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Peyton Manning teams up with Merriam-Webster to deliver ‘Omaha’ definition

Who better to define the meaning of ‘Omaha’ than Peyton Manning? Merriam-Webster found a perfect partner!

The legendary Peyton Manning cut his teeth as an elite quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos. During his tenure with the Broncos, Manning became known for his signature “Omaha” call that he would yell out pre-snap.

Now, Manning has a chance to explain his famous pre-snap call with Merriam-Webster: Omaha will get an official explanation via the definition.

Before he dives into his definition of Omaha, Manning had to tend to the housekeeping for the original definition. In the video below, Manning explains the official definition of Omaha: a city on the Missouri River in Eastern Nebraska. Next, he described how he used the word in 2012 when he first began as the Broncos quarterback.

His reason? He needed a three-syllable word to help signal to his offensive lineman he was ready to snap the ball. The formula worked, as the Broncos were Super Bowl contenders in all four years under Manning, culminating in a Super Bowl title to conclude the 2015 NFL season.

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Hartman has Irish fan rooting for Wake Forest in College World Series

Maybe you’ll want to support the Demon Deacons, too?

Notre Dame is not in the College World Series this year, but at least one Irish fan has a rooting interest in it. The Winston-Salem Journal found Jim Lullie of Albuquerque, New Mexico attending top-ranked Wake Forest’s game against Stanford. Although he bleeds blue and gold, Lullie was in Omaha to throw his support behind the Demon Deacons. The reason was very simple:

“It’s my way of thanking the University of Wake Forest for giving their quarterback to the Irish.”

“Their quarterback”, of course, is Deacons legend [autotag]Sam Hartman,[/autotag] and he’s one of the most talented quarterbacks the Irish have had in recent memory. In fact, Lullie has faith that Hartman will be the one to end the Irish’s national championship drought. But before that can happen, he has one hope for his momentary Deacons fandom:

“If we played LSU in the national championship game and kicked Mr. Kelly’s rear end.”

Now who doesn’t want to see that?

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Oral Roberts forces a Game 3 with ninth inning rally to beat Ducks

With the game on the line, Oral Roberts scores two in the bottom of the ninth to beat Oregon 8-7 and extend the Eugene Super Regional.

Oregon was three outs away from having its ticket punched for Omaha, but Oral Roberts had other plans.

The Golden Eagles scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth off of closer Josh Mollerus to shock the Ducks 8-7 and extend the Eugene Super Regional to a deciding Game 3 Sunday afternoon at 3 pm.

The usually reliable Mollerus was quite as sharp as he was in Game 1 and ORU’s Justin Quinn lined a ball down the left field line that landed on said line to score two and win the game.

It was eerily similar to how Oregon lost the last time they hosted a Super Regional against Kent State. The Ducks also lost on a ball that landed on that very same line and it happened again.

Unlike in Game 1, this contest went back and forth. Oral Roberts led 3-1 after two innings of play, but in the fourth, Sabin Ceballos broke out of his slump with a two-run home run to left-center field to tie the game.

The Golden Eagles grabbed the lead right back in the bottom of the inning, but it could have been a lot more. They had the bases loaded and no out. but Oregon pitcher Ian Umlandt coaxed a double play to end the threat.

Oregon was the “visiting” team due to NCAA Super Regional rules and grabbed the lead for good in the top of the fifth on Drew Cowley’s run-scoring single and Ceballos’ double to left-center for the 5-4 lead.

Reliever Austin Anderson came in and held the powerful ORU offense off the board for two straight innings, allowing the Ducks time to socre some insurance runs.

Those came in the seventh off of All-American closer when Drew Smith crushed one to the wall that found its way into the glove of Jonah Cox and then out of the glove of Jonah Cox for a triple.

Up 7-4 and nine outs to go, Oral Roberts didn’t make it easy.

Single runs in the seventh and eighth made it 7-6, including a homer run from Cox that extended his 46-game hitting streak.

Now the Ducks have to somehow forget this game, move on, and win Sunday afternoon. The Golden Eagles managed to move on from blowing an 8-0 lead and now it’s the Ducks’ turn to put a major disappointment behind them.

Bubble bursts for Notre Dame; season ends without NCAA Tournament bid

No magical run this year.

A year ago, Notre Dame was sitting high and mighty as it made the College World Series. This year, a trip to Omaha will not be in the cards. In fact, the Irish’s season is over after they were not included in the NCAA Tournament bracket, which was unveiled Monday. In fact, D1Baseball listed the Irish as the fourth team out of the tournament in its final projections.

While 30-24 wasn’t a bad record for first-year coach [autotag]Shawn Stiffler[/autotag] and his staff, the season ultimately was a disappointment. The Irish had their fate in their own hands but lost five of their last six games, the last two of which came during the ACC Tournament. That is not the impression you want to leave the selection committee when it’s making its final decision.

The time has come for the Irish to learn from their sloppy finish and come back stronger next year. Until then, it’s going to be a long offseason.

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Three-star recruit Teddy Rezac commits to Notre Dame

The Irish are getting a well-rounded athlete.

Notre Dame always is looking for the next [autotag]Manti Te’o[/autotag] or [autotag]Jaylon Smith[/autotag]. But sometimes, you just need a linebacker who isn’t expected to be a star but otherwise can make many worthwhile contributions. That’s what the Irish hoping to get in three-star recruit [autotag]Teddy Rezac[/autotag], who is listed as an athlete from Omaha, Nebraska. Considering he was recruiting by [autotag]Al Golden[/autotag], there’s no doubt which side of the ball he’ll play on, which officially will be for the Irish after he made the announcement:

Rezac’s commitment is the 15th for the Irish’s 2024 recruiting class. Two Irish Illustrated insiders correctly predicted earlier this week that he would join that class. Those predictions came only a couple of days after the Irish offered him. Nebraska made a late offer to join the ranks of programs like Boston College and all three service academies, but once the Irish officially threw their hat in the ring, it seems all bets were off.

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Nebraska vs. Omaha: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Thursday

Nebraska vs. Omaha: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Thursday

On Thursday, November 10, the Nebraska Cornhuskers will play their second game of the regular season, as they take on the Omaha Mavericks. The Cornhuskers won their opener against Maine 79-66. North Dakota State transfer Sam Griesel led the way with 22 points (8-12 FG, 1-2 3PT, 5-6 FT), nine rebounds, and three assists.

Conversely, Omaha lost their season opener against #5 Kansas 64-89. Last season, the Mavericks had an underwhelming 5-25 overall record. Four of their wins came against Summit League opponents.

Here’s when you should tune in to see the game:

    • Date: November 10th
    • Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
  • TV Channel: Big Ten Plus
  • Live Stream: Big Ten Plus

Photos: Lost Rail Golf Club brings something new to Nebraska golf scene

Nebraska native Scott Hoffman utilized an abandoned railroad line in his design at Lost Rail .

There’s been much attention paid to Nebraska’s golf scene in recent months, with the opening of Landmand Golf Club and the announcement of architect David McLay Kidd breaking ground on a new layout, GrayBull.

Those two are not alone in generating interest in the Cornhusker State.

Also brand new is the private Lost Rail Golf Club in Gretna, just outside Omaha. Designed by Scott Hoffman, built by Landscapes Unlimited and operated by Landscapes Golf Management, the new course opened September 1 nearly two years after breaking ground.

Hoffman, a Nebraska native, worked several years for Landscapes Unlimited in Lincoln before becoming a senior design associate for Tom Fazio and then moving on to Jackson Kahn Design. He always wanted to create an elite course in his home state, which has become well known for stellar properties such as Sand Hills Golf Club, which ranks No. 1 on Golfweek’s Best list of courses built since 1960 in the U.S.

After finding the property on which Lost Rail would be constructed in 2019, Hoffman – working with his cousin, Dirk Chatelain, and his old boss, Bill Kubly of Landscapes Unlimited – took the course from the dreamer stages to reality.

The 155 acres the team eventually purchased features long views with no houses or roads on site, but there was an abandoned railroad line. Hoffman incorporated the rail line on several holes, even using the terminus of the line as the back portion of one green. Lost Rail plays wide, sometimes at 70 yards across as the course traverses ridges, valleys and a washed-out culvert in reach 7,309 yards with a par of 71.

Check out the photos of the new layout below.

OU Baseball finishes 2022 season at No. 2 in D1Baseball Top 25

OU Baseball finishes the 2022 season at no. 2 in D1Baseball’s Top 25 Rankings after magical Omaha run.

The Oklahoma Sooners finished the 2022 season with much to be proud of. They won the Big 12 Tournament, made it to the Men’s College World Series, and were two wins away from being national champions.

For this amazing season, they were rewarded with the No. 2 ranking in D1Baseball’s final Top 25 of the 2022 season. That’s a jump up of seven spots from D1Baseball’s previous ranking.

The first-time national champion Ole Miss Rebels will finish the season atop the rankings after a magical run of their own to Omaha. All of the top eight are teams that made it to the MCWS.

The Big 12 is well-represented, with Texas at No. 8, Oklahoma State at No. 17, TCU at No. 23 and Texas Tech at No. 24.

Meanwhile, from the SEC, Ole Miss leads the way at No. 1 with Texas A&M at No. 2, Arkansas No. 3, Auburn at No. 7, Tennessee at No. 9 (more on that later), Florida at No. 21 and LSU bringing up the rear at No. 25.

So in both OU’s current and future conferences, there is a lot of stiff competition.

As for Tennessee, they had an extremely disappointing tournament after being the best team in the country for most of if not the entire regular season. The Volunteers went 57-9 and won their regional, but ended up losing to Notre Dame in three games in Super Regionals.

The future for OU Baseball is without a doubt very bright. However, the Sooners will have to deal with something they have not in a long time next season.

Expectations.

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Loss in championship series shouldn’t diminish the remarkable run Oklahoma Baseball had

Although the season ended in a disappointing fashion, OU Baseball has much to be proud of.

To the Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Team,

On April 3, I wrote about OU Baseball for the very first time. The article was a recap of a 12-8 loss to the Longhorns, and that game was one of the first times I had actually sat down and watched an OU Baseball game. Later that month, I went to my first OU Baseball game at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

Not once in April or May did I think to myself, “this team could make it to the national championship.”

But you did.

Out of nowhere, the pitching came together and the bats got hot. You won series after series after series and did something OU Baseball hadn’t done in over a decade.

You made it to Omaha.

Oklahoma is more than just a football school and you’ve done more than your part to help prove that. There’s no doubt in my mind that this program will not only survive but thrive in the big, bad land of SEC Baseball.

Go win the Big 12 again next year. Host NCAA Regionals next year. Make it back to Omaha next year.

Win it all.

And to the Ole Miss Rebels, congratulations.

What a story. Last ones in the tournament to national champions. Enjoy the feeling. See you in the SEC.

And Skip Johnson, you were the captain of this ship that nearly made it all the way to the promised land. You are no doubt the man to bring the national championship back to Norman.

L. Dale Mitchell Park will be getting a massive renovation and the program will be getting more resources as it prepares for the move to the SEC.

It won’t take another 10 years for the Sooners to get back to Omaha.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Auburn outlasts Stanford to advance in College World Series

Relive Auburn’s 6-2 win over Stanford on Monday afternoon with the gallery below:

Despite the temperature reaching the high-90s in Omaha, Nebraska on Monday afternoon, the Auburn bats needed a little time to heat up.

But when they finally got going, it was hard to slow down the Tiger offense.

Down 2-0 heading to the sixth inning, Auburn broke through to score six runs on six hits to defeat Stanford, 6-2 to advance in the College World Series, earning their first win in Omaha since 1997.

[autotag]Cole Foster[/autotag] helped Auburn take the lead on a three-run double in the sixth inning, which complimented a bases-loaded walk to [autotag]Bobby Peirce[/autotag] just two at-bats prior.

In the 7th, [autotag]Brody Moore[/autotag] scored [autotag]Bryson Ware[/autotag] on a sacrifice fly, and Peirce earned his 2nd RBI of the game on a double to score [autotag]Blake Rambusch[/autotag], extending the Tiger lead.

Auburn will now await the winner of Ole Miss-Arkansas. The game will be played on Tuesday at 5 p.m. CDT, and can be seen on ESPN.