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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Getty Images Florida coach Billy Napier is due a hefty buyout if he’s fired during or after the 2024 season. The Gators are 1-2 after losing to Texas A&M, 33-20, at home on Sept. 14. Napier, widely-presumed to be on the SEC’s hottest seat this fall outside of Sam Pittman at Arkansas, is signed through the 2028 season on a …
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Texas QB Quinn Ewers left the No. 2 Longhorns’ game against UTSA on Saturday with what appeared to be a non-contact injury. Ewers gingerly walked to the sideline after he appeared to pull up after a handoff in the second quarter. He was replaced by Arch Manning, who threw a touchdown pass to give Texas a 21-0 lead. Ewers was …
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Sep. 14—GRAND FORKS — UND killed the negative narratives Saturday at the Potato Bowl. Could UND stop a trend of slow starts? Could it put together a passing game? Could it avoid struggling against Idaho State? Could it stop fumbling program momentum after big wins? How’s 38-zip for an answer? The No. 10 Fighting Hawks scored the game’s first 38 …
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Recent stats show 49ers stars should excel vs. Vikings on road originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After cruising to a season-opening win over the New York Jets on Monday at Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers now head on the road to face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2. Though San Francisco did lose at Minnesota in Week 7 of …
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Florida State’s terrible start is unique. The Seminoles became the ninth team in the AP poll era to start the season 0-3 after being ranked in the top 10 of the preseason poll after a 20-12 loss to Memphis on Saturday. The Seminoles had three first-half turnovers in the loss as Memphis’ defense was not scared of Florida State’s passing …
Read More »Texas QB Quinn Ewers left the No. 2 Longhorns’ game against UTSA on Saturday with a non-contact injury. Ewers gingerly walked to the sideline after a he appeared to pull up after a handoff in the second quarter. He was replaced by Arch Manning, who threw a touchdown pass to give Texas a 21-0 lead. Ewers was 14-of-16 for 185 …
Read More »Sep. 14—HILLSBORO, Ore. — The University of South Dakota football game with Portland State on Saturday has been canceled due to illness within the Portland State football program. According to USD, a case of pertussis (whooping cough) got into the Viking team two days ago. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that affects the lungs, and many members of the …
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No penalty flags were thrown for hip-drop tackles in Week One of the NFL season, but two Giants defenders were fined for violating the new ban on the move. Cornerback Adoree’ Jackson was fined $9,804 for a tackle on Vikings tight end Johnny Mundt and linebacker Darius Muasau was fined $4,696 for a tackle on wide receiver Jordan Addison. Addison …
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The goliath that is No. 1 Georgia enters conference play Saturday against a Kentucky program reeling from one of its worst, most inexplicable losses in the Mark Stoops era. Georgia is a massive favorite on the road. What could go wrong? The Wildcats (1-1, 0-1 SEC) are coming off a 31-6 loss to South Carolina. The offense was abysmal, as …
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