This date in Texas history is part of a daily Longhorns newsletter put together by Texas football beat writer Danny Davis. For this and more phenomenal American-Statesman coverage delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the newsletter here. Today is Sept. 26, 2024. And on this date in Texas history, Ricky Williams had a historic performance against the Rice Owls. As Texas improved to 2-2 …

There have already been 30 games decided by one score (eight points or fewer) in 2024, the most through Week 3 in NFL history. The unbeaten Steelers and Seahawks are certainly winning the close ones, while the Vikings are just blowing teams out.  Heading into Week 4, FOX Sports’ NFL experts provide their takes on those three teams as well …

Andy Dalton’s move into the starting quarterback job for the Panthers adds a little something to Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Dalton spent his first nine seasons as the quarterback of the Bengals and he took the team to the playoffs four times while compiling a winning record during his starts for the team. The Bengals moved on when they …

Former top-10 prospect Bear Alexander doesn’t want to use a year of eligibility this season. The USC defensive tackle is set to redshirt for the rest of the 2024 season after he didn’t play a major role on USC’s defense through the first three games of the season. Alexander was the No. 2 defensive tackle and No. 9 prospect overall …

As the Giants prepare to host the Cowboys on Thursday night, two games on the 2024 schedule stand out even more conspicuously. Week 7 vs. Eagles, Week 18 at Eagles. That’s when Philly running back Saquon Barkley will get a shot at the team that no longer wanted him, at least not at the value the Eagles saw in him. …

Week 5 of the college football season is here, and ESPN’s “College GameDay” is headed to a clash between titans. No. 4 Alabama (3-0) is hosting No. 1 Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, marking the first time the two programs have met in a game outside of the SEC championship or national championship game since 2020, when …

Vikings running back Aaron Jones will be in a familiar place on Sunday. The Vikings will be in Green Bay for a meeting with the team that employed Jones for the first seven years of his NFL career. Jones’s run with the Packers came to an end when he declined their request for a pay cut early in the 2024 …

SEC football: It means more. There was a time when people in these parts would hear that slogan and react with a roll of the eyes or a slight chuckle. Steve Sarkisian will coach in his first SEC game since serving as an assistant at Alabama in 2020. The Longhorns host Mississippi State on Saturday. But underneath it all, they …

After his performance against the 49ers, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is now eighth in NFL history in fourth-quarter comebacks. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) If he wins another Super Bowl, Matthew Stafford will boost résumé material that could lead to his eventual election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In the meantime, the Rams’ veteran quarterback continues to …

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables celebrates with Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30. In late November of 2021, the unexpected departure of then-head coach Lincoln Riley …

How Parris Campbell overcame his pride to help Eagles from practice squad originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Parris Campbell turned the Eagles down. After the veteran receiver was released at final cuts following training camp, the Eagles offered him a spot on their practice squad. And the 27-year-old wasn’t interested. Campbell was once a second-round pick, a starting receiver …

Wisconsin starting cornerback Max Lofy was seen at practice with his right hand in a club entering the Badgers’ big Week 5 matchup at USC. Lofy was mic’d up for Wisconsin’s ‘(WI)red’ video series. It sees select players or coaches wear a microphone at practice while the video team follows. Some highlights are cut together into a 3-minute video that …

The New York Giants play the Dallas Cowboys for the NFL’s Week 4 game of Thursday Night Football. (Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The 2024 NFL season is under way and to kick off Week 4, the Dallas Cowboys will visit the New York Giants for tonight’s Thursday Night Football contest at Metlife Stadium. Both teams are currently 1-2 …

News broke on Wednesday night that USC defensive lineman Bear Alexander will exercise a redshirt and sit out the remainder of the 2024 season. 247Sports’ Connor Morrissette had the story first. This news breaks as the Wisconsin Badgers prepare for their road trip to Los Angeles, California for Saturday’s matchup with the Trojans. Significant to the on-field matchup, it means …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 07:00 AM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The only predictable thing about the 2024-25 NHL season is unpredictability. There are teams that could be Stanley Cup contenders or find themselves outside the playoff bubble. There are players who could boom or bust. The future is delightfully murky. That established, here are bold …