Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart reacts to action during his team’s win over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. (Jeffrey Vest/Getty Images) AUSTIN, Texas — Kirby Smart played the doubter card here Saturday night. He didn’t want to play the doubter card. In fact, during his news conference after No. 5 Georgia took down No. 1 Texas, 30-15, Smart actually …

AMES — More of the same for UCF football, which as of late means another loss. The Knights fell to Iowa State, 38-35, on Saturday, marking the fourth-straight defeat for a program that started 3-0. For most of this matchup, it looked like UCF would end the downward spiral. But, after leading for much of the game, the Knights’ lead …

GAINESVILLE — The collective tenure of Gators coach Billy Napier won’t be graded on a curve. To the contrary, most have assessed his sub-.500 stint with rigid red-letter marks across the board. But in one of the most inspiring nights of his beleaguered era, even the most cynical of Gators had to upgrade Napier to at least a D. As …

Approximately seven weeks after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest, San Francisco 49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall is set to make his NFL debut. Head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed on Friday that Pearsall will be “full go” for San Francisco’s Week 7 Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs. The on Saturday afternoon, Pearsall was officially activated off the …

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Trevor Etienne ran for three touchdowns, the first two set up by cornerback Daylen Everette’s takeaways, and fifth-ranked Georgia went on to beat Quinn Ewers and No. 1 Texas 30-15 on Saturday night. Etienne’s last score was a 1-yard plunge on fourth down with 12:04 left. That came right after an ugly sequence when Texas fans …

The Steelers announced a couple of changes to their injury report for Sunday night’s game against the Jets. Safety Damontae Kazee did not have an injury designation on Friday, but he has been downgraded to questionable with an ankle injury. Kazee missed practice Wednesday and was limited on Thursday before a full practice on Friday. Kazee has eight tackles and …

AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Julian Humphrey #12 of the Georgia Bulldogs reacts after breaking up a pass during the fourth quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) Very little went right for Texas Saturday night. By a slight edge, the Longhorns defense was …

The Dolphins have made changes at backup quarterback and at long snapper ahead of Sunday’s game against the Colts. Dolphins backup quarterback Tim Boyle, who had previously been on the practice squad, was signed to the active roster. He’ll be available to back up starter Tyler Huntley on Sunday against the Colts. Skylar Thompson is the other quarterback on the …

Photo: Isaiah Hole CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — There was no sugar coating it after Michigan football lost to Illinois on Saturday — the Wolverines are not playing up to a standard, and no one is safe. The defense played well enough, giving up 21 points — 10 of which came following two short fields after two fumbles, offensively. But the offense and …

The most noteworthy aspects of the latest episode of the Let’s Go! podcast related to Bill Belichick’s comments about Jets owner Woody Johnson. Belichick also had a candid observation about Jaguars coach Doug Pederson. Belichick was asked by Jim Gray about Pederson’s admission that the team needs a culture change. “Yeah, I’m not really sure what he meant by that,” …

AMES − Iowa State football continues to find to a way, as the Cyclones’ undefeated start extended to 7-0 on Saturday night. They overcame a season-high deficit of 14 points and managed to snatch the lead with 30 seconds remaining in a game they trailed for most of the way. Rocco Becht had a quarterback sneak for a touchdown, plus …

At 1-4, the Rams are off to their worst start under coach Sean McVay. With a loss on Sunday against the Raiders, the Rams would sink to their worst six-game record since 2011, when they began 0-6 on their way to 2-14. If the losses continue, the Rams possibly will be moving on from Super Bowl LVI MVP Cooper Kupp. …

Florida Gators running back Jadan Baugh (13) celebrates his touchdown during the first half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 19, 2024 against the Kentucky Wildcats. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] Florida football had one of their best all-around performances of the season as they defeated the Kentucky Wildcats, 48-20, in the Swamp. Quarterback DJ Lagway and …

Three weeks ago, when it became obvious that the Raiders would trade receiver Davante Adams, presumably to the Jets, the aftermath of the transaction wasn’t. Which receiver already on the team would be the odd man out? We suggested that perhaps Garrett Wilson might be traded. He’d recently made some comments about the offense that reasonably could be interpreted as …

Arizona State football coach Kenny Dillingham has apologized after calling for open kicking tryouts following his team’s loss to Cincinnati on Saturday. The Sun Devils lost 24-14 to the Bearcats, a game in which kicker Ian Hershey went 0 for 2 on field goal attempts. The distances were of 48 and 41 yards, respectively, and occurred on the team’s final …