Author: Michael

Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s rough start to the 2023 season continued on Saturday when the NFL fined him for three incidents that took place during Cleveland’s Week 2 loss to the Steelers.
Watson, 28, received fines totaling $35,513 for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and two unnecessary roughness violations for facemask infractions during a 26–22 loss to Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football, the league announced.

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The Colorado hype train hit an all-time high heading into the Buffaloes’ massive tilt with No. 10 Oregon on Saturday in Eugene.
After winning just one game last season, No. 18 Colorado has started the season with a 3–0 record and a rise to national relevance under coach Deion Sanders.
Oregon coach Dan Lanning has talked a big game entering Saturday’s contest, and it culminated with an epic pregame speech in the locker room.
“Rooted in substance. Not flash. Rooted in substance,” Lanning said. “Today, we talk with our pads.

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The Oregon Ducks are playing host to the Colorado Buffaloes, and as with anything the Buffaloes do — including their head coach Deion Sanders getting a parking ticket — it gets massive attention.
So, with the Buffaloes in Eugene the Oregon Ducks mascot, the Oregon Duck, decided to give Coach Prime some good-natured ribbing, but it ended in (mascot) disaster.
The Duck walked onto the field at Autzen Stadium wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses to mock Sanders while leading the team onto the field.
The Duck walked up to a giant clock that had “PRIME” written on the side.

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No. 4 Florida State survived a road scare in Death Valley, 31–24 in overtime over Clemson on Saturday afternoon.
The Seminoles never led in regulation, as it took until the first overtime for Florida State to capture its first lead of the day. The game even getting into overtime was a surprise in and of itself.
Clemson had all the momentum, driving down the field late in regulation, but some questionable play calling put the ball back in Florida State’s court.

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Move over Colorado–Oregon, and say hello to the real biggest storyline of Saturday’s college football slate: Deion Sanders versus Puddles, the Ducks mascot with a knack, or should we say quack, for a good troll.
The feud college football fans never knew they needed took center stage during pregame festivities in Eugene on Saturday afternoon, when Puddles donned a gigantic cowboy hat and pair of sunglasses as he walked onto the field.

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Tyreek Hill made it clear that he has big plans for Micah Parsons when the Dolphins and Cowboys clash on Christmas Eve.
In a recent episode of his It Needed To Be Said podcast, the All-Pro wide receiver shared that he plans to deliver a “present” for Parsons.
“I know you [Parsons] seen my little clip where I was blocking the D-end, I’m big like that, I’m off the edge like that, so you better watch your back,” Hill said. “You better watch your back because I’m going to blindside you.

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Clemson’s field goal unit, which has been a major issue this season, once again came up short in a big spot in Saturday’s 31-24 overtime loss against No. 4 Florida State.
After witnessing Robert Gunn III miss three field goals and an extra point in the Tigers’ first three games, Dabo Swinney turned to Jonathan Weitz, who had an extra year of eligibility after having been a part of the Tigers’ program from 2019-22.

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If you were looking for a great way to start your Saturday, Clemson and Florida State certainly delivered. But if you were looking for a Hollywood-style ending, as ESPN’s play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough said, ‘The writers are on strike’.
This was the game where Clemson — and its pulled out of “retirement” kicker — could let the college football world know that its program wasn’t going backwards, but the Seminoles had other plans.
Taking their first lead of the game in overtime, Florida State finally beat Clemson, for the first time since 2014.

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Few coaches in college football are under the microscope quite like Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher. The coach who seems to be perpetually on the hot seat has just about every decision he makes called into question, but he made a good one against Auburn.
He didn’t tackle a player after winding up on the field following an interception.
The Aggies were playing host to the Auburn Tigers on Saturday afternoon when early in the 4th quarter, Texas A&M running back Reuben Ownes took a handoff and broke toward the sidelines.

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