Alabama’s Jalen Milroe is tackled by Georgia Bulldogs’ Daylen Everette during the 2023 SEC Championship in Atlanta. In previous eras of college football, such as when formulas determined the national championship matchup, or for the past decade when only four teams advanced to the playoff, a matchup like Saturday’s visit by No. 2 Georgia to fourth-ranked Alabama might have acted …
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Jayden Daniels can set the rushing record for QBs in first four NFL games
Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has had a great start to his career. On Sunday, it can become historic. With 64 rushing yards at Arizona, Daniels would set the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in his first four NFL games. Daniels has 171 rushing yards in his first three games. The record is held by Robert …
Read More »Riley Leonard leads No. 16 Notre Dame to a key win over No. 15 Louisville | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Fighting Irish’s 31-24 win over the Cardinals and whether they are impressed by Notre Dame’s second win over a ranked opponent this season. Subscribe to the “College Football Power Hour” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript They say hungry dogs run faster. …
Read More »Why Foerster believes Guerendo compares to former 49ers RB Mostert
Why Foerster believes Guerendo compares to former 49ers RB Mostert originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Isaac Guerendo only has six career NFL carries, but the rookie running back is making a strong impression on his 49ers coaches despite a limited sample size. While speaking to reporters Thursday, offensive line coach/run-game coordinator Chris Foerster praised Guerendo’s Week 3 performance, …
Read More »Shedeur Sanders, Colorado run circles around UCF to run away with Big 12 victory
ORLANDO, Fla. — As the pressure closed in on Shedeur Sanders, the Colorado quarterback spun away and scrambled to his left before lofting a pass over UCF defenders and into the hands of his standout receiver, Travis Hunter, for a 38-yard gain. Time and time again, when the Knights thought they had contained Sanders, the senior would evade the pressure, …
Read More »With Jordan Love on track to return, will Packers use Love and Malik Willis?
Jordan Love apparently will be back on Sunday, only 23 days after suffering a knee injury that looked much worse than it turned out to be. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Love is expected to be active on Sunday against the Vikings. The news was essentially confirmed by the fact that the Packers didn’t elevate Sean Clifford from the …
Read More »Texas football wins ugly vs. Mississippi State but 5-0 is 5-0 | Golden
Steve Sarkisian won’t have to worry about motivating his team entering the bye week. Mississippi State isn’t in the same class as Texas football, but the team that isn’t likely to have a winning record this season gave the home team a real tussle Saturday. MORE CED: What Caitlin Clark’s rookie year, Matthew Sluka’s saga has shown us | Golden …
Read More »NFL injury tracker Week 4: George Kittle ready to return, Jordan Love active, Justin Herbert likely to play
Week 4 kicked off Thursday night with the Dallas Cowboys continuing their dominance over the New York Giants with a 20-15 win. Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers suffered a concussion during the game After a catch attempt on fourth down late in the game, Nabers stayed down on the sideline for a while as athletic trainers tended to him. Shortly …
Read More »Colorado improves to 4–1 (2–0 in Big 12) with 48–21 blowout win over UCF in Orlando
Receiver Will Sheppard celebrates after catching a touchdown catch in a 48–21 win over Central Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Following last week’s thrilling comeback win over Baylor, Colorado earned their biggest win of the season thus far with a dominant 48–21 win over UCF in Orlando. Shedeur Sanders threw for three touchdowns and 290 yards, completing 28-of-34 passes with …
Read More »Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff to visit Happy Valley on Saturday
Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff will broadcast live from State College, Pennsylvania, this Saturday, when the Nittany Lions play the UCLA Bruins in their Week 6 matchup. The game time was announced earlier this week for 12:00 p.m. ET, so we already knew it would be broadcast as Fox’s premier game of the week. However, after today’s announcement, we know the …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers can become ninth player with 60,000 passing yards on Sunday
Aaron Rodgers is back. On Sunday against the Broncos, he can make a little more history. With 321 passing yards, Rodgers can become the ninth player in league history to throw for 60,000 regular-season passing yards. Rodgers is currently ninth on the all-time list, with 59,679 yards. He’s 1,682 behind Dan Marino for No. 8, and 3,113 behind Matt Ryan …
Read More »No. 21 Oklahoma gets pick 6 from Kip Lewis to finish comeback win over Auburn, 27–21
Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne threw for three touchdowns against No. 16 Oklahoma, but an interception returned for a score cost the Tigers a win. (AP Photo/Butch hDill) No. 21 Oklahoma won its first SEC game, rallying for a 27–21 lead over Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. Kip Lewis ran an interception back 63 yards for a pick 6 with …
Read More »CeeDee Lamb fined $22,511 for lowering helmet into tackler, despite no flag on the play
Every week, we see that the on-field officials and the NFL’s disciplinary department are not on the same page about what constitutes an illegal hit. Today, Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb is among the players to find that out the hard way. Lamb was fined $22,511 for what the NFL called “Unnecessary Roughness (use of the helmet)” even though he …
Read More »‘That fueled us’: Picked last by some, St. Joseph football wins BCC American Gold title
WESTFIELD – On the rainy, early autumn day, St. Jospeh-Metuchen quarterback Justin Scaramuzzo recalled some of the media preseason predictions. “We were overlooked a lot,” the junior said, “and some projections we were picked last in the division. We were predicted 3-7 and that fuels a team and that fueled us for sure. We weren’t going to let that be …
Read More »Cardinals vs. Commanders 2024 Prediction, Odds, Expert Pick
The Arizona Cardinals (1-2) are favored by 3.5 points versus the Washington Commanders (2-1) on September 29, 2024, starting at 4:05 p.m. ET, airing on FOX. The expected point total for the matchup is set at 49. Keep up with the 2024 NFL season on FOX Sports. NFL Week 4 Best Bets: Cardinals vs Commanders & Raiders’ 1st Half | …
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