The Saints signed center Connor McGovern off the Jets’ practice squad, the team announced Friday. New Orleans needed an emergency addition with its offensive line banged up heading into Monday night’s game against the Chiefs. Starting center Erik McCoy is on injured reserve with a groin injury, and right guard Cesar Ruiz was out last week with a knee injury …

Tennessee football’s injury report is unchanged while Arkansas has major questions at tight end ahead of Saturday’s game. Arkansas tight end Andreas Paaske is out. Tight ends Ty Washington and Luke Hasz are listed as questionable on the SEC student-athlete availability report, which was updated Friday night. Washington and Hasz have accounted for two of the Razorbacks’ five TD catches …

The Cardinals still don’t know who will kick for them Sunday against the 49ers Matt Prater (left knee) returned to practice Friday, getting in limited work. The Cardinals list him as questionable to play. The team signed Chad Ryland to their practice squad earlier this week as a backup option. The Cardinals ruled out offensive lineman Isaiah Adams (thumb) and …

On Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours before Texas A&M hosts the 9th-ranked Missouri Tigers on Saturday afternoon, Aggies’ head coach Mike Elko sat down with SEC Network lead analyst Paul Finebaum to preview the matchup. Throughout the week, Elko has dealt with the looming question of who will start the quarterback position against the Tigers after it was revealed …

Perry: Pats coaches are ‘aligned’ on Drake Maye plan originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Is the New England Patriots’ unwillingness to start Drake Maye amid their 1-3 start causing a rift in the locker room? Head coach Jerod Mayo adamantly stated after the team’s Week 4 loss to the San Francisco 49ers that Jacoby Brissett remains “the best choice” …

Oct. 4—LOCATION — Rentschler Field, East Hartford Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network) Records: UConn 3-2, Temple 1-4 Last game: UConn beat Buffalo, 47-3, Saturday; Temple lost to Army, 42-14, Sept. 26 Series: UConn trails, 14-6, losing the last meeting 49-17 in Philadelphia in 2019. Players to watch: UConn, r-jr. WR Skyler Bell (21 catches, 500 yards, 4 TDs), r-so. …

Kittle, Warner listed as questionable for 49ers vs. Cardinals game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Tight end George Kittle and linebacker Fred Warner have a chance to suit up for the 49ers’ clash with the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. San Francisco listed both Kittle and Warner as questionable after the pair went through limited practice …

LSU football has a week to prepare for its first conference matchup with a ranked opponent this season. Fresh off a 42-10 drubbing over South Alabama, the No. 12 Tigers (4-1, 1-0 SEC) have Week 6 off before hosting No. 11 Ole Miss (4-1, 0-1), who takes on South Carolina on the road after dropping a home game 20-17 against …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and senior NFL writer Frank Schwab discuss the future of Robert Saleh and whether a loss in London to the Vikings could doom his future as Jets head coach. Hear the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript If things go weird …

Ravell Call, Deseret News Editor’s note: First in an occasional series exploring BYU’s 1984 national football championship. In the beginning, there was no more of a grand scheme to become the top-ranked team in America than there was to light a match to the way national champions had been decided for more than a century. Truth was, legendary and revolutionary …

Pro Football Hall of Famer Billy Shaw died Friday at his home in Toccoa, Georgia, his family announced. Billy’s wife, Patsy, and their three daughters were at his bedside. The cause of death was hyponatremia, a condition where the level of sodium in the blood is abnormally low. Shaw was drafted by both the Bills of the AFL and the …

Just six days after an extremely tough test against No. 3 Ohio State, Michigan State football has no time to catch its breath as the Spartans returns to the gridiron to face No. 6 Oregon on the road. The Spartans are feeling the full wrath of the new Big Ten, taking on two likely playoff teams in a matter of …

What Lynch cleverly said when asked about Adams-to-49ers possibility originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area While a Davante Adams trade to the 49ers seems unlikely, general manager John Lynch won’t rule out the possibility. “We like our group. Davante’s a hell of a player,” Lynch said Friday morning on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus.” “One thing we’ve shown is we’re …

Oct. 4—Kirk Ferentz is in his 26th season as Iowa’s football coach. He has won 199 games with the Hawkeyes and got his 200th career win, including three years at the University of Maine, last season. He’s had a Hall of Fame type career, but among the few boxes left unchecked in his career is winning a game in Ohio …

Billy Shaw is one of the greatest players to never play in the NFL. (Photo credit should read DAVID MAXWELL/AFP via Getty Images) Billy Shaw, a Buffalo Bills great who remains the only player to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame without playing in the NFL, died Friday, the Hall of Fame announced. He was 85 years …