It’s the Saturday of Labor Day weekend, which means the full chaos of college football has truly arrived. Week 0 was just an appetizer, but things really get going this weekend as there are three matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25. There were 21 games on Thursday — including Colorado’s win against perennial FCS powerhouse North Dakota …

Week 1 of the 2024 college football season doesn’t end on Saturday. There’s a huge matchup pitting No. 12 LSU against No. 23 USC in Las Vegas Sunday night as part of the Vegas Kickoff Classic. Both teams have College Football Playoff aspirations as contenders in the SEC and Big Ten, but had their ceilings limited a year ago by …

Aug 31, 2024, 11:54 AM ET The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to him in a pair of social media posts on Saturday, calling him her “forever” and praising him as the “best dad” to their young children. Meredith Gaudreau also shared family photos of her late husband celebrating his 31st birthday earlier this month …

Free Press sports writers share their predictions for the Michigan football game against Fresno State on Saturday (7:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock): Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore watches warm up during the spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Tony Garcia Fresno State has its share of Power Five upsets in recent years — just ask Arizona …

Florida State football takes the field at Doak Campbell Stadium for the first time in the 2024 season on Monday, hosting Boston College. The game is set for Sep. 2, at 7:30 p.m. After the disappointing week zero 24-21 loss to Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, FSU is looking to leave the negative feelings of Saturday’s loss behind them. Facing …

Roob’s 10 areas of concern going into 2024 Eagles season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Before we start, I do want to mention that I think the Eagles are going to have a good year. I’ll be surprised if they don’t win at least 11 games, and I think 12 is a reasonable expectation. I’ve got them winning the …

Kirk Herbstreit, Gus Johnson (USA TODAY Sports, Getty Images) The 2024-25 college football season is upon us, and long with some major changes to the conference landscape and the College Football Playoff expansion, there have been some changes to the broadcasts as well. When you’re tuning in to watch your favorite team, a game you bet on or any random …

On one hand, it’s way too early to think about where Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott might play in 2025. On the other hand, it’s right on time. Everyone knows Dak has a clear, unimpeded shot to free agency in March, little more than six months away. Once the 2024 season gets going and some teams win and some teams don’t, …

Nick Saban’s first year of punditry has just begun, but the seven-time national champion is in midseason form. During ESPN’s “College GameDay” in College Station, Texas ahead of the Texas A&M-Notre Dame on Saturday, Saban dropped some profanity describing the new NIL era – much to the delight of his co-hosts. “If you don’t pay the right guys, you’ll be …

Aug 31, 2024, 10:00 AM ET The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Seth Jarvis to an eight-year, $63.2 million contract, general manager Eric Tulsky announced Saturday. The deal, which had been in the works this summer, includes a $29.24 million signing bonus. “Seth is a cornerstone player for our franchise,” Tulsky said in a statement. “He took another huge step …

Jul 29, 2022; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans coach Lincoln Riley speaks during Pac-12 Media Day at Novo Theater. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports USC fans want Paul Finebaum to go away. However, there’s one thing clearly better than Finebaum disappearing: Finebaum being proved very, very wrong by Lincoln Riley and USC this year. Finebaum had another …

Rece Davis had a few questions for former Ohio State football quarterback Kirk Herbstreit at the start of ESPN’s “College GameDay” Saturday afternoon. When introducing the Week 1 slate of games, including Ohio State vs. Akron at 3:30 p.m. on CBS, Davis asked Herbstreit about Ohio State coach Ryan Day disclosing changes to the Buckeyes’ pregame traditions, including players wearing …

Austin Peay football has the opportunity to shock the college football world in Jeff Faris’ first game as coach. The Governors travel to Louisville to face the Cardinals Saturday (11 a.m., ACC Network). It will be their first game under Faris, a former assistant at Duke and UCLA who was hired last December after Scotty Walden was hired by UTEP. …

Vanderbilt football will face Virginia Tech in its season opener Saturday, marking the start of coach Clark Lea’s fourth season. After finishing 2-10 in Lea’s first season and 5-7 in the second, the Commodores regressed to 2-10 in his third season in 2023. That prompted a large roster turnover. Lea fired both coordinators and opted to instead call the defense …

NFL: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals It’s the biggest fantasy football draft weekend of the year, and the NFL season feels just moments away from kicking off. As fantasy analysts, we spend a lot of time in the offseason talking about which players we’re higher on or lower on than the consensus. We discuss role changes, target shares, ADP values, …