Worth it?

Is just getting familiar with all of his new toys Neyor, Banks, Nelson, Dowdell and Barney. And of course DR.

No new commits since Jones so let's read some tea leaves and look at B1G coaches who could have their seats warming up:

-- Io_a: Kirk's sugar daddy AD is gone and the new one doesn't seem to care for the Dean of B1G football. HOT!

-- Foster at UCLA. Nope, just hired and no way they can him so soon. Nor should they. SAFE

-- Luke Fickell. He may not get canned after this season but Wisky is swirling around the toilet bowl with his Air Rodent offense. This season may say a lot. WARM

-- Day should be canned immediately for overdoing the hair- and beard-dye, but with the talent he's stockpiled he's beyond SAFE.

-- Jonathan Smith at MSU is brand new. SAFE.

-- Sherrone Moore. Can't speak in public to save his life, but he needs more time to see what he can do at MeCheatin'. They lost a load of talent on the field and in the staff, and it's gonna be way harder to steal signs going forward but I can't get past the idea that Sherrone is a sacrificial lamb. The Cheats appear to blow this year and someone's gotta pay. Sherrone is safe this year but that is one self-entitled fan base/alumni......who else would be so vapid as to dream up the term "Michigan Man"? I see Sherrone as a three-and-done if they poop the bed. SAFE

-- James Franklin at PSU has perennially done less with more than just about any other program. Depends on whether PSU fans are willing to be satisfied with playing well enough to sniff conference titles but not win them. SAFE (but getting warm)

-- Plugs at Minnesota. His schtick at Minny has got to be wearing thin. Never at the bottom but rarely cresting above mediocrity. Personally I hope Minny keeps him for this reason: Minny is one of the few schools who have long-term scoreboard on NU. With Rhule that margin is going to be trimmed back in short order. WARM

-- Bielema. He seems to have Illinois on a good trajectory with the last of Lovey's recruits. He's a truly ugly human being but his job seems SAFE,

-- Mike Locksley. Don't know that much about Maryland but from what little I've seen of them they appear to be a middle-of-the-pack program with odd uniforms,. Besides, for some reason I like this guy and hope he does well there. SAFE.

-- Schiano. Solid coach, knows and recruits the Northeast well and everyone at Rutgers seem to like him. SAFE.

-- Curt Cignetti, Indiana. Again, don't know much about him. Overall hc record is 121-35 but mostly at lower tier schools. 2-0 this season, so......SAFE.

-- Lanning. Looking shaky to start the season, but it's early and Oregon is stocked. SAFE.

-- Lincoln Riley. Safe at USC for now but his stock has kind of plateaued and his cred as a QB whisperer havs taken a hit. He needs to look respectable this season. SAFE

-- Ryan Walters, Purdue. Went 4-8 last year, which is not great news for any program not named Nebraska. Walters ain't Rhule and NU is getting all the positive buzz in the sports media. He needs to make that record better this season or his seat could get toasty, yes even after only two years. SAFE

-- David Braun. Don't know who he is? NWU head coach. Did pretty darned well in 23 after taking over the dumpster fire Fitzgerald left, but can he recruit? The bar is low at NWU.....think Io_a kind of low. But he needs to show he can recruit at least as well as Fitz------again, low bar. SAFE.

-- Jedd Fisch, Washington. New coach at WaWa, but last year he took AZ to 10-3 so he has a record out there, SAFE.

-- Rhule. Rhule could take a dump on 90th and West Dodge during rush hour and people would wax poetic over the culture he built around it. SAFE

This Friday. The wife and I are coming up from Birmingham and meeting the son and his wife who are coming up from Knoxville to go to the game Friday. She is from Alabama but never cared about football. They got married last year and she is now a Husker fan. Looking forward to showing her the greatest fans in college football.

it should be abolished

some reflection as we near week 4 and the start of conference play, just as the Founding Fathers of football and our great country intended

Anyone have a go to spot for Husker games in the Dallas area this year? Watched the season opener at Christie’s last year with a bunch of Husker fans, but nothing after that.

@redlinefever you asked.......here ya go

Link: Omaha World-Herald

Link: Lincoln Journal Star

Link: NebPreps

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Composite rankings

CLASS A
1. Omaha Westside (3) (10-1) - 30 pts
2. Papillion-LaVista South (8-2) - 25
3. Elkhorn South (9-3) - 23
4. Millard West (10-6) - 20
5. Fremont (14-2) - 16
6. Lincoln Southwest (3-1) - 15
7. Millard North (7-7) - 13
8. Grand Island (7-3) - 9
9. Lincoln East (5-4) - 7
10. Omaha Marian (4-3) - 4

Contenders
Lincoln North Star (4-4) - 3

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CLASS B
1. Omaha Skutt (3) (8-1) - 30 pts
2. Norris (12-0) - 27
3. Elkhorn North (11-3) - 23
4t. Gretna East (11-2) - 20
4t. Waverly (10-2) - 20
6t. Bennington (6-3) - 12
6t. Seward (8-2) - 12
8. Gretna (10-6) - 11
9. York (7-2) - 5
10t. Grand Island Northwest (6-4) - 2
10t. Lincoln Pius X (2-6) - 2

Contenders
Platteview (7-4) - 1

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CLASS C1
1. Minden (3) (10-0) - 30 pts
2. Clarkson/Leigh (10-0) - 27
3. Ogallala (7-1) - 18
4. Columbus Scotus (8-2) - 17
5. Kearney Catholic (4-1) - 15
6. Malcolm (7-2) - 14
7. Broken Bow (6-2) - 9
8t. David City (8-3) - 8
8t. Milford (5-3) - 8
10. Battle Creek (8-3) - 7

Contenders
Gothenburg (6-2) - 6
Columbus Lakeview (6-3) - 5
Omaha Concordia (9-5) - 1

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CLASS C2
1. Lincoln Lutheran (3) (9-1) - 30 pts
2. Oakland-Craig (9-1) - 26
3. Yutan (10-0) - 25
4. Humphrey/Lindsay Academy (9-0) - 19
5. Freeman (10-1) - 13
6. Crofton (7-1) - 9
7. Hastings St. Cecilia (7-2) - 7
8t. Homer (6-2) - 6
8t. Thayer Central (5-0) - 6
10t. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (4-5) - 5
10t. Johnson-Brock (7-1) - 5

Contenders
Elkhorn Valley (8-1) - 4
Norfolk Catholic (6-2) - 4
Elgin/Elgin Pope John (9-1) - 3
Fremont Bergan (6-2) - 3

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CLASS D1
1. Southwest (3) (9-0) - 30 pts
2. Superior (10-2) - 25
3. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (5-2) - 22
4. Brady (7-1) - 20
5. Diller-Odell (6-1) - 19
6. Ansley/Litchfield (9-3) - 17
7. Exeter-Milligan/Friend (6-1) - 8
8. Osceola (5-0) - 7
9. Kenesaw (5-4) - 6
10. Howells-Dodge (5-5) - 5

Contenders
Pleasanton (3-4) - 3
High Plains (5-1) - 2
Tri County (6-4) - 1

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CLASS D2
1. Overton (2) (8-1) - 28 pts
2. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (7-1) - 26
3. Shelton (8-2) - 24
4. Central Valley (1) (9-1) - 21
5. Meridian (8-1) - 20
6t. Amherst (10-3) - 12
6t. Wynot (5-1) - 12
8. Leyton (9-0) - 11
9. Stuart (6-3) - 5
10. O'Neill St. Mary's (5-2) - 4

Contenders
Loomis (6-3) - 1
Wallace (8-3) - 1

Link: Full Game Notes (Huskers.com)


WHEN: Friday, September 20 | 7:00 PM (CT)

WHERE: Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska

TV: FOX (Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, Josh Sims)

RADIO: Huskers Radio Network (Greg Sharpe, Damon Benning, Jessica Coody)

HUSKERS
Record: 3-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Northern Iowa (W 34-3)
Rankings: AP (#22) | Coaches (#22)
Head Coach: Matt Rhule (8-7, 2nd year NU | 55-50, 9th year overall | 1-0 vs. Illinois)

FIGHTING ILLINI
Record: 3-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Last Game: vs. Central Michigan (W 30-9)
Rankings: AP (#24) | Coaches (RV)
Head Coach: Bret Bielema (21-19, 4th year at ILL | 118-77, 16th year overall | 4-2 vs. Nebraska)

THIS WEEK'S NUMBERS

400 - Friday's game will mark the 400th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium. The sellout streak began on Nov. 3, 1962, when Nebraska took on Missouri. The Huskers are 324-75 at Memorial Stadium during the sellout streak.

20 - Nebraska has allowed just 20 points through three games, its fewest since allowing 16 points through three games in 2005. It also marks the first time since 2009 the Huskers have held each of their first three opponents to 10 or fewer points.

7 - Nebraska is playing its Big Ten opener at home for the first time in seven seasons. Nebraska last opened conference play at Memorial Stadium in 2017, when the Huskers defeated Rutgers.

THE MATCHUP
Nebraska opens Big Ten Conference play and finishes a four-game season-opening homestand on Friday night when the Huskers take on 24th-ranked Illinois at Memorial Stadium. The game will mark Nebraska’s 400th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium, a streak which dates back to 1962. Aside from its traditional Black Friday game, Friday will also mark Nebraska’s first weekday home game since 2001. FOX will provide the national television coverage and the game can be heard on the Huskers Radio Network and Huskers App.

The Huskers enter the game with a 3-0 record following a 34-3 victory over Northern Iowa on Saturday night in Lincoln. The Huskers limited the Panthers to just a first-quarter field goal and held a third straight opponent to 10 or fewer points. Offensively, Nebraska showed its explosiveness by averaging nearly nine yards per play and producing points on six of eight drives in the game. The Huskers were not forced to punt in the contest.

Illinois also enters Friday night’s game at 3-0 following a 30-9 victory over Central Michigan last Saturday in Champaign. The Illini have relied on an opportunistic defense through three games, producing nine takeaways and a +8 turnover margin, which ranks second in the nation. Coach Bret Bielema’s team allows just 277.3 yards and 8.7 points per game. Offensively, Illinois features a balanced attack, rushing for 153.3 yards per game, while producing 225.3 passing yards per contest.

Friday’s contest is the Big Ten opener for both teams and marks the 12th straight year Nebraska and Illinois have met on the gridiron. The Huskers have won seven of the 11 meetings between the schools as conference foes, but the Illini have been victorious in their last two trips to Memorial Stadium.

With Illinois checking in at No. 24 in the AP Poll and just outside of the Top 25 in the Coaches Poll, Friday's game represents the first time Nebraska has played a game involving two ranked teams since Nov. 5, 2016 at Ohio State. It is the first AP ranked vs. ranked game at Memorial Stadium since No. 23 Nebraska hosted No. 16 UCLA on Sept. 14, 2013. The last five ranked vs. ranked games involving Nebraska have been on the road or in a bowl game. This contest will be the first matchup of AP ranked Big Ten teams at Memorial Stadium since 2011 when 13th-ranked Nebraska defeated No. 9 Michigan State.

The Huskers most-recent victory against a ranked team was a 35-32 victory over No. 22 Oregon on Sept. 17, 2016.

SERIES HISTORY
Friday's meeting between Nebraska and Illinois will be the 22nd all-time meeting between the schools and the 12th consecutive season the teams have met on the gridiron. Nebraska has a 14-6-1 edge in the all-time series, including a 7-4 advantage since Nebraska joined the Big Ten.

- Nebraska won six of the first seven meetings as conference foes, before Illinois won three straight. Nebraska ended that streak with a 20-7 win last season in Champaign.

- Nebraska owns a 9-3 edge in games played in Lincoln, including 5-3 at Memorial Stadium

- The Huskers won 54-35 in Lincoln in 2018, marking Nebraska's first 50-point outburst in a Big Ten Conference game

- The only meetings between 1953 and 2013 came in 1985 and 1986 when Nebraska won both ends of a home-and-home series.

Nebraska vs. Illinois Big Ten History
2013: Nebraska 39, Illinois 19 (Lincoln)
2014: Nebraska 45, Illinois 14 (Champaign)
2015: Illinois 14, Nebraska 13 (Champaign)
2016: Nebraska 31, Illinois 16 (Lincoln)
2017: Nebraska 28, Illinois 6 (Champaign)
2018: Nebraska 54, Illinois 35 (Lincoln)
2019: Nebraska 42, Illinois 38 (Champaign)
2020: Illinois 41, Nebraska 23 (Lincoln)
2021: Illinois 30, Nebraska 22 (Champaign)
2022: Illinois 26, Nebraska 9 (Lincoln)
2023: Nebraska 20, Illinois 7 (Champaign)

BIG TEN FRIDAY NIGHT NIGHTS
Nebraska will be playing on a Friday night early in the Big Ten season for the third consecutive year and the second straight year against Illinois. Nebraska played at Rutgers on a Friday night in 2022. Overall, this is Nebraska's fifth Friday night conference game (non-Black Friday) since 2017, including three games against Illinois.

- Nebraska played Friday night road games at Illinois in 2017 and 2023, winning 28-6 in 2017 and 20-7 last season. Nebraska also won Friday night road games at Rutgers in 2020 and 2022.

- The Huskers do have a long history of playing on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Nebraska has played on Black Friday every year since 1990.

- Aside from its traditional Black Friday game, this Friday's home game is Nebraska's first weekday game in Memorial Stadium since a Sept. 20, 2001 game against Rice. The Rice contest was rescheduled from Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001 following the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

NEBRASKA SET TO CELEBRATE 400TH CONSECUTIVE SELLOUT
Nebraska will celebrate its 400th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium on Friday night. The Huskers have sold out every game at Memorial Stadium for more than six decades, beginning with a game against Missouri on Nov. 3, 1962.

- During the sellout streak, Memorial Stadium has expanded several times and capacity has grown from 31,080 in 1962 to the current capacity of 82,841.

- Nebraska has been victorious in each of the milestone sellout games in the series, defeating Penn State 42-17 in 1979 in sellout #100, knocking off second-ranked Colorado, 24-7, in 1994 in sellout #200, and shutting out Louisiana-Lafayette 55-0 in 2009 in the 300th consecutive sellout.

- Nebraska has a record of 324-75 during the sellout streak. Friday's game against No. 24 Illinois is the 89th matchup against a ranked opponent during the sellout streak, with Nebraska owning a 47-39 mark in those games.

ABOUT ILLINOIS
Illinois has fielded a football team since 1890 and the Fighting Illini have tallied nearly 640 wins as a program. Illinois has claimed five national titles and 15 Big Ten Conference championships. The Illini have made 20 bowl game appearances, claiming eight wins. Illinois' last bowl appearance came in 2022 when the Fighting Illini took on Mississippi State in the ReliaQuest Bowl. Mississippi State came away with the 19-10 victory over Illinois

First Year: 1890
All-Time Record: 635-625-51
Bowl Record: 8-12
Conference Titles: 15
National Titles: 5
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 60,670
Location: Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Enrollment: 56,644
Colors: Orange & Blue

SCOUTING ILLINOIS

2024 Schedule
Eastern Illinois (W 45-0)
#19 Kansas (W 23-17)
Central Michigan (W 30-9)
at Nebraska
at Penn State
Purdue
Michigan
at Oregon
Minnesota
Michigan State
at Rutgers
at Northwestern

Illinois has started the 2024 campaign with a trio of home victories against Eastern Illinois, No. 19 Kansas and Central Michigan. The Illini are ranked No. 24 in this week's AP Poll.

The Illini enter Friday night averaging 32.7 points and 378.7 yards per game, with 225.3 yards per game through the air and 153.3 yards per game on the ground. Luke Altmyer has completed 54-of-78 passes for 647 yards and six touchdowns. Pat Bryant leads Illinois with 15 receptions for 235 yards and four touchdowns, while Zakhari Franklin adds 16 grabs for 193 yards. Kaden Feagin paces the Illinois rushing attack with 42 carries for 173 yards and three scores, while Ca'Lil Valentine has carried the ball 17 times for 96 yards.

Defensively, the Illini are allowing 8.7 points and 277.3 yards per game this season. Matthew Bailey leads the Illinois defense with a team-high 17 tackles, followed by Dylan Rosiek with 14 stops. Gabe Jacas has a team-high three tackles for loss, while Joe Barna leads the Illini with 1.5 sacks through three games. Illinois has forced nine turnovers on the season, which ranks fifth nationally.



ABOUT BRET BIELEMA
Bret Bielema is in his fourth season as the head coach at Illinois. He led the Fighting Illini to a 5-7 mark last season after an 8-5 record in 2022.

Bielema came to Illinois after serving as a coach in the NFL for three years. He spent one year as the outside linebackers and senior assistant coach for the New York Giants and two years as the defensive line coach and consultant to the head coach with the New England Patriots.

Bielema led Arkansas from 2013 to 2017, holding a 29-34 record. His first head coaching job came at Wisconsin where he finished 68-24 from 2006 to 2012.

Prior to serving as a head coach, Bielema served as an assistant at Iowa (1996-2001), Kansas State (2002-2003) and Wisconsin (2004-2005).

Bielema vs. Nebraska
Bielema will face Nebraska for the seventh time as a head coach on Friday. Bielema holds a 4-2 record against the Huskers after Nebraska picked up a road victory over the Illini last season.

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Was doing some checking in on prospects who are committed to teams that are struggling. Marks told me that he's hearing a lot from Nebraska, Auburn and Iowa State lately. Of that group he does plan to visit Nebraska this season. Marks is a versatile big man that could play OL or DL in college. Sounds like the perfect Rhule recruit....

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Just in via press release (schedule PDF attached at the bottom)

Head coach Will Bolt announced the 2025 baseball schedule Tuesday, which features 25 home games at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park for the Huskers.

“We have a challenging schedule that will give our program the opportunity to compete against some of the top teams in college baseball,” said Bolt. “Our non-conference schedule will prepare us for league play, where the Big Ten continues to improve each year.”

The announced portion of the 2025 slate includes five 2024 NCAA Tournament participants in Sun Belt regular-season champion Louisiana, WAC regular-season champion Grand Canyon and at-large selections Kansas State, LSU and Oregon State.

The Huskers begin the 56-game campaign in a marquee event, as the Huskers compete in the MLB Desert Invitational on Feb. 14-16 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Other competing teams and matchups will be announced at a later date.

Nebraska takes on Grand Canyon in a road matchup on Monday, Feb. 17 in Phoenix before traveling for a three-game set at Louisiana in the second weekend (Feb. 21-23).

The Big Red play in one of college baseball’s premier events for the straight season, where the Huskers are set to face Sam Houston, LSU and Kansas State at the Frisco College Baseball Classic in Frisco, Texas on Feb. 28 – March 2.

The Huskers open the home slate with six consecutive home games, including the home opener against South Dakota State (March 5) after a midweek trip to Omaha (March 4). NU begins Big Ten play with Washington (March 7-9) and hosts Wichita State (March 11-12) for back-to-back midweek tilts.

Nebraska ventures west for an extended trip to California, where the Big Red takes on UCLA (March 14-16), Pepperdine (March 18-19) and USC (March 21-23). The Huskers wrap up the nine-game stretch of consecutive road games with a midweek matchup at Kansas State on March 25 in Manhattan.

The Big Red step out of Big Ten play with a three-game home series vs. Oregon State (March 28-30), followed by a midweek battle with Creighton (April 1) and a home series against Rutgers (April 4-6).

NU travels to Kansas (April 8), Iowa (April 11-13) and Creighton (April 15) before welcoming Northwestern (April 18-20) and Kansas (April 22) to Lincoln.

The Huskers conclude the month of April with a visit to Maryland (April 25-27) before wrapping up the home slate with an eight-game homestand. The Big Red begins the homestand with Kansas State (April 29), Minnesota (May 2-4), Creighton (May 6) and Michigan (May 9-11) and concludes the regular season with a visit to Purdue (May 15-17) in the final weekend of Big Ten play.

Charles Schwab Field in Omaha will be the setting for the Big Ten Tournament for the eighth time, having previously been the site in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Tony White at the podium right now. Marcus Satterfield and a group of players to follow. Will add presser videos ITT after they post on our YouTube channel.

Update:

White, Satterfield, Dylan Raiola and Emmett Johnson have wrapped up with their media availability. Videos below.

Isaiah Neyor, Kai Wallin and another player or two still expected shortly.

unwatchable, as usual

just utter trash

nothing standing in our way

Compton's fire-up videos are fun, but a little surprised Rhule is okay with smack talking the opponents like that. First the Louie bag comment against CU and then saying UNI doesn't belong on the same field. Call me a "get off my lawn" guy (I am. I even called out some college student Saturday night walking to the game because he threw trash on the ground instead of in a garbage can), but I'm for the "let your play do the talking" approach.

these are not in order...but kinda sorta close...could be talked into moving somebody up or down pretty easily

Dylan Riola's twin - 45mil / 15 playoff wins
Goff - 53mil / 5 playoff wins
Stafford - 46mil / 4 playoff wins (this one surprised me, was expecting more)
Lamar - 52mil / 2 playoff wins
Stroud - rookie deal / 1 playoff win
Love - 55mil / 1 playoff win
Burrow - 55mil / 5 playoff wins
Josh - 43mil / 5 playoff wins
Purdy - rookie deal / 4 playoff wins
Jalen - 51mil / 2 playoff wins
Herbert - 52 mil / 0 playoff wins
Lawrence - 55mil / 1 playoff win
Rogers - 37.5mil / 12 playoff wins
Caleb - Undefeated in his NFL career , nuff said
Dak - $60mil / 2 playoff wins

...not sure what everyone's issue is with his contract, he's easily a top 15 QB

Bails on his team last week against us. Talks shit after a win. Acting like Prime Douche. He's not going to make it in the NFL.
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And I have several thoughts from the point of view of a non football coach… none of this should be seen as an attempt at the Holy Grail…
I think that the focus was good considering the potential let down from week before

I liked O line protection of Dylan… maybe not so much run production

Liked our special teams except for kicker interference

LOVED our swarming to the ball… maybe not our wrapping up the runner on occasion

LOVED how they used Haarberg… and he looked more than serviceable as a qb

I feel that they only scored 3 while we bent a lot was huge

Feeling good, but realized that better teams await… like this week

September 17
1787 - The U.S. Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed or wounded.

1908 - Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army Signal Corps became the first person to die in the crash of a powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer, at Fort Myer, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.

1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.

1978 - After 12 days of meetings at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords, a framework for a peace treaty.

1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.

1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.

2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street.

2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.

2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted New York real estate heir Robert Durst of killing his best friend 20 years earlier. (Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison, died in 2022.)

Birthdays
23 - India Amarteifio (actress)
28 - Ella Purnell (actress)
29 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
35 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
36 - Ritu Arya (actress)
49 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
53 - Bobby Lee (actor)
55 - Matthew Settle (actor)
56 - Anastacia (singer)
56 - Cheryl Strayed (author)
58 - Doug E. Fresh (rapper)
59 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
62 - Paul Feig (actor)
73 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
79 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)
85 - David Souter (retired Supreme Court justice)

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Today in Sports History - September 17

1917 - Honus T. Wagner announces his retirement from baseball; on the same day, the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.

1920 - The American Professional Football Association -- a precursor to the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.

1941 - Stan Musial makes his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals.

1947 - The Sporting News names Jackie Robinson baseball's Rookie of the Year.

1950 - The San Francisco 49ers, formerly of the AAFC, make their NFL debut.

1953 - Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. He retired in 1971 known as 'Mr. Cub'.

1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.

1967 - The New Orleans Saints play their first NFL game, a 27-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

1983 - Johnny Bench, of the Cincinnati Reds, retired after 16 years as a catcher.

1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.

1984 - Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees hit his 500th career home run, the 13th in MLB history to do so.

1984 - Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets ties a MLB record with 32 strikeouts over two consecutive games.

2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.

2001 - Despite suffering from lung cancer and Parkinson's disease, Jack Buck stirs emotions by reading a patriotic-themed poem during the pregame ceremonies on baseball's first night back after the September 11th terrorist attacks.

2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the third player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.