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DB Dustin Fox (National Champion)

I knew Debbie Mullins, Tim Fox's wife still today. They were really nice people and I've always read articles that appeared over the years. Tim complained of CTE at one point, saying that he was a living, breathing petri dish of it or something similar to that. I wouldn't surprise me that his nephew also might have CTE-related symptoms after following a similar career path.
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Game Thread Minnesota at #1 tOSU, Sat. Oct. 4th, 7:30 pm ET, NBC

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1. QB Julian Sayin (91.9)​

For the first time this season, an offensive player was graded as Ohio State's best. Following Sayin's performance against Minnesota, he earned the Big Ten's highest grades in offense (91.9) and passing (92.1). Sayin also led the conference with three big-time throws, defined by PFF as “a pass with excellent ball location and timing, generally thrown further down the field and/or into a tighter window.”

2. WR Carnell Tate (86.9)​

For a quarterback to have a good game, he needs receivers who catch the ball. Tate was the go-to player for Sayin in Saturday night's win over the Gophers as he hauled in nine catches for 183 yards and a touchdown.

The Illinois native was the highest-graded receiver in the Big Ten for overall offense (86.9). He earned the second-highest grade in receiving with 85.1, just behind Illinois' Hank Beatty (85.7).

3. S Lorenzo Styles Jr. (84.8)​

Styles tallied three tackles, a pass breakup and had a shared tackle for loss against P.J. Fleck's team. PFF graded him as the Big Ten's second-highest-rated safety in overall defense (84.8) and coverage (83.8) for Week 6.
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Dallas Cowboys (Official Thread)

Jerry Jones gives baffling explanation on why he flipped off Jets fans in viral moment that cost him $250K

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Never ask Jerry Jones to communicate via sign language.

The Dallas Cowboys owner said it was never his intention to issue a middle finger to fans at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, and that the “unfortunate” gesture was supposed to be a celebratory thumbs up.

Jones went viral on social media for casting a quick one-finger salute from his suite — seemingly directed at the local crowd — following Dak Prescott’s fourth touchdown pass during the Cowboys’ 37-22 road victory over the New York Jets.

The gesture has proved costly with the NFL levying a $250,000 fine against the Cowboys’ owner that he will appeal, per NFL Network.

“That was unfortunate. That was kind of an exchange with our fans out in front of us,” Jones said Tuesday before the reveal of the fine during a radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.

“There was a swarm of Cowboys fans out in front — not Jets fans, Cowboys fans. The entire stadium was brimming with enthusiasm of Cowboys and certainly late in the game.

“[The gesture] was inadvertent on my part because that was right after we made our last touchdown, and we were all excited about it. There wasn’t any antagonistic issue or anything like that. I just put up the wrong show on the hand.

“That was inadvertently done. I’m not kidding. If you want to call it accidental, you can call it accidental. But it got straightened around pretty quick. I had a chance to look at it. It got straightened out pretty quick, but the intention was ‘thumbs up,’ and basically pointing at our fans because everybody was jumping up and down excited.”

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S Malik Hartford (National Champion)

Ryan Day Says Ohio State Will “Take It Week to Week” In Deciding Whether C.J. Hicks, Malik Hartford Will Redshirt This Season​

By Dan Hope on October 7, 2025 at 12:16 pm @dan_hope
C.J. Hicks and Malik Hartford

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Ryan Day isn’t ready to commit to a plan of redshirting C.J. Hicks and Malik Hartford.
While Ohio State held Hartford and Hicks out of last weekend’s game against Minnesota with the intention of preserving their redshirts after they played in the first four games of the season, Day said that decision will be evaluated throughout the season and that both of them need to be ready to play this week against Illinois if injuries strike at their positions.
“We make decisions at the end of the year whether we are gonna redshirt guys based on what happens. We’re gonna take it week to week based on availability, depth chart, but those guys need to be ready to go this week if that comes up,” Day said Tuesday. “The rule is four games and able to play in the postseason. We’re gonna evaluate it, but those guys need to be ready because before you know it, they could be in a game. But we’re also gonna be smart about how we move forward.”
Hicks, a senior defensive end, has one remaining year of eligibility. Hartford, a junior safety, has two.
Both players played in Ohio State’s first four games of the season as top backups on the Buckeyes’ defense. Hicks, who began the year as Ohio State’s No. 4 defensive end, played 50 defensive snaps in the Buckeyes’ first four games. Hartford’s only playing time at safety came in late-game action against Grambling State and Ohio, but he played in each of the first four games on special teams.
Zion Grady and Logan George are the top candidates to see increased playing time at defensive end behind Kenyatta Jackson Jr., Caden Curry and Beau Atkinson if Hicks redshirts. Jackson’s status is also in question for this week’s game against Illinois after he left the Minnesota game with an injury, but Day said Ohio State is “hopeful” Jackson will be available this week.
Leroy Roker III and Faheem Delane will be Ohio State’s second-team safeties behind Caleb Downs and Jaylen McClain if Hartford redshirts.
Hicks and Hartford could return to action in the College Football Playoff and still preserve their redshirts, as the NCAA passed a blanket waiver last year exempting postseason games from the four-game redshirt limit.

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