The Sports Animals fill in for Bobby today. John Gasaway, a college basketball writer for ESPN.com, talks college basketball and how the teams are preparing to start the season on time despite multiple COVID-19 restrictions around the nation. Trevor Lane, host of the Lakers Nation Podcast, talks LA Lakers news and how the team is going to upend the underdog Denver Nuggets. Russell Baxter from ProFootballGuru.com talks about the scary weekend in the NFL, where player after player were falling to injuries.