Thursday Night Football:
–San Francisco improved to 8-0 with a 28-25 victory over Arizona. 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns.
The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Indianapolis Colts Sunday at 1pm. Hear the game on WISR beginning just after noon.
Running back Benny Snell had arthroscopic surgery for a meniscus injury in will miss two to six weeks.
James Conner has not practiced this week because of a shoulder injury.
Steelers linebacker Anthony Chickillo has been removed from the NFL commissioner’s exempt list. The Steelers released linebacker Jayrone Elliott to make room for Chickillo on the 53-man roster.
College Football:
–#10-ranked Slippery Rock (8-0) will host California (6-2) for a 1pm kick-off at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. The Coach Shawn Lutz Show begins at 12:30pm on The Rock Station 97.7fm. The Rock needs a victory to clinch the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division title.
–Pitt will visit Georgia Tech. Kick-off is 4pm.
–Penn State is idle this week.
Last night – Baylor defeated West Virginia 17-14. Baylor improved to 8-0 and lead the Big 12. The Mountaineers fell to 3-5.