4:52 PM ET Ohio State will be without four starters when the team plays Utah in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, as receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson, offensive lineman Nicholas Petit-Frere and defensive lineman Haskell Garrett have all opted out of the game. Wilson is a third-year player for the Buckeyes and
4:39 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars put running back James Robinson on injured reserve because of an Achilles injury and placed 11 players on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday. Two offensive linemen — center Brandon Linder and left guard Andrew Norwell — were among the four starters put on the COVID-19 list.
4:10 PM ET ESPN News Services Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire is considered week-to-week with a bruised shoulder, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It will be challenging for Edwards-Helaire to play Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals but the fact that it is on the table is a positive for the running
5:52 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers resumed practice Monday after a long holiday weekend without starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. That’s because Garoppolo suffered at least a right thumb sprain early in Thursday’s 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans. However, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Garoppolo is dealing
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — Ian Book knows this is a big deal, and he isn’t shying away from it. The rookie is preparing to take his first NFL snap Monday night as the New Orleans Saints’ starting quarterback against the Miami Dolphins after veterans Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian both tested positive for
5:26 PM ET Penn State senior safety Jaquan Brisker announced on Monday that he would opt out of the Nittany Lions’ Outback Bowl game against Arkansas to prepare for the NFL draft. The 6-1, 200 Brisker, who returned for his super senior season, is Mel Kiper Jr.’s No. 3 safety in his positional draft rankings.
4:52 PM ET Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson has opted out of the Rose Bowl and declared for the NFL draft, he announced Monday. Wilson is a third-year player for the Buckeyes and a former top-20 recruit in the 2019 class out of Austin, Texas. He chose Ohio State over the Texas Longhorns and
4:10 PM ET Boise State has withdrawn from the Barstool Arizona Bowl because of COVID-19 issues within the program, sources confirmed to ESPN on Monday. The Broncos were set to face Central Michigan on Friday afternoon in Tucson, Arizona. Central Michigan arrived in Tucson on Sunday night and practiced earlier Monday. The Arizona Bowl has
4:36 PM ET Cincinnati’s players and coaches on Monday downplayed any role the underdog label may play for the Bearcats against heavily favored Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinal game at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The Crimson Tide are a 13½-point favorite against the Bearcats, who went 13-0 this season and have won
Dec 12, 2021 Jeff Wagenheim Julianna Peña believed. She might have been the only one. Peña entered Saturday night’s UFC 269 co-main event as a 6½-to-1 betting underdog against Amanda Nunes, and who could argue with that? She was up against the greatest fighter in the history of women’s MMA, and a two-division champion. Amanda