
NEW YORK (AP) — Having waited 63 years for an Ivy League football title, Columbia had to stand by for another 40 minutes. The Lions had beaten Cornell 17-9 but needed a Harvard loss against Yale to secure a share of first place on the season's final day. So Columbia players retreated to their locker room on a hill a few hundred feet from Wien Stadium to watch the game in Boston on TV as a few hundred fans remained and gazed at the gold-and-orange foliage of Inwood Hill Park glowing in Saturday's afternoon sun. When Yale recovered onside kick with seconds left to ensure a 34-29 Harvard defeat, players let out a scream and streamed back onto the field to celebrate, smoke cigars, lift a trophy and sing “Roar, Lion, Roar” with family and friends. Who would have thunk it? “You had the realization of, oh, I’m a champion, which is something that hasn’t been said here in a while,” co-captain CJ Brown said. Harvard dropped into a tie with Columbia and Dartmouth at 5-2, the first time three teams shared the title since 1982 — the conference doesn't use tiebreakers. “It was nerve-wracking, for sure, but definitely exciting because that's something that not a lot of people have experienced, especially here," running back Joey Giorgi said. There have been several top players at Columbia — Sid Luckman, Marty Domres, Marcellus Wiley among them — but the school is perhaps better known for owners such as the New England Patriots' Robert Kraft and former Cleveland Browns head Al Lerner. Columbia's only previous championship in 1961 also was shared with Harvard. That Lions team was coached by Buff Donelli, a former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Rams coach who scored for the Americans in soccer's 1934 World Cup. Columbia set a then Division I-AA record with 44 consecutive losses from 1983-88, a mark broken by Prairie View’s 80 in a row from 1989-98. Since 1971, the Lions’ only seasons with winning records until now were 1994, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. Al Bagnoli, who won nine Ivy titles in 23 years at Penn, couldn't manage one at Columbia from 2015-22. He quit six weeks before the 2023 opener, citing health, and was replaced on an interim basis by Mark Fabish, his offensive coordinator. Jon Poppe, now 39, was hired last December after working as a Bagnoli assistant at Columbia from 2015-17 between stints at Harvard from 2011-14 and 2017-22, plus one season as a head coach at Division III Union College. He led the Lions to a 7-3 record overall, their most wins in a coach's first season since George F. Sanford's team went 9-3 in 1899. Poppe had wife Anna and 7-year-old daughter with him in the locker room watching the countdown to the title. “Sixty-three years of whatever into now,” he said. “Just seeing a lot of that history myself, personally. This is a hugely — a feeling of elation, seeing my dad on the field, a lot of emotional things with that.” Before a crowd of 4,224, quarterback Caleb Sanchez's 1-yard touchdown run put Columbia ahead in the second quarter. Giorgi's 1-yard TD run opened a 14-3 lead in the third and Hugo Merry added a 25-yard field goal in the fourth, overcoming three field goals by Alan Zhao. Giorgi rushed for 165 yards and finished his career with 2,112, second in school history. He and Brown missed what would have been their freshman season in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Given Columbia's athletic history — the most successful sport is fencing — it is not an obvious football destination. “I saw the dedication, whether it resulted in wins or losses,” Brown said. “I saw their dedication to the product that they put out on the field and also the athletic department, the facilities that we had here, the busses on schedule and stuff, I was like, OK, they care about their athletes. People here want to win and it doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past, it matters what we’re going to do now.” Poppe cited a mindset. “You get 10 opportunities, unlike other sports, it is a grind to play this sport and prepare the way we do just for 10,” he said. As the final whistle sounded in Boston, Brown noted an unusual initial reaction in the locker room. “It was like kind of awe when they recovered the kick,” he said. “It was a lot quieter than you would think it would be, but you could feel the joy and the elation.” They accomplished what more than six decades of their predecessors had failed to. As the players headed out, Poppe had a final word. “Day off tomorrow,” he said. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
TWIN FALLS — Is In-N-Out Burger moving in? It sounds as if management of Outback Steakhouse would prefer the fast-food chain to back off. Could we be seeing a faceoff between burgers and Bloomin’ Onions? The City Council hears In-N-Out development manager Todd Smith out during an appeal for In-N-Out Burger’s drive-through and hours request Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at City Hall in Twin Falls. The manager and an executive of a restaurant company that owns and operates Outbacks in the Pacific Northwest, including the Twin Falls location, say they have been providing its Australian-themed fare in Twin Falls for 23 years and don’t intend on moving from its location along Blue Lakes Boulevard North where In-N-Out officials say they plan to open its first restaurant in south-central Idaho. The situation, at the very least, sounds odd, but Brad Barker, regional vice president of Evergreen Restaurant Group, a franchisee of Outback, held firm that he is not aware of any deal between Outback Steakhouse and In-N-Out, which filed a building permit this month for the location. “We are also puzzled as to why the city would consider a building permit for In-N-Out burger when they are not the owner or the current lessee of the property,” Barker wrote to the Times-News . A notice for a zoning request is seen outside Outback Steakhouse in June 2024. The site is a proposed location for In-N-Out Burger. Barker said Outback has the lease agreement through 2028 and an option to renew for additional years after that — "so we're not going anywhere." A report from the Twin Falls County Assessors Office shows there was activity on the property in March, with the transfer of a special warranty deed to Canyon Park West LLC, tied to Wood Investments Co. in Newport Beach, California. Todd Smith, In-N-Out development manager, approached the city’s planning and zoning commission in June, where his request for a drive-thru was denied but later approved in September. The hearings came with signs posted around the Outback property notifying the public about the request. Whatever In-N-Out’s plans are, “We cannot comment on what In-N-Out Burger is or is not doing,” Barker said. Patrick Wood, owner of Wood Investments Co., wasn't available for comment on Friday. Mike Abbate, In-N-Out Burgers' vice president of store development, didn’t directly address the situation with Outback in an emailed reply Thursday, but he did mention the address on which Outback now stands. “We’re currently in the pre-development stage of our approved project located at 1965 Blue Lakes Boulevard in Twin Falls, Idaho and there’s still quite a bit of work to be done before we can begin construction,” Abbate wrote. Abbate, who didn't offer a projected opening date, said once ground is broken, it will take eight to nine months to build a restaurant and open it for business. Slocum said business has been affected because customers think Outback is closed. It’s not, and it remains open from noon to 9 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. He said customers often pepper him with questions about the restaurant’s status. Some posters on social media said they assume Outback would find a different location upon In-N-Out coming in. Thirteen weeks ago, someone posted on Outback’s local Facebook page, questioning about the restaurant’s status. The question, posted in September, went unanswered and there hasn’t been another post made by the restaurant or customers since then. Eric Goodell reports for the Times-News . Reach him at Eric.goodell@magicvalley.com . Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.Moreover, the use of lowbrow and vulgar content sets a harmful precedent for impressionable viewers, particularly young audiences who may be influenced by what they see online. By glamorizing inappropriate behavior and commodifying shock value, these internet celebrities perpetuate a culture of sensationalism and disrespect that can have far-reaching consequences.
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Former GOP candidate named to state post Governor-elect Mike Braun, one of Indiana’s two Republican senators, has announced his intent to appoint Jennifer-Ruth Green as Indiana’s Secretary of Public Safety, according to a release. Green, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, combat veteran and current Deputy Commander of the 11th Operations Group at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, brings military and cyber security experience to the role, the release said. She holds a master’s degree in aeronautics from Liberty University, the release said. In 2022, she was defeated by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, in a bid to become the first GOP member of Congress from the 1st District since the early 1930s. CLH expands accounting team CLH, CPAs & Consultants has announced that Kayla Gentry has joined the firm as a staff accountant, according to a release. Gentry will draw from her prior experience to execute her responsibilities in preparing tax returns, conducting bookkeeping and providing general accounting support for clients, the release said. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Purdue Northwest in 2022 and her Master of Business Administration from the same university in 2024. She is currently pursuing her certified public accountant (CPA) credential, the release said. Travail With Us expands services Travail With Us has expanded services to include adult day services, which offers seniors and adults structured, supervised activities, according to a release. Located at 5437 Broadway in Merrillville, the Travail With Us team has implemented programming while supporting caregivers and offering a reliable solution for those seeking respite or assistance for a loved one while they are at work or handling other obligations, the release said. New activities have included interactive exercising games, movie screenings, guest presenters and Bible study, the release said. The program runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call 219-777-0279. PNW College of Technology nationally recognized Purdue University Northwest’s College of Technology earned a 2024 Academia Circle of Excellence Award from the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consults (EC-Council), according to a release. PNW’s College of Technology has partnered with the EC-Council since 2019 by incorporating two of the council’s accredited certifications, Certified Ethical Hacker and Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, into program curricula, the release said. The certifications qualify students and professionals to understand proactive network protection and digital forensics analysis techniques. The award recognizes an institutional partner that showcases the highest levels of cybersecurity education, training and leadership as evidenced by alumni success and engagement and continuous program development. Spine surgeon joins Franciscan in Chesterton, Michigan City Dr. Wajeeh Bakhsh recently joined the Franciscan Physician Network and is accepting new patients in Chesterton and Michigan City, according to a release. Bakhsh attended medical school at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and completed his residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, New York. He completed his fellowship training in complex orthopedic spine surgery at Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center in Chicago. He is accepting both virtual and in-person patient visits at Franciscan Physician Network’s Coolspring Health Center, 1225 E. 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