When the Jets take the field for Monday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, it’ll not only mark the beginning of the regular season, but it’ll also be Aaron Rodgers’ first time in action since his devastating Achilles injury. The superstar quarterback was sidelined just four offensive snaps into the season opener last year against the Buffalo Bills, and it …

Former Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz’s tenure as Florida’s starting quarterback appears to be coming to an end. After suffering a concussion in the third quarter of the Gators’ opening contest of the 2024 season against Miami, true freshman D.J. Lagway, the No. 1 quarterback in the class of 2024, took the reigns under center. Lagway completed 3-of-his-6 pass attempts for …

All but two of the NFL’s 32 teams have opened up their 2024 campaigns, and the fallout from Week 1 is here. From a few big injuries that could impact the Los Angeles Rams and Cleveland Browns, and nearly every fantasy league out there, to what’s next with the Tyreek Hill incident in Miami and the quarterback situation in Pittsburgh, …

Sep. 9—The story was originally published Dec. 7, 2011, the day after Mike Leach was introduced as Washington State’s football coach. Leach was posthumously inducted into the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame this past weekend. PULLMAN — Before anyone had a chance to ask the most obvious question, Mike Leach furnished the most flattering answer. “People asked me, ‘Why Washington …

This offseason the Lions made quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown two of the highest-paid players in the NFL at their positions. But that’s not who they were counting on with the game on the line on Sunday night. In overtime against the Rams, the Lions went with a run-heavy approach, with another one of their highly …

Former Wisconsin quarterback Deacon Hill added another highlight to his Utah Tech tenure in his Week 2 match on Saturday. Pitted against the Mountain West’s University of Nevada-Las Vegas on the road, Hill launched a 64-yard touchdown pass to tight end Alec Burton down the middle of the field to knot the contest at seven apiece. Utah Tech’s sidelines erupted …

Browns tight end David Njoku left Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys with an ankle injury and it will be some time before he’s back in the lineup if initial reports about the severity of the injury are confirmed. According to multiple reports, the Browns fear Njoku suffered a high-ankle sprain during the 33-17 home loss. Further testing is set for …

ESPN will not send its College GameDay crew to Madison, Wisconsin for Wisconsin vs. Alabama next Saturday. Panelists Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit will instead venture to Columbia, South Carolina for the South Carolina Gamecocks contest vs. the LSU Tigers. Given the buzz surrounding the Badgers’ Week 3 game vs. No. 4 …

The Lions’ Jared Goff (16) looks to pass as the Rams’ Kobie Turner (91) rushes. Goff beat his former team again. (David Dermer / Associated Press) The scoreboard said six points, but there was a lot more separating the Rams and Detroit Lions on Sunday night. One game into the season and the Rams already are hobbled and hurting. That …

While Georgia remains the unquestioned No. 1, the updated USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134 undergoes a shakeup in the top five and beyond after an upset-heavy Week 2. For starters, there’s a new No. 2 in Texas after the Longhorns’ 31-12 win at No. 25 Michigan. That move bumps Ohio State to No. 3 even as the Buckeyes have …

Several NFL players wore helmets with extra padding, called ‘Guardian Caps’, in games for the first time on Sunday in the latest move by the league to safeguard against future concussions. The caps have been a regular feature in practices for NFL teams since 2022 and were worn by some players in pre-season. Now a small number of players have …

When Steve Sarkisian settled at the podium after Texass football’s 31-12 beatdown of Michigan in the Big House, he wanted to talk about his team’s poise. And who could blame him? The Longhorns had just validated months and months of hype by dominating the defending national champions on the road from start to finish. “For our players to come in …

Rams receiver Cooper Kupp caught 14 passes against the Lions but the overtime loss was not sitting well with him when he met with the media. (David Dermer / Associated Press) The Detroit Lions defeated the Rams, 26-20, in overtime, on Sunday night at Ford Field in Detroit. What we learned from the season-opening loss: The Rams have injury problems …

Free Press sports writer Jared Ramsey breaks down the winners and losers for Michigan football on Saturday from the Wolverines’ 31-12 loss to Texas at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. Three up LG Josh Priebe It wasn’t a great performance by the offensive line, but there were some positives. Michigan only ran for 80 yards on 23 tries, but kept quarterback Davis Warren upright by …

A few hours after Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill was handcuffed by police outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday, the five-time All-Pro celebrated an 80-yard touchdown reception by putting his arms behind his back with his wrists together as if wearing handcuffs. Video of the pregame incident a block from the stadium appeared to show a handcuffed …