{
  "id": 7839608,
  "title": "Baker Mayfield dons Michigan tank top to pay off bet with Todd Bowles following Wolverines' win over Oklahoma",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/baker-mayfield-dons-michigan-tank-top-to-pay-off-bet-with-todd-bowles",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:02:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/baker-mayfield-dons-michigan-tank-top-to-pay-off-bet-with-todd-bowles-following-wolverines-win-over-oklahoma-180257575.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Baker Mayfield faced a challenging weekend as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers began their NFL season with a 33-27 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Mayfield struggled, throwing for 216 yards, but was sacked four times and failed to throw a touchdown pass. Earlier that week, Mayfield's Oklahoma team suffered a 17-10 defeat to Michigan, forcing the quarterback to fulfill a bet with his head coach, Todd Bowles. With his son Troy, a senior linebacker, contributing nine total tackles in the game, Bowles demanded repayment. On Wednesday, Mayfield arrived at his press conference wearing a No. 18 Michigan tank top, featuring his head coach's number, as Bowles sang the Wolverines' fight song. Mayfield admitted, \"It's been a rough couple of days,\" regarding the bet's consequences. He clarified that his Buccaneers teammate Ben Bredeson, also a Michigan alumnus, did not purchase the tank top for him, stating, \"No, he’s probably got something worse.\"",
  "summary": "Bowles' son Troy is a senior linebacker for the Wolverines and made nine tackles during the win over Mayfield's Sooners.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Turnover-prone Baker Mayfield turns attention to matchup against Browns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/turnover-prone-baker-mayfield-turns-attention-to-matchup-against",
        "published": "2026-09-14T18:55:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Turnover-prone Baker Mayfield turns attention to matchup against Browns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/turnover-prone-baker-mayfield-turns-attention-to-matchup-against-7379301",
        "published": "2026-09-14T18:55:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}