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8 former New Orleans Saints players are getting a second shot with USFL teams, including the New Orleans Breakers:
The 2023 XFL season is drawing to a close, but the upstart USFL is just getting started. With multiple spring leagues up and running, many former New Orleans Saints players are getting another opportunity to keep pursuing their pro football careers.
We’ve already discussed the dozens of former Saints players making a go of it with the XFL. Now let’s shift focus to the USFL, where at least eight former members of the black and gold are getting a second shot:
With Melvin Gordon (foot) sidelined and Tyreik McAllister (foot) waived/injured, the Broncos brought in RBs JaQuan Hardy and Stevie Scott III.
The Denver Broncos have added two running backs to the 90-man offseason roster, the team announced Wednesday.
Denver brought in JaQuan Hardy and Stevie Scott III to add more depth at the position with Melvin Gordon injured.
“We’re just taking care of his foot, and we’re making sure he’s good,” coach Nathaniel Hackett said of Gordon on Wednesday. “He’s another one of those older guys. We want to make sure he’s primed and ready for the season.”
Hardy (5-8, 211 pounds) entered the league as a college free agent out of Tiffin University with the Dallas Cowboys last year. He spent most of the 2021 season on the Cowboys’ practice squad, but he did appear in three games, rushing four times for 29 yards.
Scott (6-2, 231 pounds) is considered a first-year player, but he spent time with the New Orleans Saints and Broncos last summer. After joining the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Indiana, Scott was later cut and signed with Denver during preseason but was cut just one week later. He now returns to the Broncos hoping for a longer tenure this time.
To make room for Hardy and Scott on the roster, Denver waived/injured running back Tyreik McAllister (foot) and placed outside linebacker Christopher Allen (foot) on injured reserve.
Gordon seems unlikely to play in the team’s first preseason game on Saturday, and if Javonte Williams plays, he would likely only have a brief appearance.
With Gordon sidelined, Williams unlikely to play (at least not much) and McAllister out for the year, the Broncos’ remaining running backs set to face the Cowboys are Mike Boone, Max Borghi, Hardy and Scott.
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In a highly anticipated ranked Big Ten matchup, the 13th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers were able to beat the 23rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines 38…
In a highly anticipated ranked Big Ten matchup, the 13th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers were able to beat the 23rd-ranked Michigan Wolverines 38-21 in a dominant fashion.
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The game was not close early, as the Hoosiers jumped out to a 24-7 lead at halftime. Indiana quarterback Michael Penix Jr. had an outstanding first-half performance of just over 250 yards and three passing touchdowns. Penix finished the day with 342 passing yards and three passing scores. Hoosier receiver Ty Fryfogle was on the receiving end of the outstanding first half from Penix and had 142 receiving yards and a touchdown in the game.
The first-half performance by the Hoosiers was dominant, and prevented Michigan, or quarterback Joe Milton, from getting any momentum other than the first-quarter touchdown pass to Cornelius Johnson. The Wolverines struggled to contain the offense of Indiana in the first half and were burned multiple times deep.
Michigan seemed like a new team coming out of halftime, led by a phenomenal second-half effort from receiver Ronnie Bell. The big plays from Bell and Milton brought the game within ten midway through the third quarter. Bell finished the game with 149 yards and a receiving touchdown, while Joe Milton had 344 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two costly interceptions.
The effort from Michigan proved not enough, as two rushing touchdowns from Hoosier running back Stevie Scott III in the second half and a late Joe Milton interception were able to cement Indiana’s victory over the Wolverines.
Wisconsin is scheduled to play the Wolverines next weekend on Nov. 14 at the ‘Big House’, and will play the Hoosiers at home on Dec. 5. If Indiana can keep putting together wins against talented teams, they could be a real threat to Ohio State in the Big Ten East.
