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Luka Modric did not hold back after Croatia's brutal night against England. The thirty-eight-year-old captain called the performance catastrophic and said he felt ashamed wearing the shirt. That's a damning verdict from a legend who's seen it all, and it raises real questions about where this squad goes from here.
Shifting to the NFL, Week four brings us a genuinely interesting storyline in Chicago, where the Bears host the Jets in what's shaping up as a coaching reunion worth watching. Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn face each other as head coaches for the first time, and Chicago rolls in with real momentum after Case Keenum — yes, the third-string quarterback — dismantled Philadelphia twenty-seven to seven last week. The Bears defense is playing at another level right now.
And in college football, the Week five rankings have been reshuffled after Mississippi State and Florida both went down. Miami, USC, and BYU all survived, though Lincoln Riley's narrow win over Washington is keeping the pressure firmly on his shoulders in year five with the Trojans. His critics aren't going anywhere, and the results aren't doing enough to quiet them.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
