CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Here are the Michigan State football players who helped or hurt their stock in the Spartans’ 23-19 loss Saturday at Boston College. Winners Sep 21, 2024; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; Boston College Eagles running back Treshaun Ward (0) is tackled by Michigan State Spartans defensive back Charles Brantley (0) and linebacker Jordan Hall (5) during the …

Joshua Karty, right, exults after kicking the winning field goal with two seconds left in the Rams’ 27-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) “Holy —!” Sean McVay began his postgame news conference like a slack-jawed sailor, but he spoke the truth. Holy rebound. Holy resilience. Holy Rams. They …

Michigan State football and Ohio State State football meet Saturday night in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Week 5 of the 2024 college football season at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. However, the will not be on TV, only broadcasted and streaming on NBC’s Peacock (subscriber only). MSU (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) hosts OSU (3-0, 0-0) and is coming off …

When the Packers traded a seventh-round draft pick to the Titans for Malik Willis, no one could have imagined that less than four weeks later, Willis would have already won two games as the Packers’ starting quarterback. But that’s exactly what has happened. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur says no one outside the building could imagine just how hard Willis …

Tennessee was nationally ranked in the preseason and regarded as a playoff contender. Nonetheless, there were nagging questions. And because the 2024 preseason begins as soon as the 2023 season ends, that made for a lot of nagging. But after UT’s four consecutive victories — all by double-digit margins — the questions have become less prominent. Depth on the offensive …

The Cowboys trailed the Ravens 28-6 in the fourth quarter before a furious rally fell just short in a 28-25 loss. Tempers flared on the sideline as the offense failed to score a touchdown on its first eight possessions, and the defense allowed 274 rushing yards for the game. Receiver CeeDee Lamb, who had four catches for 67 yards and …

Arkansas football will hit the road this week for its second SEC game of the fall, looking to knock off No. 24 Texas A&M in the final edition of this Southwest Classic rivalry played inside the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium. The Razorbacks (3-1, 1-0 SEC) and Aggies (3-1, 1-0) will face off Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be …

Welcome back to the Chiefs, JuJu Smith-Schuster. The veteran receiver, who rejoined Kansas City in late August, caught his first touchdown of the season late in the third quarter to give the Chiefs a 22-14 lead over the Falcons. On third-and-7, quarterback Patrick Mahomes hit Smith-Schuster with a pass over the middle and the receiver crossed the field to score …

Rutgers football moved to 3-0 by beating Virginia Tech on the road on Saturday, and that victory set up what should be an electric atmosphere at SHI Stadium on Friday. The Scarlet Knights will host new Big Ten foe Washington in Piscataway with a chance to keep their undefeated start going. Washington is 3-1 after beating Northwestern at home Saturday …

Steelers rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu was diagnosed with a dislocated kneecap and will undergo surgery to repair the ligament damage, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. He will miss the entire regular season but could return it Pittsburgh makes the postseason, per Rapoport. The Steelers placed Fautanu on injured reserve Saturday, a day after he injured his knee at …

The nationally ranked Illinois Fighting Illini continue Big Ten Conference college football season at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 against Penn State Nittany Lions at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. Coach Bret Bielema and the No. 21 Illini are coming off a big road win over Nebraska, the program’s first 4-0 start since 2011. Illinois, picked to finish 15th …

49ers grades in brutal Week 3 meltdown loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area INGLEWOOD — This one hurts. And it should hurt. “I think we have to feel the loss, for sure,” 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa said. “We can’t just move on and act like it’s fine.” The previously winless Los Angeles Rams capitalized on …

MANHATTAN — One game into the Big 12 Conference schedule, Kansas State football already has ground to make up. A disappointing 38-9 road loss to Brigham Young on Saturday night in their conference opener suddenly brings a heightened sense of urgency to this week’s matchup when the Wildcats (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) play host to an Oklahoma State team (3-1, …

The Rams’ Kyren Williams scores a touchdown to tie the score against the 49ers in the fourth quarter. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Script, flipped. The Rams finally beat the San Francisco 49ers in a meaningful regular-season game. Kyren Williams flipped too. If you haven’t seen it, you soon will. It’s an Instagram instant classic, a bit of in-your-Facebook …

Oregon kicker Atticus Sappington celebrates a field goal with Oregon punter Luke Dunne as the Oregon State Beavers host the Oregon Ducks Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024 at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. The Ducks didn’t play on Saturday, but they weren’t idle in the national football polls Sunday morning. Oregon (3-0) dropped one spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll …