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to take the mound, but he was the a save. “bulk” pitcher for L. A. going five innings The Rays were the visiting team in and allowing just one hit and one to game three and again got out front early earn the win. leading 5-1 going into the bottom of the That puts the number one and two seeds fifth inning. Surprise! Stanton hit another in the N. L. Championship Series next home run, but it wasn’t enough. Tampa week, which will be played in Arlington Bay took a 2-1 series lead with an 8-4 win. starting on Monday. This is a best of seven On Thursday, Jordan Montgomery and series, and again, there will be no off days three relievers shut down Tampa to spear- with the games played at Globe Life Field head a 5-1 Yankees win to even the series in Arlington. at two games apiece. Luke Voit, the regu- This series will be notable for having lar season A. L. home run leader, hit his fans at the game. Approximately, 11,500 first home run of the playoffs, and Gleyber fans will be admitted to the stadium. Torres hit another. It was essentially a Around 10,000 tickets to each game, a bullpen game for the Rays too, but they fourth of capacity, were made available to skated through with just three . the general public. The remaining 1,500 The outstanding bat work of Stanton tickets will be for family and friends of was to be expected. He is clearly one of players and coaches. The FOX network the top hitters in baseball when healthy, and FS1 will televise the series. and he has been healthy this fall. In addi- In the American League, Houston need- tion to the home runs Stanton has hit in ed four games to send the Athletics home this series, he also homered in each game for the winter. The Astros took the first of the Yankees first round sweep of two games with a 10-5 rout in game one Cleveland, so he has a total of six in the Houston needed four games to send the Athletics home for the winter and a 5-2 game two win behind the strong playoffs after hitting just three in the regu- performance of Framber Valdez. He com- lar season. pleted seven innings allowing the two runs However, the no-name Rays now have a shutouts. Atlanta’s top starter Max Fried on five hits. Two relievers shutout Oakland super-star caliber name in Randy got roughed up in game one, giving up four over the final two innings on one hit. Arozarena. He totally took over the runs in four innings, but the Braves’ The Astros looked poised to sweep the offense in this series, including home runs offense bailed him out. Five relief pitchers series on Wednesday as they took a 7-4 in each of the first three games. One threw an inning each to finish the game. lead into the seventh inning. However, national writer tweeted this week that the Atlanta then got outstanding pitching Oakland tied the game in the seventh with Yankees have already circled their calendar performances from their game two and a three run home run off the bat of Chad for 2026 when Arozarena can become a three starters Ð Ian Anderson and Kyle Pinders and scored two more in the eighth free agent. The Cuban looks like a player Wright. They have a solid bullpen that is inning to win 9-7. On Thursday, the that will be a big deal for years. well rested after the good starts in this BY DIC HUMPHREY Athletics stepped out to a 3-0 first inning On Friday night, this series will be series. The Braves are now 5-0 in the play- [email protected] lead on a three run home run of course. decided. The Yankees are starting Gerrit offs, and four of those wins have been From there, it was all Astros. They pol- Cole on three days’ rest, while the Rays shutouts. Their pitchers have struck out 59 The MLB Division Series this week ished off Oakland 11-6 to advance to the counter with on just two batters, and their collective ERA in the have provided four marvelous days of A. L. Championship Series. days’ rest. Rays game one starter, Blake playoffs is 0.92. baseball for baseball fans. Two games The Astros and Athletics hit 24 home Snell, is also available in the bullpen. Both The Marlins failed to score over the were played on Monday, followed by four runs in the four games. The site of these teams have lockdown closers Ð Aroldis final 19 innings of the series. It marked games each day on Tuesday, Wednesday games Ð Dodger Stadium Ð is known as a Chapman for New York and the first time in Marlins history that the and Thursday. pitchers’ park. However, temperatures in for Tampa Bay, so both teams need to score team had lost a playoff series. In another Home runs continue to fly out of ball- the Los Angeles area were in the 90’s, and early against pitchers going on short rest. oddity, Miami has won the World Series parks at record rates. When the smoke had the games were played during the day. If the Yankees win, all three A. L. Division twice (1997 and 2003) but has never won a cleared from the first four days, Atlanta Batted balls thus flew out with regularity in winners will be eliminated from the play- division title. and Los Angeles were set for the National this series. offs, as Houston has eliminated Minnesota Chalk held in the National League with League Championship Series, while In the other American League Division and Oakland, the winners of the Central the Dodgers knocking out San Diego in Houston was awaiting the winner of game Series, the Yankees pounded Tampa Bay’s and West Divisions. three games. Walker Buehler started game five between the Rays and Dodgers to find pitching for a 9-3 win in game one. New NOTABLE: one and lasted just four innings, but four out their opponent in the American League York lived up to the “Bronx Bombers” ¥ The Rangers have informed pitching relievers shutout the Padres over the final Championship Series. nickname by blasting four home runs. The coach Julio Rangel that he will not be five innings for a 5-1 win. The central theme so far in the first two Rays evened the series in game two by get- retained for the 2021 season. Hector Ortiz, Clayton Kershaw went six innings in rounds of the MLB playoffs has been the ting out front 5-1 in the first three innings the catching coach, has also been told he Wednesday’s start, and allowed three runs home run. Teams are setting all sorts of and hanging on to win 7-5. will not be on the Major League staff next including back-to-back home runs from playoff records for hitting the big bombs. Giancarlo Stanton hit a pair of home season. Ortiz has been offered another Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado leading Over four days of play, there was a double runs in game two following up a one home position within the organization, such that off the sixth inning. The Dodgers needed digit home run total each day. That’s never run performance in game one. Tyler there are two coaching vacancies on the four relievers after Kershaw departed to happened in the playoffs before. Glasnow was Tampa’s starting and winning Rangers’ staff. hang on to a 6-5 win. The National League wrapped up pitcher despite a non-descript performance ¥ The qualifying offer salary level has In Thursday’s final, the Dodgers blasted quickly, with three game sweeps in both allowing four runs in five innings. Former been increased from $17.8 million this sea- San Diego’s depleted pitching staff for 12 Division Series. Atlanta had little trouble Ranger Pete Fairbanks pitched the ninth son to $18.9 million for free agents this runs on 14 hits, none of which were home dispensing with Miami. The Braves won allowing New York’s fifth run, but earning winter. 9-5 on Tuesday, followed by 2-0 and 7-0 runs. Jose Urias was the third Dodger

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been offering an All-Inclusive package for some time to our individual customers and they were quite happy with it so, at the moment when we had to put options on the table and after running some numbers and scenarios, the idea stuck with my corpo- rate, although in order to “stay” feasible we have to operate only on weekends as of now with the All- Inclusive model. TW: Can you tell me some of the things TOM WARD you’ve done at your hotel to help make it [email protected] safer for your guests? For many years I spent my winter RM: During the time we were closed we months living in beautiful Puerto Vallarta, put on our thinking caps and started inves- Mexico teaching and promoting the game tigating how could we come back (when of golf. Tourism is vital for the survival of we open back) to make our future guests resorts throughout Mexico and to get an feel safe to visit our properties, and we idea on how hotels are handling the chal- came across a Spanish company called lenge of the Coronavirus I contacted my Preverisk, this company has over 17 years friend Rolando Miravete who is Gerente consulting and helping hotel chains, mainly General for the Palacio Mundo Imperial Spanish ones that operate in the Caribbean Hotel in Acapulco. islands for their safety in food handling Rolando has a long and extensive back- among safety and security in their installa- ground in the hotel industry. He has run tions. And since Europe had at least 6 some of the best hotel properties in Mexico weeks ahead of us in the pandemic, we and is an industry insider. I first met decided to align our efforts with them to Rolando over 20 years ago when he was guide us in producing our hygiene proto- General Manager at Grand Isla Navidad col. Besides, this since we already had Resort in Barra De Navidad. During his Ecolab among our purveyors we joined career he was Managing Director at Grand forces to come up with our Imperil Clean Velas Riviera Nayarit, Gerente general at protocol which is in full effect at this point Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort, Gerente gen- after receiving the certification from eral at Azul Sensatori Resort Riviera Maya, Preverisk. General Manager at Azul Beach Resort TW: With your high season fast approach- Negril by Karisma and Director general at ing places like Acapulco are very desirable Fideicomiso de Turismo de Puerto Vallarta. for tourists to get away from cold weather. mode. Family is great thank God. My old- their website at www.mundoimperial.com. TW: You’ve been in the hotel industry a What will you be offering vacationers? est son had been with us up until last week If you’re looking for the ideal vacation get- long time. How has this pandemic impact- RM: It is our expectation that by and he has returned to Guadalajara were away this away this season book your trip ed the tourist industry down in Mexico November we may be changing to yellow his University is and will stay only for a today on-line and before you know it you’ll from your perspective? again and we could go back to operating month since the rest of the semester they be having fun in Acapulco. RM: What a year! It has been and keeps every day, besides; we are foreseeing that have announced that will be virtual. My on being an amazing experience to be we are going to be allowed to receive small younger one is in taking high school at Tom Ward can be contacted at www.tee- weathering this continuous storm. Our groups and that can be a game changer for home. My wife Martha is doing great! timewithtom.com hotels closed at the end of March and my hotel. For now we’ve come on very To learn more about the Palacio Mundo reopened early July under very strict strong and competitive with the AI (all- Imperial Hotel in Acapulco please visit boundaries and guidelines imposed by the Inclusive) package in order to make a big health authorities and government. They impact with a very aggressive introductory established colored lights status which dur- price that will be available until the end of ing the confinement was red, in July we October. Our pricing will be revised for passed to orange when some businesses November and obviously December when were allowed to up open under harsh cir- we hope to have greater demand. cumstances. In our case (for hotels) we TW: For golfers what are some of the were allowed to operate at 40% our capaci- courses nearby where your guests could ty. And although momentarily in play? September the light turned to yellow for RM: The Princess and Pierre; our sister only a couple of weeks, we went back to properties are operating daily, Princess is orange because the contagious grew rapid- about 15 minutes’ drive from my hotel and ly in those two weeks. there we have 2 golf courses: the Princess TW: How are things at your hotel now? golf course and the Turtle Dunes golf RM: Business is still slow at my hotel in course, which are operating with no issues particular which is a property that 40% of since it is an outdoor activity, and if that is its occupancy was generated by congresses, not enough we are close to Tres Vidas golf groups and conventions, that part of the course which is around 20 minutes ride. industry has not been allowed to operate, TW: On a personal note how are you and that left us in very disadvantaged position your family handling the pandemic? where we had to reinvent ourselves. I had RM: For now just hanging on in a survival

6 October 9, 2020 - October 15, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 7 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com GOLF PGA TOUR Shriners Hospitals for Children Open

Smylie Kaufman returns to the tournament Moore, Scott Piercy, and Maverick three-shot lead through nine holes in the where he notched his first TOUR victory. McNealy. final round but made a triple bogey on No. The 2015 Shriners winner will make his 72-HOLE RECORD: 260, 10 to allow Cantlay and others to chal- first start on TOUR since the Puerto Rico (2012), Webb Simpson (2013). lenge. Pat Perez finished third while Adam Open in February… PGA Championship 18-HOLE RECORD: 59, Chip Beck (3rd Hadwin, Brian Stuard, and Bryson Shriners Hospital for Children Open winner Collin Morikawa is back in action round, 1991 at Sunrise GC). TPC DeChambeau rounded out the top five. It October 8 - October 11, 2020 on the PGA TOUR along with fellow Summerlin record: 60, J.J. Henry (1st was Na’s third TOUR win in 15 months TPC at Summerlin young star Matthew Wolff, who has fin- round, 2013), Rod Pampling (1st round, after going seven years between TOUR Las Vegas, ished in the top four in the past two 2016). victories. majors… Justin Suh, a college star in his LAST TIME: Kevin Na nailed a 4-foot Purse - $7,000,000 HOW TO FOLLOW Winners share: $1,260,000 own right alongside Morikawa and Wolff, tester on the second playoff hole with Defending Champ - Kevin Na is looking to build off his momentum from to claim his fourth PGA the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club TOUR title Ð and second at TPC Television: Thursday-Friday, 4 p.m.-8 Championship, where he finished T14… Summerlin. Cantlay three-putted the sec- p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, By Adam Stanley 5 p.m.-8 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) PGATOUR.COM After starting the final day of the Southern ond sudden-death hole which opened the Highlands Collegiate seven shots back, the door for Na. Na’s efforts on the greens a Radio: Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m.-8 p.m. The PGA TOUR heads to Las Vegas for Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m.Ð8 p.m. (PGA the first of two events on a mini-Vegas University of Texas’ Parker Coody won year ago were record-setting, as he set the medalist honors and a spot in the Shriners. record for feet of putts made in a 72-hole TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGA- swing. This week’s Shriners Hospitals for TOUR.com/liveaudio). Children Open will be followed by THE CJ Coody is the grandson of former Masters event (more than 558 feet in all). Na had a CUP @ SHADOW CREEK, which was champion Charles Coody. Parker’s twin, relocated to Las Vegas due to COVID-19. Pierceson, won this year’s Western The Shriners Hospitals for Children Amateur. FEDEXCUP: Open marks Bryson DeChambeau’s first Winner receives 500 start after his U.S. Open win, Francesco FedExCup points. COURSE: Molinari’s first start since the season TPC Summerlin, par 71, 7,255 stopped for COVID-19 and defending yards (yardage subject to change). Carved champion Kevin Na. out of rugged desert terrain, TPC FIELD NOTES: Molinari makes his first Summerlin Ð designed by Bobby Weed start on TOUR since the WGC-Mexico with Fuzzy Zoeller serving as a consultant Championship in February. He moved his Ð has hosted the Shriners since 1992. STORYLINES: family to this year and took DeChambeau captured some time away from golf… DeChambeau the Shriners in 2018… How much does tees it up for the first time as a major Patrick Cantlay love TPC Summerlin? The champion… Will Zalatoris is in the field as 2017 Shriners winner also has a runner-up one of the sponsor exemptions. Zalatoris is (2018) and a playoff loss (2019) to his tops on the Points List credit. He is certainly one to watch again… and is looking to increase his nonmember Other than defending champion Kevin Na, FedExCup points. He currently is 95 points many TOUR pros playing the Shriners call short of special temporary membership… the Vegas area home including Ryan

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winner in last five to be in the top 10 in 15 Charley Hoffman (UNLV) Proximity (10th). ..T7 2018. .Won two Fed 17 Wyndham Clark (resident) ExCup Playoff events just weeks before. 19 *Chesson Hadley Notables: Played first weekend of 21 Danny Lee November. ... Cantlay (2nd) closed 63-65 22 *Patrick Cantlay to come up one short in his defense. ... 25 *Rickie Fowler Sam Ryder (3rd) posted 62 (Round 4) and Scrambling was only bettered by 61 from Lucas Glover 4 *Kevin Na (not entered). ... Rickie Fowler shared T4 5 *Russell Henley with Abraham Ancer four shots adrift. ... 6 *Harris English Chesson Hadley and Ryan Palmer rounded 7 Adam Schenk out the top 10 on T7. ... Top 40 were 10- 9 Brian Harman under or better. ... Needed 4-under to play 10 *Abraham Ancer the weekend. ... Gusty winds Friday and 12 *Webb Simpson Saturday. 14 *Cameron Tringale 2017: Patrick Cantlay (-9, 275) 17 *Bryson DeChambeau Won three-man playoff on second extra 19 hole. ... First TOUR win. ... First time at 22 Russell Knox (3rd, 2015) Shriners. ... Four back after 54 holes. ... 23 Lanto Griffin Highest winning score in history by 26 Brandt Snedeker (T10, 2015) SEVEN shots. ... Led the field in Strokes- Aces Gained: Off the Tee plus T1 Par-5 scoring Patrick Cantlay: All-time money leader and birdies (20). ... Top 20 machine before has cashed P2, second and WIN in three his first win. ... Massive winds all week starts. Posted 43-under the last two years ranging between 20 and 30 miles per hour. and didn't win! 66.67 scoring average. By Mike Glasscott which makes our jobs this week even more Notables: The other two members of the Kevin Na: Las Vegas resident is the only PGATOUR.COM difficult. Good luck! playoff (Alex Cejka, Whee Kim) are not multiple champion in the field. T2 2016 is The first half of the Las Vegas double Past Winners entered this week. ... Patton Kizzire, his other top 10 from 13 starts. feature tees it up this week at TPC 2020: Kevin Na (-23, 262) Chesson Hadley and JT Poston all shared Webb Simpson: 2014 champ has turned Summerlin. Exclusive host since 2008, 2011 champ becomes only second multiple fourth and missed the playoff by a shot. ... eight weekends into four top 10 paychecks TPC Summerlin will provide a very famil- winner (Furyk). ... Defeated Patrick DeChambeau (T7) opened and closed with and six top 25s. Of his 34 rounds, 29 have iar ball park this week to the field of 144. Cantlay on second playoff hole. ... TOUR 67. ... Tom Hoge (T7) was one of the few been in the red. The jackpot this week contains a 2021 record 558 feet of putts holed (ShotLink to play both weekend rounds in the 60s. ... Bryson DeChambeau: 57-under in four Masters invitation, the winner's share of a era). ... Gained 14.263 strokes on the Co-54-hole leader Beau Hossler shot 73 trips with three top 10s. 67.44 scoring aver- $7 million dollar purse ($1.26 million) and greens, another TOUR record. ... 54-hole and cashed T7. ... William McGirt rounded age. 500 FedExCup points. This is event No. 4 event record (22-under). ... Posted the low out the top 10 on 6-under. ... Cut was 1- Old Downtown of 50 in the 2020-21 season. round of the week 61 and one of the three over. ... 46 players under-par in tough con- Scott Piercy: Residents know where the Bobby Weed, with help from Fuzzy rounds of 62. ... Second in Putting: Birdie- ditions. best action is! In 14 starts he's returned Zoeller, laid out his second PGATOUR or-Better Percentage. ... Circled 26 birdies Key stat leaders four top 10s and seven top 25s. Worst fin- design/redesign (TPC River Highlands, and two eagles. ... Won with a triple on the (* - top 10 last five years); ish since 2009 is T32 when making the cut. 1989) here in 1982. The Par-71 stretches to back nine on Sunday (Hole No. 10). ... Top golfers in each statistic on the 2019- Missed last year on 3-under. 7,255 yards and will play 2,700 feet above Second win in 19 weeks. 2020 PGA TOUR are listed only if they are Pat Perez: Before last year he cashed T7 sea level. Enormous A1/A4 bentgrass Notables: Cantlay posted 64-63 to play in scheduled to compete this week. Players in in 2017. T3 in 2020 gives him four top 25s greens average over 7,400 square feet will the final group. ... Pat Perez (3rd) posted BOLD below deserve deeper inspection. from seven starts since TPC Summerlin provide ample targets for recovery if tee one of the three rounds of 62. ... 2019 Strokes-Gained: Approach the Green became the exclusive host in 2008. balls find the two-inch Bermuda rough. champ Bryson DeChambeau stormed home 2 Collin Morikawa Charley Hoffman: Only half of his 14 Protected by four water hazards and 92 in 63 for 20-under and T4 to match 3 *Russell Henley (10th, 2016) attempts have made the weekend but does bunkers, errant shots won't be rewarded. Canadian Adam Hadwin. ... Co-36-hole 5 Hideki Matsuyama (T10, 2015) have a pair of top 10s at TPC Summerlin. As we saw and heard last week at the leader Brian Stuard (T4) was the final pro 6 *Webb Simpson Oh, and he's on a heater the last two Country Club of Jackson, balls in the on 20-under. ... Brian Gay returns after T7 8 *Cameron Tringale (T2, 2016) weeks. Bermuda rough aren't as easy to control last year and so does 2014 champ Webb 9 Paul Casey Strip Stakes into the greens. With the last two winning Simpson. ... posted 62 on 11 Doc Redman Chesson Hadley: T5 on debut hooked him totals in the 20-something department, Saturday and cashed T9 along with Denny 13 in 2014 and he's rattled off T18, T7 and T4 scrambling for pars is a must. Scores in the McCarthy and Joel Dahmen. ... First round 15 *Joaquin Niemann (T10, 2019) the last three years. He's 41-under his last 70s need not apply. The perfect greens will leader Nick Taylor (63) cashed T29. 16 Brendan Steele 11 rounds. run 11.5 feet on the Stimpmeter so I would Needed 5-under to play the weekend. ... 18 *Patrick Cantlay Adam Hadwin: Four trips have cashed expect most to get to the hole, knowing Top 60 players of 76 who made the cut 21 *Tony Finau T10 in 2015 and T4 last year. Likes a bit of there's not much danger in them running were 10-under or better. ... Second playoff 23 Matthew NeSmith desert golf as he contends annually in Palm out. This is the first event on bentgrass in three years. 24 Jason Dufner Springs. since Safeway for most. 2019: Bryson DeChambeau (-21, 263) 25 *Harris English (4th, 2017) Rickie Fowler: Perfect from four visits Breezy conditions might leave a few Made eagle in the final round on No. 16 to Putting: Birdie-or-Better Percentage stretched over a decade. 67.50 scoring behind but with light rough and large, defeat Patrick Cantlay by a shot. ... Played 2 *Webb Simpson average produced all four paychecks T24 receptive greens, I'd expect a few slumps to in final group and shot 66. ... Led the field 4 *Bryson DeChambeau or better including two in the top seven. be busted this week knowing that birdies or in Strokes-Gained: Tee to Green, Bogey 11 Kristoffer Ventura Tony Finau: Never missed in six tries. T9 better are required. As shown below, there Avoidance (3) and Par-4 scoring. ... Top 13 Scottie Scheffler last year. 68.29 scoring average. are many ways to attack and conquer here, five fairways (4th) and GIR (T4). ... Only 14 *Denny McCarthy

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which Tennessee won 5-0. The next game Mississippi State (1-1) at (0-2) was in 1903 but while the odd score was Line: Wildcats -2 / 58 the same (5-0) it was a Georgia win. Time/TV: 6:30 / SECN Since then, the series has remained close Kentucky is the best 0-2 team in the with Georgia owning a slight edge, conference and perhaps the country. The 24-23-2. The last three years Georgia has Wildcat’s offensive line is ox-strong and beaten Tennessee by an average of 32 disciplined. Their defense is a ‘bend don’t points. This year, the Volunteers are flex- break” squad led by outside rusher line- ing their muscle extending its eight-game backer extraordinaire Jamar Watson. winning streak in a win against Missouri, Kentucky’s kicker missed a PAT last week 35-12. Georgia is Georgia but looked ter- sealing the Ole Miss loss, 42-41, but the rible in its win at Arkansas before returning ‘Cats loss to Auburn on the Plains was to form by beating Auburn 27-6. The key respectable. The Mississippi State will be which Georgia shows up on Bulldogs did not score on three trips inside Saturday. Tennessee’s Jeremy Pruitt is Arkansas’s 20-yd line and muffed a punt at looking for a statement game victory the end of the game that guaranteed the The Razorbacks finally shed their SEC 20 game losing streak which dated back to 2017 between the hedges. Arkansas victory. Look for Kentucky coach Pick: Tennessee 27 Georgia 26 to steal a thing or two from #4 Florida (2-0) at #21 Texas A&M (1-1) the Hogs defense and ground the Bulldog Line: Gators -6 / 57 Arkansas (1-1) at #13 Auburn (1-1) “Air Raid” offense two weeks in a row. Time/TV: 11:00 a.m / ESPN Line: Tigers -13.5 / 47.5 Pick: Kentucky 31 Mississippi State 27 Florida redshirt QB, Kyle Trask, has Time/TV: 3:00 / SECN played his way into early season Heisman The Arkansas Razorbacks finally shed Missouri (0-2) at #17 LSU (1-1) contender status. Trask has thrown for 10 their SEC 20 game losing streak which Line: LSU -14 / 54 TD’s, 684 yards with only one . dated back to 2017, by beating Mississippi Time/TV: 8:00 / ESPN Gators HC, Dan Mullen, is known as the State 21-14. The biggest difference for LSU was forced to move its night game whisperer and is doing it again these Covid Hogs is a resurgent defense from Death Valley, Baton Rouge, due to with Trask. Aggie HC, Jimbo Fisher, in his under first year defensive coordinator CAT 3 Hurricane Delta barreling down the ROBERT CORTINEZ third year of a 10-year contract that pays Barry Odom. Arkansas’s 3-8 defensive Gulf Coast. The Battle of the Tigers will [email protected] $7.5 million a year, needs to step up in scheme stymied State’s “Air Raid” last instead be fought at Faurot Field in Covid time. A&M barely beat Vanderbilt. week which was a brilliant move by Coach Columbia, MO. First year Missouri HC, The SEC football machine treks into 17-12, and then was blown out, 55-24, by Odom. Auburn hired former Razorback Eli Drinkwitz, won’t get much of a week 3 and the Mississippi State Bulldogs Alabama. The Aggie’s third year starter at head coach Chad Morris to be it's new reprieve from the re-schedule, as LSU is were once again the talk of the town, but QB, , has been a disappoint- offensive coordinator. Strange hire by Tiger still smarting from their season opening for a totally different reason. The Bulldog ment so far but can redeem himself with an HC . Morris was 4-20 at loss to Mississippi State. The Missouri faithful anointed State HC Mike Leach, upset in College Station. Stay away from Arkansas and was fired before finishing out Tigers managed to cover the line in their crown and scepter, after beating defending those money line odds. his second year. Last week Morris’s offen- loss to Bama but didn’t cover in last national champs LSU in week one. The Pick: Florida 38 Texas A&M 30 sive “genius” got his team just over 200 week’s loss to Tennessee. LSU’s first year royal honeymoon came crashing down yards in total offense and two field goals in QB, Myles Brennan, threw for 392 yds. when the Razorbacks stole a 21-14 win in South Carolina (0-2) at Vanderbilt (0-2) Auburn's 27-6 loss to Georgia. Gus may and 4 TD’s last week and is itching to pick Starkville and in the process broke Line: Gamecocks -13 / 41.5 have to take over the play calling to get up where he left off. Mizzou won’t be Arkansas’s 20 game SEC losing streak. Time/TV: 11:00 / SECN this win. able to give Coach Eli his first win in this The rest of the SEC went as expected, The Gamecocks hung tough last week Pick: Auburn 24 Arkansas 17 hurricane home game. with the exception of Ole Miss’s mild before losing to Florida by two TD’s, 38- Pick: LSU 38 Missouri 17 upset of Kentucky in Lexington and 14. Vanderbilt was destroyed by a pissed- #2 Alabama (2-0) at Ole Miss (1-1) Auburn’s miserable showing against off LSU team, 41-7, in Nashville. Both of Line: Tide -24 / 70 Georgia. This week’s SEC slate matches these SEC East teams will struggle to get Time/TV: 6:00 / ESPN SEC Standings several top 25 teams and should give a wins in the 10 game SEC season. The Crimson Tide put a 52-24 whupping good road map for potential CFP partici- Vanderbilt played a good game two on the Aggies in a game that wasn’t even Team Conf. Overall pants. weeks ago losing to A&M by only five that close. New Tide QB, Mac Jones, WEST The Covid pandemic stretched its reach points, 17-12. The Commodores are threw for a career high 435 yds. and four Alabama 2-0 2-0 to the NFL, which has canceled and depleted on both sides of the ball and it TD’s. Bama RB, Najee Harris scored two LSU 1-1 1-1 rescheduled two games so far this season. showed in the LSU loss. South Carolina’s TD’s extending his scoring streak to nine Texas A&M 1-1 1-1 Since then, there have been several more two losses were to #14 Tennessee and #3 games. HC, Nick Saban’s stellar defense Ole Miss 1-1 1-1 NFL players test positive, and according to Florida. HC Will Muschamp should be able shut down the Aggies in the second half. Arkansas 1-1 1-1 the NFL’s top doctor, a “pause and reset” to almost predict the Gamecocks first win On the other side of the coin, the new sher- Mississippi St 1-1 1-1 of the season is not off the table. Let’s of the season. South Carolina’s superior iff in Oxford, Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin, got Auburn 1-1 1-1 hope the SEC programs stay safe, adhere to athletes prevail. his first SEC West victory with a 42-41 OT EAST Covid mandated medical guidelines, and Pick: South Carolina 28 Vanderbilt 13 road win over Kentucky. Rebel QB, Matt Florida 2-0 2-0 get through this season. Corral (7 TD’s, 720 yds. In two games) Tennessee 2-0 2-0 Last week results: Straight:4-3;ATS: 4-3 #14 Tennessee (2-0) at #3 Georgia (2-0) continues to impress and validate his Georgia 2-0 2-0 Season results: Straight 10-4; ATS: 10-4 Line: Bulldogs -12.5 / 43 coach’s decision to start him over John Missouri 0-2 0-2 M&M is back this week after a brief hia- Time/TV: 2:30 / CBS Rhys Plumlee. But Alabama ain’t no Kentucky 0-2 0-2 tus. Here are his picks: Florida -6; The SEC game of the week is an old- Kentucky so chalk up another win for S. Carolina 0-2 0-2 Florida over 57; South Carolina -13; Army fashioned East Division doozie. The first Nicky’s boys. Vanderbilt 0-2 0-2 -29; Kansas St. +9; Arkansas State -14. Georgia- Tennessee game was in 1899 Pick: Alabama 44 Ole Miss 27

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this remains one of college football's most scores. intense rivalry games. The sense of palpable Pick: Iowa State 37, Texas Tech 31 desperation on both sidelines this season adds a new twist. Kansas State (2-1) at TCU (1-1) The 2019 loss ran the record of Texas Line: Frogs -8.5 / 50.5 head coach to 1-3 against the Time/TV: 3:00 / FOX Sooners. Another defeat this weekend would Takeaways, takeaways, takeaways. put him in the kind of territory for a rivalry Kansas State isn’t doing its Kansas State game that tends to threaten job security. thing so far when it comes to dominating the Although Herman doesn't seem to be in time of possession battle, but it’s crushing the immediate trouble with the UT brass, a Red turnover margin with seven takeaways so far River win would definitely ease at least a lit- Ð including four in the upset over Oklahoma tle of whatever pressure might be mounting Ð and a grand total of zero turnovers. around the program. This isn’t a rock-solid defensive team, and In other words, even with OU's rough the offense isn’t running like it should, but start to the season, the urgency to win this it’s capitalizing on just about every opportu- game probably weighs heavier on the Texas nity. sideline. Maybe that enables the Sooners to TCU in two games gave it up three times, loosen up, especially in an atmosphere that took it away three times Ð highlighted by a won't be nearly as charged as the typical OU- gigantic recovery against Texas last Texas game. More likely, though, UT scratch- week – and it’s going to need to be air-tight es its way to a needed win, leaving the OU in what should be a close battle. coaches searching for answers with the back The Kansas State quarterback was fantastic half of the team's season on deck. over the first two games, started off a little is off to a solid start, completing 14 touchdown passes against just two picks through three games. Pick: Texas 42, Oklahoma 34 rocky against Texas Tech, and then he got knocked out with an arm injury. By Jeff Bartl game of the season versus TCU. Texas Tech (1-2) at Iowa State (2-1) Freshman Will Howard picked up the slack to So far, the Longhorns are generating more Line: Cyclones -12.5 / 64.5 get the win, but Thompson is banged up Ð at #22 Texas (2-1) vs Oklahoma (1-2) production from their ground game than in Time/TV: 2:30 / ABC best Ð if he tries to give it a go. Line: Sooners -2.5 / 72.5 past seasons. In the first three contests, they Texas Tech’s offense is able to negate the On the other side, Max Duggan has been a Time/TV: 11:00 AM / FOX averaged 5.5 yards per rush, up from 4.8 in one thing on Iowa State that’s rocking Ð the Big 12 star over the first two games, hitting The Big 12's biggest names are reeling head- 2019. OU is playing stingy run defense this pass rush. 74% of his passes for 472 yards and three ed into the Red River Showdown in the year, though, allowing 3.2 yards per attempt. The Cyclones lead the Big 12 in sacks Ð touchdowns and an interception, and he ran Even though he threw a critical intercep- Ja’Quan Bailey and Will McDonald have for 89 yards so far and two big scores against The Red River Showdown between the tion to end his team's hopes of a comeback, been terrific Ð but the Red Raiders live on its Texas. and is quarterback Spencer Rattler gave a strong quick-hitting attack that gets the ball out of The Kansas State struggled to contain the usually one of the main events on the Big 12 performance in his first start on the road. The the quarterback’s hands in a hurry. it faced so far Ð even when it football calendar every season. This year's redshirt freshman rang up 300 yards and two Texas Tech has allowed just one sack in wasn’t dealing with the Arkansas State or edition is turning into something closer to a TD’s on 25-of-36 pass attempts versus ISU. the first three games, and it’s working. The Texas Tech starters Ð but its bigger problem grotesque sideshow. And that's not even tak- He also made plays with his feet and dis- offense has pushed past 440 yards in all three might be … ing into account the fact that the Texas State played grit when he came under fire from the games as it hits third down conversion after Time of possession. Again, this is usually Fair won't be taking place outside the gates of opposing pass rush. third down conversion, clicking at a 55% where Kansas State shines Ð it keeps control the Cotton Bowl. Rattler's receiving corps, on the other clip. of the game and makes teams play its style Ð The Sooners find themselves in the unfa- hand, picked an inopportune time to contract On the other side, Iowa State QB Brock but TCU is fourth in the nation in possession, miliar position of starting the Big 12 slate 0-2 a case of the drops. OU's running game needs Purdy has been fine, but nothing special. He keeping the ball for well over 35 minutes a with consecutive losses to Kansas State and a boost, too, after picking up a measly 3.5 was great against TCU and hit some big game. Iowa State. UT needed a miracle to survive yards per carry against the Cyclones. It's a plays against Oklahoma, but he hasn’t been This is a good enough Kansas State team its first game of the conference slate, an over- sign of how badly the offensive line is falling consistent enough. However … to keep it close throughout no matter how time victory over Texas Tech, and suffered an short of expectations. Kennedy Brooks' deci- He wasn’t perfect against Texas Tech as a strong the quarterback play is. The defense upset at the hands of TCU last week. sion to opt out didn't help any either. freshman, and the Cyclones won. He was will come up with just enough stops Ð and Can the Longhorns capitalize on the blun- For the Longhorns, this would be a good great last year Ð 378 yards with three scores get just enough takeaways Ð to keep the ders that have waylaid the Sooners in their time for their defense to begin turning a cor- and an interception Ð in a win. Horned Frogs from running away with this. first two games in conference play, or is ner under new coordinator . The Texas Tech QB Alan Bowman is expected Pick: TCU 34, Kansas State 30 coach Riley's team ready to take off? UT defenders don't appear to be much better to be close to okay after leaving the Kansas The Longhorns have the benefit of playing tacklers than they were a year ago, while the State game with an ankle injury, and that puts a seasoned veteran at quarterback. Making pass rush remains anemic. Assuming they the pressure former Utah State Aggie Henry Big 12 STANDINGS his fifth career start against Texas' blood can control OU's ground game with their Colombi to be ready. He was fine when he rival, senior Sam Ehlinger is off to a solid defensive front, the Longhorns may have a took over Ð hitting 71% of his throws for 244 Team Conf. Overall start. He has compiled 14 touchdown passes chance to add extra tacklers to help out when yards and two scores Ð but Iowa State has a Oklahoma St 2-0 3-0 against just two picks through three games. the Sooners get the ball out wide in space. quarterback edge. Iowa State 2-0 2-1 A closer inspection of UT's passing attack Last season, OU's defensive front gave the Purdy should go off against a Red Raider Kansas State 2-0 finds some cause for concern. Take away a UT offense fits when the two teams met. defense that’s allowed 1,040 yards in three 2-1 big outing versus UTEP in game one, and the Ehlinger looked flustered for four quarters, as games. If he can keep the chains moving and Texas 1-1 2-1 passing numbers start to look pedestrian. In the Longhorns struggled to assemble drives. control the clock better, the Cyclone D WestVirginia 1-1 2-1 two conference games, the Longhorns are The Sooners turned over the ball twice inside should be able to hold serve just enough. Baylor 1-1 1-1 averaging 6.5 yards per pass attempt. the red zone, enabling Texas to keep the The Texas Tech offense will be just fine, TCU 1-1 1-1 Notably, the UT aerial attack has missed game within striking distance. OU pulled out but Purdy and the Iowa State offense will be Texas Tech 0-2 1-2 sophomore Jake Smith, who caught six balls a 34-27 win that wasn't as close as the score- better in key moments. This might be a better Oklahoma 0-2 1-2 for 49 yards and a touchdown in his first board would indicate. Red Raider team than last year’s version, but Kansas 0-2 0-3 Even if the stakes may be lower in 2020, the Cyclones will survive with a few late

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both Men’s and Women’s basketball this season. In recent years, there have been 18 Men’s conference games and 16 Women’s conference games. With the departure of Connecticut from the conference, the 20 game schedule will allow home and home games with each of the other 10 conference teams. Both Men’s and Women’s post-season AAC tournaments will be held at the new Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth. This will be the first season that both tournaments will be played in the same locale. The dates of the tournaments are March 8-11 for the Women’s tournament and March 11-14 for the Men’s tournament.

SOCCER: The Mustangs are the highest ranked team in Texas, and Oklahoma State is the only Big XII team ranked higher than SMU The Mustangs’ “other” football teams, commonly called soccer teams, got a big BY DIC HUMPHREY of the Week. The Davey O’Brien Award is front of the SMU bench after catching a boost with the announcement of plans for [email protected] presented annually to the football player pass with what is speculated to be a knee new soccer stadium and track facility. It judged to be the best quarterback in the injury. He was carted to the dressing room will be located north of Ford Stadium and UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas – SMU’s nation. The Davey O’Brien Foundation, and did not return to the game. South of the Binkley parking garage and football team is off this week. The based in Ft. Worth, Texas sponsors the There has been no further report on the will have 1,800 seats and a seating capacity Mustangs next game is Friday, October 16 award. extent of these injuries, but Coach Dykes of 2,500. Ray and Heather Washburne against Tulane in New Orleans. This has Chris Naggar, who calmly banged the said last Monday, “Both of the injuries have made a $5,000,000 commitment to been a week to bask in the glow of the game winning through the have the potential to be serious injuries. pay for the new stadium, which will be 30-27 win over a ranked Memphis team, uprights with nine seconds remaining in The good thing is we have depth.” He par- named the Washburne Soccer and Track the defending American Athletic the Memphis game, was named the AAC ticularly mentioned T. Q. Jackson, a trans- Stadium. Conference champion. Special Teams Player of the Week. It was fer from Arkansas that received a positive The facility will have up to date dress- SMU has received votes in both major the third time in four weeks that Naggar response from the NCAA to his petition for ing rooms and a conference room for meet- polls this season, but the win over has received this recognition. eligibility this season just last week. He ings. It will maintain the architectural Memphis thrusted the Mustangs to number Dykes talked about Naggar and the played on special teams last week and is integrity of the campus. The stadium is 18 in the Associated Press poll and number game winning field goal saying, “The best expected to be in the rotation expected to open in 2021. Ray and 21 in the Amway Coaches Poll. The thing about Chris is his confidence. He’s for the next game. The scouting report on Heather Washburne will be honored for Mustangs go into this weekend as the only excited about situations like that and looks the 6’-4” Jackson is that he has “field- their contribution at halftime of the SMU- 4-0 team in college football. In fact, there forward to them. In my 20 plus years of stretching” ability. Memphis basketball game on February 25. are only six ranked teams with a 3-0 doing this, he’s the best I’ve ever had. Dykes also commented on the team’s record. The Mustangs are the highest We’re happy that he decided to walk on running game. “We want to run the ball ranked team in Texas, and Oklahoma State with us, and Chris is excited to be here.” better. We expect to run the ball better.” AAC Standings is the only Big XII team ranked higher Reggie Roberson was named to the He also talked about his team’s defense, than SMU. AAC Weekly Honor Roll. Roberson was “We think our front is coming around. Team Conf. Overall “I think it’s good for our program,” also named the Rose Award With more reps, I think they’ll get better Navy 1-0 1-2 Head Coach Sonny Dykes said last National Player of the Week, while and better.” Tulsa 1-0 1-1 Monday on his weekly coach’s show. “(It) Buechele was named to the Honorable This season with Connecticut no longer Cincinnatti 1-0 3-0 gives your program credibility. It’s tough Mention list by SPORTyler and the Tyler a member of the conference, there are no SMU 1-0 4-0 to stay in. Hopefully, we can stay in the Chamber of Commerce. Roberson caught divisions as in the past. The top two teams Houston 0-0 0-0 rest of the year.” five passes for 243 yards and two touch- in the standings will meet in the champi- Temple 0-0 0-0 The accolades came this week for the downs. onship game, so it is possible that SMU UCF 1-1 2-1 Mustangs, starting with Shane Buechele The bad news of the week though was and Memphis could face off again this sea- East Carolina 0-1 0-2 being named the AAC Offensive Player of the injuries to Roberson and running back son. South Florida 0-1 1-2 the week. Generating more than 500 total T. J. McDaniel. McDaniel was injured on BASKETBALL: Tulane 0-1 2-1 yards of offense will do that for you. the Mustangs’ first play from scrimmage, The American Athletic Conference Memphis 0-1 1-1 On Wednesday, Buechele was named as he ran for a four yard gain. He did not announced this week that there will be a 20 the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback return to the game. Roberson collapsed in game conference basketball schedule for

Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 7 | October 9, 2020 - October 15, 2020 11 COLLEGES WITH BO CARTER College Football News and Notes op and manage talented executives Ð all 2015 Ð (Oklahoma) lessons learned on the gridiron Ð proved to 2016 Ð (Western Michigan) be a critical component of his ability to 2017 Ð (Virginia) inspire his business teams to the highest 2018 Ð (Clemson) levels of success. He was later CEO and 2019 Ð (Oregon) chairman of Intuit. Campbell joined the The 29th annual AFCA Allstate Good NFF Board in 1978 while he was still a Works Team¨ contains some of the true coach at Columbia, and he continued to football leaders in community service and serve with distinction until his passing in Honorary Head Coach Neal Brown of West 2016. In 2004, the NFF recognized Virginia. Among the 22 honorees from a Campbell's contributions and accomplish- list of 149 honorees from NCAA FBS-DIII ments by presenting him with the NFF and the NAIA are Rakavius Chambers, Gold Medal, the organization's highest Duke; Trenton Gill, NC State; Chuba honor. In 2009, the NFF renamed college Hubbard, Oklahoma State; Treyjohn Butler, football's premier scholar-athlete award as Stanford; , New Mexico; The William V. Campbell Trophy¨ in his Chanse Sylvie, Oklahoma; and Sam honor. Ehlinger, Texas; Mike Delich, Bethel 2020 WILLIAM V. CAMPBELL (Minn.); Alexander Findura, Bloomsburg; The award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic suc- TROPHY¨ PRESENTED BY MAZDA Jackson Ross, University of Chicago; and cess, football performance and exemplary leadership SEMIFINALISTS NOTES Andrew Whitaker, Washington U.St. Louis. - 3.67 Average GPA Both Wichita State and Marshall are November, and each of them will receive - 9 Nominees with a perfect 4.0 GPA having campus commemorations for the an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a - 59 Nominees with a 3.8 GPA or better football team players, coaches and staff member of the 2020 NFF National - 72 Nominees with a 3.7 GPA or Better who passed away 50 years ago in separate Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity - 18 Academic All-America Selections plane crashes in 1970. WSU lost 31 people Investments. Later this year, one member - 94 Captains in the crash of a Martin 404 aircraft Oct. 2, of the class will be declared as the winner - 110 All-Conference Picks 1970, near Silver Plume, Colo.., en route to of the 31st Campbell Trophy¨ Presented - 18 All-Americans a game at Utah State. Marshall lost virtual- by Mazda, having his postgraduate scholar- - 85 Nominees from the NCAA Football ly its entire football team and staff as well ship increased to $25,000 and receiving his Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as several prominent boosters in the mishap own 25-pound-bronze version of the iconic - 45 Nominees from the NCAA Football of a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 statue. Championship Subdivision (FCS) Nov. 14, 1970, in which 75 passengers and Nominated by their schools, which are - 20 Nominees from NCAA Division II crew passed away in Huntington, W. Va., BO CARTER limited to one nominee each, candidates for - 40 Nominees from NCAA Division III on landing from a game at East Carolina. [email protected] the awards must be a senior or graduate - 9 Nominees from the NAIA Some notable birthdates in NFF student in their final year of playing eligi- - 107 Offensive Players College Hall of Fame annals in the Oct. 6- There are a record 199 semifinalists for bility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 - 72 Defensive Players 12 time period are Oct. 6 (1902) George the 2020 NFF William V. Campbell scale, have outstanding football ability as a - 20 Special Teams Players Pfann, Marion, Ohio; (1925) Bob Fenimore Trophy¨ Presented by Mazda to establish first team player or significant contributor Past recipients of the Campbell Trophy¨ Woodward, Okla.; (1930) Les Richter, an exciting new highwater mark for one of and have demonstrated strong leadership Presented by Mazda, include: Fresno, Calif.; (1963) Napoleon McCallum college football's most sought-after and and citizenship. The class is selected each 1990 Ð Chris Howard (Air Force) Milford, Ohio; Oct. 7 (1878) Andy Kerr, coveted awards. year by the NFF Awards Committee, which 1991 Ð (Florida) Cheyenne, Wyo.; (1921) Vaughn Mancha, “This is terrific news. To set a record is comprised of a nationally recognized 1992 Ð Jim Hansen (Colorado) Sugar Valley, Ga.; (1939) , St. for the number of Campbell nominees is group of media, College Football Hall of 1993 Ð Thomas Burns (Virginia) Joseph, Mo.; (1950) Dick Jauron, Peoria, extra special during the pandemic because Famers and athletics administrators. 1994 Ð (Nebraska) Ill.; (1976) Charles Woodson, Fremont, it shows how the stature of the award con- In September 2019, Mazda announced a 1995 Ð (Ohio State) Ohio; Oct. 8 (1895)Lawrence “Biff” Jones, tinues to rise even during these challenging three-year partnership to become the pre- 1996 Ð (Florida) Washington, D.C.; (1911)Cotton Warburton times,” said NFF Chairman Archie senting sponsor of the Campbell Trophy¨, 1997 Ð (Tennessee) San Diego, Calif.; (1956) Johnnie Johnson, Manning, whose sons Peyton (Campbell kicking off the automaker's Power of 1998 Ð (Georgia) LaGrange, Texas; (1891) D.X. Bible, Trophy¨ winner) and Eli were named NFF Potential Platform. Fidelity Investments, a 1999 Ð (Marshall) Jefferson City, Tenn.; Oct. 9 (1886) Walter National Scholar-Athletes in 1997 and leading provider of workplace savings 2000 Ð (Nebraska) Steffen, Chicago, Ill.; (1930) Hank 2003, respectively. “We have worked hard plans in higher education, serves as the 2001 Ð Joaquin Gonzalez (Miami [FL]) Lauricella, Harahan, La.; (1958) Mike to expand the profile of the award, and it's presenting sponsor of the NFF National 2002 Ð Brandon Roberts (Washington U. in Singletary, Houston, Texas; Oct. 10 (1894) extremely gratifying to have so many Scholar-Athlete Awards. St. Louis [MO]) Walter Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.; (1920) Frank schools participate this year with nomina- Named in honor of the late Bill 2003 Ð (Ohio State) Sinkwich, McKees Rocks, Pa.; (1922) tions. We believe it sends an important Campbell, the trophy has been prominently 2004 Ð Michael Munoz (Tennessee) Merv Pregulman, Lansing, Mich.; (1946) message to the younger student-athletes displayed inside its official home at the 2005 Ð (LSU) Dwayne Nix, Kingsville, Texas; Oct. 11 that you truly can do it all, succeeding on New York Athletic Club since 2013, and 2006 Ð (Rutgers) (1905) , Texico, N.M.; (1906) the field, in the classroom and as leaders in the winner is honored each year during a 2007 Ð Dallas Griffin (Texas) Dutch Clark, Fowler, Colo.; (1930) LaVell the community.” special luncheon at the venue. An All-Ivy 2008 Ð (California) Edwards, Orem, Utah; (1947) Bobby Celebrating its 31st year, the award rec- League player and the captain of 2009 Ð (Florida); Anderson (Colorado), Midland, Mich.; ognizes an individual as the absolute best Columbia's 1961 Ivy League championship 2010 Ð (Texas) (1961) Steve Young, Salt Lake City, Utah; football scholar-athlete in the nation for his team, Bill Campbell found his true calling 2011 Ð Andrew Rodriguez (Army) (1965) Chris Spielman, Massillon, Ohio; combined academic success, football per- after an unlikely career change at age 39 2012 Ð (Alabama) Oct. 12 (1878) Truxton Hare, Philadelphia, formance and exemplary leadership. The from Columbia football coach to advertis- 2013 Ð (Penn State) Pa.; (1921) Les Horvath, South Bend, Ind.; NFF will announce 12-to-14 finalists in ing executive. His ability to recruit, devel- 2014 Ð David Helton (Duke) (1970) , Thomasville, Ga.

12 October 9, 2020 - October 15, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 7 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Notable anniversary death dates for UAB football student-athletes represent- will agree…George Washington U. AD Football Bowl Association executive Hall of Famers are Oct. 7 (1986) Wallace ed 72 patients from Children’s Harbor med- Tanya Vogel discussed budget cuts and director Nick Carparelli told Sportico’s Wade, Durham, N.C.;(2018) John Gagliardi ical center with photos and mementoes common sense measures taken to contain JohnWallStreet that it appears all 41 sched- Collegeville, Minn.; Oct. 8 (2018) George when they played UTSA last week…For costs at GWU...UCLA AD uled bowl games will be played on possibly Taliaferro, Bloomington, Ind.; Oct. 10 the first time Rice athletics and the Alumni USC AD and USC president varying dates from their usual positions (2012) Alex Karras, Los Angeles, Calif.; Association will combine Homecoming Dr. Carol Folt spoke with the San Jose, with the backups of 10 FBS conference Happy birthdays to NFF College Hall and Student Celebration Week from Oct. 26 Calif., Mercury News about the phasing in championship skirmishes. To date, there are of Fame members Oct. 6 Napoleon - Nov. 1…Some college students are com- of Pac-12 football for ’20. Dr. Folt follows no postponement plans to date for the McCallum, Oct. 7 Bill Snyder (a spry 81), ing back to the Boston area for the first in the line of the late Dr. Jack Hubbard scheduled Saturday, Dec. 19, bowls, which Dick Jauron, Charles Woodson, Oct. 8 time since the COVID-19 shutdown in mid (USC’s eighth president from 1970-80, son will not host any teams playing that week- Johnnie Johnson, Oct. 9 Mike Singletary, -March and hope to attend Boston College of former Texas Woman’s University presi- end in these title games Dec. 18-19. Oct. 10 Dwayne Nix, Oct. 11 Bobby fall football contests and WPI and MIT dent from 1926-50 the late Dr. L.H. Contingency plans are being formulated by Anderson (Colorado), Steve Young, Chris outings in spring 2021… USA is Hubbard, and an ardent football fan who television networks and bowl selection Spielman, Oct. 12 Charlie Ward… working with colleges and high schools to once got a 15-yard unsportsmanlike con- committees…The Florida has scored in a NCAA-record eradicate the “digital divide” causing slow- duct penalty for running onto the field after Foundation and AFCA honored Cassandra 400 consecutive games since falling to downs and issues in virtual education...The an officiating call) and has been a solid Benjamin, a first grade teacher at Waco Auburn 16-0 in 1988…Last week’s Rice at Disney Corp. made a sizeable donation to supporter of athletics since becoming USC (Texas) West Avenue Elementary School, Marshall contest was postponed due to recreational football parks and similar areas president in 2019. during the Extra Yard for Teachers Week. COVID-19 concerns…Saturday marks the through the National Recreation and Park NC State AD Boo Corrigan is working Marshall LB Tavante Beckett captured a 92nd consecutive season of the AT&T Red Association. to slice a possible $25-35 million athletics’ recent Bronko Nagurski National Defensive River Showdown between Oklahoma and Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt has funding deficit for 2020-21…Iowa State Player of the Week Award after making 16 Texas at historic Cotton Bowl Stadium (the his contracted extended through the 2025 AD Jamie Pollard told national media that tackles in a 17-7 win over nationally- game was played at now-razed season…Arkansas State head coach Blake teams having to cancel scheduled telecasts ranked Appalachian State…Ohio State Stadium in 1929) in Dallas. From 1921-28 Anderson tested positive for COVID-19, within the face a poten- standouts Shaun Wade and Wyatt Davis are the Longhorns jousted with then-Southern was quarantined and had a fever for 10 tial loss of $4 million in revenue…Toledo now cleared to play this autumn after earli- Conference power Vanderbilt during the days but has recovered fully. Anderson lost selected former William & Mary director of er season opt-outs, and the same goes for in Dallas. The State Fair his wife Wendy to cancer in August 2019 student-athlete support services Tony Belt Michigan star Jalen Mayfield ...Alabama has been cancelled due to COVID-19 con- …Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops as associate AD for student-athlete academ- QB Mac Jones passed for 425 yards and cerns this year, but concession stands and expects some upcoming revisions on intra- ic services…Veteran publicist Chuck four TDs to lead the Crimson Tide past food/beverage booths will be available for conference rules and start f eligibility for Gallina has taken over as director of public then-No. 13 Texas A&M in Tuscaloosa the approximately 20,000 fans allowed to these transfers…Mississippi State head and media relations at Memphis …Bowling …SMU quarterback Shane Buechele (474 attend under state health regulations for coach Mike Leach initially thought he Green has extended the contract of presi- yards, three TD passes) an Memphis QB game crowds. Texas leads the all-time might make calls on offense by shouting to dent Dr. Rodney K. Rogers three years (296 yards, three TDs) com- series with OU at all locations over 62-48-5 his players from the sideline in the 2020 through June 2026…New Mexico Gov. bined for 61 completions and 770 yards in over 115 meetings since 1900…North lidlifter but reflected after playing at LSU: Lujan Grisham issued a set of COVID -safe the Mustangs 30-27 win over UM…Kansas Carolina has added Western Carolina to its “that crowd was small but pretty loud”.... practices and restrictions for intercollegiate State QB Skylar Thompson, Texas QB Sam schedule in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Dec. 11 …Podcaster and former Nebraska standout athletics in the state…Notre Dame presi- Ehlinger, Iowa State DE JaQuan Bailey, …Houston and Memphis have rescheduled Drew Davison highlighted TCU head coach dent Fr. John Jenkins was on hand for the Baylor RB Trestan Ebner, Kansas State RB their illness-interrupted game to Saturday, Gary Patterson on his now seven victories nomination announcement in Washington Deuce Vaughn, RB, and Kansas State DB Dec. 5…Appalachian State and Louisiana in the last nine series games against Texas D.C., for a position on the U.S. Supreme Jahron McPherson were honored for recent will play their game scheduled for Oct. 3 at Ð a first for a Horned Frogs mentor Court for Notre Dame law school professor superlative showings in Big 12 Conference a later date…South Alabama and Troy …Illinois State assistant coach Kurt Amy Coney Barrett. Fr. Jenkins later had a clashes. McPherson was the Bronko postponed last Saturday’s Sun Belt Beathard has left the program to pursue positive test for COVID -19. Nagurski Award National Defensive Player Conference fracas for health reasons as did other opportunities. Conference USA has signed another of the Week after making 11 tackles and a Charlotte and Georgia State, though GSU Hometowns of more 2020 college head agreement with Ryan as corporate sponsor game-saving interception in the Wildcats noted an error had been made in COVID- coaches Ð Missouri: Eli Drinkwitz, for the C-USA football title clash. C-USA upset victory at then-No. 3 Oklahoma.... 19 testing reports late in the week…There Norman, Okla.; Missouri State: Bobby also will work with the ALL IN Campus Miami (Fla.) QB D’Eriq King captured the are 127 teams competing for 82 bowl posi- Petrino, Lewiston, Mont.; Montana: Bobby Challenge to increase numbers of students Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award for tions with the last squads from the Pac-12 Hauck, Missoula, Mont.; Montana State: voting in the November elections…The National Player of the Week for his per- Conference opening play Saturday, Nov. 6 Jeff Choate, Columbus, Ohio. Sun Belt Conference has begun a multi- formance against Florida State. Florida’s … Florida and UCF appear to have com- University of New Orleans director of year, multimedia rights partnership with the Kyle Trask also was honored by this group pleted possible negotiations for a future athletics Tim Duncan has been endowed Van Wagner Group…The Missouri Valley after the Gators victory over Ole Miss series and wished one another best of luck with the additional title of vice president Conference officially posted its commis- …Kansas State backup quarterback Will against other opponents…Jacksonville for athletics and recreation…BYU AD Tom sioner’s position after retiring commission- Howard came off the bench to pass for 173 State of the Ohio Valley Conference Holmoe thinks there may be three schools er Doug Elgin told the MVC Council of yards and lead the Big 12-topping Wildcats jumped out to a 14-0 lead over ACC oppo- willing to play in the final weeks of Presidents that he will step down after 32 past Texas Tech 31-21…TCU quarterback nent Florida State last week in a non-league November against the Cougars after recent years in the position Ð the longest current Max Duggan was saluted by media and test in Tallahassee, Fla., and led 21-14 at COVID-19 postponements and cancella- tenure of any NCAA Division I conference fans for a somewhat amazing recovery halftime…TCU may be passing out seda- tions …Utah AD said the leader…PAE now is proving rapid COVID- from a preseason heart condition to help tives to its fans in the fourth quarter after a Utes can make budget adjustments on the 19 testing to lead the Horned Frogs to a victory at Texas pair of nailbiting contests. The Frogs were black columns of the ledger sheets after the members…Big 12 Conference commis- …Southern California verbal commitment edged 37-34 by Iowa State and then upset Pac-12 voted to return to ’20 football activ- sioner Bob Bowlsby has called for a QB Jake Garcia is the son of former then-No. 9 Texas at Austin 33-31 last ity...California AD addressed lengthy examination of NCAA eligibility Nebraska signal caller Randy Garcia and is Saturday in their first two Big 12 the resumption of Pac-12 football and procedures for football and other sports finishing his high school career in Georgia Conference games this season…Arkansas budget contingency plans made in previous when the COVID-19 pandemic sub- …Missouri standout WR Rashod Bateman scored one of its top Southeastern months by the Golden Bears. The Cal AD sides…Southern Utah president Dr. Scott has been cleared to play this season after Conference road wins in recent annals 21- also noted that none of the school’s 30 Wyatt noted that SUU has had discussion earlier requesting to opt out of ’20 activity 14 at No. 16 Mississippi State on Oct. 3. intercollegiate sports would be eliminated about joining the Western Athletic …SMU transfer WR (via Arkansas) T.Q. The Razorbacks intercepted three Bulldogs … AD has built an Conference…The Pac-12 football schedule Jackson was declared immediately eligible passes Ð one for a decisive pick-six score new budget based on 25-35 percent of sta- will begin with a 9 a.m. (PDT) “breakfast to begin competing for the Mustangs last …Iowa State topped Oklahoma in Ames, dium capacity for 2020 home games in the special” featuring Arizona State at Southern weekend. Fellow Mustangs receiver Danny Iowa, for the first time since 1960. Pac-12 Conference and state health officials California on FOX. 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Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 7 | October 9, 2020 - October 15, 2020 13 Gray has been deemed “the fastest play- late former Nebraska standout, Olympian rights for the Mercedes-Benz Superdome that trend to the lack of friendly er I’ve ever coached” by SMU head coach mother and father of Nebraska head coach when the contract with M-B ends in 2021 crowds…Disney and Marvel comics Sonny Dykes…Jacksonville State QB Scott Frost. …Air Force athletics will continue its teamed to design the latest ESPN Monday Zerrick Cooper has passed for 3,400-plus Wisconsin's Nicholas Recreation Center, Margin of Excellence campaign with Night Football logo and introduction…The yards in each of the last two seasons and valued at $96.5 million, opened last week Falcon Athletic Fund events such as Giving Extra Points website examined the proce- started ’20 with 232 yards and completed with multiple usages, offices and 30,000- Tuesday and A Night of Excellence dures of promoting and distributing equip- 73 percent of his tosses (22-of-30) in his plus square feet…Three South Carolina …Vanderbilt athletics allowed a limited ment and apparel to schools in the Power ’20 opener at Florida State…SMU defen- alumni are donating $1 million to construct number of students to attend last week’s Five conferences and how other schools sive tackle Mike Williams decided to play a Gamecock statue outside the entrance to game with LSU. Nashville, Ten., was one may not be so fortunate... Athletic again this year after sitting out three games USC’s Brice-Williams Stadium…Longtime of the first areas in the South affected by DirectorU.com has had some fictional case due to health concerns…Prized TCU recruit Georgia Tech enthusiasts Ken and Tish COVID-19 from the large international studies on the hiring process for head RB Zach Evans scored on a six-yard run in Byers have endowed the Yellow Jackets community that unknowingly spread the coaches and top assistant coaching candi- his 2020 debut at Texas…Michigan QB men’s and women’s head coaching posi- disease in February and March…Wake dates in the possible personnel pools Dylan McCaffrey is transferring to a school tions …Oklahoma’s men’s basketball team Forest officials have urged the state of ....Lear field IMG College named former to be determined for the 2021 season. He is has decided not to compete in the Diamond North Carolina to increase the allowed North Carolina Tar Heels Sports Properties the son of Northern Colorado head coach Head Classic in Orlando, Fla….Kansas capacities of stadiums as COVID-19 cases business development manager Banks Ed McCaffrey and younger brother of for- State athletics has added Learfield IMG continue to subside within the state…Iowa Shepherd general manager for Tulane mer college standouts Christian McCaffrey College Ticket Solutions to help handle athletics conducted 745 COVID-19 tests Sports Properties …The Society for of Stanford and Max McCaffrey of dedicated ticket sales, customer service and from Sept 21-27 with just five positive Professional Journalists recently completed Duke...The Ray Guy Award tabbed Georgia business intelligence strategy…Learfield results…UTEP athletics will furlough all successful September Ethics in Tech Pressley Harvin III and LSU IMG College and The Solid Verbal podcast current employees for indefinite periods of Communications month with several sports punter Zach Von Rosenberg of LSU as the also have agreed to partner for adding fan time, head football coach will journalists taking an active Ray Guy Award Punter of as the national reach to the podcasts…Notre Dame team take a voluntary cutback in compensation, role…iHeartMedia has added daily nation- specialists of the week from Sept. 19-26. medical personnel appear to have pinpoint- and the department will hold off on filling al, regional and local sports breaks to its The Frank , celebrating ed a recent COVID-19 increase at UND to vacant positions for the near future to help 500-plus radio affiliates. That is a response the top assistant coach in NCAA FBS and eating meals together with limited social alleviate several budget deficits…North to a Scarborough Study that indicates 83 won by LSU’s Joe Brady in 2019, also rec- distancing and some sideline episodes with Texas athletics has put a limited number of percent of radio listeners wants daily sports ognizes former assistant coaches at possible contact…La Salle athletics will reserved tickets on sale for recent home updates…Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde Missouri and Arkansas under NFF College eliminate seven varsity sports to host a total games…SMU security department officials commented on the tough nature of Hall of Fame member Broyles with 43 of 18 intercollegiate sports. The LU presi- had to move dozens of students from their Nebraska’s upcoming becoming college or NFL head coaches, 35 dent’s office and athletics also have assigned sections for not wearng face slate. Forde also spoke recently with former percent becoming head coaches, 24 being launched a fundraising campaign to help masks or not keeping social distancing dur- College Football Playoff selection commit- current college or NFL head coaches, and fund $100 million through donations in a ing the SMU-Memphis encounter last week tee members to visit about the unique chal- these coaches compiling a composite long-range plan for facilities, scholarships end …After its first on-campus COVID-19 lenges of the post-2020 season CFP semifi- 2,000-plus victories as head coaches after and compensation…Montana State athletics positive cases, Lehigh athletics has post- nals’ games. Former West Virginia AD working with Broyles…The 2020 began a a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion poned all sports indefinitely …Raymond Oliver Luck and former Central Michigan Conference USA Hall of Fame includes Committee with 14 individuals and mentors James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., has allowed head coach and NFF College Hall of Fame Natalie Beazant, Rice women’s tennis; from the student-athlete wellness division just under 16,000 fans for USF and NFL member addressed the vari- Brad Lincoln, Houston baseball; Dave …A record 23 NFL scouts from 18 teams Tampa Bay Buccaneers games....no tailgat- ances in scheduling dates and numbers of Ragone, Louisville football; Rick Jones, attended the North Dakota State-Central ing is being allowed…At new Allegiant games for schools in both the Power Five Tulane baseball coach; and Judy Rose, Arkansas contest last week in Fargo, N.D. Stadium in Las Vegas, capacity of 6,500 and Group of Five conferences... Draft Charlotte director of athletics…Sports It was a NDSU record for scouts attending has been proposed for UNLV games with Kings appointed Jocelyn Moore and Valerie Illustrated featured the famed Kelce broth- a home gridiron test…Cal State Northridge no section seating more than 250 peo- Mosley to its board of directors. ers Ð Travis of Cincinnati and the world- initiated the Matador Athletic Fund to assist ple…Wyoming football will allow 7,000 The FWAA named Mississippi State as champion NFL Kansas City Chiefs and 300-plus student-athletes at CSUN with an fans at War Memorial Stadium for upcom- Reveal Suits National Team of the Week Jason of the Bearcats and NFL Philadelphia annual appeal…Behavorial professors at ing home skirmishes...The Miss. State ath- after upending defending national champi- Eagles…The MLB St. Louis Cardinals are Cincinnati, Drexel and Otterbein addressed letics marketing department has been play- on LSU at Baton Rouge, La., after Navy honoring late Southern U. football-baseball the challenges of performing background ing on the words of Journey’s Don’t Stop won the RSNTW award for a last-second standout and Baseball Hall of Fame checks on student-athletes before they sign Believin’ song with applicants to the MSU win at Tulane…Jason Knavel of Bowling (College and Cooperstown) Lou Brock with with schools…West Virginia's Milan Puskar Athletics Bandwagon Group receiving a Green, Rob Wyman of Central Michigan, a special patch on their postseason uni- Stadium will allow 25 percent stadium free MSU decal…Industrious LSU fans Katy Lonergan of Kansas, Rocco Gasparro forms …The NFL Pittsburgh-Tennessee capacity for its Oct. 17 entanglement with who came to Nashville but could not get of Louisville, and Dave Meyer of Miami game has been postponed until later in the Kansas on Oct. 17…Several basketball tickets for the LSU-Vandy game last week (Ohio) were featured subjects and opinion season due to COVID-19 concerns along teams such as Arizona, Siena, Providence, went to the Marriott Hotel parking garage makers in the CoSIDA Open Forum online with other NFL contests…Historian Mike and Rhode Island have canceled basketball upper levels and cheered on the Tigers from newsletter…Arizona State, California, Burrows recalled the 50-year anniversary of games and tourney appearances due to the end zone areas…Sunday was National Colorado State, Kansas, Louisville, Nebraska’s 35-10 victory over Big Ten COVID-19 concerns…UC Riverside is Taco Day, and several student-athletes, stu- Michigan State, UC Santa Barbara, and power Minnesota at Minneapolis…The working to keep its athletics’ program after dent and staffs took advantage of numerous UCLA are working with NCAA enforce- Missouri Sports Hall of Fame will induct COVID-19 and state funding challenges but restaurant discounts and specialty tacos. ment and compliance officials concerning former Terry Metcalf of Long Beach State, is working with donors to make up part of ESPN reports that there were no posi- possible issues and reports at their respec- Branson sports radio broadcaster Scott the difference…Purdue had to suspend 13 tive COVID-19 cases in the NBA “bubble” tive schools…The USBWA just published McCaulley, former Central Missouri quar- student-athletes for not following the in the Orlando area during the extension of its emailed Basketball Times for October terback Eric Czerniewski, Missouri Protect Purdue Pledge by holding a large the 2019-20 season and into postseason …NACDA and CoSIDA have extended Southern’s 1972 NAIA football title team, group function without adequate masks or play …Sports Illustrated indicated that their partnership through 2026 and were Midway (Mo.) High School head coach social distancing. This includes vacating scoring per team through four weeks of scheduled to co-host a first-ever dual work- Larry Burchett and the Midway High their current residence halls for the rest of college football was 30.48 Ð almost half a shop/convention in Las Vegas, Nev., last School football program in coming weeks the fall but have recourse to appeal the sus- point better than the 2016 record of 30 June before the pandemic struck…The …The NFL just completed a period of the pension…Caesar’s has offered $3.7 billion, points per game…CBS Sports’ Dennis NCAA Division I Committee on Academics most composite points scored through four according to media and business sources, to Dodd related that through the first four is recommending that because of the weeks in league history…Lincoln (Neb.) purchase British sports book group William weeks of the ’20 season, home winning COVID -19 pandemic that any penalties Parkview Christian HS named its stadium Hill…The have tapped percentages were .595 Ð the lowest since associated with the Academic Performance the Larry and Carol Frost Stadium after the the Oak View Group to assist in naming the 2005 season at .593 Ð and attributed Program be postponed.

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back at home, especially if Jimmy Garoppolo returns from a high-ankle sprain. The 49ers win, but it's closer than expected. Pick: 49ers 27, Dolphins 23

Indianapolis (3-1) at Cleveland (3-1) Sunday, 3:25 p.m, CBS Line: Colts -2 / 47 The Browns upset the Cowboys but are still not getting the respect from the odds- makers. Some of that is because of 's 2-11 record against winning teams as a starter, but the Browns keep that momentum moving in the right direction at home with another big victory. Pick: Browns 28, Colts 24

N.Y Giants (0-4) at Dallas (1-3) Sunday, 3:25 p.m, CBS Line: Cowboys -9.5 / 54 This game normally fills the SNF win- dow, but the miserable starts on both sides continue. The Cowboys have the third-best scoring offense and third-worst scoring defense. It won't matter against a New York team that won't be able to take advantage By Mike McFee Las Vegas (2-2) at Kansas City (4-0) Line: Rams -8 / 45 of the bad run defense enough. Sunday, 12 p.m, CBS The Rams sputtered in a 17-9 victory Pick: Cowboys 33, Giants 23 Tampa Bay (2-1) at Chicago (3-1) Line: Chiefs -13 / 56.5 against the Giants, but it gets well against a Thursday, 7:20 p.m., NBC The Raiders have a high-scoring offense, Washington team that has lost by two TDs Denver(1-3) at New England (2-1) Line: Bucs -5 / 44.5 too, but the Chiefs won last year's matchup or more each of the last three weeks and Sunday, 3:25 p.m, CBS We get a much-better Thursday Night at Arrowhead Stadium 40-9. Kansas City has quarterback questions again. Line: Patriots -8.5 / 48.5 Football matchup in Week 5. Tom Brady presents too many problems for a Las Pick: Rams 30, Redskins 14 Both teams have quarterback questions has eight TDs and two the Vegas defense that has just four sacks in here. Will Drew Lock be back from injury? last two weeks, and he'll face a challenge four games. Cincinnati (1-2-1) at Baltimore (3-1) Will Cam Newton be cleared after testing against a Bears' defense that has limited Pick: Chiefs 35, Raiders 22 Sunday, 12 p.m, CBS positive for COVID-19? New England is quarterbacks to a 74.4 quarterback rating Line: Ravens -13 / 51 the better team, and this game makes us so far. Does Chicago have enough offense Arizona (2-2) at NY Jets (0-4) Joe Burrow picked up his first victory long for the days of Tom Brady vs. Peyton in this one? Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX as a starter in Week 4 and is looking to add Manning. Pick: Buccaneers 24, Bears 23 Line: Cardinals -7 / 47 to a streak of three straight 300-yard Pick: Patriots 28, Broncos 19 The Cardinals have lost back-to-back games. The other side is the issue for Carolina (2-2) at Atlanta (1-3) games, but a trip to New York should get Cincinnati in this one. Lamar Jackson has a Minnesota (1-3) at Seattle (4-0) Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX pointed back in the right 71 percent completion and two 100-yard Sunday, 7:25 p.m, NBC Line: Falcons -2.5 / 53.5 direction. The Jets rank 31st in the NFL in rushing games in three career starts against Line: Seahawks -7 / 57.5 The Panthers are on a two-game win- scoring offense, and Sam Darnold is ques- the Bengals. The Seahawks continue to roll with ning streak, and they have a chance to tionable for the game with a shoulder Pick: Ravens 34, Bengals 20 MVP-candidate Russell Wilson. Minnesota break a five-game losing streak to the injury. Is it Joe Flacco time? can make it interesting if Falcons. Carolina has not won at Atlanta Pick: Cardinals 28, Jets 20 Jacksonville (1-3) at Houston (0-4) continues to work effectively with Justin since 2015. The fourth quarter should be Sunday, 12 p.m, CBS Jefferson and Adam Thielen, but it won't high entertainment, but streaks are meant Philadelphia (1-2) at Pittsburgh (3-0) Line: Texans -6 / 54.5 matter on the road. Seattle is 4-0 against to be broken. Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX The Texans continue to spiral out of the spread this season. Pick: Panthers 30, Falcons 27 Line: Steelers -7 / 44 control, and a minus-5 turnover ratio isn't Pick: Seahawks 36, Minnesota 24 The Steelers and Eagles meet in a helping matters for Bill O'Brien. Buffalo (4-0) at Tennessee (3-0) Keystone State rivalry, and it's going to Jacksonville has given up 30-plus points in LA Chargers (1-3) at New Orleans (2-2) Sunday, 12 p.m., CBS come down to which team can protect the their last three losses, but they find a way Monday, 7:20 p.m, ESPN Line: Bills -1 / 49 quarterback better. The teams have com- to pull the upset on the road in a shootout. Line: Saints -7.5 / 51 The Buffalo Bills have a chance to bined for 32 sacks this season. Pittsburgh Pick: Jaguars 30, Texans 27 The Saints' last two prime-time experi- improve to 5-0, but the big question is takes advantage of the unplanned bye week ences were not great, but the third time is whether COVID-19 will affect the Titans — and the Eagles' turnover ratio — to Miami (1-3) at San Francisco (2-2) the charm against a reeling Los Angeles for the second straight week. Forget about improve to 4-0. Sunday, 3:05 p.m, FOX team that might be without Austin Ekeler. the "Music City Miracle" replays. The Pick: Steelers 27, Eagles 19 Line: 49ers -3.5 / 46.5 and the Saints stay on track Bills improve to 5-0 heading into a Week 6 We're tempted to take Miami in this one, with a second straight victory. TNF showdown with the Chiefs. That's a L.A Rams (3-1) at Washington (1-3) especially with the rash of injuries in San Pick: Saints 30, Chargers 20 big line on the road. Sunday, 12 p.m, FOX Francisco. The 49ers, however, bounce Pick: Bills 26, Titans 21

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which I think he will in this game — he learn more of the Giants’ offense, expect will give his team a chance to win. more playing time this week and expect In last week’s loss to the Rams, on the more results from him. game-tying drive, as they were nearing the 1. Jason Garrett Will Get Revenge red zone, Jones made a poor decision, Against Cowboys resulting in an interception. He needs to After being let go by the Dallas take advantage of this poor secondary. Cowboys, the Giants hired Jason Garrett as 2. Devonta Freeman Will Have A Big their offensive coordinator. Garrett has Game been impressive so far on the year, display- After the unfortunate injury to Saquon ing his dynamic play calling with Daniel Barkley, the signed for- Jones. mer Atlanta Falcon, Devonta Freeman. Although the Giants only scored 9 Freeman did not see much playing time in points against the Rams, they had their his debut against the . chances to take the lead but fell short. But, in the game versus the Rams, the Expect Garrett to call a good game Giants used him often in the backfield as a against a bad defense and prove his former weapon in the passing game.Freeman had 4 team wrong for firing him. Garrett received receptions for 35 yards in the loss to the much of the blame last year and it seems By Mike McFee Dallas turns the ball over, gets down early, Rams while also rushing 11 times for 33 that he wasn’t the problem as the Cowboys and has no time to fully recover. yards. He has yet to hit pay dirt with his continue to struggle to find success. America’s Game of the Week will fea- The Giants desperately need a win and new team and this week, he will have a The Giants and Cowboys have always ture the New York Giants and Dallas their defense will play desperate this week. coming out party. had an intense rivalry. An extra layer will Cowboys. The Giants are currently winless After a nice defensive performance against The Dallas Cowboys are coming off a get added to it this weekend as Garrett at 0-4, while the Cowboys are 1 game the Rams, the Giants will once again per- performance where they allowed over 300 seeks revenge on his former team. ahead of the Giants, with a 1-3 record. If it form well against Dallas. rushing yards to the Cleveland Browns. Look out for some trick plays and many weren’t the miracle in Atlanta, both teams 4. Gets Held Below 100 Not only is their backend losing confi- shots down the field as the Cowboys sec- would be winless heading into this Yards dence, but the guys up front have to be ondary has struggled with communication, matchup. Dallas Cowboys HB, Ezekiel Elliot, has frustrated as well. They cannot seem to which has led to many breakdowns. Nonetheless, this matchup is big for yet to rush for over 100 yards in a single stop anyone. As Freeman is beginning to Pick: Giants 27 Cowboys 24 both teams as a win for either team will game. Many of that is due to the poor starts bring them an inch closer to the top of the that I eluded to earlier on. This week, NFC East. Being that this is a divisional Dallas will make the run game a focal game, it will also have large standing later point, but will struggle as the Giants are in the year as the race for the NFC East average against the run. nears. The Giants currently allow 106.8 yards The Giants and Cowboys are on differ- per game on the ground. This week going ent timelines. In New York, they are in the up against one of the best running backs in process of rebuilding and lost their star the league, the Giants will make it a focal running back Saquon Barkley to an ACL point to stop Zeke. Early on, they will injury in Week 2. The Cowboys are consid- stack the box, not allowing Zeke to develop ered by many a playoff team and in the a rhythm. eyes of some, a Super Bowl team. The key for this Dallas offense is the run They have not played up to par this year game. Once they get the run going, they and will look to turn things around in this are able to branch off and use their play week’s matchup against the New York action game down the field. Giants. But, the Giants are playing hard for The Giants need to be prepared to stop Joe Judge and will look to win their first the run and force Dak to beat them. While game of the season. Dak is putting up good numbers on the With that being said, let’s take a look at year, they are inflated as he has been five bold predictions for the New York throwing a lot in the second half when they Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup in are down multiple scores. Week 5 of the 2020 NFL season. 3. Daniel Jones Will Avoid Record Any 5. Cowboys Record At Least 3 Turnovers Turnovers For a team that has been struggling on One of the biggest issues with Daniel the year on both sides of the ball, an effec- Jones in his rookie year was his inability to tive way to turn things around is to win the hold onto the ball. This year, he has been turnover battle. So far on the year, the New making poor decisions with the football. York Giants have forced 2 interceptions Jones has thrown 5 interceptions on the and 4 . In Sunday’s game, they will year, throwing at least 1 in every game thus force 3 total turnovers. far. Coming into this game with 10 sacks Luckily for him, he will be going up and a struggling Dallas offensive line, I see against a weakened Dallas secondary that the Giants forcing two fumbles by getting cannot have much confidence at the to Dallas QB , and intercept- moment. Week after week, they get shred- ing him one time. ded and allow too many big plays down the Make no mistake, the Dallas offense is field. Overall, the Dallas defense has been explosive and can strike at any given sec- one of the worst in the league. ond. But, the trend on the year has been If Jones can eliminate the turnovers —

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Bluetooth, air vents in all three rows, a rearview camera and keyless entry. You can opt for blind-spot detection with lane-change assist and rear cross-traf- fic alert, LED lighting, panoramic moon- roof, heated side mirrors, keyless entry with push-button start, 20-inch wheels, and a power liftgate. Inside, you can step up to a choice of spill-repellent cloth or leather seats, power-adjustable heated and ventilat- ed seats, and captain’s chairs in the second row. On the tech side, Wi-Fi, navigation, a 14-speaker Harman Kardon audio system, up to six USB ports, and an 8-inch screen are offered. An available smart rearview mirror uses a camera to show you what’s behind your vehicle, even when the rear window is blocked (like when your Ascent is full of camping gear). Power for the Subaru Ascent comes from a WRX-inspired 2.4-liter tur- bocharged 4-cylinder boxer engine. Good for 260 horsepower, this engine is mated to By Matt Degen quick steering response make this 3-row The rear seats basically fold flat — flat- a CVT (continuously variable automatic SUV feel agile, like a smaller vehicle. ter if you opt for the regular bench instead transmission) with a simulated 8-speed The Subaru Ascent returns with new Braking is also quite good, responsive of the more-bolstered captain’s chairs — stepped transmission. A set of steering- family-friendly safety features such as an without being touchy, and there’s no mushy and when folded, create room for more wheel-mounted paddle shifters can be used alert system that reminds the driver to pedal feel. than 86 cubic feet of cargo. That’s more to manually change gears. Subaru’s check the rear seat before leaving the vehi- While some Ascent competitors offer volume than in the Highlander, Explorer Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive is standard, cle. This is exactly the kind of clever think- partial or fully optional driver assists, and Pilot, but a bit shy of the new Kia and includes the off-road-enhancing X- ing that makes the Ascent the quintessen- Subaru’s EyeSight is standard on every Telluride. The cargo area has a nice, wide mode, as well as hill-descent control and tial 3-row/8-passenger SUV. In addition to model. Included in the package are pre-col- opening that makes loading gear a snap, as Active Torque Vectoring. Due to their addi- its sporty styling and handsome interior, lision braking, adaptive cruise control, well as an available power liftgate. There’s tional standard equipment, the Limited and the Ascent forgoes the traditional 6-cylin- lane-departure and sway warning and a even a storage cubby under the load floor Touring trims weigh more than the base der engine in favor of a potent turbo head-up display warning. Available where you can stow the cargo area cover and Premium, resulting in a 1-mpg reduc- charged 4-cylinder that delivers big horse- upgrades include blind-spot detection, when it’s not in use. tion in fuel economy. power and good fuel economy. Standard reverse automatic braking, rear cross-traffic When you see the new Ascent, you will 2.4-liter turbocharged flat-4 all-wheel drive gives the Ascent a leg up assist, a front-view monitor and auto high- know right away it’s a Subaru. It’s larger 260 horsepower @ 5,600 rpm over the Mazda CX-9, Nissan Pathfinder beam assist. than an Outback, but the proportions and 277 lb-ft of torque @ 2,000-4,800 rpm and Toyota Highlander, while its attractive This simple but vital standard feature shape are similar. There are four trim lev- EPA city/highway fuel economy: 21/27 pricing, strong resale and standard features operates by detecting if either of the rear els: base, Premium, Limited and Touring. mpg, 20/26 mpg (Limited/Touring) make it a better value than the Chevy doors has been opened and closed within Roof rails and 18-inch wheels are standard; The Subaru Ascent 3-row SUV starts Traverse or Ford Explorer. 30 minutes of the following three scenar- 20-inch wheels are available. Limited and with a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail The Subaru Ascent’s turbocharged 4- ios: starting the car, the vehicle is running higher Ascents have LED headlights and Price (MSRP) of $33,005 including desti- cylinder engine offers plenty of power — and stationary or the vehicle is turned off fog lights, plus lower-door cladding with nation, and the top-of-the-line Touring 260 horsepower and 277 lb-ft of torque, and back on again while the rear doors chrome accents. Touring models add side starts at $46,055. Base-model pricing is which is in line with comparable midsize remain closed. An audible tone and mirrors in satin silver, chrome door han- similar to that of the all-wheel-drive base SUVs. The Subaru had an easy time get- reminder message in the top display panel dles, and a chrome front skidplate. The models of the Nissan Pathfinder, Honda ting up to speed and showed no signs of remind the driver to check the rear seats Ascent’s 8.7 inches of ground clearance Pilot and Mazda CX-9, and less expensive running out of steam on grades or twisty before exiting the vehicle. give the SUV a confident stance and plenty than the new Kia Telluride, GMC Acadia roads. You’ll have plenty of power for free- The 2020 Subaru Ascent has an interior of height for moderate off-roading. and Ford Explorer. If you’re considering way passing maneuvers and getting on the that is warm and welcoming, yet highly The most basic Ascent comes standard the Touring trim level of the Ascent, which highway, and this engine serves as a good practical with seating for seven or eight with Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive, 8-pas- is the best way to get up-level comfort and compromise of power, capability and fuel passengers. Controls are a mix of easy-to- senger seating, Eyesight, 3-zone climate safety features, pricing is right in line with economy. Straight-line driving is relaxed reach buttons and knobs. Niceties include control, cloth seats, X-mode, hill-descent the Highlander, Pilot, Pathfinder and CX-9. and comfortable, the interior is quiet, and 3-zone climate control (standard), seat control, Active Torque Vectoring, Rear Seat To make your best deal on a new Subaru the seats have the right support for use on heaters and a panoramic moonroof. Seat Reminder, 18-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, Ascent, be sure to check KBB Fair day-long drives. Visibility is quite good in materials are either cloth, spill-repellent auto on/off wiper-linked headlights, paddle Purchase Price that shows what others in all directions, plus the A-pillar is narrow cloth, or leather. Apple CarPlay is standard. shifters, 19 cup holders, 6-way manual- your area have paid for their car. When it enough to make room for a larger glass The third row is easy to access, thanks to adjustable driver’s seat, reclining 60/40- comes to 5-Year Cost to Own and resale area, which allows the driver to see more doors that open wide and a pleasantly low split-folding 2nd-row and 3rd-row seats, value, Subaru has a very strong reputation, of the road at the front corners. step-in height. There’s enough knee room cruise control, a tilt and telescopic steering and we anticipate that trend will continue The new Ascent also shows signs of for kids, but it’s tight for taller adults — column, Starlink 6.5-inch infotainment sys- with the Ascent. sportiness, with its handling, steering and unless you politely ask a 2nd-row passen- tem with apps, SiriusXM, an AM/FM/CD braking. On twisty roads, the handling and ger to slide his seat forward. stereo, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto,

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18 October 9, 2020 - October 15, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 7 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com FOOD REVIEW By RICHARD POLLAK Some of the best local places for Steak

Luby's Cafeteria offers a very nice Ribeye steak special. For $12.99 you get a 12oz Ribeye and Baked Potato. A good steak for a decent price.

By Richard Pollak The Traveling Gourmet [email protected] Chicken Fried Ribeye at The Common Table Texas consumes more Beef than any other State in the USA and Steaks account Taking the chicken fried process to the next for almost 25% of all beef sales. With all level is the Chicken Fried Rib Eye at the the various cuts and preparations, options Common Table in Dallas. Fantastic, tender far exceed Ribeye’s and Filets. and full of flavor. You will never find another quite like it. Filet Oscar at Kenny’s Wood Fire Grill

Owner/Executive Chef Samir Dhurandhar has received world acclaim for his Steaks at Nick n Sam's Steakhouse. The prime aged Rib Eye is as good at it gets anywhere in the U.S. The Filet Oscar at Kenny’s Wood Fire Grill in Addison is mouth watering. Fresh Bone in Rib Eye at Knife Nick and Sam’s recognized as one of the best Crab topped off with house made Bernaise on an 8oz Prime Filet is sensational. Jaxx Steakhouse Filet and Crab Chef extraordinaire John Tesar built himself a meat locker with Himalayan Salt to suck moisture out of the beef they serve. Jaxx Steakhouse in Addison has been It is priced by the ounce rather than the serving quality hand cuts steaks since Entree so can be somewhat pricey but out- 1992. The renowned Jaxx Pepper Steak is standing flavor and tenderness is like no the real deal and a must try. other and worth every penny.

Shabu Shabu is thinly sliced Waygu Beef

One of the newest entrance to the Steak scene in Dallas is Yoshi Shabu Shabu, a This is the home of the Steak out... a traditional Japanese restaurant that serves Brazilian Steakhouse, or Churrascaria, that high quality meats that pair with fantastic features endless servings of six varieties of housemade dipping sauces. Along with a flame-grilled beef, from well known Filet variety of protein items such as Chicken, Mignon to the Brazilian cut Pincanha as Pork, Shrimp, Scallops and Salmon, they well as an extravagant salad area with a offer a wide variety of Steaks that include wide array of seasonal chef-crafted items. Prime Beef Rib Eye, New York Srip, and Wagyu Rib Eye. All is thin sliced and cooked with fresh vegetables in a simmer- ing broth at the table. Chicken Fried Steak is a Texas staple, however, not all Checken Fried Steaks are the same. Most are tenderized skirt steak, breaded and fried. Most of the time, these are good with flavor but somewhat chewy. Luby’s Rib Eye Steak and Baked Potato

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