This is such tragic news. Joe D. was such a nice man and terrific coach. He was a neighbor of mine when he was an assistant at Georgia Tech under Chan Gailey. Prayers up for his loved ones. RIP. Ravens O-line coach D'Alessandris dies at age 70 espn.com/nfl/story/_/id…

Exactly a year to the day of his beloved wife Toni's passing, Joe D'Alessandris’ middle daughter, Kelly, gave him his fifth grandchild. I asked (via Ravens PR) whether he was willing to sit down and talk for a potential profile on him and his family. (1/4) nytimes.com/athletic/50807…

Here's our NBC Sports story on Michigan receiving its formal Notice of Allegations from the NCAA regarding the Connor Stalions case: nbcsports.com/college-footba…

Probably depends on how much the player is being paid.

Watched the Connor Stalions doc. Really entertaining, if for no other reason we finally get to see and hear Stalions (and not in a disguise). But if he and Michigan hoped this doc would make he or the program look innocent … forget it.

For more background on this saga, and the ongoing German press law layer of it which has not been publicly discussed much before today, here is a piece in tomorrow's The Washington Post by Laura Wagner: washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

This should go without saying, but: The initial 53-man cut is never the real 53-man cut.

Still adjusting. But I’ll be OK.

Nick Saban's analysis is really good (no surprise). Now if somebody could just mute the mic of the guy sitting to his right, ESPN has the makings of a good pre-game show.

Georgia wins. Clemson +10.5. Caloric intake over/under: 1950.

There’s a significant downside to watching the game on TV in a swing state.

The rule says it’s a 2-minute timeout. In a related rule change, each team is now given three warnings per half.

Have some respect for legacies, punk.

How good will Carson Beck be when Georgia can run the ball?

I like these kinds of stories. Nice job by Josh Kendall on Kirk Cousins's notebooks. nytimes.com/athletic/57450…

No, I'm on Medicare. It's even better.

If you view this issue solely through a political prism, you're part of the problem. People are dying. Kids are dying. Just because they went to school. Do something.