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Peyton Manning salvaged a rough start to his 'Monday Night Football' debut
Andrew Marchand, New York Post
At the start, Peyton started talking at a million miles a minute, as if he were paid by the word. As the show went on, when Peyton and Eli focused more on the intricacies of the game - and not the Mannings nostalgia show - it got better.
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| Alcorn State cancels practice, has no training staff ahead of South Alabama game Chris Vannini, The Athletic Alcorn State canceled practice on Monday due to a lack of available trainers, and the same thing may happen on Tuesday. Ahead of a game against South Alabama this Saturday, it's possible the Braves may not practice at all during the week, and coaches are concerned about the safety of players. Ohio State officials to work this week on digital ticketing problems before Tulsa game Allison Ward, The Columbus Dispatch Not only will the athletic department at Ohio State University be working on its football team's defensive game plan this week following an upset loss to the Oregon Ducks, but officials also have some kinks to iron out in its digital ticketing system. Slow scanners, which were used for the first time at Ohio Stadium on Saturday for most fans after a student test-run in 2019, led to a number of fans missing some or all of the first quarter of the game. Tulane Green Wave football team to return home for Sept. 25 game vs. UAB Blazers Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Tulane's football team will return to campus and play its first game there since Hurricane Ida on Sept. 25 when it hosts UAB at Yulman Stadium. Tulane moved its Sept. 4 season opener, a scheduled home game against Oklahoma, to Norman, Oklahoma. The Brandr Group Brings Altius On Board as College Group Licensing Grows Emily Caron, Sportico Marketing and licensing agency The Brandr Group has tapped Altius Sports Partners as its official education provider for college athletes on an NIL hot topic: group licensing. Altius, an NIL education and advisory consultancy, will facilitate in-person sessions for athletes at schools where The Brandr Group has established group licensing relationships. Steve Cohen Leads Investment Into Recur as Pac-12 NFTs Announced Brendan Coffey, Sportico Sports NFT startup Recur has raised $50 million in Series A venture capital funding, led by Digital, an investment fund backed by Mets owner Steve Cohen. Cohen, a hedge fund billionaire, joins the board of the non-fungible token business. The investment values Recur at $333 million, which the company believes is the largest Series A deal in the NFT space. |
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