On Saturday, two of college football’s more bitter regional rivalries will add another chapter to the lengthy histories, with No. 6 Oregon traveling to Oregon State and Washington hosting Washington State. The games have long been a fixture of college football in the Pacific Northwest and for decades they had a say in helping determine who won a conference championship …

The Colts will not have safety Julian Blackmon for Sunday’s game against the Packers, but they will have kicker Matt Gay. Colts head coach Shane Steichen ruled Blackmon out for this weekend because of a shoulder injury. Steichen said, via the team’s website, that he does not believe it is a long-term injury. Gay missed the opener after having hernia …

Every week, ESPN’s “College GameDay” travels to a different college town to break down the biggest storylines and games within college football. But in all this, one thing has remained constant over the last two decades. And it is not Rece Davis, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and now Nick Saban appearing on the “GameDay” desk each week. That’d be good …

The Vikings will have to try to get to 2-0 without the help of wide receiver Jordan Addison. Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell said at his Friday press conference that Addison is not going to play against the 49ers. Addison left last Sunday’s win over the Giants with an ankle injury and has not practiced this week. The Vikings could …

EAST PEORIA — A dozen years ago, Sam Durley was an NCAA record-setting college quarterback. Now, the first-year East Peoria coach is taking his program to new heights, guiding the Raiders to their first 3-0 start in 10 years. East Peoria beat Limestone, 47-28, to open Mid-Illini Conference play Friday night at Corwin Clatt Field. “This is exactly what we …

The Bears will be taking as much time as they can before making final decisions about whether wide receivers Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze will play against the Texans on Sunday. Head coach Matt Eberflus said at his Friday that both players will be listed as questionable this weekend. Allen missed practice all week with a heel injury while Odunze …

CENTERBURG — Northmor remains the lone undefeated team in the Marion area, but it wasn’t easy staying that way Friday night in Week 4 of high school football. The Golden Knights (4-0, 1-) led 21-6 in the first quarter, but Centerburg (2-2, 0-1) rallied for 20 unanswered points to take a 26-21 lead in the third period. Northmor ended with …

Why Shanahan believes O’Connell’s Vikings offense poses problems originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Kyle Shanahan is well aware that a Kevin O’Connell-led Vikings offense can cause the 49ers a headache for a second consecutive season on Sunday. During the latest episode of NBC Sports Bay Area’s “49ers Game Plan,” which debuted Friday night, Shanahan explained to Greg Papa …

The visiting Tygers of Mansfield Senior could not get out of their own way, making a slew of mistakes in every facet of the game and the Knights took advantage of most of the miscues in posting a 33-7 triumph over the Tygers in Ohio Cardinal Conference action Friday at West Holmes. “We’re a young, inexperienced team, man, and we …

There is some positive news on the injury front for the Rams offensive line, but one member of the front underwent surgery. Via multiple reporters, head coach Sean McVay said in his Friday news conference that right tackle Rob Havenstein is set to play against the Cardinals on Sunday after missing last week’s season opener with an ankle injury. Havenstein …

It’s been a quite a while since Wisconsin has hosted a nonconference game with this kind of cachet. The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide visits Camp Randall Saturday. It’s likely the biggest nonconference game for the Badgers since UW upset No. 5 LSU, 16-14, at Lambeau Field in 2016. If the Badgers were to pull off a similar surprise, it …

Giants coach Brian Daboll said earlier Friday he has “no concern” about rookie receiver Malik Nabers’ knee injury. The status report seconded that. Nabers was a full participant in Friday’s practice and has no designation for Sunday’s game against the Commanders. Nabers said his knee didn’t “feel right” during Thursday’s practice, so the team elected to play it safe with …

SHELBY — The Shelby Whippets offensive line answered the challenge. During a 33-14 win over Marion Harding on Friday night, the Whippets piled up 284 yards rushing and saw two players run for more than 125 yards as Shelby kicked off its Mid-Ohio Athletic title defense in fashion. The Whippets piled up 392 yards of total offense on their way …

The Browns will have defensive ends Myles Garrett (foot) and Za’Darius Smith (back) on Sunday. Both returned to the practice field Friday and neither has a designation. Smith downplayed his absence Thursday as “more a vet day” for rest than a back injury that kept him out. Garrett, though, concedes that there is something to his foot issue, which he …

Junior receiver Walter Jones spent much of Friday night begging St. Rita’s coaches to call a deep pass to him. Jones said he asked enough that it started to be annoying. But when the game was on the line, the coaches dialed up the deep shot and Jones delivered. “In the beginning of the game, I was telling (offensive coordinator …