The Jets’ offensive rut continued in Sunday’s frustrating 16-12 loss to the Chargers. Their defense continued to play like one of the top units in football and kept them in the game, but their offense yet again let them down and couldn’t take advantage of some golden opportunities. Despite reaching Las Vegas territory on five different drives, three of which …
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Mizzou moves up, K-State re-enters latest AP poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s 36-7 win over Tennessee helped them jump five spots in the latest AP college football poll. The Tigers rose from 16 to 11, the highest jump of any team in the country. The Vols fell to 21, the biggest fall of any team in the country. Mizzou is also second in the SEC East, out …
Read More »Jets takeaways from Sunday’s 16-12 loss to Raiders, including Zach Wilson’s late-game interception
The Raiders and Jets both have strong defenses and match up similarly on offense with an overmatched young quarterback, and a stud receiver and running back. Predictably, the teams cancelled each other out for most of the game as it was 9-9 entering the fourth quarter. The Raiders would break through and take the lead 16-9 on a Michael Mayer …
Read More »3-star A.J. Surace plans to join Rutgers football in January
A.J. Surace will be enrolling early, the Rutgers football commit is cleared to join the Scarlet Knights in January. A three-star recruit, Surace is the No. 9 player in New Jersey according to 247Sports. He committed to Rutgers in early February. It is an important development for Rutgers and Surace. This gives Surace a jump in learning the offense and …
Read More »Week 10 Fantasy Football: Care/Don’t Care
Five Things I Care About The Raiders have instantly reversed their identity Aimless wanders, a directionless map, a ship without a plan; all phrases that could have rightly described the 2022 and 2023 Las Vegas Raiders. All is not perfectly well in the land of the Raiders but they’re 2-0 since banishing all remnants of the Josh McDaniels disaster beyond …
Read More »NFL Week 10 grades: Raiders earn ‘B+’ for Sunday night win over Jets, Browns get an ‘A’ for stunning Ravens
Welcome to the Week 10 grades! If you love drama, then Week 10 might go down as your favorite week in NFL history. There were a total of game-winning field goals kicked as time expired on Sunday, which is the most for a single day in NFL history. The Browns, Seahawks, Texans, Lions and Cardinals all won with a kick …
Read More »Cougars say they still believe in coaches after another embarrassing loss to a mid-level Big 12 team
BYU Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake and Iowa State Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell talk after the Cyclines beat the Cougars 45-13 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023. | Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Three mid-level Big 12 teams with a combined record of 16-14 have embarrassed the BYU Cougars in the last month, the latest …
Read More »I’m the top receiver in the game without question
Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb became the first player in NFL history with double-digit catches for at least 150 receiving yards in three consecutive games. He had 11 receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown Sunday after 11 receptions for 191 yards against the Eagles last week and 12 catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns two weeks ago against the …
Read More »‘I’m not going there again’
OXFORD — The Texas A&M coaching job opened Sunday with the news of Jimbo Fisher’s firing, and Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin has been mentioned by members of the national media as a name to watch. During his weekly Zoom meeting Sunday with local reporters following a lopsided loss to Georgia, Kiffin was asked if Ole Miss fans should …
Read More »Steelers LB Kwon Alexander suffers season-ending Achilles injury vs. Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Kwon Alexander suffered a season-ending Achilles tear during Sunday’s 23-19 victory over the Green Bay Packers, per ESPN. Alexander’s injury occurred in the first quarter and seemed to have been induced without contact. “Kwon Alexander has a serious lower-body injury,” Steelers’ coach Mike Tomlin said to reporters after the game. “He’s being evaluated but not promising there.” …
Read More »Fantasy Football: Week 10 Wrap
The 49ers rolled the Jaguars on a day Christian McCaffrey’s touchdown streak ended. San Francisco’s three-game losing streak also came to an end, as did Jacksonville’s five-game winning streak. Brock Purdy benefitted from his farm time during the bye (and also getting Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams back) and rebounded with a sharp performance. He got 15.1 YPA with all …
Read More »Texas A&M coaching candidates: Mike Elko, Dan Lanning, Lane Kiffin among options to replace Jimbo Fisher
Texas A&M is used to getting what it wants. That doesn’t mean the Aggies succeed with what they wants. Prime example: Jimbo Fisher. Fisher was fired Sunday near the end of Year 6 at Texas A&M. One might think that will cause the university to reset how it does football business. In the end, TAMU will end up having thrown …
Read More »Taylor Swift embraces Travis Kelce, changes song lyric for him at Argentina concert
In perhaps the most obvious public confirmation of their relationship since rumors of it first surfaced back in September, Taylor Swift changed the lyrics to one of her songs to refer to Travis Kelce and then embraced him when coming off the stage during a concert in the first international leg of her “Eras Tour.” With the Chiefs on their …
Read More »Raiders kick Jets 16-12 for second consecutive win
The Jets got into Raiders’ territory five times. They scored four times. Unfortunately for them, the Jets didn’t score a touchdown. The Raiders scored the game’s only touchdown on a 7-yard pass from rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell to rookie tight end Michael Mayer with 14:10 remaining in the game. That was the difference, giving the Raiders a 16-12 win and …
Read More »NFL Stock Watch: 49ers get their groove back; C.J. Stroud, Texans look legit
Geoff Schwartz FOX Sports Betting Analyst Are the 49ers back as Super Bowl contenders? Are the Texans really going to be a playoff team? What happened to the “hot” MVP candidates? Is Mac Jones cooked as a starting NFL quarterback? Taking stock of those questions and more in my trending report for Week 10. STOCK UP San Francisco 49ers When …
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