DJ Lagway threw for a landing and arrange one other with a protracted completion in his return from a strained left hamstring as Florida upset No. 22 LSU 27-16 on Saturday to offer the Gators their first collection victory since 2018.

Jadan Baugh’s 55-yard scoring scamper with 3:48 remaining primarily sealed it and put the Gators (5-5, 3-4 SEC) on the verge of turning into bowl eligible. Florida had dropped eight in a row in opposition to ranked opponents and was 1-10 underneath coach Billy Napier in rivalry video games.

Former Florida coach Steve Spurrier instructed all week that followers ought to rush the sphere named after him if the Gators win. However it did not occur.

Florida’s protection, although, deserved to be celebrated. The unit sacked Garrett Nussmeier seven instances — yet one more than LSU (6-4, 3-3) had allowed in its first 9 video games mixed.

Lagway supplied the massive performs on offense for Florida. After sitting out many of the previous two losses with the damage, he related with Elijhah Badger for a 23-yard rating within the first quarter. Lagway by no means scrambled however was cell sufficient to create further time by shifting across the pocket.

He accomplished 13 of 26 passes for 226 yards. Badger caught six for 131 yards.

“Elite play,” Florida coach Billy Napier stated of Lagway. “God blessed that younger man.”

The sport began to show in Florida’s favor when T.J. Searcy sacked Nussmeier late within the third quarter. Nussmeier fumbled, and considered one of his linemen scooped it out of the air then fumbled once more. Caleb Banks recovered in what was considered one of a number of big performs for the defensive deal with.

The Gators went backward from there regardless of the strong area place and ended up punting. However Jeremy Crawshaw pinned the Tigers contained in the 10-yard line.

Florida then compelled a punt and began one other drive in LSU territory. This time, Lagway discovered Badger for a 36-yard acquire that arrange Ja’Kobi Jackson’s 1-yard scoring run.

LSU dominated time of possession within the first half and doubled up Florida in performs. However Nussmeier struggled to search out time within the second half. He accomplished 27 of 47 passes for 260 yards with a landing and the fumble, and the Gators’ protection annoyed him in bouncing again from a subpar effort the week earlier than in a blowout loss at Texas.

“Final week was unacceptable, and so they took possession of that,” Napier stated of his protection. “There was no moping round.”

Shedding three in a row — to Texas A&M, Alabama and Florida — makes it unattainable for LSU coach Brian Kelly to proceed his streak of 10-win seasons, which can finish at seven. Kelly gained double-digit video games in every of his final 5 seasons at Notre Dame and prolonged the streak with consecutive 10-win campaigns in Baton Rouge.

“This can be a easy train of do you wish to struggle or not?” Kelly stated after the loss. “Do you wish to struggle and take accountability as coaches and gamers that we’re not enjoying effectively and we’re struggling proper now? … There is a tough spot right here that now we have to struggle by, and now we have to do it collectively.”

As Napier left the sphere following handshakes and postgame interviews, he was cheered by the followers hovering on the workforce’s tunnel.

“You have to be a troublesome man, and you bought to be up for the problem,” Napier stated. “This group has confirmed they’re up for that. It is tougher than ever for my part. These guys may have pointed fingers and splintered a very long time in the past. That is what I am most happy with.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.

Paul Teal, who joined the forged of the teen-populated drama One Tree Hill in season seven as Josh, has died following a battle with most cancers. He was 35.

“Probably the most considerate, inspiring, pushed, self-disciplined, loving man handed away on Friday, November 15, 2024,” wrote his companion, Emilia Torello, on Instagram. “Paul, you had been my soulmate, my soon-to-be-husband, my rock, and my future. You crammed my lungs with laughter, my abdomen with butterflies, and my coronary heart with love. You had been taken too quickly, in a battle that you simply fought bravely with out fail.”

“Later, I used to be giddy to be directing an episode of One Tree Hill the place I’d get to forged a brand new recurring character, Josh- the sleazy film star,” she continued. “Along with his self-effacing humorousness and willingness to dive absolutely into any character, Paul was excellent for the half. He was a pleasure to work with in any surroundings and so beneficiant.”

Teal appeared in seven episodes of One Tree Hill, which was his first onsceen credit score, in accordance with IMBd. Different tv visitor spots included the collection Goode Habits, Photographs Fired, the reboot of Dynasty, The Strolling Lifeless: World Past, Outer Banks, and George & Tammy.

He was additionally identified for his theater roles, showing in Newsies, Sweeney Todd and Lease throughout the nation. And Teal can also be a part of the upcoming Starz drama The Searching Wives as Pastor Pete, which is anticipated to premiere in 2025.

FLORIDA 27, No. 21 LSU 16

What Occurred

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The return of Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway ignited each the underdog Gators and energized the homefield Saturday in a 27-16 upset of Twenty first-ranked LSU of their Southeastern Convention showdown at Spurrier/Florida Area. 

Lagway, out with a hamstring harm because the first half of the Georgia sport two weeks in the past, handed for 226 yards and a rating and rookie classmate Jadan Baugh had a 55-yard game-sealing landing run with just below 4 minutes remaining. The Florida protection, in the meantime, was no bystander. Although Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was on the sector for twice so long as Lagway and the UF offense, the Gators did a bend-don’t-break quantity on the guests in holding the nation’s seventh-best passing offense (322.3 yards per sport) largely in verify and sacking Nussmeier, one of many best-protected QBs within the nation, seven occasions occasions for 49 yards. 

Nussmeier completed 27 of 47 for 260 yards, with a landing and a fumble. Lagway, who had a first-quarter landing strike of 23 yards to wideout Elijhah Badger (6 catches, 131 yards), accomplished 13 of his 26 makes an attempt with no turnover or a sack. LSU out-gained UF in whole offense 382 yards to 339 and had the ball for 41:13 to Florida’s 18:17, however the Gators made extra out of their 5 single-digit scoring drives than the Tigers (13 of 24 on third down, 2-for-4 on fourth) did with their 4 scoring drives of double digits. 

LSU ran 93 performs to only 42 for Florida. 

The win snapped a five-game dropping streak for the Gators of their sequence with the Tigers that dates to 1937. Florida’s final win in opposition to LSU was a 27-19 victory right here in 2018. 

UF took the primary lead of the sport when Lagway lobbed a phenomenal back-shoulder landing go to Badger to go up 7-0. LSU matched the rating with a 14-play, 84-yard scoring drive, changing 4 third downs alongside the best way, together with three of them of not less than 9 yards, with the final a 28-yard strike from Nussmeier to Aaron Anderson halfway via the interval. 

Each groups added discipline targets within the second quarter, with Trey Smack’s 49-yarder giving the Gators a 10-7 edge with 3:27 to play within the half and Damian Ramos tying the sport with a 50-yard with 10 seconds to play earlier than intermission.

The Tigers took their first lead, 13-10, on Ramos’s 45-yard discipline at 5:54 of the third. Nussmeir, after surviving a sack/fumble inside his 10, drove his offense 62 yards, changing two extra third-and-longs and appeared to have transformed a 3rd, however his 13-yard TD go to Anderson on third-and-9 was referred to as again for offensive go interference. LSU couldn’t convert on third-and-23 and Ramos put his workforce momentarily in entrance. 

The Gators threatened on their subsequent possession, shifting to LSU 34 on a pair good Lagway-to-Badger completions. However a holding penalty, adopted by a delay penalty, put the offense delayed. Smack bailed the unit out with a 55-yard discipline objective that tied for the third-longest in program historical past, and tied the rating at 13 with 3:07 left within the interval. UF had an opportunity to take the lead by recovering a fumble on the LSU 34, however after a delay penalty on first down the Gators misplaced three yards over the subsequent three snaps and needed to punt the ball away. Area place, although, could be key. 

The UF protection, once more, thwarted Nussmeier on a third-and-long, with George Gumbs Jr. developing with a sack on the LSU 5, forcing the Tigers to punt from their finish zone on the primary play of the fourth quarter. On the third play of the quarter, Lagway hit Badger with a 36-yard rope to the LSU 1 and Ja’Kobi Jackson scored the go-ahead TD on the subsequent play for a 20-13 lead with 13:58 remaining.

Nussmeier once more put collectively an extended drive (15 performs, 54 yards), however the Tigers needed to accept a 3rd Ramos discipline objective, this one from 34 yards, that made the rating 20-16 with 5:18 remaining. 

On UF’s ensuing possession Lagway threw a second-down completion of 19 yards to tight finish Hayden Hansen. On the subsequent play, Baugh (6 carries, 65 yards) took a handoff off Lagway’s misdirection, hit the left facet of the road, received the sting and out-raced the LSU protection up the sideline for his career-long run and decisive landing with 3:48 to go. 
 

What it Means

The Gators, with their third win in opposition to a ranked opponent in Coach Billy Napier‘s three seasons, are one win from bowl eligibility. The victory additionally evened the all-time sequence between the 2 groups at 34-34-3. 

Within the Highlight

Assume the freshman quarterback makes a distinction?

Staggering Statistic

Coming into the sport, LSU ranked fourth within the nation (and first within the SEC) in sacks allowed, having surrendered simply six. Florida received that, plus yet one more. 

Up Subsequent

The Gators (5-5, 3-4) will wrap up their dwelling schedule and SEC slate with a Saturday midday date in opposition to No. 10 Ole Miss (8-2, 4-2), which stays within the thick of the School Soccer Playoff combine. The Rebels, who upset No. 2 Georgia final week, might be coming off a bye week after they come to city. LSU (6-4, 3-3), which dropped its third straight, performs Vanderbilt at dwelling.

E-mail Chris Harry at chrish@gators.ufl.edu

One Tree Hill actor Paul Teal has died. He was 35.

Teal performed movie star Josh Avery in season seven of the long-running drama sequence.

His loss of life was introduced by his associate Emilia Torello in a submit on Instagram.

“Essentially the most considerate, inspiring, pushed, self-disciplined, loving man handed away on Friday, November 15, 2024,” wrote Torello.

“Paul, you have been my soulmate, my soon-to-be-husband, my rock, and my future. You stuffed my lungs with laughter, my abdomen with butterflies, and my coronary heart with love. You have been taken too quickly, in a battle that you simply fought bravely with out fail.

“Whereas part of me died with you, I promise to struggle to seek out pleasure in life as onerous as you fought to reside each single day.

“The world is fortunate to have even had a second with Paul Teal, and I’m the luckiest individual in it, as a result of I received to name you mine. I’ll love you perpetually.”

Teal’s former One Tree Hill co-star Bethany Pleasure Lenz was amongst these paying tribute on social media, with Lenz writing on Instagram: “My coronary heart is heavy. Paul Teal was the form of man who lit up a room with out making an attempt. His vivid smile, infectious snicker and sort coronary heart made you wish to be close to him.”

Teal was born in 1989 and grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina.

One Tree Hill was filmed in the identical metropolis, however he wasn’t solid within the present till after he had moved to New York to pursue performing alternatives. “I assume being a New York actor sounds so much higher,” Teal informed native paper Star Information On-line.

He began performing on the age of 12, showing within the refrain of stage productions on the Opera Home Theatre Firm earlier than touchdown extra substantial roles in reveals together with The Producers, West Facet Story and Gray Gardens.

He first labored with Lenz on a musical manufacturing of The Pocket book in 2006. “He was shy and humorous and so so comfy on stage,” remembered Lenz. “Wow. Like his second pores and skin. You couldn’t take your eyes off him.”

In 2009, Lenz directed one of many One Tree Hill episodes that Teal starred in. “I used to be giddy to be directing an episode of One Tree Hill the place I’d get to solid a brand new recurring character, Josh – the sleazy film star,” she wrote. “Along with his self-effacing humorousness and willingness to dive totally into any character, Paul was excellent for the half. He was a pleasure to work with in any surroundings and so beneficiant.”

Teal’s different movie and tv credit included appearances in The Strolling Lifeless: World Past, Concern Road, Outer Banks and Deep Water.

Joao Felix’s first-half strike towards Croatia secured some extent for Portugal in one other busy night time of worldwide motion for the Blues.

Our Portuguese duo of Joao Felix and Renato Veiga had been named within the beginning XI for his or her remaining Nations League match, with the previous breaking the impasse after half-hour with a composed end following a long-range cross from PSG’s Vitinha.

Regardless of heading into the break a purpose up, Croatia responded within the second half as Manchester Metropolis’s Josko Gvardiol levelled the match. Though it ended 1-1, the Blues pair – plus Pedro Neto who was certainly one of a number of gamers allowed to depart the camp early on account of squad rotation – had already confirmed protected passage to the ultimate eight of the competitors by securing high spot in Group A1 with a match to spare.

In the meantime, Marc Cucurella and Robert Sanchez had been named among the many substitutes throughout Spain’s 3-2 win over Switzerland. Following a first-half that noticed Pino open the scoring having transformed Pedri’s saved penalty, Sanchez was introduced into the fold through the interval making solely his third look for his nation between the sticks.

The sport burst into life after the break as Switzerland’s Joel Monteiro and Andi Zeqiri scored whereas Byran Gil saved the European champions in rivalry, and with the sport finely balanced at 2-2, Bryan Zaragoza transformed from the spot to provide Spain a last-gasp win.

Similar to their geographic neighbours Portugal, Spain had already been confirmed victors of their group previous to kick-off and subsequently will progress to the quarter-finals of the competitors.

Serbia’s Djordje Petrovic helped his nationwide facet hold a clear sheet in a goalless 0-0 draw with Denmark. The shot-stopper, who’s at present on mortgage at Strasbourg, made three saves as Serbia secured third place in Group A4.

Earlier on Monday, and having been named Participant of the Match in his earlier sport for England’s Beneath-21s, Bashir Humphreys began their remaining match of the November worldwide break throughout a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.

The centre-half, who’s spending this season with Championship facet Burnley, performed each minute of the sport as Dane Scarlett’s header was cancelled out by a late purpose from the hosts.

Elsewhere, Landon Emenalo started England Beneath-17s’ slender 2-1 defeat to Belgium within the second pleasant of their double-header towards the identical facet.

Belgium opened the scoring earlier than the Younger Lions equalised by means of Ryan McAidoo, however Emenalo’s facet had been unable to carry on for lengthy because the hosts transformed what can be the winner. The 16-year-old was finally withdrawn for Brighton’s Freddie Simmonds with half an hour left to play.

The Sidemen Charity Match will return in 2025 and the UK’s largest YouTube group has damaged new boundaries.

Subsequent yr, the Sidemen are going to host their unmissable fixture at Wembley Stadium, the house of English soccer.

The group of seven YouTubers, together with boxer and rapper KSI, final hosted a sport at West Ham’s London Stadium in 2023.

However after a yr away, they’ve levelled up and a few of the largest social media stars will now be taking to the Wembley pitch.

All the cash raised for the sport will likely be given to BBC Kids in Want in addition to the Sidemen’s charity, Shiny Aspect.

Sidemen Charity Match 2025: Can you continue to get tickets?

Sadly, tickets for the match are already bought out.

All 90,000 of the seats in Wembley had been snapped up by followers in simply three hours on Monday morning when the sale started.

The Sidemen have over 100 million subscribers altogether throughout their varied accounts and 21 million on their group channel.

So that they have an unbelievable fanbase, however to promote out 90,000-capacity Wembley is a serious achievement and it has now arrange what needs to be an outstanding event for a terrific trigger.

Followers who did not handle to get a ticket will now must depend on potential resales.

If followers who had been profitable on Ticketmaster put their tickets again up on the market, they may seem right here.

There are presently no particulars of a possible resale on the official Sidemen web site after the sell-out on Monday.

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Sidemen Charity Match 2025: Date and the best way to observe

The Sidemen Charity Match will happen on Saturday, March 8 2025.

Will probably be held at a sold-out Wembley Stadium.

Kick-off is predicted at round 3pm, however official particulars are but to be confirmed.

The sport will likely be broadcast dwell on the Sidemen’s YouTube channel.

Their free dwell stream will seem HERE nearer to the time and a replay of all of the motion will stay on the web site.

talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com may even maintain you updated with all of the build-up to the occasion in 2025.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 by way of the web site, click on HERE for the dwell stream. 

You too can pay attention through the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, by way of your sensible speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Sidemen Charity Match 2025: Previous outcomes

There have been a complete of 5 Sidemen Charity Matches to date.

Sidemen FC have crushed the YouTube All-Stars in 4 of these 5.

Of their final charity sport, Sidemen FC gained 8-5, with Behzinga scoring on the house of his beloved West Ham.

KSI scored an personal objective as he performed as a goalkeeper whereas on-line sensations IShowSpeed and MrBeast had been among the many gamers.

Listed here are the previous outcomes of the particular sport:

• Sidemen FC 7-2 YouTube Allstars – St Mary’s Stadium, 2016
• Sidemen FC 0-2 YouTube Allstars – The Valley, 2017
• Sidemen FC 7-1 YouTube Allstars – The Valley, 2018
• Sidemen FC 8-7 YouTube Allstars – The Valley, 2022
• Sidemen FC 8-5 YouTube Allstars – London Stadium, 2023

WEMBLEY STADIUM, SATURDAY eighth MARCH 2025

At the moment at 9am, tickets went on sale for The Sidemen’s Charity Match at Wembley Stadium, with all 90,000 tickets promoting out in simply 3 hours.

The match on Saturday eighth March 2025 will see the group taking up the long-lasting stadium for an unmissable charity soccer match between the most important names on the planet. Wembley is the most important stadium within the UK with a capability of 90,000 individuals.

The seven members of the pioneering British YouTube sensation the Sidemen went from making gaming content material in their bedrooms to operating a multi-million pound web empire which have now bought out Wembley Stadium.
 
With over 100 million subscribers between them, 21 million subscribers on their primary YouTube channel and 6 billion views globally, Sidemen are one of many greatest on-line platforms on the planet. For the reason that inaugural charity soccer match in 2015, the seven greatest pals have bought out video games, and final yr alone raised over £2.4million for charities Teenage Most cancers Belief and CALM in a match that bought out all 60,000 tickets, with 17million individuals streaming on-line.

Final yr’s match noticed Sidemen FC (Olajide ‘JJ’ Olatunji (KSI), Simon Minter (Miniminter), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Tobit ‘Tobi’ Brown (TBJZL), Ethan Payne (Behzinga), Vikram Singh Barn (Vikkstar123), and Harry Lewis (W2S)) win 8-5 towards a group of YouTube Allstars on the London Stadium in Stratford.
 
Now, The Sidemen Charity Match is again, greater than ever earlier than and all eyes are on if Sidemen FC can retain their title with the brand new group of Allstars announcement to come back. The 2025 match is in help of Shiny Facet and BBC Kids in Want.

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The Huge Ten has had a really profitable season. It at present boasts 4 groups within the AP’s prime 5, and the Wildcats get to take care of certainly one of them at this time. Right here’s how our employees thinks Northwestern will fare towards No. 2 Ohio State.

Adam Beck: Ohio State 42, Northwestern 10

This one may get ugly rapidly. This Ohio State offense is so balanced with Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka at vast receiver and the two-headed working sport of Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson. Northwestern’s protection has held the fort down nearly all season, however the dam would possibly break towards the Buckeyes. On the opposite finish, Ohio State’s go rush may overwhelm Northwestern’s offensive line, whereas Caleb Downs on the again finish will quell something downfield. It is likely to be shut for 1 / 4. Not a lot after that.

Brendan Preisman: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 3

Ohio State is fifteenth in whole offense. Northwestern is 53rd in whole protection. So this one looks like it might be aggressive…till you have a look at the opposite aspect. Ohio State is first in whole protection. Northwestern is 131st in whole offense. Put extra merely, it’s one of the best protection within the nation towards the third-worst offense within the nation. Since they’re taking part in at Wrigley Area, the Wildcats will put up a baseball rating. The Buckeyes, although, would possibly put up a complete that appears extra like a basketball rating.

Ascher Levin: Ohio State 35, Northwestern 7

NU ought to hope to maintain this sport shut, however it can seemingly be a rout for Ohio State. The Buckeyes have been excellent this season, with their solely loss approaching the street to No. 1 Oregon—a sport they’d an important likelihood to win. Whereas they’d shut calls towards Nebraska and Penn State, they’ve in any other case been dominant, averaging 38.6 factors per sport whereas holding opponents to only 10.7. The ‘Cats is likely to be with out Xander Mueller and Bryce Kirtz as soon as once more, not stuff you need towards the most effective groups within the nation. When NU confronted Ohio State two years in the past, the Wildcats hung powerful in a 21-7 loss, thanks largely to excessive wind and rain. This time, with out the good thing about adversarial climate to decelerate the Buckeyes’ high-powered offense, Northwestern will want greater than luck to drag off an upset.

Natalie Wells: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 13

The important thing matchup to look at throughout this downtown throwdown will probably be Ohio State’s working again tandem towards NU’s run protection. Like Adam talked about, Judkins and Henderson are one of the vital harmful duos on the bottom within the nation. I count on Jeremiah Smith to use NU’s secondary to the tune of 100 yards and two touchdowns. The ‘Cats will rating six early, however the Buckeyes will shut them out of the top zone for the remainder of the day. Simply attempt to give attention to the great expertise that’s Wrigley Area, people.

Miguel Muñoz: Ohio State 38, Northwestern 3

Ohio State is simply too good, and Northwestern has proven far too many flaws this season to have a lot religion. It’s that easy. Northwestern will seemingly gradual the sport down and attempt to maintain the ball for so long as potential, however a robust Buckeye offensive assault is more likely to put the ‘Cats behind early. I count on this one to be a two-score sport by halftime, after which head coach Ryan Day will flip up the fuel and OSU will run away with the sport.

Ethan Weinberg: Ohio State 42, Northwestern 7

That is undoubtedly Northwestern’s most difficult sport of the season, and an OSU victory shouldn’t be in query. The Buckeyes are the second greatest group within the nation for a motive, with a group that’s past dominant on each side of the ball. The ‘Cats seemingly gained’t have any solutions for many of the day towards Ryan Day’s squad, as Jack Lausch will wrestle to get something accomplished towards a stout OSU protection. NU would possibly maintain this shut within the opening minutes, however count on the Buckeyes to in the end run away with this one at The Pleasant Confines.

Season Standings:

8-1: Adam Beck

7-2: Brendan Preisman, Ascher Levin, Ethan Weinberg

6-2: Natalie Wells

6-3: Charlie Jacobs

5-1: Miguel Muñoz

2-0: Patrick Winograd

2-1: Harris Horowitz, Sai Trivedi, Wyatt Audler

1-0: Weldon Genies, Calvin Kaplan

1-1: Ben Adams

0-1: Dylan Friedland