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Georgia vs. Alabama

It is time for possibly the biggest college football game of the regular season. As usual, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs are at the top of the sport. Both teams are 5-0. They have been the two most dominant teams this year. This is not just any other game– this is Georgia vs. Alabama. The #1 Georgia Bulldogs have been unfathomably good. They have outscored their opponents 257-67, or 51.4-13.4 in singular games. They are 3-0 in the SEC, destroying the Arkansas Razorbacks 45-17, the Oklahoma Sooners 41-13, and the Vanderbilt Commodores 38-14. Georgia QB Gunner Stockton has thrown for over 1,000 passing yards and 13 TDs this season. #6 Alabama has an equally impressive 5-0 record. They have outscored their opponents by a score of 248-104, or 49.6-20.8. Alabama’s QB Keelon Russell has thrown for a crazy 1,400 passing yards and 11 TDs. These two squads are the best of the best. As is every year, Alabama versus Georgia is a heavyweight matchup that will prove to be of utmost importance come college football playoff seeding.

MLB Playoffs

The NLCS is set. We have a rematch from last season. The Milwaukee Brewers will be taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers with a trip to the World Series on the line. The Brewers played the San Diego Padres in the NLDS. San Diego quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Game 1 of the series, but Milwaukee fought back to snatch a 3-2 victory and take a 1-0 lead. While that happened, the Dodgers were facing off against the Atlanta Braves. In Game 1 of that series, the Dodgers took a 5-1 lead, and held off the Braves comeback to win 5-3, and go up 1-0. The Brewers showed their resilience in Game 2 going down 3-1 before coming back once again to win 4-3 and take a 2-0 lead on San Diego. The Dodgers lost their second game by a score of 3-2 to the Braves. That Atlanta win allowed them to even the series. The Brewers couldn’t come back in Game 3, losing 4-3 as the Padres remained alive. A dominant pitching effort from Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 3 put the Dodgers up 2-1 and Atlanta on the brink of elimination. Milwaukee turned around from their Game 3 loss and ended San Diego’s season with a 3-1 victory, to advance to the NLCS. The Dodgers also won in Game 4, beating the Braves 4-1 to punch their ticket to a rematch with Milwaukee. So who will win– the Brewers who have never won a World Series, or the Dodgers who have won the last two? This is sure to be a great matchup.

Only one of the three divisional round series was a sweep. That was Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees. The Rays made quick work of the Yankees, beating them 3-0 and making a case that they should be the favorites to win the Fall Classic. The Yankees started by being no hit for 7⅔ innings, and never really got going. The other ALDS series continues. The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians are tied 2-2 and will have a win-or-go-home game tonight. The White Sox took a 2-0 lead into Game 3, but have unraveled and now find themselves in this Game 5.

NFL Update

The NFL season continues as we are now past Week 4 and into Week 5. So what happened in Week 4?

• The Cleveland Browns beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24

• The Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Commanders 30-13

  • Commanders 7th round rookie Athan Kaliakmanis had to come in due to an injury to starting QB Marcus Mariota

  • Colts RB Jonathan Taylor rushed for two TDs, making it six total in overseas games, the most in NFL history

• The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 29-26

  • New England QB Drake Maye threw for 269 yards and three TDs

• The Chicago Bears beat the New York Jets 23-12

  • Bears RB Kyle Monangai rushed for 146 yards and two TDs

• The Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Cincinnati Bengals 22-17

  • This was Jacksonville QB Trevor Lawrence’s first career win over Cincinnati

  • Cincinnati WR’s Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins went down with injuries

• The New York Giants beat the Arizona Cardinals 36-24

• The Los Angeles Rams beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24-20

  • The Eagles held a 10-point fourth quarter lead

• The Green Bay Packers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17-14

• The Baltimore Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans 24-18

• The Dallas Cowboys beat the Houston Texans 34-30

  • Dallas WR CeeDee Lamb had 17 receptions for 189 yards, and the game winning touchdown

• The Minnesota Vikings beat the Miami Dolphins 15-10

  • The Vikings are 4-0 thanks to their defense, which ranks first in the NFL in points allowed

• The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-27

  • Kansas City is the final undefeated team in the AFC thanks to Las Vegas and Buffalo losing

• The San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 24-14

  • San Francisco is now 4-0

• The Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Chargers 30-23

• The Carolina Panthers beat the Detroit Lions 32-26

  • Carolina WR Tetairoa McMillan had 192 receiving yards and two TDs

• The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints 45-24

  • Atlanta RB Bijan Robinson rushed for 145 yards and two TDs

College Football Top 25

The Cole Times CFB Top 25

1. Georgia Bulldogs

2. Miami Hurricanes

3. Texas Longhorns

4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

5. Ohio State Buckeyes

6. Alabama Crimson Tide

7. Indiana Hoosiers

8. BYU Cougars

9. Ole Miss Rebels

10. LSU Tigers

11. Texas Tech Red Raiders

12. Tennessee Volunteers

13. Oregon Ducks

14. Utah Utes

15. Missouri Tigers

16. Iowa Hawkeyes

17. Mississippi State Bulldogs

18. USC Trojans

19. Florida Gators

20. UCLA Bruins

21. Boise State Broncos

22. Houston Cougars

23. SMU Mustangs

24. Kentucky Wildcats

25. Pittsburgh Panthers