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L-Jax to Vick: Dial back the praise a little

Louisville junior QB Lamar Jackson asked former Atlanta Falcons star Mike Vick to dial on his praise of him.

Vick tweeted last fall that Jackson is "five times better than what I was at Virginia Tech." On Thursday at the ACC Kickoff, Jackson revealed his request of Vick to ESPN's David Hale. Jackson accounted for 51 total touchdowns last season en route to winning the Heisman.

Source: NFL.com

Jul 17 - 2:23 PM

UM QB Speight dealing w/ 'soft tissue' injury

Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh said that redshirt senior QB Wilton Speight has a "soft (tissue) issue."

Speight was sandwiched by two Purdue defenders in the first quarter of Saturday's win and was subsequently taken to an off-site locale for precautionary X-rays. Those X-rays came back free-and-clear of any evidence of structural damage, but there is no current timetable for Speight's return. Helping matters considerably, the Wolverines are off on bye this coming weekend. Should he be sidelined beyond that, John O'Korn -- who took over for him after the injury -- would start in his place.

Source: mlive.com

Sep 24 - 4:44 PM

Davon Grayson burns UConn for 11-223-3

ECU redshirt senior WR Davon Grayson caught 11 passes for 223 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 41-38 win over UConn.

The Huskies possess one of the worst secondaries in the country and Grayson readily took advantage. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder's highlight grab came on a 75-yard touchdown catch in the opening minutes of the third quarter. On the play in question, he hauled in the pass on the left sideline about 20 yards downfield, then made a Saquon Barkley-esque jump cut back to the right which caused two UConn defenders to collide while he raced to glory. Grayson has put in at least 75 yards receiving in three of four games this season, with Sunday's performance his first of the 100-yard variety (and the 200-yard variety, at that).

Sep 24 - 4:04 PM

Dawgs, Horned Frogs make noise in AP poll

In the latest release of the AP Top-25 poll, TCU and Georgia saw rises to Nos. 9 and 7, respectively.

Georgia is up from No. 11 and TCU up from No. 16 thanks to respective wins over Mississippi State and Oklahoma State. A casualty of these rises came in the form of Ohio State, with the Buckeyes being knocked from No. 10 to No. 11. Elsewhere in poll excitement, two new faces joined the fray on Sunday, with West Virginia and Notre Dame slotting in at Nos. 23 and 22, respectively.

Source: Associated Press

Sep 24 - 2:49 PM

Georgia creeps into Coaches Poll top-10

In the latest release of the Amway Coaches Poll, Georgia moved from No. 12 to No. 8.

No changes at the top, as Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma and Penn State all retained spot Nos. 1-4, respectively. Further down, Georgia bumped up four spots to land in the top-10 courtesy of Saturday's dominating win over Mississippi State. TCU nearly joined them after their upset of Oklahoma State, but not quite, not quite -- the Horned Frogs moved up from No. 15 to No. 11. As for the biggest droppers, nobody took a harder hit than Florida State. The 0-2 Seminoles plummeted 14 spots to No. 25 following their loss to NC State and are now teetering on the edge of falling out of the poll altogether.

Source: USA Today

Sep 24 - 1:54 PM

Rosen throws for 480, but two picks in loss

UCLA junior QB Josh Rosen completed 40-of-60 passes for 480 yards with three touchdowns and two picks in a 58-34 loss to Stanford on Saturday.

Rosen (6'4/218) continued to make the plays that have scouts salivating, and the same mistakes that leave them scratching their heads. He again struggled with pressure, and he threw several balls off of his back foot; one of which lead to a late pick that essentially clinched the game. There were good things on Saturday as well as seen in the yardage and touchdown, but this was a mixed effort from the UCLA signal-caller, and mixed might be too nice.

Sep 24 - 2:34 AM

Cowboys' Allen struggles again in OT win

Wyoming redshirt junior QB Josh Allen completed just 9-of-19 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown in a 28-21 overtime victory over Hawaii.

Let's be clear: Allen doesn't have great wideouts, and he doesn't have a great offensive line. Those caveats out of the way, it's still safe to say that this isn't a great start to the season for the 6-foot-5, 230-pound quarterback. His touchdown pass was certainly a clutch one, a 25-yard pass on play-action to a wide-open James Price to give the Cowboys a 28-21 lead in the first overtime. There's plenty of time to rebuild his stock -- and GMs are going to give him some slack for playing with less than a full deck. If he's really going to challenge to be the first quarterback taken in a strong class of signal-callers, however, he's going to have to play (much) better than this.

Sep 24 - 2:05 AM

Harry dominates Ducks for 170 and touchdown

Arizona State sophomore WR N'Keal Harry caught seven passes for 170 yards and a touchdown in a 37-35 upset victory over Oregon on Saturday.

Over Harry's last two games, Harry has caught 20 passes for 318 yards and two scores. That'll do. Harry is a special talent, and he burned the Oregon defense several times in the upset win. His touchdown was a three-yard score coming from quarterback Manny Wilkins late in the first to give ASU a 14-7 lead. The Sun Devils are going to have to win shootout games all year because of their poor defense, but Harry is talented enough to give them a chance to do just that.

Sep 24 - 1:41 AM

Gaskin dominates on ground in big Huskies win

Washington junior RB Myles Gaskin rushed 27 times for 202 yards and two scores in Saturday's 37-10 route over Colorado.

Gaskin (5'10/190) hasn't gotten off to a huge start in terms of yardage, but that changed on Saturday against the Colorado defense. His patience and vision was on full display, consistently finding late holes against the Buffaloes. His first touchdown was a short one-yard plunge to tie things up at 7-7, and his second touchdown was an impressive sweep of 57 yards to make it 37-10 Huskies. Gaskin started slow in 2016 as well before finishing with excellent numbers, and you should expect the same thing in 2017.

Sep 24 - 1:10 AM

Penny scores three times in win over Falcons

San Diego State senior RB Rashaad Penny scored three times and ran for 128 yards on 20 carries in a 28-24 victory over Air Force on Saturday.

Penny (5'11/200) also caught three passes for 18 yards. This is becoming routine for the senior tailback. After falling behind 9-0, Penny scored for the first time on the afternoon from two-yards out to make it 9-7 Air Force. His second touchdown came from 20 yards out near the top of the third quarter, and it gave the Aztecs their first lead of the game at 14-9. The third end zone trip was the most impressive; a 53-yard run with just under six minutes left in the game to give San Diego State the lead and ultimately the win. Penny will likely be a Day 2 selection this spring, and you have to consider him a Doak Walker candidate, though everybody in the country is trailing Penn State's Saquon Barkley in the hunt for that particular award.

Sep 24 - 12:10 AM

Kerryon Johnson (hamstring) scores five TD

Auburn senior RB Kerryon Johnson (hamstring) rushed for 48 yards and five touchdowns on 18 carries in Saturday's 51-14 win over Missouri.

Johnson -- who had missed the last two games with a hamstring injury -- did little in terms of explosivity with his 18 carries (his long run went for just eight yards), but he at least had a nose for the end zone. To say the least. He would score four of his five touchdowns in the first half to help Auburn race out to a dominating 31-7 advantage through two quarters, then finished off his night with a one-yard touchdown punch about five minutes into the third stanza. His health status is worth watching over the course of the coming practice week, as Johnson has struggled with hamstring injuries throughout his career, injuries which tend to linger.

Sep 23 - 11:56 PM

Keller Chryst out for remainder after sack

Stanford redshirt junior QB Keller Chryst was forced out of Saturday's game against UCLA in the first half after taking a hard sack and is not expected to return to the game.

Chryst was scrambling to the right on the play in question when he was sandwiched between two Bruin defenders, hitting his head on the turf in the process. He was then taken to the locker room, after which he emerged without his helmet. Ryan Burns took over for him at signal-caller following the early exit. We'll update Chryst's status as information becomes available.

Source: David Lombardi on Twitter

Sep 23 - 11:46 PM