The Philadelphia Eagles had a lot of issues late last season. They lost six of their last seven and looked really bad in all facets of the game. About eight months had passed since their last game, but they picked up where they left off in the first quarter. The Eagles’ first possession ended with Jalen Hurts throwing a bad …

Sep. 6—MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan football will vie for a new piece of hardware on Saturday. The Tigers open their Great Plains Athletic Conference calendar facing off against Mount Marty for their home opener in the inaugural Dakota Railroad Rivalry game. DWU also looks to bounce back following a road loss on opening week, and give Alex Kretzschmar his first …

So it turns out an NFL opener featuring Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Travis Kelce (plus, by extension, Taylor Swift) did pretty well in the ratings department. NBC announced Friday that the Kansas City Chief’s 27-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday drew an average of 28.9 million viewers between broadcast and streaming on Peacock, making it the most-watched …

Sep. 6—MITCHELL — When the opportunity came along to lead a defense again, Chris Bessler couldn’t pass it up. Bessler was brought in to be Dakota Wesleyan football’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach back in January following a long coaching tenure at his alma mater Doane University (Neb.). He served as the defensive coordinator at Doane from 2007 to 2017 …

Dobbs felt like he earned 49ers’ backup QB job over Allen originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Joshua Dobbs had more passing yards than Brandon Allen in all three of the 49ers’ 2024 NFL preseason games, but on Thursday, the 29-year-old, who signed with San Francisco this offseason, lost out on the team’s backup quarterback job. Coach Kyle Shanahan …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Not many are giving Michigan football much of a chance to compete against Texas in Week 2, despite having won the national championship last year. And much of that is due to the personnel losses mixed with how the offense looked in Week 1. But Fox Sports analyst Brady Quinn doesn’t think it’s …