An NCAA investigation into alleged sign-stealing by Michigan football has zeroed in on one of the program’s analysts as a person of interest, according to an ESPN report.
Connor Stalions, described as “a low-level staffer with a military background,” is a key figure in the NCAA investigation. ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Mark Schlabach report that NCAA enforcement staff pursued access to Stalions’s computer as part of its inquiry into what’s been described as an “elaborate” scouting system involving personnel being sent to games to determine opponents’ play-calling signals.
Author: Michael
It’s about time for pretenders and contenders to separate.
With 13 games on the schedule this week, the NFL has a few fantastic matchups in Week 7, including a pair of 5–1 squads getting after it, with the Dolphins visiting the Eagles on Sunday night.
There’s also a key interconference game Sunday afternoon, with the Ravens hosting the Lions, who are on a four-game winning streak.
Finally, a couple of fun divisional games are on the docket, with the Chargers visiting the Chiefs in the late window and the Buccaneers and Falcons clashing for first place in the NFC South.
Sometimes there are games that defy people’s ability to comprehend spectacle. Week 8 has one such game. Oh, we’re not talking about Penn State vs. Ohio State. There is a much more important game on the Big Ten’s slate, with much more epic and potentially season defining proportions. We don’t always pick totals, but rules are made to be broken.
All lines courtesy of SI Sportsbook. Last week: Forde 3-1-1, Johnson 3-1-1. Season: Forde 19-17-2, Johnson 16-20-2.
Iowa vs. Minnesota total: 32.5
Johnson: Under.
Plus, the New York Jets play some angry defense.
Welcome back to Establish the Fun, where football is fun and I’m establishing that harder than Air Force football any given week. This week is a fun one, with big games happening all over the schedule in both college and NFL ball, and players stepping up in both games to help their teams succeed.
Here at Establish the Fun, we want to highlight that as much as possible.
Saints QB Derek Carr blew his lid during a Thursday night loss to the Jaguars.
Jacksonville beat 31-24, and the game featured an incredible moment of Carr attempting to deflect blame for an atrocious pass he uncorked for Chris Olave.
The Saints passer lobbed the ball deep down the sideline early in the fourth quarter on 3rd & 5, and it didn’t come close to a place where the former Ohio State star could have snagged it.
Derek Carr freaks out after throwing terrible pass intended for Chris Olave. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
It was overthrown and several yards out of bounds.
NEW ORLEANS – Trevor Lawrence can finally leave the Big Easy without a hard edge.
“I’ve had a bad taste in my mouth every time I’ve left New Orleans,” he said.
Not this time. Lawrence shook off a left knee sprain from Sunday against Indianapolis and completed 20 of 29 passes for 204 yards and the game-winning touchdown for Jacksonville in a 31-24 victory over the Saints at the Superdome Thursday night.
It’s no secret, money played a significant role in the decision-making process for every player who has joined LIV Golf. While plenty of players on the Saudi-backed circuit still refuse to admit the money factor publically and are still hanging onto the disingenuous ‘we’re growing the game’ tagline, but Brooks Koepka isn’t subscribing to that.
The five-time major winner was announced as LIV’s latest signing in June of 2022. Rumors immediately started about what sort of contract Koepka had to have been offered to make the jump to the breakaway circuit.
Rudy Noorlander is using surviving a grizzly bear attack to pour fuel on a historic Montana college football rivalry.
Noorlander was attacked by a grizzly bear in early September while looking for a deer, and he didn’t have time to grab his gun or bear spray, according to ABC News. The bear took off his jaw, and Noorlander had to spend five weeks in a Utah hospital.
Montana man is ready for college football rivalry after bear attack.
He’s now hoping to see his dog, have a root beer float and perhaps attend the Montana/Montana State game in November.
At the end of last week, before the Patriots sunk to 1–5 with a loss to the Raiders, I was a guest on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston to deliver a verbal mea culpa for picking the Patriots to win the AFC East. It is something I believe we should all do when we go out on a limb, to communicate with the public that we are human, we make mistakes, there is a reason behind the mistake and we’re not just milking them for a few easy clicks.
Foster Moreau dropped a game-tying touchdown for the Saints, but his teammates had his back.
The New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars met in Thursday Night Football to open Week 7 in a matchup of two teams headed in different directions. The Jaguars entered on a three-game winning streak, inciting hope the team could take a real leap in the AFC this season. The Saints had lost three of their last four games, felt like a team just trying to hold on to an unraveling season.