Auburn fans are excited on Wednesday night as four-star quarterback Deuce Knight announces his commitment to Hugh Freeze and the Auburn Tigers, flipping from Notre Dame. Knight, who had been committed to Notre Dame for over a year, flipped his decision to Auburn after flirting with the Tigers by visiting Auburn for three of the Tigers’ first five games, most …
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49ers practice report: Warner, Kittle sit out with injuries
49ers practice report: Warner, Kittle sit out with injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — After a couple of days off, it appears Fred Warner still could be on a path to play in Week 5. The All-Pro linebacker did not practice on Wednesday after missing the second half of San Francisco’s Week 4 win over …
Read More »Week 6 highlights three county teams
Oct. 2—It will be a light week around the Anderson and Houston County area with only three county teams playing games in week six of the season. Westwood, Cayuga and Frankston get some much needed rest as they are not playing this week. Here are the week six area previews for the remaining schools: Elkhart at Troup Time and Date: …
Read More »Raiders might end up paying some of Davante Adams’s salary to facilitate trade
With Raiders receiver Davante Adams due to make $983,333 in salary each week plus $30,000 for each game in which he’s on the active roster, his remaining compensation could create a cap issue for a team that trades for him. Moreover, the new team might believe the balance due is more than it wants to pay. As a result, some …
Read More »Palestine welcomes Chapel Hill – Yahoo Sports
Oct. 2—The Palestine Wildcats look to play the role of spoiler against the No. 6-ranked Chapel Hill Bulldogs Friday. The contest is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium in Palestine. Friday marks the 39th meeting between the two schools with Chapel Hill holding a 19-8-1 record. The Bulldogs have won the last two meetings in the series. Palestine is …
Read More »Football 301 Playbook: 4 weeks into season, here are NFL’s top standouts (welcome back, running backs!) and slumps (c’mon, Browns)
We are at the de facto quarter pole of the NFL season. And just like every NFL season, there have been standouts, surprises, slumps and everything in between (it’s why it’s the best). On this week’s Football 301 Playbook, I wanted to highlight the winners and surprises of this maturing 2024 season. Running backs! Specifically teams that have real deal …
Read More »Florida football WR Eugene Wilson III making progress, could return for UCF game
Florida football sophomore wide receiver Eugene Wilson III is making progress in his return from a knee injury but remains questionable for Saturday’s game against UCF at The Swamp (7:45 p.m., SEC Network) The 5-foot-10, 181-pound Wilson, the Florida Gators leading returning receiver going into the 2024 season, has missed UF’s last two games. He underwent surgery the week before …
Read More »Football 301 Playbook: 4 weeks into season, here are NFL’s top standouts (welcome back, running backs!) and slump (c’mon, Browns)
We are at the de facto quarter pole of the NFL season. And just like every NFL season, there have been standouts, surprises, slumps and everything in between (it’s why it’s the best). On this week’s Football 301 Playbook, I wanted to highlight the winners and surprises of this maturing 2024 season. Running backs! Specifically teams that have real deal …
Read More »How Ohio State plans to defend star Iowa RB and Ohio native Kaleb Johnson
Ohio State can’t sign every worthy high school football player in the state. Good ones get away, and when they face the Buckeyes, there’s extra motivation. That’s clearly the case with Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson, a Hamilton native, who has become one of the top running backs in the country. Oct. 22, 2022; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes running back Kaleb …
Read More »Tyler Badie “possibly” a candidate for injured reserve
Broncos running back Tyler Badie did not practice Wednesday as expected. Coach Sean Payton said Badie is “doing better” but still being evaluated and “possibly” a candidate for injured reserve. Badie injured his back in Sunday’s win over the Jets. He was taken off the field on a cart while strapped to a backboard, and after being evaluated at a …
Read More »Penn State running back Nick Singleton is not seen during practice
Penn State running back Nick Singleton was not seen at practice Wednesday during the brief period opened to the media. After practice, Nittany Lions football coach James Franklin was asked about Singleton’s absence and said the media member was wasting a question. Then he said he had nothing to share on Singleton. “Not at this point,” Franklin said. Singleton, the …
Read More »Sean McDermott: “Somebody needs to step up” in Von Miller’s absence
On Tuesday, the NFL announced that Bills linebacker Von Miller has been suspended four games for violating the Personal Conduct Policy. On Wednesday, coach Sean McDermott addressed the situation with reporters. “It’s certainly an unfortunate situation and we respect the decision made by the league, and really it’s out of our control,” McDermott said, via the team’s official website. “And …
Read More »‘Luther Burden is elite’ Texas A&M HC Mike Elko praises Missouri’s offense
Texas A&M (4-1, 2-0 SEC) will head back to Kyle Field for a Saturday afternoon showdown against Missouri (4-0, 1-0 SEC) a week after defeating Arkansas 21-17 in a game that could have gone either way after being tied 14-14 for most of the afternoon. A win is a win, and the Aggies now have a chance to start 3-0 …
Read More »Fourth time’s the charm? How Baker Mayfield, Bucs found unlikely success in marriage
Baker Mayfield briefly dropped back before tucking the ball and barreling forward. He zigged to the right and zagged to the left, resisting the Detroit Lions’ tackles just long enough to fall into the end zone. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took a 20-16 lead they would not relinquish with 34 seconds to play, avenging their divisional-round playoff loss from eight …
Read More »Notre Dame football loses QB recruit Deuce Knight to Auburn
SOUTH BEND — Deuce Knight, the talented dual-threat quarterback from a small town in Mississippi, spent roughly 54 weeks as the mercurial front man for Notre Dame football’s 2025 recruiting class. Early Wednesday evening, that strained association came to a long-rumored end. Knight flipped his nonbinding commitment from Notre Dame to Auburn, according to On3.com. The 6-foot-4, 210-pound left-hander confirmed …
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