There was a press conference in Jacksonville this week to discuss the Georgia-Florida football game. Or is it Florida-Georgia? Anyway, the interesting thing was how the mayor and other city officials never used the game’s most popular and enduring name. Can you say, “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party?” Not without getting the side-eye from the people who run the …

Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen greet each other after a game in 2022. But who leads the way this season?Photograph: Julio Cortez/AP Let’s roll out the red carpet for the midseason-ish awards. A quick note, these awards are based on what has happened through eight weeks. They’re not projections on how the awards race will stack up at the end …

CIRCLEVILLE – Ask any coach or player and they will tell you the locker room is sacred ground. What goes on in there stays in there. Before the game, at halftime, and after the game is a time when they are together as one, and people on the outside rarely get a chance to see or hear what happens on …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Tera Roberts explains why fantasy managers should roll with the Tennessee RB in Week 9. View more Video Transcript Heading into the season. I thought that this Titans backfield was going to be equally split, but Tony Pollard has absolutely dominated a part of that has been health issues for Taj Spears. But even when Spears …

LAWRENCE — Kansas football earned its first public commitment of the 2026 recruiting class on Oct. 29, 2024. Jaylen Mason, an in-state quarterback, announced his commitment to the Jayhawks on X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Mason is listed as a 6-foot-2.5 prospect who weighs 196 pounds, according to 247Sports. It’s an important first step for head coach …

Bills head coach Sean McDermott said that wide receiver Amari Cooper would miss practice on Wednesday, but McDermott was either misinformed or Cooper’s plans changed between the coach’s press conference and the start of the workout. Cooper wound up getting in a limited practice despite the wrist injury he suffered last Sunday. The change in status would seem to be …

Georgia football’s official availability report for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. game against Florida has been released by the SEC. This is the sixth game week for Georgia under the conference’s new reporting policies. The SEC releases daily reports Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and another 90 minutes before kickoff on game day. Georgia has eight players listed on this week’s report. That …

Center Sam Mustipher has made a couple of appearances for the Chargers as a practice squad elevation, but he’s set for a longer stay on the active roster. Mustipher was signed to the active roster off of the team’s practice squad on Wednesday. They also signed cornerback Kendall Williamson to the practice squad. Mustipher started and played every snap of …

OXFORD − The full picture for Ole Miss football’s upcoming game against Arkansas is getting clearer. No. 18 Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2 SEC) plays at Arkansas (5-3, 3-2) on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPN). The Rebels are coming off a win against Oklahoma. Key Ole Miss players are on the SEC-mandated injury report that released Wednesday night. Star receiver Tre Harris …

The Jets will be missing players on both sides of the ball on Thursday night. Wide receiver Allen Lazard (chest) and right guard Alijah Vera-Tucker (ankle) have been ruled out for the second straight week. Jake Hanson replaced Vera-Tucker in the starting lineup last weekend while Garrett Wilson, Davante Adams, and Mike Williams saw the most time at receiver. Linebacker …

Texas Tech athletics director Kirby Hocutt, on a conference call this week with other Big 12 ADs, raised questions about the security of the new coach-to-player helmet communication technology being used this season by Texas Tech football and all the other power-conference teams. Hocutt told ESPN.com on Wednesday that he raised the issue after “learning the Red Raiders’ helmet communications …

Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs missed Wednesday’s practice with a calf injury. Diggs referred to the injury as “tightness.” “It was a little sore coming out of the game,” Diggs said, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com. “Probably one of the plays I got hit or something. I’m getting treatment and working through it.” Diggs was one of six players who missed …

Kentucky offensive tackle Gerald Mincey, a former Tennessee player, will not play against his former team on Saturday due to injury. Mincey was listed as out on the SEC student-athlete availability report, released Wednesday night. He started the first seven games of the season. But last week, he left the game during Kentucky’s 24-10 loss to Auburn. No. 7 Tennessee …

The Carolina Panthers are sticking with Bryce Young. Young will get the start again Sunday in their matchup with the New Orleans Saints, head coach Dave Canales confirmed Wednesday. Young regained the starting job last week after veteran Andy Dalton was sidelined with a sprained thumb in his right hand. Dalton will serve as Young’s backup Sunday. Dalton was involved …

Oct 26, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) runs the ball in the fourth quarter against the LSU Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. Texas A&M (7-1, 5-0 SEC) will head to Columbia (SC) on Friday before taking on South Carolina (4-3, 2-3 SEC) for the Aggies’ third SEC road game …