Ju’Juan Johnson 8 runs the ball as the LSU Tigers take on the Nicholls Colonels at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. This is a story about how, if you are a really good athlete with a great work ethic, you can find your way on the field at LSU. Ju’Juan Johnson was one of the …

Giants head coach Brian Daboll and General Manager Joe Schoen stuck with quarterback Daniel Jones as the team’s starter this offseason and that decision wasn’t met with much happiness in the first week of the regular season. Boos rained down on Jones and the Giants during a 28-6 home loss to the Vikings that saw Jones go 22-of-42 passes for …

Wisconsin football class of 2025 quarterback commit Landyn Locke suffered a season-ending ACL injury, per a report from the Dallas Morning News. Locke, who offered his pledge to Luke Fickell’s program in June of 2023, went down in Rockwall High School’s match against Lake Travis this past weekend. He later shared a heartfelt post via X thanking his teammates and …

Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy got wide open for a touchdown catch in the opener against the Ravens, which immediately raised the question: Why did the Ravens’ defense let the player who set the Scouting Combine record for fastest 40-yard dash get behind their secondary? Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton says the answer is simple: He screwed up. “That was on …

Rap icon Offset will perform live on Fox Big Noon Kickoff ahead of Wisconsin’s Week 3 contest against Alabama on Saturday. Slated to begin at 10:00 a.m. ET, the pregame show will already feature several legends including former Alabama running back Mark Ingram II, USC quarterback Matt Leinart, Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn and Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. …

Josh Allen #17 and the Buffalo Bills face the Miami Dolphins tonight. (Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) The 2024 NFL season has finally arrived, and it’s time kick off Week 2. Tonight, Thursday Night Football begins with a game between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. The Buffalo Bills are hot off a win over the Cardinals, and the Miami …

Florida Gators wide receiver Eugene Wilson III (3) waits for a drill to start during fall football practice at Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. [Matt Pendleton/Gainesville Sun] Florida has released its first student-athlete availability report ahead of a Week 3 matchup with Texas A&M Aggies. The availability report is …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week: 11-5 (.688). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer had predicted, his record against the spread would have been 11-5 (.688). TV channels are for Los Angeles area. Times Pacific. BILLS (1-0) …

Steve Sarkisian doesn’t pass up a chance to profess his love for college football and with that love comes the obvious attention to detail. The Texas football coach is into the pageantry, pomp and circumstance that encompasses a typical fall Saturday in America, but as the head coach of the No. 3 team in the country, Sarkisian has his antennae …

Chargers rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey has had to address life on the NFL field and living in sprawling Southern California. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Compared to the countryside of Chatsworth, Ga. — population of 4,871 — Los Angeles might as well be another planet for rookie Ladd McConkey. He is a Southern-twanged Martian adjusting to a …

Sep 25, 2021; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen and Tennessee Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel greet after the game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Former Mississippi State and Florida head coach Dan Mullen is serving as an analyst for ESPN during the 2024 college football season. Each week, the former …

Tight end David Njoku and left tackle Jedrick Wills did not practice with the Browns on Wednesday. Njoku injured his knee in the season opener and is likely in line to miss this week’s game against the Jaguars after being called week-to-week by head coach Kevin Stefanski earlier this week. Wills missed the loss to the Cowboys as he continues …

TEMPE, ARIZONA – SEPTEMBER 07: Quarterback Sam Leavitt #10 of the Arizona State Sun Devils reacts after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Mountain America Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) As the college football season heads into Week 3, the excitement is palpable for the …

Arizona Cardinals Trey McBride finished second among tight ends in targets (nine). He also finished second in: McBride played an elite role in Week 1 but PFF deemed just 56 percent of his targets as catchable. Better days are ahead for him as long as Kyler Murray starts playing better. Dominate the season with FantasyLife+, which gives you the award-winning …

Two days after Thomas Hammock had just run for 172 yards on 38 carries in an upset of Wake Forest, his Northern Illinois Huskies began preparing for a game against USF in Tampa Bay, Fla., the following week. But during a conditioning run on that fateful day, Hammock couldn’t catch his breath and something just didn’t feel right. Following a …