The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to promising class of 2026 defensive end Hunter Higgins on Monday. Higgins is the latest defensive lineman representative of the class of 2026 to receive an offer from Wisconsin. He, alongside three-stars Trashawn Ruffin, Tyson Bacon and Damari Simeon, will now evaluate their collegiate futures with the Badgers on their offer sheets. Higgins, currently …
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NFL Week 2 picks: Six matchups of undefeated teams start with Bills-Dolphins
(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week: 11-5 (.688). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer had predicted, his record against the spread would have been 11-5 (.688). TV channels are for Los Angeles area. Times Pacific. BILLS (1-0) …
Read More »Sarkisian to Texas football team after Notre Dame loss: ‘Don’t let that be us.’ | Golden
Steve Sarkisian doesn’t pass up a chance to profess his love for college football and with that love comes the obvious attention to detail. The Texas football coach is into the pageantry, pomp and circumstance that encompasses a typical fall Saturday in America, but as the head coach of the No. 3 team in the country, Sarkisian has his antennae …
Read More »It’s a complex world for Chargers rookies adjusting to life in the NFL and big city
Chargers rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey has had to address life on the NFL field and living in sprawling Southern California. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Compared to the countryside of Chatsworth, Ga. — population of 4,871 — Los Angeles might as well be another planet for rookie Ladd McConkey. He is a Southern-twanged Martian adjusting to a …
Read More »Dan Mullen ranks Vols in top 10 after Week 2
Sep 25, 2021; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen and Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel greet after the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Former Mississippi State and Florida head coach Dan Mullen is serving as an analyst for ESPN during the 2024 college football season. Each week, the former …
Read More »Chargers to stay in Charlotte after facing Panthers and then travel to Pittsburgh in Week 3
The Chargers won’t be coming back to Los Angeles after facing the Panthers this Sunday. Week Three has them heading to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers and head coach Jim Harbaugh said on Wednesday that the team will stay in Charlotte to prepare for that game. “I think it’s a great time to do it,” Harbaugh said. “It’s not the …
Read More »Are college football games on today? Time, TV, streaming for Thursday schedule
TEMPE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Sam Leavitt #10 of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Mountain America Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) As the college football season heads into Week 3, the excitement is palpable for the …
Read More »Why Jacoby Brissett wore special hoodie at Patriots press conference
Why Jacoby Brissett wore special hoodie at Patriots press conference originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston This past weekend was a pretty good one for New England Patriots quarterback Jacoby Brissett, highlighted by his role in helping the team open the 2024 NFL season with a 16-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. But it wasn’t a perfect weekend for the …
Read More »Mike Bianchi: Northern Illinois coach crying tears of triumph is what college football should be about
Two days after Thomas Hammock had just run for 172 yards on 38 carries in an upset of Wake Forest, his Northern Illinois Huskies began preparing for a game against USF in Tampa Bay, Fla., the following week. But during a conditioning run on that fateful day, Hammock couldn’t catch his breath and something just didn’t feel right. Following a …
Read More »Rome Odunze, Keenan Allen did not practice on Wednesday
Bears receivers Rome Odunze and Keenan Allen did not practice on Wednesday, but it sounds like both receivers still have a chance to play this week when Chicago takes on Houston. Odunze has a sprained MCL and told reporters that he “kind of felt a pop in there” during the fourth quarter of the season-opening win over the Titans when …
Read More »With Florida football’s struggles near breaking point, can DJ Lagway save Billy Napier’s job?
There is no choice. Desperation now completely outweighs hesitation. Florida coach Billy Napier is on the verge of losing his job, and uber-talented freshman quarterback DJ Lagway can change everything. At the very least, Lagway can’t further harm the situation. “Look, let’s not get out in front of ourselves here,” Napier said Monday during his weekly press conference. “This is …
Read More »ESPN takes excruciatingly long look at the effort to get Robert Kraft in the Hall of Fame
From time to time, ESPN.com will publish an old-fashioned, continued-from-page-5 #longread. Usually, there’s a lot of good stuff tucked carefully between the phrases and clauses and descriptions and, frankly at times, filler. I’ve got no problem with a #longread. (I’ve written more than a few books.) But it can’t be long simply for the sake of being long, triggering attaboys …
Read More »Can Purdue football’s key transfer QB edge beat Notre Dame?
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue football quarterback Hudson Card’s season-opening performance came with a noticeable flaw. As in literally one flaw, per offensive coordinator Graham Harrell’s game film scrutiny — and it came on a completion. Card chose to throw to running back Devin Mockobee too early in one progression, passing up a bigger opportunity elsewhere. For shame. Card completed an …
Read More »Bears injury report: Rome Odunze, Keenan Allen did not practice Wednesday
Bears injury report: Rome Odunze, Keenan Allen did not practice Wednesday originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Following the team’s 24-17 season-opening win versus the Titans, the Bears released their first injury report of the week as they prepare for their Week 2 matchup on Sunday night against the Texans. Here’s the injury report. Wide receivers Rome Odunze and Keenan …
Read More »Here’s what Boston College coach Bill O’Brien, Eagles players said about Missouri football
He’s already seen off Florida State this season, but new Boston College coach Bill O’Brien has Missouri football at the top of the pile. “I mean, it’s the best team we’ve played. No question about it,” O’Brien told local media Tuesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass. “Probably the best team we played, BC-wise, in a couple years, to be honest with …
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