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“Just try to make one good pitch, one good pitch can get you out of it, and I thought I did make a couple there, but they were just on the edges and up so it gives them a chance to hit those balls in the outfield,” Hendricks said. “So I’ve got to get back down in the zone, kind of like it was last start, more sink on my fastball, and everything will play off that.”
The Boilermakers counter with junior defensive end George Karlaftis (eight tackles, three QB hurries) and linebacker Jaylan Alexander (nine tackles) on defense. Quarterback Jack Plummer (73.8% completions for 558 yards, six TDs) has two favorite targets in receiver David Bell (14 receptions, 255 yards, three TDs) and tight end Payne Durham (11 receptions, 174 yards, three TDs).
“With the bullpen we have, when you think about it, yeah, it could be, if we go down to the bullpen,” he said. “But if you’ve got a starter that’s hot and throwing well, it’s hard to take the pedal off that. But once again, it’s my job to pitch. I don’t make the managerial decisions. That’s not my job description.”
Northwestern (1-1) has recovered a fumble in each of its first two games, a loss to Michigan State in Big Ten play and a home win against Indiana State. Last year the Wildcats ranked in the top 20 of the Bowl Subdivision ranks in forcing turnovers, fueled by safety Brandon Joseph – an Associated Press first-team All-American – tying for the national lead with six interceptions.
“Nobody gives you a chance, so there’s no pressure whatsoever,” Hammock said. “The only thing that you should feel is, `Can I go out there and play my best and get Michigan to respect and recognize who we are as a football program?′ That should be the excitement. Embrace it.”
Soldier Field, which is owned by the Chicago Park District, opened as Municipal Grant Park Stadium in 1924 but was rechristened Soldier Field the next year in memory of U.S. soldiers killed in combat. Its capacity and seating configuration have changed over the years, but there was a time when Soldier Field could accommodate more than 100,000 spectators.
Tyler Boyd, meanwhile, might be the most underrated of the Bengals receivers. Bears quarterback Andy Dalton played with Boyd for four years in Cincinnati, including a two-season stretch in 2018 and 2019, during which the receiver had 166 catches, 2,074 yards and 12 touchdowns. Dalton lit up this week when asked about Boyd.
With big, orange feet and a hulking bill that expands to take in 3 gallons of water, the American white pelican has been described — by its fans — as peculiar, gangly and clownish. It carries a strong, fishy scent and looks too top heavy to get off the ground. Yet it’s a formidable flyer, with flocks soaring smoothly in precise formations.
Municipal investors, including Batavia, Geneva, Naperville, St. Charles and Winnetka, lobbied to block Pritzker’s initial proposal to close the coal plant by 2030. After months of delays, backers of the energy legislation agreed to extend the deadline, giving Prairie State and a municipally owned coal plant in Springfield until 2035 to cut CO2 emissions by 45% and another decade after that to eliminate climate pollution or shut down.
White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez, left, collects himself on the mound as Angels second baseman Luis Rengifo rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer in the second inning Thursday at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Angels beat the Sox 9-3. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)