UCLA up, Michigan down. Putting a bow on a *crazy* Saturday
CRAZY DAYS FOR MICHIGAN, UCLA
Wisconsin blew the doors off Michigan on Saturday in Madison, and the Wolverines' first-half performance left Charles Woodson speechless. Another former Michigan great, however, saw this one coming. Earlier this week, Braylon Edwards had some, uh, thoughts about his alma mater.
“Falling? We fell. It’s past tense. We’re light years behind Ohio State right now.”
So, yeah, bad times in Ann Arbor. (Wisconsin is for real, though.)
Other highlights from college football's Week 4:
- #Pac12AfterDark hit overdrive Saturday night as UCLA staged one of the biggest comebacks in college football history.
- Georgia survived Notre Dame in the Fighting Irish's first trip to Sanford Stadium, but is Kirby Smart holding the Bulldogs back?
- That historic matchup got us wondering: What are college football's best traditions?
- Tulane got the weekend started by shocking Houston in one of the wildest finishes you'll ever see.
- Third-string QB? No problem for USC.
- Cal survived with a crazy (and controversial) goal-line stand.
- Auburn made a statement.
- UCF lost a regular season game for the first time since 2016.
- And a Rutgers O-lineman accidentally punched his own QB in the head while celebrating a TD. Seriously!
- Uh, you like pancakes?
ONE DOOR CLOSES, THEN ANOTHER DOOR CLOSES, THEN...
We may have finally reached the beginning of the end for Antonio Brown. After a solid debut with the Patriots, New England released the star receiver this week.
- Jarrett Bell on Brown having much bigger issues than the NFL.
- Christine Brennan on the league's warning to teams interested in signing Brown.
- Mike Jones on the lasting reputations of Brown, the Patriots, and Bill Belichick.
- Nancy Armour on how Brown has only himself to blame.
- A look at Brown's tumultuous relationship with his longtime girlfriend.
30-SECOND TIMEOUT
- THE MUSTACHIOED MAN: Jags QB Gardner Minshew is a legend in the making. Our Brent Schrotenboer found out why.
- FRANCO'S MIRACLE: In honor of its 100th season, the NFL counted down its greatest plays, led by the "Immaculate Reception".
- INSTAGRAM=POISON: To Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts, at least.
- Two people in Kansas are facing charges for stealing a life-size cardboard cutout of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes from a McDonald's. They were caught because they crashed their getaway car.
- THAT'S A LOT OF BEER: Thankfully, Carson King, who asked for beer money on College GameDay, is donating the $225,000 he raised to a children's hospital.
- Calvin Johnson said the Lions wanted him to change his story about his concussions.
- HISTORICAL DAK. Wait, what?: Dak Prescott has played in 50 career games. His stats are historical.
- Tom Brady got so mad he turned off Thursday Night Football.
- Troy Aikman said he heard from Fox Sports bosses over his Doug Gottlieb tweet.
- Barry Zito said he rooted against his own team in the 2010 World Series.
- Nick Saban says a former top recruit has "basically quit."
- Meet Hard Knocks, the college years.
- The ref who made a high school wrestler cut his dreadlocks won't be on the mat for a while.
A NEW LOOK AT THE NFL'S RELATIONSHIP WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
A Paste BN investigation found issues in backgrounds of coaches that teams hired. For a league that says addressing domestic violence is a priority, it seemed that red flags were either missed or, worse, ignored. Nancy Armour was more blunt, as she called the NFL's sincerity about curtailing domestic violence a "farce."
YASTRZEMSKIS TAKE FENWAY
Some magical moments went down this week at Fenway Park, as Boston Red Sox legend Carl Yastrzemski returned to bear witness to his grandson, Mike, taking the field as a member of the San Francisco Giants. And Mike didn't disappoint, homering Tuesday in his first MLB game in his home state. Wednesday brought another great moment, as Carl threw out the ceremonial first pitch to his grandson.
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