Sep. 16—UTPB quarterback Dylan Graham and kick returner Traylen Suel were both named to this week’s Lone Star Conference Players of the Week. Graham was named the Lone Star Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week while Suel earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Graham threw four touchdown passes to four different targets to lead the Falcons to a …

A.J. Brown’s hamstring injury is going to keep him out for more than just a single game. The Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver told ESPN on Monday night during Philadelphia’s stunning 22-21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons that he expects to be out for “a couple weeks” with the injury. Eagles WR A.J. Brown said he expects to miss “a …

When you’re the head coach at Texas, there are two modus operandi: Greatness or discomfort. There are no in-betweens at a program in which every resource is given, and the expectations are clear, if not historically over-optimistic: national championship contention.  Sarkisian is familiar with the discomfort. He went 5-7 in his Texas debut, the worst debut record of any Longhorn …

Whitner claims 49ers’ Mason ‘identical’ to former NFL RB Lynch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Rising-star 49ers running back Jordan Mason followed his strong 2024 NFL season debut with a similarly impressive Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings. Despite San Francisco losing 23-17, Christian McCaffrey’s backup continued to run hard and be a reliable, much-needed piece of coach …

Here is the Week 4 high school football recap from throughout the Fond du Lac and Oshkosh area: No. 1 (D1) Kimberly 42, Fond du Lac 7 FOND DU LAC – Fondy’s special teams miscues and a turnover led to No. 1 (D1) Kimberly (3-0, 2-0 Fox Valley Association) starting its first three possessions on the Cardinals’ side of the …

Atlanta Falcons picked up their first win of the 2024 NFL season with a dramatic 22-21 victory away at the Philadelphia Eagles. Drake London’s touchdown with 38 seconds remaining levelled the match at 21-21, with Younghoe Koo kicking the extra point. Having started the final quarter 15-10 ahead, the Falcons surrendered a five-point penalty to the Eagles, who scored 11 …

NORMAN — It appears OU receiver Nic Anderson’s season debut is near. Sooners quarterback Jackson Arnold said Monday after practice that Anderson had teased him the past few weeks about playing but never did. Arnold added he’s looking forward to Anderson being back on the field Saturday. “I was talking to him about it today,” Arnold said. “Having Nic back …

The Eagles bypassed three points on their second drive, with Jalen Hurts throwing an incompletion on fourth-and-four from the Falcons 9. They went for it again on fourth down on their fourth possession of the night. This time, Hurts scrambled for 23 yards on a fourth-and-three at the Atlanta 41. He got a delay of game penalty for spiking the …

ATHENS, Ga. — Bulldog linebacker Raylen Wilson and defensive lineman Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins have earned Southeastern Conference weekly honors following Georgia’s road win over Kentucky, according to a league announcement Monday. Wilson, a native of Tallahassee, Fla., was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Week while Ingram-Dawkins, a native of Gaffney, S.C., shared the Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week honor following …

The Eagles and Falcons have not delivered a very compelling Monday night game, but they have had four lead changes. The latest came on a 41-yard strike from Kirk Cousins to Darnell Mooney. It was the longest play for either team tonight and has given the Falcons a 15-10 lead after the two-point conversion failed on an incompletion. The touchdown …

Sep. 16—MOSCOW, Idaho — Last summer, this might have looked like a reasonable way to wrap up the nonconference games before heading into the Big Sky Conference season. A year ago, Abilene Christian finished 5-6. However, when the University of Idaho travels to Texas Saturday to face the Wildcats for the first time, the fourth ranked-Vandals will be playing a …

Someone forgot to tell Kirk Cousins he was playing in primetime. The Falcons quarterback hit Drake London for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds left to tie the game at 21-21. London celebrated by pretending to shoot a gun, and officials penalized the Falcons 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct, but Younghoe Koo made the long extra point anyway for …

Sep. 16—OOLOGAH — The Battle of Rogers County became a block party for Claremore’s defense on Friday night. Only two weeks into the season, the Zebras have shown they can win in different ways. After a shootout victory against Bartlesville in Week 1, they relied on a dominant defense to take control against Oologah, setting the tone early and never …

The Kirk Cousins’ era with the Atlanta Falcons appeared to be on the brink Monday night in Philadelphia.  Atlanta trailed, 18-15, with 1:51 seconds left, and the Eagles possessed the football facing a third-and-3 on the Falcons 10-yard line. If they got the first down, the game would be over. If they failed to do so by running the ball, …

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley didn’t sugarcoat the dropped pass on third down that would have sealed the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The drop will be replayed in Barkley’s mind for a long time, yet it’s one the star running back knows he has to make.  “Let my team down,” Barkley said. “I shouldn’t have put them in …