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Sept. 9, 2026, 11:25 p.m. CT The Florida A&M Rattlers (1-1) and the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes (1-0) meet Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Let's analyze college football odds around the Florida A&M vs. Miami odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions for the best bets. Florida A&M lost 31-13 Saturday to the South Carolina State Bulldogs, but bettors still had something to celebrate.

WILL. HAMMOND.@TexasTechFB collects some major insurance as the redshirt-freshman connects with a wide-open Terrance Carter Jr.#Big12FB | 📺 @CFBONFOX pic.twitter.com/fJe8V02b8P — Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) September 20, 2025 Every successful college football team has its star players. Still, the teams that truly take off usually have an X-factor: the player whose performance can single-handedly change the direction of an entire season.

Sept. 9, 2026, 3:51 p.m. CT For the first time, the NFL will play a regular-season game in Australia. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will make history Thursday night when they kick off their 2026 seasons at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Kickoff is set for 8:35 p.m. ET (Netflix). Let's analyze NFL odds around the 49ers vs. Rams odds and make our expert NFL picks and predictions for the best bets.

Looking for a new seasonal drink? Olipop's Caramel Apple flavor arrives this month, and fans can enter to win enough soda for Halloween festivities. Sept. 9, 2026, 12:56 p.m. CT Olipop is bringing back fall nostalgia with a new limited-edition Caramel Apple soda and giving fans a chance to win enough cases to stock their Halloween celebrations.

Sept. 9, 2026, 12:43 p.m. CT Patients and families at the Blank Children’s Hospital got a front-row preview of a Ringling Bros. circus show on Sept. 8. Three Ringling Hype Crew performers offered a preview of the upcoming Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey show inside a conference room at the children's hospital to a crowd of roughly a dozen people, including health care workers, patients and their families.

The annual Cy-Hawk football game is just a few days away. In the past, this game has always brought a sense of familiarity between the two rivals, as players would appear in three or four of these games during their careers. That won't be the case this season for the visiting team. Iowa State underwent a massive program shakeup this offseason. Longtime head coach Matt Campbell left for Penn State, bringing many of his elite players with him.

College football realignment has ended many historic rivalries, including the "War on I-4" between UCF and South Florida. UCF's athletic director wants to schedule two guaranteed home games against non-Power Four opponents for revenue purposes. UCF's athletic director stated he would happily play USF annually if South Florida joins a Power Four conference.

Sept. 9, 2026, 11:11 a.m. CT The Arizona State Sun Devils play the Texas A&M Aggies in a college football Week 2 game on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Texas A&M football's Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. What time is the Texas A&M vs Arizona State football game? What channel is the ASU football vs Texas A&M game on? How can you stream the game? Who are the announcers for the Sun Devils vs Aggies game?

Get ready to haunt the Halloween season with Target's newest glow-in-the-dark Stanley drop. As a self-proclaimed tumbler addict and total Halloween fiend, the moment Stanley drops a new spooky line, I am slamming "add to cart" without hesitation. So, it was no big surprise that when the brand launched their limited-edition Halloween collection exclusively at Target—and added glow-in-the-dark details—I was beyond thrilled.

Register staff report Des Moines Register Sept. 9, 2026, 9:18 a.m. CT There's been a slight change to the 2027 Iowa State football schedule. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the program announced it moved its 2027 season opener against South Dakota State to Saturday, Aug. 28. The game was originally slated for Sept. 4, but a recent rule change gave schools the option to start the season a week earlier. The contest will still be played at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames.