Tigers Broadcaster Harwell Dies At 92 (ap)

CLASS 5A No. 5 Regis Jesuit (0-0) vs. No. 6 Valor Christian (1-0) When/where: 7 p.m. Friday at Valor Stadium Last meeting: Regis 24, vs. Valor 21, Aug. 26, 2023 Regis and Valor meet in Week 1 for the fourth year in a row, except this time the Eagles already have a game under their belts after taking down Pine Creek, 31-14, in Week 0.

North Dakota State (11-4 in 2023) at Colorado (4-8) When/where: Thursday, 6 p.m./Folsom Field TV/Radio: ESPN/850 AM BetMGM Line: CU -10, 60.5 over/under Weather: Mostly clear, 81 degrees at kickoff Three storylines Seaton & Co.: The key to this season for the Buffs is obvious: Control the line of scrimmage, giving quarterback Shedeur Sanders time to throw and the running backs room to run, and CU’s ceiling goes up dramatically.

Mark Johnson is back in the booth for his third decade as CU’s play-by-play man, but it’ll be a while until he’s back in the saddle. The cowboy who wears many hats as a broadcaster, outdoorsman and minister fractured his pelvis a month ago in an injury during team roping practice.

After the rush of the roster cutdown, front offices around the NFL set about scouring more than 1,000 new names on the waiver wire and in free agency. Then they start putting together their 16-man practice squads (with an international player as the 17th, if they so choose). The Broncos announced the signing of 15 players on Wednesday afternoon and are also expected to sign tight end Donald Parham Jr., sources tell The Post, leaving one open spot. Parham, 27, played his first four seasons with the division rival Los Angeles Chargers and last year caught 27 passes for 285 yards and four touchdowns.

When it comes to the Rocky Mountain region’s teams in the new era of college football’s postseason, the relentlessly optimistic Lloyd Christmas put it best: So you’re telling me there’s a chance. The College Football Playoff is expanding from four to 12 teams this season — and opening new doors in the process. Now, a stellar campaign for CU could culminate in a CFP berth, even if they don’t win the Big 12 title in their first year back in the conference. And for the rest of the region’s FBS schools in the Mountain West — CSU, Wyoming and Air Force — it means there’s finally a tangible path to the playoff with the highest-ranked Group of 5 conference champion guaranteed a spot. “The expansion is really the best thing that’s ever happened to Group of 5 schools,” explained The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, who has covered college football for two decades.

Sean Payton’s last four playoff teams in New Orleans had something in common other than Drew Brees at the controls. The Saints from 2017 to 2020 featured the same bookends at offensive tackle — Terron Armstead on the left, Ryan Ramczyk on the right. “Even the most talented teams can be derailed by the offensive line,” Broncos offensive line coach Zach Strief, a fixture on those Saints lines a decade ago, told The Denver Post recently.