Kyren Williams flourished last season once the Rams started to emphasize the run. He scored 15 touchdowns in 12 games. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) They play in an offense that features one of the NFL’s premier passers and two of its most dynamic receivers. But Rams running backs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum will be pivotal pieces for …

NORMAN — Zac Alley didn’t really want to do it. He didn’t have a choice. After OU coach Brent Venables presented the new Sooners’ defensive coordinator with a game ball after a 51-3 win over Temple, Alley took a ride. OU players hoisted him in the air and Alley thought for sure he was about to take a header. “I thought …

(Los Angeles Times photo illustration; photographs from Associated Press) Maybe this is the year the Detroit Lions finally win the Super Bowl. Or perhaps the Houston Texans? Or how about the Cleveland Browns, who last won a division crown in 1989? (Incidentally, since realignment in 2002, every NFL franchise but Cleveland has won its division at least once.) Part of …

EAST LANSING – Free Press sports writer Chris Solari look back at Michigan State football’s 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic and looking ahead to the Spartans’ Big Ten opener Saturday at Maryland. Next up for the Spartans: Maryland Terrapins Matchup: Michigan State (1-0) at Maryland (1-0), Big Ten opener. Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. Saturday; SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland TV/radio: Big …

It’s too dramatic to suggest Sanjay Lal has to mold a clump of clay into a masterpiece, but as receivers coach for the Chargers, he’s facing a significant challenge. The team has talent at the position, and certainly has invested draft picks, but in most cases those players are either untested or underperforming. On the other end of those passes …

Michigan football’s new kicker picked up right where his predecessors left off. Junior Dominic Zvada was a perfect 3-for-3 on field goal attempts and made three extra points to account for 12 of Michigan’s 30 points in the season-opening win over Fresno State. Zvada, a transfer from Arkansas State, looked like the natural successor for James Turner, last year’s kicker, …

Alabama football got its 2024 season and coach Kalen DeBoer’s inaugural season with the program started on the right foot with a 63-0 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It was a game that saw Alabama dominate in all aspects. Following the win, we asked for questions and comments from Crimson Tide fans. Now, we have …

Another week. Another nail-biting win for Florida A&M football. On Saturday, the Rattlers were staring into the eyes of losing its first game at Bragg Memorial Stadium since 2018 to the visiting South Carolina State. Instead, the Rattlers erased an 18-7 fourth-quarter deficit to outlast the Bulldogs 22-18 to extend the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 21 wins. FAMU …

ATLANTA — Amarius Mims is a mammoth human being, so when he emerged from the Georgia football locker room Saturday after the No. 1 Bulldogs trucked No. 14 Clemson 34-3, it was another reminder of a program that changes faces but produces similar results year in and year out now. Mims was one of two NFL first round draft picks …

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti was impressed with his team’s “crisp start” in a 31-7 win over FIU on Saturday, but had mixed feelings about the rest of the game with most of his concerns centered around the offense’s disappointing second half. “Just too many opportunities squandered,” Cignetti said. He thought there were as many 10 missed plays by …

As Texas football opened its 2024 season with a 52-0 win over Colorado State at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, junior quarterback Quinn Ewers attempted 27 passes. One of those attempts stood out among the rest. In the waning seconds of the second quarter, Ewers fired an 11-yard touchdown pass to receiver Matthew Golden. Upon further review, it appeared that …

Between the third and fourth quarters of the season opener, Texas Tech football fans gazed southward into the sky at a jaw-dropping drone show. The people in charge alternately conjured a giant Double T, the adidas and Patrick Mahomes Gladiator logos, a Guns Up hand sign and a script Red Raiders. Many in a capacity crowd at Jones AT&T Stadium …

Nov 25, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Colorado Buffaloes athlete Travis Hunter (12) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Creveling-USA TODAY Sports The college football season is in full swing and with a full weekend of football under our belts, it is time to dig into the top prospects for …

Iowa Hawkeyes junior running back Kaleb Johnson rushed for 119 yards on 11 carries with two touchdowns in the second half of Saturday’s season opener against Illinois State. Johnson and fellow running back Jaziun Patterson were suspended for the first half of the 40-0 win for violation of team rules. Johnson scored on fourth-quarter TD runs of 64 yards and …

There was no extra emphasis on Saturday’s game inside Jones AT&T Stadium, according to Abilene Christian coach Keith Patterson. Sure, Patterson himself was the defensive coordinator who was on his way out the door when Joey McGuire took over as head coach of the Texas Tech football team. And yes, more than half of the Wildcats’ starting offense is comprised …