Steve Sarkisian announces Texas starting quarterback for Saturday

data-mm-id=”_8bnvx6vrt”>Matt Ryan's injury against the Rams in Week 7 was unfortunate, but well-timed. The Falcons had to only play one game with Matt Schaub as their starter before entering their bye, and now head coach Dan Quinn says Ryan will return this Sunday against the Saints. Falcons HC Dan Quinn says QB Matt Ryan is "ready to play" vs. the Saints on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/AoCtak3AbN— NFL (@NFL) November 8, 2019Ryan went down with an ankle injury after getting sacked by Aaron Donald and missed one game. His return will be welcome, but the Falcons are 1-7 and have no hope to do anything other than mess up their draft position by trying to win games this year. The clock is ticking on Quinn, but Ryan may help him last a bit longer. …

data-mm-id=”_1lgaj3g6b”>The XFL kicked off today. It's been an interesting experience so far, and one of the cooler new aspects of the broadcast is sideline reporters conducting interviews with players as they walk off the field after something happens. As one might imagine, interviewing players while emotions are high can sometimes come with a cost. We got our first example during Saturday's inagural matchup between the D.C. Defenders and Seattle Dragons. Dianna Russini caught an XFL lineman coming off the field right after he had gotten flagged for a post-whistle skirmish, and he dropped the first F-bomb in XFL history. The ABC censor did not catch it in time. XFL Offensive Lineman gets interviews, immediately drops an f-bomb. pic.twitter.com/XjIVTr8lAl— Dov Kleiman (@NFL…

data-mm-id=”_le1o0gmoq”>Football season is about to be canceled. At least in the most problematic sense. Red Staters woke up on Tuesday to learn that players for the Dallas Cowboys would be allowed to protest during the National Anthem. This news prompted Donald Trump's adult son to proclaim that "football is officially dead" and that he is gone. Presumably from watching the NFL forever.Football is officially dead — so much for “America’s sport.” Goodbye NFL… I’m gone. https://t.co/FSJeyvsql3— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) September 8, 2020Can't say we didn't see this coming. Certain people will not tolerate the NFL "disrespecting our Country & our Flag." If noted football fan Eric Trump is gone, what will the NFL do?Keep in mind that no N…

data-mm-id=”_i6q7v7fdu”>The last fleeting hope that Archie Miller's time at Indiana could lead to greatness vanished into thin air Wednesday night. Piscataway is a hell of a place to watch a basketball team hit rock bottom, but that's exactly what happened as Rutgers ran the hapless Hoosiers off the floor in a rout. Four years in, Miller's time in Bloomington has been one long missed opportunity and the school simply can't justify keeping him atop its cherished basketball program any longer. Indiana opened Wednesday night's contest in fine fashion, racing to a 23-8 lead at the RAC midway through the first half. The Hoosiers were quick, decisive, hit some big shots and their defensive rotations were on point. Then things went downhill faster than a Kendall Roy c…

data-mm-id=”_ax30rr3jm”>The Dallas Cowboys face the herculean challenge this offseason of finally signing Dak Prescott to a long-term contract extension and plugging the numerous holes on their roster. They must to do all that while only having $33 million in cap space to play with. Completing that task will take creativity, ingenuity, and some amazing scouting, but it would be made much easier if they traded Ezekiel Elliott. In fact, it's the Cowboys' best path toward becoming Super Bowl contenders again next year. With Elliott out this week because of a calf contusion, Tony Pollard got the start and showed he's ready to replace Elliott as the Cowboys lead back moving forward. Against the 49ers, Pollard ran for 69 yards and two touchdowns and caught six passes for 63 ya…

data-mm-id=”_caeg6uvei”>On Monday, the NBA and NFL subreddits, two of the largest communities on Reddit, went private along with thousands of other subreddits in protest of a new Reddit policy. Going "private" on the website means nobody can see the subreddit, so it is impossible to browse, post, or comment. In 2020, the two subreddits shut down in a similar manner as part of another protest against Reddit. Here's what you see if you try to log onto reddit.com/r/nba. Reddit / Why did they do this? Reddit's new API policies. In layman's terms, Reddit recently announced some changes that would effectively eliminate third-party applications, forcing anybody who wants to use the site on mobile to download the official Reddit app. This is making people upset for two…

data-mm-id=”_yippum7ta”>Sean Payton rolled into Denver with lots of thoughts about the job previous coach Nathaniel Hackett did and how Russell Wilson should stop running for offense and promptly lost the first three games, including a 70-20 debacle in Miami last week that somehow could have been worse. The Broncos had a much easier task in Chicago this afternoon against the Bears, but wasted no time making Justin Fields look like the best quarterback in the world and digging a 28-7 deficit. Desperate times call for desperate measures and, noticing the temperature on the Lake Michigan shores was above 80 degrees, Payton decided to make a wardrobe alteration. Because whereas a normal person would simply roll up their sleeves to vent the forearms, a football coach tasks an equipment mana…

data-mm-id=”_0wvv6x1j1″>Kevin McCarthy hasn't had the best year in 2023. He lost his position as Speaker of the House after a revolt from members of his own party, he hit fellow Rep. Tim Burchett in the kidneys and now he's having some embarrassing conversations go public. McCarthy allegedly told Liz Cheney that he went to Mar-a-Lago after January 6th to comfort Donald Trump, who was depressed and not eating. Video below:Liz Cheney says McCarthy claimed he went to Mar-a-Lago after January 6th because Trump was depressed and was not eating pic.twitter.com/Ag0IULSHzp— Acyn (@Acyn) November 28, 2023McCarthy's trip to Mar-a-Lago after Jan. 6 raised some eyebrows because he had publicly rebuked the former president after his actions that day. Then, about three weeks after t…

data-mm-id=”_y9xomjhvh”>Travis Kelce accosting Andy Reid on the Kansas City Chiefs' sideline in the middle of Super Bowl LVIII exists in a weird space where it feels like the incident itself was not given the proper attention when it happened but then everybody went overboard trying to compensate for that afterwards. Tony Romo brushed it off when we all saw it on live television and now it's been maybe the most-discussed topic in the aftermath of the Big Game. At the very least it's been talked about just as much as Patrick Mahomes' place in the GOAT rankings, which means the coverage has been quite comprehensive. On Wednesday a new episode of New Heights dropped and we got Kelce's side of the story. Speaking to his brother, Jason, Travis did not deign to expla…

data-mm-id=”_ueixx480p”>The UFC traveled to Mexico City on Saturday night for a card known as either UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2, UFC Fight Night 237 or UFC on ESPN+ 95. Whatever you want to call the event, it was the promotion's first trip to Mexico City since 2019 so fans were excited. Maybe even a little too excited as you'll see in these videos of a brawl in stands.Absolute scenes in the stands at UFC Mexico 👊 pic.twitter.com/UMwv4CNRlG— Football Fights (@footbalIfights) February 25, 2024Me tocó en primer fila el KO de la noche en UFC México @fanaticosMMAGT @CCLegaspi pic.twitter.com/OKee7R6SSS— JS (@JS_mma_) February 25, 2024Who knows what started this, but since it took place on a flat surface inside Mexico City Arena, we do know tha…