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CFB Week 4 Previews: Atlantic Coast Conference

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CFB Week 4 Previews: Atlantic Coast Conference

Friday, Sept. 24
Wake Forest (3-0, 1-0 ACC) at Virginia (2-1, 0-1 ACC)
7 p.m.; ESPN2
UVA leads series, 34-15
Last meeting: WF, 40-23 (2020)

Head Coaches:
Wake Forest – Dave Clawson (43-45 in eighth season at Wake Forest; 133-125 in 22nd season overall)
Virginia – Bronco Mendenhall (32-33 in sixth season at UVA; 131-76 in 17th season overall)

Notes: Wake Forest has won the last three meetings between the teams, including last year’s 40-23 decision in Winston-Salem • RB Kenneth Walker III had 123 yards rushing and three touchdowns, including a go-ahead 75-yard scoring run, to key the Deacons • Wake Forest won 16-10 on its most recent trip to Charlottesville nine years ago as RB Josh Harris ran for a touchdown, PK Chad Hedlund kicked three field goals and CB Kevin Johnson made a key interception • Prior to Wake Forest’s win at home in 2008 that kicked off its current four-game series winning streak, Virginia had won the previous three games against the Deacons and 20 of the previous 21 • The series was first played in 1889 at the Demon Deacons’ original Wake Forest, N.C., campus (a 46-4 Virginia win) • Friday night’s game will be the first road test of this season for Wake Forest and Virginia’s third home contest in four games.

Friday, Sept. 24
Liberty (3-0) at Syracuse (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
8 p.m.; ACCN
Series tied, 1-1
Last meeting: Liberty, 38-21 (2020)

Head Coaches:
Syracuse – Dino Babers (26-37 in sixth season at Syracuse; 63-53 in 10th season overall)
Liberty – Hugh Freeze (21-6 in third season at Liberty; 63-38 in 11th season overall)

Notes: Syracuse seeks to avenge last season’s home-field loss to Liberty as the Flames visit the Carrier Dome for the second consecutive year • The rematch will wrap up a three-game series between the schools that opened in 2019 with a 24-0 Syracuse win in Lynchburg, Va. • The Orange, ranked No. 22 nationally entering the contest, accumulated eight quarterback sacks and held Liberty to minus-4 rushing yards while pitching the shutout • Liberty turned the tables in last year’s game, rushing for 338 yards while registering its first-ever win over an ACC opponent • RB Shedro Louis had a breakout game for Liberty, rushing for 170 yards on 10 carries, scoring touchdown on runs of 75 and 52 yards • Liberty, now in its fifth season as an FBS member, posted an 8-5 record in 2019 under then first-year head coach Hugh Freeze, followed by last season’s 10-1 showing that included second consecutive Cure Bowl victory.

Saturday, Sept. 25
Missouri (2-1, 0-1 SEC) at Boston College (3-0, 0-0 ACC)
Noon; ESPN2
First meeting

Head Coaches:
Boston College – Jeff Hafley (9-5 in second season at Boston College and overall)
Missouri – Eliah Drinkwitz (6-6 in second season at Missouri; 18-7 in third season overall)

Notes: First-ever meeting between the Eagles and Tigers kicks off a home-and-home series, with Boston College set to visit Missouri on Sept. 2, 2024 (Labor Day) • The game wraps up a month of September that has seen Boston College opened its season with four consecutive non-conference games • The Eagles’ road trip to Clemson on Oct. 2 will begin a stretch of eight consecutive ACC games to close out the regular season • Missouri is under the watch of second-year head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, who came to the Tigers following a 12-1 season at Appalachian State in 2019 • Prior to his one-year stint as head coach of the Mountaineers, Drinkwitz spent three seasons (2016-18) as NC State’s offensive coordinator • BC will be facing an SEC opponent for the first time since a 16-14 loss to Vanderbilt in the 2008 Music City Bowl • The Eagles seek to improve on a 13-19-1 all-time record against SEC opponents.

Saturday, Sept. 25
New Hampshire (3-0, 2-0) at Pitt (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
Noon; ACCNX/ESPN+
Pitt leads series, 1-0
Last meeting: Pitt, 38-16 (2010)

Head Coaches:
Pitt – Pat Narduzzi (43-35 in seventh season at Pitt and overall)
New Hampshire – Sean McDonnell (157-96 in 22nd season at New Hampshire and overall)

Notes: Pitt faces New Hampshire for the second time and the first since the Panthers’ 38-16 victory at Heinz Field on Sept. 11, 2010 • Pitt QB Tino Sunseri threw for two touchdowns in a span of five minutes, and backup RB Ray Graham ran for 115 yards and two scores to lead the Panthers • The head coach Pitt faced in that game remains at the New Hampshire helm, as Sean McDonnell is in his 22nd season leading the team at his alma mater • McDonnell is the winningest active head coach in the CAA with 100 league victories and ranks No. 3 all-time • Saturday’s game closes out the regular-season non-conference schedule for Pitt, which will launch its ACC slate with back-to-back road trips to Coastal Division opponents Georgia Tech (Oct. 2) and Virginia Tech (Oct. 16) • The Panthers seek to clinch a winning record in nonconference platy for the third consecutive season.

Saturday, Sept. 25
Richmond (2-1, 0-1 CAA) at Virginia Tech (2-1, 1-0 ACC)
Noon; ACCN
VT leads series, 37-10-4
Last meeting: VT, 17-10 (1986)

Head Coaches:
Virginia Tech – Justin Fuente (40-27 in sixth season at Virginia Tech; 66-50 in 10th season overall
Richmond – Russ Huesman (20-21 in fifth season at Richmond, 79-58 in 13th season overall)

Notes: Virginia Tech and Richmond renew an in-state series that saw the programs meet 51 times between 1897 and 1986 before taking a 35-year hiatus • Virginia Tech’s 17-10 victory in the most recent game gave the Hokies a 22-3-1 all-time record versus Richmond in Blacksburg • The Spiders won 24-14 in Richmond in 1985 to snap a four-game Virginia Tech winning streak in the series • The Hokies won the first 10 meetings between the teams from 1897 through 1936, but held a modest 6-4 edge in the final 10 games before the series went on hold • Saturday’s game continues a stretch in which Virginia Tech plays six of its first seven games this season at home • Following an open date the first weekend of October, the Hokies welcome Notre Dame on Oct. 9 before playing back-to-back home ACC games versus Pitt (Oct. 16) and Syracuse (Oct. 23).

Saturday, Sept. 25
Central Connecticut (1-2, 1-0 NEC) at Miami (1-2, 0-0 ACC)
12:30 p.m.; RSN
First meeting

Head Coaches:
Miami – Manny Diaz (15-12 in third season at Miami and overall)
Central Connecticut- Ryan McCarthy (13-4 in second season at Central Connecticut and overall)

Notes: Central Connecticut takes on an ACC opponent for the first time since 2017, when the Blue Devils dropped a 51-17 decision at Syracuse • In addition to the Orange, recent FBS opponents for Central Connecticut have included Ball State (2018) and Eastern Michigan (2019) • The Blue Devils led Eastern Michigan late in the 2019 game until an EMU blocked punt led to the winning touchdown in the fading seconds • Prior to seeing the 2020 season canceled due to the pandemic, Central Connecticut posted an 11-2 season in 2019 under first-year head coach Ryan McCarthy that included an FCS playoff berth • Saturday’s game will be the third of a four-game homestand for Miami, which opens ACC play Thursday night, Sept. 30, versus visiting Virginia • The game will be the first of eight consecutive conference games to close out the Hurricanes’ regular season.

Saturday, Sept. 25
#9 Clemson (2-1, 1-0 ACC) at NC State (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
3:30 p.m.; ESPN
Clemson leads, 59-28-1
Last meeting: Clemson, 55-10 (2019)

Head Coaches:
Clemson – Dabo Swinney (142-34 in 14th season at Clemson and overall)
NC State – Dave Doeren (57-47 in ninth season at NC State; 80-51 in 11th season overall)

Notes: Clemson has won the last eight matchups against NC State in the annual “Textile Bowl,” including the last four games between the teams played in Raleigh • The visiting Tigers rolled to a 45-point win two years ago as QB Trevor Lawrence set the tone by accounting for three first-quarter touchdowns • The Wolfpack’s last win in the series came in 2011, when it stunned the seventh-ranked Tigers by a 37-13 score at Carter-Finley Stadium • The teams will be meeting for the 89th time in a series that was first played in 1899 at Rock Hill, S.C. • Clemson owns a 22-16 edge over the Wolfpack in games played in Raleigh and is 39-22 versus NC State in ACC play • In addition to Rock Hill, the earlier days of the series featured games in Charlotte, N.C. and Columbia, S.C., as well as the South Carolina town of Florence • Following a run of six straight years in Charlotte, all games since 1945 have been played in Raleigh or Clemson.

Saturday, Sept. 25
Louisville (2-1, 0-0 ACC) at Florida State (0-3, 0-1 ACC)
3:30 p.m.; ESPN
FSU leads series, 16-5
Last meeting: UL, 48-16 (2020)

Head Coaches:
Louisville – Scott Satterfield (14-13 in second season at Louisville; 64-37 in ninth season overall)
Florida State – Mike Norvell (3-9 in second season at Florida State; 41-24 in fi fth season overall)

Notes: Louisville’s decisive win at home last season snapped Florida State’s two game-winning steak in the series • RB Javian Hawkins ran for a season-best 174 yards and a career-high three touchdowns for the Cardinals • FSU won the most recent meeting in Tallahassee by a 35-24 score in 2019 as RB Cam Akers scored three touchdowns and QB Alex Hornibrook came off the bench to throw a 60-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to rally the home team • Last season’s outcome halted a trend that had seen Florida State win six of the previous eight meetings between the programs in Louisville • FSU is 10-2 versus Louisville at home and stands 4-2 versus the Cardinals in ACC games • Louisville won the series opener in Tallahassee in 1952 by a score of 41-14 • The Seminoles then won the next 12 meetings before the Cardinals broke through with a 26-20 overtime win at home in 2002.

Saturday, Sept. 25
Kansas (1-1, 0-0 Big 12) at Duke (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
4 p.m.; ACCN
Series tied, 1-1
Last meeting: Duke, 41-3 (2014)

Head Coaches:
Duke – David Cutcliffe (76-89 in 14th season at Duke; 120-118 in 20th season overall)
Kansas – Lance Leipold (1-2 in first season at Kansas; 147-41 in 15th season overall)

Notes: Duke and Kansas play the third game in a series that has seen each side win at home in the previous two meetings • The teams first met at Kansas in 2009, where the 22nd-ranked Jayhawks bagged a 44-16 victory by breaking the game open with 27 unanswered points • Duke starting QB Thaddeus Lewis finished the day 16-of-27 for 184 yards, while Sean Renfree came off the bench to hit on 14-of-23 pass attempts for 115 yards • Duke won 41-3 at Durham in 2014 as freshman running back Shaun Wilson broke the then-school single-game rushing record with 245 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead the Blue Devils • Duke is 7-4 all-time against current Big 12 teams and had won the last three games under head coach David Cutcliffe – sweeping Baylor in a home-and-home series in 2017and 2018 following the win
over Kansas in 2014.

Saturday, Sept. 25
#21 North Carolina (2-1, 1-1 ACC) at Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1 ACC)
7:30 p.m.; ACCN
GT leads series, 30-22-3
Last meeting: UNC, 38-22 (2019)

Head Coaches:
North Carolina – Mack Brown (86-57-1 in 13th season at North Carolina; 261-133-1 in 33rd season overall)
Georgia Tech – Geoff Collins (7-18 in third season at Georgia Tech; 22-28 in fifth season overall)

Notes: Georgia Tech makes the short trip off campus to welcome the visiting Tar Heels to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Saturday night’s ACC game • The contest will be the third of this month at the NFL venue involving at least one conference team following the Miami/Alabama and Louisville-Ole Miss matchups over Labor Day Weekend • QB Sam Howell threw for four touchdowns and RB Javonte Williams rushed for 144 yards and a score as the Tar Heels scored on three straight drives in the second half to win their most recent game versus the Yellow Jackets two years ago at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Georgia Tech holds a 20-16-1 edge in ACC play, with the tie representing the only non-win by the Yellow Jackets’ 1990 National Championship squad (a 13-13 deadlock at Kenan Stadium on Oct. 20 of that year) • The Yellow Jackets are 19-9 all-time versus the Tar Heels in Atlanta.

CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: SEC

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CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: SEC

SEC PLAY DOMINATES WEEK 4 SLATE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
LSU (2-1, 0-0 SEC) at Mississippi State (2-1, 0-0 SEC) Series: LSU leads, 75-36-3
11 a.m. CT • ESPN Last: MSU, 44-34 (2020 at Baton Rouge)
Starkville, Miss. • Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337) Sirius: 99/136• XM: 192/191

Missouri (2-1, 0-1 SEC) at Boston College (3-0) Series: First Meeting
11 a.m. CT • ESPN2
Chestnut Hill, Mass. • Alumni Stadium (44,500) Sirius: 133 • XM: 207

Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) at Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-0 SEC) Series: UGA leads, 58-20-2
11 a.m. CT • SEC Network Last: UGA, 30-6 (2019 in Nashville)
Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) Sirius: 81/135 • XM: 81/190

Texas A&M (3-0, 0-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas (3-0, 0-0 SEC) Series: ARK leads, 41-33-3
2:30 p.m. ET • CBS Last: TAMU, 42-31 (2020 at College Station)
Arlington, Texas • AT&T Stadium (86,798) Sirius: 136/135 • XM: 191/190

Georgia State (2-2) at Auburn (2-1, 0-0 SEC) Series: First Meeting
3 p.m. CT • SEC Network
Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium (87,451) Sirius: 81 • XM: 81

Tennessee (2-1, 0-0 SEC) at Florida (2-1, 0-1 SEC) Series: UF leads, 30-20
7 p.m. ET • ESPN Last: UF, 31-19 (2020 at Knoxville)
Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Spurrier-Florida Field (88,548) Sirius: 99/84 • XM: 192/84

Kentucky (3-0, 1-0 SEC) at South Carolina (2-1, 0-1 SEC) Series: SC leads, 18-13-1
7 p.m. ET • ESPN2 Last: UK, 41-18 (2020 at Kentucky)
Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559) Sirius: 136/135 • XM: 191/190

Southern Miss (1-2) at Alabama (3-0, 1-0 SEC) Series: UA leads, 35-6-2
6:30 p.m. CT • SEC Network
Tuscaloosa Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) Sirius: 81 • XM: 81

OPEN: Ole Miss (3-0, 0-0 SEC)

THIS IS SEC FOOTBALL
• Fourteen times in the last 15 seasons, a team from the SEC has advanced to the national championship game. The SEC has won 11 of those contests, with two of the losses coming in the game’s final seconds. The winner of the SEC Championship Game has advanced to the National Championship Game all but once since 2006.

• The SEC finished 7-2 in the postseason in 2020 to lead the nation in bowl wins, with all seven wins coming against Top-25 competition – the most in history for the conference. In the four bowl games where an unranked SEC team played a Top-25 opponent, the SEC went 3-1.

• Since Florida in January 2009, five different teams from the SEC have played for the national championship. Four of those five have multiple appearances and at least one victory since 2007.

• Not counting games versus each other, the SEC is 10-3 all-time in College Football Playoff games, playing in six of the seven CFP Championship Games (winning four of those six). Since 2006, the SEC has posted a 27-14 (.659) record in BCS/CFP games, more wins, appearances and winning percentage than any other A5 conference.

• More than 350 players from Southeastern Conference schools were listed on the initial 53-man NFL rosters to begin the 2020 season. Seven SEC schools were represented by at least 25 former players on active rosters, including Alabama with a league-high 57. In addition to the 53-man active rosters, more than 100 former SEC players are listed on reserve lists or practice squads for NFL teams. A total of 25 former SEC players were on active rosters of the Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Bucs.

• The SEC is 97-55 (.638) in bowl games since 2006, the only FBS league with a .600 or better winning percentage and 30 wins more than the next closest conference.

• The SEC has now won 47 games in the last seven postseasons and has sent no less than eight teams to post-season bowls in each of the last 14 seasons.

• In the seven seasons of the College Football Playoff era, only six programs nationally have been ranked No. 1 in the weekly CFP Top-25 Poll (which begins in late October each year) – four of those six programs (Alabama, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi State) are from the SEC.

• Nine different SEC teams, including all seven from the SEC Western Division, have made BCS/New Year’s Six bowl game appearances since 2006: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A&M. Since the formation of the College Football Playoff in 2014, six of the seven schools in the Western Division have advanced to a New Year’s Six bowl.

• With Georgia and Alabama both earning victories in the CFP Semifinals in 2017, the national championship game featured two SEC teams for the second time in the last nine seasons

Thursday Night Capsule – Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans

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Thursday Night Capsule – Carolina Panthers at Houston Texans

Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season gets underway on Thursday, September 23 (8:20 PM ET, NFL Network) as the Houston Texans (1-1) host the Carolina Panthers (2-0) in an interconference matchup. This marks only the sixth all-time meeting between the two franchises, with the Panthers holding a 3-2 series advantage. Carolina has won each of the past three meetings, including a 16-10 victory in Houston in Week 4 of the 2019 season. Running back CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY led the way in the win, totaling 10 receptions, 179 scrimmage yards (93 rushing, 86 receiving) and a rushing touchdown.

Carolina enters this game with its first 2-0 record since 2017 and will look to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2015, when the Panthers started the season by winning their first 14 games and advanced to Super Bowl 50. Last week in their win over New Orleans, quarterback SAM DARNOLD passed for 305 yards, his fifth-career game with at least 300 passing yards, and two touchdowns for a 99.1 rating. Darnold will be looking to surpass 275 passing yards in three consecutive games for the first time in his career. His top target last week was wide receiver DJ MOORE, who had a team-high eight receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown. He has at least 90 receiving yards in two of his past three against the AFC South. Wide receiver ROBBY ANDERSON, who had a touchdown catch in Week 1, had seven catches for 96 yards and a touchdown in his only career game against Houston (December 15, 2018 with the Jets).

McCaffrey enters Week 3 with a league-best 324 scrimmage yards (170 rushing, 154 receiving) and leads all running backs with 14 catches. In three career games on Thursday Night Football, he has 255 scrimmage yards (85 per game) and four touchdowns (three receiving, one rushing). Linebacker HAASON REDDICK has recorded 1.5 sacks in each of his first two career games as a Panther this season. Defensive end BRIAN BURNS also had a sack last week and aims for his fifth in a row with a sack, tied for the longest active streak in the league. Rookie cornerback JAYCEE HORN, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, recorded his first-career interception in Week 2.

Houston rookie quarterback DAVIS MILLS is expected to make his first-career start on Thursday. Mills, who was selected in the third round (67th overall) out of Stanford in the 2021 NFL Draft, passed for 102 yards and a touchdown in his NFL debut last week. Wide receiver BRANDIN COOKS led the team with nine catches for 78 yards and a touchdown in Week 2 and is aiming for his fourth consecutive game with at least 75 receiving yards. He also has a touchdown reception in three of his past four games. Running back MARK INGRAM had two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in his last game on Thursday Night Football (December 12, 2019 with Baltimore) and he leads all active running backs in career rushing yards (7,450) and rushing touchdowns (63). Running back DAVID JOHNSON has 487 scrimmage yards (121.8 per game) and three rushing touchdowns in four career games on Thursday Night Football. Running back PHILLIP LINDSAY had a touchdown catch in Week 2 and is one of two players in the league with both a rushing and receiving touchdown this season.

Linebacker ZACH CUNNINGHAM leads the Houston defense, as his 176 tackles since the start of the 2020 season are the most in the NFL. Fellow linebacker CHRISTIAN KIRKSEY recorded a fumble recovery last week and is one of three players in the league with both an interception and fumble recovery this season. Safety JUSTIN REID had an interception and forced fumble in Week 2 and is one of two players with an interception in each of the first two weeks of the season.

Thursday’s contest marks the second of eight games exclusively televised on NFL Network this season and will be produced by FOX. The game will feature Joe Buck, Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink on the call.

CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: Mountain West Conference

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CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: Mountain West Conference

NEXT UP

Friday, September 24 TV/Digital Time
UNLV at #25/22 Fresno State* CBS Sports Network 7 p.m. PT

Saturday, September 25 TV/Digital Time
Boise State at Utah State* CBS 10 a.m. MT

San José State at Western Michigan ESPN+ 2 p.m. ET

Towson at San Diego State Stadium 12:30 p.m. PT

Colorado State at #6/5 Iowa FS1 2:30 p.m. CT

Wyoming at UConn CBS Sports Network 3:30 p.m. ET

Hawai‘i at New Mexico State FloFootball 6 p.m. MT

Florida Atlantic at Air Force FS2 6 p.m. MT

New Mexico at UTEP ESPN+ 7 p.m. MT

*Mountain West game

AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• Fresno State are ranked No. 22 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 25 in the USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs are ranked for the first time since 2018. At least one Mountain West program has been nationally ranked each year since the league’s inception in 1999.

• Fresno State is coming off a victory at No. 13/13 UCLA, the Conference’s first victory over a top-15 nationally-ranked nonconference opponent since 2014 (Boise State def. No. 10 Arizona in Fiesta Bowl).

• Through Week 3, the Mountain West has five victories over autonomous-5 opponents, the most of any non-autonomous-5 conference in 2021. The league has a .500 record against opponents from the Pac-12.

• San Diego State has opened the 2021 season with a 3-0 record, which includes a pair of victories over autonomous-5 opponents (Arizona and Utah). The Aztecs are the only non-autonomous-5 team with multiples wins over autonomous-5 opponents this season.

• Utah State is 3-0 for first time since 1978, when the Aggies opened the season 5-0. The Aggies are receiving votes in the USA TODAY AFCA Coaches Poll.

• Wyoming is off to a 3-0 start and a victory on Saturday at UConn would put the Cowboys at 4-0 for the first time since 1996 (9-0).

• San José State is riding a nine-game win streak in Mountain West play, which is tied for the fourth-longest active league win streak nationally. In 2020, the Spartans were 7-0 in MW play and they haven’t lost a league contest Nov. 23, 2019.

• Fresno State RB Ronnie Rivers is the nation’s active FBS leader with 48 career touchdowns, setting the program career record on Saturday, Aug. 28. Rivers is four touchdowns shy of tying for fifth-most in Mountain West history, a spot currently held by San Diego State’s Rashaad Penny (2014-17).

• Dating back to the 2019 season, the Mountain West has won 16 games against autonomous-5 opponents, including 14 against the Pac-12.

• In the past 17 years, the Mountain West has been the top non-autonomous 5 conference nine times and second five times.

• The Mountain West has been nationally-ranked in 21 of the last 28 College Football Playoff Rankings.

• The Mountain West produced the first non-automatic-qualifying FBS team into a BCS bowl game (Utah – 2005 Fiesta Bowl) and into the College Football Playoff (Boise State – 2014 Fiesta Bowl).

CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: Conference-USA

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CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: Conference-USA

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES CT)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Marshall at Appalachian State (ESPN) 6:30 pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Middle Tennessee at Charlotte (CBSSN)5:30 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
FIU at Central Michigan (ESPN+) 11 am

UTSA at Memphis (ESPNU) 2:30 pm

Buffalo at Old Dominion (ESPN+) 5 pm

Texas Southern at Rice (ESPN3) 5:30 pm

North Texas at LA Tech (Stadium) 6 pm

Southern Miss at No. 1 Alabama (SEC Network)6:30 pm

Florida Atlantic at Air Force (FS2) 7 pm

UAB at Tulane (ESPN+) 7 pm

Indiana at WKU (CBSSN) 7 pm

New Mexico at UTEP (ESPN+) 8 pm

QUICK HITTERS

A LOOK AT WEEK FOUR
All 14 Conference USA teams are in action in Week 4, with two more conference games. Middle Tennessee travels to Charlotte to take on the 49ers on Friday night, while North Texas makes the trip to Ruston to battle Louisiana Tech. The other 10 C-USA teams are in non-conference battles.

Marshall (2-1) makes the trip to Boone, North Carolina, to face off against Sun Belt foe Appalachian State (2-1) on Thursday night on ESPN at 6:30 p.m. CT on Thursday. Marshall dropped its first game of the season last week in a 42-38 loss at home to East Carolina. Appalachian State defeated Elon 44-10 last week.

A Friday night C-USA battle between Middle Tennessee (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) and Charlotte (2-1) takes place at Jerry Richardson Stadium at 5:30 p.m. CT live on CBS Sports Network. Middle Tennessee dropped its league opener last week at UTSA, 27-13. Charlotte also fell, suffering its first loss of 2021 on the road at Georgia State, 20-9.

The Saturday slate kicks off at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN+, as FIU (1-2) travels to take on Central Michigan. FIU was beaten on the road at Texas Tech, 54-21 last week, while the Chippewas fell 49-21 at LSU.

The lone undefeated team remaining in C-USA, UTSA (3-0, 1-0 C-USA) travels to the Liberty Bowl to face Memphis (3-0) at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPNU. UTSA opened conference play with a 27-13 win over Middle Tennessee, while Memphis won a wild game over SEC foe, Mississippi State, 31-29.

Old Dominion (1-2) hosts Buffalo (1-2) at 5 p.m. CT on ESPN+ at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk. ODU fell 45-17 on the road at Liberty, while Buffalo kept it close against No. 16 Coastal Carolina, dropping a tough one, 28-25 at home.

Rice (0-3) looks to bounce back from a slow start, and a very difficult non-conference schedule (losses at Arkansas, Houston and at Texas). The Owls host Texas Southern (0-2) at 5:30 p.m. CT on ESPN3. Rice was beaten 58-0 at Texas in Austin, while Texas Southern is coming off a bye. The Tigers fell 66-7 at Baylor its last time out.

North Texas (1-2, 0-1 C-USA) dropped its league opener 40-6 at home to UAB last week, and hits the road to take on Louisiana Tech (1-2) on Saturday night at 6 p.m. CT on Stadium. The Bulldogs lost a heartbreaker at home to SMU, 39-37, on the final play, a 33-yard touchdown on a deflection as time expired.

Southern Miss (1-2) makes the trip to Tuscaloosa to play No. 1 Alabama at 6:30 p.m. CT on SEC Network. Southern Miss fell 21-9 at home against Troy, while the Crimson Tide escaped the Swamp with a 31-29 win over No. 11 Florida in Gainesville last week.

Florida Atlantic (2-1) travels to take on Air Force (2-1) at 7 p.m. CT on FS2. FAU has won its last two games after knocking off Fordham 45-14 in Boca Raton last week. Air Force fell at home to Utah State, 49-45, in Colorado Springs.

UAB (2-1, 1-0 C-USA) is on the road in New Orleans to take on Tulane (1-2) at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+. UAB went on the road and beat North Texas comfortably, 40-6 in Denton last week, while Tulane was beaten 61-21 on the road at Ole Miss.

WKU (1-1) is back in action this week following a bye, and the Hilltoppers host a Big Ten foe in Indiana (1-2) at 7 p.m. CT on CBS Sports Network. WKU dropped a tough decision at Army back on Sept. 11, 38-35, while Indiana fell at home to No. 8 Cincinnati, 38-24, last week.

UTEP (1-2) rounds out the Week 4 action for C-USA, as the Miners host New Mexico (2-1) at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN+. UTEP last played on Sept. 10, when they fell at Boise State 54-13, while New Mexico was shut out at No. 7 Texas A&M, 34-0.

C-USA PLAY UNDERWAY
UAB and UTSA opened league play on Saturday with a pair of impressive wins, as the Blazers knocked off North Texas 40-6 on the road to improve to 2-1, and the Roadrunners defeated Middle Tennessee 27-13 in the Alamodome to improve to 3-0. There are two more C-USA games this coming weekend, as Middle Tennessee travels to Charlotte to take on the 49ers, and North Texas hits the road to face off against Louisiana Tech.

UTSA TRIO SHOWS OUT
UTSA stayed undefeated with its 27-13 win over Middle Tennessee to open league play, and that’s thanks in large part to the trio of QB Frank Harris, RB Sincere McCormick and WR Zakhari Franklin. Harris finished 24-39 for 264 yards and two touchdowns and 56 yards rushing. McCormick carried 23 times for 105 yards and Franklin hauled in eight catches for 114 yards and a touchdown.

PRINCE BREAKS OUT FOR BLAZERS
UAB TE Gerrit Prince had a breakout performance for UAB in its win at North Texas. He caught three passes for 136 yards and two scores. Prince leads the Blazers in receiving with seven catches for 204 yards and three touchdowns through the team’s first three games.

ALI KEEPS ROLLING
Marshall RB Rasheen Ali kept his strong start to the season for the Thundering Herd, as he found the end zone three more times on the ground, bringing his season total to seven and is now tied for the national lead in rushing scores. Ali carried 24 times for 189 yards (7.88 yards per carry) and three scores in Marshall’s 42-38 loss at home to East Carolina.

PERRY LEADS FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Florida Atlantic QB N’Kosi Perry, who earned co-Offensive Player of the Week honors last week, helped lead the Owls to their second straight win, as FAU knocked off visiting Fordham 45-14. Perry was 27-43 for 278 yards and three total scores (two passing). The win for the Owls maintains head coach Willie Taggart’s perfect home record since taking over the helm in Boca Raton (6-0). Perry has yet to throw an interception in 2021, and Florida Atlantic is one of just 19 teams in the country who haven’t thrown an interception.

CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: Big 12 Conference

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This Week in the Big 12

Saturday, September 25
Texas Tech at Texas (ABC) 11:00 a.m.
Series: UT 53-17
Last Meeting: UT 63-56 on Sept. 26, 2020 in Lubbock.

SMU at TCU (FS1) 11:00 a.m.
Series: TCU 51-41-7
Last Meeting: SMU 41-38 on Sept. 21, 2019 in Fort Worth.

No. 14/14 Iowa State at Baylor (FOX) 2:30 p.m.
Series: BU 10-9
Last Meeting: ISU 38-31 on Nov. 7, 2020 in Ames.

Kansas at Duke (ACCN) 3:00 p.m.
Series: Tied 1-1
Last Meeting: Duke 41-3 on Sept. 13, 2014 in Durham.

No. 25/RV Kansas State at RV/No. 22 Oklahoma State (Big 12 Now) 6:00 p.m.
Series: OSU 41-26
Last Meeting: OSU 20-18 on Nov. 7, 2020 in Manhattan.

West Virginia at No. 4/3 Oklahoma (ABC) 6:30 p.m.
Series: OU 10-2
Last Meeting: OU 52-14 on Oct. 19, 2019 in Norman.

All Times are listed as Central. Rankings are listed as AP/USA Today Coaches

Conference News & Notes

Baylor hosts Iowa State in its second conference game while ISU is among the seven other teams that begin the league slate. Kansas and TCU wrap up their non-conference season.

After going 7-0 in last Saturday’s games, the Big 12 has an FBS-leading .852 (23-4) win percentage in non-conference outings. Three of the losses were to other autonomy leagues and two were to ranked opponents.

Ninety percent of Big 12 teams are ranked or receiving votes in at least one of the national polls. No. 4/3 Oklahoma and No. 14/14 Iowa State are ranked in both. K-State entered the rankings for the first time this season at No. 25 in the AP. Oklahoma State remains at No. 22 in the coaches ledger. Baylor, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia received votes.

Based on a cumulation of past and future opposition, the Big 12 has eight of the top 10 toughest schedules – 1. Kansas, 2. K-State, 4. TCU, T5. Texas Tech, Iowa State, Texas and West Virginia, and 10. Baylor.

Eighty percent of Big 12 teams are in the top 50 nationally in scoring defense, allowing less than 20 points a game. No. 9 BU (11.3) leads the Conference squads followed by No. 14 ISU (13.3), No. 21 K-State (15.7), No. 31 OU and WVU (17.0), No. 37 TCU (17.5), No. 46 UT (19.3) and No. 50 OSU (19.7).

Among FBS leagues, the Big 12 is second in scoring (34.6) and in fewest yards allowed to opponents (304.4), as well as third in scoring defense (18.9), just 0.2 points off the leaders.

Big 12 players of the week were awarded to OSU’s Jaylen Warren (offensive and newcomer), WVU’s Jared Bartlett (defensive) and OSU’s Jason Taylor II (special teams).

Baylor’s defense gave up 166 total yards last Saturday, the fewest allowed by the Bears since Sept. 2, 2016, against Northwestern State (78). It was also the fewest allowed by BU in a Big 12 game since Oct. 15, 2016.

Brock Purdy became Iowa State’s career leader in total offense (10, 638), passing Brett Meyer (2004-07), as well as the career leader in passing yards (9, 607). He is just the fifth ISU QB to gain over 1,000 career rushing yards (No. 4 with 1,031).

Kansas junior quarterback Jason Bean rushed for 62 yards against Baylor to lead the team. It marked the third straight game that Bean has led the team in rushing and passing yards.

K-State running back Deuce Vaughn rushed for a career-high 127 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries against Nevada. It was Vaughn’s fifth-straight game with 100 rushing yards, the longest streak since Darren Sproles also did so in five-straight games in 2003.

The Sooners registered season-highs of five sacks and 10 tackles for loss in the win over Nebraska. Over its last 11 games, OU has totaled 44 sacks and 88 tackles for loss.

Linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez has recorded at least eight tackles in eight straight games for Oklahoma State.

After a bye last week, TCU hosts SMU in The Battle for the Iron Skillet. TCU has won 17 of the last 20 matchups.

Texas rushed for 427 yards against Rice and had three players with carries of at least 62 yards.

With Marquez Waters’ 72 yard pick-six last week, the Red Raiders have five interceptions through the first three games which match its total from 2020.

West Virginia senior running back Leddie Brown eclipsed 2,000 career rushing yards with his 161 yards against Virginia Tech.

Big 12 coaching staff s will wear special arm patches in this week’s games in honor of the AFCA’s Coach to Cure MD program, sponsored by Werner Ladder. The goal of CTCMD is to raise awareness and funding for Duchenne muscular dystrophy while demonstrating coaches’ commitment to the betterment of young men and the core academic research missions of their universities. Help coaches tackle Duchenne by texting CURE to 501501.

CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: Big Ten Conference

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WEEK 4 SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25
Bowling Green at MINNESOTA (HC)
Noon | ESPNU

Ohio at NORTHWESTERN
Noon | Big Ten Network

Villanova at PENN STATE
Noon | Big Ten Network

Notre Dame vs. WISCONSIN [1]
Noon | FOX

Colorado State at IOWA
3:30 p.m. | FS1

Kent State at MARYLAND
3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

RUTGERS at MICHIGAN (HC)
3:30 p.m. | ABC

ILLINOIS at PURDUE
3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

NEBRASKA at MICHIGAN STATE
7 p.m. | FS1
Akron at OHIO STATE
7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

INDIANA at Western Kentucky
8 p.m. | CBS Sports Network
[1] Soldier Field (Chicago)

All times Eastern

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.
• Week 4 of the 2021 Big Ten season features 11 games, highlighted by a trio conference matchups on Saturday. Michigan and Purdue will host divisional foes Rutgers and Illinois, respectively, while Michigan State welcomes Nebraska. The complete schedule appears to the right.

• Six Big Ten teams remain undefeated on the season, as Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers are all 3-0.

• Six Big Ten teams appear in the AP Poll this week. Iowa leads the conference at No. 5, followed by No. 6 Penn State, No. 10 Ohio State, No. 18 Wisconsin, No. 19 Michigan, and No. 20 Michigan State, while Maryland received votes.

• The Big Ten currently features five programs that rank among the top 25 nationally in rushing offense: Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin. The Wolverines lead the nation, averaging 350.3 yards per game, while the Badgers rank 10th (266.0), the Spartans sit at No. 11 (263.7), the Gophers check in at No. 24 (218.3) and the Buckeyes round out the list at No. 25 (217.3).

• Michigan currently ranks among the top 10 nationally in both scoring offense and scoring defense. The Wolverines rank No. 3 nationally in scoring offense averaging 47.0 points per contest, while ranking eighth in scoring defense, allowing just 11.3 points per contest.

• Michigan State earned its first win over Miami in the five-game series history on Saturday to start the season 3-0 for the first time since 2015. Sophomore quarterback Payton Thorne completed 18 of 31 attempts (.581 pct.) for 261 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Spartans to a 38-17 win over No. 24 Miami. Thorne joined Connor Cook (2015 vs. Indiana and Nebraska) as the only quarterbacks in Michigan State history to throw four touchdowns in back-to-back games.

• Dating back to his time at Colorado, Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker has won five games against ranked foes in his three seasons as a head coach, with three coming on the road: No. 24 Miami in 2021, No. 11 Northwestern and No. 13 Michigan in 2020, and No. 25 Nebraska and No. 24 Arizona State (at Colorado) in 2019.

• With a 28-20 win over Auburn on Saturday night, Penn State earned its first regular season win over an SEC team since a road victory at Alabama in 1990. The Nittany Lions have two wins over ranked teams in the first three games of the season for the first time in program history.

• Brandon Smith led the Nittany Lions defense with a career-high 10 tackles (six solo), while besting his previous career high of eight tackles. The junior linebacker helped limit Auburn’s offense to just 185 passing yards on 21 of 39 attempts (.538 pct.) and its lowest total offensive output of the season (369 yards).

• Ohio State defeated Tulsa 41-20 on Saturday, as freshman running back TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 277 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries (11.54 avg.). Henderson set a new Ohio State single-game freshman record for rushing yards, breaking the previous record (239 yards) set by Archie Griffin in 1972, while his 277 rushing yards are the most by any FBS player in a single game this season and the third-most in a single game in Ohio State history.

• With a 30-7 victory over Kent State on Saturday, Iowa extended its win streak to nine games. The Hawkeyes have outscored their last eight opponents, 305-113, averaging 33.9 points per game offensively and allowing 12.6 points per game during the winning streak. The Hawkeyes have also played 25 straight games without surrendering 25 points, marking the longest streak in the nation among A5 teams. Saturday’s victory also marked Iowa’s 300th win at Kinnick Stadium since the stadium opened in 1929.

• Minnesota defeated Colorado 30-0 on Saturday to continue its non-conference win streak. The Gophers have won 21 straight non-conference games, which is the longest active streak nationally and the longest by a Big Ten team since Purdue won 24 straight games from 1926-33. Minnesota hasn’t lost a non-conference game since Sept. 3, 2015, to then No. 2 TCU. They’ve also won 17 straight regular season non-conference games, which is tied for their second-longest streak.

• Nebraska took No. 3 Oklahoma down to the wire on the road at Memorial Stadium in Norman, but came up just short in a 23-16 setback to the Sooners on Saturday. The Huskers limited Oklahoma to seven first-half points. It marked the first time Oklahoma had been held under 10 points in the first half since being tied with Ohio State 3-3 at half in 2017. It was also the first time the Sooners were limited to single digits in the first half at home since being held to six points by Notre Dame in 2012.

• All six of the New Year’s Six bowl games have had a chance to host a semifinal game twice with the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl doing so three times. This year, the Cotton and Orange Bowls will serve as semifinal games. Last year, Alabama became the second-straight No. 1 seed to win the playoff. The No. 1 seed didn’t win a title in the first five years. The No. 2 seed has won it three times and the No. 4 seed has won it twice.

CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: Atlantic Coast Conference

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2021 SCHEDULE (SEPT. 24-25)

Friday, Sept. 24 Time, TV Sirius XM App/Web
Wake Forest (3-0, 1-0) at Virginia (2-1, 0-1) 7 p.m., ESPN2 81 81 81
Series: Virginia leads series, 34-15; Last meeting: Wake Forest, 40-23 (2020)
ESPN2: Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Liberty (3-0) at Syracuse (2-1) 8 p.m., ACCN 84 84 84
Series: Tied, 1-1; Last meeting: Liberty, 38-21 (2020)
ACCN: Drew Carter (play-by-play), Bobby Carpenter (analyst), Taylor Davis (sideline)

Saturday, Sept. 25 Time, TV Sirius XM App/Web
Missouri (2-1) at Boston College (3-0) Noon, ESPN2 111 193 955
Series: First meeting
ESPN2: Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

Richmond (2-1) at Virginia Tech (2-1) Noon, ACCN 85 85 85
Series: Virginia Tech leads series, 37-10-4; Last meeting: Virginia Tech, 17-10 (1986)
ACCN: Wes Durham (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Lericia Harris (sideline)

New Hampshire (3-0) at Pitt (2-1) Noon, ACCNX/ESPN+ 103 194 956
Series: Pitt leads series, 1-0; Last meeting: Pitt, 38-16 (2010)
ACCNX/ESPN+: Bill Roth (play-by-play), Eddie Royal (analyst), Abby Labar (sideline)

Central Connecticut (1-2) at Miami (1-2) 12:30 p.m., RSN 138 203 966
Series: First meeting
RSN: Tom Werme (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), Lauren Jbara (sideline)

No. 9 Clemson (2-1, 1-0) at NC State (2-1, 0-0) 3:30 p.m., ESPN 111 193 955
Series: Clemson leads, 59-28-1; Last meeting: Clemson, 55-10 (2019)
ESPN: Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Louisville (2-1, 0-0) at Florida State (0-3, 0-1) 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 103 194 956
Series: Florida State leads series, 16-5; Last meeting: Louisville, 48-16 (2020)
ESPN2: Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)

Kansas (1-2) at Duke (2-1) 4 p.m., ACCN 108 201 964
Series: Tied, 1-1; Last meeting: Duke, 41-3 (2014)
ACCN: Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Jalyn Johnson (sideline)

No. 21 North Carolina (2-1, 1-1) at Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1) 7:30 p.m., ACCN 111 193 955
Series: Georgia Tech leads series, 30-22-3; Last meeting: North Carolina, 38-22 (2019)
ACCN: Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Kelsey Riggs (sideline)

ACC FOOTBALL QUICK HITS

• Two Friday evening contests kick off week 4 of the ACC football season. Undefeated Wake Forest (3-0) travels to Charlottesville to face Virginia (2-1) at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The Demon Deacons have won three straight against the Cavaliers and enter the game ranked seventh in the country in turnover margin. The game features two
of the nation’s top quarterbacks in Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman. Armstrong leads the ACC in total offense per game, passing yards per game and passing touchdowns.

• Syracuse (2-1) seeks to avenge last season’s loss to Liberty when the Flames visit the Carrier Dome for the second consecutive year at 8 p.m. on ACCN. The Orange
are limiting opponents to just 225.3 ypg, which leads the ACC and ranks fourth nationally.

• Saturday’s slate features three league matchups, two non-conference games against Power 5 competition and three contests against FCS opponents. Boston College hosts Missouri of the SEC at noon on ESPN2, while Duke entertains Kansas of the Big 12 at 4 p.m. on ACCN.

• In Saturday’s conference play, No. 9 Clemson travels to NC State for a key Atlantic Division contest at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN. The Tigers have won eight straight against the Wolfpack, including four in a row in Raleigh. NC State knocked off the seventh-ranked Tigers in 2011 at Carter-Finley Stadium. The teams are meeting for the 89th time in a series that was first played in 1899 at Rock Hill, S.C.

• Also at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN2, Florida State hosts Louisville in Tallahassee. Louisville’s win at home last season snapped Florida State’s two-game winning streak in the series. FSU won the most recent meeting in Tallahassee by a 35-24 score in 2019.

• No. 21 North Carolina travels to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech in Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on ACCN. The contest is the third this month at Mercedes-Benz
Stadium involving at least one conference team following the Miami-Alabama and Louisville-Ole Miss matchups over Labor Day Weekend.

IN THE RANKINGS
• No. 9 Clemson and No. 21 North Carolina are ranked in the AP Top 25 poll (Sept. 19). Virginia Tech, Boston College, Wake Forest and Louisville are receiving votes. The Tigers have been ranked in 106 consecutive AP polls, the second-longest active streak in the country.

• In the USA Today AFCA coaches top 25 poll, Clemson is No. 7 and North Carolina is No. 21. Virginia Tech, Boston College, Wake Forest and Miami are receiving votes.

ACC – THE CONFERENCE OF QUARTERBACKS

• Eight ACC quarterbacks threw for more than 250 yards last week, led by Virginia’s Brennan Armstrong who had a school-record 554 yards. Those eight signal callers
averaged 341.0 yards passing and combined for 24 touchdowns over the weekend. Armstrong’s passing total is the third-best single-game effort in ACC history trailing only Deshaun Watson of Clemson (580 vs. Pitt in 2016) and Stephen Morris of Miami (566 vs. NC State in 2012.

• Miami’s D’Eriq King (388 yards passing), Pitt’s Kenny Pickett (382) and North Carolina’s Sam Howell (307) each topped 300 yards passing last Saturday. Howell was named the ACC QB of the Week after passing for five touchdowns and rushing for a career-high 112 yards.

• Eight different quarterbacks from ACC schools started in the NFL in week one – most of any conference. Those players come from seven different schools, including
BC’s Matt Ryan (Falcons), Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence (Jaguars), Duke’s Daniel Jones (Giants), Florida State’s Jameis Winston (Saints), Louisville’s Teddy Bridgewater
(Broncos) and Lamar Jackson (Ravens), NC State’s Russell Wilson (Seahawks) and Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor (Texans).

• Among the accolades of those eight quarterbacks:
– 2 NFL MVPs;
– 2 Super Bowl champions
– 17 Pro Bowl appearances
– 2 season passing TD leaders
– 3 NFL Rookies of the Year
– 2 No. 1 overall picks

• NC State’s Mike Glennon (Giants), Pitt’s Nathan Peterman (Raiders), North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky (Bills), Wake Forest’s John Wolford (Rams) are among the group
of ACC quarterbacks not listed as starters in week one who have started a NFL game in their careers. Overall, 11 of the 14 ACC schools currently have an active NFL
quarterback.

NFL Quarterbacks from ACC Schools – Week 1 Rosters
Teddy Bridgewater, Broncos ……………………. Louisville<<
Jacoby Brissett, Dolphins ……………………………. NC State
Mike Glennon, Giants………………………………….. NC State
Lamar Jackson, Ravens ………………………….. Louisville<<
Daniel Jones, Giants ……………………………………..Duke<<
Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars………………………… Clemson<<
Bryce Perkins, Rams…………………………………….. Virginia
Nathan Peterman, Raiders ……………………………………Pitt
Matt Ryan, Falcons ………………………… Boston College<<
Tyrod Taylor, Texans…………………………..Virginia Tech<<
Mitch Trubisky, Bills …………………………… North Carolina
Deshaun Watson, Texans…………………………….. Clemson
Russell Wilson, Seahawks ……………………….. NC State<<
Jameis Winston, Saints………………………. Florida State<<
John Wolford, Rams ……………………………….Wake Forest
<<Week 1 starter

• Eleven ACC quarterbacks have made 10 or more career starts, led by Pitt’s Kenny Pickett with 39. Five ACC QBs – Miami’s D’Eriq King (36), Florida State’s McKenzie Milton (34), Louisville’s Malik Cunningham (28), North Carolina’s Sam Howell (28) and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman (22) – have made 20 or more starts.

Career QB Starts in ACC
Name, School …………………………Career Starts
Kenny Pickett, Pitt……………………………………………. 39
D’Eriq King, Miami* …………………………………………. 36
McKenzie Milton, Florida State**……………………….. 34
Malik Cunningham, Louisville ……………………………. 28
Sam Howell, North Carolina ………………………………. 28
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest ………………………………. 22
Tommy DeVito, Syracuse………………………………….. 18
Phil Jurkovec, Boston College……………………………. 12
Brennan Armstrong, Virginia …………………………….. 12
Jeff Sims, Georgia Tech……………………………………. 11
Devin Leary, NC State ………………………………………. 11
Jordan Travis, Florida State ………………………………… 8
Braxton Burmeister, Virginia Tech ……………………….. 7
D.J. Uiagalelei, Clemson …………………………………….. 5
*started 22 at Houston before transferring to UM
**33 starts were at UCF before transferring to FSU

• The ACC placed 11 quarterbacks – tied for most in the country – on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watch List. The Golden Arm Award annually recognizes the top
senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class.

• The ACC leads all conferences with six quarterbacks on the Davey O’Brien Award Watch List. The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award.

• The ACC leads all conferences with five quarterbacks on the Manning Award Watch List. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates’ bowl performances in its balloting.

• In the 2021 NFL Draft, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence became the third ACC player to be selected No. 1overall, joining Jameis Winston (2015, Florida State) and Mario Williams (2006, NC State). Lawrence was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

• North Carolina’s Howell is projected by many analysts to be one of the first players selected in the 2022 NFL Draft. Sporting News ranks Howell the No. 1 prospect in next year’s draft, while CBSsports.com has him second and Bleacher Report lists the Tar Heel junior No. 6 overall.

CHASING RECORDS
• North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell has thrown 77 touchdown passes, which ranks seventh in ACC history. Howell’s 68 passes in his first two seasons were the most through a sophomore season in league history. The record for most TD passes in three seasons is 90 by Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson.

Rk. Player, School Years TDs
1. Tajh Boyd, Clemson 2010-13 107
2. Philip Rivers, NC State 2000-03 95
3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2014-16 90
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson 2018-20 90
5. Chris Weinke, Florida State 1997-00 79
6. Sam Howell, North Carolina 2019-present 77
7. Russell Wilson, NC State 2008-10 76
8. Jacory Harris, Miami 2008-11 70
9. Brad Kaaya, Miami 2014-16 69
Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-17 69

WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
• Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (most versatile)
Sept. 7 – Zonovan Knight, NC State

• Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 (top QB)
Sept. 13 – Brennan Armstrong, Virginia
Sept. 13 – Sam Howell, North Carolina
Sept. 13 – Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh
Sept. 20 – Sam Howell, North Carolina

• Manning Award (top QB)
Sept. 13 – Brennan Armstrong, Virginia
Sept. 20 – Sam Howell, North Carolina

• Ray Guy Award “Ray’s 8” (top punter)
Sept. 13 – Porter Wilson, Duke
Sept. 13 – Lou Hedley, Miami

• Lou Groza Star of the Week (top place-kicker)
Sept. 13 – Andy Borregales, Miami
Sept. 20 – Charlie Ham, Duke

• Jim Thorpe Award Honorable Mention
Sept. 13 – Brandon Hill, Pitt

ACC FOOTBALL SCHEDULE NOTES
• The ACC’s non-conference schedule is among the most difficult in the country. The ACC plays 23 non-conference Power 5 opponents (including Notre Dame) in 2021 – the most in the country.

AROUND THE ACC
• Boston College: Boston College is 3-0 for the first time since 2018 and only the second time since starting 8-0 in 2007 after its 28-3 victory at Temple.

• Clemson: The Tigers’ 14-8 victory over Georgia Tech was the 86th ACC regular season win for Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, which breaks a tie with George Welsh for second most in ACC history.

• Duke: The Blue Devils’ 30 points in the opening two periods of their 30-23 victory over Northwestern were the most points Duke has scored in a first half since
recording 31 against Middle Tennessee in 2019.

• Florida State: FSU’s defense held Notre Dame to 65 total rushing yards, the fifth lowest in head coach Mike Norvell’s career and a 288-yard improvement from last
season’s game in South Bend when the Irish rushed for 353 yards.

• Georgia Tech: QB Jordan Yates made his first career start against Kennesaw State and completed 17- of-23 passes for 254 yards and four touchdowns, all career highs. Yates became the first player in Georgia Tech history to throw for four touchdowns in his first career start.

• Louisville: QB Malik Cunningham has scored multiple rushing touchdowns in all three games this season and five times in his career. He is the first player in
Louisville history to rush for at least five touchdowns in four separate seasons.

• Miami: Charleston Rambo tied a Miami single-game record with 12 receptions in the loss to Michigan State. Rambo became just the third Hurricane in program history with a dozen catches, joining Willie Smith and Phillip Dorsett.

• North Carolina: Sam Howell threw five touchdown passes and ran for a career-best 112 yards in Carolina’s 59-39 win over Virginia. Howell has thrown two or more touchdowns in 23 of 28 games, three or more in 16 of 28, four or more six times and five or more in three games.

• NC State: The Wolfpack totaled 505 yards of offense, including 218 rushing yards on 31 attempts in a 45-7 win over Furman.

• Pitt: QB Kenny Pickett now has 8,923 passing yards for his career. Pickett eclipsed Tino Sunseri (8,541 from 2009-12) and Dan Marino (8,597 from 1979-82) for second place on Pitt’s all-time passing yardage list and trails only career leader Alex Van Pelt (11,267 from 1989-92).

• Syracuse: The Orange rank third in the country with 10.7 tackles for loss per game. Syracuse has made 32 tackles for loss in the first three games of the season.

• Virginia: QB Brennan Armstrong broke UVA’s single-game passing record with 554 yards against UNC, surpassing Kurt Benkert’s mark of 455 set in 2017 against UConn. He’s the first Cavalier quarterback to throw for 500 yards in a game.

• Virginia Tech: CB Jermaine Waller has made an interception in all three games this season for the Hokies.

• Wake Forest: Wake Forest has started its season 3-0 for the sixth-time this century (2019, 2017, 2016, 2008, 2006) and the fourth time in the Dave Clawson
era.

ACC COACHING NOTES
• The ACC has five coaches in the top 25 of wins among active coaches. North Carolina’s Mack Brown has the most wins of any active coach with 261, followed by Clemson’s Dabo Swinney (13th, 142), Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson (16th, 133), Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall (17th, 131) and Duke’s David Cutcliffe (18th, 120).

• Among active coaches, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney and North Carolina’s Mack Brown rank among the top 25 in the nation in career winning percentage. Swinney’s .807 winning percentage ranks second among coaches with at least five years of experience.

• Two of the five active coaches to win a national title reside in the ACC. Dabo Swinney led Clemson to national titles in 2016 and 2018. North Carolina’s Mack Brown won a national title at Texas in 2005.

• Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney is one win shy of FSU’s Bobby Bowden’s ACC mark for bowl victories, which includes CFP National Championship Games. Bowden leads with 11 Bowl/CFP wins during his tenure in the ACC. Swinney ranks second with 10. Louisville’s Scott Satterfield is 4-0 with three bowl victories at Appalachian State and last year’s win over Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl.

• Mack Brown’s 14 bowl victories at Texas (10) and North Carolina (4) rank fourth all-time and second among active coaches. Dabo Swinney’s 10 bowl wins are fifth among active coaches, while Duke’s David Cutcliffe and Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall are tied for 10th with seven bowl victories.

• Five current league coaches have won ACC Coach of the Year honors – North Carolina’s Mack Brown in 1996, Duke’s David Cutcliffe in 2012 & 2013, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney in 2015 & 2018, Virginia Tech’s Justin Fuente in 2016 and Louisville’s Scott Satterfield in 2019.

CFB Week 4 Conference Notes: American Athletic Conference

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THIS WEEK

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
SMU at TCU
The Iron Skillet
Time: Noon
Series: TCU leads, 51-41-7
Last Meeting: Sept. 21, 2019 (SMU, 41-38)

Wagner at Temple
Time: Noon
Series: First meeting
UTSA at Memphis
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Series: First meeting

Arkansas State at Tulsa
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Series: Arkansas State leads, 3-2
Last Meeting: Sept. 15, 2018 (Arkansas State, 29-20)

Charleston Southern at East Carolina
Time: 4 p.m.
Series: First meeting

Navy at Houston *
Time: 6 p.m.
Series: Houston leads, 5-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 24, 2020 (Houston, 37-21)

UAB at Tulane
Time: 7 p.m.
Series: Tied, 5-5
Last Meeting: Sept. 15, 2018 (UAB, 31-24)

South Florida at BYU
Time: 8 p.m.
Series: South Florida leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Oct. 12, 2019 (South Florida, 27-23)

Open Week
UCF
Next Game: Oct. 2 at Navy

Cincinnati
Next Game: Oct. 2 at Notre Dame
All times Eastern

THE AMERICAN TODAY

A wild week in the American Athletic Conference produced come-from-behind wins, last-second heroics and key road victories by conference teams.

Cincinnati faced a 14-0 deficit on the road against Indiana, but the Bearcats forced four key turnovers and QB Desmond Ridder had a hand in two late touchdowns as the Bearcats won 38-24. The 3-0 Bearcats have an open week in advance of an Oct. 2 showdown at Notre Dame. SMU is 3-0 as the Mustangs scored as time expired to escape with a 39-37 win at Louisiana Tech. QB Tanner Mordecai’s fifth touchdown pass of the game was a 33-yard score to WR Reggie Roberson Jr. at the final gun,
giving Mordecai 16 touchdowns through three games.

Memphis improved to 3-0 with a wild 31-29 win against Mississippi State at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. WR Calvin Austin III led the way again with 212 all-purpose yards, including a game-changing 94-yard punt return for a touchdown.

East Carolina scored a solid road win at previously unbeaten Marshall as the Pirates overcame a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit behind 368 yards and two TDs by QB
Holton Ahlers. The win marked the largest fourth-quarter comeback in program history.

Houston and South Florida earned home wins against FCS opponents as the Cougars handled Grambling State 45-0 while the Bulls topped Florida A&M, 38-17. Houston’s
defense limited the Tigers to 102 yards of offense and only three first downs. South Florida churned out 245 rushing yards against the Rattlers, including three touchdowns from RB Jaren Mangham.

Tulsa and Tulane fell on the road to top-25 opponents. The Golden Hurricane were within seven points of No. 9 Ohio State with four minutes remaining before the Buckeyes scored two late touchdowns to take a 41-20 victory. Tulsa QB Davis Brin had a career-high 428 passing yards with two touchdowns. Tulane was unable to keep pace with No. 17 Ole Miss as the Rebels took a 61-21 win in Oxford.

UCF fell for the first time as the Knights dropped a 42-35 heartbreaker at Louisville, while Temple was unable to find an offensive rhythm in a 28-3 setback to Boston College in the Owls’ home-opener.

TALKING POINTS

UCF
2-1, 0-0 American
@UCF_Football
Last: Lost at Louisville, 42-35
Next: Oct. 2 at Navy (CBSSN)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..554.7 ……………………1st
Total Defense………………………… 354.3 …………………..5th
Scoring Offense ………………………..44.7 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Defense ………………………29.0 …………………..4th
• QB Dillon Gabriel figured in five UCF touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough for the Knights to get the road win against Louisville.

• Gabriel threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns and had one rushing TD and one touchdown catch against the Cardinals.

• UCF has scored a rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown in 52 consecutive games, the longest streak in the nation.

• The Knights are 43-9 in their last 52 games.

• RB Johnny Richardson rushed for a career-high 101 yards on only nine carries against Louisville.

• Gabriel suffered a fractured clavicle on the final play of the game against Louisville and will be sidelined indefinitely

CINCINNATI
3-0, 0-0 American
@BearcatsFB
Last: Won at Indiana, 38-24
Next: Oct. 2 at Notre Dame (NBC))
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 420.3 …………………..6th
Total Defense………………………….298.7 …………………. 2nd
Scoring Offense ……………………….43.0 …………………..3rd
Scoring Defense ……………………….15.0 …………………..3rd

• Cincinnati’s defense forced four turnovers to lead the Bearcats past Indiana.

• The Bearcats trailed the Hoosiers 14-0 after the first quarter, but outscored Indiana 38-10 the rest of the way.

• Cincinnati is 34-5 since the start of the 2018 season. The Bearcats are 16-1 all-time as a top-10 team.

• Cincinnati has won its last 22 home games.

• The Bearcats have nine takeaways in their last two games.

• RB Jerome Ford has scored a touchdown in five consecutive games, dating to last season.

EAST CAROLINA
1-2, 0-0 American
@ECUPiratesFB
Last: Won at Marshall, 42-38
Next: Sept. 25 vs. Charleston Southern (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 402.3 ………………….. 7th
Total Defense………………………… 485.3 …………………10th
Scoring Offense ……………………….26.0 …………………..6th
Scoring Defense ………………………30.3 …………………..6th

• QB Holton Ahlers threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns and added rushing and receivng TDs in the Pirates’ come-from-behind win against Marshall.

• East Carolina trailed by 17 points midway through the fourth quarter against Marshall, but closed the game with 21 unanswered points.

• CB Ja’Quan McMillian registered his ninth career interception when he had a pick on the 1-yard line with six seconds remaining to clinch the win.

• Ahlers was 13-of-19 for 151 yards in the fourth quarter against Marshall.

• East Carolina (571) and Marshall (647) combined for 1,218 yards of total offense.

HOUSTON
2-1, 0-0 American
@UHCougarFB
Last: Defeated Grambling State, 45-0
Next: Sept. 25 vs. Navy (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..329.7 …………………..8th
Total Defense…………………………200.0 ……………………1st
Scoring Offense ……………………….34.3 …………………..6th
Scoring Defense ……………………….15.3 …………………. 2nd

• RB Alton McCaskill rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns, while QB Ike Ogbogu threw two touchdown passes in the shutout win against Grambling State.

• McCaskill became the first Houston freshman with 100 rushing yards in a game since Mulbah Car (109) and Kervin Justice (111) both hit triple digits against Lamar in 2016.

• CB Marcus Jones registered his second career punt return for a touchdown with his 48-yard scoring play against Grambling State.

• QB Clayton Tune left the game against Grambling State in the first quarter with an apparent hamstring injury.

• WR Nathaniel Dell had eight catches for a career-high 134 yards and two touchdowns against Grambling State.

MEMPHIS
3-0, 0-0 American
@TigersAthletics
Last: Defeated Mississippi State, 31-29
Next: Sept. 25 vs. UTSA (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense………………………….504.3 …………………..3rd
Total Defense………………………… 482.3 …………………..9th
Scoring Offense ………………………..42.7 …………………..4th
Scoring Defense ………………………32.0 ………………….. 7th

• WR Calvin Austin III scored three touchdowns — two TD catches and one on a game-changing punt return — to lead Memphis past Mississippi State.

• Austin scored on a 94-yard punt return in the fourth quarter, marking the longest punt return in American Athletic Conference history.

• Austin finished with 212 all-purpose yards as he had nine receptions for 105 yards.

• Memphis won its 17th consecutive game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. The Tigers have won 22 straight nonconference home games.

• The Tigers are off to a 3-0 start for the fifth time in seven seasons.

NAVY
0-2, 0-0 American
@NavyAthletics
Last: Lost to Air Force, 23-3
Next: Sept. 25 at Houston (ESPNU)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 233.0 ………………….11th
Total Defense………………………… 344.5 …………………..4th
Scoring Offense ………………………….5.0 ………………….11th
Scoring Defense ………………………36.0 …………………..9th

• Navy was limited to 36 rushing yards and 68 total yards in the loss to Air Force in the first game of the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy series.

• The Midshipmen gained only six first downs against Air Force and had moved the chains only once through the first three quarters.

• Navy’s defense limited Air Force to 225 yards.

• The loss to the Falcons ended an eight-game winning streak by the home team in the series between Navy and Air Force.

• LB Diego Fagot had 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against the Falcons.

• The Midshipmen were idle in Week 3 and begin conference play Sept. 25 at Houston

SOUTH FLORIDA
1-2, 0-0 American
@USFFootball
Last: Beat Florida A&M, 38-17
Next: Sept. 25 at BYU (ESPN2)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..319.3 …………………..9th
Total Defense………………………….523.7 ………………….11th
Scoring Offense ………………………..19.3 …………………10th
Scoring Defense ……………………….34.7 …………………..8th

• QB Timmy McClain passed for 163 yards and a touchdown and added 51 rushing yards in his first career start to lead the Bulls against Florida A&M.

• RB Jaren Mangham had three rushing touchdowns on seven carries against the Rattlers.

• South Florida snapped a 10-game losing streak with the win against Florida A&M.

• RB Brian Battie rushed for 110 yards on 10 carries against the Rattlers, turning in his second career 100-yard game.

• The Bulls visit BYU Saturday in search of backto-back wins for the first time since 2019, when they defeated UConn and BYU in succession.

SMU
3-0, 0-0 American
@SMU_Football
Last: Won at Louisiana Tech, 39-37
Next: Sept. 25 at TCU (FS1)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………..524.3 …………………. 2nd
Total Defense………………………….441.3 ………………….. 7th
Scoring Offense ……………………….43.3 ……………………1st
Scoring Defense ……………………….19.3 …………………..4th

• QB Tanner Mordecai threw for 395 yards and five touchdowns, including a 33-yard touchdown to WR Reggie Roberson Jr. as time expired to give the Mustangs the win against Louisiana Tech.

• SMU is off to a 3-0 start for the third consecutive season. The Mustangs were 8-0 to start the 2019 season and won their first five games last year.

• The Mustangs have won 11 consecutive regular-season nonconference games.

• Mordecai has 16 touchdown passes in three games — five more than any other FBS player in 2021.

• WR Danny Gray has had a touchodwn reception in all three games this season.

TEMPLE
1-2, 0-0 American
@Temple_FB
Last: Lost to Boston College, 28-3
Next: Sept. 25 vs. Wagner (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense……………………………312.7 ………………….. 7th
Total Defense………………………….316.0 …………………..3rd
Scoring Offense ………………………..20.7 …………………..8th
Scoring Defense ………………………..37.7 …………………10th

• QB Justin Lynch was 17-of-24 for 161 yards, but Temple was kept out of the end zone in the loss to Boston College.

• The Owls limited Boston College to 239 yards and 13 first downs. Temple held the Eagles to 34 passing yards and allowed only five completed passes.

• Lynch also finished as Temple’s leading rusher with 27 yards. The Owls were held to 78 rushing yards.

• P Adam Barry averaged 46.7 yards on six punts against Boston College.

• The Owls return to Lincoln Financial Field Saturday for their first meeting against Wagner.

TULANE
1-2, 0-0 American
@GreenWaveFB
Last: Lost at Ole Miss, 61-21
Next: Sept. 25 vs. UAB (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 428.3 …………………..5th
Total Defense………………………… 455.0 …………………..8th
Scoring Offense …………………………41.7 …………………..5th
Scoring Defense ………………………40.3 ………………….11th

• QB Michael Pratt threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns, but the Green Wave was unable to keep pace with Ole Miss.

• Pratt, a sophomore, has had multiple touchdown passes in 11 career games. He ranks ninth in program history in career touchdown passes (27) three games into his second season.

• K Merek Glover has 309 career points, which ranks third in program history. Glover needs 25 points to set Tulane’s career record.

• Tulane allowed 707 yards of offense to Ole Miss.

• The Green Wave hosts UAB Saturday in its first game at Yulman Stadium this season. Tulane had been based in Birmingham, Alabama, since Hurricane Ida moved in on New Orleans.

TULSA
0-3, 0-0 American
@TulsaFootball
Last: Lost at Ohio State, 41-20
Next: Sept. 25 vs. Arkansas State (ESPN+)
American Ranks
Total Offense…………………………. 432.0 …………………..5th
Total Defense………………………….406.7 …………………..5th
Scoring Offense ……………………….20.0 …………………..9th
Scoring Defense ………………………29.3 …………………..5th

• Tulsa was within seven points of No. 9 Ohio State in the final four minutes before the Buckeyes added two late touchdowns.

• QB Davis Brin threw for a career-high 428 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against Ohio State.

• WR Josh Johnson had eight receptions for a career-high 149 yards and a touchdown against the Buckeyes.

• The Golden Hurricane allowed 508 yards to Ohio State, marking only the second time in the last 36 games that a Tulsa opponent surpassed 500 yards.

• WR Cannon Montgomery, the son of Tulsa head coach Philip Montgomery, had his first career touchdown reception against Ohio State.

Dodgers place Cody Bellinger on IL

MLB Editor
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Dodgers place Cody Bellinger on IL

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled outfielder Luke Raley and placed infielder/outfielder Cody Bellinger on the injured list with a left rib fracture, retroactive to 9/18.

 

Raley, 27, returns for his sixth stint with the Dodgers and has appeared in 30 games this season for the Boys in Blue. He is batting .169 on the season with one homer and two RBI. He has spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City and he batted .295 (75-for-254) with 14 doubles, two triples, 18 homers and 66 RBI in 67 games. He has spent parts of five seasons in the minor leagues and he is a .289 hitter with 64 homers and 244 RBI in 414 games. He was acquired by the Dodgers on February 10, 2020 along with right-hander Brusdar Graterol from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for right-hander Kenta Maeda and minor league catcher Jair Camargo.

 

Bellinger, 26, returns to the injured list for the third time this season and has played in 89 games this year and is batting .159 with nine doubles, nine homers and 34 RBI. The 2019 National League MVP has been with the Dodgers five seasons, batting a combined .257 with 107 doubles, 132 homers and 352 RBI. The 2017 National League Rookie of the Year was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2013 First Year Player Draft out of Hamilton High School.

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