NORMAN — He goes by “Vawl Daddy,” and he wears half-buttoned orange and white checkered overalls, which leave little to the imagination, including an exposed upper thigh tattoo of Tennessee coach Josh Heupel smoking a celebratory cigar. Before Tennessee’s 2022 game against Alabama, Luke Jackson posted on social media that he’d get a tattoo of Heupel if the Volunteers beat the …

After the third Sunday of the NFL season, five unbeaten teams remain — the 2-0 Bills play on Monday Night Football — and the 3-0 teams all looked the part in different ways on Sunday. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs won another nail-biter, this time over the Falcons. The Seahawks battered the Dolphins, who were without Tua Tagovailoa …

Nearly 109 years ago, the Texas football team played Rice in its first Southwest Conference game. And 28 years ago, Texas met Missouri for its first Big 12 battle. On Saturday, No. 2 Texas (4-0) will play its first conference contest in the Southeastern Conference. That debut will come against Mississippi State in an SEC Network-televised game that will kick …

Quarterback Justin Herbert was one of several Chargers players injured in a 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. (Gene J. Puskar / Associated Press) The Chargers lost several starters to injury, including quarterback Justin Herbert, in a 20-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Acrisure Stadium. Herbert left the arena in a walking boot after reinjuring …

A very impressive road win against Oklahoma moves Tennessee ahead of Alabama and into the top four of this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134. The No. 4 Volunteers have looked like the most balanced team in the country through four games. The offense ranks fourth nationally in yards per game and second in scoring, while the defense leads …

The Rams’ Colby Parkinson can’t make the catch before the 49ers’ Deondre Campbell is called for a pass interference penalty that set up the deciding field goal. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers 27-24 on Sunday night at SoFi Stadium. What we learned from the victory that improved the Rams’ record to 1-2: …

For the 80th time in program history, the Texas A&M football team is set to square off against Arkansas. With a trip up Interstate 35 to Arlington, the Aggies are looking for their fourth win of the season in the latest chapter of the Southwest Classic. It is their second SEC clash of the young season and another chance for …

NORMAN, OKLAHOMA – SEPTEMBER 21: Running back Dylan Sampson #6 of the Tennessee Volunteers sets up his own touchdown with a 16-yard gain to the one yard line before being stopped by defensive back Peyton Bowen #22 of the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 21, 2024 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) Week …

Josh Allen #17 and the Buffalo Bills play the Jacksonville Jaguars tonight on Monday Night Football. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images) Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season comes to a close tonight with a Monday Night Football doubleheader, starting with a matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills. The Jaguars are 2-0 and looking to make a comeback, the …

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Here are the Michigan State football players who helped or hurt their stock in the Spartans’ 23-19 loss Saturday at Boston College. Winners Sep 21, 2024; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; Boston College Eagles running back Treshaun Ward (0) is tackled by Michigan State Spartans defensive back Charles Brantley (0) and linebacker Jordan Hall (5) during the …

Joshua Karty, right, exults after kicking the winning field goal with two seconds left in the Rams’ 27-24 win over the San Francisco 49ers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) “Holy —!” Sean McVay began his postgame news conference like a slack-jawed sailor, but he spoke the truth. Holy rebound. Holy resilience. Holy Rams. They …

Michigan State football and Ohio State State football meet Saturday night in a Big Ten Conference matchup in Week 5 of the 2024 college football season at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. However, the will not be on TV, only broadcasted and streaming on NBC’s Peacock (subscriber only). MSU (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) hosts OSU (3-0, 0-0) and is coming off …

When the Packers traded a seventh-round draft pick to the Titans for Malik Willis, no one could have imagined that less than four weeks later, Willis would have already won two games as the Packers’ starting quarterback. But that’s exactly what has happened. Packers head coach Matt LaFleur says no one outside the building could imagine just how hard Willis …

Tennessee was nationally ranked in the preseason and regarded as a playoff contender. Nonetheless, there were nagging questions. And because the 2024 preseason begins as soon as the 2023 season ends, that made for a lot of nagging. But after UT’s four consecutive victories — all by double-digit margins — the questions have become less prominent. Depth on the offensive …

The Cowboys trailed the Ravens 28-6 in the fourth quarter before a furious rally fell just short in a 28-25 loss. Tempers flared on the sideline as the offense failed to score a touchdown on its first eight possessions, and the defense allowed 274 rushing yards for the game. Receiver CeeDee Lamb, who had four catches for 67 yards and …