On a night the Buffalo Bills kept making mistake after mistake, they saved their worst for the very end. The Bills looked like they had a fortunate win when Denver Broncos kicker Wil Lutz pushed a kick wide right as time expired. But there was a flag on the play for 12 men on the field by Buffalo, which was …

Nov. 13—It was surprising Sunday that Penn State football coach James Franklin decided to fire offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich in midseason and not wait until after the regular season.. After what Franklin said Monday, though, it’s even more surprising that it didn’t happen sooner. In so many words, Franklin said that Yurcich didn’t follow game plans and, even more damning, …

Getty Images The NFL schedule certainly wasn’t attractive at first glance heading into the Week 10. The finishes were a much different story.  Six games were determined by a game-winning field goal with no time remaining in the Week 10 slate, the most in a single week in NFL history. This was also the most game-winning scores with no time …

Shanahan describes 49ers’ mental state after blowout win vs. Jaguars originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers were in much higher spirits after snapping their three-game losing streak with a 34-3 blowout win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at EverBank Stadium. On Monday, coach Kyle Shanahan detailed to reporters how San Francisco was itching to get back …

Nov. 14—MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is a team that is built from the inside out. The Mountaineers’ best units are the offensive and defensive lines. When they’re at their best, WVU can look unstoppable, like they were against BYU two weeks ago. When an opponent can match them up front, however, the Mountaineers can look helpless, like they did last …

Week 10 of the NFL came to a close with the Denver Broncos (4-5) topping the Buffalo Bills (5-5) in a close one at Highmark Stadium.  The game carried incredibly important implications for the Bills, whose chance to qualify for the postseason would have been 61 percent with a win. They’re now at 37, while the team has the third-highest …

Russell Wilson brought back visions of the old Russell Wilson on Monday Night Football. He led the Broncos on a 10-play, 57-yard drive in the final 1:55, with the game ending on a 36-yard field goal by Wil Lutz. It was the sixth game in Week 10 to end in a final goal on the final play. The Broncos’ 24-22 …

Nov. 13—PULLMAN — Washington State may not know which conference it’ll be playing in next season, but now it knows what time its last game in the Pac-12 will kick off. WSU’s road matchup with No. 5 Washington, perhaps the last installment of the Apple Cup, will kick off at 1 p.m. on Fox 28, the conference announced Monday. The …

Getty Images A near impossible catch turned into a nominee for catch of the year on “Monday Night Football” in a game between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. Denver wide receiver Courtland Sutton had extremely impressive footwork and control of the ball on a touchdown pass from quarterback Russell Wilson in the second quarter. The Broncos were on the Bills’ …

The UCF football team has been named the Cheez-It National Team of the Week. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The Knights (5-5, 2-5 Big 12) hammered No. 15 Oklahoma State 45-3 on Saturday at the Bounce House to extend their winning streak to two games. UCF also snapped the Cowboys’ five-game winning streak. Former Edgewater High School star RJ …

Watch Bosa, Young share heartfelt moment during 49ers’ win vs. Jaguars originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Perhaps nobody was more excited about the 49ers’ acquisition of Chase Young than his former college teammate Nick Bosa. During San Francisco’s 34-3 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, NFL Films captured a heartwarming moment between the recently reunited Ohio State …

Nov. 13—MORGANTOWN — West Virginia is a team that is built from the inside out. The Mountaineers’ best units are the offensive and defensive lines. When they’re at their best, WVU can look unstoppable, like they were against BYU two weeks ago. When an opponent can match them up front, however, the Mountaineers can look helpless, like they did last …

Getty Images The Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos are responsible for the only 15-8 halftime scores in NFL history. The second occurrence took place on Monday night, 62 years after the first one.  If that wasn’t ironic enough, the Broncos were the team that led at halftime of both games. And if that wasn’t ironic enough, the Bills scored on …

On the first play from scrimmage, Bills running back James Cook had the ball ripped from his hand by Broncos cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian. McMillian recovered, setting up an early Broncos field goal. It’s been that kind of night for the Bills, who had three first half turnovers on six possessions. The Broncos lead 12-8 at halftime, and the Bills are …

Nov. 13—TAHLEQUAH — Northeastern State University will not renew its Head Football Coach for 2024. NSU’s Athletic Director, John Sisemore, announced head football coach J.J. Eckert was non-renewed at the conclusion of the 2023 regular season. Coach Eckert was named head coach for the Northeastern State University RiverHawk football program on Dec. 12, 2018. Since then, he has led NSU …