After two games, the dynamic kickoff looked to be a dud. After one full week of games, there were more kick returns than expected. Rams coach Sean McVay wasn’t among those who opted to roll the dice on the risk of a long return. The Rams kicked off six times on Sunday night. Each resulted in a touchback and a …

Nebraska is cool again. After more than a decade of struggles, disappointments and strife, the Huskers are off to a 2-0 start with convincing wins over UTEP and Colorado and on Saturday night, Lincoln was the center of the college football universe. A nationally televised game in which the Huskers absolutely worked Colorado, especially early on, to jump out to …

Deshaun Watson has been accused of sexual assault in a new civil lawsuit brought by a woman who alleges the Cleveland Browns quarterback forced himself on her four years ago when he played with the Houston Texans. According to the lawsuit filed Monday in Harris County, the woman is suing Watson for $1 million in damages. The woman, identified only …

The Ravens-Chiefs season opener was one of the most-watched regular season games ever. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) In a clear demonstration of the enduring ratings power of live sports, the NFL has posted massive numbers in its return to America’s TVs, phones and other screens. The new season, a new high-profile analyst, and a new night all combined to set ratings …

Sep 23, 2023; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach PJ Fleck on the field before the game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Ryan Field. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Notre Dame football’s loss to Northern Illinois this past weekend sent waves across all of college football. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian used the upset as motivation for …

How did Cam Jurgens and Mekhi Becton play in first NFL starts at new positions? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia When you can put up 34 points, 410 yards and 25 first downs with two offensive linemen making their first NFL start at a new position, that’s a pretty good day. One game in, the Eagles’ two-pronged o-line experiment …

Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier runs onto the field before the start of the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, September 7, 2024 against the Samford Bulldogs. The Gators won 45-7. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Florida’s 45-7 win over FCS Samford on Saturday was not enough to pull the Gators out of the cellar in …

In Roob’s Eagles stats: Some Saquon, some A.J. and tons more originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Roob’s Eagles Stats column returns this fall with a weekly collection of trends, numbers and stats you won’t find anywhere else. This week, lots of Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown, naturally, but plenty of other fascinating stuff I came up with from the …

Sep 7, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Matt Rhule walks off the field after defeating the Colorado Buffaloes at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-Imagn Images Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule met with the media on Monday afternoon. The Huskers are currently preparing for Northern Iowa on Saturday night. Nebraska will enter the game ranked No. 24 …

When running back Christian McCaffrey became a surprise scratch for Monday night’s game against the Jets, my first thought was that it probably wasn’t a surprise to the 49ers. After the 32-19 win over the Jets, McCaffrey’s understudy confirmed it. Jordan Mason, who went from undrafted in 2022 to 28 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown, let the cat …

Being on the wrong end of a college football thriller is the stuff of nightmares for diehard fans. Unfortunately, that’s the case for the Iowa Hawkeyes after their 20-19 rivalry loss against Iowa State. Though this is indeed a game that Hawkeye fans will remember for some time, it’s not one they will remember fondly for the right reasons. Still, …

This year’s rookie class includes seven receivers taken in the first round of the 2024 draft and 10 in the first 40 picks, but none had a bigger debut than Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy, who scored two touchdowns in their opening win over the Ravens. That’s more than the four receivers drafted ahead of him combined. “He’s so cool, calm …

NFL kickers are getting so good, they’re changing the game. In Week One, across the NFL, kickers went a cumulative 21-for-23 on field goals of 50 yards or longer. That’s an absurd success rate of 91.3 percent, and it changes the way coaches strategize about what it means to be in field goal range. It used to be that coaches …

Michigan and Notre Dame are far from playoff ready. Especially on offense. The two top-10 teams will tumble down the AP Top 25 on Sunday after embarrassing losses. The No. 10 Wolverines were manhandled by No. 3 Texas in a 31-12 loss that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated. And No. 5 Notre Dame followed up its 10-point …

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 10, 2024, 09:00 AM ET CloseSean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and 2009 Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hockey Writer of the Year. You can tweet him @seanard. We are looking for a forward that is 22 years and 331 days old, with 140 games of NHL experience under his …