Foerster reveals why 49ers need ‘patience’ in run game without CMC originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey’s early season absence opened the door for Jordan Mason’s breakout, while also creating a substantial challenge for the 49ers as rookie Isaac Guerendo is thrust into a prominent role as San Francisco’s No. 2 running back. The …

AUBURN — Auburn football will host Arkansas at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday in its first SEC game of the 2024 season. Auburn leads 20-12-1 in the series with Arkansas. They defeated the Razorbacks 48-10 last season in Fayetteville and lead 9-6-1 in games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Here’s our scouting report on the Razorbacks, and a score prediction for the …

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers approached his head coach with a message and an assumption. “Two-score lead,” he told Robert Saleh as the New York Jets went up 14-0 against the New England Patriots. Then he shoved his coach. Consider it a miscommunication. Rodgers and Saleh aligned on their message — on the significance of a two-score lead for …

Oklahoma will welcome Tennessee to Norman this weekend for what will make one of the weekend’s biggest matchups both on the field and in recruiting. The visitor list headed to Norman is expected to be one of the more stacked groups they have hosted in years. Here are my five most important visitors at Oklahoma this weekend: 1. 2026 DT …

The Jets might have something in this Aaron Rodgers fellow. The quarterback has the Jets doing things they haven’t done in a while, including three offensive touchdowns in the first three games for the first time since 1989. The Jets blew out the Patriots 24-3 for their first home win against New England since 2015. The Jets are 2-1 and …

The Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (2-1, 0-0) will play their third-straight road game on Saturday (Sept. 21) when they travel to San Antonio to take on the Incarnate Word Cardinals (1-2, 0-0 Southland conference). Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. MST. The Lumberjacks haven’t played their first conference game, but their two wins (Lincoln (CA) and Utah Tech) and one loss …

Winners, losers as Jets cruise past Patriots 24-3 on Thursday Night Football originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Aaron Rodgers and the Jets barely had to break a sweat as they cruised past the Patriots to start Week 3. New York, at home, topped its divisional foes 24-3 on Thursday Night Football as New England offered little creativity on offense …

Jackson State football enters Week 4 after a win over rival Southern. Jackson State (2-1) plays at SWAC opponent Grambling (2-1) at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN +). But it isn’t counting as a conference game because Grambling rotated out of Jackson State’s list of SWAC opponents for 2024. Grambling comes off a 35-28 overtime win …

On Thursday night, rookie quarterback Drake Maye made his NFL debut during garbage time, running out the clock while getting some enhanced preseason reps against a stout defense. Does the shift from Jacoby Brissett to Maye mean that it’s now time for the Drake? “I don’t know,” coach Jerod Mayo told reporters after the game, via Alex Barth of 98.5 …

EAST RUTHERFORD – Garrett Wilson, back pressed against the TV screens in the Jets locker room, started to chuckle. The wideout had endured the worst of the worst. So this? Yes. This was a little funny. The Jets just beat the Patriots, 24-3. About the only time the game felt in jeopardy was at the coin toss, which the Patriots …

Sep 14, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators defensive end Ja’Markis Weston (9) tackles Texas A&M Aggies running back Rueben Owens (2) during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images The Texas A&M football team had an opportunity for redemption on national television this past weekend in the swamp and a thrashing was delivered. …

Jets starting right tackle Morgan Moses exited Thursday night’s win over the Patriots with a left knee injury. It looked serious initially, before he got up and walked off. After the game, coach Robert saleh said Moses will be evaluated on Friday. Saleh, via Rich Simini of ESPN.com, declined to comment on the potential severity of the injury. Mike Garafolo …

BATON ROUGE — There’s been a slight change in Chris Hilton’s status for LSU football’s matchup with UCLA this weekend. LSU coach Brian Kelly told reporters following the team’s practice Thursday that the junior wide receiver is now “probable” to play against the Bruins on Saturday (2:30 p.m., ABC). Hilton, the Zachary native, has missed the first three games of …

There was a lot to like from the Jets in their dominant win over the New England Patriots on Thursday night. Aaron Rodgers and the offense looked the best it has so far in this young season and the defense kept the Patriots from gaining any traction all night. But there was one odd moment caught by the broadcast. In …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti announced on his weekly radio show that the targeting call on defensive tackle CJ West was rescinded after a review by the Big Ten offices and he will be allowed to play the entire game against Charlotte on Saturday. West was called for targeting on the first play of the second half of a …