ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 07: Quinn Ewers #3 of the Texas Longhorns looks to pass during the first quarter against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) After a command performance against the Michigan Wolverines, Texas Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers has emerged as the odd-on favorite to …

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey could have played in the 49ers’ opener if it had been a playoff game but the team held him out to make sure his Achilles tendinitis didn’t become a more serious issue. The decision to hold McCaffrey out of Monday night’s 32-19 win over the New York Jets came …

How PFF graded Purdy, 49ers in dominant Week 1 win vs. Jets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers might not have made it into the end zone as many times as they would have liked in their 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night, but there were plenty of stand-out performances on both sides …

Auburn’s student section cheer on their team as Auburn Tigers take on California Golden Bears at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. California Golden Bears leads Auburn Tigers, 14-7, at halftime. The Auburn Tigers came into week two off of possibly their most efficient win in program history. With expectations sky-high following a 70-point beatdown of …

Martin Rogers FOX Sports Insider Week 1 isn’t supposed to be the time for dreams to die. The first half of September is usually still that deviously sweet part of the year that springs varying levels of cautious optimism in the National Football League.  Sure, 16 teams didn’t win in Week 1, but a solitary defeat isn’t typically enough to …

James White shares first impressions of Jerod Mayo-led Patriots originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots entered the 2024 NFL season with minimal expectations, but they’ve become the talk of the league after their stunning upset win over the Cincinnnati Bengals. New England pulled off a wire-to-wire 16-10 victory for Jerod Mayo’s first career head-coaching win. Rhamondre …

To the victor go the spoils. In Iowa State football kicker Kyle Konrardy’s case, “the spoils” are 54 boxes of Pop-Tarts. On Tuesday, the Football Writers Association of America named the redshirt freshman’s last-minute 54-yard kick to beat Iowa the Pop-Tarts “Crazy Good” Play of the Week. As a prize for Konrardy, the Pop-Tarts Bowl, which annually features a team …

The NFL said it is reviewing the latest sexual assault allegation made against Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson. A woman filed a civil lawsuit against Watson in Houston, Texas on Monday seeking $1m (£764,000) in damages for an incident that allegedly occurred while the pair were on a date in October 2020. The NFL added that Watson will not be …

Four prominent former Michigan football players have filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and Big Ten Network, seeking a payment of $50 million for the “wrongful” continued use of their name, image and likeness on television. The plaintiffs — Braylon Edwards, Denard Robinson, Michael Martin and Shawn Crable — are being represented by Jim Acho of Livonia, Michigan-based law …

Rodgers hopes Jets meet ‘championship-level’ 49ers again after Week 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Following the New York Jets’ season-opening 32-19 loss on Monday night at Levi’s Stadium, Aaron Rodgers is already savoring revenge on the 49ers this season. Logically, that could only happen in New Orleans in February at Super Bowl LIX, which is exactly what Rodgers …

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 09: Mykel Williams #13 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after defeating the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at SoFi Stadium on January 09, 2023 in Inglewood, California. Georgia defeated TCU 65-7. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 1 seed in College Sports Wire’s latest …

The Cleveland Browns are in a difficult spot. Self-created? Yes. But difficult nonetheless. When Monday brought another sexual assault lawsuit from Watson’s past — this one containing an alleged rape — it took the franchise back to an old public relations playbook that it hoped would be shelved permanently: Speak very little, keep things moving forward, and remind everyone that …

Sep 7, 2024; Pullman, Washington, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback Behren Morton (2) is sacked by Washington State Cougars edge Raam Stevenson (45) in the second half at Gesa Field at Martin Stadium. Washington State Cougars won 37-16. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images We may be focused primarily on the Seattle Seahawks with this publication, but we love all …

Jets’ Wilson has NSFW concession after 49ers’ dominant Week 1 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area In the wake of an epic 32-19 beatdown by the 49ers on “Monday Night Football,” New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson had some strong words to describe his team’s performance. Wilson gave reporters a succinct and NSFW answer after the game …

JACKSONVILLE − Jacksonville State football brought in a couple of transfers from Power Four programs over the offseason, highlighted currently by Antonio Carter, who has made an impact in his first two games with the Gamecocks. Carter, talking with media for one of the first times since coming to Jax State, discussed some of the differences between playing at Notre …