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FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2016, file photo, Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Sean Lee defends during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, in Arlington, Texas.Sean Lee wants more time to decide if this is the best chance the Dallas Cowboys have to be led by their defense in the linebacker’s eight years with the club. There’s no question about the answer after two games. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)

Cowboys showing rare signs of being defined by defense first

By SCHUYLER DIXON - Associated Press

Washington Redskins football helmets are seen during an NFL football team practice, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Redskins are fifth-most valuable NFL team in latest Forbes rankings

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2017, file photo, Temple's David Hood, right, is tackled by the Tulsa defense during an NCAA college football game in Tulsa, Okla. Hood is set to take the field one more time. The running back-turned-rapper will perform at halftime on Thursday night, Sept. 20, at Lincoln Financial Field the new Temple sports anthem he wrote, called &quot;Temple Made.&quot; (Jessie Wardarski/Tulsa World via AP, File)

From running back to rapper, Tre Hood stars at Temple

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio watches his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. Traditional Big Ten powers Wisconsin, Michigan and Michigan State have lost out-of-conference games. Slow starts, however, doesn’t mean the conference is out of the national title hunt. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Big Ten title hopes take hit with out-of-conference losses

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

Monday’s Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, South Carolina running back A.J. Turner (25) carries the ball against Coastal Carolina during the second half of an NCAA college football game, in Columbia, S.C. South Carolina has had two, long weeks to stew about its loss to No. 2 Georgia and the cancellation of a potential bounce-back home game with Marshall due to Hurricane Florence. The Gamecocks are anxious to get back on track. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)

South Carolina anxious to play after storm forced week off

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

Tennessee's Kyle Phillips (5), Darrell Taylor (19) celebrate Daniel Bitull's (35) sack against UTEP during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Knoxville, Tenn. (Robin Rudd/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)

Tennessee opens SEC play with grueling five-game stretch

By STEVE MEGARGEE - Associated Press

Florida State head coach Willie Taggart looks at the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Syracuse in Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Syracuse won 30-7. (AP Photo/Nick Lisi)

Column: FSU in big trouble just 3 games into Taggart era

By PAUL NEWBERRY - Associated Press

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, right, is tackled by Los Angeles Rams defensive back John Johnson, bottom, and defensive back Lamarcus Joyner during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Cardinals looking for answers on offense after loss to Rams

By DAN GREENSPAN - Associated Press

Spectators watch the first half of an NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The half-century home sellout streak is over for the Washington Redskins. The announced attendance of 57,013 for Washington’s 21-9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday was about 25,000 short of the 82,000 capacity listed in the team's 2018 media guide. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally) ** FILE **

LOVERRO: Sellout streak falls along with Redskins

By Thom Loverro

Oregon linebacker Jalen Jelks (97) flexes after sacking San Jose State quarterback Josh Love during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game at Autzen Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, in Eugene, Ore. (Andy Nelson/The Register-Guard via AP)

No. 20 Ducks dispatch San Jose State 35-22; Stanford up next

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

DL Glenn finishes sandbagging at the door at Thompson Barber Shop as Florence slowly moves across the East Coast Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in Florence, S.C. The National Hurricane Center said Florence will eventually break up over the southern Appalachians and make a right hook to the northeast, its rainy remnants moving into the mid-Atlantic states and New England by the middle of next week. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

The Latest: Tennessee gives out free tickets to evacuees

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins speaks to reporters in the NFL football team's locker room, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. Jenkins returned to practice Friday after leaving a workout the day before because of an undisclosed family emergency. (AP Photo/Tom Canavan)

Giants CB Jenkins back with team after family emergency

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Jordan Guthrie, wind and water from Hurricane Florence damages the highway leading off Harkers Island, N.C. on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. (Jordan Guthrie via AP)

Clemson to play this weekend with storm battering coastline

By PETE IACOBELLI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, fans sit in the stands at Vanderbilt Stadium during the second half of an NCAA college football game between Vanderbilt and Nevada in Nashville, Tenn. It will be a Virginia home game played on the road when the Cavaliers and Ohio meet at Vanderbilt Stadium on Saturday, in a game that was moved earlier in the week with Hurricane Florence bearing down on the Mid-Atlantic Region. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Hurricane stokes talk of extending college football season

By RALPH D. RUSSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, Maryland interim head coach Matt Canada walks on the sideline in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas in Landover, Md. Canada’s success as Maryland interim football coach can be attributed in part to his prowess as an offensive coordinator. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Maryland seeks 3-0 start under Canada in matchup with Temple

By DAVID GINSBURG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo watches from the sideline in the first half of the Military Bowl NCAA college football game in Annapolis, Md. Coming off a comeback win over Memphis, Navy faces Lehigh on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)

Navy must avoid overconfidence against FCS foe Lehigh

Associated Press

A National Guardsman directs traffic onto U.S. Highway 501 as Hurricane Florence approaches the East Coast Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, near Conway, S.C. Time is running short to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a monster of a storm that has a region of more than 10 million people in its potentially devastating sights. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

No. 2 Clemson forges ahead, playing game with storm looming

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Stewart Thomason places sandbags that he used for previous hurricanes and tarp to prevent the flooding from rain at his home on the Isle of Palms,S.C. ahead of Hurricane Florence on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster told reporters Wednesday that the storm could bring more rain to the state than 1989's devastating Hurricane Hugo. (Grace Beahm Alford/The Post And Courier via AP)

Florence impacts Clemson, South Carolina football games

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Fox Sports 1’s ‘Lock It In’ leads rise of gambling TV shows

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press