1. A brave new (and always better) world Change is evil, we’ve been told. The beauty and pageantry, the soul of fall Saturdays, is gone. Until it isn’t. Until reeling Michigan finds itself against surging Southern California and reasserts in the first game of the new Big Ten. Until Tennessee leaves no doubt about where it’s headed in its first …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice tied Diontae Johnson for a league-high 14 targets in Week 3. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik) After a slow start to the passing game this season (which meant some disappointing outings for fantasy football managers and their wide receivers), things started picking up in Week 3. There was a lot of value that won out …

Missouri football has had a couple close calls. The Tigers had to come from behind to beat a ranked Boston College team Sept. 14, but probably could have had that one-score game finished earlier. Then, Mizzou went all the way to double-overtime before seeing off Vanderbilt last Saturday. No. 11-ranked Missouri is surviving, but it isn’t quite thriving. Busted coverages …

The Eagles have made a few roster moves on Tuesday. Philadelphia has placed receiver Britain Covey on injured reserve after he suffered a shoulder injury during Sunday’s win over New Orleans. Covey had to exit the game in the first half and was unable to return. He has caught seven passes for 34 yards so far this season. He’s also …

Not much will get Missouri State football coach Ryan Beard more excited than talking about the growth in his younger players as he looks to the future of his program. It’s hard to blame him. In the transfer portal era of college athletics, Beard continues to preach that Missouri State is a “grassroots program” and the development of younger players …

The Raiders signed cornerback Sam Webb from the practice squad to the active roster, the team announced Tuesday. They placed safety Marcus Epps on injured reserve in a corresponding move. Epps will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament. In the first two games of the season, Epps played every defensive snap for the Raiders. …

For the seventh time as Georgia football coach, Kirby Smart is preparing to take his team to battle against Alabama, the college game’s standard bearer that his program has caught up to in its winning ways. This time is different because Kalen DeBoer will be on the Alabama sideline Saturday night as head coach wearing a headset in his first …

After reports emerged earlier on Tuesday, the Panthers made it official in the afternoon, announcing that receiver Adam Thielen has been placed on injured reserve. Thielen suffered a hamstring injury while catching a 31-yard touchdown pass late in the first half of Sunday’s victory over the Raiders. Carolina also placed safety Jordan Fuller on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. …

Sep 21, 2024; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Travis Hunter (12) before the game against the Baylor Bears at Folsom Field. Travis Hunter is the gift to college football that just keeps on giving. It’s time for college football to return the favor. Through four weeks of the season, people are beginning to realize just how large the …

When it comes to the Cowboys, the buck starts and stops with Jerry Jones. In addition to owning the team, Jones serves as the team’s head of football operations so it’s no surprise that 78 percent of respondents to a poll taken by WFAA said that Jones bears the blame for the shortcomings that have contributed to the team’s 1-2 …

Army heads to Philadelphia … and isn’t playing Navy. The City of Brotherly Love has been the main home for the annual Army-Navy Classic, but this early season trip has the Black Knights taking on the Temple Owls. The Black Knights (3-0) will play their second road game of the season. Army is coming off a 37-14 win over Rice …

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin did not rule out running back Jaylen Warren for Week 4 during his Tuesday press conference, but it sounds like he’s unlikely to play. Per Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Warren is week-to-week with his knee injury suffered during Sunday’s win over the Chargers. Warren has rushed for 54 yards on 14 carries and …

SOUTH BEND — Louisville, ranked No. 17 nationally in the US LBM Coaches Poll, has yet to commit a turnover through three convincing wins. Notre Dame football, ranked No. 14, intends to change that on Saturday. “It does give us a chip on our shoulder,” All-America safety Xavier Watts said after Tuesday’s practice. “That’s something you pay attention to. Obviously, …

It is not looking good for the cornerbacks Dru Phillips (calf) and Adoree’ Jackson (calf) to play in Thursday Night Football against the Cowboys. But coach Brian Daboll told reporters Tuesday that neither is expected to require an injured reserve stint. Both players remained listed as non-participants Tuesday as the team held another walkthrough. Cornerback Nick McCloud, who has missed …

. Colorado football running back Dallan Hayden and defensive lineman Chidozie Nwankwo are expected to play on Saturday against the 3-0 UCF Knights. During CU head coach Deion Sanders’ weekly press conference, he offered injury updates on the two players, starting with Nwankwo. The senior Houston transfer injured his forearm against Nebraska in Week 2. Buckeyes Wire Hayden was missed …