FBC Mortgage Stadium aka “The Bounce House” is nothing new to the University of Cincinnati Bearcats football team. For most Bearcats, a hurricane is new. By the time the Bearcats and UCF Knights take the Bermuda grass field Saturday, Hurricane Milton will have made its way across the Florida peninsula, hopefully leaving damage at a minimum and available power. UCF …

It looks like the bye week did the Eagles a world of good on the injury front. Wide receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith were both full participants in practice on Wednesday. Brown missed three games with a hamstring injury and Smith was sidelined in Week Four with a concussion, but their return to a full workload bodes well for …

BYU coach LaVell Edwards watches from the sidelines during the Holiday Bowl Dec. 21, 1984, in San Diego, California. | Ravell Call Editor’s note: Third in a series exploring BYU’s 1984 national football championship. He was in his 13th year of coaching, not exactly a newcomer. His teams had won eight consecutive league championships and three of the last four …

The Colts are set to be without their top wideout for the indefinite future. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the back injury that kept Michael Pittman Jr. out of practice on Wednesday is expected to keep him out of multiple games. Schefter adds that injured reserve is believed to be an option for Pittman. If Pittman does go on …

JACKSONVILLE − The Gamecocks are on a win streak. After trashing New Mexico State 54-13 on Wednesday night at Burgess-Snow Field, Jacksonville State football is on a three-game winning streak, including two wins to kick off Conference USA play. The Gamecocks were led by Tre Stewart, who had 118 yards and two touchdowns on the ground and a receiving score. …

The Saints will start rookie Spencer Rattler at quarterback on Sunday against the Buccaneers, coach Dennis Allen announced. “Spencer will be the quarterback for this game,” Allen said, via video from the team. “We talked a lot as a staff about what we felt like was the best thing for us and gave us the best chance to win the …

INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue football’s future recruiting classes continue to feel the strain of the Boilermakers’ poor on-field performance. Antioch, Tennessee, offensive lineman Ta’Khyian Whitset announced Wednesday night he has reopened his recruitment. The three-star prospect, ranked No. 647 in the 2025 class per the 247 Sports composite, had been committed to Purdue since April 30. Whitset joins Hammond Morton receiver …

The 49ers signed tight end Brayden Willis to the active roster from the practice squad, the team announced Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the team placed safety Talanoa Hufanga on injured reserve. Hufanga tore ligaments in his wrist during Sunday’s loss to the Cardinals and will miss at least a month. Hufanga has registered eight tackles this season. The 49ers …

Oregon’s “Fly Era” jerseys, which will be debuted against Ohio State Saturday. The Oregon football team will debut its “Fly Era” uniforms released over the offseason in its primetime top-3 matchup against No. 2 Ohio State this Saturday at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks’ new look is all black, featuring a winged helmet design, the same worn last week against Michigan …

Only 33 days after suffering a knee injury that looked to be much worse than it was, Packers quarterback Jordan Love has completely exited the injury report. His name doesn’t appear on the Wednesday report. It means that he’s fine; he’s getting no treatment from the team on the MCL sprain, and there’s no reason to believe he’ll be in …

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football has gotten healthier from the open week. The Bulldogs (1-4, 0-2 SEC) listed seven players on their weekly injury report, down from the 11 who didn’t play in the previous game at Texas. Most of the help returning is on defense, with cornerback DeAgo Brumfield, safeties Isaac Smith and Chris Keys Jr., and defensive end …

The clock keeps ticking on a potential Davante Adams trade. And the Raiders continue to owe the receiver more than $983,000 per week. TheAthletic.com recently reported that the Jets, Saints, and Steelers remain interested. Per the report, the Bills are “monitoring” the situation. Other teams are out or were never interested, like the Cowboys, Ravens, and Chiefs. The Bills continue …

On Monday, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters that quarterback Quinn Ewers would start if the Longhorns were playing Oklahoma that day. Two days later, that still appears to be the case. Ewers was listed as “probable” on UT’s first injury report of the week. A third-year starter, Ewers has not played since straining his oblique during a game …

How Sorensen assesses missed tackles by ‘aggressive’ 49ers defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have had several concerns during their 2-3 start to this NFL season, ranging from countless injuries to late-game offensive struggles. Now, another potential issue is emerging for San Francisco’s defense. After missing a league-fewest 14 tackles through Week 3, the 49ers have …

Florida football running back Treyaun Webb and wide receiver Marcus Burke are out for Saturday’s game at No. 8 Tennessee (7 p.m., ESPN), per the SEC’s student-athlete availability report released on Wednesday. Webb, a sophomore from Jacksonville, also sat out UF’s 24-13 win over UCF last Saturday. For the season, the 5-foot-11, 211-pound Webb has rushed for 98 yards on …