7:35 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Hours after the College Football Playoff selection committee cemented the top four teams, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was asked the million-dollar question: How do you stop or limit the Alabama offense? Kelly equivocated, noting his staff hadn’t evaluated the Crimson Tide game plan-wise, since he had just learned
Month: January 2021
6:26 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without three key members of their defense Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. Inside linebacker Devin White, outside linebacker Shaq Barrett and defensive lineman Steve McLendon were placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday. Placement on the list means a player has either tested positive
5:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams outside linebacker Leonard Floyd was taken to the hospital Friday for precautionary measures after complaining about abdominal pain to a
5:00 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara has tested positive for COVID-19, leaving his status for the postseason in question, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. After mixed test results, Kamara had a positive test confirmed Friday afternoon, a source said. He has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list
5:20 PM ET Alabama’s Najee Harris made his presence felt immediately in the College Football Playoff, hurdling a Notre Dame defender and never breaking stride en route to a 53-yard run that set up another Tide touchdown. THIS NAJEE HARRIS HURDLE 😱 #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/3qiYJq9wPi — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 1, 2021 Maybe Harris just wanted to
5:35 PM ET BYU quarterback Zach Wilson will enter the NFL draft, he announced Friday. A likely first-round pick, Wilson is the No. 3-ranked draft-eligible quarterback and the No. 14 overall player, according to ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. COUGAR NATION pic.twitter.com/pEa9RUMCTQ — Zachary Wilson (@zachkapono) January 1, 2021 In three years, Wilson
2:15 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens punter Sam Koch is not expected to play Sunday at the Cincinnati Bengals, which would end the NFL’s third-longest active consecutive games streak at 239. Koch is on the reserve/COVID-19 list after his test on Wednesday came back inconclusive. This would mark the first time he’s
4:05 PM ET New Arizona coach Jedd Fisch has hired Brennan Carroll as the Wildcats’ offensive coordinator, the school announced Friday. Carroll, the son of Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, has spent the last six seasons on his father’s staff, most recently as an assistant offensive line coach and run game coordinator. “Brennan and I
2:13 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The Grinch came after Alvin Kamara‘s Christmas-themed cleats, after all. The New Orleans Saints running back was fined $5,000 by the NFL for wearing a pair of red and green cleats that didn’t match his uniform colors while rushing for six touchdowns on Christmas Day. Apparently they don’t even
3:16 PM ET Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith practiced for a second consecutive day, but he is questionable for Sunday’s game at the Philadelphia Eagles. Washington (6-9) will win the NFC East if it beats the Eagles (4-10-1). Washington has lost two consecutive games with Smith unable to play. Smith practiced on back-to-back days