Maybe they will call it the Detroit Special. Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown took a handoff from quarterback Jared Goff and started right. Goff sneaked out to the left, and St. Brown stopped and threw it back to Goff. Seahawks linebacker Trevis Gibson saw it, but too late to break up the pass. It goes down as a 9-yard touchdown …

MARSHALLTOWN — The Ottumwa High School football team only has to look back to last year’s contest with Marshalltown to be reminded about adversity. The Bulldogs could not overcome the big plays hit early in last year’s Homecoming contest with the winless Bobcats at Schafer Stadium. The result was a 44-7 loss in a game that had to be called …

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley (18) goes after the ball after a bad snap against the Titans. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Last season, for a national audience on Black Friday, the Miami Dolphins played a New York Jets team that had one big, fatal issue. They didn’t have a quarterback. Tim Boyle was so bad that day, he had a Hail …

Whether it was at Ohio State or now in the NFL, Jaxon Smith-Njigba has wowed viewers with his hands, feet and legs, which he has used to make him an all-American and a first-round NFL draft pick. In his fourth game of the 2024 NFL season, he got to show off his arm a bit, too. With his Seattle Seahawks …

49ers’ Purdy subtly roasts CMC, Deebo after recent athletic flashes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Star 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has garnered extra praise four weeks into the 2024 NFL season because of his scrambling ability. The 24-year-old has earned eight first downs on the ground and routinely extends plays for San Francisco’s injury-riddled offense by maneuvering around …

Penn State is coming off their primetime victory over Illinois in a good spot regarding their College Football Playoff chances. While there are still plenty of hurdles they have to leap over before that happens, they are viewed as one of the best teams in the country heading into Saturday’s matchup against UCLA. With that kickoff time already known, there …

San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey is dealing with Achilles tendinitis in both legs, head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed to reporters Monday. “During the time he’s had it in both,” Shanahan said, per the team’s official website. “I think it started in one, you overcompensate, and it goes to the other. Mainly, it’s been one of them that …

Pearsall’s 49ers practice return timetable remains uncertain originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — The 49ers remain undecided whether to open the practice window for rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall. “We haven’t decided yet,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday on a conference call with reporters. “We’re going to need to think about it here today and …

Michigan football’s 27-24 win last Saturday against Minnesota did more than just improve the Wolverines’ record to 4-1 and bump them up two spots in the US LBM Coaches Poll. It helped rewrite its conference’s rulebook. The Big Ten is modifying how onside kicks are officiated following a controversial offsides call against Minnesota that ended the Golden Gophers’ furious attempt …

The Seahawks faced a fourth-and-three at the 50. Dan Campbell would have gone. Analytics said to go. Seattle coach Mike Macdonald chose to punt. The Lions started at their own 7, but it didn’t matter. They went the distance in 12 plays. Detroit entered the night 29th in red zone offense, with only five touchdowns in 13 possessions inside the …

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons is uncertain if he will be able to take the field in the Week 5 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  On Monday, Parsons spoke to reporters about the high-ankle sprain he suffered in last Thursday’s victory over the Giants. The Cowboys’ star pass-rusher, who is listed as week to week, said the idea of missing …

MADISON – Lost in the aftermath of Wisconsin’s loss at USC on Saturday was a potentially lingering injury to Aaron Witt. The junior outside linebacker was blocked low on Trojans quarterback Miller Moss’ 7-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter. Witt, who was defending the strong side of the formation, crashed down the line on a read option play …

Ted Johnson: Opponents have ‘broken the code’ on Pats defense originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Defense was expected to be the New England Patriots’ strength heading into the 2024 season, but the group hasn’t held up its end of the bargain over the last two weeks. The New York Jets totaled 400 yards in their 24-3 rout of the …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 30, 2024, 09:20 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The contract standoff between the Boston Bruins and restricted free-agent Jeremy Swayman reached a new level of contentiousness on Monday as the goaltender’s agent emphatically pushed back on what the team claimed it had offered him. Swayman, 25, opted not to attend Bruins training camp …

. North Carolina’s pursuit of recruits in the 2025 class continues on as Hubert Davis and his staff finally landed a commitment with Derek Dixon last week.  While it’s a good start to the 2025 class for the Tar Heels, they have more work to do in the class. And they have some big targets left on their recruiting board. …