“THE SCOREBOARD”
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK 8 SCHEDULE
ALL TIMES EASTERN
ANDREAN AT HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
ATTICA AT COVINGTON 7:00 PM
BATESVILLE AT FRANKLIN COUNTY 7:00 PM
BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE AT SCOTTSBURG 7:00 PM
BELLMONT AT DEKALB 7:00 PM
BLACKFORD AT ALEXANDRIA 7:00 PM
BLUFFTON AT ADAMS CENTRAL 7:00 PM
BOONE GROVE AT LAKE STATION 8:00 PM
BOWMAN ACADEMY AT LEWIS CASS 8:00 PM
BREBEUF JESUIT AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 7:30 PM
BROWN COUNTY AT SWITZERLAND COUNTY 7:00 PM
BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL AT SILVER CREEK 7:00 PM
CALUMET AT GRIFFITH 8:00 PM
CARMEL AT WARREN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
CASCADE AT SOUTHMONT 7:00 PM
CASTON AT NORTH JUDSON 7:30 PM
CENTER GROVE AT LAWRENCE NORTH 7:00 PM
CENTERVILLE AT NEW CASTLE 7:00 PM
CHARLESTOWN AT SALEM 7:00 PM
CHESTERTON AT CROWN POINT 8:00 PM
CHRISTEL HOUSE AT PARK TUDOR 7:00 PM
CLINTON CENTRAL AT DELPHI 7:00 PM
CLINTON PRAIRIE AT CARROLL (FLORA) 7:00 PM
CLOVERDALE AT WEST VIGO 7:00 PM
COLUMBUS NORTH AT EAST CENTRAL 7:30 PM
CONNERSVILLE AT LAWRENCEBURG 7:00 PM
CORYDON CENTRAL AT MADISON 7:00 PM
COVENANT CHRISTIAN AT FAITH CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM
COVINGTON CATHOLIC (KY.) AT INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL 7:00 PM
DANVILLE AT MCCUTCHEON 7:00 PM
DECATUR CENTRAL AT PERRY MERIDIAN 7:00 PM
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL AT HAMMOND CENTRAL 8:00 PM
EAST NOBLE AT NEW HAVEN 7:00 PM
EASTBROOK AT OAK HILL 7:00 PM
EASTERN (GREENTOWN) AT SHERIDAN 7:00 PM
EASTERN (PEKIN) AT SOUTH SPENCER 7:00 PM
EASTERN GREENE AT LINTON 7:00 PM
ELWOOD AT FRANKTON 7:00 PM
EVANSVILLE CENTRAL AT CASTLE 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE HARRISON AT EVANSVILLE MATER DEI 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL AT FLOYD CENTRAL 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE NORTH AT JASPER 7:30 PM
EVANSVILLE REITZ AT EVANSVILLE BOSSE 7:30 PM
FAIRFIELD AT CHURUBUSCO 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA AT FORT WAYNE SOUTH 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE DWENGER AT FORT WAYNE SNIDER 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE LUERS AT FORT WAYNE WAYNE 7:00 PM
FORT WAYNE NORTHROP AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) 7:00 PM
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL AT NORTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
FRANKFORT AT NORTH MONTGOMERY 7:00 PM
FRANKLIN AT BLOOMINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
FREMONT AT CENTRAL NOBLE 7:00 PM
FRONTIER AT WEST CENTRAL 7:00 PM
GIBSON SOUTHERN AT BOONVILLE 8:00 PM
GREENCASTLE AT CRAWFORDSVILLE 7:00 PM
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL AT DELTA 7:30 PM
GREENSBURG AT JENNINGS COUNTY 7:00 PM
GREENWOOD AT MONROVIA 7:00 PM
GUERIN CATHOLIC AT MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) 7:00 PM
HAGERSTOWN AT TRI 7:00 PM
HAMILTON HEIGHTS AT TWIN LAKES 7:30 PM
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN AT FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:00 PM
HAMMOND NOLL AT GARY WEST 8:00 PM
HIGHLAND AT KANKAKEE VALLEY 8:00 PM
HOBART AT HAMMOND MORTON 8:00 PM
HOMESTEAD AT FORT WAYNE NORTH 7:00 PM
IMG ACADEMY (FLA.) AT NEW PALESTINE 7:00 PM
INDIAN CREEK AT BEECH GROVE 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS AT INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN AT HERITAGE CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI AT HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA AT INDIANAPOLIS RITTER 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE AT UNION CITY 7:00 PM
INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON AT PURDUE ENGLEWOOD 7:00 PM
JEFFERSONVILLE AT COLUMBUS EAST 7:00 PM
JIMTOWN AT LAVILLE 7:00 PM
JOHN GLENN AT TIPPECANOE VALLEY 7:00 PM
KNIGHTSTOWN AT NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) 7:00 PM
KNOX AT BREMEN 7:30 PM
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC AT WESTERN 7:00 PM
LAFAYETTE JEFF AT MARION 7:00 PM
LAKE CENTRAL AT MERRILLVILLE 8:00 PM
LAKELAND AT GARRETT 7:00 PM
LAPEL AT JAY COUNTY 7:00 PM
LAPORTE AT MICHIGAN CITY 8:00 PM
LAWRENCE CENTRAL AT BEN DAVIS 7:00 PM
LEO AT COLUMBIA CITY 7:00 PM
LOGANSPORT AT CULVER ACADEMY 7:00 PM
LOWELL AT MUNSTER 8:00 PM
MANCHESTER AT MACONAQUAH 7:00 PM
MARTINSVILLE AT MOORESVILLE 7:00 PM
MILAN AT SOUTH DECATUR 7:00 PM
MISHAWAKA AT GOSHEN 7:00 PM
MISHAWAKA MARIAN AT ELKHART 7:00 PM
MISSISSINEWA AT MADISON-GRANT 7:00 PM
MITCHELL AT PAOLI 7:00 PM
MUNCIE CENTRAL AT KOKOMO 7:00 PM
NOBLESVILLE AT BROWNSBURG 7:00 PM
NORTH DECATUR AT EDINBURGH 7:00 PM
NORTH HARRISON AT CLARKSVILLE 7:00 PM
NORTH KNOX AT NORTH DAVIESS 7:00 PM
NORTH MIAMI AT CULVER 7:00 PM
NORTH POSEY AT HERITAGE HILLS 8:00 PM
NORTH PUTNAM AT WESTERN BOONE 7:00 PM
NORTH WHITE AT NORTH NEWTON 7:30 PM
NORTHFIELD AT PERU 7:00 PM
NORTHVIEW AT EDGEWOOD 7:00 PM
NORTHWESTERN AT ROCHESTER 7:00 PM
NORTHWOOD AT NORTHRIDGE 7:00 PM
NORWELL AT HUNTINGTON NORTH 7:00 PM
PARKE HERITAGE AT RIVERTON PARKE 7:00 PM
PENN AT NEW PRAIRIE 7:30 PM
PIKE AT NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:00 PM
PIONEER AT TRITON 7:00 PM
PORTAGE AT VALPARAISO 8:00 PM
PRAIRIE HEIGHTS AT EASTSIDE 7:00 PM
RICHMOND AT ANDERSON 7:00 PM
RIVER FOREST AT RENSSELAER CENTRAL 8:00 PM
RUSHVILLE AT SOUTH DEARBORN 7:00 PM
SEEGER AT SOUTH VERMILLION 7:00 PM
SEYMOUR AT NEW ALBANY 7:00 PM
SHELBYVILLE AT SPEEDWAY 7:00 PM
SHENANDOAH AT EASTERN HANCOCK 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND RILEY AT SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM
SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON AT SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH 7:00 PM
SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) AT WINAMAC 7:30 PM
SOUTH PUTNAM AT OWEN VALLEY 7:00 PM
SOUTHERN WELLS AT HERITAGE 7:00 PM
SOUTHPORT AT CINCINNATI BACON (OHIO) 7:00 PM
SOUTHRIDGE AT PRINCETON 7:30 PM
SOUTHWOOD AT WHITKO 7:00 PM
SPRINGS VALLEY AT PERRY CENTRAL 7:30 PM
SULLIVAN AT VINCENNES LINCOLN 7:00 PM
TECUMSEH AT PIKE CENTRAL 7:30 PM
TELL CITY AT FOREST PARK 7:30 PM
TERRE HAUTE NORTH AT LEBANON 7:00 PM
TERRE HAUTE SOUTH AT INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD 7:00 PM
TIPTON AT WEST LAFAYETTE 7:00 PM
TOLEDO START (OHIO) AT FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK 7:00 PM
TRI-CENTRAL AT TAYLOR 7:00 PM
TRI-COUNTY AT BENTON CENTRAL 7:00 PM
TRITON CENTRAL AT TRI-WEST 7:00 PM
WARSAW AT CONCORD 7:00 PM
WASHINGTON AT MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) 7:30 PM
WAWASEE AT PLYMOUTH 7:00 PM
WES-DEL AT UNION COUNTY 7:00 PM
WEST NOBLE AT ANGOLA 7:00 PM
WEST WASHINGTON AT CRAWFORD COUNTY 7:00 PM
WESTFIELD AT FISHERS 7:00 PM
WHITELAND AT PLAINFIELD 7:00 PM
WHITING AT WHEELER 8:00 PM
WINCHESTER AT CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN 7:00 PM
WOODLAN AT SOUTH ADAMS 7:00 PM
YORKTOWN AT PENDLETON HEIGHTS 7:00 PM
ZIONSVILLE AT AVON 7:00 PM
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/volleyball/scores/?date=10/7/2026
PAIRINGS: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/100426.GirlsVolleyballPairings.pdf
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER
WEDNESDAY’S SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/scores/?date=10/7/2026
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SECTIONALS: https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/boys/soccer/2026-27-tournament?round=sectionals
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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER
WEDNESDAY SCORES: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/soccer/girls/scores/?date=10/7/2026
SECTIONALS: https://www.ihsaa.org/sports/girls/soccer/2026-27-tournament?round=sectionals
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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
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INDIANA GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
WEDNESDAY SCORES: NO SCORES REPORTED
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SCOREBOARD
DIVISION SERIES SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
TAMPA BAY 4 NEW YORK 3
LOS ANGELES 4 ATLANTA 1
MILWAUKEE 3 SAN DIEGO 1
CLEVELAND 9 CHICAGO 3
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THURSDAY, OCT. 8
CLE @ CWS, GAME 4: 5 P.M. (TBS/TRUTV/UNIMAS/HBO MAX)*
(IF THERE IS ONLY ONE ALDS GAME 4, IT WILL BEGIN AT 8 P.M.)
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FRIDAY, OCT. 9
SD @ MIL, GAME 5: 4:30 P.M. (FOX/FS1/FOX DEPORTES/FOX ONE)*
(IF THERE IS ONLY ONE NLDS GAME 5, IT WILL BEGIN AT 8 P.M. ON FOX)
SATURDAY, OCT. 10
CWS @ CLE, GAME 5: 5 P.M. (TBS/TRUTV/UNIMAS/HBO MAX)*
(IF THERE IS ONLY ONE ALDS GAME 5, THEN IT WILL BEGIN AT 8 P.M.)
* IF NECESSARY
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WNBA SCOREBOARD
DREAM 101 LIBERTY 98 OT
VALKYRIES 83 ACES 81
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NHL SCORES
OILERS 5, DUCKS 2
JETS 3, AVALANCHE 2
CAPITALS 5, PENGUINS 3
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 6 SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
JACKSONVILLE STATE 27 KENNESAW STATE 26
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 22 NEW MEXICO STATE 3
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THURSDAY, OCT. 8
SAM HOUSTON AT LIBERTY | 7 P.M. | ESPNU
MISSOURI STATE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
SOUTH FLORIDA AT UTSA | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN
SOUTH ALABAMA AT ARKANSAS STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
FRIDAY, OCT. 9
FLORIDA STATE AT LOUISVILLE | 7 P.M. | ESPN
IOWA AT WASHINGTON | 9 P.M.
WASHINGTON STATE AT UTAH STATE | 9 P.M. | CW
WYOMING AT SAN JOSE STATE | 9 P.M. | CBSSN
IOWA STATE AT BYU | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
SATURDAY, OCT. 10
INDIANA AT NEBRASKA | 12 P.M. | FOX
UCF AT OKLAHOMA STATE | 12 P.M.
ARIZONA AT WEST VIRGINIA | 12 P.M. | TNT
NORTH CAROLINA AT PITT | 12 P.M.
WAKE FOREST AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | CW
TULANE AT ARMY | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
SACRAMENTO STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BALL STATE AT NORTHWESTERN | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
OLD DOMINION AT APPALACHIAN STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MIAMI (OHIO) AT UMASS | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
TEXAS VS. OKLAHOMA (COTTON BOWL IN DALLAS) | 3:30 P.M. | ABC
STANFORD AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
OLE MISS AT VANDERBILT | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN
UCLA AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
HOUSTON AT KANSAS STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FOX
DUKE AT GEORGIA TECH | 3:30 P.M.
VIRGINIA TECH AT CAL | 3:30 P.M.
ILLINOIS AT MICHIGAN STATE | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
CHARLOTTE AT NORTH TEXAS | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
TULSA AT NAVY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
EASTERN MICHIGAN AT AKRON | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
BUFFALO AT TOLEDO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL MICHIGAN AT OHIO | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
KENT STATE AT WESTERN MICHIGAN | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UCONN AT TEMPLE | 3:45 P.M. | ESPNU
RICE AT EAST CAROLINA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
MARYLAND AT OHIO STATE | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
TENNESSEE AT ARKANSAS | 4:15 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
SAN DIEGO STATE AT OREGON STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
LSU AT KENTUCKY | 7 P.M. | ESPN
NEVADA AT UTEP | 7 P.M. | FS1
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT UNLV | 7 P.M. | CW
COASTAL CAROLINA AT MARSHALL | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGIA AT ALABAMA | 7:30 P.M. | ABC
USC AT PENN STATE | 7:30 P.M. | NBC
SYRACUSE AT VIRGINIA | 7:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
AIR FORCE AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 7:30 P.M. | CBSSN
LOUISIANA AT LOUISIANA TECH | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MINNESOTA AT PURDUE | 8 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
KANSAS AT UTAH | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
BOISE STATE AT FRESNO STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CW
HAWAI’I AT ARIZONA STATE | 10:30 P.M. | FS1
SOUTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA
TEXAS A&M AT MISSOURI
UAB AT MEMPHIS
JAMES MADISON AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN
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NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE/SCORES
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
SUNDAY
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (TOTTENHAM) 2:30P (BST) 9:30A NFLN
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
DENVER BRONCOS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:25P (MST) 4:25P FOX
CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
MONDAY
BUFFALO BILLS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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WEEK 5 SCHEDULE
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES VS JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (TOTTENHAM) 2:30P (BST) 9:30A NFLN
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
CLEVELAND BROWNS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
DENVER BRONCOS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:25P (MST) 4:25P FOX
CHICAGO BEARS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
BUFFALO BILLS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN/ABC
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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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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
5 SUN, OCT 11 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 PM CBS
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
MLB ROUNDUP: RAYS, DODGERS, BREWERS WRAP UP DIVISION SERIES
Rookie Victor Mesa Jr. belted a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays earned a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep of their American League Division Series.
The Rays are headed to the AL Championship Series for the third time in club history and will host the Chicago White Sox or Cleveland Guardians in a best-of-seven series that begins Monday.
Tampa Bay also celebrated at Yankee Stadium for the second time this season after clinching the AL East title with a 6-1 win over the Yankees on Sept. 22.
The Yankees were thwarted in part by a fan-interference call that overturned a potential game-tying homer from Anthony Volpe in the bottom of the sixth. A fan reached over the left field fence and the ball caromed off the spectator’s palm. Volpe was originally awarded a home run, but following a crew-chief review, he was placed on second with an RBI double.
New York starter Max Fried (1-1) allowed four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He fanned seven without issuing a walk.
Dodgers 4, Braves 1
Andy Pages’ two-run single in the seventh inning broke open a pitchers’ duel and helped visiting Los Angeles close out its National League Division Series against Atlanta in Game 4.
The Dodgers, who won the series 3-1 and are looking to be the first National League team to win three straight World Series, await the Brewers, who advance after beating the Padres.
Pages’ hit was Los Angeles’ first with runners in scoring position in the series after the team started 0-for-14. He had two of the Dodgers’ five hits and two of their three RBIs in the win. Tyler Mahle (0-1) was a tough-luck loser for Atlanta, charged with two runs (one earned) on three hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Brewers 3, Padres 1
Jackson Chourio delivered the tiebreaking single and Garrett Mitchell robbed a potential game-tying homer in the eighth inning to help Milwaukee advance to the National League Championship Series.
Aaron Ashby (1-0) tossed three innings of scoreless, hitless relief for the Brewers, who halted their major-league-record-tying 12-game postseason road losing streak dating back to 2018. Milwaukee finished off the best-of-five NL Division Series with a 3-1 edge. Milwaukee will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS for the second straight season. The Dodgers swept the four-game set last year when the Brewers scored just four runs.
Fernando Tatis Jr. homered in the third inning for the Padres. The only other San Diego hits came in the first inning, when Jackson Merrill singled and Manny Machado followed with a bunt single. The Padres wound up leaving the bases loaded without scoring in that frame.
Guardians 9, White Sox 3
Jose Ramirez collected his first two hits of the American League Division Series, drove in two runs and contributed a key defensive play as visiting Cleveland trimmed Chicago’s lead in the best-of-five to 2-1.
Guardians pitchers struck out 19 batters to set a single-game major league record for a nine-inning postseason game. Foster Griffin (1-0) fanned seven in 2 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Cleveland’s Jo Adell hit a three-run triple.
Chicago reliever Bryan Hudson (1-1) allowed three runs in one-third of an inning. White Sox pitchers issued 10 walks.
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NFL NEWS
WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 5
Below are players that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season, including:
- QB Josh Allen
- QB Joe Burrow
- QB Jared Goff
- QB Jalen Hurts
- QB Trevor Lawrence
- QB Brock Purdy
- QB Aaron Rodgers
- QB Matthew Stafford
- RB Jahmyr Gibbs
- RB Derrick Henry
- RB Alvin Kamara
- WR CeeDee Lamb
- WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
- TE Trey McBride
JOSH ALLEN
Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen has 91 regular season wins and 99 career wins, including the postseason, since entering the NFL in 2018.
With a win on Monday Night Football at the Los Angeles Rams (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Allen can become the fourth quarterback all-time with at least 100 wins, including the postseason, in their first nine seasons, joining Patrick Mahomes (112 wins), Russell Wilson (107) and Tom Brady (101).
The starting quarterbacks with the most wins in their first nine seasons, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | WINS |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 112 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 107 |
| Tom Brady | New England | 101 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 99* |
| *in ninth season | ||
Additionally, with a win on Monday night, Allen can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (92 wins) for the third-most regular-season wins by a starting quarterback in their first nine seasons in NFL history. Only Russell Wilson (98 wins) and Patrick Mahomes (95) have more.
| PLAYER | TEAM | WINS |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 98 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 95 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis | 92 |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 91* |
| *in ninth season | ||
JOE BURROW
Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow completed 39 of 54 attempts (72.2 percent) for 428 yards and a touchdown pass in Week 4. He is one of two quarterbacks this season with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher in three games.
With at least 300 passing yards on Sunday at Miami (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Burrow, who turns 30 on Dec. 10, 2026, can become the fifth quarterback under the age of 30 with at least 300 passing yards in 30 games. Only Patrick Mahomes (48 games), Matthew Stafford (39), Jared Goff (38) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (38) have more.
The players under the age of 30 with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 48 |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit | 39 |
| Jared Goff | L.A. Rams, Detroit | 38 |
| Dan Marino HOF | Miami | 38 |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 29* |
| *turns 30 on Dec. 10, 2026 | ||
Additionally, with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher on Sunday, Burrow, who is in his seventh season, can tie Lamar Jackson (38 games), Patrick Mahomes (38) and Tua Tagovailoa (38) for the most such games by a player in their first seven seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most games with a completion percentage of 70-or-higher in their first seven seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore | 38 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 38 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami | 38 |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati | 37* |
| Dak Prescott | Dallas | 37 |
| *in seventh season | ||
JARED GOFF
Detroit quarterback Jared Goff has 50 games with at least 300 passing yards since entering the NFL in 2016. He is one of five quarterbacks with at least 300 passing yards in multiple games this season.
With at least 300 passing yards on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Goff can tie Patrick Mahomes (51 games, in 10th season) for the third-most such games in by a player in his first 11 seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees (57 games) and Matt Ryan (53) have more.
The players with the most games with at least 300 passing yards in their first 11 seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Drew Brees HOF | San Diego Chargers, New Orleans | 57 |
| Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 53 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 51# |
| Jared Goff | L.A. Rams, Detroit | 50* |
| *in 11th season; #in 10th season | ||
JALEN HURTS
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts has 29 games with at least a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass since entering the NFL in 2020.
With a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass on Sunday against Jacksonville (9:30 a.m. ET, London, NFL Network), Hurts can become the fifth quarterback with 30 such games in NFL history, joining Josh Allen (53 games), Cam Newton (45), Aaron Rodgers (32) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young (31).
The quarterbacks with the most games with a rushing touchdown and touchdown pass in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo | 53* |
| Cam Newton | Carolina, New England | 45 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay, Pittsburgh | 32* |
| Steve Young HOF | Tampa Bay, San Francisco | 31 |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia | 29* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
TREVOR LAWRENCE
Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence has started in seven international games, the most international starts by a quarterback since the NFL started playing regular season games outside the United States in 2005. He has at least one touchdown pass in each of his seven international starts.
With a touchdown pass against Philadelphia in London on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network), Lawrence can tie Blake Bortles (nine touchdown passes) for the second-most touchdown passes in regular season international games. Only Tom Brady (12 touchdown passes) has more.
The players with the most touchdown passes in regular season international games:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | TD PASSES |
| Tom Brady | New England, Tampa Bay | 12 |
| Blake Bortles | Jacksonville | 9 |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville | 8* |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit, L.A. Rams | 8 |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
BROCK PURDY
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy has 16 games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher since entering the NFL in 2022. He is one of two quarterbacks with multiple games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher this season.
With a passer rating of 125-or-higher on Sunday at Seattle (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Purdy can tie Russell Wilson (17 games) for the second-most such games by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history. Only Patrick Mahomes (18 games) has more.
The players with the most games with a passer rating of 125-or-higher in their first five seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | GAMES |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City | 18 |
| Russell Wilson | Seattle | 17 |
| Brock Purdy | San Francisco | 16* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
AARON RODGERS & MATTHEW STAFFORD
Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers has seven touchdown passes this season and 579 touchdown passes in his career, including the postseason. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has 147 regular season touchdown passes since joining the Rams in 2021 and 454 touchdown passes in his career, including the postseason.
With a touchdown pass in Week 5, both Rodgers and Stafford can move up the leaderboard in most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history. Rodgers can surpass Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (579 touchdown passes) for the third-most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history and Stafford can surpass Ben Roethlisberger (454) for the sixth-most touchdown passes, including the postseason, all-time.
The players with the most touchdown passes, including the postseason, in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | TOUCHDOWN PASSES |
| Tom Brady | New England, Tampa Bay | 737 |
| Drew Brees HOF | San Diego Chargers, New Orleans | 608 |
| Peyton Manning HOF | Indianapolis, Denver | 579 |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Pittsburgh | 579* |
| Brett Favre HOF | Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Minnesota | 552 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 454 |
| Matthew Stafford | Detroit, L.A. Rams | 454* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
Additionally, with three touchdown passes on Monday night against Buffalo (8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC), Stafford, who had 282 touchdown passes with Detroit, can become the first player in NFL history with at least 150 touchdown passes with two franchises.
JAHMYR GIBBS
Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs leads the NFL with 56 scrimmage touchdowns (44 rushing, 12 receiving) since entering the league in 2023. He is one of two running backs with a touchdown in each of his four games this season.
With a touchdown on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), Gibbs, who is 24 years old, can tie 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.
The players with the most scrimmage touchdowns under the age of 25 in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | SCRIMMAGE TDs |
| Barry Sanders HOF | Detroit | 57 |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit | 56* |
| Todd Gurley | St. Louis Rams | 56 |
| *turns 25 on March 20, 2027 | ||
DERRICK HENRY
Baltimore running back Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 134 scrimmage touchdowns (129 rushing, five receiving) since entering the league in 2016. He is tied for the lead with seven scrimmage touchdowns this season.
With two scrimmage touchdowns on Sunday Night Football at Atlanta (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), a feat he has accomplished 37 times in his career and twice this season, Henry can tie Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (136 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns) for the fourth-most combined rushing and receiving touchdowns by a running back in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith (175 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns), LaDainian Tomlinson (162) and Marcus Allen (144) have more.
The running backs with the most combined rushing and receiving touchdowns in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | RUSHING/RECEIVING TDs |
| Emmitt Smith HOF | Dallas, Arizona | 175 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson HOF | San Diego Chargers, N.Y. Jets | 162 |
| Marcus Allen HOF | L.A. Raiders, Kansas City | 144 |
| Marshall Faulk HOF | Indianapolis, St. Louis Rams | 136 |
| Derrick Henry | Tennessee, Baltimore | 134* |
| *entering Week 5 | ||
ALVIN KAMARA
New Orleans running back Alvin Kamara ranks third in the NFL with 12,319 scrimmage yards (7,324 rushing, 4,995 receiving) since entering the league in 2017.
With five receiving yards on Sunday against Minnesota (1 p.m. ET, FOX), Kamara can join Pro Football Hall of Famers Marcus Allen, Marshall Faulk and Lenny Moore as well as Tiki Barber and Christian McCaffrey as the only players in NFL history with at least 5,000 rushing yards and 5,000 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 | 7,807 | 5,512 |
| Lenny Moore HOF | Baltimore Colts | 5,174 | 6,039 |
| Alvin Kamara* | New Orleans | 7,324 | 4,995 |
| *entering Week 5 | |||
CEEDEE LAMB
Dallas wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is tied for the lead in receptions (608) and ranks second in receiving yards (7,914) since entering the NFL in 2020. Lamb had a career-high 17 receptions for 189 yards and a touchdown in Week 4, becoming the fourth player in NFL history with at least 17 receptions, 185 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in a single game.
With seven receptions on Thursday Night Football against Tampa Bay (8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video), Lamb, set to play in his 100th career game, can surpass Anquan Boldin (614 receptions) for the fifth-most receptions by a player in their first 100 games in NFL history. Only Cooper Kupp (625 receptions), Keenan Allen (624), Antonio Brown (622) and Julio Jones (619) have more.
The players with the most receptions in their first 100 games in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM | RECEPTIONS |
| Cooper Kupp | L.A. Rams | 625 |
| Keenan Allen | San Diego/L.A. Chargers | 624 |
| Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 622 |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 619 |
| Anquan Boldin | Baltimore | 614 |
| CeeDee Lamb | Dallas | 608* |
| *in 99 games | ||
With at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards on Thursday night, Lamb can tie Julio Jones (12 games) for the fifth-most such games by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. Only Michael Thomas (15 games), Brandon Marshall (14), Ja’Marr Chase (13) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Johnson (13) have more.
The players with the most games with at least 10 receptions and 100 receiving yards in their first seven seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | GAMES |
| Michael Thomas | New Orleans | 15 |
| Brandon Marshall | Denver, Miami, Chicago | 14 |
| Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati | 13 |
| Andre Johnson HOF | Houston | 13 |
| Julio Jones | Atlanta | 12 |
| CeeDee Lamb | Dallas | 11* |
| *in seventh season | ||
AMON-RA ST. BROWN
Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown leads the NFL with 578 receptions since entering the league in 2021.
With two receptions on Sunday at Arizona (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), St. Brown can surpass Justin Jefferson (579 receptions) for the most receptions by a player in their first six seasons in NFL history.
The players with the most receptions in their first six seasons in NFL history:
| PLAYER | TEAMS | RECEPTIONS |
| Justin Jefferson | Minnesota | 579 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | Detroit | 578* |
| *in sixth season | ||
TREY MCBRIDE
Arizona tight end Trey McBride ranks second among tight ends with 380 receptions since entering the NFL in 2022.
With seven receptions against Detroit on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, FOX), McBride can surpass Jimmy Graham (386 receptions) for the most receptions by a tight end in their first five seasons in NFL history.
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THURSDAY NIGHT PREVIEW
TAMPA BAY AT DALLAS
Regular Season: DAL leads series, 14-6 (TB won 2 of past 3)
Last reg. season meeting: 12/22/24: TB 24 at DAL 26
BUCS NOTES:
QB JALON DANIELS (rookie) completed 19 of 27 pass atts. (70.4 pct.) for 148 yards & TD & added 55 rush yards in 1st career start Week 4. Became 1st undrafted rookie QB to start in 1st 4 weeks of season since 1970 (excluding 1987). • RB BUCKY IRVING had 61 rush yards in Week 4 & aims for 6th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Had 92 scrimmage yards (68 rush, 24 rec.) & rush TD in last meeting. Has 70+ scrimmage yards in 3 of his past 4 on road. • RB SEAN TUCKER had 1st rush TD of season in Week 4. • RB KENNY GAINWELL had 1st TD catch in 2026 last week. • WR EMEKA EGBUKA has 78 receptions for 1,092 yards & 7 TD catches in 21 career games. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 in primetime. • WR CHRIS GODWIN has 628 receptions for 7,768 rec. yards & 41 TD catches in 124 career games. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7 on Thursay. • TE CADE OTTON has 222 catches for 2,175 yards & 11 TDs in 67 career games. • LB JOSIAH TROTTER (rookie) led team with 9 tackles in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles. Ranks 4th among rookies with 30 tackles this season. • LB YAYA DIABY has TFL in 3 of his past 4 on road. • CB JACOB PARRISH had 5 tackles, TFL, INT & 2 PD in Week 4, 1 of 4 DBs to do so in a single game this season. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with 5+ tackles. • CB ZYON MCCOLLUM had FR in Week 4. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 on road. Has 5+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 on road. Had PD in last meeting. • S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR. had 6 tackles & FF in Week 4. Had 6 tackles & INT in last game vs. Dal. (9/11/22) & aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with 6+ tackles. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. • S TYKEE SMITH had 6 tackles & FF in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had TFL in last meeting.
COWBOYS NOTES:
QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 32 of 45 pass atts. (71.1 pct.) for 335 yards & TD for 99.8 rating in Week 5. Aims for 5th in row with TD pass & 4th in row with 90+ rating. Has 250+ pass yards in 9 of his past 10 at home. Has TD pass & 100+ rating in 2 of his past 3 vs. TB. Aims for 4th in row on Thursday with 300+ pass yards. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had 83 scrimmage yards (62 rush, 21 rec.) & careerhigh 3 rush TDs in Week 4, 1 of 4 with 3+ rush TDs in a single game this season. Has 70+ scrimmage yards & TD in 3 of his past 4. Ranks tied-4th with 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) this season. • WR CEEDEE LAMB recorded career-high 17 receptions for 189 yards & TD in Week 4, 4th player in NFL history with 17+ receptions, 185+ rec. yards & TD catch in a single game (HOFer Tom Fears, HOFer Terrell Owens & Brandon Marshall). His 17 receptions are most in single game this season & his 189 rec. yards are 4th-most. Had 7 receptions for 105 yards in last meeting. Has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3 vs. TB & 3 of his past 4 on Thursday. • WR GEORGE PICKENS aims for 3rd in row with 75+ rec. yards. • TE JAKE FERGUSON has TD catch in 2 of his past 3. • DT QUINNEN WILLIAMS had sack & 2 TFL in Week 4. Aims for 4th in row with TFL. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last game vs. TB (9/21/25 w/ NYJ). • LB DEE WINTERS had 5 tackles in Week 4 & aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had PD in last meeting. • LB RASHAN GARY had 1st sack of season in Week 4. • LB JAISHAWN BARHAM has 6+ tackles & TFL in 3 of his past 4. Leads all rookies with 4 TFL this season. • DB CALEB DOWNS (rookie) had 5 tackles in Week 4. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of his past 4. Ranks 4th among rookie DBs with 22 tackles in 2026. • S MALIK HOOKER led team with 7 tackles & had 2 PD in Week 4.
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THE NFL HAS A RECORD-TYING 5 TEAMS WITH AN 0-4 RECORD SO FAR THIS SEASON
There’s a race to the bottom of the NFL standings four games into the season, including some surprisingly winless teams.
A record-tying five teams are 0-4 one month in, marking just the seventh time that has happened in NFL history and the first since 2019.
Some of the winless teams aren’t too surprising, with Miami there as part of a rebuild in a season when the Dolphins are carrying a record $184 million in dead money charges on the salary cap. Tennessee is winless after back-to-back three-win seasons.
The other winless teams are a bit more of a surprise: Tampa Bay is there after coming into the season as the favorite to win the NFC South, while Houston and the Los Angeles Chargers are 0-4 after making the playoffs last season.
This is just the third time in NFL history that two teams started a season 0-4 after making the playoffs the previous season. It also happened in 1999 with defending conference champions Atlanta and Denver doing it, and in 1992 with the Los Angeles Raiders and New York Jets both starting 0-4.
The Buccaneers have lost four one-score games, with their minus-20 point differential the fifth-best ever for an 0-4 team, and the best since Minnesota was outscored by 19 points over the first four games in 2011.
The Chargers haven’t been nearly as competitive, getting outscored by 39 points for the second-worst point differential in the league so far.
The start for the Texans has been frustrating because they have led in the final 2 minutes in three of the four losses, including a 34-30 loss to Dallas on Sunday when the Cowboys scored the winning touchdown with 40 seconds to play.
They are the second team since at least 1991 to lose three times in the first four games after leading in the final 2 minutes. The Chargers did it in 2016. The only other teams in the Super Bowl era to start the season 0-4 despite leading at any point in the fourth quarter in three of the games were the 2013 Bucs and 2011 Vikings.
C.J. Stroud is the first quarterback since 1950, when starts were first tracked, to lose the first four games of a season without throwing an interception.
Three teams have started the season 4-0, with Kansas City and Minnesota doing it after missing the playoffs in 2025. The last time two teams started 4-0 after missing the playoffs was 2013, when the Chiefs and New Orleans did it.
Super Bowl MVP shines in new home
Signing away the reigning Super Bowl MVP hasn’t worked so well in the past. It couldn’t be going better for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kenneth Walker III has transformed Kansas City’s offense since leaving Seattle in free agency in March. His 537 yards rushing are the most for any player through four games since Arian Foster had 539 yards in 2010.
Walker rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns in a 30-27 win over Las Vegas on Sunday, making him the fourth player to have at least 175 yards from scrimmage in three of the first four games of a season. Christian McCaffrey did it in 2019, Billy Sims as a rookie for Detroit in 1980 and Jim Brown in 1963. Sims is the only other player to do it in his first four games with a franchise.
Walker already has six runs of at least 20 yards this season — doubling Kansas City’s total for all of 2025.
His performance is far different from the other three Super Bowl MVPs who changed teams immediately after winning the award.
Larry Brown had one interception in 12 games over two seasons with the Raiders after winning Super Bowl MVP for Dallas following the 1995 season. Brown was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team in 1997 and then was cut.
The Raiders signed Desmond Howard in 1997 after he won the award for Green Bay. Howard caught six passes and had two punt return TDs in two seasons for Oakland.
Dexter Jackson fared better after leaving Tampa Bay for Arizona, with six interceptions in 2003, but he was cut the following year.
Flag day hits the NFL as penalties rise
The NFL came close to setting a record for penalties last week, with the 271 accepted infractions the second most in any week in league history. The highest was 298 in Week 2 of the 2015 season.
There were an average of 16.9 penalties per game in Week 4 for the second-highest mark since 2000.
The biggest culprit was the game Sunday between the Chargers and Seattle when there were 30 accepted penalties for 280 yards, including seven personal fouls against the Seahawks. Three other games had at least 20 accepted penalties last week.
In all, the average of 15 penalties per game rank fourth highest since 2000 through four weeks and the highest since it was at 15.3 in 2015.
There have been noticeable increases this season in offensive holding, false starts and defensive holding compared with last season.
There is a large disparity between teams. Green Bay and Cleveland are both averaging more than 10 accepted penalties a game, while San Francisco and Indianapolis have had less than five.
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COMMANDERS FOCUSING ON WAYS JAYDEN DANIELS CAN PROTECT HIMSELF AS HE PREPARES FOR RETURN TO FIELD
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders are focusing on ways in which quarterback Jayden Daniels can protect himself as he prepares for his expected return against the New York Giants on Sunday, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said Wednesday.
If he starts, Daniels would be returning to the lineup three weeks after he dislocated his left elbow when it bent awkwardly as he tried to brace himself on a fall during a play against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2. The injury was the second elbow dislocation for Daniels, who missed most of the second half of last season with the same injury.
“In a group, think of it like a running back who clasps the ball,” Quinn said. “Rolling to the ground. I thought of him as that player, and that’s the way we explained it. Those are honestly just some practice drills that we’ll be doing today. It’s definitely something we talk about. We’re going to practice, and this is him moving forward and how we’ll play.”
The third-year quarterback will also wear a protective brace on his elbow.
Daniels has completed 56.9% of his passes this season and has thrown for 260 yards through a game and a half so far this year. He’s also rushed for 100 yards on 12 carries.
The Commanders (1-3) turned to Marcus Mariota in Daniels’ absence. But Mariota suffered an MCL injury in the Commanders’ loss to the Colts last Sunday in London and was replaced by rookie quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis.
Mariota will not be placed on injured reserve, Quinn said.
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LAMAR JACKSON ABSENT AT THE START OF PRACTICE, 3 DAYS AFTER INJURING HIS ANKLE
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson was not at practice for the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday during the portion open to reporters.
Jackson also wasn’t available before practice — Wednesday is when he usually talks — after injuring his ankle in Sunday’s win over Tennessee. Jackson’s ankle appeared to roll under an opposing player near the end of the first half, and he did not return.
Baltimore plays at Atlanta on Sunday night.
Tyler Huntley is Jackson’s backup. He led the Ravens to wins over Chicago and Green Bay last season.
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RAVENS ACQUIRE PRO BOWL C CAM JURGENS FROM EAGLES
The Baltimore Ravens acquired two-time Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles on Wednesday.
The Ravens pocketed a seventh-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft in exchange for a fifth-round selection in that same draft and a second-round pick in 2028.
“Cam is a player we have long admired going all the way back to the draft process. He’s a young foundational piece along our offensive line — a great scheme and cultural fit who will contribute quickly in Baltimore. We are confident that Cam will significantly impact our team and community,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement.
Baltimore was seeking an answer at center after All-Pro Tyler Linderbaum departed in free agency, triggering a turnstile effect at the position. Vega Ioane is the fourth player the Ravens have tried at center.
The Eagles subtract Jurgens from the roster just as six-time Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson announced his retirement. Johnson retired Tuesday after 14 seasons and two Super Bowl championships.
Johnson, 36, who missed Sunday’s loss against the Los Angeles Rams for personal reasons, said he wants to focus on his mental health.
Jurgens, who has played both guard and center, is expected to make his Ravens debut next week against the Cleveland Browns because he is currently in concussion protocol.
Jurgens, 27, took over for the retired Jason Kelce and played in 20 regular-season and playoff games (19 starts) during the Eagles’ run to a title in Super Bowl
Signed to a four-year, $68 million extension in 2025, Jurgens started all four games this season and 45 of the 62 in which he has appeared since Philadelphia drafted him in the second round out of Nebraska in 2022.
The Ravens shuffled Ioane from guard to center for last Sunday’s 24-18 victory over the Tennessee Titans. Vegas was selected 14th overall in this year’s draft out of Penn State.
Center Jovaughn Gwyn sustained a fractured fibula in Baltimore’s 34-31 win over Dallas on Sept. 27 and is expected to miss two to three months.
The Ravens also lost center Ethan Pocic in the victory over the Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro due to a long-term knee injury.
Baltimore already was without center Danny Pinter, expected to be the opening-week starter, to a season-ending knee injury in training camp.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS: WEEK 6 MATCHUPS GIVE POWER FOUR CONTENDERS CHANCE TO JOCKEY FOR POSITION
It’s too early to call it Separation Saturday, but this week’s college football schedule will start establishing the pecking order in the Power Four conferences.
In the Southeastern Conference, the Georgia-Alabama winner will be 4-0 in league play and ahead of the pack along with Texas, assuming the Longhorns beat Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry game in Dallas.
In the Big Ten, Ohio State has an easy assignment playing Maryland at the Horseshoe, but Indiana faces its toughest game to date at Nebraska and Oregon hosts a much-improved UCLA.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference, Miami gets the week off while the other two unbeatens in league play try to keep pace. Pittsburgh hosts North Carolina and Duke visits Georgia Tech.
In the Big 12, Texas Tech and surprising Baylor are off while BYU plays Iowa State at home and Utah hosts Kansas. Oklahoma State can show its a contender with a home win over UCF.
The picks, with rankings and betting lines. All games Saturday unless noted:
No. 1 Texas vs. Oklahoma (plus 8 1/2) in Dallas
Oklahoma’s defense is strong enough to keep this close, and quarterback John Mateer got a vote of confidence from Brent Venables this week. That doesn’t change the fact the Sooners’ offense is a mess.
Pick: Texas 21-14.
No. 2 Georgia at No. 6 Alabama (minus 2)
Keelon Russell and the Crimson Tide are on a roll and playing at home, as long as a tropical storm doesn’t interfere. Georgia’s big offensive numbers have come against a schedule that ranks in bottom quarter of FBS.
Pick: Alabama 31-28.
Stanford at No. 3 Notre Dame (minus 38 1/2)
Fighting Irish had trouble putting away North Carolina last week. That shouldn’t be a problem against Stanford, which is playing back-to-back games in the Eastern time zone.
Pick: Notre Dame 52-10.
Maryland at No. 5 Ohio State (minus 34 1/2)
Buckeyes have scored at least 52 points in six of nine meetings since Maryland joined the Big Ten. They might score 62 or more this time.
Pick: Ohio State 62-21.
No. 7 Indiana (minus 7 1/2) at Nebraska
Turbo Richard-Lee Bebee Jr. at running back and Charlie Becker-Nick Marsh at receiver for the Hoosiers are the best combos in the nation. Cornhuskers have lost 30 straight to Top 25 opponents.
Pick: Indiana 38-17.
Iowa State at No. 8 BYU (minus 10)
Cougars are tough on Friday nights in Provo, and they’re going for a third straight 5-0 start. Aiden Flora’s prodigious production against West Virginia won’t carry over for the Cyclones.
Pick: BYU 39-19.
No. 9 Mississippi at Vanderbilt (plus 9)
Rebels have had an extra week to stew over their loss to Florida. Let’s see if they’ve tightened up a defense that’s last in the SEC.
Pick: Mississippi 30-27.
No. 10 LSU at Kentucky (plus 8)
LSU’s Sam Leavitt has had a couple nice outings but has thrown at least one interception in every game. Kentucky is tough at home.
Pick: LSU 27-24.
Kansas at No. 12 Utah (minus 15)
Utes are well-rested after an open date and are giving up just 10.3 points per game. Wayshawn Parker piled up 174 yards rushing against Iowa State and might go off again against the Jayhawks.
Pick: Utah 35-13.
Texas A&M at No. 14 Missouri (minus 3 1/2)
Missouri’s Jamal Roberts ran for 211 yards against Florida and is second in the SEC at 121 yards per game. No player has run for 100 against the Aggies this season.
Pick: Missouri 27-21.
No. 15 Tennessee (minus 13 1/2) at Arkansas
Look for the Volunteers to give Arkansas a steady dose of DeSean Bishop. Razorbacks have allowed 15 rushing touchdowns, tied for most in the nation.
Pick: Tennessee 41-10.
South Carolina at No. 16 Florida (minus 13)
With back-to-back games coming up against Texas and Georgia, Gators want to flush what happened last week at Missouri in a hurry. A Gamecocks team in disarray is just the tonic.
Pick: Florida 36-21.
UCF at No. 18 Oklahoma State (minus 9)
UCF blew a 17-point, third-quarter lead at Houston last week, has injury issues and goes to Stillwater on an 11-game road losing streak. Cowboys are coming off an open date.
Pick: Oklahoma State 35-13.
No. 19 Southern California at Penn State (minus 1)
Nittany Lions got outmuscled by Northwestern and fans are starting to squirm because of new coach Matt Campbell’s 0-2 start in Big Ten play. USC struggles on the road and is playing in the Eastern time zone for second time in four games.
Pick: Penn State 27-24.
No. 20 Iowa at Washington (minus 3)
Hawkeyes could be without QB Hank Brown, who appeared to hurt his shoulder against Ohio State and is questionable.
Pick: Washington 23-17.
No. 21 UCLA (plus 11) at No. 13 Oregon
Bruins are out to a surprising 4-0 start and can score in bunches. So can Oregon, and the Ducks are at home and in good hands whether Dante Moore or Dylan Raiola starts.
Pick: Oregon 34-28.
No. 22 Houston at Kansas State (minus 2 1/2)
A fun nugget is that Houston QB Conner Weigman is facing the team coached by his former Texas A&M offensive coordinator, Collin Klein, who benched him in 2024 and replaced him with Marcel Reed.
Pick: Kansas State 30-27.
No. 23 Boise State at Fresno State (plus 6 1/2)
The teams play for something called the Milk Can Trophy, and the Bulldogs have had possession of it for three years. Fresno State has allowed a total of 43 points over its last four games.
Pick: Fresno State 23-22.
North Carolina at No. 25 Pittsburgh (minus 4)
Pitt fifth-year QB Holden Geriner will make his first career start in place of Mason Heintschel (ACL). Tar Heels are 1-5 on road under Bill Belichick.
Pick: Pittsburgh 32-26.
Bye weeks: No. 4 Miami, No. 11 Texas Tech, No. 17 Mississippi State, No. 24 SMU.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 6: AS USUAL, STAKES HIGH FOR GEORGIA-ALABAMA; BRUINS FACE BIG TEST AT OREGON
It will be a top-10 matchup between teams in The Associated Press Top 25 when No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama face off Saturday night.
So what’s new?
What’s new is No. 21 UCLA elbowing its way into the Big Ten conversation in Bob Chesney’s first season. The Bruins, mostly dreadful for two years, are 4-0 and already have one more win than they did last season. They will face their biggest challenge so far when they visit No. 13 Oregon.
As for Georgia and Alabama, no two teams have played each other so often for high stakes the last dozen or so seasons, but this isn’t your typical rivalry where the schools are on each other’s schedule year after year. Seven of the last 11 meetings have taken place at neutral sites — five SEC championship games and two national title games — and only four were regular-season games.
That makes it a rivalry game you often have to hope for — maybe the best kind.
The fact the Bulldogs haven’t won in Tuscaloosa since 2007 probably should be taken with a grain of salt. But it’s notable that Matthew Stafford, who’s still slinging it for the Los Angeles Rams in his 18th NFL season, was the last Georgia QB to leave Bryant-Denny Stadium with a victory.
In the Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 25 Pittsburgh moves on without injured quarterback Mason Heintschel and will try to go 6-0 when North Carolina visits. The Tar Heels squandered a 14-point lead against Clemson and hung with Notre Dame into the second half before losing a second straight game, and now coach Bill Belichick faces mounting pressure with Duke and Miami still on the October schedule.
The Big 12’s main event is under the lights Friday when Iowa State visits No. 8 BYU. The Cyclones get the late-night window to show off emerging star running back Aiden Flora, who may be the best player you’ve never heard of. Last week he ran for three touchdowns and a career-high 212 yards and passed for two TDs against West Virginia.
Best game
No. 2 Georgia (5-0, 3-0 SEC) at No. 6 Alabama (5-0, 3-0), 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
When you think of Georgia football under Kirby Smart, hard-nosed, suffocating defenses often come to mind. Since Smart took over in 2016, the Bulldogs have allowed 16.7 points per game, tied with Iowa for best in the nation over that span, according to Sportradar. Alabama has been right there with them.
But it’s offense, and lots of it, that has been the headliner through five games. Georgia’s 51.4 points per game ranks first in the nation and Alabama’s 49.6 is third.
The Bulldogs have popped 12 plays of 40-plus yards, most among Power Four teams, and the Gunner Stockton-led offense is the only one in the nation averaging better than 50 points per game.
Alabama is the only team to score at least 45 points in each of its games. First-year starting QB Keelon Russell averages 282.8 yards passing per game and an impressive 10.7 per attempt. He looked very comfortable in the spotlight in last week’s win at Mississippi State.
Heisman Trophy watch
Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith has put together back-to-back 200-yard receiving games to establish himself as the clear front-runner for the Heisman, at least among the wagering public. When the Buckeyes host Maryland, Smith could become the first receiver with three 200-yard games since Hawaii’s Ashley Lelie in 2001.
Smith’s 44 catches for 823 yards are the most by an FBS player through five games since Syracuse’s Amba Etta-Tawo had 47 for 840 in 2016, according to Sportradar.
Smith is a less-than-even-money choice at some online sportsbooks. Miami’s Darian Mensah and Alabama’s Russell both are at 7-to-1. Russell has an opportunity to tighten the race with a big performance against No. 2 Georgia.
Numbers to know
0 — Points allowed in the first quarter by Indiana, the only team to hold opponents scoreless the first 15 minutes.
3.6 — New Mexico’s turnover margin. The Lobos have 19 takeaways, eight more than the next closest team, and their one turnover is tied with Notre Dame and Indiana for fewest.
35.8 — Average points per game in Bowl Subdivision games, the highest through a Week 5 since 2018, according to Sportradar.
52 — LSU’s nation-leading number of big plays, defined as runs for 10-plus yards and passes of 20-plus yards.
6,621 — Elevation in feet of Air Force’s Falcon Stadium, which might be part of the reason it’s a touchback haven for kickers. None of a combined 39 kickoffs through four games have been returned.
Under the radar
No. 7 Indiana (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) at Nebraska (5-0, 2-0), Saturday, noon ET (Fox)
The Cornhuskers have been a bit out of sight, out of mind as they’ve scuffled through Big Ten play and lost 30 straight to Top 25 opponents the last 10 years. The defending national champion Hoosiers, winners of 21 straight, could be looking at a trap game the week before they host No. 5 Ohio State.
The Hoosiers’ only real test has come against Northwestern, a 29-23 home win. The Huskers’ schedule has not been onerous, and when challenged by Michigan State and Maryland, they went on to win easily.
Nebraska is motivated to become nationally relevant again, and beating a top-10 opponent for the first time since 2015 would be a huge step.
Hot seat
South Carolina’s Shane Beamer undoubtedly is in trouble, but his massive buyout might buy him time.
The Gamecocks are coming off their eighth straight loss in a Southeastern Conference game, and 10th in 11, and this one was brutal. They blew a 17-0 lead at home against Kentucky and lost 35-34 in overtime. Boos rained down on Beamer as he jogged off the field. This week the Gamecocks visit No. 16 Florida, which will be looking for redemption after an embarrassing loss at Missouri.
Beamer appeared to break through in 2024 with a 9-4 season that included five straight SEC wins. The Gamecocks were picked fifth in the SEC in 2025, and Beamer was featured prominently in the Netflix preseason documentary “Any Given Saturday.” The Gamecocks are 6-11 overall and 1-10 in the SEC since.
Beamer’s salary is $8.25 million this season under a contract that runs through 2030. He would have been owed $24 million if he were fired after the Kentucky loss, according to The State newspaper of Columbia, South Carolina. That figure would drop to $22.8 after the final game.
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BIG 10 FOOTBALL
Big Ten football is in full swing as we enter Week 6. From an undefeated battle in Lincoln featuring the defending champions to a ranked clash between West Coast rivals at Autzen Stadium, there’s no shortage of storylines.
Undefeated Hoosiers Meet Undefeated Huskers in Lincoln
Blue-blood tradition meets college football’s newest powerhouse when No. 7 Indiana visits Nebraska. The five-time national title-winner Huskers — off to their best start since 2016 — host the defending champion Hoosiers, who are on a 21-game win streak, the Big Ten’s longest since 2014.
Nebraska has rattled off five straight wins with a nearly 30-point average margin of victory, but Curt Cignetti’s team presents their sternest test yet. Indiana ranks third in the conference averaging 44.2 points per game while boasting the Big Ten’s No. 1 scoring defense (10.8 PPG allowed). Nebraska will count on quarterback Anthony Colandrea, whose 13 passing touchdowns rank third in the league, to navigate an elite Hoosier unit.
Meanwhile, a Husker defense fresh off a second-half shutout against Maryland must contain an Indiana offense firing on all cylinders. Hoosiers quarterback Josh Hoover leads the Big Ten with 15 touchdown passes (also third nationally) and zero interceptions, flanked by a lethal group of playmakers. Against Rutgers, Indiana became the first Big Ten team since 1995 to have two 100-yard rushers (Turbo Richard, Lee Beebe Jr.) and two 100-yard receivers (Nick Marsh, Charlie Becker) in a single game.
Something has to give when two of the Big Ten’s unbeatens square off. Catch the game on FOX at 12 p.m. ET.
Undefeated UCLA Challenges No. 13 Ducks at Autzen
Autzen Stadium sets the stage for a premier West Coast Big Ten clash as undefeated No. 21 UCLA visits No. 13 Oregon. Though the programs haven’t met since 2024, new Bruins head coach Bob Chesney is no stranger to Eugene. Before guiding UCLA to a 4-0 start, Chesney brought James Madison into Autzen Stadium for a 2025 College Football Playoff matchup —a 51-34 victory for Dan Lanning’s Ducks.
Returning to Eugene alongside Chesney is star running back Wayne Knight, who followed his coach to Westwood. Knight, who leads the Big Ten with nine rushing touchdowns, and UCLA’s conference-leading ground attack (281.5 yards per game) collide with an Oregon defense led by Matayo Uiagalelei and Teitum Tuioti.
Oregon will turn to quarterback Dylan Raiola if Dante Moore is sidelined for Saturday. Raiola proved more than ready after stepping in against USC, throwing for 289 yards and two touchdowns. Facing a Bruins defense coming off a three-point performance, his poise will determine whether the Ducks preserve home-field dominance or if UCLA pulls off a road upset. View the game on CBS at 3:30 p.m. ET.
USC Meets 110,000 at Beaver Stadium
Happy Valley will host one of the best traditions in college football when Penn State faces No. 19 USC in the White Out game. Though the Nittany Lions have started 0-2 in conference play, Matt Campbell’s squad looks for a raucous crowd of 110,000+ at Beaver Stadium to provide the energy.
Penn State’s defense faces a stern test against USC quarterback Jayden Maiava, who ranks second nationally with 1,744 passing yards and is tied for third with 15 touchdown passes. With the Trojans averaging 311.7 yards through the air and 37.3 points per game, the Nittany Lions must deliver their sharpest performance of the season to keep USC’s attack in check.
Iowa Seeks Offensive Spark at Husky Stadium
Coming off their first setback of the season, No. 20 Iowa heads west to Husky Stadium for a Big Ten matchup against Washington on Friday night (9 p.m. ET on FOX). The Hawkeyes need to contain quarterback Demond Williams Jr., who is fourth in the conference with 1,327 passing yards and a major threat on the ground.
Kirk Ferentz’s team will need to improve on offense after scoring just one touchdown against Ohio State. Look for running back Kamari Moulton and receiver Reece Vander Zee (two touchdowns against Michigan) to be the spark plugs the Hawkeyes need to get back in the win column.
The matchups don’t stop there: Minnesota and Purdue square off after each having thrilling victories and No. 5 Ohio State returns home after Jeremiah Smith captured the program’s receiving triple crown.
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Week 6 features seven conference matchups, highlighted by No. 21 UCLA and No. 13 Oregon meeting at Autzen Stadium for a top-25 showdown at 3:30pm ET Saturday on CBS. A clash of the unbeatens is set for noon ET on FOX when No. 7 Indiana visits RV Nebraska.
Dating back to the 2025 campaign, Indiana has won 21 straight games (including bowl and Big Ten Championship Game records). The Hoosiers are on the longest active streak in FBS and fifth longest streak by a Big Ten team since 1945.
Minnesota moved to 2-0 in Big Ten play with a 20-14 win over Michigan, its first versus the Wolverines since 2014 and first at home since 1977.
Nebraska improved to 5-0 for the first time since 2016 after defeating Maryland, 48-23.
Northwestern opened its New Ryan Field with a 34-13 victory over Penn State. It was their most points the Wildcats had scored against the Nittany Lions since 2001. Northwestern finished with 413 rushing yards, their most in a game since 2003.
The Big Ten has six teams ranked in the top 25 in the FBS for scoring defense, including three in the top 10. Five teams are among the top 15 in scoring offense with four in the top 10. Indiana is one of only three teams in the top 10 of both categories.
The Big Ten had 10 teams included in both this week’s AP and US LBM Coaches Polls. The AP poll featured No. 5 Ohio State, No. 7 Indiana, No. 13 Oregon, No. 19 USC, No. 20 Iowa and No. 21 UCLA, while Wisconsin, Northwestern, Nebraska and Minnesota received votes. Oregon was the lone team whose ranking remained the same in the coaches’ poll with shifts for No. 5 Indiana, No. 6 Ohio State, No. 17 USC, No. 18 Iowa and No. 22 UCLA. Nebraska, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Minnesota also earned votes.
The Big Ten Football Players of the Week were announced Monday with Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith and Wisconsin’s Colton Joseph being named Co-Offensive Players of the Week. Smith had 11 catches for 206 yards and two touchdowns against Iowa. His performance lifted the wide receiver to stand alone atop the Buckeyes leaderboard for career catches (207), receiving yards (3,381) and touchdowns (36). Joseph ran for 141 yards and scored once on 13 carries while also throwing for 145 yards and three touchdowns versus Michigan State. Joseph’s 141 rushing yards were the second most in a game for a Badger quarterback in program history and his 47-yard touchdown run was the longest for a Wisconsin quarterback since 1998.
Northwestern’s Braydon Brus earned Defensive Player of the Week recognition after recording nine tackles (three solo), 1.0 TFL, one sack, an interception and a pass breakup against Penn State. Brus is just the third Big Ten player in the last decade (first since 2020) to post nine tackles, one INT, one sack and one PBU in the same game.
Purdue’s Jacobo Echeverria Lozano was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Week. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goals to help the Boilermakers defeat Illinois for the program’s first conference victory since 2023. He ranks second for most field goals made by a Purdue freshman kicker.
USC defensive end Luke Wafle was voted Freshman of the Week for his five tackles, including four solo stops, a career-high 2.0 TFL and one sack.
The 2026 Discover Big Ten Championship Game will be played on Saturday, December 5, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and will be broadcast by FOX. The winner will represent the conference as the Automatic Qualifier (AQ) to the College Football Playoff.
Abbott and the Big Ten Conference kicked off Season 3 of the We Give Blood drive on August 26. Donations are tracked in real-time until December 4. The school with the most donations at the end will be announced on December 5 at the 2026 Discover Big Ten Championship Game. Every donation can help save up to three lives — and someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds. The leaderboard can be found on page 6.
Indiana captured its first national title last season with a 27-21 victory over Miami (Fla.) in the 2026 College Football Playoff at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. The Hoosiers capped off the season as the only team in college football history to go 16-0.
The Big Ten has claimed three consecutive College Football Playoff championships by three different universities (Indiana 2026, Ohio State 2025, Michigan 2024).
With national championships in football and men’s and women’s basketball, the Big Ten became the second conference to sweep football and basketball national titles since 1981-82. The Big Ten is the only conference to achieve the feat with three different schools.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS
OREGON MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH DANA ALTMAN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT
Longtime Oregon Ducks men’s basketball coach Dana Altman is retiring effective immediately, the school announced on Wednesday.
Altman, 68, took over ahead of the 2010-11 season and is the winningest coach in Oregon history with a 382-182 record. The Ducks made nine NCAA Tournament appearances over that span, including a Final Four berth in 2017.
Oregon also won four Pac-12 regular season titles and four Pac-12 tournament titles during his tenure.
Over the course of his 37-year career as a head coach, Altman’s record is 792-425. Before he came to Eugene, Altman was the head coach at Creighton for 16 years.
“I have had to make two really tough decisions in my coaching career,” said Altman. “The first was leaving Creighton, a place my family and I dearly loved, to come to Oregon. This is the second,” Altman said in a statement. “I’ve loved every minute of coaching here, and stepping away is difficult and truly painful. I love coaching, it’s what I know best and what I’ve been fortunate enough to do for almost five decades. I’m going to miss my coaches, my players and our incredible fans more than I can express. But I know this is the right thing to do at this time.”
Oregon will begin the national search for Altman’s successor after the season. Assistant coach Tony Stubblefield will coach the Ducks for the 2026-27 season.
The Ducks struggled last season, going 12-20, and the program lost nine players to the transfer portal and three to graduation in the offseason.
Stubblefield has spent two stints as an assistant to Altman at Oregon. He left to become head coach at DePaul from 2021-24 before returning to the Ducks.
“Winning 382 games over 16 years, including making nine NCAA Tournaments and a Final Four, is an incredible track record. But the record book tells only part of the story,” Oregon athletic director Rob Mullins said. “Dana and Reva have given so much of themselves to this university and to the young men who played for him, and we thank him for all his contributions to Oregon student-athletes, the game of basketball, and the University of Oregon.”
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NHL NEWS
ISLANDERS DEFENSEMAN ALEXANDER ROMANOV IS OUT 6-8 MONTHS WITH A TORN ACL IN HIS RIGHT KNEE
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov has a torn ACL in his right knee and is expected to be out 6-8 months, the team announced Wednesday.
Romanov, 26, is set to have surgery after getting injured Tuesday night in a 5-2 loss at the Rangers. He got tangled up with Mika Zibanejad during the third period and did not play the final 12 minutes.
It is the second consecutive season Romanov has been sidelined by a long-term injury. A shoulder injury from a hit by Dallas’ Mikko Rantanen last November caused Romanov to miss the final five months.
Counting three games this fall, Romanov has skated in a total of 18 since signing an eight-year, $50 million contract in the summer of 2025.
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NHL ROUNDUP: LEON DRAISAITL LOGS 4 ASSISTS AS OILERS STORM PAST DUCKS
Leon Draisaitl had four assists to lead a huge second period in the Edmonton Oilers’ 5-2 road win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
Down 2-0 at the first intermission, Edmonton stormed back with five unanswered goals in the second frame. It was another strong offensive showing for the 3-0-1 Oilers, who have 22 goals in their first four games of the season.
Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist, and Connor McDavid produced a goal and two assists. Bouchard leads the NHL with six goals, while McDavid tops the league in assists (nine) and points (12). Kasperi Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin scored, and Devon Levi made 29 saves.
Beckett Sennecke scored two power-play goals for the Ducks, who fell short after winning their previous two games this season. Leo Carlsson had two assists. Lukas Dostal allowed five goals on 17 shots over two periods of action.
Jets 3, Avalanche 2
Kyle Connor scored twice, including the game-winner with a minute left in regulation, as Winnipeg rallied to beat visiting Colorado.
Cole Perfetti also tallied for the Jets, who have won three straight and have earned points in all four games. Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele and Dylan Samberg posted two assists each while Stuart Skinner stopped 32 shots.
Jaden Schwartz and Fedor Svechkov finished with a goal and an assist each for the Avalanche, who lost for the first time in three games this season. Mackenzie Blackwood made 16 saves.
Capitals 5, Penguins 3
Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists to lead host Washington to a win over Pittsburgh.
It was the 76th regular-season meeting and 101st overall matchup of all-time goal leader Alex Ovechkin, 41, who announced on Monday this would be his final season, and Sidney Crosby, 39. Neither figured in the scoring. Ovechkin was playing his first game after his announcement.
Pierre-Luc Dubois added a goal and an assist and Anthony Beauvillier, Alex Tuch and Ryan Leonard scored for the Capitals in their home opener following a 1-1-0 road start. Bryan Rust, making his season debut after being activated from injured reserve, Tommy Novak and Nick Robertson got goals for the Penguins, who lost their second straight.
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TOP INDIANA PRESS RELEASES/HEADLINES
COLTS FOOTBALL
COLTS ADD VETERAN DE CARL LAWSON TO PRACTICE SQUAD
The Indianapolis Colts signed veteran defensive end Carl Lawson to the practice squad and released tight end Kenny Fletcher Jr. on Wednesday.
Lawson, 31, has played in 90 games (34 starts) with the Cincinnati Bengals (2017-20), New York Jets (2022-23), Dallas Cowboys (2024) and Baltimore Ravens (2025).
A fourth-round pick by Cincinnati in 2017, Lawson has accumulated 135 tackles, 122 quarterback hits, 32 sacks and four forced fumbles.
Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo held the same position with the Bengals when Lawson was on the team in 2019 and 2020.
The Colts (2-2) enter Sunday’s road game against the Pittsburgh Steelers (2-2) ranked 31st in total defense, allowing 423.8 yards per game.
Fletcher, 22, was undrafted out of Rutgers in April and signed with the Colts’ practice squad on Sept. 8 after going through training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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COLTS OWNER CARLIE IRSAY-GORDON DEFENDS PRESENCE ON SIDELINE
Indianapolis Colts principal owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon is tuning out the noise from critics questioning her presence on the sideline during game days.
Irsay-Gordon found herself in the spotlight after television cameras captured her approaching a coach and asking questions during Sunday’s 30-13 victory over the Washington Commanders in London.
While some have been outspoken about her presence on the sideline, she contends that she’s trying to listen to what matters.
“I like to say on a good day I have like a fifth-grade reading level understanding of the game and just the basic concepts of what we’re trying to do, depending on the week and depending on our opponent and depending on the situation,” Irsay-Gordon told Front Office Sports Tonight on Monday in London.
“But I think, then, it just helps to understand and to ask questions because I think one of the things, in my opinion, like being a good leader is about listening, really to understand. And I think that’s what the best teams do.”
Irsay-Gordon, 45, has been actively involved in various front office roles with the Colts. She transitioned to principal owner in the succession plan put in place by her father, late owner and CEO Jim Irsay, prior to his death on May 21, 2025.
Irsay-Gordon served as an intern for the Colts and is a member of multiple league committees. She attended owners meetings and tended to official league business at her father’s side — and independently on behalf of ownership — since 2004.
She and her siblings — Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson — were named as vice chairs/co-owners of the Colts in 2012.
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The Colts on Wednesday opened tight end Will Mallory’s 21-day window to return from injured reserve, meaning Mallory can begin participating in practice and can be activated off injured reserve at any point in the next three weeks.
Mallory, who was placed on injured reserve in late August with a thumb injury, had an impressive training camp and productive preseason. The fourth-year tight end caught six passes for 80 yards in the Colts’ preseason opener against the New England Patriots before sustaining the thumb injury.
Head coach Shane Steichen said the Colts would spend this week evaluating where Mallory is before making a decision on whether or not he could come off injured reserve ahead of Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.
“We’ll see how the week goes,” Steichen said. “It’s been a while since he’s been practicing, so we’ll get him out there today, get him running around and then we’ll go from there.”
Mallory was listed as a full participant in Wednesday’s practice.
Wide receiver Keenan Allen (groin, rest) was listed as a limited participant in practice Wednesday after missing last week’s win over the Washington Commanders with the injury he sustained during practice last Thursday.
Center Tanor Bortolini (ankle), linebacker Jaylon Carlies (ribs), linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither (knee), wide receiver Ashton Dulin (hamstring) and defensive end Arden Key (hamstring) did not participate in Wednesday’s practice. Steichen said Monday, Key will miss “some time” with the injury he sustained in Week 4.
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Colts head coach Shane Steichen begins with an injury update on tight end Will Mallory, who will be returning to practice this week after a four-week stint on IR. Steichen then dives into the Week 5 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and what issues their defense can pose. Steichen also breaks down what the Colts have to do against a defense that is second in the league in takeaways, which is an area the Colts offense has struggled with. Finally, Steichen discusses facing former Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and emphasizes the immense respect he has for Pittman.
COACH STEICHEN: https://www.colts.com/video/shane-steichen-midweek-update-colts-vs-steelers
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones dives into his recent turnover struggles, and how he’s working in practices this week to correct them. Jones also shares how past Colts games against the Pittsburgh Steelers are in the rear view mirror now for everyone in the building, and why they leave previous results in the past. Finally, Jones discusses how the Colts can gain more yards per play, especially with deep threat Alec Pierce sidelined.
QB DANIEL JONES: https://www.colts.com/video/daniel-jones-colts-vs-steelers-week-5
Cornerback Sauce Gardner takes accountability for his mistakes in the Colts’ 30-13 win over the Washington Commanders, and how he’s going to work each day this week to make sure the same thing doesn’t happen the rest of the season. Gardner says he was disappointed in himself, especially in the run game and says that performance won’t happen again. Tight end Tyler Warren shares how it’ll feel seeing former teammate Michael Pittman Jr. in a Steelers uniform Sunday and also discusses his relationship with Steelers tight end, and fellow Penn State alum, Pat Freiermuth.
GARDNER AND WARREN: https://www.colts.com/video/sauce-gardner-tyler-warren-colts-vs-steelers-locker-talk-week-5
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INDIANA PACERS
The Pacers tipped off the preseason on Wednesday night in a special place for star guard Tyrese Haliburton, taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves on the campus of his alma mater, Iowa State.
Back on his college campus and back on the court for a competitive game for the first time in 16 months, Haliburton donned a special jersey with his college number, 22, before the game and took the mic to address the crowd, thanking the Iowa State community for its support and both the Pacers and Timberwolves organizations for agreeing to play an exhibition in Ames.
The Pacers ultimately prevailed 123-112. Indiana’s starters only played the first half and Minnesota’s starters exited early in the third quarter. It was the first preseason game for the Blue & Gold and the second for the Timberwolves, who won at Milwaukee on Monday.
Haliburton played 16 minutes in his first NBA action since he tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. The All-Star guard tallied seven points on 3-of-8 shooting and dished out six assists while only committing one turnover.
“Probably will be the loudest preseason game I’m ever a part of,” Haliburton said. “I had a lot of fun. A lot of special memories I made here, so that just adds to it.”
Aaron Nesmith led Indiana with 19 points on 7-of-9 shooting (4-of-6 from 3-point range) in just 15 minutes. Reserve center Jay Huff scored 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, while Ben Sheppard added 13 points and four rebounds.
“I thought we played pretty well today,” Nesmith told DAZN’s Jeremiah Johnson after the game. “Flew around, moved the ball, played together. It was a good first game.”
Minnesota jumped out to an early lead on Wednesday thanks to a 10-0 run, but the Pacers stormed back later in the opening frame. The Blue & Gold reeled off 15 unanswered points and outscored the Timberwolves 20-7 over the final 4:27 of the first quarter to take a 32-27 lead.
Obi Toppin scored eight points off the bench while Pascal Siakam added six points and two assists in the first quarter.
Nesmith had it going in the second quarter, tallying 14 points in the frame. And Haliburton got into the act late in the half, knocking down a pair of shots in the closing minute.
But Minnesota made 12 3-pointers in the first half to take a 65-61 lead into the intermission.
The Pacers’ starters didn’t see the floor after halftime, as head coach Rick Carlisle went deep into his bench in Indiana’s first preseason contest.
Huff scored 14 points in the third quarter to help Indiana surge back ahead and take a 99-91 lead into the fourth. The Pacers remained in front for the remainder of the night.
Siakam and Toppin finished with 10 points apiece for Indiana. Fourth-year forward Jarace Walker had seven points and 10 assists.
All-NBA guard Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 19 points, going 4-for-5 from the field and 5-for-6 from the free throw line. Jaden McDaniels scored 16 points, while LaMelo Ball added 14 points and seven assists.
The Pacers will return to Indianapolis to host Atlanta at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday. Indiana then will travel to Oklahoma City and host Milwaukee next week to wrap up preseason play. The Pacers open the regular season in New Orleans on Oct. 21.
Inside the Numbers
Indiana shot 53.3 percent from the field and 17-for-32 (53.1 percent) from 3-point range.
Nesmith scored 14 of his 19 points in the second quarter, while Huff scored 14 of his 16 in the third quarter.
Walker’s 10 assists would have been a new career high if Wednesday’s game were a regular season contest. His previous best is eight assists at Brooklyn on April 9 of last season.
Walker also had the best plus/minus of any player. The Pacers were +18 in Walker’s 28 minutes of action.
Both teams had 20 turnovers in Wednesday’s contest. Indiana scored 28 points off of the Timberwolves’ turnovers, while Minnesota scored 22 off the Pacers’ giveaways.
You Can Quote Me On That
“What an atmosphere. For a preseason game — the whole way through it felt like an NBA playoff game with the environment. Hats off to the Iowa State students. Unbelievable showing.” — Carlisle on the environment
“I thought Tyrese did great. You’ve got to remember, this has been what, 16 months. All that considered, it’s not the easiest thing coming back to your alma mater in front of a full house after all that time. But I thought he did great considering everything.” — Carlisle on Haliburton’s performance
“Walker had a very impactful game. He was the biggest plus on the team…That was great to see.” — Carlisle on Walker
“I feel like I was playing super fast. As time goes on and I slow down, I feel like me and Zu’s pick-and-roll game will be even better.” — Haliburton on his developing partnership with center Ivica Zubac
Stat of the Night
With Haliburton back on the court, the Pacers shared the ball at an elite rate. Indiana had 39 assists on 48 field goals on Wednesday. Indiana only had more than 39 assists in two of 82 games last season.
Noteworthy
The Pacers had three players inactive for Wednesday’s preseason opener. Third-year forward Johnny Furphy is still rehabbing a torn ACL, while center Larry Nance Jr. (hamstring) and guard T.J. McConnell (undisclosed) are dealing with more minor injuries.
Indiana and Minnesota will meet twice in the regular season: at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Jan. 2 and in Minneapolis on Feb. 26.
Haliburton bought all the student section tickets for Wednesday’s game, allowing over 2,500 Iowa State students to attend the game for free.
Up Next
The Pacers host the Atlanta Hawks for a preseason game on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 7:00 PM ET.
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INDIANA MEN’S TENNIS
COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – The Indiana men’s tennis team will travel to The Farm and Forge Club in College Grove, Tennessee, to compete in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships from Oct. 8–13, with 10 Hoosiers competing in singles and doubles.
Sam Landau, Braeden Gelletich, Ben Pomeranets, Aidan Atwood and Sam Scherer will begin singles competition in the main draw. Ariel Zauber, Aryan Badlani, Karan Raghavendra, Matteo Antonescu and Zavier Augustin will compete in the qualifying draw, which offers 16 spots in the 64-player main draw. Zauber and Badlani are also listed as main-draw alternates.
Indiana will field five teams in the doubles main draw. Landau and Gelletich will pair together, while Antonescu will team with Scherer. Pomeranets and Raghavendra, Atwood and Augustin, and Badlani and Zauber round out the Hoosiers’ doubles entries.
The regional provides an opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships. Both singles finalists will earn berths in the NCAA singles field, while the doubles championship team will qualify for the NCAA doubles field.
Landau and Gelletich enter the regional following runs to the singles and doubles round of 16 at the ITA All-American Championships. Landau earned two main-draw singles victories, while the duo won two qualifying matches and a main-draw match in doubles.
Draws and results will be updated throughout the tournament on the ITA website.
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INDIANA WOMEN’S SOCCER
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s soccer begins their west coast trip as they continue through their conference schedule. The Hoosiers will first play at No. 10 UCLA on Thursday, October 8th from Wallis Anneberg Stadium. the match is set for a 10 pm EST start time.
GAME DAY INFO
Indiana (4-7-1, 1-5-0 B1G) at #10 UCLA
Thursday, October 8, 2026 • 10 p.m. ET
Wallis Anneburg Stadium • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: B1G+
Radio: N/A
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
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ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana UCLA
Josh Rife Gof Boyoko
Career Record: 57-49-28 (8th Season) Career Record: 8-3-1
Indiana Record: 9-11-7 (2nd Season) Minnesota Record: Same (1st season)
ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
Michigan comes to Bloomington suffering back-to-back defeats in conference play. They are lead by Ella Jablinskey who has four goals scored on the season, along with a team leading four assists by Lilley Bosley.
Last Time Out
Indiana looks to get back in the win column after suffering a loss to Michigan on Sunday.
Michigan found the first goal of the match in the 24th minute to take a 1-0 lead into halftime.
Haden Vlcek added her second assist of the year playing a deep ball to Jenna Chatterton. She would even the match in the 52nd minute.
Michigan answered back in the 64th and 73rd minutes with two goals, taking a 3-1 advantage late.
Maggie Ledwith found the Hoosiers second goal off a corner kick for her 10th career score. With one final push the Hoosiers were unable to find the equalizer, falling 3-2 to the Wolverines.
HOOSIER STATS
Maggie Ledwith and Bella Haggerty lead all Hoosiers with five and three goals scored, respectively, this season. Kennedy Neighbors, Piper Coffield, and Jenna Chatterton tie with two goals apiece, followed by Aleyna Quinn with one goal.
10 Hoosiers have recorded an assist this season, led by Ledwith, Chatterton, Grace Hamm, and Haden Vlcek with two. Graham earned her first assist on the year in the previous match. Bella Haggerty, Kennedy Neighbors, Paige Droner, Emma Ehret, Amaya Falzarano, and Ella Stanley have also added assists.
Ledwith and Haggerty lead the Hoosiers in total points with 12 and seven, respectively. Chatterton follows behind with six along with Neighbors with five and Coffield with four. Aleyna Quinn, Grace, and Vlcek each have two points while Droner, Ehret, Falzarano, Stanley, and Graham also have one point apiece for the Hoosiers.
18 Hoosiers have recorded a shot this season. Ledwith leads the way with 30 shot attempts, followed by Hamm and Neighbors with 16 and 15, respectively. Droner and Graham follow behind with 12 and 10, respectively, along with Coffield with nine shots. Chatterton has added eight shots, followed by Haggerty with seven and Stanley with six.
UP NEXT
IUWS will return to the pitch on Sunday, October 11th when they play at USC. The match is set to start at 4 pm EST on B1G+
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Following a big conference road win at Illinois, Purdue Football returns home to host Minnesota for the annual Hammer Down Cancer game under the lights of Ross-Ade Stadium. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on BTN.
QUICK HITS
The Boilermakers took down rival Illinois 24-17, their eighth victory in the past 11 meetings of the series, to bring the Cannon Trophy home to West Lafayette.
Jeff Zgonina (1989-92), the 1992 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the program’s all-time leader in tackles-for-loss (72.0), will serve as Purdue’s honorary captain for the game.
Saturday’s matchup marks the first Big Ten home game of the season for Purdue, the program’s latest conference home opener since 2016 (not including the 2020 season shortened due to COVID-19).
Minnesota transfer Fame Ijeboi leads the Purdue rushing attack, ranking second in the Big Ten and ninth nationally with six rushing touchdowns.
The Boilermakers are outscoring opponents 40-17 in the third quarter this season.
The Purdue offense averages 306.6 passing yards per game, which ranks 16th in the country. Completing 71.3 percent of passes, the Boilermakers rank third in the Big Ten and 13th nationally.
Purdue’s three losses have been to opponents with a combined record of 13-1 (Notre Dame: 5-0, UCLA: 4-0, Wake Forest: 4-1).
Defensive coordinator Kevin Kane spent the 2025 season as the nickel and outside linebackers coach at Minnesota.
Purdue is the only team in the Big Ten to have two players ranked in the conference’s Top 10 in receptions per game. Xavier Townsend (5.6) ranks seventh, while Asaad Waseem is ninth (5.4). The duo has combined for 760 receiving yards this season (Waseem – 453, Townsend – 307).
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano leads the Big Ten and ranks third in the country with 11 made field goals, the second most by a freshman kicker in program history. He is 11-for-12 on the year with a long of 47 yards.
HONORARY CAPTAIN
Jeff Zgonina (1989-92), a three-time All-Big Ten defensive lineman for the Boilermakers before a 17-year career in the NFL, will serve as Purdue’s honorary captain for Saturday’s game.
Zgonina is still the program’s record holder in tackles-for-loss with 72.0 for his career.
He made 28.0 TFLs during the 1992 campaign, a single-season school record, on his way to being named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
Over his 17 seasons in the NFL, Zgonina racked up 458 tackles in 219 games. He won Super Bowl XXXIV with the St. Louis Rams.
CANNON TROPHY RETURNS HOME
Thanks to a gritty performance on both sides of the ball, Purdue earned a hard-fought 24-17 win at rival Illinois to regain possession of the Cannon Trophy.
The Boilermakers held Illinois, who entered the contest averaging 34.0 points per game, to a season-low 17 points and 2-for-4 in red zone opportunities. Meanwhile, the Purdue offense was a perfect 4-for-4 in the red zone.
Purdue beat Illinois for the eighth time in the past 11 matchups to improve to 1-1 in Big Ten play.
Asaad Waseem caught three passes for a team-high 98 yards. Chauncey Magwood added four catches for 54 yards, including a 31-yard reception to set Purdue up at the 1-yard line in the fourth quarter as the Boilermakers led 16-10 with under five minutes to go.
TOUCHDOWN HARRIS, TOUCHDOWN HARRIS
Antonio Harris and Tra’Mar Harris both found the end zone to help Purdue knock off Illinois and bring the Cannon Trophy back to West Lafayette.
Midway through the second quarter, Tra’Mar Harris made a spectacular back shoulder grab for 19 yards. Six plays later, Ryan Browne found Harris for a 21-yard strike in the end zone and their second touchdown connection of the season.
Antonio Harris provided a key fourth quarter touchdown to put the Boilermakers up by two scores. His 1-yard rush out of the wildcat formation gave Purdue a 24-10 lead with less than five minutes remaining.
PASS PROTECTION ON POINT
Purdue’s offensive line allowed zero sacks and zero quarterback hits, according to PFF, in a victory that brought the Cannon Trophy back to West Lafayette.
Marques Easley led the group with an 85.6 pass blocking grade. He graded as the 12th-best Power Four guard in pass protection during Week 5 (minimum 25 pass blocking snaps).
Easley’s pass blocking performance comes after he recorded an 80.1 grade against Notre Dame and 82.3 against UCLA. His 80.0 season grade is ninth by a Big Ten guard with at least 125 pass blocking snaps.
Boaz Stanley graded at 83.2 in pass blocking for his highest rating at the Power Four level. He topped the rating once at Troy in 2024 when he graded at 86.8 against Louisiana-Lafayette.
True freshman Rico Schrieber made his first collegiate start at right tackle to help blank Illinois’ pass rush.
B1G TIME PASSER
Ryan Browne has been one of the best quarterbacks in college football, ranking in the Top 20 in passing yards (14th-1,390), completions (15th-22.0 per game) and completion percentage (19th-70.5%). He cracks the Top 3 in the Big Ten in all three categories.
He is just one of three quarterbacks in the nation (Darian Mensah – Miami, Julian Sayin – Ohio State) with at least 1,300 yards passing, a completion percentage over 70 percent and one or fewer interceptions this season.
Throwing only one interception on the year, Browne is one of three Purdue quarterbacks over the past 30 years to toss just one or fewer interceptions through the first five games of a season (Kyle Orton – 2003, David Blough – 2018).
Surpassing 300 passing yards in each of the first three contests, Browne joined Jim Everett (1985, twice), Drew Brees (1998, 1999), Kyle Orton (2004), Curtis Painter (2007), David Blough (2018) and Aidan O’Connell (2021, 2022) as the only Purdue quarterbacks to throw for 300 yards in three straight games.
Browne has six 300-yard passing games for his career, tied with Scott Campbell (1980-83) for eighth on the all-time charts.
HE’S YA BOY, IJEBOI
Fame Ijeboi has made an immediate impact for Purdue after transferring from Minnesota, becoming one of the leaders on the offensive side of the ball.
With 354 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the year, he ranks second in the Big Ten and ranks ninth nationally in rushing touchdowns.
Ijeboi joined Kory Sheets (8 in 2006, 6 in 2008) as the only Boilermakers with six or more rushing scores through the opening three weeks of a season since 1995.
Against Wake Forest, Ijeboi finished with 114 rushing yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns, all career highs. Ijeboi also added six receptions for 42 yards. Finding the end zone three times, he became the first Boilermaker with three rushing touchdowns in a game since D.J. Knox helped Purdue knock off No. 2 Ohio State in the famous Tyler Trent Game (Oct. 20, 2018).
In his first game as a Boilermaker, Ijeboi racked up 87 yards and a touchdown while averaging a staggering 7.9 yards per carry to help Purdue roll past Indiana State.
COMPLETE GAME NOTES: https://purduesports.com/documents/5861e993-4cc0-4ed0-88b0-367e4b24016b.pdf
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
FOCUSED FAISON THRIVING IN NO. 3 NOTRE DAME’S HIGH-SCORING OFFENSE AFTER GIVING UP LACROSSE
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jordan Faison came to Notre Dame as one of the nation’s top lacrosse recruits.
Football was more of an afterthought for the prep quarterback who played in a Wing-T offense.
Now the roles are reversed. Once content with walking on to the football team, Faison gave up lacrosse so he could become a prime target on a national championship contender.
“I felt better prepared,” Faison said when asked about his first five games since walking away from lacrosse. “Going through the spring and then ultimately fall camp (with football), I can kind of tell there was a difference in the little break I gave my body, and then ultimately now.”
The third-ranked Irish (5-0) see a difference, too. Faison leads the Fighting Irish with 25 catches, 371 receiving yards and four touchdown receptions this season, emerging as a prime target on an offense averaging 41.2 points a game and a team that has won 15 straight, all by 10 or more points.
Notre Dame’s next test comes Saturday against another longtime rival, Stanford (2-3).
And things could not be going any better for the 5-foot-11, fourth-year receiver. He caught a career-high eight passes for 132 yards in the rain at North Carolina last weekend.
“I’m feeling great,” Faison said. “That’s also a testament to our support staff, training staff who take care of us, and then us taking care of our own bodies as well.”
Faison’s journey to this point hasn’t been easy or traditional.
After helping Notre Dame win the 2024 lacrosse national championship as a freshman, he had to learn how to play in more conventional offense as he continued playing both sports. Then last spring, he decided to make football his sole priority, and everything changed.
“I didn’t really know much about receivers my early (college) years,” he said. “Seeing how far I’ve come is definitely huge. From little things, from footwork and techniques to understanding defenses, understanding offense, looking back and seeing how far I’ve come is pretty cool.”
What sets Faison apart from other receivers? Coach Marcus Freeman believes it’s Faison’s ability to make moves at full throttle.
“I think it’s the speed in which he runs his routes, the precision of when he makes his cuts, the timing with the quarterback getting him the ball,” Freeman said. “He can attack you in many different ways through quickness or overall just straight-line speed. I think all those things contribute to him finding ways to get open and (gain) the confidence (quarterback C.J. Carr) has in him being open to throwing the ball.”
Notre Dame needed Faison to take a jump after losing its top two running backs, Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price, in the first round of April’s NFL draft.
So Faison made a commitment to spend more time on football. The result is a chemistry with Carr that has reached another level.
“There’s not a time I can remember that we were not on the same page,” Faison said. “(Defenses) are definitely just throwing a bunch of different looks at us, trying to confuse us, trying to hide things. So we’ve definitely got to dive in during the week, studying game plans and studying defenses and understanding tendencies and what they’re going to do.”
Even though Faison has more time for football now with lacrosse out of the picture, he insists he hasn’t changed his approach to a sport that could soon become a career.
“We’re all going to go out there and perform,” Faison said. “Coach is going to call plays. We’re going to run them, it’s beat the guy in front of you. That goes for all the guys on offense. Win your one-on-ones, and it obviously will (be enough to) win the game.”
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S SOCCER
The No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1-6, 2-1-1) will host the No. 15 Virginia Cavaliers (6-2-2, 2-2-0) on Thursday evening at 7 PM at Alumni Stadium.
The Irish have won the last two matches against Virginia, once at home and once on the road.
The two programs did not play one another last season, but the last matchup was won by the Irish on Sept. 22, 2024 at Virginia. The Irish won 1-0 as Annabelle Chukwu scored the game-winning goal for the Notre Dame.
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 (3), 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.
3
The Irish is third in the ACC with 46 saves so far this season.
6
The Irish recorded a season-best 8 goals and 6 assists in the win over IU Indy.
8
Sonoma Kasica tied her career high of 8 saves at Michigan.
1
Kasica leads the ACC with 4.50 saves per game (36 total saves).
100
Nate Norman recorded his 100th win at Notre Dame with the 2-1 win over #24 Clemson. He is now 101-45-24 at Notre Dame in his nine seasons at the helm of the program.
3
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.
4
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).
88.6%
88.6% of Notre Dame’s total points returned this season (155/175).
12-0-1
when scoring first last season
43
of 60 ND goals were scored by sophomores in 2025
#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 MEN’S BASKETBALL
Butler opens both the 2026-27 season and the Ronald Nored Era Sunday night, welcoming Indiana to Hinkle Fieldhouse for an exhibition tip.
The two teams last played at Hinkle Fieldhouse Nov. 27, 1993, a 75-71 Bulldog victory. The teams have played 12 times since that 1993 contest, eight at (now) Gainbridge Fieldhouse and four in Bloomington, Ind.
A limited number of tickets remain available for the contest and are available at ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
This is the first of three exhibitions for the Bulldogs, who will host Indiana State at Hinkle Sunday, Oct. 18 and travel to Ohio State for a Sunday, Oct. 25 tip.
Butler Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (0-0, 0-0 B1G)
Sunday, October 11 | 6:30PM | Exhibition
Hinkle Fieldhouse // Indianapolis, Ind.
TV/Stream: WISH-TV and WISHTV.com • Will Haskett & Joey Brunk
Radio/Audio: Fuego 92.7FM, Butler Sports App & ButlerSports.com • @MarkMinner & Nick Gardner (@n_gardner)
The Series: Indiana leads, 40-15
Streak: Indiana, W2
At Hinkle: Indiana leads, 19-9
First Meeting: Feb. 8, 1901; BU, 22-17
Last Meeting: Dec. 19, 2020; IU, 68-60 (Crossroads Classic)
NOT TO BE ‘IG-NORED’
• Butler alum Ronald Nored was hired in March at his alma mater after spending the last decade on coaching staffs in the NBA.
• The Bulldogs return five players from last season’s roster, headlined by Drayton Jones and Jalen Jackson.
• Jones was one of two Bulldogs to start all 32 games during the 2025-26 season. He led the team by shooting 59 percent from the field last season.
• Jackson led the Bulldogs to a 5-1 start in 2025-26 before his season was ended due to surgery on his left ankle.
• Butler’s 10 newcomers include five NCAA transfers, three international players who have yet to play NCAA basketball, and two domestic freshmen.
• Butler’s roster has four players from Indiana, five players from five other states, and a total of six international players from five different countries.
• Asim Djulovic starred for Mega Superbet in the AdmiralBet ABA and KLS leagues in his native Serbia. He averaged 12.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Samu Adler led his Salon Vilpas team to the Korisliiga league title in his native Finland, earning Player of the Year honors while also being named Finals MVP. He averaged 16.3 points per game during the season.
• Adler played on the Finland National Team in both Feb./March and July, 2026 in qualifying rounds for the 2027 FIBA World Cup.
• Adler has a broken finger on his left hand and will miss Sunday’s exhibition against Indiana.
• Three of the team’s incoming transfers averaged double figures last season: Treyson Anderson at North Dakota State, Jordan Ellerbee at Florida Gulf Coast, and Christian Moore at The Citadel; the other two transfers arrive from power conference programs: Eduardo Klafke (Ole Miss) and Samis Calderon (Kansas).
• Anderson shot 36 percent from three-point range and was third in the Summit League in blocked shots during the 2025-26 campaign at NDSU.
• Ellerbee set the freshman season scoring record at FGCU (446 points), which included a 42-point game against Kennesaw State Nov. 26, 2025.
• Nored retained general manager Tony Bollier and assistant coach Jon Diebler as members of his 2026-27 coaching staff. The three assistants that he added to his staff for the upcoming season have each coached on teams that advanced to at least the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament: Kotie Kimble (Final Four at Miami), Jalen Courtney-Williams (Elite Eight at Creighton), and Emerson Kampen (Sweet 16 at Butler).
• Butler will play 20 BIG EAST games, facing all 10 conference opponents both at Hinkle Fieldhouse and on the road.
• Butler’s non-conference regular season schedule includes five power conference opponents: on the road at North Carolina and Boise State, on a neutral court against Nebraska and Georgia Tech, and at home against Pittsburgh.
• Butler is 88-6 in their last 94 home games against non-conference teams.
• Butler’s 93-89 win at Georgetown Feb. 18, 2026 was Thad Matta’s 500th win as a head coach; he retired following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season.
• The Bulldogs picked up wins over South Carolina and Virginia to win the 2025 Greenbrier Tip-Off.
• Butler attempted more free throws than their opponents in 27 of the 32 games during the 2025-26 campaign.
• The Bulldogs made 582 free throws on the season while their opponents attempted only 507. Butler averaged 25.3 free throw attempts per game, which ranked 16th nationally.
• Butler out-rebounded its opponent in 21 of the team’s 32 games in 2025-26.
• Butler had 17 games scoring 80 or more points during the 2025-26 season, going 13-4 in those contests.
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IU INDY MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The IU Indianapolis men’s soccer team earned a much needed result as the Jaguars played Robert Morris to a 1-1 draw at Michael A. Carroll Stadium on an unseasonably warm Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 7). The Jaguars yielded an early goal, but controlled much of the attack for the duration of the match, ultimately leading to a penalty kick attempt in the 80th minute. Senior Jose Antonio Herrera cashed in on the opportunity for his team-high fifth goal of the season to help secure the draw.
The point was a welcome result for the Jaguars, snapping a five-game losing skid in Horizon League play.
“The next step is just being hungry. We’ve worked on it all week, having a desire to make those runs when times get difficult,” head coach Keegan Boom said. “It’s a hot day today. I thought the boys did a really good job on executing moments wherever they’re tired, and it’s the most difficult part of the game. Continuing that, maintaining our fitness and that desire to go and win a game on the box.”
An errant clearance in the 14th minute helped RMU’s Riley Cotton get free for his third tally of the season, giving the visiting Colonials (4-4-4, 1-1-3 HL) a quick 1-0 lead. Both teams were pretty punchless otherwise in the first half as Cotton had a quality chance hit the left post in the 43rd minute and IU Indy (3-6-2, 0-5-1 HL) freshman Thomas Weinrich got in behind the RMU defense in the 33rd minute, but fired high of target. Herrera closed the first half with a long distance blast in the final minute that was saved by RMU keeper Josh Lane for a corner kick. Herrera hit a harmless shot off target on the ensuing corner.
The Jaguars were the more aggressive team in the second half, leading to a 15-6 shot advantage and 7-2 margin in shots on goal.
The hosts finally tallied, beginning with a Weinrich tester on frame off a brilliant Jayden Quezada feed. Lane stopped the initial attempt, but the ball caromed perilously at the six-yard box and RMU’s Miguel Dominguez was called for a foul while trying to clear the loose ball. Herrera cashed in with just more than 10 minutes remaining to level the match. While the Jaguars stayed on the attack, largely behind Weinrich and Luke Gonda on the left side, they were unable to find a go-ahead goal late.
The best offensive chance came in the 87th minute when Santiago Sanchez had his corner kick recycled back to his side of the field and his rip from the left flank was cleared away.
Herrera, Sanchez and Weinrich all attempted a game-high three shots while Field recorded one save. The six shots allowed by the IU Indy defense were the fewest by an opponent this season.
The Jaguars won’t play again until a non-conference match at Bellarmine on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 4:00 p.m.
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INDIANA STATE SWIMMING
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State swimming & diving opens the 2026-27 regular season on Friday, October 9, as the Sycamores welcome Illinois State to the Vigo County Aquatic Center. Events are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET with live results scheduled through MeetMobile.
The Sycamores are set to welcome back their alumni for Alumni Weekend at the Aquatic Center as a part of the week’s Homecoming festivities as Indiana State is set to take on the Redbirds in their first official meet of the season.
“We’re excited to officially get the season underway at home on Friday,” said head coach Josh Christensen. “With it being Homecoming, we’ll have a big group of alumnae back in town. We expect a high-energy atmosphere and some good, early season competition from a conference opponent.”
Schedule of Events
200 Medley Relay, 1000 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 50 Free, 1M Diving, 100 Free, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 500 Free, 100 Fly, 3M Diving, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay
The Sycamores are coming off their annual Blue-Gray Meet held over September 7 at the Vigo County Aquatic Center. The Blue Team picked up their second win in the last three seasons with a 135-134 victory over the Gray Team in a meet that went down to the final relay.
Grace Cummings (1000 Free, 500 Free), Erin Cummins (200 Free, 100 Free), Lily Glasgow (100 Breast), Gemma Dilks (200 Fly), and Anna Asplund (200 Back) claimed seven event wins for the Blue Team as the roster showcased its depth throughout the meet.
The Gray Team swept both relays, while Sara Keefe (100 Back), Rachel Stutz (50 Free), Eva Nordyke (200 Breast, 200 IM), and Addison Johnson (100 Fly) recorded individual swimming event wins on the day. Jecza Lopez (1M Springboard) and Alessandra Mittelstadt (3M Springboard) swept the diving events for the Gray Team.
Friday’s meet marks the first test for the Sycamores in the upcoming season as Indiana State has an aggressive meet schedule featuring opponents from the Southeastern Conference (Missouri, Vanderbilt, Arkansas) and the Big Ten (Purdue, Iowa, Illinois), as well as a key midseason matchup at the Hawkeye Invite hosted by Iowa in mid-November.
Indiana State heads into the 2026-27 season after successfully defending their Missouri Valley Conference crown this past season at the Deaconess Aquatic Center in Evansville, Ind. The Sycamores totaled 1,236 total points across the four-day meet to top Southern Illinois (1,161) and Missouri State (1,117) on their way to claiming the second title in program history.
The Sycamores claimed three individual titles with MVC Freshman Swimmer of the Year Grace Cummings topping the field in both the 500-yard and 1650-yard Freestyle events, while Ali Pearson was the top swimmer in the 100-yard Breaststroke. Indiana State also claimed the event win in the 200-yard Medley Relay. The depth of Indiana State’s roster was evident with 10 athletes earning MVC First Team honors, while an additional 10 athletes received recognition on the Honorable Mention squad.
Among the returners highlighting the roster from the First Team includes Anna Asplund, Grace Cummings, Kaleigh Kelley, Jecza Lopez, Maria Saldana Riebeling, and Sahara Visscher. Erin Cummins, Gemma Dilks, and Addison Johnson all return after recognition on the Honorable Mention squad.
Illinois State opened the 2026-27 regular season with a dual meet win over Quincy, claiming the 187-69 victory at Horton Pool. The Redbirds collected 12 individual event wins and added victories in both relay events.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue Fort Wayne’s DeAndre Craig Jr. was selected as a Preseason All-Horizon League First Team honoree, the league announced on Wednesday (Oct. 7).
In his first season with the Mastodons, he averaged 14.0 points per game. That mark is the second-most among returning players in the league, second to C.J. O’Hara, who joins Craig on the Preseason All-League First Team.
Craig shot 43.7 percent from the floor and 38.2 percent from 3-point range last year after transferring in from Denver. He had a season-high 24 points at Northern Kentucky on February 18. He also scored in double-figures in each of the last five games of the season. He started all 32 games for the Mastodons.
Craig and the Mastodons will host Purdue in an exhibition contest on October 22. They open the regular season at Duquesne on November 3.
Preseason All-League First Team
Marcus Hall, Green Bay
Danilo Jovanovich, Milwaukee
DeAndre Craig Jr., Purdue Fort Wayne
CJ O’Hara, Wright State
Kellen Pickett, Wright State
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S SOCCER
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men’s soccer team fell short against Cleveland State 2-1 during Pink Out at the Hefner Soccer Complex on Wednesday (Oct. 7).
The Mastodons and Vikings battled through a scoreless first half before Cleveland State broke through in the 67th minute. The Vikings added another goal just over two minutes later to take the lead.
Purdue Fort Wayne continued to battle and cut the deficit in half in the 86th minute. Brandon Razo found Max Aquino, who connected on a bicycle kick to put the ‘Dons on the board.
The Mastodons and Vikings finished even with 15 shots apiece, while the Mastodons held a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal. The ‘Dons also edged Cleveland State 5-4 in corner kicks.
Razo led the Mastodons with four shots, including two on goal. Aquino, Karsten Ternes, Ben Hissrich, and Jozef Palushaj each recorded a shot on goal.
Purdue Fort Wayne moves to 4-4-1 overall and 2-2-1 in Horizon League play. Cleveland State improves to 5-3-3 overall and 3-1-2 in league action.
The Mastodons hit the road to take on Robert Morris on Saturday (Oct. 10).
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EVANSVILLE VOLLEYBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – For the second weekend in a row, the University of Evansville volleyball team takes to the road for a pair of Missouri Valley Conference matches. On Thursday the Purple Aces head to Valparaiso for a 6 p.m. contest before traveling to Chicago for a 6 p.m. match on Friday with both matches being carried on ESPN+.
Weekend Information
UE at Valparaiso Thursday, October 8 | 6PM CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
UE at UIC Friday, October 9 | 6PM CST | Live Stats | ESPN+
Last Time Out
– Last weekend, the Aces opened with a win at Murray State before falling at Belmont
– In the win over the Racers, Lyla Fisher and McKenzie Laubach tallied 14 kills apiece while Savannah Gogel added 13 kills and six blocks
– Carsyn Kelley set her career mark with five kills while posting 45 assists
Hit the Ground Running
– Savannah Gogel made her season debut on Sept. 15 at UT Martin and has been on a roll ever since
– Averaging 1.27 blocks and 2.55 kills per set in her first week, Gogel was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 22
– Gogel set her career mark with 14 kills in home matches versus USI and Bradley
– In her first seven matches of 2026, Gogel is averaging 2.70 kills and 1.15 blocks while hitting an unbelievable .379; all three would rank in the top 12 in the MVC with enough matches played
Winning Effort
– McKenzie Laubach tied for the team high with 14 kills in the win at Murray State
– It marked her top season tally surpassing a 10-kill effort at Tennessee State
– Laubach is one of the most efficient hitters in the MVC ranking 4th with a .359 tally
– Over her last nine matches, Laubach is averaging 1.97 kills per set
Scouting the Opponent
– Valparaiso enters Thursday’s match-up with a 9-7 mark while going 1-3 in the opening two weeks of MVC action
– Ava Helming paces the Beacons with 3.71 kills per set, which ranks 3rd in the league
– UIC stands at 5-11 overall and 1-3 in the Valley following a road win at SIU last weekend
– Emma Colombari is the team’s offensive leader with 2.44 kills/frame
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SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S SOCCER
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Soccer continues its three-game road trip Thursday at 7:35 p.m. against Ohio Valley Conference opponent Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas. and will finish the trip agaisnt the University of Incarnate Word on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Screaming Eagles (1-6-3, 1-2-0 OVC) will also visit the University of Incarnate Word on Sunday, October 11 at 1 p.m.
USI looks to build on the success of Sunday’s victory over Western Illinois University as the Screaming Eagles prepare to face Houston Christian University (3-4-3, 1-0-1 OVC).
Freshman midfielder Christian Rotundo scored his second goal of the season to get the Screaming Eagles on the board against Western Illinois. Sophomore midfielder Nolan Stevens later followed, finding the back of the net for the third time this season.
Nolan Stevens connected with sophomore defender Virgil Stevens for the second straight outing to give USI a 2-0 lead. Sophomore midfielder Oliver Church finished off USI’s scoring by notching his first goal of the season on a header in the 86th minute, with the helper going to senior midfielder Ian Graham.
Senior goalkeeper Kael McGowan finished the game against Western Illinois with a career-high and a USI season-high 11 saves to lead the Screaming Eagles’ defensive effort in his second start of the season. McGowan faced 26 shots and 12 on goal from the Leathernecks. USI totaled 17 shots with six on target.
On Tuesday, Nolan Stevens was named OVC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after scoring three goals in two matches. He scored twice in a 6-2 loss to Eastern Illinois and added another in USI’s 3-1 win over WIU. All three goals came in the second half.
HCU is coming off a 1-1 defensive battle with Lindenwood University this past Sunday. The match was a defensive battle with only 13 shots being recorded between the teams.
The Huskies’ season is highlighted by a 1-0 victory over Grand Canyon University (6-5-0, 3-0-0 Mountain West Conference). HCU scored the go-ahead goal in the 33rd minute and earned a clean sheet despite being outshot 27-7.
Senior Ryan Okerayi leads the Huskies on the offensive side of the pitch, scoring three goals and assisting on three goals this season.
In goal for HCU is Harvey Heeps; in 891 minutes this season, he is allowing 1.72 goals per match and has collected 38 saves.
The University of Incarnate Word’s season is highlighted by a 2-1 victory over the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on October 4th. UIW found the game-winning goal in the 85th minute by sophomore Diego Robles.
Robles leads the Cardinals’ offense, scoring three goals in nine games this season. Graduate Student Danny Elizalde leads the team from the playmaking side, dishing out two assists in five games this season.
In goal for UIW is junior Victor Salmeron; in six starts, he has allowed 12 goals and collected 30 saves this season.
After Thursday’s match, USI will return home to face the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on October 15 at 5 p.m.
Thursday’s match will stream on ESPN+. Team coverage will be available on X (@USIMSOC) and Instagram (@usi_msoc), with live stats at USIScreamingEagles.com.
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VALPO VOLLEYBALL
Valparaiso (9-7, 1-3 MVC)
Thursday, Oct. 8 – Evansville (4-12, 1-3 MVC) – 6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 – Murray State (2-14, 0-4 MVC) – 6 p.m.
Next Up For Valpo Volleyball: The Valpo volleyball team closes out a stretch in which it plays four out of five matches at home with two more matches at the ARC this week, hosting Evansville for a rare Thursday evening affair before taking on Murray State Friday evening.
Previously: Valpo earned its first MVC win of the year last Wednesday with a 3-1 win over UIC, but then succumbed in five sets on Friday at Southern Illinois after winning the first two sets.
Looking Ahead: After facing UNI and Drake only once apiece last season, the Beacons will make the Iowa road swing for the first time since 2024 Oct. 16-17.
Following the Beacons: Both of this week’s matches will be broadcast on ESPN+ as part of The Valley on ESPN. Live stats will also be available via ValpoAthletics.com.
Series History: Evansville – Valpo holds an 18-14 lead in the all-time series, but has dominated since joining the MVC in 2017, winning 13 of 17 matchups in that time. Notably, the Beacons won all four meetings in 2021 – two regular season, one in the first round of the MVC Tournament, and one in the quarterfinals of the NIVC. In last year’s only meeting, Valpo came away victorious in straight sets at Evansville.
Murray State – Valpo owns a 10-2 lead in the all-time series versus the Racers, including a 6-2 mark since Murray State joined the MVC. Two of those wins for the Beacons came last season, as they earned a four-set win at the ARC and a sweep in Murray.
Scouting the Opposition: Evansville – The Purple Aces come into Thursday’s meeting with a 4-12 overall record this year and sit at 1-3 in MVC play, splitting last weekend with a four-set win at Murray State and a three-set loss at Belmont. Evansville has two of the top four in the MVC in terms of hitting percentage (Ryan Scheu, 3rd, .362; McKenzie Laubach, 4th, .359), while Carsyn Kelley ranks third in the Valley with 8.74 assists/set.
Murray State – The Racers sit at 2-14 overall and are 0-4 in MVC play, with a four-set defeat versus Evansville and a five-set loss to Indiana State last weekend. Anne Makowski ranks sixth among MVC players in kills/set (3.21) and Ada Tamturk ranks sixth in digs/set (3.71).
Hoosier State Crown: Thursday’s match versus Evansville is the first of the season for the Beacons against a fellow program from Indiana, and kicks off the unofficial MVC Hoosier State crown series. Valpo has dominated the series against both Evansville and Indiana State since joining the Valley, posting the best record against the other two Indiana-based programs six times in the nine seasons it has been in the conference, including each of the last three years. UE and INS have posted the best record once apiece in that span, while all three teams were 2-2 against each other in the spring of 2021. Valpo is 24-8 against UE and INS since joining the Valley.
Play That Ace: This year’s Valpo squad has been among the best in program history in terms of service aces. The Beacons currently rank 34th nationally with 1.91 aces/set, a mark which is on pace to easily smash the program’s best average in the 25-point era, which sits at 1.46 aces/set. In fact, it would better the program’s best from the 30-point era as well (1.87 aces/set). Already this season, three individual performances and three team performances have cracked the single match top-five charts for aces.
Putting Up the Block: Last Saturday’s match at Southern Illinois featured the Beacons’ top blocking performance of the season, as they racked up 14 team blocks. Leading the way was junior Jessica Pickett, who racked up nine rejections – one shy of her career best and one away from her first career double-double. Ava Helming tied her career high with seven blocks, Maddie Steele was one off her season best with five and Olivia Wagner surpassed her career best with four.
Efficient Hitting: For the second time this season, Valpo had a match which cracked the program’s top-five charts in the 25-point era for hitting percentage, as the Beacons hit at a .299 clip in the home match against Illinois State – fourth-best in a five-set match in this era. Leading the way was Maggie Uhwat, who posted a career-best 17 kills while hitting .577 – good for fourth in a five-set match on the program’s individual single-match chart. Earlier this year, Valpo hit .320 in a four-set win over Oakland, which ranks fourth for a four-set match in this era, and also had 70 kills in that match – second-most in a four-set match in this era.
One-Two Punch: The combination of junior outside Jordyn Gove and junior right side Ava Helming has consistently paced the Beacons’ attack this year. Helming currently ranks third in the MVC with 3.71 kills/set, with Gove close behind her in fifth with 3.35 kills/set. Gove, who entered the season with a career high of 16 kills, has surpassed 20 kills four times already this season, including two matches with 22 kills. Meanwhile, Helming also has four matches with at least 20 kills, including a career-best 28 kills against Cleveland State – a mark which ties the most by a Valpo player in the 25-point era.
Player of the Week: Helming was named the MVC Player of the Week Sept. 14 following a weekend in northeastern Ohio where she averaged an MVC-best 4.62 kills/set on .261 hitting, highlighted by her career-high 28-kill effort in the win over Cleveland State. It is the third MVC Player of the Week honor of Helming’s career, as she had one apiece as well in each of her first two seasons.
Capturing Crowns: Part of the volleyball program’s winning tradition has been a penchant for capturing tournament titles, and that continued in 2026, as the Beacons claimed the Chattanooga Classic on opening weekend and the WNY Invitational in the season’s fourth weekend. Valpo has won 38 in-season tournament titles since the start of the 2002 campaign. The team has won at least one tournament in 19 of those 25 seasons, and multiple tournaments 12 times. Those tournament titles have come in 14 different states.
All-Tournament Honors: The Beacons had four players receive All-Tournament Team accolades over their two tournaments which presented an All-Tournament Team:
Valpo – Jordyn Gove
Chattanooga – Gove (MVP), Ava Helming, Maggie Uhwat
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UINDY MEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy men’s soccer team picked up another road win in GLVC play with a 2-1 win over the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars.
Offense was a constant in the matchup with a dominant showing by the Greyhounds, but the Prairie Stars were the first team to find a shot as they challenged Rick Lammerts in the third minute which was saved before the Greyhound offense took over.
In the matchup the Greyhounds found their most shots, 20, and shots on goal, 12, in over a year. The 20 shots were the most since their matchup against UIS on Oct. 25, 2024 and their 12 shots on goal were the most since Sept. 20, 2024 against Quincy.
The first Hound to find a shot was Hugo Paturel who challenged the hosts a minute after their attempt on goal.
The high-flying offense synonymous with Gabe Hall led teams showed itself early with corner kicks, shots and offsides all following the shot by Paturel, continuing to pressure the backline of UIS.
The first half saw eight shots from the Greyhounds, three of which were on goal, but the two sides remained even entering half.
The second half saw a similar start with the Hounds continually knocking on the proverbial door of the Prairie Stars until the 57th minute when the Greyhounds sent in their first goal of the game.
The opening goal came thanks to a beautifully threaded through ball by Sam Siegel that slid along the right wing to Shayne Abrams who then sprinted past the UIS backline and placed the goal around the keeper to take the lead.
The Greyhounds continued to ramp up the pressure on the Prairie Stars as they continued to rain in shots until Hugo Paturel found the game-winning goal in the 85th minute. Paturel’s goal swept across the face of the goal after being set up by Owen Hardy’s third assist of the season.
The Prairie Stars looked to come back with a goal in the 87th minute, but it was too little too late as the Greyhounds came out with the 2-1 win.
The Hounds will return home Sunday to take on the Lincoln University Tigers Sunday, Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m.
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UINDY WOMEN’S SOCCER
INDIANAPOLIS – The UIndy women’s soccer team fell 2-1 in a close road matchup against the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars.
The two teams traded possession early before the Prairie Stars were the first to test the opposing defense as they found a shot on goal, which was saved by Samarah Arendson in the sixth minute. Immediately after the save the Greyhounds showed tough defense, defending two corner kicks in the seventh minute.
The Greyhounds continued to be tested with shots on corners from the hosting Prairie Stars until Mia Bajic sent the first shot on target for the Hounds in the 21st minute.
The Hounds then found more control of possession as the first half progressed, inching their way down field, but still relying on the defense to keep the game even until the 45th minute.
With 13 seconds left in the first half Jaci Merchant lifted a picture perfect shot from outside the box that ended soaring over the UIS keeper’s head and with her first collegiate goal giving UIndy a 1-0 lead entering half.
When the second half began the Prairie Stars tied up the game with a goal in the opening two minutes.
After the goal, UIS continued to challenge the Greyhound defense, but Arendsen continued to add saves in her best start of her UIndy career. Arendsen’s 11 saves were the most by a Greyhound keeper this season and T-9th by a player in the GLVC this season.
Ella Higbie looked to give the Hounds back the lead with a shot in the 63rd minute, but it fell just off target.
Eventually the Prairie Stars found their first lead of the game, scoring in the 80th minute. Despite the efforts of UIndy and Emily DeWitt, who found the final shot of the game, the game came to a close 2-1.
The Greyhounds will return home Sunday, Oct. 11 at noon when they take on the Lincoln University Tigers.
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MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
Indianapolis — The Marian University volleyball team began the second half of Crossroads League play on Wednesday with a home sweep of Bethel.
TEAM STATISTICS
– Marian recorded 36 kills to Bethel’s 24
– The Knights had 11 of 12 aces in the match
– MU registered eight blocks to the Pilots’ one
– Marian held the edge in digs, 43-34
– The Knights hit .284, while holding Bethel to an .021 hitting percentage
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
– Khori Dryden led the team with 13 kills, hitting a staggering .458
– Mya Cunningham recorded a double-double of 18 assists and 10 digs
– Emerson Evans racked up five service aces
– Evie Dart recorded five blocks in the match
HOW IT HAPPENED
FIRST SET
– A string of four straight points gave Marian an early 5-1 lead in the opening set
– Dart’s ace forced a Bethel timeout with the Knights leading 10-5
– Chloe Cook recorded two kills in a five-point Marian that put the hosts up 15-6
– Evans landed three aces in another five-point run for the Knights, leading 22-8
– Danielle Schade closed the frame with a kill
SECOND SET
– A pair of attack errors allowed Marian to build up a 7-2 lead in the second to force a Pilot timeout
– Dryden’s two kills made Bethel burn another timeout, pushing MU’s lead to 18-8
– Ava Tindall landed one of her six kills to close out the second set
THIRD SET
– Evans added two more aces, as Marian led 7-1 early in the third
– Schade and Dart kills preceded an Autumn Wohler ace that made it 11-3
– The Pilots cut their deficit to three, but Marian righted the ship, leading 22-11
– Marian clinched the win on a service error
UP NEXT
– Marian returns home on Saturday, hosting Goshen for Senior Day; first serve is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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ROSE-HULMAN MEN’S SOCCER
ANDERSON, Ind. – The Fightin’ Engineers improved to 2-1 in the HCAC, as they defeated the Anderson Ravens by a score of 2-0.
Justin Burns made an early impact in goal as he recorded saves in the fourth and ninth minutes of the game. Ryan Shapiro would add his first of three shots on goal in the 37th minute, which would also be saved by Braydon Kennedy.
Just three minutes into the second half, Ryan Shapiro scored the opening goal of the game, which came off an assist from Nick Phillips. The Ravens would respond with a pair of shots in the 56th and 59th, which both sailed wide of the goal.
Anderson would be awarded a corner kick in the 65th minute, but the Fightin’ Engineers defense immediately gained possession. Rose-Hulman would take their momentum downfield, where Ryan Shapiro scored his second goal of the game, off an assist from Pace Morel.
Shapiro has now scored eight goals on the season, which ranks second in the HCAC. Morel also sits atop the HCAC, as he has totaled the most assists in the conference with five.
The Ravens had one final chance to get on the board in the 88th minute, but their final shot of the game was denied by Burns. Anderson would outshoot Rose-Hulman 15-5, but the Fightin’ Engineers were able to take advantage of their chances to secure the 2-0 win.
Burns finished the match with three saves to secure his fifth shutout of the season which leads the HCAC.
Rose-Hulman will look to add to their win streak as they host Mt. St. Joseph on Saturday, October 10 at 3:30 PM.
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ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman returned to their winning ways, as they took down the Anderson Ravens by a score of 3-1.
The Fightin’ Engineers took over possession immediately into the game, where Emma Johns fired a shot on goal just two minutes into the match. Less than a minute later, Ally Smith launched a shot from way outside the box that sailed over the keeper to give Rose-Hulman an early 1-0 lead.
Delaney Untermeyer made an impressive diving steal in the 13th minute to give RHIT possession at midfield. Lena Darini would then make a pass downfield to Iliana Hernandez who took one touch, before lobbing her shot into the back of the net, extending the lead to two.
Untermeyer would nearly add a goal of her own four minutes later, where her shot on goal was kicked away by the Ravens defense. Hernandez recovered the clearance, where she fired her shot past the keeper, to score her second goal of the match.
Anderson would respond with a 29th minute goal, as Cait Snepp sailed a shot from way downfield into the top left corner of the goal. Jess Rogozinski assisted on the play, where the Ravens cut the lead to 3-1.
Alicia Gonzalez recorded an early save in the second half on a shot down the middle. Riley Heasley would later add a strike on goal in the 64th minute, which would also be saved by goalkeeper Lily MacKiewicz.
The Fightin’ Engineers would not allow a shot for the remainder of the game, as they secured the 3-1 victory.
The team will continue their homestand on Saturday, October 10 at 1 PM as they face Mt. St. Joseph in the Grey Matters Awareness Game.
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WABASH MEN’S SOCCER
DELAWARE, Ohio – Wabash College generated several second-half scoring chances but could not find an equalizer Wednesday evening in a 1-0 North Coast Athletic Conference loss to Ohio Wesleyan University at the Jay Martin Soccer Complex.
The Little Giants finished with 10 shots, including seven in the second half, and put three attempts on goal. Wabash goalkeeper Rafael Cordova made four saves to keep the Little Giants within a goal throughout the second half.
Wabash created the early pressure in a scoreless opening period, earning three corner kicks and taking three shots. The Little Giants won their first corner in the second minute before Alfredo Campos put a shot on goal in the ninth. Bryce Kinnaman sent an attempt high in the 14th minute.
Cordova stopped Maddox Andrea’s shot in the 22nd minute for Ohio Wesleyan’s best early opportunity. Alex Burke added another Wabash attempt in the 30th minute, and the Little Giants earned their third corner kick with just over a minute remaining before halftime.
Ohio Wesleyan broke the scoreless tie in the 48th minute when Nick Gallo scored off an assist from Vittorio Renda to give the Battling Bishops a 1-0 lead.
Wabash responded immediately. The Little Giants earned a corner kick in the 50th minute before Kinnaman produced three scoring chances over the next six minutes. He put one attempt on goal, struck the left post with another and followed with a third shot as Wabash searched for the tying goal.
Cordova kept the deficit at one with three saves between the 64th and 69th minutes.
The Little Giants mounted another push late in the match. Campos, Brady Reiter and Ethan Simmons each generated attempts, with Reiter putting a shot on target in the 77th minute. Wabash continued to press over the closing minutes but was unable to produce the equalizer.
Kinnaman led Wabash with four shots and one attempt on goal. Campos finished with three shots, including one on frame. Cordova played all 90 minutes and recorded four saves.
Gallo scored on his only shot of the match and earned the game-winning goal for Ohio Wesleyan. Renda provided the assist and finished with two shots. Andrew Davison played all 90 minutes in goal and made two saves to record the shutout.
Wabash returns home Saturday, Oct. 10, to face Kenyon College in NCAC action at 1 p.m. at Fischer Field.
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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. 8
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m. (Friday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN — Missouri St. at W. Kentucky
ESPNU — Sam Houston St. at Liberty
COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Niagara at Notre Dame
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
ACCN — Virginia at Notre Dame
SECN — Alabama at Florida
GOLF
8 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Open de España presented by Madrid, First Round, Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid
3 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region, First Round, The Federal Club, Glen Allen, Va.
11 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Baycurrent Classic, Second Round, Yokohama Country Club, Yokohama, Japan
MLB BASEBALL
5 p.m.
TBS — A.L. Division Series: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, Game 4 (if necessary)
TRUTV — A.L. Division Series: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, Game 4 (if necessary)
8 p.m.
TBS — A.L. Division Series: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 4 (if necessary)
TRUTV — A.L. Division Series: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, Game 4 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
10:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Preseason: Sacramento at L.A. Lakers
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Tampa Bay at Dallas
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Buffalo
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Friday, Oct. 9
AUTO RACING
4:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Practice, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore
8:30 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore
5 p.m.
FOX — NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series: Ecosave 250 – The Chase, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
5 a.m. (Saturday)
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore
COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
6 p.m.
ACCN — Virginia at Boston College
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Florida St. at Louisville
9 p.m.
CBSSN — Wyoming at San Jose St.
CW — Washington St. at Utah St.
10:15 p.m.
ESPN — Iowa St. at BYU
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPNU — North Carolina at Florida St.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7:30 p.m.
ACCN — Stanford at Notre Dame
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Florida at Missouri
GOLF
8 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Open de España presented by Madrid, Second Round, Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid
1 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions Tour: Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, First Round, Ocean Course at Hammock Beach, Palm Coast, Fla.
3 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region, Second Round, The Federal Club, Glen Allen, Va.
11 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Baycurrent Classic, Third Round, Yokohama Country Club, Yokohama, Japan
MLB BASEBALL
4:30 p.m.
FOX — N.L. Division Series: San Diego at Milwaukee, Game 5 (if necessary)
FS1 — N.L. Division Series: San Diego at Milwaukee, Game 5 (if necessary)
8 p.m.
FOX — N.L. Division Series: Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, Game 5 (if necessary)
FS1 — N.L. Division Series: Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, Game 5 (if necessary)
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
NHLN — N.Y. Rangers at Washington
8 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Anaheim at Winnipeg
WNBA BASKETBALL
TBA
ESPN — Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal – Game 3
TBA
NBCSN — Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal – Game 3
PEACOCK — Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal – Game 3
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Saturday, Oct. 10
AUTO RACING
5 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Sprint Race, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore
9 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Qualifying, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore
4 p.m.
CW — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Blue Cross NC 250 – The Chase, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — TBA
CBSSN — Tulane at Army
CW — Wake Forest at NC State
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
ESPNU — Dartmouth at Yale
FOX — TBA
TNT — Arizona at West Virginia
TRUTV — Arizona at West Virginia
12:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
3:30 p.m.
ABC — Texas at Oklahoma
ACCN — TBA
CBS — UCLA at Oregon
CBSSN — Tulsa at Navy
ESPN — Mississippi at Vanderbilt
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — Houston at Kansas St.
NBC — Stanford at Notre Dame
PEACOCK — Stanford at Notre Dame
3:45 p.m.
ESPNU — UConn at Temple
4:15 p.m.
BTN — Maryland at Ohio St.
SECN — Tennessee at Arkansas
6 p.m.
USA — San Diego St. at Oregon St.
7 p.m.
CW — N. Dakota St. at UNLV
ESPN — LSU at Kentucky
ESPN2 — TBA
FS1 — Nevasa at UTEP
7:30 p.m.
ABC — Georgia at Alabama
ACCN — Syracuse at Virginia
CBSSN — Air Force at N. Illinois
ESPNU — TBA
NBC — Southern Cal at Penn St.
PEACOCK — Southern Cal at Penn St.
SECN — Georgia at Alabama (SkyCast+)
8 p.m.
BTN — Minnesota at Purdue
10:15 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas at Utah
10:30 p.m.
CW — Boise St. at Fresno St.
FS1 — Hawaii at Arizona St.
GOLF
7:30 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Open de España presented by Madrid, Third Round, Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid
1 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region, Third Round, The Federal Club, Glen Allen, Va.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions Tour: Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, Second Round, Ocean Course at Hammock Beach, Palm Coast, Fla.
11 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Baycurrent Classic, Final Round, Yokohama Country Club, Yokohama, Japan
MLB BASEBALL
TBA
TBS — A.L. Division Series: N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, Game 5 (if necessary)
TRUTV — A.L. Division Series: N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, Game 5 (if necessary)
TBA
TBS — A.L. Division Series: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, Game 5 (if necessary)
TRUTV — A.L. Division Series: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, Game 5 (if necessary)
NBA BASKETBALL
10:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Preseason: San Antonio at Phoenix
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Philadelphia at Boston
7 p.m.
NHLN — Toronto at Colorado
PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Pittsburgh
10 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Anaheim at Calgary
SOCCER (MEN’S)
7:30 a.m.
USA — English Premier League: Leeds United at Arsenal
10 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: AFC Bournemouth at Chelsea
USA — English Premier League: Brentford FC at Aston Villa
12:30 p.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur at Manchester United
USA — English Premier League: Frankfurt at RB Leipzig
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Sunday, Oct. 11
AUTO RACING
8 a.m.
APPLE TV — Formula 1: Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2026, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore
3 p.m.
USA — NASCAR Cup Series: Bank of America 400 – The Chase, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
2 p.m.
ESPNU — Texas Tech at TCU
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ACCN — North Carolina at Virginia
ESPN — Stanford at Louisville
SECN — Texas A&M at Arkansas
3 p.m.
ESPN — Pittsburgh at SMU
SECN — South Carolina at Mississippi St.
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — TCU at Arizona St.
GOLF
7 a.m.
GOLF — DP World Tour: Open de España presented by Madrid, Final Round, Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid
1 p.m.
GOLF — Korn Ferry Tour: Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by Virginia’s Richmond Region, Final Round, The Federal Club, Glen Allen, Va.
4 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions Tour: Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS, Final Round, Ocean Course at Hammock Beach, Palm Coast, Fla.
MLB BASEBALL
TBA
FOX — A.L. Championship Series: TBD, Game 1
FS1 — A.L. Championship Series: TBD, Game 1
NBA BASKETBALL
6:30 p.m.
ESPN — Preseason: Orlando at Cleveland
9 p.m.
ESPN — Preseason: Chicago at Denver
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
NFLN — Philadelphia vs. Jacksonville, London
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Houston at Tennessee, Las Vegas at New England, Cleveland at N.Y. Jets OR Indianapolis at Pittsburgh
FOX — Regional Coverage: Cincinnati at Miami, Minnesota at New Orleans OR N.Y. Giants at Washington
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Denver at L.A. Chargers
4:25 p.m.
FOX — Regional Coverage: Chicago at Green Bay, Detroit at Arizona OR San Francisco at Seattle
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Baltimore at Atlanta
PEACOCK — Baltimore at Atlanta
NHL HOCKEY
5 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Seattle at Washington
7 p.m.
NHLN — Carolina at Philadelphia
SOCCER (MEN’S)
9 a.m.
NBCSN — English Premier League: Everton at Hull City
USA — English Premier League: Nottingham Forest at Crystal Palace
11:30 a.m.
NBC — English Premier League: Manchester City at Liverpool
WNBA BASKETBALL
TBA
ABC — Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal – Game 4 (if necessary)
TBA
NBC — Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal – Game 4 (if necessary)
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