There was a point last season that Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz looked around his team and saw two healthy linebackers with in-game experience. Ty’Ron Hopper had gone down with an injury. Likewise, Chad Bailey. That threw Triston Newson into the picture and veteran Chuck Hicks into an expanded role. The forced hand, looking back, has paid dividends. Hicks and …

The Falcons signed quarterback Nathan Peterman to their practice squad Tuesday, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Falcons cut offensive lineman Julién Davenport. The Falcons have Kirk Cousins and rookie Michael Penix on their 53-player roster at the position. The Raiders cut Peterman out of the preseason after the Saints released him early in training camp. He completed …

STILLWATER — With so much already known about this Oklahoma State football team thanks to its 20 returning starters, the season opener presented few unexpected twists. Perhaps the defense shows a bigger glimpse into the offseason changes it made when the 17th-ranked Cowboys host Arkansas at 11 a.m. Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. And maybe the offense has some new …

The Chiefs have added a defensive player to their 53-man roster. Kansas City announced on Tuesday that the club has signed defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu to the 53-man roster off of the club’s practice squad. The Chiefs had just added Tuipulotu to the practice squad over the weekend after he was waived by the Eagles. A sixth-round pick in the …

Aug 31, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish cornerback Christian Gray (29) tackles Texas A&M Aggies defensive back Trey Jones III (9) in the fourth quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Only one game has been played, but Notre Dame’s statement win at Texas A&M has the pundits and College Football Playoff bracketologists …

[BBC] Former Buffalo Bills assistant coach Phoebe Schecter is an NFL pundit and plays for Great Britain’s flag football team. The Kansas City Chiefs come into the new NFL season looking to make history, by becoming the first team to win three straight Super Bowls. It’s so hard to get there every year. Nothing is guaranteed. That’s the beauty of …

Southern California head coach Lincoln Riley watches a play during the first half of an NCAA college football game against LSU, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, in Las Vegas. | Steve Marcus USC isn’t going to take Utah State lightly. At least that is the hope of Trojans head coach Lincoln Riley. In a wide-ranging interview with Trojans Live, Riley spoke …

The Titans have waived linebacker Luke Gifford, the team announced Tuesday. Gifford, who initially joined the Titans last offseason, appeared in 11 games for the team in 2023. He played only eight defensive snaps last season but saw action on 259 on special teams. He made six stops on special teams. Gifford, who spent his first four NFL seasons with …

USC quarterback Miller Moss (7) was accused of harassing his roommate in 2022, prompting the university to investigate the dispute. Moss said he regrets his actions. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) A dispute between USC star quarterback Miller Moss and his former roommate and ex-Trojan quarterback Mo Hasan escalated to the point that the university investigated the feud in …

Kadarius Toney may be closer to finding a new home. After he was waived by the Chiefs last week, Toney took a free-agent visit with the Seahawks on Tuesday, via Field Yates of ESPN. Toney, 25, played a key role in Kansas City’s victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, but struggled mightily in the 2023 season. He had …

Ole Miss receiver Juice Wells got his first chance to speak with the media after making a big first impression on the field Saturday. His first public comments since coming to Oxford from South Carolina in the offseason should endear him to fans even more than his play on the field. “I chose Ole Miss because I felt like Ole …

Left tackle Trent Williams was looking for some security in a revised deal with the 49ers and it looks like he got it. Williams ended his holdout after agreeing to a new deal with the team on Tuesday and his agents at Elite Loyalty Sports announced that he stands to make $82.66 million over the next three years. That’s the …

Sep. 3—A top-notch quarterback wore out Lebanon for the second straight week last Friday. Seven nights after Antioch’s Andre Adams led the Bears to a come-from behind win, Upperman junior Bronzdon Chaffin used his legs and arm to lead the visiting Bees to a 41-14 whipping of the Blue Devils at Clifton Tribble Field/Danny Watkins Stadium. The 6-foot-4 sophomore accounted …

Cameron Heyward wanted a contract that guaranteed he finished his career with the Steelers. The defensive lineman got that just in the nick of time. The Steelers, who have a firm policy of cutting off negotiations once the season starts, and Heyward agreed to a three-year, $45 million contract on Tuesday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. The deal includes $29 …

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – AUGUST 31: Head coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and head coach Mike Elko of the Texas A&M Aggies embrace after the game at Kyle Field on August 31, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) After entering its season opener ranked No. 20 in the nation, the Texas A&M …