
(”The TEN” is not a top ten but ten items worth being included in “The TEN”)
1. The Rams beat the Chargers 24-9 Sunday to improve to 4-4 on the season. The Chargers are 0-7.
2. Florida State fired head football coach Mike Norvell Sunday. The Seminoles are 3-5 this season and 41-39 under Norvell in his seven years. Director of scouting Rick Stockstill will take over as interim coach.
3. The Washington Commanders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 on Sunday Night Football to improve to 2-4-1. The Eagles have now lost six straight and are 2-6.
4. #1 one ranked Miami survived a 38-35 win over North Carolina Saturday.
5. The USC fans stormed the field at the Coliseum after the Trojans beat #2 ranked Ohio State 30-18 Saturday night.
6. AP College Football Top 5: 1. Miami 2. Georgia 3. Utah 4. Notre Dame 5. UCLA. USC is 18th.
7. UCLA is 8-0 for the first time since 2005 and the Bruins have cracked the Top 5 for the first time since 2001.
8. The Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 19-15 Sunday. With the Vikings loss there are no undefeated teams remaining in the NFL. Minnesota fell to 6-1 while the Lions are 5-2.
9. Azusa Pacific beat La Verne 23-20 Saturday night to improve to 2-5 on the season. Brandon Valencia hit Robert Taylor with a 39-yard touchdown pass on the final play to win it for the Cougars. The final game of the regular season is next Saturday at 5:00 PM at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
10. Former New York Mets left-hander Jerry Koosman passed away Sunday at the age of 83. Koosman was a key figure on the “Miracle Mets” team of 1969. During his 12 years with the Mets from 1967-’78 Koosman won 140 games and posted a 3.09 ERA and won 21 games in 1976. Koosman’s 19-year career also included stints with the White Sox and Phillies. He finished his career with Philadelphia in 1985, when he was 42. His final career record was 222-209, with a 3.36 ERA and 2,556 strikeouts.
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