Oklahoma coach Brent Venables celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30. In late November of 2021, the unexpected departure of then-head coach Lincoln Riley …

How Parris Campbell overcame his pride to help Eagles from practice squad originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Parris Campbell turned the Eagles down. After the veteran receiver was released at final cuts following training camp, the Eagles offered him a spot on their practice squad. And the 27-year-old wasn’t interested. Campbell was once a second-round pick, a starting receiver …

Wisconsin starting cornerback Max Lofy was seen at practice with his right hand in a club entering the Badgers’ big Week 5 matchup at USC. Lofy was mic’d up for Wisconsin’s ‘(WI)red’ video series. It sees select players or coaches wear a microphone at practice while the video team follows. Some highlights are cut together into a 3-minute video that …

The New York Giants play the Dallas Cowboys for the NFL’s Week 4 game of Thursday Night Football. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The 2024 NFL season is under way and to kick off Week 4, the Dallas Cowboys will visit the New York Giants for tonight’s Thursday Night Football contest at Metlife Stadium. Both teams are currently 1-2 …

News broke on Wednesday night that USC defensive lineman Bear Alexander will exercise a redshirt and sit out the remainder of the 2024 season. 247Sports’ Connor Morrissette had the story first. This news breaks as the Wisconsin Badgers prepare for their road trip to Los Angeles, California for Saturday’s matchup with the Trojans. Significant to the on-field matchup, it means …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The only predictable thing about the 2024-25 NHL season is unpredictability. There are teams that could be Stanley Cup contenders or find themselves outside the playoff bubble. There are players who could boom or bust. The future is delightfully murky. That established, here are bold …

Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth is tackled by Chargers Alohi Gilman (32) and Derwin James Jr. (Matt Freed / Associated Press) It’s more than just the playmaking, the positional versatility and the hard tackles. With star safety Derwin James Jr. suspended for one week, the Chargers are missing a vocal leader whose wide, bejeweled smile sets the tone for a …

Patience is not among Donovan Jackson’s virtues. “I’ve always been a stubborn kid,” Ohio State’s senior left guard said with a smile Wednesday. “You can ask my mom. Patience hasn’t always been my thing.” The two-time first-team All-Big Ten lineman said he’d never missed a game, including youth league ball. When Jackson injured a hamstring in training camp, he had …

Bears injury report: What Darnell Wright injury means for O-line originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Bears’ offense has been one of the NFL’s worst units through three games, and it has nothing to do with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, who is doing his best to keep them afloat. The Bears have been unable to …

If you gaze far enough into the fall horizon, you’ll spot a chaotic College Football Playoff selection scenario taking shape. Anyone who’s worked up a playoff projection sees it coming. Every coach or fan of a Power Four team wants to believe finishing with at least 10 wins will be enough to earn one of the seven at-large bids to …

How 49ers QB Purdy lifted Bell’s spirits after costly dropped pass originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Wide receiver Ronnie Bell stood at his locker Wednesday just before the start of practice. He said his focus is on moving forward and putting his crucial dropped pass in the rear-view mirror. Bell credited 49ers quarterback and team …

Ohio State football commit Lamar “Bo” Jackson leads Villa Angela-St. Joseph (5-0) against McDowell, Pa. (3-2) into Week 6 of the Ohio high school football campaign. Jackson, a running back, comes in as the 85th best recruit out of the 2025 class, according to 247Sports.com. The VA-SJ senior ranks as the No. 5 recruit in Ohio regardless of position. He’s …

After taking over as head coach of the Broncos last year, Sean Payton offered some harsh criticism of his predecessor in Denver, Nathaniel Hackett. Aaron Rodgers did not appreciate that. Hackett is Rodgers’ offensive coordinator with the Jets, and was previously Rodgers’ offensive coordinator with the Packers for three years. And after Payton criticized Hackett, Rodgers called Payton “insecure” and …

BATON ROUGE – When the 2024 schedule was finalized, the South Alabama matchup for LSU football wasn’t anywhere near the most intriguing game on the slate. But how things have played out for both Major Applewhite and the Jaguars (2-2), as well as the No. 13 Tigers (3-1), this contest has gotten much more interesting as the teams are set …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and NFL analyst Nate Tice discuss whether there’s value in adding the speedy Rams WR to your fantasy roster with Atwell’s boom or bust potential. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Tutu Atwell is …