Packers quarterback Malik Willis may start on Sunday against the Titans if Jordan Love can’t go, but don’t call it Willis’s revenge game. Willis, who was traded by the Titans to the Packers just before the start of the season, was asked today in the Packers’ locker room if he wants to prove that the Titans were wrong to trade …
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Texas A&M HC Mike Elko provides positve update on QB Conner Weigman’s shoulder
Sep 14, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) throws the ball before a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images Texas A&M’s recent 33-20 SEC road win over the Florida Gators has brought the Aggies back to the good graces of the fan base after ending a …
Read More »Brandon Aiyuk took “another step” in working his way back into football shape
Brandon Aiyuk did not participate in training camp with the 49ers, so he’s doing catchup work into the season. He has played only 73 percent of the offensive snaps in two games, while catching six passes for 71 yards. In 2023, Aiyuk played 82 percent of the snaps and averaged 84 receiving yards on his way to a 75-catch, 1,342-yard …
Read More »Scouting report: Cincinnati Bearcats football starts Big 12 play vs. Houston at Nippert
With the Victory Bell safely back in the Richard E. Lindner Center trophy case, the Cincinnati Bearcats football program focuses on the Big 12 for the remaining nine games. That part of the equation didn’t work out so well last season as the Bearcats were just 1-8 in league play with the one victory coming on the road at Houston. …
Read More »Belichick critiques Pats’ clock management in loss to Seahawks
Belichick critiques Pats’ clock management in loss to Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Bill Belichick hasn’t disappointed in his new role as an NFL analyst through the first two weeks of the regular season. The ex-New England Patriots head coach has brought his unique insight and compelling commentary to The CW’s Inside the NFL, ESPN’s ManningCast, and Underdog’s …
Read More »Which OU football players are listed on SEC injury report for Tennessee game?
NORMAN — Defensive back Gentry Williams will officially be out when No. 13 OU hosts No. 7 Tennessee on Saturday night. It also appears OU’s offensive line and wide receiver groups will be much healthier this week. OU listed 12 players in its first appearance in the report, which is now required before conference games. Tennessee listed three players as …
Read More »Patriots release former 1st-rounder Jalen Reagor from practice squad
The New England Patriots released wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the practice squad on Tuesday. Reagor’s agent told Yahoo Sports that he asked for his release, and afterward Reagor published a cryptic Instagram post which featured a meme of a Bugatti parked in a driveway of a trailer park. A former first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, Reagor signed a …
Read More »WSU has relied on a ‘bend but don’t break’ defense this season. Is it sustainable?
Sep. 18—PULLMAN — Early last year, when Washington State head coach Jake Dickert made Jeff Schmedding the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator, he did so understanding the two men shared a strategy on playing defense. Bend but don’t break. The Cougars broke plenty last season, Schmedding’s first at WSU. They allowed 28 points per game. In one stretch, in the middle …
Read More »Why 49ers’ Bosa believes Donald retired from NFL ‘the right way’
Why 49ers’ Bosa believes Donald retired from NFL ‘the right way’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers probably are glad they don’t have to face longtime Los Angeles Rams superstar defensive tackle Aaron Donald in Week 3. Edge rusher Nick Bosa, in particular, knows the D-line life all too well and that San Francisco — no matter …
Read More »Tre Wilson’s injury intensifies Gators’ challenges on offense heading to Mississippi State
GAINESVILLE — Florida’s sputtering offense will be without top playmaker Tre Wilson for the second week as the Gators seek a rare road win at Mississippi State. The team’s leading receiver, with 13 catches for 191 yards, is out a week after he was questionable with an undisclosed injury but did not play during a 33-20 loss at home to …
Read More »Devin White handling backup role better in Philadelphia than he handled things in Tampa
Devin White admits he didn’t handle things well in Tampa last season. The linebacker is handling being a healthy scratch better in Philadelphia. “Maybe it’s about how you respond,” White said Wednesday, via John McMullen of SI.com. “How you handle yourself because that’s the only thing I can control. I can’t put myself in the game, but I can control …
Read More »Lobo football has been must-see TV. No, really. Check out the numbers.
Sep. 18—More eyes have been on Bronco Mendenhall’s Lobo football team so far this season than maybe any three-game stretch in UNM history. Seriously. More than 2 million viewers have tuned in to watch 0-3 UNM football this season, according to weekly TV ratings reports compiled by SportsMediaWatch.com, which has reported weekly college football Nielsen viewership figures for more than …
Read More »Aiyuk offers devious response to 49ers’ projected SoFi takeover
Aiyuk offers devious response to 49ers’ projected SoFi takeover originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Star 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk can’t wait for San Francisco’s trek down to Los Angeles to face the Rams in Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season. Literally. The 49ers Faithful travel better than any other team’s fanbase and routinely dominate SoFi Stadium …
Read More »Deuce Knight will once again not be visiting Notre Dame this weekend
Lipscomb Academy junior quarterback Deuce Knight talks with position coaches on the sideline of their scrimmage against Blackman during the 615 Preseason Showcase Friday, August 11, 2023 at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. While Notre Dame football has will have its second home game of the year on Saturday, its 2025 quarterback commit Deuce Knight won’t be in attendance. …
Read More »Good news, bad news: Rams’ Cooper Kupp not placed on injured list but is wearing cast
Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is wearing a cast on his injured ankle and could miss several games. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images) It is not a season-ending injury, and it will not require surgery or any other procedure. That is the upside for the Rams and injured receiver Cooper Kupp based on coach Sean McVay’s comments Wednesday. On a day …
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