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Sean McVay confirmed Friday that the Rams intend to bring their full roster to Melbourne, Australia for the season opener against San Francisco. It's a bold logistical commitment, flying an entire NFL squad across the Pacific, but McVay made clear this is no half-measure — everybody makes the trip.
Shifting overseas but staying in the world of coaching drama, José Mourinho is back in LaLiga and already facing questions he can't answer. Real Madrid fell one-nil to Real Betis on Friday, and Mourinho admitted postgame he simply couldn't explain it. First loss since his return to the Spanish top flight, and it stings precisely because Betis is not who you expect to hand Madrid a shutout.
And in college football, Oklahoma got some early fireworks Friday night against UTEP when Isaiah Sategna turned a punt into a highlight reel moment — an eighty-eight yard return for a touchdown, set up by a devastating downfield block, giving the Sooners a fourteen-to-nothing lead before the game had a chance to breathe. Oklahoma looking sharp and sending a message right out of the gate.
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