The NFL is blaming a blown call Thursday night on a delay in getting a good enough look on replay. On the play in question, Seattle punt returner Dee Williams muffed a punt and San Francisco’s Jalen Graham recovered it. That was clear from the replay that was shown during the Prime Video broadcast. But the officials on the field …

Penn State’s first road game of the season in Big Ten play is here this weekend as the Nittany Lions fly west to face new Big Ten member USC. A week after taking care of UCLA at home behind a strong defensive performance, the Nittany Lions will look for the California Big Ten sweep against a Trojans team coming off …

Texans running back Joe Mixon has missed three games after Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards tackled him using the illegal hip-drop tackle. Edwards was not penalized but was later fined. Mixon, who returned to practice Thursday, questioned the league’s emphasis regarding player safety. “I was the No. 1 leader in rushing. I was stopped because of that weak-ass hip-drop tackle,” Mixon …

After posting its first shutout in five years, the University of West Florida football team has to quickly turn its sights to another strong Gulf South Conference opponent. The Argos, who allowed just 7 yards of total offense against Mississippi College, now have to face a top-25 team in the Statesmen, another “historically good” team, UWF head coach Kaleb Nobles …

CAA, the talent and sports agency, is parting ways with their client Jets passer rusher Haason Reddick, according to multiple reports. Reddick, who is currently the only NFL player engaged in a holdout, has tallied millions in fines as he has not reported to the team during a contract dispute that appears to not be coming close to a conclusion. …

Nixa High School will host Waynesville in the seventh week of the 2024 high school football season on Friday night. Eagles five-star junior offensive lineman Jackson Cantwell will be the main event as Rivals.com’s No. 1 overall player in the country. Cantwell, the son of Olympians Christian Cantwell and Teri (Steer) Cantwell, is considering 14 different college programs, including Mizzou, where his …

The Seahawks have two turnovers. They are fortunate still to be within two scores. San Francisco leads 13-0, scoring only six points off the two takeaways. Its touchdown came on a 76-yard catch-and-run by Deebo Samuel, who has two catches for 87 yards. Seattle drove 39 yards in six plays, reaching the San Francisco 25 before Malik Mustapha picked Geno …

SOUTH BEND — Even now, six years into his Notre Dame football career, All-America defensive tackle Howard Cross III still needs to rehearse. Before he can do great things on the field, Cross must be a dominant force in his mind. “Visualization for me is just (picturing) myself doing great,” Cross said this week as the 12th-ranked Irish prepared to …

Jordan Mason of the San Francisco 49ers left Thursday night’s game with an injury. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) With Christian McCaffrey out, Jordan Mason was a revelation. He has been one of the NFL’s best running backs. Can the San Francisco 49ers get similar production out of their third running back on the depth chart? They had to wonder …

NEWBURGH, Ind. — Doug Hurt vividly remembers the Thanksgiving practice his Castle Knights experienced at the RCA Dome in 1994. Then a senior center and defensive end, he and the Knights were preparing for the Class 5A IHSAA state championship against nationally ranked Portage. Hurt, who had never stepped foot inside the RCA Dome before, soaked in a “Hoosiers” moment. …

The 49ers already are without starting running back Christian McCaffrey, likely for a few more weeks. Now, at least temporarily, they are without his backup, Jordan Mason. Mason was injured on a 14-yard run when he landed on his left shoulder with the weight of safety Julian Love landing on him. He remained on the ground after the play. Mason …

The University of Cincinnati Bearcats’ Saturday game at UCF in Orlando, Fla. will be played based on the latest announcement from the Knights social media page. The school will resume normal campus operations on Saturday which includes playing the Big 12 game at the “Bounce House” at 3:30 p.m. Additional announcements about campus and gameday operations will come on Friday. …

If the 49ers were the 49ers of last year in the red zone, and not the 49ers of this year in the red zone, the Seahawks might already have been run over. Instead, Seattle remains in it with a half to go. The 49ers lead the Seahawks 16-3 at halftime of Thursday Night Football. San Francisco converted Seattle’s two turnovers …

NASHVILLE — Not long after Tony Petitti started his new job as the Big Ten commissioner last winter, he met with his athletic directors. And they give him a directive that would prove quite central to the 18 months that followed. The ADs told him, You gotta get close to Greg. The Big Ten’s campus leaders wanted their new commissioner …

49ers vowed to snap frustrating late-game cycle in win vs. Seahawks originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SEATTLE — It almost was like déjà vu. At the end of the third quarter in the 49ers’ 36-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks, it appeared Kyle Shanahan and his team were headed down a familiar path with a healthy lead slipping …