Week 1 was all over the place, but it was amazing to have football back, no matter how sloppy most of it ultimately was. There are a lot of takeaways to dig through from the first week of the season from the supernova experience of Anthony Richardson, to competing theories on running back value. This week’s Four Verts column starts …

Sherrone Moore had been operating as Michigan football head coach since January without a signed contract. That included the Wolverines’ first two games the past two weeks. Michigan finally on Wednesday announced Moore’s full contract has been completed after nearly eight months in limbo. It came four days after the Wolverines’ 31-12 debacle vs. Texas, their first home loss in …

Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a season-long series on a breakout star from the past week of NFL action. The Week 1 winner: Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams.  After the Lions’ 26-20 overtime victory Sunday night over the Rams to open their 2024 season, Jameson Williams walked into the postgame press conference holding his first game ball …

Usually, it’s not good to freak out about anything one game into the NFL season. Especially with many teams not playing starters in the preseason. But the Atlanta Falcons’ had a really weird Week 1. The Falcons ran an offense nobody expected and they didn’t run in the preseason, lining up almost exclusively in pistol or shotgun formation. They say …

Sep. 11—Week 2 of the prep football season means most Twin Harbor teams will hit the road as we review this week’s upcoming games. ~~~ Aberdeen at Steliacoom When and where: 7 p.m. Friday at Steliacoom High School Players to watch: Aberdeen — Micah Schroeder RB/LB, Mason Hill QB/S, Legend Vessey RB/LB; Adonis Hammonds WR/DB. Steliacoom — Drew Macdonald QB; …

Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice and fantasy analyst Matt Harmon discuss why Mike Zimmer’s debut as Cowboys DC was such a success in Week 1 and what to expect from the Cowboys later this season. Hear the full conversation on “Football 301” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Mike …

. Nebraska football received a prediction in their favor for a class of 2026 tight end on Tuesday morning. Isaac Jensen is a three-star prospect for Millard South High in Omaha, NE. On3’s Steve Wiltfong made the prediction. Jensen is ranked as the 27th overall tight end in the 2026 class and the top player in his class from Nebraska, …

Fans during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the California Golden Bears at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama, on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. David Gray/Auburn Tigers While this weekend did not go as planned for the current Auburn football team, a future Tiger made history on Friday night. Four-star running back commit Alvin Henderson had himself the game of …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter It was a Friday in Week 11 last season and the Buffalo Bills had the New York Jets on a short week. The Bills had just lost for the third time in four weeks — and the latest loss had come to the lowly Denver Broncos in prime time on Monday night.  The playoffs were slipping …

Sep. 11—The weekly Montana Grizzly football press conferences aren’t generally a lengthy affair, and Monday’s edition unsurprisingly — given UM’s second-half performance in a 27-24 loss at North Dakota — was tight. Especially succinct was coach Bobby Hauck. “We were a dominant team in the first half,” Hauck said. “The first half we looked like a team that could beat …

The days of running backs regularly winning the Heisman Trophy are long gone. Ten Heismans were won by running backs in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 24 years since, just three running backs have won the award: Reggie Bush in 2005, Mark Ingram in 2009 and Derrick Henry in 2015. The Heisman has become an award dominated by quarterbacks …

Omari Thomas. Tennessee Volunteers versus Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on October 21, 2023. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football season enters Week 3. Bowl season will begin on Dec. 14 and the college football season will conclude on Jan. 20, 2025 with a College Football Playoff national championship game. Tennessee will …

The Vikings didn’t have to break much of a sweat on their way to opening the season with a 1-0 record. Last Sunday’s trip to MetLife Stadium started with a 3-0 Giants lead, but the Vikings quickly moved in front and then cruised to a 28-6 win. Their bid for victory was helped by Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, who threw …

Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne revealed an interesting trend by Tigers fans amid the program’s offensive troubles through two games this season. Thorne, who committed five turnovers in a 21-14 loss to Cal in Week 2, said Auburn fans are requesting him money on Venmo after fans have lost sports bets on the Auburn quarterback. He revealed the requests during a …

Cardinals right tackle Jonah Williams hurt his knee during last Sunday’s loss to the Bills and it looks like the team is going to be without him in the near future. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports that Williams is set to miss time as a result of the injury. Per the report, the timeline for his return is still being …