This date in Texas history is part of a daily Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this and more phenomenal American-Statesman coverage delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the newsletter here. Today is Oct. 3, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, Ricky Williams ran over the Iowa State defense. As …

Every team in the NFL has gained 300 yards of offense in a game at least once this season. Except the team that paid its quarterback the largest guaranteed contract in NFL history. The Browns are the only team in the league without a 300-yard game, having topped out at 297 yards in their Week Two win over the Jaguars. …

AMES – It started out as a pretty simple idea. Maybe a little hokey; perhaps even a little hacky, but, hey, you try writing 10 columns a week. With 16th-ranked Iowa State football 4-0 for the first time since 2000, I thought it would be fun to ask Cyclone players, none of whom were alive to witness that historic start …

The Falcons play the Buccaneers tonight for Thursday Night Football. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season kicks off tonight with a Thursday Night Football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons. Headed into tonight’s match, the Buccaneers are 3-1, and the Atlanta Falcons are 2-2. The odds favor the …

2026 defensive lineman Nolan Wilson was offered a scholarship by Tennessee. “After a great conversation with Levorn Harbin, I’m blessed to receive my second offer from the University of Tennessee,” Wilson said. Wilson is being recruited by senior defensive analyst Levorn Harbin. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound defensive lineman is from Picayune Memorial High School in Picayune, Mississippi. There are not recruiting …

The Bears’ Gervon Dexter Sr. (99) tackles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) on Sunday. The Rams failed often in the red zone in Chicago, a chronic problem this season. (Kamil Krzaczynski / Associated Press) Despite an offense missing star receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua and several starting linemen, the Rams have enjoyed opportunities aplenty to finish drives with touchdowns. …

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are back in the win column with a 28-10 win over the Purdue Boilermakers this past Saturday. That said, the bowl projections following Saturday’s win remain the same for the Huskers. The latest bowl projections from USA TODAY still have the Huskers projected to play in Nashville, Tennessee, in the Music City Bowl. Their projected opponent remains …

(Tim Hubbard / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles Times NFL writer Sam Farmer examines the matchups this week. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Record last week 8-8 (.500); season 35-29 (.547). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 8-8 (.500); season 32-31-1 (.508). Times Pacific. OFF: …

EAST LANSING – Jordan Turner dropped into coverage on the snap, backpedaling into the middle of the Michigan State football defense with his eyes trained on Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. Turner glanced to his right, seeing a double-stack of wide receivers starting their break off the line. Instantly and instinctively, the linebacker sensed what was coming. Facing third-and-4 early …

Dolphins edge rusher Jaelan Phillips shared some bad news on his Instagram account Wednesday. Phillips hurt his knee in Monday night’s loss to the Titans and he announced that he will miss the rest of the season as a result. Phillips did not share the specifics of the injury, but wrote that he will be having reconstructive surgery as a …

Whether the weather will be a factor during the rest of the football season, no meteorologist in Ohio is going to make that prediction, so it’s going to be up to coaches to be nimble. Last week started as it’s been for most of the season — warm and dry — but by midweek it looked like a rainy Friday …

As the Steelers begin the practice week for Sunday’s matchup with the Cowboys, things remain the same when it comes to quarterback Russell Wilson’s participation listing. Wilson was officially limited in Wednesday’s session with his calf injury. Head coach Mike Tomlin said on Tuesday that the team is preparing to start Justin Fields this week. While Tomlin said Wilson’s practice …

LSU football has reached its first off week of the 2024 season and there have a few surprises for the team through the first month-plus of the year. The Tigers (4-1, 1-0 SEC) dropped their season opener to USC in Las Vegas, a result that was shocking to some. But coach Brian Kelly and company have bounced back to win …

Douglas addresses on-field outbursts vs. 49ers: ‘That’s horrible’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — DeMario Douglas knows there were moments in Sunday’s loss to the 49ers when it looked like he was miffed he didn’t get the football. He saw them on film. And he’s miffed at himself for carrying himself in that manner. “That’s horrible,” he told …

COLUMBIA — South Carolina football kicks off October hosting No. 11 Ole Miss on Saturday in Williams-Brice Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 SEC) are coming out of an open date, with their most recent win in Week 4 against Akron, 50-7. The Rebels (4-1, 0-1) picked up their first loss of the season in Week 5, …