Chargers safety Derwin James lost his appeal of his one-game suspension and thus will miss Sunday’s game against the Chiefs. Hearing officer Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA, upheld the suspension Tuesday, the NFL announced. The league suspended James on Monday for repeated violations of rules intended to protect players’ health and safety. He has five unnecessary …

The guy who lives above James Franklin’s garage isn’t a crazy uncle who’s down on his luck. He’s Frank Leonard, a Penn State football analyst who’s as close to Franklin as anyone who works inside the Lasch Building. They’ve known each other for more than 25 years, first meeting on the recruiting trail when Leonard was an assistant at Richmond …

Kareem Hunt did not play for the Chiefs in Sunday night’s win over the Falcons, but it looks like the running back is in the team’s plans for this week’s matchup with the Chargers. Field Yates of ESPN reports that the Chiefs have signed Hunt to their 53-man roster. Hunt signed to the team’s practice squad last week in the …

Sep. 24—There are intrastate rivalries, and then there are intrastate rivalries. In parsing the difference, Bronco Mendenhall qualifies as an expert. He’s seeking to do his part in making the New Mexico-New Mexico State football rivalry more like that of Utah and BYU —without the harmful side effects — in the only way he can: by making his Lobos a …

The Cowboys play on Thursday Night Football, which is an Amazon Prime production. Thus, Tom Brady is off the Cowboys this week after opening his broadcast career with three consecutive games calling America’s Team. Instead, Brady is returning to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, the Buccaneers announced Tuesday. Brady, who led the Bucs to the Super Bowl LV championship, will …

Sep 21, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) hands off the ball to running back EJ Smith (22) during the fourth quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. Texas A&M (3-1, 1-0 SEC) will finish out the month of September against Arkansas this weekend for a final time in AT&T Stadium, as …

The Bills won’t have cornerback Taron Johnson (forearm) or linebacker Terrel Bernard (pectoral) for Sunday’s game against the Ravens, coach Sean McDermott announced Tuesday. Johnson and Bernard missed Monday night’s game against the Jaguars. Johnson has not played since the season opener against the Cardinals when he injured his forearm. While both players will do more in practice this week …

Sep. 24—MORGANTOWN — Times change, at least that’s what we are told. There is a great argument to be made that’s not exactly true in quarterback evaluations, which is an absolute shame—or maybe we eliminate the “e ” and just call it a sham—where it concerns guys like WVU quarterback Garrett Greene. Is Greene the top QB in college football …

Eye-opening stat shows 49ers’ alarming offensive line outlier originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While there are plenty of issues with the 49ers as of late, one alarming offensive line stat stands out. Per ESPN’s Nick Wagoner, citing the ESPN Analytics database, the San Francisco O-line has one big outlier in pass block win rate with tackle Colton McKivitz …

The Pac-12 officially has its seventh member. Utah State will be joining the Pac-12 on July 1, 2026, it announced Tuesday night, becoming the fifth Mountain West school to defect to the rebuilding conference. The Pac-12 said the conference board of directors voted unanimously to admit Utah State, which will compete in the conference in all sports beginning in the …

The Cowboys’ practice report Tuesday was the same as the estimated report Monday. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (shoulder) remained a limited participant. He played 51 of 63 defensive snaps in Sunday’s loss to the Ravens, totaling five tackles. Safety Markquese Bell (ankle) and cornerback Caelen Carson (shoulder) did not practice, putting their availability in question with Thursday’s game against the …

The last time a Cincinnati Bearcats football team visited Lubbock to square off with the Texas Tech Red Raiders, neither of the current coaches was born. Joey McGuire of Texas Tech came along in 1971 and Cincinnati’s Scott Satterfield in 1972. Both have a chance at leading the season series as on Sept. 21, 1968, the Bearcats and Red Raiders …

After Sunday’s loss to the Ravens and new running back Derrick Henry, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his team didn’t pursue Henry because they couldn’t afford him. We, among others, believe that Jerry is not telling the truth. The Cowboys could have afforded Henry, they just didn’t want to. The issue came up during his Tuesday appearance on 105.3 The …

Sep. 24—Previous West quarterback Brody Hall (12) Courtesy of Joey Shupert West sophomore running back Anthony Bishop (18) rushed for 260 yards and four touchdowns on a massive 39 carries, as his game-winning 24-yard touchdown run lifted the host Senators to a 35-28 victory over Waverly. Courtesy of Joey Shupert West’s Braden Adkins (11) and Brody Hall (12) celebrate following …

Jaguars linebacker Foye Oluokun injured his foot in Monday’s loss to the Bills, departing in the second quarter. He is expected to miss several weeks as he deals with plantar fasciitis, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Oluokun, though, will not require surgery. Coach Doug Pederson called Oluokun “week to week” on Tuesday. Oluokun made two tackles and one assist …