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4 AROUND THE AREA intended to have a completely different Georgia Bulldogs Monday night for the
FINAL AP TOP 25 FOOTBALL look, feel, and scale than Universal’s exist- national championship. College football
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ing parks and will appeal to a new audi-
ence for the brand.
fans don’t want to watch a blowout game,
and viewers made that clear Monday night.
GOLF, ETC “We are excited about the opportunity to The College Football Playoff National
6 BY TOM WARD
partner with the city of Frisco and Mayor Championship reached a total of 17.223
Cheney as we work to bring this innova- million viewers as Georgia dominated
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tive, new concept to life designed specifi-
cally for a younger generation of Universal
TCU 65-7, according to Sports Business
Journal’s Austin Karp.
5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT fans,” said Page Thompson, President, New ESPN had 16.626 million viewers while
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BY PGATOUR.COM The City of Frisco is celebrating another
Ventures, Universal Parks & Resorts. “We
think North Texas is the perfect place to
483,000 watched on ESPN2 and ESPNU
brought in 114,000 views, reportedly mak-
2023 GOLF RULES REVISIONS big acquisition launch this unique park for families given ing the Georgia-TCU matchup the lowest-
9 BY PGATOUR.COM Universal Parks & Resorts, on its growing popularity within this part of viewed College Football Playoff title game
Wednesday, announced plans specifically the country.” since the Bowl Championship Series era
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designed to inspire fun for families with
young children with a theme park in
Universal Parks & Resorts said that it
selected the city of Frisco given the city’s
began in 1999.
The CFP National Championship paled
Frisco. growing population and ability to attract in comparison to the season’s semifinal
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concept, set in a lush green landscape and
businesses to the area. The proposed loca-
tion for the new concept is east of the
games, which were reported the most-
watched semifinals in five years according
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tainment, humor and innovation and brings recorded 21,7 million viewers while 22.4
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FOOTBALL FINAL AP TOP 25 POLL
Final AP Top 25 Football Poll of 2022
College football rankings: Final AP Top Frogs came down to the final drive. And the game. Michael Pratt (234 passing Daniels added a game-high 67 rushing
25 poll of 2022 season revealed as Michigan could not keep up the pace. yards, two touchdowns) and Tyjae Spears yards while Noah Cain also scored twice
Georgia wins National Championship Quarterback J.J. McCarthy was 20-for-34 (205 rushing yards, four touchdowns) stole on the ground.
The final AP Top 25 college football passing with 343 yards, two touchdowns the show against USC and its Heisman 17. Oregon State (10-3)
rankings of the season are here, fresh off and two pick sixes in the game. Jim Trophy winning quarterback. A big year for the Beavers culminated in
Georgia's victory over TCU in the national Harbaugh has another win over Ohio State, 10. Utah (10-4) a 30-3 blowout of Florida in the Las Vegas
championship game. And while Bulldogs but a bowl loss sure hurts. And the Utah’s season includes a Pac-12 cham- Bowl. Oregon State beats Florida, 30-3,
fans celebrate, others shift their focus to Wolverines found out yesterday that star pionship but ends with a 35-21 loss to with the Gators held to just 219 total yards
2023. Semifinalists like Ohio State and running back Blake Corum is back for a Penn State in the Rose Bowl. Quarterback of offense. Oregon State celebrates its first
Michigan as well as big bowl winners like run at the Heisman in 2023. Cameron Rising threw for 95 yards before 10-win season since 2006.
Alabama, Tennessee, Penn State and 4. Ohio State (11-2) his injury changed things. 18. Notre Dame (9-4)
Tulane have plenty of reason to look at It was a devastating ending for the Ohio 11. Florida State (10-3) The Fighting Irish got five touchdowns
today's final rankings. State Buckeyes, who were a missed field Jordan Travis was 27-for-38 passing with from Tyler Buchner in a 45-38 victory
Alabama made its own headlines with an goal away from a spot in the championship 418 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-32 over South Carolina in the Gator Bowl.
impressive victory over Kansas State as game. Ohio State lost 42-41 as the clock Cheez-It Bowl victory over the Oklahoma The Irish finished 2022 with six wins in
stars like Bryce Young and Will Anderson struck midnight on 2022, missing the Sooners. Brent Venables has some work to their last seven games, including top-25
say goodbye to Tuscaloosa. Tennessee got game-winning field goal against No. 1 do heading into his second season while victories over Syracuse, Clemson and the
a big performance from Joe Milton, who Georgia. FSU’s Mike Novell has 2023 momentum Gamecocks.
stepped in after Hendon Hooker's season- 5. Alabama (11-2) as one of the favorites in the ACC. 19. Troy (12-2)
ending injury. The Crimson Tide rolled to a 45-20 12. USC (11-3) In a clash of top-25 teams, Troy of the
Bowl Season saw multiple teams make Sugar Bowl victory on New Year’s Eve. Lincoln Riley’s first season at USC had Sun Belt beat UTSA of Conference USA,
statements about 2023, including a historic Bryce Young’s final college game was one some highs, but back-to-back losses closed 18-12, in the Cure Bowl. Both teams fell
season at Tulane and impact victories for of his best, completing 15 of his 21 pass out 2022. The Trojans fell one point short, just short of a New Year’s Six opportunity,
the Washington Huskies and Florida State attempts for 321 yards and five touchdowns 46-45, in the Cotton Bowl Classic against but the Trojans head into 2023 with the
Seminoles. in a victory over Kansas State. Five differ- Tulane. While Caleb Williams threw for momentum of a 12-win season.
What does it all mean? The media ent receivers caught touchdowns for the 462 yards and five touchdowns after his 20. Mississippi State (9-4)
speaks with its final AP Top 25 rankings of Tide, and Jas McClellan also ran for a recent Heisman Trophy win, the defense The mourning Mississippi State
the 2022 season. score. Alabama finishes as a top-five team, couldn’t stop Tulane’s game-winning drive. Bulldogs came through with a special vic-
1. Georgia (15-0) but short of its championship aspirations. 13. Clemson (11-3) tory against Illinois in bowl season. The
It was a bloodbath in the College 6. Tennessee (11-2) Cade Klubnik was 30-for-54 passing first game since the passing of Mike Leach,
Football Playoff National Championship. Joe Milton carried the Tennessee with 320 yards and two interceptions in his Mississippi State won with a 27-yard field
TCU could not pace the undefeated offense to the tune of 251 passing yards big-time debut for Clemson. The Tigers goal followed by a wacky 60-yard return
Georgia Bulldogs, and Kirby Smart wins and three touchdowns in a 31-14 victory lost 31-14 to Tennessee in the Orange score. It is the first victory for Zach Arnett
another national title alongside quarterback over Clemson in the Orange Bowl. It was Bowl. Dabo Swinney summed up the game as head coach 19-10 over the Illini.
Stetson Bennett. In a 65-7 victory for not the College Football Playoff dream for succinctly when he said, “lot of missed 21. UCLA (9-4)
Georgia, Bennett threw for 304 yards and Josh Heupel, but the Vols finish with an opportunities” after things went final. Chip Kelly had the Bruins in the College
four touchdowns. Brock Bowers hauled in excellent 2022 resume. 14. Kansas State (10-4) Football Playoff hunt through most of the
seven catches for 152 yards and a score of 7. Penn State (11-2) The Wildcats had some special 2022 fall. But the season ended with three losses
his own. And now the dynasty debates The Nittany Lions capped off their sea- moments, most notably the Big 12 title win in the last four games, including a 37-35
intensify against Nick Saban and Alabama. son with a 35-21 victory over Utah in the over undefeated TCU. But things conclud- decision against Pitt in the Sun Bowl.
It does not get any easier for Georgia's Rose Bowl. Nicholas Singleton ran for 120 ed with a four-loss resume after the inabili- 22. Pittsburgh (9-4)
2023 opponents. The Bulldogs boast the yards and two touchdowns on seven car- ty to topple Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. In Ben Sauls hit a 47-yard field goal with
nation's No. 2 recruiting class with three ries. For the Nittany Lions and James a 45-20 loss to the Crimson Tide, Kansas four seconds left to beat UCLA, 37-35, in
weeks until Nat. Signing Day. Franklin, 2022 featured two losses to CFP State got 133 rushing yards and a touch- the Sun Bowl. Sauls represented 10 of
2. TCU (13-2) semifinalists along with 11 wins, including down out of star Deuce Vaughn. Pitt’s 16 fourth-quarter points in the come-
All the credit in the world to TCU for the Rose Bowl. 15. Oregon (10-3) back win.
getting to the big dance. But there were no 8. Washington (11-2) The duel between Bo Nix and Drake 23. South Carolina (8-5)
dance moves that could have led to an The Huskies went into hostile Texas Maye did not disappoint, and Oregon was Spencer Rattler was 29-for-46 with 246
upset against Georgia last night. Down territory for the Alamo Bowl and came one point better in a San Diego County yards, two touchdowns and an interception
Kendre Miller, the Horned Frogs fell home with a 27-20 victory over the Credit Union Holiday Bowl win over North as South Carolina fell just short in the
behind early and never recovered. While it Longhorns. It was a game-changing first Carolina. The Ducks got a 28-27 victory on Gator Bowl. The 45-38 loss means Shane
was an ugly finish to the season, TCU still season for coach Kalen DeBoer as head the game-winning touchdown pass from Beamer’s second season ends with an 8-5
boasts an incredible 2022, and a College coach. Michael Penix Jr., who received Nix to Chase Cota. Nix threw for 205 overall record.
Football Playoff semifinal victory over an Heisman Trophy consideration in 2022, yards and two touchdowns while Bucky 24. Fresno State (10-4)
undefeated Michigan Wolverines team. returns next season. He threw for 287 yards Irving starred with 149 yards and two rush- The Mountain West Conference cham-
TCU quarterback Max Duggan, a finalist and two touchdowns against the ing touchdowns. Dan Lanning begins his pions won their final nine games, finishing
for the Heisman Trophy, struggled against Longhorns. Washington also got 108 rush- career with a 10-win season. as one of college football's hottest teams.
UGA with just 152 yards passing to go ing yards and a touchdown from Wayne 16. LSU (10-4) That included a dominant 29-6 win over
with two interceptions. Taulapapa. Brian Kelly had LSU in the playoff Washington State in the Jimmy Kimmel
3. Michigan (13-1) 9. Tulane (12-2) conversation for a good amount of the sea- LA Bowl.
The Big Ten champs could not get it Tulane has a 12-win season for the first son. But late stumbles led to the Citrus 25. Texas (8-5)
done in the Fiesta Bowl. Michigan lost 51- time since 1998, and did it in epic fashion. Bowl. And once LSU got there, it was a The Longhorns end their season on a
45 to TCU in one of the most iconic play- The Green Wave made their statement in blowout, 63-7, over Purdue. Garrett down note, losing 27-20 to Washington in
off games to date. Trading scoring runs and the New Year’s Six with a 46-45 victory Nussmeier, Jayden Daniels and Malik the Alamo Bowl, but remain ranked to
big plays, the Wolverines and Horned over USC, scoring with nine seconds left in Nabers all threw touchdown passes. close out Steve Sarkisian’s Year 2.
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GOLF, ETC. WITH TOM WARD
Having a Solid
Practice Game Plan
lating a comprehensive game plan.
It’s critical to learn the swing by feel,
not by mechanics alone. Too much detail
can be confusing. Thinking your way
through a golf swing is impossible because
the club is moving too fast to make any
adjustments.
Short practice sessions are more prefer-
able than long ones. Going for a couple
hours can be physically and mentally
exhausting which can be detrimental.
TOM WARD There are two sets of muscles used in
TOMPWARD@SBCGLOBAL.NET the golf swing: Big muscles (heavy) and
small muscles (speed). As in the formula
Practice means to perform, over and for energy, mass (weight) and speed must
over again in the face of all obstacles, correspond. The difference between a low
some act of vision, of faith, of desire. handicaper and a high handicaper is coor-
“Practice is a means of inviting the per- dinating the use of these two sets of mus-
fection desired.”- Martha Graham. cles. The high handicapper uses his big
There are two phases of practice in golf: (heavy) muscles to swing the club. The low
Practice for development of the skill; and handicap golfer does not allow the big
practice before you play to loosen up your muscles to dominate the smaller muscles;
muscles. Practicing before playing is as Therefore, he has weight plus speed.
beneficial to the golfer as it is to a baseball The way I prefer my students to practice
or football player or any other athlete. helps develop the proper timing and
Proper practice for golfing technique is rhythm necessary to become the golfer
the real secret to golfing skill and there is they desire to be. By having great timing
no substitute. With a golf club in your hand and rhythm in the swing there will be no
you can practice anywhere; because with real feeling of applying power and an
or without a golf club, you can perfect your absence of exerting physical force. It will
grip, stance, and body actions. Many play- feel so effortless because your power and
ers derive more pleasure from practicing distance were created by centrifugal force
than actual playing a round of golf. I per- and not brute strength. Doing this gives the
sonally enjoy that scenario too. golfer the appearance of no conscious
It’s important to always practice with effort making the swing. You’ll look
definite objectives. Direct all your shots to smooth and easy, but delivering a lot of
a specific target to develop direction and power in the process.
judgment of distance. Practice with all Enjoy practicing because it will pay off
clubs under similar conditions as you on the course. There’s a wonderful quote
would on the course- bad lies as well as about practice that goes,
good lies. And make sure to change targets “Everything we do is practice for some-
frequently while hitting balls on the range. thing greater than where we currently are.
Through these articles I will delve into Practice only makes for improvement.”
each area in greater depth to help in formu- Visit www.teetimewithtom.com.
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GOLF PGA TOUR
This week: The Sony Open in Hawaii
Playoff title game against Georgia… Hoge
is one of 19 golfers to play both events on
the Hawaii swing this season… Since the
Sentry Tournament of Champions headed
to Hawaii in 1999, 17 of the 24 Sony Open
winners also played Kapalua the week
prior… Two of the last three Sony Open
tournaments (and four of the last seven)
have gone into playoffs… Only six golfers
have ever won both Hawaii TOUR events...
… Keep your eye on Taylor Montgomery
this week to see if his hot fall effort contin-
ues as the calendar changes. Montgomery,
a Korn Ferry Tour graduate from last sea-
son, made all seven cuts in the fall – with
six top-20 finishes. He’s already 11th on
the FedExCup standings.
72-HOLE RECORD: 253, Justin Thomas
(2017)
18-HOLE RECORD: 59, Justin Thomas
(Round 1, 2017)
LAST TIME: Hideki Matsuyama stormed
back from a five-shot deficit with just nine
holes to play and topped Russell Henley in
a playoff after hitting, arguably, the best
approach into a par-5 of the season.
Matsuyama fired a 31 on the back nine
Sunday to finish at 23 under for the week
Hideki Matsuyama wins in playoff at the Sony Open
and launched a 3-wood from 276 yards to
just 2 feet on the par-5 18th (the first play-
Defending champion Hideki Matsuyama finishing 41st… Kazuki Higa also is off hole) and drained the eagle putt.
looks to become the first golfer to go back- amongst the sponsor exemptions. He Matsuyama shot sizzling 63s on both
to-back since Jimmy Walker (2014-15)… topped the Japan Golf Tour’s money list in Saturday and Sunday at Waialae GC en
Keegan Bradley is the highest-ranked play- 2022. Higa recently received a special invi- route to winning for the eighth time on the
er in the FedExCup (as of Jan. 7) in the tation to the Masters along with reigning PGA TOUR. With the triumph, his eight
field. He is No. 2 after his win at the NCAA champ Gordon Sargent. TOUR titles tied K.J. Choi for the most by
ZOZO Championship, his first triumph HIGHEST-RANKED PLAYERS IN an Asian-born player. Henley, meanwhile,
Sony Open in Hawaii
since 2018… Other notables including FIELD seemed to be on cruise control for the win
January 12-15, 2023
Presidents Cup participants Adam Scott, World Ranking FedExCup after a 6-under 29 on his front nine includ-
Waialae Country Club
Billy Horschel, Corey Conners, K.H. Lee 14. Jordan Spieth 3. Tom Kim ing birdies on Nos. 6-8 and an eagle on the
Honolulu, Hawaii
and Christiaan Bezuidenhout… The top 10 15. Tom Kim 5. K. Bradley par-5 9th. Henley couldn’t get anything
Purse - $7,900,000
finishers in The RSM Classic, the final 18. Billy Horschel 6. Mac Hughes going on the back nine, however, making
Winners share - $1,422,000
full-field event of 2022, earned spots in the 19. Sungjae Im 7. Brian Harman eight pars and a bogey on the par-3 11th.
Defending Champ - Hideki Matsuyama
Sony, including former world No. 1 ama- 21. H. Matsuyama 8. A. Svensson He had a 10-foot birdie try on the 72nd
teur Cole Hammer. His T5 at The RSM 24. Brian Harman 10. R. Henley hole for the win but couldn’t convert.
By Adam Stanley
was his best TOUR finish and ended his 25. Keegan Bradley 12. T. Montgomery Kevin Kisner and Seamus Power finished
PGATOUR.COM
first year as a pro on a high. He finished 30. Russell Henley 14. Tom Hoge tied for third at 19 under, while Michael
The first full-field event of 2023 sees
fifth in last year’s class of graduates in the 34. Adam Scott 16. Andrew Putnam Thompson and Lucas Glover rounded out
the best in the world tee it up in paradise
PGA TOUR University Ranking presented 35. Corey Conners 24. Kurt Kitayama the top five. Henley, the 2013 Sony Open
for the Sony Open in Hawaii. The tourna-
by Velocity Global. He does not have PGA * -- as of Jan. 9 champ, bounced back to win later in the
ment is celebrating its 25th edition with
TOUR status but will have conditional FEDEXCUP: Winner receives 500 year in Mexico, his first triumph in five
Sony as the title sponsor.
Korn Ferry Tour status this year… Sponsor FedExCup points. years.
Nineteen of the 39 golfers who played
the Sentry Tournament of Champions will exemptions include Blaze Akana (a sopho- COURSE: Waialae Country Club, par 70,
also make the island hop for the Sony more at University of Hawaii at Manoa), 7,044 yards. Designed by Seth Raynor – HOW TO WATCH
Open. Kohei Okada (who won the Japan Amateur and most recently renovated by Tom Doak
FIELD NOTES: The field is headlined by Championship last year) and a pair of for- – the Honolulu course is one of the Television: Thursday-Friday, 7:00 p.m.-
Jordan Spieth, the No.14-ranked golfer in mer world No. 1 amateurs from Japan: TOUR’s longest-tenured host venues. The 10:30 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday-
the world. This is Spieth’s first time play- Taiga Semikawa and Keita Nakajima. narrow layout boasts tree-lined fairways Sunday, TBD*
ing the Sony since 2019… Spieth’s new Semikawa won back-to-back starts on the and 83 bunkers.
BFF, Tom Kim (read more on their bud- Japan Tour last year before turning pro. STORYLINES: Tom Hoge will make the Radio: Thursday-Friday, 4:00 – 10:00 p.m.
ding friendship here) is just behind him in Nakajima, a former Asia-Pacific Amateur trip from the Sentry Tournament of ET; Saturday-Sunday, 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. ET
the world rankings at No. 15 and will also champion, was the world’s No.1-ranked Champions to the Sony Open – but not (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and
be teeing it up… Six of the top eight amateur for a record 87 weeks. Nakajima without a unique stopover first. Hoge will PGATOUR.com/liveaudio)
golfers in the FedExCup standings (as of finished T12 in last year’s ZOZO and was head to Los Angeles to watch his alma
Jan. 7) are set to take on Waialae CC… T5 halfway through last year’s Sony before mater, TCU, play in the College Football
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Five things about: Waialae Country Club
50 years.
In 1963 – two years before the debut of
the Sony Open – Stanley Kramer’s “It’s a
Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” debuted in
theaters, and it featured one of
Hollywood’s all-time star-studded casts
with Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle and Sid
Caesar, among others. The film’s plot
revolved around a group of individuals rac-
ing to uncover $350,000 hidden under a W-
shaped tree in the fictional California city
of Santa Rosita.
Waialae member Ethan Abbott estimat-
ed he was around 9 or 10 years old when
he originally saw the movie. His boyish
enthusiasm about the film never left him,
and as an adult in the 2000s, he started lob-
bying the course to create its own W. After
some initial pushback, Waialae relocated
four trees from the hundreds on the course,
planting them behind the No. 7 green for
members. The entire alteration cost $3,500
and came from a gift already earmarked for
a project on the course.
While the trees are tricked into thinking
they are growing straight, they now form
one of golf’s iconic images, with the “W”
appearing on Waialae merchandise and
earning the club a series of national land-
scape awards. Weddings have even become
common at the “W,” a prime photo opp
spot for golf enthusiasts.
Waialae Country Club is the home of the Sony Open in Hawaii. (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images) But did Abbott hide any cash under the
trees? That remains unknown.
4. Justin Thomas has the course record
By Jeff Eisenband mark courses of Charles B. Macdonald, Oahu as they watch the late-night action, In 2017, Justin Thomas arrived at
PGATOUR.COM Raynor’s mentor. Both par 3s play short – the Sony Open swaps the front and back Waialae directly from a victory at the
The PGA TOUR shifts from Maui to the back tees at National Golf Links stretch nine for tournament play. Sentry Tournament of Champions. He
Oahu this week, and while the state may be to 141 yards and the Sony Open hole There are two notable reasons for the backed that up with an opening-round 59 at
the same, the island change calls for a dra- reaches 162 yards – but both provide a change. First of all, aesthetics: The back Oahu, a new course record, surpassing
matically different style of golf. Gone are layer of bunker troubles in front of a wide nine holes (front nine for members) best Davis Love III’s 60 in 1994. Thomas start-
the sweeping elevation changes of Kapalua green. Raynor originally surrounded the highlight the beauty of the Hawaiian sun ed on the back and book-ended his round
and in comes the flatter, European and entire green with sand as a further tribute setting in the west. Second, this affords the with eagles on No. 10 and No. 9.
Hamptons-inspired Waialae Country Club, to Macdonald, but today it’s only in the opportunity to use the par-5 dogleg left At age 23, Thomas became the youngest
home of the Sony Open in Hawaii. front. 18th hole (ninth hole for members) as a player to ever shoot a sub-60 round.
Waialae pre-dates Hawaiian statehood, was Waialae’s par-3 17th hole employs a dramatic finishing hole. While the 18th Along with the 18-hole record, Thomas
featured in a popular 1960s comedy flick, “redan-style” green that was recently only played 546 yards in 2021, a series of proceeded to set the 36-hole, 54-hole and
and has been part of the PGA TOUR restored to Raynor’s original vision with a bunkers at the dogleg require a precise tee tournament records at the Sony Open, fin-
schedule since 1965. That’s a lot of tourna- large bunker on the left and four smaller shot to set up a feasible second shot into ishing at 27-under 253 to beat Justin Rose
ment film to study, but Waialae still packs bunkers to the right of the green. the green. by seven strokes. The Sony Open was
a few new punches every January. Macdonald and Raynor were important fig- Last year, Hideki Matsuyama made up a Thomas’ third of five wins en route to his
1. It pays tribute to legendary courses ures in establishing the redan concept in five-shot deficit on the back nine and then 2016-17 FedExCup title.
When golf course architect Seth Raynor the U.S., bringing it over from its origin at won the Sony Open in Hawaii in a playoff 5. It’s a flat track
and his then-associate Charles Banks craft- North Berwick Golf Club in Scotland. with one of the best shots he never saw, a The Sentry Tournament of Champions
ed Waialae in the early part of the 20th The par-3 fourth hole at Waialae, with 3-wood into the sun on 18 to 3 feet for an field climbs as high as 510 feet above sea
century, they looked to some of the famous its 55-yard green including a deep swale eagle to beat Russell Henley. In 1983, Isao level at the Plantation Course at Kapalua.
courses of the day for inspiration. running across the middle, is said to take Aoki holed out for eagle from 128 yards to At Waialae, players can leave their hiking
Raynor designed the first hole, now a its shape from the Biarritz Golf Club in become the first Japanese player to win on boots back at the hotel. The Oahu course
488-yard par 4, with the “Road Hole” from France. the PGA TOUR. has an elevation change of roughly 10 feet.
the Old Course at St Andrews in mind. Unfortunately for Raynor, he never saw No matter what the contenders do on 18, While Waialae includes features unique to
Like the 17th hole in Scotland, the first the full fruit of his labors, as he passed it’s almost always entertaining. Hawaii – coconut, monkey pod and kiawe
hole in Hawaii demands an approach shot away in January 1926, one year before 3. It’s a mad, mad ‘W’ trees, along with Pacific Ocean views –
into a shallow green with a deep bunker Waialae officially opened. The most iconic feature of Waialae is water hazards are minimal and 83 bunkers
guarding in front. 2. The front and back nines are flipped the “W” formed by four coconut trees span the grounds. Breezes can play a fac-
No. 7 at Waialae is a sibling of No. 6 at Hawaiian golf is primetime golf in the behind the 16th green. This formation is on tor, but after the mountains and unexpected
National Golf Links of America in contiguous United States. And to make purpose, and while it has only been around winds of Kapalua, Waialae presents a more
Southampton, New York, one of the trade- sure fans see the most picturesque views of since 2010, its history goes back more than subdued atmosphere.
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Rules revisions taking effect in 2023
Greens diagrams in the approved books begins his stroke.
show minimal detail about a green. The 5. Back-on-the-line relief procedure
Local Rule also limits the handwritten The procedure for taking relief back-on-
notes that players and caddies can add to the-line has been simplified. Back-on-the-
their approved yardage books. line relief is an option for an unplayable
4. Setting down objects to help with aim- ball and also is a commonly-used option
ing or line of play for relief from penalty areas. It allows a
An object must not be set down to help player to drop back on a straight line from
a player take a stance for a stroke, aim a the hole through the spot where the ball
shot or to show the line of play. For exam- lies. The player must now drop a ball
ple, a penalty applies as soon as a towel is on the line. Once the ball is dropped on the
placed down to show a player the line of line, it may roll up to one club-length in
play for a blind shot. any direction from that spot, including
Laying down a club for alignment pur- closer to the hole.
poses while addressing the ball is still ille- 6. Distance measuring devices in pro-
gal. This year’s rule emphasizes that draw- ams
ing lines in dew or sand to aid in alignment As it is a common practice in the game
are also illegal. of golf today, amateurs and their caddies
Under the previous rule, a player could will be allowed to use distance measuring
set down an object on his line of play to devices during competition at The
help aim before attempting a blind shot, American Express and AT&T Pebble
but it had to be removed before he started Beach Pro-Am. However, the profession-
his stroke. Now an object cannot be set als and their caddies cannot get advice
down at any time to assist with aiming a from a distance measuring device or greens
shot. A caddie can still assist his player book used by an amateur or their caddie
with aiming by standing in a player’s during these tournaments.
intended line before the stroke begins, pro-
vided he moves away before the player
A new year has brought changes to the Rules of Golf that are played on the PGA TOUR. (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR)
By Staff for each player.
PGATOUR.COM Fowler’s situation happened in the final
A new year has brought changes to the round of his victory at the 2019 WM
Rules of Golf. Phoenix Open, after he hit his third shot
The Rules are revised every four years, into the water on TPC Scottsdale’s 11th
and the changes that took effect Jan. 1 are hole. He took a drop outside the penalty
the first since the major overhaul of 2019. area, but his ball rolled back into the water
There are fewer changes this year, but they while he was surveying his next shot. He
continue the trend of simplifying the game was penalized another shot and then had to
and reducing the number of head-scratch- take relief again. Fowler eventually made a
ing penalties that send social media ablaze. 17-footer for triple-bogey, but still went on
With last week’s Sentry Tournament of to win the tournament.
Champions being the first PGA TOUR Under the new rule, Fowler would not
event played under the most recent revi- have been penalized for his ball rolling
sions, here’s a quick look at the changes back into the water after he had taken a
that could come into effect during PGA drop. He would have been allowed to
TOUR competition. replace his ball without penalty.
1. Ball at rest rolls to another area of the 2. Unsigned scorecard
course after being dropped or placed A Local Rule will be adopted on the
If a ball is at rest after being dropped, major Tours that reduces the penalty for
placed or replaced and then natural forces returning a scorecard without the signature
cause it to roll to another area of the of the player and/or marker from disqualifi-
course, it must now be replaced. There is cation to two strokes. The penalty will be
no penalty. This rule comes into effect applied to the final hole of the round. The
when the ball rolls into a penalty area, into hole scores recorded in each box on the
a bunker, onto a putting green or out of scorecard must still be correct.
bounds. 3. Committee-approved yardage books
This change was made by the govern- A Committee-approved yardage book
ing bodies in response to the situations from either 2022 or 2023 may be used in
that impacted Rickie Fowler and Charley competition this year. The Committee-
Hoffman at the WM Phoenix Open, where approved yardage books were introduced in
a ball at rest after a player took relief rolled January 2022 as part of a Local Rule that
back into a penalty area. Under the old limited the amount of information about a
rule, this resulted in a one-stroke penalty green’s contours allowed in yardage books.
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FOOTBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
NFL Wild Card picks and predictions
After all the drama in the 2022 offsea- rebuild and made it all the way to the final
son with Russell Wilson, the blockbuster game of the year, falling just short.
trade, and all of it, the Seattle Seahawks Now, they look like they are established
are going to — for the moment — experi- contenders in the AFC. They look like a
ence some football catharsis. They have well-oiled machine. The Bengals are terrif-
made the playoffs and they have a top-five ic, but the Baltimore Ravens are going to
pick in April’s NFL Draft. It doesn’t get be a tough out in the postseason especially
much better than that, frankly. if Lamar Jackson comes back.
That’s the good news, and it’s plenty of Jackson was injured in a game against
it. The bad news? They have to travel to the Denver Broncos a couple of months
Santa Clara to take on one of the absolute ago, and hasn’t practiced since. Have the
hottest teams in the NFL right now: the Ravens just weathered the storm until the
San Francisco 49ers. If Kyle Shanahan playoffs? That would certainly add to the
isn’t the NFL coach of the year, the award intrigue of this game.
is rigged. Not knowing whether Jackson will play,
The 49ers went into this year with a or whether he will play and be rusty, makes
plan at the QB position, which was that this a hard game to predict on the whole.
Trey Lance would be their full-time starter. With that being said, I’m going to go with
That caused Jimmy Garoppolo trade my gut assuming Jackson plays and even
rumors to heat up to the point that every- plays at a high level.
one one in the 49ers organization including Prediction: Bengals win 31-27
Garoppolo said their goodbyes publicly. (NFC no. 6) New York Giants (9-7) at
Fortunately for the 49ers, Garoppolo came (NFC no. 3) Minnesota Vikings (13-4)
back on a reduced contract and wound up The New York Giants made the unpopu-
By Sayre Bedinger (AFC no. 7) Miami Dolphins (9-8) at winning them a bunch of games early on lar decision to rest their key players in
What a fun ride the 2022 NFL season (AFC no. 2) Buffalo Bills (13-3) this season. Week 18 against the Eagles, but in hind-
was, right? It ended with some theatrics as The Miami Dolphins found a way to Garoppolo had the Niners looking like sight, Brian Daboll made the correct execu-
the Green Bay Packers were officially squeak into the playoffs after almost a contender and then he got hurt. Brock tive decision there. The idea of playing
eliminated from playoff contention with a watching their chances disappear down the Purdy, Mr. Irrelevant in this year’s NFL starters in a meaningless Week 18 game
loss — at home — to the Detroit Lions. stretch. At one point this season, it looked Draft, had to step in as the starter. He’s was ridiculously bad and we saw that
What a time to be alive. It was a prosper- like Miami was bound to be an unstop- done more than a fine job. Purdy is out unfold with the Los Angeles Chargers, who
ous week in Week 18 for NFL picks as pable force with the way their offense was there slinging the rock, dealing the ball to lost a game in Denver where their starters
well, as we finished with our absolute best playing. Then they acquired Bradley the 49ers’ playmakers, and he’s done quite played most of the afternoon.
straight-up picks record of the season at Chubb at the NFL trade deadline, and it a bit without Deebo Samuel in the lineup While Mike Williams of the Chargers
13-3. was seemingly all roses from there on as Samuel missed a handful of weeks from was carted off the field with a back injury,
As we progress into the playoffs, expect- paper. December to January. the Giants got their backups some reps and
ing the unexpected has become the norm in And then they started losing games. Now, Samuel is back in the fold. The will plan on going to Minneapolis with a
the NFL this season. Before we get into the Unfortunate injury luck at the QB position 49ers are clicking on both sides of the ball. chance to play spoiler to a thrilling season
picks, let’s take a look at our overall play- caused the Dolphins to have to run Skylar Even with Geno Smith making the Pro for the Minnesota Vikings.
off bracket in both the AFC and NFC. Thompson out there for a must-win sce- Bowl and Seattle getting a huge boost This matchup is very intriguing consid-
nario in Week 18, and they found a way to offensively from the emergence of rookie ering a lot of people just don’t buy the
AFC playoff bracket 2023 get the job done. running back Kenneth Walker, this game Vikings’ success this year, despite the fact
(1) Kansas City Chiefs: BYE So what happens now? Is Tua feels like it’s leaning toward Shanahan’s they had 13 wins. Part of the reason people
(7) Miami Dolphins at (2) Buffalo Bills Tagovailoa going to play in this Wild Card squad. Can the Seahawks pull off an upset? are thinking the Vikings’ 2022 season was
(6) Baltimore Ravens at (3) Cincinnati matchup against the Buffalo Bills? Teddy Prediction: 49ers win 31-23 a bit of fool’s gold? They had a -3 point
Bengals Bridgewater? Skylar Thompson again? (AFC no. 6) Baltimore Ravens (10-7) at differential in their 17 games. That’s pretty
(5) Los Angeles Chargers at (4) Dare I even say, Mike Glennon? (AFC no. 3) Cincinnati Bengals (12-4) crazy when you think about the fact that
Jacksonville Jaguars The Buffalo Bills have to be feeling If you ask Joe Burrow, there’s not really the team won 13 games in total, even
NFC playoff bracket 2023 pretty good about their chances going into a Super Bowl “window” for this Cincinnati though 11 of them were one-score games.
(1) Philadelphia Eagles: BYE the playoffs, even though they have been Bengals team. Burrow delivered a quote The Giants have had their share of close
(7) Seattle Seahawks at (2) San Francisco given some fits by the Dolphins this season that will go down in Bengals lore when calls this year as well, but you could look
49ers including being handed one of their few asked about any Super Bowl window, say- at the bright side of things and say that the
(6) New York Giants at (3) Minnesota losses by Mike McDaniel’s crew. I don’t ing essentially that he is the Super Bowl difference for these two teams that were
Vikings think this is a straightforward pick by any window. As long as he’s around, there’s a non-playoff squads in 2021 is coaching.
(5) Dallas Cowboys at (4) Tampa Bay stretch but I do think the Bills are going to window to win it. Certainly, having better coaching can help
Without further ado, let’s get into our progress to the next round. You’ve got to love the confidence from you execute properly in close games.
NFL picks and predictions for these 2023 Prediction: Bills win 29-22 no. 9, and you’ve got to love the Bengals’ These two teams have very different
NFL playoffs, starting with the Wild Card (NFC no. 7) Seattle Seahawks (9-8) at chances going into this postseason of at strengths and weaknesses, but they played
round. (NFC no. 2) San Francisco 49ers (13-4) least returning to the AFC’s final four. each other close back on Christmas Eve
The Seattle Seahawks have done it. The After Cincinnati lost in the Super Bowl last with the Vikings winning 27-24. Can the
Wild Card Byes: Kansas City Chiefs, journey was certainly anything but easy, year, I pondered throughout the offseason Vikings make that kind of lightning strike
Philadelphia Eagles but they found a way to win in Week 18 whether that team would slightly regress twice in the same season? I’m going with
2023 NFL picks, score predictions for and the Detroit Lions came through for given they were rebuilding up until the an upset pick here.
Wild Card Round of NFL playoffs them in Green Bay. 2021 offseason. They accelerated their Prediction: Giants win 24-23
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either. He fired Chan Gailey after multiple
one-and-done playoff appearances. He also
fired the only coach the Cowboys had ever
had to hire Jimmy Johnson, who won three
Super Bowls with the team before a quick
departure to Miami.
The Cowboys were embarrassed a sea-
son ago in the Wild Card Round by the San
Francisco 49ers. McCarthy most likely sur-
vives a hard-fought loss in a game in which
both teams played well. But anything is
possible if the Cowboys are embarrassed
on Monday Night Football against a team
that ranked 25th in weighted DVOA.
Does Tom Brady Have Enough to
Extend His Buccaneers Career?
Brady has not been the same player in
2022 as in his prior two seasons with the
team. He posted the lowest QBR of his
career and spent most of the year looking
like a man going through hell.
Of the 32 QBs with at least 250
attempts, Brady ranked 29th in yards per
attempt, 17th in ANY/A, and 27th in aDOT
despite being pressured less often than any
QB in the NFL, likely because he wasn’t
holding onto the ball any longer than he
absolutely had to.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was eight years old when Tom Brady won his first Super Bowl But we’re also not going to ignore what
Brady did to the Carolina Panthers in a
must-win game just two weeks ago. See,
(NFC no. 5) Dallas Cowboys (12-5) at around, blow leads, and not be able to beat who have been around the Arkansan Brady and Mike Evans picked on the
(NFC no. 4) Tampa Bay Bucs (8-9) Sam Howell in his NFL debut when the no. enough know what he was trying to say, Panthers’ secondary, who did not have
I can’t abandon ship on the Dallas 1 seed in the NFC was on the line. even through his ambiguous word choice Jaycee Horn on the field.
Cowboys this late in the season. After My faith in the Cowboys is rapidly and awkward delivery. Dallas will field one of Trayvon Mullen,
pumping them up as a contender all offsea- declining. “No. I don’t even want to — no. That’s Nahshon Wright, or Xavier Rhodes oppo-
son and believing that things were different Prediction: Buccaneers win 21-17 it. I don’t need to go into all the pluses or site of Trevon Diggs. That does not bode
throughout the regular season, the minuses, but I’ve got a lot more to evaluate well for the Cowboys. But Brady and the
Cowboys won 12 games despite an extend- Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Mike McCarthy on than this playoff game.” Buccaneers’ receivers haven’t been con-
ed absence for Dak Prescott and proved a Buccaneers Wild Card Preview: Last What he’s saying is that losing one game necting downfield the way they have in the
lot of detractors wrong. Stands For Tom Brady and Mike does not make or break McCarthy’s past. Brady was “off” for most of the year,
Although I can’t abandon ship, the McCarthy? employment with Dallas. pushing the ball downfield.
Buccaneers might make them walk the Could the Cowboys' matchup against the The Cowboys are in the playoffs in Can Brady and company put together a
plank. Buccaneers be the end of Tom Brady in back-to-back seasons for the first time full 60 minutes of football and extend his
Deal with the dad jokes. The Tampa or Mike McCarthy in Dallas? since 2006-2007. They won 12 games in Buccaneers career for another week?
Buccaneers have been so underwhelming consecutive years for the first time since Turnovers Could Decide the Game
in 2022 that a few weeks ago I was writ- By Dalton Miller their Super Bowl run in the early ’90s. The Cowboys turn over teams more
ing, begging for someone like the Panthers We likely won’t see Tom Brady in a They accomplished that in 2022 despite than anybody but have also struggled with
to win the NFC South and at least make Buccaneers uniform in 2023. There isn’t Dak Prescott missing five games. turnovers themself, particularly in the form
this an interesting fourth seed in the NFC. anything keeping him in Tampa Bay, and But that alone may not save McCarthy. of interceptions.
In hindsight, I’m sure we’ll all agree that the roster will be going through changes in Jones is 80 years old, and although he has However, the outcome has less to do
having Tom Brady in the playoffs is prefer- the offseason, given their current cap situa- more money than most can fathom, he has- with turnover differential and much more
able to Sam Darnold, but we live in the tion. But he’s not the only one who could n’t exactly subjected his body to highway with how Dallas’ defense has fared when
moment. be on the sidelines for the final time with miles over the years. There is no guarantee they cannot turn teams over. Dallas fin-
Brady and the Bucs have been nothing their team. his patience won’t run out if the 12-win ished the year second in defensive EPA per
like the iteration of this team we saw win Although moving on from Mike Cowboys lose to an eight-win Buccaneers play and fourth in defensive success rate.
the Super Bowl when he signed on a few McCarthy is unlikely, it’s certainly not out team that made the playoffs by default. While they only fall to seventh when we
years ago. They have been a shell of their of the question for the Dallas Cowboys. The prospect of losing one, if not both exclude turnovers, that doesn’t take into
old selves, and it’s been boring to watch. But why would a coach who has won 12 (probably not), of the team’s coordinators account their recent form.
Can Dallas end their apparent playoff games in back-to-back seasons lose his adds to the intrigue surrounding McCarthys Since Prescott’s return, the Cowboys
curse? Can they actually come out, go on job? I’m glad you asked. status. The players adore defensive coordi- rank fourth in defensive EPA. But they’ve
the road against Tom Brady, and advance The Cowboys May Not Be Long For nator Dan Quinn. And while he doesn’t been successful because of their ability to
in the postseason? Based on what we saw Mike McCarthy have a Super Bowl victory under his belt, turn the ball over. They drop to 19th on
against the Commanders and based on If you’ve spent any significant time fol- he has Super Bowl experience without hav- non-turnover plays, which is a far cry from
what we’ve seen lately from Dak Prescott, lowing the Cowboys, you know that owner ing an all-time QB to hang his hat on. the dominant defense Dallas fielded early
I’m really not so sure. Jerry Jones talks a lot. He joins 105.3 The The Sean Payton rumor will reach vol- in the season.
There are seemingly different versions Fan in Dallas twice a week, as does canic temperatures if Dallas loses to Tampa Injuries have slashed production, but the
of this Cowboys team dating back to Stephen Jones. The difference is Jerry talks Bay. But it’s a stretch to assume Dallas, a Cowboys are getting some important
November. We’ve seen them absolutely run himself into trouble with his delivery and team who practically used their draft picks defensive pieces back for the Wild Card
teams out of the stadium (including the sometimes grotesque analogies. as their only team-building avenue, would Round, which should help quell concerns.
Vikings) and we’ve seen them get smacked The other day was no exception. Those give up significant draft capital for Payton.
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2022 College Football in Memoriam
Leland Byrd Ray Greene
Athletics Director – Glenville State (WV), Head Football Coach
West Virginia, Western Michigan North Carolina Central, Alabama A&M
Executive Director – Atlantic 10 Aug. 12, 1938 – June 17, 2022
Conference
April 8, 1927 – Jan. 19, 2022 Tim Griffin
San Antonio Express-News Sports Writer
Bill Cain FWAA Past President
Athletics Director University of Memphis
East Carolina University July 15, 1959 – July 8, 2022
Sept. 30, 1933 – June 8, 2022
* Ray Guy
* Frank Cignetti Sr. 2004 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee
2013 College Football Hall of Fame University of Southern Mississippi
Inductee Dec. 22, 1949 – Nov. 3, 2022
Head Football Coach
West Virginia, Indiana (PA) * John Hadl
Oct. 8, 1937 – Sept. 10, 2022 1994 College Football Hall of Fame
Inductee
* Jake Crouthamel University of Kansas
1999 NFF Toner Award Feb. 15, 1940 – Nov. 30, 2022
Athletics Director – Syracuse University
Head Football Coach – Dartmouth College Charles Harris
June 27, 1938 – Nov. 6, 2022 Athletics Director – Pennsylvania, Arizona
State, Averett (VA)
Bill Dando Commissioner – Mid-Eastern Athletic
Head Football Coach Conference
John Carroll (OH), Buffalo c. 1951 – Dec. 7, 2022
April 30, 1932 – Feb. 15, 2022
Jim Hilyer
* Vince Dooley Head Football Coach
1994 College Football Hall of Fame University of Alabama at Birmingham
Inductee July 1, 1935 – Jan. 26, 2022
The National Football Foundation * Bob Babich 2004 NFF Toner Award
remembers those who paved the way in 1994 College Football Hall of Fame Head Football Coach, Athletics Director * Ernie Hoidal
college football and left us in 2022 Inductee University of Georgia 2013 NFF Chapter Leadership Award
Miami University (OH) Sept. 4, 1932 – Oct. 28, 2022 NFF Southern Idaho Chapter
By Footballfoundation.com May 5, 1947 – April 3, 2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Past Chairman
The National Football Foundation Bill Draddy University of San Francisco
(NFF) & College Hall of Fame remem- * Frank Beckmann NFF Westchester (NY) Chapter Past Aug. 26, 1949 - Sept. 20, 2022
bered those who passed away in 2022 and 2014 NFF Chris Schenkel Award President
played a role in improving the game of col- Voice of the Michigan Wolverines Michigan State University * Paul Hoolahan
lege football for future generations. Nov. 3, 1949 – Feb. 12, 2022 May 31, 1937 – May 22, 2022 2018 NFF Legacy Award
"It is always important at this time of Sugar Bowl CEO
year to reflect on those who have left us," Jerry Berndt Robert Epling Athletics Director – Vanderbilt University
said NFF President & CEO Steve Head Football Coach NFF Board Member University of North Carolina
Hatchell. "Part of the mission of the DePauw (IN), Pennsylvania, Rice, Temple Orange Bowl Committee Past President c. 1950 – Nov. 16, 2022
National Football Foundation is to shine a May 11, 1938 – Dec. 4, 2022 Former Furman University Football Player
light on the good in the game and to pre- Dec. 22, 1942 – Feb. 23, 2022 * Walt Hunt
serve its history. We lost some great ones * Marlin Briscoe 2005 NFF Chapter Leadership Award
in 2022, and our thoughts and prayers are 2016 College Football Hall of Fame Lawrence Fan NFF King County/Seattle Chapter
with their families, friends and universities. Inductee Athletics Administrator University of Washington
We will work hard to ensure that their con- University of Nebraska Omaha San José State University June 29, 1963 – Jan. 30, 2022
tributions are not forgotten." Sept. 10, 1945 – June 27, 2022 Sept. 9, 1954 – Feb. 21, 2022
Arnold Jeter
Bill Archie * Ross Browner Bill Fulcher Head Football Coach
Head Football Coach, Athletics Director 1999 College Football Hall of Fame Head Football Coach Delaware State, New Jersey City Univ.
Norfolk State University Inductee Tampa, Georgia Tech Feb. 28, 1939 – Jan. 1, 2022
Dec. 25, 1930 – March 19, 2022 University of Notre Dame Feb. 9, 1934 – Sept. 23, 2022
March 22, 1954 – Jan. 4, 2022 Dr. Vannette W. Johnson
Jimmy Asato Gary Gaines Head Football Coach, Athletics Director
Head Football Coach * Dave Butz Head Football Coach University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Hawai'i 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee Abilene Christian University May 27, 1930 – May 12, 2022
July 18, 1927 – May 11, 2022 Purdue University May 4, 1949 – Aug. 22, 2022
June 23, 1950 – Nov. 4, 2022
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2013 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee Head Football Coach University of Georgia recognized as
Washington University in St. Louis (MO) Wabash (IN), Marshall, Kansas State, Ball
Jan. 23, 1952 – Sept. 9, 2022 State, Eastern Michigan 2022 NFF MacArthur Bowl recipient
Sept. 20, 1946 – April 3, 2022
Larry Lacewell Georgia named back-to-back recipient Presented to every national champion
Head Football Coach, Athletics Director * Marvin Powell of the MacArthur Bowl, claiming the since 1959, the MacArthur Bowl represents
Arkansas State University 1994 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee trophy for the third time in school histo- the pinnacle of team achievement in col-
Feb. 12, 1937 – May 17, 2022 University of Southern California ry as the Bulldogs concluded their sea- lege sports, and each year during its 64-
Aug. 30, 1955 – Sept. 30, 2022 son with a win over TCU in the CFP year history a new name has been etched
Mike Leach National Championship alongside the greatest teams of all time.
Head Football Coach Bo Reardon The trophy, a replica of a football stadium,
Texas Tech, Washington State, Miss. State NFF Western Massachusetts Chapter The National Football Foundation features archways with space to engrave
March 9, 1961 – Dec. 12, 2022 President (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today rec- the names of 100 teams and miniature goal
Springfield College (MA) ognized No. 1 Georgia (15-0) as the recipi- posts. The trophy was the gift of an anony-
* Jim Lynch May 26, 1951 – Sept. 27, 2022 ent of the 2022 NFF MacArthur Bowl mous donor, who commissioned Tiffany &
1992 College Football Hall of Fame National Championship Trophy following Co. to craft it from 400 ounces of silver, in
Inductee * Rick Redman the team’s 65-7 victory over No. 3 TCU honor of early NFF leader General Douglas
1966 NFF National Scholar-Athlete 1995 College Football Hall of Fame (13-2) yesterday in the College Football MacArthur. It took eight months to make,
University of Notre Dame Inductee Playoff (CFP) National Championship and the trophy features MacArthur's
Aug. 28, 1945 – July 21, 2022 University of Washington Presented by AT&T before a sellout crowd famous quote: "There is no substitute for
March 7, 1943 – Sept. 30, 2022 of 72,628 fans at SoFi Stadium in victory."
John Madden Inglewood, California. Twenty-four different schools have
Legendary Football Coach and Broadcaster Tom Reed The name of the 2022 Bulldogs will claimed the trophy at least once during its
Cal Poly Head Football Coach now be etched alongside the greatest teams 64-year history. Alabama has hoisted it the
April 10, 1936 – Dec. 28, 2021 Miami (OH), North Carolina State in college football history on the most, claiming it 10 times. Notre Dame is
Jan. 7, 1945 – Sept. 26, 2022 MacArthur Bowl Championship Trophy, second with five wins while Ohio State,
* Hugh McElhenny including the 1980 and 2021 Georgia Miami (FL), Southern California and Texas
1981 College Football Hall of Fame Greg Robinson teams. The trophy is housed at the Chick- have each etched their names four times on
Inductee Head Football Coach fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in the trophy. Georgia joins Clemson, Florida,
University of Washington Syracuse University Atlanta. An event honoring the team will Florida State, LSU, Nebraska and
Dec. 31, 1928 – June 17, 2022 Oct. 9, 1951 – Jan. 5, 2022 take place at the Hall in the future. Oklahoma as three-time recipients. Penn
"On behalf of the National Football State and Michigan State have each won
Gary Moeller Vin Scully Foundation, our 12,000 members, our the trophy twice.
Head Football Coach Legendary Broadcaster Board of Directors and Chairman Archie During college football's Poll Era, the
Illinois, Michigan Fordham University Manning, we are extremely proud to recog- NFF MacArthur Bowl Committee selected
Jan. 26, 1941 – July 11, 2022 Nov. 29, 1927 – Aug. 2, 2022 nize Coach Kirby Smart and the Georgia the recipient of the trophy. With the advent
Bulldogs," said NFF President & CEO of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in
Guy Morriss Chuck Stobart Steve Hatchell. "This trophy was started in 1998, the national championship game has
Head Football Coach Head Football Coach 1959 by General Douglas MacArthur, the determined which team claimed the
Kentucky, Baylor, Texas A&M-Commerce Toledo, Utah, Memphis great sports writer Grantland Rice and leg- MacArthur Bowl, a tradition that continues
May 13, 1951 – Sept. 6, 2022 Oct. 27, 1932 – Nov. 29, 2022 endary coach Red Blaik, and etched on the under the College Football Playoff.
side of this stadium replica in all silver are First presented in 1959, NFF National
* Darrell Mudra John T. Stuart III all of the subsequent national champions. Champions and MacArthur Bowl recipients
2000 College Football Hall of Fame Cotton Bowl Past President & Chairman As the keepers of the history and the lega- include: Syracuse 1959, Minnesota 1960,
Inductee University of Texas cy of the sport of football, we are excep- Alabama 1961, Southern California 1962,
Head Football Coach – Adams State (CO), Aug. 12, 1936 – May 27, 2022 tionally pleased to maintain this unique tra- Texas 1963, Notre Dame 1964, Michigan
North Dakota State, Arizona, Western dition by etching the 2022 Georgia team on State 1965, Michigan State/Notre Dame
Illinois, Florida State, Eastern Illinois, * Charley Trippi its walls." 1966, Southern California 1967, Ohio State
Northern Iowa 1959 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee Stetson Bennett IV, the former walk-on 1968, Texas 1969, Ohio State/Texas 1970,
Athletics Director – North Dakota State University of Georgia who has now led Georgia to back-to-back Nebraska 1971, Southern California 1972,
Jan. 14, 1929 – Sept. 21, 2022 Dec. 14, 1921 – Oct. 19, 2022 titles in storybook fashion, claimed the Notre Dame 1973, Southern California
game’s offensive MVP honors, completing 1974, Oklahoma 1975, Pittsburgh 1976,
* Robert Mulcahy III Roger Valdiserri 18 of 25 passes for 304 yards. He threw for Notre Dame 1977, Alabama 1978,
NFF Board Member Athletics Administrator four touchdowns and ran for another two, Alabama 1979, Georgia 1980, Clemson
2010 NFF Toner Award University of Notre Dame tying him at first for most points scored 1981, Penn State 1982, Miami (FL) 1983,
Athletics Director – Rutgers University May 16, 1927 – June 2, 2022 (36) in a CFP title game. Safety Javon Brigham Young 1984, Oklahoma 1985,
May 23, 1936 – Feb. 8, 2022 Bullard earned defensive MVP honors, Penn State 1986, Miami (FL) 1987, Notre
* Joe Yukica picking off two passes and recovering a Dame 1988, Miami (FL) 1989, Colorado
* Thomas Murphy Head Football Coach – New Hampshire, fumble, all before the half, which helped 1990, Washington 1991, Alabama 1992,
1994 NFF Gold Medal Boston College, Dartmouth give the Bulldogs a 38-7 advantage after Florida State 1993, Nebraska 1994,
Chairman of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. 1995 NFF Chapter Leadership Award two quarters. Nebraska 1995, Florida 1996, Michigan
Cornell University NFF Joe Yukica/New Hampshire Chapter With the win, Georgia claimed its third 1997, Tennessee 1998, Florida State 1999,
May 31, 1925 – May 25, 2022 May 27, 1931 – Jan. 22, 2022 MacArthur Bowl, having captured the Oklahoma 2000, Miami (FL) 2001, Ohio
MacArthur Bowl in 1980, under College State 2002, LSU 2003, Vacated 2004,
Walt Nadzak Devin Chandler (2002-2022) Football Hall of Fame head coach Vince Texas 2005, Florida 2006, LSU 2007,
Head Football Coach – Juniata (PA), Lavel Davis Jr. (2002-2022) Dooley, and last year with Coach Smart. Florida 2008, Alabama 2009, Auburn 2010,
Connecticut D'Sean Perry (2000-2022) Prior to the presentation of the MacArthur Alabama 2011, Alabama 2012, Florida
Athletics Director – Juniata (PA), The University of Virginia Football Players Bowl in 1959, Georgia was recognized as State 2013, Ohio State 2014, Alabama
Citadel national champions by polling agencies in 2015, Clemson 2016, Alabama 2017,
July 14, 1936 – March 18, 2022 * College Football Hall of Fame inductee 1920, 1927, 1942 and 1946. A team in the Clemson 2018, LSU 2019, Alabama 2020,
or NFF award recipient current SEC has now claimed it 21 times. Georgia 2021 and Georgia 2022.
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