Tua Tagovailoa’s family had joined him in the evaluation room. The Miami Dolphins quarterback then joined teammates in the locker room after they all had lost 31-10 to the Buffalo Bills, as the franchise wondered how much more than a game they had lost on the night. In the short term, the Dolphins had lost Tagovailoa for the final 19 …
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Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt carries the day as Sun Devils win
SAN MARCOS, Texas — Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham knew he needed to get more out of his passing game this week than he did last week. The Sun Devils gaudy numbers running the ball against Mississippi State a week ago were sure to make this week’s opponent Texas State crowd the box and dare them to throw. ASU …
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa concussion: Medical expert weighs in on Dolphins QB’s potential recovery timeline
Getty Images The Miami Dolphins lost quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to a concussion in Thursday night’s blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills, the third confirmed head injury suffered by the signal-caller in the last two years. If the concussion proves as “extreme” as it appeared Thursday, Tagovailoa could be sidelined a minimum of eight to 12 weeks, according to CBS Sports …
Read More »ASU football reaction: Social media marvels at Sun Devils’ win over Texas State, 3-0 start
The Arizona State football team is 3-0 on the season after rallying to defeat Texas State in San Marcos, Texas, on Thursday night, 31-28. The Sun Devils are the first FBS team to win three games this season. Bet you didn’t predict that would be the case entering the season. ASU football won three games all of last season (and …
Read More »Bills own Dolphins, claim 12th win in last 13 meetings: A list of other notable one-sided NFL dominance
Getty Images Thursday night’s matchup down in Miami between the Dolphins and Bills — a 31-10 Buffalo beatdown — sent this AFC East rivalry into the “Groundhog Day” zone. The games may be different, but the outcome in these matchups remain the same: win after win after win for the Bills. It’s gotten to the point to where their 12 wins over …
Read More »Bills make a huge statement early in the season as they blow out Dolphins
The Buffalo Bills were surprisingly unbothered this offseason while everyone else wondered if their Super Bowl window had closed. The Bills season ended with another crushing playoff loss. Then they traded Stefon Diggs, who had made four Pro Bowls in four Buffalo seasons, and didn’t make a big splashy move to replace him. Other longtime veterans were let go as …
Read More »South Alabama trounces Northwestern State 87-10, scores most points in a game by FBS team since 1991
USATSI Every now and then, an FCS team pulls a shocker against an FBS team. Everyone remembers Appalachian State (now an FBS program) over Michigan to open the 2007 season. North Dakota State has beaten six FBS foes since 2010. Heck, four FCS teams have beaten FBS teams this year already. Thursday night was not one of those games. South Alabama …
Read More »Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel: Tua Tagovailoa will ‘drive the ship’ of his recovery after ‘proper’ concussion tests
Tua Tagovailoa exited the Miami Dolphins’ Thursday night loss to the Buffalo Bills with a concussion, the quarterback’s third documented head injury since 2022. Some NFL greats have already urged the 26-year-old to retire, citing his long-term health beyond football. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, meanwhile, told reporters after the game that Tagovailoa will “drive the ship” of his recovery after …
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa concussion: Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez says retirement should be the next move for Dolphins QB
Getty Images Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Bills with his third confirmed concussion in two years. And already several NFL greats are hoping, for Tagovailoa’s sake, that Thursday will also be the final game of the 26-year-old signal-caller’s football career. “I’m thinking retirement here,” Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez said on Prime …
Read More »‘Valuable lessons’ came along with a mountain of losses for Marcus Freeman at Purdue football
SOUTH BEND — Saturday’s game at Ross-Ade Stadium will mark No. 19 Notre Dame football’s first visit to Purdue in exactly 11 years. Trailing 17-10 entering the fourth quarter, Tommy Rees threw a pair of touchdown passes to Davaris Daniels and Bennett Jackson added a pick six as the 21st-ranked Irish rode that 3 ½-minute blitz to claim a 31-24 …
Read More »Tua Tagovailoa suffers concussion: Dolphins QB ‘in good spirits’ after exiting game vs. Bills on ‘TNF’
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered a concussion at the conclusion of a fourth-and-4 run in the third quarter of the Week 2 “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Tagovailoa lowered his head attempting to gain the first down when he collided with Bills safety Damar Hamlin in the red zone. The Dolphins quickly ruled him out for the remainder of the …
Read More »Thursday Night Football: James Cook, Ja’Marcus Ingram star in Bills’ 31-10 rout of Dolphins
The Dolphins lost handedly to the Bills, 31-10, and added injury to insult by losing Tua Tagovailoa. The Dolphins quarterback was diagnosed with a concussion after a scary collision on a fourth-down run when he lowered his head into Bills defensive back Damar Hamlin. Tagovailoa had a series of concussions in 2022 that left him considering retirement. Tagovailoa threw three …
Read More »Hit-and-run driver crashes into Colorado’s Folsom Field, truck ends up on football field
CBS Police arrested a hit-and-run suspect on the University of Colorado Boulder’s Folsom Field on Thursday night, creating an unusual scene on the Buffaloes’ home football field. According to the Bolder Police Department, officers responded to a crash just northeast of the Colorado campus, and one of the drivers fled the scene in a Toyota Tundra. That driver eventually drove …
Read More »Dolphins rule out Tua Tagovailoa with a concussion
It took only six minutes for the Dolphins to confirm what was obvious from the moment the hit happened. Tua Tagovailoa is out for the rest of the night, with a concussion. After taking a hit while rushing for a first down in the third quarter of Thursday night’s game against the Bills, Tagovailoa immediately displayed the fencing posture. Even …
Read More »‘It for sure feels special’: Bryson Barnes reflects on time at Utah as he prepares to face the Utes
Utah quarterback Bryson Barnes runs during the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. The former Ute could be under center for Utah State when the Utes and Aggies meet in Logan on Saturday. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News This article was first published in the Ute Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in …
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