Browns coach Todd Monken and Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley won't be in a sentimental mood when Cleveland hosts Baltimore in an AFC North matchup on Sunday. Monken, in his first season leading the Browns, was Baltimore's offensive coordinator for the previous three seasons. Huntley is ...
No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana have plenty of pizzaz on their rosters. Each school has efficient quarterbacks, elite receivers and big-play threats all over the field. But they win the old-fashioned way — running the ball and stopping the run. So in the only top five contest ...
Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith seems to break records every weekend. Indiana receivers Charlie Becker and Nick Marsh are etching their names into Indiana lore on a weekly basis, too. On Saturday, those three — all ranked among the top four receiver prospects in April's NFL draft — ...
The days of portraying Indiana as a pesky, plucky underdog which has appeared out of nowhere like some previously undiscovered comet probably needs to be reconsidered. Or, at least, it should be. Sure, football fans and even non-fans stared in disbelief when the Hoosiers went from a 3-9 record in 2023 to 11-2, including a trip to the College Football Playoff, in Curt Cignetti's first season as their coach in 2024. Since then they've won last season's national championship with a 16-0 record and are riding a 22-game winning streak going into their rematch of last season's Big Ten ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. had a receiver over the middle of the field and took a shot. Hawkins sailed the pass over his head, which would’ve been a walk-in touchdown. It was a hard pass, but one you’d like to make as a quarterback. In a boat race against ...
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football had one preseason practice open to the media. On a rainy day, the practice was moved indoors, so it was hard to grasp the full scope of the team, confined to the small facility. Like most media viewings, Rich Rodriguez doesn’t show much. It’s usually special teams, ball security and individual drills. But he showed a couple of offensive plays, and one of them featured a two-back set. Two months since that viewing, the two-back set finally appeared and was utilized quite a bit against Arizona. Running back Cam Cook was at quarterback Michael ...
