Penn State football’s long-awaited Beaver Stadium showdown with the Ohio State Buckeyes will, indeed, kick off at noon on Nov. 2, after all. Officials from the Big Ten and FOX announced time and TV schedules for next weekend’s games on Monday − including the potential top-five matchup between coach James Franklin’s undefeated Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) and the …

New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo wasn’t pleased with his team’s performance during their 32-16 defeat to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday. Mayo described the team as “soft” as they dropped their sixth straight game to fall to 1-6 on the season. “We’re a soft football team across the board,” Mayo said. “We talk about what makes …

Oct 19, 2024; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) scrambles against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-Imagn Images A topic that has been speculated across the fanbase after the program’s loss at Tennessee this past Saturday has been the status of Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe, in …

Eagles-Jaguars game gets flexed out of prime-time originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have one less prime-time game than expected. The Eagles game on Nov. 3 against the Jaguars at the Linc has been flexed by the NFL out of its 8:20 p.m. Sunday Night Football slot on NBC into a 4:05 p.m. game, the league announced. The …

Mack Sutter made his back to Champaign this past weekend. The four-star Dunlap tight end, part of the class of 2026, was at Memorial Stadium for the Fighting Illini’s 21-7 win over Michigan on Saturday. He was featured in a Rivals video with another four-star Illinois recruit JC Anderson of Mt. Zion, posted Saturday night on X.com, formerly Twitter. Sutter …

Henry McKenna NFL Reporter When he stuck up for Deshaun Watson after Sunday’s Bengals-Browns game in Cleveland, Jameis Winston lost sight of what really matters.  Winston appeared to completely forget that there is more to Watson’s life than football, namely the 24 lawsuits and 30 accusers who have alleged sexual misconduct by Watson. The embattled quarterback has settled more than …

Quarterback Drake Maye, Patriots (16%) Maye has made two starts this year. He is averaging 20.1 fantasy points per game in those games which is the fourth-highest mark for a quarterback with multiple starts. Maye has five touchdowns plus 56 yards on the ground over the past two weeks. Most importantly, the Pats started to open up their offense on …

Oct 12, 2024; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the first half of the NCAA football game against the Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium Ohio State had the week off from games after the heartbreaking loss to Oregon. An extra week to lick its wounds, heal some bumps and bruises, and …

Oct 21, 2024, 03:23 PM ET San Jose Sharks rookie Macklin Celebrini, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, will miss at least two more weeks with a lower-body injury. General manager Mike Grier provided the timeline update for the 18-year-old forward on Monday. Celebrini has not played since tallying a goal and an assist in the Oct. …

What self-deprecating Mahomes credits for goal-line hit on Mustapha originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area It wasn’t pretty, but Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs bullied their way to a decisive 28-18 victory over the 49ers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. The game was close until Kansas City pulled away in the fourth quarter, beginning with Mahomes’ rushing …

Texas Longhorns linebacker Morice Blackwell Jr. (37) celebrates a play in the third quarter of the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Oct. 19, 2024. After losing 30-15 to the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, the Longhorns have been in a rankings free fall. No. 1 just days ago, the Horns are now …

The NFL is using one of its “Sunday Night Football” flex options available during Weeks 5–10 of the schedule to broadcast Week 9’s matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings at 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC. That bumps the Jacksonville Jaguars-Philadelphia Eagles game to 4:25 p.m. ET on CBS, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Flex! The Week 9 …

Oct. 21—A perfect night weather-wise for football had offenses humming across the Miami Valley in Week 9 of the high school football season. Huge numbers were put up all across the area, including 400-yard passing nights and multiple 200-yard rushing and receiving games, but a record-breaking performance tops our list this week. Here are the top 10 individual performances from …

Belichick defends Patriots defense amid Mayo criticism: ‘They’re not soft’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo was very critical of his players after a 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, saying “we’re a soft football team across the board” in a postgame press conference. Calling a football team soft is a …

Last week, Missouri football was a consensus outsider among national bowl prognosticators. Did a dramatic win over Auburn — securing bowl eligibility as it was MU’s sixth victory of the season — do anything to change the forecasters’ minds? The voters in the AP and coaches poll both dropped Mizzou (6-1, 2-1 SEC) in the rankings after its 21-17, comeback win …