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5-at-10: Friday mailbag with Rushmore, AU football crossroads, Bad Bunny, Ryder Cup misery

Let's handle our business.

By Jay Greeson October 3, 2025

FILE - Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny) attends the premiere of "Caught Stealing" at Regal Union Square on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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Hargis: Baylor-McCallie rivalry has earned place in national spotlight

In the rivalry's first 100 years, the audience was limited to mostly local spectators.

By Stephen Hargis October 2, 2025

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Football team captains for Baylor and McCallie meet at midfield to shake hands after the pregame coin toss for the TSSAA Division II-AAA BlueCross Bowl state title showdown at Finley Stadium on Dec. 5, 2024.

5-at-10: Big Ten hopes to expand college sports growing divide, Fab 4 picks, Shedeur being Shedeur

College sports next big issue

By Jay Greeson October 2, 2025

Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders watches during the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones)

Pasquali’s Pix: Crimson Tide to survive thriller with Vandy

When Vanderbilt upset Alabama 40-35 last October in Nashville, it marked the first time the Commodores had ever knocked off a top-ranked team.

By David Paschall October 1, 2025

Vanderbilt Athletics photo / Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia and Commodores coach Clark Lea have won at Kentucky, Auburn and South Carolina since the start of last season and will now attempt to win at Alabama.

5-at-10: Takeaways from awesome start to MLB postseason, WNBA drama, Cleveland’s smart QB change

Spy emailed me after lunch on Tuesday, absolutely giddy about the thought of leaving the office and watching playoff baseball in the daytime.

By Jay Greeson October 1, 2025

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani watches his solo home run off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene (21) during the first inning in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

5-at-10: NFL power poll, MLB postseason filled with aces, ACC review policy should be universal

Wow, I have routinely said that the Monday night doubleheader is a good thing.

By Jay Greeson September 30, 2025

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

5-at-10: Weekend winners (Europe) and losers (Titans) and a crazy SEC football weekend

Wow, what a Saturday. And what a total shakeup for the Monday power rankings.

By Jay Greeson September 29, 2025

Europe’s Rory McIlroy celebrates after a putt on the 15th hole during his singles match Sunday during the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. (Associated Press)

Paschall: Bama gets biggest win under DeBoer; Kiffin’s proud moment

Less than two years after halting Georgia's 29-game winning streak, Alabama foiled the Bulldogs again.

By David Paschall September 28, 2025

Crimson Tide photos / Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor rushes for 11 yards after catching a lateral from Ty Simpson during Saturday night's 24-21 win at Georgia.

Case: It’s not always sunny when the outdoors world goes online

It can't all be beer and skittles. I've told you this before, as I'm sure you remember. Well, at least some of you remember it.

By Larry Case September 28, 2025

Staff file photo / Park rangers wait for deer hunters to return from the woods during a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency bow hunt at Enterprise South Nature Park in Chattanooga. Officials for fish and game and wildlife management agencies, such as the TWRA, are often the subject of harsh criticism online, writes "Guns & Cornbread" columnist Larry Case, who spent more than three decades as an officer in West Virginia.