Football is a topic you can't avoid, especially on this first weekend of college football. Don't worry, if you don't want to talk football we have toilet talk, why being late to work is a bad choice and old guys who rule.
What more could you ask for?
The Last Night's Game Team
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College Football
Zeb Noland wrapped his college football career at North Dakota State and happily accepted a job as a graduate assistant working under South Carolina Gamecocks' head coach Shane Beamer. Noland's coaching job was short-lived. Tomorrow, he will start as quarterback for his Gamecocks. The original starting quarterback is injured, so the team named Noland to the helm at the last minute. THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY
Overtime
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli, a Paralympic shot putter from Malaysia, was stripped of his gold medal after arriving for the competition three minutes late. He was able to compete and win but was later disqualified. Zolkefli was one of three athletes that arrived late, and the Referee determined that there was "no justifiable reason for the athletes' failure to report to the Call Room on time," therefore they were disqualified. Zolkefli said, "I apologize to all Malaysians. Thank you for supporting me." TOUGH LESSON TO LEARN
Sideline stat
If you thought you had pee anxiety, imagine having to take a bathroom break while an arena filled with fans anxiously await your return. During his match at the US Open, tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas took an eight-minute bathroom break after losing a set to competitor Adrian Mannarino. (Tsitsipas eventually won the match). The Grand Slam rulebook doesn't have a specific rule about the number or length of bathroom breaks but says players should take a "reasonable" amount of time but does not provide an exact number of minutes that would be acceptable. Fans booed Tsitsipas upon his return, but he seemed to not give two sh*ts. IT HAPPENS
Coaches' corner
The biggest news of this weekend could be the return of Lee Corso. The 86-year-old mascot-head-wearing star of College GameDay is back. Coach Corso spent the last season of the football fans' version of Saturday morning cartoons working from home thanks to COVID. He's back, and he'll be joined tomorrow morning by the GameDay crew and guest picker NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) 2020 Cup champion, driver Chase Elliott. GUESS WHO'S BACK?
What to watch
The NASCAR playoffs start Sunday night. All of the notable contenders are in it to win it. The point system is complicated, so here's more on how drivers can claim the championship. SHAKE AND BAKE
