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Social media reacts to Chargers waiving Sebastian Joseph-Day

Here’s a sampling of the many responses to Sebastian Joseph-Day’s departure.

The Chargers waived defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day on Friday, the team announced.

Signed in 2022, Joseph-Day started 30 games for Los Angeles, finishing with 87 total tackles, 12 tackles for loss, five sacks and an interception.

The decision to waive Joseph-Day, a team captain during this season, came as a bit of a surprise.

Here is how social media reacted to the news:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chargers waive DT Sebastian Joseph-Day

The Chargers released a team captain.

When it rains, it pours. In Los Angeles, it is pouring.

The Chargers announced Friday that they waived defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day, who had started 14 games this season for the team.

Prior to the 2022 season, Joseph-Day inked a 3-year, $24 million contract with Los Angeles to defect from the other LA team, where he had played under Brandon Staley. Staley was fired last Friday following a 63-21 loss to the Raiders on Thursday Night Football.

In 30 games with the Chargers, Joseph-Day had 87 total tackles, including five sacks and twelve tackles for loss. Los Angeles ranked last in the NFL in rushing defense last season but improved to 16th in 2023. He was also a frequent featured member of the Chargers’ social content.

Joseph-Day is the fourth departure from the Chargers in the last seven days. Staley and general manager Tom Telesco were fired last Friday, with defensive line coach Jay Rodgers also let go on Saturday.

Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported Friday that Joseph-Day is a potential addition for a playoff team down the stretch.

Nebraska volleyball sweeps Rutgers

The Huskers continued their weekend road trip by traveling to Rutgers.

The Huskers continued their weekend road trip by traveling to Rutgers for a Sunday afternoon Big Ten clash. Nebraska swept the Scarlet Knights (25-15, 25-20, 25-18) to move their record to 23-0. That’s the best start to a season for the Huskers since 2006.

Nebraska dominated Rutgers in the match, finishing with 52 kills off 132 attacks, 61 digs, and eight blocks. The Scarlet Knights only put up 28 kills off 110 attacks, 51 digs, and two blocks.

Merritt Beason led Nebraska in the win, delivering 21 kills off 40 attacks for a hitting percentage of .475. This is Beason’s highest-hitting percentage of the season. It is also her second straight 20-plus kill match and her fourth of the season. Beason also finished the match with nine digs and five blocks.

Ally Batenhorst also racked up double-digit kills for Nebraska, finishing with 11 kills off 35 attacks. She also snatched seven digs. Bekka Allick joined Beason in the block party, putting up five blocks, along with serving seven kills off 15 attacks. Freshman Andi Jackson mirrored Allick in kills and attacks as she also got seven kills off 15 attacks for a hitting percentage of .467.

Freshman Bergen Reilly assisted Nebraska in the win by handing it 43 set assists and 12 digs. Lexi Rodriguez ushered in the most digs for the Huskers with 16.

Nebraska will return home to host Northwestern on Wednesday night. The match is for 7:00 p.m. and can be viewed on Nebraska Public Media and B1G+.

Nebraska volleyball completes commanding sweep over Rutgers

The Huskers wrapped up their weekend of play with another home match against an east-coast conference foe.

The Huskers wrapped up their weekend of play with another home match against an east-coast conference foe. Nebraska squared off with Rutgers and, like its victory over Maryland, swept the Scarlet Knights with authority.

Rutgers was held to a hitting percentage of .118 after delivering 27 kills off 85 attacks. The Huskers, meanwhile, went 44 of 86 in attacks, finishing with a percentage of .384. Ally Batenhorst and Merritt Beason finished as the top two attackers for Nebraska, combining for 25 kills off 44 attacks. Batenhorst went 13-of-22 in the win, while Beason went 12-of-22.

Bergen Reilly accompanied the offensive stat sheet, tallying up 34 set assists in the win. On defense, Lexi Rodriguez led the way by snatching 13 digs on the night. The Huskers also finished the match with nine total blocks. Andi Jackson delivered the most blocks with six.

Nebraska is now 21-0 on the season, its best start since 2006, when it went 23-0 before suffering a loss. The team will travel to Penn State for a showdown against the Nittany Lions on Friday night. The match is set for 7:30 p.m. and can be viewed on the Big Ten Network.

Official: Katin Houser taking over as starting QB for Michigan State football vs. Rutgers

Official: Katin Houser taking over as starting QB for Michigan State football vs. Rutgers

Through the Michigan State football bye week, it has been heavily speculated that redshirt freshman Katin Houser will be taking over as the starting quarterback for Noah Kim, and we just received confirmation of that, finally, about 30 minutes before kickoff against Rutgers.

In his pregame radio show, acting head coach Harlon Barnett confirmed that Houser will be the starter today versus Rutgers.

A Wisconsin Badger was PFF’s highest-graded cornerback from Week 6

A Wisconsin Badger was PFF’s highest-graded CB in CFB Week 6:

Wisconsin’s 24-13 Week 6 win over Rutgers came with one defining moment.

Rutgers trailed 10-0 nearing halftime and had driven the ball down to Wisconsin’s 6 yard-line. Quarterback Gavin Wimsatt dropped back and airmailed a pass out to the right flat. Wisconsin cornerback Ricardo Hallman was all over the route, intercepted the ball and took the return 95 yards for a pick-six.

The play extended Wisconsin’s lead to 17-0 entering halftime and created an insurmountable deficit for a struggling Rutgers offense.

“We watched a bunch of film on [Rutgers] and knew when they got to the red zone…they like a lot of crossing routes,” Hallman said to 97.3 The Game’s Mike Heller after the game. “So we were manned up and I saw my guy go inside, and the other guy go out. And I was like ‘oh, I can make this play.’ So I saw the chance and jumped right in front of it. And ultimately I was able to take it, I don’t know how far the runback was…I was glad to stop their momentum and give us some points before half.”

Hallman’s pick-six is one of the Badgers’ best moments of the season thus far. That play, plus the rest of his afternoon, was enough to earn Hallman a PFF grade of 89.3 — the highest of any cornerback across Week 6 of college football.

Wisconsin is back in action this Saturday with a pivotal contest against the 5-1 Iowa Hawkeyes.

Wisconsin rises in ESPN SP+ after its win over Rutgers

Wisconsin rises in ESPN SP+ after its win over Rutgers:

Wisconsin took care of business on Saturday with a 23-14 win over Rutgers. The Badgers improved to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in Big Ten play, positioned perfectly entering the meat of its conference schedule

The win was not perfect, as offensive inconsistency and snap issues were still prevalent. But the team looks like the clear favorite in the Big Ten West. Next Saturday’s showdown with 5-1 Iowa could very well decide the division.

ESPN SP+ agrees with that sentiment. Wisconsin rose two spots upto No. 23 in the ranking, with the No. 38 offense and No. 13 defense. It is the highest-ranked Big Ten West team, with Iowa next at No. 41.

Wisconsin and Iowa will take the field on Saturday at 3 p.m. central at Camp Randall Stadium.

WATCH: Ricardo Hallman’s 95-yard pick six seals win for Wisconsin

Ricardo Hallman’s pick six defines Wisconsin’s win over Rutgers

Wisconsin defeated Rutgers 24-13 yesterday to improve to 4-1 and 2-0 in Big Ten play.

If you don’t have a Peacock subscription and weren’t able to watch the game, the Badgers dominated for much of the contest yet generally struggled to finish drives.

The Badgers led 10-0 nearing halftime facing a Rutgers 2nd-and-goal from the Wisconsin six-yard line. Their lead should’ve been much larger, though a Braelon Allen red zone fumble was keeping the Scarlet Knights in the game.

That, until Gavin Wimsatt telegraphed a pass to the flat which Wisconsin cornerback Ricardo Hallman intercepted and took to the house.

Here’s the game-changing play, with a terrific alternate angle from field level:

Wisconsin turns to a season-defining contest at home against former Badger QB Deacon Hill and the 5-1 Iowa Hawkeyes.