Daily Archives: October 16, 2024

‘College GameDay’ announces Week 8 location

The Hosts of College GameDay during their show early morning before the NCAA college football game between Texas Longhorns Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. ESPN’s “College GameDay” has announced where it will be for Week 8 of the 2024 college football season. The …

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49ers practice report: Wide receiver depth being tested by injuries

49ers practice report: Wide receiver depth being tested by injuries originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers are dealing with multiple injuries including as they prepare for a visit from the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. Maybe the most striking issue for San Francisco is that both kickers on the 53-man roster …

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What Penn State player was one of ESPN’s top 25 midseason players?

Now that college football has largely hit the midway point of the season, midseason assessments and honors are being handed out left and right. ESPN has also shared an updated look at its top 25 players for the 2025 season, and just one Penn State football player makes an appearance on the list. Defensive end Abdul Carter is ranked no. …

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Hoyer: Pats must get Maye involved in run game vs. Jags

Hoyer: Pats must get Maye involved in run game vs. Jags originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye didn’t get the win in his first career start, but the New England Patriots’ prized rookie quarterback showed flashes of his lofty potential during Sunday’s loss to the Houston Texans. Maye tossed the first three touchdown passes of his career and …

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Tyler Warren represents Penn State on CBS Sports midseason All-American list

Coming off a career day at USC, Penn State tight end Tyler Warren hauled in weekly accolades like he was catching passes from Drew Allar last weekend. While collecting weekly award after weekly award, Warren was also adding midseason All-American to his growing list of accolades. Warren was named a midseason All-American by CBSSports.com. Warren leads the Nittany Lions with …

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Shanahan rejects Mahomes having ‘down year’ before 49ers-Chiefs clash

Shanahan rejects Mahomes having ‘down year’ before 49ers-Chiefs clash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA – Despite leading an undefeated team that is aiming for its third consecutive Super Bowl victory, there are whispers around the NFL that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is having a sub-par season — at least according to his standards. When …

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How much does Kirk Ferentz earn annually in 2024?

Kirk Ferentz has directed a number of wins on the Iowa sidelines during his 26 seasons. Precisely 200 of them in fact. Those 200 victories at Iowa have Ferentz trailing only Woody Hayes in overall wins by a Big Ten head coach in college football history. As one of the models of consistency in college football, Ferentz is appropriately well …

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How Carlson stayed ready before 49ers kicker opportunity arose

How Carlson stayed ready before 49ers kicker opportunity arose originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA – Another game, another new kicker for the 49ers. That pattern played out earlier this week when the Red and Gold signed free agent Anders Carlson to their practice squad as insurance after fill-in Matthew Wright separated his shoulder while trying to …

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Tuesday night lights: Tuscola football falls to Franklin despite comeback efforts

Oct. 16—Tuscola football found themselves in a unique situation early this week, playing a game under the Tuesday night lights instead of their normal Friday night lights. The Mountaineers welcomed Mountain 7 foes Franklin to C.E. Weatherby Stadium for the midweek match-up with the Panthers grabbing a 35-21 win. “Obviously not the outcome we wanted, but our kids played hard. …

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Jonathan Taylor did not practice Wednesday, Anthony Richardson was full

Colts running back Jonathan Taylor said in a recent interview with NFL Network that he’s “definitely feeling better” when it comes to the ankle injury that’s sidelined him for the last two games. But Taylor still did not practice on Wednesday, as Indianapolis began its preparation to play Miami on Sunday. Taylor has rushed for 349 yards with four touchdowns …

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Playing rivalry games in NFL stadiums is a sad — and sadly understandable — reality of college football today

The walk to Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium takes you past fraternity houses with couches in the yard, dorms with spray-painted bedsheets, academic buildings filled with knowledge-hungry students even on a football Saturday. (This is Georgia Tech, after all.) Sure, you’ll have to step lightly; the sidewalk is often cracked, beer cans are everywhere, and there are always random chicken …

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Shanahan admittedly has PTSD watching 49ers vs. Chiefs film

Shanahan admittedly has PTSD watching 49ers vs. Chiefs film originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers, understandably, are not eagerly rewatching game film from their crushing Super Bowl LVIII loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, in preparation for Sunday’s rematch against Kansas City at Levi’s Stadium, they have no choice but to re-live those …

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Adjusting expectations is right of every BYU fan

BYU fans attend Fox Sports’ “Big Noon Kickoff” broadcast prior to BYU’s game against Arizona at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Six games in with six games to go and BYU fans are adjusting their minds to the possibilities of reaching the College Football Playoff for the first time — …

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Najee Harris did not practice Wednesday with ribs injury

Najee Harris is often listed as a non-participant on Wednesdays, with the Steelers listing him as a resting player. But that is not the case to start the preparation for Week 7, as Harris did not practice on Wednesday with a ribs issue. Harris was on the field for 46 percent of Pittsburgh’s offensive snaps in Sunday’s win over the …

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