Notre Dame senior tackle Christian Lombard, seen as a probable third-day draft pick, has a career-ending back injury.
Irishillustrated.com, a Notre Dame-centric website, reported the news Saturday.
A source tells Irish Illustrated that Christian Lombard will miss the Music City Bowl with a career-ending back injury (bulging disc).
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Thirdparty arbitrator Harold Henderson has denied the appeal of Adrian Peterson’s suspension.
Henderson reasoned that Peterson failed to show the procedure and processes encompassing his discipline were unjust and inconsistent.
"He was afforded all of the protections and rights to which he’s entitled," Henderson said, "and that i find no basis to vacate or decrease the discipline."
Henderson additionally noted that Peterson’s public remarks "don’t represent compunction or understanding for the earnestness of his activities."
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After years in the making, we will see yet another glance of the College Football Playoff choice committee in action Tuesday night, when it releases its third set of top 25 positions.
Fresh off a thrilling Week 11 as well as several upsets, here are several speculations as to who’ll get the committee’s top four and who is going to be left wondering what they should do to move up after this season. Remember, it is a review of the playoff picture right now rather than projecting triumphs and losses the remaining season.
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There continues to be a zero in the loss column for the Florida State, but the Seminoles’ Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback does not consider he is done his part to keep it.
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In a display of humility that few believed Jameis Winston capable of, the third year sophomore confronted a cool truth following a 34-20 win over Virginia Saturday: He Is just not playing as well as he did a year past, and turnovers are the main reason.
"I am hurting this team, I actually am," Winston said following the match, according to various media outlets.
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Ohio State sophomore defensive end Joey Bosa recorded two sacks Saturday to get to be the very first Big Ten player this season with 10 sacks as the Buckeyes tuned up for next week’s showdown with Michigan State by hammering Illinois, 55-14.
Ohio State’s single-season sack record is 14, by Vernon Gholston in 2007.
Bosa (6-foot-5, 278 pounds) had sacks in the first and third quarters and now has 18.5 in his 22-game school career. He’s 6.5 sacks in the previous three matches, and his one on one matchup with Michigan State left tackle Jack Conklin next week will be possibly the most interesting individual challenge of the match.
Illinois came in having permitted a league-high 25 sacks. Michigan State has allowed a league-low five.
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It is worth it to be a successful Alabama football coach.
In spades.
Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban will make $6.9 million in base pay this year, the most successful training contract in the school game. But not long after he won his third national tournament for the Crimson Tide in January 2013, the Crimson Tide Foundation bought Saban’s Tuscaloosa house for approximately $3.1 million.
And did not ask for the keys.
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Nebraska senior tailback Ameer Abdullah establish a school record for single-game all-purpose yardage Saturday — and burnished his Heisman qualifications in the procedure — in leading the Huskers to a 42-24 victory over Rutgers.
Abdullah rolled up 341 all-purpose yards — 225 yards (and three touchdowns) to the floor, 26 receiving yards and 90 yards in kickoff returns. Additionally, Saturday’s trip was his fourth 200-yard game of the season, which ties Mike Rozier’s single-season school record set in 1983. Rozier won the Heisman that season, when he rushed for 2,148 yards.
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Abdullah had been third in the country in rushing at 146.3 yards per game.
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A search conducted by the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force yielded 112 grams of marijuana and $4,661 in cash in the dorm room of Alabama reserve tight end Kurt Freitag, but Freitag apparently was not charged.
A court record filed Monday indicates the task force witnessed Freitag as part of a drug transaction last week, but according to al.com, there is no record of a legal charge against Freitag. The agents approached Freitag and read him his rights, and Freitag consented to a search of his residence at Bryant Hall that turned up the drugs and cash, which were seized. A confidential informant had previously alerted the task force to the drug deal. A spokesperson for the task force declined to comment, and an Alabama spokesperson said the matter is being looked into.
A third-year sophomore, Freitag has seen limited playing time in his career and was passed on the depth chart by a younger tight end last year in O.J. Howard.
Alabama plays host to Texas A&M on Saturday.
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Notre Dame’s Everett Golson threw for 300 yards for the second time in three weeks to lead the Irish to a wild 50-43 win over North Carolina.
The win sets up a gigantic game for the Irish next week at Florida State.
Golson was 21-of-38 and threw three TD passes as the Irish hit the 50-point mark for the first time since the 2012 opener (50-10 over Navy). It was his third career 300-yard outing, and he also ran for 71 yards. Golson has attempted at least 34 passes in each of the past five games and at least 38 in four consecutive games.
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Jameis Winston threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Florida State cruised past Syracuse 38-20 a day after FSU announced that Winston faces a student honor code hearing.
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Winston threw two TD passes in the second quarter to lift FSU to a 24-6 halftime lead; his final TD pass of the day came in the third quarter for a 31-6 lead that ended any intrigue.
"It’s not about distractions," Winston told reporters afterward. "It’s about Florida State football."
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It wasn’t pretty, but Bob Stoops walked out of the Cotton Bowl a winner once again on Saturday.
Oklahoma’s offense was slowed to a halt most of the day by a feisty Texas defense, but, thanks to a few special-teams plays, the Sooners held on 31-26.
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Quarterback Trevor Knight was largely ineffective most of the game, throwing for just 129 yards and a touchdown while the team failed to convert a third down until its final drive of the fourth quarter. Tailback Samaje Perine was held in check as well, averaging just 3.4 yards per carry after the true freshman had been running over the competition in Oklahoma’s previous games.
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There’s nothing quite like seeing a successful college coach lip-syncing and dancing to Pharrell Williams’ "Happy."
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Clemson coach Dabo Swinney helped school officials publicize the Oct. 24-25 Homecoming weekend by doing just that. (And you also have to love Swinney referring to himself in the third person as "Dabo.")
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Oklahoma had a chance to ascend to No. 1 in the polls thanks to a crazy day of college football.
Thanks to TCU, the Sooners did no such thing.
The craziest game on Saturday might have been the back-and-forth contest involving the Sooners and the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. The fourth quarter alone featured a pick six, a blocked extra point returned for a defensive score, plenty of key stops on third down and a failed Hail Mary.
In the end, TCU made just enough big plays to pull off a 37-33 upset and capture the team’s biggest win since moving to the Big 12 in 2012.
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A win is a win for Baylor, but Saturday’s outing at Texas wasn’t pretty.
In Charlie Strong’s first meeting with offensive guru Art Briles, the Longhorns made life difficult for the normally high-flying Bears offense, limiting it to just a single touchdown in three quarters of action as Baylor eked out a 28-7 win in Austin.
Quarterback Bryce Petty, who came into the day with a chance to make a big statement in the Heisman Trophy race, was mediocre at best and looked out of rhythm all afternoon. He found Antwan Goodley with a nice touch pass for a score in the third quarter, but otherwise couldn’t find much consistency in the passing game.
The senior finished the game just 7-of-22 for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
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A miserable day for the Oakland Raiders was exacerbated when quarterback Derek Carr was sidelined with an obvious left ankle/knee injury in the 3rd quarter.
Carr’s knee was turned at the conclusion of a scramble. Despite a heavy limp, he remained in for one more play before it became clear that he could not place any weight on the leg.
He was quickly sent to the locker room for X rays and is formally questionable to return.
The rookie authored an impressive opening touchdown drive vs. the Miami Dolphins, but neglected to transfer the offense over the next two quarters.
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Another week, another 200-yard game for Nebraska senior tailback Ameer Abdullah.
Abdullah ran for 208 yards and three TDs on 22 carries — his second 200-yard game in a row and his third of the season — as the Huskers smashed host Illinois 45-14.
Abdullah helped Nebraska — which plays at Michigan State next week — rush for 458 yards and roll up 624 complete yards. He’s got a state-top 833 rushing yards this year, to go with eight rushing TDs.
Abdullah started the season using a 232-yard performance against Florida Atlantic, subsequently rushed for 229 yards last week in a win over Miami. He now has four 200-yard games in his career, including two against Illinois; he rambled for 225 against the Illini last season.
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Real freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson made his first start for Clemson on Saturday, and he set the bar fairly high.
Watson threw for 435 yards as well as a school-record six touchdowns as the Tigers beaten North Carolina, 50-35. The six TD passes additionally establish an ACC record for just about any league quarterback making his starting debut.
He finished 27-of-36 (75 percent), and six of his completions went to sophomore wide receiver Mike Williams; those receptions were great for 122 yards and two touchdowns. Clemson ended with 528 total yards and was 10-of-18 on third down conversions.
Watson threw two TD passes in the very first half, both covering at least 50 yards; he pitched two in the 3rd quarter and another two in the fourth quarter. Five of the six TD passes covered at least 24 yards and four were at least 30 yards.
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After an impressive first half, the Pittsburgh Steelers are unexpectedly spending more hours helping players off the field than playing onto it.
Expert defensive back Ike Taylor was helped off the field and straight to the locker room using a right forearm injury midway through the 3rd quarter. Taylor was ruled out for the remaining match only minutes after leaving.
Minutes before, rookie linebacker Ryan Shazier was helped off the field and later ruled out for the rest of the match using a right knee injury, the team declared.
Second year linebacker Jarvis Jones suffered a wrist injury before in the match and was likewise ruled out for the rest of the match.
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It was rather a night for Nebraska senior running back Ameer Abdullah: He rushed for 229 yards and two touchdowns, caught a TD pass, moved into third position in the institution ‘s career rushing list and became the Huskers’ career leader in all-purpose yards as the Huskers downed Miami, 41-31.
Abdullah (5-foot-9, 200 pounds) now has 5,760 all-purpose yards, passing Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers (5,586) on Saturday night. It was the 20th 100-yard game of Abdullah’s career, the most of any present FBS player and tied for second-most (with Ahman Green) in school history. Abdullah has 3,602 career rushing yards; Green is second in school history with 3,880 and Mike Rozier first with 4,780.
Abdullah’s 3-yard TD reception tied it at 14 midway through the 2nd quarter. His first rushing touchdown came early in the 3rd quarter and gave Nebraska a 24-14 edge, and his second completed the Huskers’ marking and gave them a 41-24 lead with 4:13 left in the match.
Abdullah had a career-high 35 carries as Nebraska did a whole lot of damage to the earth; the Huskers rushed for 345 yards on 54 carries and tried only 13 passes. Nebraska ended with 458 absolute yards; the Huskers punted just once but they did commit two turnovers.
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