The negatives outweighed the positives on Saturday night, and as the game wore on it was clear that emotion wasn’t going to carry the Rebels to a win over rival UNR.
Football
At their best, the Pittsburgh Steelers can appear to be one of the NFL’s most complete teams. When the defense is healthy and strong and running back Le’Veon Bell is grinding out tough yards, it’s a tough team to beat.
Ohio State and Michigan took bettors and bookmakers alike on an emotional roller coaster Saturday morning during “The Game.” Not surprisingly, when the thrill ride ended, the bookmakers emerged with a big smile on their faces while most bettors felt sick.
Ohio State’s football stadium went silent Saturday as an announcer called out the name Kosta Karageorge, a missing football player, while a police poster seeking information on his disappearance appeared on the scoreboard.
Liberty came into Saturday’s Division I state semifinal football game at Rancho hoping to force turnovers to stay with the nation’s top-ranked team.
UNR capitalized on mistakes, scoring 21 points on turnovers and dominating UNLV in the second half. The Wolfpack crushed the Rebels 49-27 in coach Bobby Hauck’s final game at UNLV, and captured the Fremont Cannon.
A couple of hours after Bobby Hauck resigned as UNLV football coach on Friday, Gonzaga beat St. John’s in one of those sort-of-attractive early season college basketball matchups on TV.
Prediction: If there isn’t a fundamental change in assistance and vision, if facilities and salaries aren’t upgraded and academic support strengthened, you’re going to read this exact same column five years from now, minus a few name changes.
It was tough to take the Kansas City Chiefs too seriously last season, even when they kept devouring opponents as quickly as Andy Reid could make a stack of cheeseburgers disappear. But if Reid’s second season as coach has proven something, it’s that his team is a serious contender in the AFC.
From the start, this season was full of unpleasant surprises for Steve Spurrier. But the South Carolina coach usually can count on ending things with a win against Clemson.
Liberty’s football team hasn’t had a consistent offensive identity this season.
UNLV captured the Fremont Cannon in Reno last season, ending eight years of misery. Not UNR wants it back, but the Rebels are in no hurry to relinquish the trophy.
Brian Leonard and Marco D’Angelo go head to head in this week’s showdown.
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