Duke football will try to make program history against Florida State on Friday (7 p.m., ESPN2) at Wallace Wade Stadium. Coming off an idle week, the Blue Devils (5-1, 1-1 ACC) will try to snag their first victory against the Seminoles (1-5, 1-4), who are 22-0 in the all-time series. Duke lost 21 of those games by double digits, including …

Derrick Henry leads the NFL in rushing yards this season. Photograph: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP The NFL is a passing league – or so we are told. It’s been that way for close to 20 years. Every new rule, contract, coaching hire and draft slot reinforces that the sport is now engineered to attack or defend the air. But Derrick Henry, it …

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football sustained injuries to its defense in last week’s loss at Georgia. The Bulldogs’ injury report, released on Wednesday, lists starting defensive lineman Kedrick Bingley-Jones as doubtful, and safeties Brylan Lanier and Tyler Woodard as questionable. Mississippi State (1-5, 0-3 SEC) hosts No. 14 Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0) at Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday (3:15 p.m. …

The Seahawks placed starting safety Rayshawn Jenkins on injured reserve Wednesday, the team announced. Jenkins will miss a minimum of four games before returning. He was on the practice report last week with a hand injury but played the entire game. Jenkins, who signed with the Seahawks as a free agent, ranks third on the team in tackles with 38 …

NORMAN — OU football could get one of its best receivers back this week for the South Carolina game. Deion Burks, who missed the Sooners’ games against Auburn and Texas after suffering a soft tissue injury against Tennessee, is questionable to play against the Gamecocks. Head coach Brent Venables said Tuesday that Burks was up to 80% of his max …

Julian Edelman had reasons for not joining Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Unlike Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman finished his NFL career having played for only one NFL team: the New England Patriots. That came up during the first episode of Edelman and Gronkowski’s “Dudes on Dudes” podcast. The tight end gave Edelman …

Did Oregon head coach Dan Lanning purposely call for 12 defenders to take the field on Ohio State’s penultimate offensive snap Saturday — knowing that it would either be missed by the refs (thus aiding the Duck defense) or even if flagged would result in just a 5-yard penalty but cost the Buckeyes precious time on the clock because of …

Titans quarterback Will Levis returned from a right shoulder injury in time to play against the Colts last Sunday, but he’s not totally back to 100 percent. Levis was listed as a limited participant in practice on Wednesday. There’s no sign that Levis is at risk of missing this weekend’s game in Buffalo, but a return to full practice participation …

Oct. 16—PULLMAN — Not even a calendar year ago, Washington State’s rushing game was mostly invisible. The Cougars couldn’t create much of a push up front, and the more opponents realized they couldn’t run with credibility, the more WSU’s offense suffered. So nonexistent was the Cougs’ rushing attack that season that Pro Football Focus handed the unit a grade of …

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp continues to make progress in his return to play from an ankle injury. Head coach Sean McVay said Kupp will do individual drills and get in a workout on Wednesday, though he will not participate in every aspect of practice. But, McVay noted Kupp could play in Sunday’s matchup with the Raiders. “There’s a possibility that …

BATON ROUGE — There is some expectation that LSU football will get at least one of its hurt wide receivers back for its key Southeastern Conference showdown at Arkansas on Saturday night (6:00 p.m., ESPN). LSU coach Brian Kelly told reporters Monday during his weekly press conference he anticipates getting either senior wide out C.J. Daniels or junior Chris Hilton …

The Eagles practiced without a pair of offensive starters on Wednesday. Tight end Dallas Goedert and left tackle Jordan Mailata were both out of practice because of hamstring injuries. Goedert was limited to three snaps in last Sunday’s win over the Browns and Mailata played 49 of the team’s 62 offensive snaps. Head coach Nick Sirianni said earlier this week …

It looks like Alabama football will welcome Kendrick Law back to the lineup for Saturday’s border clash with Tennessee, and for the Crimson Tide, it comes none too soon. UA coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed Law is participating in practice this week and described him as “probable” to play against the Volunteers. Despite limited production this season, Law’s presence in the …

Derek Carr (oblique) didn’t practice this week. He isn’t going to start, and he isn’t likely to dress. The Saints, though, haven’t ruled him out. New Orleans lists the starting quarterback as doubtful for Thursday Night Football against the Broncos. Rookie Spencer Rattler will start his second consecutive game, with rookie quarterback Bo Nix getting his seventh start for the …

Florida football running backs Montrell Johnson Jr. and Treyaun Webb have been ruled as questionable for UF’s homecoming game Saturday against Kentucky at The Swamp (7:45 p.m., SEC Network). Webb has missed UF’s last two games with a knee injury, while Johnson left the Tennessee game after twisting his knee during the third quarter of UF’s 23-17 overtime loss at …