(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 11-3 (.786); season 56-36 (.609). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 9-5 (.643); season 49-42-1 (.538). Times Pacific. Off: …

Wisconsin class of 2026 quarterback commit Jarin Mock is off to a hot start to his junior season with Pickerington North High School. Mock, who offered his commitment to Luke Fickell’s program back on July 27, has accumulated 1,517 passing yards, 16 touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 135.8 through eight games of his junior season. He has also rushed …

Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had said he was feeling twinges of a problem with his heart before he entered the field on Sunday in Denver. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press) While the Chargers were warming up in Denver last Sunday, Jim Harbaugh felt his heart racing. He knew that feeling, having experienced it as a player in 1999 and as …

Penn State has completed the first half of the regular season and finds itself sitting in a great spot on its quest to compete in this year expanded College Football Playoff. The Nittany Lions sit at no. 3 in the major polls during their bye week as they prepare for a road game at Wisconsin and a home game against …

Chargers rookie Cam Hart made an immediate impression on coaches during training camp and now he is getting his chance to play because of injuries. He had three tackles against the Broncos last week. (Ashley Landis / Associated Press) It was the moment Cam Hart worked and waited for: his first NFL start. Lining up at cornerback against the Denver …

Kirby Smart’s coaching peers gave him his flowers after Nick Saban retired, and whether a show of admiration or an attempt to ramp up pressure on Georgia’s coach, no one disputed that Smart stood first in line to rule college football in Saban’s absence. Saban, Smart’s old boss, had been the one coach Smart couldn’t beat consistently. With the GOAT …

The 49ers are 1.5-point favorites to beat the Chiefs in Sunday’s Super Bowl rematch, but Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes may think that means he has the 49ers right where he wants them. The Chiefs were 2-point underdogs to the 49ers eight months ago in Super Bowl LVIII, but Mahomes led them to a 25-22 win and was named Super Bowl …

Penn State has completed the first half of the regular season and finds itself sitting in a great spot on its quest to compete in this year expanded College Football Playoff. The Nittany Lions sit at no. 3 in the major polls during their bye week as they prepare for a road game at Wisconsin and a home game against …

The Jets only held a walkthrough on Wednesday, so their first injury report ahead of Sunday’s game against the Steelers is just an estimation of how much work players would have done in a regular session but it’s always notable when the starting quarterback is listed as a non-participant. Aaron Rodgers hurt his ankle in the team’s Week Five loss …

Sep 28, 2024; West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola (15) points at the line of scrimmage before the snap against the Purdue Boilermakers during the second half at Ross-Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola met with the media earlier this week. The Huskers are on the road this weekend when they face …

Aaron Rodgers tried to manifest a Jets trade for Davante Adams this summer, saying, “I love Davante. I can’t wait to play with him . . . again.” After 2 1/2 years apart, the players are reunited in New York. Adams said Wednesday that he told the Raiders he wanted to go to the Jets, who acquired him for a …

Ryan Williams’ rankings of Alabama football rivalries has not changed since he was a kid. It was always the Iron Bowl vs. Auburn first, with his dad being a former Tigers cornerback. But Williams remembers “The Third Saturday in October” too, name-dropping Peyton Manning and Jalin Hyatt as the players he thinks of first when it comes to the Volunteers. …

The last time Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams took the field together was a Green Bay Packers’ Divisional Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Jan. 22, 2022. This Sunday, 1,003 days later, the duo will be back together as the Jets take on the Steelers in Pittsburgh in prime time. Acquired in a trade with the Las Vegas …

Missouri State football can capture its first five-game winning streak since 1996 when it takes the field to play Indiana State for its annual homecoming game. The FCS No. 20 Bears (4-2, 2-0) will host the Sycamores (2-4, 1-1) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Plaster Stadium in Springfield. Bears coach Ryan Beard could help his team surpass its win …

Running back De’Von Achane missed the Dolphins’ Week Five win over the Patriots with a concussion, but it looks like the time off during the team’s bye week has served him well. Achane was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and more of the same over the next two days should clear the path for him to return to …