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The defensive tackle room is expected to be led by Houston, Walker, James Smith and Will Smith Jr., with all four seeing playing time in the rotation, while Moore has also drawn praise for his development this offseason.

Starting center Carson Hinzman said on Wednesday the defensive tackle group is "awesome" and making the offensive line better.

"I always tell them, 'If you guys wanna really be my buddy, go and thrash some centers for me. I'd really appreciate that.' It's important for us to build that iron sharpens iron mentality. Because they're getting me just as much better (as) I hope I'm getting them," Hinzman said.

Regardless of what the rotation shakes out to be, there's an expectation that the unit will make an impact. Patricia hit on that importance ahead of his second year as a defensive coordinator, mentioning the roles defensive tackles had when he was the defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.

"It's really hard to replace really good players in the middle of the defense. I do believe that," Patricia said. "I believe it's important to be strong in the middle of the defense, and certainly coming from my background at New England and having guys, like, whether it was Keith Traylor or Vince Wilfork or any of those guys, Ted Washington back in the day. I mean, those are some big boys rolling through there."

While the defensive tackle unit consists of new faces for the most part, the mentality of the group is the same — cause fits on the interior.

"We got a bunch of guys that are hungry and willing to make plays and do whatever to cause havoc on the inside," Walker said Thursday.

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ScriptOhio said:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49621752/new-york-mets-jayden-daniels-no-5-jersey-washington-commanders-lsu-tigers

Mets troll Jayden Daniels over LSU NIL dispute

Jayden Daniels is getting trolled ... by the New York Mets, of all teams.

The Washington Commanders quarterback has been embroiled in an unusual dispute with his alma mater, LSU. Daniels' spokesperson told ESPN that the quarterback took issue with the Tigers allowing cornerback DJ Pickett to wear the No. 5 jersey that Daniels donned during his Heisman-winning season in 2023. Daniels' attorney has informed LSU that it can no longer use his name, image and likeness, according to an Aug. 5 letter sent to Tigers athletic director Verge Ausberry, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN on Wednesday.

The dispute has become fodder for internet trolling. StubHub announced it would "no longer offer tickets in groups of 5." NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team TRICON Garage said it would not be running No. 5 at a race Friday. The account for Minor League Baseball made a joke about a postponed game resuming at 5:05 p.m. in the fifth inning. But perhaps the most notable troll came Friday night after the Mets' 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals.

After the win, which came against the Commanders' neighbor in MLB, the Mets posted a graphic saying they "Stopped at 4 out of respect for Jayden Daniels."

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As much as I endorse their troll here, the Mets are the last organization that should be deriding anyone right now

So ttun hires an old school HC Who isn’t known for elite recruiting, but more so multi year development. That would work at Utah where few players were poached into the Portal, but now he’s in the B1G at ttun with a fanbase expecting to keep up in recruiting with OSU, Oregon, USC and now the defending champion Hoosiers(still feels weird writing that). 2 of the top 20 kids in MI have committed to them in 2027, and that’s not going to cut it

Hahaha fuck you Cubs!

colobuck79 said:

Good. I hope he stays in remission for decades. Fuck cancer.

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and Michigan.

Romanowski said:

Ironic…considering UoM just suspended letter grades for incoming freshmen and went to a pass/fail standard because college is hard or anxiety or some bs combo of the two. Seems like lowering standards and coddling to me, but I didn’t get a degree from that school so I must be wrong and misinformed.

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but but but it's for the childrens!!! The poor dears are STRESSED?!?! No one has ever been stressed before? My God we gotta change EVERYTHING because they are a little put out by letter grades!! ZOMG agony!!

Pathetic.

Yup

Jagdaddy said:

Setting himself up to be the next fringe talk radio/podcast grifter ... possibility with a run for office after doing that for a while ...

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He’s a fucking arrogant ass

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Little League World Series United States teams​

• Great Lakes − West Side Little League (Hamilton, Ohio)
• Metro − Bayonne Central Little League (Bayonne, New Jersey)
• Mid-Atlantic − East Side Little League (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
• Midwest − Davenport Northwest Little League (Davenport, Iowa)
• Mountain − Paseo Verde Little League (Henderson, Nevada)
• New England − Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
• Northwest − SoundView Little League (Tacoma, Washington)
• Southeast − Phenix City Youth Baseball Little League (Phenix City, Alabama)
• Southwest − Boerne Little League (Boerne, Texas)
• West − Sweetwater Valley Little League (Bonita, California)

Little League World Series International teams​

• Asia−Pacific − West Seoul (B) Little League (Seoul, South Korea)
• Australia − Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales)
• Canada − Little Mountain Little League (Vancouver, British Columbia)
• Caribbean− Los Nacionales Little League (Santiago, Dominican Republic)
• Curaçao− Pariba Little League (Willemstad, Curaçao)
• Europe & Africa − South Czech Republic Little League (Brno, Czechia)
• Japan − Joto Little League (Tokyo, Japan)
• Latin America − Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little League (Leon, Nicaragua)
• Mexico − Municipal De Tijuana Little League (Tijuana, Baja California)
• Panama− David Doleguita Little League (Chiriquí, Panama)

How to watch the 2026 Little League World Series​

The 2026 Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.

• Dates: August 19th - August 30th
• TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC
• Stream: ESPN+
• Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Little League World Series Championship game​

Sunday, Aug. 30

• Game 38 : Winner of Game 35 vs Winner of Game 36, 3 p.m. ABC

Bill Lucas said:

Reggie 0.0 Germany who then went on to earn a 3.5 the rest of his time at Ohio State.

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For those that don't remember Reggie:

Google AI: Former Ohio State wide receiver Reggie Germany famously posted a 0.0 GPA during the 2000fall quarter, causing him to miss the Outback Bowl. He later admitted he stopped attending classes to focus entirely on the NFL draft out of youthful immaturity, though he eventually returned and graduated with a sociology degree in 2015.

Background and Impact

• • The Incident: At the end of the 2000 regular season, Germany was declared academically ineligible for the upcoming bowl game against South Carolina after earning a 0.0 term GPA.
  • The Aftermath: Germany acknowledged that he completely neglected his coursework because he viewed college merely as a pit stop for a professional football career.
  • Professional Career: Despite the rough finish to his college academic term, he was drafted in the 7th round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, playing briefly in the league.
  • Later Life: Germany returned to The Ohio State University through a degree-completion program to earn his bachelor's degree in 2015. He later transitioned into business as a franchise owner of Crumbl Cookie locations and local athletic trainer.

Former OSU player finding success with cookie company

“And welcome to Crumbl!” Reggie Germany shouts as customers walk into his Crumbl Cookies location. He suits up to make sure his customers are taken care of.

Germany is the franchise owner of the Crumbl in Centerville, the first one to open in the greater Dayton area. And now, he’s opening even more locations across the state.

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Interested to see how Tom Kaufman does as the new coach at St. Ignatius. They need a comeback and he did a very good job at Gilmour Academy, local guy, at the very least he'll be an improvement. A still difficult schedule, but more manageable than years past as well.

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When asked about the running backs on Saturday, Day said Jackson has “had a very good start to camp” and has “certainly stood out.”

"The first thing is his reads and the way he's hitting the hole has really shown up," Day said. "I think he's doing a much better job at the second level. And we've talked about it before, either running over them or you’re running around and making them miss, and you're seeing that. It's showing up on film. It did not show up on film last year. We all know it.

"It’s just practice, so it doesn't matter until he puts it in the game, but if he continues to keep building and practicing and stacking these practices the way he's doing it, it's going to show up in the game. And that's going to be a big part of who we are this year. We felt like there was a lot of good there last year, but there was also a lot of football that we left on the field, and so (making defenders miss is) a big point of emphasis that so far, he's been responding to."

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Let him heal up and it gives both Moore and Padilla reps to see what they can do.

OregonBuckeye said:

Being quiet doesn't mean they aren't crazy. Plenty of silent assassins on the DL. It's the quiet ones you gotta watch out for. Joey Bosa sounds like a permastoned surfer and he's a monster

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That's fair. There's exceptions. But if I am drawing up a defensive lineman I want him to be someone like Warren Sapp. This guy is a problem to deal with for their team and for our team. Offensive linemen, I want them to be guys who could also teach kindergarten

To beat Doom, all that’s needed is a subtle spell that prevents anyone from referring to themself in the third person. His head would explode.

Tomateaux Quinoa Gumbeaux said:

Clay sucks but Zach is somehow even worse

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Without knowing anything about Zach:

Nice! here's to a long and glory filled NFL career. Not to mention the megabux

pnuts34 said:

To make a long story short, it seems that the OSU coaches thought he was close to his ceiling with him being 19 already

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