The Patriots placed offensive tackle Chuks Okorafor on the exempt/left squad list Saturday, the team announced. The team benched Okorafor after 12 snaps, where he allowed three quarterback pressures in six pass-blocking snaps last week. He is a career right tackle who the Patriots were trying to use as a stop-gap left tackle this season. The Patriots now will go …
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Clock nears midnight on Billy Napier’s coaching tenure at Florida after embarrassing loss to Texas A&M
Billy Napier’s time in Gainesville, Florida, is nearing its end. The story is written, the book is closed. The fans cast their vote at The Swamp late Saturday. They booed Napier in the first half, and then they funneled to the exits in the third quarter, leaving maybe 60% of the stands occupied as the Gators fell behind 33-7 to …
Read More »Vikings’ Jones hails 49ers as NFL ‘standard’ before Week 2 clash
Vikings’ Jones hails 49ers as NFL ‘standard’ before Week 2 clash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When you have as much sustained success as the 49ers, opponents often have no choice but to give you your flowers. Now with the Minnesota Vikings, longtime Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones has plenty of familiarity with the challenges of …
Read More »Travis Hunter scores twice and adds an interception in Colorado’s 28-9 win over Colorado State
Colorado got back on track with a 28-9 win over Colorado State on Saturday. Shedeur Sanders threw two touchdown passes to Travis Hunter as Colorado State turned the ball over four times. The Buffs (2-1) led 14-3 at halftime thanks to two TD passes to LaJohntay Wester, and cruised in the second half as Hunter added to the lead. There …
Read More »Ja’Marr Chase reportedly has no plans to negotiate new deal this season with Bengals
Ja’Marr Chase is not planning to renegotiate a long-term deal with the Cincinnati Bengals this season, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Bengals wide receiver reportedly believes the team misled him during the offseason as he sought a new contract. Per Schefter, Chase claims the Bengals told him following the 2023 season and during this past offseason that an extension …
Read More »WATCH: Highlights from Arch Manning’s five-TD outburst, including 67-yard run after replacing QB Quinn Ewers
Star Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning entered the Longhorns’ matchup against UTSA under some unfortunate circumstances and quickly found his way to the end zone — five times — during Texas’ 56-7 victory over UTSA. Manning stepped into the game to spell Quinn Ewers, who left the game with a strained abdomen. In his first career action of consequence, Manning needed …
Read More »Four Raiders, one Charger fined a combined $51,054 for brawl
Four Raiders and one Charger were fined by the NFL for their actions in a fight that broke out during their Week One game. Chargers wide receiver Josh Palmer, who was ejected from the game, was fined $11,255. The four Raiders fined were Marcus Epps ($11,817), Maxx Crosby ($11,255), Christian Wilkins ($11.255) and Jack Jones ($5,472). Jones was ejected along …
Read More »Oklahoma to play host to ESPN College GameDay
Sep 14, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Da’Jon Terry (95) celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. (2) during the first half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners and the Tennessee Volunteers will meet up in one week as a pair of undefeated top-15 teams (Vols are beating …
Read More »After big runs last week, J.K. Dobbins thinks he can be “way better”
In his debut with the Chargers, running back J.K Dobbins had a big day. He thinks he can show up even bigger. “I think I can be way better, you know?” Dobbins told reporters Friday, via NFL.com. “We’ll see. If I get those long runs again, I’m going to take it to the crib.” Last week, Dobbins had 135 yards …
Read More »Four Downs and a Bracket: Billy Napier era at Florida nears end with boosters ready to pay buyout
Every Saturday, senior national college football writer Matt Hayes breaks down four trending stories, and a 12-team College Football Playoff bracket. First Down: The Billy Napier experiment is over A group of Florida boosters have pulled together monday to cover the expense of firing coach Billy Napier, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports. The …
Read More »Packers downgrade Jordan Love to doubtful; Malik Willis is expected to start
The Packers downgraded quarterback Jordan Love from questionable to doubtful for Sunday’s game against the Colts. Malik Willis is expected to start, with Sean Clifford backing him up. Clifford was elevated from the practice squad Saturday. Love sprained his medial collateral ligament in Green Bay’s loss to the Eagles on Sept. 6. The original timeline for his return reportedly was …
Read More »Quinn Ewers injury: Texas QB, Heisman frontrunner leaves game vs. UTSA with strained abdomen
Getty Images Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers suffered what coach Steve Sarkisian deemed a “strained abdomen” in the second quarter of the Longhorns’ Week 3 matchup against UTSA. Ewers ran down the field awkwardly after completing a long pass to tight end Gunner Helm and went down on the turf after a handoff. Ewers spent about 15 minutes in the medical tent …
Read More »Chiefs fined $100,000 for inactive TE Peyton Hendershot’s sideline shove of Roquan Smith
Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith was unhappy that Chiefs tight end Peyton Hendershot, who was inactive for the game, shoved him on the sideline after a play in Week One and the NFL wasn’t thrilled about it either. The league announced that Hendershot was fined $5,472 for the play. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media also notes that the Chiefs organization was …
Read More »Valparaiso turned a blocked field goal into first down on the wildest play of the day
Credit: ESPN The Week 3 college football slate wasn’t the best we’ll see all year — College GameDay going to Columbia for South Carolina’s game against No. 16 LSU should have been the tell — so it shouldn’t be surprising that perhaps the wildest play we saw on Saturday came from the FCS ranks. In the second quarter of Valparaiso’s …
Read More »Lions elevate WRs Tom Kennedy, Tim Patrick from practice squad
The Lions added a pair of wideouts to their roster for Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers. They announced that they have elevated Tom Kennedy and Tim Patrick from the practice squad. Both players will revert back to the practice squad after the game. Kennedy and Patrick were called up a day after the Lions listed Jameson Williams as questionable to …
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