Patrick Mahomes has led the Kansas City Chiefs to Super Bowl victories in three of the past five seasons [Getty Images] The Kansas City Chiefs maintained their winning start to the NFL season with a 26-13 home victory against the New Orleans Saints. The Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings are the only two sides with 5-0 records. Kareem Hunt’s five-yard …

Vince Brown was lined up out wide and with his hands made a circular motion as if to suggest “let’s get going.” Brown’s urging a snap was just one instance from a game where play-clock issues seemed consistent throughout for the Colorado State football team. In Saturday’s double-overtime loss at Oregon State, the Rams frequently rushed to get an offensive …

The Chiefs were on the doorstop of icing Monday Night Football when JuJu Smith-Schuster bobbled a sure touchdown. Saints defensive tackle Khalen Saunders, a former Chief, picked it out of the air in the end zone and raced 37 yards the other way. Instead of a 23-7 lead, the Chiefs now lead only 16-13. The Chiefs had second down at …

Jackson State football announced that its Oct. 19 conference game against Florida A&M will be on ESPNU, the Tigers’ first nationally televised game of the season. Jackson State (4-2, SWAC 2-0) will face Florida A&M (3-2, 1-0) at 2:30 p.m. CT at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. It will be the Tigers’ first home game since Sept. 14, when they defeated …

Chiefs rookie receiver Xavier Worthy has as many rushing touchdowns as he does receiving touchdowns. After the Saints cut the Chiefs’ lead to 16-13, Kansas City answered with a five-play, 68-yard drive. It took only 2:20 for the Chiefs to increase their lead to 23-13. Worthy’s 3-yard touchdown run came on a handoff from tight end Travis Kelce after he …

Utah State wide receiver Jalen Royals (1) runs past the Boise State defense on a 75-yard touchdown reception in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Boise, Idaho. . (AP Photo/Steve Conner) | Steve Conner Nate Dreiling said it first. Then Ike Larsen followed, maybe not exactly word for word mirroring his coach …

Saints quarterback Derek Carr was injured with 9:32 remaining in Monday Night Football. The Saints, down 23-13, went for it on fourth-and-8 at the Kansas City 41 when defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo sent the house. With the Saints unable to block the eight rushers, Carr threw the ball deep to Mason Tipton, who couldn’t make the catch. Carr took a …

Staying unbeaten on the year after a 31-10 win over Michigan State Friday night, the No. 3 Oregon football team will face its most complete foe yet in No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday at Autzen Stadium in a Big Ten showdown. The game is set to kick off at 4:30 p.m. “We’re getting to play a great opponent this …

New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr left their 26-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs early on Monday night with an oblique injury in the fourth quarter. With the Saints trying to convert on a deep fourth down late in the game at Arrowhead Stadium, the Chiefs sent an all-out blitz at Carr to force an incompletion. Carr was slow …

The Varsity 845 football players of the week polls are online for Oct. 4-5. There will be voting in the large- and small-school divisions. Information was utilized on reports to Varsity 845. Coaches are encouraged to provide their game reports in order for athletes to be chosen; they may also nominate one player from their team by Sunday afternoon. One …

On Monday night, Derek Carr made his 18th start against the Chiefs. It didn’t turn out any better than most of the others. Carr now is 3-15 against the Chiefs in his career, including 1-9 in games against Patrick Mahomes. To add injury to insult, Carr left with 9:32 remaining after injuring his oblique. Kansas City had much to celebrate …

The Penn State football team will leave Thursday from Harrisburg International Airport for its game Saturday at USC. It’s a charter flight that Nittany Lions coach James Franklin would prefer to be making from State College Regional Airport. “We cannot fly out of State College,” Franklin said Monday. “Based on runway length, size of plane, weight of plane (and) fuel …

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes had more than 300 yards in a win over the Saints. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) On Monday night, the Kansas City Chiefs ran some plays with four tight ends. It was voluntary. The Chiefs are going to have to mix, match and get creative to generate offense due to multiple injuries, but unlike …

For a while under coach James Franklin, Penn State was regarded as a finesse team with outstanding speed at its skill positions on offense and among its back seven on defense. That is changing. Over the last few years, the Nittany LIons have built a mightier team dependent on more powerful and deeper offensive and defensive lines. “I think we …

Why Whitner believes CMC’s absence is behind 49ers’ red-zone struggles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers have dealt with a wave of injuries to begin the 2024 NFL season, but Christian McCaffrey’s absence has hurt San Francisco in a very specific area of the field. Red-zone efficiency has been an issue for the 49ers all season, something …