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New York Giants quarterback Drew Lock will have an MRI on his right shoulder after injuring it in Sunday's 34-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Brian Daboll told reporters Monday. The results of Monday's MRI will help the team decide which quarterback gets the start in Week 17's matchup with the Indianapolis Colts, Daboll said, continuing a season trend of question marks at the position. New York has used four different quarterbacks this season, as longtime starter Daniel Jones was benched and later released on Nov. 22. Lock sat out the Giants' 35-14 loss in Week 15 to the visiting Baltimore Ravens due to heel and left elbow injuries. Tommy DeVito started against the Ravens and sustained a concussion late in the second quarter. Tim Boyle replaced DeVito and completed 12 of 24 passes for 123 yards with one touchdown and one interception in his debut with the team. Boyle had bounced between the practice squad and active roster since New York signed him in November. The Giants (2-13) will try to snap a 10-game losing skid -- the longest in franchise history -- on Sunday when they host the Colts (7-8). Lock, 28, is in his first season with the Giants and is 68-for-129 passing for 624 yards, one TD and four interceptions in six games (three starts). The Denver Broncos selected Lock in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He played three seasons for the Broncos (2019-21) before they traded him to the Seattle Seahawks in March 2022. He has passed for 5,907 yards with a 58.7 percent completion rate, 29 TDs and 27 interceptions in 34 career games (26 starts). --Field Level MediaFollowing the depilated State of primary health centers in Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo, Ebonyi State, the federal lawmaker representing the constituency Hon. Nkemkanma Kama, has vowed to ensure that the well-being of his constituents is taken care of. The lawmaker gave the assurance when he flagged off his 2024 Medical health outreach at Oshiri community of Onicha LGA of the state. According to Kama who said he would continue to sustain the medical outreaches until health centres and hospitals in the constituency become functional, said he will not allow any of his constituents to suffer any health challenges. He then noted that complicated or severe cases are being referred to the David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital (DUFUTH) for adequate medical attention while over One Hundred eyeglasses have been distributed. “The outreaches would be conducted bi-annually as about 16,000 indigents benefitted from last year’s outreach. “We are expecting between 20,000 to 25,000 beneficiaries this year as we have included surgeries, and cancer screening, among others. “We have already distributed 100 glasses since morning and I have directed that arrangements should be made for more 100. “We don’t want to be doing good and situations would arise and that is why I am shouting that we should handle the cases we can handle”. The lawmaker, however, thanked Governor Francis Nwifuru for his support which has made him excel in the House of Representatives. “He is only interested in whoever is working for the people and not the political party one belongs. “We would continue doing our best for Oshiri people and other constituents and the ones we can’t do, we plead with the governor to intervene”. In his part, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma commended the lawmaker for the outreach and urged the people to ensure they promote their health and well-being. The commissioner represented by Dr Lawrence Ezeogo, the Permanent secretary of the Ministry, said the governor is interested in the people’s health as whoever supplements his strides in the sector would be appreciated. “We have gone round and seen the caliber of Doctors engaged to undertake this outreach. They are consultants from reputable hospitals. “What Kama is doing here is to complement the efforts of the State Governor, His Excellency, Rt Hon Bldr Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru. The government is happy with you, that’s why the Ministry of Health brought mobile X-ray to support this program”. Chief Samuel Akuma igbota and John Igboke Stakeholders of the area lauded the lawmaker. They, however, described him as ” This is another Azu Agboti of Ebonyi South, we voted for him because he assured us he won’t disappoint and from all assessments, he has not disappointed us”. Meanwhile in an interview with some of the beneficiaries including Mrs Okike Elizabeth, commended the lawmaker for taking care of his Constituents’ health. “We thank the Lawmaker for making our health and welfare his priority and our prayer is that God will protect him so that he will continue to represent us”. READ MORE FROM: NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Get real-time news updates from Tribune Online! Follow us on WhatsApp for breaking news, exclusive stories and interviews, and much more. Join our WhatsApp Channel now
Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved 'Golden Girls' actorNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 26, 2024-- Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces that a shareholder filed a class action on behalf of purchasers and acquirers of Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ZETA) securities between February 27, 2024 and November 13, 2024, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”). Zeta is a marketing technology company. For more information, submit a form , email attorney Phillip Kim, or give us a call at 866-767-3653. The Allegations: Rosen Law Firm is Investigating the Allegations that Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ZETA) Misled Investors Regarding its Business Operations. According to the lawsuit, during the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Zeta used two-way contracts to artificially inflate financial results; (2) Zeta engaged in round trip transactions to artificially inflate financial results; (3) Zeta utilized predatory consent farms to collect user data; (4) these consent farms have driven almost the entirety of Zeta’s growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages. What Now: You may be eligible to participate in the class action against Zeta Global Holdings Corp. Shareholders who want to serve as lead plaintiff for the class must file their motions with the court by January 21, 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. You do not have to participate in the case to be eligible for a recovery. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member. For more information, click here . All representation is on a contingency fee basis. Shareholders pay no fees or expenses. About Rosen Law Firm: Some law firms issuing releases about this matter do not actually litigate securities class actions. Rosen Law Firm does. Rosen Law Firm is a recognized leader in shareholder rights litigation, dedicated to helping shareholders recover losses, improving corporate governance structures, and holding company executives accountable for their wrongdoing. Since its inception, Rosen Law Firm has obtained over $1 billion for shareholders. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rosen-law-firm , on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosen_firm or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosenlawfirm/ . Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126028833/en/ CONTACT: Laurence Rosen, Esq. Phillip Kim, Esq. The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 case@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.com KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LEGAL SOURCE: The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 11/26/2024 05:51 PM/DISC: 11/26/2024 05:52 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126028833/en
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Six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was killed in her home in Boulder, Colorado, US, on December 25, 1996. The girl had suffered a broken skull and her body was also found with a garotte around the neck. Images and footage of JonBenet competing in child beauty pageants helped fan interest in the case, which mushroomed hugely in the US and internationally. A lengthy ransom note and a missing person's call initially convinced police the girl had been kidnapped. The note made a demand for US$118,000 on behalf of a "small foreign faction" and threatened to kill JonBenet. "Speaking to anyone about your situation, such as Police, FBI, etc, will result in your daughter being beheaded. If we catch you talking to a stray dog, she dies," it read. JonBenet's body was found in the basement of her family's home on December 26. It was behind a latched door in a basement that an initial police search had determined to be unimportant - as at the time they were checking for a possible kidnapper's escape route, and the door was latched from the inside. Her father opened it during a subsequent search to find JonBenet's body covered by a white blanket. Despite multiple theories being pursued over the years, the murder remains unsolved. The case is still considered open at the Boulder Police Department. Mikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union, signs the decree relinquishing control of nuclear weapons to Boris Yeltsin at the Kremlin in Moscow, on Wednesday, December 25, 1991. Gorbachev announced his resignation in a live televised address to the nation that same day, drawing a line under more than 74 years of Soviet history. By the fall of 1991, however, deepening economic woes and secessionist bids by Soviet republics had made the collapse of the USSR all but inevitable. The red flag of the Soviet Union was pulled down over the Kremlin that night as well, and replaced with the tricolour of the Russian Federation. Charlemagne, King of the Franks, was crowned as Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in Rome on December 25, 800. Although the Eastern Roman Empire had persisted past the "fall of Rome", the papacy wanted to return imperial glory to western Europe as well. Charlemagne united much of western Europe under his rule, and imposed conversions to Christianity on many of his subjects. However, his capital was in Aachen, not Rome. His Carolingian Empire did not last for long, but it is considered to have planted the seed for the German-based Holy Roman Empire that persisted into the early modern age. US revolutionary general George Washington led a surprise attack across the Delaware River on the night of December 25, 1776. Washington was able to defeat German mercenaries hired by Britain in the Battle of Trenton on December 26 in a crucial turning point of the War of Independence. On December 25, 1951, four University of Glasgow students - Ian Hamilton, Gavin Vernon, Kay Matheson, and Alan Stuart - managed to break into Westminster Abbey and retrieve (or steal, depending on your perspective) the Stone of Scone. The Stone was used in the coronation of Scottish monarchs, until King Edward I took it during his invasion of Scotland in 1296. It has since been used in the coronation of English and British monarchs since that day, up until Charles III. The theft of the stone led to the first closing of the Anglo-Scottish border in centuries. The stone was eventually recovered in February 1952, though the students were not prosecuted for fear of sparking bitter political backlash. Typhoon Phanphone devastated the Philippines on December 25, 2019. Winds hit up to 150km/hr ravaged the country, just a week after a similar typhoon had passed through. The typhoon ultimately killed about 50 people, with 55 missing and hundreds more injured. It left a damage bill of more than $100 million.Hezbollah leaders also signalled tentative backing for the US-brokered deal, which offers both sides an off-ramp from hostilities that have driven more than 1.2 million Lebanese and 50,000 Israelis from their homes. An intense bombing campaign by Israel has killed more than 3,700 people, many of them civilians, Lebanese officials say. But while the deal, set to take effect early Wednesday, could significantly calm the tensions that have inflamed the region, it does little directly to resolve the much deadlier war that has raged in Gaza since the Hamas attack on southern Israel in October 2023 that killed 1,200 people. Hezbollah, which began firing scores of rockets into Israel the following day in support of Hamas, has previously said it would keep fighting until there was a stop to the fighting in Gaza. Here’s what to know about the tentative ceasefire agreement and its potential implications: – The terms of the deal The agreement reportedly calls for a 60-day halt in fighting that would see Israeli troops retreat to their side of the border while requiring Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swathe of southern Lebanon. Us President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that the deal is set to take effect at 4am local time on Wednesday. Under the deal, thousands of Lebanese troops and UN peacekeepers are to deploy to the region south of the Litani River. An international panel lead by the US would monitor compliance by all sides. Mr Biden said the deal “was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Israel has demanded the right to act should Hezbollah violate its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected writing that into the proposal. Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, insisted on Tuesday that the military would strike Hezbollah if the UN peacekeeping force, known as Unifil, does not provide “effective enforcement” of the deal. – Lingering uncertainty A Hezbollah leader said the group’s support for the deal hinged on clarity that Israel would not renew its attacks. “After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Qatari satellite news network Al Jazeera. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state” of Lebanon, he said. The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Tuesday that Israel’s security concerns had been addressed in the deal also brokered by France. – Where the fighting has left both sides After months of cross-border bombings, Israel can claim major victories, including the killing of Hezbollah’s top leader, Hassan Nasrallah, most of his senior commanders and the destruction of extensive militant infrastructure. A complex attack in September involving the explosion of hundreds of walkie-talkies and pagers used by Hezbollah was widely attributed to Israel, signalling a remarkable penetration of the militant group. The damage inflicted on Hezbollah has come not only in its ranks, but to the reputation it built by fighting Israel to a stalemate in the 2006 war. Still, its fighters managed to put up heavy resistance on the ground, slowing Israel’s advance while continuing to fire scores of rockets, missiles and drones across the border each day. The ceasefire offers relief to both sides, giving Israel’s overstretched army a break and allowing Hezbollah leaders to tout the group’s effectiveness in holding their ground despite Israel’s massive advantage in weaponry. But the group is likely to face a reckoning, with many Lebanese accusing it of tying their country’s fate to Gaza’s at the service of key ally Iran, inflicting great damage on a Lebanese economy that was already in a grave condition. – No answers for Gaza Until now, Hezbollah has insisted that it would only halt its attacks on Israel when it agreed to stop fighting in Gaza. Some in the region are likely to view a deal between the Lebanon-based group and Israel as a capitulation. In Gaza, where officials say the war has killed more than 44,000 Palestinians, Israel’s attacks have inflicted a heavy toll on Hamas, including the killing of the group’s top leaders. But Hamas fighters continue to hold scores of Israeli hostages, giving the militant group a bargaining chip if indirect ceasefire negotiations resume. Hamas is likely to continue to demand a lasting truce and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in any such deal. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas offered a pointed reminder on Tuesday of the intractability of the war, demanding urgent international intervention. “The only way to halt the dangerous escalation we are witnessing in the region, and maintain regional and international stability, security and peace, is to resolve the question of Palestine,” he said in a speech to the UN read by his ambassador.Matt Adams is worried about the financial future of Azle ISD. The district hasn’t splurged on a new fleet of buses or taken on risky debt. It hasn’t seen an unprecedented surge of new students or hired a large group of new employees. Instead, Azle ISD, recognized by the state for its fiscal accountability , is facing a possible budgetary crisis that cropped up seemingly overnight. “It’s kind of out of our hands at this point,” Adams, the district’s assistant superintendent of finance and operations, said. Azle is one of six districts at risk of state funding cuts in 2026, according to preliminary data presented by the Tarrant Appraisal District at its Nov. 8 board meeting. That data shows taxable property values in Azle, Carroll, Castleberry, Everman, Grapevine-Colleyville and Fort Worth ISDs are well below market value in three months of sales data. That’s a trend that, if it continues through next year, could spell trouble for schools, whose state funding is largely reliant on accurate appraisals. “Those are concerning numbers, whomever they relate to, and this is serious stuff,” outgoing tax assessor-collector and board member Wendy Burgess said at the meeting. Get essential daily news for the Fort Worth area. Sign up for insightful, in-depth stories — completely free. The math behind the property value study School districts, like other taxing entities, have no control over the assessed value of a property. That role falls to the Tarrant Appraisal District, whose newly expanded board approved extensive changes to the reappraisal plan that governs property assessments. Those changes, which include freezing residential values through 2025 and switching to a two-year residential appraisal schedule, are intended to slow property value increases. While most board members have celebrated the changes as a net-positive for taxpayers, school districts across the county fear there will be negative consequences for their finances. Worst cases would see districts failing what’s known as the property value study, which governs the complicated school funding formula in Texas. Amanda Brownson, deputy executive director of the Texas Association of School Business Officials, said equal and uniform appraisals are a function of the state constitution. “The property value study is a mechanism to enforce that constitutional notion of fair uniform taxation,” she continued. The study is conducted by the state comptroller’s office every two years to determine education funding distribution. If the appraisal district’s property value estimations for a school district are outside a 10% difference threshold from the state’s, a school district immediately loses funding. Schools between a 5%-10% threshold have a two-year grace period to bring their values into line with the state’s estimates. Because of the way its deadlines work, the appraisal district wouldn’t know for sure until January 2026 — more than five months after 2025 tax rolls are certified — if a school district failed the state property value study. “They’re midway through their fiscal year before they know they fail,” Brownson said. “And it’s hard, from a budget perspective, to make the kinds of corrections you need to make at that point in the fiscal year, to adjust your revenue down.” Chief appraiser Joe Don Bobbitt has presented board members with sales data for the months since the reappraisal plan was approved in August, in an effort to keep them informed on which school districts could be in trouble. His first report, in August, flagged only Carroll ISD as a potential cause for concern. His November report, by contrast, added five more school districts to that list. “Appraisal districts, contrary to most people’s belief, we don’t like to raise values,” Bobbitt said. “It creates protests, it creates a lot of strife. ... The state has no problem doing it. So they’re going to come in after the fact and tell us that we’re wrong.” The greatest cause for concern, Bobbitt said, is Everman ISD. The southeast Tarrant County school district was already close to failing the state’s property value study in 2023 — a mere .08% from falling outside of the 95% confidence interval established by state officials. “We had basically $2 million to spare. We were that close to falling out of the confidence interval,” Bobbitt said. If Everman had failed that year, it still would’ve qualified for a grace period. But the sales data provided by Bobbitt shows the taxable value in the school district has continued to lag behind market value. When reached by email, a spokesperson for Everman ISD said they did not have any information at this time, and wouldn’t know anything until January. The president of the Everman ISD board of trustees, Gary Balch, was among the Tarrant area school officials who signed onto an August open letter describing the reappraisal plan as political theater that intentionally hurts children. Districts brace themselves for impact Azle ISD is in a relatively unique position compared to its peers across Tarrant County. The school district spans three counties — Parker, Tarrant and Wise. The majority of its property lands in northeastern Parker and northwestern Tarrant. The Parker Appraisal District has done biennial appraisals for as long as Adams can remember, so the idea of reducing appraisal frequency wasn’t unheard of for the school district. But because Parker was already appraising once every two years, the revenue generated from Tarrant’s annual reappraisals became even more important for Azle ISD. Adams estimated the district could lose anywhere from $1.4 million to $4 million in state funding, depending on how far off they are from state property values. “That makes us as an admin team, and as the board of trustees, go, ‘Look, OK, we know revenue is going to be this much less,’” he said. “‘What do we do? Do we freeze salaries? Do we cut personnel? Do we cut programs?’” Brownson said to some degree, the impact of a biennial appraisal plan will vary from district to district. “In a place where the tax base is more dynamic and more changing, then you’re going to have more errors in the off years than you would in a place where the tax base is more stable,” she said. Azle ISD Superintendent Todd Smith himself lives in Parker County, and he’s intimately familiar with how a biennial appraisal cycle affects both school district revenues and residents’ property taxes. “When it goes up, when they’re catching up every other year, you’ve got a bigger jump (in your tax bill),” Smith said. That hike could be significant for Tarrant taxpayers as well. Because residential values are frozen for 2025, and the next reappraisal isn’t scheduled until 2027, it will be three years before homeowners without a homestead exemption see a value increase. Some of the schools at risk of funding cuts are currently sending money to the state under what’s known as the Robin Hood law. The law mandates that property-rich districts pay excess local tax revenue to the state, which redistributes those funds to poorer districts. Fort Worth ISD is one of the districts on Bobbitt’s list that is undergoing recapture. Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria, the district’s chief financial officer, told the Report in July that the reappraisal plan could actually result in the district sending less money to the state. But that was before the most recent sales data — and the district now has significant concerns. “We will engage with the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) to understand the steps they plan to take to help the district return to compliance,” Fort Worth ISD wrote in a statement. “Additionally, any financial implications this may have on the district’s assessed valuation and corresponding state revenues will need to be thoroughly analyzed to determine the best course of action for the upcoming year and beyond.” The other school districts flagged by Bobbitt did not respond to requests for comment. Eyes on Tarrant amid board member election At the Nov. 8 meeting, Tarrant Appraisal District board member Gary Losada said fears that school districts will lose millions of dollars are not accurate. He pointed to a clause in the reappraisal plan, called the management review process, that gives the board the authority to amend the plan if any ISDs look likely to fail the property value study. “If I read this correctly, that means we have a safeguard in the reappraisal plan, that in the event a school district, ISD, wherever we’re in danger of failing and possibly losing funding, that this clause would kick in,” Losada said. While the appraisal district board has the authority to amend the reappraisal plan, it isn’t required to do so. An initial version of the reappraisal plan explicitly stated that school districts that failed the state property value study would have their properties reappraised the next year. That language was struck from the final reappraisal plan approved in August, prompting fears that when Bobbitt presents final data in March, the board won’t help school districts. Five seats on the board are currently up for election by taxing entities , making it even more difficult to tell how things will shake out in the spring. Whoever wins those seats will join the three board members elected by taxpayers in May . That election, enabled by a constitutional amendment, expanded the board to nine members and gave taxpayers a direct say on its membership for the first time in Texas history. Smith said he was frustrated that Losada, one of the board members Azle ISD previously voted for, wouldn’t listen to the district’s concerns about the reappraisal plan. “It was really frustrating to think that they made such a huge decision without any input from the entities that they were put there to represent,” he said. School districts who do fail the property value study can file appeals with the comptroller’s office, aided by the appraisal district. They must explain why the state’s values are incorrect, and there’s no guarantee an appeal will be successful. “Sometimes they’ll agree on a value that’s in-between what the appraisal district originally said and what the comptroller said,” Brownson said. “Sometimes the appraisal district will win outright, sometimes they won’t, but there are successes every year.” Bobbitt said over the years, the number of school districts reporting invalid values under the property value study has risen dramatically. In 2023, 106 school districts across Texas automatically failed the study, losing a collective $120 million as a result. That trend reflects the hot property market in Texas, which many appraisal districts have been unable to keep up with. “Most of these appraisal districts ... fell out because the market moves faster than they were expecting,” Bobbitt said. When the Tarrant Appraisal District’s board of directors passed the reappraisal plan in August, it did so with the understanding that the housing market would remain relatively flat over the next year. Whether that assumption will hold true remains to be seen. Eyes from across the state will be on Tarrant, which is one of the first appraisal districts to pass sweeping reappraisal changes following the passage of a 2023 law allowing voters to elect board members. “As much as we’ve been in the news, the comptroller is fully aware of our board and our reappraisal plan,” Bobbitt said. “And so I would suspect they look at us very closely.” Your support makes TWICE the impact today. As November draws to a close , time is running out to double your impact. Thanks to the generosity of the Nicholas Martin Jr. Family Foundation, every dollar you give will be matched—up to $15,000. Will you give today to help trusted, local reporting thrive in Fort Worth and Tarrant County? 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Nebraska's Ty Robinson (9) and John Bullock (5) walk to field for a practice at Fordham University’s Moglia Stadium in New York City on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. NEW YORK — The city that never sleeps isn’t exactly a college football town. That’s why they’re playing the Pinstripe Bowl in a world-famous baseball stadium. But if you’re staging a memorable snowball fight, it’s hard to beat Central Park on Christmas Day, as an army of Nebraska football players, dressed in white warmup gear, walked into a clearing dusted with snow. The Huskers had a short walk-through practice as coach Matt Rhule hatched a plot with his coaches. “We’re going to start the biggest snowball fight of all time,” Rhule said, as captured by NU’s social media staff. Eventually the battle dwindled down to Rhule chasing his prize quarterback, Dylan Raiola, like a pass rusher looking for a sack. “I have to get him,” Rhule said, pursuing Raiola into two more defenders — well, coaches — who all delivered a snowball to Raiola’s 6-foot-3, 225-pound frame. People are also reading... A snowball fight in Central Park — is this holiday heaven? It’s a prelude to Nebraska and Boston College, Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Before kickoff, NU spent the week in the city, practicing three different times, eating pizza and sandwiches, taking the subway, visiting the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and, for a few, ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The city is not the classic warm climate bowl spot — though the Huskers played the 1962 Gotham Bowl in New York — but, when you haven’t been to a bowl in eight years, and your 6-6 record barely squeezed you into this soiree, you’ll take what you can get, especially if you’re a sixth-year senior like Ty Robinson or Bryce Benhart — who have never played in a bowl game — or even if you’re a true freshman from Miami, like Jacory Barney or Vincent Shavers, on the front of a Husker career. “The value feels great, coming to another state, coming to compete, win, last game for the seniors,” Shavers said. “Leave on a good note. I’m very happy for them. Let’s get it.” NU has never faced Boston College, making its third appearance in the Pinstripe Bowl. Neither the Eagles nor the ACC has had much success in the game against the Big Ten, which has won the last seven matchups in Yankee Stadium and eight of the last nine. That may account, to some degree, for the Huskers being a four-point favorite headed into kickoff. Or it could be what’s likely to be a NU fan advantage in the Yankee Stadium seats that somewhat awkwardly encircle the playing surface, with one of the end zones sitting right near the outfield wall. Or perhaps it’s the slew of seniors who, instead of opting out of the bowl, will experience the postseason for the first time Saturday. “I’m just excited to be a part of this experience,” said Robinson, who finished with 33 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and six sacks this season. “It was a big reason why I wanted to come to Nebraska, just to help make it great and be a part of the process to where we get this thing turned around, where we needed it to go. “I’m loyal through and through to this place, so to be able to represent the red ‘N’ one more time in Yankee Stadium — I’m blessed and honored.” Robinson will play his last game for a new defensive coordinator — John Butler, taking over for Tony White — and alongside young players, like Riley Van Poppel, who redshirted behind now-departed Huskers lured to the transfer portal by lucrative NIL offers. As NU continues to get down to a 105-man roster for 2025, more than 20 have left the program between the end of the Iowa game and Saturday’s kickoff. Dozens more are likely to leave after that. “The national move is you have less guys,” Rhule said, “so it’s an opportunity for some younger guys to play.” In its one open practice this week, Nebraska chose to let some of its younger players — Shavers and Van Poppel — speak to their experiences. And NU’s social media staff posted a photo of the nine 2025 high school signees who made the trip and can practice with the team. They’ll get to pile into Yankee Stadium, too. So NU, like many college football teams, arrives at its bowl game in flux — what Rhule, in his late December press conference in Lincoln, called a “fine line.” “It’s the end of this year and the first game of next year,” Rhule said. The fourth game for NU’s offensive coordinator — Dana Holgorsen — and the first game in a new role for defensive coordinator John Butler. Rhule said Holgorsen has made subtle changes but “not a wholesale shift” to the scheme, while Butler is tasked with continuing the 3-3-5 system developed by predecessor Tony White and Rhule. Collectively, coaches, players and the storylines of a wild season — from an impressive blowout of Colorado to an ugly loss at Indiana, through ending a long losing streak to Wisconsin — will converge on a baseball stadium that hosted the 2024 World Series. It might not be the venue Nebraska expected or planned. But it’s where one season ends and another begins. “I have this thing I say to myself all the time: Just winning comes first,” Rhule said. “Winning always comes first.” Whether it’s a snowball fight or a football game. Husker Bowls: A look at Nebraska football's past 10 bowl games 2016, Music City Bowl Score: Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24 Date: Dec. 30, 2016 Location: Nashville, Ten. 2015, Foster Farms Bowl Score: Nebraska 37, UCLA 29 Date: Dec. 26, 2015 Location: Santa Clara, Calif. 2014, Holiday Bowl Score: USC 45, Nebraska 42 Date: Dec. 27, 2014 Location: San Diego, Calif. 2014, Gator Bowl Score: Nebraska 24, Georgia 19 Date: Jan. 1, 2014 Location: Jacksonville, Fla. 2013, Citrus Bowl Score: Georgia 45, Nebraska 31 Date: Jan. 1, 2013 Location: Orlando, Fla. 2012, Citrus Bowl Score: South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 Date: Jan. 2, 2012 Location: Orlando, Fla. 2010, Holiday Bowl Score: Washington 19, Nebraska 7 Date: Dec. 30, 2010 Location: San Diego, Calif. 2009, Holiday Bowl Score: Nebraska 33, Arizona 0 Date: Dec. 30, 2009 Location: San Diego, Calif. 2009, Gator Bowl Score: Nebraska 26, Clemson 21 Date: Jan. 1, 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Fla. 2007, Cotton Bowl Score: Auburn 17, Nebraska 14 Date: Jan. 1, 2007 Location: Dallas, Tex. Subscribe for the best Husker news & commentary Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!The Washington Commanders released 2023 first-rounder Emmanuel Forbes on Saturday, cutting ties with another high draft pick from the previous regime. All of previous coach Ron Rivera's first-rounders — including edge rusher Chase Young in 2020, linebacker Jamin Davis in ‘21 and wide receiver Jahan Dotson in '22 — are now gone. Forbes never showed progress to the new staff led by coach Dan Quinn and was a healthy scratch twice this season and did not play in two other games during which the 23-year-old was in uniform. It's unclear if Forbes' release means anything about the status of cornerback Marshon Lattimore , the Commanders' trade deadline pickup in early November who still has not played for them because of a hamstring injury. Lattimore was listed as doubtful for Washington's home game Sunday against Tennessee. The Commanders (7-5) also put running back Austin Ekeler on injured reserve because of a concussion . They elevated kicker Zane Gonzalez and defensive tackle Carl Davis from the practice squad in preparation for facing the Titans (3-8). Washington has lost three in a row to fall from first place in the NFC East to the conference’s final wild-card spot. The most recent loss, last weekend against division rival Dallas, came when Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game, which would have tied it with 21 seconds left. Seibert went on IR earlier in the week with a groin injury that Quinn said the kicker reported Monday. While injuries have piled up as the Commanders await their late bye week, the choice of Forbes has been second-guessed since the moment Rivera's front office chose the 166-pound Mississippi State defensive back with the 16th pick over Christian Gonzalez and others. Gonzalez was selected next, by New England, and has started 16 games for the Patriots. Forbes was benched last season by Rivera, who was in charge when Washington selected Davis ahead of offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw in '21 and traded down to take Dotson the following year instead of safety Kyle Hamilton or receiver Chris Olave. Forbes has two interceptions and 12 passes defensed in 20 games. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
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