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By Cam Sutton , RF Sports Radio Colorado voice Buffs fans, Coach Prime's Tuesday press conference had good news, real news and one moment where he stopped himself mid-sentence. Let me walk you through it. The facts Richard Young will start at running back again Saturday at Arizona State, Deion Sanders said Tuesday, per Buffaloes Wire. The former Alabama transfer is coming off his best college game, 120 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns in the 27-24 overtime win over Kansas State. Sanders did not commit to how many touches Young will get, per Buffaloes Wire. On quarterback Julian Lewis, who had a medical emergency at practice last Wednesday and was hospitalized, Sanders said he spoke with Lewis' father and that Lewis is doing well, per Buffaloes Wire. There was no update on whether or when Lewis will return. "Today was one of our best practices of the season," Sanders said. "We changed it up a bit and they responded well." He added that he be...

By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Bears fans, while everybody talks about the interim coach, let me point you to the guy catching everything thrown his way. Gavin Freeman is having the kind of season Baylor has not seen from a receiver in seven years. The facts Freeman leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally with 63 receptions, and he is second in the Big 12 and 10th in the country with 792 receiving yards, per the Waco Tribune-Herald's Bear Necessities newsletter. He is on pace for a 1,000-yard season. The last Baylor receiver to reach 1,000 was Denzel Mims, with 1,020 yards in 2019. DJ Lagway was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after the 41-9 win at UCF, and the defensive line was named the Big 12 Defensive Line of the Week, per the Tribune-Herald. Baylor had 503 yards, its third 500-yard game of the season, and 184 rushing yards, its most against an FBS opponent this year. The defense had a season-high seven sacks and 12 tackles for loss and he...

By Hank Dalton , RF Sports Radio MLB voice Rangers fans, the first week of the offseason is usually quiet. Not this year. Texas made a waiver claim, lost a key setup man, and now has to shop for a center fielder in a thin market. The facts The Rangers claimed right-hander Jose Butto off waivers from San Francisco and added him to the 40-man roster on Monday, per Inside the Rangers on SI. To make room, outfielder Michael Helman was designated for assignment, cleared waivers and was sent to Triple-A Round Rock. Butto threw just two innings in 2026 before a blood clot in his arm required surgery, but he is expected to be ready for 2027. In 2024 he had a 2.55 ERA in 30 games, and in 2025 a 3.90 ERA in 55 games, per SI. The claim matters because last year's top right-handed setup man, Jakob Junis, turned down his mutual option over the weekend, per SI. All-Star Jacob Latz is the presumed closer after taking over the role this past season. SI also noted Texas added pitcher Aidan...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school voice Coaches, players, families: this is the week where a season becomes a playoff run or a banquet. For a lot of DFW programs, Thursday night is a one-game playoff before the real playoffs even start. The facts Dallas Jesuit (4-5, 4-3) visits Prosper Rock Hill (5-4, 3-3) on Thursday in a winner-take-all game for the final District 6-6A playoff spot, per People Newspapers. Allen, Prosper and Prosper Walnut Grove have clinched. Jesuit is chasing its eighth straight playoff berth after a 35-34 loss to McKinney, when a 2-point try with 16 seconds left just missed. "We just have to regroup and get ready on a short week," coach Brandon Hickman said, per People Newspapers. Senior Ty Daboub ran for a career-high 194 yards in that game and has 944 yards and 16 touchdowns this season. In District 7-6A, Coppell (7-2, 5-1) hosts Plano East (6-3, 4-2) Thursday at Buddy Echols Stadium, per VYPE. Plano East went 3-7 last ...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up, Dallas. The College Football Playoff committee released its first Top 25 on Tuesday night, and SMU was not on it. That stings, but it also clears things up. The Mustangs' path now runs through the ACC, one Friday night at a time. The facts Miami (8-0) is No. 1 in the first CFP rankings, followed by Georgia, Utah and Indiana, per the College Football Playoff. It is the first time Miami has been No. 1 in the CFP rankings and the first ACC team at the top since Clemson in 2017. Under this season's format, the top four teams in the rankings earn the top four seeds and first-round byes, per NCAA.com. Wake Forest (7-1) is the only other ACC team in the Top 25, at No. 16. Notre Dame is No. 11. SMU (6-2, 4-2 ACC) is unranked, though it is 24th in the coaches poll and receiving votes in the AP poll, per SMU Athletics. Wake Forest visits Dallas on Nov. 14, which means the Mustangs still get a crack at a ranked team. The nex...

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, here is the stat that should make you nervous about Sunday: Dallas is favored again. Most sportsbooks have the Cowboys as 6-point favorites at Indianapolis, per NFL.com. The last two times this team was a big favorite at home, it lost. The facts Dallas was a 7-point favorite against Arizona and lost 33-30 in overtime, and an 8.5-point favorite against Tampa Bay three weeks earlier and lost that one too, per Jon Machota in NFL.com. Add the Week 3 loss at Baltimore, when Dallas had first-and-goal at the 2 with 28 seconds left, and you have three games this team should have won. The Cowboys are 10-14-1 under Brian Schottenheimer as head coach and play caller, per NFL.com, and over the last two years they have strung together consecutive wins only once. The Colts look like a team already planning for 2027. Indianapolis is 2-6, has lost four straight, lost 42-7 to Jacksonville last week, traded Quent...