Nov. 2—Shortly after noon on Saturday, the University of Maine had a 7-0 lead over Oklahoma. The lead lasted 52 seconds, and it was ground into dust as the Sooners scored 52 straight points on the way to a 59-14 win over the Black Bears, but those 52 seconds at least allowed the Black Bears to dream, however briefly. Could …

The Broncos cut fullback Mike Burton from their active roster Friday in a procedural move. They re-signed him to the practice squad Saturday. The team needed the roster spot for offensive guard Calvin Throckmorton, who has used up his maximum of three elevations from the practice squad. Burton was one of two players the Broncos elevated from the practice squad …

The track record of James Franklin in big games is well documented at this point, and shaking the narrative has only been getting more difficult by the year for Penn State’s head coach. Penn State lost its eighth straight game to Ohio State on Saturday, adding another loss to a top-5 or top-10 team to James Franklin’s record, which is …

Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen isn’t ready to get back in the lineup yet. Thielen was downgraded to out by the team on Saturday. Thielen remains on injured reserve with a hamstring injury and was originally listed as doubtful to play. Rookie running back Jonathon Brooks is in the same boat. He remains on the non-football injury list and his …

Michigan football tight end Colston Loveland caught a third-and-8 pass while trailing Oregon, 31-17, to start the fourth quarter right in front of head coach Sherrone Moore, but the play was ruled incomplete. Fans at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor booed, but Moore then challenged the call on the field. Though Loveland got a foot down in bounds, he did …

Edge rusher Von Miller officially is back for the Bills. The team activated him back to the 53-player roster from the suspension list Saturday. He served a four-game suspension for violating the league’s Personal Conduct Policy. Miller was arrested in November 2023 after being accused of assaulting his pregnant girlfriend, but he denied the allegations and authorities since have closed …

Michigan State football quarterback Aidan Chiles exited Saturday’s game against No. 13 Indiana with an apparent injury. The Spartans quarterback took a big hit from Hoosiers defensive lineman Mikail Kamara on a blitz in the third quarter of Saturday’s game on a second-and-9. The hit on Chiles came after an incomplete pass. Peacock’s stream showed Chiles heading back into the …

The Chargers activated wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. from injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Chargers placed wide receiver Brenden Rice on injured reserve. Rice already was ruled out of Sunday’s game with a shoulder injury. Chark is coming back from a groin injury that has kept him out all season. He had full practices …

The University of Florida’s worst nightmare came true in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against the University of Georgia, at Jacksonville’s EverBank Stadium. After leading the Gators to a 10-3 lead with a thrilling 43-yard touchdown pass to Aidan Mizell, freshman quarterback D.J. Lagway and the UF offense got the ball back later in the second quarter. However, on …

Already ruled out for the Week 9 matchup with the Washington Commanders, the Giants placed kicker Greg Joseph on injured reserve with an oblique injury on Saturday. Jude McAtamnney has been elevated from the practice squad and will make his NFL debut on Sunday. New York continues to have kicking misfortune as the team is still without Graham Gano who …

Penn State was handed what has become an agonizingly familiar setback Saturday, the kind of defeat that would potentially hurt more if it didn’t happen at such an alarming rate. In their biggest game of the season, the Nittany Lions fell at home to Ohio State 20-13 in a matchup of top-five teams playing in front of a record-setting crowd …

Ezekiel Elliott will be a healthy scratch for the Dallas Cowboys when they take on the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Cowboys running back didn’t make the trip with the team to Atlanta due to disciplinary reasons, according to multiple reports. Veteran running back Dalvin Cook was elevated from the Cowboys’ practice squad ahead of Sunday’s game.  While it’s unclear …

The Cowboys will not have running back Ezekiel Elliott for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. Elliott will not travel with the team and will be inactive. Todd Archer of ESPN reports Elliott is not making the trip for disciplinary reasons. After re-signing with the Cowboys in the offseason, Elliott has rushed for 149 yards on 48 carries with two touchdowns. …

AUBURN − Auburn football’s offense is once again dragging the team’s report card down. The Tigers only managed one touchodwn on Saturday in Jordan Hare Stadium in a 17-7 loss to Vanderbilt. Auburn tallied 327 yards and had just one turnover but was unable to sustain any drives on offense. On the other side, the Tigers’ defense turned in one …

The Bengals released defensive tackle Lawrence Guy on Saturday, the team announced. Guy, who is in his 14th season, signed with Cincinnati as a free agent Sept. 17. He appeared in four games with two starts for the Bengals, totaling two tackles. Guy saw action on 91 defensive snaps and 24 on special teams. The Bengals filled the roster spot …