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During a year away from the program, Tevin Jones owned up to his mistakes and got the medical help he needed. Now the linebacker is once again ready to help lead UMHB on its title quest.

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just a few days before we reported (for camp),” he said. “I missed the reporting date and wasn’t released until Tuesday, and that’s when I met up with everybody.”

The UMHB coaches wanted answers and for Jones to own up to his mistakes.

The linebacker took a different stance and lashed out against the Crusaders program on social media.

“I wasn’t myself for a while, so much so that I was in a mental hospital for about two weeks. I got on meds to get back to reality, so to speak,” Jones said. “It was a real tough time for me and tough time for my family.”

For UMHB head coach Pete Fredenburg, it was more bewildering than anything else.

“Everything that transpired and all the negativity, I knew something was wrong as soon as it happened because that’s just not him,” Fredenburg said. “It started to make sense immediately when we found out he was having some sort of chemical imbalance.”

Once he began taking medication to treat his mental state, Jones saw the error of his ways. What ensued was a period of soul-searching along with worry that he had burned his bridges with UMHB. “When I got back on my feet and came to grips with myself, I realized the opportunity that I had given up and how I could have handled the situation a lot better and how a lot of it could have been prevented,” he said. “I was dealing with the fact that I felt like I let my teammates down, which is what got to me the most.

Then I was trying to come to grips with everything. I was thinking, ‘I blew it. I completely blew it with these people.’

“Once the first game came, I thought, ‘Man, I could still be out there.’ They were trying to work with me and understand, and I just handled it the wrong way. It was a lapse on my part. For a while, I thought I had really screwed up with this school and that I wouldn’t get a chance again.”

That wasn’t the case.

Hopeful that his time as a Crusader wasn’t over, Jones knew the initial step toward a return to the football program was getting back in school.

After a pair of meetings last January to clear the air with university officials, the stipulation was that he succeed in the classroom and maintain his health during an incident-free spring semester before any talks of getting back on the field.

A decision about Jones’ future with the football program didn’t rest enirely in Fredenburg’s hands.

“He and I had talked during the season, but I just wanted him well,” Fredenburg said. “For him to get well and get back into the program, I knew there were a whole lot more people involved in it than just me and our football team.”

A successful spring in which the 6-foot, 220-pound Belton product continued to work out on his own helped earn him a spot on the roster, and Fredenburg is guiding him back into a leadership role.

“I want him to take some ownership with this team,” Fredenburg said. “The whole time he was gone, he was by himself and within himself. Now all of the sudden, he has to give to his teammates.”

Jones has moved on from the dark days of last year and into the spotlight for a national championship contender during his final semester before graduating with a degree in exercise and sport science.

Everything that happened changed him as a person, and it serves as fuel for one more season with the purple and gold.

“Through this whole process, I had to be honest with people and open up to people about a part of my life that I had to deal with alone for a while,” he said. “I’ve always felt like I’ve played like an underdog, but this season I definitely do have a chip on my shoulder. It’s a great chance at redemption for me.” n edrennan@tdtnews.com

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BELTON — It was so long ago when Tevin Jones last walked off a football field following a game, the picture in his mind of that cold December night in 2017 isn’t as crisp as it used to be — the colors a little more faded by the events of the past year.

“It does feel like forever ago,” he said.

“When I got ready to go out for the first practice this month, I was like, ‘Man, it’s been a while since I’ve been in this position.’ It has seemed like an eternity.”

How Jones went from being a third-team All-American in 2017 during Mary Hardin-Baylor’s national runner-up campaign to an exile of the program all of last season is a tale of psychological instability and lapses in judgment.

How he worked his way back into the Crusaders’ good graces and onto the top of the depth chart at linebacker is a story of renewed mental health, growth and forgiveness.

It all started not long before last season began when, while out on the town in the Austin area with a former teammate, Jones had a psychological breakdown of sorts.

“I experienced a psychosis, which is kind of like a disconnect from reality. I had experienced something like that before, but it wasn’t to that extent,” the UMHB senior said. “I was having some delusional thinking and paranoia. It caused me to act completely not like myself, and I did some things that were not like me.”

There was a run-in with the law, followed a few days later by his arrest in Belton on an Austin misdemeanor warrant stemming from that night.

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Second straight title is UMHB’s only goal

By ERIC DRENNAN TELEGRAM SPORTS EDITOR

BELTON — Of all the possible outcomes to a college football season, there exists only one conclusion that will keep Mary Hardin-Baylor from disappointment.

It makes for a very narrow road UMHB must navigate to find its destination, but such is life in the driver’s seat. And as a new season pulls onto the highway, the Crusaders aren’t riding shotgun to anyone.

“We embrace it all. If the fans and everybody hold us to a high expectation, then we need to come out and play and give them what they want,” senior cornerback Keith Gipson said.

What the program’s supporters and the Crusaders themselves want is to hoist the NCAA Division III championship trophy for the third time in four years.

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All-American safety Jefferson Fritz (2) raises the trophy after UMHB’s win in last year’s national championship game.

UMHB posted a 44-1 record ware come mid-December, the over the past three seasons and Crusaders have to spend four enters 2019 as the defending na- months focusing on the daily tional champion and ranked No. tasks at hand while carrying the 1. But to clutch the prized hard- weight of a university and a grow-

ing fan base on their shoulders.

“We don’t talk a lot about national championships,” said Pete Fredenburg, the only head coach in the 22-year history of the UMHB program. “We talk to the guys more about today and how they can be better players and better teammates. But they also know there’s a huge standard that’s been set. They know what the expectation is.”

The Crusaders open the season Sept. 14 at home against Albright.

Finding a way to keep the offense churning UMHB ran the table last season with the country’s highest-scoring offense, averaging 53.4 points per game. The unit returns six starters from last December’s championship game — senior quarterback Jase Hammack, junior linemen Steven Sellers, DoRion Dreighton and Azaviar Carter, junior tight end Tyvavion

UMHB Crusaders Colors: Purple, white and gold Enrollment: 3,888 Coach: Pete Fredenburg, 22ndseason at UMHB (221-39) and overall 2018 record: 15-0 (9-0, ASC) Returning starters: 12 Key players: QB Jase Hammack, WR Jonel Reed, WR Aaron Sims, OL Steven Sellers, DL Joey Longoria, DB Jefferson Fritz, DB Keith Gipson, LB Tevin Jones

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Logan’s patience paying dividends at Baylor

By GREG WILLE TELEGRAM SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

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Temple product Ashton Logan is a third-year sophomore at Baylor, where he’s listed as the top backup at middle linebacker.

Ashton Logan wasn’t required to demonstrate much patience during his Temple High School career.

The agile, hard-hitting player earned a starting safety position leading into his sophomore season with the Wildcats and never looked back, helping Temple compete in 16 playoff games from 2014-16 and twice finish as state runner-up in Class 5A Division I. Now entering his third year at Baylor, however, Logan has learned to play the long game.

Converted into a linebacker by Bears coach Matt Rhule and defensive coordinator Phil Snow, Logan sat out 2017 as a redshirt while increasing his size and strength and learning his new position.

“It was tough (not getting to play), but I knew what was to come,” he said.

Logan said it wasn’t difficult to add approximately 25 pounds during his first year at Baylor, getting up to linebacker size.

“It was actually pretty easy. I put on a lot of weight so I could play more aggressively,” said Logan, who considers tackling his best skill. “At middle linebacker, I’m playing closer to the line and really touching the offensive line a lot. At Temple, I didn’t come up and touch the line much.”

Logan earned his first college letter last year, appearing in 10 of 13 games as a special teams player and reserve linebacker, including a Texas Bowl victory over Vanderbilt in Houston.

Now a 6-foot-1, 232-pound third-year sophomore wearing No. 50, Logan is listed on the depth chart as the top backup to All-Big 12 Conference senior middle linebacker Clay Johnston, Baylor’s leading returning tackler.

Therefore, Logan’s current focus is less about attempting to beat out the established guy in front of him and more about continuing to learn his position and practice at a high level to earn as many snaps as possible through a combination of reserve duty and special teams.

“I’m trying to be right behind (Johnston) and improve as much as I can,” he said.

To see where he’d like to be next season as a junior, Logan looks at Johnston, who sets Baylor’s defensive standard.

“Everything Clay does is all natural,” Logan said of Johnston, who’s his same size. “It all just comes to him. He’s a leader in our practices.”

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Shackelford proud to anchor Texas offense

By TIM WAITS TELEGRAM SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

Centers, by definition, are accustomed to being in the middle of the action for every offensive play. It’s what they thrive on and what they signed up for.

Being the center of attention, however, is foreign territory for the guys doing the grunt work in the trenches.

Nevertheless, Belton product Zach Shackelford has been thrust into the spotlight as one of the faces of the Texas Longhorns football program. As a perennial nominee for the Rimington Trophy — given annually to the nation’s top center — it’s only right that he gets some serious attention at press events and other showcases.

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sive linemen are supposed to be in the back doing the dirty work and getting no credit, and I’m just fine with that. I’m just working hard with my guys and, at the end of the day, if (team) officials make that decision (to put me in the spotlight), it’s up to them.”

Shackelford made the decision easy on the Texas brass by earning first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors last season, but it’s also his stature on the team that makes him a high-profile player.

“He’s got the ‘it’ factor,” said Herb Hand, the Longhorns’ offensive line coach. “We tell our guys, ‘Don’t be the thermometer. Be the thermostat.’ A thermometer just measures, but a thermostat sets the levels, and Shack is a thermostat.

He sets the level for our unit. He sets the level for our offense, and it starts with him because he’s the guy with the ball in his hand. He’s the thermostat for the offense.

“He’s playing a great level of

football right now. The thing I like about Shack is that he has been incredibly coachable since I’ve been here. He is a sponge and wants to learn, and he does a great job also of coaching the younger guys on the team.”

Shackelford has played a big part in Texas’ resurgence from mediocrity to last season’s Sugar Bowl victory and this year’s high expectations.

“I came in with Coach (Charlie) Strong, and we had a very average season. Then Coach (Tom) Herman came in and changed the culture,” Shackelford said.

“That’s been a huge thing for us.

We’re doing all the right things now in order to win. Both of them are great coaches, but to see the different cultures has been cool.”

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Reagor, TCU healthy for another Big 12 run

By STEPHEN HAWKINS ASSOCIATED PRESS

FORT WORTH — When TCU won its final two games to get bowl eligible last year, Jalen Reagor extended his record touchdown receiving streak while also running for a score in each game.

Reagor, who also took some snaps while lining up in different spots, wasn’t even at full strength because of a nagging ankle injury.

“He was hurt. The last four games, he played about 70 or 80 percent,” coach Gary Patterson said. “I don’t think people even know how fast Jalen Reagor is.”

Unlike many others, Reagor was able to stay on the field and contribute in a huge way. Patterson said about two dozen Horned Frogs suffered season-ending injuries and many others missed multiple games.

Through all of that, and after a 3-5 start, the Frogs won three of four to get to the Cheez-It Bowl then had another winning season after an overtime victory over California.

“That was big for us, knowing that we almost hit rock bottom and we still rose to the occasion,” linebacker Garret Wallow said.

While Reagor was among several starters who missed at least part of spring practice, he is back healthy. So are key defenders in veteran safety Innis Gaines, who played only a half-season before a knee injury, and tackle Ross Blacklock, who tore an Achilles tendon in a non-contact drill last preseason.

“Probably the worst pain I’ve felt in my life, traumatizing actually,” Blacklock said.

TCU Horned Frogs Colors: Purple and white Enrollment: 10,845 Coach: Gary Patterson, 19th season at TCU (167-63) and overall 2018 record: 7-6 (4-5, Big 12) Last bowl: 2018 Cheez-It Bowl, beat California 10-7 Returning starters: 12 Key returners: WR Jalen Reagor, WR Taye Barber, OL Lucas Niang, DL Ross Blacklock, DB Jeff Gladney Key recruits: RB Darwin Barlow, RB Daimarqua Foster, QB Max Duggan, DL Earl Barquet

Reagor had TD catches in seven consecutive games during a 1,000-yard receiving season. He accounted for 30 percent of TCU’s receptions (72 of 239), the best in the Big 12 and highest under Patterson, who is going into his 19th season. The Frogs could use more of the same from the son of a former NFL defensive tackle.

“I don’t look at it as pressure,” Reagor said. “I feel like I’m supposed to be here.”

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Savage schedule looms for Fisher, A&M

By KRISTIE RIEKEN ASSOCIATED PRESS

Texas A&M Aggies Colors: Maroon and white Enrollment: 64,882 Coach: Jimbo Fisher, second season at Texas A&M (9-4), ninth overall (92-27) 2018 record: 9-4 (5-3, SEC) Last bowl: 2018 Gator Bowl, beat NC State 52-13 Returning starters: 13 Key returners: QB Kellen Mond, WR Jhamon Ausbon, OL Carson Green, DB Derrick Tucker, DB Debione Renfro Key recruits: TE Baylor Cupp, DL DeMarin Leal, OL Kenyon Green, OL Layden Robinson

COLLEGE STATION — As Jimbo Fisher prepares for his second season as coach at Texas A&M, he believes the Aggies are closer to being an elite team than they were a year ago.

However, the former Florida State coach knows they still have a way to go if they expect to contend for a title in the rugged Southeastern Conference.

“We’re much, much closer from the psychological disposition of understanding what it takes to play at the highest level,” he said.

“Once you understand that, everything else falls in place.”

Texas A&M signed Fisher to a 10-year, $75 million contract before last season, and the Aggies went 9-4 overall and 5-3 in SEC play in his first year in College Station. The expectations are high for Fisher to take another

task with a schedule that features a trip to defending national champion Clemson on Sept. 7, a visit

by Alabama on Oct. 12 and trips to Georgia and LSU on consecutive Saturdays in November.

While Fisher knows his team will be considered the underdog in most of those contests, he finds it condescending to refer to his squad as a spoiler.

“We don’t want to spoil anything,” he said. “We want to take care of our own, and they are great teams. But we expect to play with them and compete with them and win those games.

That’s why we’re here. We are not looking to spoil anything.

We’re looking to win something Associated Press file and go about our business and do Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond passed for 3,107 yards and the things we have to do.

“They are great programs, but 24 TDs during his first season in Jimbo Fisher’s system.

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Baylor aims to build on last year’s turnaround

By STEPHEN HAWKINS ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baylor Bears Colors: Green and gold Enrollment: 17,059 Coach: Matt Rhule, second season at Baylor (8-17), sixth overall (36-40) 2018 record: 7-6 (4-5, Big 12) Last bowl: 2018 Texas Bowl, beat Vanderbilt 45-38 Returning starters: 16 Key returners: LB Ashton Logan (Temple), QB Charlie Brewer, WR Denzel Mims, LB Clay Johnston, DL James Lynch Key recruits: DL T.J. Franklin (Temple), WR Jaylen Ellis, QB Jacob Zeno, DL Logan Compton

WACO — Charlie Brewer went into last season as the returning starting quarterback for Baylor then shared snaps early on with a graduate transfer.

A returning starter again, Brewer is now the clear No. 1 quarterback.

“I put Charlie in hard positions last year, making him rotate early, and that wasn’t easy on him,” coach Matt Rhule said. “But I thought it really helped him develop where he wasn’t worried anymore about anything else other than, ‘When I get in, here is how I’m going to play.’”

Rhule said he felt Brewer, who threw for 3,019 yards and 19 touchdowns, progressed into “an excellent quarterback” by the end of last season, when the Bears were able to run the ball and protect him.

seven wins by just kind of eliminating the bad stuff, the bad decisions on the football field, the egregious errors, all those things,” Rhule said.

To take another significant step, Rhule said his team has to be more consistent and better up front. The Bears, who allowed 39 sacks, twice won at home last season following blowout road losses.

“Putting our head down and just grinding and not getting satisfied with anything that we do is going to help us a lot,” receiver Denzel Mims said.

Baylor opens the season at home Saturday against Stephen F. Austin.

Some targets Jalen Hurd is gone after the Associated Press file After totaling 1,905 yards receiving and 16 TDs over his first three converted running back’s impressive season as a receiver in which seasons, Denzel Mims will be a main target in Baylor’s offense. he ranked fourth in the Big 12 Baylor goes into Brewer’s jun- year after the Bears won only one with 5.8 catches per game. ior season coming off a 7-6 game. record and a bowl victory, just a “You can go from one win to Please see BAYLOR, Page 20

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Ehlinger, Texas pressured to deliver promise

By JIM VERTUNO ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTIN — Texas had just demolished Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to end last season when quarterback Sam Ehlinger shouted to the Superdome rooftop the two words Longhorns fans until then had only been willing to whisper.

“We’re ba-aack,” Ehlinger said as coach Tom Herman stood nearby with a half-grin, half-grimace on his face.

Texas was back, all right. Back to 10 wins, back to Big 12 title contender, back into the top 10.

But can Texas stay there or will 2019 bring more frustration to a storied program that spent many recent seasons squarely in the camp of mediocrity?

Only Ehlinger and a defense that lost eight starters can answer that.

As a dual-threat quarterback,

with experienced targets at wide receiver, an improving offensive line and talent in the backfield.

“We’re extremely confident in where we’re at as a program right now,” Ehlinger said. “We’re going to do everything in our power to be the best that we can be. And the best we can be will be a lot of fun.”

Only if the defense can hold its own.

The Longhorns defense dominated Georgia’s high-powered offense and produced several big moments in 2018 but also struggled against some of the Big 12’s best passing teams. And Texas doesn’t have much time to get the new guys ready with SoutheastAssociated Press file ern Conference championship Sam Ehlinger threw 25 touchdown passes and ran for 16 scores contender LSU coming to Austin on Sept. 7. last season, which ended with Texas’ win in the Sugar Bowl.

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New era begins for Texas Tech under Wells

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Texas Tech Red Raiders Colors: Scarlet and black Enrollment: 34,549 Coach: Matt Wells, first season at Texas Tech, seventh overall (44-34) 2018 record: 5-7 (3-6, Big 12) Last bowl: 2017 Birmingham Bowl, lost to South Florida 38-34 Returning starters: 12 Key returners: QB Alan Bowman, WR T.J. Vasher, OL Terence Steele, LB Jordyn Brooks, DB Adrian Frye, DB Justus Parker Key recruits: DL Gilbert Ibeneme, DL Tony Bradford, WR Alante Brown

LUBBOCK — For all the changes that have been made on and off the field at Texas Tech since Matt Wells took over as head coach, what will look the most familiar to everyone is the offense.

“There’s some philosophies and there’s some schemes that are absolutely carry-over from the previous staff, from Kliff (Kingsbury), and even going back to Coach (Mike) Leach,” said Wells, who had high-scoring offenses at Utah State.

Wells also will put plenty of emphasis on defense, an area in which the Red Raiders have long struggled.

“You’ve got to feel good about that,” senior defensive lineman Broderick Washington said.

“Having Coach Wells come in and defense automatically already seems important to him, it’s a confidence booster. It makes

per game ranked 11th, just ahead of the 485 averaged by the Red Raiders. On defense, the Aggies of the Mountain West gave up only 222 yards per game — half of what Tech gave up last season, largely against its Big 12 foes.

“The biggest thing to consistently winning in the Big 12 for my tenure here at Texas Tech is we have to play championshipcaliber defense,” Wells said.

“There is not a time that is ever more challenging than to play that in the Big 12 than right now.”

After six seasons at his alma mater, Wells left for the Big 12 to replace Kingsbury, the recordsetting Red Raiders quarterbackturned-coach who was fired by Associated Press file his alma mater after a third conTexas Tech’s Alan Bowman passed for 2,638 yards and 17 TDs secutive losing season before becoming an NFL head coach. as a freshman despite missing four games because of injury.

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Defense key to Oklahoma’s title aspirations

By CLIFF BRUNT ASSOCIATED PRESS

NORMAN, Okla. — The last time Oklahoma’s defense took the field, it got shredded during a national semifinal loss to Alabama.

It was an all-too-common occurrence last season when the Sooners’ dynamic offense often pulled more than its share of the load while the defense struggled.

Enter new defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. The man who previously rebuilt Washington State’s defense and more recently was co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State brings his aggressive approach to Oklahoma. His first step has been building confidence for a unit that ranked among the nation’s worst last season.

“The outside world doesn’t see the summer workout on a Monday morning,” Grinch said.

“They don’t see that progress.

But we as coaches do. So it’s important for us as coaches to highlight it.”

Living in the present and looking toward the future will be important for a program that failed to win national titles with Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray. The Sooners have another standout quarterback in Jalen Hurts — a transfer from Alabama — but the defense will be heavily scrutinized and could be the key to the season.

A year ago, the Sooners went 12-2 and won another Big 12 title. But it wasn’t done on the shoulders of the defense, which was ranked No. 114 at the end of a lackluster season in which it gave up 454 yards per game.

Returning players have heard the criticism.

“It motivates you a lot,” junior linebacker Kenneth Murray said.

“Obviously, being a kid in

today’s society, it’s really unrealistic to say that you block out all the noise. Social media is everywhere. People are talking everywhere. So obviously, you hear some of it.”

Murray, the Big 12 preseason defensive player of the year, averaged a team-best 11 tackles per game last season. Senior defensive lineman Neville Gallimore had 50 tackles, including 5½ for losses. Senior defensive lineman Kenneth Mann, a team captain last season, had 50 tackles.

The Sooners took a hit during fall camp when starting defensive back Tre Norwood suffered a season-ending injury. But most of the unit returns, and the same faces are committed to producing different results.

“It’s a completely new year,” Murray said. “I really like the way the guys have been attacking this year. I really expect a great season.”

Lamb is the man Cee Dee Lamb is one of the nation’s top returning wideouts.

The 6-foot-2 junior caught 65 passes for 1,158 yards and 11 touchdowns last season and is the top returning target now that Marquise Brown is in the NFL. Lamb is part of a loaded receiving corps that should help ease the transition at quarterback. Lee Morris caught eight touchdown passes last season, and Grant Calcaterra was an All-Big 12 tight end.

Jalen’s turn Hurts is primed to fill the void at quarterback. He transferred after playing in three national title games for Alabama and is the Big 12 preseason newcomer of the year. He was responsible for 71 total touchdowns for the Crimson Tide. Tanner Mordecai, a redshirt freshman, and Spencer Rattler, a true freshman, were competing with him.

Oklahoma Sooners Colors: Crimson and cream Enrollment: 31,702 Coach: Lincoln Riley, third season at Oklahoma (24-4) and overall 2018 record: 12-2 (8-1, Big 12) Last bowl: 2018 Orangel Bowl, lost to Alabama 45-34 Returning starters: 10 Key returners: WR CeeDee Lamb, WR Mykel Jones, RB Kennedy Brooks, OL Creed Humphrey, LB Kenneth Murray, DL Neville Gallimore, DB Tre Brown

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Oklahoma St. seeks a new quarterback

By CLIFF BRUNT ASSOCIATED PRESS

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has a blessing or a problem, depending on one’s perspective.

With redshirt senior Dru Brown and redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders, Gundy has two quarterbacks he considers capable of starting. He said he is open to playing both and is in no hurry to commit to one.

“They’re both pretty good,” Gundy said.

“And I know sometimes, they say if you can’t name one, you don’t have any. I don’t see that as the situation here.”

Both players were with the program last year and waited behind Taylor Cornelius.

Brown started every game for Hawaii two years ago and passed for 2,785 yards and 18 touchdowns before transferring to Oklahoma State. Sanders was a high school standout before redshirting last season.

“They’re both poised, and they’re both athletic as heck,” Oklahoma State running back LD Brown said. “It’s a great quarterback battle.”

Gundy said he wants both to be aggressive about making plays during camp.

“I don’t want them to go out and play scared,” he said. “You can’t play quarterback in this offense and play scared.

You’re going to make mistakes. We throw the ball down the field so many times, so eventually, something bad is going to happen. So what? We don’t want guys to play with fear. We want guys to be relentless and be gunslingers.”

Deep threat Tylan Wallace seemingly came out of nowhere last season to become a Biletnikoff Award finalist. He caught 86 passes for 1,491 yards and 12 touchdowns. He had 10 catches for 220 yards and two touchdowns against Oklahoma and in a three-game stretch against Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma, he caught 28 passes for 544 yards and five touchdowns.

“It was definitely a real crazy ride,” he said. “Going in, I always feel like I knew I had the ability to do what I did. I just had to show everybody I could do it. It’s all about waiting your turn.”

New offensive coaches Sean Gleeson is the new offensive coordinator. He replaced Mike Yurcich, who

Oklahoma State Cowboys Colors: Orange and black Enrollment: 24,649 Coach: Mike Gundy, 15th season at Oklahoma State (121-59) and overall 2018 record: 7-6 (3-6, Big 12) Last bowl: 2018 Liberty Bowl, beat Missouri 38-33 Returning starters: 12 Key returners: WR Tylan Wallace, QB Spencer Sanders, OL Marcus Keyes, OL Johnny Wilson, LB Calvin Bundage, DB Rodarius Williams

now is quarterbacks coach at Ohio State.

Gleeson was offensive coordinator for a Princeton squad that went undefeated in 2018. The Tigers led the FCS in scoring with 47 points per game and ranked in the top 10 nationally in total offense, rushing, third-down conversion percentage and pass efficiency. He’s fitting right in at Oklahoma State.

“Sean is doing good,” Gundy said. “He loves to get into practice and all that. He’s excited about football. At some point, he’ll settle down a little bit. I really feel comfortable with his knowledge and understanding our tempo, the way we play and what we’re trying to accomplish with our schemes.”

Charlie Dickey is the new offensive line coach. He joined the staff after coaching under Bill Snyder at Kansas State for 10 years.

Strong corrnerbacks Oklahoma State has two third-year starters returning at cornerback in A.J. Green and Rodarius Williams. Green is a preseason All-Conference selection who finished among the league leaders with 11 passes broken up last season when Williams had eight.

“I feel kind of old, and it’s great that people are looking at us, but we just have to live up to it,” Williams said.

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Colors: Scarlet and white Enrollment: 45,364 Coach: Dana Holgorsen, first season at Houston, ninth overall (61-41) 2018 record: 8-5 (5-3, AAC) Last bowl: 2018 Armed Forces Bowl, lost to Army 70-14 Returning starters: 14 Key returners: QB D’Eriq King, WR Marquez Stevenson, OL Josh Jones, DB Deontay Anderson, DL Isaiah Chambers Key recruits: DL Taures Payne, DL Nelson Ceaser, WR Ke’Andre Street Coachspeak: “I love being back in Houston. I love the school and the city. Houston allows me to be who I am. I’m very comfortable here.” — Holgorsen

Colors: Red and Blue Enrollment: 11,649 Coach: Sonny Dykes, second season at SMU (5-7), eighth overall (46-53) 2018 record: 5-7 (4-4, AAC) Last bowl: 2017 Frisco Bowl, lost to Louisiana Tech 51-10 Returning starters: 14 Key returners: RB Xavier Jones, WR James Proche, LB Richard Moore, DB Rodney Clemons Key recruits: QB Terrance Gipson, OL Cobe Bryant, DB Sam Westfall Coachspeak: “You tackle well on defense. You block well on offense.

That’s an over-simplistic approach, but it’s really not. The teams that do those two things are good football teams.” — Dykes

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Colors: Green and white Enrollment: 38,087 Coach: Seth Littrell, fourth season at UNT (23-17) and overall 2018 record: 9-4 (5-3, C-USA) Last bowl: 2018 New Mexico Bowl, lost to Utah State 52-13 Returning starters: 10 Key returners: WR Jyaire Shorter (Killeen Ellison), WR Rico Bussey, QB Mason Fine, OL Elex Woodworth, DL LaDarius Hamilton Key recruits: WR Deonte Simpson, LB Grayson Murphy, DB DeShawn Gaddie Coachspeak: “I think North Texas is a special place. If we ever leave, it better be a special opportunity.” — Littrell

Colors: Blue and gray Enrollment: 7,022 Coach: Mike Bloomgren, second season at Rice (2-11) and overall 2018 record: 2-11 (1-7, C-USA) Last bowl: 2014 Hawaii Bowl, beat Fresno State 30-6 Returning starters: 13 Key returners: RB Juma Otoviano, WR Austin Trammell, WR Aaron Cephus, LB Blaze Alldredge, DB Prudy Calderon Key recruits: DL De’Braylon Carroll, RB Jawan King Coachspeak: “I put on a spring practice tape from a year ago, and it looked like we were in slow motion compared to now.” — Bloomgren

Colors: Maroon and gold Enrollment: 38,667 Coach: Jake Spavital, first season at Texas State and overall 2018 record: 3-9 (1-7, Sun Belt) Last bowl: none Returning starters: 13 Key returners: DL Ishmael Davis (Killeen Ellison), DL Frankie Griffin, LB Bryan London, OL Aaron Brewer, WR Jeremiah Haydel Key recruits: DL Devin Martinez (Belton), RB Calvin Hill, DL Jordan Revels, DB Kevin Anderson Coachspeak: “I know these people are looking for a winner here, and I want to be a part of it with them.” — Spavital

Colors: Dark blue and orange Enrollment: 25,151 Coach: Dana Dimel, second season at UTEP (1-11), seventh overall (31-50) 2018 record: 1-11 (1-7, C-USA) Last bowl: 2014 New Mexico Bowl, lost to Utah State 21-6 Returning starters: 11 Key returners: QB Kai Locksley, OL Ruben Guerra, DL Denzel Chukwukelu Key recruits: QB T.J. Goodwin, RB Deion Hankins, DL Jeremiah Byers Coachspeak: “To make your team a tough out in college football, you need two things: be good on defense and good on special teams.” — Dimel

Colors: Navy, orange and white Enrollment: 30,727 Coach: Frank Wilson, fourth season at UTSA (15-21) and overall 2018 record: 3-9 (2-6, C-USA) Last bowl: 2016 New Mexico Bowl, lost to New Mexico 2320 Returning starters: 9 Key returners: OL Josh Dunlop, DL Baylen Baker, DL Lorenzo Dantzler Key recruits: RB Sincere McCormick, WR Dywan Griffin Coachspeak: “When I came here, I wanted to do something unique, to build a program that can stand the test of time.” — Wilson

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murky circumstances in August 2016 after the Sun Devils informed him their scholarship offer no longer stood, reportedly a result of miscommunication within their coaching staff.

Logan later committed to FCS program Central Arkansas, but his plans changed drastically after Baylor hired Rhule in December 2016. At that point, Logan caught the attention of a Bears staff that saw potential in him as a linebacker.

“We watched him on film and our coaches said, ‘Matt, if he’s a goodenough-looking kid to grow from a safety into a linebacker, let’s offer him,’” Rhule said when Baylor signed Logan in February 2017. “So I went to (Temple), he walked in and I literally said, ‘Yeah, he looks good enough.’ He’s an impressive kid. He’s a tremendous athlete and we believe he can grow into a linebacker and be a really dominant player.”

Although Logan’s opportunity to play a major role has been slow to materialize, he’s enjoyed his time at Baylor and an atmosphere that reminds him of what he

experienced with Wildcats coaches.

“It’s been a great fit for me. I left my Temple family and joined a new family at Baylor,” Logan said.

Majoring in health, kinesiology and leisure services, Logan plans to pursue a coaching career. That would follow in the footsteps of older brother Chad President, who graduated from Tulsa in May following his injury-filled career and is entering his first season as quarterbacks coach at Rockwall-Heath. Meanwhile, their younger brother Monto President, is beginning his college football career at Southwestern Oklahoma State.

Logan looks forward to meeting up with former Wildcats teammate Ta’Quon Graham when Baylor hosts the 300pound junior defensive lineman and Texas on Nov. 23.

“It’s always nice to see Ta’Quon after games,” Logan said. “We text each other before games to say good luck.”

As another season commences, Logan is simultaneously eager to play as much as possible but also patient enough to keep working hard and staying prepared.

“When the time comes, I want to take advantage of the opportunities that come my way,” he said.

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and Ehlinger may be the most important within the Longhorns’ locker room. “(Ehlinger is) one of my best friends on the team, a really good guy on and off the field,” Shackelford said. “He’s a really good leader. I love playing with him and blocking for him, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

The pair’s chemistry isn’t lost on the rest of the team, stretching to defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, who called the duo the “backbone” of the team.

“I don’t care that they are on offense,” Orlando said. “They’ve been exceptional leaders rallying guys together. They’ve done an exceptional job of that.”

It’s a purposeful, if understated, role that Shackelford has played.

“I just want to do everything I can every day to make sure that we as an offensive line and as an offense in general are headed in the right direction,” he said. “I try to lead by example. All I can do is go out there every day and do my best.”

Shackelford has played in 40 games for the Longhorns, starting 27 of them while overcoming a few nagging injuries along

the way. He was a freshman All-American in 2016 after a pair of all-state seasons at Belton.

Attention from the NFL has been tepid, but interest is growing. Gil Brandt, the longtime player executive for the Dallas Cowboys and recent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, is still a highly respected judge of pro talent. Shackelford ranked No. 3 on Brandt’s list of senior linemen available for next spring’s NFL draft, behind only Oregon’s Calvin Throckmorton and TCU’s Lucas Niang. A strong, injury-free season will only bolster Shackelford’s professional prospects.

Of course, that’s still a backburner issue for Shackelford. “(The NFL is) not at all (on my mind),” he said. “I’m only worried about the team right now and winning as many games as we can.”

With just a few months left in his college career and the heightened anticipation for the Longhorns’ season, Shackelford intends to make the most of it.

“It has been quick, but it has also felt like forever,” he said. “It has been cool to have all of my different coaches in that time and it has been a crazy ride, but I wouldn’t change it for the world.”

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UCF’s Milton still leads after horrific injury

By RALPH RUSSO ASSOCIATED PRESS

ORLANDO, Fla. — Part of the pitch that lured McKenzie Milton from his home state of Hawaii to Central Florida was a pledge by then-Knights coach Scott Frost to put the quarterback on a path to a post-playing career in coaching.

A horrific leg injury last November turned Milton’s longterm plans into his current reality.

He is determined to play again, and confident he will — just not this season.

Milton and the upstart Knights brashly roiled the college football establishment the past two seasons, going 25-1, proclaiming themselves national champions after an undefeated 2018 and being not at all satisfied with the playoff selection committee’s consolation prizes.

Whether UCF can keep it up without Milton’s playmaking is one of the most intriguing stories of the upcoming season. But make no mistake, the guy everyone around UCF football calls KZ will contribute to the Knights’ next chapter.

“He’s going to take this year as a coaching role. Absolutely,” second-year UCF coach Josh Heupel said. “He’s been working fundamentals with our quarterbacks during the offseason, kind of being in charge of that, approaching it as a coach in his preparation. He’ll be a part of game planning. I fully expect him to bring ideas to the table, too. He’s

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UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton is recovering from last season’s injury that required emergency surgery to save his leg. not going to sit there and not do want him in the brace until Januthat. He did that at the end of last ary. It has not kept him out of the year in the conference champi- weight room with his teammates onship and bowl games. He’s or from the throwing sessions with quarterbacks and receivers going to be a critical part.”

Milton has made huge strides in the offseason. He is not yet since a low, but legal hit by South able to run and walks with a stiff Florida defensive back Mazzi gait. He does 2½ hours of physiWilkins the day after Thanksgiv- cal therapy five days per week. ing sent him into emergency sur- For now, being limited to gery to repair artery damage that coaching is OK. It comes natural. could have cost him his leg. Mil- “I’ve always kind of felt like an ton got off crutches in April and extension of a coach,” said Milnow wears a thigh-to-calf brace ton, who accounted for 79 touchthat supports his tibia while liga- downs the past two seasons. “The ments heal. hours I put in, it’s very similar to “Maybe at first it was uncom- the coaches, the amount of film I fortable, but I’m used to it now. watch, the way I try to engage in It’s like a part of me,” Milton said. practice. I mean, prior to the inDoctors have told him they jury, I helped the receivers be in

the right spots, talked to the line, just getting to understand what they do and being able to slide protections and all that. It’d be like a disservice to the guys if I didn’t help them because I’ve played more ball than anybody in our QB room, so I know I can help them out. And I can help our receivers with recognizing coverages and just being the best ball players they can be.”

UCF entered the spring with four quarterbacks competing to start, but the competition took a turn in July when Darriel Mack Jr., who stepped in for Milton after the injury, broke his ankle.

Mack is expected to be healthy enough to play this season but not at the beginning. That leaves Notre Dame transfer Brandon Wimbush as the presumptive leading contender ahead of redshirt freshman Quadry Jones and freshman Dillion Gabriel, who played at the same high school as Milton.

Ask Milton about the quarterbacks, and he already sounds like a coach.

“I mean they can all throw the rock. They all can ad-lib with their feet. But I just think it’ll be the guy who wins the team over in fall camp, takes care of the ball and doesn’t turn it over and whoever the coaches feel will give us the best chance to win. But for me, it’s all about who separates in that aspect mentally and really who takes care of the ball,” said Milton, who hopes for a seat in the coaches’ box with offensive

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Wimbush spent four years at Notre Dame and started 16 games before transferring to UCF in January. He and Milton knew each other from their time at the Manning Passing Academy in New Orleans last year. Wimbush beat Milton in a game of pool there and has been letting his new teammate hear about it ever since.

Aside from making Wimbush feel welcome on a new team, Milton has been working with him on the footwork necessary to run UCF’s scheme.

“It’s been a significant difference for me coming from the offense I ran up in South Bend to this offense. That’s where I had to make my biggest transition and he’s helped me make tremendous strides in doing so,” Wimbush said.

Milton said the values instilled in him by his parents have lifted him through tough times since the injury. He says he still has a great life.

“I’ve always felt like there’s light at the end of the tunnel. You know, day by day, the light gets a little bigger,” Milton said. “I’m just working toward the goals that I have, whether it’s coaching or playing. I’m going to work my tail off.

“UCF has given me so much more than I’ve given them. I know I’ll be connected here for forever, when my time is done.

But I don’t think my time will be done here for a while.”

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Miller ran for 1,864 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior last season, accounting for more than half the Crusaders’ rushing production, and Josey had a team-best 800 yards receiving and 10 TDs. Both players left gaps that are going to be tough to fill.

“You can never say you’re going to find another Markeith Miller, but we’re looking for another Markeith Miller. He is the measuring stick,” Fredenburg said. “I think we have some really talented kids, and we have to find a few guys who can fill that void.”

The primary candidates are former backups Olan Vining and Marquis Duncan and junior transfer Chidubem Nnoli, although Duncan — along with Russell and sophomore receiver Aaron Sims — is suspended for the first five games of the season for a violation of team rules, and Nnoli has been hampered during fall camp by a thigh injury.

For his part, Hammack seems unfazed by the search for replacements.

“Our offense all starts with our line. It’s a veteran group of guys, and they’re working hard,” said Hammack, who threw for 2,065 yards and 18 touchdowns with only four interceptions as a junior last season. “We’re further ahead now than where we were last year at this time. Us as quarterbacks getting comfortable with the receivers will help, and we have a

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Jonel Reed is UMHB’s top returning receiver after finishing last season with 31 catches for 588 yards and seven touchdowns. bunch of running backs who are “You build the offense around what you’re going to have, and ready to go at any time.

“It’s different without Markeith, we’re spending this time during but we have guys that are hungry camp figuring out what we and have been waiting for their have,” Fredenburg said. “We’ll find a way to be productive on turn.”

With a different primary ball offense. carrier and new players on the “The Lord gives and the Lord perimeter — including receiver takes away. We lost some of those Brenton Martin, a junior transfer little quick guys in the slot, but from Merrimack who has been we gained some tight ends. We impressive during camp — the think we’re going to be able to do offense will undoubtedly look at more with a tight end on the field.

It adds a dimension to the runleast a little different.

Just how much is anyone’s ning game and the passing game as well.” guess.

WEDNESDAY, August 28, 2019 Defense: the backbone of the Crusaders For all of the attention given to UMHB’s offense through the years, the primary reason for the program’s sustained success — a 218-26 record and .893 winning percentage over the past 19 seasons — has been its ability to consistently shut down opponents.

Last season, the Crusaders ranked fifth nationally in total defense (219.5 yards per game) and second in points allowed (8.5 an outing). They’ll try to produce similar numbers this year with a unit anchored by Gipson and preseason All-Americans Joey Longoria at tackle and Jefferson Fritz at free safety.

Fritz had 12 interceptions as a sophomore last season, and Longoria recorded a team-high eight sacks among his 67 tackles as a junior. Now a year older, they’re expected to spearhead a defense that also features returning starters Elijah Cross and Khevon Shepard along the line but needs to find another cornerback, a strong safety and all three linebackers.

“Joey is such an over-achiever.

He doesn’t have the size that some of our tackles in the past had, but he does it with quickness and incredible intelligence,” Fredenburg said. “Jefferson is already a really great football player for us, and I think he’ll be even greater. He studies the game so much and has great skill.”

The return of senior Tevin Jones — a Belton product who earned third-team All-America honors in 2017 — after a year away from

the program should help plug the holes at linebacker. Sophomore Jayden Smith is currently the top prospect at strong safety after missing all of last season because of injury, and sophomore Chaka Watson is penciled in at cornerback.

According to Gipson, the names and ages of the new starters don’t matter as long as each of them does his job.

“We just come in day to day and try to get better. We just worry about making sure everybody bonds and understands how we do things,” he said. “For me, I have to be more of a leader this year. Whatever it takes, I have to serve my team and help lead us to another national championship.”

The road to Shenandoah For the second straight year, the national championship game will be held on the edge of Houston, where an overflow crowd of purple-and-gold-clad fans cheered UMHB to a 24-16 victory over Mount Union just eight months ago.

Now, another celebration in the chilly December air is the only thing that will appease the Crusaders.

“It will be a work in progress. I really enjoy that part of it, though, fitting all the pieces in,” Fredenburg said. “Any time you have great success, it’s easy to overlook things when you come back the next year. You just can’t do that. You can’t. It’s all about the chemistry and the process.

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By PAT GRAHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Air Force senior linebacker Kyle Johnson did some mapping and data collecting during his confidential summer internship at a think tank in the nation’s capital.

Sorry, that’s really all he can reveal. His work was either sensitive or classified.

He does have clearance to divulge his long-term plan — attend graduate school, go through special forces training and down the road become a leader in the intelligence community.

More immediately, and hardly hushhush, Johnson wants to lead the Falcons back to a bowl game. The secret’s certainly out on the hard-hitting inside linebacker who runs like a safety.

“On a scale of 1 to 10, he’s a 100 in terms of being an alert and instinctive football player,” Air Force coach Troy Calhoun said. “He is focused and he is driven.”

For now, the 6-foot, 225-pound Johnson’s mind is strictly on Colgate in the season opener Saturday. It’s the first step in helping the Falcons bounce back after two straight 5-7 seasons. They’re predicted to finish third in the Mountain division of the Mountain West.

“As far as pure talent goes, this is the best team we’ve had since I’ve been here,” said Johnson, a management major/Spanish minor from Jacksonville, Fla. “It’s all about how we capitalize and use that potential.”

As for the future, he’s got his path carefully mapped out to accomplish his goal of becoming a top figure in the world of intelligence by the time he’s in his 50s .

Over the summer, he worked with C4ADS, a nonprofit think tank in Washington that provides data-driven analysis on global conflict and security issues.

Johnson couldn’t get into specifics about his role with C4ADS given the sensitive or classified nature of various projects. He did write a dossier that just might wind up in the hands of an intelligence agency.

Now that sure would look good on a graduate-school application.

A standout student, he’s considering a list of grad schools that includes Oxford, Georgetown, Harvard and MIT. He wants

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Air Force’s Kyle Johnson worked with classified information over the summer. to earn a master’s degree in international relations. Then, it’s on to special forces training to fulfill his military duties, maybe through the Air Force or possibly a cross-commission program with the Army Green Berets or Navy SEALs. “There’s a clear pipeline to the intelligence agency especially from the officer corps,” said Johnson, who completed a language immersion program a summer ago and was on the cadet leadership team during survival training. “There’s a lot of ways to make the world a better place. In the short term, reducing and subtracting negatives is probably the most efficient.”

He couldn’t disclose more of his vision than that. Not because it’s classified, but because it’s actually part of his grad school essay.

There’s one thing that could put his plans on temporary hold — a chance in the NFL. President Donald Trump recently said he is looking into offering a waiver that would allow athletes attending the nation’s military academies to play professional sports immediately upon graduation. Under the current framework, athletes have to serve two years of active duty before applying for reserve status to pursue a career in professional sports.

“If I play really well, of course I’d love to have that opportunity,” Johnson said.

“But that’s selfish. More than me, I’m part of a team. That’s bigger than what I am.

My commitment is to be the best football player I can right now for them.”

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NCAA Schedules AIR FORCE Aug. 31 Colgate, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Colorado, Noon Sept. 20 at Boise St., 8 p.m.

Sept. 27 San Jose St., 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 at Navy, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 Fresno St., 6 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Hawaii, 10 p.m.

Oct. 26 Utah St., TBA Nov. 2 Army, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 at New Mexico, TBA Nov. 16 at Colorado St., TBA Nov. 30 Wyoming, TBA ALABAMA Aug. 31 Duke, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 New Mexico St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 14 at South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Southern Miss., TBA Sept. 28 Mississippi, TBA Oct. 12 at Texas A&M, TBA Oct. 19 Tennessee, TBA Oct. 26 Arkansas, TBA Nov. 9 LSU, TBA Nov. 16 at Mississippi St., TBA Nov. 23 W. Carolina, TBA Nov. 30 at Auburn, TBA ARIZONA Aug. 24 at Hawaii, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 N. Arizona, 9:45 p.m.

Sept. 14 Texas Tech, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 UCLA, TBA Oct. 5 at Colorado, TBA Oct. 12 Washington, TBA Oct. 19 at Southern Cal, TBA Oct. 26 at Stanford, TBA Nov. 2 Oregon St., TBA Nov. 16 at Oregon, TBA Nov. 23 Utah, TBA Nov. 30 at Arizona St., TBA ARIZONA ST. Aug. 29 Kent St., 9 p.m.

Sept. 6 Sacramento St., 9 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Michigan St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 Colorado, TBA Sept. 27 at California, 9:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 Washington St., TBA Oct. 19 at Utah, TBA Oct. 26 at UCLA, TBA Nov. 9 Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 16 at Oregon St., TBA Nov. 23 Oregon, TBA Nov. 30 Arizona, TBA ARKANSAS Aug. 31 Portland St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Mississippi, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Colorado St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 San Jose St., TBA Sept. 28 Texas A&M, TBA Oct. 12 at Kentucky, TBA Oct. 19 Auburn, TBA Oct. 26 at Alabama, TBA Nov. 2 Mississippi St., TBA Nov. 9 W. Kentucky, TBA Nov. 23 at LSU, TBA Nov. 29 Missouri, 1:30 p.m.

ARMY Aug. 30 Rice, 5 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Michigan, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 at UTSA, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Morgan St., 11 a.m.

Oct. 5 Tulane, 11 a.m.

Oct. 12 at W. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Georgia St., TBA Oct. 26 San Jose St., 11 a.m.

Nov. 2 at Air Force, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 UMass, 11 a.m.

Nov. 16 VMI, 11 a.m.

Dec. 1 at Hawaii, 11:30 p.m.

Dec. 14 Navy, 2 p.m.

AUBURN Aug. 31 Oregon, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Tulane, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Kent St., 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Texas A&M, TBA Sept. 28 Mississippi St., TBA

Oct. 5 at Florida, TBA Oct. 19 at Arkansas, TBA Oct. 26 at LSU, TBA Nov. 2 Mississippi, TBA Nov. 16 Georgia, TBA Nov. 23 Samford, TBA Nov. 30 Alabama, TBA BAYLOR Aug. 31 Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 UTSA, 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Rice, 6 p.m.

Sept. 28 Iowa St., TBA Oct. 5 at Kansas St., TBA Oct. 12 Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 19 at Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 31 West Virginia, 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 at TCU, TBA Nov. 16 Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 23 Texas, TBA Nov. 30 at Kansas, TBA BOISE ST. Aug. 31 Florida St., 6 p.m.

Sept. 6 Marshall, 8 p.m.

Sept. 14 Portland St., 9:15 p.m.

Sept. 20 Air Force, 8 p.m.

Oct. 5 at UNLV, 9:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 Hawaii, TBA Oct. 19 at BYU, TBA Nov. 2 at San Jose St., 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 Wyoming, TBA Nov. 16 New Mexico, TBA Nov. 23 at Utah St., 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 29 at Colorado St., 2:30 p.m.

BOSTON COLLEGE Aug. 31 Virginia Tech, 3 p.m.

Sept. 7 Richmond, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 13 Kansas, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Rutgers, TBA Sept. 28 Wake Forest, TBA Oct. 5 at Louisville, TBA Oct. 19 NC State, TBA Oct. 26 at Clemson, TBA Nov. 2 at Syracuse, TBA Nov. 9 Florida St., TBA Nov. 23 at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Pittsburgh, TBA BYU Aug. 29 Utah, 9:15 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Tennessee, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 Southern Cal, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Washington, TBA Sept. 28 at Toledo, TBA Oct. 12 at South Florida, TBA Oct. 19 Boise St., TBA Nov. 2 at Utah St., TBA Nov. 9 Liberty, TBA Nov. 16 Idaho St., 2 p.m.

Nov. 23 at UMass, TBA Nov. 30 at San Diego St., 8 p.m.

CALIFORNIA Aug. 31 UC Davis, 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Washington, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 North Texas, 3:15 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Mississippi, TBA Sept. 27 Arizona St., 9:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 at Oregon, TBA Oct. 19 Oregon St., TBA Oct. 26 at Utah, TBA Nov. 9 Washington St., TBA Nov. 16 Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 23 at Stanford, TBA Nov. 30 at UCLA, TBA CINCINNATI Aug. 29 UCLA, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Ohio St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 Miami (Ohio), 11 a.m.

Sept. 28 at Marshall, 4 p.m.

Oct. 4 UCF, 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 at Houston, TBA Oct. 19 Tulsa, TBA Nov. 2 at East Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 UConn, TBA Nov. 16 at South Florida, TBA Nov. 23 Temple, TBA Nov. 29 at Memphis, TBA CLEMSON Aug. 29 Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m.

FO OTBA L L 2 0 1 9 Sept. 14 at Syracuse, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Charlotte, TBA Sept. 28 at North Carolina, TBA Oct. 12 Florida St., TBA Oct. 19 at Louisville, TBA Oct. 26 Boston College, TBA Nov. 2 Wofford, TBA Nov. 9 at NC State, TBA Nov. 16 Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 30 at South Carolina, TBA COLORADO Aug. 30 Colorado St., 9 p.m.

Sept. 7 Nebraska, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Air Force, Noon Sept. 21 at Arizona St., TBA Oct. 5 Arizona, TBA Oct. 11 at Oregon, 9 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Washington St., TBA Oct. 25 Southern Cal, 8 p.m.

Nov. 2 at UCLA, TBA Nov. 9 Stanford, TBA Nov. 23 Washington, TBA Nov. 30 at Utah, TBA COLORADO ST. Aug. 30 Colorado, 9 p.m.

Sept. 7 W. Illinois, 3 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Arkansas, 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 Toledo, TBA Sept. 28 at Utah St., 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 San Diego St., TBA Oct. 11 at New Mexico, 7 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Fresno St., TBA Nov. 2 UNLV, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 16 Air Force, TBA Nov. 22 at Wyoming, 8:30 p.m.

Nov. 29 Boise St., 2:30 p.m.

DUKE Aug. 31 Alabama, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 NC A&T, 5 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Middle Tennessee 6 p.m.

Sept. 27 at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m.

Oct. 5 Pittsburgh, TBA Oct. 12 Georgia Tech, TBA Oct. 19 at Virginia, TBA Oct. 26 at North Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 Notre Dame, TBA Nov. 16 Syracuse, TBA Nov. 23 at Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 30 Miami, TBA EAST CAROLINA Aug. 31 at NC State, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 Gardner-Webb, 5 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Navy, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 William & Mary, TBA Sept. 28 at Old Dominion, 5 p.m.

Oct. 3 Temple, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 at UCF, TBA Oct. 26 South Florida, TBA Nov. 2 Cincinnati, TBA Nov. 9 at SMU, TBA Nov. 23 at UConn, TBA Nov. 30 Tulsa, TBA FLORIDA Aug. 24 Miami, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 UT-Martin, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 Tennessee, TBA Sept. 28 Towson, TBA Oct. 5 Auburn, TBA Oct. 12 at LSU, TBA Oct. 19 at South Carolina, TBA Nov. 2 Georgia, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 Vanderbilt, TBA Nov. 16 at Missouri, TBA Nov. 30 Florida St., TBA FLORIDA ST. Aug. 31 Boise St., 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 La.-Monroe, 4 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Virginia, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Louisville, TBA Sept. 28 NC State, TBA Oct. 12 at Clemson, TBA Oct. 19 at Wake Forest, TBA Oct. 26 Syracuse, TBA Nov. 2 Miami, TBA Nov. 9 at Boston College, TBA Nov. 16 Alabama St., TBA Nov. 30 at Florida, TBA

GEORGIA Aug. 31 at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Murray St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 14 Arkansas St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 Notre Dame, TBA Oct. 5 at Tennessee, TBA Oct. 12 South Carolina, TBA Oct. 19 Kentucky, TBA Nov. 2 Florida, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 Missouri, TBA Nov. 16 at Auburn, TBA Nov. 23 Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 30 at Georgia Tech, TBA GEORGIA TECH Aug. 29 at Clemson, 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 South Florida, 1 p.m.

Sept. 14 The Citadel, 11:30 a.m.

Sept. 28 at Temple, TBA Oct. 5 North Carolina, TBA Oct. 12 at Duke, TBA Oct. 19 at Miami, TBA Nov. 2 Pittsburgh, TBA Nov. 9 at Virginia, TBA Nov. 16 Virginia Tech, TBA Nov. 21 NC State, 7 p.m.

Nov. 30 Georgia, TBA HOUSTON Sept. 1 at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Prairie View, 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 Washington St., 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Tulane, 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 at North Texas, 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 Cincinnati, TBA Oct. 19 at UConn, TBA Oct. 24 SMU, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 2 at UCF, TBA Nov. 16 Memphis, TBA Nov. 23 at Tulsa, TBA Nov. 30 Navy, TBA ILLINOIS Aug. 31 Akron, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 at UConn, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 E. Michigan, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 Nebraska, TBA Oct. 5 at Minnesota, TBA Oct. 12 Michigan, TBA Oct. 19 Wisconsin, 11 a.m.

Oct. 26 at Purdue, TBA Nov. 2 Rutgers, TBA Nov. 9 at Michigan St., TBA Nov. 23 at Iowa, TBA Nov. 30 Northwestern, TBA INDIANA Aug. 31 Ball St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 E. Illinois, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Ohio St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 UConn, TBA Sept. 28 at Michigan St., TBA Oct. 12 Rutgers, 11 a.m.

Oct. 19 at Maryland, TBA Oct. 26 at Nebraska, TBA Nov. 2 Northwestern, TBA Nov. 16 at Penn St., TBA Nov. 23 Michigan, TBA Nov. 30 at Purdue, TBA IOWA Aug. 31 Miami (Ohio), 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Rutgers, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 at Iowa St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 28 Middle Tennessee, TBA Oct. 5 at Michigan, 11 a.m.

Oct. 12 Penn St., TBA Oct. 19 Purdue, 11 a.m.

Oct. 26 at Northwestern, 11 a.m.

Nov. 9 at Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 16 Minnesota, TBA Nov. 23 Illinois, TBA Nov. 29 at Nebraska, 1:30 p.m.

IOWA ST. Aug. 31 N. Iowa, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 Iowa, 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 La.-Monroe, TBA Sept. 28 at Baylor, TBA Oct. 5 TCU, TBA Oct. 12 at West Virginia, TBA Oct. 19 at Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 26 Oklahoma St., TBA

WEDNESDAY, August 28, 2019 Nov. 9 at Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 16 Texas, TBA Nov. 23 Kansas, TBA Nov. 30 at Kansas St., TBA KANSAS Aug. 31 Indiana St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.

Sept. 13 at Boston College, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 West Virginia, TBA Sept. 28 at TCU, TBA Oct. 5 Oklahoma, TBA Oct. 19 at Texas, TBA Oct. 26 Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 2 Kansas St., TBA Nov. 16 at Oklahoma St., TBA Nov. 23 at Iowa St., TBA Nov. 30 Baylor, TBA KANSAS ST. Aug. 31 Nicholls, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 Bowling Green, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 at Mississippi St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 28 at Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 5 Baylor, TBA Oct. 19 TCU, TBA Oct. 26 Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 2 at Kansas, TBA Nov. 9 at Texas, TBA Nov. 16 West Virginia, TBA Nov. 23 at Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 30 Iowa St., TBA KENTUCKY Aug. 31 Toledo, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 E. Michigan, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Florida, 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Mississippi St., TBA Sept. 28 at South Carolina, TBA Oct. 12 Arkansas, TBA Oct. 19 at Georgia, TBA Oct. 26 Missouri, TBA Nov. 9 Tennessee, TBA Nov. 16 at Vanderbilt, TBA Nov. 23 UT-Martin, TBA Nov. 30 Louisville, TBA LOUISVILLE Sept. 2 Notre Dame, 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 E. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 W. Kentucky, 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Florida St., TBA Oct. 5 Boston College, TBA Oct. 12 at Wake Forest, TBA Oct. 19 Clemson, TBA Oct. 26 Virginia, TBA Nov. 9 at Miami, TBA Nov. 16 at NC State, TBA Nov. 23 Syracuse, TBA Nov. 30 at Kentucky, TBA LSU Aug. 31 Georgia Southern, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Texas, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Northwestern St., 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 5 Utah St., TBA Oct. 12 Florida, TBA Oct. 19 at Mississippi St., TBA Oct. 26 Auburn, TBA Nov. 9 at Alabama, TBA Nov. 16 at Mississippi, TBA Nov. 23 Arkansas, TBA Nov. 30 Texas A&M, TBA MARYLAND Aug. 31 Howard, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 Syracuse, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 at Temple, 11 a.m.

Sept. 27 Penn St., 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 at Rutgers, TBA Oct. 12 at Purdue, 11 a.m.

Oct. 19 Indiana, TBA Oct. 26 at Minnesota, TBA Nov. 2 Michigan, 11 a.m.

Nov. 9 at Ohio St., TBA Nov. 23 Nebraska, TBA Nov. 30 at Michigan St., TBA MIAMI Aug. 24 Florida, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 at North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 Bethune-Cookman, 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 Cent. Michigan, TBA

Oct. 5 Virginia Tech, TBA Oct. 11 Virginia, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 Georgia Tech, TBA Oct. 26 at Pittsburgh, TBA Nov. 2 at Florida St., TBA Nov. 9 Louisville, TBA Nov. 23 FIU, 6 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Duke, TBA MICHIGAN Aug. 31 Middle Tennessee, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Army, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 at Wisconsin, 11 a.m.

Sept. 28 Rutgers, TBA Oct. 5 Iowa, 11 a.m.

Oct. 12 at Illinois, TBA Oct. 19 at Penn St., TBA Oct. 26 Notre Dame, TBA Nov. 2 at Maryland, 11 a.m.

Nov. 16 Michigan St., TBA Nov. 23 at Indiana, TBA Nov. 30 Ohio St., 11 a.m.

MICHIGAN ST. Aug. 30 Tulsa, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 W. Michigan, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Arizona St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Northwestern, TBA Sept. 28 Indiana, TBA Oct. 5 at Ohio St., 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 at Wisconsin, TBA Oct. 26 Penn St., TBA Nov. 9 Illinois, TBA Nov. 16 at Michigan, TBA Nov. 23 at Rutgers, TBA Nov. 30 Maryland, TBA MINNESOTA Aug. 29 S. Dakota St., 8 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Fresno St., 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Georgia Southern, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Purdue, TBA Oct. 5 Illinois, TBA Oct. 12 Nebraska, TBA Oct. 19 at Rutgers, TBA Oct. 26 Maryland, TBA Nov. 9 Penn St., TBA Nov. 16 at Iowa, TBA Nov. 23 at Northwestern, TBA Nov. 30 Wisconsin, TBA MISSISSIPPI Aug. 31 at Memphis, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 Arkansas, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 SE Louisiana, 3 p.m.

Sept. 21 California, TBA Sept. 28 at Alabama, TBA Oct. 5 Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 12 at Missouri, TBA Oct. 19 Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 2 at Auburn, TBA Nov. 9 New Mexico St., TBA Nov. 16 LSU, TBA Nov. 28 at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m.

MISSISSIPPI ST. Aug. 31 La.-Lafayette, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 Southern Miss., 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Kansas St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 Kentucky, TBA Sept. 28 at Auburn, TBA Oct. 12 at Tennessee, TBA Oct. 19 LSU, TBA Oct. 26 at Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 2 at Arkansas, TBA Nov. 16 Alabama, TBA Nov. 23 Abilene Christian, TBA Nov. 28 Mississippi, 6:30 p.m.

MISSOURI Aug. 31 at Wyoming, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 West Virginia, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 SE Missouri, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 South Carolina, TBA Oct. 5 Troy, TBA Oct. 12 Mississippi, TBA Oct. 19 at Vanderbilt, TBA Oct. 26 at Kentucky, TBA Nov. 9 at Georgia, TBA Nov. 16 Florida, TBA Nov. 23 Tennessee, TBA Nov. 29 at Arkansas, 1:30 p.m.

Please see NCAA, Page 19

WEDNESDAY, August 28, 2019

NCAA Continued from 18 NAVY Aug. 31 Holy Cross, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 East Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 Air Force, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 at Tulsa, TBA Oct. 19 South Florida, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 26 Tulane, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 1 at UConn, 7 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 23 SMU, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Houston, TBA Dec. 14 Army, 2 p.m.

NC STATE Aug. 31 East Carolina, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 W. Carolina, 11:30 a.m.

Sept. 14 at West Virginia, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 Ball St., TBA Sept. 28 at Florida St., TBA Oct. 10 Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Boston College, TBA Nov. 2 at Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 9 Clemson, TBA Nov. 16 Louisville, TBA Nov. 21 at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.

Nov. 30 North Carolina, TBA NEBRASKA Aug. 31 South Alabama, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 at Colorado, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 N. Illinois, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Illinois, TBA Sept. 28 Ohio St., TBA Oct. 5 Northwestern, TBA Oct. 12 at Minnesota, TBA Oct. 26 Indiana, TBA Nov. 2 at Purdue, TBA Nov. 16 Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 23 at Maryland, TBA Nov. 29 Iowa, 1:30 p.m.

NORTH CAROLINA Aug. 31 South Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Miami, 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 at Wake Forest, 5 p.m.

Sept. 21 Appalachian St., TBA Sept. 28 Clemson, TBA Oct. 5 at Georgia Tech, TBA Oct. 19 at Virginia Tech, TBA Oct. 26 Duke, TBA Nov. 2 Virginia, TBA Nov. 14 at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Nov. 23 Mercer, TBA Nov. 30 at NC State, TBA NORTH TEXAS Aug. 31 Abilene Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 at SMU, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 at California, 3:15 p.m.

Sept. 21 UTSA, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 Houston, 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 at Southern Miss., 6 p.m.

Oct. 19 Middle Tennessee, 3 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Charlotte, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 2 UTEP, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Rice, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 UAB, 3 p.m.

NORTHWESTERN Aug. 31 at Stanford, 3 p.m.

Sept. 14 UNLV, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Michigan St., TBA Sept. 28 at Wisconsin, TBA Oct. 5 at Nebraska, TBA Oct. 18 Ohio St., 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 26 Iowa, 11 a.m.

Nov. 2 at Indiana, TBA Nov. 9 Purdue, TBA Nov. 16 UMass, TBA Nov. 23 Minnesota, TBA Nov. 30 at Illinois, TBA NOTRE DAME Sept. 2 at Louisville, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 New Mexico, 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Georgia, TBA

Sept. 28 Virginia, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 Bowling Green, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 Southern Cal, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Michigan, TBA Nov. 2 Virginia Tech, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 at Duke, TBA Nov. 16 Navy, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 23 Boston College, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Stanford, TBA OHIO ST. Aug. 31 FAU, 11 a.m.

Sept. 7 Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 at Indiana, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 Miami (Ohio), TBA Sept. 28 at Nebraska, TBA Oct. 5 Michigan St., 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 18 at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 26 Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 9 Maryland, TBA Nov. 16 at Rutgers, TBA Nov. 23 Penn St., TBA Nov. 30 at Michigan, 11 a.m.

OKLAHOMA Sept. 1 Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 South Dakota, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 at UCLA, 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 5 at Kansas, TBA Oct. 12 Texas, 11 a.m.

Oct. 19 West Virginia, TBA Oct. 26 at Kansas St., TBA Nov. 9 Iowa St., TBA Nov. 16 at Baylor, TBA Nov. 23 TCU, TBA Nov. 30 at Oklahoma St., TBA OKLAHOMA ST. Aug. 30 at Oregon St., 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 McNeese St., 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Tulsa, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Texas, TBA Sept. 28 Kansas St., TBA Oct. 5 at Texas Tech, TBA Oct. 19 Baylor, TBA Oct. 26 at Iowa St., TBA Nov. 2 TCU, TBA Nov. 16 Kansas, TBA Nov. 23 at West Virginia, TBA Nov. 30 Oklahoma, TBA OREGON Aug. 31 Auburn, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Nevada, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Montana, 9:45 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Stanford, TBA Oct. 5 California, TBA Oct. 11 Colorado, 9 p.m.

Oct. 19 at Washington, TBA Oct. 26 Washington St., TBA Nov. 2 at Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 16 Arizona, TBA Nov. 23 at Arizona St., TBA Nov. 30 Oregon St., TBA OREGON ST. Aug. 30 Oklahoma St., 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Hawaii, 10:59 p.m.

Sept. 14 Cal Poly, 3:15 p.m.

Sept. 28 Stanford, TBA Oct. 5 at UCLA, TBA Oct. 12 Utah, TBA Oct. 19 at California, TBA Nov. 2 at Arizona, TBA Nov. 8 Washington, 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 16 Arizona St., TBA Nov. 23 at Washington St., TBA Nov. 30 at Oregon, TBA PENN ST. Aug. 31 Idaho, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.

Sept. 27 at Maryland, 7 p.m.

Oct. 5 Purdue, 11 a.m.

Oct. 12 at Iowa, TBA Oct. 19 Michigan, TBA Oct. 26 at Michigan St., TBA Nov. 9 at Minnesota, TBA Nov. 16 Indiana, TBA Nov. 23 at Ohio St., TBA Nov. 30 Rutgers, TBA

FO OTBA L L 2 0 1 9 PITTSBURGH Aug. 31 Virginia, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Ohio, 10 a.m.

Sept. 14 at Penn St., 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 UCF, TBA Sept. 28 Delaware, TBA Oct. 5 at Duke, TBA Oct. 18 at Syracuse, 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 Miami, TBA Nov. 2 at Georgia Tech, TBA Nov. 14 North Carolina, 7 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Virginia Tech, TBA Nov. 30 Boston College, TBA PURDUE Aug. 30 at Nevada, 8:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Vanderbilt, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 TCU, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 Minnesota, TBA Oct. 5 at Penn St., 11 a.m.

Oct. 12 Maryland, 11 a.m.

Oct. 19 at Iowa, 11 a.m.

Oct. 26 Illinois, TBA Nov. 2 Nebraska, TBA Nov. 9 at Northwestern, TBA Nov. 23 at Wisconsin, TBA Nov. 30 Indiana, TBA RICE Aug. 30 at Army, 5 p.m.

Sept. 6 Wake Forest, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 Texas, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 Baylor, 6 p.m.

Sept. 28 Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m.

Oct. 5 at UAB, TBA Oct. 19 at UTSA, 5 p.m.

Oct. 26 Southern Miss., Noon Nov. 2 Marshall, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 16 at Mid. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 23 North Texas, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 at UTEP, 2 p.m.

SMU Aug. 31 at Arkansas St., 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 North Texas, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 Texas St., 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 at TCU, TBA Sept. 28 at South Florida, TBA Oct. 5 Tulsa, TBA Oct. 19 Temple, TBA Oct. 24 at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Memphis, TBA Nov. 9 East Carolina, TBA Nov. 23 at Navy, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 Tulane, TBA SOUTH CAROLINA Aug. 31 North Carolina, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Charleston Southern, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 Alabama, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Missouri, TBA Sept. 28 Kentucky, TBA Oct. 12 at Georgia, TBA Oct. 19 Florida, TBA Oct. 26 at Tennessee, TBA Nov. 2 Vanderbilt, TBA Nov. 9 Appalachian St., TBA Nov. 16 at Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 30 Clemson, TBA SOUTHERN CAL Aug. 31 Fresno St., 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Stanford, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 at BYU, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 20 Utah, 8 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Washington, TBA Oct. 12 at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 19 Arizona, TBA Oct. 25 at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Nov. 2 Oregon, TBA Nov. 9 at Arizona St., TBA Nov. 16 at California, TBA Nov. 23 UCLA, TBA STANFORD Aug. 31 Northwestern, 3 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Southern Cal, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 at UCF, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Oregon, TBA Sept. 28 at Oregon St., TBA Oct. 5 Washington, TBA Oct. 17 UCLA, 8 p.m.

Oct. 26 Arizona, TBA Nov. 9 at Colorado, TBA

Nov. 16 at Washington St., TBA Nov. 23 California, TBA Nov. 30 Notre Dame, TBA TCU Aug. 31 Ark.-Pine Bluff, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Purdue, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 SMU, TBA Sept. 28 Kansas, TBA Oct. 5 at Iowa St., TBA Oct. 19 at Kansas St., TBA Oct. 26 Texas, TBA Nov. 2 at Oklahoma St., TBA Nov. 9 Baylor, TBA Nov. 16 at Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 23 at Oklahoma, TBA Nov. 29 West Virginia, 2:30 p.m.

TENNESSEE Aug. 31 Georgia St., 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 BYU, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 Chattanooga, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 at Florida, TBA Oct. 5 Georgia, TBA Oct. 12 Mississippi St., TBA Oct. 19 at Alabama, TBA Oct. 26 South Carolina, TBA Nov. 2 UAB, TBA Nov. 9 at Kentucky, TBA Nov. 23 at Missouri, TBA Nov. 30 Vanderbilt, TBA TEXAS Aug. 31 Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 LSU, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Rice, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 5 at West Virginia, TBA Oct. 12 Oklahoma, 11 a.m.

Oct. 19 Kansas, TBA Oct. 26 at TCU, TBA Nov. 9 Kansas St., TBA Nov. 16 at Iowa St., TBA Nov. 23 at Baylor, TBA Nov. 29 Texas Tech, 11 a.m.

TEXAS A&M Aug. 29 Texas St., 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Clemson, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Lamar, 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 Auburn, TBA Sept. 28 Arkansas, TBA Oct. 12 Alabama, TBA Oct. 19 at Mississippi, TBA Oct. 26 Mississippi St., TBA Nov. 2 UTSA, TBA Nov. 16 South Carolina, TBA Nov. 23 at Georgia, TBA Nov. 30 at LSU, TBA TEXAS ST. Aug. 29 at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 Wyoming, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 at SMU, 6 p.m.

Sept. 21 Georgia St., TBA Sept. 28 Nicholls, 6 p.m.

Oct. 10 La.-Monroe, 8:15 p.m.

Oct. 26 at Arkansas St., 6 p.m.

Nov. 2 at La.-Lafayette, TBA Nov. 9 South Alabama, TBA Nov. 16 Troy, TBA Nov. 23 at Appalachian St., 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Coastal Carolina, TBA TEXAS TECH Aug. 31 Montana St., 3 p.m.

Sept. 7 UTEP, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Oklahoma, TBA Oct. 5 Oklahoma St., TBA Oct. 12 at Baylor, TBA Oct. 19 Iowa St., TBA Oct. 26 at Kansas, TBA Nov. 9 at West Virginia, TBA Nov. 16 TCU, TBA Nov. 23 Kansas St., TBA Nov. 29 at Texas, 11 a.m.

TULSA Aug. 30 at Michigan St., 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 at San Jose St., 8 p.m.

Sept. 14 Oklahoma St., 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Wyoming, TBA Oct. 5 at SMU, TBA Oct. 12 Navy, TBA

TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM / 19 Oct. 19 at Cincinnati, TBA Oct. 26 Memphis, TBA Nov. 2 at Tulane, TBA Nov. 8 UCF, 6 p.m.

Nov. 23 Houston, TBA Nov. 30 at East Carolina, TBA UCF Aug. 29 Florida A&M, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 at FAU, 6 p.m.

Sept. 14 Stanford, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Pittsburgh, TBA Sept. 28 UConn, TBA Oct. 4 at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 East Carolina, TBA Oct. 26 at Temple, TBA Nov. 2 Houston, TBA Nov. 8 at Tulsa, 6 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Tulane, TBA Nov. 29 South Florida, TBA UCLA Aug. 29 at Cincinnati, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 San Diego St., 3:15 p.m.

Sept. 14 Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 at Washington St., TBA Sept. 28 at Arizona, TBA Oct. 5 Oregon St., TBA Oct. 17 at Stanford, 8 p.m.

Oct. 26 Arizona St., TBA Nov. 2 Colorado, TBA Nov. 16 at Utah, TBA Nov. 23 at Southern Cal, TBA Nov. 30 California, TBA UTAH Aug. 29 at BYU, 9:15 p.m.

Sept. 7 N. Illinois, Noon Sept. 14 Idaho St., 3:15 p.m.

Sept. 20 at Southern Cal, 8 p.m.

Sept. 28 Washington St., TBA Oct. 12 at Oregon St., TBA Oct. 19 Arizona St., TBA Oct. 26 California, TBA Nov. 2 at Washington, TBA Nov. 16 UCLA, TBA Nov. 23 at Arizona, TBA Nov. 30 Colorado, TBA UTEP Aug. 31 Houston Baptist, 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

Sept. 21 Nevada, 7 p.m.

Sept. 28 at Southern Miss., 6 p.m.

Oct. 5 UTSA, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 at FIU, 6 p.m.

Oct. 26 Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m.

Nov. 2 at North Texas, 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 Charlotte, 2 p.m.

Nov. 16 at UAB, TBA Nov. 23 at New Mexico St., 3 p.m.

Nov. 30 Rice, 2 p.m.

UTSA Aug. 31 Incarnate Word, 5 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Baylor, 3 p.m.

Sept. 14 Army, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at North Texas, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 5 at UTEP, 7 p.m.

Oct. 12 UAB, 5 p.m.

Oct. 19 Rice, 5 p.m.

Nov. 2 at Texas A&M, TBA Nov. 9 at Old Dominion, 1 p.m.

Nov. 16 Southern Miss., 5 p.m.

Nov. 23 FAU, 5 p.m.

Nov. 30 at Louisiana Tech, 2:30 p.m.

VANDERBILT Aug. 31 Georgia, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Purdue, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 LSU, TBA Sept. 28 N. Illinois, TBA Oct. 5 at Mississippi, TBA Oct. 12 UNLV, TBA Oct. 19 Missouri, TBA Nov. 2 at South Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 at Florida, TBA Nov. 16 Kentucky, TBA Nov. 23 ETSU, TBA Nov. 30 at Tennessee, TBA VIRGINIA Aug. 31 at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 6 William & Mary, 7 p.m.

Sept. 14 Florida St., 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Old Dominion, TBA Sept. 28 at Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 11 at Miami, 7 p.m.

Oct. 19 Duke, TBA Oct. 26 at Louisville, TBA Nov. 2 at North Carolina, TBA Nov. 9 Georgia Tech, TBA Nov. 23 Liberty, TBA Nov. 29 Virginia Tech, TBA VIRGINIA TECH Aug. 31 at Boston College, 3 p.m.

Sept. 7 Old Dominion, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 Furman, 11 a.m.

Sept. 27 Duke, 6 p.m.

Oct. 5 at Miami, TBA Oct. 12 Rhode Island, TBA Oct. 19 North Carolina, TBA Nov. 2 at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 Wake Forest, TBA Nov. 16 at Georgia Tech, TBA Nov. 23 Pittsburgh, TBA Nov. 29 at Virginia, TBA WAKE FOREST Aug. 30 Utah St., 7 p.m.

Sept. 6 at Rice, 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 North Carolina, 5 p.m.

Sept. 21 Elon, TBA Sept. 28 at Boston College, TBA Oct. 12 Louisville, TBA Oct. 19 Florida St., TBA Nov. 2 NC State, TBA Nov. 9 at Virginia Tech, TBA Nov. 16 at Clemson, TBA Nov. 23 Duke, TBA Nov. 30 at Syracuse, TBA WASHINGTON Aug. 31 E. Washington, 2 p.m.

Sept. 7 California, 9:30 p.m.

Sept. 14 Hawaii, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 at BYU, TBA Sept. 28 Southern Cal, TBA Oct. 5 at Stanford, TBA Oct. 12 at Arizona, TBA Oct. 19 Oregon, TBA Nov. 2 Utah, TBA Nov. 8 at Oregon St., 9:30 p.m.

Nov. 23 at Colorado, TBA Nov. 29 Washington St., 3 p.m.

WASHINGTON ST. Aug. 31 New Mexico St., 9 p.m.

Sept. 7 N. Colorado, 4 p.m.

Sept. 13 Houston, , 8:15 p.m.

Sept. 21 UCLA, TBA Sept. 28 at Utah, TBA Oct. 12 at Arizona St., TBA Oct. 19 Colorado, TBA Oct. 26 at Oregon, TBA Nov. 9 at California, TBA Nov. 16 Stanford, TBA Nov. 23 Oregon St., TBA Nov. 29 at Washington, 3 p.m.

WEST VIRGINIA Aug. 31 James Madison, 1 p.m.

Sept. 7 at Missouri, 11 a.m.

Sept. 14 NC State, 11 a.m.

Sept. 21 at Kansas, TBA Oct. 5 Texas, TBA Oct. 12 Iowa St., TBA Oct. 19 at Oklahoma, TBA Oct. 31 at Baylor, 7 p.m.

Nov. 9 Texas Tech, TBA Nov. 16 at Kansas St., TBA Nov. 23 Oklahoma St., TBA Nov. 29 at TCU, 2:30 p.m.

WISCONSIN Aug. 30 at South Florida, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 Cent. Michigan, 2:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 Michigan, 11 a.m.

Sept. 28 Northwestern, TBA Oct. 5 Kent St., TBA Oct. 12 Michigan St., TBA Oct. 19 at Illinois, 11 a.m.

Oct. 26 at Ohio St., TBA Nov. 9 Iowa, TBA Nov. 16 at Nebraska, TBA Nov. 23 Purdue, TBA Nov. 30 at Minnesota, TBA

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A&M Continued from 7

prove ourselves and do the things we have to do, but I definitely think we’re on that track.”

The Aggies open the season at home Thursday against Texas State.

Mond’s maturity The Aggies are eager to see what quarterback Kellen Mond can do in his third season after starting every game last year.

Fisher said Mond, who appeared in 11 games with eight starts as a freshman, has matured exponentially in the year they’ve worked together. Mond now has such a firm grip of Fisher’s offense that he isn’t just learning from his coach but also sharing his opinions on how he and his teammates can improve.

“He understands how we’re attacking things now,” Fisher said. “That’s allowing him to transition into putting his personality and demeanor on the other players. It’s hard to do that when you’re still battling for a job yourself and proving yourself. From that standpoint, he’s grown tremendously.”

That doesn’t mean that Fisher is going easy on his 20-year-old quarterback.

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Keeping Ehlinger upright Texas’ junior quarterback is a tough, gritty player but not the most durable, missing most of two games last season because of shoulder and neck injuries. Texas won both because it had experienced backup Shane Buechele to step in. Buechele has since transferred to SMU and another top

“He’s always going to continue to push me,” Mond said. “That constant pressure, I might as well get use to and it’s going to help me continue to grow.”

Mond threw for 3,107 yards with 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions last season after finishing with 1,375 yards with eight touchdowns and six interceptions as a freshman.

Replacing Williams The Aggies have an opening at running back after Trayveon Williams left for the NFL after running for 1,524 yards and 15 touchdowns last season. Though he isn’t where Fisher wants him to be yet, sophomore Jashaun Corbin will begin the season as the starter. He had 346 yards rushing and a touchdown last season.

“He still has to prove himself and there’s things he needs to do to get to that level,” Fisher said. “Jashaun’s out in front, but there’s a considerable group of guys behind him that can do a lot of things.”

Celebrating 125 Texas A&M will celebrate its 125th year of football this season. To commemorate the anniversary, the Aggies will have special logos on their helmets and the same logos will be placed at the 25yard lines at Kyle Field and at the entrance of the team’s locker room.

backup, Cameron Rising, transferred to Utah. That leaves untested redshirt freshman Casey Thompson as the guy behind Ehlinger when needed. Given Ehlinger’s history, expect him to be called on.

Secondary target Big wide receiver Collin Johnson is Ehlinger’s favorite target, but it will be 5-foot-11 Devin Duvernay who could produce the biggest plays. The Longhorns were the only Power Five team without a

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Baylor Continued from 8

Brewer still has proven targets in Mims and Chris Platt, who this year was granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA for an injury-shortened junior season in 2017 when he had five TDs in four games. Mims had 1,087 yards receiving in 2017 then had eight TDs last season for the second year in a row.

“I feel like this (receivers) group is going to be a real good group,” Mims said. “We’ve got a lot of a young talent, and we’ve got a lot of people that haven’t gotten the chance to show that they can do something.”

Boogie Barnes After a full scrimmage last spring, sophomore cornerback Kalon Barnes shed his pads, went to the school’s track facility and won a 100-meter race with a time of 10.29 seconds.

“He’s a special, special person,” Rhule said. “Kalon at corner has really developed where he has a chance to maybe be a big-time player.”

Hosting the favorites Four-time defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma and Texas are considered by

50-yard play from scrimmage last season. Herman wants Duvernay to get more chances to change that.

Duvernay caught 41 passes last season without a drop and scored four touchdowns.

Finding cornerbacks Texas is confident it has the depth to make up for lost experience on the defensive line. A bigger concern is the secondary after losing both starting cornerbacks.

Jalen Green and Anthony Cook get the first crack at stepping in and

will be pressed to deliver in what could be a weak spot for 2019.

Running for 1,000 Texas has had a 1,000-yard rusher just once since 2007 and that came in a losing season in 2016. Keontay Ingram was Texas’ top rusher in 2018 with 731 yards and averaged 5 yards per carry. The sophomore came to training camp at 225 pounds — 25 more than his freshman season — and Herman said he is still running faster than a year

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most as the league’s top two teams again.

Iowa State also is getting notice. Baylor plays all three of those Big 12 favorites at home. The Cyclones are in Waco for the Big 12 opener Sept. 28. The Sooners and Longhorns visit on consecutive Saturdays in November.

Sharing his anniversary Rhule took 15 Baylor seniors to Philadelphia for an NFL summit this summer, and his wife was on a trip that fell on a pretty significant date.

“Me and my wife’s 20th anniversary, and she was having dinner with 15 football players,” Rhule said. “That’s how special she is.”

Former Owl Ed Foley spent the past 11 seasons as a Temple assistant coach and twice was the Owls’ interim coach, including for a bowl game at the end of the 2016 season after Rhule was hired by Baylor. Foley, who was an assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator for Rhule there, is now at Baylor as an analyst.

“I’ve offered Ed a job to come to Baylor every year since I’ve left,” Rhule said.

“He’s just another person that I know will tell when I’m going down the wrong path. I trust Ed, and I think he’ll bring a lot to us from a football perspective.”

ago. A productive running game would help protect Ehlinger from wear and tear.

Hail Herman The program is all-in on Herman, even the fans. That wasn’t the case after season-opening losses in 2017 and 2018. But after 10 wins and the Sugar Bowl victory, Herman got a two-year contract extension through 2023 and season ticket sales were soaring near the school record of 62,500 set in 2010.

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home against cross-Metroplex rival SMU. In matchups with the two preseason favorties for the Big 12 title, the Horned Frogs host Texas but must travel to Oklahoma.

Several QB options Alex Delton is the most experienced TCU quarterback, though the graduate transfer’s six starts came the past two seasons at Kansas State. Mike Collins, a former Penn transfer, started four games last year as a sophomore before a right ankle injury late in the season. There are also two highly touted freshmen. Dual-threat QB Justin Rogers got one series in the bowl game, and Max Duggan was an early enrollee who took part in spring practice. The NCAA denied Texas native and Ohio State transfer Matthew Baldwin from being eligible to play immediately this season.

Facing discipline Running back Sewo Olonilua, who set a school bowl record with 194 yards rushing in the Cheez-It Bowl, was arrested in May on possible drug charges.

Preseason practice started with the case still pending in Walker County. Patterson

FO OTBA L L 2 0 1 9 said Olonilua would practice and that there would be discipline from TCU “no matter how his deal turns out.”

“The kid graduated in four years. He’s been good here. Screwed up,” the coach said. “Always a price one way or another that has to be paid.”

Full season TCU limited defensive end Ochaun Mathis to four games last season so the freshman could keep a year of eligibility.

The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Mathis now gets a chance to have a big impact. LJ Collier and Ben Banogu, last year’s starting ends, went in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.

Not what you think The team motto “Earn the Chip” has nothing to do with the Frogs having a chip on their shoulder.

“Earn the right to wear purple and the black,” Patterson clarified, saying that about 700 players have been through the program since he arrived as defensive coordinator 22 years ago. Former Frogs such as Pro Football Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson are in their 40s. Clips of former players and standout moments have been featured this preseason to show “what it means to play and be at TCU.”

Tech Continued from 10

Washington said of Wells. “If he says he’s going to do something, he’s going to do it, and he means it. He’s very consistent in everything he does. We’re not getting mixed messages, like within the staff.”

The Red Raiders will play their first game under Wells at home Saturday against Montana State. Their Big 12 opener is Sept. 28 at Oklahoma, which won the league title the last four seasons.

QB junkie Wells described sophomore quarterback Alan Bowman as a football junkie. Bowman was the first player Wells met after touching down in Lubbock, and the quarterback immediately wanted to watch video of Utah State and what the Aggies did on offense. As a true freshman last season, Bowman completed 69 percent of his passes (227 of 327) for 2,638 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions, including a 605-yard game with five TDs against Houston. He missed four games because of a collapsed lung.

“Completely cleared, healthy,” Wells said. “I respect his grind. He’s got a great attitude. I think Alan’s better days are

TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM / 21 ahead of him. He’s talented.”

Grad help Four graduate transfers — Utah running back Armand Shyne, Louisiana-Monroe receiver RJ Turner, Penn State defensive back Zech McPhearson and Cal linebacker Evan Rambo — could impact Wells’ first season.

“My expectations first and foremost from them is that they come in and help solidify our culture,” Wells said.

“They’re all young men that I respect the programs that they came from and the job that they had done.”

Receiver McLane Mannix, a Texas native and transfer from Nevada, obtained an NCAA waiver to play immediately as a junior.

Not always in tight While Wells utilizes a tight end on offense, that player won’t always line up right next to a tackle.

“You’re going to see our guys flex out, where it looks like a wide receiver and wide receiver formations. You’re going to see him in line, in the backfield,” Wells said. “They’re multi-facetted guys.

They’ve got to be extremely smart, be able to run, be graceful, catch balls. Hopefully, they’re speed mismatches for linebacker and size mismatches for safeties.”

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Elliott’s holdout clouds Cowboys’ high hopes

By SCHUYLER DIXON ASSOCIATED PRESS

FRISCO — Ezekiel Elliott has everything on hold for the Dallas Cowboys.

The running back’s holdout clouds the expectations for a franchise longing to return to the Super Bowl for the first time since the last of five championships nearly 25 years ago.

The Cowboys have a fourthyear quarterback with two NFC East titles in Dak Prescott, a receiver ready to show what production for a full season looks like in Amari Cooper, and a defense with an established star in

pass rusher DeMarcus Lawrence and two emerging ones in linebackers Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch.

Oh, and tight end Jason Witten came out of retirement in part because he thought the Cowboys could make the Super Bowl run that eluded him for 15 years before he tried broadcasting for a season.

Elliott’s teammates believe their two-time NFL rushing champion will return before the opener Sept. 8 at home against the New York Giants. However, the point at which his absence really matters is now measured in days instead of weeks.

“My gosh, look what he’s done

in his time in the NFL,” said Witten, the franchise leader in catches and yards receiving. “And you’re not the same when someone like that’s not on the field. No excuses.

You’ve got to go find ways, different ways to do it.”

Elliott wants a new contract with two years remaining on the rookie deal signed after the Cowboys drafted him fourth overall in 2016. While Prescott was the NFL offensive rookie of the year during their first season together, Dallas has an offense built around its primary runner.

“The game is certainly different when Zeke is with us,” said center Travis Frederick, who is back

after missing last season with a nerve disorder. “But it’s our job to do what we do no matter what the situation is. I think that it probably changes things a little bit, makes all our jobs a little bit harder.”

Rookie running back Tony Pollard, a fourth-round pick, was impressive early in the preseason.

Alfred Morris, Elliott’s primary backup two years ago, is back and Dallas also drafted Mike Weber Jr. Prescott is 32-16 and coming off his first playoff victory and hopes to get past the divisional round after falling short twice.

“Each and every year, you have confidence and you say this is the year, say that we’ve got a great

team,” said Prescott, whose contract is also an issue, along with Cooper, with both in the final year of their rookie deals. “But looking around at this team, the roster that we have, the talent, the leaders that we have, it’s to win and it’s to win everything.”

Lawrence (shoulder) and cornerback Byron Jones (hip) missed the offseason following surgeries but are expected to be ready by Week 1. Lawrence came off the physically unable to perform list in the fourth week of camp. Safety Xavier Woods had a strong camp after Dallas decided not to pay big money for a free agent.

Watson ready to take next step for Texans

By KRISTIE RIEKEN ASSOCIATED PRESS

HOUSTON — As Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien prepared for his third season with Deshaun Watson, he was asked what he likes best about his star quarterback.

O’Brien paused for a few seconds to ponder the query but still couldn’t land on just one quality he values most in Watson.

“There’s a lot of good things,” O’Brien said. “He’s got really good poise. He’s a smart guy.

He’s a very accurate passer. He throws a great deep ball. He knows our offense really well,

works hard at it. He’s just an awesome guy to coach.”

O’Brien and the Texans are counting on Watson to take another step forward after he threw for 4,165 yards and 26 touchdowns last season to help Houston win the AFC South title before losing to the Colts in the playoffs’ wild-card round. Watson started every game in 2018 after playing just seven games as a rookie because of a knee injury.

Now that Watson is comfortable in O’Brien’s offense, he’s looking to fine tune things he believes will help the offense run smoother.

“The biggest thing now is being

as detailed as I can, knowing that each play matters, regardless of what quarter it’s in,” he said. “It’s about being able to take advantage of the open plays, being able to take advantage of scoring touchdowns, little things like that.

“In that fourth quarter, as you see in every NFL game, it’s rare where you have a team that’s blowing out (the opponent).

Every week is a test and it comes down to that last drive or a twominute situation.”

The Texans are focused on better protecting Watson after he was sacked an NFL-leading 62 times last season.

He’ll play behind a revamped

line that looks for veteran left tackle Matt Kalil to return from injury to anchor the group and expects a solid season from right tackle Seantrel Henderson after he broke his ankle in Week 1 of 2018. Houston also needs tackle Tytus Howard to contribute immediately after selecting him with the 23rd overall pick in this year’s draft.

DeAndre Hopkins ranked third in the NFL with a career-high 1,572 yards receiving last season but isn’t worried about surpassing those numbers or setting any statistical goals for himself. The three-time Pro Bowler is focused on only one goal as he enters his

seventh season.

“Everybody who plays football should have their goal to win championships,” he said. “If you don’t, then there’s no need to come to practice. I feel like that’s the mindset of every football player, not just mine.”

Three-time NFL defensive player of the year J.J. Watt returns after a comeback season in which he earned All-Pro honors with 61 tackles, led the AFC with 16 sacks and forced a career-high seven fumbles. It was his fourth season with at least 15 sacks, which ranks second in NFL history behind Hall of Famer Reggie White, who had five.

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NFL Schedules Arizona Cardinals Sept. 8 Detroit, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Baltimore, Noon Sept. 22 Carolina, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 29 Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 6 at Cincinnati, Noon Oct. 13 Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 20 at N.Y. Giants, Noon Oct. 27 at New Orleans, Noon Oct. 31 San Francisco, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Tampa Bay, Noon Nov. 17 at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 24 BYE Dec. 1 L.A. Rams, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 8 Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 15 Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 22 at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 29 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m.

Atlanta Falcons Sept. 8 at Minnesota, Noon Sept. 15 Philadelphia, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Indianapolis, Noon Sept. 29 Tennessee, Noon Oct. 6 at Houston, Noon Oct. 13 at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 20 L.A. Rams, Noon Oct. 27 Seattle, Noon Nov. 3 BYE Nov. 10 at New Orleans, Noon Nov. 17 at Carolina, Noon Nov. 24 Tampa Bay, Noon Nov. 28 New Orleans, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 8 Carolina, Noon Dec. 15 at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 22 Jacksonville, Noon Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay, Noon Baltimore Ravens Sept. 8 at Miami, Noon Sept. 15 Arizona, Noon Sept. 22 at Kansas City, Noon Sept. 29 Cleveland, Noon Oct. 6 at Pittsburgh, Noon Oct. 13 Cincinnati, Noon Oct. 20 at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 27 BYE Nov. 3 New England, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Cincinnati, Noon Nov. 17 Houston, Noon Nov. 25 at L.A. Rams, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 1 San Francisco, Noon Dec. 8 at Buffalo, Noon Dec. 12 N.Y. Jets, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 22 at Cleveland, Noon Dec. 29 Pittsburgh, Noon Buffalo Bills Sept. 8 at N.Y. Jets, Noon Sept. 15 at N.Y. Giants, Noon Sept. 22 Cincinnati, Noon Sept. 29 New England, Noon Oct. 6 at Tennessee, Noon Oct. 13 BYE Oct. 20 Miami, Noon Oct. 27 Philadelphia, Noon Nov. 3 Washington, Noon Nov. 10 at Cleveland, Noon Nov. 17 at Miami, Noon Nov. 24 Denver, Noon Nov. 28 at Dallas, 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 8 Baltimore, Noon Dec. 15 at Pittsburgh, Noon Dec. 21 or 22 at New England, TBD Dec. 29 N.Y. Jets, Noon Carolina Panthers Sept. 8 L.A. Rams, Noon Sept. 12 Tampa Bay, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 29 at Houston, Noon Oct. 6 Jacksonville, Noon Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay, 9:30 a.m Oct. 20 BYE Oct. 27 at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 3 Tennessee, Noon Nov. 10 at Green Bay, Noon Nov. 17 Atlanta, Noon Nov. 24 at New Orleans, Noon Dec. 1 Washington, Noon Dec. 8 at Atlanta, Noon Dec. 15 Seattle, Noon Dec. 22 at Indianapolis, Noon Dec. 29 New Orleans, Noon Chicago Bears Sept. 5 Green Bay, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 23 at Washington, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 29 Minnesota, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 6 vs. Oakland, Noon Oct. 13 BYE Oct. 20 New Orleans, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 27 L.A. Chargers, Noon Nov. 3 at Philadelphia, Noon Nov. 10 Detroit, Noon Nov. 17 at L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 24 N.Y. Giants, Noon Nov. 28 at Detroit, 11:30 a.m.

Dec. 5 Dallas, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Green Bay, Noon Dec. 22 Kansas City, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 29 at Minnesota, Noon Cincinnati Bengals Sept. 8 at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 15 San Francisco, Noon Sept. 22 at Buffalo, Noon Sept. 30 at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 6 Arizona, Noon Oct. 13 at Baltimore, Noon Oct. 20 Jacksonville, Noon Oct. 27 vs. L.A. Rams, Noon Nov. 3 BYE Nov. 10 Baltimore, Noon Nov. 17 at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 24 Pittsburgh, Noon Dec. 1 N.Y. Jets, Noon Dec. 8 at Cleveland, Noon Dec. 15 New England, Noon Dec. 22 at Miami, Noon Dec. 29 Cleveland, Noon Cleveland Browns Sept. 8 Tennessee, Noon Sept. 16 at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 22 L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 29 at Baltimore, Noon Oct. 7 at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 13 Seattle, Noon Oct. 20 BYE Oct. 27 at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 10 Buffalo, Noon Nov. 14 Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 24 Miami, Noon Dec. 1 at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 8 Cincinnati, Noon Dec. 15 at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 22 Baltimore, Noon Dec. 29 at Cincinnati, Noon Dallas Cowboys Sept. 8 N.Y. Giants, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Washington, Noon Sept. 22 Miami, Noon Sept. 29 at New Orleans, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 6 Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 13 at N.Y. Jets, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 20 Philadelphia, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 27 BYE Nov. 4 at N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 10 Minnesota, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 17 at Detroit, Noon Nov. 24 at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 28 Buffalo, 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 5 at Chicago, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 15 L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 22 at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 29 Washington, Noon Denver Broncos Sept. 9 at Oakland, 9:20 p.m.

Sept. 15 Chicago, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Green Bay, Noon Sept. 29 Jacksonville, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 6 at L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 13 Tennessee, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 17 Kansas City, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Indianapolis, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 3 Cleveland, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 10 BYE Nov. 17 at Minnesota, Noon Nov. 24 at Buffalo, Noon Dec. 1 L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Houston, Noon Dec. 15 at Kansas City, Noon Dec. 21 or 22 Detroit, TBD Dec. 29 Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Detroit Lions Sept. 8 at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 15 L.A. Chargers, Noon Sept. 22 at Philadelphia Noon Sept. 29 Kansas City, Noon Oct. 6 BYE Oct. 14 at Green Bay, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 20 Minnesota, Noon Oct. 27 N.Y. Giants, Noon Nov. 3 at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 10 at Chicago, Noon

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Dec. 8 at Minnesota, Noon Dec. 15 Tampa Bay, Noon Dec. 21 or 22 at Denver, TBD Dec. 29 Green Bay, Noon Green Bay Packers Sept. 5 at Chicago, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 15 Minnesota, Noon Sept. 22 Denver, Noon Sept. 26 Philadelphia, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 6 at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 14 Detroit, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 20 Oakland, Noon Oct. 27 at Kansas City, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 3 at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 10 Carolina, Noon Nov. 17 BYE Nov. 24 at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 1 at N.Y. Giants, Noon Dec. 8 Washington, Noon Dec. 15 Chicago, Noon Dec. 23 at Minnesota, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 29 at Detroit, Noon Houston Texans Sept. 9 at New Orleans, 6:10 p.m.

Sept. 15 Jacksonville, Noon Sept. 22 at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 29 Carolina, Noon Oct. 6 Atlanta, Noon Oct. 13 at Kansas City, Noon Oct. 20 at Indianapolis, Noon Oct. 27 Oakland, Noon Nov. 3 vs. Jacksonville, 8:30 a.m.

Nov. 10 BYE Nov. 17 at Baltimore, Noon Nov. 21 Indianapolis, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 1 New England, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 8 Denver, Noon Dec. 15 at Tennessee, Noon Dec. 21 or 22 at Tampa Bay, TBD Dec. 29 Tennessee, Noon Indianapolis Colts Sept. 8 at L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Tennessee, Noon Sept. 22 Atlanta, Noon Sept. 29 Oakland, Noon Oct. 6 at Kansas City, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 13 BYE Oct. 20 Houston, Noon Oct. 27 Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Pittsburgh, Noon Nov. 10 Miami, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 17 Jacksonville, Noon Nov. 21 at Houston, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 1 Tennessee, Noon Dec. 8 at Tampa Bay, Noon Dec. 16 at New Orleans, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 22 Carolina, Noon Dec. 29 at Jacksonville, Noon Jacksonville Jaguars Sept. 8 Kansas City, Noon Sept. 15 at Houston, Noon Sept. 19 Tennessee, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 29 at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 6 at Carolina, Noon Oct. 13 New Orleans, Noon Oct. 20 at Cincinnati, Noon Oct. 27 N.Y. Jets, Noon Nov. 3 vs. Houston, 8:30 a.m.

Nov. 10 BYE Nov. 17 at Indianapolis, Noon Nov. 24 at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 1 Tampa Bay, Noon Dec. 8 L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 22 at Atlanta, Noon Dec. 29 Indianapolis, Noon Kansas City Chiefs Sept. 8 at Jacksonville, Noon Sept. 15 at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 22 Baltimore, Noon Sept. 29 at Detroit, Noon Oct. 6 Indianapolis, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 13 Houston, Noon Oct. 17 at Denver, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 27 Green Bay, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 3 Minnesota, Noon Nov. 10 at Tennessee, Noon Nov. 18 vs. L.A. Chargers, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 24 BYE Dec. 1 Oakland, Noon Dec. 8 at New England, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 15 Denver, Noon Dec. 22 at Chicago, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 29 L.A. Chargers, Noon

Los Angeles Chargers Sept. 8 Indianapolis, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Detroit, Noon Sept. 22 Houston, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 29 at Miami, Noon Oct. 6 Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 13 Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 20 at Tennessee, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Chicago, Noon Nov. 3 Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 7 at Oakland, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 18 vs. Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 24 BYE Dec. 1 at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 15 Minnesota, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 21 or 22 Oakland, TBD Dec. 29 at Kansas City, Noon Los Angeles Rams Sept. 8 at Carolina, Noon Sept. 15 New Orleans, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Cleveland, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 29 Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 3 at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 13 San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 20 at Atlanta, Noon Oct. 27 vs. Cincinnati, Noon Nov. 3 BYE Nov. 10 at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 17 Chicago, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 25 Baltimore, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 1 at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 8 Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 21 or 22 at San Francisco, TBD Dec. 29 Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Miami Dolphins Sept. 8 Baltimore, Noon Sept. 15 New England, Noon Sept. 22 at Dallas, Noon Sept. 29 L.A. Chargers, Noon Oct. 6 BYE Oct. 13 Washington, Noon Oct. 20 at Buffalo, Noon Oct. 28 at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 3 N.Y. Jets, Noon Nov. 10 at Indianapolis, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 17 Buffalo, Noon Nov. 24 at Cleveland, Noon Dec. 1 Philadelphia, Noon Dec. 8 at N.Y. Jets, Noon Dec. 15 at N.Y. Giants, Noon Dec. 22 Cincinnati, Noon Dec. 29 at New England, Noon Minnesota Vikings Sept. 8 Atlanta, Noon Sept. 15 at Green Bay, Noon Sept. 22 Oakland, Noon Sept. 29 at Chicago, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 6 at N.Y. Giants, Noon Oct. 13 Philadelphia, Noon Oct. 20 at Detroit, Noon Oct. 24 Washington, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Kansas City, Noon Nov. 10 at Dallas, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 17 Denver, Noon Nov. 24 BYE Dec. 2 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 8 Detroit, Noon Dec. 15 at L.A. Chargers, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 23 Green Bay, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 29 Chicago, Noon New England Patriots Sept. 8 Pittsburgh, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Miami, Noon Sept. 22 N.Y. Jets, Noon Sept. 29 at Buffalo, Noon Oct. 6 at Washington, Noon Oct. 10 N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 21 at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 27 Cleveland, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Baltimore, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 10 BYE Nov. 17 at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 24 Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 1 at Houston, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 8 Kansas City, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Cincinnati, Noon Dec. 21 or 22 Buffalo, TBD Dec. 29 Miami, Noon New Orleans Saints Sept. 9 Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Sept. 15 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 29 Dallas, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 6 Tampa Bay, Noon

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Oct. 27 Arizona, Noon Nov. 3 BYE Nov. 10 Atlanta, Noon Nov. 17 at Tampa Bay, Noon Nov. 24 Carolina, Noon Nov. 28 at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 8 San Francisco, Noon Dec. 16 Indianapolis, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 22 at Tennessee, Noon Dec. 29 at Carolina, Noon New York Giants Sept. 8 at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 15 Buffalo, Noon Sept. 22 at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 29 Washington, Noon Oct. 6 Minnesota, Noon Oct. 10 at New England, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 20 Arizona, Noon Oct. 27 at Detroit, Noon Nov. 4 Dallas, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 10 at N.Y. Jets, Noon Nov. 17 BYE Nov. 24 at Chicago, Noon Dec. 1 Green Bay, Noon Dec. 09 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 15 Miami, Noon Dec. 22 at Washington, Noon Dec. 29 Philadelphia, Noon New York Jets Sept. 8 Buffalo, Noon Sept. 16 Cleveland, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 22 at New England, Noon Sept. 29 BYE Oct. 6 at Philadelphia Noon Oct. 13 Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 21 New England, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Jacksonville, Noon Nov. 3 at Miami, Noon Nov. 10 N.Y. Giants, Noon Nov. 17 at Washington, Noon Nov. 24 Oakland, Noon Dec. 1 at Cincinnati, Noon Dec. 8 Miami, Noon Dec. 12 at Baltimore, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 22 Pittsburgh, Noon Dec. 29 at Buffalo, Noon Oakland Raiders Sept. 9 Denver, 9:20 p.m.

Sept. 15 Kansas City, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 22 at Minnesota, Noon Sept. 29 at Indianapolis, Noon Oct. 6 vs. Chicago, Noon Oct. 13 BYE Oct. 20 at Green Bay, Noon Oct. 27 at Houston, Noon Nov. 3 Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 7 L.A. Chargers, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 17 Cincinnati, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 24 at N.Y. Jets, Noon Dec. 1 at Kansas City, Noon Dec. 8 Tennessee, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 15 Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 21 or 22 at L.A. Chargers, TBD Dec. 29 at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Philadelphia Eagles Sept. 8 Washington, Noon Sept. 15 at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 22 Detroit, Noon Sept. 26 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 6 N.Y. Jets, Noon Oct. 13 at Minnesota, Noon Oct. 20 at Dallas, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Buffalo, Noon Nov. 3 Chicago, Noon Nov. 10 BYE Nov. 17 New England, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 24 Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 1 at Miami, Noon Dec. 09 N.Y. Giants, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Washington, Noon Dec. 22 Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 29 at N.Y. Giants, Noon Pittsburgh Steelers Sept. 8 at New England, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 15 Seattle, Noon Sept. 22 at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 30 Cincinnati, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 6 Baltimore, Noon Oct. 13 at L.A. Chargers, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 20 BYE Oct. 28 Miami, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 3 Indianapolis, Noon Nov. 10 L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m.

Nov. 14 at Cleveland, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 24 at Cincinnati, Noon Dec. 1 Cleveland, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 8 at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 15 Buffalo, Noon Dec. 22 at N.Y. Jets, Noon Dec. 29 at Baltimore, Noon San Francisco 49ers Sept. 8 at Tampa Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Cincinnati, Noon Sept. 22 Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 29 BYE Oct. 7 Cleveland, 7:15 p.m.

Oct. 13 at L.A. Rams, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 20 at Washington, Noon Oct. 27 Carolina, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 31 at Arizona, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 11 Seattle, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 17 Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 24 Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 1 at Baltimore, Noon Dec. 8 at New Orleans, Noon Dec. 15 Atlanta, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 21 or 22 L.A. Rams, TBD Dec. 29 at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle Seahawks Sept. 8 Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 15 at Pittsburgh, Noon Sept. 22 New Orleans, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 29 at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 3 L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m.

Oct. 13 at Cleveland, Noon Oct. 20 Baltimore, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 27 at Atlanta, Noon Nov. 3 Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 11 at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Nov. 17 BYE Nov. 24 at Philadelphia, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 2 Minnesota, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 8 at L.A. Rams, 7:20 p.m.

Dec. 15 at Carolina, Noon Dec. 22 Arizona, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 29 San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sept. 8 San Francisco, 3:25 p.m.

Sept. 12 at Carolina, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 22 N.Y. Giants, 3:05 p.m.

Sept. 29 at L.A. Rams, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 6 at New Orleans, Noon Oct. 13 vs. Carolina, 9:30 a.m.

Oct. 20 BYE Oct. 27 at Tennessee, Noon Nov. 3 at Seattle, 3:05 p.m.

Nov. 10 Arizona, Noon Nov. 17 New Orleans, Noon Nov. 24 at Atlanta, Noon Dec. 1 at Jacksonville, Noon Dec. 8 Indianapolis, Noon Dec. 15 at Detroit, Noon Dec. 21 or 22 Houston, TBD Dec. 29 Atlanta, Noon Tennessee Titans Sept. 8 at Cleveland, Noon Sept. 15 Indianapolis, Noon Sept. 19 at Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m.

Sept. 29 at Atlanta, Noon Oct. 6 Buffalo, Noon Oct. 13 at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Oct. 20 L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m.

Oct. 27 Tampa Bay, Noon Nov. 3 at Carolina, Noon Nov. 10 Kansas City, Noon Nov. 17 BYE Nov. 24 Jacksonville, 3:05 p.m.

Dec. 1 at Indianapolis, Noon Dec. 8 at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Dec. 15 Houston, Noon Dec. 22 New Orleans, Noon Dec. 29 at Houston, Noon Washington Redskins Sept. 8 at Philadelphia, Noon Sept. 15 Dallas, Noon Sept. 23 Chicago, 7:15 p.m.

Sept. 29 at N.Y. Giants, Noon Oct. 6 New England, Noon Oct. 13 at Miami, Noon Oct. 20 San Francisco, Noon Oct. 24 at Minnesota, 7:20 p.m.

Nov. 3 at Buffalo, Noon Nov. 10 BYE Nov. 17 N.Y. Jets, Noon Nov. 24 Detroit, Noon Dec. 1 at Carolina, Noon Dec. 8 at Green Bay, Noon Dec. 15 Philadelphia, Noon Dec. 22 N.Y. Giants, Noon Dec. 29 at Dallas, Noon

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