One word for you: STUMPSET. Yesterday 0-6 Kennesaw State hosted 5-0 Liberty in a Conference USA Wednesday night THROWDOWN. The 28-point underdogs shocked the world and got the win! How about that?! On top of that we had a FULL NBA slate, some Tua news, and a Grayson McCall headline as well! Happy Thursday!

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💨🇰🇪 On this day in 2018, Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge was named UN Person of the Year for both setting a new world record marathon time as well as for his work surrounding HIV & AIDS in Kenya!

When people take their sports careers and use it to help out in the community. That’s a class act right there! Shoutout to Eliud and shoutout to the NYC Marathon, which is coming up very soon!

You never want to see a player call it quits in the middle of a season, especially when it comes to injuries. NC State lost a good one yesterday, let’s dig into Grayson McCall.

Yesterday’s news cycle included two very different decisions on players continuing their on-field careers after multiple concussions. Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins QB who has notably suffered numerous serious concussions over his short NFL career, returned to practice yesterday after missing most of the season with a brain injury he suffered early in the year. The antithesis of this is NC State’s QB Grayson McCall, who decided to hang up the cleats.

McCall announced yesterday that he’ll be hanging up the cleats following his latest head injury that he suffered earlier this month. McCall has a history of brain injuries and was carted off of the field on October 5th in the midst of the team’s loss to Wake Forest.

McCall posted to Instagram to announce the decision, “Brain specialists, my family, and I have come to the conclusion that it is in my best interest to hang the cleats up”. McCall was in his first year at NC State, he transferred there this past offseason after putting up an incredible career at Coastal Carolina where he racked up over 10,000 career passing yards and 88 touchdowns in 42 games.

It was interesting to see two QBs take different paths in their journeys navigating head injuries. Tua staying committed to playing the game and Grayson hanging it up. This goes to show that there is no perfect answer, retire or not retire. It’s complicated. For some individuals, football is their life. You’re not only leaving a job but a lifestyle and a passion.

I think from an outsider’s perspective it’s easy to say that all people that have had head trauma playing football should retire like Grayson did. For these athletes, it’s never that simple. They have worked their whole life to be in the situation they’re in, they are hungry, passionate, and have a massive chip on their shoulder.

I’m not saying we should ignore head trauma and just let players get back out there, I’m saying the opposite, that it’s just more complicated than it’s made out to be. It’s so amazing to know that there is a wealth of information for athletes to make educated decisions, but it’s obvious there’s never going to be a cut-and-dry solution for players.

🏈 STUMPSET OF EPIC PROPORTIONS! 0-6 Kennesaw State hosted 5-0 Liberty! And you guessed it…A STUMPSET! 27-24 was the final as the Owls shocked the world! The Owls were 26-point underdogs pregame! This is now Kennesaw State’s 1st FBS win!

🏀 NBA on ESPN: We started off with an Eastern SHOWDOWN between the Bucks and Sixers. We were missing Embiid, PG13, and Middleton, so the two teams weren’t at full strength. The Bucks were still able to defeat the Sixers, 124-109! Giannis and Dame both did their thing! I’ll tell you what if you watched that game though one thing you saw was how ridiculous Tyrese Maxey is! The guy is a straight-up HOOPER!

⚾ One. More. Day. And then the matchup that seems we’ve been waiting on for years! Yankees. Dodgers. For ALLLLLL of the marbles!

🏈 A really emotional day in Miami yesterday as Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa returned to practice for the first time since his most recent concussion. There was much speculation that Tua would never step on the field, but he continued to preach how committed he is to playing. Good luck, Tua! The Stump is rooting for you!

🏀 The Pelicans fear that in his first game in New Orleans, Dejuonte Murray suffered a fractured hand against the Bulls! He looked good out there too! We’ll see what the full diagnosis is but this team just can never seem to have all of their pieces out there!

🏈 Panthers QB Andy Dalton was in a car accident with his family. Luckily nobody in his family sustained any injuries but still a scary moment. Dalton sprained his thumb and now Bryce Young has been reinserted into the starting lineup! He will face off against the Denver Broncos on Sunday!

💯Top Performers:

🏈 We’ve got a FIELD STORMING in Kennesaw! This is awesome!

🏀 Lamelo the highlight reel is BACK! Big game!

🏀 When this guy is on the court! He’s a DAWG!

🏀 Hawks Looked good out there! Shoutout to OC!

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Trivia Answer:

E. 24! Any idea who did this? None other than the Golden State Warriors! This was on their way to the winningest single season in NBA History at 73-9! The Celtics are ONLY 23 away from tying this! So are the Hornets! Can either of them get there?

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