After another fun week of the high school football season, it’s time to look back on the top team performances and vote for the best one. Read about the teams that stood out last week and let us know which one should be the North Jersey Team of the Week for Week 2 in the poll at the bottom of …

The NFL has banned the hip drop tackle . . . except they haven’t. Officials aren’t calling the penalty on the field but instead letting the league office handle it with fines during the week. The NFL fined two players for hip drop tackles that were not penalized in Week 1. Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards can expect his fine letter …

Walter “Buddy” Mathis has always let his play do the talking on the football field as the Calvary Day senior has been an anchor on the Cavalier defensive line since he broke into the starting lineup as a freshman. The 6-foot-3, 285-pounder has been a star on talent-laden teams that reached the state quarterfinals in his first two seasons, before …

The Jaguars have gotten off to a rough start in 2024, falling to the Dolphins last week and the Browns on Sunday. While Jacksonville had a shot to win at the end of the 18-13 loss to Cleveland, the offense got off to a particularly slow start. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence was 5-of-11 passing for just 16 yards in the first …

Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia looks back at Michigan football’s 28-18 victory over Arkansas State and looks ahead to the Wolverines’ second big test of the season against new Big Ten foe No. 12 USC on Saturday. Next up for No. 17 Michigan: No. 12 Southern California Matchup: No. 17 Michigan (2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 12 Southern Cal (2-0, 0-0), Big …

When airports, streets or buildings are named to honor an individual it’s typically thanks to a long record of accomplishment. Perhaps the Jacksonville Jaguars were trying to manifest greatness by temporarily rebranding their stadium around Trevor Lawerence over the weekend, but it was a move destined to be ridiculed. There were few smiles at TrEverBank Stadium on Sunday (not the …

CU football head coach Deion Sanders, or Coach Prime, gives instruction to wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. (5) against CSU in the Rocky Mountain Showdown at Canvas Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. Saturday night was personal for Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team. Disrespect from rival Colorado State leading up to the 2024 Rocky …

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans came from everywhere. All angles, all speed, all converging for a town-hall meeting on top of Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. When it was over, the Bears’ No. 1 overall draft pick had been sacked seven times, which is more than any quarterback in a game in this young season. According to the league’s Next …

Ole Miss football keeps backing up its ranking. The Rebels beat Wake Forest 40-6 on Saturday in Winston-Salem. The 34-point victory was the closest game Ole Miss (3-0) has played this season. No teams ranked above the Rebels lost in Week 3, although No. 1 Georgia narrowly escaped Kentucky with a win. The Bulldogs beat the Wildcats 13-12 on Saturday. …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Inside Coverage Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to give their instant takeaways and reactions from every game in the Week 2 NFL Sunday slate. The dynamic duo start off with the most interesting results of the weekend, as the Las Vegas Raiders ruin everyone’s survivor pools but …

It was status quo for our way-too-early College Football Playoff Top 12. Three teams were idle and the other nine in playoff position were winners — although top-ranked Georgia got a scare from Kentucky in an SEC opener. Missouri also won a one-score game. The top four for now: Georgia, Ohio State, Utah and Miami. The top four conference champions …

It was a Sunday of shock results in week two, showing this NFL season could be wide open as more teams join the list of contenders. The New Orleans Saints look the real deal after they blew away the Dallas Cowboys in their own backyard, while the Houston Texans confirmed their status by seeing off Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears. Nobody …

For the first time in 16 years, the Texas Longhorns are the No. 1 team in the country in college football. Following its dominating Week 3 win over UTSA on Saturday, Texas was rewarded on Sunday in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25, jumping up to No. 2 in the former and No. 1 overall in …

Schrock’s Report Card: Grading Caleb Williams, Bears in loss vs. Texans originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago HOUSTON, Texas — Sunday night’s game in Houston felt like a blowout. Based on everything your eyes told you, star quarterback C.J. Stroud and the Texans should have rolled the Bears up and tossed them out with the trash outside NRG Stadium. Rookie …

The Iowa Hawkeyes picked up a 38-21 win over Troy on Saturday to improve to 2-1 on the season before Big Ten play gets underway next week. Iowa rode junior running back Kaleb Johnson’s 173 rushing yards and two scores en route to the victory. The Hawkeyes also used a 28-yard pick-six from graduate cornerback Jermari Harris and a late …