- Arch Manning remains Texas’ starting QB despite recent struggles and costly fourth-quarter turnovers — coach Steve Sarkisian says he expects a better version this week.
- The Longhorns fell from No. 1 after consecutive losses and are 4-2; they host No. 7 Mississippi on Saturday and are still in the SEC race.
- Sarkisian praises Manning’s attitude (“he’s got a chip on his shoulder”) and won’t yet turn to inexperienced backup KJ Lacey, even as the offense and play-calling draw criticism.
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- Ousmane Dembélé left PSG’s Champions League game vs. Barcelona in the 19th minute with a left-thigh problem and was replaced by Ferran Torres.
- PSG were already missing left-back Nuno Mendes (thigh), and both Barcelona’s Dani Olmo and PSG’s Willian Pacho also suffered injuries in the first half.
- Dembélé has a history of recurring setbacks and has been used sparingly by coach Luis Enrique this season.
- West Virginia has been in four straight 1,000+ combined-yard shootouts — highlighted by a 1,220-yard game vs. Cincinnati (most in FBS this season) — yet is just 1-3 over that stretch.
- The defense has been brutal, allowing 484 yards and 310 passing yards per game; DC Zac Alley called it “the worst defense in college football” and Rich Rodriguez says the unit has “no identity.”
- Offense is electric — QB Mike Hawkins Jr. leads QBs with 14 rushing TDs and is third in total offense — but Saturday’s trip to TCU’s elite defense will be a real measuring stick.
- The Eagles won’t be disciplined over how they handled Jalen Hurts’ blood clots, according to an anonymous AP source.
- Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli, is on blood thinners, and is expected to miss the rest of the 2026 season.
- The NFL says it worked with Eagles medical staff and the Cleveland Clinic in London, and its chief medical officer will discuss the matter at the league’s fall meeting.
- The writer imagines a 24-team College Football Playoff that would include many top-25 teams, creating more drama, upsets and March‑Madness–style conversation fodder.
- Big turning points right now: Ohio State’s QB Julian Sayin is injured (clouding their title odds), and shockers like Auburn over Georgia and BYU over Notre Dame have shaken the pecking order.
- The projected bracket mixes surprises and tradition — Miami, BYU and Indiana up high, power programs like USC/LSU/Alabama scrambling, and James Madison sneaking in as the G6 auto‑qualifier.
- NBA opening night is a tripleheader: Celtics at Pistons, 76ers at Knicks, and Thunder at Spurs.
- Stars to watch include Jayson Tatum and Cade Cunningham, plus the always-talked-about 76ers–Knicks rivalry.
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