Eric Williams NFL Reporter After bouncing around four teams in seven NFL seasons, Sam Darnold is playing his best football for the Minnesota Vikings this season. The USC product has guided the Vikings to a surprising 3-0 record. He leads the league in passing touchdowns (8) and is second in passer rating (117.3). Selected No. 3 overall by the New …

Aug 31, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver London Humphreys (16) dives into the end zone for a touchdown past Clemson Tigers safety Khalil Barnes (7) and safety R.J. Mickens (9) in the third quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The Georgia Bulldogs are expected to be without Vanderbilt transfer wide receiver London Humphreys …

Three positions 49ers could make changes at after underwhelming start originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The 49ers figure to be without a Pro Bowl-caliber every-down linebacker for half the season. And for at least another week or so, they will not have two of their top-four wide receivers. The 49ers have struggled to find reliable replacements at those …

Sep. 25—COLUMBUS — Ohio State football coach Ryan Day said defensive tackle Tyleik Williams is day to day this week as the Buckeyes prepare to take on Michigan State on Saturday. The coach also let on the defensive line might have missed Williams more than expected when he could not play in the win over Marshall last Saturday with an …

It can be so easy to panic in fantasy football. After all, we have a very limited amount of time to witness and analyze a player’s performance. But never fear — Dalton Del Don is here to gauge exactly how worried we should be — if at all. Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts Richardson has been the league’s most inaccurate quarterback …

The UCLA Bruins faced one of the strangest situations a program will have to endure this past offseason, as its head coach, Chip Kelly, skipped town for a “lesser” job as the offensive coordinator at Ohio State. Not only that, but the projected starter at quarterback, Dante Moore, left the Bruins knowing he would be Dillon Gabriel’s backup for a …

New York Jets rookie Braelon Allen has made the case for a chunk of the work in the backfield alongside star running back Breece Hall. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) Running backs remain king in fantasy football. While it feels like there are more elite quarterbacks and wide receivers than ever before, the amount of consistent, dependable running backs is …

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire The 2024 college football season enters Week 5. No. 6 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) will have its first of two open dates this season in Week 5. Florida, Missouri, South Carolina and Vanderbilt will also have an open date this week. The following games involving Southeastern Conference teams will be contested Saturday. Kentucky at …

Capitalize on the fantasy football trade market in your leagues with these trade targets and players to trade away ahead of Week 4. Buy low on Tee Higgins Tee Higgins returned from a hamstring injury in Week 3. There were some worries around if he’d been limited in his first game back from injury, but he wasn’t. Higgins immediately played …

Oklahoma Sooners running back Jovantae Barnes (2) moves past Tennessee Volunteers linebacker Arion Carter (7) during a college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Tennessee Volunteers at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla., Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Oklahoma Sooners offense has …

What if A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Britain Covey all miss the Eagles-Bucs game? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia John Ross has never played for the Eagles. Johnny Wilson has one catch in his brief career. Parris Campbell has two catches in an Eagles uniform, and Jahan Dotson has three. That, potentially, is your Eagles receiving crew this weekend. …

The SEC should be patting itself on the back as the first month of the football season ends Saturday. Six teams are unbeaten, and nine are ranked in the Top 25. I’m not surprised at that success. But I am surprised at how inept the bottom half of the conference has been at times. Mississippi State is the best example. …

The Giants elevated linebacker Ty Summers from the practice squad for each of their first three games, but they can’t do so again without risking losing him to another team. Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that the Giants plan to get around that by signing Summers to their 53-man roster. The Giants will not need to make a corresponding move …

How far will Saturday’s massive matchup go in swinging the race for the Heisman Trophy? September is typically too early to start talking about games that will have a significant impact on voters’ minds at the end of the season. But No. 2 Georgia’s trip to No. 4 Alabama is no typical September game. The rematch of December’s SEC title …

Vic Fangio explains the next step after Jalen Carter’s dominant Week 3 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni revealed on Monday that Jalen Carter was the team’s player of the game against the Saints. For his performance, Carter got a game ball. No surprise there. The Eagles’ second-year defensive tackle put together an absolutely dominant …