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Top-ranked Texas heads to Knoxville this weekend for what shapes up as the first real gut-check of the college football season. The Longhorns face number thirteen Tennessee in a marquee SEC showdown, and with the Big Ten also loaded with Top Twenty-Five matchups, September closes out with a full slate that should tell us a lot about who's for real.
Meanwhile, Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is facing a different kind of pressure. Moore, who passed on a near-certain top NFL draft selection to return to the Ducks, was caught tipping plays before the snap — a tendency Oklahoma State exploited in a stunning Week Two upset. Now the entire direction of Oregon's season hinges on whether Moore can correct the tell and reclaim his standing as one of college football's elite signal-callers.
And across the Atlantic, Germany's Nations League clash with the Netherlands just got a wardrobe twist. UEFA banned Germany's retro shirt ahead of Jürgen Klopp's debut as national team head coach, forcing the side to debut their new black Adidas away kit — the final jersey from that partnership before Nike takes over in January.
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