And then there were two.  After two rounds of polling, our vote for which team has the best uniforms in the NFL has reached the “Super Bowl” — the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Chargers will duel for the top honor. [How Saints, Chargers advanced out of the NFC and AFC, respectively] In the NFC, the Saints’ uniforms …

Texas football may not have a game this Saturday, but that doesn’t mean head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff will have a free weekend. Like every other staff in the country, the Longhorn coaches will spend an open weekend on the recruiting trail. And a 5-0 record and a No. 1 ranking in the US LBM Coaches Poll helps …

Do Godchaux’s comments point to larger issue with Patriots? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston If winning cures everything, losing often does just the opposite. After an encouraging start to Jerod Mayo’s tenure as Patriots head coach — a Week 1 upset of the Cincinnati Bengals and hard-fought overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 2 — New England …

Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) is getting set for a monster road test at No. 3 Ohio State (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) this weekend. With a win, the Hawkeyes would capture their first win in the Horseshoe since 1991. It figures to be the largest test of the regular season for Iowa. Win or lose, though, Iowa will need to …

How Nick Sirianni plans to fix Eagles’ tackling woes after disaster in Tampa originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles missed a lot of tackles on Sunday. How many? During our postgame Eagle Eye podcast, when my colleague Reuben Frank estimated they missed 20, I kind of chuckled. No way they missed that many, right? Well … they were …

The El Paso Times will honor high school athletes this year every week that you, the readers, help determine. We will be taking weekly nominations and will release a list of finalists for the El Paso Children’s Hospital High School Athlete of the Week at 7 a.m. each Tuesday. Students in all varsity sports are eligible to be nominated. The poll will close at …

Eagles snap counts: Avonte Maddox plays a ton in loss to Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles’ defense thrived in Week 3, going against a Saints offense that doesn’t major in 11 personnel. That was not the case in Week 4. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers basically live in 11 personnel (three wideouts) so the Eagles had to …

Wisconsin head coach Luke Fickell met with the media on Monday to discuss the state of the team entering Saturday’s Week 6 matchup against Purdue. One topic of discussion was the running back room. Wisconsin has yet to see a clear top running back emerge, with Chez Mellusi and Tawee Walker mostly splitting snaps and carries. Fickell was clear in …

The Seahawks lost on Monday night, but their offense played an extraordinary game. Seattle gained 38 first downs, the most in any NFL game in more than 10 years and the most in NFL history for a losing team. Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith was excellent, picking up 22 passing first downs. The Seahawks also got 10 first downs running, and …

Wisconsin and Purdue enter Saturday’s matchup both badly in need of a victory. Wisconsin, first, has lost two straight games in blowout fashion. It fell 42-10 to now-No. 1 Alabama, then 38-21 to No. 11 USC. The team sits 2-2 (0-1 Big Ten) on the season. Given the challenging schedule that lies ahead, a win on Saturday is almost a …

A postgame incident from Charlotte involving Bengals running back Chase Brown has caught the attention of the NFL Players Association. Video posted to social media after Sunday’s 34-24 Bengals win over the Panthers appears to show a fan pouring a drink on Brown as he gave his gloves to someone in the stands. Brown said on Monday that he felt …

INDIANAPOLIS – One of Purdue football’s projected offensive weapons in the 2025 class rescinded his commitment Monday night. Hammond Morton receiver Lebron Hill announced on social media he has decommitted. The three-star, top-1,000 prospect had flipped his commitment from Louisville to the Boilermakers on June 25. Morton declared his recruitment “100% open.” More: Purdue athlete ratings of Boilers facilities, support …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter The 2024 QB class had itself a week, folks. Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Bo Nix all got Ws. That said, let’s not go crazy about where they stand in these rankings. Only one of them made a big jump. (You can probably guess who.) One of them actually fell significantly in the rankings. (You can …

The Titans lost quarterback Will Levis to a shoulder injury early in Monday night’s game against the Dolphins, but that didn’t stop them from getting their first win of the season. Backup Mason Rudolph helped the team to a 31-12 win in Miami and head coach Brian Callahan moved to snuff out any hint of a quarterback question for the …

The Purdue Boilermakers enter Saturday’s matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers after a rocky start to the season. Ryan Walters’ team began the year with a 49-0 win over Indiana State, signaling the program could be moving in the right direction entering his second year in charge. Three straight losses then followed. The Boilermakers fell 66-7 to Notre Dame, 38-21 to …