The Pac-12 is staying alive. The announcement last week that the conference was bringing in four schools with the plan to bring in more before the 2026 football season means it isn’t going away. But will the new additions – Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State – and new arrivals really keep the league among the …

Former Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says that Justin Fields, not Russell Wilson, should be the starting quarterback in Pittsburgh — even if Wilson is cleared to return from his calf injury. Roethlisberger said on his podcast that the Steelers have played well enough with Fields starting the first two games that there’s no reason to make a change. “I like …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators‘ trip to Mississippi State pits a struggling team with presumably a lame-duck head coach against a program with its third head coach in three years. SEC wins are likely to be scarce for each school. A loss could be Billy Napier’s final game 20 years after Ron Zook’s tenure as Florida’s coach ended in …

The Giants have found a new kicker. With Graham Gano being placed on IR due to a hamstring injury, the Giants have signed veteran Greg Joseph off of Detroit’s practice squad. Joseph competed for the Green Bay Packers’ job during training camp, but he was ultimately released before signing with the Lions last week. The 30-year-old has played for Cleveland, …

1. The Texas football QB decision It’s not a matter of if Arch Manning is going to play well. It’s how good it will look if and when he does again. And how it could change the dynamic of the quarterback position for Texas, which is ranked No. 2 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. When starter Quinn Ewers left …

It was a solid Week 2 for me — at least against the spread. You would think I’d be better picking the games straight up, but that wasn’t the case last week. I went 7-9 straight up for a 17-15 overall record and I was 9-6-1 ATS for a 17-12-3 record. I will make my usual claim of the right …

Here are a couple of the top Tulare County games to watch in Week 4 (all games are Friday unless noted), plus the Times-Delta‘s predictions. Mission Oak (2-2) at El Diamante (0-4), 7:30 p.m., Visalia Community Stadium This is the first meeting between the two programs on the football field. Mission Oak is fresh off a 29-13 win at Mt. Whitney. …

It’s the year of the dragon, in lunar terms. In football terms, it’s the year of the kicker. Per the NFL, a record was set in Week 2 for most field goals in a slate of games, with 73. That beat Week 15 of the 2016 season, with 69. The record almost fell in Week 1 of the 2024 season, …

PISCATAWAY – Rutgers football is only two games into its season, but the Scarlet Knights are already plenty popular when it comes to bowl projections. Greg Schiano’s team won its first two games – beating Howard in the opener and then Akron – and will try to improve to 3-0 when it plays Virginia Tech on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ACC …

Rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd will be out of the lineup for the Packers’ next four games. The team announced that they have placed Lloyd on injured reserve on Tuesday afternoon. Lloyd hurt his ankle in Sunday’s win over the Colts and he also dealt with hip and hamstring injuries over the summer. Lloyd was inactive in Week One and …

Few Wilmington-area high school football players will receive scholarship offers from Division I football teams this year, and even fewer will come from Trask High School in Rocky Point. Sherrod Henderson could be the catalyst that shifts Titans football players into the limelight. The senior defensive end and running back verbally committed to Virginia Tech this summer after receiving two …

The career of former first-round draft pick Jalen Reagor has taken another hit. Reagor was cut from the Patriots’ practice squad today. A wide receiver from TCU, Reagor originally went to the Eagles with the 21st overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. After two disappointing years in Philadelphia, Reagor was traded to Minnesota. He lasted one year there and …

One reason Florida football hired Billy Napier was his track record for recruiting and developing offensive linemen. Tackle Max Mitchell (New York Jets), guard Kevin Doston (Los Angeles) and guard O’Cyrus Torrence (Buffalo Bills) all developed into NFL players under Napier and his staff at Louisiana. But building a consistent offensive line hasn’t panned out during Napier’s two-plus year tenure …

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said on Monday that receiver David Bell would need surgery after sustaining a hip injury during Sunday’s win over the Jaguars. Cleveland announced on Tuesday that Bell has been placed on injured reserve. A third-round pick in 2022, Bell has recorded 41 catches for 408 yards with three touchdowns in 32 games. He had three …

After previously attending Fairfield, Hamilton senior Noah King is a defensive back who opposing offenses do not want to throw near. The athlete is a top recruit in Cincinnati in his class, earning a three-star designation. King has gotten offers from Nebraska, West Virginia, Kentucky and more while ultimately committing to Kansas State in July. Watch Kansas State commit Noah …