Former Mi si Orlando Cepeda Jersey sippi State receiver De’Runnya Wilson was found dead in his Birmingham, Ala., home on Tuesday. He was 25.The Birmingham native was found unresponsive by a relative at 2:25 p.m. CT, according to the . Detectives are treating his death as a homicide.Wilson, primarily a basketball star at Wenonah High School (Birmingham), won Parade All-American honors and Mr. Basketball in the state of Alabama in 2013 for his prowe s on the court. He did not Jose Martinez Jersey begin playing football until his senior season.The 6-5, 218-pound athlete was quick to pick up the game, earning a scholarship at Mi si sippi State under then-coach Dan Mullen. He compiled 132 receptions for 1,936 yards and 22 touchdowns from 2013 to 2015. He was one of quarterback Dak Prescott’s favorite targets in 2015, finishing Chris Carpenter Jersey second on the team in receptions (59) and yards (905) while finishing first with 10 receiving touchdowns.Tonight, we mourn the lo s of former Bulldog DeRunnya Wilson. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and Bob Gibson Jersey his family. Thanks for the many memories you gave us, Bear. Mi si sippi State Football (@HailStateFB) He left Starkville after his junior season, going undrafted in the 2016 NFL Draft. He later became a member of the Chicago Bears’ practice squad.

Washington State vs. No. 11 OregonOpener: The two best quarterbacks in the Pac-12, and two that rank in the top 10 in many of the main statistical measures, will be going head-to-head in this exciting matchup in Eugene, Ore. Ducks quarterback Justin Herbert is having a fabulous season, ranking ninth nationally with 158 pa s completions, 17th with a 68 completion percentage, 19th with 1,992 pa sing yards, 14th Kawhi Leonard Jersey with 9.7 adjusted yards per pa s attempt, and sixth with 21 touchdown pa ses.Despite his great season, Herbert still trails the Cougars quarterback Anthony Gordon by miles in the major flash stats. Gordon has completed a national-best 246 pa ses, 58 more than second-best Cole McDonald of Hawaii. Despite his high volume of throws, he has completed 71 percent of his pa ses, ranking seventh nationally.MORE: Gordon leads the nation with 2,981 pa sing yards, 497 more yards than the second-best quarterback in that category Patrick Beverley Jersey , Heisman Trophy candidate Joe Burrow. Gordon is tied for first nationally with 21 pa sing touchdownsThe Ducks rank seventh nationally in scoring defense, allowing 13.3 points per game and ranking by allowing a 0.188 points-per-play-allowed ratio. This defense has faced no other team even remotely close to the speed, quickne s, and overall athleticism that the Cougars bring to this game.Oregon is coming off a dramatic come-from-behind win and are going to get caught in a letdown situation in this matchup. The show Oregon to be favored by 14 points with a posted total of 64 points. This implies an Oregon victory with a final 39-25 tally.What Does the Machine Have for Us?Ducks coach Cristobal is just 3-13 against the spread in home games after his defense forced no more than one turnover in their previous game. Cougars coach Mike Leach is 8-1 against the spread Blake Griffin Jersey in road games when facing elite pa sing teams that are averaging 275 or more pa sing yards per game. Leach has his Air Raid offensive attack, but he also knows how to coach in these matchups too.The Cougars are 7-1 against the spread in games that have had a posted total between 63.5 and 70 over the last three seasons.The summary from the machine learning tools indicates the Cougars will score a minimum of 28 points. In past road games in which the Cougars scored 28 or more points has earned an outstanding 62-17-3 against the spread record good for 79 percent winning bets, including 12-3 against the spread in games where the total ranged between 58 and 70 points since 2000.The best bet is on the Cougars as .Eastern Michigan vs. ToledoOpener: Were going to step out the Power 5 Conferences to exploit a in the MAC between Eastern Michigan and Toledo.The betting as of late Tuesday afternoon is showing a wave of OVER bets being made by the public bettors. 83 percent of the bets being made on the total are betting OVER and is a sure sign of irrational betting behavior that I Paul George Jersey believe will continue for the remainder of the week. This total will climb to 59.5 points by Friday based on the initial action.There is an abrupt end to these swings in consensus, and this total is one of them. So, with 83 percent of the bets being on the OVER supports a play on the UNDER. But theres more.Here is a supporting situational betting system that has earned a solid 41-16 UNDER record, good for 72 percent winning since 2013. It is simply to play UNDER in a conference matchup with two teams that have winning percentages between 50 and 60 percent on the season.So, the best bet is the .

It is rare when one gets the opportunity to declare that a football field may be the safest space for Julio Urias Jersey football players to occupy. This is a sport in whichankles, knees and shoulders constantly are in jeopardy, which is to say nothing of the lurking danger to a players noggin.Nebraska coach Scott Frost wants everyone to understand, though especiallythe presidents of the Big Ten Conference member universities that in these extraordinary times his Cornhuskers would be placed at greater risk if denied the opportunity to compete in 2020.The virus is going to be here whether we play football or not, he told reporters Monday. I feel 100 percent certain that the safest place for our football players, in regards to the coronavirus, is right here, where there is structure, testing, medical supervision.BENDER: This is what is being mi sed in the discu sion about whether it would be wise for major college football conferences to conduct a season this autumn. If the concern is about athletes being exposed to the virus, it is quite po sible that more of them will contract it if there is no season than if they play.No doubt, a Power 5 athletic director told Sporting News. Thats the paradox of this whole thing.We know what happened at: Los Angeles Dodgers Jersey 29 athletes tested positive after exposure linked to an off-campus party,AD Vince Tyra said.Thats not an uncommon story. There was a similar circumstance at Rutgers. There was an outbreak at the University of Washington, where 80 students in fraternities tested positive by early July.Heres what we also know: Athletes are highly motivated to play their sports, perhaps more so than ever after seeing them disappear for several months this spring and summer. Before the 24 teams that would be competing in the Stanley Cup playoffs left for their bubble settings in Toronto and Edmonton, they staged three-week training camps in their home markets. The NHL reported none of those athletes tested positive for COVID-19.The experiences of the Orlando Pride and Miami Marlins, each of whom wound up with double-figure positive tests after multiple players reportedly visited bars before their competitions began, serve as reminders that no approach is guaranteed to succeed.But is no plan better than a Enrique Hernandez Jersey plan?”We act like these guys can’t get this unle s they play football,” Alabama coach Nick Saban told ESPN.If student-athletes cease to be athletes, what would compel them to avoid gatherings and parties and bars where the virus is more likely to be spread? With a season to play, with rules in place from their coaches and athletic departments in order to participate, there would be a strong incentive to avoid such hotspots.This was Michigan coach Jim Harbaughs point when he i sued a statement Monday.Im not advocating for football this fall because of my pa sion or my players desire but because of the facts accumulated over the last eight weeks since our players returned to campus, he wrote.MORE: Harbaugh explained there have been 11 positive tests out of 893 taken by players since returning, three of which were upon arrival June 13. There havent been any in the past 353 tests, an indication football activity is not the i sue. He further said there has been no contract tracing thats shown the virus was spread anywhere at UMs football facility: weight room, practice field, locker room.Frost discu sed his players obvious motivation to make smart decisions and stay away from the virus because if they dont, theyre going to lose what they love: Theyre going to lose the opportunity to play football.It is not conceivable to construct a bubble in which a seasons worth of college football could be staged. Players still would be at risk of exposure in their daily routines were the season to continue. Given the testing available to college programs, the po sibility of Babe Herman Jersey taking the virus onto the field would be mitigated.Athletes also would be at risk of exposure in their daily routines were the season to be canceled. And those routines almost certainly would include le s structure and discipline than customarily is the case when the season begins. One certainly could arguefootball players always would be safest not playing football, but if were talking strictly about the pandemic, that might not be the case.

Days after kicking up the proverbial dust and igniting a feud between two storied football programs, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman claims he was misquoted in a CBS Sports article in which he seemed to jab at the academics at Ohio State and Cincinnati.The article, , includes the following quote by Freeman in regard to those institutions’ academics in comparison to Notre Dame’s:”I’m not saying from top to bottom,” Freeman is quoted, “but the majority of our kids, they I want to say this the right way are pushed to learn, and their study habits are formulated every day. Roquan Smith Jersey You can’t cheat academics at Notre Dame.”MORE: The article then illustrates how Freeman makes his point by mentioning OSU and Cincinnati:”You don’t go to cla s (at places like that)? OK, take some online cla ses, show up for your appointments,” Freeman said. “At Notre Dame, you’re forced every day to go to cla s.”The quote has created consternation among Buckeyes faithful. Former players , while Ohio State claiming only 16 teams in the NCAA’s latest Academic Progre s Rate had perfect scores of 1.000 (of which OSU was one). It appears to have been in direct response to the article.MORE: Freeman a linebacker at Ohio State from 2004-08 and defensive coordinator at Cincinnati from 2017-20 claimed the quote was mi sing keywords and context that changed the narrative of what he was attempting to say.The Notre Dame coach appeared on Columbus, Ohio radio station on Wednesday to clarify his comments; he claims he only mentioned Ohio State and Cincinnati to illustrate the size disparity between those schools and Notre Dame’s, and how the latter’s enrollment size creates Chase Daniel Jersey a more robust academic standard. He said his intent was not to question Ohio State or Cincinnati’s academics.”I wanted to set the record straight in that I was misquoted by Dennis Dodd in this article. And keywords and context were mi sing from the quote that upset a lot of people that I care about. And Im very proud of my two degrees from Ohio State. I would never discredit the quality of education those degrees represent.”I was specifically, you know, really talking about the academic rigors at Notre Dame. Notre Dame has 8,500 students. And online cla ses are not a part of the standard curriculum here. And in fact, before COVID, they werent even offered.Heres exactly what was said: Their study habits are formulated everyday. You cant cheat academics at Notre Dame. If I didnt go to cla s at Ohio State, 60,000 students. Cincinnati, another big public school, theres 40,000 students. If you dont go to cla s, OK, go take some online cla ses, show up at your final. At Notre Dame, youre forced everyday to go to cla s. But it formulates this … learning capacity.’The quote in Dodd’s article, Freeman claimed, left out important context that changed the meaning of what he said. He said that “if” you mi s cla s at Ohio State, you have an easier way of Charles Leno Jersey making it up avenues that are unavailable to Notre Dame students. He says he did not mean to suggest that students routinely skip cla s at Ohio State or Cincinnati.MORE: This isn’t the first time Freeman has created controversy, seemingly at the expense of his alma mater. Following his hiring at Notre Dame, Freeman commented on the choice he made to enroll at Ohio State instead of Notre Dame in an article appearing on :”I just thank God that I didnt make the wrong decision twice,” he wrote of taking the Notre Dame job.Freeman Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Jersey later addre sed those comments in an opening statement during a news conference:”I want to make sure to be very clear that the relationships, the time that I spent in Columbus have impacted me and the relationships I built will be with me for the rest of my life,” Freeman said. “So, Im very pa sionate about being a head coach here, but in no way did I want to diminish my time in Columbus and the impact that time had on me. I want to be clear on that.”Dennis Dodd has yet to respond to Freeman’s claims that he was misquoted.

One way or the other, the Tigers will win the national championship (we promise that’s the only time we’ll use that).No. 1 LSU and No. 3 Clemson advanced to the College Football Playoff championship game with semifinal victories against Oklahoma and Ohio State, respectively, for a compelling title-game matchup. in a game where Lonzo Ball Jersey Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow totaled eight touchdowns (seven pa sing, one rushing), while Clemson beat No. 2 Ohio State 29-23 in a where Trevor Lawrence led a thrilling four-play drive in the final two minutes for the go-ahead touchdown.SEMIFINAL TAKEAWAYS: | Now, Clemson and LSU will meet in the College Football Playoff championship game on Jan. 13 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. It’s another ACC-vs.-SEC championship showdown, and there are twice as many Tigers as we’re used to seeing.Here are five title-game storylines to get the party started:Burrow vs. LawrenceLast year’s quarterback matchup between Lawrence and Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa was good. Could this one be better?The answer is yes. You’re looking at the quarterbacks who should be the No. 1 pick in the next two NFL Drafts, and their converging storylines should only build the hype. Burrow has 5,208 pa sing yards and 55 pa sing touchdowns part of a record-breaking season Julius Randle Jersey in the SEC that might have no equal, if he’s able to pile a national championship on top of all of it.Then there’s Lawrence, who is 25-0 as a starter after leading the Tigers past the Buckeyes on Saturday. In three Playoff games, he has averaged 311 pa sing yards and eight touchdowns to zero interceptions.Great quarterback matchups tend to produce unforgettable games. This one is no exception.Coach O and Dabo pre sersEd Orgeron has an unmistakable voice that will be the talk of New Orleans with LSU playing for a championship close to home. How tight will he play it this close to a championship game?Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, meanwhile, has shared the podium with Nick Saban on the championship stage twice. Does he get to defer the questions to Coach O now?Chances are both coaches will be quotable, and it will be interesting to see how they riff together. That alone will be worth seeing ahead of the game.Skill players in the SuperdomeYou’ll be able to win your fantasy football championship with a combination of these players in the near future.LSU should have a healthy Clyde Edwards-Helaire to go with the receiver combination of Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Terrace Marshall Jr. Clemson’s Travis Etienne took a while to get going against Ohio State, but he might find succe s sooner against LSU’s defense. The receiving trio of Tee Higgins, Justyn Ro s and Amari Rodgers will be faster on the Superdome turf, too.This is going to be a high-scoring game.MORE: High-priced defensive coordinatorsWhat will the defensive coordinators do to slow down? LSU’s Dave Aranda and Clemson’s Brent Venables are the two highest-paid a sistant coaches in the FBS, and the $2 million question is, how will they slow these offenses down?LSU rattled Jalen Hurts in the Peach Bowl, but Lawrence’s is the best arm they will have seen in the last two seasons, including Tagovailoa. The che s match between Aranda and Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott will be intriguing. Defensive backs Derek Stingley Jr. and Grant Delpit will need to play tight.Clemson bent but didn’t break against Ohio State, and Venables will have to Dennis Rodman Jersey pick his spots against an offensive designed by Steve Ensminger and pa sing game coordinator Joe Brady. Safety Tanner Muse and linebacker Isaiah Simmons will have a handful against those players.Another 15-0 seasonFor all the talk about SEC and ACC fatigue and the rekindling of Byron Scott Jersey the eight-team Playoff talk that is sure to come before Jan. 13, remember this:These are college football’s two best teams, and one of them will be 15-0. That won’t happen often in the four-team era, and it will be even rarer when the Playoff expands to eight teams.LSU has a chance to win the national championship in its backyard, which it did in 2003 and 2007 (it lost its last appearance there to Alabama in 2011). The Superdome could host the last magical scene for Burrow, Orgeron and a team that piled up top-10 victories against Texas, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma.Or, Clemson could forever silence all the criticisms of a weak schedule, win its 30th straight game and enter 2020 with a chance to win three in a row and four in five years under Swinney. Lawrence could lead the way, and that would be just as remarkable a story.We’re looking forward to all of it. Aren’t you?

Toward the end of Thursday’s practice se sion, the Denver Broncos were working on their two-minute offense.The situation: 4th-&-4 and needing a touchdown to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.The play: Ru sell Wilson drops back and delivers a 35-yard dime to Courtland Sutton, who climbed up over Broncos’ cornerback Ronald Darby to make the catch.Triumph.What we learned from head coach Nathaniel Hackett (who also calls the plays) after practice was that Wilson himself made that call in a pivotal crunch-time situation.”It was great working with Ru s through that one,” Hackett said. “Watching himhe called that last play, which was absolutely fantastic, and hit it for the touchdown.”It’s fair Joel Embiid Jersey to wonder whether Wilson’s play-call was based on what he saw, or had been seeing, from the defense pre-snap, or simply whether the offense had been working off of a script and the veteran quarterback simply picked the one he liked in that moment. Hackett provided the answer.”It’s a combination of both of those things ,” Hackett said. “It’s one of those things, I kind of try to plant some seeds in his mind. Some plays we’ve kind of collaborated on Charles Barkley Jersey , a list of things we want to accomplish. Plays we want to run, especially in the situation, having to get down the field in large chunks. I give him those, we talk about it, and then he runs with it. I’m always kind of in his ear, but he runs with it.”Scroll to ContinueCompetency has returned to the quarterback position at Broncos HQ. But it’s more than that.It’s a kind of quarterback dynamism that exists only in the most special NFL players. When the chips are down and the fate of a game hinges on how that QB operates, what Darryl Dawkins Jersey decisions he makes and how he executes, he wills himself and his team to the promised land.Broncos fans have seen it before in Hall-of-Famers like John Elway and Peyton Manning. Even Tim Tebow, despite his unpolished QB traits, po se sed a potent will to win, or ‘clutch gene,’ as a Bronco.Wilson has it, too, as evidenced not only by this play in a two-minute drill simulation but also by the fact that his teams have mi sed the playoffs a grand total of twice since he entered the league as a day-one starting quarterback 10 years ago. Not many contemporary Jerryd Bayless Jersey signal-callers have north of 100 regular-season wins on their resume, let alone a Super Bowl ring.Wilson does.The Wilson-Hackett relationship is still in its infancy, but if Thursday’s fully-padded practice at full speed is any indication, this QB/head coach combo is poised to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting NFL in 2022 and beyond. While we’re interpreting harbingers, it appears as if Wilson and Sutton are also on the brink of creating something special in the Mile High City.