A ‘new-age’ QB: Drake Maye’s ability to extend plays is a game-changer originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — The Patriots knew Drake Maye would have the ability to help them with his legs as early as Sunday. While part of the reason the team turned to the rookie when it did was because of its disappointing passing-game performance …

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football’s longest homestand of the season begins this week. The Bulldogs (1-5, 0-3 SEC) return home for the first time since Week 4 with No. 14 Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0) the first opponent. Kickoff at Davis Wade Stadium is scheduled for Saturday at 3:15 p.m. with the SEC Network carrying the TV broadcast. Tickets remain on …

C.J. Stroud shares words of wisdom for Drake Maye after Pats-Texans originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — C.J. Stroud had something to say. He was in the same situation he’d been in a month ago after having beaten rookie first-round quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears. That postgame interaction, where Stroud tried to share some words of advice …

Wisconsin improved to 4-2 on the 2024 season and 2-1 in Big Ten play with a dominant 42-7 win over Rutgers on Saturday. The Badgers now ride a two-game winning streak with wins by a combined margin of 94-13. That hot streak has greatly improved the team’s standing after it started the season 2-2 and 0-1 in Big Ten play. …

Though they’re both on their bye week, the Chiefs and Vikings — the league’s only remaining unbeaten teams — remain at the top of my Top 10. But the Lions’ 47-9 destruction of the Cowboys and the Ravens’ strong showing against the Commanders have Detroit and Baltimore right on the leaders’ heels.  The Buccaneers, Packers and Steelers enter the list …

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell indicated there could be an international Super Bowl. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) The NFL has moved numerous games to other countries, but an international Super Bowl has always seemed off limits. The tone of that conversation is shifting though. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was asked about the possibility of a Super Bowl being played outside …

Can you believe the 2024 season is halfway over? Week 7 marked the official midway mark of the season. With every team getting two bye weeks in 2024, there are just seven weeks remaining in the regular season before conference championship week. We’ve learned a lot already, and things are about to get even wilder over the final seven weeks …

In the latest twist in the saga that has been Haason Reddick‘s Jets holdout, the star pass-rusher — whose former agency, CAA, dropped him last week — has hired Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha as his new agents. “We look forward to working with the Jets to get this resolved as soon as possible,” Rosenhaus said in a statement, via …

EUGENE, Ore. — His team’s rousing victory over No. 2 Ohio State just a few minutes old, Oregon coach Dan Lanning pushed aside that heart-pounding affair to state an obvious fact in the first few seconds of his postgame news conference: In the world of an expanded College Football Playoff, this game — though incredibly meaningful and important — was …

Of all the ways for Sunday’s Colts-Titans game to play out, one of the unlikeliest was for Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. to catch the game-winning touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Pittman missed two days of practice with a back injury and a report indicated he was likelier to land on injured reserve than play against Tennessee, but …

The Wisconsin Badgers dominated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 42-7 in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Saturday. A week after demolishing the Purdue Boilermakers 52-6 in Week 6 at Camp Randall, the Badgers rolled to a 42-7 triumph for their fourth win of the 2024 campaign. UW registered 557 total yards on offense and allowed Rutgers to only 273. Wisconsin’s first pair …

The NFL Week 6 injury front is headlined by a couple of young stars who went down on Sunday and one that may have a big impact on the toughest division in the NFL. , but has four touchdown receptions and 279 receiving yards through the first six games of his rookie season. For the first time since the current …

The Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 2-1 in Big Ten) remain unranked heading into Week 8. They were left out of the latest AP Poll following their 42-7 road win over Rutgers. The Badgers built off their momentum from beating Purdue 52-6 in Week 6, improving to 6-0 all-time against Rutgers. Wisconsin was also left out of the latest US LBM Coaches …

The 1-5 Jaguars are closing in on having a fork stuck in them. As the tines press against the outer layer of the epidermis, the question becomes whether any players are available to be turned into future draft assets. The most obvious name is running back Travis Etienne. A first-round pick in 2021, Etienne has slipped behind Tank Bigsby as …

The Texas A&M football team should be rested and rejuvenated as it continues SEC play Saturday against Mississippi State. With a big-time win over Missouri in Week 6 to lift them to 5-1, the Aggies head to Starkville to take on the Bulldogs after an idle week. Mississippi State played an unexpectedly close game in Week 7 against No. 4 …