STATE COLLEGE — Sometimes, the answer is hard to find. Other times, it’s easy. For Penn State, the answer to have offensive success against Illinois was easy: run the ball. In the Nittany Lion’s 21-7 win over the Fighting Illini on Saturday, James Franklin decided he would lean on the ground game in the first night game of the year. …

As Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers got underway, FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady said the key to success for each team would be a fast start on offense. Only Brady’s former team appeared to get the message, jumping out to a 24-0 lead en route to a 33-16 blowout over the Eagles in …

David Andrews leaves Pats-49ers with shoulder injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots lost the anchor of their offensive line during Sunday’s Week 4 matchup vs. the San Francisco 49ers. Veteran center David Andrews exited to the locker room during the Patriots’ opening drive and was listed as questionable to return due to a shoulder injury. …

EAST LANSING – Looking back at Michigan State football’s 38-7 loss to No. 3 Ohio State and looking ahead to the Spartans’ first Big Ten trip to No. 6 Oregon. Up next Michigan State Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith walks the sidelines during the fourth quarter the NCAA football game against Ohio State University at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, …

Travis Kelce became the Kansas City Chiefs’ career receptions leader Sunday, passing Tony Gonzalez with his second catch against the Los Angeles Chargers.  The nine-time Pro Bowl tight end made a 38-yard reception on Kansas City’s opening drive to tie the record of 916 catches set by Gonzalez over 12 seasons from 1997 to 2008. Kelce then caught a 5-yard …

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice left the game against the Los Angeles Chargers in the first half. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was carted off the field with a knee injury early in Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Rice suffered the injury while giving chase after quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw an …

Kansas City receiver Rashee Rice left the field on a cart with a knee injury Sunday after a bizarre play in which he was hit by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes while both players were pursuing Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Kristian Fulton during an interception return. Rice was declared out for the rest of the game after the first quarter ended …

CLEMSON — Clemson football praised its fans impacted by Hurricane Helene, who attended Saturday’s game vs. Stanford. The storm caused devastation in South Carolina, including 24 deaths, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Hundreds of thousands are still without power after it passed through on Friday. Despite this, Tiger fans filled Memorial Stadium to watch Clemson’s 40-14 win …

FOX Sports’ NFL experts provide the biggest takeaways from every Sunday game in Week 4 and what they mean for each team going forward. Eagles: There was never a doubt that the Eagles offense was going to struggle without A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, but there’s really no excuse for what their defense is doing right now. They gave up …

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is “fine” after appearing to sustain an injury to his left leg in the fourth quarter of New York’s 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, head coach Robert Saleh said. “He’s fine, probably just a little wear and tear from the football game,” Saleh said after the game. Rodgers – who was sacked five …

Following an impressive road rally at Minnesota, the Iowa Hawkeyes enjoyed a bye week to rest up for a big road test at the Horseshoe. Iowa junior running back Kaleb Johnson had another big day at Minnesota, rushing for 206 yards and three scores on 21 carries in the Hawkeyes’ 31-14 road win. Now, Iowa (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) will …

Roob’s Observations: Eagles embarrass themselves in Tampa vs. Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia I looked down at my laptop midway through the second quarter and the Bucs had 255 yards and the Eagles had 0 yards. You really don’t have to be much of a football expert to understand this is not good. In fact, it’s impossibly, unbelievably, …

Illinois rankings update The Illinois football team dropped to No. 25 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll on Sunday, one day after the Fighting Illini lost to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 21-7, in a Big Ten Conference game in Happy Valley. Illinois dropped four sports in the coaches’ poll after jumping into the rankings last week for the …

For each game he broadcasts during the 2024 NFL season all the way through Super Bowl LIX, FOX Sports lead NFL analyst Tom Brady is choosing one standout star as his LFG Player of the Game. In Week 4, that honor went to the man who succeeded him as starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Baker Mayfield. The …

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets had plenty of chances late to beat the Broncos on Sunday afternoon. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos gave the New York Jets every opportunity to pull out the win on Sunday afternoon. But somehow, after two failed drives and a missed field goal at a rainy MetLife Stadium, the Broncos escaped …