Happy College Football Saturday! Now that we’ve got college basketball in the mix, too, we are absolutely dialed in for the next chunk of the sports calendar! Yesterday we had (1) Kansas take on (9) UNC, an Auburn plane had to turn around mid-flight, and the Cavs became the first 10-0 team since the 2015-16 Warriors! Wow! BIGGGGG day of College Ball today! Big day!

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Today’s Trivia🧠

(answer at the bottom of the Stump!)

On This Day…

🏌️ On this day in 1961, the PGA eliminated the “Caucasians only” rule, allowing the game to finally incorporate those of all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds.

Golf was one of the slowest changing games when it came to racial advancement, but this ruling paved the way for the future of golf to look much different than the past. Tiger Woods, the most famous golfer of all time, was instrumental in growing the game beyond its rigid past.

Today’s Stump Story…

🏈 Why You Should Watch Indiana Play Football Today...

In case you haven’t really been paying attention to college football this year, and even if you were, you may have missed what’s going on in Bloomington, Indiana. Don’t worry, we got you covered…

When you hire a new coach you expect him to turn the program around, it’s kind of why you hire him. In the case of Indiana football, I’m not sure anyone in that athletic department thought that Curt Cignetti could do what he has done so quickly.

Indiana is 9-0, and if you saw our trivia question up there, the Hoosiers are ranked in the top 10 for the first time since 2020. Before that season, IU hadn’t been featured in the top 10 since 1967. So, it’s been a tough go for Indiana fans. The team is better than ever, and with Cignetti at the helm, it doesn’t look like that success will stop any time soon.

Cignetti is a winner, even he doesn’t deny it, he was quoted this past summer during his introductory conference about why he thinks he can turn this program around, “I’m a winner. I win everywhere I go. Google me.” Mic drop.

Cignetti has not only surpassed expectations in his first season, he has crushed them. Before this job, he took James Madison to Division 1 and became a Group of 5 powerhouse. In his 5 years there, he posted a 52-9 record.

Today, Indiana takes on the defending national champions, Michigan, at home at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. It’s no secret that Michigan has struggled this year in his first season without Jim Harbaugh, but this team is still a wall that Cignetti and the Hoosiers need to climb to sit atop of the Big Ten.

Not only is Michigan one of the premier programs in college football, but they are extremely talented and bring a level of respect and history that is rarely matched in college athletics. If Indiana wants to solidify themselves as a top dog in the conference, they need to handle business against the Wolverines.

Indiana has an exciting offense, it’s high-powered, fast, and plays with elite intensity. The defense plays with that same intensity and a motor that never stops. Not only is this team fun to watch, they’re damn good.

I’m not here suggesting that Michigan can’t pull this win off, I’m saying that if Indiana wants to be taken seriously, they HAVE to win. 3:30 PM kick-off, live on CBS from Bloomington, Indiana. Give it a watch.

Yesterday, In a Nutshell

🏀 Cavs defeat Warriors, 136-117, become first team to be 10-0 in 9 years! What is going on in Cleveland?! A team that is basically just running it back with last year’s roster has started the year on fire! Yesterday they got contributions from the entire roster to get the dub!

✈️ We’ve got a mid-flight FIASCO! The Auburn Men’s Basketball team was heading to Houston yesterday and their plane reportedly had to make a turn while up in the air and was forced to land! This was because two unnamed players got into it and the pilot thought the best course of action was to bring the bird back to the ground!

🏀 (1) Kansas defeats (9) UNC 92-89 after blowing a 20-point lead! One of the marquee matchups early on in the season did not disappoint. It looked like it might early, but the Tar Heels fought and nearly brought down the (1) seed in their own stadium!

⚾️ The next Japanese baseball star is ready to make the jump to the MLB! Pitcher Roki Sasaki has announced that at some time this Winter, he will be posted to the MLB! Early odds say the Dodgers are his most likely landing spot but there’s no way! Right?

💯Top Performers:

• 🏀 Cavs (NBA): Move to 10-0

• 🏀 Trae Young (ATL): 35 points, 13 assists, 2 steals

• 🏀 Nikola Jokic (DEN): 30 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds

Stump Top Plays❗️❗️ 

🏀 A look at how the Cavs are 10-0!

🏀 EAST-WEST comparisons are insane!

🏀 Norman’s been HOOPIN early on this year!

🏀 So nice he did it twice!

💯 Full Scoreboards: MLB, Soccer, PGA, NFL, WNBA, NCAAF, NHL

Today’s Slate

*All times are ET*

🏀 NBATV Triple Header: Utah @ San Antonio (5:00 PM), Brooklyn @ Cleveland (7:30 PM), Toronto @ Clippers (10:30 PM), full schedule

🏀 CBB (M): ODU @ (10) Arizona (4:00 PM), Bucknell @ (23) Kentucky (4:00 PM), (8) Baylor vs (16) Arkansas (7:30 PM on ESPNU), New Hampshire @ (3) UConn (8:00 PM on FS2), (11) Auburn vs (4) Houston (9:30 PM on ESPNU) full schedule

🏀 CBB (W): Niagara @ (16) WVU (2:00 PM). SELA vs (23) Nebraska (2:00 PM), Cal Poly @ (3) USC (5:00 PM), full schedule

🏈 CFB: Purdue @ (2) Ohio State (12:00 PM), (4) Miami @ Georgia Tech (12:00 PM), Florida @ (5) Texas (12:00 PM), (3) UGA @ (16) Ole Miss (3:30 PM), Michigan @ (8) Indiana (3:30 PM), (20) Colorado @ Texas Tech (4:00 PM), Maryland @ (1) Oregon (7:00 PM), (11) Alabama @ (15) LSU (7:30 PM), Washington @ (6) Penn State (8:00 PM), (9) BYU @ Utah (10:15 PM), full schedule

⚽️ EPL: Brighton vs Man City (12:30 PM), Liverpool vs Villa (3:00 PM) ; LALIGA: Real Madrid vs Osasuna (8:00 PM) ; Bundesliga: Mainz vs Dortmund (9:30 AM), St. Pauli vs Bayern Munich (9:30 AM) ; MLS Playoffs: Cincy vs NYFC (4:00 PM), Orlando vs Charlotte (6:00 PM), Inter Miami vs Atlanta (8:00 PM) ; Ligue 1: PSG vs Angers (3:00 PM), full schedule

🏒  NHL MASSIVE SLATE: Stars @ Jets (3:00 PM), Flyers @ Panthers (6:00 PM), Rangers @ Red Wings (7:00 PM) Utah @ Predators (8:00 PM), Oilers @ Canucks (10:00 PM), full schedule

Trivia Answer:

C. 2020! The Hoosiers appeared as high as No. 7 in the 2020 season, but prior to that the Hoosiers had not appeared in the in the Top 10 since 1967. That year, the Hoosiers got as high as No. 4 overall, their highest ranking in school history.

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