Hubbard HS 27-12 MVC-sponsored fall sports and will evaluate Cobleskill…The Michigan Intercollegiate portal…Texas freshman WR Troy Omeire …Madison-Ridgeland (Miss.) Academy options for NCAA championships in spring Athletic Association has decided not to have will miss the ’20 season with a knee scored one of its biggest upsets in school 2021…The Atlantic Sun Conference also has a 2019-20 Commissioner's Cup school win- injury…Former Oklahoma RB Trey Sermon annals by downing defending Texas private dropped all regular-season and ASUN cham- ner due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of is weighing his options after transferring to schools’ state champ Cedar Hill Trinity pionship competition for the 2020 fall semes- spring sports. Hope College was leading the Ohio State in the offseason…Washington Christian HS 27-26 last Friday. Trinity ter…The Mid-South Conference and its foot- MIAA following the winter season with State received a 2021 oral commitment from Christian is coached by NFF College Hall of ball divisions have been cancelled while a 108.5 points…The Mid-Eastern Athletic Mansfield (Texas) Timberview HS defensive Fame member Deion Sanders and stars his third of the league plans to compete. The Sun Conference has determined a scheduling line standout Raam Stevenson Jr….Texarkana son Sheduer Sanders ay quarterback. Division will hold its scheduled intra-division model for how fall sports could be played in (Texas) Pleasant Grove HS defensive end The UNLV Rebel Athletic Fund has initiat- play…The Frontier Conference Council of the spring 2021 semester under NCAA Marcus Burris has become Texas A&M’s ed the UNLV D5 Momentum Fund 2.0 Presidents has moved its football season to scheduling guidelines for fall championships 14th projected verbal commitment as a 2021 Campaign with the goal of raising $1.5 mil- spring 2021…The Ohio Athletic Conference being played in the spring…The Northwest freshman…Mississippi State tight end lion for financial challenges in multiple areas designated preliminary spring competition Conference Presidents' Council has suspend- Powers Warren hopes to gain some additional …Clearview Federal Credit Union has agreed schedules for football, soccer (men and ed all conference competition and champi- playing time and receptions with new head to become Pittsburgh athletics’ official credit women) and women’s volleyball with confer- onships until Jan. 1, 2021…The American coach Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense. Warren union…Purdue athletics’ More Than A Game ence-only competition beginning on the Southwest Conference has extended the affili- is the son of Big Ten Conference commis- campaign has received a leadership gift and weekend of March 12, 2021…The New ate memberships in football for both sioner and former college basketball star an addition to the recognition wall to cele- Jersey Athletic Conference will adjust the Southwestern U. (Texas Ð an original member Kevin Warren…North Texas offensive line- brate a large contribution from alumni Jim format of its conference women’s and men’s of the Southwest Conference) and Texas men Manase Mose and Jacob Brammer were and Jeannie (Darr) Chaney. The initiative has basketball schedules during the upcoming Lutheran University. Both schools have com- featured in a recent preseason update about set a goal of raising $50 million for 2020-21 season with total number of confer- peted in the ASC since 2017, and they are the Mean Green…North Texas DB Jordan Boilermakers athletics in 2020-21.... ence contests reduced from 18 to nine. now contracted through the 2024 seasons Rucker has received a grant for immediate Washington athletics will provide a Huskies Several other conferences have made similar …The American Athletic Conference has eligibility by the NCAA after transferring All In fundraising campaign among season moves to reduce spring 2021 baseball and given all its student-athletes an open day from Purdue…Texas QB Sam Ehlinger spoke ticket holders, alumni and friends of the uni- softball skirmishes from three- to two-game from practice and games on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with reporters about being prepared to play in versity…Seton Hall athletics has started the series, for example…The Great Plains for regional and national voting…The either a fall or spring football season..Georgia We're "HALLin This TOGETHER" campaign Athletic Conference Council of Presidents Northeast-10 Conference has contracted with State QB Mikele Colasurdo will miss the to fight racism and to promote inclusion for will play a complete fall athletics season after mental health expert Ivy Watts for a free 2020 season with a heart condition that has all races, creeds and colors in college athlet- reviewing COVID-19 incidence and compos- online course to provide mental health sup- caused inflammation …South Carolina TB ics…Eastern Michigan athletics will host its ing a GPAC Return to Play Task Force…The port and training…The Big East Conference MarShawn Lloyd injured a knee in practice first-ever virtual golf outing presented by Southwestern Athletic Conference will play has unanimously approved Black Lives and is out for the season due to surgery Michigan’s St. Joseph Mercy Health System. spring schedules with eight SWAC contests Matter patches on men’s and women’s bas- …Northwestern OT Rashawn Slater will pass The event will let individuals and teams of up and one out-of-conference tilt. The season ketball uniforms for the 2020-21 season on his senior season to prepare for the 2021 to four golfers to play one 18-hole round at will start with five conference clashes on the …The SEC has updated its guidelines for its NFL draft…Former LSU defensive end Justin any desired golf course between Sept. 12-20, weekend of Feb. 27…The Great American 14 schools for the health and safety of fans in Thomas is seeking a new playing destination 2020…Virginia Tech athletics has started the Conference has suspended all sports competi- preparation for the 2020 football season for ’20…Michigan junior OT Jalen Mayfield Keep Jumping Campaign to help overcome tion through Dec. 31…The Centennial …Conference USA has moved all 2020 soc- is declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft the challenges of the COVID-19 and to assist Conference has decided to cancel intercolle- cer and volleyball competition to spring ....Arlington (Texas) Lamar HS wideout Hokies student-athletes, coaches, staff, and giate competition for all fall and winter sports 2021…The Peach Belt Conference Board of Cameron Brady has changed his 2021 verbal associates…Kansas State football has through Dec. 31…The MIAA has declared Directors will allow limited fall seasons for commitment from UCF to Ole Miss.... received approval from the Riley County emergency action to suspend all sports com- cross country, tennis and golf while the PBC Syracuse’s Alan Griffin has been granted an (Kan.) Commission to open Bill Snyder petition until Jan. 1, 2021…The Ohio Valley will delay volleyball and soccer until spring immediate transfer waiver for the 2020-21 Family Stadium to approximately 25 percent Conference Board of Presidents has post- of 2021. academic year after moving over from the capacity this fall for Wildcat football games poned fall football, men’s and women’s cross The Tropical Smoothie Café Frisco Bowl Illinois program…Texas A&M backup QB …Texas A&M will allow up to 30 percent of country, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, is set for its fourth rendition on a December James Foster is opting out of 2020 season capacity for its games at Kyle Field LinkedIn men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s date to be determined at Toyota Stadium in activity...Vanderbilt’s latest oral commitments .com is hosting a series of tips for virtual job tennis, and autumn practice seasons for base- Frisco, Texas. Last December Kent State won for the 2021 season (14 total) are OL Gage interviews for current and prospective college ball and softball…The Rocky Mountain its first bowl contest in five tries with a 51-41 Pitchford of Sharpsburg (Ga.) East Coweta athletics’ employees…Maine Maritime Athletic Conference Presidents’ Council will shootout over Utah State…The NCAA HS and DE Jacques Hunter of Valdosta (Ga.) Academy has suspended its football program not contest its football championship in Division II Mineral Water Bowl, played Lowndes HS…Vanderbilt senior TE Cody indefinitely because of financial matters deal- spring 2021 but will allow members at their annually in Excelsior Springs, Mo., since Markel was named 2020 SEC Brad Davis ing with COVID-19…Texas athletics has discretion to schedule football conference and 2000, is uncertain of its post-2020 with the Community Service Award winner as well as added Pest Management, Inc. and GermLogic non-conference foes…The Conference cancellation of all DII football playoffs in the 2019-20 Vanderbilt Jim Robins Award for as official sponsors for the Longhorns...Zoom Carolinas Board of Directors has postponed autumn ’20. top scholar-athlete. He also was a 2019 nomi- .com is holding a number of seminars about all fall sports competition until the spring of Some key members of the Fred Biletnikoff nee for the NFF William V. Campbell Zoom breakout sessions for college athletics 2021 after extensive deliberation throughout Award preseason watch list are Jonathan Award¨ …TCU's 2019 starting QB Max and related areas…Nebraska Wesleyan will the summer…The Lone Star Conference and Adams Jr., Arkansas State; Tutu Atwell, Duggan is out indefinitely with an undis- build new facilities for the Prairie Wolves Barnes & Noble College have signed a multi- Louisville; Jhamon Ausbon, Texas A&M; closed previous health condition. tennis program…Arizona athletics has made year agreement to make B&NC an official Rashod Bateman, Minnesota; David Bell, NFF College Hall of Fame coach and a commitment to solve cultural differences strategic partner of the LSC…The Gulf Coast Purdue; Jadan Blue, Temple; Max Borghi, Tennessee AD Phil Fulmer and Tennessee and establish more inclusion with its Athletic Conference will hire its first full- Washington State; and Dyami Brown, North Gov. Bill Lee (Auburn graduate) held a joint Inclusive Excellence Council Program...Mary time commissioner in coming months and in Carolina…Among those mentioned on the news conference about how stadium capacity Hardin-Baylor (Texas) athletics has added spring 2022 will revive four championship John Mackey Award 2020 watch list are would be utilized at Neyland Stadium for women's sand volleyball for 2021 Ð the first sports…The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Chigoziem Okonkwo, Maryland; Cade Otton, 2020 football and statewide health and safety NCAA Division III women's beach volleyball Conference has added Brescia U. (Ky.) and Washington; Daniel Parker, Missouri; Kye regulations for COVID-19…Former North program in the state of Texas…Bluefield Point Park U. (Pa.) as affiliate members in Pitts, Florida; Justin Riggs, Kentucky; Jack Texas QB and drug addict Damon West was State (W.Va.) is doubling the number of its the sport of competitive cheer for the 2020-21 Stoll, Nebraska; Austin Strogner Oklahoma; featured in the Epoch Times newspaper for varsity sports with the addition of 12 new season…The Rocky Mountain Athletic Carl Tucker, Alabama; Pro Wells, TCU; speaking at all 104 of the Texas state prisons sports in 2021-22, including Division II foot- Conference has partnered with Jen Fry, Jalani Woods, Oklahoma State; Jaylen on life reformation and faith matters after he ball for the first time since the 1980 season owner/CEO of social justice education firm Wydermyer, Texas A&M; and Kenny Yeboah, was healed…Former Georgia and Miami on campus…Appalachian State athletics has Jen Fry Talks…The American Southwest Ole Miss…Oklahoma RB Kennedy Brooks (Fla.) head coach Mark Richt joined host Dan signed an agreement with Dyehard Fan Conference will admit Austin College (Texas) has decided to sit out the 2020 season due to Wolken for last week’s Inside the Amway (continued on page 14)

Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 1 | August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 13 Supply for e-commerce merchandising and letes in addition to the popular Tarleton week after several COVID-19 positives...Rice Michigan, Michigan State, and UCLA are online stores with special digital orders and Athletics T-Club…HomeTown Ticketing is athletics and the RU Alumni Association are working with NCAA enforcement and com- pricing…Syracuse student-athletes spoke the new official ticketing partner of the merging Homecoming, Reunion and 2020 pliance officials concerning possible issues with coaches and SU administrators about PacWest Conference and its 15 members Parents Week into the same set of activities and reports at their respective schools safety measures and testing procedures for …Gallaudet is joining the Atlantic East Oct. 26-Nov. 1…After 55 TCU students test- …NCAA chief medical officer Dr. Brian COVID-19 precautions…North Texas foot- Conference as an associate member in men's ed positively for COVID-19 in the first week Hainline noted that more frequent and more ball reports one active case of COVID-19 and women's swimming and of classes, TCU's Office of Student Affairs accurate tests for COVID-19 and test results from results leading up to Aug. 20 for the diving…Arizona State athletics has partnered ended all on- or off-campus social events are needed prior to the start of 2020 college previous week. UNT also will allow 25 per- with brand marketing consultant Jeremy with 10 or more people attending…Rider football to assure maximum safety…Women cent capacity of general seating and 50 per- Darlow to help educate Sun Devil student- athletics and RU’s Sports Medicine Leaders in College Sports will host five-time cent of suites’ capacity for the upcoming athletes with ways to develop their personal Department have been certified in Mental No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, campaign…Vanderbilt’s Office of Strategic brands…University of Mount Olive (N.C.) Health First Aid by the National Council for researcher and professor Brené Brown in the Giving has mounted a late summer campaign athletics worked with Goldsboro, N.C., Behavioral Health and Missouri Department group’s all-virtual national convention Oct. to target generous alums. Donations may be patrons and Habitat for Humanity of of Mental Health…Iowa athletics will dis- 11-12, 2020.Other key speakers are Robin utilized for scholarships for athletics with Goldsboro-Wayne to construct a house for a continue four varsity sports programs at end Roberts, Carla Harris and Muffet McGraw this initiative as well. The group also is family in need in Wayne County …Along of the 2020-21 academic year - men’s gym- …NACDA’s virtual programming sessions working interdepartmentally on best usage of with the CAA, Nicholls State University ath- nastics, men’s and women’s swimming and are on Spotify with online sessions dealing CARES Act funding for VU students and the letics has created the Continue to C.L.I.M.B. diving, and men’s tennis…Southern Utah with contactless payments, benefits of cash- university…West Virginia has listed its prob- fundraising campaign to make up for lost athletics and the Thunderbird Athletic less venues, touch-free ordering technologies, able percentages of fans allowed to attend revenue since March…Alabama athletics Foundation are inaugurating the Take Flight and operational models to support touch-free 2020 contests at Milan Puskor partners with Socialie for content distribution fundraising campaign to help raise at least 16 guest experiences…The National Association Stadium…Oklahoma has set its ’20 Gaylord platforms, including photos and videos, for tuition scholarships totaling $120,000 and to of Athletic Development Directors has Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium seating all Crimson Tide student-athletes solicit 350-plus donors before Dec. launched a webinar series through December capacity at 25 percent under current state …Shippensburg athletics has introduced the 31…Harvard athletics has formed a new with key topics such as Minorities in health guidelines …Hawai'i athletics is com- ONESHIP program to assist with race rela- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Task Development and other major areas. Please bining its indoor and women’s beach volley- tions and inclusion…Midland U. (Neb.) ath- Force…Utah athletics has begun the register on line at the NAADD's website ball programs as a cost-cutting letics is using Hometown Ticketing as the #ReinvestInU Campaign to support student- Diversity Series link…The NCAA Eligibility measure…Virginia Tech’s 2020 football official digital ticketing provider for athletics athletes through COVID-19 financial chal- Center will provide new flexibility in initial guide is available online via the Hokies offi- events and no-touch tickets’ facilitator…San lenges…Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) has completed eligibility for 2021-22 because of COVID-19 cial website. Tech football also issued a joint Diego State athletics held the official ground- its newly designed and upgraded tennis ven- hardships in many areas…The NJCAA will release with state of Virginia health authori- breaking ceremony for university ownership ues…There is a new synthetic multi-purpose continue to conduct the NJCAA Forward ties about possibilities for the ’20 gridiron of the Mission Valley stadium site and for field for athletics, recreation and intramural campaign and will seek new opportunities for outing…Lois Morgan (Class of '54) has new Aztec Stadium as the new home for activities at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) …Evangel engagement and community service for its established the Morgan Fund for Athletics Aztecs football program…Kansas State’s U. (Mo.) and Mediacom are partnering on an 500-plus members…The NCAA Division I Scholarships at Millersville U. with a new 2020 football ticket program will give enhanced broadcast package for the 2020-21 Council is considering granting an extra year $500,000 gift to support all intercollegiate current season ticket holders located in the academic year with live and on-demand of eligibility in 2021 for all student-athletes athletics programs…DePaul athletics has general seating bowl the option to purchase video coverage…Lamar athletics has expand- on 2020 fall...NACDA sponsor Paciolan is appointed Carolyn Lewis as director of the one of two mini-plans for the season. The ed its INFLCR agreements to include update hosted an Aug. 19 webinar to explain new DePaul Athletics Diversity, Equity and tickets will be based on K-State Ahearn Fund mobile apps and personal social media chan- fundraising tactics with digital marketing Inclusion working group…Gordon College priority order…USC athletics kicks off nels…New York Tech athletics will suspend …The NCAA Division II Administrative athletics has unveiled updates to the school’s school year with event on race and equality all its NCAA Division II athletics’ programs Committee will allow normal recruiting cal- Lion Rampant logo…Keystone (Pa.) athletics in conjunction with the Trojans annual for two years but will honor all current stu- endars for DII sports to begin on Sept.1...The and the Athlete Network have formed a part- Welcome Back Barbecue student-athletes, dents’ grants-in-aid until they graduate U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committees nership to engage all current and former which was held in Zoom format in …Vanguard U. (Calif.) just completed the received positive feedback from an outside Giants student-athletes…The College of August…West Virginia athletics has created a Vanguard Leadership Academy to cap a five- committee that was assigned to implement Staten Island (N.Y.) has added E-sports to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion week intensive course focused for developing changes in both groups’ operations in 2019 varsity lineup for 2020-21…While fall athlet- Committee…Several college athletics depart- leaders within VU athletics…Johnston Hall …NACDA detailed a current affairs’ story ics have been sidelined at Rowan College of ments are working with eTeam Sponsor to at Moravian College (Pa.) has undergone sev- about work-life integration and the new South Jersey for autumn, Cumberland and help these schools generate creative ways to eral innovations with new VIP seating and work-life balance. There is an accompanying Gloucester athletics hope to continue in fall raise funds during trying national and inter- enhanced overall capacity…The University video with this story as part of 140-plus 2020…Eckerd (Fla.) athletics has formed an national circumstances …San Jose State ath- of St. Thomas (Texas) has updated it athletics hours of NACDA online programming in ‘20 Athletic Diversity Action Committee in letics has made a 2020 Election Day commit- marks with new Celt logos on uniforms, gear …NCAA president Dr. Mark Emmert response to diversity and inclusion issues on ment on Nov. 3 to cancel all practices and and several merchandize items at the univer- explained the reasons behind the cancellation campus and nationwide…Kentucky Wesleyan athletics events to allow student-athletes, sity’s book store. of NCAA Division I-II-III championships athletics an ARMS Software are joining coaches and support staff to vote in local, The Athletic recently published its 22nd during the fall semester with the possibility together to update all KWU websites and to regional and national elections …There was edition of the Media Mailbag and highlighted of holding these championships during win- unify daily operations in athletics.... a virtual social media ribbon cutting for Cal ESPN college football telecaster Dave ter or spring 2021 months…The NJCAA has ....Wilmington (Ohio) is renovating Williams Poly's Dignity Health Baseball Clubhouse Flemming …The Washington Post newspa- partnered with Baron Championship Rings as Stadium and Hermann Court…East Texas last week to dedicate the $9.4 million project per did an extensive story with fans’ reactions the official ring provider for NJCAA…The Baptist athletics is working with Opendorse with 10,679 square feet and two to tailgating restrictions and gatherings prior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory to promote its student-athletes and the Tigers stories…SMU has set Ford Stadium capacity to 2020 college games Ð specifically, the Committee recommended that the Division I Unite campaign….Dr. Elizabeth Stone, pro- at 25 percent for ’20 games with at least famed Grove at Ole Miss. Council adopt a proposal to cancel athletical- fessor of English at Fordham, has introduced 1,000 tickets available for Mustangs stu- FWAA members responded in near-record ly related activities the first Tuesday after a series of videos for athletics and the gener- dents…Notre Dame reported five positive numbers to entries in the annual FWAA Best November 1 every year for student-athletes al student population to help combat Zoom COVID-19 tests after two complete rounds of Writing Contests. FWAA members also have and coaches to cast Election Day votes…The fatigue…Central Arkansas athletics has testing and is moving ahead with plans to been reporting extensively on projected atten- National Association of Basketball Coaches established a Social Justice Committee to compete as a ’20 member of the Atlantic dance allowances for college games and has formed the NABC Player Development promote healthy dialogue among student-ath- Coast Conference on football and all other COVID-19 updates for teams nationally Coalition, a diverse collection of Division I letes, administrators and community leaders sports…Connecticut briefly suspended foot- …Murray Evans of Oklahoma Christian, Wes men’s basketball student-athletes that will …Binghamton athletics has continued its cel- ball activities after six players had positive Bloomquist of Texas Tech, Ryan Cameron of provide valuable perspective and feedback on ebration of 50 years of women's athletics at COVID-19 test results. The Huskies are hold- Oklahoma State, Chelsey Kraft of Oklahoma, college basketball and national issues..NCAA BU during the 2019-20 academic year ing practices to prepare for the 2021 cam- and Corbin McGuire of Kansas State were Division I is holding talks to move all 2020 …Tarleton State athletics and the Athlete paign after suspending upcoming fall inter- featured subjects and opinion makers in the divisional team championships to spring Network have established an engagement collegiate activities…East Carolina and Notre CoSIDA Open Forum online newsletter 2021. platform for current and former student-ath- Dame suspended practices for brief times last …Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas, Louisville,

14 August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 1 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com AUTO LAND ROVER Land Rover Range Rover Review and a 29-speaker/1,700-watt Meridian sur- round-sound system. Propelling the entry-level Range Rover is a 340-horsepower, supercharged 3.0-liter V6. Buyers might prefer the more energetic 380-horsepower version in the HSE trim. At both the base and HSE levels, a torquey yet thrifty (relatively speaking) turbo charged diesel engine is also available. The new P400e hybrid is even torquier than the diesel. Supercharged V8 engines come in 518- or 557-horsepower forms, where acceleration is remarkable, especially for a vehicle of this bulk. In all instances, an 8- speed automatic transmission with steer- ing-wheel-mounted paddle shifters directs power to both axles. 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Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 1 | August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 15 Arizona Cardinals (All times ET) Atlanta Falcons (all times ET) Baltimore Ravens (all times ET) Buffalo Bills (all times ET) Sept. 13: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p. Fox Sep. 13: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: vs. New York Jets 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: vs. Washington Redskins, 4:05 Fox Sep. 20: at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 28: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.ESPN Sept. 27: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 5: at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ESPN Oct. 4: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 19: at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Oct. 18: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 15: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 25: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 8: vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 29: at Carolina Panthers, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:05 p.m., CBS Fox/NFLN/Amazon Nov. 15: at New England Patriots, 8:20 NBC Nov. 1: vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 19: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 22: at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 26: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.NBC Nov. 15: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. CBS Nov. 29: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.Fox. Nov. 29: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 29: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.CBS Dec. 6: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 7: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 13: at New York Giants 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p Fox Dec. 14: at Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 13: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m NBC Dec. 20: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:05 p. Fox Dec. 20: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m Fox Dec. 20: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 19 or 20: at Denver Broncos, TBD Dec. 26 or 27: vs. San Francisco 49ers, TBD Dec. 27: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 28: at New England Patriots, 8:15 ESPN Jan. 3: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS

Carolina Panthers (all times ET) Chicago Bears (all times ET) Cincinnati Bengals (all times ET) Cleveland Browns (All times ET) Sep. 13: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05p CBS Sept. 13: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Sep. 20: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m Fox Sept. 20: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 17: at Cleveland Browns, 8:20 p. NFLN Sept. 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p. NFLN Sep. 27: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05p CBS Sept. 27: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m. Fox Oct. 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 11: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Oct. 18: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. CBS Oct. 29: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 26: at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ESPN Nov. 1: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFLN/Amazon Nov. 1: vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1p Fox Nov. 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 8:15 p ESPN Nov. 29: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. NBC Dec. 6: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 13: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 21: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 20: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 19 or 20: at Green Bay Packers, TBD Dec. 20: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at New York Jets, TBD Dec. 27: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox

Dallas Cowboys (all times ET) Denver Broncos (all times ET) Detroit Lions (all times ET) Green Bay Packers (all times ET) Sept. 13: at Los Angeles Rams, 8:30 p. NBC Sept. 14: vs. Tennessee Titans, 9:10 p.m. ESPN Sept. 13: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: vs. Tampa Bay Bucs, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at New Orleans Saints, 8:20 p. NBC Oct. 4: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 1: at New York Jets, 8:20 p.m. NFLN Oct. 4: vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Oct. 11: vs. New York Giants, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25, Fox Oct. 19: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 8:15 p ESPN Oct. 18: vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:04 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. CBS Nov. 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 8: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 5: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 CBS Nov. 22: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 26: vs. Washington Redskins, 4:30 p. Fox Nov. 29: vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:05 p.m Fox Nov. 26: vs. Houston Texans, 12:30 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 3: at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m., Dec. 6: at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 6: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 13: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Buffalo Bills, TBD Dec. 19 or 20: at Tennessee Titans, TBD Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Carolina Panthers, TBD Dec. 20: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p. NBC Dec. 26 or 27: at Los Angeles Chargers, TBD Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Tampa Bay Bucs, TBD Dec. 27: vs. Tennessee Titans, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 27: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p. Fox Jan. 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox

Houston Texans (all times ET) Indianapolis Colts (all times ET) Jacksonville Jaguars (all times ET) Kansas City Chiefs (all times ET) Sept. 10: at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m, NBC Sept. 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m, CBS Sept.13: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 10: vs. Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m., NBC Sept. 20: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 4:25 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25, CBS Sept. 27: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m, CBS Sept. 27: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Sept. 24: vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m,NFLN Sept. 28: at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m, ESPN Oct. 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. New England Patriots, 4:25 p.., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 15: at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m., Fox/NFLN Oct. 25: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p., CBS Oct. 25: at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 12: at Tennessee Titans, 8:20 p.m,NFLN Nov. 15: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m, CBS Nov. 22: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 26: at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25, CBS Dec. 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: vs. Denver Broncos, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 13: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 19 or 20: at Indianapolis Colts, TBD Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Houston Texans, TBD Dec. 20: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 20: at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p., CBS Dec. 27: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m., CBS

16 August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 1 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Las Vegas Raiders (all times ET) Los Angeles Chargers (all times ET) Los Angeles Rams (all times ET) Miami Dolphins (all times ET) Sept. 13: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:05 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., NBC Sept. 13: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 21: vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p, ESPN Sept. 20: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p, CBS Sept. 20: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 24: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:20 p, NFLN Oct. 4: vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. New York Giants, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 12: at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p, ESPN Oct. 11: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20, NBC Oct. 18: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p, NBC Oct. 18: at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 26: vs. Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Oct. 25: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m, Fox Nov. 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4:05 p, CBS Nov. 1: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p., NBC Nov. 22: at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 23: at Tampa Bay Bucs, 8:15, ESPN Nov. 15: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p, Fox Nov. 29: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: vs. New England Patriots, 4:25 p., CBS Dec. 6: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 4:25 p.m., Fox Dec. 10: vs. New England Patriots, 8:20 p, Fox Dec. 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 17: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m., Dec. 17: at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m., Fox Dec. 19 or 20: vs. New York Jets, TBD Dec. 20: vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m, CBS Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Denver Broncos, TBD Dec. 27: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at Las Vegas Raiders, TBD Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Miami Dolphins, TBD Jan.3: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS

Minnesota Vikings (all times ET) New England Patriots (all times ET) New Orleans Saints (all times ET) New York Giants (all times ET) Sept 13: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25, Fox Sept. 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p, ESPN Sept. 20: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., NBC Sept. 20: at Oakland Raiders, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Sept. 20: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p, NBC Sept. 27: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m. Fox Oct. 4: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., NBC Oct. 11: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 12: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15, ESPN Oct. 11: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p, CBS Oct. 25: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. Fox Oct. 18: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m., Fox Oct. 22: at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 9: at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Nov. 8: at Tampa Bay Bucs, 8:20 p, NBC Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 16: at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Nov. 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p, Fox Nov. 2: vs. Tampa Bay Bucs, 8:15, ESPN Nov. 22: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p, CBS Dec. 6: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 10: at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m., Dec. 13: at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 20: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 20: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p, CBS Dec. 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 25: at New Orleans Saints, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 20: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 25: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 20: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Dec. 28: vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 27: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox

New York Jets (all times ET) Philadelphia Eagles (all times ET) Pittsburgh Steelers (all times ET) San Francisco 49ers (all times ET) Sept. 13: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 14: at New York Giants, 7:15 p.m., ESPN Sept. 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Indianapolis Colts, 4 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 1: at Denver Broncos, 8:20 p.m., NFLN Oct. 4: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m., NBC Oct. 4: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m, NBC Oct. 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m, NBC Oct. 25: vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 22: vs. New York Giants, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 25: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at New England Patriots, 4:25 p, CBS Nov. 1: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 8: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 9: vs. New England Patriots, 8:15, ESPN Nov. 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 5: vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 15: at Miami Dolphins, 4 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 29: vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 26: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p., NBC Nov. 15: at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p, Fox Dec. 6: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 30: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p, ESPN Dec. 6: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Seattle Seahawks, 4 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 7: vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Dec 19 or 20: at Los Angeles Rams, TBD Dec. 13: vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p, Fox Dec. 21: at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p., ESPN Dec. 13: vs. Washington Redskins, 4:25 p, Fox Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Cleveland Browns, TBD Dec. 20: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 20: at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., NBC Jan. 3: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at Arizona Cardinals, TBD Jan. 3: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox

Seattle Seahawks (all times ET) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (all times ET) Tennessee Titans (all times ET) Washington Redskins (all times ET) Sep. 13: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Sep. 13: at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 14: at Denver Broncos, 10:10 p.m., ESPN Sep. 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Sep. 20: vs. New England Patriots, 8:20, NBC Sep. 20: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Sep. 20: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Sep. 20: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., CBS Sep. 27: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m., NBC Oct. 8: at Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m., Fox/NFL Oct. 11: vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Network/Amazon Oct. 18: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p, Fox Oct. 18: vs. Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 8: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 2: at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Nov. 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 15: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 19: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:20 p, NBC Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 22: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 15: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 26: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m., Fox Nov. 30: at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15p, ESPN Nov. 23: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p, ESPN Nov. 29: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. New York Giants, 4:05 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p, CBS Dec. 6: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 20: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 20: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 20: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Detroit Lions, TBD Dec. 27: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m, CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at Detroit Lions, TBD Dec. 27: at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p., NBC Jan. 3: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS

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18 August 28, 2020 - September 3, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 1 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com FOOD REVIEW By RICHARD POLLAK Taco Crush: Madness for the love of Tacos

Guacamole was extra firm and robustly fla- Thousand Island Dressing into a Taco. problem is how to eat them all! It willobvi- vorful. Also available for starters is There were no complains about the Beef ously take multiple visits as there are 16 Refried Beans, Black Beans, Rice, and Quasadillas or the Buffalo Chicken Tacos Tacos to choose from! Chips and Salsa. either. Both scored big in competitive taste.

By Richard Pollak The Traveling Gourmet [email protected]

It's just maddening to think that the best Tacos in McKinney are the result of a Taco crush. That's when you are so crazy about Tacos, you open the best Taco paradise in Hot sauce choice are Mango Habenero, Salsa and Tomatillo McKinney, Texas. Crazy thought, but there’s is nothing else in McKinney, that I The sopapillas are fantastic have tried, that even compares. The menu Grilled Chicken Salad Bowl, grilled Fish and Barbacoa The homemade Hot Sauce is available spans the global of Taco traditions and in Mango Habenero, Salsa and Tomatillo The Sopapillas are tiny little pillows of offers something for all tastes. and the perfect crowing touch. The The grilled Chicken Salad Bowl was Dessert madness, vs the much larger ver- Mango Habenero is definately the hottest crowned with Crispy Fried Chicken atop a sion available at most Mexican restaurants, bed of crisp, shredded Romaine Lettuce, and are prepared perfectly with sugar and covered in Black Beans, Shredded Cheese cinnamon and side of honey. Very tradi- and a choice of Salsa, Sour Cream or tional. What an outstanding way to end a majestic Spicy Avocado Ranch Dressing. global trek of Taco madness for the love of The Fried Fish and Barbacoa Tacos were Tacos! outstanding as well. You simply can't go Check it out....if you love Tacos you will wrong with any of Taco Crush's Tacos. The not be dissapointed.

Chicken and Waffles Taco, Brisket Taco and Pastor Taco

of the three. The insane Chicken and Waffles Tacos can't be matched on earth! And the greatest They even have IBC Root Beer part about it is they are available all day and all night. A Full Monty Burrito puts everything a As soon as I entered Taco Crush, I was breakfast eater could crave in a huge carry- driven towards the Soda display...OMG! ing case. Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Potatoes, When I see the fabulous IBC Root Beer, I Beans, Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Cheese have to grab two even if I’m eating break- ....basically the kitchen sink. fast Tacos. At Taco Crush, starters, breakfast Tacos, Salad bowls and Quesadillas, Burritos and Flautas, all share the menu with 16 Tacos and Desserts

The Ruben Taco

Guacamole served with the Queso starter I would have to say that it’s worth the trip, if for nothing else, for the Rueben Taco.....yes, Taco Crush has literally The Chips and Queso are blessed with a crushed the concept of putting Corned spicy Avocado Ranch swirl that takes this Beef, Grilled Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese and starter to a whole new level. The

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