This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. Update your settings here to see it. The Cardinals will not have running back James Conner for Thursday Night Football. The team had listed him as questionable with a rib injury. Conner did not play last week and missed practice all week. The Cardinals already had ruled out kicker Matt …
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College Football Playoff expansion remains unsettled as committee eyes 12-team field in 2024
DALLAS — This week, one member of the College Football Playoff Management Committee was asked via text how close the group was coming to instituting an expanded 12-team playoff for 2024. The official took the question literally. “About 14 months,” they texted back. Good one. By now, shorthand is all that’s needed to describe the ongoing grind the committee has …
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa clear to return as Dolphins starting QB in Wk 7 | THE CARTON SHOW
Tua Tagovailoa has been out for two weeks since suffering a concussion against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Miami Dolphins QB spoke about that incident for the first time, stating he lost consciousness, and didn’t remember being carted off from the field. Tua has been cleared to return, and is expecting to play in Week 7. Craig Carton shares his thoughts …
Read More »Saints’ top 2 WRs, CBs inactive vs. Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals face a very shorthanded New Orleans Saints squad Thursday night at State Farm Stadium. With the release of the Saints’ inactive list, they will face Arizona without their two top receivers, their two top cornerbacks, their No. 1 tight and their starting left guard. Saints’ Week 7 inactive list CB Paulson Adebo CB Marshon Lattimore WR Jarvis …
Read More »CFP expansion ‘not finished,’ still working toward 12 in ’24
DALLAS (AP) The third in-person meeting of conference commissioners who manage the College Football Playoff since an August directive from their bosses to expand the postseason format ended without a resolution, but not without optimism. ”There’s a will to try and that will is still there,” Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey said Thursday. The CFP management committee, comprised of 10 …
Read More »Dak Prescott says he will start for Cowboys in Week 7 vs. Lions after missing past five games
Dak Prescott is set to make his long-awaited return to the Dallas Cowboys. The Pro Bowl quarterback, who has been sidelined since the opener after fracturing his right thumb, told reporters Thursday that he is playing on Sunday when the Cowboys play host to the Lions in Week 7. This comes after Prescott was medically cleared earlier this week and …
Read More »Jets WR Elijah Moore asks for trade amid diminishing role
New York Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore has requested a trade, per NFL Network. The former second-rounder has grown increasingly frustrated over his past few weeks, voicing concerns about his low usage and target frequency. Yet, Gang Green reportedly has no plans to trade him. Moore was targeted 21 times over his first three games with the squad, but received …
Read More »Chris Cooley has no interest in Commanders ceremony
The Washington Commanders will be celebrating the franchise’s 90th anniversary with at least one less honoree than they’d hoped. On Sunday, the team is having a ceremony including 10 former players that will be added to its greatest 90 players list. Former Commanders tight end Chris Cooley declined the invitation. “At this point, I don’t have a lot of desire …
Read More »Ohio State vs. Iowa: Prediction, pick, spread, football game odds, live stream, watch online, TV channel
Two teams that play football very differently meet Saturday at Ohio Stadium, where No. 2 Ohio State will host Iowa. The Buckeyes come into the game with a perfect record and off a bye, looking to continue their march to a division title, an appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game, and a possible College Football Playoff berth. Iowa is …
Read More »Colts rookie WR Alec Pierce delivering in clutch is no fluke
By Ben ArthurFOX Sports AFC South Writer Mike Brown remembers the turning point for Alec Pierce. It was a night practice — a red-zone session — halfway through Cincinnati’s training camp last season, Pierce’s senior year. That’s when the Bearcats receivers coach started realizing how much Pierce had improved. He was doing things the team hadn’t seen before, with his …
Read More »Jets’ Elijah Moore requests trade amid reduced role: Chiefs, Packers among logical suitors
It didn’t take long for Elijah Moore to sour on the Jets, or vice-versa. One year after New York drafted the wide receiver 34th overall, the team has started 4-2, its best opening since 2015, while largely keeping Moore in the background of a run-heavy offense. And now, days after he failed to get a single target against the Packers, …
Read More »‘That’s not the HBCU mission’
Deion Sanders has put a massive spotlight on Jackson State since he became its head football coach. (Aron Smith/University Communications/Jackson State University via Getty Images) Most problems don’t have perfect solutions. Watching longtime former NCAA football coach and current U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville belch out some heinous racism at a recent campaign event, seeing Jackson State football coach Deion Sanders …
Read More »2022 NFL trade rumors: Broncos tight end Albert Okwuegbunam drawing interest from teams, per reports
Getty Images The Broncos offense has been one of the NFL’s worst through six games of the 2022 season, scoring fewer points than every other team. But that doesn’t mean other clubs aren’t interested in their players. With less than two weeks until the Nov. 1 trade deadline, tight end Albert Okwuegbunam is emerging as a target around the league, …
Read More »Meet me at the logo
This an extremely bold take to end the week: The Kansas City Chiefs are going to be just fine following their 24-20 loss against the Buffalo Bills. The lesson from that game is that Buffalo is the team to beat in the NFL, which seems to be rather obvious at this point. The Bills are the top dogs, but the …
Read More »Big Ten college football picks, odds in Week 8: Ohio State faces stout defense, Penn State aims for redemption
With Week 8 of the college football season approaching, sole possession of first place in the Big Ten West is once again up for grabs as a wonky year in one of the sport’s quirkiest divisions continues. If Purdue (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) wins as a slight underdog at Wisconsin (3-4, 1-3), the Boilermakers will sit alone atop the standings …
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