Iowa rode another big day from junior running back Kaleb Johnson and some timely defensive plays en route to a 40-16 win over Washington. Johnson rushed 21 times for 166 yards with a pair of touchdowns and the 6-foot, 225 pound back also caught an 18-yard touchdown. Graduate cornerback Jermari Harris had a big interception, junior defensive lineman Max Llewellyn …

Caleb Williams has been improving in both fantasy football and reality on a week-to-week basis. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) It took us six weeks to get here but we finally got to see all top-three picks from the 2024 NFL Draft in action — and the results were actually pretty good. Caleb Williams led the Bears …

DJ Giddens wasn’t looking to send a personal message when he shredded Colorado’s defense Saturday night in a hard-fought 31-28 Kansas State football victory over the Buffaloes at Folsom Field in Boulder. But the Wildcats as a team were a different matter. “Not me, but as a team we had something to prove, being able to go on the road …

Curran: With Maye, Pats ‘an ascending team’ despite fifth straight loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots were blown out on their home field by the Houston Texans on Sunday, but the 41-21 final score doesn’t tell the whole story. Drake Maye left many feeling encouraged after his first NFL start. The rookie quarterback recorded three …

Tennessee football tickets are in high demand, both home and away. But you can still get them for the right price. At Neyland Stadium, UT season tickets are sold out for the 2024 season, and there’s a waiting list of almost 15,000. Single-game tickets through UT’s official ticket office went on sale this summer, but they were snatched up fast. …

You’re going to hear a lot about the Dallas Cowboys this week. When the most popular team in the NFL gets embarrassed at home like the Cowboys did on Sunday, it’s a major talking point. But maybe Sunday said more about the Detroit Lions. The Lions looked great, though the loss of defensive end Aidan Hutchinson to a horrible leg …

BYU President C. Shane Reese claps as he and players sing the fight song after the Cougars defeated the Arizona Wildcats during a game held at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. | Isaac Hale Aside from quarterback Jake Retzlaff and a few players with extraordinary special teams achievements, guys such as returners Parker Kingston and …

49ers fans troll Cowboys on social media after blowout loss to Lions originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The only thing 49ers fan enjoy more than a San Francisco win is watching the Dallas Cowboys lose. After the 49ers’ 36-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday, San Francisco fans were rewarded for a second time this week as …

Throughout the second half of Saturday’s game, I thought one thing: Penn State has all the tools to win a game like this. You could easily argue that for the first time in eight seasons, the Nittany Lions have the makings to win a game like Saturday’s classic in LA. Ironically, eight years ago was the last time USC and …

Eagles grades by position after a close win over Browns originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia It wasn’t as easy as it probably should have been. But after the Eagles got booed going into halftime, they did enough to pull out a 20-16 win over the struggling Cleveland Browns at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Let’s get to the …

On Saturday following Oklahoma football’s loss to No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry, former Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield caught some strays as Longhorns’ defensive players Anthony Hill Jr. and Barryn Sorrell planted a Texas flag at midfield through Mayfield’s Oklahoma jersey. The former Sooners quarterback responded to Hill Jr. and Sorrell’s postgame actions following the Tampa Bay Buccaneers …

Every year, the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions each host a game on Thanksgiving Day. So it was only fitting that a special Thanksgiving-related announcement was made at halftime of the Cowboys’ Week 6 game against the Lions.  FOX sideline reporter Erin Andrews broke the news alongside country artist Lainey Wilson right before the second half kicked off at AT&T …

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Sean Tucker, top, is congratulated by wide receiver Jalen McMillan (15) and center Robert Hainsey after scoring against the New Orleans Saints during the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Be careful before you meander into that Tampa Bay-New Orleans boxscore. I know it …

Oct. 13—MANCHESTER — Justin Bowlan plays three offensive positions for the Pelham High School football team. That’s three more than he played on offense last fall. Depending on the play call, Bowlan, who only played defensive back last year, will line up at wide receiver, running back or as the spread-formation quarterback. The senior ran for three touchdowns and caught …

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson was carted off the field with a serious injury to his left leg on a sack of Dallas’ Dak Prescott. Hutchinson’s leg appeared to snap above the ankle when it collided with the left leg of teammate Alim McNeill as Hutchinson was pulling Prescott down in the third quarter Sunday. The Lions were leading …