Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy contemplate another heavy loss. Photograph: LM Otero/AP Let’s give this to Dallas: they always find a way to entertain. Sunday’s 47-9 drubbing at the hands of the Lions may have felt more like watching The Substance than Love Is Blind, but seeing the Cowboys being beaten on their own home turf remains must-watch TV. In …
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Where is Ohio State football ranked in the polls after Week 7?
Ohio State fell in the polls after losing at Oregon on Saturday night. In the aftermath of the 32-31 defeat, the Buckeyes dropped two spots to No. 4 in the Associated Press poll and another spot to No. 5 in the US LBM coaches poll. Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (2) gets …
Read More »Six college football teams can win national championship from Texas to Oregon to … Alabama?!
Are we having fun yet? Well, it’s no barrel of laughs at Florida, where fired-coach-in-waiting Billy Napier still doesn’t grasp that you’re only allowed 11 players for special teams. And they’re feeling glum at Ole Miss, where all that NIL spending bought a defense that collapsed at the close of losses to Kentucky and LSU. And they’re pulling their hair …
Read More »Jackson shines and Detroit dominate Dallas
Jared Goff, Lamar Jackson and Baker Mayfield enjoyed big wins on Sunday [Getty Images] It was a Sunday of high scoring in week six of the NFL as Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson beat out Washington Commanders’ young pretender Jayden Daniels in the feature game of the day. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hung 51 points on the New Orleans Saints …
Read More »Kansas State football climbs in coaches poll, AP Top 25 after win at Colorado
Kansas State football was one of just three Big 12 teams to make the cut in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, moving up two spots to No. 17. The Wildcats needed a come-from-behind 31-28 victory at Colorado late Saturday night to make it happen as they improved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12 with their second …
Read More »Caleb Williams is a superstar, Trevor Lawrence is not; disaster in Dallas: Week 6 instant reactions | Inside Coverage
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to Inside Coverage Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to give their instant reactions to every game from the Week 6 Sunday slate. The dynamic duo start with the key games to highlight from the weekend, as Jayden Daniels kept up with an unstoppable Baltimore offense, Caleb Williams broke …
Read More »ASU football rises in AP poll voting, but was it enough?
After a big win over Utah, the Arizona State Sun Devils picked up 39 votes in the Associated Press poll released Sunday morning, but it wasn’t enough to crack the Top 25. Texas and Oregon are Nos. 1-2, with SMU, Illinois, Army, Michigan and Navy the final five. Just outside the Top 25, Vanderbilt and Nebraska were the only schools …
Read More »Bengals still struggling, but pull out an ugly win over even sloppier Giants team
The Cincinnati Bengals aren’t asking for style points. None were given on Sunday night. The jokes about the Bengals never showing up in September aren’t all that funny anymore, because it’s mid-October and they still seem stuck in the mud. At least they got an ugly win. The defense made enough plays to support an offense that got surprisingly little …
Read More »AP Top 25: Oregon, Penn State move behind No. 1 Texas. Army, Navy both ranked for 1st time since ’60
Oregon and Penn State each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday following thrilling wins in high-profile games, and Top 25 newcomers Navy and Army are in the rankings together for the first time since 1960. Texas strengthened its hold on No. 1 with its 31-point victory over Oklahoma. The Longhorns received 56 of …
Read More »Inside Drake Maye’s first Patriots start, from a trust-earning meeting to his alluring, roller-coaster day
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots shifted to the two-minute drill, their rookie quarterback settled in. Drake Maye knew this collection of calls. He knew that the Houston Texans were playing man coverage and creeping toward him. And the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft knew that the receiver he’d warmed up with until the final substitution …
Read More »The Oregon football team climbs in the national rankings after victory against Ohio State
Oregon’s thrilling victory Saturday night against Ohio State gave it an expected boost in the national rankings Sunday morning. The Ducks (6-0) moved up one spot to No. 2 in both the US LBM Coaches Poll and The Associated Press media poll. It’s the highest ranking of the season for Oregon, which remains one spot behind No. 1 Texas (6-0). …
Read More »Cowboys limp into their bye cloaked in mediocrity. This is the birthday gift Jerry Jones gave himself.
The homefield advantage has been lost. The defensive tenacity has vanished. The offensive potency has been absent. And when Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones turned 82 years old on Sunday, his birthday became just another milestone marking 27 straight seasons of football calendars turned and burned. Both in the near term — an embarrassing 47-9 home defeat to the Detroit …
Read More »Dyer impresses, EHS struggles to find groove in loss to Mahomet-Seymour
Oct. 13—EFFINGHAM — Lucas Dyer had a day against the Effingham Flaming Hearts on Friday at Klosterman Field at Washington Savings Bank Stadium. The Mahomet-Seymour quarterback threw for 341 yards on 15-of-25 passing and four touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 49-0 win. “I knew he was good; he was good last year,” said Effingham head coach Brett Hefner of Dyer. “Think …
Read More »2024 NFL odds Week 7: Lines, spreads for all 15 games
Week 7 of the NFL season is nearly here. Let’s check out the lines for each NFL game at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 14. (All times ET) 2024 NFL Week 7 Odds THURSDAY, OCT. 17 BRONCOS @ SAINTS (8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime) Point spread: Broncos -1 (Broncos favored to win by more than 1 point, otherwise Saints cover)Moneyline: Broncos …
Read More »Inside Drake Maye’s first Patriots start, from a trust-earning meeting to his alluring — if rollercoaster — day
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots shifted to the two-minute drill, their rookie quarterback settled in. Drake Maye knew this collection of calls. He knew that the Houston Texans were playing man coverage and creeping toward him. And the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft knew that the receiver he’d warmed up with until the final substitution …
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