Dylan Widger-Imagn Images The Nebraska Cornhuskers walked away with one of the better wins of the Matt Rhule era on Saturday evening at Memorial Stadium, dominating Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes 28-10 on national television. The Husker’s offense and defense showed why Nebraska fans are so excited about the team’s potential this fall. The win was the Husker’s first over the …

Rome Odunze shares how he saw his insane first catch unfold originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago CHICAGO – There are welcome to the NFL moments, and then there are welcome to the NFL moments. Rome Odunze’s moment was one of the crazier moments you’ll see, and his first catch as a Chicago Bear will be something he’ll never forget. …

WEST LAFAYETTE – Joey Tanona surely imagined this — standing on the sideline in Purdue football’s Ross-Ade Stadium as the historic rivalry with Notre Dame resumes. Maybe it crossed his mind during a mind-blowing visit to South Bend for junior day. Perhaps he and former coach Brian Kelly discussed it during the Zoom call when Tanona committed to the Fighting …

Miami-Dade Police Department has started an internal investigation after Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained on his way to play in his NFL team’s season opener. A video on ESPN showed Hill lying on his front on the ground being handcuffed by police near to the Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday for an alleged traffic offence. He …

After another thrilling week of the high school football season, it’s time to look back on the best performances. Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the North Jersey Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page. Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday. Najee Calhoun, Bergen Catholic The …

There was more excitement for this Detroit Lions season than there had been in many, many years. Perhaps ever. And it almost started with a home loss. There were plenty of nerves around Michigan as the Los Angeles Rams took a late lead. But plenty of championship teams are made tougher from close calls, and the Lions could look back …

Savannah native Antario Brown, a Beach High School alumnus, played a pivotal role in the biggest college football upset this season as he led Northern Illinois University to a 16-14 win at Notre Dame on Saturday. Notre Dame entered the game ranked No. 5 in the country in the Associated Press Poll and were favored over the Huskies by 28 …

Dak Prescott celebrated his record contract in style, Caleb Williams won on his debut and Tyreek Hill went from a run-in with the law to running into the end zone as NFL Sundays returned with a bang. Nine teams started new quarterbacks, eight teams had new head coaches at the helm and one NFL legend started his new job as …

Notre Dame’s last second field goal attempt is blocked to give Northern Illinois the 16-14 win in a NCAA college football game at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend. We’re still trying to process how the heck Notre Dame let Northern Illinois win in South Bend. Then again, such things tend to linger when they …

CLEVELAND — At the farthest locker in the Cleveland Browns’ visitors locker room, emotions were swirling. Dak Prescott had reason to celebrate Sunday, after a morning FaceTime call from agent Todd France confirmed France and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones had reached an NFL-record $60 million per year contract extension. He had reason to celebrate with his team, too, …

STILLWATER — Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy was bothered by a call made by the Southeastern Conference officiating crew that erased an opportunity for the Cowboys to run out the clock late in their 39-31 double-overtime win against Arkansas on Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. OSU was flagged for illegal motion — rather than Arkansas being called for offsides …

The post-Bill Belichick era for the New England Patriots is off to a sunny start. The Patriots went on the road Sunday and beat the Cincinnati Bengals, a widely anticipated playoff team, 16-10. New coach Jerrod Mayo, a Belichick disciple turned replacement, got a soothing Gatorade bath in his debut game. The Patriots were eight-point underdogs, and their win was …

Sep 7, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman DJ Hicks (13) reacts during the fourth quarter against the McNeese State Cowboys at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Dustin Safranek-Imagn Images Texas A&M (1-1) head coach Mike Elko earned his first win with the program after the Aggies blew out the visiting McNeese State Cowboys 52-10 on Saturday …

CLEVELAND — At the farthest locker in the Cleveland Browns’ visitors locker room, emotions were swirling. Dak Prescott had reason to celebrate Sunday, after a morning FaceTime call from agent Todd France confirmed France and Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones had reached an NFL-record $60 million per year contract extension. For Prescott, his emotions conflicted. He had reason to …

A group of Latter-day Saint missionaries sang “America The Beautiful” during halftime of the BYU-SMU football game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas on Friday night. | BYU Photo DALLAS — Roughly one-third of the 31,172 college football fans who watched Brigham Young University defeat Southern Methodist University 18-15 last Friday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium were cheering …