HOUSTON — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa saw his first game action since his 2022 season was cut short due to a concussion sustained Dec. 25. And it didn’t quite start the way he would’ve hoped in the preseason exhibition against the Houston Texans on Saturday afternoon at NRG Stadium. Tagovailoa was intercepted on his first throw Saturday, the first …

The Des Moines Register’s annual Big 12 Conference predictions column means the football season is almost here. Thank goodness. Many of us are eager to start writing about who’s going to be good and who isn’t. Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC in 2024 with the momentum of going 1-2 in their final Big 12 Conference season. That’s the …

The Chicago Bears battle the Indianapolis Colts in their second preseason game at Lucas Oil Stadium tonight. Head coach Matt Eberflus revealed quarterback Justin Fields and select starters won’t participate in the game after getting valuable reps during their two joint practices with the Colts earlier this week. But there will be plenty of storylines to monitor, including how roster …

Wow! When it’s going good, sometimes things just keep getting better. That seems to be the case for Penn State right now on all fronts. They’re ranked seventh in the country heading into the 2023 season. Their 2024 recruiting class is top 10 nationally and they’re flying up boards for important prospects in 2025. Now, James Franklin and his staff …

USA Today Kwon Alexander is known for being a physical player, and he lived up to his reputation during his first game with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately for Alexander, that physicality ended up costing him a pretty sizable chunk of his paycheck.  Alexander was fined $43,709 for his hit on Chase Edmunds during the Steelers’ preseason-opening win over the Tampa …

Getty Images If leading his team to the playoffs at 9-8 in what many thought would be a rebuilding year in 2022 was any indication, age hasn’t slowed Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll down one bit. At soon to be 72 years old, Carroll remains as good as any head coach in the NFL, and his ability to stay …

Aug. 19—There were plenty of things that didn’t go according to plan for Oklahoma last season. When asked what he learned about himself following a tough year, second-year safeties coach Brandon Hall had to laugh. “Is that a trick question? Last year was the longest two years of my life,” he said at OU’s local media day. Even still, the …

Former Georgia defensive back Lewis Cine has recovered from the devastating leg injury he suffered during the 2022 NFL season. Cine made his NFL return in Week 1 of the preseason against the Seattle Seahawks. Cine finished Minnesota’s 24-13 loss to Seattle with three total tackles. The former Georgia standout is entering his second year in the NFL. Cine primarily …

The history of USC football is rich. It has covered more than a full century since 1922, when Gus Henderson led the Trojans onto the gridiron. We have been remembering USC’s great unbeaten teams over the decades, from the earlier eras of the program to modern times. There are many remarkable facts to mention about the storied history of USC …

The NFL fined Steelers linebacker Kwon Alexander for unnecessary roughness in last week’s preseason game against the Buccaneers. Alexander will lose $43,709 for illegal use of the helmet. The $43,709 is standard for a second offense, and Alexander was fined for the same offense last season, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. It is unclear exactly when Alexander’s initial …

University of Florida Athletics Director Scott Stricklin is worried about the direction of major college football. He’s worried that his good friend Trev Alberts — the athletic director at Nebraska — might just be right. In the wake of the Pac-12’s demise, Stricklin is worried that college football is headed toward “contraction instead of expansion.” “I hope it doesn’t come …

Quinnen Williams put together his best year as a member of the New York Jets in 2022, but ESPN doesn’t believe he’ll repeat his sack output from a season ago. After registering a career-best 12 sacks last season, ESPN is projecting Williams to finish the upcoming campaign with seven sacks, tying him for the 29th-most in the NFL. ESPN’s Seth …

Can the Iowa Hawkeyes make the College Football Playoff for the first time this season? That might be too far of a leap for some right now. But, if the defense and special teams resemble what Hawkeye fans have seen each of the past two seasons and the offense improves with quarterback Cade McNamara at the helm, then is it …

The Pittsburgh Steelers held a ceremony to unveil Franco Harris’ jersey display prior to Saturday’s preseason game against the Buffalo Bills.  Harris, a Hall of Fame running back who spent 12 seasons in Pittsburgh, passed away a day before the Steelers officially retired his jersey at halftime of the team’s victory over the Las Vegas Raiders this past Christmas Eve. Harris’ …

After a shaky first outing against the Patriots, quarterback C.J. Stroud fared much better against the Dolphins in his second preseason game. The Texans started their first drive on the Dolphins’ 7-yard line after Miami’s Tua Tagovailoa threw an interception. But Houston didn’t end up scoring. Stroud looked like a rookie on Houston’s first possession, as he didn’t get the …