Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; LSU Tigers wide receiver Chris Hilton Jr. (3) defends a pass intended for Southern California Trojans wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane (8) during the second quarter at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports Another kickoff, another letdown for LSU. For the fifth straight year, LSU dropped its season opener. All five losses …

USC wide receiver Kyron Hudson makes a spectacular, one-handed catch for 24 yards in front of LSU safety Major Burns during the second quarter Sunday. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Fatigue was setting in. Faith, ever fragile, was wavering. USC’s revamped defense had held mostly tough. Its new starting quarterback looked mostly comfortable. But USC’s grasp on its season …

Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Southern California Trojans quarterback Miller Moss (7) is pressured by LSU Tigers safety Major Burns (8) and tight end Gabe Leonards (85) in the first half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports ESPN/ABC interviewer Holly Rowe talked to USC quarterback Miller Moss right after the Trojans scored a gigantic, thrilling, pulse-pounding …

Photo: Isaiah Hole The 2024 college football season isn’t just officially underway, it’s in full swing, with all 18 teams in the extended Big Ten having played their first games over the course from Thursday to Sunday. For most teams, it was a slow start, but some started to look to be in midseason form by the end of the …

LSU football defensive back Jardin Gilbert had a costly targeting penalty in Sunday’s season-opener against USC. Gilbert led with the crown of his helmet, hitting Trojans wide receiver Kyron Hudson directly on his helmet after Hudson made a 20-yard catch off a pass from Miller Moss. Hudson made the catch at the 27-yard line with 18 seconds left in the …

LAS VEGAS — LSU football will be without one of its starting receivers in the 2024 season opener against USC on Sunday. Junior wide out Chris Hilton, while listed on the No. 12 Tigers’ depth chart, will not be available to suit up in the Vegas Kickoff Classic against the No. 23 Trojans inside Allegiant Stadium. Hilton suffered a bone …

Sep. 1—A grade card on Ohio State’s 52-6 win over Akron. It took a little longer than expected but it eventually turned into the blowout everyone predicted. OFFENSE: B- Will Howard’s first game as Ohio State’s quarterback was solid. He didn’t throw an interception and had the confidence that would be expected of a fifth-year player. But he completed only …

Sep. 1—ST. GEORGE, Utah — Tommy Mellott rushed for two touchdowns and threw for one more as the Montana State Bobcats defeated Utah Tech 31-7 Saturday. The Bobcats (2-0) rushed for 329 yards on 56 attempts and outgained the Trailblazers (0-1) 481-176 in the game. Mellott threw for 152 yards and rushed for 71 more. Scottre Humphrey led Montana State …

Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer exercised surprising discretion regarding his former quarterback in Minnesota when airing grievances about the Vikings to Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Zimmer presumably bit his tongue about Kirk Cousins for fear of eating his words when the Cowboys face Cousins’ new team in Week 9. Zimmer did not take similar care when talking …

Tennessee football tickets are in high demand, but you can still get them for the right price. UT season tickets at Neyland Stadium are sold out for the 2024 season and there’s a waiting list of almost 15,000. But this Week 2 matchup with NC State is a neutral site game in the Duke’s Mayo Classic at Bank of America …

Yahoo ADP: 128.6 Likely finished as a top-five fantasy tight end three times over the final five weeks with Mark Andrews out last season. He was also the TE8 in Week 18 despite seeing just two targets while Baltimore rested many of its starters. The Ravens have a glaring weakness at WR2 and utilize their tight ends in the red …

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – AUGUST 31: Trey Jones III #9 of the Texas A&M Aggies celebrates after a defensive stop on third down against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the fourth quarter at Kyle Field on August 31, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) Over the weekend, college football had a ton of storylines to …

The Eagles have drawn, along with the Packers, the short straw for a long trip to Brazil, where both teams will open their respective seasons on Friday night. On Sunday, coach Nick Sirianni was asked to address questions and complaints about the trip, from players like safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and cornerback Darius Slay. “We’re going there to play and win …

  This embedded content is not available in your region. Now that Week 1 is over, Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and SI’s Pat Forde hop on to overreact to the action from this weekend. They focus on Georgia pummeling Clemson, Miami embarrassing Florida, and Notre Dame surviving Texas A&M. Among other Week 1 games, they also react to Penn State’s …

Report: Williams ‘not happy,’ threat of missing games is ‘real’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area With the 2024 NFL season about to start, 49ers left tackle Trent Williams remains committed to his contract holdout, even if it means missing games. Speaking on “NFL Live” Friday, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler explained why Williams will not budge on his protracted holdout …