Sports this 'n' that

Deion Sanders spent the last three years coaching Jackson State. Consider that, if you will, preparing for the big time.

On Saturday, Sanders made his debut as the coach of the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 12, in front of a national television audience on Fox, and watched his son, Shadeur, smash the school record for passing yards, throwing for more than 500 yards and 4 touchdowns, as Colorado upset last year's national runner-up, TCU, 45-42, matching the Buffaloes' win total of 2022 in one fell swoop.

Sanders is still doing commercials for AFLAC, by the way.

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After airing SEC games the last several years, CBS is sharing Big 10 football this year, and also has a doubleheader on tap today (!!!).

Saturday's opener saw Ohio State down Indiana, 27-3. The Buckeyes used a suffocating defense to keep the Hoosiers at bay.

Indiana freshman Declan McMahon, son of Shane McMahon, grandson of WWE Executive Chairman/head nutcase Vince McMahon, did not play. Probably wouldn't have made a difference if he did.

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Last year, after AEW's All Out, there was a backstage brawl involving CM Punk and members of the Elite (Kenny Omega & the Young Bucks), which led to Punk missing the rest of 2022.

There won't be a sequel, although some might say there was one last week in London at All In. Punk had a confrontation with Jack Perry, the wrestler-son of the late actor Luke Perry, in the gorilla position after Perry had dropped the FTW title back to Hook.

Saturday, prior to Collision, Tony Khan made the most difficult decision of his career, terminating the contract of Punk (Phil Brooks). Following is AEW's official statement:

Couple that with Brooks' wife, April, the former AJ Lee, not renewing with Women of Wrestling after 1 season, one wonders if either one will actually work for a American promotion ever again.