Nov 4, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) runs against LSU Tigers defensive end Bradyn Swinson (13) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama defeated LSU 42-28. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports LSU is set to host Alabama on Saturday night in another tough conference challenge. LSU’s the underdog for the third time this year. The …

NFL trade deadline day: Lions, Bengals bolster rosters with early morning moves originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Amari Cooper and DeAndre Hopkins may have already changed jerseys, but that doesn’t mean there’s going to be a shortage of players on the move ahead of the 2024 NFL trade deadline Tuesday afternoon. The Detroit Lions, looking to bolster their …

Matt Rhule and Nebraska football are using its Week 11 bye week to add much-needed offensive help to the program. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Cornhuskers have hired former Houston and West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen as an offensive consultant. With just three games left in the regular season schedule, Holgorsen’s role is expected to expand for the …

Our mission here is straightforward: to separate the truth from the lie. In sports, almost anything can (and does) happen in any given game. In addition to producing some true highlight reel plays by Garrett Wilson and Saquon Barkley, Week 9 gave us a lot of surprise fantasy performances. No one’s going to look a gift horse in the mouth, …

The first College Football Playoff rankings will be unveiled at 7 p.m., Tuesday on ESPN. Where IU football lands has piqued the interest of not just Hoosiers fans, but college football experts, too. Curt Cignetti has Indiana at 9-0 for the first time in program history with the Hoosiers winning every game by at least 14 points. In conference play …

Running back Khalil Herbert is on to Cincinnati. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Bengals have agreed to a trade with the Bears that will add Herbert to their backfield for the rest of the season. A 2025 seventh-round pick will go back to the Bears as compensation. Herbert bolsters the Bengals backfield in the wake of Zack …

Tennessee football’s red-zone issues on offense only involve half the red zone. In SEC games only, the Vols rank No. 12 in red-zone scoring percentage (71%) and No. 8 in red-zone touchdown percentage (57%) among 16 teams. At face value, that’s a big problem. But dig deeper, and there appears to be a line of demarcation separating UT’s weakness and …

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will likely be heading to injured reserve, according to owner Jerry Jones. The injury happened at the end of the third quarter during the Cowboys’ 27-21 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Prescott said afterward he “didn’t think much” of the pull in his hamstring despite it being tough to walk at the time. …

USC QB Jayden Maiava will make his first start of the season against Nebraska. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) USC is making a quarterback change ahead of its Week 12 game against Nebraska. According to multiple reports, former UNLV QB Jayden Maiava will start against Nebraska on Nov. 16 after the Trojans’ bye week in Week 11. Miller Moss has …

In Roob’s Stats: What the Eagles did for the first time since 1950 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Eagles have done something over the last three weeks that they hadn’t done in 74 years. And their linebackers did something they hadn’t done in 25 years. And Jalen Hurts did something that only one other Eagles quarterback has ever …

Ohio State football safety Caleb Downs has already been a significant addition to the program through the transfer portal. The No. 3 Buckeyes (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) depend on Downs as a major player in the secondary, one which limited Heisman-contending quarterback Drew Allar to 146 passing yards and an interception in a 20-13 OSU victory over then-No. 3 Penn …

How ‘dead legs’ helped DeVonta Smith make an impossible catch originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The crazy thing isn’t that he made this insane one-handed catch in the back of the end zone. And it’s not that he was able to somehow drag both feet in bounds at the last possible instant. The crazy thing is that DeVonta Smith …

The Detroit Lions, coming off a 24-14 road win against the Green Bay Packers, made a big move ahead of the trade deadline. On Tuesday morning, Detroit reportedly acquired veteran defensive end Za’Darius Smith and a 2026 seventh-round pick from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick. It hasn’t been much of …

ESPN football analyst KIrk Herbstreit revealed some sad news on social media Monday about the health of his beloved golden retriever Ben. The two have been a staple of the network’s college football broadcasts for years, with Ben accompanying Herbstreit on the College GameDay set, on the field before games and occasionally in the broadcast booth. Unfortunately, Herbstreit said, Ben …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The instinct and trust between Patrick Mahomes and new Chiefs receiver DeAndre Hopkins was already on display in Monday night’s 30-24 overtime win against the Bucs. Just 11 days after Kansas City sent a conditional fifth-round pick to the Titans for the 32-year-old as an answer to a slew of injuries, the Chiefs saw a promising …