STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football has two new wide receivers on its injury report this week. Creed Whittemore and Trent Hudson are both out despite playing in all four games this season. As expected, quarterback Blake Shapen and running back Keyvone Lee are both listed out too after they suffered injuries in last week’s loss to Florida. Mississippi State (1-3, …

Jennings named NFL Player of the Week after monster game vs. Rams originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Receiver Jauan Jennings has received high praise from 49ers fans and teammates for several years as a relatively unheralded piece of a star-studded offense. But after his historic Week 3 performance in a brutal loss to the Los Angeles Rams, Jennings …

The new-looked SEC gets well and truly underway in Week 5, with 12 teams in action and 10 teams playing conference games, including three opening SEC play this year. And with that new look is the debut of the mandatory SEC injury reports for conference-only games. Along with the Big Ten Conference, every SEC team will provide an initial injury …

Tommy Kramer said Brett Favre’s announcement pushed him to reveal his own diagnosis. (Otto Greule /Allsport) Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer announced Wednesday he was diagnosed with dementia over a year ago. A Pro Bowler in 1986, the 69-year-old Kramer said he decided to share his diagnosis after Brett Favre revealed he had Parkinson’s disease during a Congressional hearing …

NORMAN — In the midst of injury uncertainties looming around OU football this week, Wednesday night’s availability report shed some light on many players’ situations. Wide receiver Deion Burks, the Sooners’ most consistent playmaker so far this season, is listed as questionable to play at Auburn. Head coach Brent Venables said postgame Burks was dealing with a soft tissue injury …

Each time the Chargers’ Justin Herbert was sacked by the Steelers, his injured ankle suffered more until he had to leave the game. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press) With an off week approaching, Justin Herbert could get two weeks of rest for the price of one game for his ailing ankle if he sat out Sunday against the Kansas …

USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander will redshirt the remainder of this season. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) When Bear Alexander flirted with the transfer portal last spring, USC and its staff did whatever it could to keep the former five-star defensive tackle in the fold. At the time, Alexander looked like the Trojans’ best hope to bring a disruptive …

Chargers safety Derwin James is suspended this week because of a head-to-head hit, but Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh questions what James could have done differently. Harbaugh said he is “disappointed” in the suspension and that as a coach he can teach James and other players to hit with their shoulders, but ultimately there’s going to be head contact in …

The Matchup: No. 6 Ole Miss (4-0) vs. Kentucky (2-2) Where: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038) TV: ABC, 11 a.m. Series: Ole Miss leads 29-14-1 Coaches – Ole Miss: Lane Kiffin, 38-15 at Ole Miss (fifth year) and 99-49 overall (13th year). Kentucky: Mark Stoops, 65-67 at Kentucky and overall (12th year). Notes: Saturday is Ole Miss’ homecoming; the Rebels are 73-16-2 …

Arizona Cardinals Marvin Harrison Jr. leads the NFL in targets of 15+ air yards (13) MHJ is second in the NFL in total air yards (373) and 10th in target share (46 percent). The rookie has also seen five end zone targets, the second-most among all receivers. A sleepy Week 1 aside, Harrison Jr. has been as dominant as fantasy …

. The Oklahoma Sooners’ 2025 recruiting class took a hit on Wednesday evening. Defensive tackle Ka’Mori Moore is decommitting from OU. The move was announced on social media by multiple sites. Moore had been committed to Oklahoma since July of 2023. He is considered a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and On3 and currently holds offers from Nebraska, Michigan State, …

Hoyer: Three keys to a Patriots victory over 49ers in Week 4 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots have come crashing back down to earth since their surprising Week 1 win in Cincinnati. They enter Week 4 with a 1-2 record after consecutive losses to the Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets. Thursday’s game vs. New …

Georgia football’s official availability report for Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. game at Alabama has been released by the SEC. This is the second game week for Georgia under the conference’s new reporting policies. The SEC releases daily reports Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and another 90 minutes before kickoff on game day. Georgia and Alabama are each coming off open dates which …

Shanahan hopes rookie Cowing emerges as 49ers WR option originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Jacob Cowing’s time as a 49ers receiving option has yet to come, but that could soon change. With Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle all out due to injuries, reporters asked coach Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday if the rookie receiver is getting close …

Sep. 25—BROOKINGS — South Dakota State enters their bye week and Missouri Valley Football Conference play with a 3-1 record, and despite all the talk of the Jackrabbits going down to Stillwater to beat Oklahoma State, 3-1 was always the most likely scenario. SDSU followed the 44-20 loss to the Cowboys with wins over Incarnate Word, Augustana and Southeastern Louisiana, …