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By Cam Sutton , RF Sports Radio Colorado voice Buffs fans, Family Weekend just turned into a national television stress test. No. 11 Utah is unbeaten, Isaac Wilson is starting against the program that used to employ him, and Folsom Field gets a late ESPN window. The facts Colorado (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) hosts No. 11 Utah (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 8:15 p.m. Mountain / 9:15 p.m. Central on ESPN at Folsom Field in a Family Weekend Rumble in the Rockies, per CUBuffs.com. The Buffs are coming off a bye after a 29-7 loss to Texas Tech on Oct. 3 and are trying to snap a three-game skid. Utah arrives off a 41-24 win over Kansas. Isaac Wilson, who started seven games as a true freshman at Utah in 2024, will start for Colorado against his former team , per Deion Sanders' earlier confirmation and CU's road-ahead notes. In his first Colorado start against Texas Tech, Wilson set career highs with 26 completions, 290 passing yards and 42 rushing yards while throwing thre...

By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Bears fans, the blackout is almost here. McLane goes dark, the Revivalry gets loud, and a 4-1 Baylor team that has been living on defense gets a TCU club still searching for its Big 12 footing. The facts Baylor (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) hosts TCU (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. Central on FS1 at McLane Stadium in the Blackout on the Brazos / Revivalry, per BaylorBears.com. Baylor is on a four-game winning streak. TCU Athletics previewed the trip to Waco on Oct. 15 as the latest rendition of the most-played rivalry in Texas. Team materials and recent coverage have framed Baylor's defense as the identity piece — including the streak of holding opponents to 20 or fewer points that carried through the early slate — while DJ Lagway and Gavin Freeman headline the offensive threats. SI's by-the-numbers preview put TCU's offense on notice against Power Four competition, with scoring issues and protection for quarterb...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW High School Football voice DFW high school fans, Friday night is here, and the top team in 6A has the lights. North Crowley does not need a reminder about what the crown means. Lake Ridge gets the chance to spoil it on the Panthers' home turf. The facts No. 1 Dave Campbell's Texas Football 6A North Crowley (6-0) hosts Mansfield Lake Ridge (4-2) on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. at Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium , per GoFan and MaxPreps. The game is also listed on the NFHS Network. North Crowley vaulted to No. 1 after a 42-17 win at Waxahachie on Oct. 9/10. Lake Ridge enters on a two-game win streak after beating Skyline 37-18. Recent series history favors the Panthers: North Crowley won 62-17 in 2025 and 66-7 in 2024, per On3's series notes. On3's Massey projection heavily favored North Crowley in the mid-50s to low teens range; that is a forecast model, not a final score , and tip-off had not happened at research ti...

By Danielle "Dee" Ortiz , RF Sports Radio WNBA Playoffs voice WNBA fans, the wait is almost over. Tomorrow afternoon in San Francisco, two franchises that have never raised a championship trophy tip off a best-of-seven that has been sold all week as a defensive heavyweight fight. The facts Game 1 of the 2026 WNBA Finals is Saturday, Oct. 17, at Chase Center, with tip at 3:30 p.m. Eastern / 2:30 p.m. Central on NBC and Peacock , per WNBA.com and team previews. The Golden State Valkyries (No. 2 seed) host the Atlanta Dream (No. 4 seed) in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. Both clubs are chasing the first title in franchise history. Preview coverage from WNBA.com, ESPN and CBS Sports frames the series around elite defenses, the Angel Reese versus Gabby Williams matchup thread, Golden State's depth and home-court edge, and Atlanta's long winning streak into the Finals. Golden State swept the regular-season series 3-0, but October has rewritten plenty of regular-season scripts ...

By Nolan Frost , RF Sports Radio Stars voice Stars Nation, the Denver road trip is in the books with two points and a split. Saturday night in Chicago is where a .500 team finds out if that shootout was a spark or just a coin flip. The facts The Dallas Stars visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. Central / 7 p.m. Eastern at the United Center, per Stars schedule sources listing Prime Video / The Ticket and ESPN+ local windows. Dallas is 3-3-1 after beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Ball Arena, per NHL.com. Roope Hintz scored the shootout winner in the fourth round, Jason Robertson also scored in the shootout, Miro Heiskanen and Arttu Hyry (shorthanded) scored in regulation, and Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for the 100th win of his NHL career . That win split the home-and-home after Colorado took Tuesday's game 3-2 at American Airlines Center. Matt Duchene remains out after surgery for a core injury and is expect...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. Saturday morning is still about Kevin Jennings and five digits, but the tape is about something colder: Virginia's secondary against the ACC's loudest passing attack, inside a stadium where ACC visitors have not won since SMU joined the league. The facts No. 24 SMU (4-1, 2-1 ACC), also No. 22 in the coaches poll, hosts Virginia (4-2, 2-1 ACC) on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. Central at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on The CW, per Virginia Athletics and SMU. It is a Salute to Service / Stripe Out date. Jennings has 9,925 career total yards and needs 75 to reach 10,000 , per CBS Sports. He has thrown for about 1,588 yards and 14 touchdowns in five games, per Virginia media quotes on SI. Since joining the ACC in 2024, SMU is 9-0 against conference foes at Ford Stadium, and ACC schools are 0-9 in Dallas . Virginia is seeking its first road win of 2026 and its first ranked win of the year. The 2024 meeting was SMU 33-7. The s...