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Tennessee LB Cortez McDowell’s season might not be over after all
In the end, there could be an injury silver lining for Tennessee after all. In the aftermath of the deflating last-second loss to rival Florida, Tennessee head coach Butch Jones announced that Cortez McDowell would miss the remainder of the 2017 season. The linebacker sustained an injury to his wrist that, at the time, was deemed serious enough to shelve him for the rest of the year. The key here is “at the time” as, a couple of days later, the prognosis has brightened slightly as Jones allowed Wednesday that McDowell could return at some point this season. Whether it’s late in the regular season or even for a bowl game, the coach at least left the door open for the senior to play again in
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Shawn Eichorst’s firing at Nebraska increases heat on Mike Riley
If Mike Riley wasn’t feeling the pressure to win before, he certainly is now. Thursday afternoon, Nebraska announced that Shawn Eichorst, the man responsible for firing Bo Pelini as head football coach and hiring Riley as his replacement, has been ousted from his position as athletic director at the university. The move is effective immediately. Eichorst was hired by NU in October of 2012, and still has $1.7 million remaining on a contract that runs through June of 2019. The university will be responsible for paying Eichorst that entire amount. “Shawn has led Nebraska Athletics in many positive ways, but those efforts have not translated into on-field performance,” chancellor Ronnie Green said
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Chomping at Bits: Gators ready for first SEC road trip of the season
Chomping at Bits comes stocked with the best Florida Gators links and news we can find, and some other stuff. Got a link you think we should check out? Email us at AlligatorArmy@gmail.com, subject line CAB, or find us on Twitter at @AlligatorArmy or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AlligatorArmy. Jim McElwain hopes veterans set tone in road trip: A young Florida team sets off for their first SEC away game of the season. (Jordan McPherson, SEC Country) Gators readying for raucous crowd: For the first time in almost two years, the Kentucky Wildcats will be playing in front of a sold out home crowd. (Nick de la Torre, Gator Country) “Finish” is theme for Gators’ defense this week: Late game tackling
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