Nov. 16—The No. 6 Idaho football team wraps up its regular season with the “Battle of Domes” rivalry game against Idaho State at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome (SWX/ESPN+). Last week, the Vandals (7-3, 5-2 Big Sky) fell 31-29 to Weber State after winning five of their last six games. In that one, Wildcats redshirt freshman …

Quarterback Carson Wentz is back in the NFL for the first time since being released by the Commanders in February and he told reporters at a Wednesday press conference that it was “really hard” being at home as the 2023 season unfolded. Wentz said he would speak to his agent every week to find out if anything was happening, but …

Former UCLA quarterback Cade McNown and the Bruins have struggled since a 1998 win over USC. Clockwise from top: McNown; Ka’imi Fairbarin missing the 52-yard field goal against Stanford in 2012 Pac-12 title game; Miami’s Edgerinn James running through UCLA defenders on Dec. 5, 1988; former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell; former UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel; current UCLA coach Chip Kelly; …

A healthy Matthew Stafford led the Rams to a road victory over the Seahawks in the season opener. Question is, coming off a thumb injury, can the quarterback complete a Seattle sweep Sunday? (Ben VanHouten / Associated Press) Light rain fell as Rams quarterbacks Matthew Stafford and Carson Wentz went through practice Wednesday. For Stafford, it was the first major …

As another college football season winds down over the next few weeks, hundreds of Football Bowl Subdivision coaches will be thinking about their next career moves. And many will be in line for a pay raise. As part of its annual review of assistant coach compensation, USA TODAY Sports identified seven assistants across the FBS who are likely to see …

The Commanders need to string together some wins if they’re going to have any shot of making the playoffs this season and they may need to try for one against the Giants this weekend without the help of running back Antonio Gibson. Gibson did not practice on Wednesday because of a toe injury. Gibson has appeared in all 10 games …

STILLWATER — In assessing what went wrong for the Oklahoma State offense last Saturday, answers were many. Virtually nothing went right for the Cowboys in the 45-3 loss at Central Florida. Inept run game. Turnovers. Pouring rain. While those three issues are uncommon for the Cowboys this year, the Orlando experience shined a light on something that could be more …

The Packers came into the season with the hope that wide receiver Christian Watson would step into a lead role on their offense in his second NFL season, but thing have not played out that way to this point. Watson missed the first three games with a hamstring injury and he has only caught 14 passes in the six games …

Things to know about Bert Auburn. You know Bert Auburn, arguably one of the best 10 players on the Texas football team. Or maybe you don’t know Bert Auburn, one of the most clutch kickers in all of college football. Did you know that he was a walk-on? “Yeah, he was a walk-on like me,” Longhorns safety Michael Taaffe said. …

NFL logo for Sam Farmer picks (Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 7-7 (.500); season 86-64 (.573). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 6-8 (.429); season 67-81-2 …

Oklahoma will play its last road game as a Big 12 member on Saturday. Brent Venables leads his team to scenic Provo, Utah, where they take on the BYU Cougars as they scrap to keep their Big 12 title hopes alive. For Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2 Big 12), it’s somewhat funny that their last road game as a founding Big 12 …

The Cowboys designated tight end Peyton Hendershot to return from injured reserve, the team announced. Hendershot was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice. The Cowboys placed him on injured reserve Oct. 12 with an ankle injury. He has one catch for 3 yards in three games, playing 96 offensive snaps and 28 on special teams. The Cowboys had six other …

247Sports Georgia’s top-ranked 2024 class received another major boost with the addition of four-star defensive lineman Nasir Johnson, who flipped his commitment from Florida to the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Johnson had been committed to the Gators since June but now heads to its rival instead.  Johnson is a big-time recruit, rated the No. 75 overall player in the Top247 and …

49ers injury report: Nick Zakelj out for season with torn biceps originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Backup offensive lineman Nick Zakelj sustained a torn biceps in the 49ers’ game Sunday at Jacksonville and will undergo season-ending surgery. Zakelj played six snaps on special teams in the 49ers’ 34-3 victory over the Jaguars. The 49ers have …

Penn State football and coach James Franklin will look to salvage what remains of their 2023 regular season with a game Saturday against Rutgers at Beaver Stadium. If history is any indication, things will go just fine for the No. 12 Nittany Lions. There is no team in the Big Ten — not even Maryland, whom Penn State leads 42-3-1 …