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College football rankings: Alabama, Georgia survive
On the alleged unbeatable Georgia Bulldogs and Alabama Crimson Tide, because the honorable Lee Corso may say, “Not so quick, my mates.”
In arguably their worst outing in three years, Kirby Sensible’s crew slogged to a 26–22 win over Missouri in a sport wherein it took its first lead with 4 minutes, three seconds left. The Bulldogs trailed 16–3 within the second quarter, 19–9 within the third and 22–12 within the fourth earlier than mounting their comeback in Columbia.
And as for Alabama, its Heisman Trophy-winning beginning quarterback, Bryce Younger, suffered a shoulder sprain, and its protection allowed 23 consecutive factors. Whereas its sport in opposition to Arkansas was a rout (49–26) this was something however.
Will we lastly have some parity on this ol’ sport of ours? Let’s not get too forward of ourselves. However for these groups scratching and clawing on the heels of the Tide and the Bulldogs, know that they’re certainly beatable.
And what about everybody else? Properly, Ohio State and Michigan have performed the weakest schedules of any top-10 workforce. Penn State put up a stinker of a win Saturday in opposition to Northwestern. And even Clemson has proven vulnerability this season. Nobody is ideal and possibly that’s good for the entire.
Talking of the entire, 10 AP Prime 25 groups misplaced Saturday (5 of these performed in opposition to fellow ranked groups). Nonetheless, this felt like a show it-type day wherein the frauds had been uncovered and the victors had been rewarded with a lift of confidence. Take as an illustration Florida State, whipped at residence by Wake Forest. There was Kentucky, too, which misplaced to Ole Miss. And Washington acquired housed at UCLA.
In the meantime, a trio of groups (Illinois, Tulane and Maryland) moved to 4–1 by beating a trio of groups (Wisconsin, Houston and Michigan State) that dropped to 2–3. Sure, you learn that appropriately.
In information of the weird, Georgia Tech received a street sport over a top-25 workforce (Pitt) for the primary time in six years on the week it fired its coach; ESPN School GameDay is heading to Kansas (Kansas!) for the unbeaten conflict all of us noticed coming in August when the Jayhawks host TCU; and Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M workforce acquired bludgeoned by 18 factors in Starkville, Mississippi.
In not-so-weird information, Iowa’s offense remains to be stinking up the entire of school soccer!
O.Ok., it’s time for the Prime 10, which we remind you isn’t solely a gauge of your report however the information of your opponents!
1. Alabama (5–0)
Final sport: Beat Arkansas 49–26
Subsequent sport: Texas A&M (Saturday)
Most anticipated the Hogs to present the Tide a problem. And so they did, for a fleeting second, storming again from a 28–0 gap with 23 consecutive factors. Nevertheless, Nick Saban reminded us that his workforce is sweet sufficient to not want the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. A Younger-less Tide scored 21 within the fourth quarter to drag away and arrange what is likely to be a bloodletting subsequent week when Jimbo brings his 3–2 Aggies to Tuscaloosa 4 months after his public tiff with Saban over NIL.
Jahmyr Gibbs ran wild in opposition to the Razorbacks, racking up 206 yards and two scores.
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2. Clemson (5–0)
Final sport: Beat NC State 30–20
Subsequent sport: Boston School (Saturday)
QB DJ Uiagalelei led the Tigers in dashing and in passing and continues to play just like the participant all of us anticipated (that’s two straight video games now!). In the meantime, Clemson’s protection acquired a much-needed enhance after some lackluster outings. The Wolf Pack transformed 5-of-14 third downs, averaged 1.6 yards a rush and didn’t crack the 300-yard mark. Dabo Swinney’s guys vault up our Prime 10 after back-to-back high quality victories.
3. Georgia (5–0)
Final sport: Beat Missouri 26–22
Subsequent sport: Auburn (Saturday)
Few anticipated UGA’s sport in opposition to Missouri to warrant such consideration late within the fourth quarter, however lo and behold, the Bulldogs needed to claw out of a few 10-point deficits and a 13-point gap. Behind QB Stetson Bennett and RB Kenny McIntosh, UGA put collectively 75 and 68-yard landing drives within the ultimate 10 minutes to stay undefeated. It was a head-scratching sport wherein the workforce of 4 and 5 stars discovered itself out-gunned in opposition to a workforce of largely two and three stars.
4. Ohio State (5–0)
Final sport: Beat Rutgers 49–10
Subsequent sport: at Michigan State (Saturday)
The Scarlet Knights leaped out to a 7–0 lead after which had been outscored 49–3 the remainder of the way in which in an utter beatdown. Ohio State RB Miyan Williams had 189 yards dashing. Rutgers had 187 yards complete. And when you’re questioning why Ohio State is outdoors of the highest 3, the Buckeyes haven’t but performed a street sport, nor have they hosted a workforce inside the present high 25.
5. Oklahoma State (4–0)
Final sport: Beat Baylor 36–25
Subsequent sport: Texas Tech (Saturday)
Mike Gundy and the Pokes lastly beat some good competitors, taking their present on the street and walloping the Bears. Like final 12 months, Oklahoma State isn’t reliant solely on an electrical offense. Its protection was among the finest within the nation in 2021, and on Saturday, the Cowboys acquired a 98-yard kickoff return from Jaden Nixon and a security from the D. They solely wanted 181 yards passing from QB Spencer Sanders.
6. Michigan (5–0)
Final sport: Beat Iowa 27–14
Subsequent sport: at Indiana (Saturday)
RB Blake Corum and QB J.J. McCarthy had been chargeable for 288 of Michigan’s 327 yards in what was a reasonably ho hum outing in opposition to the hapless Hawkeyes and their dysfunctional offense. The Wolverines protection is actual, actual sufficient to have allowed greater than two touchdowns simply as soon as within the first 5 video games.
The Hawkeyes had been held to simply 280 complete yards.
AP Picture/Charlie Neibergall
7. USC (5–0)
Final sport: Beat Arizona State 42–25
Subsequent sport: Washington State (Saturday)
It lasted 4 video games and 18 quarters of soccer, however the Trojans’ season-opening, turnover-less streak ended Saturday when Caleb Williams was picked off in the long run zone. The decide didn’t damage. In reality, USC amassed consecutive landing drives afterward to ice the sport in opposition to a Solar Devils squad that fired coach Herm Edwards earlier this season.
8. Kansas (5–0)
Final sport: Beat Iowa State 14–11
Subsequent sport: TCU (Saturday)
Has any workforce ever had a extra shocking begin to a season? It’s a reliable query to ask after the Jayhawks rolled to one more victory. It’s not like their schedule has been a cakewalk. They’ve street wins over West Virginia and Houston and have overwhelmed Duke and ISU at residence. That’s 4 victories over Energy 5 groups (Houston is quickly to make the transfer to the Large 12). Lance Leipold’s workforce has received in several methods too. With its offense and QB Jalon Daniels struggling in opposition to the Cyclones, the protection stood tall. ISU was 5-of-18 on third down.
9. Penn State (5–0)
Final sport: Beat Northwestern 17–7
Subsequent sport: at Michigan (Oct. 15)
A bye week awaits the Nittany Lions and it’s a great factor. Perhaps they’ll strive to determine what occurred in an unsightly efficiency in opposition to the lowly Wildcats. Right here’s a begin: 5 turnovers. If James Franklin’s workforce was taking part in even a mediocre squad, it would now not be undefeated.
10. Tennessee (4–0)
Final sport: Beat Florida 38–33
Subsequent sport: at LSU (Saturday)
The Vols rested up this week earlier than touring to Tiger Stadium. QB Hendan Hooker and his Large Orange Present should beat the Tigers to arrange what is likely to be essentially the most related Alabama-Tennessee sport in additional than a decade on Oct. 15. Can they do it? They obtained some assist from the SEC’s tv companions, which slotted the sport at an 11 a.m. native time kick. Avoiding an evening kick in Baton Rouge for any opponent is a constructive.
Extra School Soccer Protection:
The NAACP Alabama State Conference issued a statement on Tuesday saying the organization was “devastated by the high court ruling in [the] Trump immunity case.”
Benard Simelton, the organization’s president, said that “the Highest Court in the land has failed to protect its citizens from the most dangerous threat to our society, and this ruling, coming from the United States Supreme Court, violates the trust put in it by its citizens.”
Released on Monday, the Supreme Court’s decision on Trump v. United States stated that presidents have “presumptive immunity” for all official acts and “absolute immunity” for all official acts covered by presidents’ “exclusive authority.”
All six justices that signed onto the majority opinion in Trump v. United States were appointed by Republican presidents, with three appointed by Trump himself. Simelton told APR the NAACP wasn’t expecting the ruling because they “thought [the Supreme Court] would put their partisan views and ideology aside and rule based on the court of law.”
Alabama Republicans were quick to publicly support the ruling. On a Tuesday radio show, Congressman Jerry Carl said America was “really, really, really close to becoming a third-world country” before the Supreme Court gave presidents legal immunity.
However, liberal politicians and many legal experts have called the ruling both anti-democratic and potentially dangerous. Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, wrote that the ruling “is not what the Framers wanted” and “not what we should want either.”
“The NAACP does not support this decision,” Simelton said. “We think that presidents should be held accountable for their actions when they violate the law, when they’re in office and certainly when they’re out of office.”
NAACP president Derrick Johnson called the decision “a danger to not only the African American community, but a danger to our society as a whole.”
Simelton explained to APR that he personally feels “this ruling will determine how our democracy will move forward.”
“If we determine that the president of the United States is above the law then everything that we work for in a democracy will be undermined and essentially done away with,” he noted.
Simelton said he believes Americans need to elect both a president who respects everyone’s rights and the limits of their office and members of Congress who can keep an eye on the president and on the Supreme Court.
Pointing to the 22nd Amendment, which formalized the two term limit for the presidency, Simelton stated that America “didn’t want a person becoming an office and staying there forever” and it’s “the same thing with the Supreme Court.”
“I think it’s time to start looking at term limits for the Supreme Court,” he proffered.
Simelton is not the only person to call for more checks on the Supreme Court in the aftermath of its recent controversial rulings.
Senator Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, called it “disgraceful that Justices Thomas and Alito brazenly refused to recuse themselves from [Trump v. United States]” and said he’ll continue pushing for the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act.
Senators Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, were just two of the elected officials to call to expand the Supreme Court as Congress did in the 1860s and FDR threatened to in the 1930s.
If the Supreme Court is not expanded, the composition of the court will only change as justices retire or die while in office. Whichever presidential candidate is elected in November, in addition to their newfound immunity, will likely appoint one or more people to the Supreme Court to either weaken or entrench the current majority.
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Ivey awards $11.2 million to expand EV charging availability on Alabama's interstates – Yellowhammer News
Electric vehicles on Alabama’s interstates are about to receive a big boost thanks to $11.2 million in grant funding recently awarded by Governor Kay Ivey.
The money has been divided into fourteen individual grants. Thirteen will be going towards installing electric vehicle charging stations at fueling locations found across Alabama’s interstate system. The remaining grant will be given to Bevill State Community College in Jasper, to help train students on installation and the up keep of electric chargers.
“Having strategic electric vehicle charging stations across Alabama not only benefits EV drivers, but it also benefits those companies that produce electric vehicles, including many of them right here in Alabama, resulting in more high-paying jobs for Alabamians,” Governor Kay Ivey said. “This latest round of projects will provide added assurance that Alabamians and travelers to our state whose choose electric vehicles can travel those highways and know a charging station is within a reliable distance on their routes.”
ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell also emphasized the importance of the new funding.
“Alabama continues to make progress in installing charging systems for electric vehicles along major roadways,” Boswell said. “ADECA is pleased to support Gov. Ivey’s efforts to ensure that drivers who choose electric vehicles have access to dependable charging infrastructure as they travel the state.”
Grants awarded and project locations are:
Falkville
- $768,782 to Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores to install two dual-port chargers at its location at 64 East Pike Road, off Interstate 65.
Gadsden
- $331,807 to Silver Comet Energy Inc. to install four chargers at the RaceTrac Store, 1715 W. Grand Ave., near Interstate 59.
Hamilton
- $656,166 to Love’s Travel Stop & Country Stores to install two dual-port chargers at its location at Marion County Highway 35, adjacent to Interstate 22.
Jasper
- $2.4 million to Bevill State Community College in Jasper to expand its current HVAC Training Center to include workforce training resulting in certification for the installation, testing, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
- $788,921 to Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores to install two dual-port chargers its location at 83 Carl Cannon Blvd., near Interstate 22.
Heflin
- $656,166 to Love’s Travel Stop & Country Stores to install two dual-port chargers at its location at 6647 Alabama Highway 46, adjacent to Interstate 20.
Tuscaloosa-Cottondale
- $581,200 to BP Products North America Inc. to install three electric charging stations at Travel Centers of America Tuscaloosa, 3501 Buttermilk Road, near Interstate 20/59.
Eutaw
- $783,299 to Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores to install two dual-port chargers at its 7561 Mesopotamia Street location, adjacent to Interstate 20/59.
Clanton
- $660,909 to Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores to install two dual-port chargers at its store location at 300 Arby Drive, near Interstate 65.
Montgomery
- $581,200 to BP Products North America Inc. to install three chargers at Travel Centers of America Montgomery, 980 West South Blvd., adjacent to Interstate 65.
Fort Deposit
- $759,024 to Priester Retail Stores Inc. to install two dual-port chargers at it store, 80 Bishop Bottom Road, adjacent to Interstate 65.
Evergreen
- $867,238 to Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores to install two dual-port chargers at its location, 16101 U.S. Highway 84, near Interstate 65.
Atmore
- $725,864 to Poarch Band of Creek Indians to install two duo-port chargers at Creek Travel Plaza, 4740 Jack Springs Road, near Interstate 65.
Irvington
- $639,564 to Love’s Travel Stop & Country Stores to install two dual-port charges at its location at 8400 County Farm Road, near Interstate 10.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
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