Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson had a huge night in the regular-season opener, even though the Ravens fell short. The problem for Jackson and the Ravens is that, if he keeps playing the way he did, he’ll fall short of a full 17-game season. Jackson, who looked noticeably thinner during pregame warmups, took too many hits. He delivered too many …

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff raises his arms as the Lions beat the L.A. Rams, 24-23, in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. The biggest college football game in the country was in Ann Arbor on Saturday. The first-ever visit by the Texas Longhorns to the state of Michigan …

The Patriots made an addition to their injury report on Saturday. Safety Jabrill Peppers is now listed as questionable to play against the Bengals. Peppers has a hip injury and was not on the practice report at all this week. Peppers signed a three-year extension with the Patriots this offseason. Peppers had 78 tackles, two interceptions, a sack, a forced …

Florida football junior starter wide receiver Kahleil Jackson is done for the remainder of the 2024 season after suffering a torn ACL, a source confirmed to the Sun on Saturday. A former Hawthorne High standout, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Jackson emerged as a reliable possession receiver for the Florida Gators in 2023, finishing with 21 catches for 251 yards and 1 …

Five 49ers to watch in Week 1 showdown vs. Rodgers, Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The storylines are aplenty as the 49ers open the 2024 NFL regular season against the New York Jets on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium. Although the teams are scheduled to play only once every four seasons, there is plenty of overlap between …

As the Iowa Hawkeyes ready for their rivalry showdown against the Iowa State Cyclones, they have released their Week 2 availability report. There’s no true surprises on it. Junior wide receiver Seth Anderson and sophomore linebacker Jayden Montgomery are both listed as out. Anderson was listed out a week ago, while Montgomery was listed as questionable. Neither Anderson or Montgomery …

One of the NFL’s most important owners has left one of the NFL’s most important committees. Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal recently reported that Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has left the media committee. Fischer calls it a “rare change” to the league’s $12.4 billion TV rights operation. Jones will not be replaced on the committee, which is chaired by …

Clemson’s Diondre Overton rushes for a touchdown after a reception during an NCAA college football game against Boston College Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro) Diondre Overton, a wide receiver who was a part of two national title-winning Clemson teams, has died, the school announced on Saturday. No cause of death was announced. Overton was 26 …

Why Gore believes CMC should decide his 49ers workload this season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Christian McCaffrey is the 49ers’ MVP and, because of his relentless work ethic, no one doubts he’ll recover from the strained calf that made him miss most of training camp. However, how San Francisco should use McCaffrey is widely debated. Should he …

Sep. 7—ROCHESTER — The mission was obvious from the first play from scrimmage Friday night for Jordan Bell and his teammates along the Rochester John Marshall defensive line. “We were going 100% from the start, we were firing around,” Bell, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound senior defensive end said. “We knew that we had to set the edge up front, that they …

49ers confident they’ve turned page on 2023 heartbreak to 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy sees no reason to look backward. With the 2024 NFL season getting started, the 49ers quarterback is only concerned with the here and now. The past is the past, and that’s where he intends to leave it. That …

University of Texas athletic director and former head coach Darrell Royal relaxes with a guitar at the offices of Tree Publishing Co. Feb. 23, 1979. Royal is in town for a visit to the Nashville Songwriters Award banquet. 79then02 039 Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates the 34-24 win over Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2023 …

How Shanahan phone call ended Williams’ 49ers contract holdout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It took one phone call. After months of holding out and standing his ground while awaiting security with a new contract, Trent Williams received a phone call from 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan last Sunday, eight days before San Francisco’s 2024 season opener, that put …

Recruiting The Georgia Bulldogs received some negative news on the recruiting front on Saturday morning. Four-star safety Rashad Johnson announced his decision to flip from the Bulldogs to the Texas A&M Aggies, giving Mike Elko a major 2025 recruiting win. Johnson had been committed to Georgia since June 14 of this year. Johnson is listed at 6 feet, 2 inches …

The Giants will certainly already be fired up when they hit the MetLife Stadium turf for their regular season opener Sunday against the Vikings, but in case they needed some bulletin board material, here it is. When asked how good of a matchup Big Blue’s offense is for the Minnesota defense, second-year linebacker Ivan Pace Jr. was extremely confident about …