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Young led Panthers to final-play field goal, allowing Carolina to edge Houston, 15-13, and get a win against fellow rookie quarterback CJ Stroud.

Florin football program remains confident about its future despite losing its 1-9 season.

‘If you can’t keep up to a retired player,’ coach Paul Maurice said, “you’ve got some work to do.’

The Carolina Panthers defended their decision to take Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, even as C.J. Stroud has gotten off to a strong start. When the Panthers traded up to the top spot in the draft and selected the smaller Young over Stroud, who went second overall to the Houston Texans, the comparisons between the two QBs became inevitable.

On “Processing Blue,” Observer columnist Scott Fowler and Houston Chronicle sports reporter Jonathan Alexander talk with Langston Wertz Jr. about Panthers-Texans.

PANTHERS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR Adam Thielen has been on a roll with 47 catches for 497 yards and four touchdowns in the past five games. Thielen has clearly become rookie QB Bryce Young's most reliable option, catching 49 of the 59 passes thrown his way this season. Thielen had 11 receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown against the Dolphins before the bye week.

C.J. Stroud hasn’t forgotten the first time he faced off against Bryce Young on the football field as an eighth grader on a rainy afternoon in Fontana, California. Young’s Inland Empire Ducks defeated Stroud’s Pomona Steelers in an all-star exhibition. “They killed us terribly,” Stroud said.

Notre Dame is seeking its fourth straight win in the series though the teams haven't met since 2020. The Irish would like to make history by becoming the first two-loss team to make the playoffs, but it's more likely they're playing for a New Year's Day bowl game — if they continue to win. Pitt enters the game with four losses in five games and trying to get coach Pat Narduzzi his first win in the sereis after starting his Panthers career with three straight losses to ...

The Panthers are preparing to go to battle with a new play-caller on offense and a Wake Forest alum returning to the Carolinas. Today’s notebook is jam-packed.

QUITMAN — A Yellville-Summit volleyball team that recently set the school record for victories in a season made some more history Tuesday. The Lady Panthers became only the second …