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EARLY-KICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP | Gabriel leads late OU comeback to top Texas Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (left) avoids the rush of Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford. OU scored late to top the Longhorns, 34-30. (Photo by JEFFREY McWHORTER - COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel (left) avoids the rush of Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford. OU scored late to top the Longhorns, 34-30. (Photo by JEFFREY McWHORTER - COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

EARLY-KICK COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP | Gabriel leads late OU comeback to top Texas

Mitch Lucas October 7, 2023

Missouri took LSU to the wire, Maryland out-played Ohio State – for a half, and Texas and...

Writer vows to quit covering NFL if Niners win Super Bowl with Brock Purdy as starter Steven Ruiz of The Ringer has said he will quit covering the NFL if the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl with Brock Purdy (above) as starting quarterback. (Photo courtesy of MIDDLETOWNPRESS.COM)

Steven Ruiz of The Ringer has said he will quit covering the NFL if the San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl with Brock Purdy (above) as starting quarterback. (Photo courtesy of MIDDLETOWNPRESS.COM)

Writer vows to quit covering NFL if Niners win Super Bowl with Brock Purdy as starter

Shawn Christopher October 7, 2023

How’s this for being stupid – er, stubborn? Steven Ruiz of The Ringer has vowed to quit...

Bears ship Claypool to Miami The Chicago Bears have traded disgruntled wide receiver Chase Claypool (above) to the Miami Dolphins. It's the second time Claypool has been traded in 11 months. (Photo courtesy of BROBIBLE.COM)

The Chicago Bears have traded disgruntled wide receiver Chase Claypool (above) to the Miami Dolphins. It's the second time Claypool has been traded in 11 months. (Photo courtesy of BROBIBLE.COM)

Bears ship Claypool to Miami

Shawn Christopher October 7, 2023

Earlier in the week, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus told wide receiver Chase Claypool he wouldn’t...

Packers lose Bakhtiari for the season Green Bay left tackle David Bakhtiari (above) was placed on IR last week, and the Packers now know they've lost Bakhtiari for the season; he'll have a fifth surgery on his knee. (Photo courtesy of NYPOST.COM)

Green Bay left tackle David Bakhtiari (above) was placed on IR last week, and the Packers now know they've lost Bakhtiari for the season; he'll have a fifth surgery on his knee. (Photo courtesy of NYPOST.COM)

Packers lose Bakhtiari for the season

Mitch Lucas October 7, 2023

Ahead of Monday night’s game at Las Vegas, the Green Bay Packers got some possibly-expected but nevertheless...

Niners trade for rumored cut-victim Randy Gregory Pass-rusher Randy Gregory (above) was rumored to be cut from the Denver Broncos, but instead, the Broncos apparently have traded Gregory to the San Francisco 49ers. (Photo courtesy of ESPN.COM)

Pass-rusher Randy Gregory (above) was rumored to be cut from the Denver Broncos, but instead, the Broncos apparently have traded Gregory to the San Francisco 49ers. (Photo courtesy of ESPN.COM)

Niners trade for rumored cut-victim Randy Gregory

Mitch Lucas October 6, 2023

Did the San Francisco 49ers really need pass-rushing help? According to ESPN.com, the 49ers got it on...

‘Bama, A&M battle for SEC West lead Saturday Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) is pictured here against Texas A&M in October, 2022, a game Alabama won, but in a dogfight. The teams meet again Saturday in College Station, a 2:30 p.m. kickoff. (Photo courtesy of USATODAY.COM)

Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) is pictured here against Texas A&M in October, 2022, a game Alabama won, but in a dogfight. The teams meet again Saturday in College Station, a 2:30 p.m. kickoff. (Photo courtesy of USATODAY.COM)

‘Bama, A&M battle for SEC West lead Saturday

Shawn Christopher October 6, 2023

Earlier this week, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher vehemently insisted that the Aggies are taking Saturday’s game...

FROM THE PRESS BOX / By JOE HALE | Expect the unexpected, and a wild one, when Texas faces OU Texas running back Jonathan Brooks (above) leads the No. 3 Longhorns against No. 12 Oklahoma, both teams with 5-0 records, on Saturday morning in a showdown at the Cotton Bowl. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. on ABC. (Photo courtesy of BURNTORANGENATION.COM)

Texas running back Jonathan Brooks (above) leads the No. 3 Longhorns against No. 12 Oklahoma, both teams with 5-0 records, on Saturday morning in a showdown at the Cotton Bowl. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. on ABC. (Photo courtesy of BURNTORANGENATION.COM)

FROM THE PRESS BOX / By JOE HALE | Expect the unexpected, and a wild one, when Texas faces OU

Joe Hale October 6, 2023

Texas and Oklahoma bring one of college football’s biggest and best rivalries to Fair Park and the...

The weekend’s college football schedule, and TFB picks Ohio State welcomes Maryland today, including quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (above), who leads the Big Ten with 1,464 yards, 13 touchdowns and 292.8 yards per game. (Photo courtesy of AOL.CO.UK)

Ohio State welcomes Maryland today, including quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (above), who leads the Big Ten with 1,464 yards, 13 touchdowns and 292.8 yards per game. (Photo courtesy of AOL.CO.UK)

The weekend’s college football schedule, and TFB picks

Mitch Lucas October 6, 2023

This weekend’s college football games should help us begin to figure out – to weed out, if...

Moore, Fields connect for 3 TDs in Chicago’s 40-20 win at Washington Chicago wide receiver D.J. Moore (right) hauled in eight catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns as the Bears got their first win of the season, a 40-20 win at Washington on Thursday night, just a few hours after the world was informed of the passing of iconic Chicago linebacker Dick Butkus. (Photo courtesy of PM-NEWS.NET)