Kentucky Wesleyan College opened its football season with a 33-13 win over Northern Michigan on Thursday at Steele Stadium. KWC quarterback Joey Cambron threw three touchdown passes to lead the team to victory. Cambron hit Jatavian Churchill with a 23-yard touchdown strike, Cambron also hit Khia Sherrard with a 34-yard touchdown pass, and Kam Sherrard with a 35-yard touchdown. Cambron …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Andy Behrens explains why the panic about the Rams running back should not be believed heading into the season. View more Video Transcript Give me something that maybe you don’t believe in as much grinch. Yeah, I think all the, I think all the worries about Kyron Williams were make believe, I think they were ludicrously …

Congratulations to No. 7 Notre Dame, which not only won a difficult road game at No. 20 Texas A&M, 23-13, but has already clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff. How, you say, does that happen after one game? Well, first it’s clear they’ve got a solid defense and have updated their quarterback position with Duke transfer Riley Leonard. …

The Ravens have scored the first touchdown of the 2024 NFL season. Derrick Henry punched in his first touchdown with Baltimore — a 5-yard run that gave the Ravens a 7-0 lead with 8:14 left in the first quarter. Kansas City’s defense put Baltimore in unfavorable positions early in the possession. But quarterback Lamar Jackson evaded pressure on third-and-11 to …

Missouri football looks like it will be without its starting tight end this week. On Thursday, ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel reported that Mizzou sophomore tight end Brett Norfleet has been ruled out of the Tigers’ game against Buffalo on Saturday with a shoulder injury he classified as not long term. Sources: Missouri will be without star sophomore tight …

It didn’t take long for Chiefs rookie receiver Xavier Worthy to make an impact. The man who ran the fastest ever 40-yard dash at the scouting combine took an end around 21 yards for a touchdown, evening the score between Baltimore and Kansas City at 7-7. It was the first touch of Worthy’s professional career. The Chiefs traded up to …

SOUTH BEND — No matter how Marcus Freeman fares as the coach of Notre Dame football, a certain wariness will always set in before guarantee games such as Saturday’s against Northern Illinois. Two years ago this week, Marshall University collected a $1.25 million appearance fee and still left Notre Dame Stadium with a shocking 26-21 upset victory. That game marked …

Xavier Worthy (left) claimed a rushing and a receiving touchdown on his NFL debut [Getty Images] The Kansas City Chiefs made a winning start to their NFL title defence as the Baltimore Ravens had a touchdown overturned as the game expired. The Chiefs, who are aiming to become the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row, led …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football isn’t just playing Western Illinois on Friday night. “You are fighting human nature,” coach Curt Cignetti said during his weekly appearance on Inside Indiana Football. Cignetti was referencing the fact that Western Illinois comes to Memorial Stadium riding a 25-game losing streak that dates back to 2021. The program has changed coaches three times since its last …

Yahoo Sports fantasy analysts Matt Harmon and Tera Roberts look ahead to the opening weekend of the season and pick a pair of players who can lift fantasy managers to victory. Hear the full conversation on the “Yahoo Fantasy Forecast” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Let’s toss it …

BATON ROUGE — LSU football was left with just three scholarship running backs in the aftermath of senior running back John Emery going down with a season-ending knee injury during practice earlier this week. Reinforcements are on the way for the No. 19 Tigers (0-1) ahead of their 2024 home opener versus Nicholls (0-1) on Saturday night (6:30 p.m., ESPN+) …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s still not a rivalry. Patrick Mahomes is now 5-1 against Lamar Jackson. That’s a lopsided matchup if I’ve ever seen one.  The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens, 27-20, at Arrowhead Stadium to open the 2024 NFL season on Thursday night. I know it’s a team game. But it’s also …

The Chiefs have expanded their lead and quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a franchise record. On Kansas City’s latest possession, Mahomes passed Hall of Famer Len Dawson for the most passing yards in franchise history. Dawson’s previous mark was 28,507. So far on Thursday, Mahomes is 9-of-13 for 117 yards — giving him 28,541 and counting. Mahomes is the only active …

Sep. 5—STANDISH — For years, people tried to convince Ben Noe to play football. “People were telling me since I was growing up I should play football, but I just kept on denying,” said Noe, a reserve sophomore wide receiver/defensive back pressing for varsity time at Bonny Eagle High. “I gave it a try (last year) and I started liking …

How fast is Xavier Worthy? Meet the Chiefs’ rookie speedster who scored on 1st NFL touch originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Welcome to the NFL, Xavier Worthy. The Chiefs rookie wideout showed off his game-breaking speed on Kansas City’s opening offensive possession of the 2024 season on Thursday night against the Baltimore Ravens. On the first touch of …