Ce membership ne s’en sortira jamais. Et je ne parle pas du fond du classement. Mais bien de la malchance qui le frappe saison après saison. Shea Weber, Carey Value, Sean Monahan, Kirby Dach et, maintenant, Patrik Laine.
Pas un hiver ne se passe sans qu’un joueur vedette du Canadien ne se retrouve sur la touche pendant la majeure partie de la campagne. De la façon dont Laine a quitté la floor de jeu, ça ne regarde pas bien. Incapable de mettre du poids sur son genou gauche, il a dû retraiter vers le vestiaire aidé des thérapeutes de l’équipe.
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Chemin faisant, il a lancé son casque et ses gants. Une réaction semblable à celle qu’avait eue Andreï Markov la deuxième fois qu’il s’est blessé au genou. Il savait que sa saison était terminée.
C’est possiblement ce qui a traversé l’esprit du Finlandais. Lui qui a raté les trois quarts de la dernière saison en raison d’une blessure à une épaule qui a nécessité une opération, ce qui a retardé sa remise en forme estivale.
Là, je peux comprendre qu’il ait pogné les nerfs.
« On espère que ce ne soit pas trop grave. C’était difficile de le voir s’écrouler comme ça. On sait par où il est passé », a lancé Martin St-Louis.
On devrait en savoir plus au cours des prochaines heures.
« Je ne sais pas s’il s’agit d’une malédiction, a déclaré l’entraîneur à propos des nombreuses blessures. Il faut qu’on ait la mentalité de continuer. Je l’ai dit l’an passé : la ligue s’en fout. Il faut aller de l’avant. »
Paré, l’ennemi numéro un
Ce qui est le plus fâchant, c’est qu’à l’inverse des autres cas mentionnés plus haut, la blessure de Laine est survenue lors d’un match préparatoire, dénué de toute significance. Et qu’elle fût le résultat d’un contact avec Cédric Paré, un joueur destiné à la Ligue américaine, dont c’était le premier match au Centre Bell.
Le Lévisien de 25 ans, qui a à peine foulé la glace pendant 12 minutes 34 s, est devenu l’ennemi public numéro un. Arber Xhekaj a tenté de lui régler son cas quelques instants plus tard, sans grand succès. Le défenseur du Canadien a plutôt vu sa soirée de travail se terminer après avoir écopé de 27 minutes de punition.
Soit dit en passant, Francis Charron et Ghislain Hébert en ont manqué une belle en ne sévissant pas sur le coup de Paré, qu’il soit accidentel ou non. Ç’aurait calmé un peu les esprits.
« Je pensais que c’était une punition », a simplement laissé tomber l’entraîneur-chef du Canadien.
Leur inaction a plutôt mené à une escalade de frustration. Juraj Slafkovsky, devant Marshall Rifai, et Josh Anderson, face à Philippe Myers, ont jeté les gants pour des raisons plus ou moins fondées.
S’il avait fallu que Slafkovsky se torde un genou ou se fracture une essential, ç’aurait été le bout de vous savez quoi.
«C’est sure qu’il y a un hazard, mais c’est la même selected pour plusieurs facets du jeu. Si tu bloques un tir, il y a des risques. Ça ne veut pas dire que tu ne le feras pas », a fait remarquer Mike Matheson.
Un banc vide
Il y a aussi David Reinbacher qui a quitté pour le vestiaire. Dès sa première présence. À première vue, il s’agit d’une blessure à la jambe gauche. Cette perte et l’expulsion de Xhekaj ont forcé le Canadien à se débrouiller à quatre défenseurs pendant 55 minutes.
À certains moments, le banc semblait beaucoup trop grand.
« Ce n’est pas l’idéal. Arber s’est porté à la défense d’un coéquipier. On est en match préparatoire, alors ça ne change rien qu’on soit quatre ou non», a commenté David Savard, dont la qualité de sa tenue, pendant ses 24 minutes 12 s, de jeu lui ont valu la deuxième étoile.
Le résultat importe peu, c’est vrai. Mais le Tricolore est passé pas mal plus en mode survie qu’en mode évaluation. Mike Matheson a joué pendant 27 minutes 08s, Lane Hutson pendant 25 minutes 16s. Même Lucas Condotta a été appelé en renfort à la ligne bleue.
KENTUCKY FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES KENTUCKY at #6/#5 OLE MISS VAUGHT-HEMINGWAY STADIUM; OXFORD, MISS. SEPT. 28, 2024
FINAL SCORE: KENTUCKY 20, OLE MISS 17
Group Data and Collection Info
Kentucky is 3-2 on the season and 1-2 within the Southeastern Convention, whereas Ole Miss is 4-1 on the season and 0-1 within the SEC.
The Rebels stay the chief within the all-time collection, 30-15-1, together with 9-3 in Oxford.
It’s Kentucky’s first win at Ole Miss since 1978.
Kentucky is now 5-10 all-time towards ranked Ole Miss groups.
Subsequent Recreation
On Oct. 5, Kentucky has the primary of two bye weeks in the course of the season. It’ll return to the sector Oct. 12, when it hosts Vanderbilt at Kroger Discipline.
What the Victory Means
Kentucky is now 53-215-5 all-time vs. groups ranked within the Related Press Ballot, together with 1-1 this season.
The Wildcats are 8-9 of their final 17 video games towards groups ranked within the AP Ballot.
Since 2018, UK is 12-16 vs. AP-ranked groups.
The win marked the very best AP-ranked triumph of the Mark Stoops period (beforehand at No. 9 Louisville in 2023).
The 2 highest-ranked wins of the Stoops period are street video games.
It’s the highest AP-ranked street win since a victory at No. 4 Penn State in 1977.
It’s the first victory over an AP-ranked high six group since a victory over No. 1 LSU in 2007.
The win marked UK’s highest-ranked street win at an SEC campus stadium in class historical past.
The 1964 win over No. 1 Ole Miss was in Jackson.
The earlier report for highest-ranked street win at an SEC campus stadium was at No. 10 Vanderbilt (14-0) in 1947.
Kentucky has received three of its previous 4 “true” street video games.
Coach Mark Stoops
Mark Stoops is in his twelfth season as Kentucky’s head coach, a faculty report for essentially the most seasons because the UK head coach and has the longest time period of any present Southeastern Convention coach.
Stoops prolonged his college information for many complete victories (66), SEC victories (31) and victories towards ranked opponents (12).
Group Notes
Kentucky scored on a subject aim on its opening possession, the primary time this season the Wildcats have scored on their opening possession.
The sport-winning rating got here with 2:25 remaining, the newest game-winning rating for Kentucky in an SEC recreation since 2018, when C.J. Conrad caught a game-winning go on an untimed down at Missouri.
Kentucky totaled 20 factors, 336 yards of complete offense, 93 dashing yards and 243 passing yards.
Ole Miss entered the sport first within the nation in scoring protection (5.5 factors per recreation) and dashing protection (34.5 yards per recreation) whereas ranking 12th nationally in complete protection (239 yards per recreation).
Ole Miss totaled 17 factors, 353 yards of complete offense, 261 passing yards and 92 dashing yards.
The Rebels entered the sport main the nation in scoring (55 factors per recreation), complete offense (670.8 yards per recreation) and passing offense (422.8 yards per recreation), whereas rating twelfth in dashing offense (248 yards per recreation).
Kentucky recovered a fumble deep in its personal territory within the third quarter.
Kentucky has earned at the very least one turnover in every recreation (5) this season.
Ole Miss had punted 4 instances complete in its first 4 video games however have been compelled to kick it away 5 instances within the recreation.
UK has allowed 67 factors this season, fewest within the first 4 video games of the season since 2018 (63 factors in first 5 video games).
Participant Notes
QB Brock Vandagriff accomplished a career-high 18 of his 28 go makes an attempt for a career-high 243 yards.
He additionally rushed 17 instances for a internet three yards (consists of 45 sack yards misplaced), with an 11-yard lengthy.
He had 5 dashing first downs.
QB Gavin Wimsatt ran 9 instances for 26 yards.
WR Barion Brown had 5 catches for 88 yards, together with a 63-yarder on 4th-and-7 from the UK 20-yard line to arrange Kentucky’s game-winning landing.
For his profession he has 110 receptions for 1,345 yards. He surpasses Wan’Dale Robinson for 18th on UK’s profession chart.
WR Dane Key, who had a career-high eight catches for 105 yards and one landing in the course of the recreation, recorded his a centesimal profession catch on a five-yard landing reception late within the second quarter to place UK up, 10-7, simply earlier than halftime.
It’s the second straight recreation he has set or tied a profession finest for catches in a recreation.
Within the first half alone, he caught six passes for 69 yards and a landing, whereas additionally drawing three defensive penalties within the first half.
It marked his third 100-yard recreation of his profession, and his second in a row.
He moved into UK’s all-time high 10 at ninth with 1,524 profession receiving yards. He moved up from fifteenth.
He grew to become the 21st participant in UK historical past to catch 100 in a profession.
RB Demie Sumo-Karngbaye had 11 rushes for 47 yards to steer the Cats.
He added one reception for six yards.
RB Jamarion Wilcox had seven carries for 23 yards.
TE Willie Rodriguez made his first profession reception, a 25-yarder within the fourth quarter.
TE Josh Kattus was Johnny-on-the-spot, recovering a fumble on the two-yard line and lunging ultimately zone for UK’s game-winning landing.
LB D’Eryk Jackson eclipsed 200 profession tackles, recoding seven tackles, together with 1.5 TFL within the recreation.
He got here into the sport with 197 profession tackles and now has 204 stops.
DB JQ Hardaway recorded a career-high and team-high11 tackles within the recreation, together with the primary compelled fumble of his profession.
OLB Noah Matthews recovered that compelled fumble.
DL Octavious Oxendine registered a career-high two sacks and three complete tackles.
He now has 7.5 profession sacks.
OLB J.J. Weaver had a sack on Ole Miss’s ultimate possession that helped maintain the Rebels to a subject aim try.
He now has 19.5 for his profession to maneuver previous Dennis Johnson and Jamar “Boogie” Watson for fourth on UK’s profession chart.
Okay Alex Raynor prolonged his streak to 14 straight subject targets – a private finest that started final season towards Tennessee at Kroger Discipline on Oct. 28, 2023 – with two connections in at this time’s recreation.
His 14 straight subject targets prolong his college report for many consecutive subject targets, which he broke along with his twelfth straight towards Ohio on Sept. 21.
The earlier report was 11 by Austin MacGinnis, who did it twice – within the 2014-15 season and the 2017 season.
His private profession finest had been 13 straight whereas at Georgia Southern.
His pair of kicks at this time have been created from 27 yards and 48 yards.
Raynor is now 21-of-22 at subject targets and 59-of-60 at additional factors in his profession at Kentucky.
His profession made share of .955 is first all-time at UK for his profession.
Recreation Captains
DL Deone Walker, C Eli Cox, DB Zion Childress, WR Dane Key
Second inquiétant au Centre Bell : au tout début de la rencontre opposant le Canadien aux Maple Leafs de Toronto, samedi soir, Patrik Laine est resté étendu au sol un lengthy second, en douleur, avant d’être escorté hors de la patinoire.
Moins de quatre minutes étaient écoulées lorsque l’attaquant est entré en contact avec Cédric Paré, des Leafs. Au cours d’un avantage numérique, Laine a franchi la ligne bleue hostile en possession du disque, et deux joueurs se sont frappés à la hauteur du genou.
Laine s’est d’ailleurs tenu le genou gauche, le visage crispé, pendant plusieurs secondes avant d’être succesful de se lever. Se déplaçant avec l’aide de coéquipiers, il n’a mis aucun poids sur sa jambe en sortant de la glace. Il a furieusement lancé son casque et ses gants dans le hall menant au vestiaire après coup.
On ne peut évidemment s’avancer à ce point-ci sur la nature exacte de sa blessure ou sur la convalescence qui attend le Finlandais de 26 ans.
PHOTO EVAN BUHLER, LA PRESSE CANADIENNE
Patrik Laine (92) se fait aider par ses coéquipiers pour quitter la patinoire.
Celui-ci traînait un lourd historique médical lorsque le Tricolore a fait son acquisition des Blue Jackets de Columbus, il y a quelques semaines. Il espérait profiter d’un nouveau départ à Montréal. Celui-ci, à l’évidence, devra attendre.
Un peu plus tôt, au cours d’une séquence qui était presque passée inaperçue, le défenseur David Reinbacher avait retraité au vestiaire, lui aussi visiblement blessé à la jambe gauche à la suite d’un contact avec Marshall Rifai. On n’en sait pas davantage dans son cas non plus. Le Canadien a seulement indiqué que ni Laine ni lui ne reviendrait au jeu ce soir.
PHOTO SARAH MONGEAU-BIRKETT, ARCHIVES LA PRESSE
David Reinbacher (64)
En plus de Reinbacher, le Canadien devra par ailleurs composer sans les providers d’Arber Xhekaj pendant le reste de la rencontre. Quelques instants après que Laine eut subi sa blessure, Xhekaj s’est rué sur Cédric Paré, qu’il a roué de coups avant même que le Québécois eût le temps de réagir.
Le numéro 72 du CH a sur-le-champ été expulsé de la rencontre pour extrême inconduite, en plus d’écoper de punitions pour avoir entrepris le fight et pour s’être battu. Les Leafs ont profité de leur avantage numérique de 7 minutes pour ouvrir la marque.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Deion Sanders and the Colorado soccer crew had been on the street as large underdogs.
UCF hosted Colorado within the Bounce Home and the Buffaloes got here out on prime with a dominant win.
Listed below are the highest performs from Colorado’s victory over UCF.
Closing: Colorado 48, UCF 21
Colorado provides defensive landing
Colorado security Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig scooped up a UCF fumble and returned it 95 yards for a landing.
Colorado 48, UCF 21. 5:05 left.
— Scott Procter
LaJohntay Wester finds finish zone once more
For the fourth straight week, Colorado receiver LaJohntay Wester has caught a landing cross.
His 10-yard rating gave put the Buffs again up 20 factors.
Colorado 41, UCF 21. 1:32 left in third quarter.
— Scott Procter
KJ Jefferson throws second landing of the day
UCF quarterback KJ Jefferson threw a 15-yard landing to Xavier Townsend.
These seven factors are tied for essentially the most given up by Colorado within the second half of a recreation this season.
Colorado 34, UCF 21. 5:18 left in third quarter.
— Scott Procter
Travis Hunter intercepts KJ Jefferson
UCF quarterback KJ Jefferson has been intercepted once more, this time by Travis Hunter.
The Heisman hopeful provides one other spotlight to his reel.
Colorado 34, UCF 14. 7:53 left in third quarter.
— Scott Procter
Colorado opens up three-score lead on UCF
A 32-yard completion from Shedeur Sanders to Will Sheppard arrange a one-yard landing run by Micah Welch.
The Buffs are in full management.
Colorado 34, UCF 14. 9:11 left in third quarter.
— Scott Procter
UCF misses discipline purpose to open second half
UCF was unable to take advantage of its opening possession to begin the second half.
A 55-yard discipline purpose try was missed vast left and the Buffs will take over seeking to lengthen their lead.
Colorado 27, UCF 14. 10:03 left in third quarter.
— Scott Procter
Halftime: Colorado 27, UCF 14
UCF will obtain the second-half kickoff.
— Scott Procter
Alejandro Mata provides to Colorado’s lead
Alejandro Mata linked on a 36-yard discipline purpose after which a 46-yarder to increase the Buffs’ lead simply earlier than halftime.
— Scott Procter
KJ Jefferson finds the tip zone
A seven-yard landing run from UCF quarterback KJ Jefferson capped off an eight-play, 68-yard scoring drive.
Colorado 21, UCF 14. 8:41 left in first half.
— Scott Procter
Dallan Hayden extends Colorado’s lead over UCF
After Will Sheppard scored his first landing of the season, Dallan Hayden adopted swimsuit.
The Ohio State switch operating again cashed in from 14 yards out to offer Colorado a two-score lead.
Colorado 21, UCF 7. 12:21 left in first half.
— Scott Procter
Will Sheppard catches his first landing of the season
It has been a comparatively quiet season for Will Sheppard.
The Vanderbilt switch has put his stamp on this recreation, although, hauling in a 43-yard landing cross from Shedeur Sanders.
Colorado 14, UCF 7. Finish of first quarter.
— Scott Procter
RJ Harvey responds with lengthy landing
It took only one play for UCF to answer Colorado’s first landing of the day.
RJ Harvey caught a 75-yard landing out of the backfield from KJ Jefferson to tie issues up at seven apiece.
Colorado 7, UCF 7. 3:38 left in first quarter.
— Scott Procter
Shedeur Sanders connects with Travis Hunter for first rating of recreation
Colorado capped off an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 23-yard landing cross from Shedeur Sanders to Travis Hunter.
Freshman operating again Micah Welch was the catalyst on that drive, dashing for 27 yards.
Colorado 7, UCF 0. 3:49 left in first quarter.
— Scott Procter
Preston Hodge intercepts KJ Jefferson
UCF was unable to benefit from a Shedeur Sanders turnover.
KJ Jefferson was intercepted by Colorado’s Preston Hodge in the long run zone.
The Buffs will take over at their very own 20-yard line.
— Scott Procter
Shedeur Sanders intercepted on first drive
It was a disastrous opening drive for the Colorado offense.
Proper guard Kareem Harden was known as for tripping on the Buffs’ first offensive play of the day. The following play was a display that went for -1 yards. Shedeur Sanders was intercepted by UCF on third down.
One other ugly begin for the Buffs.
— Scott Procter
Colorado soccer vs UCF delayed
With heavy rain and lightning within the space, kickoff of Colorado vs. UCF has been delayed by 35 minutes.
The sport is now set to kickoff at 2:20 p.m. MT/4:20 p.m. ET.
Colorado soccer vs UCF time right now
Date: Saturday, Sept. 28
Time: 1:30 p.m. MT/3:30 p.m. ET
Location: FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando
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Colorado vs UCF predictions
Many people might point to the fact that UCF leads the nation in rushing yards per game (375.7) as a reason why the Knights are favored by two touchdowns. What many might not know, though, is that Colorado’s run defense has vastly improved from a year ago.
The Buffs’ defense was 122nd in run defense grade last season, according to Pro Football Focus. They’re 15th through four games of the 2024 campaign.
And while plenty of attention is on the Colorado defense, not enough is on UCF’s defense, which allowed TCU quarterback Josh Hoover to throw for 402 yards and four touchdowns. It makes one wonder what Shedeur Sanders might do against the Knights.
Colorado will get back running back Dallan Hayden (high-ankle sprain) and starting defensive lineman Chidozie Nwankwo (AC joint) on Saturday after they both missed the last two weeks with injuries.
Hayden, an Ohio State transfer, led the Buffs in rushing before being sidelined. Nwankwo, a Houston transfer, is pivotal to the Buffs’ run defense and notched a sack in the season-opening win over North Dakota State.
Deion Sanders said this week that starting safety Shilo Sanders “is on pace to be back,” but his status for Saturday is unclear.
“I’m not going to count out this week (vs. UCF),” Deion Sanders said Tuesday of Shilo. “I’m not going to count that out but if he holds off this week, that’ll give him two more weeks which is pretty smart.”
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Cole Palmer turned the primary participant to attain 4 targets within the first half of a Premier League match throughout Chelsea’s extraordinary 4-2 win over Brighton on Saturday, inflicting coach Enzo Maresca to explain the ahead as the most effective participant within the division.
The 22-year-old scored 4 instances in a devastating 20-minute spell towards the south coast membership as Chelsea bounced again from Georginio Rutter’s opener.
“I ought to have had 5 or 6 [goals],” Palmer instructed the BBC. “After I missed the primary likelihood I used to be upset however with the best way they performed and their excessive line I felt we would get extra probabilities.
“The supervisor arrange an excellent recreation plan, we knew the way to assault them with first-time passes in behind. Three factors is what we wanted and that’s what we received.”
Maresca agreed Palmer might have scored extra, however was stuffed with reward for his star participant.
“He scored 4, however he additionally might have scored two or three extra,” Maresca mentioned. “It is necessary he stays hungry, formidable, and I do know him from a few years in the past with the under-23s at Metropolis and with the primary crew.
“What he was as a boy is precisely what he was three or 4 years in the past. Targets, assists, finest participant of the Premier League — this does not change the best way he’s. He is a humble man, and for me it is an important factor.
“He is a high participant, and right now in soccer younger gamers can change fast. Cole scores targets and by no means adjustments, and that is an important factor.
“He is particular participant; he is a easy and humble man. He does not want to inform folks how good he’s as a result of you’ll be able to see it clearly.”
Palmer scored within the twenty first, twenty eighth, thirty first and forty first minutes of Saturday’s match.
With the injury already completed, Chelsea noticed out a far much less dramatic second half to earn their fourth league win of the season.
Palmer beforehand scored 4 targets in a single match for Chelsea final season in a 6-0 win over Everton in April.
He turned the fourth participant — alongside Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink — to attain three Premier League hat methods for Chelsea.
The sport towards Brighton was solely Palmer’s thirty ninth league look for Chelsea after becoming a member of from Manchester Metropolis in 2023.
Info from The Related Press contributed to this report
ORLANDO, Fla. – Deion Sanders got here residence and conquered.
So did Travis Hunter and the opposite so-called “Florida boys” on the Colorado soccer workforce.
They returned to their native state this week, dodged Hurricane Helene after which pulled off a 48-21 win Saturday at Central Florida.
The win provides the Buffaloes (4-1) a three-game profitable streak heading right into a bye weekend subsequent Saturday. It additionally matches the win whole they’d final yr within the first season below Sanders, the Colorado coach from Fort Myers, Florida.
Hunter, the two-way star from West Palm Seaside, caught 9 passes for 89 yards with a landing. He added an interception on protection.
Operating again Isaiah Augustave, from Naples, Florida, added 39 yards on simply 4 carries, serving to revive the Colorado operating sport, which barely existed earlier than Saturday’s sold-out sport at FBC Mortgage Stadium (45,702).
One other Florida native, receiver LaJohntay Wester, scored on a 10-yard landing catch to assist prolong the Buffaloes’ result in 41-21 late within the third quarter.
The Buffs led 27-14 at halftime after the sport was delayed about 50 minutes due to lightning within the space.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders completed with 290 yards and three touchdowns on 28-for-35 passing.
He led the Buffs on scoring drives on six of seven possessions after throwing an interception on his first possession.
Colorado vs. UCF highlights
Colorado places sport away with scoop-and-score TD
That can do it. Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig’s 95-yard fumble return landing provides Colorado a 48-21 lead with simply over 5 minutes to go.
Travis Hunter did seem to get injured on the play, our bodies rolling up on his leg awkwardly, however he was again strolling round on the sideline after a short cease within the medical tent.
Colorado offense retains rolling, extends lead again to twenty factors
ORLANDO, Fla. – Colorado continues to click on on offense and has prolonged its result in 41-21 after a 10-yard landing move from Shedeur Sanders to receiver LaJohntay Wester.
The Buffs have now scored on seven of their previous 9 possessions with their operating sport serving to take the strain off of Sanders, the quarterback. The final drive went 65 yards in six performs, together with runs of 21 and 19 yards by Isaiah Augustave, a switch from Arkansas.
UCF acquired the ball again after that however fumbled the ball away to finish the third quarter. Colorado now has the ball and a 41-21 lead with quarter-hour left to play.
UCF will get again within the sport
ORLANDO, Fla. – Colorado simply let Central Florida again into the sport with 3:58 left within the third quarter. The Buffs appeared to sleep on their 20-point lead and allowed three large move performs of 54, 23 and 15 yards from UCF quarterback KJ Jefferson. The final one was a play-fake for a 15-yard landing up the center to receiver Xavier Townsend, serving to reduce CU’s result in 34-21.
The drive went 92 yards in three performs.
Travis Hunter strikes Heisman pose after unimaginable interception
ORLANDO, Fla. – Travis Hunter simply did what?
We shouldn’t be shocked anymore by what he does, however the Colorado two-way star nonetheless evokes awe by arising with the ball at simply the proper time. This time he even struck the Heisman Trophy pose after making an interception towards Central Florida with about eight minutes left within the third quarter.
He stepped in entrance of the UCF move on the left sideline, taking the ball away from meant receiver Evan Morris, the UCF tight finish.
Sadly for Colorado, the Buffs couldn’t capitalize on it regardless of gaining possession on the UCF 38-yard line. They ended up punting it again to UCF with a 34-14 lead with 5:18 left within the third quarter.
Hunter additionally has 9 catches for 79 yards and a landing on offense.
Colorado extends lead
ORLANDO, Fla. – Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders simply led the Buffaloes on their sixth scoring drive of their previous seven possessions, serving to them take a 34-14 lead towards Central Florida with 9:11 left within the third quarter.
The Buffs marched 63 yards on 4 performs to attain this time, highlighted by a 32-yard move to receiver Will Sheppard that introduced the ball to the UCF 1-yard line. Freshman operating again Micah Welch then scored on a 1-yard run up the center.
Welch has 33 yards on 4 carries to assist revive the Colorado operating sport.
Colorado leads UCF at halftime 27-14
ORLANDO, Fla. – Colorado leads Central Florida at halftime 27-14 after scoring two area targets within the ultimate 42 seconds of the second quarter.
The primary got here after one other clutch play by two-way starter Travis Hunter, who grabbed a move from Shedeur Sanders on third down and 6 for a 29-yard achieve, preserving the Buffaloes’ drive alive earlier than they went up 24-14.
Sanders had rolled left to flee strain and threw it into protection, the place Hunter plucked it away close to the UCF 40-yard line. The Buffs’ drive then sputtered with three performs after that, forcing them to accept a 36-yard area purpose with 37 seconds earlier than halftime.
The kick from Alejandro Mata put the Buffs up 24-14.
After a punt from Central Florida, Colorado acquired the ball again with a number of seconds left and used it to get in place for a 46-yard area purpose from Mata as time expired.
Hunter has seven catches for 81 yards and one landing on the half. Shedeur Sanders has accomplished 22 of 27 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
UCF retains tempo with Jefferson landing
ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida has struck again because it tries to maintain up with Colorado. Quarterback KJ Jefferson bowled into the proper nook of the top zone for a 7-yard landing run with 8:41 left earlier than halftime, serving to reduce Colorado’s result in 21-14.
The play ended an eight-play 68-yard drive. Jefferson is 4-for-7 passing for 122 yards and one landing with one interception.
Colorado laying it on due to run sport
ORLANDO, Fla. – Colorado now has scored touchdowns on three straight possessions to take a 21-7 lead with 12:21 left earlier than halftime. This time operating again Dallan Hayden, a switch from Ohio State, burst up the center for a 14-yard landing.
The Buffaloes have surged since opening the sport with an interception from quarterback Shedeur Sanders. They usually’ve been buoyed by part of their offense that hardly existed earlier than Saturday – the operating sport.
The Buffs have 59 yards speeding on 10 carries from three completely different ball carriers.
Colorado take the lead behind Sanders’ play
ORLANDO, Fla. – Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders seems to be heating up after main the Buffaloes to a 14-7 on the finish of the primary quarter. He has led the Buffaloes on back-to-back landing drives capped by two large landing passes – one for 23 yards to Travis Hunter and one for 47 yards to Will Sheppard.
Sanders completed the primary quarter with 12-for-15 passing for 115 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. The CU offense has been boosted by a operating sport that has 36 yards on seven carries.
UCF scores: RJ Harvey solutions again with landing
ORLANDO, Fla. – The UCF Knights answered Colorado’s landing drive with a landing of their very own on the very subsequent play. Quarterback KJ Jefferson lofted a first-down move to the left aspect of the sector, the place operating again RJ Harvey caught it and outraced Travis Hunter down the left sideline to attain on a 75-yard landing catch with 3:38 left within the first quarter. The rating is tied at 7-7.
Colorado Scores: Shedeur Sanders finds Travis Hunter for landing
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Shedeur Sanders-Travis Hunter present simply acquired began. And now the Buffaloes are up 7-0 towards Central Florida with 3:49 left within the first quarter.
Sanders, Colorado’s quarterback, discovered Hunter close to the purpose line for a 23-yard landing move, ending an 80-yard, 11-play scoring drive for the Buffaloes. Freshman operating again Micah Welch had two runs on the drive for 27 yards.
Hunter now has 4 catches for 36 yards after two possessions. Sanders is 8-for-9 passing for 35 yards and a landing with one interception.
Rating: Colorado 7, UCF 0 with 3:49 within the first quarter
Colorado, UCF swap interceptions to begin sport
ORLANDO, Fla. – Two possessions, two interceptions. After the delayed kickoff, Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders threw an interception on his first possession of the sport, organising a brief area for Central Florida on the Colorado 29-yard line.
However the Buffaloes acquired the ball again with an interception of their very own when UCF quarterback KJ Jefferson lofted a move into the top zone that was picked off by Colorado defensive again Preston Hodge. UCF ran 10 performs earlier than the turnover and has 24 yards of offense.
The rating continues to be 0-0 with 4:17 left within the first quarter.
When is Colorado-UCF sport?
Kickoff is Saturday, Sept. 28 at 3:30 p.m. ET from FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida.
The best way to watch Colorado vs. UCF sport
The sport shall be broadcast on FOX and likewise is on the market on Fubo.
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Colorado-UCF kickoff delayed
ORLANDO, Fla. – Kickoff for the Colorado-Central Florida sport has been delayed till at the very least 4:20 p.m. ET due to inclement climate and lightning within the space.
The sport had been set to begin at about 3:30 p.m. on Fox, then was delayed till 4:05 after which 4:20. The brand new kickoff time is “pending no lightning strikes inside 8 miles,” in keeping with the stadium video board.
School Soccer Week 5 schedule, High 25
Virginia Tech at Miami, ESPN, 7:30 p.m. (Friday, Sept. 27)
Kentucky at No. 5 Ole Miss, ABC, Midday
No. 22 BYU at Baylor, FS1, Midday
No. 20 Oklahoma State at No. 25 Kansas State, ESPN, Midday
Mississippi State at No. 2 Texas, SEC Community, 4:15 p.m.
No. 19 Iowa State at Houston, FS1, 7:00 p.m.
Stanford at No. 15 Clemson, ESPN, 7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Georgia at No. 4 Alabama, ABC, 7:30 p.m.
No. 21 Illinois at No. 8 Penn State, NBC, 7:30 p.m.
No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan State, Peacock, 7:30 p.m.
South Alabama at No. 13 LSU, SEC Community, 7:45 p.m.
No. 7 Oregon at UCLA, FOX, 11:00 p.m.
Colorado vs. UCF odds, line
The Central Florida Knights are favorites to defeat the Colorado Buffaloes in Saturday’s school soccer matchup, in keeping with the BetMGM school soccer odds. Trying to wager? Take a look at the highest school soccer betting apps in 2024, providing the highest NCAA soccer betting promos and bonuses in 2024.
Odds as of Saturday.
Unfold: UCF (-14)
Moneyline: UCF (-550)
Over/Below: 61.5
School soccer picks Week 5
USA TODAY specialists have you ever lined on how issues will go down in Week 5.
Rain, rocket fill skies close to UCF stadium
ORLANDO, Fla. – A rain cloud burst above the sector at FBC Mortgage Stadium about 100 minutes earlier than kickoff, chasing gamers off the sector and below the quilt of the stadium. The downpour additionally chased away Cam Newton, the 2010 Heisman Trophy winner who was strolling on the sector earlier than the sport as a visitor.
It’s not clear how lengthy the rain will final, however the skies have been one thing to observe right here these days. At 1:17 p.m. ET, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission lifted off about 35 miles east of the stadium on the Cape Canaveral Area Power Station. The launch wasn’t seen from the stadium due to cloudy climate.
About an hour earlier than sport time, the stadium video board was nonetheless imploring followers to go away the seating bowl.
“Inclement climate within the space!” the video board stated. “Please exit the seating bowl at the moment.”
Many college students nonetheless stayed seated behind the top zones.
Deion Sanders, Colorado gamers return residence to Florida for UCF sport
Coach Deion Sanders calls them his “Florida boys” – gamers on his Colorado soccer workforce who’re Florida natives similar to him.
This week a lot of them got here residence when the Buffaloes arrived in Orlando Wednesday for Saturday’s sport at Central Florida.
The Colorado roster formally lists 18 gamers on the roster from Florida, second solely to gamers from Texas (21) and greater than even gamers from Colorado itself (14).
However there are greater than that with connections to the state. The listing doesn’t even embody two-way star Travis Hunter, who’s from West Palm Seaside however moved to Georgia for highschool. It additionally doesn’t embody freshman beginning offensive sort out Jordan Seaton, who performed the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, however is from Washington, D.C.
The listing does embody vast receiver LaJohntay Wester, who returns residence a hero after catching a Hail Mary landing move final week as time expired within the fourth quarter of a 38-31 extra time win towards Baylor. He’s from Palmetto, Florida, and transferred to Colorado from Florida Atlantic, alongside along with his brother Jaylen, a linebacker for Colorado.
Sanders is from Fort Myers, Florida, and performed at Florida State. He has made it some extent to recruit gamers from Florida and cited the state’s excessive variety of gamers within the NFL. Earlier this yr, he additionally employed Orlando native Warren Sapp to affix his teaching employees as a graduate assistant. Sapp starred on the College of Miami.
This can be a large recruiting weekend for Deion Sanders
UCF is predicted to host dozens of recruits Saturday. However Deion Sanders prompt that many shall be there to take a look at the Buffaloes.
“I shouldn’t say this,” Sanders stated on his weekly present on CBS Colorado. “However that is the way in which we do it… A number of recruits that actually need to see us, they’ll signal as much as go to the sport on the behalf of an opposing workforce.”
Sanders stated he assured the Knights will “have their greatest recruiting weekend this weekend.”
“Each recruit in Florida is gonna be on that sideline,” he stated.
Colorado vs. UCF predictions
ESPN: UCF has an 82% probability to win
In line with ESPN’s Matchup Predictor, the UCF Knights have an 82% probability to beat the Colorado Buffaloes in Week 5.
The Oklahoman: UCF 34, Colorado 31
Justin Martinez writes, “Colorado beat the chances in its extra time win over Baylor final week, getting a Hail Mary landing from Shedeur Sanders to LaJohntay Wester on the finish of regulation. I do not suppose the Buffaloes will be capable of repeat that magic towards the Knights, although. UCF ranks first within the nation in speeding yards per sport this season (375.7), and it will use that energy to manage the time of possession and take the ball out of Sanders’ palms. This one shall be nearer than the chances counsel, however UCF will nonetheless get the win.”
Buffaloes Wire: UCF 34, Colorado 28
Jack Carlough writes, “The Knights are at the moment favored by about two touchdowns, which is way too beneficiant towards UCF. Nevertheless, Colorado’s particular groups woes and continued offensive line issues nonetheless have me leaning towards these Knights.”
Colorado vs. UCF all-time report
Saturday will mark the primary time the 2 packages have met and can see UCF (3-0) tackle Colorado (3-1), led by its second-year coach, Deion Sanders.
Colorado depth chart
Offense
QB: Shedeur Sanders
RB: Isaiah Augustave
WR: Will Sheppard
WR: Travis Hunter
WR: Jimmy Horn Jr.
TE: Sav’ell Smalls
LT: Jordan Seaton
LG: Tyler Brown
C: Hank Zilinskas
RG: Kahlil Benson
RT: Phillip Houston
Protection
DE: BJ Inexperienced
DT: Chidozie Nwankwo
DT: Shane Cokes
DE: Samuel Okunlola
LB: Lavonta Bentley
LB: Nakhai Hill-Inexperienced
NB: Preston Hodge
CB: Travis Hunter
S: Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig
S: Carter Stoutmire
CB: DJ McKinney
Specialists
Punter: Mark Vassett
Placekicker: Alejando Mata
UCF depth chart
Offense
QB: KJ Jefferson
RB: RJ Harvey
WR Xavier Townsend
WR: Kobe Hudson
WR: Trent Whittemore
TE: Randy Pittman Jr.
LT: Amari Kight
LG: Adrian Medley
C: Caden Kitler
RG: Marcellus Marshall
RT: Paul Rubelt
Protection
LDE: Malachi Lawrence
NT: Lee Hunter
DT: Ricky Barber
RDE: Nyjalik Kelly
WLB: Deshawn Tempo
MLB: Ethan Barr
CB: Brandon Adams
S: Sheldon Arnold
S: Quadric Bullard
CB: Mac McWilliams
NB: Braeden Marshall
Specialists
Punter: Mitch McCarthy
Placekicker: Colton Boomer
School Soccer Repair podcast
Dan Wolken and Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports activities focus on these matters and extra on this week’s model of the School Soccer Repair.
US LBM Coaches Ballot
Nebraska and Memphis each dropped out of this week’s US LBM Coaches Ballot. The Georgia Bulldogs pulled forward to take the highest spot with the Texas Longhorns in an in depth second.
School soccer bowl projections
There’s nonetheless loads of time left within the season for groups to proceed vying for place, with the hope of securing a spot within the School Soccer Playoff or on the very least a bowl sport. Listed here are Erick Smith’s USA TODAY Sports activities bowl projections following the outcomes of Week 4 video games.
School soccer Re-Rank 1-134
Paul Myerberg supplies this week’s USA TODAY Sports activities NCAA Re-Rank 1-134, the place he ranks each workforce in school soccer, together with Colorado and UCF earlier than they meet this afternoon.
School soccer overreactions from Week 4
Reporter Eddie Timanus is again to supply some big-picture perspective in response to a little bit of the excitement from Week 4, a lot of which was generated by members of 1 convention specifically.
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Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer has grow to be the primary participant within the 32-year historical past of the Premier League to attain 4 targets within the first half of a match.
The England worldwide’s flurry of targets got here in a 20-minute span in Chelsea’s 4-2 win in opposition to Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Palmer scored within the twenty first, twenty eighth, thirty first and forty first minutes, with the haul together with a penalty in addition to a long-range free kick that accomplished his hat trick.
No participant has ever scored so many targets earlier than halftime in a single match, in response to Opta, which supplies statistics to the Premier League.
“I ought to have had 5 or 6,” Palmer stated.
“After I missed my first probability I used to be upset however with the way in which they performed and their excessive line, I felt we would get extra possibilities.”
Palmer additionally had a four-goal haul for Chelsea final season in a 6-0 win over Everton in April, additionally at residence.
The playmaker joined Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in scoring at the very least three targets in a sport thrice for Chelsea within the league.
The sport in opposition to Brighton was solely Palmer’s thirty ninth league look for Chelsea after becoming a member of from Manchester Metropolis within the offseason of 2023.
He scored 22 targets final season, second solely to Metropolis’s Erling Haaland (27), and already has six targets on this marketing campaign below Chelsea’s newest supervisor, Enzo Maresca.
Maresca used to teach Palmer after they have been each at Metropolis. At the moment, Palmer was enjoying for Metropolis Beneath-23s.
“You’d need to be blind in case you did not see these sort of issues with Cole,” Maresca stated. “I stated that he scored 4 however he might have scored extra. I say at all times to be bold and hungry to attain extra.”
The 2024 school soccer season has led to lots of pleasure and upsets.
One of many “upsets” this week embrace No. 1 Georgia taking place to No. 4 Alabama on the street in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on Saturday. The Crimson Tide knocked off the Bulldogs in a 41-34 thriller, which appeared for a lot of the primary half like it will be an Alabama blowout victory.
REQUIRED READING:No. 4 Alabama tops No. 1 Georgia late in a wild battle of heavyweights
Georgia entered the sport as a one-point favourite over the Crimson Tide, which was enjoying its first SEC recreation within the Kalen DeBoer period following the retirement of legendary coach Nick Saban within the offseason. Alabama got here out swinging in opposition to the top-ranked crew within the nation, leaping out to a 28-0 lead early within the second quarter and main 30-7 at halftime.
The Bulldogs, nonetheless, wouldn’t go away, outscoring Alabama 27-11 within the second half. Georgia took its first lead of the sport at 34-33 with 2:31 left and seemed to drag off the most important comeback in this system’s historical past — and the historical past of a top-five AP High 25 matchup.
Nonetheless, Jalen Milroe hit Ryan Williams for the game-winning 75-yard landing simply 13 recreation seconds after Georgia claimed the lead. The Crimson Tide sealed the victory with an interception in the long run zone. Regardless of the loss, Georgia continues to be alive for each the Faculty Soccer Playoff and the SEC championship recreation, with the CFP increasing to 12 groups and the SEC eliminating divisions.
This is a take a look at how far Georgia soccer might drop within the newest US LBM Coaches Ballot and AP High 25 rankings for Week 6:
REQUIRED READING:Georgia vs. Alabama last rating: Zabien Brown intercepts, crushes Georgia’s comeback hopes
Georgia soccer rankings: The place will Bulldogs fall in prime 25?
Georgia might have seen a much bigger freefall if the crew had not made this one aggressive, even taking a lead late within the fourth quarter. The late combat might assist the Bulldogs from dropping out of the highest 5 solely.
Nonetheless, a one-touchdown loss to Alabama on the street shouldn’t be held in opposition to Georgia too firmly. The comeback on the street, when the sport seemed bleak, might assist Beck and the Bulldogs within the eyes of voters nationwide.
Right here’s a take a look at how the groups ranked within the prime 10 of the US LBM Coaches Ballot carried out on Saturday in Week 5 school soccer motion and the way it would possibly impression Georgia’s rating:
No. 1 Georgia: 41-34 loss to Alabama
No. 2 Texas: 35-13 win over Mississippi State
No. 3 Ohio State: 38-7 win over Michigan State
No. 4 Alabama: 41-34 win over Georgia
No. 5 Ole Miss: 20-17 loss vs. Kentucky
No. 6 Tennessee: Bye
No. 7 Oregon: at UCLA
No. 8 Penn State: 21-7 win over No. 21 Illinois
No. 9 Miami: 38-34 win vs. Virginia Tech
No. 10 Utah: vs. Arizona
Georgia squeaked by Kentucky with a 13-12 victory two weeks in the past, forward of the bye week and the Alabama matchup. Attributable to that, the Bulldogs fell to No. 2 within the AP High 25 whereas remaining No. 1 within the Coaches Ballot. That will not be the case following the loss.
Ohio State, like Georgia, has not confronted its hardest competitors concerning the crew’s wins, simply dealing with Michigan State 38-7. Texas’ win over Michigan earlier within the season and Alabama’s win over Georgia ought to go down as two of the higher wins to this point through the 2024 school soccer season.
The loss mustn’t drop UGA out of the highest seven, particularly with Ole Miss dropping at house to unranked Kentucky. Nonetheless, the Bulldogs ought to seemingly be ranked out of the highest three, and the highest 5 is also in query.
Les yeux tuméfiés et le visage ensanglanté, Benoit Saint-Denis a subi un deuxième revers de suite, battu sur arrêt du médecin par le Brésilien Renato Moicano, samedi à Bercy lors du fight principal de l’UFC Paris.
Ciryl Gane et Manon Fiorot absents de la carte, c’était à Benoît «God of Struggle» Saint-Denis que revenait le rôle de star de la soirée pour la troisième venue en France de l’UFC, plus grande et plus prestigieuse ligue d’arts martiaux mixtes au monde.
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Malgré l’absence des deux meilleurs combattants français, le rendez-vous désormais annuel avait encore fait le plein, et les spectateurs, avec Léon Marchand en bord de cage, ont de nouveau électrisé l’Accor Area.
Mais la fête a été gâchée pour les 16 000 spectateurs de Bercy lorsque le médecin de l’UFC est entré dans la cage juste avant le troisième spherical. Après avoir examiné Saint-Denis, dont le visage gonflé était couvert de sang, il a mis fin aux hostilités, alors que les deux combattants avaient chacun remporté une reprise.
Entré en scène peu avant minuit, le Français a comme à son habitude fendu la foule de l’Accor Area au son du chant des commandos, clin d’œil à son passé de militaire, et de l’emblématique «Seine-Saint-Denis Type» de NTM.
Mais les «Benoit! Benoit!» du public ou encore la Marseillaise entamée au cours du deuxième spherical n’ont pas suffi.
«Je reviendrai plus fort»
Dès les premiers instants, le Nîmois a été outrageusement dominé. Cloué au sol, level fort du Brésilien, il a pris de nombreux coups au visage, ouvert à plusieurs endroits. Diminué mais valeureux, il a tout de même dominé la deuxième reprise, mais n’était plus en mesure ensuite de reprendre le fight, méconnaissable sous ses paupières boursouflées.
«Malheureusement, j’étais un peu endormi au premier spherical, a reconnu Saint-Denis. Il a fait ce qu’il fallait pour créer suffisamment de dégâts. Désolé pour ça, je reviendrai plus fort, je suis désolé et bravo à lui.»
Saint-Denis, 12e des poids légers avant le fight, encaisse une deuxième défaite d’affilée et la troisième de sa carrière à l’UFC.
Il devait pourtant l’emporter pour reprendre sa route dans la catégorie des poids légers, six mois après une défaite par K.-O. contre la légende Dustin Poirier. Diminué par une an infection à un staphylocoque, «BSD» avait alors subi un premier coup d’arrêt en s’inclinant par K.-O. au deuxième spherical, alors qu’il restait sur cinq victoires
À 28 ans et après une development météoritique dans les arts martiaux mixtes, le Français s’est imposé comme l’une des stars tricolores de la self-discipline, mais va devoir désormais se racheter pour reprendre sa route dans la catégorie.
Quelques instants plus tôt, Nassourdine Imavov, programmé en co-événement principal, avait battu l’Américain Brendan Allen. Le «Sniper», classé au quatrième rang mondial, a été déclaré vainqueur à l’unanimité des juges 29 à 28 face à Allen (8e).
Imavov, qui disputait son troisième fight en sept mois, remporte ainsi une troisième victoire consécutive contre un membre du prime 10, après deux autres succès probants contre Jared Cannonier et Roman Dolidze.
Il espère désormais se voir offrir une likelihood pour la ceinture mondiale, actuellement détenue par le Sud-Africain Dricus Du Plessis.
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior AuthorSep 28, 2024, 11:43 PM ET
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama blew a 28-point lead towards No. 2 Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night time.
After which the No. 4 Crimson Tide broke the Bulldogs’ hearts once more in a 41-34 victory during which the SEC heavyweights scored touchdowns on consecutive performs from scrimmage late within the fourth quarter.
Alabama did not seal the victory till cornerback Zabien Brown intercepted quarterback Carson Beck’s go to receiver Colbie Younger ultimately zone with 43 seconds left to finish Georgia’s livid rally.
“Yeah, whenever you face a extremely good soccer workforce, you understand there’s going to be a powerful push,” mentioned Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer, who received his first SEC recreation. “We pushed one another to the very finish.”
After the Bulldogs rallied from a 23-point deficit at halftime, they took their first lead on Beck’s 67-yard landing to Dillon Bell to make it 34-33 with 2:31 to go.
However Alabama scored on its very subsequent play from scrimmage. On first-and-10 from the Crimson Tide 25, quarterback Jalen Milroe threw a deep ball down the best sideline for freshman Ryan Williams. The extensive receiver spun out of cornerback Julian Humphrey’s sort out on the 35-yard line and beat security KJ Bolden for a 75-yard landing with 2:18 remaining.
Milroe threw a 2-point conversion to receiver Germie Bernard to provide Alabama a 41-34 lead.
“You have to hold combating,” DeBoer mentioned “In relation to the idea, quite a lot of our performs have alternatives the place you discover that one-on-one. And should you just like the matchup, you go after it. And so he favored what he noticed, clearly, and delivered, and Ryan did the remainder for him.”
Milroe accomplished 27 of 33 passes for 374 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 117 yards and two extra scores. He’s the primary participant in FBS historical past with 300 passing yards, 100 speeding yards and a pair of speeding touchdowns towards an Related Press top-five opponent, in keeping with ESPN Analysis.
Williams, a 17-year-old freshman, had six catches for 177 yards with one rating.
Beck recovered from a gradual begin to full 27 of fifty passes for 439 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. He additionally misplaced a fumble and was sacked thrice.
The loss ended Georgia’s 42-game successful streak within the common season, which was the longest run by an FBS workforce since Oklahoma received 45 in a row from 1953 to 1957. It additionally ended Georgia’s 16-game successful streak on the highway.
“The primary half, we performed horrible,” Beck mentioned. “I do not assume we have to watch the movie to go see that we did not play our greatest. You realize, that begins with me. I’ve obtained to be higher.”
It was DeBoer’s first assembly with Georgia, however the outcomes have been the identical for Alabama. It has received 9 of its previous 10 video games towards Georgia, together with a 27-24 victory in final yr’s SEC championship recreation, which led to the Bulldogs failing to make the School Soccer Playoff.
“It was one hell of a recreation,” Georgia coach Kirby Good mentioned. “Clearly, we have been probably not ready, and that falls on me within the first half. We did not do an incredible job, particularly defensively. We additionally gave them quick fields. With a quarterback like Milroe, it creates quite a lot of powerful instances.”
Good fell to 1-6 towards Alabama as Georgia’s coach.
The Bulldogs could not have had a worse begin. Georgia’s protection struggled to sort out Milroe on the opening possession. When a holding name backed up the Tide to first-and-20 from the Georgia 25, Milroe gained 16 yards on a keeper. On first-and-goal from the 7, he saved the ball once more and beat all people to the sting for a 7-0 lead.
On Georgia’s subsequent possession, Beck threw an excellent deep ball down the left sideline to Arian Smith, who dropped the go. An offensive go interference penalty two performs later compelled a punt.
Alabama gained 64 yards on its subsequent three performs, then scored on Milroe’s good throw to operating again Jam Miller, who beat linebacker CJ Allen for a 16-yard landing to make it 14-0.
It will solely worsen for Georgia. On its subsequent possession, Tide cornerback Domani Jackson jumped Beck’s display go to tight finish Oscar Delp for an interception on the Bulldogs’ 22. Three performs later, Bernard scored on a 7-yard finish round for a 21-0 lead.
Georgia punted once more on its subsequent possession. On fourth-and-1 on the Georgia 36, Bulldogs linebacker Jalon Walker blitzed, and Miller hit him so onerous Walker’s helmet fell off. Walker may solely watch as Milroe scored on a 36-yard run down the best sideline to place Alabama forward 28-0.
Alabama added a security late within the first half when Beck was penalized for intentional grounding in Georgia’s finish zone.
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