scrimmage

At an age when most college passers are simply trying to learn a playbook, Carr stands at the line of scrimmage and engages in a high-level battle of wits with the defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Although he usually operates on the sideline and behind the line of scrimmage during games, the offensive coordinator said he’ll call plays from the SoFi Stadium coaches’ box during Sunday’s matchup against the Houston Texans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Kick the ball out of the end zone for a touchback, and let Jacksonville try to run an epic last-second play from scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Their bye week consisted of wild-card watch parties, batting practice, live pitching — from a long list of arms on Wednesday, especially — and an open workout Thursday that culminated in a scrimmage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

After two standard practices that focused on the basics of passing and ball handling, she scheduled a scrimmage between the new Under Fifteens and their counterparts on the Under Seventeen team.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

Hyde referred to these scrimmages as the Ben Rice League.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Then came the Americans, who often acted as if they would have been content to slog through meaningless scrimmages in half-empty spring-training stadiums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

An early enrollee from northern California, Cusano made sterling plays in scrimmages, and he totaled three tackles in the spring game.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Some get more out of it than others considering UCLA’s scout team has gone 4-0 against USC since commencing annual scrimmages against its crosstown counterparts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

We spent another hour practicing some plays, putting them into action in little scrimmages, and then Coach sent us to the weight room in pairs.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

While his peers scrimmaged against players in their own grade, the young Kon Knueppel spent his evenings taking a crash course in basketball nitty-gritty from guys two or three times his age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Before the 2023 season, when he played for the Las Vegas Raiders, Garoppolo scrimmaged against the 49ers during a joint practice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

Warriors: Veteran Andre Iguodala, yet to play in a game this season, scrimmaged with the G League squad earlier in the day at Chase Center.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 3, 2023

That was a familiar team to the Pioneers, who had scrimmaged against the Eagles in the preseason, but it was not the squad they were expecting.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022

I kept my head where it was supposed to be, in the moment, even when we scrimmaged.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

Tucker will wrap up spring practice Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium, where fans will watch a 15-period practice that will include first-string offensive players scrimmaging against the team’s top defense.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

Green will get some scrimmaging and work with the G League Memphis Hustle this week.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

The team spent the days afterward scrimmaging twice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Afterward, Thompson remained on the bench for more than 20 minutes — acknowledging earlier in the week after resuming full-court scrimmaging that this has been a taxing rehab grind after back-to-back serious injuries.

From Fox News ● Nov. 27, 2021

“Right. They had that video, you and me scrimmaging, when you made that ridiculously shallow lob and I caught you at the net.”

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin