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‘He Has To Have A Monster Game’: Paul Finebaum Raises Stakes For Arch Manning, Steve Sarkisian vs. Ohio State
AUSTIN, Texas — Paul Finebaum said Monday on ESPN’s Get Up that Arch Manning has to play a monster game when Texas hosts Ohio State on Saturday, and that the result will fall on Texas coach Steve Sarkisian. Finebaum said Sarkisian told him a couple of months ago that the 2025 opener at Ohio State […]
ESPN Reveals Dallas Cowboys’ 2026 Playoff Odds Entering Season Opener
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys came in 11th in ESPN’s 2026 NFL team previews, which the network published Sunday evening for all 32 teams. ESPN’s Football Power Index gives Dallas a 51.9% chance of making the playoffs. The same model puts the Cowboys at 33.9% to win the NFC East. It projects 9.2 wins. […]
‘Not This One’: Ryan Day Gives Ohio State 15 Minutes To Celebrate Before Turning To Texas
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day gave his team 15 minutes to celebrate Saturday’s 56-3 win over Ball State at Ohio Stadium before turning the program to next Saturday’s game at the No. 5 Texas Longhorns. The top-ranked Buckeyes visit Austin on Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC. Ohio State […]
‘It Was Beautiful’: Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Reveals QBs Who Shaped His Throwing Motion
FRISCO, Texas — On the Coach2Coach podcast with Jason Garrett, Dak Prescott named Donovan McNabb, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, and Michael Vick as the quarterbacks he watched throw growing up, and called Vick’s left-handed release beautiful. Garrett coached the Dallas Cowboys quarterback in Dallas from 2016 through 2019. Prescott grew up in Haughton, Louisiana, throwing […]
‘My Middle Brother, Jace’: Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Reveals Who First Taught Him To Throw
FRISCO, Texas — Dak Prescott‘s first throwing coach was his middle brother. On the Coach2Coach podcast with Jason Garrett, who coached Prescott for his first four NFL seasons, the Dallas Cowboys quarterback said Jace Prescott taught him in the yard and in the street, and that the laces never came into it. Garrett opened the […]
‘That’s Hard To Coach’: Steve Sarkisian Raves About Rasheem Biles After Texas Debut
AUSTIN, Texas — Rasheem Biles forced a fumble and intercepted a pass in his first game for Texas, and coach Steve Sarkisian said afterward that the forced fumble was an elite play. Texas beat Texas State 59-7 on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Biles finished with 5 tackles, half a tackle for loss, […]
‘Next Man Approach’: Dusty May Brings Michigan Championship Lesson To Dallas Mavericks
DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May said Thursday that the approach that carried Michigan through injuries to a national championship is what he has been preaching in Dallas since the summer began. May spoke in studio at 105.3 The Fan on “K&C Masterpiece,” on the day the Mavericks named the station their flagship radio […]
‘I Had A Few Tears’: Quinten Joyner Opens Up After Scoring TD In Texas Tech Return From Torn ACL
LUBBOCK, Texas — Quinten Joyner scored on his first carry as a Red Raider, a 14-yard run with 12:14 left in the first quarter that opened the scoring in Texas Tech’s 33-10 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday. Joyner tore an ACL in the preseason of 2025 and missed the year after transferring from USC. […]
‘The Knee Felt Great’: Will Hammond Clears Biggest Question After Texas Tech ACL Return
LUBBOCK, Texas — Will Hammond said his surgically repaired right knee felt great in his first start since tearing an ACL last October, and that he came out of Texas Tech’s 33-10 win over Abilene Christian able to run. Hammond’s last start before Saturday came Oct. 25, 2025, against Oklahoma State, the game he left […]
‘Next Man Up Mentality’: Noah Mikhail Steps Up For Texas A&M With Daymion Sanford Out
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Noah Mikhail led Texas A&M with a career-high 7 tackles in Saturday’s 50-0 win over Missouri State, starting at linebacker with Daymion Sanford still working back from spring surgery. Mikhail had 16 tackles in 13 games as a freshman last season, with a previous best of 6 against Samford. Playing at […]
‘It Was Team Rules’: Joey McGuire Reveals Why Brenden Jordan Missed Texas Tech Opener
LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire said safety Brenden Jordan missed Saturday’s season opener against Abilene Christian because of a team rules violation, and that Jordan will sit out the first two games before returning for the Sept. 18 Big 12 opener against Houston. Jordan, a senior from Mansfield who wears No. 7, […]
‘We Had To Figure That Out Quickly’: Marcel Reed Explains Texas A&M’s Protection Fix Against Missouri State
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Marcel Reed was sacked twice in the first quarter of Texas A&M‘s 50-0 win over Missouri State on Saturday and not once after that. Reed had a good first drive, and the offense stalled after it. “We kind of had to come to the sideline and figure things out,” Reed said. […]
‘Be Will Hammond’: Texas Tech QB Throws For Career-High 298 Yards In 33-10 Win Over Abilene Christian
LUBBOCK, Texas — Will Hammond completed his first 14 pass attempts and finished 26-of-33 for a career-high 298 yards in his first start since tearing the ACL in his right knee. No. 12 Texas Tech beat Abilene Christian 33-10 on Saturday night at Galaxy Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 60,229. Hammond’s previous […]
‘Out For The Year’: Mike Elko Says Texas A&M WR Madden Williams Needs Surgery
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M coach Mike Elko said wide receiver Madden Williams will miss the 2026 season and will have surgery on a lower-body injury. Williams did not dress for Saturday’s 50-0 win over Missouri State and does not appear on the game’s participation report. Elko said the receivers were inconsistent at times […]
‘Definitely Not Satisfied’: Texas A&M Dominates Missouri State 50-0 In Season Opener
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M shut out Missouri State 50-0 on Saturday night at Kyle Field. The Aggies held the Bears to 67 yards of total offense, the fewest allowed under Texas A&M coach Mike Elko. Missouri State managed 4 first downs and converted 1-of-10 on third down. The Bears gained 37 yards on […]
‘Hell Of A Team Win’: Jake Burger Homers Twice As Texas Rangers Rally Past Tampa Bay Rays 8-6
ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Burger homered twice, and the Texas Rangers came back from a 4-0 deficit and then a 5-1 deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 on Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Field. The win gave Texas a split of the four-game series and moved the Rangers to 71-73. Tampa Bay fell […]
‘Doesn’t Portend To Longevity’: Mike Tannenbaum Questions Cam Skattebo’s Running Style Before Dallas Cowboys Game
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum said Friday on ESPN that Cam Skattebo‘s high-contact running style does not point to a long NFL career, and that he hopes it evolves as the New York Giants running back returns from a dislocated ankle against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13. […]
‘Not Sure They’re All The Way Sold’: ESPN Questions Cam Skattebo’s New York Giants Future Before Dallas Cowboys Game
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano said Friday he is not sure the New York Giants are all the way sold on Cam Skattebo as their starting running back, nine days before Skattebo returns from a dislocated ankle against the Dallas Cowboys. Graziano made the comments on ESPN during a preview of […]
‘Number One, Physicality’: ESPN Analyst Says Quinnen Williams, Kenny Clark Give Dallas Cowboys Edge Against New York Giants
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — ESPN analyst Harry Douglas said Friday that physicality is the first thing he expects from the Dallas Cowboys defense when it opens the season at the New York Giants on Sept. 13, and he named the interior pairing of Quinnen Williams and Kenny Clark as the reason. Douglas made the comments […]
New York Giants Extend Jon Runyan Jr. 2 Years, $22M Before Week 1 vs. Dallas Cowboys
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and left guard Jon Runyan Jr. agreed to a two-year, $22 million extension Sunday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The deal includes $21.5 million guaranteed and runs through 2028, a week before New York hosts the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13 to begin the regular season. It […]
New York Giants Extend Jameis Winston 2 Years, $13M Before Week 1 vs. Dallas Cowboys
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and backup quarterback Jameis Winston agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract extension Sunday that runs through 2028, a week before New York opens the season against the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 13. Winston had been going into the second year of a two-year, $8 million deal. […]
‘Pretty Clear Nos. 1-2’: Mel Kiper Ranks Cam Coleman, Jeremiah Smith Atop 2027 NFL Draft WR Class
AUSTIN, Texas — Mel Kiper Jr. wrote Friday that Texas Longhorns receiver Cam Coleman and Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith are the clear Nos. 1-2 on wide receiver boards for the 2027 NFL draft. The line came in an ESPN column of 10 predictions published Sept. 4, one day before Coleman’s Texas debut. The mention came […]
‘Too High Of A Price’: Boston Celtics Wanted Rudy Gobert, Naz Reid In Jaylen Brown Trade Talks
MINNEAPOLIS — The Boston Celtics asked the Minnesota Timberwolves for Rudy Gobert and Naz Reid in trade talks for Jaylen Brown this summer, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic said on CLNS Media’s Celtics Daily podcast. The episode with host Bobby Manning was posted Saturday, and CLNS Media’s Celtics account posted a clip of the segment […]
‘We Need Our Guys To Go’: Skip Schumaker Wants Big September From Evan Carter
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Evan Carter is one of the players the club is hoping has a big September after Carter’s leadoff home run in the eighth inning of Saturday’s 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Carter’s home run off Kevin Kelly cut Tampa Bay’s lead to 3-2 at Globe […]
‘Must-Win Situation’: Skip Schumaker Raises Stakes For Rangers-Rays Series Finale
ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker called Sunday’s series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays a must-win type of game before it began, with MacKenzie Gore starting and a series split still available after two straight late losses. Texas lost 6-3 in 10 innings Saturday night at Globe Life Field when Jonathan Aranda hit […]
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