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UT News: November 13, 2019

UT News: November 13, 2019

Welcome to a hump day edition of UT News! The men’s basketball team got a bit of a scare last night, but still managed to emerge victorious against the Murray State Racers. The sports scene around Rocky Top was otherwise quiet, though two major announcements were made for a couple of very deserving members of Vols nation.

Rennia Davis named SEC Player of the Week

Junior wingwoman Rennia Davis was named SEC Player of the Week Tuesday morning, the second time she has earned the honor in her career.

Leading the Lady Vols to a 3-0 start, Davis has averaged 16.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game, while shooting 44 percent and 43 percent from the field and behind the arc, respectively. She has managed two double-doubles in three games, bringing her collegiate total to 20 — that ties her for 16th all-time at Tennessee.

Davis exploded against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Monday night, dropping 33 points and grabbing 10 boards in an impressive win for the Vols against a ranked team. That tremendous performance likely clinched the decision to hand her the award.

NEXT: Chris Weinke named to join Florida Sports Hall of Fame

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Hollywood Park, the new home for LA’s NFL teams, is 3.5 times the size of Disneyland

Hollywood Park will feature SoFi Stadium, the home of the Rams and Chargers, a 6,000-seat venue, 2,500 residences, a hotel and over 20 acres of parks.

Hollywood Park will feature SoFi Stadium, the home of the Rams and Chargers, a 6,000-seat venue, 2,500 residences, a hotel and over 20 acres of parks.

Notre Dame Captain Headed to Senior Bowl

The Reese’s Senior Bowl announced Tuesday night that senior-captain, safety Jalen Elliott will participate in the 2020 Senior Bowl at the conclusion of this college football season. We are proud to announce @NDFootball DB Jalen Elliott ( @Jae_Uno_) …

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The Reese’s Senior Bowl announced Tuesday night that senior-captain, safety Jalen Elliott will participate in the 2020 Senior Bowl at the conclusion of this college football season.

Elliott has started all nine games this season and recorded 35 tackles along the way while also picking off a pass against New Mexico and Bowling Green, both.  He also intercepted four passes during Notre Dame’s 12-0 regular season in 2018.

The Lloyd C. Bird High School (Virginia) product was recruited as a three-star safety in the 2016 class and has appeared in all 47 Notre Dame games since stepping foot on campus for the first time as a student-athlete back in 2016.

He will undoubtedly be missed next year, although Kyle Hamilton’s start and Isaiah Pryor’s recent commitment makes you feel pretty good about where the safety position will be headed into 2020.

Notre Dame Football: Cole Kmet Says He’s Staying

the Irish appear to have landed the highly-coveted “Six Star Recruit” for the 2020 season.

Not many players around the nation have seen their NFL Draft stock rise quite like Notre Dame tight end Cole Kmet this season.

Kmet went from pretty much being a “great idea” to a star performer this season, making an immediate splash upon returning from a collar bone injury sustained at the start of fall camp. Despite missing the first three games of 2019 due to injury Kmet has been able to pull in 29 receptions for 327 yards and five touchdowns.

Earlier this fall I sat down with Yahoo Sports draft expert Eric Edholm and discussed what Kmet’s draft stock looked like. Eric declared him a very-possible lte first round pick.

Today Kmet was asked about if he’s made a decision for the 2020 NFL Draft.

We’ve heard this before and minds have been changed (Will Fuller) so it’s not necessarily a guarantee still, but it’s great news nonetheless that he was that adamant on returning.

As Brian Kelly once called Michael Floyd returning for the 2011 season, the Irish appear to have landed the highly-coveted “Six Star Recruit” for the 2020 season.

Notre Dame Almanac: Charlie Weis’s Dumbest Decision

That loss to Navy was laughable and anyone with any sense saw how over-matched Notre Dame had become, not in terms of talent, but in terms of employing a know-it-all coach who actually didn’t know a sneeze from a wet fart.

With it being Navy week I started to try and think of the most-memorable moments in the rivalry to me.  For a series that has been played seemingly forever, I have very few actual lasting memories of it.  With that said, a few did come to mind from games I remember watching.

2002 – A week after getting upset against Boston College, the Irish trailed 23-15 entering the fourth quarter before Carlyle Holiday threw two late touchdown passes, the final being the go-ahead score to Omar Jenkins to avoid a disasterous loss to a 1-7 Navy team.

2012 – Ten years later the Irish kicked off their season in Ireland, dismantling Navy 50-10.  Stephon Tuitt’s fumble return for a touchdown helped blow things wide open on an afternoon that belonged to the Irish, even abroad in Dublin.

And the single worst in-game-decision Charlie Weis made at Notre Dame, which is saying something…

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Wide receiver Collin Johnson is injured again

Coming off his best performance of the season, Collin Johnson is injured again. He is not expected to miss time and will play on Saturday.

At his press conference Monday morning, Head Coach Tom Herman told reporters that star wide receiver Collin Johnson injured his hamstring on the game-winning drive against Kansas State.

Johnson will undergo an ‘aggressive’ treatment this week to make sure he is ready to go against Iowa State on Saturday afternoon. The wide receiver did injure his hamstring earlier in the year, but it is believed to be in a different spot this time around. He missed three games earlier this season with that injury.

Coming off his best game of the season, Johnson continues to be critical for the Longhorns. Not only does he create problems for defenses, but his presence lets other receivers get better.

Seven catches were the second-most in the game behind Duvernay and his 110 yards tied Duvernay for the most for either team. His touchdown came on a red-zone flea-flicker from quarterback Sam Ehlinger.

Johnson will be critical for the Longhorns as they travel to Iowa State on Saturday at 2:30 P.M. CST on FS1.

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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 12

The picks and predictions from the college football experts fro Week 12 of the season.

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 If there’s an *next to the pick, that means the team will win, but not cover.

INSTRUCTIONS: Make your pick against the spread. For example …
– If you think Florida will win -7 over Miami: Florida
– If you think Miami will win outright: Miami
– If you think Florida will win, but NOT cover: Florida*

Week 12 Fearless Predictions, Game Previews 
ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
AAC | C-USA | Ind | MAC | MW | Sun Belt
– CFN Fearless Predictions & Game Previews
– Week 12 Expert Picks & Predictions
– 10 Best Predictions Against The Spread
– Week 12 Final Thoughts, Betting Advice
– 10 Best Point Total Predictions

Results So Far …

Gill Alexander: SU: 163-64, ATS: 121-100-5
@beatingthebook, VSIN
Jeff Feyerer: SU: 166-60, ATS: 116-105-5
@JeffFeyerer, CFN
Pete Fiutak: SU: 163-64, ATS: 110-111-5
@PeteFiutak, CFN
Dan Harralson: SU: 164-63, ATS: 115-106-5
@danharralson, VolsWire.com
Phil Harrison: SU: 163-64, ATS: 109-112-5
@PhilHarrisonBW, BuckeyesWire.com
Isaiah Hole: SU: 164-62, ATS: 120-101-5
@IsaiahHole, WolverinesWire.com
Wil Hunter: SU: 159-67, ATS: 97-125-4
@wil__hunter, SpartansWire.com
Jeremy Mauss: SU: 170-56, ATS: 115-106-5
@MWCWire, MWwire.com
Kegan Reneau: SU: 156-70, ATS: 110-111-5
@KeganReneau, SoonersWire.com
Johnny Rosenstein: SU: 163-63, ATS: 104-117-5
@JohnnyParlay11, SportsBookWire.com
Nick Shepkowski: SU: 161-65, ATS: 110-111-5
@Shep670, CFN Podcast
Scott Steehn: SU: 153-73, ATS: 116-105-5
@Steehnroller, WinnersandWhiners.com
Keith Stewart: SU: 145-61, ATS: 115-106-5
WinnersandWhiners.com
Joe Vitale: SU: 165-61, ATS: 121-100-5
@JoeVitale, UGAwire.com
Chris Wassel: SU: 159-67, ATS: 101-120-5
@ChrisWasselDFS, SportsBookWire.com
Joe Williams: SU: 157-69, ATS: 101-121-4
@JoeWilliamsVI, SportsBookWire.com
Big Game Ben Niewoehner: SU: 41-19, ATS: 36-39-3
Clucko The Chicken (a coin flip): SU: 104-122, ATS: 113-108-5
CONSENSUS PICK: SU: 168-58, ATS: 112-109-5

Week 12 Expert Picks
EMU at Akron | WMU at Ohio
BGSU at Miami Univ. | NIU at Toledo
Buffalo at Kent St | UNC at Pitt
La Tech at Marshall | Fresno St at SDSU
Wisc. at Nebraska | Indiana at Penn St
MSU at Michigan | Florida at Missouri
Ohio St at Rutgers | Georgia at Auburn
Wake Forest at Clemson | Navy at ND
Minnesota at Iowa | LSU at Ole Miss
UCLA at Utah | Arizona at Oregon

Tuesday, November 12

Eastern Michigan at Akron

– CFN Game Preview & Prediction
6:00 ESPNU | Get Tickets
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
BetMGM Line: Eastern Michigan -17, o/u: 47
Bet on this with BetMGM or for latest line

Gill Alexander
@beatingthebook, VSIN: EMU
Jeff Feyerer
@JeffFeyerer, CFN: EMU*
Pete Fiutak
@PeteFiutak, CFN: EMU
Dan Harralson
@danharralson, VolsWire.com: EMU*
Phil Harrison
@PhilHarrisonBW, BuckeyesWire.com: EMU*
Isaiah Hole
@IsaiahHole, WolverinesWire.com: EMU
Will Hunter
@wil__hunter, SpartansWire.com: EMU
Jeremy Mauss
@MWCWire,MWwire.com: EMU
Kegan Reaneau
@KeganReneau, SoonersWire.com: COMING
Johnny Rosenstein
@JohnnyParlay11, SportsBookWire.com: EMU*
Nick Shepkowski
@Shep670, CFN Podcast: EMU
Scott Steehn
@Steehnroller, WinnersandWhiners.com: EMU
Keith Stewart
WinnersandWhiners.com: EMU
Joe Vitale
@JoeVitale, UGAwire.com: EMU
Chris Wassel
@ChrisWasselDFS, SportsBookWire.com: EMU
Joe Williams
@JoeWilliamsVI, SportsBookWire.com: EMU
Big Game Ben Niewoehner CFN EMU*
Clucko The Chicken (a coin flip): Akron
CONSENSUS PICK: Eastern Michigan

Western Michigan at Ohio

– CFN Game Preview & Prediction
6:30 ESPN2 | Get Tickets
Live Stream: fuboTV (click to watch for free)
BetMGM Line: Ohio -1.5, o/u: 61
Bet on this with BetMGM or for latest line

Gill Alexander
@beatingthebook, VSIN: Ohio
Jeff Feyerer
@JeffFeyerer, CFN: Ohio
Pete Fiutak
@PeteFiutak, CFN: Ohio
Dan Harralson
@danharralson, VolsWire.com: Ohio
Phil Harrison
@PhilHarrisonBW, BuckeyesWire.com: Ohio
Isaiah Hole
@IsaiahHole, WolverinesWire.com: WMU
Will Hunter
@wil__hunter, SpartansWire.com: WMU
Jeremy Mauss
@MWCWire,MWwire.com: Ohio
Kegan Reaneau
@KeganReneau, SoonersWire.com: COMING
Johnny Rosenstein
@JohnnyParlay11, SportsBookWire.com: Ohio
Nick Shepkowski
@Shep670, CFN Podcast: Ohio
Scott Steehn
@Steehnroller, WinnersandWhiners.com: WMU
Keith Stewart
WinnersandWhiners.com: Ohio
Joe Vitale
@JoeVitale, UGAwire.com: Ohio
Chris Wassel
@ChrisWasselDFS, SportsBookWire.com: WMU
Joe Williams
@JoeWilliamsVI, SportsBookWire.com: WMU
Big Game Ben Niewoehner CFN WMU
Clucko The Chicken (a coin flip): WMU
CONSENSUS PICK: Ohio

NEXT: Bowling Green at Miami University, Northern Illinois at Toledo

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UT News: November 11, 2019

UT News: November 11, 2019

The Tennessee Volunteers escaped Lexington this past weekend with a huge comeback victory against the Kentucky Wildcats. The game was a must-win match against their SEC archrivals for a Vols team vying for a bowl game after a rough start to the season. In other news, the Lady Vols basketball team travels to South Bend to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish tonight, and the volleyball team swept Alabama this weekend. But first, take a look at some notes from the football game on Saturday.

Volunteers football notes

  • Nothing much went right for Tennessee in the first half of its crucial Southeastern Conference showdown at Kentucky Saturday night as the Volunteers trailed the Wildcats, 13-3, at halftime. Kentucky scored on its initial drive as UK quarterback Lynn Bowden gashed the Vols defense with his feet.
  • A late goal-line stand and a gutsy run from a wounded quarterback gave Tennessee a huge comeback victory Saturday night at Kentucky. Redshirt junior Jarrett Guarantano rushed for a big first down to seal a 17-13 Volunteers’ victory over Kentucky on a chilly night at Kroger Field.
  • Tennessee defeated Kentucky, 17-13, in the tenth game of the 2019 season. Following the conclusion of the Tennessee-Kentucky contest, Vols Wire provided game balls for the top UT players on offense, defense and special teams.

NEXT: Lady Vols face Notre Dame tonight

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Locked On Spartans Podcast: A wild sports weekend in East Lansing

Wil and Matt recap the crazy sports weekend that was in East Lansing

Wil Hunter and Matt Sheehan talk about the emotional night in the Breslin Center and how amazed they are by Cassius Winston. Then they discuss the epic collapse from MSU football, how Mark Dantonio’s post game comments weren’t good enough and play a game of “take thermometer.”

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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