PISCATAWAY – Unacceptable. Unbelievable. Uninspiring. Pick whatever word you want to use and it would apply to the performance Rutgers football delivered on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights failed to show up and forced their home fans to endure an ugly 42-7 loss to Wisconsin at SHI Stadium, Rutgers’ second consecutive loss and a defeat that left far more questions about …

It’s now time to vote for the Week 8 South Bend Tribune High School Football Player of the Week, brought to you by the YMCA of Greater Michiana. Seven players — five from Indiana and two from Michigan — are nominated for their performances on Oct. 11, 2024. Voting will remain open until 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. You may …

When he sat down to his postgame press conference, Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning still needed a minute to catch his breath. His face was red, and his hair soaked with sweat. When he tried to talk, there was a hollow raspiness that came out, earned only from the hours of consistent yelling throughout the course of the night. …

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Florida football squandered a chance to pick up a statement win, falling 23-17 in overtime to Tennessee before 101,915 at Neyland Stadium. The Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley wrapped up the disheartening loss for the Florida Gators (3-3, 1-2 SEC). UF came away with just 3 points in four red zone trips in the first half, …

This embedded content is not available in your region. Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz & Adam Breneman recap the biggest games from Week 7 starting with Oregon’s 32-31 victory against Ohio State. Is Lanning getting enough credit for his gutsy play-calling in this Oregon win? Or were costly mistakes by Ohio State’s quarterback Will Howard more to blame? The trio share …

BOULDER, Colo. – Three steps forward, one giant step back? That’s what it looks like for coach Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team after stumbling in a wild Big 12 Conference game Saturday night against Kansas State, 31-28. The loss stops a three-game winning streak that had the Buffaloes gunning for the Big 12 title. But it wasn’t just …

When it comes to trading receiver Davante Adams, the Raiders don’t have the leverage they’d like. So they’re now trying to create some. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com passes along the notion that the Raiders might not trade Adams at all. Sure they won’t. The Raiders are selling the possibility by pointing out that Adams is a big supporter of new …

Welcome to Survival Saturday. Each season, there is at least one of these, a day that makes the college football world’s collective heart beat uncontrollably from brunch to dinner. Four top-25 teams won in overtime. Another three ranked teams claimed wins by three points or fewer. It started with Alabama’s (shaky) rebound from the Vanderbilt loss — a two-point win …

Lost in the reporting regarding the likely approval of Tom Brady’s effort to buy a piece of the Raiders is that Richard Seymour’s bid in closing on becoming a done deal, too. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Seymour’s arrangement to purchase a limited piece of the team has been approved by the league’s finance committee. As PFT …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton, and Adam Breneman discuss the dire straits USC finds itself in after losing to Penn St. and falling to 3-3 on the season. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript We’ve learned that US …

A version of this article was originally published on 2 May. NFL fans in London get to see the number one overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft in action Sunday, with the Chicago Bears desperately hoping Caleb Williams can finally be the franchise quarterback they’ve always craved. Chicago fans have been at fever pitch ever since Williams’ name was …

  EUGENE, Ore. — Dan Lanning entered the post-game news conference with a sweeping smile. “Anybody got a heart-rate monitor?” he quipped. Lanning is all of us, every single one of us who adores college football and witnessed on Saturday what makes the game so incredibly great: tight wins and big brands, passion and pageantry, upsets and underdogs. Heart racing. …

As the trade deadline gets closer, plenty of interesting names could churn their way into the rumor mill. One name that could become very interesting as November 5 approaches is Matthew Stafford. The Rams quarterback quite possibly is in his last season with the team, regardless of whether the Rams can reverse a 1-4 start. If the Rams might parlay …

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Buckeyes’ 32-31 loss to the Ducks and how the quarterbacks were the difference in this close matchup. Subscribe to the “College Football Power Hour” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Games that get as much hype as this one did and games …

With running back Jonathan Taylor ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Titans, the Colts signed running back Evan Hull to the 53-player roster from the practice squad. Taylor has an ankle injury, leaving Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson and Hull to fill in. The Colts elevated Hull for last week’s game, but he did not play. He has spent the …