Jeff Howe

“Everything people think I can’t do.” — Colin Simmons on what he’s worked on leading up to the start of the season

Simmons said Lance Jackson and Justice Terry have taken a big step forward in the last couple of practices.

“It was way back in the day,” Simmons said when he asked if he knew when the school’s single-season sack record was set.

Simmons said he’s done talking about sack numbers. He just wants to go do it.

Simmons said PK has opened his eyes to understanding the game and how he can open things up for his teammates even when he’s not rushing the passer.

Simmons said he’s going to play with hand on the ground in the NFL, so he’s starting to comfortable with it now.

“You will definitely see my hand in the dirt” in 2025, Simmons said.

Confidence is a must to play in the trenches as a freshman in the SEC, Simmons said.

How comfortable is Colin Simmons going though camp as a sophomore? ”Hella comfortable,” he said.

Eye control and football IQ are the two things Simmons mentioned that he’s tried to improve on after his freshman season.

LaAllan Clark brings the energy to the EDGE room. ”Get better every day” is Clark’s mantra, Simmons said.

“First off, I want to say that Ethan Burke looks amazing on every aspect of his game.” — Colin Simmons

I want to put another four-letter word that starts with F before Nico's name!

The omission of Tommy Nobis is all kinds of wrong.

Enjoy him while he's here.

If you need a companion piece, I highly recommend Jeff Pearlman's book, "Boys Will Be Boys."

It premieres on Netflix next Tuesday. Like most Cowboys fans, I'll watch so I can remember what it was like when the franchise was winning championships.

I asked Ja'Tavion Sanders about his "JS" autograph. He said that Topps and Panini made him sign so many cards and stickers that his hand started to cramp, so he just wrote his initials. He's got a few full-signature autos, but part of the problem is that Topps and Panini don't need autographs in every product. With that said, with the way box prices are, they've got to have the autographs for "hits." It's a double-edged sword, I hope Fanatics sorts out.

He's been with the Saints, Patriots, Broncos and now the Giants after going undrafted in 2019. There's a report from Giants camp suggesting LJ might be poised to claim Jalin Hyatt's roster spot (Hyatt was a third-round pick out of Tennessee in 2023).

From Joe Schad, who covers the Dolphins for the Palm Beach Post: "I have Quinn Ewers on the projected roster. But we reserve the right to place him on practice squad at any time, depending on how the rest of preseason goes."

LSU is one of the true wild cards for me this season. I picked them to face Texas in the SEC Championship because even though they need to show more on defense, their roster is insanely talented.

I appreciate Adonai Mitchell taking the time to make sure his shorthand autograph is legible.

If it does become a problem, then one of two things will happen: One player will put on a random jersey with no name on the back (we see this sometimes in games on special teams where numbers double up) or one player's number will change.

If Joe Tatum ever takes a snap, things are incredibly good or incredibly bad. You'd have to have four scholarship quarterbacks go down before Tatum playing would be a possibility.

This question was posed to Rod, CJ and me on the livestream last night: If you were told Texas was guaranteed to split the following four games (at Ohio State, at Florida, at Georgia and vs. Texas A&M), would you take it right now? I'm assuming in this scenario that the Longhorns win the other eight games on the schedule. That means Texas is guaranteed to end the regular season with a 10-2 record. On one hand, a loss to Ohio State and one conference loss means Texas is likely headed to the SEC title game, probably as the No. 1 seed for the second year in a row. On the other hand, two conference losses, including one to the Aggies in the regular-season finale at home, mean the Longhorns would probably be sweating it out to see if they're in the 12-team CFP. Due to what a loss to Texas A&M would mean, I wouldn't take it. With that said, I've seen more than a few 9-3 predictions on the board, so I'm assuming there are members of the community who would sign up for 10 wins, regardless of which two games are the losses. So, would you take it?