Reading between the lines: Patriots could be gearing up for Drake Maye originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — It’s not just that the Patriots are losing. It’s how they’re losing that could spark a change for them at the game’s most important position. After a 15-10 loss that dropped the Patriots to 1-4 on the season, could head …

Vanderbilt football won the last game it played in Lexington, Ky., and won the biggest game in program history Saturday. The Commodores (3-2, 1-1 SEC) are fresh off their upset of Alabama and now head to Kroger Field to face Kentucky (3-2, 1-2). The Wildcats are coming off an idle week after pulling an upset of their own over Ole …

New England Patriots captain and former Michigan star Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend on assault, strangulation and other charges following a disturbance at a home, police said Monday. Peppers, 29, was scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Quincy District Court on the charges, which also include assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a Class …

Perry describes mood in Patriots’ locker room after loss to Dolphins originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Jerod Mayo era in New England began with a rousing victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s been all downhill from there. The Patriots’ 15-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium on Sunday marked their fourth consecutive defeat and drops them …

INDIANAPOLIS – A miserable 52-6 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday intensified scrutiny of the Purdue football program’s direction under coach Ryan Walters. The product on the field has arguably hit rock bottom, ranking among the worst FBS teams in numerous offensive and defensive measurements. Unlike an NFL team suffering through a lost season, Boilermakers fans cannot look forward to the …

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers stayed in the game on Sunday despite some hard hits that left him in obvious pain, but on Monday morning he appears to be OK. Head coach Robert Saleh said this morning that Rodgers’ ankle is hurting but the Jets do not anticipate he’ll have any long-term issues. “He’s dealing with a low ankle, but all …

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti’s first season with the Hoosiers is off to a multi-million-dollar start. IU’s 41-24 victory Saturday at Northwestern improved its record to 6-0, continuing its best opening to a season since 1967 and making the Hoosiers the first college football team to become eligible for a bowl this season. INSIDER: This IU team is nothing like …

Every week in the NFL season brings a host of new questions … and answers some old ones, too. Let’s run down what we learned in Week 5 … and what we’ll be wondering about in Week 6 and beyond. ASKED: Is the Deshaun Watson deal the worst contract ever? Week 5’s Sunday slate was a cascade of unpredictability, a …

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian let out a chuckle as he sat before reporters last week, recalling the boos raining down upon him inside what used to be called Cougar Stadium. Sarkisian, the starting quarterback at BYU in 1995, threw four interceptions in his first real taste of rivalry football against Utah, the Cougars’ bitter in-state foe. BYU lost that …

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is off to a stunning start to his rookie season. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) The only time a rookie has won NFL MVP was back in 1957. The winner was Jim Brown, arguably the greatest player in history. Last season Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was the rare rookie who found himself in the race. He …

Purdue head coach Ryan Walters was clear in his assessment of the Boilermakers after their 52-6 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday: “The most disappointing thing is, if I’m being completely honest, that we’re a bad football team right now,” Walters said postgame. Related: Studs and duds from Wisconsin’s 52-6 win over Purdue: Trech Kekahuna emerges The comments come after the …

Players aren’t usually keen on playing Thursday night games because of the quick turnaround from Sunday, but 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa isn’t complaining about this week’s schedule. The 49ers will be in Seattle on Thursday night and Bosa is looking forward to the game because it gives the team a chance to turn the page from Sunday. The Niners …

Patrick Everson FOX Sports Betting Analyst Navy is one of the pleasant surprises of the college football season. For that matter, so is Army, its fellow service academy. The Midshipmen are 5-0 straight up (SU) and 4-1 against the spread (ATS), while the Black Knights are perfect on both counts at 5-0 SU and ATS. But for our purposes, let’s …

The nationally ranked Illinois Fighting Illini continue Big Ten Conference college football season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 against the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Coach Bret Bielema and the No. 23 Illini are coming off a 21-7 road loss to Penn State and then a bye week. Illinois, picked to finish 15th in the Big …

Three-time United States Olympian Gigi Marvin announced her retirement Monday, noting that her career would not have been complete without the chance to play in the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season. For someone who witnessed first-hand the fitful starts and stops women’s hockey endured in establishing its foothold as a professional North American sport, the 37-year-old Marvin leaves the …