Oct 26, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman during the first half against the Navy Midshipmen at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images While the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Poll both give us a glimpse at how good teams really are, Notre Dame and many other college football teams …

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had a perfect passer rating today for the fourth time in his career. No one else in NFL history has done that. Jackson completed 16 of 19 passes for 280 yards, with three touchdowns and no interceptions in today’s win over the Broncos, which gave him a perfect passer rating of 158.3. Jackson previously had perfect …

Mack Sutter’s travels around Big Ten country continue. The four-star Dunlap tight end, part of the class of 2026, will be in Happy Valley this upcoming weekend when No. 6 Penn State hosts Washington for a 7 p.m. Saturday kickoff. He had made the announcement Saturday night on X.com, formerly Twitter. Q&A with Mack Sutter: Dunlap football star is one of …

Week 8 had to showcase a pulse. Week 9 had to offer improvement. Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young checked both boxes with his come-from-behind 23-22 win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Now the franchise has to process what that means for Young’s future on the doorstep of the NFL trade deadline — which is 4 p.m. ET on …

Keep looking his way. Bellingham wide receiver Mason Jacques was voted the Week 7 Daily News High School Football Player of the Week. He caught four passes for 154 yards and three touchdowns in the Blackhawks’ 48-6 win over Dover-Sherborn. His first score covered 99 yards in the first quarter. Jacques received 41.35 percent of the more than 9,000 votes. …

Titans center Lloyd Cushenberry left Sunday’s game with what the team reported as an ankle injury. Paul Kuharsky of paulkuharsky.com reports that Cushenberry is believed to have an Achilles injury that will end his season. A torn Achilles is easily diagnosed, but Cushenberry likely undergoes an MRI to confirm. Coach Brian Callahan called it an “ankle [injury] of some sort” …

The Gophers football team had good reason to be mad — even bitter — in the visiting locker room at Michigan Stadium on Sept. 28. Minnesota’s late upset push of then-No. 12 Michigan had just been thwarted by a too-close-to-call offside penalty on an onside kick. That call — which two days later was acknowledged to be incorrect by the …

The Vikings woke up at halftime. Sam Darnold threw his second touchdown pass in two possessions of the second half, giving the Vikings a 14-7 lead. The Vikings, who were shut out in the first half, have scored on nine-play drives of 70 and 80 yards after halftime. The Vikings quarterback threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Nailor with …

Nov 2, 2024; Clemson, South Carolina, USA; Clemson Tigers quarterback Cade Klubnik (2) and tight end Jake Briningstool (9) react during the fourth quarter against the Louisville Cardinals at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ken Ruinard-Imagn Images The Clemson Tigers’ 33-21 loss to the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday night in Death Valley saw no shortage of despondent purple and orange-clad fans …

Jared Goff has led his team to a 7-1 record this season. Photograph: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Detroit Lions are the best team in the NFL. They walked into a stormy Lambeau Field on Sunday and did what legitimate contenders do: handled their business against a talented yet inconsistent opponent, winning 24-14 on the road against the Packers. There is …

Quincy Porter.jpg Wide receiver Quincy Porter (Oradell, New Jersey/ Bergen Catholic High School) was officially honored as a 2025 Navy All-American by America’s Navy and NBC Sports representatives during a live jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour. Porter, a standout senior, is verbally committed to attend Ohio State University. https://x.com/AABonNBC/status/1853142021873037315 Porter will play in the …

The Vikings, who were on a two-game losing streak, needed a win in the worst way Sunday night. They had a will and found a way. Sam Darnold threw three touchdown passes; Justin Jefferson went over 100 yards; and the Vikings defense kept the Colts out of the end zone. Minnesota, which trailed 7-0 at halftime, won 21-13. The Vikings …

Dramodd Odoms.jpg Offensive lineman Dramodd Odoms (Houston, Texas/ Lamar High School) was officially honored as a 2025 Navy All-American by America’s Navy and NBC Sports representatives during a live jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour. Odoms, a standout senior, is verbally committed to attend SMU.   Odoms will play in the annual East vs. West …

5 things I care about In a messy NFC, the Lions are ultra-clean Who is the second-best team in the NFC? That’s a tricky question to answer right now, as the conference feels jumbled on the second tier. What’s not in doubt is the class of the conference. That team is the ultra-clean Detroit Lions. Detroit proved itself again with …

Nov. 3—PULLMAN — Washington State may have been idle this weekend, but that didn’t stop the Cougars from climbing in the national rankings. WSU checked in at No. 20 in the new AP Top 25, released Sunday morning, marking the program’s highest ranking since Week 7 of last season. The Cougs first appeared in this year’s poll last week, when …