Within a week, the Los Angeles Rams waived a kicker for blowing an overtime game-winner against Buffalo, signed Blake Grupe as his replacement, watched Grupe hit a 44-yarder on his first drive, and then lost him to a self-inflicted knee injury on the very next play. Grupe initially delivered on Sunday, capping the offense's opening drive with a successful 44-yard field goal. That momentum vanished seconds later on the ensuing kickoff. Grupe was the last line of defense as Arizona Cardinals returner Devin Duvernay broke through the coverage, and the 5-foot-7 kicker aggressively lowered his shoulder to force Duvernay out of bounds at the 47-yard line. The collision left Grupe on all fours, grimacing in pain. Trainers took Grupe to the blue medical tent before he retreated to the locker room with a knee injury designation. He was ruled doubtful to return. RAMS CUT KICKER HARRISON MEVIS AFTER BOTCHED FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT IN OVERTIME 'COST US THE GAME' The injury exit compounds a...
Ohio State shatters Indiana’s 22-game winning streak, but questions linger about Julian Sayin's health
BLOOMINGTON, IN - The biggest home game in Indiana history was ruined by Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith, and a Hoosiers foot that was just out of bounds. For the past 14 months, the talk of college football has centered around the Hoosiers stacking up wins and a national championship. All the while, the Buckeyes just sat quietly in the background with the best player in the sport, waiting for their turn to prove the doubters wrong after a loss at Texas earlier in the season thanks to a fourth quarter collapse. Even though Julian Sayin did not have his most productive outing on Saturday, all he needed was his Heisman Trophy candidate Jeremiah Smith to bail him out a time or two en route to a close-shave 19-15 victory over the Hoosiers. Plenty of times this afternoon in Bloomington, it felt as though this Ohio State team was just one play away from ending the party. But, with Josh Hoover throwing a touchdown pass with just over 10:12 remaining in the fourth quarter, we found ourselves...