DETROIT — Amon-Ra St. Brown had 13 yards. Sam LaPorta had 27 yards until the final seconds of the game. These guys were All-Pros last season and the Los Angeles Rams spent themselves against them. It worked. Didn’t matter. The Detroit Lions didn’t tackle well. They lost two possessions. They had problems against Matthew Stafford. […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Deshaun Watson is under pressure and starts checking boxes. Ideally, he negates it before the snap by audible to the right pass defense. If not, he checks to his hot read, football jargon for a quick throw meant to help a quarterback blitz. What if steps one and two don’t work? “After […]
The Cleveland Browns open the NFL season on Sunday with two former All-Americans from Alabama as wide receivers – one they traded for and the other they apparently tried to trade for. On the other side of the line of Amari Cooper and Jerry Jeudy, Trevon Diggs, another former Alabama star, will try to stop […]
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Watch quarterback Quinn Ewers sing the fight song now on Michigan’s home turf. Watch him greet the away fans as they descend onto the field from their seats at the scoreboard. Watch him spell/signal his school’s letters in enemy territory, just like we always imagined. “T!” “E!” “X!” “A!” “S!” Odd […]
SAN DIEGO – Even boring victories. Oregon State used its running game and defense to secure its first road shutout in 41 years, beating San Diego State 21-0 on a warm, muggy Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium. OSU (2-0) got rushing touchdowns from Jam Griffin and Anthony Hankerson, enough for a Beavers defense that controlled […]
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland – For the second week in a row, Michigan State found itself in a neck-and-neck game late in the fourth quarter. This time, the Spartans didn’t try to wait for a win to avoid an upset, but instead they fought together and got one. Michigan State (2-0, 1-0, Big Ten) scored ten […]
Alabama’s football team won the closest victory in football history on Saturday, defeating South Florida 42-16 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide played poorly for most of the game and only pulled away late in the fourth quarter on the night the field was named after Nick Saban. Many of the problems were due to […]
Alabama’s football team won the closest victory in football history on Saturday, defeating South Florida 42-16 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide played poorly for most of the game and only pulled away late in the fourth quarter on the night the field was named after Nick Saban. Many of the problems were due to […]
Alabama football will be without its starting left tackle Kadyn Proctor for Saturday’s game against South Florida because of a shoulder injury. Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer said on UA’s pregame radio show that the sophomore will likely miss the game. “Right now, it probably looks like he’s not going to be able to […]
ANN ARBOR — When Michigan applied pressure late in the first half against No. 3 Texas on Saturday, quarterback Davis Warren had receiver Semaj Morgan completely free on a seam route. Warren went for the shot, but his pass sailed over the head of his 5’10” receiver. A successful pass would have put the Wolverines […]
