In Drake Maye, Patriots got the right guy for a nasty job originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Tough day for the “Ohhhhh, but what if he gets hurt?!?!?!?” crowd. Drake Maye got folded in half like a chaise lounge on one throw, landed on like a sectional sofa at the end of a strip sack and took a pretty …

When you win a game as big as the Oregon Ducks did on Saturday night, and have as many top-end recruits on campus as Dan Lanning did, positive things are sure to come. So far, we’ve already seen the Ducks start to build some real momentum on the recruiting trail following their 32-31 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes over …

‘I was having fun:’ Nick Sirianni discusses wacko behavior at end of Browns win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia A few of his players told Nick Sirianni to just be himself. Unfortunately, he was listening. Sirianni was caught on the Eagles-Browns FOX TV broadcast having an animated shouting match with fans at the Linc in the final seconds of …

Deshaun Watson’s $230 million contract is guaranteed. Seemingly, so is his job. Watson failed to lead the Cleveland Browns to an offensive touchdown, failed to lead Cleveland to its first 20-point game, failed to lead Cleveland to even a glint of hope it can turn around its season. None of the beleaguered QB’s football foibles — much less his high-profile …

Alabama’s loss to Vanderbilt shows parity in college football | College Football Enquirer Yahoo Sports national columnist Dan Wetzel and senior college sports reporter Ross Dellenger are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde to discuss the Crimson Tide’s surprising loss to the Commodores and how the playing field has become more balanced in college football. Hear the full conversation on …

Patriots-Texans Stock Watch: Kayshon Boutte pops; Ja’Lynn Polk drops originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye breathed new life into the New England Patriots’ offense Sunday afternoon. The 22-year-old rookie quarterback completed 20 of 33 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns — more than Jacoby Brissett threw in the previous five games combined — in the Patriots’ 41-21 …

The Wisconsin Badgers will square off against the Penn State Nittany Lions at 7:30 p.m. ET, 6:30 p.m. CT on Oct. 26 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The contest will mark Wisconsin’s fifth Big Ten game of the 2024 season: the first four were at USC (a 38-21 loss), vs. Purdue (a 52-6 win), at Rutgers (a 42-7 …

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Doug Pederson says he’s trying to stave off a losing culture amid the team’s losing ways. “Nobody’s going to feel sorry for us,” Pederson said on the team’s postgame show Sunday after a 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears in London, via ESPN. “We’ve got to change. I say we, it’s all of us — coaches, players, …

Cowherd oddly ranks 49ers QB Purdy behind Broncos rookie Nix originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Colin Cowherd dropped his latest NFL quarterback ranking, and it’s a doozy. Particularly because of where he has 49ers signal-caller Brock Purdy ranked. The FOX Sports analyst, on Friday’s episode of “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” discussed Purdy’s place in the quarterback hierarchy …

Sep 28, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) talks to head coach Brian Kelly during warmups before a game against the South Alabama Jaguars at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images The Tigers are fresh off one of the biggest wins of the Brian Kelly era on Saturday night, overcoming some inconsistent play to …

The classic catchphrase “any given Sunday” did not have any place in the NFL in Week 6. In a league where most of the games are normally close and coming down to the last few minutes, there were seven games decided by 14 or more points, and most of them were never close at any point. Seeing so many blowouts …

Jerry Jones says he isn’t considering a coaching change. There’s no question the owner of the Dallas Cowboys has had happier birthdays than his 82nd. Yet another puzzling blowout loss at home — this one on Jones’ birthday — has the Cowboys at a crossroads going into their open week before a visit to San Francisco, where they played dreadfully …

Photo: Isaiah Hole ANN ARBOR, Mich. — It’s not often that Michigan football has a ranked-on-ranked matchup against Illinois, but what was seen as a gimme in the preseason is now a tough game in Champaign, with the Illini being ranked No. 21 against the No. 22 Wolverines. Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore needs a win to keep his team afloat, …

So it turns out it still takes a little time to learn to play in the NFL — two games. Since his disastrous Weeks 1-2, Caleb Williams is averaging 7.89 yards per attempt to go along with a 9:3 TD:INT total, 106.4 QB rating and 70 percent completion rate across four starts. He has added 15 scrambles for 110 critical …

The annual clash between Michigan football and Michigan State is one of a dozen traditional rivalry games protected by the Big Ten Conference in the newly expanded league and we now know exactly when the 2024 iteration will take place. The Big Ten announced Monday the No. 22 Wolverines (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) will host their rival Spartans (3-3, 1-2 …