WVU getting more receivers involved as Hawkins progresses

October 20, 2026

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football hadn’t thrown the ball too much in the first half of the season. The Mountaineers hadn’t had to because they were running the ball so efficiently. But against Cincinnati, quarterback Michael Hawkins was forced to air it out a lot more, and he had a career-high 464 passing yards. He completed 25 of 33 passes and had three touchdowns. “I didn’t think we had our best game (run) blocking-wise,” Rich Rodriguez said. “Give them some credit for that. But it also opened up some big pass plays.” When Hawkins does throw, he has his favorites. ...

Steelers’ belief in rookie class is paying early dividends

October 20, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Shortly after hearing their names called in front of record-setting crowds on Pittsburgh's North Shore at the 2026 draft, the Steelers' rookie class did what some do when they find themselves thrust together by circumstance: they started a group chat. Over the past six ...

Mike McCarthy shrugs off foot injury after halftime tent visit

October 20, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike McCarthy was able to laugh off an injury after spending halftime of Sunday's win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the medical tent after his foot was stepped on. The team's medical staff and the Steelers overcoming a 13-point, second-half ...

Monken says Browns’ offense could be ‘smoother,’ but his 4-2 team has come through late in games

October 20, 2026

CLEVELAND (AP) — Todd Monken didn't expect there would be as many growing pains with the Cleveland Browns' offense as there have been through six games. Then again, hardly anyone expected the Browns to be 4-2 and leading the AFC North in Monken's first season as their coach. That's where ...

Miami is No. 1 in AP Top 25 for 1st time since ’02

October 20, 2026

Miami is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since 2002, No. 2 BYU has its highest ranking since its 1984 national championship season and Notre Dame and Georgia stayed in the top five Sunday after both lost close games. The wildest and wackiest week of the college ...

AP Player of the Week: BYU’s Bear Bachmeier scored as runner, passer, receiver against Notre Dame

October 20, 2026

BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier is The Associated Press national college football player of the week. He had a hand in all four of his team's touchdowns in a 28-24 win over Notre Dame. He had TD runs of 5 and 1 yard, caught a throwback pass for a 15-yard TD and threw 6 yards to Walker Lyons for ...