Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith, left, shakes athletic director Alan Haller’s hand during an introductory press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Jonathan Smith opened his tenure as the head coach of Michigan State football with a 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic on Friday night. The win, the first in the Smith …

Dicker the Kicker is set to be in Los Angeles for the long run. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Chargers and Cameron Dicker have agreed to a four-year contract extension. The deal is worth up to $22.004 million and includes $12.5 million in guaranteed money. Dicker went undrafted out of Texas in 2022 and spent time with the …

A preseason No. 1 ranked team in the coaches poll last lost its first game of the season 34 years ago. Georgia football, top-ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll, is a 13 ½ point favorite Saturday against No. 14 Clemson. The Tigers will try to do what BYU did to No. 1 Miami in 1990 when it took down …

49ers GM Lynch appointed to NFL’s Competition Committee originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area John Lynch on Friday was selected for a spot on the NFL’s most influential committee. The NFL announced that Lynch, the 49ers’ president of football operations and general manager, now is a member of the Competition Committee. The Competition Committee reviews all competitive aspects of …

NORMAN — OU football wide receiver Jalil Farooq broke his foot Friday vs. Temple and will undergo surgery and miss six to eight weeks, head coach Brent Venables said postgame. Farooq limped off the sideline into the locker room during the first quarter. Farooq caught a 47-yard pass from Jackson Arnold in the first quarter. Farooq was the second Sooners …

Word that running back Samaje Perine and the Chiefs had agreed to a deal surfaced after he was released by the Broncos earlier this week and the deal is now official. The Chiefs announced that they have signed Perine to their 53-man roster on Friday. Cornerback Eric Scott was waived in a corresponding move. Perine spent last season with the …

BYU coach Kalani Sitake reacts on the sidelines during a game against Sam Houston State Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, in Provo, Utah. Sitake will lead his team into Year No. 2 in the Big 12 this fall. | Rick Bowmer, Associated Press During the dog days of preseason training camp, after his BYU football team had completed another practice in …

During last night’s game between North Dakota State and Colorado, the announcers at one point kicked around the question of whether two-way Buffaloes star Travis Hunter should aspire to play receiver or cornerback in the NFL. All things equal, it’s a no-brainer. Receivers make more money than cornerbacks. The top of the market for pass-catchers is $35 million. For pass-stoppers, …

Alcoa football beat Bearden 24-22 on a 40-yard field goal as time expired by Kyrin Tyson on Friday. The Alcoa field goal was set up by a 43-yard kickoff return by quarterback Eli Graf, who made his way to Bearden’s 23-yard line with three seconds remaining. Before the kick return, Bearden (1-1) scored a 2-yard rushing touchdown and converted on …

The hold-in ended with a significant cash-out. 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk has signed his new contract. It’s a four-year extension, $30 million per year in new money. In all, five years and $134.1 million, with $90 million paid out over the first three years. The deal was announced on Friday afternoon by the 49ers. “We were thrilled to draft Brandon …

Freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. made his OU football debut during a season opener against Temple on Friday. The former four-star prospect replaced starting quarterback Jackson Arnold as the Sooners held a 37-3 lead with 13:47 left in the fourth quarter. Arnold ended the day with 141 passing yards and four touchdowns on 17-for-25 passing. Hawkins was rated by ESPN …

Dumped by the new Browns, Tyler Huntley is going back to the old Browns. Cleveland trimmed its quarterback room from four by releasing Huntley. And, per multiple reports, Huntley is going back to his former team — the Baltimore Ravens. Undrafted in 2020, Huntley played for the Ravens through 2023. He had 20 game appearances and nine starts in four …

Aug. 30—PULLMAN — There is a reason why Washington State is projected to top FCS Portland State by multiple scores in Saturday’s game. To open the season, the Cougars are hosting a Vikings team that was picked to finish 10th of 12 teams in this year’s Big Sky Conference. A season ago, PSU won five games, and the Vikings lost …

Stephen A declares 49ers have ‘absolutely no excuse’ to lose Super Bowl originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Stephen A. Smith did not hold back when describing the need for the 49ers to win the Super Bowl this season. Speaking on ESPN’s “First Take” on Friday morning, the outspoken analyst explained why San Francisco must win a championship now. …

Jan 1, 2022; Pasadena, California, USA; From left: Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, David Pollack and Kirk Herbsteit on the ESPN College Gameday set during the 2022 Rose Bowl at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Ahead of Texas A&M’s 2024 prime time season opener vs. No. 7 Notre Dame on Saturday night, ESPN’s College GameDay has descended upon …