FRISCO — Four years ago, Jason Peters saw the Dallas Cowboys as arrogant. Now that the two-time All-Pro with the Philadelphia Eagles has joined the Cowboys, Peters calls it “swagger.” Hey, a guy can change, particularly with the ever-evolving rosters of the NFL.
HENDERSON, Nev. — The offseason trade heard ‘round the league is ready to come full circle.
Baylor and BYU meet as nonconference foes for the final time with the Cougars set to join the Big 12 next season. The Bears won 38-24 last season in Waco, Texas, on their way to a 12-win season that included a conference championship and a Sugar Bowl victory. They beat the University at Albany 69-10 in the opener. The Cougars are coming off a 50-21 win at South Florida. BYU has a 6-8 mark against ranked teams under coach Kalani Sitake, including 4-3 at LaVell Edwards Stadium.
Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams will raise their Super Bowl banner Thursday night before kicking off the NFL season at home where they became the second straight team to hoist the Vince Lombardi trophy in their own stadium.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Steve Sarkisian left his job as an Alabama assistant to be the head coach at Texas in January 2021 and quickly blazed a 735mile trail from Tuscaloosa to Austin for others to follow.
Texas hosts its future SEC foe No. 1 Alabama in the first regular season meeting between the two teams in 100 years. They did meet in the BCS national championship game at the end of the 2009 season. The Crimson Tide won that game for the first of their six national championships under Nick Saban. In other Big 12 games Saturday, ninthranked Baylor and Texas Tech play future Big 12 teams that are ranked. Baylor goes to No. 21 BYU and Tech hosts No. 25 Houston. Kansas State renews a border-state rivalry with former Big 12 member Missouri.
Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season, passing Ohio State, after the defending national champions dominated their opener.
STEPHENVILLE — The Stephenville Honeybees spent nearly the entire first month of the season on the road and on Tuesday, the hometown fans got their first look at the team in their home opener, and the Honeybees did not disappoint.
Week 2 is a quick turnaround for college football fans. With the Labor Day Weekend games going through Monday night, you don’t have much time to recoup before it ramps back up.
It’s been a strong start to the cross country season for Kevin Baez. The Western Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that Baez, a senior from Vanderbilt, Texas, was named the WAC Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week.