This embedded content is not available in your region. Did we just witness the craziest college football weekend ever? Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger, and SI’s Pat Forde recap an upset filled Week 6 that featured 4 top 10 teams lose. They start off with the two most shocking outcomes: Alabama falling to Vanderbilt and Tennessee stumbling against Arkansas. Also on …
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Odds chart shows painful improbability of 49ers’ losses to Cards, Rams
Odds chart shows painful improbability of 49ers’ losses to Cards, Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Despite their Week 4 win over the New England Patriots, there is little solace to be found in the 49ers’ recent play after disappointing losses to the Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals on either side of that victory. Just two weeks …
Read More »SEC fines Vanderbilt $100,000 for fans storming field after upsetting No. 2 Alabama
Vanderbilt football fans stormed the field on Saturday to celebrate a major victory over No. 2 Alabama, knowing it could come at a cost. On Sunday, the Southeastern Conference announced it was fining Vanderbilt $100,000 for storming the field. Arkansas, which defeated No. 4 Tennessee, was fined $250,000 for a second offense. Even with the steep fine, it’ll be worth …
Read More »Shanahan admits 49ers ‘extremely frustrated’ after loss to Cards
Shanahan admits 49ers ‘extremely frustrated’ after loss to Cards originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers’ last two losses — Sept. 22 to the Los Angeles Rams and Sunday’s 24-23 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals — very likely should have been wins, but in both cases, San Francisco coughed up double-digit leads. After the 49ers blew a 13-point …
Read More »Miami, Cam Ward wake up to top Cal | College Football Enquirer
Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel, senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger and Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde discuss the Hurricanes’ comeback to win to top Cal 39-38 after trailing by 20 points early in the 4th quarter. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Enquirer” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View …
Read More »Tom Brady’s LFG Player of the Game for Week 5: Cardinals QB Kyler Murray
For each game he broadcasts during the 2024 NFL season all the way through Super Bowl LIX, FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is choosing one standout star as his LFG Player of the Game. In Week 5, that was awarded to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray after Murray authored a 13-point second-half comeback over the heavily favored San …
Read More »Rams’ rally falls short again as Packers bring home a win at SoFi
The Rams’ Demarcus Robinson makes a catch over Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) It’s going to be a long week for the Rams. And the way things continue to play out, it could be a very long season. The Rams’ 24-19 defeat to the Green Packers on Sunday before 72,842 at SoFi Stadium — many …
Read More »Maintaining momentum, finding more offensive consistency were BYU’s objectives during bye week
BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff greets fans after an NCAA college football game against Baylor, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Waco, Texas. | Jerry Larson Some not-so-distant history is working against BYU as the No. 14 Cougars (5-0) come off their bye week and look ahead to Saturday’s 2 p.m. kickoff with the Arizona Wildcats at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The last …
Read More »Brady recalls facing Purdy in 49ers QB’s first career start
Brady recalls facing Purdy in 49ers QB’s first career start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Tom Brady remembers 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy’s first career start all too well. Purdy and San Francisco hosted the future Pro Football Hall of Fame selection and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers during Week 14 of the 2022 NFL season, and the 49ers cruised …
Read More »Pavia’s success a reminder of what could have been
Oct. 6—If only. Novels have been launched on those words, political races toppled by them, dynasties built upon them. If only. The University of New Mexico has had its fair share of if-only moments over the years, the most egregious of which has come to define the failed tenure of Danny Gonzales as its football coach. Fired last December after …
Read More »Cowboys vs. Steelers Sunday Night Football live updates, score: Two of the NFL’s showcase franchises clash in prime time
A familiar refrain surrounding the Dallas Cowboys over the past few seasons is that Dak Prescott is a stat monster that can’t get the job done in the win column in Dallas. Prescott is third in the league in passing yards for the 2-2 Cowboys and while the offense has been moving the ball through the air, its the defense …
Read More »Things continue trending up for Caleb Williams, Bears’ offense
Carmen Vitali NFL Reporter What did I say? Things were going to take time in Chicago with so much new on the Bears offense. New coordinator, new weapons, new rookie quarterback. Patience isn’t in the nature of fandom, but it was always going to be rewarded. Lucky for the Bears, that reward is coming pretty quickly. Chicago blew out the …
Read More »Dartmouth dedicates football stadium to Teevens
Oct. 6—A year after his death, Dartmouth College dedicated the school’s footrball stadium to longtime coach Buddy Teevens. A ceremony was held Friday night to dedicate the stadium and honor Teevens, who was a quarterback for the Big Green in the 1970s and had a 117-101-2 record as Dartmouth’s head coach. “Tonight, we bestow one of the greatest honors endowed …
Read More »49ers fall to 2-3 after blowing a lead and suffering a stunning upset loss to Cardinals
Brock Purdy and the 49ers are 2-3 after a shocking loss to the Cardinals. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) This is the San Francisco 49ers’ season through five weeks: Even the kicker suffered an injury, and it probably cost them a winnable game. The 49ers had a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter on Sunday and everything seemed fine, but …
Read More »Arizona State, fresh off of defeating Kansas, is riding high heading into Utah matchup
Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo (4) slips a tackle from Kansas linebacker JB Brown (1) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz. | Darryl Webb Five games into the season, not many outside of Arizona State’s football building thought the Sun Devils would be here. Most expected some improvement …
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