When it comes to trading receiver Davante Adams, the Raiders don’t have the leverage they’d like. So they’re now trying to create some. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com passes along the notion that the Raiders might not trade Adams at all. Sure they won’t. The Raiders are selling the possibility by pointing out that Adams is a big supporter of new …

Welcome to Survival Saturday. Each season, there is at least one of these, a day that makes the college football world’s collective heart beat uncontrollably from brunch to dinner. Four top-25 teams won in overtime. Another three ranked teams claimed wins by three points or fewer. It started with Alabama’s (shaky) rebound from the Vanderbilt loss — a two-point win …

Lost in the reporting regarding the likely approval of Tom Brady’s effort to buy a piece of the Raiders is that Richard Seymour’s bid in closing on becoming a done deal, too. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Seymour’s arrangement to purchase a limited piece of the team has been approved by the league’s finance committee. As PFT …

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton, and Adam Breneman discuss the dire straits USC finds itself in after losing to Penn St. and falling to 3-3 on the season. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript We’ve learned that US …

A version of this article was originally published on 2 May. NFL fans in London get to see the number one overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft in action Sunday, with the Chicago Bears desperately hoping Caleb Williams can finally be the franchise quarterback they’ve always craved. Chicago fans have been at fever pitch ever since Williams’ name was …

  EUGENE, Ore. — Dan Lanning entered the post-game news conference with a sweeping smile. “Anybody got a heart-rate monitor?” he quipped. Lanning is all of us, every single one of us who adores college football and witnessed on Saturday what makes the game so incredibly great: tight wins and big brands, passion and pageantry, upsets and underdogs. Heart racing. …

As the trade deadline gets closer, plenty of interesting names could churn their way into the rumor mill. One name that could become very interesting as November 5 approaches is Matthew Stafford. The Rams quarterback quite possibly is in his last season with the team, regardless of whether the Rams can reverse a 1-4 start. If the Rams might parlay …

Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz react to the Buckeyes’ 32-31 loss to the Ducks and how the quarterbacks were the difference in this close matchup. Subscribe to the “College Football Power Hour” podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Games that get as much hype as this one did and games …

With running back Jonathan Taylor ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Titans, the Colts signed running back Evan Hull to the 53-player roster from the practice squad. Taylor has an ankle injury, leaving Trey Sermon, Tyler Goodson and Hull to fill in. The Colts elevated Hull for last week’s game, but he did not play. He has spent the …

Reviewing the biggest moments of Week 7 in college football, starting with the biggest game of the day in the Big Ten. First Down: Oregon ― to three, or not to three? Somewhere in the mass of humanity on the field at Autzen Stadium late Saturday night was Oregon coach Dan Lanning, literally exhaling after a brief television interview. You …

The Jaguars elevated linebacker Tanner Muse from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against the Bears, the team announced. It is Muse’s third and final elevation of the season. In two games, he has played 41 special teams tackles but none on defense and has one tackle. The Raiders made Muse a third-round pick in 2020 out of Clemson. He …

Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss football saw their chances of contending for the 12-team College Football Playoff take a major hit on Saturday. The No. 8 Rebels fell 29-26 to No. 10 LSU in overtime in the Magnolia Bowl in Baton Rouge, handing a team with playoff expectations before the season its second loss through seven weeks. Tigers quarterback Garrett …

The Saints activated running back Kendre Miller (hamstring) from injured reserve Saturday. Miller, who returned to practice Oct. 3, will make his season debut against the Buccaneers on Sunday. He played only eight games last season because of injuries. Since the Saints drafted him in the third round, he has had a meniscus injury in his right knee, a right …

BATON ROUGE, La. – A wild, wacky rivalry series gained its latest wild, wacky chapter. Only the Magnolia Bowl, right? No. 8 Ole Miss lost a game it never trailed until the final play. No. 10 LSU won a game it had no business winning for most of the night. Maybe, the ghost of Billy Cannon still haunts the Rebels. …

The Titans placed safety Jamal Adams on the reserve/non-football injury list Saturday, the team announced. Adams did not practice all week with a hip injury, an injury he has had since he arrived in Tennessee. He missed the season opener with the injury. Now, Adams will have to miss at least four games before returning. He has played only 20 …