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Mauricio Pochettino's time with the USMNT is winding down, but he made sure to leave a statement. A six-nil demolition of Haiti showcased everything he's built — the pressing, the movement, the identity — and now the question becomes who inherits a squad this talented and keeps it pointed in the right direction.
Speaking of legacies under pressure, Dabo Swinney is feeling the heat in Clemson. A loss to last-place Georgia Tech has the fanbase restless and the whispers growing louder. Swinney has a message for the faithful, but at this point words only go so far — results are the only currency that matters in the ACC.
And in Columbus, Ohio State needed a response after back-to-back losses and they got one, taking down Northwestern twenty-eight to nineteen. Jeremiah Smith was the headliner, hauling in a fourth-quarter touchdown that helped the Buckeyes steady the ship. They're not out of the woods yet in the Big Ten race, but this was exactly the kind of performance they had to have.
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