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‘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)

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)

Moore, Fields connect for 3 TDs in Chicago’s 40-20 win at Washington

Shawn Christopher October 6, 2023

He hadn’t lined up for the Chicago Bears in almost 50 years, but on Thursday night, the...

Butkus passes at 80

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Dick Butkus (above), for many the embodiment not only of the tough-guy image of the NFL, but of the "Monsters of The Midway" nickname given to the Chicago defenses over the years, passed in his sleep at home in Malibu, California, on Thursday, read a statement released by his family through the league. The former athlete and actor was 80 years old. (Photo courtesy of USATODAY.COM)

Butkus passes at 80

Mitch Lucas October 5, 2023

In this case, the headline says it all. You don’t need a first name, or anything other...

Fitzgerald files $130M suit against Northwestern Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald (above, right) has filed a $130 million lawsuit against the university for wrongful termination. (Photo courtesy of SATURDAYTRADITION.COM)

Former Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald (above, right) has filed a $130 million lawsuit against the university for wrongful termination. (Photo courtesy of SATURDAYTRADITION.COM)

Fitzgerald files $130M suit against Northwestern

Shawn Christopher October 5, 2023

The Northwestern University family is having a feud. And it’s about to get nasty. Longtime head football...

Kupp practicing, could possibly play Sunday vs. Eagles Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp (above) has been practicing this week and could return as early as this Sunday's home game against Philadelphia. (Photo by JOSE SANCHEZ / Courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp (above) has been practicing this week and could return as early as this Sunday's home game against Philadelphia. (Photo by JOSE SANCHEZ / Courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Kupp practicing, could possibly play Sunday vs. Eagles

Mitch Lucas October 5, 2023

It’s not Batman and Robin, but Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was likely thrilled to be...

Hapless Bears face the Commanders tonight on Amazon Prime Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) leaves Soldier Field after a 31-28 loss to Denver, a game the Bears led by three scores. Fields and the Bears visit Washington tonight, a 7 p.m. start. (Photo by NAM Y. HUH - Courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) leaves Soldier Field after a 31-28 loss to Denver, a game the Bears led by three scores. Fields and the Bears visit Washington tonight, a 7 p.m. start. (Photo by NAM Y. HUH - Courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Hapless Bears face the Commanders tonight on Amazon Prime

Shawn Christopher October 5, 2023

Right now, almost everything about the Chicago Bears feels broken. As the winless Bears (0-4) visit Washington...

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Raiders’ rookie class not exactly setting the world on fire The Las Vegas Raiders picked defensive end Tyree Wilson (above, left, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell) very early in the 2023 NFL Draft. But Wilson, and other members of the Raiders' draft class haven't gone wild with improvement. (Photo by JEFF ROBERSON, Courtesy of the Associated Press)

The Las Vegas Raiders picked defensive end Tyree Wilson (above, left, with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell) very early in the 2023 NFL Draft. But Wilson, and other members of the Raiders' draft class haven't gone wild with improvement. (Photo by JEFF ROBERSON, Courtesy of the Associated Press)

Las Vegas Review-Journal: Raiders’ rookie class not exactly setting the world on fire

Shawn Christopher October 5, 2023

The learning curve has been steep, apparently, for the rookies drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft by...

Seahawks crush Jones, Barkley-less Giants New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (top, 8) is sandwiched between two Seattle Seahawks defenders in the Seahawks' 24-3 rout of the Giants on Monday night at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. (Photo courtesy of SPORTS.YAHOO.COM)