NORMAN — Defensive back Gentry Williams will officially be out when No. 13 OU hosts No. 7 Tennessee on Saturday night. It also appears OU’s offensive line and wide receiver groups will be much healthier this week. OU listed 12 players in its first appearance in the report, which is now required before conference games. Tennessee listed three players as …
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Patriots release former 1st-rounder Jalen Reagor from practice squad
The New England Patriots released wide receiver Jalen Reagor from the practice squad on Tuesday. Reagor’s agent told Yahoo Sports that he asked for his release, and afterward Reagor published a cryptic Instagram post which featured a meme of a Bugatti parked in a driveway of a trailer park. A former first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, Reagor signed a …
Read More »WSU has relied on a ‘bend but don’t break’ defense this season. Is it sustainable?
Sep. 18—PULLMAN — Early last year, when Washington State head coach Jake Dickert made Jeff Schmedding the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator, he did so understanding the two men shared a strategy on playing defense. Bend but don’t break. The Cougars broke plenty last season, Schmedding’s first at WSU. They allowed 28 points per game. In one stretch, in the middle …
Read More »Why 49ers’ Bosa believes Donald retired from NFL ‘the right way’
Why 49ers’ Bosa believes Donald retired from NFL ‘the right way’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers probably are glad they don’t have to face longtime Los Angeles Rams superstar defensive tackle Aaron Donald in Week 3. Edge rusher Nick Bosa, in particular, knows the D-line life all too well and that San Francisco — no matter …
Read More »Tre Wilson’s injury intensifies Gators’ challenges on offense heading to Mississippi State
GAINESVILLE — Florida’s sputtering offense will be without top playmaker Tre Wilson for the second week as the Gators seek a rare road win at Mississippi State. The team’s leading receiver, with 13 catches for 191 yards, is out a week after he was questionable with an undisclosed injury but did not play during a 33-20 loss at home to …
Read More »Devin White handling backup role better in Philadelphia than he handled things in Tampa
Devin White admits he didn’t handle things well in Tampa last season. The linebacker is handling being a healthy scratch better in Philadelphia. “Maybe it’s about how you respond,” White said Wednesday, via John McMullen of SI.com. “How you handle yourself because that’s the only thing I can control. I can’t put myself in the game, but I can control …
Read More »Lobo football has been must-see TV. No, really. Check out the numbers.
Sep. 18—More eyes have been on Bronco Mendenhall’s Lobo football team so far this season than maybe any three-game stretch in UNM history. Seriously. More than 2 million viewers have tuned in to watch 0-3 UNM football this season, according to weekly TV ratings reports compiled by SportsMediaWatch.com, which has reported weekly college football Nielsen viewership figures for more than …
Read More »Aiyuk offers devious response to 49ers’ projected SoFi takeover
Aiyuk offers devious response to 49ers’ projected SoFi takeover originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Star 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk can’t wait for San Francisco’s trek down to Los Angeles to face the Rams in Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season. Literally. The 49ers Faithful travel better than any other team’s fanbase and routinely dominate SoFi Stadium …
Read More »Deuce Knight will once again not be visiting Notre Dame this weekend
Lipscomb Academy junior quarterback Deuce Knight talks with position coaches on the sideline of their scrimmage against Blackman during the 615 Preseason Showcase Friday, August 11, 2023 at Oakland High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. While Notre Dame football has will have its second home game of the year on Saturday, its 2025 quarterback commit Deuce Knight won’t be in attendance. …
Read More »Good news, bad news: Rams’ Cooper Kupp not placed on injured list but is wearing cast
Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is wearing a cast on his injured ankle and could miss several games. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images) It is not a season-ending injury, and it will not require surgery or any other procedure. That is the upside for the Rams and injured receiver Cooper Kupp based on coach Sean McVay’s comments Wednesday. On a day …
Read More »ND FOOTBALL: Take two for Irish in return home against Miami-Ohio
Sep. 18—SOUTH BEND — Marcus Freeman certainly loves his taglines. Discussing the “12-guranteed opportunities” his players have each season is a common calling card. His players have historically cited it too. Saturday, when the RedHawks of Miami-OH enter into Notre Dame Stadium, it feels as if this “opportunity” is much more magnified than any other time his team has faced …
Read More »Deebo declares it’s ‘now or never’ for 49ers’ Super Bowl hopes
Deebo declares it’s ‘now or never’ for 49ers’ Super Bowl hopes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Star 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel knows San Francisco’s Super Bowl window could close at any second. So, the sixth-year veteran wants to win now — as in the 2024 NFL season. On his new podcast “Cleats and Convos,” Samuel told co-host …
Read More »Here’s how to watch Ole Miss vs. Georgia Southern
The Matchup: No. 5 Ole Miss (3-0) vs. Georgia Southern (2-1) Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038) TV: SEC Network, 6:45 p.m. Series: Ole Miss leads 1-0 (2016) Coaches – Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 37-15 at Ole Miss (fifth year) and 98-49 overall (13th year). Georgia Southern: Clay Helton, 14-15 (third year) and 60-39 overall (eighth year). Notes: Ole Miss has not …
Read More »D.K. Metcalf misses Wednesday’s practice with a hand injury
The Seahawks had more than a few players on their Wednesday injury report. It was headlined by receiver D.K. Metcalf, who missed the session with a hand injury. Via Brady Henderson of ESPN.com, other players who missed practice included running back Kenneth Walker III (oblique), defensive end Leonard Williams (knee), linebacker Boye Mafe (knee), linebacker Uchenna Nwosu (knee), linebacker Jerome …
Read More »Florida football injury update: WR Eugene Wilson III out, WR Tank Hawkins questionable
Florida football will enter its matchup at Mississippi State thin at wide receiver. Sophomore wide receiver Eugene Wilson III has been ruled out for the Florida Gators against the Bulldogs, while freshman wide receiver Tank Hawkins is questionable, per the SEC’s availability report released Wednesday night. Wilson, who has 13 catches for 191 yards and 1 TD, did not play …
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