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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz pushed back against the notion that his recent remarks about abolishing the electoral college would mean disregarding rural voices, challenging the criticism by urging for a campaign approach that values the votes of every American, regardless of geography.”[People] have to feel [that] every vote counts in every place of the country,” he told Fox News’ Shannon Bream on Sunday.”I think what the point was on this is they see us in battleground states and not across the country, so the campaign’s position is clear on this. That’s not to get rid of the Electoral College, but it’s to focus on every vote, and I think your viewers out there listening want to see these campaigns in every corner, talking to every person,” he continued.TIM WALZ CALLS FOR ELIMINATION OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE AT CALIFORNIA FUNDRAISER, SAYS ‘IT NEEDS TO GO’The Minnesota Democrat formerly remarked that the electoral college “needs to go” and called for a national popular vote during a California fundraiser at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s private home in Sacramento.The Harris campaign took a different position, however.Walz has since backpedaled on his remark by aligning his stance with the campaign’s, telling ABC host Michael Strahan, “I have spoken about it in the past, that she’s been very clear on this, and the campaign and my position is the campaign’s position.”In 2023, the Minnesota Democrat signed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement in which each state would allocate all its electoral votes to whoever wins the popular vote for president, regardless of how individual states voted. TIM WALZ BACKPEDALS STATEMENT THAT THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE ‘NEEDS TO GO’Bream also pressed Walz over his changing relationship with the NRA and his running mate Vice President Harris’ previously touted stance on private gun ownership, which implied that warrantless searches for firearms inside legal gun owners’ homes could be confiscated.”No one’s talking about that,” he replied. “And I was with my guns yesterday out pheasant hunting with my friends, many of them conservatives on this, and I just want to be clear on this – the NRA is an organization that I grew up with, was about gun safety. There has been a dramatic shift, and I don’t think anybody can argue where the NRA went, especially on things that we can’t even do research on gun violence, and I’ve made it clear that sitting with the Sandy Hook parents, sitting with some of these kids who were in schools where there were school shootings and having friends that were around these things, had a profound impact on me.”He continued, “Look, I will defend the Second Amendment, and there’s nothing that we’re proposing, whether it’s extreme risk protection orders or background checks, that will stop you from owning that, and I think we’re talking about things like trigger locks and things that responsible gun owners do anyway. This is a red herring issue that we can own guns, protect the Second Amendment, and then our first responsibility is protect our children in society, and I know we can do that.”Fox News’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.



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The Colorado Buffaloes’ resurgence hit a roadblock on Saturday night as they suffered a 31-28 loss to No. 18 Kansas State.Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders, one of the children of head coach Deion Sanders, returned to the field after he missed a month recovering from arm surgery and recorded seven tackles in the game. But Coach Prime didn’t like how he played.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”I thought he played horrible,” Sanders said. “I thought he was rusty. I thought he didn’t have his footing.”Sanders pointed to a play in which Shilo Sanders lost his footing trying to make a tackle on Wildcats running back D.J. Giddens. The junior running back made it look like Sanders was stuck in cement. Giddens had 182 rushing yards on 25 carries for Kansas State.Colorado has allowed at least 30 points in two of their last three games. They came into Saturday night’s matchup on a three-game winning streak.The last seven minutes of the game were the most intriguing. Kansas State owned a 10-point lead until Isaiah Augustave cut the deficit to three points on a 2-yard rushing touchdown with 6:44 remaining in the game.NICK SABAN LAMBASTS SPATE OF PLAYERS FAKING INJURIES IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL: ‘THIS IS THE INTEGRITY OF THE GAME’Then, Shedeur Sanders found LaJohntay Wester on an 11-yard touchdown pass with 3:12 remaining to take the lead.Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson dug in and found Jayce Brown for a 50-yard catch-and-run as he shook off a Colorado defender to score the touchdown. Kansas State had the lead at the point and won the game.”Sometimes when you lose in life, you get your butt kicked and you’ve just got to take. Sometimes you lose, you say, ‘Dang, we should’ve won that. We should’ve had that,'” Deion Sanders said. “That was one of those types of games. That’s not taking anything away from our opponents because they played their butts off.”The Associated Press contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams had a head-scratching moment during the team’s Week 6 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday.In the first quarter, while trailing 3-0, Williams dropped back to pass and tried to flick the ball up the field with a sidearm pass. However, the rookie quarterback threw the ball right into the facemask of Bears offensive lineman Matt Pryor.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe play immediately went viral and Williams faced some scrutiny over it.In the second quarter, Williams made up for it with a nifty play-action pass. He faked out the Jaguars’ defense and found tight end Cole Kmet up the seam. Kmet went through one Jacksonville would-be tackler and scampered into the end zone.49ERS FINED $100K FOR ‘FEISTY’ SIDELINE SCUFFLE WITH CARDINALSWilliams then found Kmet for another touchdown right before halftime.Chicago took a 14-3 lead into the locker room.Williams was 12-of-15 for 128 yards, two touchdown passes and an interception. He also led the team with 56 rushing yards.Williams has found success in spurts through five games this season. The No. 1 overall pick showcased his passing ability in a 36-10 win over the Carolina Panthers last week when he threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns.He also had 363 passing yards and two touchdown passes in a 20-15 loss against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 3.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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College football players faking injuries during games to give their team an extra breath without having to call a timeout has been an underlying storyline this season.The Ole Miss Rebels on Friday addressed allegations that players were faking injuries ahead of their pivotal matchup against the LSU Tigers. Ole Miss is far from the only team accused of pulling off the move over the last few years.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFormer Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban offered a scathing statement on the issue during “College GameDay” on Saturday morning.”This is the integrity of the game,” he said. “And there’s no player that flops in a game that doesn’t get a signal from the coach to do it – to slow the game down. There’s a history to all of this because, in the old days, you used to have to run off the field if you got injured. “I mean, I broke my leg, and I gotta run off the field. Well, fast ball came along, so everybody said, ‘If you’re getting injured, stay down – don’t get up. We can’t substitute fast enough.LSU PULLS OFF MIRACLE WIN OVER OLE MISS AFTER EPIC LATE-GAME COLLAPSE”So, now, people are taking advantage of this rule. But I think until there’s some penalty for doing it and I know it’s a very sensitive subject for an official to make a determination about, is a player injured or not, but there should be a flop rule. If a guy actually gets up, runs down and right before the play starts, he flops, maybe it should be a charged timeout for that team. I mean, it’s pretty obvious sometimes in these situations where guys are flopping.”South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer questioned Ole Miss’ injuries last week.”First of all, I hope all those guys are OK.… I got my own problems. We just got our butts kicked 27-3. But it’s fascinating to me how many injuries occur for them after the opposing offense makes a first down or has a big play,” Beamer said. “You go back and watch the Wake Forest game; it happens a lot. You watch the Kentucky game; it happens a lot. The timing on some of the injuries – it’s a really bad look for college football.”Ole Miss responded.”Feigned injuries has become a notable topic in college football, and we realize our program has been part of that discussion. We have been in communication with the National Coordinator for Football Officiating and provided relevant medical information for his review to answer questions about recent injuries,” the school said in a statement.”We have also updated the SEC office, and our head coach will communicate with our coaches and players to ensure we conduct ourselves properly and are compliant in this matter.”Fox News’ Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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