12 Sports November 2020 College Football is as strange as its surroundings er conference team to make the non-power conference team has they are ranked 21st in the na- by Will Gibbs been the BYU Cougars. BYU has tion with an already impressive to see what the College Football ASSiStAnt SportS Editor are several teams this year who been dominant in every game upset win over Virginia Tech on are doing everything they can to this season, currently owning a the road. Former Ole Miss Coach season will call for an expansion prove that they deserve a spot in record of 8-0. Their season has Hugh Freeze is currently leading of the four team format. However, The 2020 college football been highlighted so far by a 51- the Flames, and many think he there is still plenty of time left in season has been one like no oth- done. 17 victory over Boise State and a the regular season, and there are er. Many games have been either Arguably the most im- 43-26 win over Houston. They are job opportunity comes his way. many opportunities left for teams postponed or cancelled due to pressive Group of Five team this currently ranked as the 8th best While this season has to prove themselves. While a typ- positive COVID tests, which has season has been the Cincinnati team in America. The main sto- been far from ordinary, it has ical powerhouse may take home greatly changed how teams han- Bearcats. Cincinnati has been ab- ryline for BYU thus far has been been a pleasant surprise to see the trophy at season’s end, it has dle themselves on a week to week solutely dominant in just about quarterback Zach Wilson. Wil- many teams who are not usually been nice to see some unfamiliar basis. However, football fans every phase of football this sea- son has been nearly perfect this competitive play so well. While faces towards the top of the rank- across the nation are very grateful son. The Bearcats have won all of season, throwing for over 2,500 they ultimately might not make ings. to have something to tune in to their seven games to this point by yards and 22 touchdowns with and look forward to on the week- at least fourteen points, and have only two interceptions. His play ends. not struggled at all against any currently has him ranked as a top As a surprise to none, Al- team they have played. Some of ten favorite to win the Heisman abama has been the best team these wins include a thirty-nine in America to this point. The point blowout over Memphis, a pick in the upcoming 2021 NFL Crimson Tide currently hold a twenty-nine point win over SMU, Draft. BYU has only two remain- 6-0 record and sit as the number and a twenty-eight point victo- ing games on schedule, and are one ranked team in the nation. ry over Houston. Cincinnati has hoping to do everything they can Other powerhouses like No- been fantastic on both sides of tre Dame, Clemson, and Ohio the ball, averaging 41.6 points per the nation that they deserve to be State have also been dominant game while only allowing 12.4. and are poised to make a trip They have been led by their star While Cincinnati and BYU quarterback Desmond Ritter, seem to be the only non-pow- they continue on their hot pace. who has thrown for over 1,400 Although the forces at the top yards while also having loads have remained the same this sea- of success on the ground. Head teams have been very impressive son, a big storyline has been the Coach Luke Fickell is primed to amount of teams from non-pow- be a top head coaching candidate themselves ranked 15th in the er conferences who have been for many blue blood schools in nation, their highest ranking in very impressive. Currently, there need of a new coach. He has the school history, after starting the are seven teams from non-power Bearcats ranked 7th in America season 7-0. Marshall University conferences ranked inside the top - Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder and BYU quarterback Zach 25 rankings. While many think a 7-0 start. Liberty University has Wilson are having outstanding seasons. Photos courtesy of clickondetroit. it is impossible for a non-pow- Another impressive been a very good team as well, as com and heraldextra.com Shadeur joins father at JSU D.J. wins The Masters major championship history. He tomed to national success has bringing HBCUs back on the na- by charles stephenson was a missed birdie putt away by Mason nichols added another Hall of Famer, this tional stage. SportS Editor from breaking it. Johnson won SportS Editor time as a coach. Deion Sanders, Shadeur believes that his Mr. Prime Time himself is in Jack- career in Jackson will natural- After a long wait, the 2020 - When you think of colleges son, and he is bringing the hype ly lead to a lengthy NFL tenure on Smith and Sungjae Im. That that send players to the NFL, your train with him. like his father’s. As Deion was 12th. Originally scheduled for margin is the largest at Augusta - introduced as the head coach, April 9-12, the event was resched- National since Tiger Woods won Five programs from money-stack- iness are not strangers to the he said, “These kids need the uled due to the ongoing pandem- the 1997 Masters by 12 strokes. ing conferences like the SEC. ic. Played in Augusta, Georgia, at Johnson’s recent victory marks However, if you take a trip to Can- style is shared by his son Shadeur, wait for this opportunity. If you the prestigious Augusta National his second major win following ton, Ohio, to browse the bronze who stands as the crown jewel of give us the resources, if you give Golf Club, some of the world’s the 2016 U.S. Open. He now has busts of the Pro Football Hall us the same resources that these 24 career wins on the PGA Tour. of Fame, Jackson State Univer- Shadeur is ranked as the 60th other schools have, we’re going to their skills at this invitational sity will have its name scrawled best player in the country and prove that there is a highway that event. awarded his very own green jack- throughout the prestigious build- the 2nd best quarterback in Texas takes you from Jackson State all The Masters is one of the et. ing. by ESPN, making him the most the way to the NFL. We’re not just four main championships in The green jacket is pre- Four Tigers are immor- touted Jackson State recruit since raising professional football play- golf, accompanied by the PGA sented yearly to the winner of talized in Canton, out-pacing scouting services began ranking ers, we’re raising professionals.” Championship, U.S. Open, and the tournament. Since 1949, the recognizable programs like Flor- players. If anyone is capable of The Open Championship. This champion has received their own ida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, The young Sanders bringing resources to Jackson event is also one of many on the personal green jacket, though Clemson, Tennessee, and Texas switched his commitment from State, it is Sanders. His connec- PGA Tour. The 2020 Masters host they must return it to the club- A&M. Their success has gone Florida Atlantic to the historical- tions over his lengthy NFL career some of the greatest current golf- house one year after their victo- largely unnoticed throughout the ly black university after his father will certainly aid him in form- ers. Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin ry. All others are stored with the college football landscape until accepted the job in Jackson, cit- Johnson, Justin Thomas, and other champions’ jackets in a now. The local college so accus- ing their shared commitment to claims will have 84 years of NFL Tiger Woods are some notable specially designated cloakroom. coaching experience. names. DeChambeau appeared The few players who have won Shadeur and Deion serve to be the favorite prior to the be- the event multiple times use the as the foremost example of a ginning of the tournament. same green jacket awarded upon greater trend that has been An honorary tee shot is their initial win. sweeping across the college re- cruiting world. Highly touted recruits have begun to place HB- CUs like Jackson State among the Masters with their honorary their top college choices, hoping tee shots on the morning of No- to bring the revenue and atten- vember 12th. Nichlaus holds the tion that these institutions have most Master wins, with six from lacked in recent years. Such a 1963 and 1986. Player won the change is noticeable at Jackson Masters in 1961, 1974, and 1978. State, where new athletic and ac- The 2019 Masters run- ademic facilities are being built ner-up, Dustin Johnson, took with the aid of skyrocketing sea- - son ticket demand. ing with a 4-under 68 in Round As Deion has said, he is 4, Johnson set a 72-hole scoring a character that “puts butts in record of 20 under, the lowest seats.” Memorial Stadium on score to par in the history of the North State Street will be a canvas Dustin Johnson holds up his new Masters at Augusta National. At for Sanders’ electric personality. hardware in his favorite jacket. 20 under, Johnson also tied the Photo courtesy of The PGA Tour Instagram mark for lowest score to par in WWW.JPSENTRY.NET @jacksonprepsentry jacksonprepsentry @jpsentry