“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ADAMS CENTRAL AT WOODLAN 7:00 PM
AKRON HOBAN (OHIO) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 7:00 PM
ALEXANDRIA AT FRONTIER 7:30 PM
AVON AT NOBLESVILLE 7:00 PM
BEECH GROVE AT SPEEDWAY 7:00 PM
BEN DAVIS AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:00 PM
BENTON CENTRAL AT COVENANT CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON NORTH AT WHITELAND 7:00 PM
BLOOMINGTON SOUTH AT CENTER GROVE 7:00 PM
BOONE GROVE AT HAMMOND NOLL 8:00 PM
BOONVILLE AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM
BOWMAN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
BREBEUF JESUIT VS. INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 7:00 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT EDINBURGH 7:00 PM
BROWNSBURG AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 7:00 PM
CALUMET AT FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:30 PM
CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN AT WES-DEL 7:00 PM
CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) AT FORT WAYNE LUERS 7:00 PM
CASTLE AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL 7:30 PM
CENTRAL NOBLE AT GARRETT 7:00 PM
CHRISTEL HOUSE AT INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 7:00 PM
CHURUBUSCO AT LAKELAND 7:00 PM
CLARKSVILLE AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT TRI-CENTRAL 7:00 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT EASTERN (GREENTOWN) 7:00 PM
COLUMBIA CITY AT NORWELL 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS EAST AT BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE 7:00 PM
CONCORD AT PLYMOUTH 7:00 PM
CONNERSVILLE AT BATESVILLE 7:00 PM
CRAWFORDSVILLE AT FRANKFORT 7:00 PM
CROWN POINT AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM
CULVER AT SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 7:30 PM
CULVER ACADEMY AT JOHN GLENN 7:00 PM
DANVILLE AT TERRE HAUTE NORTH 7:00 PM
DECATUR CENTRAL AT FRANKLIN 7:00 PM
DEKALB AT LEO 7:00 PM
DELPHI AT TAYLOR 7:00 PM
DELTA AT NEW PALESTINE 7:30 PM
DUBOIS (KY.) AT PROVIDENCE 7:30 PM
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL AT HAMMOND MORTON 8:00 PM
EAST NOBLE AT BELLMONT 7:00 PM
EASTERN HANCOCK AT MILAN 7:00 PM
EASTSIDE AT ANGOLA 7:00 PM
EDGEWOOD AT INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT EVANSVILLE HARRISON 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE NORTH AT EVANSVILLE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 7:30 PM
FISHERS AT ZIONSVILLE 7:00 PM
FOREST PARK AT SOUTHRIDGE 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK AT BLUFFTON 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE DWENGER AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTH AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN CENTRAL AT WESTFIELD 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN COUNTY AT NORTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
FRANKTON AT EASTBROOK 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 PM
GARY WEST AT KNOX 8:00 PM
GIBSON SOUTHERN AT PRINCETON 8:00 PM
GOSHEN AT NORTHWOOD 7:00 PM
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL AT CENTERVILLE 7:00 PM
GREENSBURG AT RUSHVILLE 7:00 PM
GUERIN CATHOLIC AT LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7:00 PM
HANOVER CENTRAL AT HAMMOND CENTRAL 8:00 PM
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN AT LAPEL 7:00 PM
HOBART AT HIGHLAND 8:00 PM
HOMESTEAD AT WARREN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
INDIAN CREEK AT TRITON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT SEYMOUR 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD AT CINCINNATI ELDER (OHIO) 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
JASPER AT COLUMBUS NORTH 7:00 PM
JAY COUNTY AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 7:00 PM
JENNINGS COUNTY AT CHARLESTOWN 7:00 PM
JIMTOWN AT DOWAGIAC (MICH.) 7:00 PM
KANKAKEE VALLEY AT MUNSTER 8:00 PM
KOKOMO AT RICHMOND 7:00 PM
LAFAYETTE JEFF AT MUNCIE CENTRAL 7:00 PM
LAPORTE AT PORTAGE 8:00 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT CARMEL 7:00 PM
LAWRENCE NORTH AT PIKE 7:00 PM
LAWRENCEBURG AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
LEBANON AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:00 PM
LEWIS CASS AT SOUTHWOOD 7:00 PM
LINTON AT NORTHVIEW 7:00 PM
LOWELL AT ANDREAN 8:00 PM
MADISON AT NORTH HARRISON 7:00 PM
MADISON-GRANT AT BLACKFORD 7:00 PM
MANCHESTER AT PERU 7:00 PM
MARION AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM
MCCUTCHEON AT TERRE HAUTE SOUTH 7:00 PM
MERRILLVILLE AT CHESTERTON 8:00 PM
MISHAWAKA AT WAWASEE 7:00 PM
MONROE CENTRAL AT KNIGHTSTOWN 7:00 PM
MONROVIA AT SHELBYVILLE 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) AT YORKTOWN 7:00 PM
MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) AT NORTH POSEY 8:00 PM
NEW ALBANY AT FLOYD CENTRAL 7:00 PM
NEW CASTLE AT SHENANDOAH 7:00 PM
NEW HAVEN AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
NEW PRAIRIE AT SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON 7:30 PM
NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) AT EASTERN GREENE 7:00 PM
NORTH DAVIESS AT SPRINGS VALLEY 7:00 PM
NORTH JUDSON AT PIONEER 7:30 PM
NORTH MONTGOMERY AT NORTH PUTNAM 7:00 PM
NORTH NEWTON AT TRI-COUNTY 7:30 PM
NORTH VERMILLION AT SEEGER 7:00 PM
NORTHEASTERN AT HAGERSTOWN 7:00 PM
NORTHFIELD AT NORTHWESTERN 7:00 PM
OAK HILL AT MISSISSINEWA 7:00 PM
OSCEOLA GRACE AT LAVILLE 7:00 PM
PAOLI AT NORTH KNOX 7:00 PM
PARKE HERITAGE AT FOUNTAIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
PENDLETON HEIGHTS AT SOUTHPORT 7:00 PM
PERRY CENTRAL AT MITCHELL 7:30 PM
PERRY MERIDIAN AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM
PHALEN ACADEMY AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:00 PM
PIKE CENTRAL AT WASHINGTON 7:00 PM
PLAINFIELD AT MARTINSVILLE 7:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT WEST NOBLE 7:00 PM
PURDUE ENGLEWOOD AT PARK TUDOR 7:00 PM
RENSSELAER CENTRAL AT WHITING 8:00 PM
RIVER FOREST AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
RIVERTON PARKE AT COVINGTON 7:00 PM
ROCHESTER AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM
SCOTTSBURG AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SHERIDAN AT CARROLL (FLORA) 7:00 PM
SILVER CREEK AT CORYDON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
SOUTH ADAMS AT SOUTHERN WELLS 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ADAMS AT ELKHART 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND RILEY AT MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH AT PENN 7:00 PM
SOUTH DECATUR AT EASTERN (PEKIN) 7:00 PM
SOUTH PUTNAM AT CLOVERDALE 7:00 PM
SOUTH SPENCER AT TELL CITY 8:00 PM
SOUTH VERMILLION AT ATTICA 7:00 PM
SOUTHMONT AT GREENCASTLE 7:00 PM
TECUMSEH AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 8:00 PM
TIPPECANOE VALLEY AT BREMEN 7:00 PM
TRI AT UNION COUNTY 7:00 PM
TRITON AT NORTH MIAMI 7:00 PM
TRI-WEST AT GREENWOOD 7:00 PM
TWIN LAKES AT LOGANSPORT 7:00 PM
UNION CITY AT WINCHESTER 7:00 PM
VALPARAISO AT LAKE CENTRAL 8:00 PM
VINCENNES LINCOLN AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM
WARSAW AT NORTHRIDGE 7:00 PM
WEST CENTRAL AT NORTH WHITE 7:00 PM
WEST LAFAYETTE AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
WEST VIGO AT SULLIVAN 7:00 PM
WEST WASHINGTON AT SALEM 7:00 PM
WESTERN AT TIPTON 7:00 PM
WESTERN BOONE AT CASCADE 7:00 PM
WHEELER AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
WHITKO AT WABASH 7:00 PM
WINAMAC AT CASTON 7:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/100426.GirlsVolleyballPairings.pdf
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
REGIONAL SEMIO-FINALS:
3A BRACKET: https://myihsaa-prod-ams.azurewebsites.net/api/schools/public-draw/a97532bc-abae-42b2-957d-cd343ad09625
2A BRACKET: https://myihsaa-prod-ams.azurewebsites.net/api/schools/public-draw/948e796f-09c8-4135-9747-60b3eaf50116
1A
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL BRACKETS:
1A:
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INDIANA BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/cross-country
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/cross-country
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INDIANA BOYS TENNIS
STATE BRACKET: https://myihsaa-prod-ams.azurewebsites.net/api/schools/public-draw/914128d0-93dc-435c-af04-f2691d5ced0d
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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
MILWAUKEE 6 LOS ANGELES 2 (BREWERS LEAD SERIES 3-0)
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THURSDAY, OCT. 15
TB @ CLE, GAME 3: 6 P.M. (TBS/TRUTV/HBO MAX/UNIMAS)
MIL @ LAD, GAME 4: 9 P.M. (FS1/FOX DEPORTES/FOX ONE)
FRIDAY, OCT. 16
TB @ CLE, GAME 4: 6 P.M. (TBS/TRUTV/HBO MAX/UNIMAS)
MIL @ LAD, GAME 5: 9 P.M. (FS1/FOX DEPORTES/FOX ONE)*
IF THE NLCS ENDS IN A SWEEP, THEN ALCS GAME 4 WOULD MOVE TO 8 P.M.
SATURDAY, OCT. 17
TB @ CLE, GAME 5: 8 P.M. (TBS/TRUTV/HBO MAX/UNIMAS)*
SUNDAY, OCT. 18
LAD @ MIL, GAME 6: 8 P.M. (FS1/FOX DEPORTES/FOX ONE)*
MONDAY, OCT. 19
CLE @ TB, GAME 6: 5 P.M. (TBS/TRUTV/HBO MAX/UNIMAS)*
LAD @ MIL, GAME 7: 8 P.M. (FOX/FS1/FOX DEPORTES/FOX ONE)*
IF THERE IS NO NLCS GAME 7, THEN ALCS GAME 6 WILL MOVE TO 8 P.M.
TUESDAY, OCT. 20
CLE @ TB, GAME 7: 8 P.M. (TBS/TRUTV/HBO MAX/UNIMAS)*
* IF NECESSARY
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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NHL SCORES
WASHINGTON 5 MONTREAL 4
DALLAS 3 COLORADO 2 (SO)
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
ATLANTA 3 MONTREAL 0
COLUMBUS 3 CHARLOTTE 1
DC UNITED 2 NY RED BULL 1
NEW ENGLAND 3 CINCINNATI 2
MIAMI 2 NY CITY 0
TORONTO 3 ORLANDO CITY 3
PHILADELPHIA 3 CHICAGO 1
DALLAS 1 SEATTLE 0
NASHVILLE 4 KANSAS CITY 0
ST. LOUIS 0 VANCOUVER 0
COLORADO 2 MINNESOTA 2
SALT LAKE 1 SAN JOSE 1
LA GALAXY 3 AUSTIN 1
SAN DIEGO 3 HOUSTON 3
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14
MISSOURI STATE 23 KENNESAW STATE 21
WESTERN KENTUCKY 16 SAN HOUSTON 3
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THURSDAY, OCT. 15
FBS
EAST CAROLINA AT UAB | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT OLD DOMINION | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
COLORADO STATE AT TEXAS STATE | 8 P.M. | CBSSN
FRIDAY, OCT. 16
FBS
MEMPHIS AT TULANE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
WASHINGTON AT PURDUE | 8 P.M. | FOX
APPALACHIAN STATE AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 8 P.M. | ESPN2
FCS
COLUMBIA AT PENN | 7 P.M. | ESPNU
SATURDAY, OCT. 17
FBS (OR FBS VS. FCS)
FLORIDA AT TEXAS | 12 P.M.
OHIO STATE AT INDIANA | 12 P.M. | FOX
MISSISSIPPI STATE AT LSU | 12 P.M.
VIRGINIA AT SMU | 12 P.M. | CW
PITT AT BOSTON COLLEGE | 12 P.M. | ESPN2
CINCINNATI AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT
KANSAS AT KANSAS STATE | 12 P.M. | FS1
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT CLEMSON | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTHWESTERN AT MICHIGAN STATE | 12 P.M. | PEACOCK
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
BALL STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGIA STATE AT JAMES MADISON | 12 P.M. | ESPNU
RUTGERS AT MARYLAND | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
THE CITADEL AT TEXAS A&M | 1 P.M. | SECN+
CHARLOTTE AT TEMPLE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
UMASS AT BUFFALO | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
AUBURN AT GEORGIA | 3:30 P.M.
ALABAMA AT TENNESSEE | 3:30 P.M.
MISSOURI AT OLE MISS | 3:30 P.M.
ARIZONA STATE AT TEXAS TECH | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
GEORGIA TECH AT VIRGINIA TECH | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NORTH CAROLINA AT DUKE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN2
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT WYOMING | 3:30 P.M. | CW
UNLV AT AIR FORCE | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
TOLEDO AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
AKRON AT MIAMI (OHIO) | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TULSA AT RICE | 4:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TROY AT LOUISIANA | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WASHINGTON STATE AT OREGON STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
FLORIDA STATE AT MIAMI (FLA.) | 7 P.M. | ESPN
ARKANSAS AT VANDERBILT | 7 P.M. | ESPN2
TCU AT BAYLOR | 7 P.M. | FS1
KENT STATE AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NEVADA AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
ARKANSAS STATE AT SOUTHERN MISS | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
NOTRE DAME AT BYU | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
OKLAHOMA STATE AT HOUSTON | 7:30 P.M. | FOX
KENTUCKY AT OKLAHOMA | 7:30 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
ELON AT STANFORD | 7:30 P.M. | ACCNX
LOUISVILLE AT SYRACUSE | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
NAVY AT UTSA | 8 P.M. | ESPNU
LOUISIANA TECH AT UL MONROE | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
SAN JOSE STATE AT UTEP | 9 P.M. | MW+
OHIO AT SACRAMENTO STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
FRESNO STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
NEW MEXICO AT HAWAI’I | 10:30 P.M. | FS1
UTAH AT COLORADO
NEBRASKA AT OREGON
WISCONSIN AT UCLA
WAKE FOREST AT CAL
PENN STATE AT MICHIGAN
FCS (OR FCS VS. DII)
RHODE ISLAND AT YALE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BROWN AT PRINCETON | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
NEW HAVEN AT ROBERT MORRIS | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
MERRIMACK AT DARTMOUTH | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
HOLY CROSS AT HARVARD | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGETOWN AT COLGATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DAYTON AT BUTLER | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MOREHEAD STATE AT DAVIDSON | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MARIST AT DRAKE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MCNEESE AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
VMI AT WOFFORD | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
LEHIGH AT CORNELL | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
AUSTIN PEAY AT WEST GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
PRESBYTERIAN AT STETSON | 2 P.M. | YOUTUBE
EASTERN KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE TECH | 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT BUCKNELL | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO AT MONTANA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT WEBER STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
LINDENWOOD AT EASTERN ILLINOIS | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB AT UT MARTIN | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN ILLINOIS AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA A&M AT JACKSON STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
MOREHOUSE AT HOWARD | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
VILLANOVA AT FORDHAM | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
ILLINOIS STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 4 P.M. | ESPNU
VALPARAISO AT SAN DIEGO | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT NICHOLLS | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA AT MURRAY STATE | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
WEST ALABAMA AT WEST FLORIDA | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
UNI AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MORGAN STATE AT TENNESSEE STATE | 6:30 P.M. | ESPN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT NORTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MONTANA STATE AT EASTERN WASHINGTON | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
PORTLAND STATE AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT TARLETON STATE | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY AT UIW | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
LAMAR AT SE LOUISIANA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCER AT SAMFORD | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TEXAS A&M AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
CAL POLY AT NORTHERN COLORADO | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
UC DAVIS AT SOUTHERN UTAH | 8 P.M. | ESPN+
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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/SCORES
WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT DENVER BRONCOS (THU) 6:15P (MT) 8:15P AMZ
HOUSTON TEXANS VS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (WEMBLEY) 2:30P (BST) 9:30A NFLN
CHICAGO BEARS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P CBS
BUFFALO BILLS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P CBS
DALLAS COWBOYS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC*
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT CHICAGO BEARS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
PITTSBURGH STEELERS VS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (PARIS) 2:30P (CET) 9:30A NFLN
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK GIANTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DENVER BRONCOS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT DETROIT LIONS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 5:20P (PT) 8:20P NBC*
DALLAS COWBOYS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
6 SUN, OCT 18 VS. TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM FOX
7 SUN, OCT 25 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 1:00 PM CBS
8 SUN, NOV 1 @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00 PM CBS
9 SUN, NOV 8 VS. DALLAS COWBOYS 1:00 PM FOX
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
BREWERS STUN DODGERS WITH BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS IN 7TH INNING AND RIDE 6-2 WIN TO 3-0 LEAD IN NLCS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers hit the second-fewest home runs in baseball during the regular season, even as they topped the majors with 103 wins.
Maybe they were saving their biggest swings for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell launched back-to-back homers off Blake Snell in the seventh inning, and the Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2 on Wednesday to build a 3-0 cushion in the National League Championship Series.
Jackson Chourio also went deep on the first pitch of the game to help the Brewers close within one win of their first NL pennant. Milwaukee was in the American League when the franchise reached its only World Series, a seven-game loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.
“Job’s not finished yet,” Mitchell said.
Game 4 is Thursday at Dodger Stadium, where the Brewers can become the first major league club to complete a postseason sweep after getting swept by that same opponent in the previous postseason.
Los Angeles took all four games against Milwaukee in the NLCS last year.
The Dodgers had just gone ahead 2-1 in the sixth inning before getting stunned by the Brewers in their three-run seventh. The loss pushed the two-time defending World Series champions to the brink of elimination.
“All three games we’ve played so far, and hopefully that continues, where just every time they score, we come back and score,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said. “That’s not easy to do in baseball.”
It was the fifth comeback victory in seven postseason games for the Brewers, who have never beaten Los Angeles in three previous playoff series.
The only other time the Dodgers trailed 3-0 in a best-of-seven postseason series, they were swept by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1966 World Series.
The lone team in big league history to come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven postseason series was the Boston Red Sox in the 2004 AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees.
“We’ve won four in a row a number of times this year,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “We’ve got to win tomorrow. That’s our only focus.”
Coming into the seventh, Snell had retired 14 batters in a row. But the first pitch of the game thrown by the two-time Cy Young Award winner was hit for a home run by Chourio, and his last pitch was Mitchell’s solo shot.
Andrew Vaughn drew a seven-pitch walk to open the seventh and was replaced by pinch-runner Christian Yelich. Bauers followed with a 412-foot drive to right field on the 11th pitch of his at-bat for a 3-2 lead as most of the players in Milwaukee’s dugout came onto the field to celebrate.
“I was looking for a fastball, and I didn’t want to miss it,” said Bauers, who had a team-leading 26 of Milwaukee’s 154 regular-season homers.
It was his latest relentless plate appearance, too, after Bauers drew a 12-pitch walk from Yoshinobu Yamamoto that helped the Brewers go ahead early in Game 2.
“I think what changed for me this year was I stopped caring about results,” Bauers said. “I started caring about competing. I started caring about being in the moment and getting out of my own way.”
Watching Bauers work over Snell was “super sick,” Mitchell said.
And then it was his turn.
Mitchell’s drive traveled 428 feet to right-center. That chased Snell, who hadn’t given up a home run in 46 1/3 innings this year entering the game. It was the first time in his career he served up back-to-back homers to left-handed hitters and only the second time he gave up multiple longballs to left-handed batters in one game.
Bauers and Mitchell became just the third pair of left-handed hitters with consecutive postseason home runs off the same left-handed pitcher. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper did it for Philadelphia against Atlanta reliever Dylan Lee in an NL Wild Card Series this year, and Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig connected for the New York Yankees off Bill Sherdel of the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1928 World Series.
Milwaukee has five homers in the NLCS and eight this postseason.
Snell gave up four runs and four hits in six-plus innings. He struck out nine and walked two.
The Brewers extended their lead to 5-2 in the eighth on Justin Wrobleski’s wild pitch that scored Brice Turang, who reached on an infield single and advanced to third on William Contreras’ single. They added another run on Joey Ortiz’s two-strike RBI single in the ninth.
The offensively starved Dodgers took a 2-1 lead on Will Smith’s two-run double off reliever Abner Uribe in the sixth.
After rookie starter Robert Gasser pitched five shutout innings, Uribe entered and loaded the bases on walks to Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Shohei Ohtani. Smith, who was 1 for 25 in the playoffs, doubled off the left-center fence with one out for his first hit of the NLCS.
DL Hall took over from Uribe and stranded runners at second and third by striking out pinch-hitter Kiké Hernández and Tommy Edman.
Hall allowed one hit in 2 1/3 scoreless innings to improve to 3-0 in these playoffs. Trevor Megill got four outs for his second save of the series and fourth this postseason.
The Dodgers played from behind again after the 22-year-old Chourio connected for his third career leadoff homer in the postseason as fans were still heading to their seats.
After that, Mitchell walked and Cooper Pratt singled in the second before Snell retired 14 in a row — six on strikeouts — before getting hammered in the seventh.
The Dodgers had runners on base in all but three innings, but couldn’t get enough across. They have yet to homer in the NLCS and are 3 for 32 with runners in scoring position this postseason.
Ohtani was 1 for 2 with a walk while hitting sixth in the order, the lowest he’s batted since joining the Dodgers three years ago.
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DODGERS DOWN 3-0 TO BREWERS IN NLCS AND MUST WIN 4 IN A ROW FOR CHANCE AT 3RD STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers, so used to winning year after year, find themselves in unfamiliar territory lately — on the brink of playoff elimination.
The two-time defending World Series champions are aiming to become the first National League team to win a third straight title and the first club to three-peat since the New York Yankees from 1998-2000.
But that seems increasingly unlikely.
The Dodgers are facing a 3-0 deficit against Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series after losing 6-2 on Wednesday. They’ll need to win four games in a row to advance, starting Thursday in Game 4 at Dodger Stadium.
“It looks like we’re going to have to make a little more history along the way if we want to accomplish that,” third baseman Max Muncy said. “We still have the pitching staff to be able to do it. We just have to get some hits.”
Offense has been sparse in the postseason. The Dodgers are 3 for 32 with runners in scoring position overall and 1 for 14 against the Brewers. Los Angeles cranked out 204 homers in the regular season — seventh in MLB — but have none so far in the NLCS.
“It’s just this whole series they’ve outslugged us, outhit us,” manager Dave Roberts said. “We’ve got to get a lead and find a way to tack on.”
The Dodgers scored twice in the sixth inning to take a 2-1 lead in Game 3 before pinch-hitter Kiké Hernández came up with runners on second and third and one out. But he struck out swinging, and Tommy Edman took a called third strike to end the inning.
“That was the game right there,” Hernández said. “We need to put the ball in play. I struck out and gave Tommy a way harder job with two outs. I have had two of the biggest at-bats in the series for our team and I haven’t been able to come through. I just need to do my job.”
Tyler Glasnow is scheduled to pitch Thursday for the Dodgers, who are 44-42 in postseason elimination games. If they can find a way to win, they would host Game 5 on Friday.
“We’ve never been in this big of a hole,” Hernández said, “but we’ve had our backs against the wall plenty of times before, and we’ve come out of it. We’re just trying to do it one more time.”
Except none of the Dodgers’ hitters are doing much of anything. Kyle Tucker, who struggled mightily in the regular season, has been a bright spot. He’s batting .304 after going 1 for 3 on Wednesday.
But the top of the lineup — Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernández — was a combined 1 for 11 in Game 3, when the Dodgers totaled five hits.
The deepest slumps involve four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and catcher Will Smith. Ohtani was 1 for 2, raising his average to .182 a year after being MVP of the NLCS sweep against the Brewers. Smith was 1 for 4 with a two-run double, but his average is far south of the Mendoza Line at .074.
In Game 2, the Dodgers mustered just three hits in a 7-4 loss.
The only team in major league history to come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven postseason series was the 2004 Boston Red Sox, who got a gutsy stolen base from Roberts to spark their comeback against the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series.
Roberts was asked if he might reminisce with his Dodgers players about that before Thursday’s game.
“I don’t think so. I think they’ve seen the documentary. They know it can happen,” he said.
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RAYS AND GUARDIANS TO PLAY ALCS GAME 3 IN AFTERNOON TO BEAT RAIN. NLCS GAME ALSO MOVED UP
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians have a common opponent with the American League Championship Series shifting to Progressive Field for the next three games.
Mother Nature.
Game 3 in the best-of-seven series Thursday was changed to a 1 p.m. ET start because of the threat of rain in Cleveland during the evening. Major League Baseball moved up the start time five hours Wednesday to keep the series on schedule.
It might not be the only time weather throws both teams a curveball, either. Friday’s forecast calls for rain all day.
Game 4 on Friday remains scheduled to start at 6 p.m., and the first pitch of Game 5 on Saturday is slated for 8 p.m.
The ALCS is tied 1-all after the Rays’ 3-1 victory at home Tuesday night. Cleveland took the opener 7-3 on Monday.
“I think MLB did the right thing. They felt likelier that we were going to get rain in the mid-to-late afternoon tomorrow. So let’s move the game up and try to bank as many dry innings as possible. Coming off an off day probably helps a little bit,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said Wednesday.
Tampa Bay flew into Cleveland after Tuesday night’s game. The Guardians elected to stay in Florida overnight before flying back Wednesday morning.
According to MLB Network, it will be the earliest start time for a League Championship Series game in the Eastern time zone since Game 5 of the 1988 NL Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets started at 12:20 p.m. at Shea Stadium.
There was a Monday matinee that year because Game 3 of the series was postponed due to rain, pushing everything back one day.
Tampa Bay will send right-hander Griffin Jax to the mound in Game 3. Jax (8-10, 3.52 ERA) struck out four and gave up one run in two innings of relief against the New York Yankees in Game 3 of their Division Series. It was his first relief appearance since April 21.
It will be Jax’s first postseason start. He also made four relief appearances with Minnesota during the 2023 postseason.
“It’s a big honor, one that I’ve been looking forward to for a really long time now that I’m in the rotation,” he said.
Jax — who has a six-pitch arsenal — ranked sixth among AL starters during the regular season with a 30.1% whiff rate. He said it helped watching how Rays starters Drew Rasmussen and Freddy Peralta approached the Guardians’ hitters during the first two games of the series.
“There’s definitely things I can watch and learn from the way Drew attacked them and then what Freddy did last night. So, a lot to watch and a lot that I’m going to go over some notes tonight, and stick to my game plan at the end of the day,” Jax said.
Jax will be tasked with trying to limit the second and third hitters in Cleveland’s lineup. José Ramírez has a .333 batting average during the postseason, including going 9 for 21 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the past five games.
Guardians rookie Chase DeLauter is 4 for 6 with a homer and two RBIs in the ALCS, and has a .346 batting average in the postseason.
Cleveland will go with Gavin Williams (14-8, 3.76 ERA), who led the American League in strikeouts this season. The right-hander tied a franchise postseason record with 12 strikeouts in Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Chicago White Sox in the deciding game of their ALDS.
Williams had a 1.54 ERA against the White Sox, allowing two runs and six hits with 24 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings. He also started Game 2 against Chicago and tossed an inning of relief in Game 4.
“They don’t strike out much. They’re going to put the ball in play. They’re going to put a lot of pressure on us. Just going to have to execute the best way I know how to,” Williams said about the Rays.
Jonny DeLuca is 4 for 8 with a home run during the ALCS and has a .333 batting average in the postseason.
Thursday’s NLCS start time also moved up
MLB also moved up the start of Game 4 of the NL Championship Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers for broadcast purposes. That game at Dodger Stadium will now start an hour earlier, at 5 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET). The Brewers lead that series 2-0.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 7: OHIO STATE-INDIANA AND NOTRE DAME-BYU AMONG SIX TOP 25 MATCHUPS
Week 7 of the college football season stacks up to be the best so far with six games pitting teams ranked in The Associated Press Top 25, including a top-five showdown and another in the top 10.
No. 4 Ohio State visits No. 5 Indiana in a meeting of the last two national champions. The winner of this Saturday matinee gains the inside track for a spot in the Big Ten championship game and also will get a bump in College Football Playoff seeding consideration.
At night, No. 2 Notre Dame plays at No. 8 BYU in the first top-10 game in LaVell Edwards Stadium history. This game has significant playoff implications because of its resume-boosting potential. Neither team has played a difficult schedule so far.
No. 16 Mississippi State goes to No. 22 LSU, and a Bulldogs win would all but douse LSU’s hopes of making the playoff in Lane Kiffin’s first season. No. 6 Alabama will be looking to bounce back from its home loss to now-No. 1 Georgia when it goes to No. 14 Tennessee.
The quarterback matchup is intriguing for No. 13 Missouri at No. 9 Mississippi. The Tigers’ Austin Simmons began last season as Mississippi’s starter and gave way to Trinidad Chambliss, who still holds the job in Oxford.
The other Top 25 game has No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 20 Houston in the Big 12. The Cowboys were horrid the last two years and now, with 91 newcomers and first-year coach Eric Morris, have become one of the feel-good stories of the season after losing to Tulsa and starting their current four-game win streak with an upset of Oregon.
Best game
No. 4 Ohio State (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) at No. 5 Indiana (6-0, 3-0), noon ET (Fox)
The Buckeyes have won four straight since their fourth-quarter meltdown at Texas. The defending national champion Hoosiers have won 22 straight after their fourth-quarter rally to win at Nebraska.
Ohio State was the reigning national champion and ranked No. 1 the last time the teams met. That was the Big Ten championship game last year, and Indiana’s 13-10 win was its first in 31 games in the series and it ended the Buckeyes’ 16-game win streak.
Lots of eyeballs will be on three of the best receivers in the country. Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith has put up prodigious numbers, and Indiana has the nation’s top tandem in Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh.
Heisman Trophy watch
Preseason Heisman favorite CJ Carr of No. 2 Notre Dame has done nothing to hurt his candidacy through six games. He has 16 touchdown passes against one interception and is averaging 229 yards passing per game on 70% accuracy.
The problem is he’s played a middling schedule, and he has slipped behind Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith and Miami QB Darian Mensah, at least in the wagering markets. Both have put up phenomenal numbers. Carr has an opportunity to make a statement going against BYU’s top-10 defense.
BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier has had to carry a heavier load since star RB LJ Martin got hurt against TCU on Oct. 3. Bachmeier passed for 329 yards and ran for 109 yards last week against Iowa State and is starting to enter the Heisman conversation. Like Carr, he gets the big stage, except Bachmeier will be going against what on paper is an even better defense.
Numbers to know
4 — Kicks or punts Vanderbilt has had blocked, most in the nation, after having none blocked the previous two seasons.
10 — Oregon State freshman Jesse Legree’s nation-leading receptions of 30-plus yards.
18 — Pittsburgh’s interceptions returned for touchdowns since 2020, most in the nation.
23 — Nebraska has held each of its first six opponents to this many points or fewer for the first time since 2010.
47.8% — Utah opponent pass completion rate, on track to be the lowest by a team since 2016.
106 — UTEP’s consecutive games since 2017 without its defense returning an interception for a touchdown, the longest streak in the country.
Under the radar
Northwestern (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) at Michigan State (2-4, 0-3), noon ET (Peacock)
It’s the Pat Fitzgerald Bowl. Fitzgerald bled Northwestern purple as a two-time consensus All-America linebacker during the halcyon days of the mid 1990s and for 17 as the program’s longest-tenured head coach.
He was fired shortly before fall camp opened in 2023 amid a hazing scandal. He filed a $130 million wrongful termination lawsuit, and the two sides settled last summer with Northwestern acknowledging it could not establish Fitzgerald was told by players about the hazing or that he directed or condoned it.
Fitzgerald restarted his college coaching career in December when Michigan State hired him. David Braun, who joined the Northwestern staff as defensive coordinator seven months before Fitzgerald’s firing, is now head coach and has the Wildcats out to their best start in six years.
Hot seat
Rutgers’ Greg Schiano was listed here five weeks ago on the heels of an embarrassing 37-21 season-opening home loss to UMass. Maryland’s Mike Locksley was here two weeks ago after a 51-point home loss to UCLA. Things haven’t gotten better for either team. The Scarlet Knights’ only win during a 1-4 start was against Howard. The Terrapins are 2-4 with wins over Hampton and UConn.
Locksley is the only coach on a hotter seat than Schiano, according to rankings by CoachesHotSeat.com and a host of other observers. Neither athletic department wants to pay a buyout and do a coaching search, but it appears imminent for one and probably both. Locksley would be owed $9.7 million and Schiano about $18 million, according to media reports.
Rutgers visits Maryland on Saturday. May the best coach win.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS: OHIO STATE’S RYAN DAY IS AN OLD HAND WHEN IT COMES TO TOP-FIVE MATCHUPS
Ohio State coach Ryan Day should be getting used to these top-five matchups by now.
The No. 4 Buckeyes’ game at No. 5 Indiana on Saturday will be Day’s second top-five matchup this season and 13th since he took over as Urban Meyer’s successor in 2019. Only Georgia’s Kirby Smart has coached in more of these games over that span (14).
Indiana is still new to this. This weekend’s Big Ten showdown will be the first top-five matchup ever played at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington.
It will, however, be the Hoosiers’ fourth such game overall, and third against the Buckeyes, since coach Curt Cignetti began his incredible run in 2024. The first was a 38-15 road loss to the Buckeyes in his debut season. Last season, the Hoosiers beat Ohio State 13-10 in the Big Ten championship game and then Oregon 56-22 in a College Football Playoff semifinal.
Day is 5-8 in top-five matchups, according to Sportradar. He likely believes he should be 6-7 after his team blew a 20-point, fourth-quarter lead in a 24-23 loss to Texas last month. Eight of the 13 games were decided by seven points or less, including all four of the true road games.
The picks, with rankings and betting lines. All games are on Saturday:
Auburn at No. 1 Georgia (minus 20 1/2)
The Tigers have lost nine straight in Athens and haven’t beaten the Bulldogs anywhere since 2017. Georgia packs too powerful a punch, especially against Auburn’s shaky offensive line.
Pick: Georgia 42-21.
No. 2 Notre Dame (minus 10) at No. 8 BYU
BYU QB Bear Bachmeier has put the offense on his back since RB LJ Martin got injured. That will be too much for Bear to bear against the nation’s No. 1 defense.
Pick: Notre Dame 26-14.
Florida State at No. 3 Miami (minus 21)
The Seminoles surrendered 35 straight points against Louisville last week, and they don’t have enough to slow the roll of Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney and the rest of the Hurricanes.
Pick: Miami 44-19.
No. 4 Ohio State (minus 3 1/2) at No. 5 Indiana
The Buckeyes have been hankering for this one since the Hoosiers beat them in the Big Ten championship game on the way to the program’s first national championship. Indiana has lived on the edge against good teams, and this is where its 22-game win streak ends.
Pick: Ohio State 24-20.
No. 6 Alabama (minus 8 1/2) at No. 14 Tennessee
Was Tennessee QB Faizon Brandon injured or benched, and will he or George MacIntyre start against the Crimson Tide? Stay tuned.
Pick: Alabama 28-14.
Florida (plus 10 1/2) at No. 7 Texas
The Longhorns should have plenty of reasons to be motivated. There’s last week’s loss to Oklahoma, which bounced them from No. 1 in the rankings, and there is last year’s season-ruining loss at the Swamp.
Pick: Texas 26-17.
Arizona State at No. 10 Texas Tech (minus 14 1/2)
Texas Tech RB Quinten Joyner figures to get more work with the injured Cameron Dickey out. The Sun Devils upset Tech in Tempe last year.
Pick: Texas Tech 31-14.
No. 11 Utah (minus 15 1/2) at Colorado
Utah is on a roll. RB Wayshawn Parker is averaging better than 10 yards per carry over his last two games, and QB Devon Dampier led three straight long second-half TD drives to blow out Kansas.
Pick: Utah 35-10.
Wisconsin (plus 2 1/2) at No. 12 UCLA
The Bruins will be without injured QB Nico Iamaleava, and they’ll be going against the toughest defense they’ve seen so far.
Pick: Wisconsin 23-20.
No. 13 Missouri (plus 6) at No. 9 Mississippi
Much will be made of the Austin Simmons-Trinidad Chambliss storyline, but here’s the key matchup: Missouri RB Jamal Roberts, coming off back-to-back 200-yard rushing games, vs. the SEC’s worst run defense.
Pick: Missouri 33-28.
No. 15 Kentucky (plus 7) at Oklahoma
The Sooners hope to use their Red River Rivalry upset of Texas as a springboard, but it’s hard to pick against Will Stein and the Wildcats right now.
Pick: Kentucky 27-24.
No. 16 Mississippi State at No. 22 LSU (minus 14)
A healthy Kamario Taylor is the Bulldogs’ best chance for an upset. Taylor’s status is uncertain after he left the Oct. 3 game against Alabama with a foot injury.
Pick: LSU 31-14.
No. 18 Oklahoma State (plus 4 1/2) at No. 20 Houston
It’s Drew Mestemaker vs. Conner Weigman. An old-fashioned shootout is a possibility in the first Top 25 matchup hosted by Houston since 1990.
Pick: Oklahoma State 45-42.
No. 21 Wake Forest (minus 9 1/2) at California
Wake Forest heads to the West Coast with its first ranking since 2022. Demon Deacons QB Gio Lopez has had a hand in nine touchdowns the last two games.
Pick: Wake Forest 36-24.
Virginia (plus 9 1/2) at No. 24 SMU
Kevin Jennings is capable of causing all kinds of problems for Virginia’s defense, which struggles against quarterbacks who can throw on the run and take off if protection breaks down.
Pick: SMU 29-21.
Bye weeks: No. 17 Iowa, No. 19 Southern California, No. 23 Boise State.
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BIG 12 HAS TWO SIGNIFICANT TOP 25 MATCHUPS: BYU HOSTS NOTRE DAME AND OKLAHOMA STATE IS AT HOUSTON
Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference:
Game of the week
No. 2 Notre Dame (6-0) at No. 8 BYU (5-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
It won’t count in the Big 12 standings, but this midseason matchup of undefeated teams, and the first two teams left out of the College Football Playoff last season, could have huge implications when this year’s 12-team CFP field is set in December.
BYU is hosting a top-10 game at LaVell Edwards Stadium for the first time. The Cougars are again without standout running back LJ Martin because of a lower-body injury. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier threw for 329 yards and ran for 109 last week to beat Iowa State.
The Cougars were the Big 12 runner-up last season, when both their losses were to Texas Tech. Notre Dame has a 16-game winning streak and wants to leave no doubt about making the playoff this season. The Fighting Irish won 10 in a row last year after an 0-2 start with losses to top-16 teams by a combined four points.
The undercard
No. 18 Oklahoma State (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) at No. 20 Houston (5-1, 2-1), Saturday, 7:30 p.,m. ET (FOX)
The Cowboys didn’t win a Big 12 game in each of the past two seasons. They are now the league’s biggest surprise in coach Eric Morris’ debut. With Drew Mestemaker, the Big 12 passing leader after coming with his coach from North Texas, they have a four-game winning streak and scored at least 40 points in three consecutive games for the first time since 2018.
Houston, which has won three in a row, is hosting its first Top 25 matchup since 2015. A 10-win team last year, the Cougars have only 19 transfers for coach Willie Fritz in his third season.
Impact players
— Utah quarterback Devon Dampier has completed 71.8% of his passes (94 of 131) for 1,134 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is 14-2 as the starter for the No. 11 Utes (5-0, 2-0), who have an FBS-best streak of 11 games with at least 30 points. They play at Colorado (2-3, 0-2).
— Houston tight end Patrick Overmyer tied an NCAA single-game record for TD catches by a TE with four at Kansas State last week. The 6-foot-5 Texas native’s six TDs are the most nationally by a TE, and his 399 yards receiving rank second.
These instate rivals have been around for a long, long time
Two of the Big 12’s four protected annual rivalry games will be played Saturday.
Baylor (4-1, 2-0) hosts TCU (2-3, 0-3) in the 122nd edition of Revivalry, the most-played game in Texas and a series that began with a scoreless tie in 1899. The Sunflower Showdown between Kansas State (3-2, 0-2) and Kansas (2-3, 0-2) is being played for the 116th year in a row.
The other protected rivalry games are Arizona-Arizona State and BYU-Utah.
Inside the numbers
The Big 12 has five teams ranked in the top 20 in October for the first time since 2014. … West Virginia (3-3, 0-3) has played three consecutive games in which the teams combined for 1,000 yards of offense. The Mountaineers lead all non-service academy schools in rushing at 295.5 yards per game, but have the P4’s worst pass defense allowing 297 a game. They host Cincinnati (4-1, 1-1) … No. 10 Texas Tech (5-0, 2-0) and Arizona State (3-2, 2-1), who play Saturday in Lubbock, have split their two Big 12 meetings. The home team won both, but the loser went on to win the conference championship, the Red Raiders last year after the Sun Devils in 2024.
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LOADED BIG TEN SCHEDULE INCLUDES AN OHIO STATE-INDIANA MATCHUP OF THE LAST TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Things to watch this weekend in the Big Ten:
Game of the week
No. 4 Ohio State (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) at No. 5 Indiana (6-0, 3-0), Saturday, noon ET (Fox)
The first matchup ever between top-five teams at Indiana’s Memorial Stadium features the winners of the last two national championships. Defending national champion Indiana rallied from a 17-6, fourth-quarter deficit to win 20-17 at Nebraska last week.
This is a rematch of last year’s Big Ten championship game that Indiana won 13-10, snapping a 30-game skid in the series. Indiana has won its last 22 games, the longest such streak for any Bowl Subdivision team since Georgia won 29 straight from 2021-23.
Ohio State is a 3 ½-point favorite. The Buckeyes have beaten their last four opponents by an average of 31.3 points since losing 24-23 at then-No. 4 Texas.
The undercard
Wisconsin (4-1, 2-0) at No. 12 UCLA (5-0, 3-0), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
UCLA tries to remain unbeaten in its first full game since losing quarterback Nico Iamaleava to a knee injury. The Bruins will face a stout defense from the Badgers, who have won four straight games since the season-opening loss to Notre Dame.
No. 25 Northwestern (4-1, 1-1) at Michigan State (2-4, 0-3), Saturday, noon ET (Peacock)
Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald returns to his alma mater. Fitzgerald coached Northwestern to a 110-101 record from 2006-22 before a bitter exit. This also marks a homecoming of sorts for former Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles, who has thrown nine touchdown passes without an interception at Northwestern this season.
Impact players
— UCLA RB Wayne Knight is the first Bruin to have at least one rushing touchdown in each of a season’s first five games since Maurice Jones-Drew in 2005. Knight ran for 103 yards and a touchdown against Oregon.
— Purdue RB Fame Ijeboi, who transferred from Minnesota, rushed for 195 yards and three touchdowns in the Boilermakers’ 41-13 blowout of his former team. According to Pro Football Focus, Ijeboi has forced 43 missed tackles to lead all FBS players.
— Indiana DL Tobi Osunsanmi has recorded a sack in five straight games.
— Penn State LB Tony Rojas is one of only nine Big Ten linebackers since 1956 to combine at least 22 career tackles for loss and six interceptions.
Inside the numbers
Indiana hasn’t posted a negative turnover margin in 30 straight games, the longest such streak for any FBS team since at least 1995. … The crowd of 114,419 for No. 19 Southern California’s 31-23 victory at Penn State was the fourth-largest attendance for any college football regular-season game in history. … Northwestern is in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2020. … Ohio State enters Saturday’s game at Indiana owning a 29-4 road record since Ryan Day’s coaching tenure began in 2019. That matches Louisiana-Lafayette and Boise State for the highest total of road wins during that stretch. … No. 17 Iowa allowed limited Washington to minus-3 yards rushing in the Hawkeyes’ 41-24 triumph last week. It was the second time in coach Kirk Ferentz’s 28-year tenure that Iowa held an opponent to negative rushing yards. Kent State had minus-13 yards rushing in a 39-7 loss to Iowa in 2004.
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NO. 3 MIAMI HOSTS FLORIDA STATE, NO. 21 WAKE FOREST VISITS CAL TO HIGHLIGHT ACC GAME SLATE
Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference:
Game of the week
Florida State (3-3, 1-2 ACC) at No. 3 Miami (5-0, 3-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
The third-ranked Hurricanes are red hot while the Seminoles are struggling. Miami is a whopping 21 1/2-point favorite.
The Hurricanes throttled Clemson 41-13 on the road before the bye week and haven’t really been challenged much this season as they looked to return to college football’s national championship game. With Darian Mensah at quarterback, Miami ranks first in the nation in offense (554.8 yards) and scoring (49.6 points) per game.
Florida State is looking to rebound from a 44-20 loss to Louisville last weekend.
The undercard
No. 21 Wake Forest (5-1, 3-1) at California (3-3, 2-1), Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Wake Forest cracked the Top 25 rankings this week and looks to retain sole possession of second place in the league. The Demon Deacons have won three straight after beating North Carolina State 38-14 last week behind 303 yards passing and three touchdowns from Gio Lopez. Cal is one win behind Wake Forest in the standings after a 25-20 come-from-behind win over Virginia Tech.
North Carolina (3-2, 1-1) at Duke (4-1, 1-1), Saturday, 3:30 p.m ET (ESPN2)
Bill Belichick got his first win against a Top 25 opponent last week when his Tar Heels defeated then-No. 25 Pitt 21-17. Now the Tar Heels head over to Durham to face rival Duke. The Blue Devils should be plenty motivated as they look to rebound from a 28-25 loss at Georgia Tech.
Impact players
— Louisville RB Isaac Brown. The junior rushed for a career-high 235 yards on just 17 carries, scoring touchdowns from 97 and 68 yards in Louisville’s win over Florida State. He also returned a kickoff 71 yards to finish with 313 all-purpose yards.
— Cal QB Jackson Brousseau. The Colorado State transfer threw for 321 yards and one touchdown last week as Cal rallied to beat Virginia Tech. After trailing the Hokies for nearly the entire game, Brousseau led a six-play, 75-yard drive to give Cal the lead. Brousseau was declared the starter after Jeron-Keawe Sagapolutele was ruled out before the game with a concussion.
— North Carolina QB Billy Edwards Jr., who overcame two interceptions and some bad decisions by throwing a 75-yard touchdown pass to Shamar Easter in the second half to help UNC knock off Pitt on the road. Edwards completed 18 of 26 passes for 249 yards with two touchdowns.
Inside the numbers
Wake Forest QB Gio Lopez has accounted for 19 touchdowns this season, including 13 through the air. … Wake Forest’s Jack Foley’s 156 yards receiving yards were 30 more than any other ACC wide receiver recorded in Week 6…. North Carolina DL Xavier Lewis tallied a career-high 10 tackles in the win over Pitt. … Virginia Tech’s Ethan Grukenmeyer leads the ACC with 1,734 yards passing and has 12 TD passes with just two interceptions.. … Virginia P Daniel Sparks averaged 52.2 yards on six punts against Syracuse, including a long of 72 yards. He now has an ACC-leading 15 punts downed inside the 20. … The other conference matchups on Saturday include Pitt at Boston College, Virginia at SMU, Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech and Louisville at Syracuse.
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR WEEK 6
Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 6 of the 2026 NFL season, including:
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Brock Purdy
- QB Jalen Hurts
- RB Alvin Kamara
- RB Derrick Henry
- WR Puka Nacua
- WR Malik Nabers
- WR Davante Adams
- TE Travis Kelce
- TE Trey McBride
JOSH ALLEN
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 87 rushing touchdowns, the most by a quarterback in NFL history, and 4,960 rushing yards since entering the NFL in 2018.
With a rushing touchdown on Sunday at Las Vegas (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Allen – who has a rushing touchdown in each of the first five weeks this season – can join Justin Fields (2022 with Chicago) as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era with a rushing touchdown in six consecutive games.
Additionally, with 40 rushing yards, Allen can join Lamar Jackson (6,666 rushing yards, entering Week 6), Michael Vick (6,109), Cam Newton (5,628) and Russell Wilson (5,568) as the only quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 5,000 rushing yards.
The quarterbacks with at least 5,000 rushing yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RUSHING YARDS |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore | 6,666* |
| Michael Vick | Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York Jets, Pittsburgh | 6,109 |
| Cam Newton | Carolina, New England | 5,628 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle, Denver, Pittsburgh, New York Giants | 5,568 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 4,960* |
| *entering Week 6 |
BROCK PURDY
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy leads the NFL with 13 touchdown passes in 2026.
Purdy has multiple touchdown passes and a passer rating of 90-or-higher in all five of his games this season and can become the only player in NFL history within their first five career seasons to record multiple touchdown passes and a passer rating of 90-or-higher in their team’s first six games of a season.
JALEN HURTS
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts ranks third among quarterbacks in NFL history with 64 rushing touchdowns.
With a rushing touchdown against Carolina on Sunday (1 p.m. ET, CBS), Hurts, who has appeared in 98 career games, can tie Cam Newton (45 games) for the second-most games with a rushing touchdown by a quarterback in their first 100 games in NFL history, trailing only Josh Allen (46).
The quarterbacks with the most games with a rushing touchdown in their first 100 games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 46 |
| Cam Newton | Carolina | 45 |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia | 44* |
| *in 98 games | ||
ALVIN KAMARA
New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara ranks third in the NFL with 12,325 scrimmage yards (7,336 rushing, 4,989 receiving) since entering the league in 2017.
In Week 6 at the New York Giants (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Kamara can become the sixth player in NFL history with at least 5,000 career rushing yards and 5,000 career receiving yards.
The players with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RUSHING YARDS | RECEIVING YARDS |
| Marcus Allen HOF | L.A. Raiders, Kansas City | 12,243 | 5,411 |
| Tiki Barber | N.Y. Giants | 10,449 | 5,183 |
| Marshall Faulk HOF | Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams | 12,279 | 6,875 |
| Christian McCaffrey* | Carolina, San Francisco | 7,875 | 5,527 |
| Lenny Moore HOF | Baltimore Colts | 5,174 | 6,039 |
| Alvin Kamara* | New Orleans | 7,336 | 4,989 |
| *entering Week 6 | |||
DERRICK HENRY
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 135 scrimmage touchdowns (129 rushing, six receiving) since entering the league in 2016.
With at least two touchdowns on Sunday at Cleveland (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Henry, who has 37 career games with multiple touchdowns, can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (37 games) for the fourth-most games with multiple touchdowns in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (46), LaDainian Tomlinson (44) and Emmitt Smith (39).
Additionally, Henry – with a touchdown in Week 6 – can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (136 touchdowns) for the fourth-most touchdowns by a running back in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (175), LaDainian Tomlinson (162) and Marcus Allen (145).
Henry, who has eight scrimmage touchdowns this season, can become the third player in NFL history with at least 10 scrimmage touchdowns in nine consecutive seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (10 consecutive seasons from 1986-95) and LaDainian Tomlinson (nine from 2001-09).
PUKA NACUA
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, who had a career-high 17 receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown last week, ranks fifth in the NFL with 344 receptions since entering the league in 2023.
With at least three receptions on Sunday against Arizona (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), Nacua, who has appeared in 47 career games, can surpass Michael Thomas (346 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in their first 50 career games in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions through their first 50 games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RECEPTIONS |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 346 |
| Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | 344* |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | New York Giants | 337 |
| *in 47 career games | ||
Nacua has 20 career games with at least 100 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2023 and with his next 100-yard performance, can surpass A.J. Green (20 games) for the third-most games with at least 100 receiving yards by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history. Only Justin Jefferson (29 games) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss (23) have more.
The players with the most games with at least 100 receiving yards in their first four seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 29 |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota | 23 |
| A.J. Green | Cincinnati | 20 |
| Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | 20* |
| *in fourth season | ||
MALIK NABERS
New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers has 156 receptions for 1,804 yards and 11 touchdowns in 24 career games since entering the NFL in 2024.
With at least four receptions on Sunday against New Orleans (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Nabers can surpass Puka Nacua (159 receptions) for the second-most receptions by a player in his first 25 career games in NFL history. Only Odell Beckham Jr. (176 receptions) has more.
The players with the most receptions through their first 25 career games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RECEPTIONS |
| Odell Beckham Jr. | New York Giants | 176 |
| Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | 159 |
| Brock Bowers | Las Vegas | 157 |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 157 |
| Malik Nabers | New York Giants | 156* |
| *in 24 games | ||
DAVANTE ADAMS
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams leads all wide receivers with 1,044 receptions and 121 touchdown receptions and ranks second with 13,074 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2014.
With a touchdown reception on Sunday against Arizona (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), Adams can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald (121 touchdown receptions) for the sixth-most touchdown receptions in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (197), Randy Moss (156), Terrell Owens (153), Cris Carter (130) and Marvin Harrison (128).
The players with the most touchdown receptions in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | REC. TDs |
| Jerry Rice HOF | San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle | 197 |
| Randy Moss HOF | Minnesota, Oakland, New England, Tennessee, San Francisco | 156 |
| Terrell Owens HOF | San Francisco, Philadelphia, Dallas, Buffalo, Cincinnati | 153 |
| Cris Carter HOF | Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami | 130 |
| Marvin Harrison HOF | Indianapolis | 128 |
| Larry Fitzgerald HOF | Arizona | 121 |
| Davante Adams | Green Bay, Las Vegas, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams | 121* |
| *entering Week 6 | ||
Additionally, with a touchdown in Week 6, Adams, who has 10 consecutive seasons with at least five touchdown receptions, can join Pro Football Hall of Famers Tim Brown (11 consecutive seasons), Cris Carter (11), Marvin Harrison (11), Don Hutson (11), Terrell Owens (11) and Jerry Rice (11) as the only players in NFL history with 11 consecutive seasons with at least five touchdown receptions.
TRAVIS KELCE
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce leads the NFL with 1,096 receptions, ranks third with 13,248 receiving yards and fourth with 84 touchdown receptions since entering the NFL in 2013.
With 88 receiving yards on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS), Kelce – who has 15,326 receiving yards, including the postseason – can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (15,413 receiving yards) for the most receiving yards by a tight end, including the postseason, in NFL history.
With seven receptions on Sunday, Kelce can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison (1,102 receptions) for the fifth-most regular season receptions in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (1,549), Larry Fitzgerald (1,432) and Tony Gonzalez (1,325) as well as Jason Witten (1,228).
The players with the most regular season receptions in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RECEPTIONS |
| Jerry Rice HOF | San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle | 1,549 |
| Larry Fitzgerald HOF | Arizona | 1,432 |
| Tony Gonzalez HOF | Kansas City, Atlanta | 1,325 |
| Jason Witten | Dallas, Las Vegas | 1,228 |
| Marvin Harrison HOF | Indianapolis | 1,102 |
| Cris Carter HOF | Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami | 1,101 |
| Travis Kelce | Kansas City | 1,096* |
| *entering Week 6 | ||
TREY MCBRIDE
Arizona tight end Trey McBride ranks second among tight ends with 389 receptions and third with 3,783 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2022.
With seven receptions on Sunday at the Los Angeles Rams (4:05 p.m. ET, FOX), McBride can become the first player in NFL history with at least seven receptions in each of his team’s first six games of a season and can join Travis Kelce (2020) as the only tight ends all-time with at least seven receptions in eight consecutive games.
Additionally, McBride – who has nine career games with at least 10 receptions – can join Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (15 games), Travis Kelce (12, entering Week 6), Zach Ertz (12, entering Week 6) and Jason Witten (11) as the only tight ends in NFL history with at least 10 career games of 10-or-more receptions.
The tight ends with the most career games with at least 10 receptions in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Tony Gonzalez HOF | Kansas City, Atlanta | 15 |
| Zach Ertz | Philadelphia, Arizona, Washington | 12* |
| Travis Kelce | Kansas City | 12* |
| Jason Witten | Dallas | 11 |
| Trey McBride | Arizona | 9* |
| *entering Week 6 | ||
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AFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Warren, New York Jets EDGE David Bailey and Buffalo Bills linebacker Greg Rousseau are the AFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 5 (October 8, 11-12).
OFFENSE: RB JAYLEN WARREN, PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Warren recorded a career-high 188 scrimmage yards (101 rushing, 87 receiving) and had two scrimmage touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in Pittsburgh’s 34-22 win against Indianapolis. His 188 scrimmage yards were the most in the AFC in Week 5. Warren, with an 80-yard touchdown reception and 50-yard touchdown run, became the sixth player in NFL history and first in 40 seasons with a receiving touchdown of 80-or-more yards and a rushing touchdown of 50-or-more yards in the same game, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (Sept. 15, 1963) and Gale Sayers (Dec. 12, 1965) as well as Harmon Wages (Dec. 7, 1969), Herschel Walker (Dec. 14, 1986) and Delvin Williams (Nov. 7, 1976).
This is Warren’s first Player of the Week Award. He is the first Steelers player to be named Offensive Player of the Week since Ben Roethlisberger (Week 10, 2020) and the first Steelers running back to earn the honor since James Conner (Week 8, 2019).
Warren becomes the fourth former Oklahoma State running back to win Offensive Player of the Week, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Barry Sanders (11-time winner) and Thurman Thomas (five) as well as Chuba Hubbard (Week 16, 2024).
DEFENSE: EDGE DAVID BAILEY, NEW YORK JETS
Bailey recorded seven tackles and three sacks in the New York Jets’ 17-12 win against Cleveland. He is the first rookie since Jaelan Phillips (Week 12, 2021) with three sacks and three tackles for loss in a single game. Bailey is the third player in the last 24 seasons (2003-26) to record three sacks in a game within his first five career games, joining Aidan Hutchinson (three sacks on Sept. 18, 2022, with Detroit) and Elvis Dumervil (three sacks on Oct. 22, 2006, with Denver).
This is Bailey’s first Player of the Week award. He becomes the first Jets player to win Defensive Player of the Week since Jordan Whitehead (Week 1, 2023) and the fourth Jets rookie to earn the honor, joining Russell Carter (Week 15, 1984), Sauce Gardner (Week 7, 2022) and Dee Milliner (Week 17, 2013).
Bailey is the fifth former Texas Tech player to be named Defensive Player of the Week, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Zach Thomas (three-time winner), Jordyn Brooks (two), Marcus Coleman (Week 10, 1999) and Curtis Jordan (Week 8, 1985). He joins Byron Hanspard (Week 15, 1997) and Wes Welker (Week 5, 2004) as the only former Texas Tech players to win a Player of the Week award as a rookie.
SPECIAL TEAMS: LB GREG ROUSSEAU, BUFFALO BILLS
With under five minutes to play in Buffalo’s 37-34 overtime win at the Los Angeles Rams, Rousseau blocked a 48-yard field goal attempt that would have been the game-winning score. The Bills kicked the game-winning field goal five plays later. It marked the first blocked field goal in overtime that led to a win since the 2015 season and the fourth-latest blocked field goal in overtime since 1974.
This is Rousseau’s third Player of the Week award and first on special teams. He becomes the fourth Bills defensive player to earn the honor and the first since Leodis McKelvin (Week 11, 2012).
2021: Week 5 (Defense)
2024: Week 1 (Defense)
2026: Week 5 (Special Teams)
Rousseau joins Jesse Armstead (Week 11, 1993) as the only former University of Miami (Fla.) linebackers to win a Special Teams Player of the Week award.
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NFC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, Minnesota Vikings cornerback Byron Murphy and San Francisco 49ers punter Corliss Waitman are the NFC Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played in Week 5 (October 8, 11-12).
OFFENSE: RB JAHMYR GIBBS, DETROIT LIONS
Gibbs led the NFL in scrimmage yards (207), ranked second in rushing yards (151) and scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in Detroit’s 45-21 win at Arizona in Week 5, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (57 scrimmage touchdowns) for the most scrimmage touchdowns by a player under the age of 25 in NFL history. Gibbs also joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Brown (1958 and 1963 with Cleveland), Eric Dickerson (1983 with the L.A Rams) and Emmitt Smith (1995 with Dallas) as well as Priest Holmes (2002 with Kansas City) as the only running backs all-time with at least 700 scrimmage yards and nine scrimmage touchdowns in his team’s first five games of a season.
This is Gibbs’ fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders (11-time winner) as the only Lions running backs in franchise history to win the award four times.
2024: Week 18
2025: Weeks 10 and 12
2026: Week 5
Gibbs is the third former Alabama running back to earn four Offensive Player of the Week awards, joining Derrick Henry (10-time winner with Tennessee and Baltimore) and Shaun Alexander (seven-time winner with Seattle).
DEFENSE: CB BYRON MURPHY, MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Murphy recorded three tackles, two interceptions and a tackle for loss in the Vikings’ 23-13 win at New Orleans as Minnesota allowed fewer than 100 passing yards for the second-consecutive week.
This is Murphy’s second-career Defensive Player of the Week award (Week 3, 2021 with Arizona). He is the 10th Vikings cornerback to win the award and the first since Isaiah Rodgers (Week 3, 2025).
Murphy is the second former Washington cornerback to win multiple Defensive Player of the Week awards, joining Marcus Peters (three-time winner with Kansas City).
SPECIAL TEAMS: P CORLISS WAITMAN, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Waitman recorded five punts for 216 yards (43.2 avg.) with all five punts landing inside the 20-yard line, including three inside the 10-yard line in San Francisco’s 32-29 win at Seattle. His five punts inside the 20-yard line and three punts inside the 10-yard line are tied for the most in a single game this season.
This is Waitman’s second-career Player of the Week award (Week 3, 2022 with Denver). He becomes the fourth 49ers punter to win Special Teams Player of the Week, joining Andy Lee (three-time winner), Mitch Wishnowsky (two-time winner) and Bradley Pinion (Week 9, 2018).
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SEAHAWKS’ DRAKE THOMAS, BRONCOS’ PAT SURTAIN II OUT FOR THURSDAY GAME
Linebacker Drake Thomas is among three Seahawks who will be sidelined Thursday when Seattle plays a road game against the Denver Broncos.
Thomas, who sustained an ankle injury last week during the Seahawks’ 32-29 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, was officially listed as “out” on the team’s Wednesday injury report.
Seattle will also play without running back Zach Charbonnet, who has yet to return from offseason knee surgery, and reserve linebacker Chazz Surratt, who has a calf ailment that will cost him a third consecutive game.
Meanwhile, the Broncos ruled out two players for Thursday, cornerback Pat Surtain II and safety Talanoa Hufanga, both because of ankle injuries. Adding to the team’s secondary woes, cornerback Riley Moss was limited in practice all week due to a rib ailment and is listed as questionable.
Tyrice Knight will step in to start for the Seahawks in Thomas’ place.
“We’re confident he’ll play great, and the standard stays the same on defense,” Seattle coach Mike Macdonald said of Knight. “I know he’s excited for the opportunity, and we’re excited to see him play.”
Regarding Charbonnet, Macdonald said, “He looks tremendous. Working through it on how we’re going to handle the situation (in terms of deciding when he comes off physically unable to perform list). Right now, our focus is on playing a game. He’s not playing in this game. He’s going to be cheering us on and then we’ll move forward.
“We’re not even at nine months (since Charbonnet’s left ACL operation). … It’s remarkable that we’re having this conversation.”
The good news for the Seahawks is that wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and defensive tackle Leonard Williams are both set to play despite ankle issues that limited them in practice this week.
“Those guys, they’re ready to play,” Macdonald said of Smith-Njigba and Williams. “Looked good.”
Surtain, a two-time first-team All-Pro, will miss his second consecutive game. Moss also sat out Sunday, when the Broncos earned a 23-17 road victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, a game in which Hufanga was injured.
The Seahawks (3-2) sit in second place in the NFC West behind the 49ers (5-0). The Broncos (3-2) share second in the AFC West with the Las Vegas Raiders (3-2), both looking up at the Kansas City Chiefs (4-0).
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THURSDAY NFL GAME CAPSULE: SEATTLE (3-2) AT DENVER (3-2)
Regular Season: DEN leads series, 35-21 (DEN won 3 of past 4)
Last reg. season meeting: 9/8/24: DEN 20 at SEA 26
SEATTLE NOTES:
QB SAM DARNOLD passed for 195 yards & TD in Week 5. Aims for 4th in row with TD pass. Had TD pass in last game vs. Den. (11/27/22 w/ Car.). Has 240+ pass yards & TD pass in 2 of his past 3 in primetime on road. • RB EMANUEL WILSON had 72 scrimmage yards & rush TD in Week 5. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with TD. • WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA led team with 5 receptions for 102 yards & TD catch in Week 5, 4th player in NFL history with 100+ rec. yards & TD reception in 4 of his team’s 1st 5 games of a season (HOFers Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsh, Randy Moss & Jerry Rice). Ranks 1st with 583 rec. yards this season & 5th with 4,134 rec. yards since 2023. Aims for 3rd in row in primetime with 75+ rec. yards. • LB ERNEST JONES led team with 9 tackles & had sack & PD in Week 5, his 5th consecutive game with 8+ tackles, longest active streak this season. Aims for 4th in row with PD. Has 12+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. • LB DRAKE THOMAS had 5 tackles & FF in Week 5. Has 9+ tackles in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. • LB DEMARCUS LAWRENCE has TFL in 2 of his past 3. • DT BYRON MURPHY had 6 tackles & 2 sacks in Week 5. Has 6+ tackles in 2 of his past 3. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. • DT LEONARD WILLIAMS aims for 4th in row on road on TNF with sack. • CB DEVON WITHERSPOON had TFL & PD last week. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Had 7 tackles & PD in last meeting. • CB JOSH JOBE had FR in Week 5. Aims for 4th in row in primetime with PD. • S JULIAN LOVE had 6 tackles & PD in Week 5. Aims for 5th in row with PD. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Has 12 tackles, TFL, FF & INT in last meeting. Has 6+ tackles in 3 of his past 4 in primetime. • S NICK EMMANWORI aims for 3rd in row in primetime with 7+ tackles. Has TFL in 2 of his past 3 in primetime.
BRONCOS NOTES:
QB BO NIX has 16-3 record at home with 43 TDs (37 pass, 6 rush). Is 1 of 4 QBs since 1970 (Justin Herbert, Dak Prescott & Matt Ryan) with 13+ GW drives in 4th Qtr. or OT (13) in 1st 3 seasons. Is 3-1 in 4 career TNF starts. Has TD pass in 8 straight primetime games. Made NFL debut & 1st career start at Sea. (9/8/24). • RB J.K. DOBBINS rushed for 68 yards & 1st TD of season last week, his 26thcareer rush TD. Aims for his 4th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 7 of his past 8 primetime games. • RB RJ HARVEY is 1 of 3 AFC RBs (Chase Brown & Ashton Jeanty) with 20+ catches (20) in 2026. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 1st rec. TD of season last week, his 40thcareer TD catch. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE has 4+ catches in 5 of his 6 career Thursday games. • TE EVAN ENGRAM led team with 55 rec. yards last week. • LB ALEX SINGLETON ranks 2nd in NFL with 54 tackles in 2026. Had 9 tackles, TFL & INT in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • LB NIK BONITTO had career-high 3 TFL & 2 sacks in Week 5, his 8th career game with 2+ sacks. Has 40 career sacks. Aims for his 5th in row at home in primetime with sack. • LB JUSTIN STRNAD aims for his 4th in row at home with TFL. • LB QUE ROBINSON had 1st-career FR last week. • DL ZACH ALLEN had 36th-career sack & 2nd-career FF last week. Aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with sack. • DT D.J. JONES had 1st sack of season & 7th-career FF last week. • DT MALCOLM ROACH is 1 of 3 DL with 3+ TFL (3) & 3+ PD (3) in 2026. • CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had 8th-career sack last week. • S BRANDON JONES had 9th-career INT & 6th-career FR last week. • S TALANOA HUFANGA aims for his 3rd in row vs. Sea. with PD.
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RAMS TRY TO TURN CLOSE LOSSES INTO WIN AGAINST STRUGGLING CARDINALS
As the Los Angeles Rams move into a more manageable stretch of their schedule, they won’t get a chance to catch their breath, as a home matchup against the Arizona Cardinals awaits Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.
The Rams (2-3) will enter off yet another hard-luck defeat after falling 37-34 to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night when Harrison Mevis’ game-winning field-goal attempt in the extra period was blocked. A missed pass-interference penalty haunted them in a 30-26 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. They went halfway around the world for a Week 1 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The Bills capitalized on the blocked kick and delivered their own game-winning field goal, while Mevis was ejected off the roster less than 24 hours later. Mevis missed two kicks on the night.
What the Rams have shown in recent weeks, though, is the ability to raise their game in the second half. They scored 14 fourth-quarter points to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20 in Week 4 and forced overtime against the Bills with 20 fourth-quarter points.
Matthew Stafford has started to hit his stride after a slow start, completing 74.1% of his passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns against the Bills. He did not throw an interception for the first time this season.
Puka Nacua had a career-high 17 receptions that went for 138 yards and a touchdown. Davante Adams had two TD receptions of his own. But the kicking game proved costly.
“It’s going to be an opportunity for us to respond and really look ourselves in the mirror and say, ‘What is our identity going to be?’” Nacua said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In place of Mevis, the Rams signed Blake Grupe off the New York Jets’ practice squad. In 50 career NFL games over three seasons, mostly for the New Orleans Saints, Grupe has made 81.9% of his field goals.
The Cardinals (1-4) arrive on a four-game losing streak after a 45-21 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. A day later, Arizona officially traded wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Houston Texans after reports of the deal surfaced prior to the game.
Jacoby Brissett completed 61.7% of his passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns, but the Cardinals’ defense gave up 412 total yards, including 163 on the ground. The Lions put the game away with three second-half touchdowns.
Arizona now heads back to the Los Angeles area, where they got their season off to what appeared to be a promising start with a 26-14 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Nothing has gone right since, with Arizona giving up an average of 37.0 points over their last four games.
Adding to the Cardinals’ concerns, rookie running back Jeremiyah Love did not practice Wednesday with a left ankle injury. Head coach Mike LaFleur admitted that he is not opposed to holding Love out this week.
“I’m going to try to be as candid as possible knowing that everyone is listening to this too,” LaFleur said. “He’s a tough dude. But you see how he plays and how aggressive he is with his cuts. … We all agree that as much as he wants to battle, hey, let’s give it a little bit of rest and see how it is as the week goes on.”
Safeties Wydett Williams Jr. (concussion) and Andrew Wingard (knee) also did not practice for the Cardinals.
The Rams will be without left tackle Alaric Jackson, who was suspended for an altercation after Monday’s loss to the Bills, though the suspension was reduced to one game on Wednesday. David Quessenberry will start in his place. Los Angeles tight end Davis Allen (foot) did not practice Wednesday.
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RAVENS VISIT OLD PAL TODD MONKEN, BROWNS IN CRITICAL AFC NORTH DUEL
First-year Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken downplayed the notion that he will be extra motivated for Sunday’s AFC North contest against the visiting Baltimore Ravens, but several of his former players in Baltimore know better.
Monken served as the Ravens’ offensive coordinator for the past three seasons before landing the Browns’ job after last season.
“I have a lot of good friends and people there,” Monken said of the Ravens on Wednesday. “Other than that, it’s a divisional game and it’s the next one.”
Ravens right tackle Roger Rosengarten recalled Monken telling the offense that victories in division games count as a win-and-a-half. So, of course, Rosengarten and teammates such as cornerback Marlon Humphrey aren’t buying Monken’s line about just another Sunday.
“He was probably one of my favorite coaches of all time,” Humphrey said of Monken. “If I know Todd the way I think I know Todd, he will want to kick our tails.”
It certainly ranks as a big game for the Ravens (4-1) and Browns (3-2).
The other two teams in the AFC North, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals, also are 3-2 in a division that has been strong over the first third of the season.
Baltimore is waiting to see whether quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle) will return after missing last week’s 30-23 overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons.
Jackson didn’t practice Wednesday, and first-year coach Jesse Minter is willing to let the situation play itself out.
“It’s definitely day-to-day,” Minter said. “A lot of times those things, right when they happen, you’re not sure. As you gather information, you look at stuff. Again, to Lamar’s credit, he’s working his butt off. He’s doing everything he can to be out here. And when he’s able to be, he will.”
Jackson won his second NFL MVP award in 2023 when Monken was running the Ravens’ offense.
Tyler “Snoop” Huntley started last week and scored the game-winning points on a 1-yard run. He completed 24 of 32 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns.
Monken is also quite familiar with Huntley, who started eight games (4-4 record) during Monken’s three seasons in Baltimore.
When asked if the Browns are preparing for Jackson this week, Monken didn’t bite.
“I think you prepare for the Ravens,” Monken said. “… I’ve been there where we played Snoop. Snoop is a really good football player and has won a lot of football games as a starter.”
Ravens running back Derrick Henry rushed for 102 yards against Atlanta. He ranks fifth in the NFL in rushing yards (476) and is tied for second with seven rushing touchdowns.
Cleveland is struggling offensively and ranks 29th in total offense (273.6 yards per game) and tied for 27th in scoring offense (18.6 points per game). The Browns had just 198 yards in last weekend’s 17-12 loss to the Jets in New Jersey.
Cleveland quarterback Deshaun Watson said the running game has to improve for the Browns to find balance and keep defenses on their heels. Quinshon Judkins has a team-best 221 yards but averages just 3.0 per carry.
“Being able to run the ball is one of the hardest things to do in this league,” Watson said. “If we can do that, it opens up a lot of things.”
While Jackson was the lone Baltimore player to miss practice due to injury, 12 players were listed as limited. Among them were Humphrey (hamstring/calf), receiver Rashod Bateman (shoulder) and offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (toe/ankle).
Center Cam Jurgens (concussion) was limited and is expected to play for the first time since being acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles. Receiver Ja’Kobi Lane (wrist) returned from injured reserve to practice in full, while outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson (finger) was a full participant. Hendrickson missed the past two games.
Cleveland had 11 players miss practice, including Judkins (ankle), defensive tackle Mason Graham (knee/ankle), linebacker Carson Schwesinger (ankle) and offensive tackle Tytus Howard (knee).
The Ravens won both matchups last season and have beaten Cleveland three straight times.
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NHL
ROOPE HINTZ SCORES IN 4TH ROUND OF SHOOTOUT AS STARS OUTLAST AVALANCHE 3-2
DENVER (AP) — Roope Hintz scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Dallas Stars beat Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday night in a game where the Avalanche had two early goals disallowed.
Hintz sent a wrist shot past Scott Wedgewood. Casey DeSmith secured the win by stopping Brock Nelson.
Miro Heiskanen and Arttu Hyry scored for the Stars, who split a back-to back set of games with the Avalanche. They lost 3-2 at home the night before.
Hyry nearly won it in overtime but sent a bouncing puck off the post. Hyry’s short-handed tally off a steal against Cale Makar gave the Stars a 2-1 lead early in the third period before Nelson tied it with 11:39 left.
Gabriel Landeskog also had a goal for Colorado.
The Avalanche had quite a night of disallowed goals and close calls. Jaden Schwartz saw his score overturned in the first period after the Stars successfully challenged for offsides. Later in the period, Gabriel Landeskog’s goal was taken off the board when it was ruled the captain made a kicking motion to knock in the puck.
In the third, Gavin Brindley thought he scored and even began celebrating with teammates. But the officials never ruled it a goal and replays showed it glanced off both posts and didn’t go into the net.
DeSmith finished with 25 saves for Dallas. He stopped three of four in the shootout. Stars forward Oskar Back suffered an upper-body injury in the first period and didn’t return.
Makar returned to the lineup after missing Tuesday’s game against the Stars. He and his wife welcomed twin boys on Wednesday morning.
Up next
Stars: At Chicago on Saturday.
Avalanche: Host Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.
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ALEX TUCH HAS 2 GOALS AND AN ASSIST IN THE CAPITALS’ 5-4 WIN OVER THE CANADIENS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Tuch scored twice and added an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and assist, Justin Holl and Ivan Miroshnichenko also scored and Charlie Lindgren stopped 26 shots to help the Capitals snap a two-game losing streak.
Josh Anderson scored twice and Lane Hutson and Nick Suzuki added goals for the Canadiens.
Both teams played on Tuesday night, with Washington falling 4-2 at Carolina, and Montreal edging Buffalo 4-3 in a shootout at home.
Montreal got off to a quick start when Anderson, alone at the net front, buried a feed from Alex Newhook 4:56 into play. Minutes later, Kryou responded, cutting to the middle before rifling a quick shot past Jakub Dobes.
Roughly halfway through the first, Montreal regained the lead, as Hutson, playing against younger brother Cole for the first time, beat Charlie Lindgren on a quick shot from the slot. With 25 seconds to go in the period, the Capitals tied it 2 on a power play. Ivan Miroshnichenko’s backdoor feed to Tuch went off Anderson’s stick and in.
Washington took a 3-2 lead 6:16 into the second period, when Tuch had a short-handed goal. Anderson tied it again from close range.
Justin Holl broke the tie with 7:31 minutes to go, beating Dobes on a point shot through traffic. Tuch added an insurance goal minutes later for his fifth of the season.
Suzuki pulled the Canadiens within one with 1:39 to go on a power play with an extra attacker.
Up next
Canadiens: Host Buffalo on Saturday night.
Capitals: Host New Jersey on Saturday.
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COLTS
For safety Camryn Bynum and the Indianapolis Colts’ defense, it’s time to tighten things up.
It’s time to stop allowing so many points, start generating more takeaways and sacks and, most importantly, help the team improve on a 2-3 start that has it looking up at the Jacksonville Jaguars (4-1) in the AFC South.
On paper, a Sunday visit from the Tennessee Titans (0-5) should give Indianapolis a chance to turn things around. Coming off a 34-22 loss last week in Pittsburgh, the Colts rank 27th in the NFL in points allowed at 27.6 per game.
Bynum believes the formula is simple.
“Just leave no boxes unchecked,” he said. “I think this week, especially with our up-and-down performances that we’ve had, we want to lock in on every single detail and make sure that No. 1, effort and the controllable things are done to 100%.Buy Game Tickets
“The communication, knowing our assignments, those things that are controllable, making sure those are taken care of because that should never be a question on game day. Then everything else after the ball snaps, then that’ll take care of itself.”
The Colts ran into plenty of problems in Pittsburgh, specifically 188 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns from the Steelers’ Jaylen Warren and 235 passing yards and three TD passes from Aaron Rodgers.
That was too much to overcome for an Indianapolis offense looking to regain the form that carried the team to an 8-2 start last year. Indianapolis is scoring 24.8 points per game this season (11th in the NFL) but ranks in the bottom half of the league in rushing, passing, total yards and third-down conversion percentage.
Although Jonathan Taylor has rushed for 398 yards and six touchdowns in five games, quarterback Daniel Jones hasn’t been quite as efficient. Losing No. 1 wide receiver Alec Pierce hasn’t helped, but Jones has averaged 5.8 yards per attempt, one of the lowest figures in the NFL.
In theory, Tennessee could help Jones find the explosive plays the offense has been missing. The Titans are allowing opponents to complete 74% of their passes, a rate surpassed only by the Miami Dolphins’ 76.6%.
On the other side of the ball, Tennessee’s offense has been consistently ineffective, averaging a league-low 11.6 points per game. The Titans suffered a 26-3 home loss to the previously winless Houston Texans last week.
Tennessee ranks last in total offense, 31st in passing, 27th in rushing and last in average time of possession. Second-year quarterback Cam Ward is averaging 5.8 yards per attempt, the same as Jones.
Ward knows it won’t be easy for the franchise to rebound after struggling mightily in recent seasons.
“We all have something to play for,” he said. “It’s bigger than ourselves — it’s about the organization. It’s about what we want the narrative to be about us. And we have the ability to control that each and every week.
“We know what we are capable of doing, and we are not meeting our expectations. But we have a lot of games left. At the end of the day, we have to play better on Sundays to get the results that we want.”
Since the start of the 2024 season, the Titans have lost 33 of 39 games, with four of the defeats coming against the Colts. Indianapolis has won the teams’ past six matchups.
Titans safety Kevin Winston Jr. (quadriceps) did not practice on Wednesday, while running back Tyjae Spears (knee), cornerback Marcus Harris (ankle), safety Amani Hooker (concussion) and tight end David Martin-Robinson (hamstring) were limited.
Colts right tackle Jalen Travis (ankle), wide receiver Ashton Dulin (hamstring) and linebacker Jaylon Carlies (ribs) did not practice on Wednesday, while wide receiver Josh Downs (hamstring) was limited. Right guard Matt Goncalves and defensive end Jaylahn Tuimoloau were undergoing concussion evaluations.
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Wide receiver Ashton Dulin (hamstring), tackle Jalen Travis (ankle) and linebacker Jaylon Carlies (ribs) missed Wednesday’s practice due to injury. Dulin and Carlies missed Sunday’s game, while Travis was injured in the fourth quarter against the Steelers but later returned to the game. Wide receiver Darius Slayton, who also missed Sunday’s game with a knee injury, was a full participant Wednesday.
Quarterback Daniel Jones (ankle) and tight end Will Mallory (thumb) were both full participants.
Wide receiver Keenan Allen and cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr. also did not practice, with both on a veteran rest day. Running back Jonathan Taylor was a limited participant for the same reason.
Wide receiver Josh Downs was a limited participant due to rest, as well as a hamstring injury.
Right guard Matt Goncalves and defensive end Jaylahn Tuimoloau were both listed as limited participants due to concussion evaluations.
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INDIANA BASEBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana baseball team will wrap up its fall slate on Friday (Oct. 16) evening with a contest against Kentucky at Bart Kaufman Field. After three games in the last three weeks, the Hoosiers finally get a chance to play on their home field. The two sides could play up to 12 innings depending on pitching availability.
First pitch for Friday’s contest is set for 5 p.m., proceeding a massive football showdown against Ohio State on Saturday (Oct. 17) afternoon. Kentucky and IU are playing for the first time since the 2023 Lexington Regional. Both teams are expected to rotate through a number of available position players in the contest.
Admission to Friday’s game is free for all. Fans can park in Lots 11 or 12 and enter Bart Kaufman Field.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame’s offensive line was named one of 25 units selected to the 2026 Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll. The award annually honors the best offensive line unit in college football. Notre Dame last won the award in 2017.
The Irish offensive line has helped power one of the nation’s most productive scoring offenses through the first six games of the season. Notre Dame is averaging 44.0 points per game this season, the fourth-best mark in the country. The group has also excelled in pass protection, allowing just two sacks this season, tied for the second-fewest in the FBS.
Notre Dame’s offensive line turned in one of its most dominating performances of the season in last Saturday’s 58-7 win over Stanford. The Irish rushed for a season-high 361 yards, the fourth-most yards on the ground in the country during Week 6. Behind the offensive line, Notre Dame averaged 7.7 yards per rush, tied for the second-highest clip in the FBS over the weekend.
The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in college football history for his work at Notre Dame and the University of Pittsburgh. Moore coached 52 players who went on to play in the NFL, including Bill Fralic, Mark May, Russ Grimm, Jimbo Covert and Andy Heck.
Crafted by legendary sports sculptor Jerry McKenna, the Joe Moore Award trophy stands seven feet tall and weighs more than 800 pounds, making it the largest trophy in college football. The perpetual trophy remains on display at the winning university until the conclusion of the following college football season.
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
The No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1-6, 3-1-1) are back at Alumni Stadium to take on the Pitt Panthers (7-5-2, 1-4-1) on Thursday night.
The Irish lead the overall series 16-2-3 and are 10-1-1 when taking on the Panthers at home.
The last time the two programs met at Alumni Stadium was on Oct. 31, 2024, where the Irish won 3-2. Izzy Engle, who was a freshman at the time, scrored a brace in the win as she scored the game-winning goal in the 49th minute.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Nine goal scorers so far this season – Lily Joseph (6), Kate Kemmerley (4), Ellie Hodsden (4), Izzy Engle (4), Gabi Poretto (2), Charlie Codd (2), Reese Canada (1), Grace Restovich (1), Abby Mills (1) and Bristol Kersh (1) have each scored for the Irish.
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The Irish is third in the ACC with 50 saves so far this season.
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The Irish recorded a season-best 8 goals and 6 assists in the win over IU Indy.
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Sonoma Kasica tied her career high of 8 saves at Michigan.
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Kasica is second the ACC with 4.44 saves per game (fourth with 40 total saves).
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Nate Norman recorded his 100th win at Notre Dame with the 2-1 win over #24 Clemson. He is now 102-45-24 at Notre Dame in his nine seasons at the helm of the program.
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Engle had herself a day in the win over IU Indy as she recorded her first hat trick of the season (third of her career). Chipping in an assist as well, she finished the day tying her career high of seven points.
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The Irish had the #4 incoming class in Top Drawer Soccer Women’s Division I Recruiting Class Ranking.
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Four Irish players have landed on Top Drawer Soccer’s 2026 Preseason Best XI Teams: Izzy Engle (First Team), Annabelle Chukwu (Third Team), Reese Canada (Freshman Team), and Gracie Milam (Freshman Team).
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88.6% of Notre Dame’s total points returned this season (155/175).
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of 60 ND goals were scored by sophomores in 2025
KASICA AND ENGLE EARN ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Announced by the league office on Tuesday, two Notre Dame players tabbed Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week honors. Junior forward Izzy Engle was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week and junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica was named the ACC Goalkeeper of the Week.
The junior duo helped guide the No. 18 Irish to a 1-0 win over No. 14 Virginia on last Thursday.
Kasica finished with four saves and her third shutout of the season, which is the 15th shutout of her career. This is her second ACC Goalkeeper of the Week honor this season as she is second in the ACC with 4.44 saves per game (40 total saves).
Engle’s game-winning goal in the 83rd minute secured the upset win. The 2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Year is second on the team with four goals across seven matches played so far this season.
#18 IRISH TAKE DOWN #14 VIRGINIA CAVALIERS IN 1-0 VICTORY
The #18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1-6, 3-1-1) defeated the #14 Virginia Cavaliers (6-3-2, 2-3-0) in a 1-0 battle at Alumni Stadium on Thursday night.
Junior forward Izzy Engle, relentless in her attacking efforts, would put the Irish on the board in the 83rd minute as her game-winning goal secured Notre Dame’s third ACC win this season.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished with four saves and her third shutout of the season.
#12 IRISH FALL TO #1 NORTH CAROLINA
The No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1-6, 2-1-1) fell 1-4 on the road against the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (11-1-0, 4-0-0) on Friday night.
Notre Dame’s sole goal of the evening was scored by junior defender Abby Mills for her first goal of the season. Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished the night with four saves.
#15 IRISH BATTLE TO 1-1 DRAW AT #4 DUKE
The No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0-6, 2-0-1) battled to the very end as they finished with a 1-1 draw on the road against the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (6-1-2, 1-1-1) on Thursday night.
While it was a scoreless first half, the Irish were on the board in the 49th minute to take the 1-0 lead. The Blue Devils, however, would tie it up shortly after as they found the equalizer in the 58th minute to make it 1-all.
Junior forward Lily Joseph continues to lead the Irish in scoring this season as she scored her sixth goal of the season in the 1-1 draw.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica, who is this week’s ACC Goalkeeper of the Week, finished the night with five saves as she leads the conference with 4.57 saves per game.
SONOMA KASICA NAMED ACC GOALKEEPER OF THE WEEK
Announced by the league office on Tuesday, junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica has been named the ACC Goalkeeper of the Week.
Kasica helped guide the Irish to a 4-0 win over the Boston College Eagles on Friday night.
She finished the night with six saves and her second shutout of the season as she leads the ACC with 4.5 saves per game.
At the time of the weekly honor, Kasica is third in the ACC with 27 saves so far this season and is fourth with a save percentage of .818.
#17 IRISH DEFEAT BOSTON COLLEGE IN 4-0 VICTORY
The No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-0-5, 2-0-0) open up conference play with a perfect 2-0 start as they defeated the Boston College Eagles (8-0-1, 1-0-1) in a 4-0 shutout at Alumni Stadium on Friday evening.
The Irish finished the night with four different goal scorers as Ellie Hodsden, Lily Joseph, Grace Restovich, and Charlie Codd each recorded a goal.
Restovich scored her first goal of the season in the win and Joseph now leads all Irish players with five goals so far this year.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished the night with six saves and her second shutout of the season as she leads the ACC with 4.5 saves per game this season.
IRISH TAKE DOWN #24 CLEMSON TIGERS IN ACC OPENER
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0-5, 1-0-0) defeated the #24 Clemson Tigers (4-2-2, 0-1-0) in a 2-1 battle at Alumni Stadium on Friday night in the ACC opener.
Freshman Kate Kemmerley and sophomore Gabi Poretto each finished the night with one goal in the win.
Kemmerley is tied for a team-best four goals so far this season and Poretto is now a perfect 2-2 on penalty kicks for the Irish.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished the night with four saves.
IRISH DOMINATE IN 8-0 WIN OVER IU INDY ON SENIOR DAY
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0-5) finished with a dominant 8-0 Senior Day win over the IU Indy Jaguars (2-3-1) on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.
The Irish finished the day with five different goal scorers and a season-high six assists.
Izzy Engle had herself a day as the junior forward recorded her first hat trick of the season, which is the third hat trick of her career. Chipping in an assist as well, she finished the day tying her career high of seven points.
Ellie Hodsden finished the day with a brace, her first of the season and third of her career. Gabi Poretto, Bristol Kersh, and Kate Kemmerley each finished with a goal a piece in the win.
Marley Adams, Gracie Milam, Chayse Ying, Kemmerely, Kersh, and Engle each recorded an assist.
Goalkeeper Jackie Hollomon finished with a career-high six saves and was relieved by Madeleine Agee, who saw the pitch for the first time in her Irish career on Sunday afternoon.
IRISH DRAW AGAINST #4 MICHIGAN STATE
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0-5) finished with a 2-2 draw against the #4 Michigan State Spartans (4-0-2) at Alumni Stadium on Thursday night.
Freshman Reese Canada recorded her first career goal and senior Charlie Codd scored her first goal of the season in the draw. Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished with five saves on the night as she leads the ACC with 4.5 saves per match.
Despite trailing 1-0, the Irish scored a pair of goals to take a 2-1 lead. However, the Spartans would find a late equalizer as they scored on a header to tie it up at 2-all.
#25 IRISH TRAVEL TO MICHIGAN
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0-4) finished with a 1-1 draw in Ann Arbor on Thursday evening against the Michigan Wolverines (0-0-3).
Junior Lily Joseph has now scored in three of Notre Dame’s five matches so far this season as she scored the Irish’s sole goal of the evening.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica finished the night tying her career-best with 8 saves.
#8 IRISH DEFEAT RACERS IN 3-0 VICTORY
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0-3) picked up their first win of the season on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Stadium as they defeated the Murray State Racers (0-3-0) in a 3-0 victory.
Freshman Kate Kemmerley had herself a day as she recorded her first collegiate goal and finished the day with a brace in the win. She led all players with a career-best two goals and four points on the day.
Junior Lily Joseph continues to lead the Irish in scoring this year as she put away goal number three of the season in Sunday’s win. Joseph is now a perfect 2-2 on penalty kicks this season.
Senior goalkeeper Jackie Hollomon finished with two saves and recorded her first career shutout in the win.
#8 IRISH FINISH WITH 1-1 DRAW AT NEBRASKA
The No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0-3) finished with a 1-1 draw in their first road match of the season against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-0-2) on Thursday evening.
Ellie Hodsden scored her first goal of the season for the equalizer in Thursday night’s match. Senior goalkeeper Jackie Hollomon made her first career start as she tied her career-high with three saves on the night.
#2 IRISH DRAW AGAINST (RV) PENN STATE
The #2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0-2, 0-0) concluded their second match of the season with a 2-2 draw against the (RV) Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0-1, 0-0).
With an even slate of 0-0 at halftime, both teams were hungry for their first goals of the season. Four total goals were scored in the second half with Penn State converting twice to take a 2-0 lead before the Irish were able to make a late comeback and respond with two goals of their own.
Junior Lily Joseph led the offensive charge for the Irish as she scored both goals for the Irish for a brace on the day. Her first goal was a penalty kick and the second was scored off of a pass from Ellie Hodsden.
SEASON OPENER VS. SAMFORD
The No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0-1, 0-0) finished with a draw in the season opener at Alumni Stadium against the Samford Bulldogs (0-0-1, 0-0) on Wednesday evening.
It was a strong defensive effort for both the Bulldogs and Irish with several chances for the Irish to put away the first goal of the 2026 season as they outshot Samford 21-5. Junior Annabelle Chukwu led all players with six shots on the night.
Notre Dame finished with 13 corner kicks, tying their game-high for corner kicks in single-game in the 2025 season.
Junior goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica recorded her 14th career shutout in Wednesday’s season opener.
BY THE NUMBERS – NCAA TOURNAMENT
For the 31st time over the last 33 years, the Notre Dame women’s soccer program qualified for the NCAA Tournament in the 2025 season.
Their postseason record is 78-27-4 and boasts an impressive record of 53-5-1 at home in the NCAA Tournament.
Doug and Lisa Jones Family Head Women’s Soccer Coach Nate Norman is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament. The past four seasons under Coach Norman: Sweet 16 in 2021, Elite Eight in 2022, 2nd Round in 2023 and an Elite Eight in 2024. Thus, two quarterfinal appearances over the last four years.
The Irish earned a one-seed in the 2025 season; this is the second time the Irish have earned a one-seed under Head Coach Nate Norman.
They have recorded 51 all-time clean sheets in the NCAA Tournament.
In 2024, the Irish made their 17th all-time appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals, where they fell to the Stanford Cardinal 2-0 and are 12-5 all-time in the quarterfinals. They are now 12-5 all-time in that round.
They’ve qualified for 12 College Cups with their last being in 2010. They are 8-4 in the Semifinal round.
The Irish boast three NCAA championships, which is tied for second most – 1995, 2004, 2010 – and five runner-up finishes (1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008).
QUICK NOTES
Key returners: Izzy Engle, Annabelle Chukwu, Abby Mills, Morgan Roy, Lily Joseph, Sonoma Kasica, Grace Restovich, Charlie Codd, Ellie Hodsden, Clare Logan, Chayse Ying
Key losses: Leah Klenke, Laney Matriano, Carolyn Calzada
88.6% of Notre Dame’s total points are returning this season (155/175)
The Irish were selected as the #2 team in the country in the United Soccer Coaches preseason poll this week
In the final United Soccer Coaches Poll last year, the Irish landed in the #11 position
Finished #4 in the final RPI rankings last year
The Irish were also selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2026 ACC women’s soccer championship
ACC Offensive Player of the Year, MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist, USC All-American First Team honoree, and Honda Sport Award for Soccer Finalist Izzy Engle returns for her junior season
Became the first Notre Dame striker to win ACC Offensive Player of the Year and just the fifth player in conference history to earn Freshman of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons
Finished the year with 19 goals, 6 assists, and 44 points
Led the ACC in goals per game and was second in the nation (1.00)
Led the ACC in points per game and was third in the nation (2.32)
USC All-Atlantic Region First Team honoree, First Team All-ACC honoree, and All-American Annabelle Chukwu is back for year three at Notre Dame
Second leading scorer on the team with 12 goals and 27 points
Scored team-best 6 game-winning goals this season
Amongst the top-10 in the conference in game-winning goals (2nd with 6 goals), in total goals (7th with 12 goals), and points per game (10th with 1.35 points per game)
Izzy Engle, Annabelle Chukwu, and Abby Mills were named to the All-ACC Preseason Team last week
This season the Irish welcome six freshmen: Kate Kemmerley, Bristol Kersh, Charlee Siria, Marley Adams, Gracie Milam, and Reese Canada
#4 in Top Drawer Soccer Women’s Division I Recruiting Class Ranking
SEC All-Freshman Team honoree, Gabi Poretto, joins the Irish this year from Kentucky
The Fighting Irish recorded a 4-0-1 mark against ranked opposition last regular season
They defeated #3 Duke, #5 Florida State, #22 North Carolina, and #23 Louisville
The Irish were 12-0-1 when scoring first last season.
Notre Dame’s season concluded in the NCAA Second Round, falling 0-1 to OSU in double overtime
PRESEASON PRAISE
Coming off of another NCAA Tournament appearance last season, the Irish were selected as the no. 2 team in the country in this year’s United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll for the second year in a row. These were the highest preseason rankings since the 2011 season after the Irish won the National Championship in 2010.
The Irish were also selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2026 ACC women’s soccer championship with seven first place votes.
Izzy Engle, Annabelle Chukwu, and Abby Mills were named to the All-ACC Preseason Team last week.
Senior Morgan Roy (defender), junior Grace Restovich (midfielder), junior Izzy Engle (forward), and junior Annabelle Chukwu (forward) have been named to the United Soccer Coaches 2026 NCAA Players to Watch list this preseason.
HOME SWEET HOME
It is not easy for opposing teams to earn a victory inside Alumni Stadium. Since its creation in 2009, Notre Dame has gone 148-33-16.
Over the last five seasons in particular – an impressive 50-7-11 (.816) record inside Alumni.
The Irish also defeated #3 Duke, #5 Florida State, #22 North Carolina, and #23 Louisville at Alumni Stadium last season.
ALL-AMERICAN – IZZY ENGLE IS BACK FOR YEAR 3
Engle was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, a MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist, a Honda Sport Award for Soccer finalist, First Team All-ACC, and USC All-Atlantic Region First Team.
Engle became the first Notre Dame striker to win ACC Offensive Player of the Year and just the fifth player in conference history to earn Freshman of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons.
She scored 44 points across 19 matches, which was the third-best in the nation in points per game (2.32).
She scored 19 goals last season, which ranked fifth nationally. She was also recognized as the ACC Offensive Player of the Week twice last season, was named to the ACC Championship All-Tournament Team, and received CSC Academic All-District honors this year.
In conference play, Engle scored 11 goals and was one of only two players to record double-figure goals in ACC matches last season. She was the only player to register a hat trick in league play, scoring three times in Notre Dame’s 5-0 win at Virginia Tech on October 23.
Engle has now scored an impressive 38 career goals in just 41 matches played through her sophomore season.
ACC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
Notre Dame (7), 239
Stanford (3), 233
Duke (3), 224
Florida State (3), 213
North Carolina (1), 207
Virginia, 191
Wake Forest, 167
Clemson, 148
Louisville, 125
California, 120
NC State, 99
Virginia Tech, 77
Pitt, 75
SMU, 70
Boston College, 61
Miami, 44
Syracuse, 19
2026 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
Mia Minestrella, Sr., F, Duke
Cameron Roller, Sr., D, Duke
Wrianna Hudson, Jr., F, Florida State
Janet Okeke, Jr., D, Florida State
Nyanya Touray, So., M, Florida State
Amelia Swinarski, Jr., M, Louisville
Bella Devey, So., F, North Carolina
Annabelle Chukwu, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Izzy Engle, Jr., F, Notre Dame
Abby Mills, Jr., D, Notre Dame
Caroline Birkel, So., GK, Stanford
Charlotte Kohler, Jr., M, Stanford
Kylie Maxwell, So., F, Wake Forest
A CHUKWU CLINIC
The sophomore forward was the Irish’s second leading scorer with 12 goals and 27 points, scoring 6 game-winning goals for Notre Dame this season, earning First Team All-ACC honors.
She received USC All-American Second Team and All-Atlantic Region First Team honors, and was also named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List, was named to the ACC Championship All-Tournament Team, and earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors twice this season.
Chukwu was amongst the top-10 in the conference in game-winning goals (2nd with 6 goals), in total goals (7th with 12 goals), and points per game (10th with 1.35 points per game).
2025 ACCOLADES
In addition to the accolades that Engle and Chukwu acquired, there were several other Irish standouts who received awards last season.
MORGAN ROY
United Soccer Coaches All-Region Fourth Team
Roy takes home her first All-Region honors, playing in 20 matches this season and scoring a career-high 3 goals this season. Roy recorded a career-high 9 assists (tied for a team-best) for a career-high 15 points on the year.
GRACE RESTOVICH
United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team
All-ACC Third Team
This season, Restovich took home her first All-Region and All-ACC honors as she co-led the Irish with 9 assists this season. As a freshman, she also led the Irish last season with a team-best 11 assists. She scored two goals this season and recorded 13 points for the Irish.
TESSA KNAPP
United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team
Tessa Knapp was named to the All-Freshman Team, recording three goals in her rookie season.
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BUTLER WOMEN’S XC
The Butler women will make the short drive west along I-70 Friday, getting an early look at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind., that will host the 2026 NCAA Cross Country Championships in November.
The NCAA Pre-National Invitational will bring teams from across the nation to the Hoosier State. The Butler women are part of the field but the Butler men will focus on training for the upcoming BIG EAST Championships after previously competing in Terre Haute Sept. 19 at the John McNichols Invitational.
Junior Hannah Moore has led the Bulldogs in both races so far this season, most recently placing 48th overall in the Blue Race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational Oct. 2. She clocked a time of 17:09.9 as she navigated the 5k Burke Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. That performance earned her BIG EAST Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors.
Moore will be joined in the Butler line-up by Carys Glyn-Jones, Poppy Healy, Hana Boggess, Ella Olthof, Lila Volkers, Caterina Perego, Emily Berger, Callie Bentley, Mckenna Mazeski, and Susanne Estepp.
The Bulldogs will compete in the 6k “White” Race that begins at 11:20 a.m. The field for that race is expected to include BIG EAST foe DePaul as well as several in-state teams in Ball State, Evansville, IU Indy, Purdue, Purdue Fort Wayne, Southern Indiana, and Valparaiso (among other teams).
Several Butler men’s runners will compete as individuals as part of the men’s 8k “White” Race later in the day.
Friday’s meet also serves as the last competition for the Bulldogs prior to the BIG EAST Championships Oct. 30 in Virginia.
RunnerSpace will broadcast this year’s meet and live results will be available with a link provided on ButlerSports.com.
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BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
PREVIEW: Butler Set to Host UConn and Providence
Butler returns home to Hinkle Fieldhouse this week for a pair of BIG EAST matchups. The Bulldogs kick off the homestand Friday night against UConn before continuing Saturday evening to take on Providence.
Friday, Oct. 16, vs. UConn at 7 p.m. (Camper Reunion)
Saturday, Oct. 17, vs. Providence at 4 p.m. (Pink Game)
Butler Recently
The Bulldogs moved to 9-9 over the weekend with losses to Xavier and Creighton.
Chase Lemming led the Bulldogs in kills with 12 against Creighton.
Raegan Durbin led the Bulldogs in kills with 11 against Xavier.
The Bulldogs are now 3-3 in conference play after starting BIG EAST play 3-0 for the first time in program history.
Bulldog Bits
Jersey Loyer anchors the defense with a team-high 268 digs. Loyer ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with 4.12 digs/set.
Sarah Kempf directs the offense, leading the Bulldogs in assists this season with 260. She has split time with Ava Hunter, who has 238 assists on the season.
Lemming paces the Bulldogs in kills this season with 146. Lemming ranks eighth in the BIG EAST with 3.04 kills/set. Lemming also ranks tenth in the BIG EAST with 3.34 points/set.
Carly Slusser controls the net with 64 blocks. Slusser ranks eighth in blocks in the BIG EAST with 1.08 blocks/set.
Scouting UConn
The Huskies are 8-11 overall and 1-5 in BIG EAST play in 2026. Last week, UConn split two weekend conference matches with a loss to St. John’s and a win over Seton Hall. Sydney Borowy leads the Huskies in kills with 196. Isabella Sohl leads UConn in assists with 418. Hazuna Akishige leads the Huskies in digs with 206. Courtney Grayson leads the Huskies in blocks with 84. UConn leads the all-time series 7-3, with Butler’s last win coming in 2023.
Scouting Providence
The Friars are 9-8 overall and 1-5 in the BIG EAST this season. Last weekend, Providence split two BIG EAST matches with a win over Seton Hall and a loss to St. John’s. Tori Otter leads the Friars in kills with 143. Miller McDonald leads Providence in assists with 298. Ava Dyer leads Providence in digs with 206. Aubrey Easterwood leads the Friars in blocks with 93. Butler leads the all-time series 22-1, with Providence’s last win coming in 2025.
Up Next
Butler will be on the road for the next two matches. The Bulldogs will face Marquette in Milwaukee, Wis., on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. Central). The team then travels to DePaul in Chicago on Sunday, Oct. 25, for a 4 p.m. Eastern (3 p.m. Central) first serve.
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BALL STATE FIELD HOCKEY
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Ball State University field hockey team is gearing up for a thrilling weekend at the Briner Sports Complex as they welcome two formidable Mid-American Conference (MAC) opponents. Energized and ready to make a statement in front of their home crowd, the Cardinals will host league-leader UMass on Friday, Oct. 16, before facing longtime rival Miami University (OH) on Sunday, Oct. 18. Both matchups are scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
Friday’s game against UMass marks only the third meeting between the two programs since 2000. The Minutewomen have controlled the recent series, capturing a 3-1 victory in 2000 and a dominant 7-0 win last season in Amherst. UMass rolls into Muncie at the top of the MAC standings, boasting a 13-1 overall record and a perfect 5-0 mark in conference play.
The excitement continues Sunday with Ball State’s annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game against Miami. This fierce rivalry dates back to Oct. 9, 1974, with the RedHawks holding a 32-17 all-time advantage over the Cardinals. Ball State will look to break a long drought against Miami, aiming for their first victory over the RedHawks since 2011. Miami enters the contest with an 8-4 overall record and a 4-1 standing in the MAC.
Fans are encouraged to pack the stands and wear pink on Sunday to support Breast Cancer Awareness. Following this weekend’s action, the Cardinals will wrap up their home schedule next week against Ohio on Oct. 23 and Queens University on Oct. 25.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Ball State soccer team is set to play at Kent State at 7 p.m. on Thursday and at Toledo at 1 p.m. on Sunday for two road Mid-American Conference matches.
The Cardinals (5-5-3, 2-2-2 MAC) are coming off a 1-0 victory against Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon.
Ball State benefited from an own goal in the 11th minute after an Anna Kate Robillard shot was deflected into the back of the net by a Bowling Green defender.
Kent State comes into the contest with a record of 3-8-2 on the 2026 season. The Golden Flashes are coming off a 4-0 victory at Ohio on Sunday.
Head coach Rob Marinaro is in his 26th season with Kent State after going 8-6-6 in the 2025 campaign.
Thursday’s contest will be the 31st meeting between Ball State and the Golden Flashes.
The overall series is tied 13-13-4, with Ball State winning a 5-4 penalty kick shootout over Kent State in the opening round of the 2025 MAC Tournament on Nov. 1.
Toledo comes into the contest with a record of 5-4-4 on the 2026 season. The Rockets are coming off a 1-1 draw with Central Michigan on Friday.
Head coach Mark Batman is in his fourth season with the Rockets after going 4-8-6 in the 2025 campaign.
Sunday’s contest will be the 29th meeting between Ball State and the Rockets.
Ball State leads the series 15-10-3, with the Cardinals securing a 2-1 victory on Oct. 16, 2025 in Muncie.
Ball State’s next contest will be a return to Muncie to host Ohio on Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.
CARDINALS’ DEFENSE BLANKS BOWLING GREEN: Ball State benefited from an own goal and helped secure a 1-0 victory on Saturday.
The Cardinals scored in the 11th minute after Anna Kate Robillard crossed a ball near the left post that was deflected into the back of the net by a Bowling Green defender.
SCHAUFELE WINS WEEKLY MAC HONORS: Junior defender Ainsley Schaufele was named Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after shutting out Bowling Green 1-0. She played all 90 minutes in the contest, marking her 12th straight match registering 90 minutes.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State women’s basketball fans can get their first look at the highly anticipated 2026–27 women’s basketball team this Saturday, Oct. 17, at noon, when the Cardinals host regional rival Indiana State for an open scrimmage inside Worthen Arena.
Admission to the event is completely free, and no tickets are required for entry. Doors will open to the public ahead of the 12:00 p.m. tip-off, giving families, students, and community members a perfect weekend opportunity to support the Cardinals.
This exclusive, non-ticketed scrimmage offers fans a sneak peek at a squad building immense offseason momentum. Coming off highly successful recent campaigns, head coach Brady Sallee’s Cardinals are tuning up for another thrilling run at a Mid-American Conference (MAC) title. Attendees will get an early look at the team’s dynamic chemistry, fresh new talent, and returning core players before the official regular season begins at home on Nov. 2 against Arkansas State at 6:30 pm ET.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early to secure the best seats in the house and experience the game-day atmosphere.
Just a reminder to fans that you don’t want to miss a single moment—season tickets are on sale now! Secure your seats at Worthen Arena online via Ticketmaster, call 765.285.1474, or email BSUTICKETS@bsu.edu.
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MUNCIE, Ind. — For the fifth consecutive year, the Ball State women’s basketball team is stepping onto the national stage. CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) has selected two of the Cardinals’ upcoming 2026–27 match-ups for national broadcasts, featuring a marquee non-conference home game.
The national coverage kicks off on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. ET, when Ball State hosts Power 5 opponent Louisville in a high-stakes showdown at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals will return to the airwaves on Jan. 31 for a fierce Mid-American Conference (MAC) rivalry game on the road against Miami.
This multi-game television package highlights the rising profile and sustained excellence of the program under head coach Brady Sallee. Now entering his 15th season, Sallee has established the Cardinals as a mid-major powerhouse. He stands as the program’s winningest coach with a 290-162 (.641), recently leading Ball State to historic milestones including back-to-back MAC regular-season titles (2025 & 2026) and the 2025 MAC Tournament Championship.
The action starts November 2 at 6:30 p.m. ET as Ball State opens the season at home against Arkansas State in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge.
Don’t miss a single moment—season tickets are on sale now! Secure your seats at Worthen Arena online via Ticketmaster, call 765.285.1474, or email BSUTICKETS@bsu.edu.
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INDIANA STATE SWIMMING
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swimming & diving hits the road for the first time in the 2026-27 season as the Sycamores head to Columbia, Mo. and the Mizzou Aquatic Center to take on both Missouri State and host Missouri in a double dual meet.
Competition will start on Friday evening at 6 p.m. ET and will continue on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. The meet will be streamed live on SEC Network+ with results carried on MeetMobile.
“This weekend will be a challenging early season test,” said head coach Josh Christensen. “We’re facing an SEC team and a very talented, well-coached conference opponent. It’s a great opportunity to see where we are at right now and it will give us a lot of information on the things we need to work on as we continue to progress through the season. This is a big learning and growth opportunity and I’m excited to see how we handle it.”
Schedule of Events
Friday Night: 400 Medley Relay, 500 Free, 200 Fly, 100 Breast, 200 Back, 100 Free, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 1M Diving
Saturday Morning: 200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Breast, 200 Free, 100 Fly, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay, 3M Diving
Indiana State heads into their 2026-27 road opener taking on both the Missouri Tigers and Missouri State Bears following a sweep over Illinois State in their season opening meet over October 9 at the Vigo County Aquatic Center. The Sycamores topped the visiting Redbirds 240-58 on Alumni Weekend with Indiana State winning all 16 events in the field to open their regular season competition slate.
Grace Cummings (1000 & 500 Free), Sara Keefe (100 & 200 Back), Kaleigh Kelley (50 Free & 100 Fly), Eva Nordyke (200 Breast & 200 IM), and Jecza Lopez (1M & 3M Springboard Diving) all claimed multiple event wins on the day to highlight the Sycamore win. Erin Cummins (200 Free), Lily Glasgow (100 Breast), Maria Saldana Riebeling (200 Fly), and Addison Johnson (100 Free) helped the Sycamores complete the sweep in the water.
The Sycamores came out of the meet sitting atop the Missouri Valle leaderboard in multiple events, while putting at least one athlete inside the top five in every event in their first swim.
Sycamores Among Valley Leaders
50-yard Freestyle – Kaleigh Kelley (23.55, Valley Leader)
100-yard Freestyle – Addison Johnson (52.32, Valley Leader)
200-yard Freestyle – Erin Cummins (1:54.55, 4th in Valley)
500-yard Freestyle – Grace Cummings (5:01.75, Valley Leader), Erin Cummins (5:06.16, 4th in Valley)
1000-yard Freestyle – Grace Cummings (10:09.73, Valley Leader), Gemma Dilks (10:19.24, 2nd in Valley)
100-yard Backstroke – Sara Keefe (57.65, 3rd in Valley)
200-yard Backstroke – Sara Keefe (2:06.53, 3rd in Valley)
100-yard Breast – Lily Glasgow (1:04.63, 2nd in Valley), Ilkim Karaali (1:05.05, 4th in Valley)
200-yard Breast – Eva Nordyke (2:21.14, 3rd in Valley), Lily Glasgow (2:21.17, 4th in Valley)
100-yard Fly – Kaleigh Kelley (55.89, Valley Leader)
200-yard Fly – Maria Saldana Riebeling (2:07.77, 4th in Valley)
200-yard IM – Eva Nordyke (2:07.65, 5th in Valley)
400-yard Free Relay – 3:30.97 (3rd in Valley)
200-yard Medley Relay – 1:43.83 (Valley Leader)
1M Springboard – Jecza Lopez (280.85, Valley Leader – NCAA Zone C Qualifier)
3M Springboard – Jecza Lopez (276.50, Valley Leader), Alessandra Mittelstadt (2:51.50, 3rd in Valley)
Among the events from the opening weekend featured several new entries into Indiana State’s Top 10 performance list as Eva Nordyke took over the 10th spot in the 200-yard Breaststroke following her time of 2:21.14 to claim the event win over the Redbirds.
Divers Alessandra Mittelstadt and Sofia Dansereau also made new entries into the 1M and 3M Springboard events. Mittelstadt moved into 15th in the Performance List with a score of 225.65 in the 1M, while her score of 251.50 put her sixth on the 3M boards. Dansereau moved into 12th on the 3M board with a score of 235.10.
The Sycamores will be suiting up in the performance suits for the first time in the 2026-27 season as they take on the Tigers and the Bears.
Missouri heads into the meet after finishing fourth overall at the season-opening SMU Classic. The Tigers feature a pair of NCAA qualifiers returning to the roster in Libby Baker (200 Medley Relay) and Katie Kuehn (200 Free Relay).
Missouri State heads into the meet after falling to Southern Illinois in the season-opening meet held in Carbondale over October 2-3. Makenzie Kurre (200 Free), Lauren Konarske (200 Breast), Lillie Freulon (200 Fly), Valeria Meza (3M Springboard), and Delaney Nickles (1M Springboard) all recorded individual wins in the meet against the Salukis.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S SOCCER
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer will continue Horizon League play with a pair of road matches, traveling to Wright State on Thursday (Oct. 15) before facing Northern Kentucky on Sunday (Oct. 18).
Game Day Information (Thursday)
Who: Wright State Raiders
When: Thursday, October 15 | 7 PM
Where: Dayton, Ohio
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Know Your Foe
Wright State holds an overall record of 5-7-2 and a league record of 3-2-1 entering Thursday’s match. The Raiders are coming off a 2-1 loss to Milwaukee and a 1-1 tie at Youngstown State. Wright State has scored 21 goals on 65 shots on goal this season, while allowing 26 goals and recording 80 saves. Last season, the Raiders fell to Green Bay in the Horizon League Quarterfinals and finished with an overall record of 7-7-5.
Series History
The Raiders lead the all-time series 11-1-3. In their last meeting, Wright State earned a 1-0 victory in Fort Wayne.
Game Day Information (Sunday)
Who: Northern Kentucky Norse
When: Sunday, October 18 | 1 PM
Where: Highland Heights, Ky.
Know Your Foe
The Norse have an overall record of 6-5-2 and a league record of 2-3-1. Northern Kentucky is coming off a 1-1 tie against Green Bay and a 2-0 win at Robert Morris. NKU is scheduled to play Cleveland State on Thursday (Oct. 15). The Norse have scored 28 goals on 91 shots on goal this season, while allowing 18 goals and recording 39 saves. NKU fell to Green Bay in the Horizon League Semifinals last season, ending with an overall record of 10-3-6.
Series History
Sunday marks 12th meeting the between the two teams since 1999. The Norse lead the all-time series 8-2-1.
Assisted by Gallagher
After assisting the Mastodons’ goal against Oakland, senior Morgan Gallagher is one assist away from tying the Mastodon program’s career record. She is currently tied for second with 13.
1. Kallianne Mogler – 14, 2014-17
2. Rylee Vruggink – 13, 2020-23
2. Morgan Gallagher – 13, 2023-26
Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s soccer team earned a point in Horizon League action with a 1-1 draw against Oakland on Saturday (Oct. 10). Emersyn Geik broke the scoreless tie in the 71st minute with a header off a corner kick from Gallagher.
Coming Up
The Mastodons return home for two league matches against Milwaukee (Oct. 22) and Green Bay (Oct. 25).
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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Aces are back at home this Thursday to take on Northern Iowa for their fifth conference game.
After nearly a three-week stretch on the road, Women’s Soccer returns to Arad McCutchan Stadium following their 2-1 road win against Belmont. Kickoff is set for 6 PM CDT.
Last Time Out
The Aces are coming off a 2-1 victory against Belmont in which Junior Brielle LaBerge scored two goals marking her second brace of the season.
The Aces struck quickly with a goal just two minutes into the game. Junior Lindley Amick found Brielle LaBerge one-on-one during a free kick and launched the ball straight to her. LaBerge flicked the ball right over the head of the Bruin keeper and into the top middle of the goal.
After the goal, Evansville found its defense taking the game over as Goalkeeper Bri Chirpich accumulated three saves to preserve the lead for UE going into the half.
Coming out of the half, Belmont was able to find a goal just a few minutes into the second. After earning a penalty inside the Belmont box, LaBerge fired the ball right behind the keeper to regain the Aces’ lead and to earn her second goal of the day. In the final 20 minutes Bri Chirpich and the Evansville defense were able to hold strong and close out the match for a 2-1 victory.
Brielle LaBerge’s performance helped her win the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week. She now has three weekly honors on the season and is the first player to earn two Player of the Week honors this season.
Series History
Evansville leads the series history 15-7-3 dating back to 2002. The Aces have thrived at home against Northern Iowa posting a 9-2-1 record.
Scouting
Northern Iowa sits at 1-9-2 overall, and their 1-2-1 conference record puts them seventh in the MVC, one spot in front of the Aces. In their last matchup, the Panthers tied against Valparaiso 1-1. The Panthers are yet to win an away game on the season.
Follow Along
Kickoff is set for 6 PM CDT on October 14th, 2026.
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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Soccer begins a two-game road set in Ohio Valley Conference play Thursday at 4:30 p.m. against Lindenwood University from St. Charles, Missouri.
The kickoff time for Thursday was moved up from 6 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. due to inclement weather in the forecast.
Thursday’s match will stream on ESPN+. Live stats and additional coverage are available at USIScreamingEagles.com.
USI Women’s Soccer (2-7-5, 1-0-2 OVC) enters Thursday unbeaten in conference play with three straight results, including a 2-0 win last time out against Western Illinois University. The Screaming Eagles have started their OVC schedule unbeaten through the first three matches for the third consecutive season.
In last Sunday’s home win against Western Illinois, USI scored both goals in a six-minute span in the second half. Sophomore Anna Depenbrock scored her first goal of the season and second career game-winning goal against Western Illinois, while junior defender Emma Schut scored her team-leading third goal of the year. It was the first time this season that USI scored multiple goals in a contest. The Screaming Eagles outshot the Leathernecks 18-1 overall and 9-0 in shots on goal. Both opposing shot totals were season lows for USI opposition this season.
Earlier this week, Schut was named OVC Co-Defensive Player of the Week, earning the weekly honor for the second time in her career. Schut not only helped lead USI’s defense to its fifth shutout of the season and limited Western Illinois’ offense, but the outside back also contributed on the offensive end by finding the back of the net for the second outing in a row.
Schut leads the Screaming Eagles with six points on three goals scored this season. Five different players have scored this year, three of whom are freshmen. Senior forward Eva Boer paces the squad with two assists and 25 shots, while junior forward Josie Pochocki leads the team with 11 shots on goal. In net, sophomore goalkeeper Merrick Schwalbach has a 1.21 GAA with 49 saves and five clean sheets, which is tied for second-most in the OVC.
Lindenwood (5-6-2, 1-2-0 OVC) returns home Thursday following back-to-back shutout road losses in OVC play, falling 1-0 at the University of Tennessee at Martin (October 4) and 3-0 at Eastern Illinois University (October 11). The Lions are 4-2-0 at home this season.
Junior forward Mackenzie Compton leads the Lions with four of the team’s 11 goals this season, contributing to a team-best 10 points. Compton also has a team-high two assists and 27 shots attempted. Junior midfielder Sami Roggenkamp is second in scoring with five points on two goals and an assist. Junior goalkeeper Caroline Ritter has started all 13 matches in net for the Lions, posting a 1.14 GAA with 42 saves and five shutouts.
USI leads the all-time series against Lindenwood, 4-3-1, but the Lions have prevailed in the past two meetings. Lindenwood rallied in the second half to win 2-1 in last year’s meeting at USI.
Heading into Thursday’s action, USI is fourth in the standings with five points, while Lindenwood sits sixth with three points.
Fans can stay up to date on the action by following USI Women’s Soccer on X (@usiwsoc).
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MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
MISHAWAKA, IND. – The Marian men’s soccer team came up one goal shy of defeating No. 23 Bethel Wednesday evening. The Knights are now 8-3-3 overall this season and 4-1-1 in the Crossroads League.
Bethel opened up the match, leading the way by firing off eight shots, but came up short to Tristan Edwards’ skills in goal. Samuel Wehaus was able to fire off the first shot for the Knights in the 18th minute but came up wide right of the target. The Pilots were able to reach the back of the net less than two minutes later, taking the 1-0 lead over Marian. Bethel continued to extend their lead with another goal less than five minutes later. Marian and Bethel went back and forth, trading off shots in the next 17 minutes of play, with Matthew Loo recording the strike for Marian. In the 37th minute of play, Josh Wesseling was able to benefit from a penalty in the box and get on the board, bringing the lead down to one. Bethel continued to push, firing off a shot high before Marian followed up with a pair of shots, with Richard Faleye’s coming up short to the Pilots’ defense in goal, ending the half trailing 2-1.
Out of halftime, Wesseling fired off another shot but came up short to the goalie. Less than five minutes later, Bethel reached the back of the net once more, extending their lead back to two. The Knights were quick to bounce back with a goal from Leonard Assouan to bring the margin back down to two. The Knights’ defense was on point the rest of the match, blocking three shots while Edwards tagged on another save, facing seven shots from the Pilots. Marian also continued to take chances with seven shots taken. Two out of those seven were blocked, and two were saved by the Pilots’ goalie, ending the match with a 3-2 loss.
Josh Wesseling led the way, recording four shots with two on target and one in goal. Leo Assouan fired off a pair, with one at the back of the goal while Richard Faleye, Matthew Loo, and Sam Wehaus all recorded two shots as well. In goal, Tristan Edwards took the loss and recorded eight saves on the day.
Marian will be back in action at home as they host Spring Arbor on Saturday, October 17th at 7 PM.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The Marian women’s soccer team took down the Pilots on Wednesday evening, 3-1, with Olivia Parmer leading the way with one goal and one assist. After the win, the Knights move to 10-1-2 overall on the season and 4-1-1 in the Crossroads League.
Olivia Parmer opened up the game, firing off a quick goal at the two-minute mark with the assist from Sophia Dawson to take the 1-0 lead. The Knights controlled the majority of the match, firing off two shots from Erin Kelly and Cecelia Kostick. Marian was able to reach the back of the net once more, with Lauren Maresh scoring the goal with an assist from Laney Harshany. Marian fired off three more shots, with two from Ava Sivadat and one from Kelly, but came up short going into the second half, leading 2-0.
The Knights opened up the second half with a pair of shots wide from Kaitlyn Lavezzi and Olivia Parmer but ended up short. Bethel followed up a minute later, firing off a goal to break down Marian’s lead to one. The Knights were quick to counter ten minutes later with a pair of shots before Sammie King reached the back of the net with the Assist from Parmer to extend the lead back to two. Both Dawson and Parmer fired off two more shots but ended up short, ending the match with a 3-1 win.
Olivia Parmer led the way with three shots, one goal, and one assist. Erin Kelly, Sammie King, Ava Sivadat, and Lauren Maresh all had multiple shots, while King and Maresh recorded a goal. In goal, Cassidy Nowlan took the win, improving her record to 2-0 overall this season.
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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
Indianapolis — The Marian University volleyball team fell in straight sets to 16th-ranked Indiana Wesleyan in Crossroads League action at the P.E. Center on Wednesday night.
TEAM STATISTICS
– Indiana Wesleyan recorded 46 kills to Marian’s 30
– The Wildcats registered 12 aces to the Knights’ five
– IWU had three of five blocks on the night
– Indiana Wesleyan held a 65-54 edge in digs
– The Wildcats hit .269; MU hit .137
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Khori Dryden led the team with eight kills
– Chloe Cook chipped in seven kills
– Mya Cunningham and Sami Luttel combined for 29 assists
– Evie Dart and Emerson Evans tallied a pair of aces
– Lexa Zimmerman logged a team-best 12 digs
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
– Marian scored the first four points of the opening set
– The Wildcats picked up six of the next eight points to tie the frame at 6
– Dryden and Cook kills forced an IWU timeout with a 12-9 lead
– Indiana Wesleyan went on a 10-3 run to flip the lead in their favor
– The Wildcats clinched the opening-set win after an attack error
SECOND SET
– IWU opened the second set on a 7-1 run
– A string of three straight Wildcat points forced a Marian timeout at 13-8
– The Knights cut the deficit to 17-12, but IWU responded with six straight points
– Aubree Deshetsky’s kill closed the second set
THIRD SET
– Ava Tindall and Dryden registered kills to open up an early 3-1 lead in the third
– Six straight IWU points turned a 7-4 deficit to a 10-7 lead
– Evans landed a pair of aces amongst a 7-1 Marian run to take an 18-15 lead and force a Wildcat timeout
– An 8-1 run allowed Indiana Wesleyan to edge back in front, 23-19
– Dart’s kill and ace pulled the Knights within two, but a pair of IWU kills closed the match
UP NEXT
– Marian travels to Fort Wayne on Saturday, looking to avenge an early-season loss to St. Francis; first serve with the Cougars is set for 4 p.m.
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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL
Jackson, Mich. —- The Marian University Men’s Basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the Crossroads League preseason coaches’ poll, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.
The Knights are under the direction of first-year head coach Steve Drabyn, who led Crossroads League member Bethel University to 148 wins across seven seasons, including five trips to the NAIA Tournament and a national quarterfinal appearance in 2020-21.
Marian brings in nine newcomers to the program in 2026-27, after the Knights finished in a tie for ninth in conference a season ago.
The Knights open up the 2026-27 season on the road against NAIA defending national champion Freed-Hardeman on Saturday, Oct. 24. They make their home debut on Tuesday, Nov. 3, hosting IU Southeast.
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MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2026-2027 Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll and Preseason All-League Team on Wednesday, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Marian was tabbed second for the second year in a row, with two athletes on the Preseason First Team and one on the second team.
Saint Francis was voted as the preseason favorite, after going 30-5 overall last season with a 15-3 league mark. The Cougars (14) were followed in the poll’s top-five by Marian (18), Indiana Wesleyan (24), Spring Arbor (33), and Huntington (38).
Marian finished first in both the regular season and the tournament, with Saint Francis finishing second and Indiana Wesleyan finishing third in both the regular season and the Crossroads League tournament. Marian finished their historic season last year, defeating the two-time defending national champion Dordt 73-61 to win the 2026-27 NAIA National Championship for the third time in school history. The Knights carried a record of 35-2 overall on the year and 16-2 in Crossroads League play.
In addition to the preseason poll, the league released the preseason first and second teams in the league. Both Taylor Double and Madisyn Bailey were tabbed to the Crossroads League preseason first team, while Olivia Faust was named to the second team. Bailey was named to the NAIA Tournament first team after the National Tournament, as well as the Crossroads League second team and defensive team. Double was named to the NAIA All-American third team as well as the Crossroads League first team after her performance last year. Rounding out the Knights, Faust was named to the Crossroads League second team last season.
Marian will open up their season on Monday, October 26th as they travel to Rochester Hills, Mich. to take on Rochester Christian at 7 PM. They will also continue opening week, traveling down to Bloomington to take on Indiana University on October 28th. The Knights round out the week in Montgomery, Ala., taking on Faulkner University and William Carey University on Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st.
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
Thursday, Oct. 15
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
9 p.m.
SECN — TBA
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
8 p.m.
CBSSN — Colorado St. at Texas St.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ACCN — Florida St. at Wake Forest
7 p.m.
SECN — Missouri at Mississippi
8 p.m.
ACCN — North Carolina at Clemson
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World India Championship, First Round, New Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
11 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Buick LPGA Shanghai, Second Round, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai
4 a.m. (Friday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World India Championship, Second Round, New Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
MLB BASEBALL
6 p.m.
TBS — A.L Championship Series: Tampa Bay at TBD, Game 3
TRUTV — A.L Championship Series: Tampa Bay at TBD, Game 3
9 p.m.
FS1 — N.L. Championship Series: Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, Game 4
NBA BASKETBALL
8:30 p.m.
NBATV — Preseason: Oklahoma City at Houston
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Seattle at Denver
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Friday, Oct. 16
AUTO RACING
7:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase Race at Phoenix – The Chase, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
6 p.m.
ACCN — Virginia at Wake Forest
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN — Memphis at Tulane
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — Appalachian St. at Coastal Carolina
FOX — Washington at Purdue
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 p.m.
ACCN — Louisville at Clemson
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — Florida at Texas A&M
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World India Championship, Second Round, New Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship, First Round, Prestonwood CC, Cary, N.C.
11 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Buick LPGA Shanghai, Third Round, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai
4 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World India Championship, Third Round, New Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
11 p.m.
ESPN2 — PFL: Main Card, Chicago
MLB BASEBALL
6 p.m.
TBS — A.L Championship Series: Tampa Bay at TBD, Game 4
TRUTV — A.L Championship Series: Tampa Bay at TBD, Game 4
9 p.m.
FS1 — N.L. Championship Series: Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, Game 5 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
NBATV — Preseason: Boston at Philadelphia
10:30 p.m.
ESPN — Preseason: Denver at L.A. Lakers
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Saturday, Oct. 17
AUTO RACING
7:30 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Timberland PRO 200 – The Chase, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — TBA
ACCN — Charleston Southern at Clemson
CBSSN — FAU at Army
CW — Virginia at SMU
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — Pittsburgh at Boston College
ESPNU — Georgia St. at James Madison
FOX — TBA
NBCSN — TBA
SECN — TBA (SkyCast+)
TNT — Cincinnati at West Virginia
12:30 p.m.
BTN — Rutgers at Maryland
3:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
ACCN — Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — UNLV at Air Force
CW — N. Illinois at Wyoming
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — North Carolina at Duke
FOX — TBA
SECN — TBA
4 p.m.
ESPNU — Illinois St. at S. Illinois
6 p.m.
USA — Washington St. at Oregon St.
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Nebada at N. Dakota St.
ESPN — Florida St. at Miami
ESPN2 — Arkansas at Vanderbilt
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Notre Dame at BYU
ACCN — Louisville at Syracuse
FOX — TBA
NBC — TBA
SECN — Kentucky at Oklahoma
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Navy at UTSA
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Fresno St. at San Diego St.
ESPN — TBA
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World India Championship, Third Round, New Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship, Second Round, Prestonwood CC, Cary, N.C.
11 p.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: Buick LPGA Shanghai, Final Round, Sheshan Golf Club, Shanghai
4 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World India Championship, Final Round, New Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
TBS — A.L Championship Series: Tampa Bay at TBD, Game 5 (if necessary)
TRUTV — A.L Championship Series: Tampa Bay at TBD, Game 5 (if necessary)
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — New Jersey at Washington
7 p.m.
NHLN — Buffalo at Montreal
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Chelsea at Everton
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Liverpool at Brentford FC
USA — English Premier League: TBA
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Aston Villa at Newcastle United
USA — Bundesliga: RB Leipzig at Bayern Munich
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
CBS — NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham at Washington
WNBA BASKETBALL
3:30 p.m.
NBC — WNBA Finals: TBD, Game 1
PEACOCK — WNBA Finals: TBD, Game 1
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Sunday, Oct. 18
AUTO RACING
3 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Freeway Insurance 500 – The Chase, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
2 p.m.
ACCN — Syracuse at North Carolina
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
3 p.m.
SECN — LSU at Texas A&M
3:30 p.m.
ACCN — North Carolina at Wake Forest
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
ACCN — Miami at Pittsburgh
1 p.m.
ESPN — Arizona St. at Kansas
SECN — South Carolina at Mississippi
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Florida at Texas
GOLF
4 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World India Championship, Final Round, New Delhi GC, New Delhi, India
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship, Final Round, Prestonwood CC, Cary, N.C.
MLB BASEBALL
8 p.m.
FS1 — N.L. Championship Series: L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, Game 6 (if necessary)
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
NFLN — Houston vs. Jacksonville, London
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Jets at New England, Carolina at Philadelphia OR Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
FOX — Regional Coverage: Chicago at Atlanta, Baltimore at Cleveland, Tennessee at Indianapolis OR New Orleans at N.Y. Giants
4:05 p.m.
FOX — Arizona at L.A. Rams
4:25 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: L.A. Chargers at Kansas City OR Buffalo at Las Vegas
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Dallas at Green Bay
PEACOCK — Dallas at Green Bay
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Manchester United at Leeds United
11:30 a.m.
NBCSN — Arsenal at Nottingham Forest
2:30 p.m.
ABC — La Liga: Sevilla FC at Real Madrid
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPN — NWSL: Portland at Bay FC
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