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BOULDER, Colo. -- Colorado safety Tedric Thompson remembers going in for the tackle. From there, his memory goes blank until later in the hospital.Being carted off the field two seasons ago after the violent collision? No recollection. Pleading with trainers to call his mom? Doesnt remember it. His teammates gathered around him at the hospital after the game? That was his first memory after suffering a severe concussion.He dipped his head on the tackle -- a habit his coaches helped fix. Now, the senior clearly sees everything coming at him, which explains why Thompsons turned into an elite defensive back on a feisty defense that has the ninth-ranked Buffaloes (10-2, No. 8 CFP) headed to the leagues title game against No. 4 Washington (11-1, No. 4 CFP ) on Friday.After that hit, I didnt know if Id play again, Thompson said. Im just glad Im able to play again.Thompsons been an instrumental part of Colorados turnaround this season. Hes one of the top safeties in the Pac-12 and a turnover machine with a league-leading seven interceptions.To think, he almost gave up football at a young age. After his first practice while growing up in Los Angeles, he vowed to quit. Just too much work, he thought. But a family friend talked to him as they strolled around a park.He changed his mind, returned to practice and developed into a coveted defensive back coming out of high school.Thompson almost went to the University of Minnesota. His brother, Cedric, played for the Gophers before being drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 2015. Tedric was all set to follow his brothers path until he went on a recruiting trip, where he was hosted by none other than his big brother. They had a heart-to-heart chat, with the message being this: Go to Minnesota because its what he wanted. Dont go because his brother was there.Boulder it was.I have to give a lot of credit to my brother for telling me to be my own person, not just follow in his footsteps, Thompson said.Thompson played some his freshman year and was off to a strong start his sophomore year, leading the team in tackles until that hit against UCLA on Oct. 25, 2014.He was injured in overtime when he banged his head on the knee of a Bruins receiver. Thompson was strapped to a back board and taken off the field on a cart. He lifted his hands and covered his face as he exited the stadium to applause.He remembers nothing.Since then, hes tried to fill in the gaps on that scary afternoon. Hes watched the play on film -- remembers everything up until the actual collision. Hes been told his first thought was for his mom, wanting someone to call her and tell her he was fine. Theyre extremely tight and he didnt want her to worry.His first concrete memory was later at the hospital and seeing fellow defensive back Chidobe Awuzie, coach Mike MacIntyre and other teammates there to check on him.Thompson started all 13 games last season, with three interceptions in 882 snaps from scrimmage -- the second-most on defense.That was just a prelude of things to come as hes taken his game to another level this season.His most clutch performance may have been last weekend against Utah, when he had two interceptions, four pass breakups and a fourth-down stop to help the Buffaloes clinch the Pac-12 South. For that, he was named the leagues defensive player of the week.Next up, a high-powered Washington offense featuring quarterback Jake Browning and speedy receiver John Ross.He knows how to read coverages and defenses, Thompson said. We need to keep studying him and keep studying their offense.The Colorado defensive backs are a close-knit group, even giving themselves a nickname -- The Money Gang. Thompson isnt sure who coined the moniker first, but finds it fitting. After all, Thompson, Awuzie, Afolabi Laguda, Ahkello Witherspoon, Isaiah Oliver and the rest of the secondary have been money for Colorado.It helps that we have some kind of identity that people are starting to know us by, Thompson said. It brought (our) bond that much closer.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org Fake Jerseys Online . PETERSBURG, Fla. Fake Jerseys For Sale . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. https://www.fakejersey.com/ . The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug. Cheap Fake Jerseys . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Fake Jerseys Outlet . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook releases updated futures odds across major sports every week. ESPN Stats & Info Senior Researcher Matt Willis breaks down the biggest changes within the marketplace, including who is moving up or falling back among odds to win championships and major awards.?Super Bowl LIPatriots are the runaway favoritesThe New England Patriots lost to the Buffalo Bills in Week 4, albeit without Tom Brady or Jimmy Garoppolo able to play quarterback. New Englands odds to win the championship dropped to 4-1 at that point, but then the Patriots reeled off three straight wins -- and their championship odds have improved to a season-best 2-1 after Sundays victory over the Steelers, who were without Ben Roethlisberger.The Patriots odds are more impressive when you consider that only three other teams are better than 10-1 -- the Seahawks, Cowboys and Vikings. The next-best AFC team is the Denver Broncos at 14-1.The Steelers, who still hold a one-game lead in the AFC North, have seen their odds drop from 6-1, to 12-1, to now 16-1 after losses the past two weeks.Is there reason to believe in the Colts?The Indianapolis Colts have alternated wins and losses in each of their past six games, last beating the Tennessee Titans on Sunday to move to just a game back of the Houston Texans in the AFC South. But despite the somewhat uninspiring week for the Colts, they moved from 50-1 to 30-1 to win the championship, making them the sixth-favorite to win the conference title, ahead of teams like the Bengals, Texans and Bills, despite having a 3-4 record.ESPNs Football Power Index gives the Colts a 54 percent chance to win this week at home against the Kansas City Chiefs, but just a 29 percent chance to beat the Packers the following week on the road.ddddddddddddCollege Football PlayoffOhio State was upset on the road Saturday against unranked Penn State. Now, undefeated Michigan has sole possession of first place in the Big Ten East, one game in front of both the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions.But Ohio States odds didnt take too much of a hit. It backed up slightly from 5-2 to 3-1 to win the championship. Thats still the second-best in the country behind Alabama, and just ahead of Michigan at 5-1.The reason? Despite the loss, Ohio State still basically controls its road to the Big Ten Championship Game. Even if Penn State wins out, if Ohio State wins its final five regular-season games, including against Michigan in the regular-season finale, it wins the division.What did the win do for Penn States chances? Despite needing a pair of Michigan losses to clinch the division, Penn State improved from nearly off the board (9,999-1) to a more manageable 500-1.NASCAR Sprint Cup ChampionshipWhen NASCAR trimmed its playoff field from 16 to 12 drivers, Martin Truex Jr. was the second favorite at 9-2, right behind Kevin Harvick (4-1).Truex spent most of the summer at 8-1 to win the championship, usually just off the favorites, who were at 6-1 or 7-1. Value-wise, it seemed like a good bet, given that Truex led the most laps this season and his best track type was the one that made up half of the playoff schedule. But Truex had a bad playoff leg and was eliminated, making Harvick to the prohibitive favorite at 5-2. He was 6-1 just two races ago. ' ' '