Dallas Turner was a starter for the Alabama Crimson Tide last year and he remembers rolling into Baton Rouge and losing to the Tigers. He appeared on the Paul Finebaum show and talked about what the game plan is for the Tide defense this year as it tries to stop the No. 1 offense in the FBS. Alabama’s defense has …

The NFL is getting a hybrid field for its two games in Frankfurt next month, a year after players complained about slipping on the natural grass in Munich. The hybrid surface was installed last weekend at Deutsche Bank Park ahead of the Nov. 5 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. The New England Patriots will then play …

Getty Images Saquon Barkley doesn’t want to leave the Giants, and the Giants have assured the running back he’ll stay put. A week ahead of the 2023 NFL trade deadline, coach Brian Daboll told reporters Wednesday that Barkley won’t be dealt: “That’s not happening.” Daboll added that he specifically informed Barkley of the team’s plans to keep him last week, …

Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter Prior to Week 7, coach Mike McDaniel delivered a prescient message to his Miami Dolphins. He considered the scale of their upcoming game against the Philadelphia Eagles — touted a potential Super Bowl preview — and told his players to expect an intense reaction.  “OK, after the game, one of two things will occur,” he …

Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy leads all FBS quarterbacks in ESPN’s QBR metric. The 2024 NFL Draft picture becomes clearer and clearer with each week that passes during the 2023 NFL season. With the draft order starting to take shape, it’s also becoming evident which teams will be on the board early with the chance to upgrade their franchise quarterback. Nine …

Getty Images The Miami Dolphins did not have Tyreek Hill on the practice field Wednesday as the star wide receiver is dealing with a hip injury, according to the opening injury report. Adding a bit more concern around Hill missing practice ahead of their Week 8 game against the Patriots is the comments made by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who told …

Aaron Rodgers comments on ‘overreactions’ of Mac Jones and the Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston With injuries all too frequent, the landscape of the NFL can change in a second, and no one knows that more than Aaron Rodgers. After a lot of built-up hype following the trade that sent Rodgers to the New York Jets, the hype …

The Big 12 has provided some entertaining football through the first eight weeks of the season. At the moment, there are currently nine teams at or above .500 in the conference. Baylor, UCF, and Houston are all just one game under the bowl eligibility line. There’s a long way to go, but it’s possible that as nine teams could end …

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is in concussion protocol, putting his status for Sunday’s marquee game against the Cincinnati Bengals in doubt, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Wednesday. Purdy struggled for the second straight week in the 49ers’ 22-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night as he dealt with the absences of All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel …

The Browns made history when they paid Deshaun Watson, signing the polarizing quarterback to an unprecedented fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million contract after already spending multiple draft picks, including three first-rounders, to acquire him. A year and a half into the deal, the partnership has arguably been an unmitigated failure. Watson’s 2022 debut was always going to have an asterisk …

Texas A&M (4-3, 2-2 SEC) is fresh off their bye week after two consecutive SEC losses to Alabama and Tennessee, but if there’s any good news to be had, the Aggies will return to Kyle Field to face the struggling South Carolina Gamecocks (2-5, 1-4 SEC) on Saturday afternoon. On Wednesday, head coach Jimbo Fisher made his weekly appearance on …

Injuries are unfortunately a reality in the NFL, and all 32 clubs have had to weather health-related storms through seven weeks. Deshaun Watson is still dealing with a shoulder injury, Ryan Tannehill could miss significant time with an ankle injury suffered in London, Daniel Jones hasn’t played in a couple weeks due to a neck issue and the San Francisco …

Rams tight end Hunter Long returned to practice Wednesday, the team announced. That opens his 21-day window to return from injured reserve. The Rams placed Long on IR on Sept. 9, the same day receiver Cooper Kupp went on the list. Long’s thigh injury has kept him out since the start of the season. It is unrelated to the groin …

After losing to the New England Patriots on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills now have three losses on their record. And the Bills arguably should have won all three of them. The Ls came against the Jets just after they lost Aaron Rodgers in Week 1, against Jacksonville four weeks later in London, and now to the 2-5 Pats. Josh Allen …

Through seven games, the ongoing quarterback battle tells us that Hugh Freeze and Philip Montgomery are not set on one guy leading the offense. Although each quarterback brings a certain set of skills that can be useful in Auburn’s offense, neither Payton Thorne nor Robby Ashford has developed enough to take the reigns of the battle for themselves. One of …