NFL Playoff Predictions Dec. 11- Dec. 17, 2020 Vol. 19, Issue 16 www.sportspagdfw.com FREE 2 December 11, 2020 - December 17, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 16 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 16 | December 11, 2020 - December 17, 2020 3 Dec.11, 2020 - Dec.17, 2020 AROUND THE AREA Vol. 19, Issue 16 LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST sportspagedfw.com Established 2002 Mustangs headed for Frisco Bowl Cover Photo: 4 AROUND THE AREA they defeated Fresno State, 43-10. and passing yards per game (10th, 309.5) Tickets are not currently on sale to the and was 12th in total offense (320.0), 5 RANGER REPORT public. COVID-19 protocols will be in while running back Ulysses Bentley IV BY DIC HUMPHREY place and any tickets that may be made rated among the national leaders in rushing 6 TOM’S TIP available will be very limited. Fans inter- TDs (11th, 11),rushing yards (11th, 913) BY TOM WARD ested in game information and tickets and total TD’s. (13th, 12). 2020 TOUR WAS A SEASON OF Mustangs Selected For Tropical Smoothie should monitor the bowl website at The Mustangs registered 500 yards of SURPRISES www.thefriscobowl.com for further infor- total offense in six of 10 games in 2020, 7 BY PGATOUR.COM Cafe Frisco Bowl FRISCO, Texas (SMU) – SMU has mation to be released in the next few days. including 710 (344 passing, 366 rushing) NFL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS at North Texas. The total was the second 8 BY TYLER GRAHAM accepted an invitation to play in the 2020 Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl. The SMU’s Riley Named To AFCA 35 Under most in a game at SMU. SEC WEEK 12 PREDICTIONS 35 10 BY ROBERT CORTINEZ game will be played Dec. 19, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco and will be televised on SMU Offensive Coordinator and quar- CFP Rankings terbacks coach Garrett Riley has been BIG 12 WEEK 15 PREDICTIONS ESPN2 at a time to be determined. An Games Played through December 5 11 BY JOHN MOSS opponent will be named at a later date and named to the AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Rank Team Overall Record Leadership Institute. AAC WEEK 15 PREDICTIONS will likely be from Conference USA. 1 Alabama 9-0 12 BY MIKE MCFEE "We are excited to extend an invitation Riley was selected from a candidate pool 2 Notre Dame 10-0 of over 150 applicants for the program that COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS AND to SMU to play in the Tropical Smoothie 3 Clemson 9-1 13 NOTES Cafe Frisco Bowl," said Executive Director is aimed at identifying and developing pre- 4 Ohio State 5-0 BY BO CARTER Sean Johnson. 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The key behind Kyle Gibson and Jordan Lyles. player the Rangers received from the Weems was ranked as the number 10 Padres was veteran starting pitcher Adam prospect in Chicago’s system. He played Eaton, who had a reputation for having a four years in college before being drafted lot of talent but was often injured. He in 2019. Many project him as a reliever, missed half the 2006 season with an injury but the Rangers plan to groom him as a and won just seven games before signing starting pitcher at this point. with Philadelphia as a free agent after the Daniels has received criticism for not season. Meanwhile, Young and Gonzalez trading Lynn last August near the trade went on to be All-Stars making this the deadline. The theory was that teams would worst trade in Daniels’ regime as general pay more last August when he could manager. impact two seasons for the team that got Young won 79 Major League games him instead of just the 2021 season after against 67 losses with a 3.95 career ERA. which his current contract expires. The He pitched for five teams, including the theory may or may not be valid. Taking on Kansas City Royals, in his final three years Lynn for the pennant race still meant in the big leagues which included 11 wins adding more than $1,000,000 to their pay- in 2015 when the Royals won the World roll, in an environment where there were Series.