Houston Nutt, left, and Mike Gundy have addressed the trials and pitfalls of disciplining players for off-the-field incidents. It had been a long, emotional week at Arkansas in November 1998. The Razorbacks were still staggered from a 28-24 loss to No. 1 Tennessee a few days earlier. Then-coach Houston Nutt was trying to get his team to lock in for …

With so much coverage of this year’s promising class of rookie quarterbacks, it’s easy to overlook the historical aspect of this past weekend. Five rookie starters — Chicago’s Caleb Williams, Washington’s Jayden Daniels, New England’s Drake Maye, Denver’s Bo Nix and New Orleans’ Spencer Rattler — combined for 12 touchdown passes. That’s as many as they’d thrown in the first …

Fantasy football managers will enjoy a rematch of Super Bowl LVIII in Week 7 featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. (Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Welcome to Week 7, friends! We’re officially through (at least) half of the regular fantasy football season which means crunch time for your lineups. Luckily, the scheduling gods …

STILLWATER — Mike Gundy’s lips are sealed regarding his starting quarterback for Oklahoma State’s Friday night visit to BYU. At least as far as anyone outside the program knows. Internally, the Cowboys are likely more settled on the decision about who the starting quarterback will be when they take on the 13th-ranked Cougars at 9:15 p.m. Friday at LaVell Edwards …

The time when it’s reasonable to fire a head coach during the season seems to keep moving up. We had one fired after five games this season, and it seems like others could happen before Thanksgiving. Maybe Halloween. The NFL is getting more impatient, whether it’s with draft pick development, quarterbacks or coaches. Robert Saleh was fired by the New …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football’s media availability on Tuesday night turned into offensive line appreciation day. The Hoosiers top running backs Ty Son Lawton, Justice Ellison and Kaelon Black all took turns crediting the line for their early season success. “Every single time I come on the sideline, I just want to jump up in their arms,” Ellison said. “I’m thankful man …

It’s a day of future Hall of Fame quarterbacks getting what they wanted. Aaron Rodgers got former Raiders receiver Davante Adams. And Tom Brady got a piece of the Raiders formerly held by Mark Davis. The NFL has announced (basically) that Brady’s bid to buy a piece of the Raiders finally has been approved, more than a year and a …

Lane Kiffin, left, Deion Sanders, center, and Kenny Dillingham are among a handful of head football coaches expected to see bigger paychecks in 2025. Florida State had no choice but to break the bank to keep Mike Norvell. He had just won an ACC championship and narrowly missed out on the College Football Playoff. In addition, Norvell had become one …

Tom Brady got the headlines. But Richard Seymour got a seat at the table, too. Via Tashan Reed of TheAthletic.com, Seymour’s effort to purchase a piece of the Raiders also was approved on Tuesday. “I’m deeply grateful — humbled and honored — to become a NFL owner,” Seymour said on Twitter. “This is the mission of a lifetime, and I …

Barry Odom (UNLV), Ken Niumatalolo (San Diego State) and Jason Candle (Toledo) are providing their schools high-level results at bargain prices. The second time has been the charm for UNLV coach Barry Odom. After going an even 25-25 in four seasons at Missouri, Odom spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Arkansas before getting another chance, this time with …

The Jets will be without one of their defensive starters for at least the next four games, as safety Chuck Clark was placed on IR on Tuesday afternoon. Clark sustained an ankle injury during the first quarter of Monday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. Initial X-rays were negative, but Clark is reportedly dealing with a sprain, and he’ll now have …

EAST LANSING – Aidan Chiles sees it. Montorie Foster Jr. does, too. Michigan State football’s offense sits on the cusp of a breakout. Even after entering the bye week on a three-game losing streak. “We are there,” Foster, a senior wide receiver, said Monday. “It’s just we gotta tighten up.” The Spartans (3-3, 1-2) took a bit of a break …

Baltimore is dominating the running game on both sides of the ball this season, like few teams the NFL has ever seen. The Ravens’ offense leads the NFL with an average of 205.3 rushing yards per game. And the Ravens’ defense leads the NFL by allowing an average of 59.0 rushing yards per game. That means the Ravens are out-rushing …

The Action Network’s Brett McMurphy released his bowl predictions ahead of Week 8 of the 2024 college football season on Monday. The outlet’s preseason prediction pitted Wisconsin against Texas A&M in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. Eight weeks later, Brett McMurphy currently predicts the Badgers to play in Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against the Louisville Cardinals on …

The Jaguars’ plan to renovate their stadium is set to proceed. NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the $1.4 billion renovation proposal at Tuesday’s league meetings in Atlanta. The team and the city will both provide $625 million in funding with the city providing another $150 million to help prepare the stadium for the renovations. “Never doubt Jacksonville,” Jaguars owner …