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Colorado football made it interesting against the USC Trojans but just didn’t have enough time to complete a wild comeback, falling just short of their Pac-12 rivals by a score of 48-41. Part of the reason they ran out of time? Colorado offensive coordinator inexplicably called multiple running plays with the ball deep in USC […]

Florida football’s SEC showdown against Kentucky couldn’t be going worse for the Gators, who are currently trailing the Wildcats by a score of 23-7 at the half at the time of publication. The Gators defense has been gashed on the ground to the tune of over 200 rushing yards for Wildcats running back Ray Davis, […]

The USC football offense was dealt a tough injury blow ahead of their highly anticipated contest against the Colorado Buffaloes. Trojans explosive wide receiver Zachariah Branch will not play against Colorado football due to an undisclosed injury, per Antonio Morales of The Athletic. It’s not exactly clear what type of injury Branch is dealing with, […]

Nebraska football’s quarterback situation received some clarity ahead of their Big Ten clash against the Michigan Wolverines. With Cornhuskers QB Jeff Sims still dealing with an ankle injury, the team will be starting Heinrich Haarberg for the third straight week, a source told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule declined to provide […]

The Colorado football secondary took a hit before their showdown against superstar quarterback Caleb Williams and the USC Trojans. Buffaloes safety Shilo Sanders, who is dealing with a kidney injury that has caused him to urinate blood, is doubtful and not expected to play vs. USC football, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. In some positive […]

The Los Angeles Rams have ensured that a key piece of their passing game will be sticking around for the future. The Rams on Friday agreed to a three-year, $27 million contract extension with tight end Tyler Higbee, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Higbee can also earn up to $30.5 million in the contract […]

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery had never defeated the Green Bay Packers in his career until Thursday night. The Lions, who bested the Packers by a score of 34-20 on Thursday Night Football, were in control of the game for much of the night, thanks to the power running of Montgomery. It felt really […]

Carolina Panthers rookie Bryce Young isn’t sweating the ankle injury that forced him to miss his team’s Week 3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Young, who returned to practice on Wednesday and is expected to play on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings- per head coach Frank Reich- was asked if there are any concerns that […]

The Detroit Lions will be taking on the Green Bay Packers in a clash of division rivals on Thursday Night Football, and they will be doing so with the services of their starting running back, David Montgomery. Montgomery, who has been dealing with a thigh injury, will play against the Packers in Week 4, per […]

The Philadelphia Eagles’ banged-up secondary was dealt another injury early on during their Monday Night Football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Eagles safety Justin Evans suffered a neck injury on the first series of the game and is listed as questionable to return, per Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Evans, who headed to […]

Los Angeles Rams fans- and fantasy managers- can breathe a sigh of relief. Rams rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua, listed as questionable with an oblique injury, is officially active for the Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, per the team’s Twitter account. There were questions surrounding Nacua’s status, as the rookie wideout has […]

Las Vegas Raiders star Davante Adams is fed up after his team’s sloppy loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football. Adams, who implored the Raiders to put film study and constructive words into action, had even more to say after the loss, which dropped Las Vegas to 1-2 on the season. Adams acknowledged […]

Dan Lanning and Oregon football are not messing around. Holding onto a 13-0 lead at the time while facing a 4th-and-4 on their own 17-yard line in the second quarter, Lanning did the unthinkable, calling a fake punt. But not only did the Ducks head coach call a fake punt, but he called a fake […]

The Clemson football program’s day ended in disappointment, as the Tigers were bested by Florida State in overtime by a score of 31-24 on Saturday. On the Florida State side, there was a sense that the Seminoles had finally gotten a weight lifted off of their shoulders with a win against the Tigers after seven […]

Colorado football is seemingly involved in a logo controversy once again, only this time, the Buffaloes are on the other side. Upon arriving in Eugene for the Pac-12 clash against the Ducks, Colorado football players, including star quarterback Shedeur Sanders, walked over the Oregon logo. One Buffaloes player even stomped on the Ducks logo in […]

Ole Miss football head coach Lane Kiffin raised some eyebrows on Saturday morning with his response to a question about playing against Alabama and Nick Saban. Ahead of their ranked SEC clash, Kiffin said that the meeting between he and Saban could be “our last time“, which will undoubtedly spark Saban retirement rumors once more. […]

The sledding will be a bit tougher for Florida State football once again in Week 4 against a fellow ACC power in Clemson. The Seminoles, who squeaked by Boston College last week despite being shorthanded, will be without two key starters once again on Saturday. Offensive lineman Robert Scott Jr and safety Akeem Dent will […]

After the Week 1 win over the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love made it clear that Green Bay’s winning ways against their division rival were going to continue, telling reporters that “nothing’s changed.” Love’s Packers predecessor Aaron Rodgers, who dominated the Bears to the tune of a 24-5 career record, apparently agrees. […]

There was a brief moment of panic for San Francisco 49ers fans during their 30-12 victory over the New York Giants on Thursday night, as star wide receiver Deebo Samuel was down on the turf in pain with an apparent injury after a catch-and-run in the fourth quarter. Samuel walked into the blue medical tent […]

The San Francisco 49ers take on the New York Giants in a Week 3 primetime clash on Thursday Night Football. One of the big storylines heading into the contest was the status of 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who popped up on this week’s injury report after suffering a shoulder injury during his team’s win […]

The status of Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow is one of the biggest storylines in the league heading into Week 3. Burrow, who aggravated his calf injury during the Week 2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, carries an uncertain status heading into a Week 3 Monday Night Football game against the Los Angeles Rams. […]

The worst fears of Alexander Mattison’s fantasy football managers came true on Wednesday, as the Minnesota Vikings traded for Los Angeles Rams halfback Cam Akers. Mattison, the team’s lead back in the post-Dalvin Cook era- has struggled through two weeks. Evidently, Minnesota felt a spark was needed, leading to the Akers trade– and much panic […]

The Cleveland Browns reunited with Kareem Hunt, who had spent the last four seasons with the team, after star halfback Nick Chubb suffered a season-ending injury during the Monday Night Football loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Wednesday after news of the signing broke, Hunt spoke about his return to Cleveland and how it was […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have landed a capable scorer on the wing with superstar James Harden’s future with the franchise still in limbo. The Sixers have agreed to a one-year contract with forward Kelly Oubre Jr, league sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Oubre, 27, averaged a career-best 20.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per […]

The Carolina Panthers’ offense is set to receive a boost for their Monday Night Football contest against the New Orleans Saints. Panthers wide receiver DJ Chark, who is dealing with a hamstring injury, is active for the game against the Saints and will make his 2023 debut, per the team’s Twitter account. Chark, 26, missed […]

Colorado State football safety Henry Blackburn entered the spotlight after he was flagged for unnecessary roughness following a late hit on Colorado star Travis Hunter during the Rams’ double overtime loss to the Buffaloes. Unfortunately for Blackburn, much of the attention he received was negative, including death threats, something the Colorado State athletic director addressed […]

Florida State football will be shorthanded for their Saturday matchup against Boston College. The Seminoles will be without three starters, as offensive linemen Robert Scott Jr and Maurice Smith will each miss their second consecutive game. Meanwhile, safety Akeem Dent, one of the more experienced players on the Florida State football defense, will also miss […]

The Minnesota Vikings couldn’t get out of their own way during a 34-28 Thursday Night Football loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, as they turned the ball over four times, including twice in the first quarter. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins, who played another strong game, spoke to reporters after the contest and perfectly summed up the […]

Las Vegas Raiders star Davante Adams couldn’t believe what he was watching when he saw former Green Bay Packers teammate and current New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers go down with what turned out to be a season-ending Achilles injury. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, the Raiders star compared the Rodgers injury to a “horrible […]

Fresh off of a shocking upset of TCU and a blowout win over Nebraska, Deion Sanders and Colorado football are flying high heading into a conference matchup against Colorado State. Rams head coach Jay Norvell seems to be tired of the Sanders-Colorado football hype, as he took a shot at Coach Prime before the Week […]

Philadelphia Eagles halfback D’Andre Swift appears poised to handle a large workload for his team on Thursday night against the Minnesota Vikings, with Kenneth Gainwell, the lead back from Philly’s Week 1 win, out for the game with a rib injury. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni spoke about Swift’s role for the game in comments […]

The Denver Broncos’ loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 1 included a controversial penalty involving Broncos safety Justin Simmons and Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. During the first quarter of the contest, Garoppolo scrambled up the middle to avoid the rush with Broncos’ defensive end Frank Clark in pursuit. Clark dragged the Raiders QB […]

The New York Jets were reportedly already contacting veteran quarterbacks after the devastating- and season-ending- Achilles injury to Aaron Rodgers on Monday Night Football. Now, Jets fans have some insight into one of the first QBs the team has touched base with, as New York has “inquired” about the Kansas City Chiefs’ former backup to […]

Las Vegas Raiders fans received a scare when wide receiver Jakobi Meyers sustained a hit to the helmet by Denver Broncos defender Kareem Jackson during Sunday’s 17-16 win. Meyers, who was in the midst of a strong debut for the Raiders, remained on the field as players gathered around him after the hit. Meyers exited […]

New York Jets defensive end Carl Lawson was listed as inactive for the team’s opening game of the season on Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills, prompting fans to wonder if he was dealing with an injury. While Lawson returned late to training camp due to a back injury, he is not, in fact, […]

Los Angeles Chargers star Austin Ekeler’s status is up in the air for practice this week after the halfback picked up an ankle injury during his team’s Week 1 loss to the Miami Dolphins, per Ari Meirov on Twitter. Chargers head coach Brandon Staley told reporters that Ekeler was able to finish the game against […]

Shedeur Sanders and Colorado football had said that the game against Nebraska was personal, and they played like it on Saturday, blowing out the Cornhuskers 36-14. As it turns out, Rhule and Nebraska had provided Sanders and company with some extra bulletin board material with their pregame actions. Rhule and the Cornhuskers held a team […]

Nebraska football had injury added to insult on Saturday, as starting quarterback Jeff Sims suffered an injury late in the 36-14 loss to Colorado. After the game, Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule spoke to reporters, revealing that Sims “may have a high ankle sprain”, per Lauren Michelson of ABC. Sims slowly walked off the field […]

With a primetime clash against no. 11 Texas looming, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban provided injury updates on a pair of Crimson Tide starters on the defensive side of the ball during an appearance on SEC Nation on Saturday. Saban said that both starting safeties Malachi Moore and Jaylen Key “have a chance to […]