OXFORD — Consider Ole Miss junior linebacker Chris Paul Jr. a “gamer.” It’s not like the Arkansas transfer — who goes by “Pooh” — is a bad practice player by any stretch, head coach Lane Kiffin notes. But come Saturdays, Paul becomes a different beast. Kiffin saw what Paul did against the Rebels when he played with the Razorbacks and …

Sep 21, 2024; Starkville, Mississippi, USA; Florida Gators players react after a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images After spending the first three weeks of the season ranked 16th on the Athletic’s weekly SEC vibe check, the Florida Gators have moved up two spots to No. 14 following …

How 49ers QB Purdy tied Hall of Famer Warner in NFL record book vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy etched his name in the NFL record book alongside a Pro Football Hall of Famer in San Francisco’s 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium. Purdy finished the Week …

What we learned as 49ers waste Jennings’ career game in loss to Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area BOX SCORE INGLEWOOD — The 49ers got off to a hot start and had a number of opportunities to pull away. But the 49ers flubbed it with an abundance of special-teams miscues, dropped passes and defensive breakdowns. Just how good …

Michigan State’s Brandon Tullis runs for a gain against Prairie View A&M during the fourth quarter on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Michigan State football is heading to the Big Apple in the latest batch of CBS Sports bowl projections. The Spartans dropped their first game of the year this weekend in a tough road …

After games he broadcasts for FOX Sports during the 2024 NFL season, Tom Brady is choosing one standout star from that game as the LFG Player of the Game. For Week 3’s Baltimore Ravens 28-25 win over the Dallas Cowboys, that honor went to veteran Baltimore running back Derrick Henry. In the perennial Pro Bowler’s best game in a Ravens …

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford throws a pass in front of 49ers defensive lineman Malik Collins. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) All Matthew Stafford needed was a chance. The San Francisco 49ers gave the Rams’ veteran quarterback two opportunities in the final minutes of Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium and Stafford made them pay both times. Stafford engineered a game-tying …

Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze greets fans during Tiger Walk before Auburn Tigers take on Arkansas Razorbacks at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. The Auburn Tigers have put themselves in a very tough position heading into the rest of the season with a lot of concern being voiced by their fanbase. The Tigers saw …

Eagles grades by position after gutty win over Saints originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia NEW ORLEANS — It wasn’t an easy victory but it was an important one. The Eagles out-played the Saints for much of the game on Sunday but still narrowly escape from the Superdome with a 15-12 win. The Birds are now 2-1 with a trip …

Sep. 22—A grade card on Ohio State’s 49-14 win over Marshall in its final non-conference game before nine straight Big Ten games: OFFENSE: A- On the surface it’s hard to criticize Ohio State’s offense after it gained 569 yards of total offense and achieved nearly perfect balance with 289 yards passing and 280 yards rushing. But the Buckeyes started slowly …

Andy Dalton led the Panthers to their best offensive outing since they drafted Bryce Young. (Ian Maule/Getty Images) Andy Dalton started at quarterback Sunday, and the Carolina Panthers’ offense didn’t look like the worst in football. Far from it. In the first game since the benching of Bryce Young, the Panthers unloaded on the Las Vegas Raiders in a 36-22 …

Dec 19, 2020; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A camera pointed at a CBS and SEC logo seen on a pylon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports Florida had no hope to make the AP Top 25 this week, despite bringing its season record up to 2-2. However, several SEC teams remain ranked after four weeks of play. Five …

Miami Dolphins quarterback Skylar Thompson left Week 3’s game versus the Seattle Seahawks after sustaining an apparent chest injury in the third quarter. (Photo by Rio Giancarlo/Getty Images) (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) The Miami Dolphins’ quarterback situation became even more dire in Week 3’s matchup with the Seattle Seahawks. Skyler Thompson got the start for Miami with Tua Tagovailoa on injured …

Winslow quarterback Jalen Parker will lead the Eagles into one of the most anticipated games of the season this weekend. After an incredible weekend of football in South Jersey this past weekend, what’s in store for the coming weekend? It might be the most anticipated weekend on the calendar. Before some of the biggest games are decided on the field, …

Brandon Aubrey kicked a 65-yard field goal for the Dallas Cowboys in the first quarter against the Baltimore Ravens, the second-longest kick in NFL history. Tom Brady, who was in the booth for FOX on Sunday, was so impressed with Aubrey’s leg that he compared the kicker to NBA superstar Steph Curry. Tom Brady: ‘He’s like the Steph Curry of …