Coming off a bye week — and still nursing the wounds of a 27-17 loss at Washington on Oct. 5 — Michigan football will aim to get its 2024 season back on track Saturday with a game at No. 21 Illinois. Even as an NCAA investigation into it remains open, the sign-stealing scandal that followed the Wolverines throughout their run …
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Brian Robinson questionable for Week 7 vs. Panthers
Head coach Dan Quinn said running back Brian Robinson has been “trending up” when it comes to his potential availability for Sunday’s matchup against the Panthers. But there’s still a chance Robinson won’t be able to play. Robinson (knee) is officially questionable for Week 7. He was limited in all three days of practice. Robinson missed last week’s loss to …
Read More »UConn vs. Wake Forest football preview
Oct. 18—LOCATION — Rentschler Field, East Hartford Kickoff: Noon (CBS Sports Network) Records: UConn 4-2, Wake Forest 2-4 Last game: UConn beat Temple, 29-20, Saturday; Wake Forest lost to Clemson, 49-14, Saturday Series: UConn trails, 2-1, losing the last meeting 24-10 in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte, N.C. Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (22 …
Read More »Cooper Kupp listed as questionable to face Raiders
Wide receiver Cooper Kupp could be back in the Rams lineup on Sunday. Kupp has been listed as questionable to face the Raiders in the Rams’ return from their bye week. Kupp has been recovering from an ankle injury that he suffered in Week Two and head coach Sean McVay didn’t offer much of a hint about which way the …
Read More »Uga-Bevo beef put on hold as Georgia mascot won’t accompany team to Texas
Oct 12, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs mascot Uga on the sideline during a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the fourth quarter at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images The highly anticipated rematch between college football live mascot heavyweights has, unfortunately, been put on hold. With Georgia heading to Austin to face No. 1 Texas in …
Read More »Colts receivers Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, Michael Pittman all are questionable
The Colts will see the return of quarterback Anthony Richardson, who missed two games with an oblique injury, but they will not have running back Jonathan Taylor. The team officially ruled out Taylor, who will miss his third game with an ankle injury. Richardson might or might not have receiver Alec Pierce, who is questionable with a shoulder injury. Pierce …
Read More »Experts expect easy Notre Dame win against Georgia Tech in Atlanta
. Notre Dame should win in Atlanta against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. So say the experts. Your author thinks it will be closer than the experts do, but I, too, expect the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to walk away as winners. Maybe it’s because Georgia Tech is frisky, or maybe it’s the Notre Dame injuries, but …
Read More »DE Maxx Crosby has no injury designation, but OG Dylan Parham ruled out
Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby returned to practice Friday on a limited basis, and he has no injury designation for Sunday. Crosby spent the first two practice days rehabbing an ankle injury. The Raiders ruled out starting right guard Dylan Parham (foot) and two others. Jordan Meredith replaced Parham against the Steelers in Week 6 and is expected to start …
Read More »‘I admire Indiana’: Big Noon Kickoff crew can’t get enough of IU football
BLOOMINGTON — Former Florida and Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is in Bloomington this weekend as part of FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff. The network’s flagship college football show will broadcast live outside Memorial Stadium on the South Lawn before Indiana football’s game against Nebraska on Saturday for the program’s first sell out since 2021. It’s only the second time they’ve …
Read More »Mike Williams says he wasn’t upset about criticism from Aaron Rodgers
On Monday night, Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers crossed a line by calling out receiver Mike Williams for running the wrong route on the play that became the game-sealing interception in a loss to the Bills. Between that and the trade that brought receiver Davante Adams to the Jets, Williams missed two days of practice due to “personal reasons.” He practiced …
Read More »Travis Hunter, Colorado brace for test from Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
Two-way Heisman Trophy hopeful Travis Hunter will be back in action for Colorado on Saturday when the Buffaloes oppose Arizona in Tucson. Hunter missed the second half of Colorado’s 31-28 loss to then-No. 18 Kansas State last week because of a right shoulder injury. The junior, a standout at wide receiver and cornerback, figures to defend Wildcats All-America candidate receiver …
Read More »Amazon Prime ratings reflect Broncos-Saints blowout
Last night’s game between the Broncos and Saints was never close or competitive. The audience numbers reflect that. Amazon Prime’s broadcast slipped below 10 million for the first time this season, at 9.81 million. It still outperformed last year’s Week 7 Jaguars-Saints game on TNF, which attracted 9.79 million viewers. And the NFL game easily beat postseason baseball. Really, the …
Read More »49ers WR Ricky Pearsall to make his NFL debut 50 days after being shot
San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall will be activated and make his NFL debut Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs just 50 days after he was shot in the chest. Pearsall made it through his first week back at practice with no issues and will officially be taken off the non-football injury list, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday. …
Read More »Greg McElroy thinks a loss this week would doom Oklahoma 2024 season
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables walks off he field after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. Texas one 34-3. The Oklahoma Sooners take the field once again this week, as they’re back at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks …
Read More »Troy Aikman calls out Cowboys’ ‘terrible’ routes and ‘lazy’ offense
The Dallas Cowboys are an underwhelming 3-3 on the season and have yet to win a game at home. Team owner Jerry Jones isn’t considering a head coaching change, however, even after a 47-9 blowout loss at home to Detroit in Week 6 — the worst home loss of the Jones era, which started in 1989, and the worst at …
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