MPuka Nacua leaves practice early — and every Rams fan just held their breath.
LAdam Schefter posted it two minutes ago. Says calf injury.
MHere's what actually happened, because this one matters. Nacua left the joint practice with the Cowboys.
MMcVay said he wasn't sure why at the time. Later reports? Muscle soreness, not a calf.
LSo we went from calf injury to muscle soreness in the span of one afternoon.
MThat's the Rams season in one sentence. Every Puka twinge gets the full panic treatment.
LBecause when he's healthy, he's the most important non-quarterback in that division. Him and Kittle.
MAnd one of them is actually practicing today.
LHey — Kittle practiced yesterday. Let's not spiral.
MFine. Puka's expected back next week.
LSwitching gears — you see the guy claiming the NAIA was the original body governing college athletes?
MNCAA makes money as the middle man. NAIA was the original. Okay, history lesson.
LHere's the thing people forget: the NCAA's been around since 1906, just under a different name.
MAnd the NAIA formed in 1937. So the original governing body? No. That's just not the timeline.
LBut the bigger point is the middle man thing. The NCAA does take a massive cut.
MThey take a cut and they hand out sanctions. Meanwhile the NAIA just quietly runs championships.
LThe beauty of this argument is that everybody hates the NCAA — and the NAIA gets to say it's older and purer.
MExcept it's not older. Just less famous.
LAnd less rich. Which is exactly why this post got one like.
MSo nobody's buying the history, but everybody's feeling the NCAA hate. Next story.
LCBS Sports is asking who's going to be the last winless team. Dolphins and Chargers both sitting on zero.
MThe Chargers don't even play this week — bye. So they can't win until next weekend.
LWhich means the Dolphins can erase their zero Sunday. They've got a real shot.
MBut the Chargers could be sitting at 0-7 by the time they suit up again. That's a long two weeks.
LI think Miami breaks the streak first. Their schedule gets soft right when they need it.
MYou'd trust the Dolphins to beat anyone right now?
LMore than I trust the Chargers to score twenty. They're averaging sixteen a game.
MFair. But the last winless team isn't about talent — it's about the weight of the streak.
LAnd the Chargers have been carrying that weight all year. They look gassed by halftime.
MMiami at least has the excuse of injuries all over the offense.
LExcuses don't get wins. The Chargers are the better team and they're still at zero.
MI'll take the Chargers to win first. Better defense, and their next two games are winnable.
LYou always take defense. It's Thursday. Live a little.
MDefense lives matter.
LThursday night college football — James Madison at App State. CBS says an upset could derail JMU's playoff hopes.
MJMU's undefeated. App State's loud. That Sun Belt matchup always gets weird.
LUpset alert is real. App State's lost three of four at home in this series? No — JMU's lost three of four in Boone.
MActually, the series is close. What isn't close is what's at stake for James Madison.
LAn undefeated season slips away on a Thursday night in Boone. That's the whole ballgame.
MI think JMU wins ugly. Their defense travels better than App State's offense.
LYou and your defense. Your pick's still a little boring.
MFine. App State by three, all on special teams and chaos.