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“We made our pitches the first time through (getting a groundout),” Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal said of facing Perez. “Hung one the second time, he took us deep. And then made a really good pitch the third time through and he took us deep, so we were going to make sure he wasn’t going to beat us.
Illinois clearly misses starting quarterback Brandon Peters, out with a left shoulder injury suffered early in last week’s win over the Cornhuskers. While Sitkowski, a Rutgers transfer, has shown promise at times, the Illini need Peters back sooner rather than later if they want to contend in the Big Ten.
On the 2-point play, Lombardi rolled right before passing to Richie, whose leaping catch had to be reviewed. He landed with his hands outstretched and the ball took a small bounce as he hit the field. The replay indicated he kept his left hand under the ball, preventing the ball from hitting the field.
“It’s a testament to the work that he puts in, it’s a testament to the stuff that he takes seriously,” Sox hitting coach Frank Menechino said last week. “He’s a good hitter, and if you ask José Abreu, he’s had a bad year. You talk to José Abreu and ask him about some stuff, he’d be like, ‘You know what? This isn’t the best year of my life.’ But he finds a way, and that just goes to show you how hard he works and he takes it seriously and he takes pride in it.
Iowa opened the game with two touchdowns in just over two minutes. Goodson had a 56-yard touchdown run on the fourth offensive play. Three plays into the Hoosiers’ first possession, Moss intercepted a pass that went through the hands of Indiana receiver D.J. Matthews and returned it 30 yards for a score.
“This is definitely the best one of all,” Machado told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “Me, personally, I love the Sebastian. I love the 305. I thought the state of Florida last year with the U covering FSU, covering UF – I thought that was amazing. But this year, man, we really got that helmet. It’s like, this is us. We show them what we got. We’re going all in.”
Wisconsin got the ball back on its 18 with 1:11 left and got all the way to the Penn State 25 with 26 seconds remaining, thanks in part to a personal foul on Arnold Ebiketie. But after an intentional-grounding call pushed Wisconsin back to the 32, Brown intercepted a Mertz pass on the game’s final play.
Green said Thompson’s injury was not in the “too serious category,” and the Cubs hope he returns before the end of the season. But with the season ending soon, the Cubs could be extra cautious and shut him down. Green didn’t know how Thompson incurred the injury, deferring to Hottovy, who was unavailable for comment.
“No poaching” probably is the unwritten rule guiding their thinking, despite all three having poached schools from other conferences over the years. Just this week the Big 12, formerly the Big 8, reportedly was planning on adding Houston, Cincinnati, Central Florida and BYU, filling the void from the loss of Texas and Oklahoma and relegating the American Athletic Conference to future irrelevance.
There were five quarterbacks drafted in the top 15 picks of April’s NFL Draft. Three of them are starting in Week 1: Trevor Lawrence (No. 1, Jaguars), Zach Wilson (No. 2, Jets) and Jones (No. 15, Patriots). Chicago Bears No. 11 overall pick Justin Fields should make his first start in the first quarter of the season. He simply has to wait because coach Matt Nagy unwisely promised Andy Dalton the Week 1 job when Chicago signed him, desperate for a solution after striking out on a trade for Seattle’s Wilson. The 49ers’ Trey Lance, the No. 3 overall pick, appears unprepared to start right away, so Jimmy Garoppolo will get the ball early. But Lance probably will factor into some packages and take over the job once he gains confidence. Meanwhile, it’s easy to be skeptical of this year’s NFL head coaching hiring cycle as one of the most uninspiring in years. The Lions’ Dan Campbell is a complete wildcard coaching a rebuilding team. Urban Meyer is clearly overwhelmed in Jacksonville, from rules violations to the Tim Tebow signing. David Culley has his work cut out in Houston. The Eagles’ Nick Sirianni, 40, is a complete unknown. And although there is respect for the Jets’ Robert Saleh and Falcons’ Arthur Smith, it will take more than an adequate performance to turn their franchises around. The Chargers’ Staley, 38, inherited the best situation, but with only one season as a coordinator under his belt, nothing will come easily.