Tag: No. 8

First look: Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins lands in Kansas City ahead of debut vs. Raiders

DeAndre Hopkins is officially in Kansas City, and was spotted stepping off a plane and practicing ahead of his #Chiefs debut.

The Kansas City Chiefs made waves by acquiring star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in a trade with the Tennessee Titans this week.

With wide receivers Rashee Rice and Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown both on the defending Super Bowl champions’ injured reserve list, Kansas City desperately needed to add another pass-catcher.

Hopkins is a tested veteran who has earned first-team All-Pro honors three times in his career and should make an immediate impact for the Chiefs when they face the Las Vegas Raiders on October 27.

On Thursday morning when the trade was officially announced, the team posted photos of Hopkins stepping off a plane in Kansas City.

 

Hopkins participated in the Chiefs’ practice session on Thursday and was seen wearing a No. 8 jersey, the number previously worn by practice squad pass-catcher Justyn Ross.

 

Stay tuned to see how Hopkins fits in Kansas City’s offense this weekend when the Chiefs travel to Las Vegas

Josh Jacobs set to change Las Vegas Raiders jersey number

Josh Jacobs to return to college No. 8 with Raiders in 2023

Former Alabama RB, [autotag]Josh Jacobs[/autotag], continues to ascend every single year he spends with the Las Vegas Raiders. In 2022, he reached new heights as he was crowned the NFL rushing champion by leading the league in rushing yards in his fourth season in the league.

Jacobs was the No. 24 overall selection in the 2019 NFL draft and chose to wear No. 28, the closest available number to his college No. 8. NFL rules formerly prohibited running backs from wearing specific numbers, including single digits and teens. However, in the last few years, the NFL has altered its rules to allow players to be more flexible with their numbers and will even allow players to wear No. 0 in 2023.

Today, the Raiders announced that Jacobs would be switching back to No. 8, which he wore while with the Crimson Tide. A very clean look for one of the best players in the league.

Jacobs was franchise tagged this offseason and has one more guaranteed year in Vegas, but he is a key part of the Raiders plan moving forward. The Raiders moved off of long-time starting quarterback, Derek Carr, this offseason, and with a new QB in the system, I think we will see even more of Jacobs this upcoming season.

When you start to list the best Alabama players in the NFL, there is no question that Jacob’s is firmly in the mix with guys like Derrick Henry or Minkah Fitzpatrick.

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AP Poll: Texas jumps one spot in latest poll

The latest AP Poll has been released with the Texas Longhorns moving up during the bye week. They are now tied with Auburn at No. 8.

The Associated Press Top 25 poll has been released. The Longhorns jumped up one spot into a tie with the Auburn Tigers at No. 8. Texas was No. 9 after rolling the UTEP Miners in their season opener. Unlike the Amway Coaches Poll, the Big Ten was not including in this weeks poll. That is expected to change with next week’s poll.

Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma, Georgia and Florida round out the top five in this week’s poll. The Oklahoma State Cowboys come in at 15th with no other Big 12 team in the top 25. Baylor, West Virginia, Texas Christian and Texas Tech all received votes in this weeks poll.

Here is the full top 25:

  • (1) Clemson
  • (2) Alabama
  • (3) Oklahoma
  • (4) Georgia
  • (5) Florida
  • (6) Louisiana State
  • (7) Notre Dame
  • (8) Texas
  • (8) Auburn
  • (10) Texas A&M
  • (11) North Carolina
  • (12) Miami (Fl)
  • (13) Central Florida
  • (14) Cincinnati
  • (15) Oklahoma State
  • (16) Tennessee
  • (17) Memphis
  • (18) Brigham Young
  • (19) Louisiana-Lafayette
  • (20) Virginia Tech
  • (21) Pittsburgh
  • (22) Army
  • (23) Kentucky
  • (24) Louisville
  • (25) Marshall

Others receiving votes:
Baylor 89, West Virginia 59, SMU 57, TCU 30, Virginia 30, Boston College 23, Arkansas State 20, Mississippi State 6, UAB 5, Texas Tech 5, Ole Miss 4, Appalachian State 3, UTSA 2, Troy 1, Coastal Carolina 1

 

AP Poll: Texas jumps into top 10

UT’s 2020 season got off to a dazzling start, defeating UTEP 59-3. As a reward, the Longhorns have jumped into the top 10, ranked at No. 9.

Texas’ 2020 season got off to a dazzling start, defeating UTEP 59-3. Led by a historic today from quarterback Sam Ehlinger, not many teams had a more impressive opening night than the Longhorns.

The first regular-season AP poll has been released, with Texas jumping into the top 10. Beginning the season at No. 14, the Longhorns are now ranked No. 9.

Here is the full top 25:

  1. Clemson
  2. Alabama
  3. Oklahoma
  4. Georgia
  5. Florida
  6. LSU
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Auburn
  9. Texas
  10. Texas A&M
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. Notre Dame
  13. Cincinnati
  14. UCF
  15. Tennessee
  16. Memphis
  17. Miami
  18. Louisville
  19. Louisiana-Layfette
  20. Virginia Tech
  21. BYU
  22. Army
  23. Kentucky
  24. Appalachian State
  25. Pittsburgh
Others receiving votes:

Baylor 146, West Virginia 81, Georgia Tech 69, TCU 49, Virginia 39, Arkansas State 33, SMU 32, Iowa State 14, Mississippi State 14, Boise State 6, South Florida 6, Ole Miss 5, Texas Tech 5, UAB 4, Missouri 3, Air Force 2, Florida State 2, Marshall 2, Houston 1

Related: Week 2 Amway Coaches Poll: Texas jumps six spots

As for the rest of the Big 12, two other teams made the top 25. Oklahoma (No. 3) is the highest-ranked conference team and Oklahoma State (No. 11) also makes a major jump. Iowa State drops out of the poll after losing at home to Louisiana.

For the first time, no Big Ten or Pac-12 teams were in the poll. Both conferences have postponed their seasons, possibly coming back in the spring. Four teams ranked ahead of Texas in the preseason poll are now unranked.

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USA TODAY Sports gives its outlook on Florida’s 2020 season

With the release of the preseason Amway Coaches Poll on Wednesday, USA TODAY published season outlooks for each team ranked in the top 25.

With the release of the preseason Amway Coaches Poll on Wednesday, USA TODAY Sports published season outlooks for each team ranked in the top 25.

The Gators come in at No. 8, the same spot they entered the season at last year, after finishing the 2019 season ranked No. 7 after a victory in the Orange Bowl over Virginia. Here’s what they had to say about Florida in its quest for its first conference title since 2008.

8. Florida (11-2)

Points: 1,176. Previous ranking: 7.

Outlook: Dan Mullen will have starting quarterback Kyle Trask for another season after his unexpected emergence that saw the senior throw for 25 touchdowns. Could this be the year the Gators recover the division title from the Georgia Bulldogs? With key members on both sides of the ball gone, the capable underclassmen talent will have to step up. DBs Kaiir Elam and Marco Wilson lead the back of what should be a strong defense. A key to repeat last year’s 11-2 success, Mullen’s offensive line will need to create a better run game to take some pressure off Trask.

UF is currently scheduled to begin its season on Sep. 26, along with the rest of the SEC, and will play 10 conference games.

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Gators football sits at No. 8 in Amway Coaches Poll’s first 2020 edition

The University of Florida’s football team enters the season ranked No. 8 according to the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

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The University of Florida’s football team enters the 2020 fall season ranked No. 8 in the nation according to the first issue of the Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports, which was released on Thursday.

The Gators finished ranked No. 8 in the final poll last season published on Jan. 15 after defeating the Virginia Cavaliers in the Orange Bowl, 36-28 — the exact same position Florida started the season at. This year, the Orange and Blue will once again start off in the eight-hole, with expectations running high for Dan Mullen in his third year at the helm of the program.

The complete poll is listed below, with the columns representing rank, team, record, points, first-place votes, change and hi/lo.

1 Clemson 0-0 1589 38 NR — 1/1
2 Ohio State 0-0 1555 17 NR — 2/2
3 Alabama 0-0 1495 4 NR — 3/3
4 Georgia 0-0 1345 0 NR — 4/4
5 Louisiana State 0-0 1330 6 NR — 5/5
6 Oklahoma 0-0 1315 0 NR — 6/6
7 Penn State 0-0 1199 0 NR — 7/7
8 Florida 0-0 1176 0 NR — 8/8
9 Oregon 0-0 1164 0 NR — 9/9
10 Notre Dame 0-0 1012 0 NR — 10/10
11 Auburn 0-0 898 0 NR — 11/11
12 Wisconsin 0-0 887 0 NR — 12/12
13 Texas A&M 0-0 807 0 NR — 13/13
14 Texas 0-0 703 0 NR — 14/14
15 Michigan 0-0 687 0 NR — 15/15
16 Oklahoma State 0-0 524 0 NR — 16/16
17 Southern California 0-0 521 0 NR — 17/17
18 Minnesota 0-0 494 0 NR — 18/18
19 North Carolina 0-0 415 0 NR — 19/19
20 Utah 0-0 241 0 NR — 20/20
21 Central Florida 0-0 232 0 NR — 21/21
22 Cincinnati 0-0 229 0 NR — 22/22
23 Iowa 0-0 204 0 NR — 23/23
24 Virginia Tech 0-0 143 0 NR — 24/24
25 Iowa State 0-0 135 0 NR — 25/25
Also receiving votes:
Tennessee 111; Boise State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; Louisville 62; Miami 58; Appalachian State 31; Navy 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; California 5; UL Lafayette 3; Southern Methodist 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1.

 

The Amway Board of Coaches is made up of 65 head coaches at Bowl Subdivision schools. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The board for the 2020 season: Dino Babers, Syracuse; Craig Bohl, Wyoming; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Matt Campbell, Iowa State; Steve Campbell, South Alabama; Jason Candle, Toledo; Jamey Chadwell, Coastal Carolina; Paul Chryst, Wisconsin; Geoff Collins, Georgia Tech; David Cutcliffe, Duke; Butch Davis, Florida International; Manny Diaz, Miami (Fla.); Dana Dimel, Texas-El Paso; Sonny Dykes, Southern Methodist; Luke Fickell, Cincinnati; Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M; Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern; James Franklin, Penn State; Hugh Freeze, Liberty; Willie Fritz, Tulane; Scott Frost, Nebraska; Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech; Todd Graham, Hawaii; Jeff Hafley, Boston College; Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois; Bryan Harsin, Boise State; Will Healy, Charlotte; Clay Helton, Southern California; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Tom Herman, Texas; Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Brian Kelly, Notre Dame; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Lance Leipold, Buffalo; Tim Lester, Western Michigan; Seth Littrell, North Texas; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green; Chad Lunsford, Georgia Southern; Gus Malzahn, Auburn; Doug Martin, New Mexico State; Jeff Monken, Army; Dan Mullen, Florida; Billy Napier, Louisiana-Lafayette; Ken Niumatalolo, Navy; Jay Norvell, Nevada; Ed Orgeron, LSU; Gary Patterson, TCU; Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee; Nick Saban, Alabama; Scott Satterfield, Louisville; Jeff Scott, South Florida; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Lovie Smith, Illinois; Jonathan Smith, Oregon State; Frank Solich, Ohio; Jake Spavital, Texas State; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Kevin Sumlin, Arizona; Dabo Swinney, Clemson; Mel Tucker, Michigan State; Matt Wells, Texas Tech; Kyle Whittingham, Utah.

Seahawks land at No. 8 in USA TODAY’s final NFL power rankings

After an impressive campaign, Nate Davis of USA TODAY lists the Seattle Seahawks at only No. 8 in his final NFL power rankings of the season.

The Seattle Seahawks logged an impressive season, lasting into the divisional round of the playoffs before being bested by the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field to end their year.

Now that the Chiefs have been crowned league champions for their win over the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV, it’s time to take a look at the final NFL power rankings to close out 2019.

Nate Davis of USA TODAY Sports, who often irks Seattle fans with his rankings, deems the Seahawks worthy of only the No. 8 spot.

“Their average margin of victory in 11 wins was 5.6 points, and they collectively outscored their opposition by just seven all season – suggesting HC Pete Carroll got absolute most out of a roster facing significant rebuild in trenches,” writes Davis, who lists the Saints, Vikings, Packers and 49ers ahead of the Seahawks in the NFC.

Power rankings tend to differ across media sites, but it’s tough not to argue Davis’ hit to Seattle is a little below the belt this year.

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