September 2022

The Brownwood Lions are planning to scrap their fast-pace philosophy in favor of a slower pace for Friday’s 7:30 p.m. nondistrict football game at the No. 1-ranked Stephenville Yellow Jackets in the 82nd Battle of Highway 377 rivalry game.

The Howard Payne Yellow Jackets have beaten the Sul Ross State Lobos three straight times, including last year’s 73-30 rout in Brownwood. But the Lobos have changed their stripes since last year.

Freelance photographer Mike Jones took these photos of last Friday’s Burnet at Early game at Longhorns Stadium. The Class 3A Longhorns twice rallied from a double-digit deficit and took a 48-41 lead late in the game. But the Class 4A Bulldogs had the final rally, and made a two-point conversion to win 49-48. Early is open this week and starts District 2-3A Division II play next Friday, Oct. 7, at Ballinger.

FRISCO (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones hyped a nonexistent quarterback controversy after Cooper Rush won filling in for the injured Dak Prescott last week. Even though Rush did it again in the first NFC East game for the defending division champs, Jones had come back to his senses.

The first full weekend of conference games in the Big 12 includes a rematch of last year’s championship game as ninth-ranked Oklahoma State plays at 16th-ranked Baylor. The Bears won the title game last December. Oklahoma State is the league’s highest-scoring team at nearly 52 points a game. Baylor opened Big 12 play with a win at Iowa State. Undefeated Kansas with standout quarterback Jalon Daniels is home this week against the Cyclones. No. 18 Oklahoma plays at TCU; No. 25 Kansas State hosts Texas Tech; and West Virginia is at Texas.