Cardinals first-round pick Darius Robinson will miss at least four games due to the calf injury he suffered last week. Robinson was placed on injured reserve and designated for return in the regular season as the Cardinals cut their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday. Offensive lineman Christian Jones will also have a chance to return to action after …
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Michigan football has ‘target’ on its back, says it won’t sleep on Fresno State
College football made it just one game into the 2024 season before a top-10 team went down. Georgia Tech pulled off an upset to open the college football season on Saturday, when it beat ACC foe and No. 10 ranked Florida State, 24-21, with a game-winning 44-yard field goal as time expired in Dublin, Ireland. It added insult to injury …
Read More »Bills sign Mike White to practice squad
Quarterback Mike White wasn’t out of work long after the Dolphins cut him, and he didn’t have to leave the AFC East. White has agreed to sign to the Bills’ practice squad, according to multiple reports. The 29-year-old White was originally drafted by the Cowboys in 2018, then played four years for the Jets and one for the Dolphins. He …
Read More »Watch Ohio State commit Jake Cook live on NFHS Network: Westerville North vs. Orange
Offensive linemen usually aren’t the high school football players who receive the most attention, but there are times when one sets himself apart. That is the case for Westerville North’s Jake Cook, a senior who has committed to Ohio State. Cook originally committed to Louisville, but Ohio State hosted him for multiple summer recruiting camps. When he announced his commitment …
Read More »Velus Jones Jr. makes initial Bears 53-man roster. Why team made decision to keep him
Velus Jones Jr. makes initial Bears 53-man roster. Why team made decision to keep him originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Velus Jones Jr. will have another shot with the Bears this season. The team made a big wave of cuts on Tuesday as it formed its first 53-man roster, and Jones Jr. earned a spot on the team. Jones …
Read More »Mike Bianchi: Get ready for a college football season like no other in history
The cover of this football special section has an obvious musical concept with illustrations of LPs, CDs and even an old-school cassette tape. If you were to plug that cassette into your tape deck, you would undoubtedly hear David Bowie singing the theme song for the 2024 college football season. “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes, Turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes.” The chorus of …
Read More »Texans announce their moves to get to 53 players
The Texans announced a series of moves to get to 53 players. They placed linebacker Christian Harris and defensive tackle Kurt Hinish on injured reserve/designated to return. The players will miss four games before becoming eligible to return. Safety Brandon Hill and quarterback Case Keenum went on season-ending injured reserve. They can only return this season if the Texans waive …
Read More »UCF football’s 2025 recruiting class: See how commits are performing in senior seasons
UCF, as it stands now, has its highest-rated class in Gus Malzahn’s tenure. Currently ranked 28th overall by 247Sports for the 2025 recruiting cycle, the Knights boast four, four-star recruits and have flipped high-level talent from other Power Four schools. Now in their second year in the Big 12, the Knights are looking to finish in the top-25 for the …
Read More »Dolphins waive Erik Ezukanma, place River Cracraft on IR as they get to 53 players
The Dolphins only have four wide receivers on their initial 53-man roster. As previously reported, Odell Beckham Jr. will be opening the season on the physically unable to perform list, which means that he’ll need to miss at least the first four games of the year. River Cracraft will miss the same amount after going on injured reserve with an …
Read More »Purdue football predictions 2024: Our game-by-game picks are in for Boilers
INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue football improved since last season, raising its across-the-board talent level — and by extension its depth — and further buying into Ryan Walters’ system. Will its record improve? On the eve of the season, those two questions seem only marginally related. Based on historical precedent, the Boilermakers face understandable skepticism as to whether they can beat projected …
Read More »Travis Kelce, Chris Jones pay Bears ultimate compliments in new ‘Hard Knocks’ episode
Travis Kelce, Chris Jones pay Bears ultimate compliments in new ‘Hard Knocks’ episode originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago HBO and Max will release the penultimate episode of “Hard Knocks” for the Bears’ season on Tuesday at 8 p.m. (CT). Ahead of the fourth episode’s release, the NFL posted a new clip from the episode. Chiefs superstars Travis Kelce and …
Read More »Missouri football vs. Murray State: Scouting report, score prediction for 2024 season opener
There’s a problem with playing Murray State in your opening game of the season. Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz addressed it Sunday, as he previewed the Tigers’ opening game of the season, which comes Thursday evening in Columbia against the FCS Racers. There just ain’t a whole bunch of tape for this new-look Murray State team. More: How to buy …
Read More »Kareem Jackson, La’el Collins among Bills’ cuts to 53
The Bills announced the moves they made to reach 53 players before Tuesday’s deadline. Veteran offensive lineman La’el Collins and veteran safety Kareem Jackson were among the players the team cut. Collins signed a one-year deal on April 9. He missed the 2023 season with a knee injury before signing back to the Cowboys’ practice squad at the start of …
Read More »Michigan football’s once spotless reputation in tatters after decisions to win at all cost
Let me take you to a more realistic time, when hoity-toity Michigan football was beside itself over a coach steering the spotless football program deep into NCAA violation waters. By practicing too much. Now here we are, some 15 years and what seems like a lifetime of mediocre football later, and Michigan is protecting its long-awaited national championship of 2023 …
Read More »Jets set initial 53-man roster
The Jets made 37 roster moves on Tuesday and now have their initial 53-man roster in place. Rookie quarterback Jordan Travis remained on the non-football injury list due to the knee injury he suffered while playing at Florida State last season. The fifth-round pick will be eligible to play after four games, but he’s likely to be a redshirt this …
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