Eric Williams NFL Reporter Gardner Minshew emerged from a quarterback battle with Aidan O’Connell during training camp for the Las Vegas Raiders as a starter on a short leash.  And through two games, Minshew has shown glimpses of a QB who can extend plays with his feet. In Week 2, he helped to lead the Raiders to a stunning comeback …

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire No. 13 Oklahoma (3-0) will play its first Southeastern Conference game as a league member on Saturday. The Sooners will host No. 7 Tennessee (3-0) at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT. ABC will televise the contest and Chris Fowler, Kirk …

Vic Fangio on the early-season struggles of Bryce Huff originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It has been just two games but Bryce Huff’s Eagles career has gotten off to a rough start. A really rough start. For now, though, the Eagles are sticking with him. “Yeah, he’s still going to be the starter,” defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said.“But we’re …

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down his Week 4 College Football card that includes a top 15 matchup between Oklahoma State and Utah, plus Iowa at Minnesota and more! #22 Iowa (-2.5) at Minnesota: O/U 35.5 Minnesota won 12-10 at Iowa last season to break an eight-game winning streak in the series for the Hawkeyes. Despite blowing Week 2 with a loss …

San Francisco fans seem to take over SoFi Stadium whenever the 49ers visit to face their NFC West rival Rams. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Jimmy Garoppolo has been on the other side, the one that feels a loud and warm embrace every time the San Francisco 49ers visit SoFi Stadium to play the Rams. During six seasons with …

EDITOR’S NOTE: Months of research led to a series, “Year of the Quarterback,” being presented in three waves. The first wave — 10 articles covering the volatile new world of the transfer portal — was published recently. This is the fourth story in the second wave, which tracks then-and-now journeys of 10 Stark County quarterbacks. Ohio State quarterback Justin Zwick on the …

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert (10) has been handing the football off a lot so far this season, especially to J.K. Dobbins (27). (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) Justin Herbert’s lauded right arm launched deep touchdowns and threaded passes through tiny windows. Now it’s quietly handing the ball off. Onlookers wring their hands about Herbert’s seemingly diminished role in an offense …

As the college football calendar turns to Week 4, we find more and more of the games on the weekend slate begin to count in conference standings. Indeed, there are numerous important early league contests across the country, as well as a few remaining non-conference tilts, that should keep viewers entertained from Friday night into the wee hours of Sunday …

After getting hurt just four plays into his first Jets home game last year, Aaron Rodgers played a full game on Thursday night, and he said hearing Jets fans chant his name during the win over the Patriots meant a lot to him. “It was a really special night. All those chants were really meaningful. I was kind of hoping …

The Penn State football starters may be on the sideline before halftime. At least that’s what the previous details − and the mammoth point spread − would seem to indicate against overwhelmed Kent State. The Golden Flashes lost one game by 71 points and another to an FCS opponent at home … what will the rested Nittany Lions possibly do …

When the Patriots parted ways with coach Bill Belichick, they instantly pivoted to Jerod Mayo. It quickly became obvious that the Patriots had a pre-existing arrangement with Mayo that he would succeed Belichick. Appearing on Thursday’s Amazon Prime pregame show in advance of the Patriots-Jets game, New England owner Robert Kraft made a fresh disclosure. Kraft told Taylor Rooks that …

. The Nebraska Cornhuskers are facing the Illinois Fighting Illini this weekend, and if you’re wondering how to watch the action, we have the answers. Nebraska enters the game with a 3-0 record, while Illinois also enters Friday’s game with a 3-0 mark. This will be the 22nd game between these two programs. Nebraska holds the series lead with a 14-6-1 …

Jets fans are enjoying Thursday Night Football. A little over a year after Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles on the fourth play of the season, the quarterback is showing that, at 40, he still has it. Rodgers put on a clinic in the first half, completing 15 of 20 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown. The Jets lead 14-3, …

No. 7/8-ranked Missouri football faces Vanderbilt on Saturday in Columbia, where the Tigers will have a chance to open the season 4-0 for the second straight campaign. The Commodores are coming off a road loss against Georgia State last Saturday, but have a power-conference win on their resume already this season, having knocked off Virginia Tech in Week 1. More: …

On his 14th reception of the season, Garrett Wilson got his first touchdown reception from Aaron Rodgers. Wilson caught a 2-yard pass from Rodgers with 6:18 remaining in the third quarter, giving the Jets a 21-3 lead. Wilson has four catches for 25 yards. Rodgers threw a perfect pass, putting it where only Wilson could catch it, as Christian Gonzalez …