New Mexico State (1-1, 0-1 Conference USA) travels to Fresno State (1-1) for its first road game of the season at 8: 30 p.m. on Saturday. The Aggies are coming off their first loss of 2024 last week against Liberty, falling 30-24 at home in their CUSA opener. NM State was up 24-15 with 5:12 left to play before allowing …

The Ravens’ rookie first-round draft pick has been ruled out for Sunday against the Raiders. Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins will miss this week’s game as a result of a car accident, head coach John Harbaugh announced today. “Nate was in a car accident a couple days ago,” Harbaugh said. “Looks like he’s not going to be able to make it …

There’s a top-25 game brewing in Columbia. Missouri football will face Boston College on Saturday on Faurot Field in Columbia for its third game of the season. The matchup between the Tigers and Eagles will be the first nonconference game played at Memorial Stadium between two teams that are ranked in the AP Top 25 since an Oct. 4, 1980, …

The Buccaneers will be missing starters on both sides of the line against the Lions this Sunday. Right tackle Luke Goedeke, defensive lineman Calijah Kancey, and safety Antoine Winfield were all ruled out by head coach Todd Bowles on Friday. Cornerback Josh Hayes is also going to miss the game. Goedeke was diagnosed with a concussion during the week. Justin …

Lincoln Riley probably could not have scripted a better start to the 2024 college football season. The Trojans opened the season with a 27-20 victory in a top-25 matchup against LSU in Las Vegas and followed it up with a 48-0 win over Utah State in Week 2. Now, USC is going into its bye week, sitting at 2-0 and …

It sounds like Justin Fields will make his second consecutive start for Pittsburgh to open the season. Head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters on Friday that Russell Wilson will be listed as questionable for Sunday’s matchup against the Broncos. But as has been the case all week, the team is still preparing to start Fields. “[O]bviously if [Wilson’s] availability is …

On Saturday, two of college football’s more bitter regional rivalries will add another chapter to the lengthy histories, with No. 6 Oregon traveling to Oregon State and Washington hosting Washington State. The games have long been a fixture of college football in the Pacific Northwest and for decades they had a say in helping determine who won a conference championship …

The Colts will not have safety Julian Blackmon for Sunday’s game against the Packers, but they will have kicker Matt Gay. Colts head coach Shane Steichen ruled Blackmon out for this weekend because of a shoulder injury. Steichen said, via the team’s website, that he does not believe it is a long-term injury. Gay missed the opener after having hernia …

Every week, ESPN’s “College GameDay” travels to a different college town to break down the biggest storylines and games within college football. But in all this, one thing has remained constant over the last two decades. And it is not Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and now Nick Saban appearing on the “GameDay” desk each week. That’d be good …

The Vikings will have to try to get to 2-0 without the help of wide receiver Jordan Addison. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said at his Friday press conference that Addison is not going to play against the 49ers. Addison left last Sunday’s win over the Giants with an ankle injury and has not practiced this week. The Vikings could …

EAST PEORIA — A dozen years ago, Sam Durley was an NCAA record-setting college quarterback. Now, the first-year East Peoria coach is taking his program to new heights, guiding the Raiders to their first 3-0 start in 10 years. East Peoria beat Limestone, 47-28, to open Mid-Illini Conference play Friday night at Corwin Clatt Field. “This is exactly what we …

The Bears will be taking as much time as they can before making final decisions about whether wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze will play against the Texans on Sunday. Head coach Matt Eberflus said at his Friday that both players will be listed as questionable this weekend. Allen missed practice all week with a heel injury while Odunze …

CENTERBURG — Northmor remains the lone undefeated team in the Marion area, but it wasn’t easy staying that way Friday night in Week 4 of high school football. The Golden Knights (4-0, 1-) led 21-6 in the first quarter, but Centerburg (2-2, 0-1) rallied for 20 unanswered points to take a 26-21 lead in the third period. Northmor ended with …

Why Shanahan believes O’Connell’s Vikings offense poses problems originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan is well aware that a Kevin O’Connell-led Vikings offense can cause the 49ers a headache for a second consecutive season on Sunday. During the latest episode of NBC Sports Bay Area’s “49ers Game Plan,” which debuted Friday night, Shanahan explained to Greg Papa …

The visiting Tygers of Mansfield Senior could not get out of their own way, making a slew of mistakes in every facet of the game and the Knights took advantage of most of the miscues in posting a 33-7 triumph over the Tygers in Ohio Cardinal Conference action Friday at West Holmes. “We’re a young, inexperienced team, man, and we …