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Buffs fans, the bye week has been loud, and most of the noise is coming from outside the building. On The Matt Barrie Show, ESPN's Paul Finebaum zeroed in on one play from the 29-7 loss to Texas Tech: Isaac Wilson's interception from his own end zone that linebacker John Curry caught for a touchdown. "When the last image of a program's last breath is your quarterback in his own end zone throwing a pick-six, it's over," Finebaum said, per SI's Marvin Uzor. Barrie floated the idea of an eventual "amicable divorce" between Sanders and CU. SI is careful to point out that was a possibility Barrie raised, not news of any talks, and that Colorado extended Sanders' contract through 2029 in March 2025. The numbers behind the criticism are real. Colorado is 2-3 and has scored 27 points total in losses to Northwestern, Baylor and Texas Tech. The Buffs outgained Tech 375-315 and still lost because of four interceptions, three of them by Wilson. ...

Sic 'em. In August, the national conversation about Baylor was Dave Aranda's job. At the bye, it's how good this defense has become. The Baylor Lariat's Carson Vercoe lays out the turnaround. Last season, the Bears allowed 32.6 points and 392 yards a game and finished with 12 sacks. Five games into 2026, they already have 18 sacks, fourth-most in college football , plus 10 takeaways , and they've held every opponent under 20 points. "We got a really good defense," linebacker Ryan Davis said. "I still think the bar is getting raised every single week, and this isn't the final product yet." SI's Jason B. Hirschhorn asked the question directly: has Aranda coached his way off the hot seat? His answer is not yet, but he's close. Aranda went 22-28 in the four years after the 2021 Big 12 title, and before this season he handed defensive play-calling to new coordinator Joe Klanderman. Since a 17-16 loss to Auburn in the opener, Baylor ha...

DFW, Week 7 Friday gave us a statement win and a 105-point track meet. North Crowley ran over Waxahachie 42-17 in a showdown of unbeaten Texas powers, per MaxPreps' Aaron Williams. The Panthers (6-0) rushed for 306 yards . Kiante Ingram ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns, and G'yrell Smith added 121 yards and three scores, including runs of 5 and 52 yards. Jacob Torres hit Damarion Mays on an 83-yard catch-and-run for the other touchdown. North Crowley led 21-0 before Waxahachie scored on Jerry Meyer III's 28-yard keeper just before halftime. The Panthers held the Indians to 99 first-half yards, and Meyer finished 12-of-28 for 108 yards. After a Waxahachie field goal opened the second half, North Crowley scored touchdowns on three straight possessions. Waxahachie falls to 5-1. In Rockwall, Longview won 56-49 in a District 10-6A game with 105 points and more than 1,000 yards, per the Longview News-Journal's Jack Stallard. The teams combined for 28 points in the f...

Wings fans, this one stings a little. The team that knocked Dallas out is headed to the WNBA Finals. Golden State finished a 3-0 semifinal sweep of defending champion Las Vegas on Friday night with an 87-77 overtime win in Las Vegas, per the Valkyries and ESPN. The Valkyries came back from 13 down behind a 17-0 third-quarter run, held the Aces to seven points in the third and outscored them 16-6 in overtime. Kayla Thornton led them with 18, Gabby Williams scored 16 with eight in overtime, and Kiah Stokes had a double-double. In just their second season, the Valkyries will host Atlanta in Game 1 of the Finals on Oct. 17 at 12:30 p.m. Pacific, 2:30 Central, on NBC and Peacock. That's the same Golden State team Dallas had on the ropes. The Wings led by 16 in the second half of Game 3 on the road before losing 77-73, The IX Sports recapped, after Arike Ogunbowale's WNBA playoff-record 45 points forced a deciding game, per CBS Sports. It shows how close the No. 7 seed came. ...

Victory Green, two straight wins, two straight shutouts, and the road trip wraps up tonight in Pittsburgh. The Stars (2-2-0) face the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena at 6 p.m. Central on Prime Video , with radio on The Ticket 96.7-FM and 1310-AM, per DallasStars.com. Pittsburgh is 2-2-1 and winless in three after a 3-2 shootout loss to Columbus on Friday. Yahoo Sports' Dan Kingerski says the Penguins were outshot 45-22 in that one, and tonight finishes their first back-to-back of the season. History is on Dallas' side. The Stars have won eight of their last 10 against Pittsburgh and their last three at PPG Paints Arena, outscoring the Pens 17-5 in those three. Mikko Rantanen is the guy to watch. He had a point on all four goals Thursday in Buffalo and has factored on five straight Stars goals going back to Oct. 5. Per DallasStars.com, a point on the next Dallas goal would make him the first Stars skater to factor on six consecutive team goals since Joe Pavelski in January 20...

Pony Up. The Mustangs don't play this Saturday, but their quarterback is still picking up hardware buzz. Kevin Jennings is one of 15 quarterbacks still in the running for the 2026 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the foundation announced this week, cutting down an original 27-player watch list. SMU's release says Jennings ranks first in the ACC and third nationally in both total passing yards (1,588) and passing yards per game (317.6) . He's also third in the conference and fifth in the country with a 75% completion rate, and he's guided SMU to a 4-1 start. The South Oak Cliff product already owns SMU's career records for total offense (9,925), completions (742), touchdowns responsible for (81) and passing yards (9,297) . Among active FBS quarterbacks, SMU says he's eighth in total offense, seventh in touchdowns responsible for and sixth in passing yards. The foundation singled him out in its announcement, saying Jennings "has continued to add to his o...