The AP national player of the week in college football for Week 7 of the season is Tyler Warren out of Penn State.

Warren caught 17 passes to tie the Football Bowl Subdivision record for receptions by a tight end in the Nittany Lions’ 33-30 overtime win at Southern California.

His 224 receiving yards set a Penn State and Big Ten tight end record, and his 17 catches were the most since Northwestern’s Joe Harvey had the same number for 208 yards against Michigan in 1982.

Warren was the first FBS tight end to go over 200 yards receiving in a game since Utah’s Dalton Kincaid had 234 against USC in 2022.

In the third quarter, Warren caught a 32-yard touchdown pass and went over 1,000 career receiving yards. Warren has made a catch in each of his last 22 games.

Utah QB Cam Rising out indefinitely, true freshman Isaac Wilson named starter >> Utah quarterback Cam Rising is out indefinitely with a lower leg injury and coach Kyle Whittingham said Monday true freshman Isaac Wilson will be the Utes’ starter until further notice.

Rising was injured in Utah’s 27-19 loss to Arizona State on Friday. His leg was bent backward at an awkward angle following a hit on the Utes’ first drive. The seventh-year senior finished out the contest but struggled with his mobility and accuracy. He completed only 43% of his passes and threw three interceptions against the Sun Devils.

NFL

Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson has surgery on fractured tibia, fibula >> Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson had successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula that he sustained against the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Monday while saying there’s no timeline for his return to play.

The Lions’ star pass rusher was carted off the field Sunday in the third quarter of Detroit’s 47-9 win over Dallas.

Hutchinson had the surgery at Baylor White Medical Center in the Dallas area. He was set to return to Detroit this week and expected to make a full recovery.

Hutchinson’s leg appeared to snap above the ankle when it collided with the left leg of teammate Alim McNeill as Hutchinson was pulling Dallas QB Dak Prescott down for a sack.

Dolphins Tagovailoa expected back this season >> Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play football again in 2024 after being diagnosed with his third concussion in two years earlier this season.

Coach Mike McDaniel said Monday that Tagovailoa had “positive” meetings with neurologists during the Dolphins bye week, though he remains in concussion protocol and on injured reserve.

Tagovailoa isn’t eligible to return until Miami’s game against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 8, and McDaniel said the quarterback will continue consulting experts to determine when it will be safe for him to play.

Chiefs’ Rice has surgery to repair knee >> Wide receiver Rashee Rice had surgery last week to repair the posterolateral corner of his right knee, rather than the ACL that initially was thought to have been damaged in a win over the Chargers, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday.

The nature of the injury, and ensuing procedure, does not significantly change the timeline for Rice’s recovery. He still will miss the remainder of the season, and it is unclear whether the repaired knee will be ready for the start of training camp in July.

Commanders’ Allen expected to miss rest of the season >> Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen is expected to miss the remainder of the NFL season with a torn pectoral muscle.

Coach Dan Quinn said Monday that Allen is likely to have season-ending surgery soon after being injured in the loss Baltimore, which ended the Commanders’ winning streak at four.

Soccer

Nigeria team stranded in Libya Boycott aFrica Cup>> Nigeria’s soccer players said on Monday they will boycott their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Libya, after being stranded overnight at Al Abraq Airport in what the team captain described as “mind games.”

Authorities in Libya, however, denied it was sabotage.

The Super Eagles are scheduled to play the second-leg tie on Tuesday. The first leg, which Nigeria won 1-0 on Friday, involved similar accusations of sabotage from the Libya team.

Team captain William Troost-Ekong said the plane had been due to land at Benghazi Airport but was diverted at the last minute to Al Abraq some 220 kilometers (136 miles) away.

“The Libyan government rescinded our approved landing in Benghazi with no reason,” Troost-Ekong said on X. “They’ve locked the airport gates and left us without phone connection, food or drink. All to play mind games.”

“As the captain, together with the team, we have decided that we will not play this game,” he added.

Sailing

New Zealand up on Britannia in America’s Cup close to retaining title >> Emirates Team New Zealand is halfway to retaining the America’s Cup after going up 4-0 on INEOS Britannia in the finals on Monday.

The cup will go to the first yacht to reach seven wins.

New Zealand’s Taihoro made it four from four off the Barcelona beachfront after beating Britannia by 23 seconds. The yachts exchanged leads in the first leg then the Kiwis made steady gains and were more than 350 meters in front when they crossed the finish line.

Burling’s curbing of any enthusiasm likely comes from his team’s scalding at the 2013 America’s Cup, where it was up 8-1 but collapsed and lost 9-8 to Oracle Team USA in San Francisco bay.