Following its first shutout victory in over a decade against Purdue last Friday, the No. 1 Oregon football team will return to Autzen Stadium Saturday for another top-25 showdown against No. 21 Illinois. The game is set to kick off at 12:30 p.m. Here are some highlights from Oregon coach Dan Lanning during his weekly press conference Monday night. Oregon …

James Conner had a big night to lead the Cardinals to a win over the Chargers. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) Kyler Murray couldn’t get anything going, and the Arizona Cardinals offense was stuck. James Conner came to bail his team out. With less than two minutes left and the Cardinals trailing the Los Angeles Chargers 15-14 Conner took a …

BYU head coach Kalani Sitake applauds action agaistn Kansas State Wildcats in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. | Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News Just a few months ago, most BYU fans would have been thrilled just to see the Cougars make it to a bowl game this year. Following a surprising 7-0 start, however, the ceiling appears much higher …

Cameron Dicker’s five field goals accounted for all of the Chargers’ points, and that was not enough against the Cardinals. (Matt York / Associated Press) Jim Harbaugh paced the sideline with his hands on his hips. He stomped on the grass at State Farm Field as the Arizona Cardinals ran the clock down. The Chargers head coach had no other …

Kyler Murray ran for a 44-yard touchdown and led the Cardinals on a drive that set up Chad Ryland’s 32-yard field goal as time expired, and Arizona rallied for a 17-15 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night. Cameron Dicker kicked his fifth field goal of the night — this one from 40 yards — to give the …

After watching UCLA and USC slow Penn State’s rushing attack, James Franklin and his coaching staff spent time last week evaluating why it happened and what the Nittany Lions have to do to improve it. Franklin implied Monday that Penn State’s combined 203 rushing yards in its last two games stemmed from the Bruins and the Trojans designing their defensive …

Lamar Jackson threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns, helping the Baltimore Ravens overcome an early double-digit deficit and extend their winning streak to five games with a 41-31 victory Monday night over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who lost their top two receivers to injuries. The two-time NFL MVP improved to 23-1 against NFC teams, the best mark by a …

For Mike Tomlin, the easy decision would have been sticking with Justin Fields. The Pittsburgh Steelers were 4-2. Most coaches mindlessly stick with the status quo when they’re winning games. But by now we should understand, Tomlin is a pretty good coach for a reason. Tomlin went to Russell Wilson, and Wilson played well while the Steelers set season highs …

Penn State football coach James Franklin invited Nittany Lions wrestling coach Cael Sanderson to speak to his team last week during a bye week. Sanderson has guided the Penn State wrestlers to 11 NCAA team championships and 38 individual championships since being hired before the 2010 season. “He’s come and spoken almost every year,” Franklin said Monday. “We’ll have different …

The Detroit Lions will be without Jameson Williams for the next two weeks. The third-year receiver has been suspended two games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy, according to ESPN.  Williams told ESPN that he had “no choice but to take it on the chin.”  This is the second suspension for Williams in his career. The 23-year-old sat out …

Lamar Jackson tied his own Ravens record with five touchdown passes on Monday. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) Through one quarter Monday night, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held their own and opened up a 10-0 lead against the Baltimore Ravens. Ultimately — as it has throughout the season — Baltimore’s offense proved inevitable. The Ravens closed the first half with a …

Vibes around Michigan’s football program were sky-high after the Wolverines beat Washington for the national championship in January. A lot has changed nine months later. The Wolverines are 4-3 on the year, sport one of the worst offenses in the country, and are far out of the playoff picture. Ultimately, it is a far cry from the team that went …

The Ravens won’t have cornerback Marlon Humphrey for the second half of Monday Night Football. The team ruled him out with a knee injury. Humphrey was injured on his second pick of the night, with 2:58 left in the first half, when tackled by Bucs receiver Chris Godwin. He headed to the X-ray room, and the team later announced he …

It hasn’t been the season Michigan football hoped for on the field, but so far that hasn’t impacted recruiting off of it. Late Monday night, the Wolverines hit a home run in the 2025 class, landing a pledge from five-star offensive tackle Andrew Babalola from Overland Park, Kansas (Blue Valley Northwest). The 6-foot-6, 280-pound prospect is rated No. 1 in …

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is facing a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy, according to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard. It’s unclear what Williams took to violate the PES policy, but he said he has “no choice but to take it on the chin.” Jameson Williams is disappointed with the current suspension but says he has “no …